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  1. Election campaign wrap & look ahead to Saturday night & beyond interest.co.nz ·

    Interest.co.nz's political reporters discuss the mood on the campaign trail and what to watch for on Saturday night and beyond

  2. Multiple Wellington schools in lockdown due to potential sighting of 'person of interest' RNZ ·

    Onslow College, St Brigid's School, Johnsonville School have announced their have lockdown this morning.

  3. The Raid’s Iko Uwais Leads Action Movie That’s Snakes on a Plane With a Twist, Watch Trailer ComingSoon.net ·

    (Photo Credit: Well Go USA Entertainment) Martial artist Iko Uwais will play the antagonist in an upcoming action movie. The movie also stars Ashton Chen and follows a storyline similar to Snakes on a Plane with a twist that can be seen in the newly released trailer. The official synopsis of Fists…

  4. How much in Roth conversions can you do in 2027 with the new tax brackets? MarketWatch ·

    The math should actually start with “if” — not “how much.”

  5. Report: Apple captured half of global smartphone revenue in Q3 9to5Mac ·

    According to a new report from Counterpoint Research , Apple just recorded its highest-ever global smartphone revenue for a third calendar quarter. Here are the details. more…

  6. Remembering Peace Corps' 15 years in Korea Korea Times ·

    It may come as a shock to many these days that the Peace Corps once had a mission in Korea. The U.S. volunteer agency sent more than 2,000 young volunteers to Korea between 1966 and 1981 in 51 waves, from K-1 to K-51. The country they arrived in was very different from the advanced nation Korea has…

  7. Documentary spotlights Peace Corps Volunteer's role in Gwangju Uprising Korea Times ·

    The 1980 Gwangju Uprising produced a great many memorable photos, not least of which was one of a young man with blonde hair helping carry a man on a stretcher through the streets. The identity of this foreigner remained a mystery for decades, but as U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) who were there…

  8. Children bear cost of adoption delays, advocate says Korea Times ·

    Children awaiting adoption in Korea are losing precious time to form bonds with permanent families as lengthy reviews and unclear screening standards delay placements, the head of an adoptive families’ advocacy group said. In an interview with The Korea Times after a press conference Tuesday outside…

  9. [FRIENDS OF KOREA] Two Peace Corps Volunteers' brush with cinematic fame in 1960s Myeong-dong Korea Times ·

    One evening in Seoul, having nothing better to do, I decided to go out on the town in Myeong-dong with my friend Ron Rezac, a fellow Peace Corps Volunteer. Back in the 1960s, Myeong-dong was a trendy spot for Korean youth, filled with bars, cafes and music venues. After a few hours and a few beers…

  10. [FRIENDS OF KOREA] How one Peace Corps Volunteer helped deaf Koreans find their voice Korea Times ·

    As I trudged across Sinchon Rotary and up the steep walkway to Severance Hospital, I kept repeating to myself a phrase from a childhood story about a train engine: “I think I can, I think I can.” It was a bitter cold winter morning in 1969. Today was the day that I was to come to the hospital and…

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