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YouTube Sensation Turned Pop Star Charlie Puth Lists Hollywood Hills Home (EXCLUSIVE)

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Having dropped nearly $9 million on a snazzy architectural masterpiece in the trendy and ultra-spendy Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills — more on…
Having dropped nearly $9 million on a snazzy architectural masterpiece in the trendy and ultra-spendy Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills — more on that in a minute — You Tube sensation turned powerhouse mainstream pop star Charlie Puth listed his home in L.A.’s historic Whitley Height’s ‘hood in the foothills above Hollywood for $2,199,999. Puth, nominated for three 2016 Grammys for a song he co-wrote and recorded with Wiz Khalifa and that was featured in the box office busting action flick “Furious 7,” purchased the property in December 2015 for $1.9 million but almost immediately caught a raging case of The Celebrity Real Estate Fickle and flipped it back on the market about six months later at $2.199 million. By August of 2016 the price had dropped to $1,999,999 and the property was taken off the open market in early 2017. Listing details, which make no secret the modern-minded Mediterranean is “Celebrity owned,” shows the extensively renovated, circa late 1950’s hillside residence has five bedrooms and six bathrooms in 4,350-square-feet.
Double front doors between newly installed privet hedges and behind an elaborately scrolled wrought iron entry gate open efficiently if inelegantly directly into an open-plan living and dining room with lustrous hardwood floors, a vaulted ceiling with exposed ridgeline beam, a fireplace and a wall of windows that open to a slender, wrought-iron railed terrace that spans the full width of the house with an over the tree-tops city view. An angled breakfast bar separates the living/dining space from the kitchen where dark wood cabinets are paired with rusty-orange colored granite counter tops and high-grade stainless steel appliances. A separate family room has terra cotta floor tiles and an over-the hedgerow city view and a den/office has terrace access through French doors.
One of the guest bedrooms has a small sitting area with a corner fireplace while the expansive master bedroom comprises a sitting room with a double-sided fireplace shared with a spacious adjoining bedroom plus a fitted walk-in closet and a bathroom lined in orange and cream colored marble and stone tiles imported from Italy. The lower level additionally offers a walk-in wine cellar lined with custom cabinets, a steam-sauna, a roomy laundry room and a complete second kitchen that leads to a spacious, terra cotta paver tiled covered patio that overlooks a saltwater swimming pool, spa and a pool house with sky light topped vaulted ceiling, wet bar and convenient bathroom.
Just 26 years old, young Mister Puth radically upgraded his residential circumstances last month when he paid superstar photographer and music video creative director Matthew Rolston a very adult $8.995 million for a spectacular and painstakingly refurbished Rex Lotery-designed architectural tour-de-force in the Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills. In addition to its three bedrooms plus staff quarters and a total of three full and two half bathrooms in just over 4,400-square-feet, Puth’s pricey new pad also includes a skylight-topped entrance gallery that steps down to a double-height living room with wet bar, a formal dining room, a sunken lounge with fireplace and Jay Griffith -designed landscaping that includes a heated swimming pool and spa, a fire pit and terraces with built-in outdoor furnishings.
listing photos: Nourmand & Associates

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Petru: Morawiecki to hochsztapler ekonomiczny

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Uważam, że Mateusz Morawiecki to hochsztapler ekonomiczny, który mami nas wielkimi projektami, których nie będzie realizował – tak do doniesień, że wicepremier, minister finansów i rozwoju Mateusz Morawiecki może zostać premierem odniósł si
W poniedziałek lider PiS Jarosław Kaczyński spotkał się m.in z szefami okręgów partii i szefami wojewódzkich zespołów samorządowych. Podczas spotkania rozmawiano o m.in. o rekonstrukcji rządu.
Według doniesień medialnych, liderom struktur regionalnych PiS władze partii zaprezentowały koncepcję, w myśl której Beatę Szydło na stanowisku premiera zastąpi Mateusz Morawiecki.
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Petru pytany we wtorek w TVN24, czy jego zdaniem Polska będzie lepiej i skuteczniej zarządzana, jeśli premierem zostałby Morawiecki, powiedział: “To jest człowiek, który jest znany z takiej fantastyki gospodarczej (…) to jest osoba, która nas mami takimi wielkimi projektami gospodarczymi: elektryczne samochody, wielki port lotniczy, kosmos też. Ale wiemy, że nic z tych rzeczy się nie wydarzy w perspektywie najbliższych lat i to jest takie mamienie Polaków. Przecież to jest osoba, za której rządów, Polska bardzo się zadłużyła”.
Na uwagę, że Polska ma dobre ratingi gospodarcze, a rząd chwali się uszczelnieniem VAT, Petru powiedział, że “żadnego uszczelnienia VAT nie było”. “Jest przetrzymanie VAT, a nie uszczelnienie, bo nie ma żadnego działania, aby zlikwidować słupy VAT-owskie” – ocenił.

