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From North Korean defector to UK election candidate: Park fights for 'voiceless'

Jihyun Park shares the civic concerns of any other would-be town councilor in Britain, from local education to potholes in the roads. But she is unique in

Jimmy Rabbitt, a pioneering freeform radio DJ who helped expose outlaw country music to Southern California, died of natural causes on Nov. 25, according to Robbyn Hart, a longtime friend and colleague. He was 79. Rabbitt came to prominence during the late 1960s and early ’70s, a transformational period for rock radio. His popularity in the L.A. market may have been greatest during his end-of-the-’60s stint at Pasadena’s KRLA, but it was while DJing at KLAC and KBBQ in the early ’70s that he began weaving country into his rock playlists. He called the blend “outlaw music,” in a ph...

>> and now "bbc world news." >> a nation in mourning. north korea has reportedly begun in today's of services for its leader, kim jong il. thousands rally against the extremists, trying to enforce and gender segregation. now the u.s. accuses damascus of stepping up attacks against people. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting on pbs in america and around the world. fears over a toxic chemical leak in australia as a freight train is swept over a bridge in a tropical cyclone. and an outdoor escalator transforming lives for one of colombia's poorest neighborhoods. hello, and welcome. the la...