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SOCHI: WEEK ONE
Shaun White, the U.S. snowboarder who
rose to fame after taking home gold in both
the 2006 and 2010 Olympics, left without a
medal, after a fourth-place finish. Women’s
ski jumping made its Olympic debut, with
Germany’s Carina Vogt winning the gold,
and 15-year-old Russian figure skater Julia
Lipnitskaia’s dazzling performances led
Russia to its first gold medal in the games.
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HUFFINGTON
02.16.14
JETER RETIRES
Congress this week passed a “clean” spending bill raising
the nation’s debt ceiling until March 2015. In the GOPcontrolled House of Representatives, 28 Republicans
joined almost all the Democrats to pass the bill, which
includes none of the extra measures typically favored by
conservatives to cut spending in exchange for raising the
debt ceiling. The president is expected to sign the bill.
Several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said House GOP
members decided to go along with the “clean” bill because
of the backlash they’ve faced after previous standoffs,
including the 16-day government shutdown last year.
Derek Jeter, the Yankees shortstop who
has been with the team for two decades,
announced Wednesday on his Facebook page
that he will retire after the 2014 season. “I
will remember it all: the cheers, the boos,
every win, all the plane trips, the bus rides, the
clubhouses, the walks through the tunnel and
every drive to and from the Bronx,” he wrote.
One of the great Yankees of history, Jeter has
won five World Series championships and
played in the All-Star game 13 times.