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Canada Basketball Has a Real Shot on Olympics Gold in Paris
Earlier this summer Canada Basketball, the national governing body for hoops north of the 49th parallel, invited alumni from its last five Olympic teams—1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 2000—to spend time with the current crop of Canadian Olympians, who were in a Toronto-area training camp prepping for the Paris Games. That’s right, Canada, currently home …
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Opinion | Jackie Speier: I got shot five times. Here’s how it changed me.
Jackie Speier, a Democrat, represented California in the U.S. House from 2008 to 2023. She is the author of “Undaunted.” Being shot is not common but, regrettably, it’s not uncommon either. Nearly 46 years ago, I was shot on a remote airstrip in Guyana while serving as legislative counsel to Rep. Leo Ryan (D-Calif.). I …