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5 Things To Know About The Rock Band – Hollywood Life

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Before they perform on ‘The Voice,’ here’s what you need to know about Portugal. The Man!
1. No, it’s not just one person. Despite “man” being a part of their name, Portugal. The Man is a band. At the moment, the group is comprised of John Gourley, Zach Carothers, Kyle O’Quin, Jason Sechrist and Eric Howk. The band just released their eighth studio album, Woodstock, in June 2017. Woodstock was their first album since 2014!
2. They just earned their first Grammy nomination! The band was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their single “Feel It Still.” If you have listened to it, you should. It’s a total jam. They’re nominated alongside The Chainsmokers and Coldplay, Alessia Cara and Zedd, Imagine Dragons, and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air Jan. 28 on CBS.
3. Two of the bandmates started playing music together in high school! John and Zach met while attending Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska. These two have known each other a long time!
4. The band has had many members over the years. Former members of the band include Ryan “The Niz” Neighbors, Kane Ritchotte, Wesley Hubbard, Noah Gersh, Nick Klein, Harvey Tumbleson, Garrett Lunceford, and Matt Price.
5. There’s a cool reason behind the band’s name. “Portugal. The Man is an alter ego … kind of like David Bowie created Ziggy Stardust,” the band said during their On Air With Ryan Seacrest interview in Sept. 2017. “We always knew we weren’t going to be one person, we were always going to be a band, and we figured a country is one name for one group of people with one voice in the world … so we just thought Portugal would be a good name.”
The Voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
HollywoodLifers, are you a fan of Portugal. The Man? Let us know!

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Model in Britain's sex-and-spy Profumo scandal dies at 75

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Christine Keeler, the central figure in the sex-and-espionage Profumo scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died.
Christine Keeler, the central figure in the sex-and-espionage Profumo scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died at 75.
Her son, Seymour Platt, posted on Facebook that Keeler died Monday at a hospital near Farnborough in southern England.
Born in 1942, Keeler was a model and nightclub dancer in 1963 when she had an affair with British War Secretary John Profumo.
When it emerged that Keeler had also slept with a Soviet naval attache, the collision of sex, wealth and national security issues caused a sensation and helped topple the Conservative government.
A naked photo of Keeler straddling the back of a chair is among the most famous U. K. images of the 1960s. She spent the rest of her life trying to escape her unwanted notoriety.

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White House Grilled Over Trump's Roy Moore Endorsement

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“How can that vote in the Senate be that important?”
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump’s controversial endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore amid mounting sexual misconduct allegations.
Sanders said that while the president viewed the accusations, which include Moore allegedly sexually touching a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, “very troubling,” ultimately, it’s important for the administration and the party’s agenda that a Democrat doesn’t win the upcoming special election next week. Moore has denied the misconduct allegations but says he may have dated teenagers when he was in his 30s.
Sanders was asked bluntly: “Is it the White House position then, formally, that it is worse to have a Democrat in that Senate seat than somebody who is accused of sexually abusing a teen girl?”
“Look, as I said, we find the allegations to be troubling,” Sanders responded.
“Then why did the president endorse?” Sanders was asked.
“Look, I think that those are different things in terms of we aren’t going to be the ones who determine that process,” the White House spokesperson said. “That’s for the people of Alabama to determine what those things come down on.”
Later, Sanders was again asked to answer for Trump’s controversial endorsement. “Isn’t there a moral decision that you are making here?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked.
“This is someone who has been accused of child abuse, of molesting children,” Acosta continued. “How can that vote in the Senate be that important that you would take a gamble on somebody who has been accused of molesting kids?”
Sanders reiterated that Trump found the allegations concerning but that, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued, it’s up to Alabama to decide.
“I said we find the allegations very troubling. And again, this is up to the people of Alabama to make that decision. I’m not a voter in Alabama and can’t make that decision.”
The president fully backed the embattled Republican candidate on Monday, reportedly calling Moore and telling him he’s a “fighter” and encouraging him to “go get ’em, Roy.”
Trump is set to hold a rally just miles outside of Alabama on Friday ahead of the election, and the president’s daughter-in-law has been making robo-calls asking Alabamians to attend the event.
“Hi, this is Lara Trump, calling on behalf of my father-in-law, President Donald Trump,” the recording reportedly says. “I’m incredibly excited to invite you to an event in your area. A special rally event featuring President Donald Trump will take place on Friday, December 8, at the Pensacola Bay Center.”
Watch Sanders’s exchange with Acosta below, via CNN.

