Belgium tops Australia, wins field hockey gold in shootout
1-1 after 60 minutes, Belgium won 3-2 in the shootout to claim gold four years after taking silver in…
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Robinhood brings the meme stock phenomenon full circle
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Earlier this year, when GameStop shares exploded out of the blue, all eyes were on Robinhood, the commission-free…
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Suni Lee reunites with family for first time since Olympics
Suni Lee and her family got together for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics and the group sat down with TODAY to talk about their emotions…
Continue ReadingSome states banning mask mandates in schools also have fewest teens vaccinated
By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As kids head back to school this month, vaccination rates among adolescents tend to be lower in…
Continue ReadingAugust 5 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
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Israelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their third booster shot…
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Modern Pentathlon continues with the fencing ranking round
In the fencing ranking round, Germany’s Annika Schleu led the women’s pack ahead of South Korea’s Kim Sehee. In the men’s round, Team GB’s Joseph…
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The first Olympic karate gold medal is won by Sandra Sanchez
For the first time on the Olympic stage, the women’s kata gold medal is awarded to Spain’s Sandra Sanchez. Sanchez defeated hometown-favorite Shimizu…
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Jamie Westbrook launches monster home run to raise U.S. lead
With a spot in the gold medal game on the line, Jamie Westbrook extended the U.S. lead over South Korea to 2-0 with a gigantic shot down the left…
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France beats Egypt to reach fourth straight gold medal match
France became the first team in Olympic men’s handball history to reach four straight gold medal matches with a 27-23 win over Egypt in the…
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Former Louisville police officer pleads guilty to hitting a person in the head during an arrest in May 2020
By Brian Rokus and Christina Carrega, CNN A former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer has pleaded guilty to hitting a kneeling person in the head…
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Tokyo Olympics skateboarding in review: Youth, camaraderie reign supreme
Catch up on all the skateboarding action from the Tokyo Olympic…
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German, British, Russian athletes take early modern pentathlon lead
Germany’s Annika Schleu took a significant lead in the women’s event while the men’s competition was tightly bunched after the first day of modern…
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6 reasons to watch the final days of the Olympics
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN It may seem like all the stars of the 32nd Olympiad have already competed, but there are several Americans who are fighting…
Continue Reading Job growth is picking up again, but the Delta spike could change that
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s job market recovery is chugging along, but worries about the Delta variant derailing progress are…
Continue Reading The Delta variant is slowing office reopenings. It could slow the recovery, too
CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her…
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Rapinoe, Lloyd lead U.S. women to bronze medal win
It’s not the medal they dreamed of winning in Tokyo, but women’s soccer legends Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd celebrated capturing bronze with the…
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GM’s Chevy Bolt recall comes with a huge price tag
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors’ very expensive Chevy Bolt recall highlights one big risk of building electric vehicles. GM is…
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Denmark to defend men’s handball gold; France tops Egypt to reach final
France overcame the strongest defensive effort it has faced thus far in Egypt to advance to the Tokyo Olympics men’s handball…
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Day 14: What to watch Thursday night, Friday morning at the Tokyo Olympics
Storylines, events to watch, start times, TV networks, and live streams links for the Tokyo Olympic Games on the night of Thursday, August 5 and…
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