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A number of countries have boycotted the Beijing Winter Olympics. This means that while their athletes compete in the Games, their government officials will not be present in the country as is common practice.

DALLAS (AP) Frances Tiafoe dominated fellow American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. The second-seeded Tiafoe cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 58 minutes. Next up for the 14th-ranked player is another American in J.J. Wolf, who beat Radu Albot 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the

When the Church gave $32 million to the United Nations World Food Programme on Sept. 14, it marked the faiths largest one-time contribution to a humanitarian organization to date. The donation presented by Bishop L. Todd Budge, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, in Rome, Italy will help provide food and critical assistance

STUDY BREAK: Did you know that fulfilling your foreign language requirements can be about a million times more fun and efficient by taking your textbook across the ocean? PS: Also, its cheaper than you think.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that destroyed two units Thursday at Hale Makana O Waiale affordable housing complex in Wailuku. The Maui News/LILA FUJIMOTO photos WAILUKU Two families lost their homes and six other families were temporarily displaced by a fire Thursday morning at Hale Makana O Waiale in Wailuku.