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This 7-foot-4 number one NBA draft pick just became the first rookie ever to make a selective all-star team

Victor Wembanyama is the first player in NBA history to make the league's All-Defensive first team as a rookie.
A tall player in white blocks a shot by a shorter player in purple during an NBA match.

Terrified passengers texted 'I love you' to families during severe turbulence onboard Singapore flight

Passengers detail what it was like on board the flight bound for Singapore, as a British musical theatre group identifies the 73-year-old man who died.
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Jerry being interviewed with a bandage on his bald head and glasses.

'Exceedingly rare': Here's what we know about serious turbulence events

While weather forecasts help pilots react, experts say the turbulence experienced on the Singapore flight was unexpected and rare.
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Inside the Singapore Airlines flight

Aussie rider rages at 'dinosaur' Giro d'Italia organisers as heavy snow wreaks havoc

Ben O'Connor describes the organisers of the Giro d'Italia as "dinosaurs" and the race as "one of the worst-organised" after riders forced a change in the route amid miserable weather conditions in the Italian Alps.
Ben O'Connor speaks to an official while on his bike

Starc conquers Cummins and Head with blistering spell to win place in IPL final

A blistering spell from Mitchell Starc, including the wicket of Aussie teammate Travis Head, steers his Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over a Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad and into the IPL final.
Mitchell Starc celebrates with teammates as Travis Head walks off the field

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