LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The 38th Los Angeles Marathon is officially underway with the wheelchair racers making their way along the 26-mile, 385-yard course from Dodger Stadium to Century City. They were followed by the elite women with the men set to hit the road at about 7 a.m. for a race that has drawn...
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How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women
U.S. Army Sgt. Zahraa Frelund first encountered American troops when she was escaping Iraqi soldiers who had assaulted her in Baghdad, having left her hometown of Babylon as a 19-year-old in 2009 seeking a job as an interpreter with the occupying U.S. force. Running barefoot as the soldiers fired their AK-47s in her direction, troops...
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Home Stretch to the Finish Line!
Kenyan Stacy Ndiwa won the women’s portion of the 38th Los Angeles Marathon Sunday and claimed a $10,000 bonus by finishing ahead of men’s winner Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia. The elite women started 18 minutes, 19 seconds ahead of the elite men for the race’s Morgan & Morgan Marathon Chase. The time difference is based...
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Alfie Mawson: ‘The surgeon told me my career ended at 18’
When the truth came, Alfie Mawson did not want it sugar-coated. After a career blighted by an issue with the meniscus in his right knee, he just wanted the facts, told straight. And so his surgeon did. “He said, ‘I could show your knee to 100 other knee surgeons, and they would all say the...
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MLS schedule, live stream, how to watch online, storylines: LAFC host Seattle Sounders, NYCFC host D.C. United
We’ve got quite a clash as the fourth week of MLS kicks off play with the Seattle Sounders will be hosting Los Angeles FC on a short week after LAFC secured qualification to the next round of Concacaf Champions League. As most of the world enters an international break after the weekend, MLS will continue playing...
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From West Auckland to Manchester: Meet the trainer behind NZ’s top ranked boxers
West Auckland boxing coach Isaac Peach trains four undefeated world-ranked fighters at his gym. Photo / Michael Bradley The rise of West Aucklander Isaac Peach as a world-class boxing trainer takes a huge step at the AO Arena in Manchester next week, when David Light fights for the WBO cruiserweight title. From an oversized garage...
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MLS schedule, live stream, how to watch online, storylines: Can LAFC fend off the Seattle Sounders?
We’ve got quite a clash in the fourth week of MLS play as the Seattle Sounders will be hosting Los Angeles FC on a short week after LAFC secured qualification to the next round of Concacaf Champions League. As most of the world enters an international break after the weekend, MLS will continue playing as...
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Best hotel credit cards for travel benefits and perks | CNN Underscored
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Navy Pier Reveals Free Programming Lineup For Coming Months
Navy Pier revealed the upcoming free programming lineup for April through June, with numerous celebrations and festivals planned at the iconic destination in the coming months. From live music and cultural celebrations to fireworks and art from around the world, plenty of events aimed at both tourists and locals are planned as the weather warms...
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WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here’s what we know
The World Health Organization is calling on officials in China to release data that may show a link between animals and the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was posted briefly on an international database but then abruptly taken down over the weekend. / Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images / Noel Celis/AFP via...
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What Garcetti’s parents paid for
With Daniel Lippman and Megan R. Wilson INSIDE THE LOBBYING CAMPAIGN TO SEND GARCETTI TO NEW DELHI: Wednesday’s bipartisan vote to confirm former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India capped off a more than 600-day saga that spanned multiple sessions of Congress and drew on one other unusual source of outside support:...
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Bullish Owen Farrell intent on denying his father an Ireland grand slam
The England captain, Owen Farrell, has made clear his intention to deny his father, Andy, a Six Nations grand slam with Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The hosts are ranked No 1 in the world and stand on the verge of a fourth clean sweep in their history, having last achieved the feat in 2018....