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Though the Democrats’ national ratings are still down, the party has achieved some notable victories, which have largely come in recent state-level races and special elections.
From Salon
Vonn was racing at the Olympics in Cortina nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee when she struck a gate 13 seconds into her downhill run.
From BBC
No athlete entering these Games faced more pressure than Shiffrin, the former phenom who won gold at Sochi 2014 and dominated World Cup racing but for whom the Olympics became a psychological riddle.
Jorgenson then won the race in the following two years but is not part of the Visma team this time around.
From Barron's
But investors beware: The race to increase production risks creating an eventual glut of hardware and a painful crash.
From Barron's
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