Netherlands women’s water polo opens with win over Hungary
The Netherlands women’s water polo team opened play in the Paris Olympics with a win over Hungary.
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American epee fencer Cebula triumphs over Italy’s Fiamingo
Anne Cebula of the U.S. wins 15-14 against Italian Rossella Fiamingo. American Margherita Guzzi Vincenti takes on Ukrainian Vlada Kharkova while fellow Team USA athlete Hadley Husisian wins against Swiss Pauline Brunner.
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Italy wins battle of volleyball giants over Brazil
No. 3 Italy took down No. 7 Brazil 3 sets to 1 in a battle of two of the giants in men’s volleyball to get their quest for an elusive first Olympic gold medal underway.
Continue ReadingBig Tobacco’s viral hit may be its biggest success since cigarettes
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Governments around the world have tried to kill the tobacco industry. Zyn, the brand of flavored oral nicotine pouches that comes in small, round containers resembling breath mints, is its latest strategy. While it’s ultimately owned by tobacco giant Philip Morris International, Zyn is a tobacco-free product.
Continue ReadingLife and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
Associated Press BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main
Continue ReadingLife and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
Associated Press BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main
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Carlos Alcaraz defeats Hady Habib in first round match
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Hady Habib, 6-1, 603, in first round match
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Croatia wins thriller over Japan in men’s handball
Croatia scored in the final seconds for a 1-point win over Japan in men’s handball group play at the 2024 Olympics.
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Ledecky edges Titmus, sets pace in 400m freestyle heats
In the opening act for what promises to be a thrilling showdown on the first day of swimming at the Paris Olympics, 2016 gold medalist and former world-record holder Katie Ledecky set the top mark of the women’s 400m freestyle preliminary heats Saturday morning in Paris.
Continue Reading Ledecky edges Titmus, sets pace in 400m freestyle heats
In the opening act for what promises to be a thrilling showdown on the first day of swimming at the Paris Olympics, 2016 gold medalist and former world-record holder Katie Ledecky set the top mark of the women’s 400m freestyle preliminary heats Saturday morning in Paris.
Continue ReadingFrench train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French railway company SNCF says it has made significant progress in restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted several lines ahead of Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River. SNCF said its agents worked through the night into Saturday in adverse weather conditions to improve the TGV
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Men’s volleyball shocker: Germany takes down Japan to open Saturday slate
In their first Olympic men’s volleyball game since London 2012, Germany shocked No. 2-ranked Japan, 3-2, to open the men’s volleyball competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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‘Cook’N Bacon’ earn first U.S. medals in Paris, silver in 3m syncho; China wins gold
China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women’s synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.
Continue Reading ‘Cook’N Bacon’ earn first U.S. medals in Paris, silver in 3m syncho; China wins gold
China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women’s synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.
Continue ReadingWhat to watch at the gymnastics in Paris
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — As competition gets well and truly underway in Paris, all eyes will turn shortly to one of the Olympic Games’ signature sports: Gymnastics. The sport has created some of the most iconic moments in Olympic history and made household names of its stars. Among the top highlights of
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Novak Djokovic sails into Round 2 with win over Matt Ebden
Novak Djokovic sails into Round 2 with win over Matt Ebden, dropping only one game to Australia’s Matt Ebden, 6-0, 6-1.
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China wins first medal of Paris Olympics in 10m mixed team air rifle final
China defeated South Korea in 10m mixed team air rifle final to win the first medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingThe Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities say the cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts. They are were scrambling to start a delicate undersea operation to siphon off the toxic shipment from the sunken vessel. The 65-meter
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Jasmine Paolini bounces Ana Bogdan in Round 1
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini defeated Romania’s Ana Bodgen, 7-5, 6-3.
Continue ReadingBlinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart
By Nectar Gan and Kylie Atwood, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over Beijing’s “destabilizing actions” in the South China Sea in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, as the two sought to keep communications open despite a deepening rivalry. Blinken met with Wang in Laos
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