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By Eileen Blass, USA TODAY
With the 2008 Olympics in Beijing starting to come into focus, Rogers could see the future, and he could see it revolving around a young...
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Bolt made Olympic history by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds, lowering Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 set in 1996.
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By Greg Pearson, USA TODAY
Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder came to the Olympics as the new kid on the block, virtually an afterthought on the list of medal hopefuls.
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Action sport made its Olympic debut with lots of thrills and spills. Mike Day got a streak going, winning all three heats in his group.
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Now anyone with a computer can compare hospitals to see how their death rates stack up.
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Many parents are wondering if their daughters should receive the HPV vaccine. USA TODAY asked experts to address the safety of the vaccine.
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President Bush said "hope is coming back" to New Orleans with the help of $126 billion in disaster aid poured into the Gulf Coast region.
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An 11-year-old joined four teens in a gun-shop heist that netted 15 firearms, then boarded a city bus for the trip home, police said.
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A judge sentenced man convicted of causing commuter rail crash to 11 consecutive life sentences, denouncing him as a remorseless killer.
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The weak dollar and a steadily strengthening Brazilian real have seen Rio climb to the 31st most expensive city in the world.
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The 2008 Broadway cast recording, starring Patti LuPone, will be released Aug. 26 by Time Life.
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Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland.
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Some Democratic senators say proposed rules to help the FBI catch terrorists could allow the government to spy on innocent Americans.
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White Sox slugger Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 609 against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, tying Sammy Sosa for fifth.
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GOP also confirms it will hear from Sen. Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic VP nominee.
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Ricky Martin these days is now the father of twin boys via a surrogate mother, and the babies were born a few weeks ago.
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