Team USA has arrived and gymnastics star Simone Biles gave everyone an inside look at her room inside the Paris Olympic Village. The 37-time Olympic and World medalist took to her Instagram Stories to share the photos of her and her teammates rocking Team USA warm-ups. She then shared a photo inside her Olympic Village room, featuring a Team USA Olympics blanket on her bed. She is sharing the room with fellow Team USA gymnast, Jade Carey.

Simone Biles Gives Inside Look at Her Room in Paris Olympic Village

TIME

Where the Olympic athletes at the Paris Games spend their time when they're not competing

What It's Like Inside the Olympic Village

The US Sun

PARIS 2024 is upon us and some of the world's best athletes are set for a date with destiny. The Summer Olympics kick off on Friday and will last until August 11 before the Paralympics follow on August 28 until September 8. The medals for this year's Games have been...

What are the medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics made out of?

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Many are planning to add some cushioning to the mattress when they arrive in France

2024 Paris Olympics: Cardboard beds are back at the Olympic Village with mixed reviews from athletes

The Paris Olympics is set to be a ground-breaking one with history to be made for the most distance between a medal competition and the host city. A fortunate set of surfers are set to enter themselves into the record books as they will be staying 10,000 miles away from Paris on the south-western coast of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. The trip takes at least 21 hours to fly, meaning the athletes required their own residency away from the ‘anti-sex’ cardboard bed saga in the French capital.

Inside first-ever floating Olympics Village 10,000 miles away from Paris

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Irish Olympian Rhys McClenaghan reminded followers that the "anti-sex" beds are "fake news."

Gymnast Vigorously Demonstrates That Olympic Village Beds Are Not 'Anti-Sex'

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

The 2024 Paris Olympics condoms are getting attention online for their adorable packaging. Ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony Friday, Olympic sailor Sarah Douglas posted videos on TikTok showing her room in the Olympic Village and the freebies all athletes receive when they arrive. Among them are bright...

2024 Paris Olympics: Here's What Condoms Given Out To Athletes Look Like

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The cardboard beds at the Paris 2024 Olympics have left athletes fearing for their Olympic dream - but a solution to the 'anti-sex' beds has been found

Paris 2024 athletes told 'anti-sex' beds in Olympic Village could end gold medal dream

Virginia State

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

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Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

With more athletes setting foot in Paris, the early buzz from the Olympic village is all about the uniforms, cardboard beds and local cuisine. Meanwhile, far from Paris, the world’s top surfers are arriving at the Tahiti venue. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.

Olympic athletes show off Paris cuisine, uniforms, cardboard beds

The Spun

We have our first proposal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and it comes from two athletes from the same country. On Wednesday, the official Olympic Games account on X revealed that Argentina handball star Pablo Simonet proposed to field hockey star Pilar Campoy in a special moment at the ...

Look: Athlete Proposes To His Girlfriend At The Olympic Village

Anchorage, AK

Daily Express reports that Roger Allan Holmberg Sr., a Virginia pastor, has been accused of hitting his wife while on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Seatle to Anchorage. Holberg allegedly verbally and physically abused his wife, who said she has epilepsy, and her husband hit her in the head, knowing it could cause a seizure.

Virginia pastor facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife on an Alaskan Airlines flight

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Sports fans are getting a look inside the 2024 Paris Olympic Village, which is playing home to the games' athletes. The Olympic Village cost $1.85 billion to build and will house 15,000 Olympians and 9,000 Paralympians for the duration of the event. 40,000 meals every day will be prepped for the athletes in a dining...

Let the Games Begin! Inside the 2024 Olympic Village in Photos Shared by the Athletes

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Denver, CO

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A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Chicago, IL

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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.

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Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were once ubiquitous in medicine cabinets across North Carolina and many other places. These antiseptics, with their distinctive red liquid in bottles with droppers, were staples for treating minor cuts and scrapes. For many, just looking at an old bottle brings back a flood of memories.

Inside The Paris 2024 Olympic Village

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