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Russia Says Some Forces Pulling Back Amid Ukraine Crisis
The news adds to glimmers of hope that the Kremlin may not be planning to invade Ukraine imminently
An Unvaccinated Djokovic Could Skip the French Open and Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic says he would forego the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal's record of 21 Grand Slam titles rather than get vaccinated
Canadian Protesters Defy Trudeau’s Emergency Powers With Border Blockades
The main border posts in Alberta and Manitoba were closed Monday, with commercial traffic to the U.S. blocked
Russian Skater Valieva Blames Failed Drug Test on Grandfather’s Medication
Kamila Valieva's lawyers say the Russian skater failed a doping test because of contamination from medication her grandfather was taking
The Kremlin Continues to Push for a Diplomatic Solution to the Crisis in Ukraine
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that diplomatic solutions should be pursued with the possibility for talks “far from being exhausted"
The Russian School at the Center of the Controversial Beijing Olympics Women’s Figure Skating Event
With one of the gold medal favorites testing positive for a banned substance, all eyes are on the Moscow school that has produced a string of world and Olympic medalists since 2014
Eileen Gu Claims Second Beijing Medal With Silver in Women’s Ski Slopestyle
Her second medal means she could still become the first action-sports athlete to capture three medals at the same Winter Games.
Model, Lover, Friend, Muse—A Photographic Diary of One Man’s Struggle with Mental Illness Across Two Decades
In the summer of 1984, photographer Arlene Gottfried met a man who called himself Midnight at a Lower East Side nightclub, where he was dancing. He invited her out the next night to see him perform before the live drums and poetry at Miguel Piñero’s Nuyorican Poets Café. The image she captured of him that…
‘Dirty Cheaters.’ Olympians Let Loose on Kamila Valieva and the Russian Doping Controversy at the Beijing Olympics
A court’s decision to allow Russian skater who failed a drug test to continue competing isn’t sitting well with Olympians. And could damage the Olympic movement
Meta Illegally Collected Facial Recognition Data on Texans, Lawsuit Alleges
The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit Monday a state district court claiming Meta has been “storing millions of biometric identifiers” — identified as retina or iris scans, voice…
The Tobacco Giant That Won’t Stop Funding Anti-Smoking Programs for Kids
Plenty of research finds that industry-funded initiatives don't work
To End Gerrymandering, Change How We Elect Congress
By now, you’ve probably heard that Congress will once again be up for grabs this November. And chances are, you will feel like a helpless bystander, because chances are you don’t live in a district or state with an election competitive enough to matter. If you are like roughly 90 percent of Americans, the congressional…