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Month: January 2023

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared by RUSADA, WADA to review doping decision and consider appeal

By Matt Foster, CNN The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) found figure skater Kamila Valieva violated anti-doping rules but bore no “fault or negligence” for the transgression, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The ruling in effect clears Valieva of wrongdoing and administers no punishment beyond the disqualification of her results from December 25, 2021

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Flu activity peaked without post-holiday spike in cases, but respiratory virus season is still in full swing

By Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN Flu continues to be very prevalent in the US, but the first wave of the season — which swept through the country weeks earlier than usual — appears to have peaked. The weeks after the year-end holidays brought sustained high levels of transmission and hospitalization, but flu activity

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Justice Department announces new rule to regulate pistol-stabilizing braces

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland and Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced new regulations Friday that would subject pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. Gun control proponents argue that stabilizing braces — which can be attached

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