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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint for online harassment on the heels of securing gold at the Paris Olympics, her lawyer announced on Saturday

Imane Khelif files official complaint after winning Paris Olympics gold medal

The U.S. women’s national team won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics, after a brilliant performance from goal keeper Alyssa Naeher who saved numerous opportunities from Brazil. The U.S. scored in the first half courtesy of forward Mallory Swanson and never relinquished. Today’s gold medal is team USA’s first...

Team USA wins women’s soccer gold, beating Brazil 1-0

The U.S. artistic swimming team is basking in the glory of winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team medaled for the first time since 2004 after going viral for a dynamic performance earlier this week. They did a technical routine set to Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal" featuring an underwater moonwalk, in which they are upside down in the water, with their feet above it.

US artistic swimmers react to winning silver following viral moonwalk routine

Irish Star

Imane Khelif faced Yang Liu in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final, with the Algerian now set for a lucrative payday

Imane Khelif earns huge sum for winning Olympic boxing gold medal after gender row

FOX Sports Radio

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has reportedly been "greatly affected" by being at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to her coach, Mohammed Chaoua.

Boxer Imane Khelif 'Greatly Affected' By Olympics Gender Controversy

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Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso has been kicked out of the Olympic Village for “creating an inappropriate atmosphere” within her country’s team. Alonso, 20, was asked to leave the Village after failing to advance to the women’s 100m butterfly semifinals. She had reportedly been staying with the other athletes even after announcing her retirement from swimming.

Paraguayan Swimmer Luana Alonso Asked To Leave Olympic Village After Skimpy Outfits Were Deemed A ‘Distraction’

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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 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

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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?

Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11. Team USA hurdlers Grant Holloway, Daniel Roberts and Anna Cokrell, long jumpers Tara Davis-Woodhall and Jasmine Moore and speed climber Sam Watson join TODAY to celebrate their medal wins at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Team USA medalists in hurdles, long jump, climbing join TODAY

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

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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

Dallas, TX

San Antonio, TX

McDonald’s space-themed spinoff universe is expanding. On Aug. 8, CosMc’s, the small-format, beverage- and breakfast-focused restaurant concept from McDonald’s, officially opened its newest outlet in San Antonio, Texas. CosMc’s says in a press release that although folks there can now grab any of its extensive menu items,...

McDonald’s CosMc’s is expanding: See the full list of locations

Aurora, CO

The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

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Lin Yu-ting has flipped her 2024 Paris Olympics experience around with a shiny gold medal.

The boxer from Taiwan, who was at the center of a gender controversy, won the women’s 57kg gold medal bout against 20-year-old Julia Szeremeta of Poland on Saturday at Roland Garros on Saturday in a 5-0 victory.

It was a big improvement from Tokyo, where Yu-ting exited in just the first round in 2021. 

She bent down to kiss the mat after her win.





Steph Curry’s ‘storybook’ Olympics ending might be his greatest moment

Yu-ting’s length and four-inch height advantage proved to be a challenge for Szeremeta, who did...

Lin Yu-ting wins first Olympic boxing gold amid gender controversy

PARIS — Rapper Travis Scott has been arrested following an alleged fight involving a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel in central Paris, French authorities said on Friday, Aug, 9. “I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, police officers were called to the George...

Travis Scott arrested in Paris after allegedly assaulting a hotel security guard

Denver, CO

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

PARIS (AP) — Lin Yu-ting fought to remain poised and calm throughout the Paris Olympics boxing tournament, even when it seemed like most of the chattering world was maligning her, misrepresenting her and questioning the very nature of her being. The flyweight shut off her social media, kept up...

Boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold, following Imane Khelif to conclude an Olympics filled with scrutiny

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Uncovering Florida

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

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

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Lin Yu-ting claims gold in boxing amid gender controversy

Lin Yu-ting captured featherweight gold on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta and shaking off more than a week of specious allegations that she shouldn’t be fighting...

Lin Yu-ting claims gold in boxing amid gender controversy

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