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It’s a hoot to watch Kim Yeji shoot. The South Korean shooter has won over the internet with her casually cool demeanor during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kim won silver in the women's 10m air pistol on July 28, while teammate and roommate Oh Ye Jin snagged the gold medal, with both topping the old Olympic record.

South Korea's Olympic shooter Kim Yeji’s ‘aura’ is the real winner at the Summer Games

The UK has secretly brought more than 5,000 Afghans to Britain since last October, The Times reported. Dubbed Operation Lazurite, the mission involved moving former military personnel, intelligence assets and their families out of Afghanistan and offering them accommodation at military sites across the UK. Those evacuated include 150 Afghans who worked directly for the intelligence services.

Thousands of Afghans brought to UK in secret operation

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The moment came after the podium ceremony for mixed doubles table tennis.

Fact Check: North and South Korean Athletes Took Selfies Together at Paris Olympics?

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The 2024 Olympics are being held in Paris, which means there is love in the air, especially for the Chinese badminton team, as Huang Yaqiong got more than a gold medal after winning the mixed doubles competition at the Adidas Arena in Paris on Friday. Yaqiong along with teammate Zheng...

Olympic Chinese Badminton Player Huang Yaqiong Gets Proposed To By Teammate After Winning Gold Medal

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Brigid Pfeifer

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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Fresh off winning gold in the mixed doubles, Chinese badminton star Huang Yaqiong was in for another life-changing moment as boyfriend and fellow Olympian Liu Yuchen got down on one knee and proposed

Olympians get engaged minutes after winning gold in emotional scenes

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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

Former CNN host Don Lemon on Thursday sued Elon Musk and his social media company X, alleging Musk duped him into believing they had a business partnership and that he was never paid for the work he did. Lemon, who was ousted from CNN last year, had planned to make...

Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over canceled X show

Spies, active-duty military, FBI agents, diplomats and at least 15 children are among the 334 Americans who have qualified to get treatment for Havana Syndrome in specialized military health facilities — numbers that conflict with an earlier assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies minimizing the problem. The new data was...

New report reveals Havana Syndrome case numbers. More than 300 Americans treated

Irish singer-songwriter and activist Sinéad O’Connor, who took the name Shuhada’ Sadaqat later in life, died last year of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, according to a report citing her death certificate. O’Connor, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer who famously tore up a picture of...

Sinéad O’Connor’s cause of death is revealed a year after the Irish singer died

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

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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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Would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ father was spotted this week leaving a Pittsburgh office building. Asked about his son’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Crooks’ father ignored multiple questions before telling reporters, “I gotta pee.”

Video: Trump shooter’s father gives new statement

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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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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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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. Georgia judo fighter Guram Tushishvili has been suspended from future competition pending a review following unbecoming behavior at the Olympic games, the International Judo Federation announced Friday. Tushishvili was given a red card by officials for "action against the...

Georgia judoka Guram Tushishvili suspended from competition after behavior in loss to France's Teddy Riner

Los Angeles, CA

A new video shows a major crash that occurred after a suspect led police on a high-speed chase in Los Angeles on Thursday. Helicopter footage taken by Fox 11 Los Angeles shows a vehicle driving at speeds of over 80 mph through the streets of Los Angeles before crashing into an SUV while going through a Koreatown intersection.

Video: High-speed police chase leads to major crash

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Calls are growing for the release of Hong Kong translator and social media activist Yuen Hong Tam, 22, who is currently in immigration detention after seeking political asylum in the United States amid a crackdown on dissent at home, Radio Free Asia has learned.

Calls grow for release of Hong Kong translation activist from U.S. detention

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Military exemption, irresistible perk for young Korean male Olympians

The South Korean duo of Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon took the bronze medal in the mixed doubles table tennis event at the Paris Olympics on...

Military exemption, irresistible perk for young Korean male Olympians

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