Today there is no long chapter list needed. After some quick introductions we transition into our two topics of the hour. 

From the Financial Times

 Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.

https://www.ft.com/content/57a86835-cfd6-42a1-abfa-2a1a545ed96f

it was revealed Richardson had tested positive for marijuana at the US Olympic Trials in Oregon. The substance is legal for recreational use in the state, though it remains prohibited in some elite sports

Richardson, a former favorite for a gold medal in the women’s 100-meter dash, was subsequently suspended from competition for one month, meaning she will miss the Tokyo Olympics, where she was expected to be a breakout star.

Race norming - Vox.com

The NFL recently announced it would end the practice,

https://www.vox.com/22528334/race-norming-medical-racism

Race norming — also called 

“race correction,” 

“ethnic adjustment,”

 and ”race adjustment” 

has been integrated into medical tools, from kidney stone risk calculators 

to oncology risk assessment tools, 

since at least the 1990s, 

Since the early 2000s, 

the league had been using 

the controversial medical practice

which included the assumption 

that Black players have lower cognitive function than white players 

as part of a dementia test 

to determine payouts in a brain injury settlement.

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