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Tugboat Capsizes Off Busan Waters: 1 Dead, 6 Missing A tugboat carrying eight people capsized and completely sank off the coast of Busan today , leaving one dead and six missing. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:17 PM

Top-Seeded Zverev Advances to US Open Second Round After Two-Day Thriller 2 men's tennis player Alexander Zverev of Germany and No. 5 Flavio Cobolli of Italy narrowly advanced past the first round of the 2026 US Open (total prize money of $108 million) following grueling full-set matches. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:17 PM

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Students Attack Teachers with Weapons and Blows Amid Shaking Authority A series of incidents have occurred in which students swung weapons at and assaulted teachers, laying bare the grim reality of declining teacher authority. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:17 PM

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Minor Parties Turn Their Backs on Yong Hye-in Over Ministerial Nomination The Green Party has urged the withdrawal of Basic Income Party lawmaker Yong Hye-in's nomination as Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stating, "Gender equality cannot be realized through expedient satellite parties." In a commentary released today, the Green Party criticized the appointment as "political regression that normalizes expediency." It pointed out, "Lawmaker Yong Hye-in served as the leader of the Basic Income Party in 2020 and entered the 21st National Assembly as a proportional representative for the Democratic Party of Korea's proportional satellite party, the Platform Party. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:14 PM

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Gyeongju and Yangsan Hit 34°C (93°F); Showers in Southern Regions Heat wave warnings remain in effect for South Jeolla Province, South Gyeongsang Province, and Jeju Island. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:12 PM

PPP Daejeon Chapter Opposes Military Academy Integration, Suspects Army Academy Relocation Ploy ▲ Banners opposing the consolidation of military academies are displayed near th… SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:11 PM

IU Delights Fans With Update, Sends Food Truck to Byeon Woo-seok's Filming Set Singer and actor IU showed her warm loyalty by sending a food truck to actor Byeon Woo-seok, with whom she co-starred in the drama "Grand Prince of the 21st Century." On the 2nd, a food truck company posted on its social media, "Support set for the Netflix drama 'Solo Leveling.' Actor IU sent this for actor Byeon Woo-seok and the production team," along with several photos. SBS Entertainment News Sep 2, 2026 5:09 PM

High-Speed Railway Integration Sees 213,000 Passengers on First Day, Up 7.9% From Last Year The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Railroad Corporation announced today that the number of high-speed railway passengers reached 213,000 on the 1st, the first day of the KTX and SRT integration. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:09 PM

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Former KFA President Chung Mong-gyu Interrogated as Suspect Over Alleged Interference in Hong Myung-bo's Appointment Former Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu, suspected of improperly interfering in the appointment of former national football team coach Hong Myung-bo, appeared before the police as a suspect today . SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:07 PM

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286-Ton Tugboat with 8 Aboard Capsizes Off Busan; 1 Dead and 6 Missing At 1:29 p.m. today , the Coast Guard launched a search operation after receiving a report that a 286-ton tugboat carrying eight crew members had capsized off the coast of Oryukdo, Busan. SBS Sep 2, 2026 5:06 PM