Tag: Europe
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
Most of the top men no longer ducking shot at Olympic gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Inbee Park of South Korea had not faced top competition in two months because of a thumb injury and was under...
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor
PARIS — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and...
Italy beats Belgium 2-1, advances to Euro 2020 semifinals
MUNICH — Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Insigne scored a goal each Friday to give Italy a 2-1 win over Belgium and a spot in...
Merkel’s likely heir favors her centrist path for Germany
DUESSELDORF, Germany — As a child of the Cold War in West Germany, Armin Laschet remembers when then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan came to Berlin...
Olympic champion McNeal loses appeal against 5-year ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic champion Brianna McNeal lost her appeal on Friday against a five-year ban for breaking anti-doping rules that prevents the American...
Danish dynasty, explosive Norway quest for handball gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Denmark upset France 30-28 in the men's final to deny France a third consecutive Olympic gold medal. Russia eliminated two-time reigning...
French soccer powerhouse Bordeaux provisionally relegated
PARIS — French soccer club Bordeaux has been provisionally relegated to the second division after its major shareholder decided to withdraw.
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Former Whiteland athlete director of security for Indianapolis Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Standing on the sideline while his employer plays a football game in Houston or Dallas doesn’t qualify Steve Randall as a product...
US rider Winder into leader’s jersey at Giro d’Italia Donne
CUNEO, Italy — Ruth Winder slipped into the leader's pink jersey Friday after her Trek-Segafredo team won the opening team trial of the Giro...