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Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the women’s 800-meters, Aug. 19, 2009.
Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the women’s 800-meters, Aug. 19, 2009.
Caster Semenya and the Ambiguity in Determining Sex
November 19, 2009 08:00 PM
The results of Caster Semenya’s sex verification tests will not be made public. Reports suggest that she is intersex, meaning that she cannot be classified simply as a male or female.
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September 21, 2009 06:30 PMAn Illinois pastor swam across the English Channel to raise money for building a school in Angola.


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September 14, 2009 02:30 PMNFL Pro Bowlers Matt Birk, Lofa Tatupu and Sean Morey will donate their brains to a program studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurological disorder caused by blows to the head.
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September 04, 2009 07:00 AMThe Folds of Honor Foundation holds its annual fundraiser, Patriot Golf Day, to provide education scholarships for the spouses and children of American veterans.


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September 01, 2009 06:00 AMOn Sept. 1, 1980, amputee Terry Fox was forced to stop his 5,000-mile run across Canada for cancer research after it was discovered that his bone cancer had spread to his lungs. He died 10 months later, but not before realizing his dream of raising one dollar for every person in Canada.
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August 20, 2009 06:00 PMSouth African runner Caster Semenya is being tested to determine whether she is a female amid suspicion that she may actually possess the genetic characteristics of a male.
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