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Nick Harris: Why Austerity London was no match for Paris in 1948

Source: Daily Mail - UK, Jul 28 2012, 4:14pm CDT

As the first Olympic gold medal to be handed out in London for 64 years was presented to the winner of the women’s air-rifle event, the last person to collect a Games medal in the capital — at the Austerity Olympics of 1948 — ...

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Brazil vs. Mexico: Live Stream, Start Time, TV Info and More

Source: Fansided  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:34am CDT

Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout the Confederations Cup as we keep you updated on the latest news and results. Mexico and Brazil meet today in a rematch of the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal match. Ma ...

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Anti-eviction protest to hit E London

Source: Press TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:41am CDT

The campaigners from the Tower Hamlets Benefits Justice will submit a petition to the councilors, asking them to challenge the government and refuse to evict tenants that cannot pay their rents. Local residents say although the council is not r ...

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Road To Rio: Eddie returns to scene of Olympics - although not in preferred event

Source: The Northern Echo  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:25am CDT

ELITE rowing returns to Eton Dorney this weekend, but Durham's Jess Eddie is cursing a last-minute change that looks like scuppering her hopes of a World Cup medal. The British leg of the World Cup series takes place on the same ...

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Mexico out to avoid second defeat

Source: MTN Football  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:10am CDT

Mexico will look to avoid a second straight defeat in Group A when they meet Brazil at the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza on Wednesday. Brazil's Oscar during the Football Men's Gold Medal Match between Mexico and Brazil El Tr ...

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Something for Nothing; The Route Masters: Running London's Roads; Iain Banks: Raw Spirit – TV review

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   Jun 19 2013, 1:07am CDT

Harry Wallop is a man whose character may well have evolved to fit his name. Posh, game for anything and a sense of fun. A bit like Toby Young used to be before he started taking himself seriously. Harry also used to be the consumer affai ...

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Australian relay swimmers await punishment over London Stilnox use

Source: ABC (Australia) Online  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:22am CDT

Australian swimming's controversial 'Stilnox six' will find out their punishment from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next week. The six men's 4x100 metres freestyle swimmers have already been disciplined by Swimming Australia (SA) but face ...

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Jamaica's doping record demands we be sceptical ahead of Glasgow 2014

Source: Herald Scotland  |   Jun 18 2013, 9:18pm CDT

However, Jamaican media last week revealed that she has tested positive for a notorious agent used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. Sentence is expected this week, but given the doping code's imposition of strict liability on an athlete for ...

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Gold medal cyclist Joanna Rowsell: How Olympics helped me beat shyness over hair loss

Source: Mirror.co.uk  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:12pm CDT

With an Olympic gold medal, three consecutive world records and an MBE to her name, cyclist Joanna Rowsell is finally starting to accept that she is famous. The 24 year old, who is fronting the Great Manchest ...

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Factbox on Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown

Source: Times of India  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:26pm CDT

Factbox on twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, who was suspended from competition on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned diuretic. Born on May 15, 1982 in Trelawny, the same parish as triple Olympic champi ...

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The “plutocratisation” of the world’s elite cities

Source: New Zealand Listener   |   Jun 18 2013, 4:10pm CDT

And the chasm between London (or "Borisstan") and the rest of the UK. Gentrification is so last century: the world’s elite cities are going a step further. Fresh from attending the New Cities Summit in São Paulo, ...

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