Pogačar also won the sport’s other major race, the Giro D’Italia, earlier this year, making him the first man to win both majors in a season since 1998.
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French Olympians can’t wear hijabs. Human rights group says its discrimination
A researcher for Amnesty International says France’s hijab ban causes systemic issues beyond the Olympic games.
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6 political takeaways from Biden’s decision to step aside
President Biden is passing the torch to Vice President Harris, which changes the narrative of the race against former President Donald Trump.
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This could be the way we watch movies in the future
Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.
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A discontinued asthma medication has patients scrambling, some to the ER
Drugmaker GSK stopped making asthma inhaler Flovent earlier this year. That’s left patients struggling to find other medication their insurance will cover.Children have been hit especially hard.
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Facing scandal and condemnation, Russia fields tiny Olympic team in Paris
In 2021, Russia sent 335 athletes to the Tokyo Summer Olympics. This year? The number of competitors is just 15. Doping scandals and the Ukraine war have taken a toll on the Olympic powerhouse.
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When he was 7, a tiny gesture from his grandmother changed his relationship to God
Shalom Auslander grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish home. When he was 7, his grandmother offered him something small that made him rethink his entire relationship to religion.
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Anti-whaling activist arrested in Greenland, could be extradited to Japan
Canadian-American activist Paul Watson was en route to the North Pacific on a mission to intercept a new Japanese whaling ship when police boarded his vessel.
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European allies praise Biden’s decision to step aside
European leaders list Biden’s accomplishments while in office in recognizing the difficult decision he made. Zelenskyy praises Biden’s support during Ukraine’s “most dramatic moment in history.”
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As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid
Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT.
