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Documents reveal new details in bitter Semenya-IAAF battle

Caster Semenya was accused by the IAAF of intentionally running slowly at times to mask her alleged advantage from elevated natural testosterone, according to recently released court documents. Semenya angrily denied the accusation. The exchange was included in 163 pages of court records from the South African runner’s appeal of the international track body’s testosterone […]

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In Property Rights Case, Justices Sharply Debate Power of Precedent

Politics / En Sound Media

The 1985 decision, Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank, said that such suits had to be brought in state court. That decision reasoned that there was no violation of the takings clause until the state or local government fails to pay just compensation after state-court litigation. Chief Justice Roberts said the 1985 decision

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Getting Social Security Fixed May Be the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Finances

Finance / En Sound Media

Ordinary Americans have an opportunity — really, an obligation — to force this debate to occur. “This is now a big enough issue that I think people should actually become politically active and let their congressmen and senators know how they feel about this program and how they think the financial shortfalls should be filled,”

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Georgia expects tourism will recover from Russian flight ban

Travel / En Sound Media

Travel experts say a ban on Russian airlines taking citizens to Georgia will cause visitor traffic to drop significantly at first but they expect Georgia’s tourism industry to recover quickly. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a ban on Russian flights to Georgia starting July 8 after a Russian delegation’s appearance in the Georgian

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Barty to play Goerges for Birmingham title and No. 1 spot

Sports / En Sound Media

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty will play Julia Goerges for the Birmingham Classic title on Sunday, and clinch the world No. 1 spot if she wins. Barty extended her winning streak to 11 games and secured her third final of the season with a 6-4, 6-4 win over two-time runner-up Barbora Strycova on Saturday. Goerges

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Biden Defends Eastland Remarks but Omits Some History

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Joseph R. Biden Jr. has sought to distance himself from two segregationist senators whose names he invoked on Tuesday as he recalled a time of “civility” in the Senate. Instead, Mr. Biden, the former vice president, emphasized his relationship with a prominent liberal, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and highlighted his disagreement with the

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‘Michael Jackson drug’ still prompts curiosity from patients

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get “the Michael Jackson drug” before an operation. And most of them will. Jackson died 10

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Reviving Northern Ireland’s poetry scene one poem at a time

Entertainment / En Sound Media

From poetry slams to spoken word events to recitals, poetry’s rise in popularity over the last few years has been hard to escape. Last year poetry sales in Northern Ireland rose by 40% and two-thirds of poetry sales across the UK were from people under 34-years-old. Poets, like Rupi Kaur, with large social media followings

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Larry looks back: Bird on Magic, free agency and shooting 3s

Sports / En Sound Media

Larry Bird’s place in NBA history stretches from the record book to the rule book. A Hall of Fame player later became a successful coach and team executive. Along the way, he watched free agency transform from something rarely discussed to practically a year-round conversation — with his own name one of the talking points

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Felix Sater, Trump Associate, Skips House Hearing and Now Faces a Subpoena

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WASHINGTON — Felix H. Sater, a former business associate of President Trump’s, failed to show up on Friday to an interview with House investigators meant to explore his work on a proposed Trump real estate project in Moscow. He will now face a congressional subpoena. Mr. Sater had voluntarily agreed to appear privately before the

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