Year: 2019
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13-Year-Old Migrant Nearly Dies While Trying To Swim Across The Rio Grande | NBC Nightly News
Hundreds of immigrants die each year along the border, either in stifling heat in the desert or in the water. Border Patrol Agents were able to save the 13-year-old migrant from Honduras who wasn’t breathing by performing CPR.
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The Problem With Sex Testing in Sports
This spring, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld rules imposed by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) limiting the participation of female athletes with high levels of testosterone. On the other side of the decision was Caster Semenya: a South African runner who has repeatedly been penalized by sports officials throughout her career.…
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The Shiny Shrimps – Teaser – Peccadillo
The Gay Games are fast approaching, but Parisian gay water polo team THE SHINY SHRIMPS have little hope of achieving their goal to compete in the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ sporting event. Their undisciplined behaviour (in and out of the pool) has team captain Jean searching for a new coach with exceptional motivational abilities to whip…
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What to Know About Necrotizing Fasciitis — the Flesh-Eating Bacteria Showing Up at Beaches
Every summer, as the weather heats up and people head to beaches, pools and lakes to cool down, scary reports come in of people who have developed necrotizing fasciitis — a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria that typically develops in the water. The disease is very rare, with just 20,000 cases a year, and people should not spend their…
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Jackson church makes swim lessons possible for kids, adults
A local church is making swim lessons possible for kids and adults.
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Looking for a great swimming hole? Shannon Bryan’s got some suggestions
Here are a few great places to hike and take a swim this summer.
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