Through the first 5 days of competitions, China leads in the goal count (11) while USA leads in the total medal count (37). The action is just heating up, so be sure to bookmark this page to track the medal count and upcoming finals. Live Olympics medal count updated Thursday,...

Olympics Medal Count Update and Upcoming Finals

Paris Olympics, Day 4 Semifinals: Siobhan Haughey Leads Field in 100 Freestyle; Aussies Chasing. Between the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the first half of the Games in Paris, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has collected two silver medals and a bronze medal. Can she capture gold next?. Winning the...

Paris Olympics, Day 4 Semifinals: Siobhan Haughey Leads Field in 100 Freestyle; Aussies Chasing

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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BRYONY PAGE is Team GB’s most successful trampolinist who bounced back from the yips to win an Olympic silver medal in 2016. The 33-year-old is set to compete in the third Olympic games of her career. Who is Bryony Page? Page was born in Crewe on December 10, 1990. She took up trampolining at the […]

Meet Bryony Page, Team GB trampolinist who bounced back from lost move syndrome to win an Olympics silver medal

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Suni Lee added another Olympic medal to her collection on Tuesday. The United States gymnastics team won gold in the all-around competition, finishing almost six points ahead of Italy. Lee and Team USA celebrated by collaborating on a TikTok video. Following their victory, Lee posted a video of her ...

Video: Suni Lee Had Epic Reaction To Winning Another Gold Medal

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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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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

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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?

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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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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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The sun will rise in the morning, a businessman or woman will rush through a power lunch and Katie Ledecky

2024 Paris Olympics medal count: Where United States and every other country stands

Ireland sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's skiff competition at the Olympics as they finished fourth overall.The duo were sitting in second place going into Friday's medal race in Marseille but failed to recover from being penalised for jumping the start as they missed out on a bronze medal by just three points when finishing ninth and last.Dickson and Sean Waddilove were sent back to the start line as the other crews continued and despite hanging on to the bronze medal position for a time during the race, eventually dropped to fourth spot as USA snatched bronze.A seventh place in the medal race would have secured the Irish the bronze medal.Spain secured the gold medal by winning the medal race with New Zealand taking silver.The medal race had to be abandoned twice on Thursday because of low winds and poor sailing conditions in the south of France.

Ireland miss out on sailing medal by three points

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While Team USA has won more Olympic medals than any other nation, there is still a handful of sports where success has eluded the Americans.

2024 Olympics: Five events Team USA has never won a medal in

Adam Peaty did not take part in the mixed 4x100m medley relay heats on Friday morning, as Team GB began the defence of their Olympic title. James Wilby swam the breaststroke leg as the British quartet qualified for Saturday's final fifth-fastest. Peaty, 29, tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday –...

GB qualify for relay final fifth-fastest without Peaty

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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

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A developing tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is showing increasing potential to enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico, intensify, and impact areas along the Gulf Coast, likely between Florida and Louisiana. If the system gains a name, it will be designated Tropical Storm Debby. This system has the potential to bring significant rainfall to the eastern Gulf Coast, and depending on its strength, could also generate hazardous winds and a dangerous storm surge.

Potential Tropical Storm Debby Could Bring Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Gulf Coast and SE GA

Paris Olympics, Day 5 Prelims: Tatjana Smith Opens Defense of 200 Breaststroke Title in Fine Form. The last time Tatjana Smith contested the 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Games, the South African captured the gold medal in Tokyo, complementing an earlier silver medal in the 100 breaststroke. Now, Smith (née Schoenmaker) is looking for a sweep, having already secured victory in the 100 breaststroke at the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics, Day 5 Prelims: Tatjana Smith Opens Defense of 200 Breaststroke Title in Fine Form

Olympic Women’s Water Polo: Ashleigh Johnson Stellar as U.S. Trounces Italy. The U.S. apparently didn’t take kindly to a loss in women’s water polo against Spain on Monday. Italy was the unfortunate beneficiary of the American frustrations. Maddie Musselman scored three goals, and Ashleigh Johnson made 12...

Olympic Women’s Water Polo: Ashleigh Johnson Stellar as U.S. Trounces Italy

"To finish fifth in an Olympic Games, I couldn't be prouder," said Fraser, who came ninth in the final in Tokyo. "For me it was all about having fun today. "I was really disappointed after the team final so I felt I had nothing to lose and went for everything I wanted to."

GB's Fraser and Jarman miss podium as Oka takes gold

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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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Paris Olympics, Day 7 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Chasing Third Gold Medal; Grabs Top Seed in 200 IM

Paris Olympics, Day 7 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Chasing Third Gold Medal; Grabs Top Seed in 200 IM. Four primary contenders. Three medals. Who will endure?. The...

Paris Olympics, Day 7 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Chasing Third Gold Medal; Grabs Top Seed in 200 IM

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