Olympic medalist withdraws from French boxing elections citing racist and sexist attacks

Sarah Ourahmoune, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has withdrawn her bid to become president of the French boxing federation

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation

Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, 40, coming out of retirement

Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40.

Trump campaign under fire for comedian's racist and sexist comments at rally

Many Republicans are trying to distance themselves from racist and sexist comments that were made at Donald Trump's rally in New York City on Sunday. In addition to Trump's usual attacks on Vice ...

Obama: Trump rally speakers used 'most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes'

Former President Obama condemned comments made about Puerto Rico during former President Trump's rally on Sunday, labeling the remarks "the most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes." "We saw it ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn to come out of retirement ahead of 2026 Games

Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday.

Lindsey Vonn, three-time Olympic medalist skier, coming out of retirement at age 40

The American hasn't competed in the Olympics since 2018

Sports - CBS Sports - November 14

Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions, has died at 82

Sports - ABC News - November 16

'We shouldn't need to face racist attacks in 2024'

The organisation Love Music Hate Racism is set to relaunch across the country including Coventry.

Voters cite the economy as a top issue on Election Day

The U.S. economy is being named a top issue in the 2024 election with voters citing concerns about inflation and high prices. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Jonathan Allen break down how important the ...

Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, report finds

A barrage of misogynistic comments have permeated social media since Donald Trump became the president-elect last week, according to research from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a ...

Ukraine Cancels Parliament Session, Citing a Warning Over a Missile Attack

This is the first time Parliament has canceled a session since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Ukraine Cancels Parliament Session, Citing a Warning Over a Missile Attack

This is the first time Parliament has canceled a session since Russia invaded Ukraine.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...

Sports - ABC News - November 6

Trump Team Fears Damage From Racist Rally Remarks

The Trump campaign issued a rare statement distancing itself from a comedian’s offensive joke about Puerto Rico at his rally on Sunday, a sign that it was concerned about losing crucial votes.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Waves of Jan. 6 defendants cite Trump election in request to delay cases

Capitol riot defendants are citing Trump's election in requests to delay their cases because of his pledge to pardon some convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes.

Israel’s Bloody Cycle of War Against Hamas Returns to North Gaza

Israel said its forces had returned to northern Gaza to fight a Hamas resurgence. That has brought a new round of suffering for residents.

World - The New York Times - November 12

Standout boxing nation at Paris Olympics joins new body aiming to keep the sport at 2028 Games

The most successful boxing nation at the Paris Olympics has joined the new governing body that aims to keep the sport in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after years of turmoil outside the ring

Sports - ABC News - November 4

Jannik Sinner Withdraws From Paris Masters With Illness

The tennis world No. 1 was top seed for the final A.T.P. 1000 event of the year.

Sports - The New York Times - October 29

Paulson withdraws from Treasury secretary contention

Politics - Politico - November 12

Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit

Move adds to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald Trump. Argentinian negotiators representing the government of the climate science denier ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his nomination to be Attorney General for President-elect Trump.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, has announced he is withdrawing from consideration. This comes after Gaetz visited Capitol Hill to rally ...

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration for Trump's AG

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

Ballot box fires stoke fears of election violence

Two ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest this week have stoked concerns about election security and the risk of violence in the 2024 election days before voting concludes. Arson burned ...

Politics - The Hill - November 2

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset

Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Raygun Retires From Competitive Breaking After Intense Olympic Backlash

The 37-year-old Rachael Gunn became the subject of widespread ridicule after her unorthodox Olympic routine.

Sports - The New York Times - November 7

Fifth athlete disqualified from one of dirtiest races in Olympic history

Tatyana Tomashova loses London 2012 1500m silver Russian banned for retrospective doping offences The London 2012 race regarded as one of the dirtiest in history has expunged yet another name ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Double Olympic champ Alistair Brownlee retires from triathlon

Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has announced his retirement from triathlon at the age of 36

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

A racist joke against Puerto Ricans creates aftershocks in the closing week of the election

Ahead of Donald Trump’s appearance Tuesday in the heavily Latino city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a comedian’s racist joke about Puerto Ricans at the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally ...

Racist text messages reported in multiple states after Election Day

Officials in a number of states are responding to reports of racist texts received by residents in the days after the 2024 election.

Federal agencies investigate racist texts sent after election

The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating the mass racist text messages sent after the presidential election. The messages, which referenced slavery, were sent to people around the ...

Former French president calls for a united Europe after Trump election win

President-elect Donald Trump's election win last week has fueled fears of an impending economic nightmare for the European Union.

Business - CNBC - November 15

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