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☆ A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAustralian Ariarne Titmus, 23, is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the event and the favorite entering Saturday’s competition. American Katie Ledecky, 27, took gold in the 400 free in the previous Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Plus, the field includes 17-year-old Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, who set the world record in the event in 2023 before Titmus re-set it. With none of the runners-up in view, Ariarne Titmus reaches for gold in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2023 world championships. (Jacob Kupferman / Getty Images)(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos of Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh: Quinn Rooney, Maddie Meyer and Jacob Kupferman / Getty Images)

Persons: PARIS — It’s, Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Titmus, “, I’ve, ” Ledecky, Erika Fairweather, McIntosh, She’ll, Adam Pretty, Canada’s, she’s, Ledecky, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, ” Brent Arckey, don’t, Caeleb Dressel, ” Titmus, I’m, ”, Larisa Latynina, Jacob Kupferman, Dan Goldfarb, Ariarne Titmus, Quinn Rooney, Maddie Meyer Organizations: Paris Games, PARIS, Tokyo Games, Summer’s Games, CBC Sports, U.S, Titmus, McIntosh, Olympic Locations: Rio de Janeiro, U.S, Fukuoka, Japan, Sarasota , Fla, Tokyo, Titmus, Australia, Titmus Australia, Chartres, France, London, Soviet Union, Ledecky, McIntosh, Paris

☆ Watch a Reynolds and Jackman Diner Chat in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Mekado Murphy | More About Mekado Murphy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m Shawn Levy, the director, co-writer and co-producer of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “So what made you finally wear an honest-to-God costume?” This scene happens at the midpoint of the film where Deadpool and Wolverine, this unlikely duo, are on this quest, and they come across an incongruous diner in the middle of this void landscape. And it’s really the first meaty dialogue scene between the two. So the mismatch of these visuals two superheroes sitting in a booth in a ‘50s diner. He is somewhat reverential and in fact envious of the mythic status of the Wolverine. And I think the emotionality of the film may very well prove to be its most subversive element.

Persons: I’m Shawn Levy, Deadpool, ”, we’re, It’s, Wade Wilson, Vanessa, Ryan

☆ The IOC says the Olympic Games has reached gender parity, but historic gender inequality still lingers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Katrina Adams was honored as the IOC’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion for 2023. ‘Only just now getting here’Getting closer to this landmark of gender equality is “incredibly important,” Olympic weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz told CNN. “Just seeing all the love pour into women’s sport, it just opens up all these avenues. “If you don’t have female decision makers in the room that understand female athletes, it’s very hard to make decisions,” she said. And we know that without conscious, intentional action, to move towards gender equality, we consistently see regression.”

Persons: Alice Milliat, Pierre de Coubertin, ” Michele Donnelly, “, it’s, Emily Sonnett, Jordan Larson, Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles, Nelly Korda, Katrina Adams, Paul Zimmer, ”, ‘, Jourdan Delacruz, ” Nicole LaVoi, “ There’s, Morelle McCane, Adams, Adriana Díaz, Brian Afanador, Hannah McKay, Clarisse Agbegnenou, Astrid Guyart, Hillary Heron, Yareimi Vazquez, Aitana Vazquez, Maja Hitij, … you’re, …, Mechelle Lewis Freeman –, –, Freeman, Jill Biden, Mechelle Lewis Freeman, George Walker IV, Vicky Huyton, “ We’ve, ” Huyton, Tara Davis, Woodall, Lauren Fleshman, Nike, Davis, Sounkamba Sylla, Amélie, Castéra, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ” Donnelly, we’ve Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, IOC, Brock University, CNN Sport, sport’s, United States Tennis Association, ITF, Olympics, Central Press, Hulton, Paris, Tucker Center for Research, Girls, Team Puerto Rico, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Tokyo, French Olympic, Athletes, Paris Olympic, don’t, Nike Locations: Paris, USA, Czechoslovakian, Sport, Tokyo, French, Panamanian, American

