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Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Iran war and boycott
VERONA, Italy -- The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics opened Friday amid the tensions of intensifying war in the Middle East and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage.
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Olympic leader Coventry learns in first political stress test with Los Angeles challenges ahead
MILAN (AP) -- The first female president in the International Olympic Committee's 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership.
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Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina's forgotten 'mini-Olympics' during World War II
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) -- A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the "Snow Stadium" -- on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics now stands.
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Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina's forgotten 'mini-Olympics' during World War II
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) -- A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the "Snow Stadium" -- on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics now stands.
