Articles filed under Associated Press
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Silver and bronze are the favorite Olympic colors for red, white and blue swimmersJul 30, 2024 7:23 pm - NANTERRE, France — The favorite colors for the red, white and blue at the Olympic swimming pool are silver and bronze. Through four days at La Defense Arena, the mighty U...
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U.S. men's soccer team ends 24-year wait to reach QF at Olympics. France to meet ArgentinaJul 30, 2024 6:42 pm - SAINT-ETIENNE, France — To chants of “U.S.A.” America’s men ended a 24-year wait to reach the quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer tournament by beating Guinea 3-0 on Tues...
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U.S. women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens with comeback victory over AustraliaJul 30, 2024 6:34 pm - SAINT-DENIS, France — Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field, dived in under the posts and then calmly took the conversion, securing a first Olympic rugby sevens medal ...
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Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victorJul 30, 2024 2:52 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential electio...
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William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has diedJul 30, 2024 2:49 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — 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 ...
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Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’Jul 30, 2024 2:34 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people" and...
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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with HezbollahJul 30, 2024 2:30 pm - BEIRUT — Israel carried out a rare strike Tuesday on Beirut that killed at least one person and wounded others, raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Leb...
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Simone Biles and Team USA earn 'redemption' by powering to Olympic gold in women's gymnasticsJul 30, 2024 2:11 pm - PARIS — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered ...
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Acting Secret Service boss says he 'cannot defend' why roof in Trump rally shooting was not securedJul 30, 2024 9:36 am - WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service says he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Tru...
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Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Harris but can ‘make a case for not.’ Her team says he’s scaredJul 30, 2024 8:41 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “prob...