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US poverty rate stuck at 15 percent

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By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it has failed to improve. […]

N. Korea blames US threat for aborting envoy’s trip

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By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has withdrawn its invitation to a U.S. envoy to visit the country over a detained American because […]

Hengda’s ‘Dream of the Golden Clown’

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, the China National Acrobatics Troupe will bring “The Dream of the Golden Clown” to Seattle. This production premiered in China in March 2013 […]

US envoy to seek Bae’s release

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By Matthew Pennington and Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. envoy will travel to North Korea this week to seek the release of an American […]

Manila to move air force, navy near disputed sea

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By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines plans to relocate major air force and navy camps to a former U.S. naval base northwest of Manila […]

Cambodian opposition leader pardoned ahead of vote

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By Sophen Cheang The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival July 12, clearing the way for […]

BLOG: Cheering for a competitor and a friend

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By Assunta Ng Yes, there was one. Carolyn Kelly, retired president of the Seattle Times, used to be my competitor. Why am I comparing a baby mouse like the Northwest […]