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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl, a preliminary report says.The estimate of much higher levels of radioactive cesium-
Oct. 28, 2011
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Crowded Earth: how many is too many?
Already straining to host seven billion souls, Earth is set to teem with billions more, and only a revolution in the use of resources can avert an environmental crunch, experts say.As early as 1798, Thomas Malthus gloomily forecast that our ability to reproduce would quickly outstrip our ability to
Oct. 27, 2011
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Secrets of long life sought in DNA of the elderly
NEW YORK (AP) _ George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far. So he's going to hand over some of his DNA.He's one of 100 centenarians taking part in a project announced Wednesday that will examine some of the oldest
Oct. 27, 2011
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Texas woman sentenced in NY in Russia smuggle case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York City say a Latvian-born woman who has drawn comparisons to a spy with the same first name will spend four months in jail for trying to smuggle high-tech rifle sights to Russia.Prosecutors said Monday that Anna Fermanova also was sentenced to four
Oct. 26, 2011
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Lindsay Lohan poses nude for Playboy: report
LOS ANGELES, Oct 25, 2011 (AFP) - Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has posed nude for Playboy in a deal worth nearly $1 million dollars, the TMZ celebrity news website reported Tuesday.The actress, who has faced a string of legal problems and is currently on probation, had wanted $1 million dollars an
Oct. 26, 2011
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In final weeks, Gadhafi between rage and despair
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's all-powerful leader for four decades, spent his final weeks shuttling from hideout to hideout in his hometown of Sirte, alternating between rage and despair as his regime crumbled around him, said a regime insider now in custody.Gadhafi, his son M
Oct. 26, 2011
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US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War. A weapons trainer talks to
Oct. 26, 2011
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IBM names its first female CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IBM Corp. ushered in Virginia Rometty as the company's first-ever female CEO on Tuesday, as Sam Palmisano stepped down from the position.Palmisano, who turned 60 this year, has been CEO for nearly a decade. He will stay on as chairman. Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, 54, is in c
Oct. 26, 2011
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Panel: Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls
ATLANTA (AP) — A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too.A government advisory panel on Tuesday decided that the vaccine should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the c
Oct. 26, 2011
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Voting under way for Seoul mayoral, local by-elections
Polls opened Wednesday for the Seoul mayoral vote and other local by-elections seen as a significant test for the rival parties and presidential hopefuls before South Korea elects a new parliament and a new president next year.At stake are the Seoul mayoralty and 11 other posts in smaller local muni
Oct. 26, 2011
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Teen violence linked to heavy soda diet: study
Researchers in the United States said on Tuesday they had found a "shocking" association -- if only a statistical one -- between violence by teenagers and the amount of soda they drank.High-school students in inner-city Boston who consumed more than five cans of non-diet, fizzy soft drinks every wee
Oct. 25, 2011
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Police seek ID of body found in U.S. storage unit
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A man who died this month at age 80 took a secret to his grave -- a secret that was discovered only after his family went through his belongings in a storage unit.Inside an unplugged freezer, they found a set of human remains that investigators believe may be those of his gir
Oct. 25, 2011
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Thailand declares holidays to cope with flood crisis
Thailand on Tuesday declared a three-day holiday in Bangkok and other flood-affected areas as high tides are forecast to flow up the city's main river and worsen floods creeping into the city.Schools, businesses and government offices will shut on Thursday and Friday, and the following Monday, creat
Oct. 25, 2011
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Libyan official says Gadhafi burial likely Tuesday
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — A spokesman for the fighters holding Moammar Gadhafi's body says the slain dictator will probably be buried on Tuesday in an unmarked grave in a secret location.Ibrahim Beit al-Mal, a spokesman for the Misrata military council, told The Associated Press Monday that he's "
Oct. 25, 2011
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Insomnia linked to higher heart attack risk
As if you didn't have enough to worry about during those sleepless nights, a Norwegian study out Monday suggests that people with insomnia face a 27 to 45 percent higher risk of heart attack.About one-third of people report having trouble sleeping and should see a doctor for help, urged the authors
Oct. 25, 2011
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Indiana identical twins give birth on same day
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (AP) -- Two identical twins in Indiana now have another birthday in common: They delivered babies on the same day at the same hospital.The Herald-Times reports 21-year-old Jessica and Jennifer Patterson gave birth Wednesday at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital.Jenni
Oct. 25, 2011
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VW likely to overtake Toyota as top carmaker in 2011
Volkswagen AG will probably become the world’s biggest carmaker this year, vaulting past Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co . on gains in emerging markets.Volkswagen AG will probably become the world’s biggest carmaker this year, vaulting past Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co . on gain
Oct. 25, 2011
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BPA in pregnant women might affect kids' behavior
CHICAGO (AP) — Exposure to BPA before birth could affect girls' behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the widespread chemical.Preschool-aged girls whose mothers had relatively high urine levels of bisphenol-A during pregnancy scored worse but still wit
Oct. 24, 2011
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Ahn decides to back liberal candidate Park in Seoul mayoral race
The rival candidates for Seoul mayor ratcheted up their last-minute campaigns Monday, two days ahead of the vote, closely eyeing how star IT expert Ahn Cheol-soo's call for support for the opposition candidate would affect the close race.Ahn Cheol-soo (Yonhap News)Ahn, who had previously been consid
Oct. 24, 2011
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Archaeologists find Viking burial site in Scotland
LONDON (AP) -- Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, ax, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula _ one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain.The 16-foot-long (5-meter-long) grave is the first intact site of
Oct. 20, 2011