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Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia's war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill t...
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard makes history at Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard finally got to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. It didn't last long, but it was significant. Hubbard couldn't complete any of her first three lifts on Monday night, ruling her out of medal c...
WADA looks to artificial intelligence to catch dopers
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — With sports around the world shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency is looking to artificial intelligence as a new way to detect athletes who cheat. WADA is funding four projects in Canada an...
US wins 3 gold medals on last day of track worlds
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United States showed off the speed and depth of its squad to win three gold medals on the final day of the world track championships. U.S. runners won the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays, and U.S. women finished first a...
World championship runner helps ailing rival cross the line
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — You didn't need a stopwatch or a measuring tape to identify the biggest winner on the first night of track and field's world championships. The gold medal for sportsmanship went to Braima Suncar Dabo, the 5,000-meter runner from G...
Russia accused of hacking sports world over doping scandal
MOSCOW (AP) — In Russia, sports and the government are closely intertwined. Top athletes hold military ranks, Olympic medals are a matter of national pride, and champions receive luxury cars in Kremlin ceremonies. So when Russia was accused of d...
US energy chief: sanctions possible on new Russia pipeline
MOSCOW (AP) — The United States could impose sanctions on a new Russia-Germany gas pipeline, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday during a visit to Moscow. Asked whether sanctions on the undersea Nord Stream 2 pipeline are possible and i...
Russian ruble roiled by Trump missile threat, US sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble fell and then recovered ground Wednesday after being shaken by U.S. sanctions and President Donald Trump's threatened missile strike on Syria. The ruble fell 2 percent against the dollar in morning trading in Moscow a...
Are all Russia ties now sinister, or are some just business?
MOSCOW (AP) — A shipping company partly owned by President Donald Trump's commerce secretary is one of the few in the world that can transport liquefied petroleum gas in cold and icy conditions. Russia is known for its brutal winters as well as i...
