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Drinking Beverages 'Very Hot' Triples Risk of Esophageal Cancer Many people likely enjoy drinking their coffee or tea piping hot. However, research findings indicate that consuming beverages while they are too hot increases the risk of esophageal cancer. SBS Sep 16, 2026 7:29 AM

"My Tooth Chipped": Extorted 20 Million Won Prepared with Stones A group that extorted money by falsely claiming their teeth were broken after finding stones in their food has been handed over to the prosecution. SBS Sep 16, 2026 7:09 AM

Two Injured in Collision Between Trucks on Honam Expressway in Wanju today , a 25-ton truck and a 4.5-ton truck collided near the Iseo Rest Area on the Seoul-bound lanes of the Honam Expressway in Iseo-myeon, Wanju, North Jeolla Province. SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:49 AM

'Broker' Yang Attends Trial, Keeps Silence Amid Flurry of Questions While the confirmation hearing for nominee Kim Seung-won was underway, a court held a trial for key figures accused of lobbying the nominee. SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:15 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (September 16, 2026) 1. Seoul City Bus Labor and Management Reach Dramatic Wage Agreement..Strike Canceled The labor and management of Seoul city buses dramatically reached an agreement on wages in the early hours of today . SBS Sep 16, 2026 6:11 AM

Visitor Injured After Middle Schooler Accidentally Drives Display Car at Motor Show According to the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency, at around 3:10 PM on the 12th, a middle schooler identified as A , who was visiting the motor show held around the parking lot area of Yedang Tourist Farm in Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province, with his family, sat in the driver's seat of an electric vehicle on display to look around the interior. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:19 AM

Person in 70s Driving Foreign Car While Receiving Welfare Benefits and Subleasing Public Apartment for Monthly Rent Sent to Prosecution The Jeonju Wansan Police Station in Jeonbuk Province announced yesterday that it has forwarded person A without detention on charges including violations of the National Basic Living Security Act and the Special Act on Public Housing. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:18 AM

"Elementary School Teacher Forced Students to Punish Themselves"... Parents File Complaint According to the Women and Youth Crime Investigation Unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency yesterday , 18 parents of second-grade students at an elementary school in Incheon filed a complaint against a teacher in their 60s, surnamed A, on charges of child abuse under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes on September 7. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:17 AM

Two Daycare Teachers Who Habitually Abused 12 Three-Year-Old Children Sentenced to Prison On September 15, Judge Jung Seong-hwa of Criminal Division 1 at the Jeongeup Branch of the Jeonju District Court sentenced two daycare teachers, identified as A , to one year in prison each and ordered them taken into court custody after being indicted on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:16 AM

"Dreaming of Freedom"... Four Cattle Escape and Roam Roads in Nonsan According to fire authorities and other sources, at 2:15 p.m. that day, four head of cattle, including a mother cow and two calves, escaped from a barn in Hwajeong-ri, Chaeun-myeon, Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. SBS Sep 16, 2026 5:15 AM