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Team USA absolutely smoked the competition in the women’s 4×400 relay race on Saturday. The United States won the gold medal with a stunning time of 3:15.27 in the 4×400 final. Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and Alexis Holmes were the runners for the U.S. as they completely blew away the field, finishing more...
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Crazy photo shows how dominant Team USA was in women’s 4×400 relay win

The Spun

USA Basketball fired a shot at track star Noah Lyles after winning gold at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday. Team USA topped France in the gold medal game on Saturday. It's the fifth straight gold medal for the U.S. men's basketball team, which won bronze in 2004 and has since won ...

USA Basketball Ripped For 'Classless' Shot At Noah Lyles

CBS News

Team USA won Olympic gold in the men's and women's 4X400 relay on Saturday with men hitting Olympic-record time and women coming in only .1 short of the world record.Moments before the women's race, there was more tension involving the men. Rai Benjamin, the 400 hurdles gold medalist held off 200 champion Letsile Tebogo to give the United States a .1-second win over Botswana - the final thriller in a nine-day meet full of them.Men clinch gold and Olympic-record timeRai Benjamin held off Letsile Tebogo of Botswana on the anchor leg to give the United States a gold medal and an...

Team USA wins Olympic gold in men's and women's 4x400 relay

The Independent

 All the travel books will tell you to avoid Paris in August - it’s too crowded, too hot and everything is shut.Well, perhaps, these last two weeks have taught us to forget all those stereotypes about the French, with their smiling waiters, reliable public transport and cooling rain.And as for their great summer tradition of strikes and riots, unfortunately that moved a little closer to home.Whisper it quietly but Paris saw London 2012 and raised it, bringing the Olympics to the heart of the world’s most Instagrammable city. Wherever you hopped off the Metro a viral moment was just...

Team GB swap medals for moments as Paris leaves new Olympics blueprint

Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman claimed a historic Olympic silver in artistic swimming as Team GB won six medals on Saturday – although none of them gold.Caden Cunningham was a runner-up in the men’s +80kg category in taekwondo while there were individual bronzes for Noah Williams in diving and Georgia Bell in the women’s 1500 metres.Team GB also claimed bronze medals in both men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events.Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at Saturday’s action.A first in artistic swimmingThorpe and Shortman won technical silver and free bronze at the World Aquatics Championships earlier this year...

Day 15 at the Paris Olympics: GB add six more medals as duo make history in pool

Washington State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

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

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?

South Carolina State

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

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

Ohio State

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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

Colorado State

David Heitz

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

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

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

The 2024 Paris Olympics are over. Ten days of the best running, jumping, and throwing in the world seemed to fly by, as the quadrennial celebration of the greatest athletes in the world descended on the Stade de France to compete for the greatest prize in track and field. It both was both an odyssey and a lightning strike, stretching over weeks then over in a blink of an eye.

Olympic Daily Dispatch Day 9: Marathon AND A Sprint

The 2024 Summer Olympics concluded on Sunday, wrapping up a successful trip to Paris for the United States. U.S. Olympians led the overall count with 126 medals. Team USA finished well ahead of runner-up China (91), with Great Britain (65) narrowly eclipsing France (64) for the third spot. The U.S. ...

Team USA Dominates Final Medal Count At The 2024 Summer Olympics

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

It’s the final day of the Summer Olympics and it’s all to play for in the race to top the medal rankings.

USA and China tie for most gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics

J. Souza

Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all commentary and quotes from Elizabeth Montgomery are from a direct interview the actress had with the author.]. Beloved actress Elizabeth Montgomery (who died from cancer in 1975) is best known for her magical role as Samantha Stephens, the witch-with-a-twitch, on the classic 1960s TV sitcom, Bewitched.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery shocked father Robert Montgomery with 'Lizzie Borden' Role

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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U.S. Teams Sweep Olympic 4x400m Gold, Both Squads Become 2nd-Fastest Ever

Just before these Olympics got underway, World Athletics released the official timetable for the World Championships to be held in Tokyo next September. The thing that...

U.S. Teams Sweep Olympic 4x400m Gold, Both Squads Become 2nd-Fastest Ever

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