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Retail experts: ‘Worn-out’ shoe sellers, manufacturers still have chance to heal

by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | May 29, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – More than half a dozen U.S. footwear retailers and manufacturers filed for bankruptcy in the past 14 months as they struggled to attract traffic to their physical stores, but brick-and-motor shoe sellers still have a chance to turn around their business,...

North Korea defector: ‘It’s pretty foolish to think’ Kim would get rid of nukes

by Anna Kook | May 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security

Kang Chol-hwan fled North Korea in 1992 at the age of 24 for South Korea, finally arriving after a six-month journey through China. He had been imprisoned at age 9 because his grandfather was accused of treason. He spent 10 years in a political prison camp in Yodok...
Shortage of IT talent poses risks to big U.S. banks, finance firms

Shortage of IT talent poses risks to big U.S. banks, finance firms

by Caroline Tanner | May 24, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – American financial institutions face a greater threat from cyberattacks because of a shortage of high-tech professionals and poor coordination between the government and private sector on how to deter hackers, executives say. Financial services industry...
High school students appeal to Congress for gun violence prevention

High school students appeal to Congress for gun violence prevention

by Elizabeth Beyer | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Politics

**Editor’s note: Mildly strong language in quote in fifth graph WASHINGTON – Students from high schools across the country met with Democratic members of Congress Wednesday to discuss gun control reform just days after another shooting claimed the lives of 10...
Mike Pompeo: Top priority is denuclearization in North Korea

Mike Pompeo: Top priority is denuclearization in North Korea

by Anna Kook | May 23, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that his top national security priority is the denuclearization of North Korea, but whether the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un occurs hinges on Kim’s willingness....

Photo Gallery: South Korean President visits the White House

by Elizabeth Beyer | May 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump hosted South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday for a meeting following a tumultuous few days in which North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatened to cancel the North Korean-U.S. Summit....
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