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Not long after Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas told Oprah Winfrey that she had been subjected to racism at a gym in her hometown of Virginia Beach, the gym responded by saying the reports were false. Douglas told Winfrey that she was called a "slave" and "felt isolated," and the treatment in part led to her move to Iowa to train. Gustavo Moure, the CEO of Excalibur Gymnastics, denied that Douglas was ill-treated and said, "Is Gabrielle a credible person just because she is an Olympic champion? She is not giving any names or dates, leading us to believe that the accusation is fake."
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News to know
Not long after Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas told Oprah Winfrey that she had been subjected to racism at a gym in her hometown of Virginia Beach, the gym responded by saying the reports were false. Douglas told Winfrey that she was called a "slave" and "felt isolated," and the treatment in part led to her move to Iowa to train. Gustavo Moure, the CEO of Excalibur Gymnastics, denied that Douglas was ill-treated and said, "Is Gabrielle a credible person just because she is an Olympic champion? She is not giving any names or dates, leading us to believe that the accusation is fake."
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"We were stranded and had to be rescued ourselves. Our car had water coming through the doors. It's ridiculous right now. There are trashcans floating down the street, cars stuck, people trying to get through these flooded streets on bicycles ... ." - Tracy Amick, spokesperson for Charleston County, S.C., talking about rain from the outer edges of Hurricane Isaac that reached land Tuesday. The hurricane is expected to make landfall tonight.
Hot video: Mars rover beams back audio recording
The Mars rover Curiosity makes history by beaming the first audio recording of a human voice back to earth from the surface of another planet.
GateHouse News Service
