Hometown Star Suspended After Positive Doping Test We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today.

Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler was suspended from her sport — just days before she was due to represent her country at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — after she tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition sample.

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Savannah Guthrie To Drop Olympics Opening Ceremony Hosting Gig As Mother Remains Missing: Report We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today.

""Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie will pull out of co-hosting the Winter Olympics opening ceremony for NBC as her 84-year-old mother remains missing in Arizona, Page Six reported on Monday."

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Copyright Rules Are Taking Away A 'Minions'-Themed Olympic Performance From Us We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today.

"Days before the Winter Olympics are set to begin, Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté revealed he found out he won't be able to skate to his planned "Minions"-themed short program at the Games due to copyright issues."

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Some Olympic Venues Still Aren't Finished In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Some Olympic Venues Still Aren't Finished

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Russian Prodigy Banned Over 2022 Doping Scandal Makes A Faltering Return In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

"Kamila Valieva’s comeback got off to an inauspicious start, as the former Olympic prodigy finished sixth in the semi-finals of the Russian Jumping Championships on Sunday in her first competition since serving a four-year doping ban."

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Boy Forced Off Bus After Olympic Price Hike Gets Incredible Turnaround In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

"A child who was forced off a bus in the snow in northern Italy for not having the full fare will play a part in the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, his mother said."

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Hundreds Protest In Italy Against ICE At Games In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

"Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets."

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U.S. Olympians Join Growing Backlash Against Trump’s Immigration Policies In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Athletes on the U.S. Winter Olympic team for the upcoming Milan Cortina Games are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic Prep Takes Scary Turn In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and had to be airlifted off the course.

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U.S. Skier Mac Forehand Hopes This Trick Will Win Him Gold In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Mac Forehand has revealed the trick he’s been working on for months that he hopes will win him gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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‘ICE OUT’ Rally Planned In Milan In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

An “ICE OUT” rally in being organised in Milan on Feb. 6, the same day as the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony, while opposition parties and left-wing groups plan a protest this Saturday against the attendance of ICE officers at the Games.

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Italy Reveals Exactly What ICE Will Be Doing At The Games In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Amid growing anger in Italy about the presence of ICE at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games, the European country's interior ministry has confirmed ICE staffers will only work in U.S. diplomatic offices such as the Milan consulate and “not on the ground”.

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Mikaela Shiffrin Reveals Her Dream Trump-Slamming Podcast Guest In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Mikaela Shiffrin reveals her dream Trump-slamming podcast guest:

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This Man Is Giving $200,000 To Each And Every U.S. Olympic Athlete In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

The donation will see every athlete who represents the U.S. at the Games receive $200,000 later on in their lives.

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When Cortina Hosted A ‘Mini-Olympics’ With Fascism On Full Display In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands…

Under the shadow of World War II and Italy’s fascist regime of Benito Mussolini, a World Ski Championships was held in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1941, the same town now set to co-host the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Why do many young people in Spain think life was better under Franco? Spanish youth are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator's death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts sa...

"Spanish youth are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator's death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts say."

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Trump White House Joins Bluesky And Instantly Earns A Very Dubious Distinction The Trump administration’s debut went awry.

"... with around 95,000 users smashing the block button to presumably preempt their feeds being filled with AI slop and divisive rants."

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Trump's New ‘I’m Not A King’ Rant Has Critics Giving Him Royal Side-Eye The president made a series of baseless claims as he sought to downplay the rallies attended by millions of people nationwide.

"Critics thought the president doth protest too much about how he perceives himself, given his recent penchant for posting monarchical-themed AI slop about himself online."

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This Statue Of Liberty Street Art Made MAGA Mad — And The Artist Is Unrepentant “I stand by what I’ve done," Judith de Leeuw defiantly told HuffPost amid backlash from Trump loyalists, including one GOP lawmaker who said the piece "disgusts me."

Donald Trump’s MAGA base freaked out over Judith de Leeuw’s Statue of Liberty street art mural.

But she told me for @huffpost.com: “I stand by what I’ve done. In a world that feels increasingly unjust, I believe activism is not a choice, but a duty.”

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Diogo Jota, Star Soccer Player For Liverpool And Portugal, Dead At 28 The Portuguese forward, who only got married last month, helped Liverpool win the Premier League last season.

MADRID, July 3 (Reuters) - Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, the Portuguese Football Federation said on Thursday.

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London club claims Banksy street art unlawfully removed to America Work was offered for sale in Colorado, lawsuit claims

"A work by the street artist Banksy is at the centre of a legal row after the club whose wall it was painted on claimed it had been unlawfully removed and put on sale in the US."

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Trump Rages At Reporter Who Refuses To Stick To ‘Positive’ Questions The president launched a trademark diatribe in response to a line of questioning he didn't particularly like.

Donald Trump once again ripped a reporter to their face, this time after they dared to bring into question the idea that his supporters are completely and utterly behind every move he makes.

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Economics Professor's X-Rated Reality Check On Trump Trade Move Stuns Nicolle Wallace “Well, you’ve left me a little speechless," the MSNBC anchor admitted to University of Michigan's Justin Wolfers.

“Well, you’ve left me a little speechless," the MSNBC anchor admitted to University of Michigan's Justin Wolfers.

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Trump Spells Out A Chilling ‘Big Difference’ He Sees In Himself Since First Term Critics, though, mocked the president's line as being straight out of a cliché action movie.

Critics mocked the president's line as being straight out of a cliché action movie.

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Mallorca to cut back on sun beds as rising sea levels eat up beach space Beaches in Mallorca’s capital of Palma will have far fewer sun beds next summer due to a climate change problem affecting many beaches across Spain.

"Beaches in Mallorca’s capital of Palma will have far fewer sun beds next summer due to a climate change problem affecting many beaches across Spain."

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Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of conclave to elect new pope | CNN All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.

The Vatican plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside the conclave that sees 133 cardinals vote on who will succeed Pope Francis, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

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Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of conclave to elect new pope | CNN All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.

The Vatican plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside the conclave that sees 133 cardinals vote on who will succeed Pope Francis, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

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