U.S. men’s basketball stunned by Fournier, France in opener
Some late arrivals from the NBA Finals helped the U.S. men’s basketball team, but it wasn’t enough in their Tokoyo opener against France.
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Simone Biles advances to all six gymnastics finals at Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles will compete in every Olympic final, a feat that hasn’t been achieved since 1992.
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Ulugbek Rashitov upsets Bradly Sinden to win taekwondo gold
No. 17 seed Ulugbek Rashitov from Uzbekistan pulled off a major upset over Great Britain’s Bradly Sinden to win his first taekwondo gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Podcast: Brazilian Gustavo, Serbian Bulut detail how hometowns shaped them as athletes
The Podium: Felipe Gustavo and Dusan Bulut discuss their paths to Tokyo and how their hometowns shaped them as athletes.
Continue ReadingJackie Mason, legendary comedian, dies at 93
By Andy Rose, CNN Comedian Jackie Mason, known for his rapid-fire befuddled observations in a decades-long standup career, died at a New York hospital Saturday at the age of 93, long-time friend and collaborator Raoul Felder told CNN on Saturday night. “He died peacefully with several close friends and family at his side,” Felder said.
Continue ReadingUK Health Secretary tweets people shouldn’t ‘cower’ from Covid, before deleting it and apologizing
By Martin Goillandeau and Kara Fox, CNN UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who recently tested positive for and recovered from Covid-19, has apologized after suggesting people shouldn’t “cower” from Covid-19. “I’ve deleted a tweet which used the word “cower,” he said. “I was expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society,
Continue ReadingA team of high schoolers built a device that allows people in wheelchairs to walk their babies
By Alaa Elassar, CNN For many parents, taking their babies on a walk or cradling them to sleep is a blessing that’s easy to take for granted. But for Jeremy King, it’s something he feared he would never be able to do. That was until a group of high school students in Maryland designed and
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USA’s Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic taekwondo gold
USA’s Anastasija Zolotic defeated ROC’s Tatiana Minina to win her first Olympic taekwondo gold medal at just 18 years old.
Continue ReadingChef says climate change can be tackled if you cook the way your momma (really) did
Chef Camilla Marcus tells CNN’s Bill Weir about her dreams for sustainable eating — and cutting down on food waste — both in restaurants and at home.
Continue ReadingChef says climate change can be tackled if you cook the way your momma (really) did
By Bill Weir and Rachel Clarke, CNN There is nothing more dear to us than our food culture — what our momma cooks, what our grandma fed us. Being told that what is on our plate is hurting the planet can feel like a threat to our souls. Science and innovation are bringing a dizzying
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U.S. tennis roundup: Marcos Giron, Frances Tiafoe win on Day 2
U.S. singles players got two wins on Day 2 after all four singles entrants who played on Day 1 lost.
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Lee Kiefer becomes first American woman to win gold in individual foil
Lee Kiefer became the first American woman to win a gold medal in individual foil Sunday in Tokyo.
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Anastasija Zolotic, 18, wins taekwondo gold for United States
USA’s Anastasija Zolotic won her first-ever Olympic gold medal by defeating Tatiana Minina of ROC.
Continue ReadingMany Americans were looking forward to a carefree summer. But Covid measures are creeping back into our reality
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Across America, there’s a grim sense of déjà vu. Despite now having a powerful tool to help suppress the spread of coronavirus — three very effective vaccines — the nation is once again seeing rising cases, hospitalizations and deaths, driven by and affecting mostly Americans who have not been vaccinated. On
Continue ReadingHere are 8 things investors will be looking for in Tesla’s earnings report
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla is the most secretive automaker on the planet, so investors are always eager to pore through its quarterly report and conference call, when they finally can get more than tweet-sized morsels of information. The last two quarterly results have disappointed them. Shares have fallen nearly 30% from their record
Continue ReadingDow sinks more than 700 points on Delta variant fears
The Dow fell about 725 points -the worst day for the Dow since a 943-point drop in late October. It was the biggest decline this year. CNN’s Matt Egan reports.
Continue ReadingThe Delta variant is another massive headache for the Fed
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve was already keeping a close eye on rising prices. Now it has to contend with the Delta coronavirus variant. The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is racing across the globe, causing a shortage of workers in the United Kingdom and heaping stress on the battered global
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Norway defeats South Korea in women’s handball
Norway hangs on to beat South Korea 39-27 in women’s handball. Kari Brattset Dale led the way with 11 goals for Norway.
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USA’s Lee Kiefer wins gold in women’s foil
USA’s Lee Kiefer defeated ROC’s Inna Deriglazova, the reigning Olympic champion, in the gold medal match of women’s foil on Sunday. Kiefer becomes the first American to win gold in women’s foil.
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Japanese brother, sister win judo gold at Tokyo Olympics
Japanese siblings Abe Uta and Abe Hifumi became the first brother and sister duo to win gold medals at the same Olympics on Saturday.
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