Torri Edwards loses drug appeal
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Athens, Greece, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A two-year suspension was upheld Tuesday for American track star Torri Edwards, eliminating her final hope of competing at the Olympics.
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WASHINGTON - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian lost a Supreme Court appeal on Monday in his bid to win freedom after five years in prison.
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Graham Bradley's appeal against a five-year racing ban is unsuccessful.
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Missouri lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday over its decision to bar a Ku Klux Klan group from a highway litter cleanup program.
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Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when the arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.  lost his appeal of a 25-point penalty and $10,000 fine for use  of improper language while in Victory Lane following his win in  the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 3.
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A New Orleans jury handed Merck &  Co.  a victory Wednesday in the latest federal Vioxx  product liability trial, finding that the drugmaker adequately  warned of the heart risks associated with the medicine.
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A smoker who accused tobacco companies of jacking up cigarette prices to recoup billions of dollars they pay each year to U.S. states lost a federal court appeal on Wednesday.
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Clarence Hill dies by lethal injection after losing an appeal challenging the procedure.
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Michael Stone, the killer of Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, loses his appeal against his conviction for their murders.
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A teenager jailed over the death of sixth-former Ben Bellamy wins his appeal against a manslaughter conviction.
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A federal jury ruled in favor of Merck &amp; Co. Inc. on Tuesday in a lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx, finding there was not enough evidence to link the drug to a Kentucky man's heart attack.
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A federal appeals court rejected a bid to free Barry Bonds' personal trainer, who has been jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury.
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by disappointed Formula One fans to get their money back for having to watch a 2005 race where tire problems sidelined 14 of 20 drivers.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Merck &amp; Co. won the first reversal of a damage award over its Vioxx painkiller after a judge found a $51 million verdict Aug. 17 was ``grossly excessive."
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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the tax evasion conviction of "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, who was found guilty in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of the reality TV show.
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World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards  will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a  two-year drugs ban was dismissed Tuesday.