Xiyu Lin happy with finish to secure bronze in women’s golf
China’s Xiyu Lin struggled to get off to a good start on Saturday but played well on the back nine to win a bronze medal at the Olympic women’s golf event.
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China wins gold medal in teams, completes a golden sweep
The Chinese women’s team, in a repeat from the Tokyo Olympic Games, overcame Japan to capture the women’s teams gold medal in the final on Saturday, and complete China’s table tennis golden sweep.
Continue ReadingBrands should avoid this popular term. It’s turning off customers
By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Even as tech giants pour billions of dollars into what they herald as humanity’s new frontier, a recent study shows that tacking the “AI” label on products may actually drive people away. A study published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management in June found that describing a
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike on mosque and school in Gaza kills scores, sparking international outrage
CNN By Irene Nasser, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Lex Harvey and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials, sparking international outrage. Gaza Civil Defense said people were performing dawn prayers
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Top 10 U.S. women’s rugby photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics
Rugby produces big hits, big tries and big moments. Here’s the 10 best photos from the U.S. women’s rugby at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Koanda wins Norway’s first women’s weightlifting gold
Norway’s Solfrid Koanda lifted an Olympic record in the clean and jerk to win the 81kg competition and her nation’s first women’s weightlifting Olympic gold medal.
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Lydia Ko, Esther Henseleit and Xiyu Lin accept golf medals
Lydia Ko, Esther Henseleit and Xiyu Lin won gold, silver and bronze, respectively. They received their medals on Saturday after the conclusion of the Olympic women’s golf competition.
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France rides home crowd to second straight Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball
France took home a second consecutive gold medal in men’s volleyball in front of an incredible home crowd Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading‘Original sin’: Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarray and surfaced tension between the desire of some victims’ families to see a final legal reckoning and the significant obstacles that may make
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Spain wins first water polo gold with win over Australia
With an 11-9 victory over Australia on Saturday, Spain’s women’s water polo team won Olympic gold for the first time.
Continue ReadingUn avión brasileño se estrella en las afueras de São Paulo y mueren 62 personas, según la compañía aérea
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Un avión de pasajeros que transportaba a 62 personas se estrelló en las afueras de São Paulo este viernes por la tarde, y murieron todos los que iban a bordo, según un comunicado emitido por la aerolínea Voepass. Las dramáticas imágenes que circularon por las redes sociales mostraban la caída del
Continue ReadingDenuncian que el gobierno de Venezuela anuló pasaportes de varios periodistas y activistas de derechos humanos
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Mientras las autoridades policiales venezolanas detenían a centenares de personas por participar en las protestas posteriores a las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio, la asociación civil Espacio Público dice haber documentado al menos 16 casos de anulación de pasaportes a periodistas y activistas de Derechos Humanos. Carlos Correa, director
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American Brooke Raboutou climbs to boulder/lead silver as Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret repeats gold
Slovenian Janja Garnbret’s supremacy in bouldering and lead climbing is undeniable. The sport climber successfully defended her Olympic gold medal in the women’s bouldering and lead combined final after five years of consistently placing within the top two athletes at every competition. (Her previous Olympic gold also included the discipline of speed climbing.)
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Highlights: Lydia Ko wins Olympic women’s golf event
Lydia Ko added gold to her collection of silver and bronze medals. Watch highlights from the final round at Le Golf National, where Ko also qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Continue ReadingMilitia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation. They said that the clashes, which involved heavy weapons, occurred Friday in Tripoli’s eastern neighborhood of
Continue ReadingNew excavations reveal missing pieces of intriguing artifact at Sutton Hoo
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Excavations and metal-detecting work at the site of a famous ship burial in Suffolk, England, have revealed missing pieces that could help archaeologists better understand an intriguing but incomplete sixth century artifact. A team of archaeologists, volunteers and conservators unearthed additional fragments of a Byzantine bucket at Sutton Hoo,
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USA’s Healy falls to Cisse in taekwondo quarterfinals
Jonathan Healy of the United States couldn’t get past Cote d’Ivoire’s Cheick Sallah Cisse in the men’s taekwondo 80+kg quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingIran’s new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country’s nuclear agency
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly-elected president has reappointed a U.S.-educated official as director of the country’s nuclear department. Iranian state TV reported Saturday that 67-year-old civil engineer Mohammad Eslami will continue his work as head of the country’s civilian nuclear program and serve as one of the country’s several vice presidents. The
Continue ReadingSusan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, has died at 56
Associated Press Susan Wojcicki, a pioneering tech executive who helped shape Google and YouTube, has died, her husband said. She was 56. Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube’s CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her “family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she said
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South Korea cruises to table tennis bronze over Germany
The South Korean women’s table tennis team emerged victorious over Germany on Saturday to capture the bronze medal in the women’s teams event.
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