Just as the world embraces the pair, the punk rock collective gives them the boot. Awkward!
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Leaked Audio Depicts U.S. Diplomat Cursing E.U.
Americans pointed the finger at Russia for the leak
Pussy Riot Turns Watching the Sochi Games Into a Moral Dilemma
The protesters say Americans shouldn’t tune into Putin’s Olympics
Russia Pushes Back Against Sochi Complaints
Officials say the city is safe and that amenities are in working order
Sochi Olympics Stir Nationalism of an Exiled People
Long before Pussy Riot or gay-rights activists sought a boycott of the Olympics, a forgotten community native to Sochi’s black-pebble beaches clamored loudly against the Games
Russian Official Says Sochi is as Safe as Anywhere
Says terror attack no more likely than in New York or London
Russia Blocked Shipment of Yogurt to Olympians
American athletes waiting for their Chobani
Olympics Chief Says Sochi is ‘Safe and Secure’
Thomas Bach said athletes and spectators can feel secure
WATCH: Russia’s Anti-Gay Vigilantes Exposed in Their Own Shocking Videos
Human rights activists release videos of abuse, many recorded by the abusers
Siegfried and Roy … and Putin?
Leopard cozies up to Putin, then attacks two reporters
Two Killed in Moscow High School Shooting
Gunman is a student at the school
How Russia Is Fighting to Regain Control of Ukraine
Officials tell TIME the Kremlin is doing all it can to keep Ukraine within Russia’s sphere of influence
Vodka Is Killing Russian Men, Report Says
New research finds shockingly high death rates in Russian men who drink large amounts of the nation’s favorite liquor