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Love, basketball, and the Philippines: “Pacific Rims” details Filipinos’ passion for basketball

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“It is a love letter to the Philippines from me,” said Rafe Bartholomew, regarding his book, “Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ in Flip-Flops and Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.”

Turkey becomes global power in construction

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, building dams, stadiums,

Capitalism bastion Hong Kong OKs minimum wage law

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By Min Lee The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong passed its first-ever minimum wage law last Saturday, a rare departure from the wealthy Chinese financial hub’s free-market […]

BP oil spill spreads anxiety among Vietnamese fishermen

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On a steamy summer morning, Minh Chu would normally be out in the Gulf, hauling in huge loads of shrimp in the blistering sun.

Many tribes gather at the furthest northwest tip of the United States

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The 18th annual Tribal Journeys of the Pacific Northwest will be held in Neah Bay, a fishing village where the Makah Indian reservation lies, on July 19.

Korea bloodbath probe ends; U.S. escapes much blame

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By Charles J. Hanley and Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a political about-face, a South Korean commission investigating a century of human rights abuses […]

Filipino American Diana Toledo enters race for King County Council, seeks reforms

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She developed a passion for helping people early in her life. Because her mother, Alice Coker-Toledo, operated a neighborhood food bank in Seattle in the late 70s