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NR's Steve Inskeep gets an update from NPR's Becky Sullivan, who's in France, about what to watch for in the Games.

Unless you're all about the Olympics, keeping track of the events can be tough

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It takes a lot to win a medal at the Olympics. However, one wrong move can cost an athlete their medal. These Olympians know this all to well.

10 Times Olympic Athletes Had Their Medals Taken Away

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Cheryl E Preston

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

If you’re anything like us, watching the Summer Olympics involves a lot of staring at the screen with your jaw dropped in awe. But it’s not just the daring backflips and the lightning-fast swim times that have us so impressed. We’re also amazed by the sprinter whose makeup doesn’t sweat off and the synchronized swimmers whose hairstyles stay perfectly in place as if they’re not high-kicking and pirouetting through a pool.

How do athletes avoid wedgies? And more Olympic questions you're afraid to ask

In the Pacific Northwest, some tributaries salmon travel through to spawn are so hot that it’s threatening their migration. In some places, biologists have trucked the fish to cooler water.

Salmon are struggling to migrate in hot waters along their route. So they're driving

In one of Google’s Olympics ads, a dad uses AI tool Gemini to craft a fan letter from his daughter to an Olympian. But it’s the wrong approach to express admiration in a star athlete – and to instill confidence in a burgeoning one.

The antithesis of the Olympics: Using AI to write a fan letter

Kim Yeji won a silver medal at the 2024 Games for South Korea and a gold medal across the world for her razor-sharp looks and icy-calm demeanor.

Olympic sharpshooter's 'Matrix'-inspired style turns heads in Paris

The men’s team captured Americans’ hearts with a bronze medal in the team all-around final on Monday. But in the individual event, U.S. gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda couldn't keep up.

In the Olympic men’s gymnastics individual all-around, the U.S. strikes out

Awful Announcing

There’s been no shortage of controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which is a bit ironic, considering the powers that be have tried to avoid controversy at all costs. That effort begins with the official Olympics broadcaster, which has reportedly instructed its camera operators to film male and female athletes in the same manner to Read more...
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Olympics camera operators told to avoid ‘sexist’ angles of female athletes

A lot of major news stories happened this week. We review some of them.

Looking back on July which was a profoundly busy month for news

Athlon Sports

United States legend Michael Phelps has a whopping 28 Olympic medals to his name. While Phelps is arguably the greatest swimmer to ever compete in the event, a new name emerged during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.  That name is Leon Marchand, the French sensation who has captivated the ...

Fans Name One Swimmer the ‘French Michael Phelps’ After Olympic Performance

There are more than an estimated 3000 World War II shipwrecks across the Pacific Ocean. After years of decay, some of the wrecks are spilling thousands of tons of oil and fuel into the sea.

One man has been working for a decade to clean up ocean oil leaks from WWII warships

The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued its final report in an investigation into the legacies of federal Indian boarding schools.

The Interior Department concludes 3-year probe of Indian boarding schools

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.

Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are looking to rename them

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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

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Town Talks

Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captured the Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina surfing through a huge wave in a ride that would net an Olympic-record score.

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride

1972: "Sound Portrait: Bird Feeder At DC Zoo"

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23 young people from across Kentucky comprised the inaugural Kentucky State Police Youth Academy. A graduation ceremony for the group of 15-to-18-year-olds followed the week-long experience this month on Trooper Island in west Kentucky.

Graduation event held for first Kentucky State Police Youth Academy participants

An Australian field hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger in order to play in the Olympics. NPR's A Martinez asks performance expert Mark Aoyagi why athletes go to such extremes.

Athletes make difficult choices. Hear what they'll do in pursuit of Olympic glory

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