PARIS -- Rarely on the podium and barred from the opening ceremony, the 15 Russians competing at the Paris Olympics have an uneasy status as “Individual Neutral Athletes" following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Some in the Olympic Village opposed them taking part in the Summer Games, and...

The 15 Russian 'neutrals' at the Paris Olympics are politically isolated and rarely in the spotlight

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the U.S. and Femke Bol of the Netherlands will go head-to-head at the 2024 Olympics in just the third matchup between this generation's two top female hurdlers. Their showdown in the 400-meter hurdles final on Thursday night is a big one....

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol set up an Olympic showdown in the 400-meter hurdles

The Guardian

A Russian chef has been arrested on suspicion of plotting with a foreign power to stage “large scale” acts of “destabilisation” during the Olympic Games in Paris

Russian chef arrested in Paris over alleged ‘large scale’ Olympic Games plot

USA TODAY

Climbing was added to the Olympics at the 2021 Tokyo Games as part of a movement to attract a younger audience. Here's everything to know for Paris.

Climbing at 2024 Paris Olympics: How it works, Team USA stars, what else to know

The US Sun

IMANE KHELIF’S dad has shown off her birth certificate on TV as the Olympics boxing gender row continues. The Algerian fighter is guaranteed a medal in the women’s 66kg weight class. However, her inclusion in the event has caused much debate after she was disqualified from last year’s world championships. The IBA booted Khelif and […]

Imane Khelif’s dad shows off her birth certificate on TV amid Olympics 2024 boxing gender row

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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

Los Angeles, CA

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper is the winner of Miss USA 2024. On Sunday, Cooper was crowned after competing for the title at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Miss Kentucky Connor Perry was announced as the first runner-up, while Miss Oklahoma's Danika Christopherson was announced as the second runner-up. The...

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper crowned Miss USA 2024 following recent controversy

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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?

ABC News

A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Pakistani national charged with alleged plot to assassinate Trump, other officials

Florida State

Akeena

Red Lobster, the popular seafood chain, has confirmed additional closures in Florida, adding to its recent wave of shutdowns following the company’s bankruptcy filing in May. The latest round of closures includes two more Florida locations, highlighting the ongoing struggles of the iconic restaurant chain.

Popular seafood chain announces more closures in Florida

The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women's football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday's last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain respectively. Brazil will now at worst match their previous best showing in the Olympic women's football, when they won the silver medal in 2004 and 2008, losing the final on both occasions to the USA in extra time.

USA and Brazil to meet in Olympic women's football final as Spain stunned

I’m sailing down the river with an Olympic champion. No, it’s not the Seine. And this isn’t Paris. That’s clear when we cruise past the Kremlin. Below deck, Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Mariya Lasitskene is taking part in the launch of an unusual project: a fusion athletics-fashion show-music event.

Angered by Paris ban, Russia's media scorns 'the Olympics of Hell'

WASHINGTON -- The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel Macron. The images of rats, trash and the sewage, however, were dreamed up by artificial intelligence. Portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool, the video mocking the Games spread quickly on...

Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics

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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

SAINT-DENIS, France -- The American coach of Olympic champions Andre De Grasse and Marcell Jacobs has been kicked out of the Paris Games. Rana Reider was investigated for alleged sexual misconduct by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and placed on a one-year probation that ended in May. He was accredited for the Summer Games through the Canadian Olympic Committee for his personal work with De Grasse, the defending 200-meter champion. He’s also the personal coach of Jacobs, the Italian who won the 100 meters in Tokyo three years ago, and several other sprinters.

The American coach of Olympic champions De Grasse and Jacobs is kicked out of the Paris Games

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PARIS — Noah Lyles’ first night as an Olympic champion wasn’t quite as glamorous as he once envisioned. The newly crowned world's fastest man fulfilled his media obligations, peed in a cup and then received treatment for his aching body. When Lyles was on his way back...

Paris Olympics: Noah Lyles cruises in 200m prelim after only a few hours sleep ... and being a good boyfriend

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Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

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Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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The Paris Olympics are more than just sports for Ukrainian athletes. They’re a way to draw attention to their country’s fight for survival against Russia - a sort of war on another battlefield. (AP Video: Hanna Arhirova/Anton Shtuka) The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series here. Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she clocks.

At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war

American Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner is speaking out about her former teammate Simone Biles' seemingly pointed tweet following Team USA's Paris Olympics gold medal win in women's gymnastics. Skinner, who competed alongside Biles on the 2020 U.S. women's Olympics gymnastics team, said in a new video posted to her Instagram...

MyKayla Skinner calls on Simone Biles to 'put a stop' to cyberbullying after viral Olympic post

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Ukraine's medalists at the Paris Olympics face a long trek home. For some, it's up to a 30-hour trip

SAINT-DENIS, France -- There won’t be any quick trips home for Ukraine’s medalists at the Paris Olympics. High jumpers Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko and hammer...

Ukraine's medalists at the Paris Olympics face a long trek home. For some, it's up to a 30-hour trip

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