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Feinstein Urges Trump Not to Move U. S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Despite Voting to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) on Tuesday castigated the idea of moving the U. S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying it would be a “terrible decision” despite previously voting for the embassy move to take place.
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) on Tuesday castigated the idea of moving the U. S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying it would be a “terrible decision” despite previously voting for the embassy move to take place.
“Reports indicate the president will move the U. S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,” the California senator tweeted. “I wrote him last week to explain why that would be a terrible decision.”
In an attached letter to Trump dated Dec. 1, Feinstein wrote that moving the embassy would “spark violence and embolden extremists on both sides of this debate.”
The California Democrat stressed that the U. S. must remain neutral in the debate over Jerusalem’s status, and that moving the U. S. embassy there or recognizing the city as the capital of Israel would “undermine any remaining hope for a two-state solution.”
Reports indicate the president will move the U. S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I wrote him last week to explain why that would be a terrible decision. pic.twitter.com/MV1o73nyDk
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) December 5,2017
Feinstein’s tweet came on the same day that President Donald Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders that he plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the embassy there. Trump is expected to announce his decision on Wednesday.
Moving the U. S. embassy to Jerusalem would be in line with a law that Congress passed in 1995 requiring “the relocation of the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.” The measure, which also called for the U. S. to recognize the city as the undivided capital of Israel, passed the Senate by an overwhelming 93-5 margin.
Among the senators who voted for the initial Jerusalem Embassy Act was one Dianne Feinstein .
Feinstein actually played a key role in getting the bill passed by inserting a provision that would allow the president to issue a waiver to delay the embassy move six months at a time, if the president determined it was in the U. S. national security interest.
Feinstein’s move led 10 additional Democratic members to support the bill, giving it a veto-proof majority.
Every president since then has consistently used the waiver authority to hold off moving the embassy. After Trump signed one such waiver in June, the Senate voted 90-0 on a resolution marking the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification and calling for the embassy to move.
One of the senators who voted for the resolution, which reaffirmed the Jerusalem Embassy Act and “call[ed] upon the president and all United States officials to abide by its provisions,” was Dianne Feinstein .
Alex Griswold Email Alex| Full Bio| RSS Alex is a staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. Before joining the Free Beacon, he was a writer for Mediaite and The Daily Caller. He is originally from Buffalo, New York, but regrettably now lives in Washington, D. C. He can be reached at griswold@freebeacon.com

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Qualcomm teases the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform

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Today at its Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, although it provided very few details about the chipset besides that it will be 10nm.
Today, Qualcomm held its Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii. There were announcements of new Windows on ARM PCs from HP and ASUS, along with promises of Always Connected PCs from AMD. Qualcomm wrapped up the keynote by showing off its next flagship Mobile Platform, the Snapdragon 845.
While it brought on stage partners like Samsung, who the company partnered with the develop the chip, details are scarce. As with the Snapdragon 835, it will be 10nm; in fact, Qualcomm boasted today that it got to 10nm before Intel did.
It should also include the new Snapdragon X20 modem, which can achieve downlink speeds of up to 1.2Gbps, along with uplink speeds of up to 150Mbps. Qualcomm also said that 5G devices will be arriving in early 2019, so next year’s flagship chip may have the Snapdragon X50 modem.
The Snapdragon Technology Summit isn’t over yet though, and Qualcomm will be holding another keynote tomorrow, where it will reveal the full specs of the new chipset.

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'The Force Awakens' Recap You Need To Read Before Seeing 'The Last Jedi'

