Grégoire Munster has crashed heavily out of Secto Rally Finland on Saturday morning’s first stage. The M-Sport driver was seventh overall after Friday’s leg, looking forward to getting stuck into the legendary Ouninpohja stage but sadly he won’t get there as he bowed out on Västilä.

Munster rolls out of Rally Finland

Esapekka Lappi shaded Kalle Rovanperä to the fastest time at Secto Rally Finland shakedown – but the top four cars were all split by just four-tenths of a second. The Ruuhimäki shakedown test utilized sections of the famous stage that will be used competitively on Friday, giving drivers the ideal taster of what’s to come this weekend.

Lappi fastest on Finland shakedown

Kalle Rovanperä has shaken off Elfyn Evans in the fight at the front of Secto Rally Finland, who has instead had to worry about Sébastien Ogier at the end of Friday. Across the morning loop, Rovanperä and Evans were embroiled in a back-and-forth battle that Rovanperä narrowly had the advantage in – leading Evans by 0.2 seconds at service.

Rovanperä in control after brutal Finland Friday

Ott Tänak crashed out of the third special stage of Secto Rally Finland, severely denting his World Rally Championship title hopes. Tänak had been lying sixth overall after Friday’s opening stage but crashed just over a mile into SS3 Saarikas – a brand-new stage on the rally.

Tänak crashes out of Rally Finland

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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.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

LCM (50 meters) Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8. Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6| Day 7 | Day 8.

Alex Walsh Gets Disqualified From 200 IM Final After Initially Winning Bronze

PARIS -- Three days after the men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics, the Swiss team said Saturday one of its athletes has a stomach infection and will not compete in the mixed relay event. It was “impossible to say” if Adrien Briffod’s gastrointestinal infection is linked to water quality...

Sick triathlete after Olympics race pushes Switzerland to change team for mixed relay

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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

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It’s not humans. How a survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planet. There are more than 8 billion humans alive at this moment on Earth (unless something has gone horribly wrong). But humans aren’t the only dominant mammals.

For Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate Genus

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The 27-year-old Michigan native overcame a near-fall to capture America's second Olympic 10,000 meters medal in 56 years.

American Escapes Disaster to Win Medal in Most Unlikely Olympic Event

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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.

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Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

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This is going to be a busy weather weekend. We have Tropical Depression 4 which is about to move off the coast of Western Cuba. Once it does so tonight, it will strengthen to Tropical Storm Debbie and head north northwestward offshore of the West Coast of Florida. Tropical Storm Warnings and Hurricane Watches have been posted from Flamingo Key to Appalachacola Florida and over time, additional watches and warnings will be going up for inland areas of North Florida as well as Coastal Georgia and the Carolinas.

Florida & Carolinas about to get hit by a tropical storm or hurricane, Severe weather Georgia to NY

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EQUUS reports that an unvaccinated Arabian mare in Suffolk, Virginia, was euthanized after he tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). On July 9, the horse developed clinical symptoms, including fever, tachycardia, depression, severe ataxia, and facial paralysis. On July 12, the horse tested positive for EEE.

A Suffolk, Virginia horse was euthanized after testing positive for EEE

Great Britain won Olympic team jumping gold for the first time since London 2012 with a near-faultless performance in Paris. The British trio of Ben Maher, Harry Charles and Scott Brash picked up just two time penalties to top the standings at the stunning Chateau de Versailles, with the United States second and France in third.

GB win team jumping gold for first time since 2012

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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

In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

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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

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PARIS (Reuters) -Carlos Edriel Yulo produced a spectacular performance to win the men's floor exercise final at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning Philippines their first-ever Olympic medal in gymnastics.

Olympics-Gymnastics-Yulo wins historic gold for Philippines with floor exercise title

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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Finally, some drama at Olympic diving. After three days of domination, powerhouse China received its first serious challenge from Mexico in the men’s synchronized 3-meter event Friday. The Chinese team of Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan actually trailed after the fourth of six dives...

Finally, some drama at Olympic diving. China barely holds off Mexico for fourth straight gold medal

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Rovanperä takes Finland lead, Katsuta hits a tree

Kalle Rovanperä leads a tricky Secto Rally Finland after Friday morning as World Rally Championship rival Ott Tänak crashed and Takamoto Katsuta smacked a tree and...

Rovanperä takes Finland lead, Katsuta hits a tree

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