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USA Gymnastics interim CEO quits after anti-Nike tweet

black lives matter, Featured News, police shootings
Tue, Oct 16th, 2018

Mary Bono resigned as interim chief of USA Gymnastics on Tuesday, only four days into the job, after she drew fire for a tweet she sent criticizing Nike Inc’s use of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in an ad campaign.

Olympic officials failed to act on Nassar sex abuse claims: report

Featured News, Feminism
Thu, Feb 1st, 2018

U.S. Olympic Committee officials were told in 2015 that an investigation by USA Gymnastics had uncovered possible criminal sexual abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar but they failed to intervene, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.