It’s 2024, and we’ve officially entered the age where breakdancing is not just an art form or a street style but an actual Olympic event. Yes, you read that right—breakdancing …
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John Kennedy Grills Olympic Skier On Past Posts Pushing To ‘Abolish The Police’ At Climate Hearing
John Kennedy Grills Olympic Skier On Past Posts Pushing To ‘Abolish The Police’ At Climate Hearing Jason Cohen on March 20, 2024 Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy on Wednesday pressed …
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Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Quietly Waging Legal Battle To Overturn Rule Barring Olympic Eligibility
Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Quietly Waging Legal Battle To Overturn Rule Barring Olympic Eligibility Kate Anderson on January 26, 2024 Former University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) swimmer Lia Thomas is looking …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Klete Keller, a two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, received a sentence of probation and home confinement for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The 41-year-old …
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Athletics-U.S. Olympic Trials marathon start time moved over heat concerns
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The start time of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in Orlando has been moved to 10:00 a.m. local time from its original noon schedule over runners’ heat …
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Former Olympic Equestrian Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Minor Student
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPORTLAND, Ore.—A former Olympic equestrian who in retirement became a world-class equestrian coach was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing a minor student. Richard Rankin Fellers, 63, of …
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Asia Olympic council ‘looking into’ Indian athletes’ China visa issue
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ian Ransom and Martin Quin Pollard HANGZHOU (Reuters) – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Asian Games organisers are examining the issue of three Indian athletes unable to …
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Breakdancing holds firm to its roots but readies for Paris Olympic stage
by Reutersby ReutersBy Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – Breakdancing is ready to embrace the Olympic spotlight with its Games debut less than two years away, as the pillar of hip-hop culture …
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Port Angeles, Washington man sentenced for damaging a communications tower during 3-day stand-off in Olympic National Park
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma – A 42-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years of probation for interfering with a federal communications system during …
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Port Angeles, Washington, man who prompted evacuation in Olympic National Park, pleads guilty to interfering with a government communication system
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma – A 42-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to interfering with a federal communications system, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Caleb …
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Utica Police Officers Accompany Local Kickboxing Kids to Junior Olympic Event
UTICA, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – On May 21st, 2022 Ofc. Christopher Evans & Ofc. Wesley Jackson of the Utica Police Department traveled to Troy, NY with members of Wilson’s Cops …
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Renton, Washington, resident sentenced to 16+ years in prison for murder in Olympic National Forest
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma – A 25-year-old Renton, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 200 months in prison for second degree murder for the brutal beating death …
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Former Major Leaguer, Olympic Silver Medalist Todd Frazier Visits Toms River Elementary School Class
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Former New York Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier, a Toms River resident, visit North Dover Elementary School, where he shared his Olympic medal with Mrs. Gottleib’s …
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Ex-US Olympic Skier Says Beijing Games Will Be Remembered By Ploy ‘To Bolster Two Different Authoritarian Governments’
An ex-U.S. Olympic skier criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, arguing that this year’s event will be remembered as a way “to …
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Lawmakers urge U.S. Olympic officials to defend outspoken athletes at Beijing Games
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China’s rights abuses …
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China reports jump in COVID cases among Olympic athletes, officials
by Reutersby Reuters(Refiles to remove extra word “athletes” in first paragraph) BEIJING -Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 on Friday from two …
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Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, is going to compete at Beijing Winter Olympics just six years after taking up the sport
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First Olympic Anti-Doping Charges Filed In Manhattan Federal Court
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau …
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Abbot wins third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River Intermediate North student has won her third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic championship down in The Toms River School District reported: Intermediate North’s Jessica …
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‘The US Will Pay A Price’: China Makes Threats After Olympic Boycott Announcement
China accused the U.S. of violating the spirit of the Olympics with its decision to hold a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 games and declared that the U.S. will “pay …
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International Olympic Committee Says Biological Male Trans Athletes Should Not Have To Lower Testosterone To Compete In Women’s Events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels. The IOC stated that no athlete …
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Leader of tree poaching ring that started massive Olympic Peninsula forest fire sentenced to 20 months in prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma — The lead defendant in a scheme to unlawfully harvest maple trees from the Olympic National Forest that resulted in a massive 2018 forest fire was sentenced late yesterday …
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Bryan Babb on October 18, 2021 Activists carrying banners temporarily interrupted the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the torch-lighting ceremony in Greece on Monday. One protestor carried a Tibetan flag, …
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Coast Guard rescues hiker missing in Olympic National Park for a week
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued a missing hiker from a ravine late Sunday near Six Mile trail in the southeast area of Olympic National Park. Rescued was Jerren Fisher, …
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Kent, Washington man sentenced to 7+ years in prison for sexual assault on teen in Olympic National Park
Tacoma – A 36-year-old Kent, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 87 months in prison for the August 2020 rape of a 14-year-old, announced …