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Russian business magnates footing most of bill for 2014 Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - The mountains of Sochi are now home...is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.Other countries...you want to carry on doing business in Russia, here's the tax you need to pay ? the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-20/russian-business-magnate
There is no Chechen terrorist threat to the United States -- yet

...because they have their own problems with Russia. But if violence erupts again in Chechnya...to attack the hand that provides food. Russia seems to hope that by buying Chechnya...will not be so appealing. In short, Russia is trying to make Chechnya the Abu Dhabi...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2013-05-19/there-no-chechen
Wrestling rules changed in hopes of swaying IOC

...open slot at the 2020 Olympics. They will all make their case to an executive board meeting in late May in St. Petersburg, Russia. The final decision will be voted on by all the IOC members in September.FILA's bureau formulated the rule changes Friday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-18/wrestling-rules-changed-
S.C., Georgia senators voice MOX support

...it would consider other possible ways to honor an agreement with Russia to dispose of plutonium. The senators say backing down on the MOX program at this point could result in Russia not holding up its end of the nonproliferation agreement, in which...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-05-16/sc-georgia-senators-voic
Newberry: Reinstating wrestling into Olympics is right thing to do

...Olympics since ancient Greece. There's universality: While Russia and the United States are two of the biggest powerhouses...re-inclusion when it meets May 29-31 in St. Petersburg, Russia. At that point, three of the eight sports are likely to be...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-17/newberry-reinstating-wre
Overtime

...14th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-0, 6-1. HockeyUS routs Russia in quarterfinalsIn Helsinki, Paul Stastny had two goals and...Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States beat Russia 8-3 in the world hockey quarterfinals.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-05-16/overtime
Chambliss wants bill allowing cyber threat info sharing

...Surveillance Act to cover drone strikes and offensive cyberoperations.Chambliss said the U.S.'s main cyber threats are China, Russia and Iran, the country believed to be behind recent cyber-attacks on Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, PNC...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-14/chambliss-wants-bill-allowing
Russians at their best in dash cam footage

Russia doesn't always get the best press (see...enforcement in America, are very common in Russia due to the prevalance of scammers initiating...video footage of the meteorite strike in Russia a few months ago. But in this case, it...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-post/connor-threlkeld/2013-05-09/russi
Rants & Raves

...really appreciate it, and hope it comes back to you tenfold! THE FBI KEEPS TABS on an individual coming back from living in Russia. Turns out this person commits a crime against the United States upon his return. Only this time, it isn't the year 2013...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-06/rants-raves
Bloodless bank heist impressed cybercrime experts

...operating the New York cell of what prosecutors said was a network that carried out thefts at ATMs in 27 countries from Canada to Russia. Law enforcement agencies from more than a dozen nations were involved in the investigation, which was being led by the Secret...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-10/bloodless-bank-heist-impre