USA stays perfect in women’s 3×3 with win over Italy
USA moved to 5-0 in women’s 3×3 basketball pool play on Monday with a 17-13 win over Italy.
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Handball: Spain outlasts Norway to join Denmark, France at 2-0
Spain and Norway traded blows in a thriller that ended 28-27 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Monday.
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U.S. knocked out of men’s team archery in quarterfinals; South Korea wins
The United States will not win a team archery medal in Tokyo after being eliminated from competition early-on in all three team events.
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Pidcock gold gives Great Britain its 1st mountain bike medal
Tom Pidcock delivers Great Britain Olympic mountain biking medal No. 1, a gold in the men’s event, attacking midway and holding the lead to win by 20 seconds; Switzerland’s Fluckiger, Spain’s Valero take silver, bronze.
Continue ReadingEurope tried to boost Covid-19 vaccine takeup with carrots. Now some leaders are breaking out the sticks
By Tara John, CNN As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe shows signs of a slowdown, leaders are racing to find answers to a key dilemma of the rollout’s next phase: how to convince reluctant citizens to roll up their sleeves. From cash payments to phone data, free football stadium tours to free grilled
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic advances to Round 3 at Tokyo Olympics
Novak Djokovic is four wins away from his first Olympic gold medal after a second round victory in Tokyo.
Continue Reading7 personas murieron y varias más resultaron heridas en un choque múltiple causado por una tormenta de arena
olivertapia (CNN) — Siete personas murieron y varias más resultaron gravemente heridas cuando una tormenta de arena o polvo provocó una serie de choques que involucraron a 20 vehículos en Utah el domingo por la noche, dijeron las autoridades. Los accidentes ocurrieron en la I-15 cerca de Kanosh, dijo el Departamento de Servicio Público de
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U.S. women barely stay perfect in 3×3 basketball
Kelsey Plum hit the winning 2-point shot after Allisha Gray made two vital blocks to keep the U.S. women unbeaten in 3×3 basketball with a 21-19 win over China.
Continue ReadingBitcoin, dogecoin and ethereum are suddenly having another great week
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Cryptocurrencies rallied Monday, just a week after they were hit by a major sell-off. As of 4:45 a.m. ET on Monday, bitcoin, ethereum and dogecoin had soared 10%, 7.3% and 11%, respectively, over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinDesk. Bitcoin climbed to a six-week high of nearly
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American Vincent Hancock golden once again in men’s skeet
After a nine-year interruption, Vincent Hancock regained his throne as the Olympic champion in men’s skeet shooting in Tokyo, earning his third gold medal overall in the event.
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Argentine fencer María Belén Pérez Maurice gets surprise marriage proposal at 2020 Tokyo Games
Moments after being eliminated in first-round sabre competition, fencer María Belén Pérez Maurice of Argentina was taken completely off-guard when her coach and longtime partner popped the question in the middle of an interview.
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | El índice de aprobación de Joe Biden simplemente no se ha movido en seis meses
Mariana Toro (CNN) — La presidencia de Joe Biden ahora tiene seis meses. Serías disculpado si no te hubieras dado cuenta de cuánto tiempo ha estado Biden en el cargo porque Biden no genera ni cerca del mismo interés en las noticias (ver búsquedas en Google) que generó su predecesor, el expresidente Donald Trump. La
Continue ReadingTrump’s appointees are turning the Supreme Court to the right with different tactics
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The three appointees of former President Donald Trump have together sealed the Supreme Court’s conservatism for a generation, but they have revealed strikingly different methods. They diverge in their regard for practical consequences, their desire to lay down markers for future disputes and their show
Continue ReadingEsta ciclista cruzó la meta en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio y pensó que había ganado el oro. Pero no fue así
urielblanco (CNN) — Annemiek van Vleuten, ciclista de Países Bajos, levantó los brazos, con una cara de éxtasis y alegría. Eso es lo que se hace cuando se cree que se ha ganado el oro olímpico… excepto que ella no lo había ganado. Minuto a minuto: Así avanzan los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 Ese
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Australia, Netherlands grab wins in pool play
Australia and the Netherlands both recorded pool play wins in women’s field hockey pool play on Monday. Australia topped China 6-0 in Pool B and the Netherlands beat Ireland 4-0 in Pool A.
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South Korea hits perfect set on the way to men’s team gold
The South Korean men’s archery team shot a perfect second set on its way to besting Taipei 6-0 for the gold medal in Tokyo.
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Tom Daley accepts first Olympic gold with partner Matty Lee
In his fourth Olympic Games, Great Britain’s Tom Daley finally reached the top step of the podium in the men’s synchronized 10m platform.
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American Amber English takes women’s skeet in Tokyo
American shooter Amber English outlasted defending champion Diana Bacosi of Italy and world record-holder Wei Meng of China to win women’s skeet at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of customers remain without power after tornadoes tore through Michigan
By Joe Sutton and Hollie Silverman, CNN Thousands of customers are still without power after three tornadoes tore through Michigan over the weekend, leaving damage, debris and power outages across the Detroit area. As of Monday morning, nearly 87,000 customers in remain without power in the state, according to Poweroutage.us. At the peak of the
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Abrahamson: Ledecky relishes in silver and ‘the biggest win of all’
Katie Ledecky left it all in the pool in the 400m freestyle. She stood in an unfamiliar position on the podium afterward, but you’d never be able to tell.
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