Utah State

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The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are here. Here are the sporting events to watch on NBC Primetime on Saturday, July 27.

2024 Paris Olympic Games: NBC Primetime schedule today featuring USA volleyball, swimming, gymnastics

BroBible

Eurosport announcer Bob Ballard will not be spending the summer in Paris for the Olympics as planned. Over the weekend, Ballard found himself in hot water after he was accused of making a sexist remark following team Australia winning the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Here’s what Ballard said while everyone was waiting for the medal […]
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Olympics Announcer Fired Over Sexist Joke During Swimming Competition

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue Swimmers excelled at USA Swimming's Speedo Summer Championships, securing 6 medals with 9 scoring finishes. Notably, Maxwell Blume and Brady Samuels led the team with 5th place finishes in the 100m breast and 100m fly, respectively, achieving personal best times. Adele Sands, an incoming freshman, shone with top 17 finishes in multiple events and won medals in the 800m and 1500m free.

Purdue Swimmers Earn 6 Medals and 9 Scoring Finishes at USA Swimming’s Speedo Summer Championships

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Sunday's swimming action delivered more drama and incredible finishes.France's Leon Marchand stole the spotlight early, winning gold in the men's 400 individual medley in dominating fashion and breaking the Olympic record with a time of 4:02.95.
Leon Marchand wins 400m IM gold in front of an electric crowd in Paris! #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/ailjAYfzPY— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024
Marchand was an NCAA champion under legendary coach Bob Bowman at Arizona State. Team USA's Carson Foster earned bronze in the event for his first-ever Olympic medal.Team USA's Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh finished first and second, respectively, in the women's 100...

Olympic Swimming recap: France's hometown hero steals spotlight, American upsets American on Day 2

Cal Bears On SI

The two Cal-affiliated swimmers were part of the victorious U.S. 4x100 freestyle relay team.  Abbey Weitzeil wins silver

Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong Win Swimming Gold Medals

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

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

Virginia State

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

Wendy's birthday was spent away from her loved ones. Virginia Wendy Williams fans, the latest update is not encouraging. The former talk show host turned 60 on July 18 without any of her loved ones around. According to Yahoo, family members remain "out of bounds" and have no access to Wendy as she battles dementia and progressive aphasia.

The family of talk show diva Wendy Williams were unable to celebrate her 60th birthday by her side

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

CBS Philly

The United States won its first medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in Saturday's 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Aquatics Centre. The American duo scored 314.64 points, which put them firmly in second place behind Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen of China.Great Britain's Tasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen took bronze with 302.28 points.The silver medal marked Team USA's first medal in women's synchronized springboard since Kelci Bryant and Abby Johnston won silver in London in 2012.This is Bacon's Olympic debut. The Indianapolis native will also compete in the individual...

Team USA's first medal at the Paris Olympics came in synchronized diving

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Hammy and Cheyanne, two miniature poodles, are in search of their forever home. Weighing 6.3lb and 6.4lb respectively, these sweet pups are a bonded pair with a sad past. Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, shares their story, explaining that "Hammy & Cheyanne are cruelty case pups that are a bonded pair. They're from a rural area in Texas. These are a pair of sweet little pups that are in need of a fresh start together!"

Meet The Sweet Little Dogs Who Are Looking For Love

Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

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

Spoilers from Soaps.com reveal that during the week of July 29 to August 8, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Luna Nozawa (Lisa Yamada) will lash out at Katie Logan Spencer for making accusations against her mom Poppy Nozawa ( Romy Park).

The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Luna finds something shocking in Poppy's old apartment

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Minneapolis, MN

Larry Brown Sports

Anthony Edwards is known for being one of the most confident players in the NBA, but that mentality clearly is not limited to just basketball. Team USA shared a funny video on Saturday in which Stephen Curry starts giving Edwards a hard time about the Minnesota Timberwolves star’s ping pong abilities. Edwards was being interviewed...
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UT director of swimming and diving Matt Kredich speaks on coaching at the Olympics

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