☆ How Doug Emhoff is amplifying his wife’s historic presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Confronted with a barrage of negative social media posts from former President Donald Trump aimed at his wife, second gentleman Doug Emhoff eschewed machismo or defensiveness. “That’s all he got?” he said Tuesday of the attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, the new and historic presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. And Monday, he leaned into a cheerleader role as he introduced the vice president at her Wilmington, Delaware, campaign headquarters. So I think that gives you a fairly good indication of if he now would move into a precedent-setting first gentleman role,” McBride said. “This first gentleman role is being a supportive spouse and understanding better than anyone the administration’s goals and how to go about best achieving that,” she said.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Doug Emhoff, “, ”, Kamala Harris, Harris, Emhoff, Harris ’, Anita McBride, Laura Bush, Jill Biden, he’ll, David Letterman, Seth Schuster, He’s, Joe Biden, Dobbs, –, ” Emhoff, hyping, you’re, it’s, Kamala, that’s, “ He’s, Capricia Marshall, Obama, Clinton, shirk, ” Marshall, CNN’s Dana Bash, I’m, Bash, ” McBride, Marshall, CNN’s Arlette Saenz, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Georgetown Law, –, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Jewish, White, House Locations: England, Yarmouth , Maine, Nantucket, Vineyard , Massachusetts, Paris, Wausau, Stevens Point , Wisconsin, McLean , Virginia, Wilmington , Delaware, United States, United States of America, Israel

☆ Gaza: US physicians pen letter to Biden and Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Sources told CNN the president was expected to be as forceful as he has ever been in pushing Netanyahu to agree to a deal. Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe ‘only independent monitors’ in GazaDr. Adam Hamawy, a US plastic surgeon and former US Army combat trauma surgeon, told CNN on Thursday, “there’s no one getting firsthand accounts other than physicians. In signing the letter, Perlmutter told CNN that he hopes “the average American can feel the pain we feel on a daily basis. “Everyone in Gaza is sick, injured, or both,” with few exceptions, their letter said. We are simply physicians and nurses who cannot remain silent about what we saw in Gaza.” the letter said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, ”, “, Feroze Sidwa, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, Adam Hamawy, … we’re, you’re, who’ve, Hamawy, people’s, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Perlmutter, Perlmutter, hadn’t, ” Perlmutter, They’ll, Israel’s, Tala Alrajjal, Sam Fossum, Eugenia Ugrinovich Organizations: CNN, White, Humanitarian Law, European Hospital, Nasser Hospital, US Army, Gaza, Israel Defense Forces, World Surgical Association, Gazan Health Ministry, Health Organization, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Iraq, Israel, US, Sarajevo, New York City, Khan, Rafah, North Carolina

☆ It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erik Vance | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

California has very few shark attacks — just two recorded in 2023, fewer than New York and the Carolinas. The eastern coast from Virginia to New York doesn’t see many shark attacks, despite having many popular beach towns. Long Island in New York is, roughly speaking, the northern border of the bull and tiger shark ranges. Tiger Shark A 3D illustration of a Tiger Shark. Kentucky managed to rack up 12 shark attacks in 2006 after the aquarium in Newport opened a shark petting exhibit.

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☆ The world’s greatest places of 2024, according to TIME
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Make sure you’ve got enough pages in your passport, because TIME has just released its list of the world’s 100 greatest places to visit in 2024. CNN Travel spoke to TIME senior editor Emma Barker about some of the trends they’ve seen emerging this year. Barker points to “these sort of otherworldly art and design places” like Aranya, China. “Those kinds of places that result in stunning photography are really popular,” she says. It’s “kind of like a middle-aged retreat,” says Barker, “which I think is really interesting and fun.

Persons: you’ve, Koh Samui, Emma Barker, Barker, “ They’re, ”, “, — “, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, TIME, ”, Elder Academy, CNN Travel Locations: Costa Rica, Republic of the Congo, York, Aranya, China, Botswana, Antarctica, they’re, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Maui

☆ The USWNT kicks off in France as a team in transition – and one that’s looking to make a point
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We want to make this environment comfortable, but also know, you know, what the standard is – you’re here for a reason,” said Lindsey Horan, the midfielder who serves as the team’s captain. And we want to get back to being the best in the world.”“So, we need those players. It was arguably Hayes’ first tough decision as the manager of the women’s team after coming on board in late 2023 following a successful decade-plus at Chelsea FC in London. Even still, she is finding it easier than anticipated to get her team to come together. I cannot finish the ball for players, but I can certainly coach to put players in positions.”

