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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have been an exciting showcase of the very best athletes that the world has to offer. Over 200 nations are competing this year, vying to be crowned the very best in the world. This year, however, the athletic achievements of African Americans this year...

Black Olympic Excellence On Display in Paris

Sportsnaut

Three gold medals in track and field at Saint-Denis, France, on Thursday raised the United States’ total haul to 30

Olympics medal count today: See where the United States stands on Friday at 2024 Paris Olympics

CBS LA

The U.S., which became the first country to top 3,000 Olympic medals during the 2024 Summer Games, earned more medals in Paris than it did in Tokyo. Athletes from the U.S. took home 126 total medals this year, topping China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). China had been ahead in the race for gold throughout much of the games, but China and the U.S. both earned 40 apiece by the end of the games. In addition to 40 gold medals, the U.S. won 42 silver and 44 bronze medals. While the U.S. won the most medals, it isn't home to this...

How the U.S. did in the Paris Olympics compared to previous summer games

Herbie J Pilato

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

USA TODAY

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games come to an end on Sunday, Aug. 11 with the closing competition. Here's what you can expect on primetime.

Olympics schedule tonight: What's on in the final primetime at Paris Games on Aug. 11

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

In a twist almost no one saw coming, France was this close to upsetting Team USA women’s basketball in the gold medal game on Sunday. In fact, both teams’ woeful shooting performances opened the door for the French, making the Americans really uncomfortable down the stretch. If not for Kahleah Copper’s heroics, we might have been talking about France’s first gold medal ever instead of a nail-biting 67-66 USA win.

1 photo shows Breanna Stewart knew Gabby Williams had her foot on the line when trying to tie the gold medal game

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Gibson Band, a pocket-sized pup with a huge heart full of love. This 4-year-old Chihuahua grew up as an owned pup in a loving home. Unfortunately, Gibson's owners recently went through some unexpected life changes, and as such were no longer able to provide him with the care and love he needed. Now, Gibson is living safely with a foster family found through Great Dog Rescue New England. Despite loving his foster family, Gibson hopes he will not have to wait very long before he can make his final move to a furever home!

Tiny 8-Pound Chihuahua Searching For Love After Owner Forced To Surrender

The Independent

 After two weeks of intense, thrilling competition between the world’s best athletes – not to mention a handful of controversies – the Paris Olympics are coming to an end. Team GB secured over a dozen gold medals for performances in sports including swimming, mountain biking, shooting, rowing, and the men’s triathlon, winning over 50 medals in total. US gymnast Simon Biles made a triumphant return securing her seventh gold medal, while Swedish sports star Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won a gold medal for pole-vaulting, breaking the world record for the ninth time. French swimmer Léon Marchand won five medals —...

Who is performing at the Olympics 2024 closing ceremony in Paris

Berkeley, CA

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Police spent nearly six hours scouing the area for a suspect after a shooting that left no one injured at about 7:40 a.m.

Update: Cal's Clark Kerr Campus Area Gets All-Clear - Lockdown Lifted

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

New York Post

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French runner Alessia Zarbo collapsed during the women’s 10,000-meter final on Friday in a scary scene at the Paris Olympics. 

Zarbo, 22, was tended to mid-race and eventually taken off in a stretcher as the other runners circled on the track. 

The crowd at the Stade de France in Paris cheered in support as Zarbo was carried off. 

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“We have a runner down. I think that’s the Frenchwoman Alessia Zarbo,” a...

French runner Alessia Zarbo collapses in terrifying Olympic scene

If the Paris Olympics were a movie, the French capital was a character, providing a picturesque and historic backdrop to many of the events. With the closing ceremony marking the end of an Olympic Games rich with amazing moments, here's a look at 24 of the most iconic images. Competitors...

24 iconic images from the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics comes to a close on Sunday after 16 days of competition.Here, the PA news agency selects five winners and five losers from an eventful Games in the French capital.WINNERSKeely HodgkinsonCarrying the hopes of a nation, Hodgkinson ended her 800 metres final at Stade de France with a crown on her head. The 22-year-old from Atherton in Greater Manchester led from the front and stormed down the final straight to become the first British woman to claim 800m gold since Dame Kelly Holmes in 2004. A fan in the crowd duly ‘crowned’ Hodgkinson on her lap of...

Paris 2024 – the winners and the losers

Fernando Mendoza, Chandler Rogers both perform well Sunday; Justin Wilcox is no closer to deciding on a starting quarterback

Ben Marshall's Catch Overshadows QB Competition at Cal Scrimmage

Paris 2024 has produced many memorable moments, from home favourite Teddy Riner’s double gold to Noah Lyles being crowned the fastest man in the world.The competition has also produced its fair share of emotion as Andy Murray bid farewell to tennis, while a binned note stirred up emotions for gold-medal winning rower Lola Anderson.Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the most memorable moments from this year’s Games.Dupont starts French gold rushOlympic poster boy Antoine Dupont led France to their first gold medal of the games in rugby sevens . The 27-year-old attracted attention earlier this...

Top 10 moments from Paris 2024

Los Angeles County, CA

Actor Richard Deacon found fame on classic TV sitcoms such as The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-1966), on which he played Mel Cooley, and Leave it to Beaver (CBS, 1957-1963), in which which he portrayed neihbor Fred Rutherford. Both characters were married to women, while Fred had a son.

The Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Deacon ('Dick Van Dyke Show'): 30 Years After His Tragic Death

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Only 11 Countries Won More Olympic Medals Than Cal at Paris

The Golden Bears earned 23 medals: Five gold, 10 silver and eight...

Only 11 Countries Won More Olympic Medals Than Cal at Paris

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