Honestly, I haven’t watched much of the Olympics. I spent the first 11 days of the Paris 2024 Games with my head firmly stuck in the surfing event in Tahiti. It didn’t help that I was on the exact opposite side of the world, 12 hours behind the other events in Paris. As a result, I got my non-surfing Olympic news through social media and the slew of viral memes that have come out of these Games.

3 Viral Olympic Moments That Boosted Surfing’s Popularity

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Like a soap opera dance between two stars, sexually frustrated yet brimming with lust, surfing at Paris 2024 played a game of “will they, or won’t they?” on Wednesday. Even before first light, the waves (née liquid avalanches) breaking off the reef pass were thunderous enough for one to mistake the ...

Olympic Surfing Saw the Best Day Ever; Now What?

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Olympic surfer shares athlete’s accommodations on cargo ship almost 10,000 miles away from Paris

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

South Carolina State

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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

Town Talks

When it comes to deciding who to marry, many people choose to spend the rest of their lives with a high school sweetheart, college classmate, or someone they met at work. Others decide to tie the knot with someone who they have known their whole lives — and maybe even met at a family reunion.

Can you marry your first cousin in North Carolina? What state law says

Time Out

Looking for some inspiration for your next beach getaway? You might as well go for the gold, and fortunately, Dr. Beach has just revealed his annual list of the top ten beaches in the U.S. The best beach in the U.S. can be found on Oahu in the island paradise that is Hawaii.

Dr. Beach reveals the number one beach in the U.S.

California State

Sonoma County, CA

Travel + Leisure

Make your way to Johnson's Beach in Sonoma County.

This Is California's Coolest Beach — and It's in the Middle of the Forest

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

Utah State

For millions of years, a natural stone arch stretched over a part of Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah. On Thursday, August 8, the “Double Arch” collapsed. Known as the Double Arch, the Toilet Bowl, Crescent Pool, and Hole in the Roof, the...

World-Famous Sandstone ‘Double Arch’ Collapses In Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Georgia State

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Right of Way, the latest short from surf videographer Tim Bonython, starts with tense anticipation as a megaswell approaches The Right, Australia’s famed slab wave. As Tim interviews forecasters, water safety crew and surfers on the lead-up to the swell’s arrival, even they can’t help but betray their excitement through the practiced nonchalance of big wave chargers.

Tim Bonython Shows Off The Right’s Power in ‘Right of Way’

Denver, CO

David Heitz

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

These beaches near Merida are some of the best in all of Mexico.

7 Best Beaches Near Merida, Mexico, for Soft Sand, Blue-green Waters, and Thousands of Flamingos

Kansas State

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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

Surfing is weird. In a good way, but it’s weird. There aren’t too many other sports or activities or whatever you want to call surfing where you can share the playing field with the best in the world. But surfing? That happens. Such was the case in the...

Kelly Slater Is at the Top of His Game Surfing Pumping Kandui

Cooking With Maryann

This recipe is sooo tasty! It truly is for garlic lovers! It involves sautéing onions and mushrooms in butter and oil until golden, then adding wine to reduce. Garlic, thyme, and parsley are stirred in for flavor, followed by seasoning with salt and pepper. The dish is garnished with additional parsley and served warm, making for a savory, aromatic side. Here's what you'll need to make it:

Garlic Mushrooms in Brown Butter Herb Sauce

If you want to learn something, anything, in life, you’re going to need a coach. Sure, you can try getting in shape without a trainer or nutrition instructor but at some point you’re just going to have to seek all that knowledge yourself and absorb it, at which point you are still learning from somebody else. Surfing is no different. You can go out all on your own and give it a try but at some point you’re going to need somebody to take you under their wing and show you the ropes before you or somebody else gets hurt.

Luke Cederman Tackles One Thing ‘Learn-to-Surf’ Programs Never Mention

Florida State

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Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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How Will an Expelled Olympic Judge Affect the Future of Surfing?

There’s plenty to talk about after the completion of surfing’s second Olympic appearance. But perhaps the storyline that will have the most tangible, lasting impact on...

How Will an Expelled Olympic Judge Affect the Future of Surfing?

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