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BEIJING (AP) — When most champions get off the slopes or the ice at the Beijing Olympics, they are handed Bing Dwen Dwen, the chubby panda mascot of the Games. Where are the medals? They usually come later at a special ceremony. But immediately after competition, the winning athletes receive a plush toy panda, stuffed
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — In a highly managed interview arranged by Chinese Olympic organizers, tennis star Peng Shuai has said she did not accuse a former high-ranking government official of sexual assault in a since-deleted social media post. AP journalists translated screenshots of the original post from November 2.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN As the standoff between Russia and the West enters a potentially decisive phase, President Joe Biden sought Monday to shore up a key European partner whose willingness to confront Moscow alongside the United States has been called into question. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has resisted sending lethal aid to Ukraine
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olivertapia (CNN) — Marc Overmars dejará su puesto como director de asuntos de fútbol del Ajax después de enviar mensajes inapropiados a sus colegas femeninas, anunció el domingo el club de fútbol de Países Bajos. El exinternacional holandés de 48 años, que jugó para Ajax, Arsenal y Barcelona, entre otros, durante su carrera como futbolista,
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By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he doesn’t believe that cutting ties with the popular personality is the answer. Daniel Ek wrote in the letter to employees Sunday that “canceling voices is a slippery slope.” Ek also says the
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ireen Wüst skated into the record books at the Beijing Games by becoming the first athlete to claim individual gold medals at five different Olympics. The 35-year-old Wüst already was the most decorated speedskater in Winter Games history when she added to her haul with a
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press A Biden administration task force has issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report released Monday includes 70 recommendations. The report argues that a decadeslong drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to
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Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN A few months ago, former President Donald Trump signed a book deal. There wasn’t the huge fanfare most former presidents receive when they ink deals for a memoir; news of the book, a coffee table tome with pictures detailing Trump’s presidency — retailing about $75 and $230 if signed — made
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may help her land on the podium at the Beijing Olympics. Maybe even on the top step. It’s called the front double 1080 and includes two flips and a 360-degree rotation
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Denise Herrmann missed only one of 20 shots in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race at the Beijing Olympics and took gold. The former Olympic cross-country skier won the race in 44 minutes, 12.7 seconds. Herrmann won bronze in cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Herrmann
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Actor and singer Tyrese Gibson has asked fans to pray for his mother following her hospitalization with pneumonia and Covid-19. Gibson shared on Instagram Saturday that his mother, Priscilla Murray, was in the intensive care unit, telling his 15.2 million followers that he left a film set to be at her
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Denise Herrmann has won Olympic gold in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon. Her win came after a season of mixed results on the World Cup circuit. She led early and maintained it. She completed the course in 44 minutes, 12.7 seconds. Anais Chevalier-Bouchet of France missed her very last shot, which proved
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been named as the team’s interim head coach for the three-match test tour of the West Indies next month. Assistant coach Collingwood takes over from Chris Silverwood who was fired last week following England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia. Collingwood is currently taking a break in
Continue Reading olivertapia Macron se verá frente a frente con Putin. Costa Rica votó en las presidenciales. Violencia en Colombia. Crisis política en Perú. Las mejores fotos de los Olímpicos de Invierno hasta el momento. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. ———- 1 Macron visitará a Putin en Moscú Este
Continue Reading By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script: Someone who has run afoul of China’s Communist government disappears from view. What happens next depends on the case. But it is not uncommon for the person in question to disavow the statements or actions that first
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians go into another Olympics without NHL players as the favorite to win gold. They won in 2018 with a star-studded roster that included Kirill Kaprizov, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk. None of those players or any of the goaltenders from Pyeongchang is on the
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN The White House workers’ task force, which is chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, publicly released a report Monday that offers nearly 70 recommendations to promote pro-union policies and practices in the federal government. The release of the report from the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment comes
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press A Biden administration task force is issuing a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report includes 70 recommendations. It argues that a decades-long drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to the top 10%
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Talks to revive Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers are to resume on Tuesday after breaking off for a bit over a week for diplomats to return home for consultations. The European Union chairs the talks in Vienna and the bloc announced the resumption on Monday. The United States pulled
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