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Commentators around the world expressed outrage over a drag-themed rendition of the famous Christian painting "The Last Supper" at the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Olympics opening ceremony sparks outrage with drag queens parodying Last Supper: 'Gone completely woke'

Lionel Fatu Elika, 60, died after suffering cardiac arrest while at the Olympic village on Friday. The International Boxing Association confirmed the news of his death on Saturday.

Samoa boxing coach dies in Olympic village after suffering cardiac arrest

The Team USA women's gymnastics team will embark on a journey to achieve gold this summer on Saturday, July 27, at the Paris Olympics.

2024 Team USA Olympics women's gymnastics team: PHOTOS

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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Saturday is the first day Olympians can win gold. Here is the count from the action and the schedule of medal events.

Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Saturday?

After being denied her rightful place in the winner's circle over a decade ago, the athlete will finally claim her honor in a historic Olympic event. “‘I should have won this.’ That was what I was thinking after that race in 2012,” former Olympic and Team USA 400m hurdler Lashinda Demus tells ESSENCE. “I rarely lost races at that time, and it was that race that I lost. That’s why it was so hard for me to get over the fact that I didn’t accomplish my goal. I knew I was more than capable of being the gold medalist.”

2012 U.S. Olympic 400m Hurdler Lashinda Demus Will Finally Get Her Gold Medal Moment in Paris

The team of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel posted a blistering time to win USA Swimming's first gold in Paris.

Team USA wins men's 4x100 freestyle relay for first gold of Paris Olympics

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The United States won its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics after a strong showing in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay on Saturday.The team — made up of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, and Caeleb Dressel — finished 1.07 seconds before the silver medal team, Australia. Italy won bronze.Team USA has won gold in this event in 10 of the last 13 Olympics. It is also Dressel's eighth Olympic gold.Earlier Saturday, the U.S. won its first medal in Paris when Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard competition. The American duo...

U.S. wins first gold medal at Paris Olympics

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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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 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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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

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A CBS News affiliate received blowback after it claimed former President Trump had lied about Kamala Harris raising donations for a bail fund to aid violent criminals.

CBS station slapped with Community Note after claiming Trump misled about Harris-backed bail fund

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Marriage is a significant life decision that requires extreme commitment, understanding, devotion and a heck of a lot of compromise. While many people dream of a lifelong partnership, others find the concept of marriage challenging. Astrology offers insights into personality traits and behaviors, suggesting that certain zodiac signs might face more difficulties in maintaining a traditional marital relationship. This article explores the five zodiac signs that are often considered less suited for marriage due to their unique characteristics and tendencies when it comes to lifelong commitment.

The 5 Zodiac Signs Not Meant for Matrimony

Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, finished third in the Women's 400-meter freestyle event, her first final event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, on Saturday (July 27). Ledecky's official time was marked at 4:00.86, trailing Australia's Ariarne Titmus at 3:57.49 and Canada's Summer McIntosh at 3:58.37...

Katie Ledecky Medals In First Paris Olympics Final

Fitness guru Jillian Michaels blasted what she called a "mockery" of Christian beliefs after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics featured a parody of "The Last Supper."

Jillian Michaels blasts Olympics opening ceremony for ‘hypocrisy’ following Last Supper ‘mockery’

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Three members of the Nelons, a famed Gospel quartet, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement from the fourth member.

Three members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet, the Nelons, among 7 killed in plane crash

French social media users reacted to the controversial Paris Olympic Games opening ceremonies Friday, and their reactions weren't all positive.

French people react to 'freakshow' Paris Olympics opening ceremonies: 'What is that?'

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris officially kicked off in Paris on Thursday. Check out which Team USA athletes are taking home medals.

Meet the 2024 US Olympic medalists: PHOTOS

France claimed its first gold medal of Paris 2024 as Antoine Dupont loosened Fiji’s stranglehold on Olympic sevens rugby.Fiji, gold medallists at Rio 2016 and Tokyo three years ago, had won 17 straight matches at the Games, but that record finally fell as Les Blues roared to a 28-7 victory.Tied 7-7 at the break, Dupont – a former world XVs player of the year who had skipped this year’s Six Nations Championship to focus on helping France fulfill its Olympic dream – arrived to blow Fiji apart.Dupont’s first touch saw him sprint down the touchline, beat Jerry Tuwai for pace,...

Antoine Dupont brilliance carries France to first Paris 2024 gold medal

Team USA brought home their first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics after storming to victory in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay.The team, consisting of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano and Hunter Armstrong, was anchored by Caleb Dressel, who earned the eighth gold medal of his career.Following the win a tearful Dressel was pictured celebrating with his baby son, who wore ear defenders, and his wife.Despite Alexy being in second after the first leg, Guiliano put in an incredible shift, bringing the US back to the front well ahead of the competition. The quartet posted a time of 3:09.28 to win...

Team USA brings home first gold of 2024 Paris Olympics

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Germany's Lukas Maertens wins Olympic gold in men's 400-meter freestyle

Germany's Lukas Maertens won the first swimming gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, defeating rest of the pack in the men's 400-meter...

Germany's Lukas Maertens wins Olympic gold in men's 400-meter freestyle

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