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This Happened — July 30: Bruce Jenner Decathlon Victory

Updated July 30, 2024 at 10:55 a.m. Caitlyn Jenner, then known as Bruce Jenner, won the Men’s decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics on this day. How did Bruce Jenner perform in the men’s decathlon at the Montreal Olympics? Bruce Jenner delivered an outstanding performance, winning the gold medal in the Men’s decathlon at the […]

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Extra! TIME Magazine Unveils 100 Most Influential People

TIME Magazine revealed, as it does every year, its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, with five different covers. Kanye West was chosen as head of the “Titans,” in the same category as his wife, Kim Kardashian. Representing the “Pioneers” is African-American ballet dancer Misty Copeland, accompanied by actresses Emma Watson […]

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Verbatim: Obama, Dalai Lama, Hawking … More

A quick roundup of who has been saying what around the world.

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CIA Torture Report, Observer Status For Palestine, Lakes On Mars

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 CIA TORTURE REPORT TO BE RELEASED Security has been tightened at U.S. embassies around the world and intelligence agencies have been asked to monitor more closely terrorist communications in anticipation of today’s release of a CIA torture report. The U.S. Senate will release the long-delayed report into the intelligence agency’s brutal […]

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