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Charity founded by disgraced cyclist announces relaunch plan

By JIM VERTUNO | February 11, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and revenues crashed along with the disgraced cyclist's career.Armstrong was nowhere...

Kobe Bryant’s death throws spotlight on crash-warning system

By BERNARD CONDON and JUSTIN PRITCHARD | January 30, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant has led to calls for crash-warning systems to be installed in more helicopters, but regulators and pilots worry that the instrument can trigger too many alarms and prove distracting."Another...

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