Persons: Emma Hayes, ”, Lindsey Horan, “, that’s, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, Hayes, Alex Morgan, Hayes ’, “ I’ve, Sam Coffey, Coffey, It’s, – Hayes, ” Hayes, It’ll, Mallory Swanson, who’s, Swanson, ” Swanson, it’s, Morgan, Smith, Rodman, Horan, –, Carli Lloyd, Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, I’m Organizations: Paris CNN —, US, National Team, Costa, Paris Games, Zambia, Stade de Nice, Chelsea FC, US women’s, USA, American, flailing Locations: Washington , DC, Costa Rica, France, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand, Nice, London, Zambia

☆ Coco Gauff still can’t wrap her head around the honor of being Team USA’s flagbearer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron James – a role she has yet to truly wrap her mind around. “I don’t know when I’m going to meet him, but I’m already stressed about it really,” Gauff told CNN’s Coy Wire. She’s one of the faces of Team USA in Paris and says she’s finding the experience a little bizarre. “It took a while for it to sink in, (it still hasn’t really) sunken in,” Gauff told Wire just hours ahead of her big moment. “So many people are coming up to say congratulations, not just from Team USA but from other sports and countries as well.

Persons: Paris CNN — Coco Gauff, LeBron James –, ” Gauff, CNN’s Coy, “ I’ve, There’s, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, she’s, Wire, Gauff, “ Organizations: Paris CNN, Summer, Paris Games, Tokyo Games, Team USA, USA Locations: USA, Paris, “

CNN —This year’s Olympics in Paris will be Andy Murray’s fifth – and final – appearance at the Games. Murray says he has played “some of my best tennis when I’ve competed for my country,” he tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. I’ve really enjoyed the whole team. And I’ve really enjoyed that,” he adds. I’m really happy about it.

Persons: Andy Murray’s, Murray –, Roland Garros, Dan Evans, Murray, I’ve, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, “, Murray doesn’t, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, they’re, They’ve, Amanpour, ”, I’m, …, it’s, Roger Federer, Argentina’s Juan Martín del, CNN’s Amanpour, Amélie Mauresmo, –, I’d, she’s, It’s, what’s Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Wimbledon, Scotsman, Team, London, “ Locations: Paris, Swiss, Rio, Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro

☆ Comparing yourself to Olympians is a losing game
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

So what better time to shame yourself about your fitness and body image than during a gathering of the world’s top athletes? But doing so is a losing game. Not everyone can optimize their body for performance the way Olympians do, experts say. Optimizing their bodies for performance is a full-time job for Olympians, she said. You can be inspired to set healthy physical goalsThere are positive ways you can be inspired by Olympians, however, and these can help you approach your goals, Mason said.

Persons: I’m, Jennifer Rollin, Dr, Amadeus Mason, Mason, Dana Santas, ” Mason, “, Santas, ”, didn’t, “ That’s, Rollin, that’s, ’, ” Rollin Organizations: CNN, Emory Healthcare, USA, Games Locations: Rockville , Maryland, orthopedics, Atlanta, United States

☆ Simone Biles Sticks the Landing - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Julie Kliegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All the signs suggest Simone Biles is ready for it: to return to the Olympic stage and crush her new floor-routine mix that starts with a Taylor Swift song. Ms. Biles stepped aside from several events at the Tokyo Games in 2021 after experiencing anxiety and the “twisties,” a gymnastics term for disorientation while performing midair tumbles. “I have to focus on my mental health,” she told reporters. It’s the rare athlete who can find the courage to speak openly about mental health. star Chamique Holdsclaw has discussed how she resisted revealing her own experience with depression in 2004 because as an athlete, “you’re supposed to be strong, fierce, tough.

