Boxing recap, Aug. 2: Team USA’s Alyssa Mendoza out in split decision
With American boxer Alyssa Mendoza ousted on Friday, only two Team USA fighters remain medal contenders at the 2024 Paris…
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U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston shares post-Olympics blues after missing out on gold
Nyjah Huston shared on Instagram Friday that it was “taking everything” in him to “get out of bed and start living…
Continue Reading U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston shares post-Olympics blues after missing out on gold
Nyjah Huston shared on Instagram Friday that it was “taking everything” in him to “get out of bed and start living…
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South Korea’s Yang Ji-In wins women’s 25m pistol gold via shoot-off
South Korea’s Yang Ji-in won the gold in the women’s 25 meter pistol event at the Paris Olympics after a shoot-off with France’s Camille Jedrzejewski…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from apartment block collapse in Russia’s Ural Mountains reaches 10 as search ends
MOSCOW (AP) — A total of 10 people died after an apartment block in Russia’s Ural Mountains partially collapsed following a gas explosion earlier…
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Nedoroscik sensational on pommel horse to secure bronze
Stephen Nedoroscik secured his second Olympic bronze medal of the Paris Games with a spectacular pommel horse routine in the…
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Volleyball recap, Aug. 3: Dominican Republic win sends Netherlands, Japan crashing out
An upset to start the day sent one of the lower-ranked teams in the women’s tournament into the quarterfinal, and left the other team in…
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USWNT edges Japan 1-0 with Trinity Rodman’s extra time goal
The U.S. women’s national team survived a nervy quarterfinal match against Japan to win 1-0 in thanks to a goal from Trinity Rodman in extra time at…
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China takes gold and silver in women’s doubles
China is back on top of women’s doubles in badminton, taking its first gold medal since 2012 while also bringing home the…
Continue ReadingAs recruiting rebounds, the Army will expand basic training to rebuild the force for modern warfare
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope…
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Live Blog: USWNT takes on Japan in quarters
Follow along as the U.S. women’s national team takes on Japan in the first quarterfinal match of the 2024 Paris…
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Follow along as the U.S. women’s national team takes on Japan in the first quarterfinal match of the 2024 Paris…
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2024 Paris Olympic Games: Australia wins tennis gold in men’s doubles
Australia captured the gold medal in a scintillating men’s doubles final on Saturday, after John Peers and Matt Ebden defeated Rajeev Ram and…
Continue ReadingVermont suffered millions in damage from this week’s flooding and will ask for federal help
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont officials say the toll of damage from recent flooding in the state exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the…
Continue ReadingSchumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the…
Continue ReadingThe worst pressure ever: Welcome to the Olympic 100-meter final, the most intimidating start line in sports
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — When an elite group of athletes crouch into starting blocks at Paris’ Stade de France this weekend, their…
Continue ReadingSpectator dragged from arena for holding up Taiwan banner during Olympic badminton match
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Security at the Paris Olympics ejected a fan brandishing a green banner that read “Go Taiwan” at a…
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Evy Leibfarth wins her first race in Olympic kayak cross
Evy Leibfarth qualified for the next phase of the kayak cross competition at Paris 2024 by winning her first…
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Olympic fencing preview, Aug. 4: U.S. poised for men’s team foil medal
After a slew of Olympic fencing events that saw major upsets and historic moments, the competition will conclude with one final competition: men’s…
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Israel’s Tom Reuveny speeds to windsurfing gold
Windsurfer Tom Reuveny sailed to gold, securing Israel’s first gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics and the nation’s first Olympic sailing medal…
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