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You'll Get a Kick Out of This: The Most Fashionable Hairstyles of the World Cup

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With soccer's month-long World Cup well underway, the competition is fierce — for the tournament's most memorable hair

Embryos Made From Genes of Three Biological Parents Fuel the Debate Over Designer Babies

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A fertility clinic in the Ukraine is engineering children from the DNA of one man and two women — and critics don't think it's a good idea

Scorpion Kicks, Wild Hair and Prison Time: Look Back at World Cup Soccer's 'Madman' Goalie René Higuita

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High-stakes gambles and goofs at this year's World Cup pale in comparison to the flair and drama brought by Rene "The Madman" Higuita, soccer's wackiest-ever goalie

Rally 'Staches! Russians Conjure Up Mustaches to Support Their Underdog Team at the World Cup

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The bottom-ranked Russian soccer team gets a boost at the World Cup from newly mustachioed fans

Russian Bobsledder Fails Doping Test, Curlers Stripped of Bronze, Casting Shadow Over Olympics Close

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Controversy flares at the Winter Olympics as a second Russian athlete fails a drug test, while officials consider lifting the doping ban on Russia

Olympic Curler from Russia Accused of Doping His Way to a Bronze Medal, in Spite of Ban

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Alexander Krushelnitsky and his wife won bronze in curling event, but a doping charge threatens their medal and Russia's chances of Olympics redemption

PEOPLE Explains: All About the North Korean Cheerleaders Turning Heads at the Winter Olympics

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The kitchy, secretive, 229-woman cheer squad from North Korea is getting mobbed by press at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

All About the 'Olympic Athletes from Russia' Competing in PyeongChang Despite Doping Ban

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The chaos over the Russian doping ban has caused confusion at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Peace, Pride and Ponchos: Everything to Know About the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

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With a theme of “peace,” South Korea plans a heartwarming Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in a chilly atmosphere

Look Back at the Most Dramatic Moments from Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies Past

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The Winter Olympics opening ceremonies pack in the drama. Here's a look back at highlights and lowlights from past ceremonies

PEOPLE Explains: All About North and South Korea's Unified Team at PyeongChang Winter Olympics

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Athletes from North Korea and South Korea — whose countries are technically still at war — will compete under a special unification flag

Meet Patch: The One-Eyed Horse with an 'Incredible Attitude' Who Will Compete in the Kentucky Derby

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“After being so unfortunate, his comeback is really amazing,” Patch’s exercise rider, Isabelle Bourez, tells PEOPLE

Happy Days' Erin Moran Relied on a Feeding Tube to Stay Alive During Final Days Battling Stage 4 Cancer: Source

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The coroner found a gastrointestinal tube during the examination, as well as “ample” evidence that the actress succumbed to Stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE has learned

Inside Erin Moran's 'Depressed,' Cash-Strapped Final Years: 'Nobody Cares About Me'

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According to local bartenders that interacted with Moran in recent years, she would spend hours drinking at bars in the area

Erin Moran's Neighbors Say She Was 'Full of Energy' Before She Died in Her Mother-in-Law's Trailer

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Sheriff’s deputies and EMTs arrived at Erin Moran's trailer after 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a coroner’s van, several neighbors said

Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin Makes His Olympic Comeback After Drug Problems and Attempted Suicide

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At 35, former gold medalist Anthony Ervin is making a comeback

Soccer Star Carli Lloyd Says Every Team Is Giving 'Extra Effort Against' Team USA: 'We Will Need to Be at Our Best'

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Carli Lloyd talks Rio, family and her drive for gold in this exclusive PEOPLE interview

5 Things to Know About the U.S. Women's Soccer Team at the Rio Olympics

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Here's everything you need to know about the U.S. women's soccer team as they compete for gold at the Rio Olympics

Michael Phelps' Mom Says Baby Boomer Is Set for His Rio Debut

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"I told him how proud I was of him and what an honor it was to be selected by his teammates," Debbie Phelps tells PEOPLE

Sister Heard Voices Before Fatally Stabbing Mom, Whose Other Daughter Was Found Near Mass Grave: Attorney

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The sister of Shannan Gilbert, who was found dead near a suspected serial killer's mass grave, stabbed their mother to death due to her schizophrenia, according to the family attorney

Michael Phelps Will Captain for First Time as Veterans Helm U.S. Olympic Swim Teams

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After years of controversy and hard partying, Michael Phelps s teammates recognize his new-found maturity and elect him captain

How Legendary Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Changed Women's College Sports

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The winningest one: University of Tennessee women s basketball coach Pat Summitt dies after an astonishing winning streak and a battle with Alzheimer's