U.S. shooter Maddalena misses medal, South Korea’s Ban wins gold in women’s 10m air rifle
American shooter Sagen Maddalena narrowly missed out on a medal during the women’s 10m air rifle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Swarming defense leads Nigeria to upset of Australia
Ezinne Kalu hit four 3s in the first half and hounding defense forced 26 turnovers as Nigeria beat Australia in the first upset of the Olympic women’s basketball tournament.
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Men’s handball recap, July 29: Germany strikes early vs. Japan
Details and takeaways from the second day of the men’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingExclusive: Inside the Supreme Court’s negotiations and compromise on Idaho’s abortion ban
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court began the year poised to build on its 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade and to deliver a new blow to abortion access. In January, the court took the extraordinary step of letting Idaho enforce its ban on abortion with an exception only
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Tokyo bronze medalist Harry Garside falls in R1 boxing upset
Australian Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist lightweight boxer Harry Garside loses his first-round bout against Hungary’s Richard Kovacs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingHistoric UNESCO world heritage park in Germany grapples with dying trees as climate change kicks in
Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in the heart of the German city of Potsdam and a UNESCO world heritage site, look as magnificent as ever. But a closer look shows that all is not well with the park’s trees,
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U.S. super heavyweight Edwards loses split decision to Lenzi
Team USA’s super heavyweight (92+kg/202+lb) Joshua Edwards loses his Round of 16 opener to Italian Diego Lenzi. The thrilling 2024 Paris Olympics bout ended in a 3-1 split decision.
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China powers past Canada in Pool B play
Veterans Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi of China used their experience to take the win over Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec in women’s beach volleyball Pool B play.
Continue ReadingIndonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities
Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who intends to spend his last few months of his presidency in the country’s ambitious new capital, has begun to work from the new presidential palace there, despite the continuing construction work and lack of first-class facilities. Only one month is left before
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French diver Gary Hunt is the most interesting man in diving
Gary Hunt competed in the men’s synchro 10m platform diving event, which is about 17 meters less than his usual choice of platform. Hunt is a 10 time cliff diving world champion at 27 meters.
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
By Simone McCarthy and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over the weekend in efforts supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s state media reported Monday. The North Korean army launched emergency operations in North Pyongan province as the region reeled
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Bold golf predictions ahead of Paris Olympics
The Golf Central crew discusses the field and makes predictions for the men’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics.
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China bests Daley, Great Britain for synchro platform gold
The Chinese duo of Lian Junjie an dYang Hao bested Great Britain’s Tom Daley and Noah Williams to win gold in the for men’s diving synchro platform
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Lee, Day proud to represent Australia at Paris Olympics
Rex Hoggard catches up with Min Woo Lee and Jason Day to preview the men’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics and explain why it means so much to them to represent Australia on an international stage.
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soon as September. A rate reduction this fall — the
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Turkiye pulls off two-set epic comeback to beat Netherlands
Turkiye was down two sets to zero in its opening match of the 2024 Paris Olympics, but pulled off an epic comeback to beat the Netherlands
Continue ReadingLady Gaga presenta a Michael Polansky como su prometido en París
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Puede que pronto suenen campanas de boda para Lady Gaga. La cantante presentó a Michael Polanksy, su novio desde hace cuatro años, como su “prometido” al primer ministro de Francia, Gabriel Attal. Gaga conoció al político este domingo mientras asistía a una competición olímpica de natación, como se ve en
Continue ReadingBoth Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro and opposition claim election win, as US voices ‘serious concerns’
CNN By CNN Stefano Pozzebon, Karol Suarez, Abel Alvarado, Ivana Kottasová, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Both Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his political opponent claimed victory in the country’s election on Monday, a vote that was marked by accusations of fraud and counting irregularities. With 80% of votes counted,
Continue ReadingCalifornia man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from California’s deadly Park Fire approached his family ranch. He had lost insurance coverage on it just a month earlier as companies increasingly drop California homeowners due to the growing risk of wildfires
Continue ReadingCalifornia man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from California’s deadly Park Fire approached his family ranch. He had lost insurance coverage on it just a month earlier as companies increasingly drop California homeowners due to the growing risk of wildfires
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