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Josip Vrlic is not only the oldest water polo player at the Olympics, he is also the biggest. The 38-year-old decided not to retire before Paris in hopes of bringing a gold medal back to Croatia. That dream can still become a reality! Croatia will play Hungary in the Semifinal round on Friday after advancing […]
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Monstrous 300-Pound Croatian Water Polo Star Makes Other Olympians Look Tiny In Comparison

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

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The U.S. has suffered an unexpected heartbreaker on the Paris sand.

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U.S. beach volleyball world champions Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng were defeated in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday night (21-18, 21-19) by Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner in an early quarterfinal exit.

The defeat marks the first time the U.S. has missed the podium in women’s beach volleyball in 24 years, since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Hughes and Cheng were the country’s sole hope after the other American duo of Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth fell in the Round of...

US women eliminated by Switzerland in Olympic beach volleyball shocker

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The United States men's volleyball team beat Italy on Friday at South Paris Arena to secure the bronze medal at the Paris Games.

USA men's volleyball rebounds from 'devastating' loss to defeat Italy for bronze medal

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The two-time defending champions send the Americans to the bronze-medal match after a decisive 10-6 semifinal victory.

Serbia Denies USA Men's Water Polo a Spot in Olympic Gold Medal Match

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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Rebeca Andrade has been going viral during the Paris Olympics for several reasons. She missed the podium in the balance beam finals, but she did win a gold medal in artistic gymnastics and defeated United States star Simone Biles in the process.  Andrade had a final score of 14.166, with Biles ...

Rebeca Andrade's Gold Medal Over Simone Biles Is Having Huge Effect in Brazil

Vinesh Phogat of India, who was set to compete in gold-medal match, was disqualified after not making weight.

Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes 'dark side' of women's wrestling

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Do you know any self-righteous person who rarely apologizes? We all have different weaknesses and offend others once in a while. However, some zodiac signs’ pettiness and insecurity hinder them from seeking forgiveness when they cross someone’s path. Instead, they try to prove that they were right when they did something.

3 Zodiac Signs That Don’t Apologize

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A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black Texas high school student who alleged that school officials had violated his civil rights by insisting he cut his hair to fit school policy. Darryl George’s battle with Barbers Hill High School in Mont...

Judge rules against majority of claims in Black student's hair discrimination case

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She was like an intriguing cross between Charlie's Angels actress Kate Jackson and Popeye movie star Shelley Duvall. Her name was Beth Howland, and it's been 8 years since her tragic death from lung cancer on May 24, 2016, just four days before what would have been her 75th birthday.

A Look Back at the Life of Actress Beth Howland (From TV's 'Alice'): 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

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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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A brutal penalty couldn’t stop the American men’s water polo team.

Johnny Hooper received a rarely called brutality penalty for hitting Australia’s Chaz Poot in the head during Team USA’s 11-10 shootout win Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics at La Defense Arena.

That controversial penalty resulted in Hooper’s ejection and led to Australia scoring on the ensuing penalty throw before the Americans rallied to advance to the semifinals.

NBC analyst Tony Azevdeo disagreed with the call.

“(Poot)’s grabbing his head, so he’s tried to get him out, and then comes up with a punch to...

USA men’s water polo survive rare brutality penalty to advance to Olympic semifinals

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Karch Kiraly's reigning Olympic champion U.S. women's volleyball team will get its shot at a repeat gold medal. And it took every extra hustle play by every American on the floor against the mighty Brazilians.

Team USA women advance to gold medal round in volleyball with win over Brazil

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USC athletes excelled in various Olympic sports, securing places in the medal contention. Hannes Daube and Marko Vavic propelled Team USA to the men's water polo semifinals after a thrilling shootout victory over Australia, marking the first semifinal appearance since 2008. In men's volleyball, Micah Christenson's squad aims for bronze after a tough semifinal loss to Poland. Meanwhile, incoming diver Moritz Wesseman advanced to the 3-meter platform finals, adding to USC's strong Olympic representation.

USA Men’s Water Polo Glory: Daube and Vavic Shine in Paris

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The Sporting News is live tracking scores, results and highlights from the Olympic women's volleyball semifinal match between the U.S. and Brazil.

USA vs. Brazil volleyball results: Team USA tops Brazil in five-set thriller to advance to Olympic gold medal match

Four years after SARS-CoV2 sparked a devastating global pandemic, U.S. health officials now consider COVID-19 an endemic disease. "At this point, COVID-19 can be described as endemic throughout the world," says Aron Hall, the deputy director for science at the CDC's coronavirus and other respiratory viruses division, told NPR in an interview.

Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means

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Team USA will face France for gold in both men's and women's basketball, the first time the Olympics gold medal game has featured the same matchup for both.

Team USA Faces France for Gold In Both Men's and Women's Olympics Basketball

- Advertisement - The U.S. artistic swimming team, which includes a Korean-American athlete from Los Angeles, won its first Olympic medal in 20 years. On August 7, the national team secured a place on the podium in the artistic swimming team event at the Paris Olympic Games with a final score of 914.34 points. China won the gold medal with 996.14 points, while Spain took bronze with 900.73 points.

Audrey Kwon wins first Olympics medal in 20 years at artistic swimming team event

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For more than 160 years, Macy's has been much more than a department store. It's a cornerstone of American shopping, with generations eager to buy everything from back-to-school clothes to holiday gifts. But now it is a surprise that the store has been forced to close, leaving millions to wonder how such a powerful and fast-moving brand could be defeated. Macy's, the US retail giant, now faces a difficult future. Signs of trouble have been showing for several years, including declining traffic, aging stores, and an inability to keep up with a fast-paced retail environment. However, experts say the real story is corporate mismanagement, intense competition, and a lack of innovation.

The Fall of Macy's: Inside the Collapse of America's Largest Merchant

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Australia dashes U.S. women's water polo gold medal dreams

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games head to our latest updates. The U.S. women’s water...

Australia dashes U.S. women's water polo gold medal dreams

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