It’s Symbolic
Detained Americans, fears of a nuclear threat and Trump's call for tougher economic sanctions.
The rhetoric and actions displayed by both North Korea and the United States continue to escalate.
Also: flipping your baseball bat in South Korea is not an insult; ghosts in Thailand drink Fanta; designs for Trump’s border wall mean different things to different people; butterfly stickers on a college campus lets students know they’re safe; and three countries come together to make a bid and to host the World Cup in 2026.
(Image: People walk by flags set up to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s armed forces, April 25, 2017. (Photo: Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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