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After winning gold, Shaun White faces questions about 2016 sexual harassment suitFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - As Shaun White celebrated his third Olympic halfpipe title, much of the vast, unwieldy social media universe celebrated. They remembered the 3...
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Meet the mom behind #WhatBlackPantherMeansToMeFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Black Girl Nerds was on to something again. The site, a place created to give women of color a place to express themselves, was popping with chatter on its Slack channel...
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You know those North Korean cheerleaders? South Korea will pay their bills.Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am - TOKYO - The South Korean government will pick up the $2.6 million tab for North Korea's participation at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, agreeing Wednesday to cover the...
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Essay: The North Korean cheerleaders touched my heart on Valentine's DayFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - As expected, I spent my Valentine's Day evening watching North Korean cheerleaders push determinedly through a song as Will Smith's visionary cl...
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Meet Chloe Kim: Ice cream-loving teen, dominant gold medalistFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - BONGPYEONG, South Korea - When she stepped to the top of the platform, slightly higher than her competitors, and an official who helps oversee the sport of snowboarding ...
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Shani Davis: Brilliant career, complicated legacyFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Shani Davis labored across the line, gulping for air, a shell of what he once was in a clapskate. The years can be cruel that way. “It's hard to...
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Pyeongchang: Putting the 'winter' back in the Winter OlympicsFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - After two balmy Winter Olympics - where athletes stripped clothes off to cool down and snow had to be trucked in - Pyeongchang is bringing the winter back. It's been so ...
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'America's sweetheart' Adam Rippon a gold-medal talkerFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - DAEGWALLYEONG, South Korea - U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon has spent much of his first week or so at these Olympics sharing his opinions, and inspiring them in others. ...
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Police: Trump Jr.'s wife taken to hospital after receiving letter with 'unidentified substance'Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Police in New York said Monday that a letter containing "an unidentified substance" was mailed to the home of Donald Trump Jr., the president's oldest son. Trump's wife,...
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NBC dumps analyst after comment about Japan angered KoreansFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - An apology was not enough for NBC, which fired one of its Olympic analysts after his comments about Japan angered Koreans. Joshua Cooper Ramo, who is co-CEO of former Se...