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☆ A Republican State A.G. Fights to Keep Exonerated Prisoners Behind Bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Shaila Dewan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the decades he spent in prison, sentenced to life for a fatal shooting in 1990, Christopher Dunn faced one obstacle after another as he sought to clear his name. A Missouri judge had exonerated Mr. Dunn and ordered his release from prison. Dressed in a jacket and tie, Mr. Dunn was signing the last bit of paperwork when he overheard the warden taking a call, saying, “We were just about to release him — what do you want me to do?”The state attorney general, Andrew Bailey, had intervened to keep Mr. Dunn, 52, behind bars. He was ordered to change back into his prison uniform and returned to his cell, leaving the St. Louis prosecutor, who had asked the court to clear Mr. Dunn, scrambling to free him. Mr. Bailey, who took office 17 months ago to fill out his predecessor’s term, is trying to fend off a formidable challenger as he seeks a full four-year term as the state’s top law enforcement officer.

Persons: Christopher Dunn, Mr, Dunn, “, Andrew Bailey, Louis, Bailey Organizations: St Locations: Missouri

☆ Here are all the reasons why Monday's major market wreck is happening
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 05, 2024, in New York City. "The market got a little bit ahead of itself in that run-up that it's had. Soon, traders began pricing in aggressive Fed rate cuts after expecting the central bank to do little the rest of the year. "This is the confluence of a very high market that has been soaring and riding on a lot of sentiment and emotion. For several months now, the momentum trade has been the successful trade," said Michael Farr, CEO of Farr, Miller & Washington.

Persons: Spencer Platt, Robert Teeter, it's, John Belton, —, Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Michael Farr, Farr Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, Federal Reserve, Silvercrest Asset Management, Dow Jones, Labor Department, Gabelli, Bank of Japan, Nvidia, Democratic, Republican, Miller & Washington Locations: New York City, cumulatively, Ukraine, U.S

☆ Trump blames Harris, Biden for stock market meltdown after taking credit for past upswing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for the stock market's dramatic plunge, months after claiming he deserved credit for the market's then-record upswing. The night before, as Asian markets fell dramatically, the former president wrote, "STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING THAT I WILL WIN," he wrote on Truth Social that month. "To take us back to a time when insurance companies had the power to deny people with preexisting conditions," the vice president said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Kamala, Crooked Joe, Trump, Harris, KAMALA DOESN'T, BIDEN, Joe Biden, Mark Zandi, Zandi, Biden, We're, CNBC's Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Republican, Monday, Democratic, Dow Jones Industrial, TRUMP, BIDEN, WIN, CNBC, CBS, Trump Locations: United States, Atlanta, Georgia, America

☆ The crowds are full and raucous at the Paris Olympics. Outside the events? Not so much.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS — For athletes and audiences, these have been the Olympics when raucous crowds have roared once again following years of lockdown restrictions. But outside the din of the stadiums, it’s impossible to ignore that Paris is relatively quiet. “Last year, we were completely full inside and out,” said Bérangère Drogue, 38, who works at bistro L’Elephant Du Nil, in the trendy Marais neighborhood. “It’s like night and day.”Berangere Drogue, a waiter at L'Elephant Du Nil, in Paris on Thursday. “I have never seen Paris like this,” said Jugurta Chabane, 28, his black suit and tie matching his dark vehicle.

