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SPOTLIGHT: Lots of options for fireworks this week, weekend
Jacksonville and NE Florida will celebrate our nation’s independence with several opportunities for fireworks displays. The City of Jacksonville invites you to enjoy this dazzling event on Thursday, July 4th, starting at 9:00 p.m.
Seven-time gold medalist swimmer Caeleb Dressel talks pressures of the Paris Olympics spotlight in and out of the pool
Seven-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel has punched his ticket to the Paris Games this summer. "It'll be a good one. Number three. This is crazy," Dressel told ABC News after touching first in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials last weekend. The 27-year-old opened up about the pressures of being in the spotlight and living up to expectations both in and out of the pool. "I can train all day long. You can put me in some some tough practices. I will make it out of the practice. I love it," he said. "I'm not designed for media and lights and cameras, and the opinions of others. I worry too much about what other people think, to be quite honest."
Simone Biles to represent team USA at 2024 Paris Olympic Games: See the full roster
Five gymnasts on Sunday earned a spot to represent the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris after two days of participating in the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera, Suni Lee and Simone Biles. Rivera, 16, is a newcomer to the group. The other four women competed at the 2020 Olympics. Joining this year’s Team USA are alternates Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong.
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/30 24
Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUETampa Bay 5, Washington 0Boston 4, San Diego 1Houston 10, NY Mets 5Colorado 5, Chi White Sox 4Arizona 5, Oakland 1 AMERICAN LEAGUENY Yankees 8, Toronto 1Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2Detroit 7, LA Angels 6Minnesota 5, Seattle 3Texas 11, Baltimore 2
Survivor of Parkland high school mass shooting wins ownership of gunman’s name
A student who was the most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at a South Florida high school now owns the name of the shooter, who will be unable to conduct interviews and be part of documentaries without permission, according to a civil lawsuit.
Supreme Court narrows obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 riot prosecutions
The Supreme Court on Friday sided with a former police officer charged with obstruction for joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, finding that prosecutors interpreted a law used to prosecute him and hundreds of other accused rioters too broadly.
$700M catch: Dodgers batboy catches foul ball, saves Shohei Ohtani from injury
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a superstar in Shohei Ohtani, who signed for a record 10-year, $700 million deal in December 2023. But the team’s real hero Wednesday was its batboy, Javier Herrera.
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