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Articles by Valerie Richardson

A fan wears a T-shirt handed out by Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters at the season opener between the Pelicans and the Raptors in Toronto on Tuesday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NBA fans defy China, cheer Hong Kong as regular season tips off

The official start of the NBA regular season Tuesday saw protesters hand out thousands of free pro-Hong Kong T-shirts outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the only two venues to host games on opening night.

October 23, 2019
New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges ExxonMobil defrauded investigators with two sets of figures to assess impact of climate regulations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

ExxonMobil taken to trial for ‘climate fraud’

After four years and three attorneys general, New York finally brought ExxonMobil to court Tuesday on charges of "climate fraud," a case expected to decide whether the sputtering "Exxon knew" campaign still has something in the tank -- or if that vehicle has run out of gas.

October 22, 2019
In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick attends the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Nike mum on China crackdown, backed Colin Kaepernick

Nike celebrated Colin Kaepernick as a social-justice folk hero with its "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything" ad campaign, but apparently the slogan doesn't apply to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

October 15, 2019
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

LeBron James: Daryl Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China

LeBron James finally weighed in Monday on China's NBA crackdown over an executive's tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters, saying that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand."

October 14, 2019