Persons: Mona Lisa ”, ”, Bérangère Drogue, … ”, ” Berangere, Du, Rafael Yaghobzadeh, Jugurta Chabane, Leonardo da Organizations: PARIS, Olympic Committee, NBC News . Taxi, NBC News, Olympic, Eiffel, Louvre Museum Locations: Paris, Marais

☆ Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold medal with final-round 62, Tommy Fleetwood takes silver
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Brendan Quinn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The Olympic men’s golf competition was in the hands of Jon Rahm. In the battle for bronze, Japan’s Hideki Matsuayama shot a final-round 65 to finish at 17-under-par, two shots behind Scheffler and one behind Fleetwood. Scheffler has won seven of his last 11 outings, all coming in majors or signature events with limited fields. The biggest winner this week was perhaps golf as an Olympic sport. Massive crowds all three days, genuine Olympic energy, and a star-stacked leaderboard proved the sport has a place in the Games.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, he’s, Jon Rahm, Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Japan’s Hideki Matsuayama, Fleetwood, Frenchman Victor Perez, putts, Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Charles Sands, — Seve Ballesteros, José, Olazábal —, ” Rahm, there’s, “, ”, Rory McIlroy, Kevin C, Cox Organizations: United State, Le, Schauffele, Spain, bogeys, Rio Games, Los Angeles Games, Riviera Country, Ryder Locations: QUENTIN, YVELINES, France, Scotland, Tokyo, Paris, Spain

☆ Novak Djokovic says that Olympic gold ‘supersedes everything’ as he defeats Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling final
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Upon winning match point, he roared with delight, dropped to his knees, then tearfully embraced his family and coaching team. Alcaraz plays a backhand in the men's singles gold medal match. Back-to-back errors handed Djokovic three set points before another cute forehand volley completed the marathon first set in an hour and 33 minutes. It’s just incredible joy.”Djokovic had long targeted winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Amber Searls/USA Today Sports/ReutersAt 21, Alcaraz had been aiming to become the youngest man to win an Olympic singles gold medal.

Persons: Roland Garros, Paris CNN —, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic outdueled Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, ”, ” Djokovic, Clive Brunskill, Alcaraz, Matthew Stockman, “, mettle, Djokovic didn’t, It’s, Amber Searls, “ I’m, ” Alcaraz, Novak Organizations: Paris CNN, Alcaraz, Wimbledon, Paris Olympics, USA, Sports, Reuters Locations: Paris, Beijing, Serbia

CNN —With two presidential candidates fighting over a mere 538 Electoral College votes, a tie scenario is more than possible. Those individual, competitive electoral votes in Maine and Nebraska become hugely consequential in potential tie scenarios. If there’s a 269-269 tie, or if a third party or independent candidate wins electoral votes and keeps a candidate from reaching an Electoral College majority of 270, the next step is the same. Has a contingent election happened in the years since the tied election of 1800? In 1876, when there was a contested outcome, the contingent election system was bypassed.

Persons: Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, ”, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, there’s, It’s, it’s, Mike Johnson, –, Harris, Federalist John Adams, Jefferson, Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, Robert M, Johnson, Martin Van Buren, South Carolina –, Republican Rutherford B, Hayes, Samuel Tilden Organizations: CNN, Electoral, Democratic, Republicans, Win, Electoral College, Congressional Research Service, CRS, Senate, Democrat, Democrats, Republican, Trump, Federalists, Jefferson’s Democratic, Federalist Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maine, California, Texas, Delaware, Wyoming, Washington, DC, Minnesota, North Carolina, – Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Oregon

☆ After various degrees and a brain injury, I owe $150,000 in student loans. The lawsuits and election only make it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I wasn't prepared for the reality of my teaching salary or complicated nature of interest on student loans. I'm 35 now and have a long, winding history with my student debt, from income-driven repayment plans, to in-school deferments, to the SAVE plan, which an appeals court just blocked. And with the lawsuits and delays, my $150,000 of worth of debt in private and federal loans is now in limbo. AdvertisementThe lawsuits feel political to me, but I just don't see why politicians are interested in hindering my ability to survive. The election looms before me, with my financial future depending on who occupies the White House and how they feel about student debt.

