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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

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 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

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Samoa boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito died Friday at the Olympic Village in Paris, with the IOC saying his death was from natural causes.

Samoan boxing coach dies during Paris Olympic Games

 The Olympics delivers a first full day of action at Paris 2024 on Saturday after a memorable opening ceremony. Team GB earned its first medal of the Games after Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claimed diving bronze in dramatic circumstances, winning Britain’s first medal in women’s diving in 64 years. That was followed by a superb road cycling silver from Anna Henderson in the women’s individual time trial amid treacherous rain in Paris but there was heartbreak for Josh Tarling – who just missed out in the men’s TT after finishing in fourth place due to a puncture....

Olympics 2024 LIVE: Adam Peaty and Katie Ledecky headline swimming action as France win stunning rugby gold

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2030 Winter Games to the French Alps but under the condition that France gives financial commitments. The decision came after President Emmanuel Macron told IOC members he would ask France's next prime minister to give a financial "guarantee" for hosting the Games.

IOC awards 2030 Winter Olympics to French Alps 'under conditions'

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

New York City, NY

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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

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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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

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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

Tommie Smith, whose Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium at the 1968 Olympics remains an iconic moment in the history of the Games, talks to France 24 about the impact of his gesture nearly 60 years later as the Paris Games get underway.

Tommie Smith: 'Politics has always been a part of the Olympics'

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

A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by US authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers. Experts believe his arrest will usher in a new wave of violence in Mexico even as Zambada could potentially provide loads of information for US prosecutors.

Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to spur new wave of violence

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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

 Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to teach the sport in northern Chile. Fast-forward 35 years, she will debut in the Olympic Games at age 58 under the name she adopted in the South American nation: Tania.Tania Zeng, who became famous in Chile after winning a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago last year, retired from table tennis long ago. Though the sport brought her to Chile, she stopped playing to have more time to dedicate to a business she opened and eventually start a...

Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games

Luka Mkheidze claimed silver while Shirine Boukli took bronze in judo to earn France its first medals at the Paris Olympics.

Natsumi Tsunoda, Yeldos Smetov win judo gold at Olympics

Paris successfully hosted its first Olympics ceremony in a century on Friday, overcoming challenges from sabotage threats and unseasonable weather. The event showcased France's ability to deliver a spectacular and safe start to the Games, despite initial criticism and serious security concerns.

'We did it!': France celebrates successful Olympics opening ceremony despite challenges

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After five showcase games that spanned from Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi to London, the Olympic Games in Paris is the next step for Team USA. Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the rest of Team USA will suit up for their first official Olympic contest on Sunday morning against Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

2024 Olympics: Team USA men's basketball schedule for opening group stage

Peaty's victory in Japan, which followed his 2016 triumph in Rio, leaves him with the chance of equalling American great Michael Phelps as the only male swimmers to have won the same event at three successive Olympics. That achievement would be all the more impressive given the mental health issues...

Relaxed Peaty begins bid to match Phelps' record

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China snatches first Olympic gold in Day One of sporting

China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the...

China snatches first Olympic gold in Day One of sporting

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