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What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Syria did not have free and fair elections under the Assads, and ruling party elites could not check the leader’s power. When citizens mobilized peacefully in 2011 to oust the Assad regime, loyal ...
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The fear of deportation hangs over unauthorized workers trying to fight exploitation, but all workers in the US have rights
That includes the right to have a safe workplace and to earn the prevailing minimum wage where they’re employed, as well as overtime pay. Workers can report labor violations to the government, even if ...
Lindsey Vonn on skiing the comeback trail
In the world of alpine skiing, few have been more decorated. Fast, fearless and resilient, Lindsey Vonn fought her way back after every crash, until she retired at 34. But now, with a titanium knee ...
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Today in Sports - Lindsey Vonn wins her 10th career World Cup downhill to break the U.S. record
Mamby, a former super lightweight champion, becomes the oldest boxer in a sanctioned fight. 2008 — Lindsey Vonn wins her 10th career World Cup downhill to break the U.S. record held by Picabo Street ...
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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Double Bar
The 2019 documentary, Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, tells her story ... The show originally aired on Nickelodeon from ...
Breezy Johnson, Lauren Macuga make World Cup downhill podium on back-to-back days
Americans Breezy Johnson and Lauren Macuga made an Alpine skiing World Cup downhill podium on back-to-back days in Kvitfjell, Norway. On Friday, Johnson made her first World Cup podium in three years ...
German skier Emma Aicher edges out US racer Lauren Macuga for her first World Cup victory
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — German skier Emma Aicher won a World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first victory, one day after ...
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Simone Biles' Performance Inspires Strong Message From Lindsey Vonn
At the end of 2024, Lindsey Vonn, 40, announced her return to the U.S. Ski Team after nearly six years of retirement and a partial right knee replacement. Now, the three-time Olympic medalist has ...
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Peers agree that ski queen's return at 40 is Vonn-derful
At 40, American ski queen Lindsey Vonn is making a comeback in a bid to compete at one more Olympics in 2026. Agencies When Lindsey Vonn decided to return to downhill ski racing this season at the ...
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‘I’m Stronger Than I Was’: Lindsey Vonn Is Making the Most of Her Comeback
Yes, Lindsey Vonn understands the landscape. Tom Brady. Simone Biles. Novak Djokovic. “And LeBron,” she says in early January, shortly after her unprecedented comeback at age 40 ...
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Today in Sports - Tara Lipinski, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion
2016 — Lindsey Vonn clinches a record 20th World Cup crystal globe title and surpasses Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. It’s Vonn’s record eighth downhill title. Stenmark won 19 globes between 1975 and ...