Persons: Shanna Hayes, I'd, wasn't, I've, deferments, —, it's Organizations: Service, New England College, SAVE, House Locations: New York, New Hampshire

And each finalist offers the newly minted Democratic Party leader a particular way to balance the ticket. Here’s how each could uniquely help the Democratic ticket — plus the potential drawbacks already getting attention. Andy BeshearNo current Democratic governor has won a redder state than Kentucky, where Beshear has won statewide three times. That appeal could help boost the Democratic ticket with working-class, independent and even some Republican voters in battleground states across the U.S. Tim WalzWalz has won Democratic plaudits for a string of progressive policy wins in his state.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Harris, we’ll, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Beshear, Jon Cherry, Kelly, wouldn’t, Trump, JD Vance, Shapiro, Shawn Fain, “, ”, “ He’s, Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg, Evan Vucci, Buttigieg, Biden, He’s, Donald Trump, Vance, he’s, Joe Biden, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Eric Thayer, Arizona —, Gabby Giffords, UAW’s Fain, Kelly isn’t labor’s, JB Pritzker Pritzker, Pritzker, It’s, Josh Shapiro Shapiro, Matthew Hatcher, Shapiro “, who’ve, Tim Walz Walz, Stephen Maturen, Walz, He’d, Harris ’, they’ve, George Floyd, Walz’s Organizations: Democratic Party, NBC News, Kentucky Gov, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Getty, Concordia Unlike Shapiro, Democrat, U.S, United Auto Workers, CNN, ”, Fox News, Biden, The Washington, U.S . Navy, NASA, Republican, PRO, Illinois Gov, Chicago, Michigan . Pennsylvania, Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans, Capitol, National Guard Locations: Philadelphia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Harris, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Appalachia, South Bend , Indiana, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Arizona, Central, Mexico, U.S, Illinois, Wisconsin, AFP, Israel, Minnesota, Wisconsin , Michigan, Minneapolis

☆ American Ryan Crouser wins third straight Olympic gold medal in shot put
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

It made him not only shot put’s farthest thrower of all time — Crouser owns the world and Olympic records — but also indisputably its most dominant. “To say the least.”His opening throw of 74 feet, 3 ½ inches would have been enough to win gold by itself. It is not as though Crouser has won multiple Olympic and world championships while beating up on inferior competition, either. “I don’t really talk when I see him training because he’s the world record holder,” said triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert, a medal contender from Jamaica who competes collegiately for Arkansas. “I’m not going to bother the world record holder.”Ryan Crouser during the London Athletics Meet on July 20.

Persons: Ryan Crouser, — Crouser, putters Ralph Rose, Parry O’Brien, Tomasz Majewski, Bolt, Carl Lewis, Denis, Bernat, Crouser, didn’t, ” Crouser, “, Leonardo Fabbri, Joe Kovacs, ”, Jaydon Hibbert, “ I’m, ” Ryan Crouser, Adam Davy, he’d Organizations: PARIS, Stade de France, Paris Olympics, University of Arkansas, Razorbacks, London Athletics Locations: Saint, France, Oregon, Italian, London, Paris, Rio, Tokyo, Fayetteville , Arkansas, Jamaica, Arkansas

☆ The most dominant shot putter in history eyes a third straight Olympic gold medal – if his body holds up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

PARIS — The best shot putter in track and field’s history spent this spring and summer experiencing something unusual: vulnerability. Doctors didn’t clear him to resume throwing the 16-pound metal shot until almost June. Only four men have thrown past 75 feet, 5 1/2 inches (23 meters) — and Crouser has done it nine times. It is not as though Crouser has won multiple Olympic and world championships while beating up on inferior competition, either. “I don’t really talk when I see him training because he’s the world record holder,” said triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert, a medal contender from Jamaica who competes collegiately for Arkansas.

