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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Deadly protest after Egypt football ban
Fresh clashes erupted in the northern city of Port Said on Saturday, after a boy was shot dead in overnight fighting between Egyptian security forces and football fans protesting against a ban on their club.Protesters pelted rocks at the Suez Canal Authority, as security forces guarding the vital bu
SoccerMarch 25, 2012
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Chipper says this will be his final season
ATLANTA (AP) ― Flanked by his family, his former manager and a group of teammates he hates to leave behind, Chipper Jones choked up a bit and delivered the news that’s been looming for years:It’s time to call it a career.This time, he means it.With his 40th birthday approaching and a long string of injuries slowing him down, Jones announced Thursday he will retire after one more season as the Atlanta Braves’ third baseman.“I have fulfilled everything,” Jones said during a news conference at the
BaseballMarch 23, 2012
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Cards knock off Spartans
PHOENIX (AP) ― Chane Behanan scored 15 points and Gorgui Dieng anchored Louisville’s stifling defense with seven blocked shots, helping the Cardinals knock off top-seeded Michigan State 57-44 Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.Louisville (29-9) smothered the NCAA tournament’s best-shooting team with its matchup zone, getting good pressure from its guards up top and some big swats by Dieng, one of the nation’s top shot-blockers.The Cardinals relied on 3-point shooting in the first hal
More SportsMarch 23, 2012
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Korea lands curling playoff berth
South Korea will make its first-ever playoff appearance in the women’s world curling championships.Korea defeated Russia 7-3 on Thursday to claim the country’s first playoff berth at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in Canada.The Koreans, led by skipper Kim Ji-sun, are playing in their fourth world championships, and already have recorded five wins more than their previous best. “It’s very exciting, unbelievable. I wanted to win very much, so mentally I was better prepared and now I’m
More SportsMarch 23, 2012
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Oh, Tseng in charge
CARLSBAD, California (AP) ― Top-ranked Yani Tseng shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with Oh Ji-young in the Kia Classic.Tseng finished with a birdie on the par-4 ninth after dropping a stroke on the par-3 eighth.The 23-year-old Taiwanese star won the LPGA Founders Cup on Sunday in Phoenix for her 14th LPGA Tour title and second in four events this year. She led the tour last season with seven victories ― including major victories in the LPGA Championship and Women
GolfMarch 23, 2012
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Wi in share of lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Charlie Wi felt a lot better walking off the golf course compared with his last round.So did Tiger Woods.Coming off a final round at Innisbrook in which he made a 13 on one hole, Wi hit an 8-iron over the water to 6 feet for birdie on the 18th for a 6-under 66, giving him a share of the lead with Jason Dufner in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.It’s the fourth time Dufner has been atop the leaderboard after a round during the Florida swing ― except that none of those rounds
GolfMarch 23, 2012
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Tevez revives City’s title hopes
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Carlos Tevez played in his first game since Sept. 27 and set up Samir Nasri’s late go-ahead goal, giving Manchester City a 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea on Wednesday night that kept pressure on Premier League leader Manchester United.Tevez entered in the 66th minute to a mixture of boos and cheers, his first appearance since he was suspended for refusing to warm up for a Champions League match at Bayern Munich. Tevez assisted on the tiebreaking goal in the 85th with
SoccerMarch 22, 2012
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Saints coach suspended for season over bounties
Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams.Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason, accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday called “particularly unusual and egregious”
More SportsMarch 22, 2012
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Kim: PyeongChang won’t change game plan
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― The head of PyeongChang 2018 Olympics organizing committee denied the possibility of changing its downhill skiing course despite demands from civic groups.“We have already made a plan, and we have no option,” Kim Jin-sun, president of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee said Thursday.To meet Olympic standards, a men’s downhill course must cover between 800 meters and 1,000 meters of vertical drop. Women’s courses must drop between 500 meters and 800 meters.
