We’ve gotten inquiries about the use of “kamikaze” and are working on a guidance. Watch this space at @AAJA:

Michelle Ye Hee Lee tell them you are actually 200 years old but reapply sunscreen every 2 hours

The first piece of U.S. currency to carry the likeness of an Asian American will begin shipping on Monday. Chinese American actress Anna May Wong is regarded as Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star.
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North Korea fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea Wednesday in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula with weapons tests. apnews.com/article/seoul-…

I hate running, I run anyway, and I love to complain about running. Thanks Kelyn Soong for this advice-filled piece to help everyone who struggles with the love-hate relationship:
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DUBAI (AP) — Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero’s welcome on her return to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.
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This is amazing - Japanese person in Seoul saw garbage on fire in Itaewon and didn’t know Korean but remembered 불타오르네 from BTS song and yelled out: 『ちょぎょーっ！プルタオルネ‼︎ プルタオルネ‼︎』 and got the fire extinguished. (H/T Julia Mio Inuma (井沼ジュリア))

One of KakaoTalk’s two CEOs resigned Wednesday as the company faces harsh criticism over its handling of a fire at a data center that caused massive outages and plummeting shares.
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Overnight, North Korea fired about 250 artillery rounds near the de facto inter-Korean sea border, according to South Korea's military.

This morning, a North Korean KPA spokesperson said the move was meant to send a 'serious warning' over the latest US-ROK military drills.

😩😩 “Mosquito magnets seem to remain mosquito magnets,” DeGennaro said. apnews.com/article/why-so…

HOW WE DID IT: 🧵on how Craig Whitlock, our team at The Post, and I won our two-year #FOIA battle for the release of documents showing that more than 500 retired military personnel were hired by foreign countries including Saudi Arabia, Libya,+ the UAE. twitter.com/washingtonpost…

Take a minute to listen to Craig Whitlock breaking down his latest investigation. It's about U.S. vets cashing in with foreign governments known for human rights abuses.

More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments, mostly in countries known for human rights abuses and political repression, according to a Washington Post investigation. wapo.st/3VAjtbB

Hmm I guess this would be useful when you drop your phone in the toilet and need to make a call?

Most Ukrainians want to keep fighting until Russia is driven out, poll finds washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/…

‘Not only do we not have enough women in science, but we aren’t doing enough to celebrate the ones we have,’ said physicist Jess Wade.

She decided to take matters into her own hands.

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Poll Shows Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn’t a Priority - The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/10/18/us/…