ITT Sound Off: Unchecked American Power
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Maria and Julio get into the latest on Russia\\u2019s increasing escalation in Ukraine. They also talk about the double standard in the Olympics\\u2019 treatment of U.S. athlete Sha\\u2019Carri Richardson compared to Russian athlete Kamila Valieva. And, they discuss the U.S. government\\u2019s extradition request for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\\xe1ndez.
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\\u201cI came to believe that Ukraine matters because its fate is, in some sense, our own,\\u201d writes Franklin Foer in this piece for The Atlantic.
\\n\\u201cU.S. sprinter Sha\'Carri Richardson is calling out Olympic and anti-doping officials, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned drug,\\u201d reports Bill Chappell in this piece for NPR.\\xa0
\\nEl Faro English reports on the extradition request from the U.S. government for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\\xe1ndez.
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Photo credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew
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