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China’s Noodle Theory Sparks Doping Controversy
1 month ago

China’s Noodle Theory Sparks Doping Controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

When 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned heart drug trimetazidine earlier this year, the explanation offered by Chinese officials raised eyebrows worldwide. Despite these reservations, the theory made its way into Cottier’s 58-page investigation, which ultimately concluded that WADA acted reasonably in accepting China’s claim of accidental contamination. Critics Question WADA’s Role The noodle theory, forwarded to WADA …

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Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China’s doping saga
1 month ago

Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China’s doping saga

Associated Press  

It looked like a recipe for disaster. Even without the contaminated-noodles theory, Cottier found problems with the way WADA and the Chinese handled the case but ultimately determined WADA had acted reasonably in not appealing China’s conclusion that its athletes had been inadvertently contaminated. “There are more story twists to the ways the Chinese explain the TMZ case than a …

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Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South
1 month, 1 week ago

Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South

Associated Press  

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 slaves escaped from the South on a months-long slog through Illinois and on to freedom. State Sen. David Koehler of Peoria, who led the panel created by lawmakers last year with Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin from the Chicago suburb …

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The Australian star and other Olympians turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Australian star and other Olympians turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system

Daily Mail  

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans - known for sexually explicit content - to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. When asked by The Associated Press about athletes turning to OnlyFans, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, 'I would assume that athletes, like all citizens, are …

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Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams amid as they decry a 'broken' finance system
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams amid as they decry a 'broken' finance system

The Independent  

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Illinois lawmakers unable to respond to governor’s prison plan because they lack quorum
6 months, 1 week ago

Illinois lawmakers unable to respond to governor’s prison plan because they lack quorum

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Members of a legislative review panel on Friday said a state proposal to replace the ancient Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago makes sense, but Gov. Pritzker proposed in late winter replacing Stateville, a maximum-security prison in Crest Hill, and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, one of the state’s two lockups for women. “This is really a …

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Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration
11 months, 1 week ago

Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration

BBC  

Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration Jeff Koehler Couscous is a common part of the Yennayer celebration This year will mark the first time that Morocco recognises the Amazigh new year as an official holiday, enjoyed with festive foods like couscous. Jeff Koehler This traditional Berber village sits in the Ouirgane Valley of the High Atlas mountains In Algeria, …

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‘You need to be tough’: Child athletes make history, but at what cost?
1 year, 1 month ago

‘You need to be tough’: Child athletes make history, but at what cost?

Al Jazeera  

Records by child athletes have reignited debates around age restrictions at global sporting events such as the Olympics. “It takes a lot of mental stability, emotional stability.” Similar to South African double Olympic 800-metres champion, Caster Semenya, who won gold in the women’s 800 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games and is also a three-time world champion in the distance, …

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Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law
1 year, 4 months ago

Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who “The rise of social media has given children new opportunities to earn a profit,” Koehler said in an emailed press release after the bill was signed Friday afternoon. Many states already …

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A new Texas law forces vendors to rate sexual content in schoolbooks. They’re not happy about it
1 year, 5 months ago

A new Texas law forces vendors to rate sexual content in schoolbooks. They’re not happy about it

CNN  

CNN — The CEO of the largest independent bookstore in Texas oversees a four-story, 40,000-square-foot space in Austin and the 100 employees who staff it. The law’s primary author, Republican Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson, said its aim is simple: Get sexually explicit content out of schools. The law says that sexually relevant books depict sexual conduct but not necessarily …

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Cockroaches are evolving to prefer low-sugar diets. That could be bad news for humans
2 years, 5 months ago

Cockroaches are evolving to prefer low-sugar diets. That could be bad news for humans

Salon  

Apparently, humans aren't the only animals going keto. While there were short-term population dips among glucose-averse females and wild-type males mating pairs, other more successful matches, including male/female roaches that were both glucose averse. These glucose-averse roach offspring are normal in almost every way, said Dr. Schal, but future generations of roaches will carry this genetic mutation. When it comes …

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Athletes force a change in ban of Russians at Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Athletes force a change in ban of Russians at Paralympics

Associated Press  

Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. “It is because of the athletes,” said Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who has been living about 100 miles from Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, fearful of an attack by Russian troops who invaded the country earlier this week. Rob Koehler, the head of the advocacy …

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Germany pays tribute to victims of 1980 Oktoberfest bombing
4 years, 2 months ago

Germany pays tribute to victims of 1980 Oktoberfest bombing

The Independent  

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