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"Semiconductors Too Expensive"... Smartphone Shipments Hit 14-Year Low As soaring memory semiconductor prices drive up smartphone costs, consumers are closing their wallets. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:55 AM

Denying Charges From Start to Finish... Court Says 'No Remorse' Lawmaker Kang Sun-woo, who was sentenced to two years and six months in prison and taken into custody yesterday , has consistently denied the allegations even as evidence pointing to her receiving money became increasingly clear. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:40 AM

"Targeted the Powerless"... Citizens Fought Back with Trays and Chairs It has been learned that the man in his 50s who went on a stabbing rampage in Incheon stated during police questioning that he targeted people who appeared powerless. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:37 AM

Car and Village Bus Collide, Injuring 11... Series of Traffic Accidents Reported Across Regions A collision between a village bus and a passenger car in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, yesterday evening left 11 people injured. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:33 AM

Kang Seon-woo Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for '100 Million Won Nomination Kickback' and Taken into Custody Lawmaker Kang Seon-woo, who was indicted on charges of receiving 100 million won in exchange for a municipal council nomination, has been sentenced to prison in the first trial and taken into legal custody. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:31 AM

"Wanted to Make News": Arrest Warrant Requested A man in his 50s who injured 10 people in a knife-wielding rampage in Incheon reportedly stated that he did so to make news. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:29 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (October 15, 2026) 1. Pro-Ruling Bloc Divided Over Pro-Yoon Controversy..People Power Party Calls Nominee an 'Opportunist' During the confirmation hearing for Kim Ji-yong, candidate for the chief of the Medium and Large Investigation Office, lawmakers within the pan-ruling bloc traded barbs, clashing between criticism that he is a 'pro-Yoon prosecutor' who has made cowardly choices and defense that he is an 'anti-Yoon independent thinker.' The People Power Party criticized the candidate as an 'opportunist,' pointing out that he changed his stance on the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:04 AM

Car and Village Bus Collide in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul; 11 Injured At around 7:10 p.m. yesterday , a collision occurred between a passenger car and a village bus in Doksan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul. SBS Oct 15, 2026 3:32 AM

Car Crashes into Truck on Jungbu Inland Expressway, Driver in 30s Killed The driver of the passenger car, a man in his 30s, was killed in the accident. Police plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident, questioning the truck driver and other witnesses. SBS Oct 15, 2026 2:51 AM

Drunk Driver Causes Rear-End Collision on Expressway... "License Revocation Level Blood Alcohol" At around 10:45 p.m. yesterday , a vehicle approaching from behind crashed into a car that was changing lanes near the Ochang Junction on the Jungbu Expressway in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. SBS Oct 15, 2026 2:50 AM