Beach volleyball recap, Aug. 5: Spain comes back vs. the Netherlands
Men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continued on Monday at the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower…
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Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — They are Nabil, Amine, François and more. But they will not be seen around the Paris Olympics, because…
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Triathlon recap, Aug. 5: Germany surges to gold, U.S. earns silver in team relay
Germany’s foursome swam, biked, and ran with gold in their eyes during triathlon’s mixed relay race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Behind them the…
Continue Reading Vietnam’s coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills as both face maritime tensions with China
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint…
Continue Reading After water quality concerns canceled test runs, Olympic triathletes plunge into the Seine for relay
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River when the mixed relay event got underway after organizers said the…
Continue Reading Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built ‘no matter the cost’
Associated Press PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom…
Continue Reading Albania’s governing Socialist Party wins mayoral poll in a town with ethnic Greek minority
Associated Press QEPARO, Albania (AP) — Preliminary results show Albania’s governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo has won the…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas
Associated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to…
Continue Reading Torrential rains have claimed more than 150 lives in China in the past 2 months
BEIJING (AP) — Landslides and flooding have killed more than 150 people around China in the past two months as torrential rainstorms batter the…
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Triathlon preview, Aug. 5: Mixed relay presents final tri leg at Paris 2024
Triathlon’s final event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the mixed team relay race will likely see strong performances from Great Britain and…
Continue Reading Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns as widening unrest sees protesters storm her official residence
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a…
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Belgium’s triathlon team withdraws from Paris 2024 mixed relay
Belgium’s triathlon team was forced to withdraw from Monday’s mixed relay race due to an athlete’s…
Continue Reading Embracing election conspiracies could sink a Kansas sheriff who once looked invulnerable
AP Political Writer DE SOTO, Kan. (AP) — The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county is facing a contentious Republican primary after taking on…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunges 12.4% as investors dump a wide range of shares
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has plunged more than 12% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than…
Continue Reading‘I had nothing to do with it’ says man charged with sending son to kill rapper PnB Rock
AP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with murder vehemently denied in court testimony that he sent his 17-year-old son into…
Continue Reading ‘I had nothing to do with it’ says man charged with sending son to kill rapper PnB Rock
AP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with murder vehemently denied in court testimony that he sent his 17-year-old son into…
Continue Reading This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?
AP Education Writer WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of the trailer she…
Continue Reading Washington attorney general and ex-sheriff who helped nab Green River Killer race for governorship
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River…
Continue Reading Takeaways: A Project 2025 author makes plans, rallies loyalists as Trump aims for 2nd term
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, a key architect of the controversial Project 2025 plan, speaks as a general marshaling troops to…
Continue Reading Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A chief architect of Project 2025, the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government,…
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