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Look of the Week: Blackpink headline Coachella in Korean hanboks

Bringing the second day of this year's Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd of, reportedly, over 125,000 people, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé used the ground-breaking moment to pay homage to Korean heritage by arriving onstage in hanboks: a traditional type of dress.

Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sell for a record $2.2 million

In 1998, Michael Jordan laced up a pair of his iconic black and red Air Jordan 13s to bring home a Bulls victory during Game 2 of his final NBA championship — and now they are the most expensive sneakers ever to sell at auction.

The game-winning sneakers sold for $2.2 million at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, smashing the sneaker auction record of $1.47 million, set in 2021 by a pair of Nike Air Ships that Jordan wore earlier in his career.

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China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement – ABC News

China lashes out at US 'coercion' after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement  ABC NewsChina Condemns U.S. ‘Coercion’ Over Panama Canal  Foreign PolicyThe Pro-American Panama Leader Standing Between Trump and the Canal  The Wall Street JournalChina slams US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative  Al Jazeera EnglishBreaking down Trump's dispute over the Panama Canal  CBS News

Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign – Yahoo! Voices

Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign  Yahoo! VoicesPhilippines' VP Duterte prepared for impeachment, father welcome to join defence team  ReutersPhilippine vice president’s impeachment trial will start after Congress reopens in June  The Associated PressPhilippines’ Duterte mulls presidential bid amid impeachment fight  Al Jazeera EnglishSara Duterte: Philippines feud escalates as lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president  BBC.com

Netanyahu Gives Trump a Golden Pager Gift at White House Meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a golden pager during their meeting at the White House on Tuesday. The gift references the clandestine operation that decimated the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon.
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