Carlos Alcaraz sweeps Roman Safiullin for quarterfinal berth
Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz swept Roman Safiullin in straight sets to win in the third round, securing a spot in the men’s singles…
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Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue ReadingStorm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a civilian employee in its military intelligence command has…
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Argentina Jose Torres’ claims men’s BMX freestyle gold
The men’s BMX freestyle saw big tricks and big air. Jose Torres won the event, Great Britain’s Keiran Reilly claimed silver and Anthony Jeanjean won…
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The heat makes its return today
Today we see those temperatures jump back into the 90s. We’ll be in the upper 80s and low 90s across the region. Tomorrow is when the heat really…
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Great Britain’s Alex Yee stuns NZ’s Hayden Wilde with last-minute surge for triathlon gold
Great Britain’s Alex Yee astonished New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, and the world, with a last-minute surge that upgraded his Tokyo silver to Paris…
Continue ReadingHong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizza
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an…
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Lo que estas elecciones demuestran sobre la importancia de los compañeros de fórmula y los vicepresidentes
Julia Hernández (CNN) –Una lección importante del repentino ascenso de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris como presunta candidata presidencial…
Continue ReadingParis Olympics tennis players’ dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best cars you can still get with a manual transmission
Edmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic…
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China perfectly in-sync in dominant women’s synchro platform gold medal performance; U.S. finishes sixth
As great as they are separately, China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were equally as great together on Wednesday in Paris, tearing up the hearts of…
Continue Reading China perfectly in-sync in dominant women’s synchro platform gold medal performance; U.S. finishes sixth
As great as they are separately, China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were equally as great together on Wednesday in Paris, tearing up the hearts of…
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Australia wins thrilling penalty shootout vs. Netherlands
In a women’s water polo penalty shootout that went 10 shots each, it was Australian goalkeeper Genevieve Longman who came up with a final save for…
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Italy and Brazil make history with Olympic team medals in women’s gymnastics
During the women’s team final, the U.S. team stole the show. But the rest of the podium made history as Italy won its first Olympic medal in 96 years…
Continue Reading Italy and Brazil make history with Olympic team medals in women’s gymnastics
During the women’s team final, the U.S. team stole the show. But the rest of the podium made history as Italy won its first Olympic medal in 96 years…
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Serbia uses huge second half to run past China in group play
Yvonne Anderson led the way with 15 points and six assists as Serbia routed China in the second half to move to 2-0 in the Olympic women’s basketball…
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