Persons: Ryan Crouser, didn’t, ” Crouser, “, ” Ryan Crouser, Adam Davy, Crouser, Ralph Rose, Parry O’Brien, Tomasz Majewski, it’s, ”, Jaydon Hibbert, “ I’m, he’d Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, London Athletics, Stade de France, University of Arkansas, Razorbacks Locations: Oregon, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Paris, U.S, Rio, Fayetteville , Arkansas, Jamaica, Arkansas

☆ In the battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, clothing says a lot
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIf Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ever stand next to one another on the debate stage, viewers watching from their living rooms will notice — even if subconsciously — what the two candidates are wearing. AdvertisementTrump has tailored the traditional masculine suit to fit both his body and his brand. Guy said that Trump often wears navy blue Brioni suits, which are reminiscent of 1980s power silhouettes. Related storiesTrump's campaign celebrated his styling choices, as spokesperson Steven Cheung said, "President Trump has the most style of any President in history." Given his background in reality television, Saha said that Trump understands the game of quick visual communication and knows that clothing can send signals about values.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Harris, Derek Guy, Guy, Trump, Sparsha Saha, Shauna Shames, Shames, Steven Cheung, pantsuits, Manolo, she'll, Saha, Joseph Altuzarra, It's, Rachel Tashjian, I've Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Trump, Harvard, Rutgers University, Converse, New York Times, Vogue, Republican, Washington Post Locations: American, Washington

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky — and so much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET, 5:16 p.m. in Paris (men’s pommel horse)TV: NBC and PeacockWhat to watch: Biles continues her gold medal aspirations when she competes in the individual vault competition. Biles enters the vault competition as the leader from qualifying after posting a 15.3. The Canadiens, reigning gold medal winners, needed to win all three matches to get through — and they did. GO DEEPER Ledecky becomes most decorated U.S. female OlympianCanadian Summer McIntosh eyes her third Olympic gold at just 17 years old. With a win Saturday, Crouser would be the first male shot putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Persons: We’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles, Stephen Nedoroscik, Katie Ledecky’s, —, Nedoroscik, Biles, Jade Carey, Rebeca Andrade, Nedoroscik —, Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan, Peter Vidmar, It’s, Richardson, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Sha'Carri Richardson, Mallory Swanson, Alex Livesey, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman dazzled, Emma Hayes ’, Hayes, Davidson, Shaw, Ledecky, American Paige Madden, Ariarne, McIntosh, American Kate Douglas, Douglass, Crouser, Ryan Crouser, American Joe Kovacs, Germany’s Leo Neugebauer, Michael Steele, Damian Warner, Kevin Mayer of, Pierre LePage, Leo Neugebauer, Ayden Owens, Sander Skotheim, Franz Wagner, Orlando, Wagner, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Paris Olympics, NBC, U.S, USA, Stade de France, Getty, United, Olympic, Canada, FIFA, New Zealand, Canadiens, Spain, Canada Soccer, La Defense, Ledecky, Kevin Mayer of France, Puerto Rico Locations: Paris, American, Sha'Carri, USWNT, Canada, women’s, United States, Japan, Germany, U.S, Colombia, France, Brazil, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Puerto, Norway, AFP

☆ Saturday’s Olympics schedule is epic. An expert guide to prepare for — and survive — your marathon watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Not to mention the third round of men’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis medal matches earlier in the day. Saturday's 31 gold medal events Sport Event Time Archery Women's individual 8:46 a.m. Shooting Men's skeet 9:30 a.m. Surfing Men's final 4 p.m. Surfing Women's final 5:12 p.m. Swimming Mixed 4x100m medley relay 3:58 p.m. Table tennis Women's singles 8:30 a.m. Tennis Men's doubles 6 a.m. Tennis Women's singles Third on courtThere’s also the U.S. women’s soccer quarterfinal against Japan at 9 a.m. Added Tamayo: “You’ve gotta manage your brain, you can’t go too hard.”Step 3: Have a pick-me-upChina’s Zheng Qinwen goes against Croatia’s Donna Vekić in the women’s tennis gold medal match.

