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Belgium's relay team will be forced to forfeit the mixed triathlon competition on Monday after Claire Michel still in the hospital after contracting E-coli

Olympics team forfeits triathlon final as teammate hospitalized after swimming in Seine River

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Alica Schmidt, the German track and field star, has arrived at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and thus fulfilled a long-held ambition. The 25-year-old, who has been dubbed the “world’s sexiest athlete” by various publications, has eagerly anticipated this moment for years. A member of the national team that came second in the 4×400 meters relay event at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, she came third in the same discipline at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2021, Schmidt traveled to the Tokyo Games but did not compete. However, this setback only fueled her determination to make the most of her opportunity in Paris.

German Track & Field Star Alica Schmidt Dubbed ‘World’s Sexist Athlete’ In Olympic Debut

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

Olympic commentators found themselves tongue-tied after French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati saw his package sabotage his progression on Saturday. The Frenchman appeared to have cleared the bar well enough, but he was unfortunate that the bulge in his tights got stuck on his way down, pulling the bar down with him.

VIDEO: Commentators Had Priceless Reaction To French Pole Vaulter Anthony Ammirati’s Giant Bulge Causing Him To Miss Out Olympic Medal

PARIS -- At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some swimming events has been a major question. Bacteria levels in the river fluctuate constantly, and daily water samples are tested so organizers can assess the risk and determine whether swims in the long-polluted Paris waterway should go forward.

Latest on Seine River water quality concerns as more Olympians are set to compete

PureWow

Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week leading up to August 2, 2024, from a royal baby gender reveal to a new update from Meghan Markle about her kids.

Royal News Roundup: a New Royal Baby, a Royal Gender Reveal & an Update on Archie & Lilibet from Meghan Markle

The US Sun

SERENA WILLIAMS’ former coach has bizarrely urged viral pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati to “call a drag queen” following his mishap at the Olympic Games. Frenchman Ammirati, 21, failed to progress through to the final on Saturday after his bulge knocked off the pole when he was attempting to clear 5.70 metres. The moment attracted much […]

Serena Williams’ ex-coach tells viral pole vaulter to ‘call drag queen’ in bizarre advice as bulge ends Olympics dream

Sha'Carri Richardson's enduring wait for an Olympic gold medal continues as the American sprinter was blown away in the 100 meter finals in Paris on Saturday

Sha'Carri Richardson blown away in wet 100m final as Julien Alfred takes gold

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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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6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Reported

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti -- Gregory Bull takes a closer look at his AP photo of during the surfing competition in Tahiti. Vahine Fierro, who surfs for France, is a local hero in Tahiti, having grown up here. This punishing wave of Teahupo’o is her home break, and she surfs it fearlessly. She was in the middle of a tough heat against her French teammate Johanne Defay, and it was not going well for her. I was hoping to catch a bit of the frustration she seemed to be feeling as she kicked off another low-scoring wave during the heat.

One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Gregory Bull captures surfer battling waves in Tahiti

Indiana State

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A teenage girl, who is nine months pregnant, and an 18-year-old man were hospitalized after the tent they were in was struck by lightning, officials in Indiana said.

2 teens, including 9-month pregnant girl, struck by lightning

Marseille, France – After five days of racing on international sport’s biggest stage, Team USA’s Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI) and Hans Henken (San Francisco, CA) are bringing home a bronze medal in the Men’s Skiff (49er) event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This is the US Sailing Team’s first Olympic medal in sailing since Rio 2016 and Barrows and Henken’s first Olympic appearance.

Barrows and Henken Win Bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics, First USA Medal in Sailing since Rio 2016

New York City, NY

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

When non-runners think of track and field as an Olympic sport, they mostly image athletes like Usain Bolt or Sha’Carri Richardson sprinting to the finish on a track straightway with leg muscles bulging, seemingly flying through the air. Would it be accurate to say that they probably never even heard of race walking?

With No U.S Olympic Race Walkers, Will The Event Grow?

New York Post

Something rather uncomfortable got in the way of French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati advancing toward his Olympic dream.

Ammirati’s manhood, still in his shorts, ended up clipping the crossbar and sending it crashing down as he tried to clear a height of 5.70m during his third attempt at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. 





USA swimming ends Olympics with most gold medals after women’s relay world record

The 21-year-old, who won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022, had cleared two previous heights, but the miss kept him from advancing out of his heat and left NBC commentators at a loss for...

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati misses Olympic final after manhood catches on crossbar

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The old saying about turning lemons into lemonade was never truer for Kendall Ellis.  The 400-meter sprinter turned the embarrassment of being stuck in a porta potty right before the semi-final of the U.S. qualifiers into a brilliant run that sent her to the Paris Olympics and, flushed with that success, to a sponsorship deal with toilet paper manufacturers Charmin. In an essay for Today, Ellis says that while being stuck in small spaces is her “biggest fear,” it was at least in one of the bigger stalls. “After being trapped inside for 10 minutes, my heart rate was through the roof. I thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me, why am I trapped in a porta-potty 45 minutes before my race? This is so insane!’” she wrote. “But oddly enough, it lightened my mood. (And, as a hilarious bonus: I now have a partnership with Charmin),” added the U.S. 400-meter champion, who helped the women’s 4x400 team to gold in Tokyo three years ago and will race for a medal of her own as well in France.Read it at TodayRead more at The Daily Beast.

Olympic Star Kendall Ellis Gets Toilet Paper Deal After Porta Potty Mishap

Michigan State

Grand Rapids, MI

West Michigan restaurant owners say Wednesday’s state Supreme Court ruling phasing out tipped wages for employees by 2029 will fundamentally change the way they operate, increase costs for consumers and put many restaurants out of business. They added that the highly anticipated ruling is the latest blow for an...

Local restaurants react to tipped wage ruling: ‘This is going to be Armageddon’

Illinois State

MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

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Colleton County, SC

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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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Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill

PARIS -- Belgium's Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its...

Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill

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