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Harris is expected to attend a service at the Memorial plaza at ground zero in New York City, as is Trump, according to a source familiar with his plans. Harris and Biden — and Trump — will then travel to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, home of the Flight 93 memorial. Tim Walz, is expected to commemorate the 9/11 anniversary in his home state. In 2016, Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a 15th anniversary service, but Clinton departed abruptly and appeared unsteady as she left. Trump, a New York native, did not attend the memorial in 2021, making stops instead at a police station and a firehouse.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre said Biden, Biden —, Trump, Biden, Tim Walz, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, ” Harris, “ Organizations: Pentagon, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Air Force Locations: New York City, Shanksville , Pennsylvania, Shanksville, York, Asia, Alaska, New York

James Earl Jones, with Rosalind Cash and Ellen Holly, in "King Lear" in Central Park in New York in 1973. Jack Mitchell / Getty Images“Thank you dear James Earl Jones for everything,” the Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo wrote Monday in a post on X. Jones and Marlene Warfield, in the 1970 movie "The Great White Hope." “James Earl Jones is one of my greatest inspirations,” Pierre told a reporter. He commanded the stage in productions like “Othello,” “Fences” and “The Great White Hope,” and the screen in movies like the 1974 dramedy “Claudine,” “Conan the Barbarian” in 1982, and many others.

Persons: Cort, James Earl Jones, Samuel L, Jackson, ” Jones, Jones, Denzel, Rosalind Cash, Ellen Holly, Lear, Jack Mitchell, Oscar, Colman Domingo, Darth Vader, “ Dr, Strangelove ”, King Joffer, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Marlene Warfield, Aaron Pierre, “ James Earl Jones, ” Pierre, Pierre, ”, “ Claudine, Conan, L.A, Wendell Pierce, ” Pierce, Frank Converse, Robert Hooks, Bernice King, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr, ” King, Jones ’, Malcolm X, Jack Johnson, Edmund Eckstein, ” Dominic Taylor, ” Taylor Organizations: Cort Theatre, ABC, Disney General Entertainment, Getty, Civil Rights Movement, The New York Times, UCLA, NBC News, NBC Locations: Denzel Washington, Central Park, New York, America, “, Montgomery, Memphis, United States

☆ Madrid bans rental e-scooters, saying operators didn’t meet requirements
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities in Madrid have announced that they will revoke the operating licenses of e-scooter rental companies Lime, Dott and Tier – a move that will see rented e-scooters banished from the streets of the Spanish capital. Lime, Dott and Tier were the companies selected to offer e-scooter rental in Madrid, with permits granted for 2,000 scooters each. The council’s decision means “rental scooters will disappear from the city from October,” it said. A spokesman for Dott told CNN on Monday that the company had received an official notification from Madrid city hall on Thursday. Madrid is not the first city to take action against e-scooter rentals, which have become increasingly divisive.

Persons: José Luis Martínez, Almeida, ”, Dott, “, Lime, Mayor Martínez, Nicholas Reece, CNN’s Maggie Hiufu Wong, Pierre Bairin, Joseph Ataman Organizations: CNN, City, Council, Mayor, Melbourne Locations: Madrid, Australian, Melbourne, Paris

☆ The United States and Europe need China for clean energy. They will pay a price to break free
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —The United States and Europe are racing to narrow China’s commanding lead in clean energy technologies, throwing subsidies at local manufacturers and hiking tariffs on Chinese imports in a strikingly protectionist turn. Without China’s electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, reducing planet-heating pollution could take longer and ultimately increase costs for businesses and consumers. Beijing’s virtual monopoly on the processing of some critical minerals comes with particular risks for the global green transition. Zhu Haipeng/VCG/APAny delay in switching to clean energy will exact a heavy toll on the planet. Birol at the IEA also advocates for trade policies that diversify supply chains while reducing the risk of delays to the clean energy transition.

