South Korea's Quirky Notions About Electric Fans Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News South Korea's Quirky Notions About Electric Fans Most every country has its myths. In South Korea, there's an enduring belief that if you fall asleep with an electric fan on, you're risking your life. Read this story The Basted Egg: A Foolproof Play On The Poach This week in Do Try This At Home, we learn a unusual technique for cooking eggs. It's a cross between poached and over easy that gives you a silky, yolky sauce for huevos rancheros. Read this story Japan Marks 70 Years Since U.S. Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki The southern city was devastated three days after Hiroshima, in the closing act of World War II. At the ceremony, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his country's pledge to shun nuclear weapons. Read this story Prince Compares Record Contracts To Slavery In Rare Meeting With Media Music icon Prince is worried about the future of the music business for artists, and his top priority can be summed up in one word: Freedom. Read this story Catholic Bishops In Kenya Call For A Boycott Of Polio Vaccines Africa marks one year without polio on Tuesday. But there are now concerns in Kenya, where bishops have declared a boycott of the vaccine on the eve of a WHO polio vaccination campaign. Read this story more news stories

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