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Olympic housing crunch: London landlords evict tenants to gouge tourists

By doris | Published: February 2, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com LONDON — Landlords in Britain’s capital are evicting tenants so they can cash in on this summer’s Olympic Games by charging tourists many times the usual rent. Homes in the east London boroughs where many events are to be held are fetching between five and 15 times their typical rates as [...]

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U.S. reaches Winter Olympics peak

By doris | Published: March 1, 2010

Full Story at NBC Olympics.com VANCOUVER — After she won silver in the 1,000-meter race late in these 2010 Vancouver Games, short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter met the press with an American flag draped over her light-blue warm-up jacket. The flag wasn’t going anywhere and neither was the big smile on her face. “I have a [...]

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USA-Canada hockey: No way to treat a neighbor

By doris | Published: February 22, 2010

Full Story at NBC Olympics.com VANCOUVER (AP) — That was no way to treat friends. And neighbors. Not to mention guys you’ll be back working alongside in less than 10 days. But that’s exactly what made USA 5, Canada 3 so special. For two hours Sunday, in what the Olympic program listed as just a [...]

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Olympics host Vancouver ranked world’s most liveable city

By doris | Published: February 14, 2010

Full Story at news.yahoo.com SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics. In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver scored 98 percent on a [...]

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Olympic opening ceremony clouded by luger’s death

By doris | Published: February 13, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) — The opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics began on a somber note Friday night as members of the delegation from Georgia mourned the loss of one of their teammates just hours earlier. The seven-athlete delegation, wearing black armbands in tribute to luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, entered [...]

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