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There's a battle playing out right now over who should control American universities.
In season one, we were guessing what was to come.
Now, We know.
We want nothing less than $500 million from Harvard.
From the Boston Globe and on the media, it's season two of The Harvard Plant.
This time, it really is personal.
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For the news and stories shaping the Asia-Pacific region, join me,
Marie Kowoi, every Wednesday and Saturday for Asia-specific from the BBC World Service.
Whether it's the latest entree between China and the US or South Korea's K-pop-inspired soft power strategy,
we're unpacking what key players are thinking and bringing you an Asian perspective on the stories that matter.
Watch Asia-specific on the BBC World Service YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
If eyeballs on social media are the metric, then pageants are a hit again.
There's been all sorts of action in recent weeks.
It started off with a woman called Ignacia Fernandez,
who won Miss World Chili after she sang Death Metal at the pageant while wearing a ball gown.
Then, it missed Universe last week in Thailand.
Things got un poco loco.
Now the pageant world has gone into absolute meltdown in recent days.