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South Korean President Moon Jae-in passes journalists during a visit to the Main Press Center at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Moon won’t discuss possible summit with North Korea’s Kim

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Colorado man opens up about saving President Gerald Ford

By David Ramsey - Associated Press

Women's giant slalom medalists from left Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel, silver, United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, gold, and Italy's Federica Brignone, bronze, pose during their medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Hanyu wins history-making gold, Ledecka stuns in super-G

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Tyler Reddick, left, and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, pose with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Earnhardt ready to hit South Korea for NBC Olympics gig

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

North Korean taekwondo demonstration team members perform at the joint taekwondo performance of World Taekwondo and International Taekwondo Federation Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea has sent a several hundred women-strong cheering squad, an orchestra with singers and dancers and a demonstration taekwondo team that will perform in Seoul and places near the Olympic venues. (Woohae Cho/Pool Photo via AP)

Seoul footing record tab for North Korea at 2018 Olympics

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

US denies plan for ‘bloody nose’ strike on North Korea

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2011 file photo, former South Korean comfort women who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army as sexual slaves during World War II, stage a rally to demand an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. The fierce grudges over historical persecution and a thousand perceived national and cultural slights cannot be untwined from the sports for many Koreans, and these swirling emotions will be front and center Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, when a combined team of North and South Koreans plays regional power Japan in women’s hockey. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

‘Deep down’: Rivalry between Koreas, Japan transcends sports

By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Elephant in the oom Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korea’s charm offensive

By Joseph R. DeTrani

A GM Korea plant is pictured in Gunsan, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. General Motors says it will close an underutilized factory in Gunsan by the end of May as part of a restructuring of its operations. (Chung Kyung-jae/Yonhap via AP)

GM to close auto plant in South Korea in restructuring

By YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

South Koran President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. At left is North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

North Korea won Pyeongchang political gold, but what’s next?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Kim Yo-jong, top right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sits alongside Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament, and behind U.S. Vice President Mike Pence as she watches the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Mike Pence silently passes Donald Trump’s two-word message to Kim Jong-un

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam as Kim Yo Jong, center, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, watches after a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (Presidential Blue House via AP)

In Olympic corner of Asia, web of relationships is complex

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

North Korean supporters cheer during the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

As Olympics shift to sports, what on Earth just happened?

By TED ANTHONY - Associated Press

South Koran President Moon Jae-in, second from right, applauds with Kim Yo Jong, third from right, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

The Latest: Kim Jong Un’s sister departs South Korea

Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence, right, walks to his seat alongside second lady Karen Pence at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Mike Pence says U.S. open to North Korea talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Koran President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. At left is North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister, heads home after South Korea visit

Associated Press

North Korea supporters, top, wave the Korean unification flag as players of combined Koreas gather at the end of a women's hockey game against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

IOC official suggests joint Korean hockey team deserves Nobel Peace Prize

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Kim Yo Jong, left, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon as Kim Yong Nam, center, North Korea's nominal head of state, watches during a luncheon in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. (Kim Sung-doo/Yonhap via AP)

Kim’s sister ends Olympic visit, leaving South to mull offer

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, Kim Yong Nam, the 90-year-old president of the Presidium of the North's Parliament, IOC president Thomas Bach and South Korean President Moon Jae-in watch during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

South Korea’s Moon may be on brink of legacy-defining moment

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Emery Lehman of the U.S. competes during the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Column: Time for US speedskaters to step up in South Korea

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press