Persons: Simone Biles, Taylor, —, Biles, “, ”, she’s, Chamique Holdsclaw, “ you’re, DeMar DeRozan, that’s Organizations: Olympic, Tokyo Games, Games, Toronto Raptors Locations: Paris

☆ The ‘Olympic Picasso’ finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In June, his work, “A Race Against Time” was featured alongside art world legends like Rembrandt, Rodin, Andy Warhol and Banksy in a weighty French tome called “Le Sport dans L ’Art” (Sport in Art). I was like, ‘Wow, how did this happen?’“I didn’t realize how much French artists and French movements had really influenced me as an artist. The ‘Olympic Picasso’ Roald Bradstock finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art. “I’d rather have somebody vomit next to my work than ignore it.”The ‘Olympic Picasso’ Roald Bradstock finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art. “He was always a big supporter of my Olympic career and supportive of my artistic abilities but was a little frustrated that I didn’t take to other languages,” he said.

Persons: Roald Bradstock, wasn’t, He’d, Paul Dickenson, Bradstock –, –, ”, Rembrandt, Rodin, Andy Warhol, Banksy, Pierre de Coubertin –, Bradstock, It’s, “, ” Bradstock, he’s, He’s, I’m, I’ve, Pierre de Coubertin Organizations: CNN, Beaux, Olympic, IOC, Artists, Impressionist, Los Angeles, Bradstock, Great Britain, London Games, CNN Sport, Southern Methodist University in Locations: British, Angeles, Seoul, Art, French, Paris, Great, Southern Methodist University in Texas

☆ Breaking in New Sports at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Photographs Philip Montgomery | Text Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Breaking Into the Olympics Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games. >> Top: Sunny Choi, who will compete in breaking, quit her corporate job to focus on the Games. Bottom: Victor Montalvo’s signature breaking moves include the back flip into flare and the Super Montalvo. Here in 2024, the Games have added multiple new events, including breaking — popularly known as break dancing — and kayak cross. >> Sport climbing is broken into three formats: speed; bouldering (shorter climbs); and lead, which requires ropes and harnesses.

Persons: you’re, Kronos, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo’s, Super Montalvo, “, ”, Stephen Miller, Kroton, Colin Duffy, let’s, Paige Heyn Organizations: Olympic, Super, Wrestling, Boxing Locations: England, North America, Madagascar, Greece, —, Athens

☆ Kamala Harris wants to be America’s first Silicon Valley president. She has tech’s support
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —With Vice President Kamala Harris the front runner to receive the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, America’s most powerful industry is set to have a candidate on the ballot from its home turf. Harris’ failed 2020 presidential bid received support from various tech luminaries, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and legendary venture capitalist Ron Conway. Despite her friendly relationships with the industry’s leaders, Harris has also pushed for tech accountability in key areas. As vice president, Harris has taken a key role in the White House around establishing safety measures for artificial intelligence, which is widely viewed as the most consequential new technology in decades. In an interview with CNN, Hoffman added: “In Silicon Valley, actually there’s many threads that are very excited about her.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Sheryl Sandberg, Reed Hastings, Melinda French Gates, Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, “ There’s, Biden, ” Aaron Levie, “, ” Harris, Sean Parker, she’s, Steve Jobs ’, Laurene Powell Jobs, Harris ’, Marc Benioff, Ron Conway, Mark Zuckerberg, ” Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Trump Harris, Trump, ” Sonnenfeld, I’ve, didn’t, ” Levie, “ Kamala Harris, Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, …, – CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Democratic, Bay Area, Netflix, White, CNN, Cambridge, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Yale School of Management, Trump Locations: New York, Oakland , California, California, White, Silicon Valley, Silicon

☆ How older Democratic voters are responding to Harris replacing Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Wow, we’re losing Joe Biden,” said Murphy, 83, a retiree who keeps busy teaching the Chinese tile game Mahjong to fellow seniors. You know, she’s, she’s at the perfect age. And I think she’s up to the challenge in that regard.”Boyer knows his innate optimism is about to be tested. “I think that she should be able to push his buttons.”What voters want to see from HarrisPat Levin for months bristled at the Biden age conversation. CNNHer advice to Harris is telling – so many voters who were loyal to Biden are now blunt about what was missing.

