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First Came the Sports Betting Boom. Now Comes the Backlash.

In many U.S. states and across the world, regulators are cracking down on the sports gambling industry, citing harm to the public and, in some cases, to athletes.

By Eric Lipton and Kevin Draper

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Sifan Hassan Wins London Marathon in Stunning Comeback

Hassan, an Olympic champion running her first marathon after training during Ramadan, came from behind to beat an elite field.

By Andrew Das

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Dutch Pro-Farmer Party Sweeps Elections, Upsetting the Status Quo

The surprise victory is widely seen as a protest vote against Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government and some of his policies, including a goal to slash nitrogen emissions, which many say will imperil farming operations.

By Claire Moses

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This Dress Survived for More Than Three Centuries at the Bottom of the Sea

Divers found an almost perfectly preserved dress in the remains of a ship that sank off the Netherlands in the 1600s. Researchers are trying to figure out who owned the garment.

By Claire Moses