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The barrister laying down the law to heavyweights
(CNN)Wayne Barnes is well versed in how the two lives of a rugby referee often collide.His current boss -- in rugby terms at least -- is Tony Spreadbury, who worked as a paramedic in
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Semenya needs to be treated fairly, says US Olympic great
(CNN)US athletics great Ed Moses says sport has had its "head in the ground" over the issue of hypoandrogenism and called for South African Caster Semenya to be treated fairly as her appeal against
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Carnage as Daytona 500 witnesses huge pile up
(CNN)Denny Hamlin negotiated multi-car pile-ups and the challenge of Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Erik Jones to win the Daytona 500 in overtime Sunday.The victory is Hamlin's second at Daytona, NASCAR's blue
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Carmakers brace for a terrible year as China’s slowdown deepens
Hong Kong (CNN Business)After a tough 2018, global automakers look set for another bruising year.Data published Monday show that the slowdown in China, the world's biggest car market, is getting worse. And the United
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Hirscher is the skier that ‘can’t lose’
(CNN)How do you judge greatness in sport? Can you even compare athletes from different eras? Two classic bar room topics with no finite answers. In skiing, all the talk this season has been about
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Ex-New Zealand leader: ‘We need to learn to listen to China’
(CNN)A former New Zealand prime minister has been quoted lavishing praise on China as the country's current leader continues to deny reports of a rift between Wellington and Beijing. In a piece published by
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Vatican admits to secret rules for children of priests: NYT
(CNN)The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy, according to a report in the New York Times.One man, Vincent Doyle, whose father was
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Chaos in UK politics as Labour MPs quit
London (CNN)A new schism opened up in British politics on Monday when seven lawmakers staged a dramatic walkout from Britain's opposition Labour Party, denouncing its handling of a wave of anti-Semitism and a "betrayal"
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5 Americans arrested in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN)Haiti Foreign Minister Bocchit Edmond confirmed Monday that five Americans on the island have been arrested. Three other people also have been arrested, two foreign nationals and one Haitian, Edmond said. The
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Israel shoots for the moon with privately funded spacecraft
(CNN)Aiming to become the fourth country to make a soft landing on the moon, Israel's non-profit SpaceIL has announced it will launch a spacecraft from Florida's Cape Canaveral Thursday on board a Falcon 9


