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Former U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's vice president of sports medicine Bill Moreau is suing the organization. He says he was fired for exposing the mistreatment of athletes.

'I Was Raising Hell': Fired Ex-U.S. Olympic VP Says He Exposed Athlete Mistreatment

Bill Moreau, a former vice president with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, says the issue has been in the public spotlight for years and officials still aren't doing enough to prevent abuse.

Unusually warm weather contributed to a surge in construction last month, with 44,000 jobs added.

Hiring Picks Up As Employers Add 225,000 Jobs In January

U.S. employers added more jobs than expected last month, while the unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. Unusually warm weather contributed to job gains for construction workers.

Electric vans charge at a warehouse of the German postal and logistics service Deutsche Post near Frankfurt in July 2018. Fleet vehicles are increasingly going electric in Europe and China, and some analysts say American fleets will be following suit.

From Delivery Trucks To Scooter-Moving Vans, Fleets Are Going Electric

Lime is all about electric vehicles — battery-powered scooters, that is. But now the company is also going to use plug-in vans for behind-the-scenes operations. And it's far from alone.

Decades ago, people with leprosy were confined to a hospital in Carville, La. The fear of being forcibly isolated in this place led many patients to avoid seeking treatment and hide their disease. In the 1950s, the Daughters of Charity worked at the hospital and the research lab it housed.

Lessons From Leprosy For Coronavirus: Quarantine And Isolation Can Backfire

One thing the history of leprosy tells us: When you restrict people's freedoms, they go underground, and fail to seek treatment.

Saturday Community Calendar

Here’s your community calendar for Saturday, February 8th underwritten by Basalt Regional Library, where community members will find a safe and welcoming…

The United States Women's National Soccer Team celebrates after clinching the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament with a 3-0 win against Canada on Sunday. The team is heading to its seventh-straight Olympic games.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Punches Ticket To Tokyo For Summer Olympics

The Americans qualified with a CONCACAF tournament win over Mexico. The squad will be making its seventh-straight Olympics appearance — and get a shot at redemption after the 2016 Games.

Monday Community Calendar

Here’s your community calendar for Monday, February 10th, underwritten by Basalt Regional Library where community members will find a safe and welcoming…

The Iowa Democrats' app contributed to the failure to transmit caucus results.

After Iowa Debacle, Nevada Democrats Will Not Use An App For Their Caucuses

The Nevada Democratic Party chair has already said that what happened in Iowa would not happen in Nevada on Feb. 22, the date of its party caucuses.

Solar Orbiter, seen in this artistic rendering, is a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA to study the sun and what drives the solar wind that creates space weather that affects Earth.

Polar Express: New Spacecraft Will Explore Elusive Parts Of The Sun

The Solar Orbiter, a new mission from the European Space Agency and NASA, was designed to give us our first look at the sun's poles and to gather data that might help predict space weather.

In 'Birds Of Prey,' Director Cathy Yan Gives Harley Quinn Her Own Feature

With Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, Cathy Yan is the first Asian American to direct a superhero movie. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang about her second feature film.

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