Misogyny fight in Australia sparks a change in dictionary definition
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—Australia’s prime minister did not define “misogyny” wrong in a blistering attack on a male rival — the dictionary did. Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s fiery speech last week in which she branded conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott a misogynist for a string of... read more »
Lance Armstrong dumped by Nike, his biggest corporate supporter, following ...
Nike, the biggest corporate supporter of Lance Armstrong, has terminated its endorsement deal with the embattled cyclist following last week’s damning report by the U.S. anti-doping agency. The move happened on the same day that Armstrong stepped down as head of his Livestrong cancer... read more »
Lawless execution of Gadhafi, followers pinned on militias
Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi lived like an emperor, but died like a hunted animal. On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch released a detailed report showing vivid evidence of Gadhafi’s final hours in Sirte at the hands of opposition militias — and their legacy of uncontrolled violence, which is... read more »
New planet discovered in our back yard, raising hopes for discovery of Eart...
WASHINGTON—European astronomers say that just outside our solar system they’ve found a planet that’s the closest you can get to Earth in location and size. It is the type of planet they’ve been searching for across the Milky Way galaxy and they found it circling a star right next door —... read more »
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Lance Armstrong steps down as head of foundation, gets dropped by Nike
In his first acknowledgment that his personal brand has been damaged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s voluminous account of what it characterized as “serial cheating” throughout his... read more »
Senegal banned from Nations Cup after riot
Senegal have been disqualified from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after a riot forced the abandonment of Saturday’s home tie with Ivory Coast. It is not yet clear whether the... read more »
