Olympics
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Strikes and security trouble before UK gamesJul 19, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — There's nearly a week to go before the Olympics kick off in London and British officials are stuck playing defense. On Thursday, the country's Olympics secretar...
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Japan men’s team in business, women in economyJul 19, 2012 9:31 am - TOKYO — Japan’s world champion women’s football team has taken exception to flying economy while their male counterparts sat in business class on a flight to Europe for ...
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Des Plaines mayor: Hartmarx can make Olympic uniformsJul 18, 2012 6:07 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan has a solution to the controversy over the U.S. Olympic Team’s Opening Ceremony uniforms being manufactured in China — have presidential s...
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UK border guards vote to strike, no date set yetJul 18, 2012 12:15 pm - LONDON — The union representing immigration staff at British airports says its members have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay and job losses. The vote by the P...
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London shortening Olympic ceremony to end on timeJul 18, 2012 11:37 am - LONDON — Lights, camera, action ... Cut! Not the words director Danny Boyle was hoping to shout just days before the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. But the Osc...
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Olympics satire: Watch out for the brand policeJul 17, 2012 1:18 pm - LONDON — Here are some Olympic images that organizers have not approved: A hooded youth making off with an Olympic ring; the same multicolored hoops turned into toasters...
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Olympic organizers put cheerful spin on games woesJul 17, 2012 9:00 am - LONDON — London Games officials dismissed concerns Tuesday over a lost bus driver, a scramble for more security guards and some rain-soaked venues — embarrassments that ...
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Olympic travel tricky for tourists, let alone pole vaultersJul 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you are one of the lucky suburbanites flying to London to see the Olympics, the understandably tight security is going to get your attention. Record crowds, which beg...
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Much work to do before London is Olympic readyJul 15, 2012 2:37 pm - LONDON — With the opening ceremony less than two weeks away, there’s a mad dash to the finish line at the Olympics and it has nothing to do with sprinters. Hundreds of c...
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NBC launches 2 apps to watch the OlympicsJul 14, 2012 7:49 am - NEW YORK — NBC launched two mobile apps that will let people watch Olympics events as they happen, look up athlete profiles and access other extra content on their iPads...