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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Marlins land Zambrano
MIAMI (AP) ― Carlos Zambrano will get a much-needed fresh start with the Miami Marlins. The Chicago Cubs traded their former ace Wednesday for Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad, pending physicals and approval by Major League Baseball, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The person confirmed the deal to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced a deal.Zambrano wore out his welcome in Chicago because of repeated meltdowns and tantrums. The most re
BaseballJan. 5, 2012
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Hyundai Motor sponsors PGA season opener
The 2012 PGA Tour season kicks off this week, and the season-opening event will be sponsored by Hyundai Motor Co., the country’s largest automobile maker.The company announced Thursday that it was again named the official sponsor of the U.S. PGA Tour opener, which is scheduled to tee off on Friday in Hawaii. The traditional first event of the PGA Tour has been played at Kapalua Resort on the island of Maui since 1999. The tournament has had several title sponsors, and Hyundai Motor Co. took over
GolfJan. 5, 2012
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Leafs down Lightning
TORONTO (AP) ― Joffrey Lupul had a goal and three assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs killed four early power plays ― including a two-man advantage ― in a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.The Maple Leafs, who own the NHL’s worst penalty-killing unit, worked on short-handed situations in practice on Monday, and it paid off.Carl Gunnarsson, Mikhail Grabovski, Darryl Boyce, Matt Frattin, Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel added goals for Toronto (19-15-5).Vincent Lecavalier, Ste
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Nadal, Federer move on in Qatar
DOHA (AP) ― Rafael Nadal struggled past Philipp Kohlschreiber while defending Qatar Open champion Roger Federer routed Nikolay Davydenko in their season openers on Tuesday.The second-ranked Nadal overcame Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in a match that lasted 2 1/2 hours. Federer, who lost badly to Nadal and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic over the weekend at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, showed he had shaken off the rust by overwhelming the injury-plagued Davydenko 6-2, 6-2 in j
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Aldridge leads Blazers to win
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― LaMarcus Aldridge had 30 points and eight rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Tuesday night.Wesley Matthews added 16 points for the Blazers, who held Oklahoma City to 34 percent shooting in the second half to push ahead on an off night for All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.Westbrook scored 22 points on 8-for-18 shooting and Durant finished with 19 points while hitting 8 of 26 shots. James Harden made his sixth caree
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Injuries testing Steelers’ depth
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Steelers coach Mike Tomlin knows safety Ryan Clark wants to play in Denver on Sunday when the Steelers take on the Broncos in the wild card round.It’s why Tomlin didn’t give Clark the option.The Steelers (12-4) will begin their quest for a second straight AFC title without Clark, who will be held out of the lineup as a precaution due to a sickle-cell trait that becomes aggravated when playing at higher elevations.Tomlin and Clark met Monday to discuss the situation, with Tomlin
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Preparations for 2018 PyeongChang facing obstacles
PyeongChang, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been under pressure since Tuesday, as reports suggest that there is an error in its game plan.PyeongChang Bid Committee promised in Durban last year that it would connect the country’s major airport in Incheon to the city with a 68 minute-minute travel time during the 2018 Games, but the real travel time could take more than 93 minutes, according to local reports. The claim came after a report revealed that the government had decided not to
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Stars missing at PGA opener
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) ― The list of who’s not at the season-opening Tournament of Champions reads more like a “Who’s Who.”Missing are three of the four major champions ― Charl Schwartzel, Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy, who at 22 already is on the very short list of golfers capable of moving the needle no matter where they play.If that’s not enough, three of the four World Golf Championship winners from last year are not at Kapalua, either.Luke Donald, the No. 1 player in the world, recently retu
GolfJan. 4, 2012
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Beckham set to stay in Los Angeles
DOHA (AP) ― David Beckham is set to stay with the Los Angeles Galaxy after turning down a chance to join Paris Saint-Germain, the French club said Tuesday.After weeks of negotiations with PSG, the 36-year-old midfielder and former England captain decided he doesn’t want to move his family from the United States.“David Beckham is not coming,” PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said at the Qatar Open tennis tournament. “We feel a little disappointed. But both sides agreed it would be better that we
SoccerJan. 4, 2012
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Man City opens three-point lead
Sunderland takes care of Wigan 4-1LONDON (AP) ― Sergio Aguero scored on an early blunder by goalkeeper Pepe Reina, Yaya Toure and James Milner added goals, and Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 Tuesday night to open a three-point lead in the English Premier League.On a night of heavy rain, Aguero put City ahead in the 10th minute with a shot that took a slight deflection and bounced past Reina, who dived but missed the ball entirely. Toure doubled the lead in the 33rd with a header and Miln
