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USADA to ban Armstrong for life, strip Tour titles - CBS News
Updated 11:28 PM ET (CBS/AP) The US Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he declared he was finished fighting the drug charges that threaten his legacy as one of the …


School: Background check was run before shootings - Salt Lake Tribune
By P. SOLOMON BANDA | AP Centennial, Colorado o The former graduate student accused in a deadly mass shooting at a movie theater had failed a key exam six weeks before the rampage, made threats and was banned from his college, prosecutors said Thursday …


Ann Romney opens up about MS experience - CNN


All the Single Ladies - New York Times (blog)
By CHARLES M. BLOW The noxious "legitimate rape" comment by Todd Akin, Missouri congressman and Senate candidate, has me once again pondering a simple question: Why do any women vote Republican? The Republican establishment rushed in to pressure Akin …


World class Mexican dancer seeks to change image of ballet among his countrymen
MEXICO CITY – Just 22, Isaac Hernandez already had performed from Havana to Moscow to Jackson, Mississippi, not to mention four years as a professional with the San Francisco Ballet.


Report: Landis strikes deal with feds, who won't pursue fraud charges if he pays back donors
SAN DIEGO – Cyclist Floyd Landis says he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors over allegations that he fraudulently solicited donations for a defence fund he set up to fight doping charges.


Asian markets fall on signs of fading growth
FILE- In a Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, file photo, specialist Joseph Mastrolia, center, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks climbed back from lows after minutes from the last major Federal Reserve meeting released Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, hinted at additional action to help the economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Asian markets fell Friday as disappointment over weak economic indicators from the United States, China and Europe offset hopes for more stimulus from central banks.


Sun claims press freedom, prints Harry nude snaps
Newspapers had previously refrained from running the grainy snapsThe Sun on Friday published nude photographs of Prince Harry despite being asked not to by the royal family.


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