Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s doping contamination case headed to appeal

Cleared Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s doping contamination case headed to appeal

The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which polices anti-doping on a global level for track and field, announced Wednesday it was appealing the “no-fault” finding issued by the U.S. Anti-Doping

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China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top diplomat on Wednesday visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar’s army has suffered unprecedented battlefield defeats from powerful ethnic militias, especially in the northeast along

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An offering, a fire, a prayer. How a Mexico City community celebrates its pre-Hispanic origins

An offering, a fire, a prayer. How a Mexico City community celebrates its pre-Hispanic origins

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Santos’ spiritual journey has left a mark on her skin. Soon after the 50-year-old embraced her pre-Hispanic heritage and pledged to speak for her ancestors’ worldview in Mexico City, she tattooed the symbol “Ollin” — which translates from the Nahuatl language as “movement” — on her wrist. “It’s an imprint

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Mexico’s president to send diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO

Mexico’s president to send diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption nonprofit group Wednesday, and said he will send a diplomatic note to the U.S. government in protest . President Andrés Manuel López Obrador claimed the group is part of the conservative opposition, and shouldn’t receive foreign funding or tax deductible

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The Taliban celebrates 3rd anniversary of its return to power, but no mention of country’s hardship | AP News

The Taliban celebrates 3rd anniversary of its return to power, but no mention of country’s hardship | AP News

The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of their return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises of hope for the struggling population. (AP video shot by: Mohammad Habib Rahmani; Production by: Fazel Rahman Faizi) The Taliban celebrated the third

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