More SportsMarch 22, 2012
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‘Korea needs a strategy’
American ice hockey legend advises Olympic teamPYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Her name might not immediately ring a bell for many Koreans, but Angela Ruggiero is a highly successful Olympian. The 32-year-old is a four-time Olympic medalist and a three-time World Champion in ice hockey. Ruggiero visited PyeongChang this week as part of the 11-member IOC Coordination Commission. It was her second visit to the 2018 host city ― she first came here last winter as a member of the 2018 Evaluation Comm
More SportsMarch 22, 2012
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Tour to end Q-school as way to the big leagues
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, saying it was “time to get better,” announced Tuesday sweeping changes that will end nearly 50 years of Q-school as a way to get to golf’s biggest tour.The policy board on Tuesday approved two significant components to the overhaul ― the PGA Tour season will start in October, and the developmental Nationwide Tour will be the primary path to get a PGA Tour card.Cards would be awarded at a three-tournament series blending Nationwide Tour a
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Knicks reach 4-0 under Woodson
NEW YORK (AP) ― Four straight easy victories, and now a big test ahead for the New York Knicks.Defeated and deflated by Philadelphia 10 days ago, the Knicks are rolling into the rematch.“Guys are playing at a very high, confident level right now,” Carmelo Anthony said. “We just want to bottle that up and move on and keep it going.”Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jeremy Lin added 18 points and 10 assists, and the Knicks improved to 4-0 under Mike Woodson by beating the Toronto Rap
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Islanders down Leafs 5-2
TORONTO (AP) ― Matt Moulson scored a power-play goal with just over six minutes remaining, and the New York Islanders beat Toronto 5-2 on Tuesday night, handing the Maple Leafs their eighth straight home loss.PA Parenteau breakaway goal less than two minutes later stretched New York’s lead and caused a cascade of boos from disgruntled Maple Leafs fans. Moulson made it 5-2 with an empty-net goal.It was another poor performance for the Maple Leafs, who were beaten 8-0 at Boston on Monday in their
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Another AL title for Rangers not all about Yu
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Maybe all that attention on Yu Darvish this spring has helped shift some of the focus away from just how agonizingly close the Texas Rangers came to winning the World Series.Even the exciting addition of Japan’s top pitcher, it’s unlikely anyone with the Rangers last season will ever be able to forget being twice within a strike of a series-clinching victory before losing Game 6 in extra innings and then blowing a 2-0 lead in a Game 7 loss to St. Louis.“As hard as it was
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Park’s value worth more than W14b
South Korean soccer star Park Ji-sung’s value is worth more than 14 billion won ($12.4 million), the highest among Korean soccer players, according to a report.The TransferMarkt, a soccer portal website, recently updated the profile of players based in Europe. According to the website, the Manchester United midfielder’s market value is 9.5 million euro, or approximately 14.2 billion won, down from 11.5 million euro in 2010. Lee Chung-yong of the Bolton Wanderers is the second highest valued Kore
SoccerMarch 21, 2012
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Saudi prince OKs women for London
RIYADH (AP) ― A Saudi Arabian newspaper says Crown Prince Nayef has approved plans for the ultra conservative Muslim country to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games.The Saudi-owned and London-based Al-Hayat newspaper says Nayef, who is heir to the aging king, has approved the participation of women at the London Olympics in sports that “meet the standards of women’s decency and don’t contradict Islamic laws.”Saudi sports officials could not be reached to co
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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‘Winning medals not a pipe dream’
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― South Korea has been dominating short-track speed skating at the Olympic Games for quite some time.Korea, however, has never been very strong in ski events, failing to win a single medal on the Olympic stage.But winning a medal in skiing is not a pipe dream, and the day is coming soon when Korea will host its first Winter Olympics in PyeongChang 2018, said Byun Jong-moon, head coach of the Korean alpine team.“We used to be far behind the Europeans and the American
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Blackburn sinks Sunderland
LONDON (AP) ― Blackburn eased its relegation worries with a 2-0 home win over Sunderland in the Premier League.Junior Hoilett scored in the 58th minute and Ayegbeni Yakubu scored his 14th league goal of the season in the 86th.Players from both teams wore “Pray for Muamba” T-shirts during the warm-up before the game in support of Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, hospitalized in intensive care following a cardiac arrest during a match on Saturday.Muamba still recovering LONDON (AP) ― English socc
SoccerMarch 21, 2012
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Manning introduced as new QB of Broncos
DENVER (AP) ― John Elway flashed that mile-wide grin and turned the microphone over to his new quarterback, Peyton Manning.Talk about a powerful pair.Introducing Manning as the newest Denver Bronco on Tuesday, the two Super Bowl winners each talked about hoisting another Lombardi Trophy, this time together. And soon.“I realize I don’t have 14 years left, by any means,” Manning said. “This isn’t something where I’m just building a foundation to do something in two years or three years. This is a
More SportsMarch 21, 2012
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Lionel Messi breaks Barca’s all-time scoring record
BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi broke Cesar Rodriguez’s 57-year-old Barcelona career scoring record, getting his eighth hat trick of the season in a 5-3 Spanish league win over Granada on Tuesday night that increased his goals total to 234.Messi tied Cesar’s record on a left-footed shot in the 17th minute for his 232nd goal, then chipped the goalkeeper for a 3-2 lead in the 67th. He added a goal from a tight angle in the 86th, increasing his season total to a career-best 54.A three-time FIFA playe
SoccerMarch 21, 2012