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Did you hear that? The sound of blaring trumpets? It’s the Star Wars theme song, and it’s going to be the soundtrack to this Christmas, as Episode VIII, The Last Jedi steamrolls into theaters like the movie empire it is. While the holiday season has…
Did you hear that? The sound of blaring trumpets? It’s the Star Wars theme song, and it’s going to be the soundtrack to this Christmas, as Episode VIII, The Last Jedi steamrolls into theaters like the movie empire it is. While the holiday season has now bowed down to Disney’s Lucasfilm as the Supreme Leader in entertainment for three years running, it’s been a while since their opening salvo, Episode VII, The Force Awakens was on the big screen. So before you head to see The Last Jedi, let’s review with our Star Wars: The Force Awakens recap.
But first: Once upon a time….
There was a young boy named Anakin, son of Shmi Skywalker. Born into slavery, he was freed by two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Ben “Obi-Wan” Kenobi, who declared the boy “the chosen one.” The latter attempted to train Anakin himself, but failed miserably. The young man did everything he shouldn’t, including secretly marrying Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo. Anakin then joined with the Dark Side and Emperor Palpatine, and slaughtered all the Jedi. His fight with Obi-Wan left him injured to the point that he had to wear a life support suit, and became known as Darth Vader.
Meanwhile, despite it being far in the future with amazing technology, Padmé died in childbirth. Her twins, Luke and Leia, were hidden away from their father, one raised the daughter of a senator, the other the son of a farmer. They found each other anyway, via some plans in an R2 Unit, that were stolen by the cast of a completely different movie, an aging Obi-Wan and a smuggler named Han Solo (who Leia later married.) Together, they joined the rebellion, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and brought down the Death Star and the empire.
When we rejoin the story, it is thirty years later, and once again, there is a rebellion (now a “Resistance”), smuggling plans, now in a BB-8 unit (the R2 Unit being currently non functional), and a pilot named Poe Dameron who has just been captured. But one Storm Trooper, Finn, seems really not ok with his whole “evil peon” lifestyle. In order to escape, he frees Poe and together they flee.
Down on Jakku, there’s a young woman named Rey NoLastName who makes her living as a junk peddler, harvesting parts from old star cruisers and living in other random space props left lying around after the first six movies ended. And she’s just made friends with an odd little unit that calls itself BB-8.
Finn wakes up to see Poe is gone from their crashed capsule, and assumes him dead. He stumbles into town, only to find the BB-8 unit and Rey. They get chased by Storm Troopers, and in their rush to get away, they wind up jumping in a pile of space junk that just so happens to be the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo’s old ship.
Rey and Finn don’t get to be escaped long before Solo and his old pal Chewie come grab their ship. (And then have to run for it when several people they owe money to turn up as well.) With Solo’s arrival, BB-8 reveals his stolen data: it’s a map to find Luke Skywalker.
Meanwhile, under a new Dark Lord emperor named Snoke, we meet Kylo Ren, the son of Han Solo and Leia, and all around wannabe Darth Vader. He and his pal Hex are rebuilding the empire as “the First Order.” And they’re plenty mad about losing that BB-8 unit.
Han takes Finn and Rey to meet Maz Kanata, with the plan to get a new ship, and offload Finn, who has decided to make like Southwest Airlines and get away. These plans fail completely, since spies report their arrival. But before the First Order lands on their heads and destroys Maz’s abode, Rey accidentally finds Luke’s lightsaber, and sees visions of their pasts.
Kylo Ren, it turns out is having a good day. First he takes the Starkiller base on a test run and randomly destroys a few planets full of extras, and Doctor Who ‘s companion Martha Jones. Then, though he fails to get the BB-8 unit, he does capture Rey, who it turns out is the more valuable target.
Everyone else gets rescued by the Resistance team, which flies in and takes them home. We finally get a Han and Leia reunion, and learn Poe survived, before everyone heads back out to rescue Rey, take down the Starkiller Base and have a nice movie climax.
While Rey is doing the self-rescuing princess routine, Finn and Han and Chewie wander around the station cracking wise and putting Gwen Christie’s shiny Chrome Trooper in a garbage chute. When they finally all meet up, it’s Han vs Kylo time, and we learn Kylo’s real name is Ben (after Owi-Wan, awww.) The Aww is short lived though, since Kylo then murders his father.
The movie major moment comes as Poe leads the team to take down the Starkiller base while Rey and Kylo Ren have it out lightsaber-a-lightsaber, with Finn lying knocked out cold in the snow. Rey bests Ren, leaving him with a scar across his face to remember her by, and all our heroes fly away home.
The movie ends with Rey and company putting the two halves of the map together. (The first half was in that damned R2 Unit, go fig.) She flies out with Chewie, who is now *her* copilot in the Falcon, to find the mystery man, and learn more about these force sensitive feelings she’s been having. The movie ends as she walks up to him on his abandoned planet, and hands him his long missing lightsaber.
What happens now? We’ll find out when Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in theaters on Friday, Dec. 15,2017.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 release date and specs rumours

