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Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts during the second half of game three of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs against the Phoenix Suns. Picture: by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Tensions are high in the US this week. What’s new?
There’s something for everyone: geopolitical foreboding and sporting heartaches, sometimes hand-in-hand, battling for attention in among the flurry of headlines and our demented attention spans.