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fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 hours ago

Russian woman carried Ukraine placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Anastasia Kucherova, a Russian living in Milan, voiced her opposition to Russia's war against Ukraine with a highly symbolic, if anonymous, act: Carrying the Ukraine team placard during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Kucherova was swathed in a long, hooded silver puffer coat, her eyes covered with dark glasses like all the other placard bearers for the 92 nations competing in the Olympics. The Ukraine sign was illuminated for the crowd to read.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

U.S. women's hockey opens Olympics with a dominant win over Czechia

U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Czechia 5-1 in the Olympic group-play opener, dominating physically and producing key goals from Scamurra, Carpenter, Dunne, and Knight.
fromESPN.com
3 weeks ago

Reports: ICE agents to have security role at Milan Olympics

MILAN -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The Associated Press independently confirmed the information with two sources at the embassy. The sources who confirmed ICE participation Tuesday said that federal ICE agents would support diplomatic security details and would not run any immigration enforcement operations.
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