The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Throughout the Paris Olympics, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.
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Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is suing top election officials’ defiance of state laws that restore the voting rights of those who’ve ever been convicted of a felony. The ACLU filed the lawsuit Monday on behalf of three Nebraskans who would be denied the right to vote
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is enjoying his time in and around Paris before the men’s Olympic golf tournament begins on Thursday.
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Gary Hunt is one of those true characters in life’s rich pagaent, the sort of adventurer whose motivation seems driven by answering challenges with a simple, “Why not?”
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The fire, which started along State Route 178 near Democrat Spring on Wednesday, was at 0% containment as of Monday.
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin. Thomas Oldenberg is a voter from Amberg, Wisconsin. He filed a lawsuit in February arguing that voters who request absentee ballots through the state’s MyVote database must include a physical copy of the request in
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other, following last week’s detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he trusted that drug traffickers
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors for bringing a criminal case against four officers over a 2019 shootout with two robbers that left a UPS driver and a passerby dead. Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, said Monday that by bringing the manslaughter
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Japan takes the gold in the men’s team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The United States grabs its first Olympic team medal since 2008.
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Two rugby sevens Olympians bypassed the classic jersey swap for something more unusual.
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The wind was light on Day 2 of sailing at the Olympic Games off Marseille, France, but the competition on the water was fierce nonetheless.
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The Yuma County Recorder’s Office is preparing for Tuesday’s election day, the Arizona Primary Election.
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Party: Republican Occupation: Small Business Owner of RNX International and Pastor Relevant Experience: A 21-year career in the United States Marine Corps serving in combat zones on four occasions, including Iraq and Afghanistan Small business owner of three different companies and community service leader Personal Information: Resides in Indio, Calif. Graduate of National University; Received a
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Party: Democratic Occupation: Board president of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, representing Area 1. Relevant Experience: Worked for Assembly Speaker Herb J. Wesson Jr.’s Office of Member Services in Coachella Acuña initially ran for the District 80 seat in the California State Assembly in the 1998 and 2002 general elections and lost, Ballotpedia stated Personal Information: Acuña was a former CVUSD student
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There’s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress with Election
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Team USA looked down and out down two sets to none, but forced a fifth set after an amazing comeback that came up just short.
Continue ReadingSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Major League Baseball pitcher Reyes Moronta has been killed in a motorcycle accident in the Dominican Republic, one of his former team’s said Monday. The 31-year-old Moronta played for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels over six seasons. “We profoundly regret
Continue ReadingSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Major League Baseball pitcher Reyes Moronta has been killed in a motorcycle accident in the Dominican Republic, one of his former team’s said Monday. The 31-year-old Moronta played for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels over six seasons. “We profoundly regret
Continue Reading Associated Press Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China. But the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.
Continue Reading PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and the Pigeon Forge police and fire departments directed guests to safety on Sunday afternoon, and one minor injury was reported, park officials said in a statement. The amusement park said it was supporting guests whose
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