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• Russian heavyweight bruiser into Rio boxing final
• Families, educators celebrate LA's first all-girls public school
• Britain to plug 4.5 billion pound EU funding gap for farms, colleges
• Swedish minister quits after being caught drunk driving

Russian heavyweight bruiser into Rio boxing final Posted: 13 Aug 2016 03:21 PM PDT Russia's world and European amateur boxing champion Evgeny Tishchenko bulldozed his way into the heavyweight final of the Rio Olympics on Saturday to guarantee at least silver. The 25-year-old Tishchenkko, who holds a master's degree in physical education and only knew days before the Games that he could compete, defeated Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan on unanimous points to reinforce his reputation as the man to beat in Rio.

Families, educators celebrate LA's first all-girls public school Posted: 13 Aug 2016 02:30 PM PDT Educators, parents and students were celebrating the first all-girls public school in Los Angeles on Friday.

Britain to plug 4.5 billion pound EU funding gap for farms, colleges Posted: 13 Aug 2016 07:02 AM PDT Britain will fill a gap of as much as 4.5 billion pounds in funding for agriculture, universities and its regions that will open up when Britain leaves the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said. Scientists, farmers and others who got EU funding were facing uncertainty after Britain voted on June 23 to quit the EU. The new guarantee over funding comes as Britain faces the looming prospect of a recession following the Brexit vote.

Swedish minister quits after being caught drunk driving Posted: 13 Aug 2016 02:16 AM PDT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's minister for higher education says she's resigning immediately from the center-left minority coalition after being caught drunk driving after having two glasses of wine.

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