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The dramatic reversal reflects South Korea’s claustrophobic politics, where government leaders and big business are so dependent on each other that favoritism can trump the law.

Buddhist monks in Korea request for leniency on jailed Samsung vice chairman According to reports coming out of South Korea, the head monks of the 24 branch temples of the Jogye Order have pleaded with President Moon Jae-in and two other politicians to give jailed Lee a second chance. The Jogye Order is South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, and it is rare for its head monks to release a joint statement for leniency of a jailed businessman. While the monks didn’t request a pardon, they said...

Photo: Michel Boutefeu (Getty Images) While the era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been key to cementing Stan Lee’s hagiography, even the slightest research into the comic book legend’s history reveals a much more complicated, often troubling legacy. To make an extremel long story short: While Lee was widely marketed (often by himself) as the mastermind behind all things classic Marvel, the charismatic comic book frontman often stole the spotlight from a bunch of other talented write...

Given the turbulent last few months, many people may not have anticipated sports coming back this semester. A silver lining in the sea of uncertainties, however, is that they have returned. Though in the case of men’s gymnastics, the sport has taken a different form: virtual competitions. Even as a rookie to this new format, No. 11 Cal opened the season with a win against Arizona State in a virtual meet Saturday. The Bears led the Sun Devils by 3.900 points, dominating in five out of six even...

The paradox of the U.S is that it contains within it a strand of liberalism and of white supremacy.

Bumper cherry season as New South Wales growers recover from bushfires and drought After the worst ever drought on record, New South Wales cherry growers are seeing a bumper harvest of the best quantity and quality since 2016. In the Blue Mountains town of Bilpin, cherry growers whose trees survived last year’s horrendous fires -that raged for 79 days- have enjoyed near perfect growing conditions this year. Cherry growers Andrew Lee was out picking cherries last week on his orchard surrounde...