Persons: Darrell Ann Murphy, we’re, Joe Biden, ”, Murphy, “ Joe, Easton, Biden, Catherine Long, Long, ” Mary Ann Horvath, ” Horvath, ” Murphy, Kamala Harris, Harris, Pamela Aita, …, Hillary Clinton, Roe, Wade, she’s, She’s, ‘ let’s, let’s, ’ ’ ’ Murphy, Josh Shapiro, “, ” CNN's John King, Marvin Boyer, ” Boyer, Donald Trump, Trump, “ There’s, “ Will, Larry Malinconico, ” Malinconico, Malinconico, Biden’s Harris, Harris ., didn’t, Harris Pat Levin, ” Levin, Pat Levin, John King, ” Biden, Franklin Roosevelt’s, I’ve, “ I’ve Organizations: Pennsylvania CNN, White, Times, Democratic, CNN Local, Easton, Democratic Party, Biden, Lafayette College, CNN Locations: Easton, Pennsylvania, Northampton, Northampton County, Bethlehem, American, “, United States

☆ Middle East Crisis Israeli Forces Retrieve Bodies of 5 Hostages From Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The Israeli military said that the bodies were found in the Khan Younis area on Wednesday. Israeli forces retrieved the bodies of five Israeli hostages held in Gaza, the Israeli military said on Thursday, amid growing international pressure for a cease-fire deal that would involve the release of the remaining captives. The Israeli leader has been facing increasing anger from Israelis over the fate of the hostages in Gaza. The Israeli military said that the bodies were found in the Khan Younis area on Wednesday and that intelligence — including information from detained Palestinian militants — had guided forces to their location. “The war in Gaza could end tomorrow if Hamas surrenders, disarms and returns all the hostages,” Mr. Netanyahu said during his address to Congress on Wednesday.

Persons: Khan Younis, Younis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Kamala Harris, — Maya Goren, Tomer Ahimas, Kiril Brodski, Oren Goldin, Ravid Katz, Brodski, Ahimas, —, Goren, Nir Oz, Katz, . Goldin, Tal Haimi, Netanyahu’s, ” Mr, Netanyahu, Nissim Kalderon, Ofer, Mr, hesitating, “, ‘, you’re, Kalderon, “ Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Gil Dickmann, Carmel Gat, ” Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: White, United Nations Security, Capitol Police Locations: Gaza, Israel, Washington, Tel Aviv, Be’eri

Paris CNN —French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will now be taking part in the Opening Ceremony at this year’s Olympics, France’s sports minister told CNN, after the runner previously said she would not be allowed to because she wears a headscarf. “You are selected for the Olympic Games, organized in your country, but you can’t take part in the opening ceremony because you wear a scarf on your head,” Sylla posted on her private Instagram account Sunday, per Reuters. But in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said a solution has been found to allow Sylla to take part in Friday’s ceremony. “The issue is solved,” Oudéa-Castéra told Amanpour. The Opening Ceremony takes place on Friday and will be held along the River Seine, marking the first time that the ceremony has not taken place inside a stadium.

Persons: Sounkamba Sylla, ” Sylla, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Amélie, Castéra, “, ”, Amanpour, That’s Organizations: Paris CNN —, CNN, Olympic Games, United Nations, Paris Locations: France

☆ The Summer Olympics: How to Watch. What to Watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Another Summer Olympics already? It’s true: Because Tokyo 2020 was delayed to 2021 by the pandemic, only three years have passed since the last Games. Now back on the typical quadrennial cycle, the Olympics come to Paris for 2024. And unlike in Tokyo, there will actually be fans in the stands. But if you’re in New York, Minneapolis, Vienna, London or Cape Town, rather than Paris, here’s what to know about watching and following the action.

Organizations: Cape Town Locations: Tokyo, Paris, New York, Minneapolis, Vienna, London, Cape, Fiji, Uruguay, men’s

☆ Tom Aspinall: From ‘one of the lowest points’ of his life to interim UFC heavyweight champion, the rise of British fighter
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Five wins to open his UFC career had Tom Aspinall on course for a title shot. A kick from Aspinall connected with Blaydes’ leg and the British fighter dropped to the canvas, clutching his knee in pain, with the fight ending prematurely. The UFC is seen as the pinnacle of MMA and therefore comes with increased attention, but Aspinall was unfazed. Aspinall says it will be "great" co-headlining UFC 304, an event featuring British fighters competing in each bout. Aspinall says that he feels like "the best in the world" despite holding the interim heavyweight title.