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A new Snapdragon 845 is on the way, tipped for 7nm and might be exclusive to the Galaxy S9 at first. Get all the news here.
The end of the year is in sight and that means were thinking about what 2018 will bring in terms of tech. For smartphones, next-generation processors will bring improvements and many eyes are on Qualcomm for its upcoming Snapdragon 845. Here’s what we know about the Mobile Platform’s release date and specs.
Although the Snapdragon 835 is still a perfectly good SoC (system on a chip), consumers always want more. Its successor is on the way and some details have been leaked so can it beat the likes of the Apple A11 Bionic and Huawei’s Kirin 970?
Although the 835 was announced at CES in January 2017, it looks like the Snapdragon 845 will ‘arrive’ earlier. We say ‘arrive’ as although the new processor might be announced, it won’t actually be available in any devices until at least early 2018. Xiaomi was one company on stage confirming it will use the 845.
As expected, Qualcomm has confirmed the new generation of processor, or Mobile Platform, at its Snapdragon Summit. Although the chip was announced during the opening keynote along with some vague highlights, full details will be made available tomorrow 6 December.
Also find out about Window 10 running on Snapdragon including the first devices.
There’s some debate about the Snapdragon 845 specs with initial reports stating it will still use a 10nm FinFET manufacturing process like the 835. However, Android Headlines now reports that it will actually use a 7nm like other future chips are tipped to use.
The cited report states that moving to 7nm will mean performance gains of 25-35 percent. It also means a smaller size which could help devices like smartphones be smaller, or at least make room for things like a bigger battery.
Qualcomm has confirmed that Samsung will be the foundry for Snapdragon 845 as the “companies continue to work together to advance the silicon manufacturing process”.
Non-spec related news is that Samsung will supposedly have first dibs on the Snapdragon 845. Rumours suggest that all the initial 845 stock will be earmarked for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.
This could mean other handsets will have to wait longer to launch a phone with the Snapdragon 845 or go with an older chip, likely the 835.
Samsung did the same thing with the 835 earlier this year for the Galaxy S8 and it meant LG had to go with the Snapdragon 821 for the LG G6. Some reports suggest that LG will get the early stock next year though, so it’s all up in the air.
As usual, when more news or official details are available we’ll update this article.

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Olympic ban sparks outrage in Russia

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The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, told the IOC on Tuesday that punishing clean athletes was “unjust and immoral”, with the move to ban Russia from the Winter Games sparking outrage in the country”Punishing the innocent is unjust…
The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, told the IOC on Tuesday that punishing clean athletes was “unjust and immoral”, with the move to ban Russia from the Winter Games sparking outrage in the country
“Punishing the innocent is unjust and immoral. This completely contradicts the basic Olympic principles,” he told the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne before the decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Olympic Games was announced.
“Everyone should answer for his sins.”
The IOC banned Russia from the 2018 Games over state-sponsored doping, but said some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under strict conditions.
Speaking to reporters afterwards, Zhukov did not immediately say whether Russia would take part in the games.
“We will have to discuss this decision,” he said.
Officials are expected to address the issue on December 12.
Figure skating coach Tatiana Tarasova speaks to the media on December 5,2017 in Moscow, after the International Olympic Committee announced the decision to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
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The Kremlin did not release an immediate reaction.
But all eyes will be on President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday when he is scheduled to speak to his supporters during a planned event.
Putin said in October that both a blanket ban and allowing Russia to compete under a neutral flag would be “humiliation for the country.”
The IOC decision sparked outrage in Russia, with many saying the country was humiliated and others suggesting to boycott the games.
Deputy speaker of Russian parliament’s lower house, the State Duma, Pyotr Tolstoy said that Russia should boycott the Games altogether.
“They are humiliating the whole of Russia through the absence of its flag and anthem,” he said in televised remarks.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she was with the country’s athletes in spirit.
“Does it hurt? Very much,” she said on Facebook.
“Will we survive? Yes.”
President of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation Alexander Zubkov described the decision to ban Russia as “a punch in the stomach.”
Lawmaker Irina Rodnina, who is a Soviet figure skating legend, apologised for not being able to protect Russian athletes. “How they are afraid of us,” Rodnina tweeted. “Sorry guys.”
Tatyana Tarasova, a prominent Russian figure skating coach, said the IOC decision was “absolutely unjust.”
Winter jackets with an inscription reading “Russia” are displayed at BOSCO store in central Moscow on December 4,2017
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“This is simply the murder of our national sport,” Tarasova told AFP in an interview.
The IOC announced the decision after examining evidence of state-sponsored doping over several years that reached a high-point at the Winter Olympics hosted in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
Nations have in the past been barred from taking part in the Olympics, notably South Africa during the apartheid years, but none has ever been handed a ban over doping.

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