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"Is It a Place for Play?" vs. "Just Let Them Be"... Heated Debate Over Watching World Cup During Class "Is school a place for learning, or a place for play?" vs. "There is no better real-world education than watching the World Cup together." With the South Korea vs. SBS Jun 19, 2026 10:44 AM

Police Refer Former President Yoon to Prosecution Over First Lady Kim Keon-hee's Dior Bag Case The National Police Agency's "Special Investigation Headquarters for Transferred Cases from the Three Special Prosecutors," which took over the remaining cases from the special counsel investigation, referred former President Yoon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on June 9. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:33 AM

Editor's Pick: 'Successful Youth' Driving Luxury Cars... How They Built a Meticulous Money Laundering Ring A luxury foreign sedan is parked on the side of the road. Men loitering around the vehicle take out a white paper bag from the car and soon leave the scene. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:33 AM

JoongAng Ilbo Faces Initial Default After Failing to Repay 22 Billion Won in Early Redemption Demands [Subtitle News] JoongAng Ilbo has announced that it has been processed for an initial default after failing to meet a request for the early redemption of commercial paper worth 22 billion won. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:30 AM

"Why Is the Food Like This?" Refunds Claimed with Fake AI Photos Leave Restaurant Owners Frustrated When you order food delivery and something is wrong or the order is incorrect, you often send a photo to request a refund. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:13 AM

150kg Refrigerator Found Floating in Passenger Ferry Route The Donghae Coast Guard's 306 Patrol Vessel reported on the 18th that while conducting patrol operations on the morning of June 17 at approximately 9:40 a.m., they discovered a household refrigerator, measuring about 1.8 meters in length and weighing approximately 150kg, floating in the sea about 22km east of Donghae Port. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:11 AM

HD Hyundai Oilbank Team Leader Arrested Over Alleged Fuel Price Fixing; Investigation Expands Judge Budong-sik of the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for the team leader, identified by his surname Kim, yesterday after conducting a pre-arrest interrogation , citing concerns that he might destroy evidence. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:05 AM

Meetings with Samsung and Naver Postponed: The Real Reason Behind Sam Altman's Cancelled Korea Visit It has been determined that the reason OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cancelled his visit to South Korea just before his scheduled arrival was the birth of his child. SBS Jun 19, 2026 9:00 AM

Jongno District Head Approves Sewoon District 4 Redevelopment Ahead of Term Expiration This move sets up a direct confrontation with the newly elected Jongno District mayor, Yoo Chan-jong of the Democratic Party, who recently requested that the district office completely halt the approval process for the Sewoon District 4 project. SBS Jun 19, 2026 8:42 AM

93-to-1 Booking War: What Makes This 'Forest House' So Popular? Finally, I hear there is a place where the competition for reservations is particularly fierce ahead of the summer vacation season? Yes, as the "forest-cation" trend continues, booking popular recreational forests has become as difficult as "plucking a star from the sky." The room that recorded the highest competition rate this year was Room 601 at the Forest House in Daeyasan Recreational Forest in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province. SBS Jun 19, 2026 8:35 AM