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Why USA's World Cup Victory Is Important and What's Next After a wait of 16 years since winning the World Cup in women's soccer, the US finally did it again yesterday — with a vengeance. Telemundo's legendary broadcaster Andres Cantor said it best, working his lungs no less than three times in the first 16 minutes of yesterday's World Cup as Carli Lloyd and her US teammates made history, scoring more goals -- and scoring them sooner — than ever before in a World Cup final in either men's or women's soccer. And they got the biggest American audience in soccer history. We hear about records set on and off the field and the relationship between two American sports heroes from Juliet Macur, sports columnist for the New York Times . Photo: United States midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) celebrates with goalkeeper Hope Solo (1) and midfielder Megan Rapinoe (15) after scoring against Japan during the first half of the final of the FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup at BC Place Stadium. (Michael Chow-USA TODAY Sports)
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Sprinter Dutee Chand and Gender Testing in Sports The case of Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has renewed an ongoing debate at the highest levels of competitive sports: what criteria should be used to determine whether an athlete is male or female? It’s more complicated than it sounds. Juliet Macur is a sports reporter for the New York Times.
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Ray Rice Domestic Violence Video and NFL’s Delayed Response An elevator surveillance tape has now gone viral, and Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has been “suspended indefinitely” from professional football. But the details of his brutal attack on the woman he later married were reported in detail seven months ago. What took so long? And what’s next for other cases of domestic violence in the NFL? Juliet Macur is sports columnist for the New York Times.
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Could Armstrong Doping Scandal Force Cycling to Clean Up? After years of rumors, reports and denials, the United States Anti-Doping Agency has released a 200-page report and thousands of pages of evidence against Lance Armstrong, who survived cancer to win the Tour de France more than anyone else in history. It paints an ugly picture of cheating, lying, bullying and conspiring with teammates and coaches to cover-up years of using dangerous drugs to become an international phenomenon. Armstrong retired last year and, in August, said he would not contest doping charges by the USADA. His agent said he had no comment to yesterday's announcement.
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.