#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.07.2026 At Winter Olympics, protest over cost and ICE ends in clash with police. After left-wing groups rallied against the cost and environmental impact of the Winter Games in Italy, some protesters set off fireworks and hurled bottles.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Winter Olympics, spread across north Italy, open with Milanese flair. The Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics will have four simultaneous events in four locations marking what organizers say is the most spread out Games in history.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Ahead of the Winter Olympics, Milan wins gold in gentrification. Some advocates say the Winter Games are driving up property prices and exacerbating income inequality.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Olympic ceasefire calls lay bare the scale of global conflict. The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete.
#Sport × #Sudan #Africa #athlete #Ukraine #Italy #Europe × #athletics
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’. A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.
#Politics #Sport × #USA #Europe × #North America #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Nov.19.2025 Joy in Haiti over first World Cup berth since 1974. With their Port-au-Prince stadium under gang control, the Grenadiers are playing home games in Curaçao. Their French coach hasn’t visited Haiti since his appointment.
#Sport × #France #Curaçao #Europe × #North America #Haiti
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.08.2025 Fred Stolle, 1960s Australian tennis star, dies at 86. Playing with a formidable serve-and-volley style, he won 19 Grand Slam titles, including singles championships in France in 1965 and the United States in 1966.
#Sport × #France #USA #Australian continent #Australia #Europe × #North America #Insular Oceania #tennis
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.27.2025 Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88. His 1972 match against Bobby Fischer, the American chess star, became known as the “Match of the Century.”
#Sport × #Russia #USA #Europe × #North America #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.12.2025 Soccer star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing police officer. Kerr, one of the highest-profile players in women’s soccer, was charged after a 2023 dispute with a London taxi driver turned into a heated exchange with police.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.02.2025 Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who became Olympic gymnast, dies at 103. With 10 medals, including five gold, she was one of the most decorated athletes in the history of her sport.
#Sport × #athlete #Hungary #Europe × #athletics
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