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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2023

Spurs take French phenom Victor Wembanyama with first pick of NBA draft

Wembanyama comes into the league with buzz that has not been seen since LeBron James was drafted out of high school 20 years ago.
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Film / Reviews
Jun 23, 2023

‘River’: A creatively contained time-loop flick

Flooded with ingenuity, the team behind “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes” renews a winning trope for a captivating, addictive watch.
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TENNIS
Jan 24, 2023

For some players at the Australian Open, no spotlight is no problem

In tennis, there is a long history of success and exposure crushing champions or sucking the joy out of them.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 23, 2023

Tsitsipas battles into Australian Open quarterfinals in a day of upsets

Tournament is the first Grand Slam in the Open era to lose the top two seeds in the men's and women's draws before the quarterfinals.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2023

Chris Hipkins' journey from a police cell to New Zealand’s next prime minister

Hipkins, 44, faces an uphill battle to win Labor a third term in office in an Oct. 14 election, with his party trailing the main opposition National Party in recent polls.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2023

How Japan and Canada can bridge their different priorities

Japan and Canada's differing geopolitical environments mean they have very different Indo-Pacific priorities despite their shared vision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

We’ll all pay for Uncle Sam’s cheap debt fantasies

By financing ballooning spending with short-term debt, the government failed to lock in record-low interest rates while it could. Now the piper has come to call.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft to cut engineering jobs this week as layoffs go deeper

The company most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.

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