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Who is Steven Van de Velde? The Dutch child rapist playing beach volleyball at the Olympics
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 11 hours agoThe start of the Olympics has been marked by the controversial appearance of a child rapist on the...
Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection
Toronto Star· 11 hours agoHuman Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant sexual violence against women, ...
The Olympic mascot stands for freedom, designer says. It also looks like a blob
National Post· 3 hours agoThe French invented the modern Olympic Games and the French invented the word “mascot” so how come,...
Olympic athletes share heartbreak and comeback after ACL injury
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada Sports· 11 hours agoEndo started playing soccer when she was 2 years old and had dreamed of playing in the Olympics...
Miss USA can't escape scandal. Now, pageant queens are questioning if the crown is worth it.
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoMiss USA has undergone changes — and suffered scandals — under president Laylah Rose. Pageant queens...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 4-10
Associated Press via AOL· 8 hours agoActor Jeremy Ratchford (“Cold Case”) is 59. Actor Benito Martinez (“American Crime,” “The Shield”) is 56. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 56....
Christa Deguchi didn't realize right away she won Olympic gold in judo — or that she made history
National Post· 4 hours agoChrista Deguchi’s face showed the customary signs of a gruelling day on the mat — the scratches and...
Iran, women and the ongoing struggle for football 'freedom'
New York Times· 16 hours agoFemale fans had been banned from attending men’s matches across the country since 1981, two years after the nation’s Islamic Revolution ...
‘It’s getting worse’: Newmarket computer expert warns of ‘significant increase’ in local hacking
YorkRegion.com· 11 hours agoIn January, Sean Stephens, his two teenaged kids and a young girl were kidnapped at gunpoint on a...
Scotland’s Swedish-inspired 'Goth' pubs putting charity first
BBC News· 15 hours agoFor more than a century, the Goth pubs of Scotland have been central to charitable efforts in mining...
