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The United States snatched top spot in the 2024 Olympic medal table as their women's basketball team earned a thrilling victory over hosts France to win the final gold on offer in Paris. The fearsome US team were in danger of one of the all-time Olympic upsets but won 67-66...

USA top medal table after winning thrilling last gold

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Team USA women’s basketball has put an exclamation point on a strong Olympic performance by the United States. Team USA faced off against France this morning with a chance to make Olympic history with a win. They pulled off a narrow 67-66 victory that was toughly contested until the final moments of the game. Chicago […]
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Angel Reese’s message for Team USA after thrilling Olympic gold medal win over France

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Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve was put under the microscope during her team's stressful gold medal game.

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Team USA fans are breathing a huge sigh of relief after the U.S. women's basketball team downed France 67-66 in an exceptionally competitive gold medal game. And those fans include not just President Barack Obama, but current and future WNBA players, who were thrilled (and probably more than a little relieved) to see their teammates and friends take home gold.

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When Team USA took 4th place at the FIBA World Cup last year, they knew what they had to do before the Olympics. The Olympic basketball team called in the Avengers, putting together a team whose name recognition would rival that of the Dream Team and who have collectively earned more than $2.4 billion in salary, highlighted by all-time greats LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

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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

The Spun

USA Basketball fired a shot at track star Noah Lyles after winning gold at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday. Team USA topped France in the gold medal game on Saturday. It's the fifth straight gold medal for the U.S. men's basketball team, which won bronze in 2004 and has since won ...

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Fastbreak On SI

It's no surprise that Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was named the MVP of the 2024 Paris Olympics in women's basketball after dominating in every game.

A'ja Wilson Named MVP of 2024 Paris Olympics After Leading USA to Gold Medal

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

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Los Angeles, CA

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LeBron James rules out the 2028 Olympics, marking the end of his legendary international career after leading Team USA to gold in Paris.

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Chicago, IL

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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.

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Team USA won their fifth-straight gold medal in men’s basketball on Saturday after their win over France. The star-studded lineup had a couple close calls during their run, but they were able to reach their ultimate goal. Some players on this year’s team aren’t likely to be there for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James has stated he can’t see himself playing in 2028 when he will be 43 years old. Stephen Curry will be 40 and Kevin Durant will be 39 when the 2028 Olympics are taking place.

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Washington, DC

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

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The USA women's national basketball team won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking their eighth-consecutive first-place finish at the worldwide event. They did so in thrilling fashion, just squeaking by France in the gold medal game by a final score of 67-66. Although Team USA didn't have much ...

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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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Tallahassee, FL

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The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

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Green Bay, WI

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

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PARIS — The dynasty thrives. Victory didn’t come easy, but it still came all the same. Team USA’s women’s basketball team has won its eighth straight gold medal, defeating France 67-66 in the final competition of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. A'ja Wilson led the United States with 21 points, and the United States won only when Gabby Williams' foot was on the line for a potential game-tying three-point shot.

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Olympics in Review: USA Comes Out On Top Once Again

Two weeks after the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics took place in late July, the Summer Games have come to a close. On the...

Olympics in Review: USA Comes Out On Top Once Again

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