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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s team gymnastic team event, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has confirmed to CNN.
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You know the old line about Ginger Rogers doing everything Fred Astaire did, just backward and in high heels? That’s also the story of world-class women athletes: They’re doing most of what the men do (and sometimes more), and doing it while being ogled, booed, scolded, sanctioned, fined and otherwise hyper-policed because of what they wear to compete.
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Top federal health officials have debated whether to issue new guidance on masks and are close to announcing their decision as the highly contagious Delta variant fuels new outbreaks in the United States.
— Opinion: Elite male athletes play in shorts and tank tops, women basically in bikinis
— Women athletes very participation in sports is a reliable trigger for misogynists the world over, one that elite sports competitions too often blunt with enforced codes for uniforms that hyper-police the presentation of the female body, writes Jill Filipovic. But both modesty codes and compulsory sexiness stem from the same root: A deep discomfort with women using their bodies in unsanctioned ways.
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The US could see about four times the current rate of Covid-19 cases in the next four to six weeks as the Delta variant spreads and the population hits a wall on vaccinations, the former CDC director told CNN.
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New footage showing the events at the Capitol on January 6 was shown during a House select committee hearing investigating the riot.
— Opinion: Elite male athletes play in shorts and tank tops, women basically in bikinis
— Women athletes very participation in sports is a reliable trigger for misogynists the world over, one that elite sports competitions too often blunt with enforced codes for uniforms that hyper-police the presentation of the female body, writes Jill Filipovic. But both modesty codes and compulsory sexiness stem from the same root: A deep discomfort with women using their bodies in unsanctioned ways.
— The US could see 200,000 Covid-19 cases a day within the next six weeks, former CDC director says | CNN
— The US could see nearly four times the current rate of Covid-19 cases in the next four to six weeks as the Delta variant spreads and the population hits a wall on vaccinations, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
— The US could see 200,000 Covid-19 cases a day within the next six weeks, former CDC director says | CNN
— The US could see nearly four times the current rate of Covid-19 cases in the next four to six weeks as the Delta variant spreads and the population hits a wall on vaccinations, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
— Insurrection hearing plays some never-before-seen Capitol riot footage – CNN Video
— New footage showing the events at the Capitol on January 6 was shown during a House select committee hearing investigating the riot.
— Insurrection hearing plays some never-before-seen Capitol riot footage – CNN Video
— New footage showing the events at the Capitol on January 6 was shown during a House select committee hearing investigating the riot.
