Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming - performing an exquisite free routine to take silver in the duet. The childhood friends, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the sport, performed to a theme of Rising Phoenix to score 294.5085 - for a combined total of 558.5367.

Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal

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PARIS — Americans played one electric quarter of basketball on Friday and that was more than enough to send them to the women’s gold medal game. Jackie Young, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Copper Kahleah all scored in double figures as the U.S. cruised to a 85-64 victory over Australia in a semifinal game at Bercy Arena.

U.S. women blow out Australia, advance to gold medal basketball game

Rai Benjamin dominates rivals to win first Olympic gold

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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

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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After wrapping up her multi-day battleground state tour, Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a major fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday to court West Coast donors, some of whom had pulled their support for President Joe Biden after his poor debate performance in June. Harris will court Bay Area...

Harris to attend major San Francisco fundraiser Sunday with Nancy Pelosi

American sport climber Brooke Raboutou won silver in the women's bouldering and lead combined final after a strong lead climb. Raboutou added to her high boulder score to finish second with a total score of 156 points. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

U.S. climber Raboutou fastens onto silver during lead route

Albuquerque, NM

Rangers at Grand Canyon found the body of a missing person earlier this week, marking the third death at the national park since July 31, officials said Thursday. The body of Leticia Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, was discovered Tuesday 150 feet below an overlook on the canyon’s South Rim, the National Park Service said in a news release.

Missing person found dead at Grand Canyon, third fatality at national park in a week

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman had an all-time celebration after securing a bronze medal at the Olympics.

Canadian Pole Vaulter Alysha Newman Twerks To Celebrate Bronze Medal

Another study is raising concern about the safety of the widely used sugar alcohol sweetener erythritol, a low-calorie sugar substitute found in “keto-friendly” foods, baked goods and candies. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic compared erythritol to typical sugar and found only erythritol caused worrisome cardiovascular effects. Although the...

Common low-calorie sweetener may be riskier for the heart than sugar, study suggests

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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

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

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Shelters on the southern U.S. border and in some major cities that were inundated with migrants a year ago say they are seeing sharp declines in migrants seeking refuge, some reporting drops as high as 60% in just the past few months. In July, the White House said that the...

'Drastically less': The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged

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The men's street skateboarding final for the 2024 Paris Olympics was held on July 29, which was less than two weeks ago. However, the medal of bronze medalist Nyjah Huston looks like it was won 29 years ago. Huston took to social media with a video that has since gone viral to show just how much ...

U.S. Skateboarder Going Viral After Exposing Quality Of His Bronze Medal

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After weeks of intense and exciting competition, international athletes are about to say “au revoir” to the 2024 Paris Games. Unlike the ambitious opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will take a more traditional route. Rather than the open-air venue of the Seine River, the closing ceremony will be held in the 80,000-seat Stade de France.

Olympic closing ceremony 2024: Everything you need to know

Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.”. The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. That raises the risk of an even larger quake on the Nankai Trough, an underwater subduction zone that scientists believe is capable of producing temblors up...

Why Japan issued its first-ever 'megaquake advisory' — and what that means

In celebration of her Olympic bronze medal, Team Canada’s pole vaulter Alysha Newman started twerking after finding out the big news. The Telegraph reports that following the news that she won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault finals in the 2024 Olympics, Newman ran towards the crowd and started dancing.

Olympic Pole Vaulter Starts Twerking After Winning Bronze Medal

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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.

Mallory Swanson scores to put U.S. up 1-0 in gold medal match

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