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'Justice' and cherry-picked outrage
The Wireless - Outrage at single sentencing decisions would be better spent on systemic problems, writes Julia Whaipooti

WNBA Most Valuable Players
2016 " Nneka Ogwumike, F, Los Angeles Sparks2015 " Elena Delle Donne, G-F, Chicago Sky2014 " Maya Moore, F, Minnesota Lynx2013 " Candace Parker, F, Los Angeles Sparks2012 " Tina Charles, C, Connecticut Sun2011 " Tamika Catchings,...

Dodgers' Maeda to make 2 starts before playoffs start
SAN DIEGO (AP) " The NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers moved Kenta Maeda up one day in their rotation so he can make two starts before the season ends.Maeda had been scheduled to start Wednesday night against the San Diego Padres...

Canada beats Team Europe 3-1 in Game 1 of World Cup finals
TORONTO (AP) " Brad Marchand and Steven Stamkos scored in the first period and Canada cruised to a 3-1 win over Team Europe in Game 1 of the World Cup of Hockey finals on Tuesday night.Game 2 in the best-of-three series is Thursday...

Opposition emerges to $322.5m Hellaby takeover
Mixed signals are emerging as investors weigh up a $322.5 million takeover bid for Hellaby Holdings from ASX-listed autoparts company Bapcor.Salt Funds, ACC and Castle Investments - who collectively own 30 per cent of the NZX-listed...

Simon Sweetman: Baby, I was born to read Bruce Springsteen's memoir
OPINION: I start more books than I finish now ā?? as is the way of the working parent, the overzealous music fan, a keen reader with eyes bigger than my, erm, mindā?¦

Jeetan Patel gets late clearance before accepting shock Black Caps callup
Driving to an end-of-season benefit cricket match in England on Sunday, the last person Jeetan Patel expected to hear from was Gavin Larsen.

Internationally-renowned gallery pins hopes on donations to stave off entry fees
Being directly asked to give is not the Kiwi way, but an internationally-renowned gallery has a year to change attitudes after its 151,000 visitors handed over just $11,000.

Football: New Zealand-raised manager at heart of English football scandal
A leading international player manager who grew up in New Zealand is at the heart of the English soccer scandal that has already cost England national team manager Sam Allardyce his job.Allardyce quit his highly paid role earlier...

Fan drops ring during televised Yankee Stadium engagement
NEW YORK (AP) " In the end, Andrew Fox wasn't charged with an error.The 29-year-old had everything he needed to make one of life's biggest decisions on Tuesday night: the engagement ring, the perfect woman and a beautiful night...

Wells Fargo CEO to give up $56.3 million in pay after sales scandal
The long-time CEO of Wells Fargo agreed on Tuesday to forfeit $41 million (NZ$56.3m) in performance pay three weeks after the bank acknowledged that for at least five years thousands of low-level employees allegedly set up sham accounts...

Seadragon's talks with new cornerstone investor collapse
Seadragon, the fish-oil refiner, has warned investors that preliminary talks with a potential new cornerstone investor have failed

Africa welcomes anti-poaching drones in Google and the WWF initiative
Zimbabwe and Malawi are allowing flights by anti-poaching drones as part of an initiative supported by Google and the WWF conservation group.

Real Housewives of Auckland: Anne Batley Burton tackles a couple of furry subjects
OPINION: In Tuesday night's show you will have seen me out and about on one of my regular trips to feed the Parnell Pussies and, while I know some people might dismiss me as a "crazy cat lady" (which I am not!), the topic of stray cats has been back in the news of late and there have been some extreme views from the anti-cat activists so I think it's timely to put forward my side in this debate.