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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
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Lions sign ex-major league pitcher Caridad
The Samsung Lions, the two-time defending South Korean baseball champions, announced on Friday they have signed former big league pitcher Esmailin Caridad.The right-hander will be the new foreign pitcher for the Korea Baseball Organization club and is signed for the rest of this season at $120,000 with no signing bonus.On Wednesday, the last day to waive foreign players in the KBO, the Lions released the struggling right-hander Aneury Rodriguez.KBO teams are each allowed to carry two foreign pla
July 26, 2013
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Pitcher Lim promoted to Double-A
South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who signed with the Chicago Cubs last winter, has joined the big league club’s Double-A affiliate in Tennessee, the minor league team announced.The Tennessee Smokies said they have added the 37-year-old right-hander to their pitching staff. On Thursday, Lim made a scoreless debut for the Smokies. He gave up a hit and struck out two batters in one scoreless inning in relief against the Huntsville Stars, an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Smokies are ba
July 26, 2013
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2 struggling foreign pitchers released
The Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions in the top domestic baseball league have each released a struggling foreign pitcher, the teams announced.The Tigers said they have released their American right-hander Anthony Lerew. The Lions have parted ways with Aneury Rodriguez, a right-hander from the Dominican Republic.Before the Tigers’ game against the LG Twins, Tigers’ manager Sun Dong-yol told reporters the team had waived Lerew. Lerew has had an up-and-down season as the team’s closer. He has colle
July 25, 2013
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Selig proud of MLB’s drug efforts
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Commissioner Bud Selig defended baseball’s fight against performance-enhancing drugs on Wednesday, declining to discuss the recent suspension of Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun or whether other stars will also face penalties.Braun was suspended for the rest of the season Monday, a total of 65 games, for violating baseball’s anti-drug policy. He is the first player to be punished as part of an investigation of the now-closed Biogenesis Clinic, which is believed to have provided per
July 25, 2013
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Ellis, Puig lead Dodgers past Jays
TORONTO (AP) ― Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer to highlight Los Angeles’ five-run 10th inning as the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.Yasiel Puig also went deep in the 10th for the streaking Dodgers, who have won six straight and 23 of 28 to go from last in the NL West on June 21 to first place.Los Angeles won its 10th straight road game, the franchise’s longest streak since the Brooklyn Dodgers won their first 11 away from home in 1955.Bran
July 25, 2013
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Pedroia, Sox close to $100m deal
BOSTON (AP) ― All-Star second baseman Dustin Pedroia is close to a contract that could keep him with the Boston Red Sox for his entire big league career.A person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday that Pedroia is in the process of agreeing to a deal adding $100 million over seven seasons through 2021.The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet complete. The new deal was first reported by WEEI.Pedroia is making $10 million this year a
July 24, 2013
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L.A. stays unbeaten since break
TORONTO (AP) ― Things are going so well for the Los Angeles Dodgers right now, they’re starting to believe that anything is possible and any deficit can be overcome.Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Andre Ethier and Jerry Hairston Jr. added solo shots and the streaking Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory and 22nd in 27 games.“We’re starting to be able to throw some big innings together,” manager Don Mattingly said. “If you can get to the po
July 24, 2013
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Ryu, Dodgers thump Jays 14-5
TORONTO (AP) ― A.J. Ellis hit a two-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs, Ryu Hyun-jin pitched 5 1/3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-5 on Monday night, their fourth straight victory and 21st in 26 games.Skip Schumaker added a three-run shot as the Dodgers moved a season-high four games above .500 and won their eighth straight road game, their longest streak since a nine-game run in July 2004.Ellis went deep in the second inning and had RBI singles in
July 23, 2013
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Former MVP Ryan Braun suspended for rest of season
Former National League MVP Ryan Braun was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, the first penalty from baseball's investigation of players reportedly linked to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game penalty, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled.`
July 23, 2013
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Choo extends hit streak in loss
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Jeff Locke broke into a grin before taking any questions.“Happy to be back,” the left-hander said.No one’s happier than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who used their formula from a highly successful first half ― great pitching, just enough scoring ― to salvage the final game of their series with Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Locke allowed only an infield single through six innings of a 3-2 victory.Second-place Pittsburgh left town with a three-game cushion over the NL Central-rival Reds,
July 22, 2013
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Choo extends hitting streak in win
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs, and Choo Shin-soo extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games on Saturday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that revolved around an early rain delay.The third-place Reds have won the first two games in the NL Central series, closing their gap with second-place Pittsburgh to two games. The Ohio River rivals have split their 12 games this season.Cincinnati’s Mat Latos (9-3) and Pittsburgh’s A.J.
