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China unlikely to find Biden a soft touch

[ad_1] In his unsuccessful reelection campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a Joe Biden victory would be a victory for China and that Beijing would “own America.” Despite that rhetoric, there is little indication that Beijing will find Biden a soft alternative to Trump, who dramatically changed the narrative …

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Kenyan athletes dominate the Istanbul Intercontinental Marathon

[ad_1] Kenya’s Benard Cheruiyot Sang and Diana Chemtai Kipyogei won in the men’s and women’s categories respectively at Sunday’s Istanbul Marathon. The world’s only intercontinental marathon, in addition to being in the World Athletics Gold category, the 40-kilometer (24.85-mile) event was run without spectators this year to protect against the …

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Biden’s ancestral home in Ireland celebrates his victory

[ad_1] Joe Biden is somewhat removed from the Irish town his great-great-grandfather left almost 200 years ago, but that doesn’t stop Ballina from celebrating his US presidential victory. The city in County Mayo, about 145 miles (235 kilometers) northwest of Dublin, has been draped in the Stars and Stripes and …

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