CNN By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. As an operations commander, he was tracking Israeli forces inside Gaza and approving airstrikes. Every day, he said, his unit had a certain
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese American scholar has been convicted of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist to gather information on dissidents and feed it to his homeland’s government. A federal jury in New York delivered its verdict Tuesday in the case of Shujun Wang. He helped found
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday that he will not retire next season, reversing the announcement he made in June during the NBA Finals. Barkley said at the time that the 2024-25 season would be his last
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Top-ranked Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes were upset by Swiss duo Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli in straight sets to be eliminated from the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament.
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Watching diving at the Olympics can be really fun, but it can also lead to a lot of questions about the intricacies of the sport. Let’s try to answer some of those questions.
Continue Reading Watching diving at the Olympics can be really fun, but it can also lead to a lot of questions about the intricacies of the sport. Let’s try to answer some of those questions.
Continue ReadingBy Lesley Marin Click here for updates on this story IRVINE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Irvine police killed a man after he allegedly stabbed his former client to death early Monday morning. Detectives from the Irvine Police Department first learned about the killing when a caregiver found 38-year-old John Bash stabbed to death after a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict. Their calls come as the U.S. moves more troops to the region and is threatening retaliation if American forces are attacked. Secretary
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In a defensive battle for the ages, Rachel Fattal scored the game-winner in the fourth quarter for the U.S. in a women’s water polo quarterfinals win over Hungary.
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Mallory Swanson’s brilliant through ball lifts Sophia Smith to score a goal in extra time and give the U.S. women’s national team a 1-0 lead against Germany in a semifinal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Australian Arisa Trew snatched the Olympic champion title from Japan when she dropped into a jaw-dropping run during the women’s skateboard park final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan’s Cocona Hiraki and Great Britain’s Sky Brown repeated their second and third-place finishes from the Tokyo Games three years ago.
Continue Reading Australian Arisa Trew snatched the Olympic champion title from Japan when she dropped into a jaw-dropping run during the women’s skateboard park final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan’s Cocona Hiraki and Great Britain’s Sky Brown repeated their second and third-place finishes from the Tokyo Games three years ago.
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story Coalition of Houston Real Estate Developers Launches Initiative to Enhance Resilience During Unprecedented Weather Events (Houston Style Magazine) — In a proactive response to the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, a coalition of local residential developers has unveiled ‘Empowering Resilience,’ a groundbreaking
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Individual diving at the Paris Olympics continues on Wednesday with the start of the women’s 3m springboard event. Here’s a look at how the competition works, schedule for all three rounds, and names to know ahead of Wednesday’s preliminary round.
Continue Reading Individual diving at the Paris Olympics continues on Wednesday with the start of the women’s 3m springboard event. Here’s a look at how the competition works, schedule for all three rounds, and names to know ahead of Wednesday’s preliminary round.
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 6, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Good afternoon, I am very proud and deeply grateful to share this endorsement from Jason Lee and Erica Lee Carter, the children of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. – Sylvester Turner In the vibrant tapestry of Houston’s 18th
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer. Ethan Guo, who turned 19 last month, began his quest in May in Memphis, Tennessee. The plan
Continue ReadingWICHITA FALLS, Tex. (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 6, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Good afternoon, I am very proud and deeply grateful to share this endorsement from Jason Lee and Erica Lee Carter, the children of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. – Sylvester Turner In the vibrant tapestry of Houston’s 18th
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The U.S. women’s national team is heading to the gold medal final thanks to Sophia Smith’s goal in extra time to seal the team’s 1-0 win over Germany in a semifinal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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