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Rebecca Dopart

Russian doping control center

Russian athletes won big in Sochi and a new TV documentary says doping may be the reason

Global Scan

More than five dozen Russian athletes are currently suspended from competition for using performance-enhancing drugs — and that may be the tip of the iceberg. Meanwhile in Canada, bear attacks may be on the rise due to climate change. And Americans are questioning the grand jury system that they inherited from England, in today’s Global Scan.

Hospice hands

A new husband’s care for his father’s dead body changed his wife’s view of death and dying

Belief
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