Our favorite Snoop Dogg looks from the 2024 Paris Olympics
Snoop Dogg and his custom Olympics attire deserve a gold…
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Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package
Associated Press MORGAN, Vt. (AP) — Vermonters started removing debris and silt from their houses and yards and pulled damaged goods from homes as…
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Fed Chair Powell just said the labor market is getting vulnerable. Friday’s jobs report could prove why
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic threw the US job market into chaos, but four years later, things finally seem to be back to normal.…
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Carlos Alcaraz clinches first Olympic semifinal berth
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain clinches his first Olympic semifinal berth on Thursday, after the second seed topped American Tommy Paul, 6-3, 7-6, in an…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 1: Presidential race, Middle East, 9/11 mastermind, Wildfires, Instagram
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” mode is facing renewed scrutiny after police announced the technology was…
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After being traded in the middle of a series, MLB player takes short walk across stadium to new team
By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball (MLB) players often have long journeys to link up with their new squads when they are traded.…
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U.S. doubles duo Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram into final
Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram are into the Olympic men’s doubles final after they defeated Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlaseck, 6-2,…
Continue ReadingUK family doctors vote to limit services to patients in a dispute over funding
LONDON (AP) — Family doctors in England have voted to limit the number of patients they see and refuse extra work to protest a “broken” funding…
Continue ReadingPoland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw has come to a standstill on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. Sirens…
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Australia tops Canada in straight sets
The women’s beach volleyball preliminary rounds continued as the Australian duo of Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho defeated the Canadian team of…
Continue ReadingPolice fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria’s economy. At least 2 killed
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces have fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria as thousands, mostly…
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Team USA flyweight boxer Jennifer Lozano out in Paris opener
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA flyweight boxer Jennifer Lozano — nicknamed “The Troublemaker” — is defeated by Finland’s Pihla Kaivo-oja in…
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Bank of England cuts interest rate for first time in four years, but it was the closest call
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The Bank of England cut interest rates Thursday for the first time since the start of the pandemic,…
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Biles has redefined peak gymnastics abilities at age 27
Simone Biles has dominated women’s gymnastics for nearly a decade and continues to prove to the world that age is truly just a…
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Table Tennis is having its moment at Paris Olympics
TODAY’s Willie Geist looks at the biggest storylines emerging from table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how the sport’s popularity has taken…
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Despite medal miss, Great Britain gymnast Becky Downie says she did her late brother proud
At twice the age of some of her competitors in Paris, 32-year-old Nottingham native Becky Downie dominated on the asymmetric bars — her best event…
Continue Reading Despite medal miss, Great Britain gymnast Becky Downie says she did her late brother proud
At twice the age of some of her competitors in Paris, 32-year-old Nottingham native Becky Downie dominated on the asymmetric bars — her best event…
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Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism
By Barbie Natza Ladeau and Jack Guy, CNN Rome (CNN) — It’s about to get just a little bit quieter in Venice –- at least that’s the hope…
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USA outlasts Brazil to reach beach volleyball Round of 16
Miles Partain and Andy Benesh of the United States defeated Brazil’s George and Andre in Pool D play, advancing to the Olympic men’s beach volleyball…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s understated Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikeç bags silver medal and goes viral for ‘insane aura’
By Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — In an Olympic competition where participants generally use all the available…
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