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John Updike: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes to mark John Updike's 80th birthday.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/12
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/18
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Boston Marathon: five historic moments
The Boston Marathon has seen dramatic finishes and inspiring firsts in its 115-year history.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/17
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Running With the Kenyans
In a move that is alternately naive, courageous, and entertaining, British journalist Adharanand Finn transplants to Kenya to learn from the world's best runners.
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Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever?
Temperatures soared Monday during the 116th Boston Marathon. About 16 percent of registered runners didn't compete in this year's race, even as wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy set a new world record. Kenyan runners took the top three spots in today's race.
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Boston Marathon: The village in Kenya where the elite train
Some Boston marathoners today will have trained at 8,000 feet above sea level in the Kenyan village of Iten. The big money in the sport has attracted younger athletes here.
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John Updike: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes to mark John Updike's 80th birthday.
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How student-built solar homes can help solve US housing and energy crisis
Few of the homes created by university teams in the Solar Decathlon are ever lived in – despite their extraordinary expense and tax on the environment. Instead of building temporary show houses, schools should build energy-efficient homes for local people who need them.
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Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has always denied doping allegations. On Friday, US prosecutors said they couldn't make a case stick.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/12
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In South Korea, a run with a view
A South Korean marathon draws 15,000 people every year to run alongside lines of blossoming cherry trees.
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Geoffrey Mutai wins Boston Marathon with fastest time in history
Geoffrey Mutai, of Kenya, won the Boston Marathon on Monday with the fastest time in history, but an IAAF rule will keep it out of the record books.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/18
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Boston Marathon: five historic moments
The Boston Marathon has seen dramatic finishes and inspiring firsts in its 115-year history.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/17
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In a league of their own
An American ventures into Kenyan marathoner territory.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/15
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/06
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/25
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Usain Bolt, Jamaican Olympians to be outfitted by Bob Marley's daughter
Usain Bolt will be representing Jamaica at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, sporting a uniform designed by Cedella Marley, daughter of the late Jamaican reggae rocker. Usain Bolt will be defending his Olympic titles in the 100 and 200 meter dashes next year.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/31
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 01/21
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In Pictures: Just for fun 2010
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Special Report: As ICC names suspect Kenyan leaders, records reveal talk of more ethnic cleansing
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected Wednesday to accuse up to six Kenyan leaders of orchestrating the ethnic violence that killed some 1,200 people after Kenya's Dec. 27, 2007 elections.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/08
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In Pictures: Chilean miner's marathon
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ING NYC Marathon results 2010
NYC Marathon results 2010: big wins for first timers, return participants, and an unexpected celebrity.
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