Rahimi’s double helps Morocco rout Egypt 6-0 to win historic bronze
Morocco claimed the bronze medal at the Olympic men’s soccer tournament with a crushing 6-0 win over Egypt in Nantes on Thursday.
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Rahimi’s double helps Morocco rout Egypt 6-0 to win historic bronze
Morocco claimed the bronze medal at the Olympic men’s soccer tournament with a crushing 6-0 win over Egypt in Nantes on Thursday.
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Allez! Unsung heroes will Victor Wembanyama, France back to gold medal game
It wasn’t the prettiest win, but Victor Wembanyama and Co. did just enough to hold off Germany and advance to France’s second straight Olympic gold medal game.
Continue Reading Allez! Unsung heroes will Victor Wembanyama, France back to gold medal game
It wasn’t the prettiest win, but Victor Wembanyama and Co. did just enough to hold off Germany and advance to France’s second straight Olympic gold medal game.
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Japan tops Germany to move into the gold medal final
The Japanese women’s team topped Germany, 3-1, in the women’s semifinals to secure a seat in the gold medal match.
Continue ReadingAndrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life
Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955. Young is billed as the star guest at the opening of a traveling exhibit in Thomasville on Thursday. The aptly called “The Many Lives of Andrew Young” will
Continue ReadingFormer Uvalde schools police chief says he’s being ‘scapegoated’ over response to mass shooting
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde schools police chief says he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Arredondo spoke to CNN in his first public remarks in two years about the attack that killed
Continue ReadingRepublican who voted to impeach Trump will survive primary challenge, CNN projects, but tough general election looms
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the last remaining Republicans in Congress to have voted to impeach Donald Trump, will survive a primary challenge, CNN projects. But the congressman faces a tough general election contest with an opponent backed by the former president. Newhouse is projected to advance out
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Por qué los generales ucranianos pueden haber apostado por una incursión en Rusia
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kyiv necesitaba una victoria, pero no una apuesta. La decisión de Ucrania de enviar una gran cantidad de sus escasos recursos militares a Rusia a través de la frontera, en busca de titulares pero, hasta ahora, de un objetivo estratégico poco claro, marca un momento de desesperación o de inspiración para
Continue ReadingOlympic champion gymnasts Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to return to school
Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to college, Chiles at UCLA, Carey at Oregon State. Carey, who boosted her
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Norway takes care of Denmark, cruises to gold medal final
Norway is headed to the gold medal match after defeating Denmark 25-21 in the semifinals of the women’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in size since 2000, environmental group warns
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ships have doubled in size over the past two decades, a precedent that could lead to even bigger vessels plying our oceans in the future and bringing potential problems, a new report has warned. The largest passenger vessels today are twice as large as they were in 2000,
Continue ReadingInvestigator says ‘fraudulent’ gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university is void
Associated Press A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university has completely gone up in smoke. More than $237 million donated by little-known entrepreneur Gregory Gerami have been under intense scrutiny since Florida A&M University announced the contribution in May. A third-party report released this week says officials failed to vet
Continue ReadingUS death rate dropped 6% in 2023, with Covid-19 falling to 10th-leading cause of death, CDC says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A steep drop in Covid-19 deaths helped the overall death rate in the United States fall 6% in 2023, according to provisional data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were about 3.1 million deaths in the US last year, for an age-adjusted rate
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Kim stomps Kiyanichandeh for women’s featherweight gold
Kim Yu-Jin dominated Iran’s Nahid Kiyanichandeh to win South Korea its second taekwondo gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Continue ReadingMichelle Pfeiffer to star in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Pfeiffer is joining the “Yellowstone” franchise. The actress has been tapped to star in and executive produce the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Madison,” which was previously announced as “2024.” “The series is a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison
Continue ReadingHarris secures support from union leaders. But workers are still weighing their options.
By Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are rallying voters across the Midwest this week, looking to build on support from key union leaders as they promote a message of pro-labor policies that they say benefit the middle class. At the leadership level, the Democratic ticket’s been deemed a
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Women’s handball semifinals recap, Aug. 8: France, Norway to play for gold medal
Take a look at the recaps from the semifinal matches as they happen throughout the day.
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Rashitov repeats, claims another gold in men’s featherweight
Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov delivered a rousing win over Jordan’s Zaid Kareem to win back-to-back gold medals in men’s featherweight taekwondo.
Continue ReadingCate Blanchett dice que “nadie cobró nada” por “El Señor de los Anillos”
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Digamos que no fue tan valioso como un tesoro.. La actriz Cate Blanchett protagonizó el gran éxito de taquilla “El Señor de los Anillos: La Comunidad del Anillo”, pero, según ella, el dinero que se recaudó producto de ese éxito nunca llegó al elenco. Durante una aparición en “Watch What Happens
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