Spain scores penalty at the buzzer to beat Norway
Spain’s penalty at the end of the second half gave them a narrow 28-27 win over Norway in Group A of men’s handball pool play.
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Nicolson of Australia wishes dad “Happy Birthday” after win
Moments after defeating Im Aeji of South Korea, Australia’s Skye Nicolson took a moment to wish her dad at home a “Happy Birthday.”
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U.S. women’s gymnastics looks to capture third consecutive team gold
Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team will compete for its third consecutive team gold.
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Relive the Opening Ceremony with Gus Kenworthy’s watch party
Gus Kenworthy invited a few of his Olympian friends, including Tara Lipinski and Adam Rippon, to watch the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and share their own Opening Ceremony memories.
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Canada, Mexico to face off for softball bronze
The bronze medal match for softball is set. Canada will face Mexico.
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Japan upsets China, wins gold in table tennis mixed doubles
Japan (Mima Ito/Jun Mizutani) knocked off top-seeded China (Xin Xu/Shiwen Liu) in seven games to win the first-ever mixed doubles gold medal.
Continue ReadingGermany’s gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting ‘sexualization’ of sport
By Rebecca Wright and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions at the Tokyo Olympics, in what the German Gymnastics Federation has branded a statement against “sexualization.” The suits, which the team wore in their qualifications at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, cover the
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Women’s 1500m freestyle makes Olympic debut as Ledecky stars
Katie Ledecky shined as the women’s 1500m freestyle made its Olympic debut during Monday’s prelims.
Continue ReadingCommunity celebrates WWII veteran’s 95th birthday
By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Car horns and motorcycle engines echoed the streets of Overland Park, in celebration of Frank Giles, who turned 95 years young Sunday. “I’m overwhelmed with all the people that come to pay a little bit of tribute to me,” says
Continue ReadingBoy donates livetock auction proceeds to sick friend
By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story SULLIVAN, Missouri (KCTV) — Two children from Franklin County are a reminder that true friendship really is priceless. That friendship was front and center at this year’s Meramec Community Fair in Sullivan, Mo., where 8-year-old Jesse Starr, son of Shauna and Josh Starr, worked to
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Vekic upsets No. 3 Sabalenka in Round 2 of women’s singles
Donna Vekic (CRO) pulled the upset (6-4, 3-6, 7-6) against No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) to advance to Round 3 of women’s singles.
Continue ReadingFor Olympians, finishing second can be hard to accept
By Cameron French Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The defining moment of Annie Vernon’s rowing career is one forever captured on TV news footage – she and her three teammates standing at the rowing-canoeing park in Beijing, receiving their Olympic medals in 2008. But the footage shows clear anguish
Continue ReadingFour parents of transgender boys on the challenges and joys of raising their sons in a world that can be hostile
By Scottie Andrew, CNN For over half an hour on a March afternoon, Arkansas legislators, activists and pediatricians outlined reasons why they considered gender-affirming health care dangerous, arguing in support of a bill that would ban transgender minors from accessing that care. Brandi Evans had two minutes to testify against it. The mother from Bauxite
Continue ReadingSen. Toomey: ‘Totally open’ to examining infrastructure deal once it’s written
On CNN’s State of the Union, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania joins Jake Tapper to discuss the ongoing infrastructure negotiations in Congress.
Continue ReadingBipartisan infrastructure talks sputtering along with little time left
By Lauren Fox, CNN After spending the weekend negotiating, lawmakers have yet to clinch a bipartisan infrastructure deal, a precarious sign for senators who have months trying to cement a massive, bipartisan win for President Joe Biden. The talks are “inching along” and they aren’t going any faster than that, one source familiar told CNN
Continue ReadingSismo de magnitud 6,2 sacude la costa de Indonesia
CNNEE (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,2 sacudió la costa de Indonesia, según el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo se produjo en la costa de la isla Sulawesi a las 8: 09aET del lunes. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights
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Keeping up with Kornacki: Keys to new events in Tokyo
Steve Kornacki returns home to his big board to look at the new sports in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingResearchers create ‘tweezers of sound’ to move objects without physical contact
By Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have created ‘tweezers of sound’ that can move objects without physical contact. The technology creates non-contact manipulation of small objects with sound waves by using an array of ultrasound transducers. The transducers, an object that converts
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ROC wins emotional men’s gymnastics team final
The Russian Olympic Committee team bested Japan by .103 in the men’s Olympic gymnastics team final, with China just behind. The United States finished fifth for a third consecutive Games.
Continue ReadingEE.UU. mantendrá las restricciones de viaje relacionadas con covid-19
CNNEE (CNN) — La Casa Blanca ha decidido mantener las restricciones de viaje por coronavirus en medio de los crecientes casos provocados por la variante delta, dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN el lunes. “Dado donde estamos hoy con la variante delta, Estados Unidos mantendrá las restricciones de viaje existentes en este
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