July 21, 2013
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Champs on top, chased by surprising contenders, as KBO ends first half
As the first half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization season drew to a close this week, a familiar name sat atop the standings, chased by a pair of surprising contenders.The two-time defending champions Samsung Lions are in first place at the All-Star break for the second straight season. The Lions have played in each of the past three Korean Series. The first-place team in the regular season earns the bye to the championship round, and the Lions have positioned themselves for another run at
July 19, 2013
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Champs on top, chased by surprising contenders as KBO ends first half
As the first half of the 2013 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season drew to a close this week, a familiar name sat atop the standings, chased by a pair of surprising contenders.The two-time defending champions Samsung Lions are in first place at the All-Star break for the second straight season. The Lions have played in each of the past three Korean Series. The first-place team in the regular season earns the bye to the championship round, and the Lions have positioned themselves for another
July 19, 2013
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AL limits NL to 3 hits in win
NEW YORK (AP) ― Mariano Rivera reported for work an inning early, and walked off to a fitting tribute.Summoned in the eighth to make sure he would pitch in his final All-Star Game, the New York Yankees’ indomitable closer tossed a perfect inning and soaked up a pair of standing ovations while helping the American League to a 3-0 victory over the National League on Tuesday night at Citi Field.Rivera, who took home MVP honors, and nine other pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the AL, which sn
July 17, 2013
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Pitcher Lim Chang-yong to join Chicago Cubs’ Class-A affiliate
Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who signed with the Chicago Cubs last year, will soon join the big league club’s Class-A minor league affiliate, his agent said Friday.According to his agent Park Yoo-hyun, Lim, who had been pitching for the Cubs’ Rookie League team since last month while recovering from an elbow operation, will move to Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday to join the Daytona Cubs.“He is set to take the mound as a member of the Daytona Cubs,” Park said. “He will try to work himself
July 12, 2013
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Ryu emerges as consistent starter
Despite his shaky outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers ended the first half of his rookie Major League Baseball season as one of the team’s most consistent starters.The 26-year-old left-hander was charged with five earned runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings against Arizona. The five earned runs tied Ryu’s season high. The Dodgers, though, beat the D-backs 7-5 in 14 innings. Asked whether he was exhausted or
July 11, 2013
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Brewers shut out Reds 2-0
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Wily Peralta didn’t know when he took the mound Tuesday night that the Brewers had taken the field a record 407 straight times between complete games.Milwaukee’s wildly inconsistent right-hander ended that slump, tossing a three-hitter to give Milwaukee a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds for his first career shutout.Peralta’s solid outing was the Brewers’ first complete game since Yovani Gallardo’s two-hit shutout on April 5, 2011 ― a span of 407 games that the Brewers said
July 10, 2013
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Reigning MVP Park Byung-ho leads baseball All-Star reserves
Reigning South Korean baseball MVP Park Byung-ho headlined the list of All-Star reserves announced on Wednesday.Park, the slugging first baseman for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization, was among 12 reserves named to the Western League, made up of players from the Heroes, the LG Twins, the Kia Tigers, the Hanwha Eagles and the NC Dinos.The All-Star Game will be held on July 19 in Pohang.Park, 27, won his first career MVP award last year as the KBO leader in home runs, RBIs and sl
July 10, 2013
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Gomez, Brewers clip Reds 4-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Carlos Gomez robbed Joey Votto of a potential go-ahead homer with a spectacular catch in center field in the ninth inning, saving the Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.Jonathan Lucroy homered for the third consecutive game for last-place Milwaukee, which had dropped three of four. Jean Segura had three hits off Homer Bailey in the right-hander’s first start since his second career no-hitter.But Gomez made the biggest play of the game when he
July 9, 2013
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Dodgers dump Giants 4-1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A.J. Ellis didn’t have to do much guessing when he came up to face Giants closer Sergio Romo with the bases loaded in the ninth. Having been a part of this rivalry his entire big league career, Ellis knew exactly what to expect.He was right.Ellis hit a three-run double off Romo to back a third straight stellar start by All-Star Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat slumping San Francisco 4-1 on Sunday.“It’s a great thing about the Dodgers and Giants, there’s no se
July 8, 2013
