By BILLY WITZ
Although soccer remains the country’s top sport, an increasing number of people are avid players and fans of basketball, which has a link to the Mayans.
Published: February 11, 2016 at 07:00PM
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By BILLY WITZ
Although soccer remains the country’s top sport, an increasing number of people are avid players and fans of basketball, which has a link to the Mayans.
Published: February 11, 2016 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Food and beverage giant Nestle told the IAAF on Wednesday that it terminated its sponsorship of athletics’ governing body over fears the doping scandal could damage the company’s image.
Published: February 10, 2016 at 09:32AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A reality TV star has been hired as the first female high school football head coach in Florida history.
Published: February 8, 2016 at 02:04PM
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By REUTERS
Fear of the mosquito-borne Zika virus has Brazilians rushing to buy repellant, creating a shortage of some brands on pharmacy shelves and boosting sales for the industry – a trend some producers are preparing for elsewhere as the outbreak spreads.
Published: February 4, 2016 at 08:45PM
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By REUTERS
Fear of the mosquito-borne Zika virus has Brazilians rushing to buy repellant, creating a shortage of some brands on pharmacy shelves and boosting sales for the industry – a trend some producers are preparing for elsewhere as the outbreak spreads.
Published: February 4, 2016 at 06:26PM
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Students attending Burundi’s public universities are going without breakfast because the government can no longer afford it, underscoring the fragile state of Burundi’s economy amid violent unrest.
Published: February 1, 2016 at 04:32AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thirty years after the Concord High School class of ’86 watched social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe and six astronauts perish when the space shuttle Challenger exploded on live TV, a number of them have gone into teaching — and some wonder…
Published: January 27, 2016 at 04:12AM
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