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Errol Spence, Jr. Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Boxer
08/03/2012
U.S. Olympic boxer Errol Spence Jr., 22, found himself in the middle of controversy during the 2012 London Olympics when his defeat at the hands of India’s Krishan Vikas, 20, was overturned by the International Amateur Boxing Association after video evidence revealed that points had been miscalculated.
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WATCH: Valeria Levitina, Reported World's Skinniest Woman, Opens Up About Her Condition
01/07/2013
Valeria Levitina, 39, of Moscow recently made headlines as the skinniest woman in the world, weighing only 55 lbs. Levitina, who is studying for the dual degree of Doctor of Business Administration and Ph.
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Who Is Oscar Pistorius' Girlfriend, Anastassia Khozissova?
08/28/2012
All eyes might be on "Blade Runner" or "The Fastest Man with No Legs," Oscar Pistorius, 25, as the Paralympic games are almost upon us and Pistorius gears up to run in three track events in the category for amputees, but the question remains — who has captured the eye of Pistorius himself? Ralph Lauren Reports say that Pistorius had been dating his on-again, off-again high school sweetheart, Vicky Miles, for many years before the two split for good this year, after which point Pistorius was quickly linked to Russian supermodel Anastassia Khozissova, 33, reports Bleacher Report.
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Two Members Of Pussy Riot Band Flee Russia
08/27/2012
After three members of the Russian feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot were sentenced to three years in prison for dissent, the two other members — whom authorities did not manage to arrest — have reportedly fled the country to seek protection.
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Russian Band Members Sentenced To Two Years Despite Vocal Support By Madonna
08/17/2012
In a Russian trial that has gotten worldwide attention as representing Russia's intolerance for citizens' dissent, three members of the feminist Russian band, Pussy Riot — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, and Maria Alekhina, 24 — have been convicted on charges of hooliganism for an anti-Putin impromptu concert that was performed in March in Moscow's main cathedral.
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U.S. Olympic Boxer Errol Spence, Jr. On Representing The U.S.
08/21/2012
U.S. Olympic boxer Errol Spence Jr., 22, found himself in the middle of controversy during the 2012 London Olympics when his defeat at the hands of India’s Krishan Vikas, 20, was overturned by the International Amateur Boxing Association after video evidence revealed that points had been miscalculated.
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SPOILERS: Sochi, Russia Prepares For Winter Olympics 2014
08/14/2012
If you are susceptible to Olympic fever and might currently be experiencing intense symptoms of withdrawal, hang in there — the 2014 Winter Olympics, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, are only 18 months away, and the site of Sochi, Russia is already prepping for the transformation their little resort city on the Black Sea will undergo in the first major global event Russia has hosted since the fall of the U.
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SPOILERS: Sochi, Russia Prepares For Winter Olympics 2014
08/14/2012
If you are susceptible to Olympic fever and might currently be experiencing intense symptoms of withdrawal, hang in there — the 2014 Winter Olympics, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, are only 18 months away, and the site of Sochi, Russia is already prepping for the transformation their little resort city on the Black Sea will undergo in the first major global event Russia has hosted since the fall of the U.
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Chris Colwill Places Last In Men's 3m Springboard Diving Semifinals
08/08/2012
American Chris Colwill, 27, from Brandon, Florida, didn't have his best day on the Olympic diving board when he took a gamble on his sixth and final dive for the men's 3m springboard semifinals event on Tuesday, hoping to redeem a blunder on his fifth dive, and ended up in the last place of 18 divers, with an average score of 2.
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Team USA Olympian McKayla Maroney Falls On Vault, Takes Silver
08/06/2012
U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, 16, went into the London games with a singular purpose — to land that gold medal in her individual vault event. While Maroney and her teammates, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas and Kyla Ross, or the "Fab Five," pulled off winning the gold for the team final event last week, and Douglas nabbed the individual all-around gold medal for the U.
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Team USA Olympian McKayla Maroney Falls On Vault, Takes Silver
08/06/2012
U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, 16, went into the London games with a singular purpose — to land that gold medal in her individual vault event. While Maroney and her teammates, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas and Kyla Ross, or the "Fab Five," pulled off winning the gold for the team final event last week, and Douglas nabbed the individual all-around gold medal for the U.
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Olympic Athletes Disqualified For Doping
07/27/2012
Greek Olympian high jumper Dimitris Chondrokoukis, 24, is leading the list of recent Olympians who have been thrown out of the London games for using illicit substances, commonly known as "doping.
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VIDEO: Anna Chapman's Russian Spy Activity Revealed On Tape
11/01/2011
The biggest spy swap since the Cold War involving Russian sleeper agents sent to the U.S. in order to make valuable connections and pass sensitive information off to Moscow, was uncovered last June, leading to the arrest and deportation of 10 undercover Russian agents, the most notable of whom was Anna Chapman, 29, a former lingerie model posing as a New York real estate agent.
