Alex Sedrick stiff armed Teagan Levi to the ground and returned the ball down the field for the game-winning try in the bronze medal match. The Americans stun medal-favorite Australia.
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University of Virginia has six swimmers competing at the Paris Olympics. One of their secrets to success is math guru Dr. Ken Ono, who tells Naoko Funayma why he records and analyzes athletes’ every stroke in the pool.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A lawyer for Ilya Yashin says the prominent Kremlin critic has been moved to an unknown destination from his prison where he was serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine. The statement on the Telegram messaging app by Tatyana Solomina gave no further details. However,
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France looked dead in the water, but Matthew Strazel hit a 3-pointer while getting fouled with just 10 seconds left to force overtime against Japan.
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Driving through Paris can feel like a video game come to life. Jimmy Roberts reports on why the City of Light decided it doesn’t need any stop signs.
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France’s Matthieu Pavon has long considered winning a major championship to be golf’s greatest achievement. But this week in Paris has changed his mind.
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The U.S. women fell to New Zealand, 24-12 but will advance to the bronze medal match for the first time in team history.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia said it was seeking further assistance from the European Union to combat wildfires that continue to burn out of control in heatwave temperatures and crossed the southern border into Greece. Successive heat waves have helped trigger fires across the Balkan region and elsewhere in southern Europe,
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley died on April 28, according to his Florida death record, which
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Japan was 16 seconds away from a massive upset, but Matthew Strazel’s tying four-point play forced overtime and Victor Wembanyama took over from there to give France the win.
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Take a look at the top highlights from skateboarding, gymnastics, swimming and other sports that were contested on July 29.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony has taken a legal turn. French prosecutors on Tuesday ordered police to investigate complaints from a DJ and LGBTQ+ icon that she suffered a torrent of online threats and abuse after performing in contentious scenes at the Games’ opening ceremony.
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From passports and snacks to jet lag, Kira Dixon answers all the most important questions about how equestrian horses competing in Paris reach their Olympic destination.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it’s seeking comments as it considers whether the deal between the two companies has resulted in a “substantial lessening
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Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans across the country took to the streets on Monday to protest a disputed election, clashing with police as uncertainty swirls around the results amid allegations of election fraud. At least six people died during the protests against the presidential election results announced by the electoral commission, according
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Andreja Leski took down Mexico’s Prisca Awiti Alcaraz in the women’s judo under 63kg to earn her first Olympic gold medal and give Slovenia its first gold of the 2024 Paris Games.
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third album, “Stampede,” his spirit has led to collaborations with everyone from Willie Nelson and Elton John to Mickey Guyton and Beck. Pulling from a
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Diageo, one of the world’s biggest drinks makers, has reported its first drop in sales since the pandemic, as cash-strapped consumers cut back on spending. The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky, Casamigos tequila and Guinness beer is the latest consumer business to report a hit to sales as
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In her opening featherweight bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA’s 20-year-old southpaw Alyssa Mendoza wins a tight Round of 32 opener against Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan in a 3-2, split-decision thriller.
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