Associated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer David Goldman has photographed the triathlon at the last three Olympics. Goldman explains how the vantage point he had Wednesday allowed him to capture a rare perspective of swimming that he never had seen before. Goldman says the congestion of athletes in the Seine River made it look
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News Outreach food bank in Tallahassee. It was the bags of ripe peaches that did her in. “We don’t have anything in our fridge,” Ripolio said. Ripolio and her 8-year-old daughter,
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer It’s the early days of the 1918 pandemic when a mysterious new chef descends on a wealthy family’s estate in the new film “COUP!” which opens in theaters Friday. The chef, played by Peter Sarsgaard, is a worldly and questioning sort with a mischievous streak who torments his employer, Billy Magnussen playing
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — More than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, a number that’s expected to nearly triple by 2050. But addressing 14 risk factors over the course of one’s life — starting in childhood — could prevent or delay nearly half of cases, according to a large report by 27 dementia
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared Wednesday before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago in an interview that quickly turned hostile. The Republican former president wrongly claimed that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to
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Team USA’s dominance continues as it becomes the first country ever to win 6,000 medals in the Summer and Winter Olympics combined.
Continue Reading Team USA’s dominance continues as it becomes the first country ever to win 6,000 medals in the Summer and Winter Olympics combined.
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his 2024 Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, “happened to turn Black” a few years ago, saying that “all of a sudden, she made a turn” in her identity. Trump’s comments at a gathering of Black journalists
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The US women’s soccer team qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an unbeaten record after its 2-1 victory over Australia on Wednesday. Trinity Rodman opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, prodding home as she latched onto a header from her teammate, Sophia
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond said Wednesday it’s reached a significant milestone in its ongoing sustainability efforts, achieving a more than 30% reduction in water usage across its parks and municipal facilities during the hot, dry months of June and July. That equates to a savings of nearly 8 million gallons of
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South Korea claimed its Olympic title in men’s team sabre for the third consecutive Games while Hungary won silver and Italy took bronze. In a major upset, Team USA was eliminated in its first round against world No. 7 Iran.
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A number of USWNT players and Emma Hayes explain what they’ve learned from pool play and evaluate where they stand entering the knock-out rounds.
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One of the most emotional moments of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games so far took place as one friend retired another in badminton.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A pair of assassinations of anti-Israel militant leaders hours apart is threatening to set off a regional clash and upend already fragile talks toward ending the war in Gaza. The deadly round of hostilities escalated Wednesday when Hamas’ political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed hours after he attended the inauguration of Iran’s new
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La muerte del líder político de Hamas Ismail Haniyeh ha sumido al Medio Oriente en una nueva crisis y ha mermado las escasas esperanzas de que la guerra entre Israel y el grupo extremista que gobierna Gaza llegue a su fin en un futuro cercano. Hamas afirmó este miércoles que Israel
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s president has asked the Polish people for forgiveness during observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday that Germans must never forget the immeasurable suffering inflicted on the neighboring nation. On Aug, 1, 1944, the Polish underground army launched an uprising against German forces after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran points to an Israeli government ever more openly at odds with diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to calm the region. The reported assassination of Ismail Haniyeh comes as the Hamas figure was on a state visit to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A group of nearly 70 people allege they were sexually abused as children while housed in detention centers in Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs filed suit in state or federal court Wednesday against 10 different juvenile facilities across Pennsylvania, three of them state-operated. Some of the plaintiffs said they were repeatedly raped by staff members
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Bam Adebayo paced the offense in the U.S. men’s basketball team’s win over South Sudan, putting up 18 points and throwing down several huge dunks.
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Ledecky won the women’s 1500m final with a time of 15:30.02, an Olympic record and ten seconds better than the next finisher, for her eighth career Olympic gold medal to tie swimming great Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals by an American women. She also tied Thompson, Natalie Coughlin, and Dara Torres for the most medals all time (12) by any U.S. woman in history.
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