Personal safety motivated one of the Russia doping whistleblowers, according to the man who wrote the report. 

Russian Doping Investigator: Insider Blew Whistle After Mysterious Deaths, Flight To U.S.

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World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren speaks during a press conference in, London Friday Dec. 9, 2016. A new report into systematic Russian doping details a wide-ranging "institutional conspiracy" that involved more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports, including evidence corroborating large-scale sample swapping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

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From the Sochi Olympics and Ray Rice to Lebron's return to Cleveland, we'll unpack a big year in sports.

2014 In Sports: The World Cup, Sochi And NFL Scandals

Germany's Andre Schuerrle, left, celebrates scoring his side's 6th goal as Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar reacts during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014.  Germany went on to win the World Cup championship later that month. (AP)

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Cold War echoes. Kiev, Caracas on fire. Facebook buys a $16 billion dollar app. The minimum wage and jobs.  Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.  

Week In The News: Ukraine In Flames, WhatsApp, Minimum Wage Debate

An anti-government protester holds a firearm as he mans a barricade on the outskirts of Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thursday, killing numerous people. (AP)

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As the world watches Sochi, Russia and Vladimir Putin, we'll look at the Olympic Games and their host. 

Putin’s Games And Putin’s Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, declares the 2014 Winter Olympics open as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, looks on during the opening ceremony, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP)

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Obamacare and jobs. CVS quits tobacco. Terror and toothpaste warnings for Sochi.  Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. 

Week In The News: Obamacare, Jobs, Tobacco-Free Pharmacies, Sochi Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the IOC President's Gala Dinner on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP)

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Syria peace talks. The President on pot. A hunt for black widows in Sochi. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. 

Week In The News: Syrian Peace Talks, Olympic Terror Threats, Obama On Pot

Haitham al-Maleh, senior member of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Syria's main political opposition group, sits alone at the opposition table during the first day of the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The Syrian peace talks begin with a bitter clash over President Bashar Assad's future. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Assad's decision to meet peaceful dissent with brutal force had robbed him of all legitimacy, while Assad's foreign minister declared that no one outside Syria had the right to remove the government. (AP)

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Olympians Jason Brown And Mikaela Shiffrin Get Ready For Sochi

Sports and politics at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. We'll talk with top Olympians -- Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and figure skater Jason Brown -- on the games in Russia. 

Sochi 2014: Putin’s Costly, Controversial Winter Olympics

Sochi 2014: Putin's Costly, Controversial Winter Olympics

This Oct. 24, 2013 file photo shows the illuminated Olympic Bolshoy stadium, in the background, and Iceberg stadium, the location for figure skating and short track speed skating events during the 2014 Olympic Games, in the Olympic park in the coastal cluster in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (AP)

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Bombs in Russia. Obamacare goes live. A dramatic rescue in the Arctic. And a brand new year. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Week In The News: Russian Security, Obamacare Launches, Pot Legalized Out West

Store owner Toni Fox, second from right, greets customers standing in a snaking line numbering several hundred people shortly after the opening of her 3D Cannabis Center in Denver at 8am on Wednesday Jan. 1, 2014. Colorado began legalized retail recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1, a day some are calling "Green Wednesday." (AP)

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A Fed step back, NSA pushback, Billie Jean King will go to the Olympics. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. 

Week In The News: Fed Tapers, NSA Pushback, Billie Jean King To Sochi

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to a question during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The Fed will begin to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January because of a stronger U.S. job market. (AP)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to a question during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The Fed will begin to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January because of a stronger U.S. job market.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)