Brian Mann
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Women's figure skating goes on under doping scandal cloud at the Beijing Olympics
The best 25 skaters after Tuesday's program will advance to the next segment if Kamila Valieva places. Traditionally the qualification rule of the short program only means the best 24 move on.
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Older Olympians are delivering some of the best performances at the Beijing Games
At the Beijing Olympics, veteran athletes are doing really well — and in some cases winning gold medals — stealing the show from their younger and flashier counterparts.
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This Team USA Olympic snowboarder has a family history with the Games
U.S. snowboarder Stacy Gaskill is racing in her first Olympics, but this isn't her family's first time at the Games. Her mom, Martha Gaskill, won a bronze medal as a Paralympian at the Calgary Games.
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It's been a tough start at the Olympics for some U.S. athletes in Beijing
Many Olympic athletes competing in Beijing face tracks and terrain they've never competed on before because of COVID-19 limitations. They are scrambling to learn the turf during test runs.
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The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are officially underway
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics began Friday in Beijing with all of the glitz of past Games, though the stadium was nearly empty of spectators because of COVID concerns.
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There is life after addiction. Most people recover
America is facing a deadly drug epidemic, but there is hope. Research shows 75% of people with addiction survive and go on to live full lives, especially if they get good treatment.
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New York jury finds Teva Pharmaceuticals liable in the opioid crisis
A jury in New York has found Teva Pharmaceutical liable for fueling the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.
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More than a million Americans have died from overdoses during the opioid epidemic
New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data show another 100,000 deaths this year.
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New York eases quarantine rules for essential workers as omicron hits key industries
The number of new COVID cases in New York doubled in just three days. State officials say the impact of the winter omicron surge on the workforce is already being felt.
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Judge overturns settlement that protected the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits
A federal judge has overturned a bankruptcy settlement worth more than $4 billion which granted immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family who own the company that makes Oxycontin.