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Katie Ledecky is going for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, her final event at the 2024 Paris Games.

Did Katie Ledecky win? How she finished in 800 freestyle

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Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated U.S. female athlete in Olympic history. The 27-year-old D.C.-area native broke records at La Défense Arena in Paris on Thursday after earning her 13th Olympic medal during the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay. This is the swimmer's fourth silver medal. She also holds eight gold medals, tying her with American swimmer Jenny Thompson, and one bronze.Team USA finished second behind Australia, which was favored to win the gold medal. China came in third for bronze.The last time the U.S. women's team won gold in this event was during the 2016 Rio Games. They came...

Katie Ledecky, Team USA win silver in 4 x 200m freestyle

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American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her eighth career Olympic gold medal and 12th medal overall Wednesday when she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle with a record-breaking performance. Matthew Futterman, a reporter for the Athletic who's in Paris covering the games, joined CBS News to talk about Ledecky and some of the other Olympic highlights from Wednesday.

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500 freestyle, 8th Olympic gold of her career

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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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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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

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Katie Ledecky embraces expectations to dominate the 1,500-meter freestyle race, but she says it isn't easy. She celebrated winning the race Wednesday.

Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin

U.S. beach volleyball gold medal hopefuls Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes defeated France’s Aline Chamereau/Clemence Vieira in a grueling two sets under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday. The Americans were pushed in the second set, and were almost pushed to a third before they grinded out...

USA's Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes defeat France in gritty beach volleyball win

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With a silver in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Thursday night, Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar Olympic career to become the most decorated female in swimming history.

Katie Ledecky becomes most decorated US female Olympian

The United States currently leads the Paris Olympics with 37 medals, and they'll look to keep the ball rolling as the action continues Friday. Day 7 features more medal events in sailing, diving and swimming, among others. Team USA sailing will look to add to its historic total of 61 medals – the second-most all time to Great Britain's 64. For diving, Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, who previously earned silver at the synchronized 3-meter springboard final, will be in action along with Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan will aim to get to the podium on the men's side.

2024 Paris Olympics schedule: Start time, where to watch Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel go for gold on Day 7

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The red iconic clay court of Roland-Garros will dust up on Saturday at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games women's singles final. But as the court clears and the dust settles, an everlasting winner will emerge, forever carved into the history of Olympic tennis. Zheng Qinwen of China and Donna Vekic...

Women's singles final

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The Americans medaled in three events during Thursday's swimming action in Paris

Team USA swimming: Kate Douglass wins gold medal in 200m breaststroke, Katie Ledecky makes history at Olympics

NANTERRE, France -- Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren't far fetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren't a burden for the 22-year-old Frenchman. Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the...

Katie Ledecky adds another gold to her collection, her 12th Olympic medal

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Lee Kiefer became the first American fencer to win three Olympic gold medals as the U.S. got its first-ever team fencing gold in women's foil at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.The team of two-time individual gold medalist Kiefer, silver medalist Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub held on for a 45-39 win over Italy in the final.Scruggs faced a late rally from Italy's Arianna Errigo, who cut an eight-point U.S. lead to three, but the 21-year-old took the next three points to close out the win and celebrated with a shout of delight.Weintraub, the U.S. team's alternate, was substituted...

U.S. wins its first gold medal in women's team foil

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Team USA has been struggling to dominate the Paris Olympics, with a slow start on day three. After claiming two gold medals and seven overall on Sunday, the US failed to capture any gold medals on Monday, dropping them down in the standings. Team USA captured six bronze medals and two silver medals - eight overall, but no golds.

Team USA fails to win a single gold medal on day three at Paris Olympics.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record of 15:30.02 in the 1500-meter freestyle final on Wednesday (July 31) and tying for the most gold and overall Olympic medals of any female athlete in American history. Ledecky tied fellow...

Katie Ledecky Sets New Olympic Record; Ties Medals Won By American Woman

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

But first, let's quickly review exactly how the Olympic competition format works. How many groups are there in Olympic basketball, and how many teams are in each group?. The 12 teams are split into three groups, with four teams in each group. What are the groups for the men's Olympic...

Olympic women's basketball: Full group standings

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Katie Ledecky wins 13th medal, becomes most decorated female swimmer ever with relay silver

In the latest mark of her all-time greatness in the swimming pool, Katie Ledecky can now officially call herself the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of...

Katie Ledecky wins 13th medal, becomes most decorated female swimmer ever with relay silver

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