During the inaugural heats of men’s street skateboarding, a different type of broken barrier occurred when a piece of the course fell down during the run of 19-year-old Japanese skater Sora Shirai, who was given a redo.
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Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Well, after a few weeks of relatively low smoke cover, given the proximity of the Bootleg Fire, there was not a strong enough wind to keep it out today. Air quality readings are still ranging from good to moderate, as of early evening, but E::Space labs sensors in Sunriver, at Elk
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN As dozens of wildfires burn across the West, officials declared additional states of emergency for counties in California and Nevada while the nation’s largest blaze in Oregon continued to swell Friday. The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has scorched 401,601 acres since it was sparked by lightning on July 6, according
Continue ReadingBy Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Kara Fox, CNN Some 30,000 people have joined the annual Pride celebrations in Budapest on Saturday, organizers say, with attendees marching in colorful outfits across the Hungarian capital in support of inclusion and freedom. But this year, Pride is also a protest, as LGBTQ people and their allies rally
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN All 11 gold medals have been awarded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Saturday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold: Archery Mixed Team: Republic of Korea Cycling Men’s Road Race: Richard Carapaz, Ecuador Fencing Women’s Epee Individual: Yiwen Sun, China Men’s Sabre Individual: Aron Szilagyi, Hungary Judo Women’s -48kg: Distria
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Juan Francisco Sandoval salió de Guatemala en la madrugada de este sábado luego que la fiscal general Consuelo Porras lo destituyera de su cargo como fiscal especial de la Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad (FECI), agencia encargada de investigar los casos de alto impacto, así lo confirmó en su
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An exclusive interview with Team USA Air Rifle Shooter Mary Tucker, who competed in the first medal match of the 2020 Olympic Games. Tucker talks about gender equality in her sport, and how YouTube helped her train.
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Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk sits down to discuss the first day of skateboarding competition in Olympic history. The icon says that it’s an ‘overdue’ debut and is ‘blown away’ by the level of skating om display.
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Nastia Liukin joins On Her Turf hosts Lindsay Czarniak and MJ Acosta-Ruiz to recap women’s gymnastics podium training where Simone Biles showed off the Yurchenko double pike, and expectations for Suni Lee in bars.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Amanda Kloots, whose husband Nick Cordero died of Covid-19 last year, responded to criticism over her announcement that she is dating again. Kloots said on “The Talk” on Friday that she has started dating again, saying that “it is hard.” “Both of my husbands, I met doing Broadway shows,” she said.
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra, CNN Srinivas S. lies on a gurney in an operating theater in St John’s Hospital in Bengaluru as surgeons carefully remove bits of blackened tissue and rotten bone from his face. The 41-year-old driver is one of more than 45,000 Indians infected with black fungus — or mucormycosis — since the start
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Fernandez and two-time Olympic medalist Jessica Mendoza join On Her Turf hosts Lindsay Czarniak and MJ Acosta-Ruiz for a roundtable on Olympic softball’s past, present and future.
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Dale Jr. kicks off his Olympic Chat series with Team USA rugby sevens player Perry Baker.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Un día antes de que se cumpliera un mes del colapso del condominio en Surfside, la familia de Estelle Hedaya le dijo a CNN que ella es la última víctima que las autoridades tienen que encontrar e identificar. “Lo difícil es ver a mis padres así, día tras día”, dijo
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Remember the best moments from the first day of competition at the Olympics. From the highs of the gold medals and lows of falls, all of the best action is included.
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN When Tonee “Valentine” Carter sits in front of a piano, his fingers take on a life of their own, dancing across the keys as he smiles, closes his eyes, and sinks into a melody. Carter, 66, isn’t famous, but he does perform for an international audience nearly every day at Hartsfield-Jackson
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN An anthropologist believes that the remains of a California 17-year-old who went missing after deadly mudslides in 2018 have been found three years later. Dr. Danielle Kurin of the University of California, Santa Barbara said in a forensic report that she is “over 90% certain that these remains are those of
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A convicted serial killer known as the “Dating Game Killer” died early Saturday morning at a hospital near Corcoran State Prison in central California, prison officials said. Rodney James Alcala, 77, had been on the state’s death row since being condemned in 2010 for the murders of four women and a
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington is recovering after undergoing emergency heart surgery, the band said on its Facebook page. Rossington, the band’s only original member still playing in the current iteration, is “home resting and recovering with his family,” according to the post on Friday. “He wants everyone to know he
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Deployed to Iraq in 2003, US Marine Corps field radio operator Joanna Sweatt took cover in tight-spaced bunkers for hours at a time — a tour of service laden with the stresses of being in a war zone that led to a blood clotting disease. Now, more than a decade after
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