Persons: Scott Hanson, Hanson, ”, we’re, “ RedZone, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Sha’Carri Richardson, Léon Marchand, Stephen Nedoroscik, ” Hanson, it’s, Gabriel Bouys, Tom Harris, Year’s Eves, “, Harris, Biles, Nedoroscik, Ledecky, Richardson, Men's, Athletics Women's, There’s, Pace, Ryan Crouser, Ben Stansall, Jonathan Tamayo, Tamayo, —, ” Tamayo, ” Ashton Harrison, Zheng Qinwen, Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Harrison, Devin Altieri —, ” Altieri, you’ve, Altieri, carbo, “ Don’t, Pascal Guyot, Oside, Oluwole, . Hanson, “ I’ve, Peacock's, RedZone, Dan Goldfarb, Sean Reilly, Henry Browne, Hannah Peters, Jamie Squire, Jonathan Nackstrand Organizations: NFL, Paris, Olympic, Getty Images, Times Square Alliance, Stade de France, Athletics, Women's, Athletics Men's, Badminton, Dressage, Japan, U.S, Puerto Rico, Getty, Indy, Pepsi, rugby, USA, Paris Games Locations: U.S, AFP, New York, Florida, Paris, Sebring

☆ Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This is known as child-focused parenting, a style devised in the 90s that has become the norm in the last decade. Gaskins isn't the only psychology professional against child-focused parenting. Ironically, child-focused parenting teaches kids that it's normal to forego your identity and boundaries. AdvertisementInstead of being prepared for adult life, "the child's world is completely separated from the adult world," Doucleff said. Woo, who teaches at UC Irvine, said she's witnessed the lasting effects of child-focused parenting.

Persons: —, Michaeleen Doucleff, Doucleff, Suzanne Gaskins, Gaskins, Brené Brown, Tim Ferriss, Gen Xers, Sharon Hays, Caitlyn Collins, Louis, Collins, bento, Dr, Jenny Woo, Woo, she's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Northeastern Illinois University, Washington University, Disney, UC Irvine, Pew Locations: San Francisco, American, St, playdate, America

☆ Olympics recap: What you may have missed in gymnastics, swimming, rowing and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Day 6 of the Olympics saw continued brilliance in women’s gymnastics and women’s swimming, a dominant women’s team given a scare, a banner day for rowing and more. Maddie Meyer / Getty ImagesMen’s rowingThe U.S. men’s rowing team won gold in the four rowing event, the Americans' first Olympic gold in the race since 1960. During the last Olympics in Tokyo, the U.S. men’s rowing team failed to medal in any event for the first time in its history, so Thursday was also about redemption. Three Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and 41 weeks as the world No. 1 — all in the greatest era in the history of men’s tennis along with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, Kevin Durant, ” Biles, Suni Lee, “, ” Lee, Katie Ledecky, Larisa Latynina, Maddie Meyer, that’ve, Michael Grady, Emma Meesseman, Zach Randolph, USA’s, Meessemen, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Andy Murray’s, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Murray, Dan Evans, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, “ I’m, ” Murray, I’ve, What’s, Victor Wembanyama Organizations: American, Soviet, Olympic, U.S, Zealand, Social Network, Federer, Wimbledon, U.S ., Laver, NBA Locations: American, Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, Nanterre, France, U.S, USA, Belgium, United States, Germany

☆ Simone Biles’ brilliant comeback and other takeaways from the individual all-around gymnastics final
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Paris CNN —Simone Biles is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics after winning one of the most dramatic finals of these Paris Olympics. Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who once again won silver and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze. Her artistry and rhythm were infectious and, until her final floor exercise penalty, she turned in an incredibly solid, well-rounded performance. At the World Championships last year, Andrade took gold in the vault, while Biles took silver. The winners of the last three individual all-around gymnastics gold medals took in the moment to soak in the cheers.

