Morgane Metraux says being on clock didn’t affect her play on Thursday at Olympics
Morgane Metraux said she wasn’t affected by the looming presence of an official monitoring her group’s pace of play.
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Moore bronze in long jump for second medal of Paris Games
American Jasmine Moore finished third in the women’s long jump to secure her second medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning triple jump bronze.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Georgia panel upholds sanctions for 6 students over Israel-Hamas war protest
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Six University of Georgia students arrested during an April 29 protest against the Israel-Hamas war will remain suspended through the fall semester. The university announced the decision Monday after a July 30 disciplinary hearing. The students will also remain on probation for the remainder of their academic careers at the university.
Continue ReadingNew bodycam video shows moment police officer saw Trump shooter just before assassination attempt
By Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other footage
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Nelly Korda inspired by Scottie Scheffler in bid for comeback win at Olympics
Nelly Korda dropped into a tie for 12th after a late stumble on Thursday but she has inspiration in a fellow world No. 1 to stage a comeback.
Continue ReadingSt. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: ‘It’s kind of an exorcism for me’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, was being transported. She recounts that surprise concert in May at the Paramount, an intimate, historic East Los Angeles venue, as a kind of “exorcism” that
Continue ReadingSt. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: ‘It’s kind of an exorcism for me’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, was being transported. She recounts that surprise concert in May at the Paramount, an intimate, historic East Los Angeles venue, as a kind of “exorcism” that
Continue ReadingProtesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters have rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called non-traditional sexual choices in schools. Thursday’s protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+ and other rights groups calling for a reversal of that amendment, banning what supporters call “LGBTQ+
Continue ReadingCOVID-stricken Noah Lyles collapses after getting bronze, one of 8 US medals at Olympic track
AP Sports Writers SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters — the sprint that has always been his best race. Normally at the curve, Lyles starts making up ground, then pulling away from what have
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Sweden rolls past Qatar and into gold medal final
Despite beating Sweden in pool play earlier in the tournament, Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan didn’t have enough to overcome top-ranked Swedish team David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig in the men’s semifinals.
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Letsile Tebogo stuns American trio for 200m Olympic gold in Paris
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo stunned the field to take gold in the men’s 200m final at the Paris Olympics. U.S. teammates Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles claimed silver and bronze, respectively.
Continue Reading Letsile Tebogo stuns American trio for 200m Olympic gold in Paris
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo stunned the field to take gold in the men’s 200m final at the Paris Olympics. U.S. teammates Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles claimed silver and bronze, respectively.
Continue ReadingChildhood vaccinations will have prevented more than 500 million illnesses and 1 million deaths in US since 1994, CDC report says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among people born between 1994 and 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new report, published Thursday by the CDC, analyzed the
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Dutch men’s field hockey snaps four-game losing streak to Germany for gold
Motivated by a four-game losing streak to Germany, the Dutch persevered to a 3-2 shootout win for the top prize, punctuated by a heroic deciding tally from Duco Telgenkamp in front of a crowd dripping in Netherlands orange.
Continue ReadingEl eritritol, un edulcorante sin calorías, podría estar relacionado con coágulos sanguíneos y el riesgo de cardiopatías, según estudio
Paulina Nares (CNN) — El consumo de una bebida con eritritol -un edulcorante artificial utilizado para añadir volumen a la estevia y el fruto del monje y para endulzar productos keto bajos en carbohidratos- duplicó con creces el riesgo de coagulación de la sangre en 10 personas sanas, según un nuevo estudio piloto. Los coágulos
Continue ReadingTennessee man arrested for allegedly using IT worker scheme to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man has been arrested for allegedly working to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, is accused of helping North Korean workers “pose as a US citizen” as part of a scheme to gain employment at American and
Continue ReadingCase that could keep RFK Jr. off New York’s presidential ballot ends
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge is expected to decide soon whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely listed a New York residence as the independent presidential candidate fights to get on the state ballot in November. A non-jury trial in Albany over whether Kennedy’s New York nominating petitions should be invalidated ended Thursday
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Australia ends U.S.’s gold medal streak in women’s water polo with semifinal shootout win
Australia ended the U.S.’s streak of three straight Olympic gold medals with a penalty shootout win in the women’s water polo semifinals on Thursday.
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Men’s 10m platform preview: Everything to know about Friday’s diving competition
The final diving event at the Paris Olympics will kick off on Friday with the prelims of the men’s 10m platform.
Continue Reading Men’s 10m platform preview: Everything to know about Friday’s diving competition
The final diving event at the Paris Olympics will kick off on Friday with the prelims of the men’s 10m platform.
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