Australian Arisa Trew claimed the Olympic champion title in women’s skateboard park after scoring 93.18 on her final run. Japan’s Cocona Hiraki and Great Britain’s Sky Brown took bronze and silver, respectively.
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Equestrian events wrapped up at the 2024 Paris Olympics with numerous riders thrown from their horses and an historic gold for Germany’s Christian Kukuk in the individual jumping final.
Continue ReadingBy John King, Jeff Zeleny, Jamie Gangel, MJ Lee, Daniel Strauss, Gregory Krieg, Kristen Holmes and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, elevating the former teacher and Army National Guard veteran to join the Democratic ticket and help lead the party’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday. According to the Tokyo Medical Examiner’s Office, many of the 123 people who died
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, however, were dreamed up by artificial intelligence. Portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool, the video mocking the Games spread quickly on social media
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El cineasta David Lynch aseguró a sus seguidores que no tiene previsto retirarse, a pesar de haber revelado que padece una enfermedad pulmonar crónica. El guionista y director de 78 años, cuyos créditos incluyen “Twin Peaks”, “The Elephant Man” y “Blue Velvet”, dijo a Sight and Sound, la revista del British
Continue ReadingBy 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 quota
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have chosen Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe to be the Republican nominee for governor. Kehoe beat Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel to win the state’s primary Tuesday. Kehoe’s prolific fundraising helped him overcome rival Ashcroft’s advantage in name recognition. He is also backed
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Eight teams are still in contention for that coveted gold medal in the men’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics. Here’s a look at all four of Wednesday’s quarterfinal matches.
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American Sam Watson broke the sport climbing world record at the men’s qualification round. He ascended the wall in 4.75 seconds, 0.04 seconds faster than the world record — the one he set back in April.
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Germany’s Clemens Wickler and Nils Ehlers defeated Yorick de Groot and Stefan Boermans of the Netherlands in straight sets, advancing to the Olympic men’s beach volleyball semifinals in convincing fashion.
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Swedish jumping superstar Henrik von Eckermann was thrown from his horse during the Olympic equestrian individual jumping final, knocking the World Champion out of medal contention.
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles cast a knowing glance across the awards podium toward Jordan Chiles. The longtime friends and U.S. gymnastics teammates knew they needed to find a way to honor Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade. They just weren’t sure how. What they came up with after Andrade’s gold medal on floor
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles cast a knowing glance across the awards podium toward Jordan Chiles. The longtime friends and U.S. gymnastics teammates knew they needed to find a way to honor Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade. They just weren’t sure how. What they came up with after Andrade’s gold medal on floor
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Matt Damon and Casey Affleck play complete strangers thrown into their first heist in the new action comedy “The Instigators.” The robbery of a corrupt politician goes wrong, and their characters are left on the run in Boston. The film, written by Affleck and Chuck MacLean and directed by Doug Liman, is
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American Sam Watson broke the men’s speed climbing world record (which he set previously) with a 4.75-second run. Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo was not far behind.
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker David Lynch has reassured his fans that he is not planning on retiring, despite revealing that he is suffering from a chronic lung disease. The 78-year-old screenwriter and director, whose credits include “Twin Peaks,” “The Elephant Man” and “Blue Velvet,” told Sight and Sound, the magazine of the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for the government to develop a program for overseas promotion of “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” It’s a theme that the Kremlin has increasingly sounded in recent years. Putin has instructed officials responsible for national projects to allot an unspecified amount of money for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday to recognize the 2023 World Series champions, their first championship title in the history of the franchise. The Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 of the World Series in November. The team announced the
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Developed by Toyota, these little robots work with their human friends to pick up and drop off throws equipment: javelins, hammers, shotputs and discuses.
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