Ryan General

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Jaylin Williams became the first Vietnamese American NBA champion on Sunday evening when the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a 4–3 Finals victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7. Historic season complete: The 22-year-old forward, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to a Vietnamese mother who emigrated from Saigon after the Vietnam War, helped secure OKC’s first title since the franchise relocated from Seattle.

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A rare dual engine failure during initial climb is the leading theory behind the crash of Air India Flight AI171, investigators said, as the death toll from the June 12 disaster rose to at least 270. Critical failure after takeoffThe Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departed Ahmedabad at 1:38 p.m. en route to London Gatwick. Within 36 seconds of liftoff, both GE GEnx engines lost thrust, prompting the deployment of the ram air turbine (RAT) — a last-resort power source triggered by complete engine failure.

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A majority of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults oppose federal efforts to defund colleges with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and deport students involved in campus protests, according to a poll released last month by AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Alexandr Wang, co-founder and CEO of Scale AI, told employees Thursday he is stepping down to join Meta Platforms, confirming his exit just days after Meta acquired a 49% stake in the company through a $14.3 billion investment. Announcing the departureIn a company-wide note, Wang said he will lead Meta’s new “superintelligence” lab, a research unit focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence systems.

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Screenwriter Amy Wang says the long-awaited sequel to “Crazy Rich Asians” is still in the works, but fans will need to be patient. Speaking with The Direct during the “Slanted” premiere at SXSW in March, Wang offered a rare update on the status of the romantic comedy follow-up. “As far as I know, it is still going to happen,” she said. “But it’s just that everyone’s taking their time. Everybody wants to make the script perfect and great.