<div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1SSn2y_0uoCqn7m00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1SSn2y_0uoCqn7m00" width="1440" height="960" ></figure>Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter.MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The first substitution made in the Olympics men’s soccer semifinal match between Morocco and Spain on Monday was the referee.The ref, Ilgiz Tantashev of Uzbekistan, limped off the field 15 minutes into the match shortly after he was inadvertently knocked down by Spain defender Marc Pubill near midfield.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Pubill appeared to be pushed by a Moroccan player. He tumbled forward and into Tantashev’s right leg. Play was stopped for a few minutes while Tantashev received treatment.But the referee couldn’t continue and was replaced by fourth official Glenn Nyberg of Sweden.</div>

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Police detained the player in the French capital.

Olympian Arrested In Paris, 2 Days After Team's Loss

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PARIS (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones of Britain admitted Thursday she “made a mistake” when she failed to submit herself to an out-of-competition doping test last year. The taekwondo athlete was cleared by the British anti-doping agency and was allowed to compete at the Paris...

Two-time taekwondo champion Jade Jones says she made a mistake by failing to provide a doping sample

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4x100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor leg to help the Americans win their heat and move to the gold-medal race. The U.S. men, who haven’t...

In Olympic relay, Sha’Carri Richardson saves US women, while men advance easily and Jamaica is out

PARIS, France (August 5, 2024) – In the final match of the most memorable day in Olympic men’s volleyball history, the U.S. Men’s National Team secured its spot in the Paris semifinals with a thrilling 3-1 (26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19) win over its greatest rival, Brazil, in Monday’s quarterfinal match. The meeting was the 14th between the teams in the Olympics and was their first major competition meetup since the qualifying round in Tokyo.

U.S. Men Defeat Brazil to Reach Paris Semifinals

PARIS (AP) — U.S. coach Steve Kerr knows something unexpected is going to happen when his team plays against Serbia in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics. Maybe Serbia will change its lineup. Maybe Nikola Jokic will play the entire game. Or maybe the surprise will be that there’s no surprise at all.

It’s some Olympic rematches in the Paris basketball semifinals, with US-Serbia and Germany-France

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The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died...

Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods...

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

Alabama State

El Reno, OK

A third Oklahoma murder charge has been filed against an Alabama man who was arrested in Arkansas, according to a prosecutor. Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was charged Wednesday with murder in the June 14 shooting death of Phillip Emerson at his home in El Reno, Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp said in a statement.

Alabama man faces a third murder charge in Oklahoma

Syracuse, NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two baby patas monkeys were born weeks apart at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in upstate New York and are being raised by keepers after their mothers showed a lack of maternal instinct, a zoo official said Thursday. Iniko gave birth to Sisu on April 26...

Handlers help raise half-sister patas monkeys born weeks apart at an upstate New York zoo

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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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Troy, TX

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized near Homer in south-central Alaska on Saturday. The missing were identified by a relative as a family of four from Troy, Texas — Mary...

Family of 4 from Texas missing after boat capsizes in Alaska, report says

U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Here’s what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed: — COVID-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death. Early in the pandemic, the coronavirus was the nation’s third leading cause of death. It dropped to fourth in 2022. — The leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer and a category of injuries that includes gun deaths and drug overdoses. 

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was one of Harris’ finalists for the job and seen as someone who could help Democrats win a key swing state and make history by electing the first Jewish vice president. With his history of winning three statewide elections in Pennsylvania, Shapiro was seen as someone with particular appeal to moderate voters. His state’s 19 votes in the Electoral College have long been critical for candidates trying to reach the necessary 270 to win. But the same things about Shapiro that appealed to moderates angered some on the left in his party: his support for a private school voucher program and natural gas infrastructure as well as particularly his support for Israel’s war in Gaza after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.  Some Democrats lamented what they said was a missed opportunity by bypassing Shapiro. Republicans, meanwhile, tried to paint Harris’ choice as a snub to Jewish voters, a traditionally Democratic constituency that former President Donald Trump has tried to court in this year’s race. 

Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

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Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43.  The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday. The other two deaths were in New Jersey and Illinois. The CDC also said nine more cases were reported since a July 31 release about the outbreak, which started in late May.  Boar’s Head recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats on July 30, expanding an initial recall on July 25 after a liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria. The CDC said Thursday that a New York health officials tested a liverwurst sample and confirmed the same strain of listeria.  The recall includes more than 70 products — including liverwurst, ham, beef salami and bologna — made at the company’s plant in Jarratt, Virginia. 

Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats

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Lyndon, VT

LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont town of Lyndon was hit by severe flash floods twice last month. As residents brace for the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby to arrive Friday, some worry that the pace of small-town recovery can’t keep up with the increasingly severe weather fueled by climate change.

Flood damage outpaces some repairs in hard-hit Vermont town

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Maryland Heights, MO

Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper’s attorney said an “overzealous” officer targeted him and conducted an improper search. The arrest occurred about 4:45 a.m., and...

Rapper Nelly is arrested and accused of having illegal drugs. His lawyer says the case will die

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Kentucky State

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signaled Wednesday he’s ready to campaign for the Democratic ticket, and said Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are motivated to improve lives in contrast to “personal grievances” driving the other side in a dig at Republican Donald Trump.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ready to campaign for Harris-Walz after losing out for spot on the ticket

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

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It's been five years since the tragic death of acclaimed actor René Auberjonois at 79 from metastatic lung cancer in 2009. René Auberjonois was known for several heralded television performances on shows such as Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Boston Legal.

The Tragic Death of TV's Beloved 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor René Auberjonois: Five Years Later

Dorothy Dandridge was one of Hollywood’s first Black sex symbols and the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Around 1930, Dandridge relocated to Los Angeles, California, with her family. A few years later she found success with her new musical group, the Dandridge Sisters, which included sister Vivian and their friend Etta Jones. The group landed gigs at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem and performed with top acts such as the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra and Cab Calloway. As an African American singer, Dandridge confronted early on the segregation and racism of the entertainment industry. She may have been allowed on stage, but in some venues, she couldn't eat in the restaurant or use certain facilities because of the color of her skin."

The Groundbreaking, yet Tragic Life and Career of African-American Actress Dorothy Dandridge

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The first substitution made in the Olympics men’s soccer semifinal match between Morocco and Spain on Monday was the referee. The ref, Ilgiz Tantashev of Uzbekistan, limped off the field 15 minutes into the match shortly after he was inadvertently knocked down by Spain defender Marc Pubill near midfield.

Referee injured in Morocco-Spain semifinal soccer game at Paris Olympics

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