France moves on to quarterfinals with 24-20 win over Hungary
France secured its spot in the quarterfinals with a 24-20 win over Hungary in the last round of group stage action in men’s handball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Rahm: ‘It hurts right now more than I expected’
Jon Rahm was four shots clear of the field on the back nine Sunday at the Olympic men’s event, but finished without a medal. He tried to put his emotions into words.
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Adele stops mid-concert to watch Sha’Carri Richardson race at Paris Olympics
Adele concerts are some of the hottest tickets in the world right now. But the British superstar stopped down in the middle of her show in Munich Saturday in order to watch the Olympics. The event that piqued her interest? Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m.
Continue Reading Adele stops mid-concert to watch Sha’Carri Richardson race at Paris Olympics
Adele concerts are some of the hottest tickets in the world right now. But the British superstar stopped down in the middle of her show in Munich Saturday in order to watch the Olympics. The event that piqued her interest? Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m.
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Leon Marchand talks ‘crazy’ comparisons to Phelps, Spitz
Greatness has found Leon Marchand, but the young French swimmer is still trying to comprehend his 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading Leon Marchand talks ‘crazy’ comparisons to Phelps, Spitz
Greatness has found Leon Marchand, but the young French swimmer is still trying to comprehend his 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingOlympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Faith leaders gathered with Olympic officials Sunday morning in front of Notre Dame Cathedral to celebrate how “faith and sport can complement each other,” in the words of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. The 2024 Paris Games got off to a rocky start with many religious groups around the
Continue ReadingOne church, two astronauts. How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station
Associated Press About 10 miles from Johnson Space Center, a Houston-area church takes a moment during Wednesday Bible studies and Sunday evening services to pray for two members who cannot be there. In fact, there’s no way on Earth for NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Tracy Dyson to show up at Providence Baptist Church.
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Everything to know ahead of U.S. men’s basketball quarterfinal matchup with Brazil
A full preview ahead of the U.S. men’s basketball team’s Olympic quarterfinal game against Brazil.
Continue ReadingDrugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges
AP Health Writer America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as more store closings loom. As these experiments play out, customers may see Walgreens stores that are one-fourth the size of a regular location. Or CVS drugstores with an entire primary clinic stuffed inside. Drugstores say they are reacting to
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There’s just one more stop on Jordan Chiles’ ‘Redemption Tour’
No matter what happens during the floor exercise final on Aug. 5, Jordan Chiles will be leaving Paris with an Olympic gold medal and a great sense of pride.
Continue Reading There’s just one more stop on Jordan Chiles’ ‘Redemption Tour’
No matter what happens during the floor exercise final on Aug. 5, Jordan Chiles will be leaving Paris with an Olympic gold medal and a great sense of pride.
Continue ReadingMore Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River. Here’s the latest on water quality concerns
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some swimming events has been a major question. Bacteria levels in the river fluctuate constantly, and daily water samples are tested so organizers can assess the risk and determine whether swims in the
Continue ReadingDebby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain
CNN By Elisa Raffa, Ashley R. Williams, Dakin Andone and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the second named hurricane, has become a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, located about 100 miles west-northwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 75
Continue ReadingHow two topsy-turvy weeks upended Trump’s 2024 campaign
CNN By Eric Bradner, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A 17-day stretch with few parallels in American history has upended what looked to Donald Trump’s campaign like a clear path to victory when the former president stepped on the Republican convention stage in Milwaukee. In that moment, a unified Republican Party had rallied around Trump after he
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India survives man disadvantage in quarterfinal to advance
Despite playing the majority of the match down a player, India rallied behind a dynamic defensive crew to score first and force a shootout.
Continue ReadingFour years after the Beirut port blast, many decry stalled justice as regional tensions spike
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Beirut port blast anniversary this year coincides with soaring regional tensions. For many, the fears of a new escalation come as wounds of the port explosion four years ago remain raw. The blast stunned the nation and a probe by a maverick investigative judge into the explosion shook the
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Track and field recap, Aug. 4: Noah Lyles wins 100m gold medal in photo finish
Recapping track and field action from Aug. 4, including the men’s 100m final and opening rounds in the women’s 400m hurdles, 200m and men’s 110m hurdles.
Continue Reading Track and field recap, Aug. 4: Noah Lyles wins 100m gold medal in photo finish
Recapping track and field action from August 4, including the men’s 100m final and opening rounds in the women’s 400m hurdles, 200m and men’s 110m hurdles.
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Philippines gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo to receive house, cash, free ramen for life
With his gold medal-winning floor routine on Saturday, Carlos Yulo became the first male Olympic gold medalist in the history of the Philippines, and only the country’s second Olympic champion.
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