Tags: Olympics
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New Ruins in Athens: The Venues of the 2004 Olympics
But, but, but ... economic development stimulator!
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U.S. Athletes Taxed for Their Olympic Medals
Unlike athletes from other countries, U.S. Olympic athletes acquire a financial obligation to the state with every win
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USA Basketball Team Accused of Unsportsmanlike Conduct For Running Up Score
The latest Olympics scandal, USA defeated Nigeria 156-73. Seriously.
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German Rower Out of Olympics Because of Neo-Nazi Boyfriend
Another early exit for the London Games
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Olympic Twitter Alert Feed Blocked
A feed that alerted followers when tickets were available for events has been blocked.
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Olympics Leave London Deserted
London residents are unanimous! With the Olympics on, they'd rather be someplace else
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Chinese Diver's Reward For Gold: "Your Grandparents Are Dead"
"Also, your mother has cancer."
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Britain Cracks Down on Olympic Tickets Resale
20,000 people are expected to be denied entry after a Norway ticket trader was shut down.
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What Do You Know? London Olympics Not a Big Boost for Merchants
Well, at least they'll have those lovely memories of overwhelmingly oppressive Olympic image agents handing out fines.
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IRS Will Cash in on Olympian Gold
Cash prizes with medals will require tax payments.
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Greek Officials Go All Out in London
The delegates have been frequenting one of London's most exclusive clubs, spending tens of thousands of euros.
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Must Try Harder!
Eight badminton players are expelled from the Olympics, they are accused of not trying hard enough and poor sportsmanship.
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Myths We Live By
It's OK that China made our Olympics uniforms. We designed the planes that flew them to the games.
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Olympian From Aleppo Tightlipped About Situation Back Home
Bayan Jumah has not commented on the escalation of violence in her home city where Assad is pushing back against rebel advances.
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Twitter Encouraged Complaint Against Journalist
After first stripping and then restoring a journalist's account, Twitter admits it encouraged NBC to bring the complaint that started it all
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More NBC Olympics Fail: "Live Streams" Are Not Live
App. notification "spoiler" reveals lengthy tape delay.
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4 Shameful Moments in Olympics History
From Berlin to Munich and beyond, terror and tragedy at the Summer Games.
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Twitter Restores Account of Journalist Suspended Over Olympics Criticism
Scandal's not over for a company built on free speech
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2012 London Olympics Most Totalitarian?
From getting reporters suspended on Twitter to banning the sale of non-McDonald's French fries, the IOC is making a case for the superlative.
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British Teenager Arrested For Tweet
The seventeen year old boy was arrested after mocking British diver Tom Daley after his disappointing Olympic performance.