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• USOPC review of US Rowing men’s team will include allegations of misconduct at Cal A U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee commissioned review into allegations of an abusive culture within the U.S. Rowing men’s national team program will also consider potential misconduct by U.S. national team head coach Mike Teti during his tenure at the University of California, according to USOPC documents obtained by the Southern California News Group. The USOPC in September received more than 50 allegations of physical, verbal abuse, retaliation and sexual harassment, against Teti, according to documents related to the review…
• USOPC review of US Rowing men’s team will include allegations of misconduct at Cal A U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee commissioned review into allegations of an abusive culture within the U.S. Rowing men’s national team program will also consider potential misconduct by U.S. national team head coach Mike Teti during his tenure at the University of California, according to USOPC documents obtained by the Southern California News Group. The USOPC in September received more than 50 allegations of physical, verbal abuse, retaliation and sexual harassment, against Teti, according to documents related to the review…
• Which capital city is best to call home? Here’s a hint: It’s in Utah Clouds hang over the Salt Lake Valley on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News There’s a lot to like about Salt Lake City. So much, in fact, that a new report suggests it is the most likable place to live in the nation. According to the Rent.com blog titled “The Best State Capitals to Call Home,” the Beehive State’s capital ranks tops among all 50 capitals in the United States. The report delves into what might attract…
• Caitlyn Jenner, Donald Trump, Laurence Fox and other celebrities who became politicians Caitlyn Jenner is in good company of stars who have turned to politicsCaitlyn Jenner is going for gold and hoping to run for California governor which may seem like a Keeping Up With the Kardashians storyline, but it’s actually happening.  The former Olympic champion announced last week that she’ll be running for office in an attempt to take on incumbent Gavin Newsom.  Proving that she was serious about her political career, Caitlyn, 71, launched the website, ‘Caitlyn for California’ while…
• Alexander: Are Kings-Ducks games previews of coming attractions? Has it really been seven years since the last truly meaningful series between the Kings and Ducks? It seems longer. Remember? May of 2014 was when John Gibson emerged as the Ducks’ goalie of the future, having played just three regular-season games but thrust into the spotlight in the second round against the Kings and winning the first two (including a shutout in his playoff debut) to give the Ducks a 3-2 series lead. But the Kings won Game 6,…
• Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital A searing blaze that roared through several fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven people and injured 14 others, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. Investigators were combing through the dozens of tankers that lay in smoldering ruins and a gas station caught in the flames that roared through the area late Saturday, said ministry spokesman Tariq Arian. There was no immediate indication of whether it was an accident or sabotage. It came on…
• Jay Leno, Carla Hall, Nancy Kerrigan get educated on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ celebrity edition Katy Kane (left) appraises chef Carla Hall’s vintage purse collection on “Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition.” | WGBHAppraisers look over the treasures of the stars in special edition of the PBS favorite. Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about an antique wooden highchair her family has long cherished. What is its history? How much is it worth? She finally got answers when PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” visited her Washington, D.C., home. It turns out that the highchair…
• Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad's tense capital N'Hundreds of chanting mourners carrying Chadian flags gathered Saturday to bury some victims who shot dead this week during demonstrations against the country's new military government, the first change in leadership in this central African nation in more than three decades. The outpouring of grief in the capital of N'Djamena came as authorities put down another anti-government demonstration in southern Chad and as the country's new prime minister urged calm amid calls for more protests. The crowds of mourners arrived…