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After World Cup Dismissal, Hope to Fly Solo

Player banished from games; coach under fire for not playing her

(Newser) - The US women’s soccer team just suffered one of its worst World Cup losses, but all eyes are focused on the team’s outspoken player and embattled coach. Goalie Hope Solo was banished today after publicly criticizing the choice of veteran teammate Briana Scurry to replace her in the...

'Super Typhoon' Strikes China
'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

Soldiers continue evacuation despite heavy rain

(Newser) - What China is calling a "super typhoon" struck its east coast today as huge waves pounded the shore and soldiers evacuated residents in heavy rain. Winds of up to 150 feet per second roared through Zhejiang province, whipping up the 36-foot-high waves and suspending ferry and boat services. Earlier...

1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon
1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

Typhoon Wipha could be worst in a decade

(Newser) - The Chinese government is evacuating 1.8 million people ahead of what is expected to be one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the mainland in years. Typhoon Wipha is bearing down on the densely populated coast  with wind gusts at 165 mph and waves up to 36 feet...

New Shanghai Art Fair Wows Critics, Dealers

Western traders are panicked, but in China the market's booming

(Newser) - Western art dealers are jittery about the coming month's fairs in London and Paris, but at Shanghai's first international contemporary art fair the mood was buy, buy, buy. The Telegraph traveled to ShContemporary, a fair that assembled galleries from Asia, Europe and the US. Censorship might reign in the People's...

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