Jamaica sweeps top 3 spots in women’s 100m finals
Jamaica’s women runners completely dominated the 100 meter finals. Elaine Thompson-Herah’s time of 10.61 is a new Olympic record.
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U of M requiring COVID-19 vaccination on all campuses
By STEPHEN BOROWY, KENDALL KEYS Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WNEM) — The University of Michigan is requiring all of its students, faculty, and staff on all its campuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Aug. 30. Individuals’ vaccination information must be submitted before the start of the fall, according
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Bencic wins women’s singles gold in 3 sets for Switzerland
Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic beat Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova in the women’s singles gold medal match with a three-set victory.
Continue ReadingElaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in all-Jamaican podium
By George Ramsay, CNN The celebrations started even before she had crossed the line, gesturing with her left arm and shouting in delight. A month-and-a-half ago, Elaine Thompson-Herah thought she wouldn’t be able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics as she struggled to overcome a nagging Achilles injury. Now, she’s not only a gold medalist,
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‘Rave horse’ Mopsie rages in Olympic dressage freestyle
Mopsie the horse captivated the internet with a mesmerizing dressage routine set to an electronic music mix made just for him.
Continue ReadingOrganizations rally to support St. Louis County Health director after allegations of racist attacks
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Local organizations are throwing their support behind the St. Louis County Health Director, who says he endured racist attacks. Dr, Faisal Khan says some people who attended Tuesday night’s St. Louis County Council meeting taunted him with racist
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Once considered a ‘city disease,’ Zimbabwe’s rural areas are being hit hard by Covid, and panic has set in
By Nyasha Chingono, for CNN Pauline Chinyandura adjusts her face mask as she rushes to serve lunch to a group of men visiting her makeshift canteen in Domboshava, a rural area around 25 miles northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. The chatter around the canteen is all about the death of a popular health official from
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Primetime Rundown: What to watch Day 9 at Tokyo Olympics
Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics features the final night in the pool, where Caeleb Dressel competes in the 50m free, as well as the track & field mixed 4x400m relay final, knockout action in beach volleyball and more.
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Podcast: Celebrating the legend that is Allison Schmitt
With silver and bronze medals in Tokyo, Allison Schmitt has ascended to elite status in the Olympic world. She’s a four-time Olympian and swimming team captain. But when she first realized she was a 10-time Olympic medalist, the breadth of her accomplishments overwhelmed her with emotion.
Continue ReadingScientists observe light bending from behind black hole for the first time, confirming Einstein’s theory
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — For the first time, scientists have been able to directly observe light bending from behind a black hole. It’s something that Albert Einstein predicted would be possible under his theory of relativity. But this is the first time
Continue ReadingCanada is heading towards a ‘Delta-driven’ fourth wave, chief doctor says
By Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada is headed towards a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, but how severe of a resurgence it’ll be depends on how many people are fully vaccinated, warns new national modelling released Friday. The country is seeing an increase
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Breakthrough Moments: U.S. men’s basketball advances
The United States men’s basketball team defeated the Czech Republic 119-84 and will move on to the quarterfinals in Tokyo! For more moments like this, watch Tokyo Gold daily starting at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock.
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Poland earns gold in mixed 4x400m relay, USA snags bronze
Poland soars past the competition, earning a gold medal in the inaugural mixed 4x400m finals. Team USA earned bronze in a somewhat close finish.
Continue ReadingWhy kaatsu, a fitness trend spotted at the Games, isn’t just for Olympians
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Restricting your blood flow sounds like a dangerous thing to do, but it’s exactly what some Olympians, athletes, and surgery and physical therapy patients have done to strengthen their muscles and speed up recovery. The origins of this practice go back to 1966, when — while sitting on his heels during
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Relive the best moments of Olympic Day 7
From penalty kicks to water polo victory, relive the best moments of Olympic Day 7.
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Freestyle with Gus Kenworthy: Trying spicy ramen in Tokyo
Olympians Gus Kenworthy, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir explore Japanese cuisine by trying three types of ramen – and find out which one is too hot to handle.
Continue ReadingMassive comet discovery dwarfs all others
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Messengers from the past are all around us. In our solar system, comets are the icy leftovers from when the sun and planets formed. They hold the mysteries of that primordial soup. The murky beginning of life on Earth is thought to be trapped within the deepest, oldest rocks, but scientists
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Belinda Bencic wins women’s singles gold; Elina Svitolina claims bronze
Belinda Bencic became the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis, and the first Swiss tennis player to medal since Roger Federer.
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Brazil pushes past Egypt 1-0 to advance to semifinals
Brazil’s men’s football team made a last minute goal, pushing the score to 1-0. Brazil is now headed to the semifinals.
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Abrahamson: Night magic — 10.61, and FloJo’s Olympic mark from the 1980s is no more
Elaine Thompson-Herah, the Rio 2016 champ, ran 10.61, the second-fastest time ever, an Olympic record, one-hundredth of a second faster than the famed Florence Griffith-Joyner, who had run 10.62 at the 1988 Games in Seoul. FloJo still holds the world record, 10.49, also set in 1988.
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