What you missed on Day 2 of the Tokyo Games
Watch all the best moments from Day 2 of the Olympics. New sports like surfing and skateboarding began while softball and swimming continued…
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The largest fire in the US continues to defy crews’ efforts to tame it. And the weather isn’t helping
By Aya Elamroussi and Claire Colbert, CNN Despite the efforts of firefighters battling the Bootleg Fire, the raging flames of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingFour shootings in Seattle leave 3 dead, 5 injured
By Hollie Silverman and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Three people were killed and five more were injured in a series of unrelated shootings in Seattle…
Continue ReadingBob Moses, civil rights legend, dead at age 86
By Rachel Trent, CNN Civil rights legend Bob Moses died at age 86, according to a statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson. A cause of death…
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Lillard says no time to panic after U.S. collapse against France
Panic? You won’t find any in Team USA’s Damian Lillard—not even after the U.S. men’s basketball team’s late collapse to France on Sunday in…
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Men’s triathlon kicks off with bizarre false start
A motor boat in the way of athletes disrupts the start of the men’s triathlon in Tokyo, stopping the race in bizarre fashion and marking the…
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Eight-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina says farewell
After competing in her eighth Olympic Games, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan bids an emotional farewell, following a standing ovation from her…
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Men’s triathlon kicks off with bizarre false start, first in Olympic history
And they’re off—again. For the first time in Olympic history, a triathlon race was forced to restart after a bizarre false start…
Continue ReadingMeteor lights up the night in Norway
By Elaine Ly and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An “unusually large” meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia early Sunday…
Continue ReadingFauci: ‘We’re going in the wrong direction’ on Covid-19 cases
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the US is “going in the wrong direction” as the number of Covid-19 cases…
Continue ReadingFauci: ‘I’m very frustrated’ with vaccine holdouts
Chief Biden Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that the latest covid surge “is an unnecessary predicament we’re putting…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s largest wildfire is threatening thousands of structures
By Dakin Andone, CNN California’s largest wildfire has destroyed multiple buildings and is threatening thousands more as the battle against the…
Continue ReadingWhy experts say dividing travellers by vaccination status at airports is a good idea
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canada prepares…
Continue ReadingMeeting Paris emissions targets would bring more energy jobs globally, but not for Canada: study
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has…
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Jamaican gymnast competes for 11 seconds, fulfills the dream of a lifetime
Danusia Francis spent about 11 seconds on the uneven bars during the first day of gymnastic competition at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. It was the time…
Continue ReadingJill Biden brings a dose of normalcy to Olympic Games amid a pandemic
By Kate Bennett, CNN At a very not-normal Olympic Games kick-off, first lady Jill Biden was, outside of the athletes themselves, perhaps the only…
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On Her Turf: Hernandez, Walsh Jennings on life post Olympics
Laurie Hernandez and Kerri Walsh Jennings speak to the disappointment of not competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and how they’ve had to shift their…
Continue ReadingMetal pole crashes through SUV windshield, narrowly missing the driver
By Rachel Trent, CNN Secure your load. That’s the message the Arizona Department of Public Safety has for drivers after a truck driver in…
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Kerri Walsh Jennings talks ‘fairy tale’ Olympics experiences
Four-time Olympic medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, one of the United States’ best beach volleyball athletes ever, discusses her experiences at the…
Continue ReadingLooks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have made it Instagram official
By Alaa Elassar, CNN For beloved Bennifer fans, the long desired reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might actually be happening. Lopez posted…
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