Read more 2008 Beijing Olympics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3072/2008-beijing-olympics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64238/china-censors-artist-leading-quake-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese artist who has made investigating the deaths of children in the Sichuan earthquake a personal crusade is facing a government crackdown, reports the CBC. Ai Weiwei's widely read blog has been deleted, and plainclothes police officers are staking out his studio in Beijing. Ai has relaunched his blog...http://www.newser.com/story/64238/china-censors-artist-leading-quake-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 9:45:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60249/how-china-rewrote-tiananmen-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Tiananmen Square massacre isn’t something the Chinese government wants the world to remember, and it's doing a good job keeping the matter quiet, writes Terrence Cheng in the Chronicle of Higher Education . In China, “those who dare to speak about it are swiftly silenced,” he writes. “The fading concern...http://www.newser.com/story/60249/how-china-rewrote-tiananmen-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 14:59:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58156/suspension-over-phelps-prepares-for-meet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps’ suspension ended today, and the swimmer is back in the pool preparing for a tourney next week in Charlotte, the AP reports. The Olympian said he was actually unaware of the end of the 3-month ban, imposed after photos emerged of him hitting a bong. “I had no...http://www.newser.com/story/58156/suspension-over-phelps-prepares-for-meet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 17:02:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57656/usain-bolt-crashes-gift-car-walks-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympic gold medalist Usain Bolt walked away from a car accident in Jamaica with no apparent injuries except a thorn in his foot. The world champion sprinter crashed his BMW M3—a gift from sponsor Puma for his performance in Beijing—after speeding down a wet highway, the Guardian reports....http://www.newser.com/story/57656/usain-bolt-crashes-gift-car-walks-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 7:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57497/retesting-nails-6-olympic-drug-cheats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Olympic drug cheats have been exposed long after the end of the 2008 Beijing Games, CNN reports. The IOC—which keeps test samples on file for eight years after events finish—rechecked 948 samples after a new test for a banned blood booster was developed. Silver medal-winning Italian cyclist...http://www.newser.com/story/57497/retesting-nails-6-olympic-drug-cheats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 6:07:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56173/johnson-stalker-hit-with-3-year-restraining-order.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe restraining order against Shawn Johnson stalker Robert Michael O’Ryan has been extended to 3 years, E! reports today. The Johnson family is “pleased with the decision,” their lawyer said. O’Ryan is being held in a California jail for trespassing on a studio lot—guns, duct tape, and all—in...http://www.newser.com/story/56173/johnson-stalker-hit-with-3-year-restraining-order.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 14:23:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55738/phelps-chugs-vodka-while-mom-plugs-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps, well on his way to reclaiming his All-American image, was spotted at a New York hotspot “drinking straight from a bottle of Grey Goose,” a source tells the Daily News . At one point, “he got up, started dancing like a loon and kept on yelling, ‘Shots!’” Phelps—...http://www.newser.com/story/55738/phelps-chugs-vodka-while-mom-plugs-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 10:13:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53376/world-rules-sink-new-tech-tricks-for-swimming-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld competitive swimming organization Fina has outlawed certain high-tech swimming suits to keep the playing field even, reports the BBC. Suits cannot cover the neck, nor extend past the ankles and shoulders, and are limited to a certain thickness and buoyancy under the new rules. An astonishing 108 swimming records...http://www.newser.com/story/53376/world-rules-sink-new-tech-tricks-for-swimming-suits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 8:51:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51151/phelps-hides-from-paps-at-strip-joints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home in a bid...http://www.newser.com/story/51151/phelps-hides-from-paps-at-strip-joints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 9:50:00 CST