Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago from their ancestral lands to expand one of the country’s biggest national parks, according to the African Union’s commission on human rights. Batwa people lived as hunters and gatherers in the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices. To seal the deal, they are marketing “buy now, pay later” services as a way for customers to spread out the cost of going back to class
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Haddish has responded to a backlash over a video she posted on TikTok in which she excitedly showed the folk back home that there are grocery stores in Zimbabwe. In the nearly five-minute video uploaded Sunday, the comedian and actress films herself entering a supermarket.
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Andy Benesh thought he sealed the U.S. its first victory in Pool D, but official review ruled the apparent block a net fault to extend the beach volleyball match against Morocco.
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Following an opening-match loss to Cuba, U.S. beach volleyball team Miles Partain and Andy Benesh bounced back and grabbed a much-needed Pool D win against Morocco at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in northeastern Vermont. It happened nearly three weeks after many farmers and residents in the state were hit by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. The National Weather Service
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A Yale Law School friend of Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who has revealed years of emails the two previously exchanged, said Monday that the Republican vice presidential nominee is a “chameleon” who has changed his views on “literally every imaginable issue.” Sofia Nelson, a transgender public defender in
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephanie Busari, CNN New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of films produced annually, Nollywood has long been a significant cultural force within Africa. The
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of films produced annually, Nollywood has long been a significant cultural force within Africa. The industry’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower?” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore. To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge mascot might resemble the iconic monument, a “poop emoji” — that’s according to another shopper, a tongue or even, well, female anatomy. However, it rings
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“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three! It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little baby!” Hafez wrote on Instagram.
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Each searching for their first Olympic men’s soccer victory ever, the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan played to a thrilling 1-1 draw on Tuesday in Paris.
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Brazilians Carol and Barbara comfortably took control against Aine Raupelyte and Monika Paulikiene of Lithuania, winning 21-13, 21-14, in straights sets during Pool E play at the Paris Olympics.
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Tee times and groupings for Friday’s second round of the Olympic men’s golf competition at Le Golf National.
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Egypt finished in first place in Group C after upsetting Spain in a 2-1 win during a group stage match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha beat North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-2 in the table tennis mixed doubles final at the Paris Games on Tuesday.
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U.S. star Marcus Christopher posted a phenomenal 90.10 run in his first action at the Paris Olympic Games at the BMX freestyle men’s qualifier.
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Bercy Arena, Paris (CNN) — It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype. A little more than three years after a shocking case of the “twisties” caused her to withdraw from Team USA’s attempt at defending its gymnastics team gold, Simone Biles was back
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics — who must compete as neutrals — as war between the two countries grinds on for a third year. In an interview with The Associated Press, Vadym Guttsait told The Associated Press in
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Great Britain’s Nathan Hales wins the men’s trap final at the Chateauroux Shooting Center, missing just two of 50 shots in the final to secure first place.
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