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☆ OpenAI is testing an artificial intelligence search engine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —OpenAI on Thursday announced its most direct threat yet to its stalwart Big Tech rivals: a search engine that uses artificial intelligence baked in from the beginning. The company is testing SearchGPT, which will combine its AI technology with real-time information from the web to allow people to search for information in the same way they talk to ChatGPT. While the search engine is currently in an early test for a limited number of users, OpenAI said it plans to integrate the tools into ChatGPT in the future. SearchGPT could also pose a threat to Microsoft’s Bing, the also-ran search engine player that last year incorporated OpenAI’s own technology in an effort to better compete with Google. However, OpenAI said Thursday that it partnered with publishers to build the tool and give them options to “manage how they appear” in SearchGPT’s results.

Persons: OpenAI, SearchGPT, Microsoft’s Bing, ChatGPT –, they’ll, they’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, Big Tech, Google, Magazine Locations: New York, Minnesota

The birdie is about the fastest projectile you’ll see at these Olympics, and it’s as light as a feather — literally. When you’re watching the Games, keep in mind just how much an object’s speed can determine the outcome. Is the object fast enough to go great distances? Is it fast enough to befuddle an opponent? Follow The New York Times Olympic coveragePlay againMethodology: The speeds of the objects were collected using a sports radar gun.

Persons: It’s, you’re, we’ve, Ming Tan, Chris Huffins, Marissa Chew, , Yu Shao Organizations: Summer, New York Times, Lancaster Archery Academy, Badminton Center, Texas Christian University, Yu Shao , New York Indoor Sports Club, Volleyball, Guinness Locations: Long, Yu Shao ,

☆ ‘The art of climbing’: Photographer Simon Carter capturing climbers at dizzying heights
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Dhruv Tikekar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Simon Carter“I like to talk about climbing photography being on a spectrum. Climbing the career ladderCarter’s passion for photography began at the age of 15, preceding his love of climbing. In 1994, Carter set up a photography and publishing business that produced a popular climbing calendar, among much else. In the 30 years since it launched, he has witnessed an explosion in the number of people pursuing climbing photography, thanks in part to the internet and the availability of digital cameras. Carter's new book "The Art of Climbing" brings together more than 200 of his images from climbing destinations around the world.

Persons: Simon Carter, Carter abseiled, Monique Forestier, Simon Carter “, you’ve, ”, Carter, Simon Carter Carter, abseiling, you’d, Ashlee Hendy, Elizabeth Chong, haven’t, I’m, you’re, “, … Organizations: CNN, “, Thames & Locations: Tasmania, Australia, Hauy, Blue, Victoria, Hudson, Thames & Hudson

☆ Right-wing media figures call Kamala Harris a ‘DEI’ candidate as race-based attacks ramp up
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The right-wing media machine is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Kamala Harris. In most of corporate America, even calling someone a “DEI” candidate would be grounds for stiff disciplinary action, if not outright dismissal. Which narrative Trump’s media allies settle on remains to be seen. That’s how right-wing media confronted Obama in 2008. What, are they just going to say if you’re not a white male, it’s a DEI candidate?” moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, ”, Willie Brown, Brown, she’s, Jesse Watters, “, Biden, Bernie, Sanders, Donald Trump’s, Vance, Trump’s, Barack Obama, Obama, Trump, Joe Biden, you’re, Republican Sen, Lisa Murkowski, “ I’m Organizations: New, New York CNN, Democratic, Fox News, San Francisco, DEI, Media, Democratic Party, Republican Locations: New York, California, Baltimore, America

☆ ‘It was humiliating.’ Evictions in these cities are worse than before Covid
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —A toxic mix of surging rental rates and vanishing support for renters has catapulted evictions above pre-pandemic levels in some major cities. Evictions have increased most significantly in Sun Belt cities where housing affordability has worsened and where renters often have fewer protections. Other cities, including Minneapolis (+44%) and Columbus, Ohio (+37%), are also experiencing higher levels of evictions than before the pandemic. Three-quarters of the 34 cities tracked by the Eviction Lab had evictions increase between 2022 and 2023. The vast majority of evictions are for issues related to nonpayment of rent, according to the Eviction Lab.

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