SoccerJan. 4, 2012
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Preparations for PyeongChang 2018 face obstacles
PyeongChang, the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, has been under pressure since Tuesday, as reports suggest that there is an error in its game plan.PyeongChang Bid Committee promised in Durban last year that it would connect the country’s major airport in Incheon to the city with a 68 minute-minute travel time during the 2018 Games, but the real travel time could take more than 93 minutes, according to local reports. The claim came after a report revealed that the government had decided not to
More SportsJan. 4, 2012
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Celtic maintain 2-point lead
GLASGOW (AP) ― Celtic maintained a two-point lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League as the Glasgow rivals both won 3-0 on Monday.Celtic’s victory at Dunfermline was secured by Anthony Stokes curling the ball into the bottom corner of the net and Victor Wanyama volleying in a second just before halftime before Charlie Mulgrew completed his side’s 10th successive league win after the break.Rangers bounced back from its Old Firm derby defeat with a convincing win over Motherwel
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Fulham sinks Arsenal
LONDON (AP) ― Steve Sidwell tied the score in the 85th minute and Bobby Zamora got the go-ahead goal in the second minute of stoppage time, giving Fulham a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Monday night that knocked the Gunners from the Premier League’s top four.Laurent Koscielny’s 21st-minute goal on a header put Arsenal ahead, but the Gunners played a man short after Johan Djourou was ejected for his second yellow card following a rough tackle in the 78th.Chelsea moved into fourth with a 2-1 victory
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Sports figures choose teams in elections
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The New York Giants and New York Jets share an NFL stadium but their owners don’t share political views. Woody Johnson of the Jets is a top fundraiser for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, while Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch is a generous backer of President Barack Obama.They’re among a host of owners, executives, athletes and coaches from across the sports world supporting candidates in the 2012 election cycle.Even the NFL and Major League Baseball have political action
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Oregon rolls to win Rose Bowl
PASADENA, California (AP) ― Oregon’s incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks’ first Rose Bowl presented by Vizio victory in 95 years.Darron Thomas passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns, freshman De’Anthony Thomas scored on runs of 91 and 64 yards, and the Ducks (No. 5 BCS, No. 6 AP) earned their first bowl victory under coach Chip Kelly, holding off Wisconsin 45-38 Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.And it wasn’t over until t
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Rangers rally to beat Flyers in Classic
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Henrik Lundqvist stopped Danny Briere’s penalty shot with 19 seconds left, Brad Richards scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the Winter Classic on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.Playing on a rink that stretched from first base to third base, the Rangers made the league’s fifth Classic event a memorable one to stay atop the Eastern Conference standings.Mike Rupp scored
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Ex-Liverpool, Everton defender Ablett dies
English soccer player Gary Ablett, the first player to have won the FA Cup with both Liverpool and Everton, has died. He was 46.England’s League Managers Association says the former English defender died Sunday night after a 16-month fight against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Ablett won the league championship twice and the FA Cup in 1989 during a 147-game stint at Liverpool between 1986 and 1992. He made the rare switch to neighbor and rival Everton in 1992.At Everton, he became the first player to w
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Ramirez says he’ll accept switch to third
Hanley Ramirez says he’ll accept a position switch to third base so Miami Marlins newcomer Jose Reyes can play shortstop.When Reyes signed a $106 million, six-year deal with Miami last month, there was speculation Ramirez was unhappy about being supplanted at short. But new manager Ozzie Guillen sold Ramirez on the idea.“I have spoken with Guillen,” Ramirez said. “What we want is to win with the Marlins. We will see what’s going to happen with the position switch and everything else. If it’s thi
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Hawks’ late run ends Heat’s perfect start
MIAMI (AP) ― Joe Johnson scored 21 points, Tracy McGrady hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks ended Miami’s perfect start by beating the Heat 100-92 on Monday night.McGrady and Al Horford each scored 16 for the Hawks (4-1), who opened the final period on a 15-3 run to take control. And McGrady made perhaps the two biggest plays of the night in the final minutes, first throwing a lob to Josh Smith for a dunk, then hitting a 3-pointer that gave the Hawks a 93-84
More SportsJan. 3, 2012
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Time to peak, playoffs are here
The way the Green Bay Packers blew through the regular season, it would be foolish to pick against them repeating as Super Bowl champions.Yet they aren’t on the hottest streak nor playing the best football as January rolls around. And as the Steelers, Giants and, yes, the Packers have proven in recent years, being a wild card isn’t an overbearing burden, so don’t dismiss Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit or Atlanta entirely.New England, the top seed in the AFC with a 13-3 record, and New Orleans,
More SportsJan. 3, 2012