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Before Griner, a Russian prosecution put Theodore Roosevelt in a bind
Placeholder while article actions loadThe United States and Russia are mired in mutual antipathy, and a controversial sentence against a sympathetic defendant forces a confrontation. Russia’s autocratic regime insists the accused is guilty, while the U.S. government demands justice. A treacherous diplomatic dance ensues, complicated by the…
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Bahrain youth football team continue Turkey camp | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
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Bahrain’s youth national football team continued their overseas training camp yesterday in Turkey where they are preparing for their upcoming competitions.…
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Air passengers losing patience with enforcement agency as backlog of complaints balloons |
Canadians whose travel plans have been derailed by flight delays or cancellations say they're losing patience with the agency responsible for enforcing compensation rules.The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) — a quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator tasked with settling disputes between airlines and customers — has been dealing with a…
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery. His agent,…
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Poliovirus detected in wastewater samples in New York City, health officials say
"We are dealing with a trifecta. Covid is still very much here. Polio, we have identified polio in our sewage. And we're still dealing with the monkey pox crisis," New York Mayor Eric Adams said Friday on CNN's New Day. "We're addressing the threats as they come before us and we're prepared to deal with them and with the assistance of…
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World Insights: New wave of public anger, pollution concerns triggered as Japan pushes
People rally to protest against the Japanese government's decision to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea, in Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)By making the controversial decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, the Japanese government and TEPCO have…
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Athletics: Jacobs will run in Euros – English
(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 12 - Italy's double Olympic sprint gold
medalist Marcell Jacobs will compete in next week's European
championships in Germany, his coach Paolo Camossi said Friday.
El Paso born Jacobs, 27, who won the 100m and the 4x100m at
Tokyo 2020 last year, "is running freely…
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“And that’s reverse swing”: Stuart Broad remembers heroic 6-50 vs Australia at Riverside
English pacer Stuart Broad bowled an astonishing spell against Australia in Ashes 2013 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-street.
The home Ashes 2013 series was a memorable one for the English side, where they defeated Australia by 3-0 and won the Ashes urn. England won in Nottingham, London (The Lord’s) and Chester-le-street,…
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Kiely Rodni’s mother says Amber Alert ‘should have been issued immediately’ – live
California officials discuss search for Kiely RodniThe mother of Kiely Rodni has said an Amber Alert should have been “been issued immediately” as the desperate search to find her missing 16-year-old daughter entered the sixth day.Kiely was last seen around 12.30am on 6 August near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, where she attended an…
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Let’s talk about royal titles
Who has one? Who doesn't? When do royals get them and why? And, of course, why do some give them up or lose them? Questions like these crop up all the time, and frankly, given all the tradition and historical context involved, we don't blame you if it gets a bit confusing. Obviously, heading up the British monarchy you have the sovereign, and…
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