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How did the anti-doping system for the Beijing Olympics break down so badly?

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva skates during a training session on Saturday at the Capital Indoor Stadium practice rink in Beijing, China. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption

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How did the anti-doping system for the Beijing Olympics break down so badly?

Star Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva submitted a doping sample December 25th. It showed she used a banned substance, but the results weren't revealed until after she competed in Beijing.

Week in politics: Embassy staff in Ukraine evacuate; inflation hits 40-year high

by Ron Elving

Week in politics: Embassy staff in Ukraine evacuate; inflation hits 40-year high

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Biden to give Afghanistan's frozen assets to humanitarian aid, then 9/11 victims

by Scott Simon

Biden to give Afghanistan's frozen assets to humanitarian aid, then 9/11 victims

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Opinion: My father's Valentine's Day cufflinks

Scott Simon's cufflinks, gifted from his mother to his father one Valentine's Day, after they had divorced. Scott Simon hide caption

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Opinion: My father's Valentine's Day cufflinks

by Scott Simon

Opinion: My father's Valentine's Day cufflinks

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva skates during a training session on Saturday at the Capital Indoor Stadium practice rink in Beijing, China. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption

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How did the anti-doping system for the Beijing Olympics break down so badly?

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How did the anti-doping system for the Beijing Olympics break down so badly?

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Kids with autism struggle to adapt to adulthood. One doctor is trying to change that

Dr. Mai Pham is an internist and former senior Medicare and Medicaid official with degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities, but she still struggled to find care for her son with autism, Alex Roodman. Alyssa Schukar for KHN hide caption

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Kids with autism struggle to adapt to adulthood. One doctor is trying to change that

by Noam Levey

Kids with autism struggle to adapt to adulthood. One doctor is trying to change that

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Religion

This pastor is trying to bring young Black people back to church

by Scott Simon

This pastor is trying to bring young Black people back to church

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The Coronavirus Crisis

People in France are blocking traffic in big cities to protest COVID-19 mandates

by Eleanor Beardsley

People in France are blocking traffic in big cities to protest COVID-19 mandates

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Television

In 'Severance,' the work-life balance issue is solved by a brain procedure

by Scott Simon

In 'Severance,' the work-life balance issue is solved by a brain procedure

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Business

Maine's beloved official drink, Moxie, is the latest casualty in supply chain issues

by Scott Simon

Maine's beloved official drink, Moxie, is the latest casualty in supply chain issues

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Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows'

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Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows'

by Samantha Balaban

Grandma's garden of magical rocks is 'Where Wonder Grows'

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National Security

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told U.S. staffers in Ukraine to get out now

by Scott Simon , Steve Inskeep

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told U.S. staffers in Ukraine to get out now

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Europe

Is Russia actually planning to invade Ukraine?

by Scott Simon

Is Russia actually planning to invade Ukraine?

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Sports

Saturday sports: Olympics viewing is down; Rams and Bengals head to Super Bowl

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Health care workers in Ottawa are being harassed protesters against COVID-19 mandates

by Scott Simon

Health care workers in Ottawa are being harassed protesters against COVID-19 mandates

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Brassville aims to reclaim the deep scope of Nashville music history, stage by stage

The members of Brassville. From left, back row, standing: Jonathon Neal, MarVelous Brown, Derrick Greene, Adrian Pollard, Nate McDowell; seated on bench: Marcus Chandler and Rashad Sylvester; center, seated on ground: Larry Jenkins, Jr. Garrett E Morris/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Features

Brassville aims to reclaim the deep scope of Nashville music history, stage by stage

by Jewly Hight

Brassville aims to reclaim the deep scope of Nashville music history, stage by stage

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Sports

Tropical Philippines has only one entrant in the Winter Olympics

by Ashley Westerman

Tropical Philippines has only one entrant in the Winter Olympics

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Media

New York Times admitted it made mistakes and moved too fast in Palin editorial

by David Folkenflik

New York Times admitted it made mistakes and moved too fast in Palin editorial

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Mental Health

This Colorado restaurant hired a therapist to help employees with industry stress

by John Daley - Colorado Public Radio

This Colorado restaurant hired a therapist to help employees with industry stress

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Author Interviews

The novel 'Chilean Poet' touches on and pulls apart the numerous varietals of love

by Scott Simon

The novel 'Chilean Poet' touches on and pulls apart the numerous varietals of love

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Europe

Biden tells Putin the U.S. will swiftly and severely respond to a Ukraine invasion

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden tells Putin the U.S. will swiftly and severely respond to a Ukraine invasion

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