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SKorea fosters startups as it seeks economic shift

SKorea fosters startups as it seeks economic shift
By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kwon Sunbeom's future was mapped out. Talented in math and science, he attended a specialized high school and majored in electronic engineering at a prestigious university. Lifetime employment at one of South Korea's towering

SKorea fosters startups as it seeks economic shift

SKorea fosters startups as it seeks economic shift
By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kwon Sunbeom's future was mapped out. Talented in math and science, he attended a specialized high school and majored in electronic engineering at a prestigious university. Lifetime employment at one of South Korea's towering

Obama lauds contributions of Asian-Americans

Obama lauds contributions of Asian-Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the contributions Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to the U.S. underscore the need to overhaul the nation's immigration system. Obama spoke at a White House event marking Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. He lauded Asian

Is Newtown ready to laugh? Comedy benefit hopes so

Is Newtown ready to laugh? Comedy benefit hopes so
By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press In comedy, timing is everything. Less than six months after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, Treehouse Comedy Productions plans to put on a show at the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., to benefit those

Tornado victims include animal lover, man in truck

Tornado victims include animal lover, man in truck
By SEAN MURPHY, RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, DAVID A. LIEB and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - One was an animal lover. Another loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed

Kids, Teachers From Devastated School Reunite

Kids, Teachers From Devastated School Reunite
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins.    Some children carried thank-you cards. A first-grader was eager to see