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He Loves Soccer and Portugal. So He Bought a Team.
New York Times· 21 hours agoGifford Miller, a former City Council speaker who was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s principal antagonist, has plunged into a new project since leaving...
Hosting the Olympics Costs Billions. What Does a City Get Back?
New York Times· 21 hours agoIt was a sunny morning in mid-June and the athletes’ village for the Summer Olympics, in...
Jaxon Smith-Njigba's role and other unanswered Seahawks questions before training camp
New York Times· 21 hours agoSeattle’s veterans are scheduled to report to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center on Monday as the...
Track star Noah Lyles has his eyes on Olympic glory even Usain Bolt never achieved
AOL· 21 hours agoThousands of fans at the most storied venue in track-and-field history knew something magical was about to happen. On a picture-perfect night with the sun starting to set, nearly all of the ...
Pennsylvania mom warns parents swimming pool game caused children’s ‘freak’ drownings
AOL· 22 hours agoA Philadelphia mother's loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children ...
Letters to the editor: ‘I find the Liberal economic policies indefensible, no matter who is doing...
The Globe and Mail· 22 hours agoRe “Party invite” (Letters, July 19): A letter-writer states, “If the Liberals hope to remain in...
LVMH’s L Catterton Buys Malls Stake in £1.5 Billion Deal
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 23 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by French luxury fashion house LVMH Moet...
'I watched my heroes on TV in 2012, now I'll be an Olympian'
BBC via Yahoo Canada Sports· 24 hours ago'Anything can happen' In the years from London 2012 to Paris, Gallagher has built a reputation as a...
Paris 2024: Jude Gallagher on Olympic boxing dreams
BBC News· 24 hours agoIt's the summer of 2012 and the Olympic Games in London are in full swing. Not long after winning his first All-Ireland title, 10-year-old Jude Gallagher...
Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 day agoSALMON-CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, Idaho (Reuters) - The only U.S. cobalt mine sits fallow in the...