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What happens when the Olympics gets political?

For all the International Olympic Committee talks of staying neutral, its games have long proven to be essentially and sometimes overtly political — for the Games overall, and often for the athletes who are intended to entertain the world in a two-week global show. Case in point: diplomatic eruptions. Hundreds… Read More

Space station spinning out of control?! Scientists baffled

Space engineers will analyze whether a glitch that caused the International Space Station to spin out of its normal orientation could have impacted any of its systems, a Russian space official said Wednesday. Sergei Krikalev, the director of crewed space programs at the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, emphasized that last… Read More

German man fined for collecting WWII memorabilia

A German court on Tuesday convicted an 84-year-old man of illegal weapons possession for having a personal arsenal that included a tank, a flak cannon and multiple other items of World War II-era military equipment. The state district in the northern city of Kiel handed the man a suspended prison… Read More

World records to watch for at the Olympics

The main action for Day 12 of the Tokyo Games is at Olympic Stadium with live track & field events anchoring Wednesday coverage. The men’s 200-meters will be decided in morning action streamed on Peacock. A world record could be set in primetime when defending Olympic champion Ryan Crouser tries… Read More

Belarus Olympian flees to Poland

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who has sought refuge in Poland after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Tokyo Games early, said Tuesday that officials from her country “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home. Sponsored: THIS Starts to Wash Away… Read More

Are these communist badges breaking Olympic rules?!

The image of Communist China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is “looking into the matter.” The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged… Read More

Liberal leader under fire amid plagiarism scandal

The candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in Germany’s upcoming election apologized Friday for failing to credit a source in a 2009 book he wrote about immigration. Urgent: Common prescription drug now linked to Alzheimer’s? [sponsored] German news agency dpa quoted Armin Laschet as saying the book will be… Read More

Communist Chinese government jails pig farmer for 18 years for… what!?

A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison on charges of organizing an attack on officials and other offenses. Sponsored: One Man Beats Cancer with Food Swap Trick… Read More

Soccer star says sorry for leaked, lewd photo

Derby manager Wayne Rooney apologized to his family and employer after photos of him at a private party surfaced online. The one food you should NEVER put on your dinner plate [sponsored] The photos appeared to show the former Manchester United striker asleep in a hotel room surrounded by a… Read More