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American swimmer Torri Huske edges teammate Gretchen Walsh by just .04 seconds in 100 butterflyJul 28, 2024 5:18 pm - NANTERRE, France — Torri Huske touched the wall and turned to teammate Gretchen Walsh knowing they each had won an Olympic medal. Both Americans quickly spun their heads ...
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Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker — then gets finedJul 28, 2024 5:09 pm - ELANCOURT, France — Haley Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for breaking a rule on the final lap of her race Sunday, though she will no doubt gladly pa...
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U.S. men's basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84 in opening game at the Paris OlympicsJul 28, 2024 5:04 pm - VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his f...
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Banned coach Bev Priestman 'heartbroken' and apologizes in Canada drone-spying scandal at OlympicsJul 28, 2024 4:59 pm - MARSEILLE, France — Embattled Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spy...
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Biles and Team USA mix glamour and grit to surge to the lead at Olympic gymnastics qualifyingJul 28, 2024 4:28 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women's gymnastics team walked onto the floor at Bercy Arena on Sunday in leotards adorned with thousands of crystals, the k...
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ debuts at $205 million, shattering R-rated record and becoming 8th biggest opening of all timeJul 28, 2024 2:55 pm - Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool and Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Simone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics qualifyingJul 28, 2024 2:37 pm - PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doc...
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Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alertsJul 28, 2024 2:36 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts Sunday as thousands of firefighters batt...
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Harris raised $200 million in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteersJul 28, 2024 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping ...
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on boardJul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...