Speedrunners at the ready! This week, Nintendo Switch Online members can take on Competition #5 in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. The following five challenges feature in the World Championships and Survival modes:. Pop It (Balloon Fight™) Hammer Bro KO (Super Mario Bros. 3™) Fireball Rush (Kirby’s Adventure™)...

Competition #5 is live in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Paris Olympics: Bobby Finke Capped Off Individual Swimming Slate By Taking Down 12-Year-Old World Record. Attempting dramatic final-length comebacks was no longer a winning strategy for Bobby Finke. Three years earlier in his first Olympics, Finke had caught fields of European veterans off guard as he sprinted ahead to clinch gold medals in the 800 free and 1500 free, but his younger rivals were ready for the trick. At the 2023 World Championships, Finke went stroke-for-stroke with Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui in the 1500 free for the entire race, only for Hafnaoui to touch him out by five hundredths at the finish.

Paris Olympics: World Record By Bobby Finke Was Top Male Performance of Games

South Carolina State

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Explore Beaufort SC

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

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As an actor, Merritt Butrick was cast in one of the most coveted roles in the history of science fiction media. He played David Marcus, the son of the iconic Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner in the 1982 theatrical movie, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. Sadly, Butrick died of AIDS in 1989. He was only 29 years old. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Star Trek' Actor Merrit Butrick: 35 Years After His Tragic Death

The overwhelming expectations for the U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team came to a disappointing end at the 2024 Olympics following a loss by Kyle Snyder in his bronze medal match at 97kg. Snyder fell to Iranian Amirali Azarpira by a score of 4-1, which was the first time the...

U.S. men’s freestyle wrestling team ends disappointing 2024 Olympics with 3 total medals, no gold

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

The Mirror US

France's Victor Wembanyama cried watching Team USA celebrate their gold medal as America knocked off the Paris Olympic hosts 98-87 in a memorable basketball final

Victor Wembanyama breaks down in tears after Team USA wins Olympics gold

FadeawayWorld.net

Ranking the 10 greatest players in Team USA history following their 17th gold medal win in the 2024 Olympics.

10 Greatest Players In Team USA History After 17th Gold At 2024 Olympics In Paris

ClutchPoints

Team USA women’s basketball has put an exclamation point on a strong Olympic performance by the United States. Team USA faced off against France this morning with a chance to make Olympic history with a win. They pulled off a narrow 67-66 victory that was toughly contested until the final moments of the game. Chicago […]
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Angel Reese’s message for Team USA after thrilling Olympic gold medal win over France

Ahmed Elgendy finished with a world record 1,555 points to become the first Egyptian to win the men's modern pentathlon. The Tokyo 2020 silver-medallist finished 13 points ahead of Japan's Taishu Sato, who took silver with Giorgio Malan of Italy securing bronze. Great Britain's Joe Choong, the defending champion, finished...

Elgendy wins modern pentathlon with world record total

The Chinese women withstood a brave Japanese challenge but eventually overpowered their opponents 3-0, their fifth gold from five competitions at the Games. The first tie, a doubles match pitting China's Chen Meng and Wang Manyu against Hina Hinata and Miwa Harimoto, went down to the wire, the Chinese edging it 12-10 in the deciding fifth game.

China completes Olympic table tennis gold clean sweep

Los Angeles, CA

The Press

The Olympic flame has been extinguished and the flag has been passed. The incredible 2024 Paris Olympics is in the books. At home, fans vicariously enjoyed those viral chocolate muffins from the Olympic Village, watched a whale drop in on the surf contest in Tahiti and met breakout stars such as Harvard-educated fencer Lauren Scruggs and Rubik's Cube-solving "pommel horse guy" Stephen Nedoroscik.

The way-too-early preview for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is now officially available for pre-order on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It was originally scheduled to open up for pre-orders on August 9th, but they’re live now after a short delay. If you pre-order, you’ll receive a 10% discount, bringing the price down to $40.49.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP digital pre-orders now live

Seattle, WA

Snohomish County, WA

Among the more than 10,000 athletes, Washington state is represented at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris with almost a dozen athletes, some from Snohomish County. The achievements of these local athletes highlight the exceptional talent and dedication found in Washington state. From gold medals to historic finishes, their performances have not only brought pride to their communities but also underscored the global impact of local talent. Their stories of perseverance and excellence continue to inspire and exemplify the spirit of the Olympic Games.

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We made you wait two weeks for an episode, but we bring you our longest episode ever! We explain our absence, dive into the week’s Nintendo news, chat about cereal mascots, share impressions of games we’re playing (including a new one coming this week), and so much more. Man, it’s so good to be back!

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Fortnite has shared a new promo video for their Fall Guys collaboration featuring the Tumble Towers stage. Race to the top of Tumble Towers in this intense platforming time trial! Each floor presents unique challenges, including different camera views! Go for a Gold finish time, or try to finish without falling (and why not both?)!

Fortnite x Fall Guys 'Tumble Towers' promo video

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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WyoFile

The 2023-’24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves in the decades since Canis lupus was reintroduced to the landscape in 1995. Overall, 13 wolves were shot by legal hunters, caught by trappers, killed by poachers or died of suspected hunting-related injuries.

Yellowstone superintendent seeks hunting relief for wolves after another deadly winter

Sports Illustrated

These young U.S. athletes made their debuts in Paris and are primed to feature prominently in the next Summer Games in four years on home soil.

10 Athletes to Watch for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

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

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Video Details the Pokémon UNITE 2024 World Championships Roadmap

The 2024 Pokémon UNITE World Championships are just around the corner! Get all the details on the format in the video above before the action commences...

Video Details the Pokémon UNITE 2024 World Championships Roadmap

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