France holds off late Canada rally to move on to semifinals
France built a big first-half lead and held on down the stretch to eliminate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Canada and move on to the semifinals.
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Mild winds set up big Wednesday of sailing medal races at Paris Olympics
Fickle Mediterranean winds set the stage for tense finales to three of the Olympic sailing events, with the men’s and women’s dinghy medal races pushed back to Wednesday, when officials will also try to wrap up the mixed dinghies and multihulls.
Continue ReadingRyan Reynolds had a few questions for Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends with Us’ leading man
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Brandon Sklenar came for a press day to promote his new movie and ended up in the hot seat. Sklenar, who costars with Blake Lively in the film “It Ends with Us,” was surprised in an interview by Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds. The “Deadpool & Wolverine” star shared
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Full Victor Wembanyama highlights from win vs. Canada
Victor Wembanyama stuffed the stat sheet again for France as Les Bleus held off a late Canada rally to advance to the semifinals.
Continue ReadingCustomers line up on Ohio’s first day of recreational marijuana sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Customers lined up at dispensaries across Ohio on Tuesday for the state’s first day of recreational marijuana sales. Nearly 100 medical marijuana dispensaries have been authorized to begin selling recreational marijuana to adults. They received operating certificates this week from the state. One man camped out in his car so he
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Full Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlights vs. France
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers as Canada fell just short in its Olympic quarterfinal vs. France.
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Beach volleyball quarterfinals preview: Breaking down Wednesday’s matches
The men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continues with four quarterfinal matches on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Beach volleyball quarterfinals preview: Breaking down Wednesday’s matches
The men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continues with four quarterfinal matches on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for allegedly enriching the former president
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly financing the country’s controversial former president. The cigarette tycoon Horacio Cartes was sanctioned by the White House last year for corruption. The U.S. Treasury Department says it is targeting cigarette producer Tabacalera del Este over its links to
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Brazil stuns Spain in 4-2 win, advances to gold medal match
Brazil was able to pull of a 4-2 upset against Spain in a semifinal match and will now move on to the gold medal final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Everything to know ahead of U.S. women’s basketball Olympic quarterfinal vs. Nigeria
A full preview ahead of the U.S. women’s basketball team’s Olympic quarterfinal vs. Nigeria.
Continue Reading Everything to know ahead of U.S. women’s basketball Olympic quarterfinal vs. Nigeria
A full preview ahead of the U.S. women’s basketball team’s Olympic quarterfinal vs. Nigeria.
Continue ReadingRussian pianist dies in jail after criticizing Moscow’s action in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian piano player has died in jail while awaiting trial on charges linked to his criticism of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, reported Tuesday that pianist Pavel Kushnir died on July 28 in a jail in Birobidzhan, a city in fareastern Russia near the border
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Full Patty Mills highlights from quarterfinal vs. Serbia
It came in a losing effort, but Patty Mills authored one more Olympic masterpiece in a career full of them, pouring in 20 first-half points and adding the game-tying jumper to force overtime vs. Serbia.
Continue Reading‘Cockroaches of the factory’: Workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction at Boeing
CNN, ELIZABETH, NTSB, SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY CMTE By Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Workers on the Boeing 737 Max that lost a door plug on a January flight told federal safety investigators that they felt pressure to do their jobs too fast to avoid mistakes, according to testimony released Tuesday at
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Live Blog: U.S. men’s basketball takes on Brazil in quarterfinals
Follow along as LeBron James leads the U.S. men’s basketball team in an Olympic quarterfinal showdown against Brazil at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading Live Blog: U.S. men’s basketball takes on Brazil in quarterfinals
Follow along as LeBron James leads the U.S. men’s basketball team in an Olympic quarterfinal showdown against Brazil at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingWork underway to eliminate offensive street names in Northern California as deadline looms
By James Taylor, Hunter Sowards Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — From changing offensive names on streets to revising lessons taught at historical sites, work is underway to acknowledge past mistreatment of Native Americans. Tribal members from across California are participating in this year’s celebration of Native American culture at
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Sweden moves onto semifinals after upsetting Germany
Sweden’s men’s team moves onto semifinals after upsetting Germany, 3-0.
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Canada, U.S. top medal podium in women’s hammer
Canadian Camryn Rogers and American Annette Echikunwoke took gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s hammer final. The medal was the first-ever for the U.S. in the event.
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