Russia barred from 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
The IOC banned Russia from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games over unprecedented systemic doping manipulation found in Sochi 2014. Russia may enter as Olympic Athlete of Russia under strict conditions. ROC head Zhukov and Deputy PM Mutko were banned from Olympic participation.
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Russia
S. Korea
Lausanne
Switzerland
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Schmid Commission
Sochi
South Korea
Alexander Zhukov
Vitaly Mutko
Thomas Bach
ROC
Russian Olympic Committee
Zhukov
Alexei Kravtsov
Russian Skating Union
Craig Reedie
WADA
Richard McLaren
Reuters
Moscow
Trump signals plan to move U S Embassy to Jerusalem
President Donald Trump told Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian leaders he intends to relocate the U S Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Abbas warned of extremist backlash while Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia voiced concerns. The White House scheduled a call with Netanyahu as officials prepared for possible protests.
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Jerusalem
Donald Trump
U.S
Israel
White House
Trump
Tel Aviv
Nabil Shaath
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Shaath
United States
West Bank
Gaza
Abdel-fattah el-Sissi
El-Sissi
Egypt
Jordan
Abdullah III
Salman bin Abdul Aziz
al- Quds
Benjamin Netanyahu
Vast Ventura County Fire Swallows Towns As Winds Rage
Tens of thousands flee as a fast moving blaze in Ventura County grows to over 45 000 acres amid extreme Santa Ana winds. Officials warn of more evacuations and heavy losses as 150 structures burn and containment remains unlikely.
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California
Washington, D.C
Ventura County
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Ventura
Mark Lorenzen
Mother Nature
Lorenzen
California drought outlook worsens with Arctic melt study
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers warn of deeper droughts in California due to global warming. The study uses new modeling to show Arctic sea ice loss could reduce California rainfall by up to 15 percent in 20 to 30 years, with major economic and infrastructure impacts.
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California
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Pacific
Alaska
Canada
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