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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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Bolt, Blake in running for IAAF award
Jamaican sprint kings Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake have both been shortlisted for the 2011 World Athlete of the Year award, the International Association of Athletics Federations announced on Monday.Blake won the world championships 100m title in Daegu last month when his world record-holding compatri
Oct. 4, 2011
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Verlander, Tigers take 2-1 lead
DETROIT (AP) ― CC Sabathia’s wild night has the New York Yankees on the brink of elimination.Sa-bathia matched his playoff high with six walks and Derek Jeter struck out with two runners on for the final out in the Yankees’ 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday night that put New York in a 2-1 ho
Oct. 4, 2011
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With no surprises, 8 teams left at Rugby World Cup
AUCKLAND (AP) ― The Rugby World Cup is down to eight teams, with no surprises among the quarterfinalists and the stage set for a Northern Hemisphere vs. Southern Hemisphere final.Defending champion South Africa will face Australia at Wellington on Sunday night. The meeting, between the only two-time
Oct. 4, 2011
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Freeman rallies Bucs in 4th
TAMPA, Florida (AP) ― Josh Freeman and LeGarrette Blount helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally for another victory.Freeman threw for 287 yards and a touchdown, Blount ran for 127 yards and a score, and the Buccaneers beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night.Freeman, who ran for a touchdown
Oct. 4, 2011
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Taekwondo ditches traditional origins
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Since becoming an Olympic event, taekwondo has largely ditched its traditions, creating a split in the martial sport.At last weekend’s British Open, more than 400 top competitors took part in a key event leading to the 2012 London Olympics. Many of the medals went to Brita
Oct. 4, 2011
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LPGA makes annual stop in Korea
The LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in South Korea this week with some of its top-ranked golfers.The LPGA Hana Bank Championship will take place from Friday to Sunday at the par-72 Ocean Course of the Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, just west of Seoul. This is the 10th edition of the only LPGA Tour even
Oct. 4, 2011
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Kim Jin-sun nominated to be chief
Kim Jin-sun, former governor of Gangwon Province, was nominated Tuesday as the head of the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Choe Kwang-sik, minister of culture, sports and tourism, announced that Kim had been tabbed to lead the preparations for South Korea’s first
Oct. 4, 2011
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Ex-governor named head of PyeongChang Olympics organizing committee
Kim Jin-sun, former governor of Gangwon Province, was nominated Tuesday as the head of the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Choe Kwang-sik, minister of culture, sports and tourism, announced that Kim had been tabbed to lead the preparations for South Korea’s first Winter
Oct. 4, 2011
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Ex-governor named head of PyeongChang Olympics organizing committee
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Kim Jin-sun, former governor of Gangwon Province, was nominated Tuesday as the head of the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Choe Kwang-sik, minister of culture, sports and tourism, announced that Kim had been tabbed to lead the preparations for South Ko
Oct. 4, 2011
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Hoey holds off McIlroy
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) ― Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey edged countrymen Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell to win the Dunhill Links Championship by two shots on Sunday, continuing his country’s recent success in world golf.Hoey, ranked No. 271, lost his three-shot overnight lead early in the fin
Oct. 3, 2011
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Kevin Na wins first PGA Tour title
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Kevin Na won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, birdieing Nos. 15-17 to pull away for a two-stroke victory over Nick Watney.The 28-year-old Na closed with a 6-under 65 for a tournament-record 23-under 261 total at TPC S
Oct. 3, 2011
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Lynx blow open Game 1 in 4th quarter
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Rebekkah Brunson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Seimone Augustus added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 88-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Sunday night.Lindsay Whalen added 15 points and six assists and the Lynx turned a close game in
Oct. 3, 2011
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Kurt Busch gets the Dover win
DOVER, Delaware (AP) ― Kurt Busch left a rocky start to the Chase and his fiercest rival behind him.Busch stormed into contention for a second Cup championship, holding off fellow Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards to win Sunday at Dover International Speedway, tightening the leaderboard
Oct. 3, 2011
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Arsenal lose at Tottenham; Lampard fuels Chelsea win
LONDON (AP) ― Arsenal crashed to their fourth loss in the Premier League at Tottenham while Frank Lampard’s hat trick helped Chelsea rout Bolton on Sunday.Rafael van der Vaart and Kyle Walker secured Tottenham’s 2-1 derby victory over Arsenal, who are just two points above the relegation zone after
Oct. 3, 2011
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Murray crushes Young in Thailand
BANGKOK (AFP) ― Britain’s Andy Murray hammered Donald Young of America 6-2, 6-0 in an awesome show of power on Sunday to win the ATP Thailand open, his third title of the season.The top-seeded Scot, 24, crushed any faint hopes of first-time finalist Young, ranked 55th, with a dominating performance,
Oct. 3, 2011
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Tigers stop Yankees in 9th to tie series
NEW YORK (AP) ― Jose Valverde and the Detroit Tigers nearly let this one slip away.Instead, they’re on solid footing with ace Justin Verlander set to start back home at Comerica Park.The Tigers and their excitable closer somehow held off the Yankees’ furious rain-soaked rally in the ninth inning and
Oct. 3, 2011
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Virtus says deal done for Kobe Bryant
ROME (AP) -- Italian club Virtus Bologna has reached a verbal agreement with Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers star to play in Italy during the NBA lockout.The sides have settled on a $3 million euro ($2.2 million) contract for the opening 40 days of the Italian league season, a person with kno
Sept. 30, 2011
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Sharapova forced to retire
TOKYO (AP) ― Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova.With her Czech opponent leading 4-3 in the first set, Sharapova twisted her left ankle when serving in the ei
Sept. 30, 2011
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With eye on clock, NBA owners, players seek deal
NEW YORK (AP) ― They don’t have a deal yet, and they are just about out of time.After some two years of on-and-off negotiations, that’s about all NBA players and owners agree on. The gaps in their financial proposals have been so great that they sometimes decide it’s best to just talk about somethin
Sept. 30, 2011
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Marlins formally introduce Guillen
Fresh off a divorce in Chicago, Ozzie Guillen has been reunited with the Florida Marlins and owner Jeffrey Loria.Guillen tends to speak his mind, while Loria leads the league in managerial changes, but both dismissed predictions about a rocky relationship as way off base.“When we used to go to the w
Sept. 29, 2011