By Ben Westcott, CNN Business Billionaire Sun Dawu, a vocal critic of the Chinese government, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles,” according to an official statement posted by the court. Sun was arrested in March this year. His company, Hebei Dawu Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Group,
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Three-time world medalist Sylvain Andre of France wins his last men’s BMX racing quarterfinal run to sweep his three races of the day, advancing with American Corben Sharrah, second in this run, to the semifinals.
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Following the most widespread protests since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, Cubans are now bracing themselves for a new aftershock poised to shake the communist-run island: Mass trials of those who dared to take to the streets calling for change. Fewer than three weeks since the beginning of the unprecedented anti-government demonstrations,
Continue ReadingFamilies of detained protesters speak out against Cuba’s harsh justice system after historic nationwide marches over food and medicine shortages, economic woes and surging Covid-19 cases. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann reports.
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Justin Thomas reflects on his all-par performance in the first round of the men’s Olympic competition in Tokyo. Thomas finished his first day by scoring an even par on every hole, filling out a 71 on his scorecard.
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McCarthy and O’Donovan’s win is Ireland’s first gold medal in any event since 2012.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, Ben Church, Helen Regan, Aditi Sangal, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Melissa Mahtani and Meg Wagner, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for vaccines.
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Business Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement provided to CNN by Popeil representative Eric Ortner. He was 86. Popeil started his sales career in Chicago-area flea markets at the age of 16, according to his official
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Xander Schauffele (68) reflects on his performance in the first round of the Men’s Olympic Tournament.
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Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger were podium fast in the women’s 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, but not fast enough to catch China.
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Medal favorite Belgium remained unbeaten through four matches in men’s field hockey at the Tokyo Olympics with a 9-1 win over Canada on Thursday in Pool B action.
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Carlos Ortiz reflects on his performance in the first round of the men’s Olympic competition. Ortiz is competing for Mexico and put up an impressive 65 to begin his weekend in Tokyo.
Continue ReadingDC Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone, who was beaten during the Capitol attack, responds to Fox News host Laura Ingraham after she mocked his testimony on her show.
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN A US Capitol Police officer who was the target of racist slurs during the January 6 insurrection rebuked questions about his credibility from conservative critics Wednesday evening, stating, “I can’t put a Band-Aid on my emotions.” Harry Dunn — one of the four officers who testified Tuesday before the House select
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China wins the 4x200m freestyle relay, but Katie Ledecky shines as the U.S. takes silver. All three medalists broke the world record.
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2019 World Champions Martin and Valent Sinkovic can now add Olympic Champions to their collection of titles. The Croatian brothers cruised to the finish line ahead of Romania and Denmark.
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Grace Prendergast and Kerri Growler won New Zealand’s first Olympic gold in women’s pair. The duo clocked in with a time of 6:50.19.
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American Alise Willoughby rebounds from fourth to capture her second of three BMX racing quarterfinal-run wins on the day, matching two-time defending gold medalist Mariana Pajon, who also won her three runs.
Continue ReadingOlympic gymnastics medalist Aly Raisman shares support for her former teammate Simone Biles after Biles pulled out of the team gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics.
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