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Japan's Hachimura Joins NBA's LA Clippers on 2-Year, $28 Million Deal Sports media outlet ESPN reported on July 7 that Hachimura, who became a free agent, has agreed to a two-year, $28 million (approximately 42.8 billion won) contract with the Clippers. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:48 AM

US Court Upholds Jury Verdict Against Musk for 'Twitter Fraud', Stating 'Lies Cannot Be Justified' On July 6 , Judge Charles Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied Musk's request to overturn the jury's decision. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:47 AM

"CCTV Cannot Rotate": Blind Spots Found in Jamsil Ballot Box Storage Area In a report submitted today to Representative Yoon Sang-hyun, chairman of the National Assembly Special Committee on the June 3 local election ballot shortage, the NEC stated, "The CCTVs related to the storage area for ballots and other materials are fixed-type and cannot rotate, and it has been identified that there are some blind spots in the recording range." Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, which manages the CCTV system, also acknowledged the existence of these blind spots in a report submitted to Chairman Yoon. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:45 AM

Canada Selects Germany's TKMS for Submarine Project; Hanwha Ocean Bid Fails Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on July 6 at the Halifax Naval Base in Nova Scotia that Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has been selected as the preferred bidder for the CPSP. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:43 AM

Prosecution: "Police Claimed to Have Attached Cable Tie Evidence in Jang Yoon-gi Case? No Record Found" The SUV in question was identified as the vehicle used by Jang to kidnap the victim. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:42 AM

Did Green Rain Fall? Nakdong River Algae Bloom Persists Despite Monsoon Rains It looks as if green paint was not just poured in, but dumped into the main stream of the Nakdong River near the Mulgeum and Maeri water intake stations in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, which serve as the water source for Busan residents, on July 6. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:41 AM

Navies from 30 Nations Gather at Pearl Harbor: South Korea Takes the Helm amphibious assault ship USS Essex participating in RIMPAC Hawaii, July 5 — the excitement of the 250th anniversary of U.S. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:39 AM

Danjong Reimagined Through Features of Taejo and Sejo: Special Exhibition of Kwon Oh-chang’s Costume Portraiture The Daegu National Museum announced on July 6 that it will host a special exhibition titled "Painting Our Clothes: Costume Portraiture Donated by Artist Kwon Oh-chang" starting today, July 7, through September 27. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:37 AM

Rising Inflation Leads More Young Americans to Live With Parents: Half of Those Under 30 "Living at Home" According to the latest Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking by the U.S. SBS Jul 7, 2026 5:32 AM

UK, Poland and 2 Other European Nations Issue Joint Statement on Progress of Multilateral Defense Funding Mechanism The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Finland, and Poland announced on July 6 that they are working toward launching a Multilateral Defense Mechanism by 2027 to secure defense funding and have made significant progress. SBS Jul 7, 2026 4:16 AM