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The Independent

 Great Britain’s Eva Okaro made history on the opening day of the Olympics swimming competition as she became Team GB’s first Black female swimmer in the pool.Okaro was part of Team GB’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team that safely progressed to tonight’s final in Paris after finishing second in their heat this morning.Okaro, 17, is the first Black female to represent Team GB in the pool after Alice Dearing competing in the open-water event in Tokyo three years ago.Follow LIVE: Olympics latest updates and medal results From Sevenoaks, Okaro grew up swimming with her twin sister Izabella and booked...

Who is Eva Okaro? Team GB swimmer makes Olympics history in the pool

The defending champions from Great Britain are bidding to become the first-ever five-time Eventing team champions when the equestrian events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games spring into action in two days’ time. The British victory in Tokyo three years ago was the crest of a wave that carried...

British Bid for Fifth Eventing Team Gold

The US Sun

AS athletes compete for a spot on the podium in Paris this summer some who win will return home with more than just a gold medal. While the Olympics rewards its winners with immense glory and a place in sporting history it traditionally lacks the flashy giant checks that other competitions offer.

Paris 2024 Olympics prize money: How much do gold medallists get?

CHLOE DYGERT has overcome multiple career-threatening injuries to become an 11-time World Champion and treble Olympic medalist. Here we get to know the cycling star, who will be going for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics - who has just brought home a third Olympic medal in the French capital.

Meet Chloe Dygert, Paris 2024 Olympics star forced to retire from basketball before winning seven gold medals in cycling

Great Britain's Adam Peaty through to 100m breaststroke semi-finals at Paris Olympics.

Peaty through to 100m breaststroke semi-final in Paris

Andrei Tudorov, Lyuben Gogov, Narcis Titianu, and Ioan Toma died when their car hit a tree.

Families pay tribute to four friends killed in crash

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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

West Virginia State

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

Up to 115 jobs are at risk under plans to close a McCain Foods factory in Lincolnshire. The manufacturer said it had launched a consultation into the future of the plant near Grantham. McCain is proposing to end production of a brand of microwave chips called Fries To Go, which...

Chips factory closure plan puts 115 jobs at risk

Virginia State

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Two boys were reportedly attacked by a group of eight to 15 teenagers.

Boy severely injured in group attack

The family of a diver who disappeared off the Dorset coast have said they will "miss her forever". Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, failed to resurface following a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, on Tuesday at about 18:00 BST. An extensive search involving the coastguard, the RNLI, police...

Missing diver presumed dead as family reveal heartbreak

Witnesses tell police five men attacked the boy before fleeing in a car.

Boy,17, stabbed multiple times

Convicted rapist Steven van de Valde will appear at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday representing the Netherlands in beach volleyball.

Convicted rapist Van de Velde to compete at Olympics on Sunday

The 2024 Paris Olympics got underway with a spectacular Opening Ceremony July 26, with fans being treated to performances from Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, French metal band Gojira and, in a stunning capstone, the first live performance from Celine Dion in more than four years. Now, eyes are squarely on...

Here Are All the U.S. Medal Winners at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Kettering Town Council says the design had to be updated because it previously broke heraldry rules.

Removal of slave from coat of arms sparks backlash

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Maine State

Heather Strout Thompson has been hauling lobster since traps were wooden. Here are her top lobster rolls in her home state of Maine, from Chipman's Wharf to Luke's Lobster. H — Hundreds of years ago, lobsters washed up in droves along what's now Maine's rocky coast, so plentiful and cheap it was fed to prisoners. Today, tourists from all over come to the US's north-easternmost state for the meatiest, sweetest lobster in the world, thanks to its freezing cold waters. And the best lobsters naturally make the best lobster rolls.

Here's where a fourth-generation lobsterman goes for lobster rolls in Maine

A mother who was left "suicidal" by the menopause hopes new research will help women be treated more fairly in the workplace. Karen Farquharson, 50, from Aberdeen, successfully sued for unfair dismissal and harassment after being told she used the menopause as an excuse for everything. "Work-wise I just felt...

'Menopause made me feel like I couldn't cope'

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GB men lead team qualifying at Olympics

Great Britain lead the early team standings in men's gymnastics qualifying at the Paris Olympics after strong performances across the...

GB men lead team qualifying at Olympics

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