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CultureTuesday 11.02.21

Norway Delivers Victory for Female Athletes

Norway scores big for women everywhere. The International Handball Federation says female beach handball players will no longer have to compete in bikinis. The announcement comes after the IHF’s decision to fine Norway’s team for wearing shorts triggered global outrage.

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Guilty verdicts don’t change history, but they can bring justice. After a trial in which the defense team employed racist tropes, a jury has found Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder.

Justice For Ahmaud Arbery

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The Department of Defense is launching a new task force to monitor and analyze reports of UFO sightings. Is it finally time to retire the tin foil hats?

Pentagon Creates UFO Task Force

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Enes Kanter says China hosting the Olympics is “unacceptable”: “Look how they treated their own Chinese tennis player.”

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Benedict Cumberbatch hits toxic masculinity: “We just have to shut up and listen. We need to fix the behavior of men.”

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Tryouts for a Vegas strip club were shut down to avoid an Astroworld-like catastrophe after more than 1,000 women and "interested patrons" showed up. An organizer tried to take control by shouting: “Y’all see that s*** happen with Travis Scott ... Y’all not gonna be suing me.”

Vegas Strip Club Shuts Down Tryouts, Referencing Astroworld Crush

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In a video call, tennis star Peng Shuai told the International Olympic Committee she is safe and well. But the former doubles champion’s disappearance and sudden reappearance after accusing a Chinese official of sexual assault is only raising more questions. And the Women's Tennis Association — which is putting its billion-dollar business with China on the line — is far from satisfied.

Missing Chinese Tennis Star’s Reappearance Sparks More Questions

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Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted. Rittenhouse faced 5 charges for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha last year. The prosecution cannot appeal, and the “not guilty” verdict is final.

Jury Finds Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty on All Counts

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Kim Kardashian West had quite the productive Thursday (not relatable). Not only did she help fly Afghan women soccer players and their families to the U.K., she also successfully helped persuade the governor of Oklahoma to commute the death sentence of inmate Julius Jones.

Kim Kardashian West Is Getting S**t Done