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Caster Semenya wears a track and field outfit and sets off on a race

‘There is a sense of being robbed’: Olympian Caster Semenya loses appeal on testosterone rule

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Semenya won’t get to defend her title at next year’s Olympics unless she takes medication to lower her testosterone levels. But her lawyer says “there’s absolutely no way that she will take any medicine or hormonal interventions at all.”

South Africa's Caster Semenya is shown wearing a white running singlet and a bib with "Semenya" printed on it.

Champion runner Caster Semenya loses her appeal against testosterone rules

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Certain hair products — many of which are used on black girls from birth to help straighten their hair — have been linked to such health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.

Study shows hair care products targeted to black community contain harmful chemicals

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