Persons: “, Margrethe Vestager, ”, ” Fatih Birol, David G, Victor, Michael R, Davidson, ” Victor, Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, Zhu Haipeng, Victor of, Birol, don’t Organizations: London CNN, Russia, Getty, ”, International Energy Agency, Global, University of California, CNN, Monetary Fund, McKinsey Global Institute, Victor of University of California, IEA Locations: United States, Europe, China, Lianyungang, Washington, Netherlands, Japan, Beijing, of Taicang, Suzhou, Brookings, University of California San Diego, Fuzhou, Victor of University of California San Diego

☆ With ‘Cancer Moonshot’ announcement, Biden turns to causes most important to him in final months in office
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Tuesday, Biden highlighted $150 million in new research awards to eight organizations, including $23 million to Tulane University, the backdrop for the announcement. I know we can, but it’s not just personal — it’s about what’s possible,” Biden said Tuesday. And the White House will also look to ramp up its diplomatic engagement with India, an ally that has become a critical partner to the US in countering China’s aggression in the region. “We want to create a more prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific and the world,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Implementation awaitsDomestically, the White House remains focused, first and foremost, on getting money out the door and shovels in the ground on Biden’s signature legislative measures.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Beau Biden’s, Biden, “, it’s, ” Biden, Kamala Harris –, Harris, Moonshot, Beau Biden he’d, ’, you’ll, ”, –, Jeff Zients, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Xi, Karine Jean, Pierre said, Zients, Natalie Quillian, Tom Vilsack, ” Vilsack, CNN’s Samantha Waldenberg Organizations: CNN, Tulane University, Biden, CBS News, White, US, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, The Commerce Department, Treasury Department, Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Locations: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, United States, Brazil, India

☆ U.S. decries reported sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners after graphic video aired on Israeli TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Aurora Almendral | Aurora Almendral Is A London-Based Editor With Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Allegations of the sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by members of the Israeli military are “horrific,” the United States has said, after a graphic video broadcast on Israeli news added fuel to mounting criticism of the U.S. ally’s conduct in the war in Gaza. “We have seen the video, and reports of sexual abuse of detainees are horrific,” Miller said, adding that the reports should be “fully” investigated by the Israeli government. “There ought to be zero tolerance for sexual abuse, rape of any detainee, period,” he added. “No circumstances, however exceptional, can ever justify torture or ill-treatment.”Israeli soldiers load naked Palestinian prisoners onto a bus in a photo sent to NBC News by Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian Legislative Council member. Matan Golan / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty ImagesWhile the arrest of the reservists had brought this case to wider attention, B’Tselem argued that the abuse of Palestinian detainees is systemic in Israeli prisons.

Persons: Matthew Miller, “, ” Miller, Karine Jean, Pierre, mistreating, Sde Teiman, B’Tselem, ”, Alice Jill Edwards, ” Edwards, Mustafa Barghouti, Teiman, Matan Golan, Hanoch Milwidsky, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ” Netanyahu, hasn’t Organizations: State, ”, NBC News, Haaretz, Israel Defense Forces, Force, United Nations, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Israel, IDF, NBC, Getty, Likud Locations: United States, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Mustafa, Ramallah, Beit

☆ Disney showcases sequels at D23 as Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan present ‘Freakier Friday’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Megan Thomas | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That was the obvious crowd sentiment at the D23 Disney Entertainment Showcase on Friday, where the company previewed its upcoming lineup of film and streaming comfort content. D23, for those unfamiliar with the biennial pilgrimage of Disney fans to Anaheim, California, is part cosplay convention, part promotional pep fest. It was as if Disney, borrowing a line from Russell Crowe in “Gladiator,” asked, “Are you not entertained?”Hard not to be. Walt Disney Studios and AnimationAuli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson appear at the Disney Entertainment Showcase on August 9. He previewed “Dream Productions,” an “Inside Out” spinoff series, set in Riley’s mind in a time period between the two films, due to release on Disney+ next year.

Persons: ”, King ”, David Blaine, Lin Manuel Miranda, Russell Crowe, “, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Grant, Disney Dwayne Jonnson, “ Maui’s, ” Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, ” Lohan, ” Curtis, Oscar, Barry Jenkins, Miranda, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Braelyn Rankins, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Theo Somolu, Anika Noni Rose, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, Jim Cameron, ” Cameron, “ It’s, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Ginnifer Goodwin, ” Rachel Zegler, Gal Godot, Jeff Bridges, Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Ares, Disney Pixar Pete Docter, Docter, “ Elio, Marvel, America, Kevin Feige –, Ryan Reynolds, Marvel Jesus ”, –, Feige, Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford’s Thaddeus ‘ Thunderbolt ’ Ross –, William Hurt –, