Russia faces fresh accusations of tampering with doping data, which could affect its chances of competing in next year’s Olympics. That’s just the latest development in a five-year saga of revelations about widespread drug use by Russian athletes that has marred at least the last five Olympic Games. Here is a timeline of the drug […]
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Labour party members have backed Jeremy Corbyn’s policy on Brexit, to stay neutral while negotiating a new deal. The party then voted against another motion, which would have seen Labour backing Remain in any future referendum. But there was confusion during the second vote, as the party’s National Executive Committee Chair Wendy Nichols initially appeared
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President Trump spent nearly a year insisting that the Federal Reserve should stop shrinking the vast holdings of government-backed securities on its balance sheet, arguing that the process was reining in the United States economy. Last week may have vindicated Mr. Trump’s perception that the central bank went too far with the process — often
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An almost unbelievable number of stars arrived in color-blocking couture. Taraji P. Henson, Marisa Tomei and Susan Kelechi Watson all arrived in variations of the combo. Mandy Moore went so far as to wear pink and red during the show and a slightly different variation for the after-parties. But what about those of us with
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Image caption Kelvin Fletcher performed a samba with partner Oti Mabuse Ratings for Strictly Come Dancing’s first live show of 2019 were down on last year, with more than a million fewer tuning in compared with 2018. Saturday’s show on BBC One drew an overnight audience of 7.72 million – down on the 8.85 million
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Leader after leader told the United Nations on Monday that they will do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. But as they made their pledges at the Climate Action Summit, they conceded it was not enough. Sixty-six countries have promised to have more ambitious climate goals and 30 swore
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Carolina coach Ron Rivera says quarterback Cam Newton will miss his second straight game when the Panthers take on the Houston Texans because of a mid-foot sprain. Kyle Allen, who threw four touchdown passes in Carolina’s 38-20 win over the Cardinals on Sunday, will get this second start for the Panthers. Rivera said Monday on
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — Climate activists had pledged to bring the nation’s capital to a standstill Monday morning. That did not quite happen, but the blockades of major intersections, street dances and a smattering of arrests continued the effort by protesters to
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Caesars Entertainment Corp. is selling the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to an Imperial Cos. affiliate for $516.3 million. Caesars said Monday it will continue to run the Rio under a lease for a minimum of two years and will pay an annual rent of $45 million. Imperial Cos. has the option to pay Caesars
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Image copyright Royal Marsden Image caption Charlotte Stevenson was treated with a tumour-agnostic drug. A “revolutionary” new class of cancer drug that can treat a wide range of tumours has been approved for use in Europe for the first time. Tumour-agnostic drugs do not care where the cancer is growing in the body as long
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