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Who benefits when the US election is decided

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

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 swimmer found guilty of raping teenagers

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Olympic snowboarder wanted by FBI for cocaine distribution and murder

Ryan Wedding, 43, accused of running cocaine ring Wedding competed for Canada at 2002 Winter Games A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training

Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.

Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company

Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.

Business - CNBC - October 31

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 - 2 days ago

Trump projected winner in Georgia

Former President Trump has won the state of Georgia, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the crucial battleground back into his column after narrowly losing the state four years ago. Georgia was ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

The Winners and Losers of Trump 2.0

Donald Trump’s return to the White House could upend some industries and the economy. But stocks and other assets are soaring on hopes that a new, business-friendly era beckons.

Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago

A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in cocaine ring out of LA

Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los ...

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running large drug trafficking group

Ryan Wedding, 43, a former Olympian from Canada who now resides in Mexico, is among 16 people charged in a federal indictment.

Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges

Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday.

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash

French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril

While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers

The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say

A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Bottom Line: Coaches call in hired guns for Olympics, sponsorship solution

Coaching FGS Global registered to lobby for a “federal solution that protects Olympic sports programs and broad-based sports sponsorship” on behalf of several associations representing sports ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced that her professional breakdancing career is over, citing the online reaction to her Paris Olympics performance.

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 - 2 days ago

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 - Yesterday

Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash

IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Canada’s Olympic drone spying scandal a symptom of an ‘unacceptable culture’

Independent investigation’s report sent to Canada Soccer Governing body promises ‘decisive action’ inside a week The drone spying scandal that erupted during Canada’s women’s football team’s ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

Canada Soccer Association says Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep

The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep

Sports - ABC News - 18 hours ago

Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers?

The Commonwealth Games will take place in 2026 after Glasgow stepped in to host, but the stripped-back event has left some celebrating and others disappointed.

DDHQ projects Trump as Pennsylvania winner

Former President Trump has won Pennsylvania, securing a coveted battleground state that was increasingly seen as the center of gravity in the presidential election, according to a Decision Desk HQ ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

William announces Earthshot Prize winners

Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for £1m funding for their environmental initiatives.

Trump 2.0: winners, losers and Elon

Plus, Democratic megadonors reflect on what went wrong and how Elon Musk positioned himself for political triumph

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Winners and losers from the presidential election

The 2024 presidential election is in the books after a tumultuous campaign culminated in a stunning political comeback for former President Trump. Trump will take office again in January, a little ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Russian Olympic Committee president to step down. Neutral athletes competed at Paris Games

The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in charge

Sports - ABC News - October 15

Furniture of Champions: How Paris Olympics Tables and Chairs Are Finding a Second Life Online

Sold and auctioned off to small businesses, Olympic Village decor lives on in a seemingly endless chain of resellers.

Business - Inc. - October 16

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