Simone Biles falls off the beam to miss out on a medal for the first time at the Paris Olympics as Alice d'Amato takes gold.

Biles falls and misses out on beam medal

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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

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Simone Biles secured the silver medal in the Paris Olympics gymnastics floor event, with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade taking gold. Throughout the 2024 games, Biles and Andrade were neck and neck in nearly every event. Team USA, led by Biles, clinched gold in the team all-around, while Andrade helped ...

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles Show Respect to Rebeca Andrade in Viral Podium Photo at Paris Olympics

In a surprising turn of events, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles and Suni Lee faced unexpected challenges during the balance beam finals on Monday. Both athletes, known for their stellar performances, fell off the apparatus, leaving fans and analysts in shock. Biles concluded the event in fifth ...

Fans In Disbelief Over Simone Biles, Suni Lee Mistake At Olympic Finals

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In a stunning development, Simone Biles, the American gymnastics icon, has hinted at the possibility of participating in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. This revelation comes after Biles secured her seventh Olympic gold medal in the vault final at the Paris Games, demonstrating that even at the age of 27, she remains a dominant force […]
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Simone Biles drops eye-opening statement on 2028 Olympics plans

The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and safeguard U.S. troops.

US sends warships to Middle East amid fears of regional war

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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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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

Hope Logan Spencer (Anikka Noelle) was the voice of reason on The Bold and the Beautiful until recently. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) has said many times that Hoep is fair, and he admires her morals. The writers have recently shifted the character, and Virginia fans differ on how they feel about it.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans don't agree on the new version of Hope Logan Spencer

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

On Friday, the Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad was provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for a banned steroid. On the Chinese team, 23 swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Recent media reports revealed they were allowed to compete in those Games without being sanctioned. How to prevent doping during the Paris 2024 Olympics? Peter O'Brien interviews Andy Brown, journalist and editor of Sports Integrity Initiative.

2024 Olympics: how to prevent use of performance-enhancing drugs?

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

Nigeria's national champion in the women's 100-meter sprint won't run the race at the Paris Olympics because she says her country's track federation didn't enter her into the field in time. More information with Mbuelo Thinta sports journalist in Johannesburg.

Nigerian national champion not entered for Olympic 100, blames country's track federation for mix-up

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Simone Biles and Suni Lee both fell off the balance beam during the women’s final event at the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old and the 21-year-old finished in 5th and 6th place, respectively, while Italy took home the gold and bronze and China won silver. During Suni’s beam routine, the...

Simone Biles & Suni Lee Fall Off Balance Beam During Paris Olympics Event

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CAMDEN, N.J. – Ralston Boswell, 34, of Collingswood, New Jersey, has admitted to participating in schemes to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment insurance benefits. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Plea: Man's PPP & Unemployment Fraud - $209K Scam

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Nygee Johnson, also known as “Gito,” a 25-year-old member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, has admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment charging him with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy.

Rollin' 60s Crips Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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Team USA women's gymnastics stars Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee came up empty in the balance beam final on Monday. After Simone Biles secured her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, she and Lee both notched identical scores of 13.1000, which wasn't enough to make the podium. Italy's Alice D'Amato secured gold with a 14.366, Yaqin Zhou of China scored 14.100 for silver, edging out Manila Esposito by just .1, who took bronze. Lee, who earned her sixth career Olympic medal on Sunday with bronze in the uneven bars final, went third in the rotation and scored a 13.100.

Simone Biles, Suni Lee miss out on medals in women's gymnastics balance beam final

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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Duplantis soars to world record as Biles exits Paris Games with silver

The day after US sprinter Noah Lyles blasted his way into the record books with the narrowest of wins in the men's 100m, a pulsating Stade...

Duplantis soars to world record as Biles exits Paris Games with silver

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