Persons: Paris CNN — Simone Biles, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Suni Lee, Andrade, “ That’s, ” Biles, Simone Biles, it’s, “, I’ve, ” Andrade, Biles Rebeca Andrade, Naomi Baker, Lee, Charlie Riedel, savor, ” Lee, Alice D’Amato Organizations: Paris CNN, Reuters, American Locations: Thursday’s, Tokyo, Houston, United States, American, Paris, Algeria

How Simone Biles Won the Olympic Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Gold1 USA Simone Biles 59.131 2 BRA Rebeca Andrade -1.199 points behind points behind 3 USA Sunisa Lee -2.666Simone Biles earned her sixth Olympic gold medal, and her ninth Olympic medal overall, in Paris on Thursday, clinching a win in the women’s gymnastics all-around final by more than a full point. The competition began with a commanding lead for Biles, who scored 15.766 for her namesake Yurchenko double pike, the hardest vault in the world. And Sunisa Lee, the defending Olympic all-around champion, trailed after the first three rotations but came back to win the bronze with a solid performance on floor. With Andrade at her heels, Biles took to the floor to perform the last routine of the competition. Since the first Olympic all-around competition in women’s gymnastics in 1952, only nine gymnasts had ever managed to win two medals of any color.

Persons: Simone Biles Won, Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Sunisa Lee, Biles, Kaylia, Andrade, Nemour, Lee, Bedel, Jeremy White, Biles’s, Cheng, Alice D’Amato of, Simone Biles’s, Weiyi Cai, ” Biles, ”, “, ’, Scott Reinhard, “ I’m, I’ve, Joe Ward “, Larisa Latynina, Vera Caslavska, Nadia Comaneci Organizations: Sunisa, Olympic, Soviet Union, Games Locations: Paris, Brazil, Algeria, Andrade, Biles, Tokyo, Alice D’Amato of Italy, Pak salto, Italy, Soviet, Czechoslovakia

☆ The real Trump is back. It could cost him the White House.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

National polls showed that Trump was in the best position of any Republican presidential hopeful in more than two decades. Related stories"He did crap the bed today," Republican political strategist Scott Jennings said of Trump on CNN last night. And if the old headline wasn't enough, Trump on Thursday morning posted an old photo of Harris showing her "Indian heritage." There's a reason in the closing days of the 2016 campaign, Trump had to tell himself out loud to "stay" on message. AdvertisementDespite his age, many have hoped that Trump would grow and change, only to learn rather quickly that he will not.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Kamala Harris, Harris, Scott Jennings, Obama wasn't, Dave Weigel, tb1cQdHOGT — Kathryn Watson, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, John McCain, Corey Lewandowski, Trump's, Brad Parscale, Biden Organizations: Service, Democratic Party, Business, Florida Gov, Republican, Trump, CNN, Nixon Justice Department, Senate, Gold Star, Charlottesville Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Iowa

☆ Katie Ledecky earns 13th Olympic medal to become most decorated American woman in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated woman in American Olympic history. Ledecky earned a silver medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay Thursday night at the Paris Games, giving her 13 Olympic medals throughout her illustrious career. On Wednesday, Ledecky took gold in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle, her eighth Olympic gold medal and 12th overall, which tied her with Americans Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin. She is the heavy favorite to win her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in that event Saturday night. With one more gold, Ledecky will tie Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most gold medals for any female Olympian in history.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin, “, ” Ledecky, Emma McKeon, Larisa Latynina, Clive Rose Organizations: Paris Games, Games Locations: NANTERRE, France, China, U.S

☆ Huw Edwards: Ex-BBC presenter pleads guilty to having indecent images of children
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to having 41 indecent images of children on the messaging app WhatsApp, according to PA Media. The court heard that Edwards engaged in online chat with an adult man on WhatsApp who sent him 377 sexual images, 41 of which were indecent images of children. All charges were in relation to images of children under the age of 18. The court heard that seven of the illegal images were classified as category A, the most severe classification of indecent images of children under English law. Edwards leaves court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to having 41 indecent images of children on WhatsApp.

Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, WhatsApp, “, Dan Kitwood, Philip Evans, Mr Edwards, Mr, ” Evans, ” Edwards Organizations: London CNN — Former, PA Media, ’, London’s Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police, BBC

☆ Amazon is poaching from NBCU and Disney as it takes them on for TV ad dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon is raiding TV rivals, including NBCU and Disney, for talent to boost Prime Video ad sales. Prime Video ads launched in January, leveraging sports and scale. Amazon faces challenges integrating video ad sales and sharing viewer data with advertisers. The e-commerce giant started running ads in its Prime Video streaming service in January. That's given Amazon a leg up over established TV players and Netflix, whose ads business has grown slowly for the past two years and has already shaken up its ads leadership twice.

Persons: — Organizations: Disney, Service, Netflix, Business

☆ Megan Thee Stallion and Kamala Harris: The power pantsuit two ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two suits, two women, one message: “Hotties for Harris.” At least that was the phrase scrawled across banners at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta Tuesday night. Minutes later, Harris walked onto her podium to rapturous applause — also in a blue pantsuit. From being endorsed by Charli XCX and co-opting the album of the summer, “Brat,” to capitalizing on the 32.3 million-strong fandom of Megan Thee Stallion, her advisors have been honing in on the 18-27 demographic. Kamala Harris' icy blue suit seemed twinned in a way with Megan's cropped version. It’s hard to picture Clinton signing off on a decision to have Megan Thee Stallion “shake cheeks,” as one fan on Instagram wrote, in a cropped suit at a rally.

Persons: Hotties, Harris, ”, Kamala Harris ’, —, Megan Thee Stallion, Abdul Sall, Donald Trump, Megan Thee Stallion's, Julia Beverly, Charli XCX, Vanessa Friedman, ” —, Megan, Kamala Harris, John Bazemore, Megan isn’t, Harris won’t, Hillary Clinton’s, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, Clinton, Megan Thee, Instagram, Gen Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Getty, New York Times, Democratic National Convention Locations: Atlanta, Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Katie Ledecky cruises in 1500-meter freestyle to win gold, set Olympic record
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

NANTERRE, France — American swimming star Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in an event that’s become synonymous with her name, earning her first Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle Wednesday. Ledecky set an Olympic record with a time of 15:30.02. 🙌 Katie Ledecky adds another gold medal to her legendary career achievements.#ParisOlympics | 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/skbxzj1CAj — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 31, 2024The Olympic gold medal is Ledecky’s eighth, which ties Jenny Thompson for the most for an American woman. Ledecky needs one more gold to tie Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most gold medals for any female Olympian. She won gold in her most dominant event in the most dominant fashion.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, Germany’s Isabel Gose Organizations: Paris Games Locations: NANTERRE, France, American

☆ Harris recalibrates policy stances as she adjusts to role atop Democratic ticket
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Arit John | Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —As the burgeoning Kamala Harris campaign works behind the scenes to refine its policy platform, the vice president has increasingly found herself clarifying which of her positions have shifted over the years. A Harris campaign official said Monday she no longer supports a fracking ban. Single-payer health careHarris’ campaign also confirmed this week that the vice president no longer supports a single-payer health care system. As vice president, Harris supported a bipartisan border bill that would have ramped up enforcement at the US-Mexico border. In June 2024, the White House announced a crackdown on asylum claims meant to continue reducing the flow – a policy that Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, indicated would continue under a Harris administration.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, –, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, ”, fracking, “, ” Harris, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, ‘, ’ ” Harris, “ Axios, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, ” Chavez Rodriguez, George Floyd’s, CNN’s KFile, “ Joe Biden, Sabrina Singh, Sen, Mitch Landrieu, ” Landrieu, CNN’s Pamela Brown, ” CNN’s Tami Luhby, Donald Judd, Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN, Biden, Democratic, Republicans, Democrat, Senate, HBO, Customs Enforcement, MSNBC, ICE, White House, CBS News, Police Locations: California, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin , Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, Vermont, Mexico, Minneapolis, New Orleans

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