Tearful snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell
An emotional Shaun White said there was "no agony, just happiness" after the snowboard legend missed out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his farewell appearance.
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Australian 'underdog' Narracott in pole for historic Olympic medal
Jaclyn Narracott sits poised to win Australia's first Olympic medal in a sliding sport as the surprise overnight leader in the women's skeleton.
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Nets lose 10th straight, Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points
The Brooklyn Nets capped a tumultuous day by crashing to a 10th straight NBA defeat on Thursday, falling 113-112 to the Wizards in Washington.
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Musk 'confident' of Starship orbital launch this year
Elon Musk delivered updates on SpaceX's efforts to develop its interplanetary Starship rocket on Thursday night, but stopped short of announcing a firm launch date for an orbital test or new missions, despite considerable buildup ahead of the rare presentation.
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Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: Olympic testers
Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing.
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Swiss Gut-Behrami wins women's Olympic super-G, Shiffrin 9th
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami added Olympic super-G gold to her world title at the Beijing Games on Friday as American Mikaela Shiffrin finished ninth after flunking her first two events.
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New Zealand Covid protest grows after police draw back
Protester numbers outside New Zealand's parliament swelled Friday as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier.
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US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China
The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China's expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Emotional snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell
Retiring American snowboard legend Shaun White missed out on a halfpipe medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his final competition, finishing fourth, as Japan's Ayumu Hirano claimed gold.
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Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance: Olympic testers
Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Beijing Olympics before being cleared by her country, but the IOC will appeal against that decision, the Games' testers said Friday.
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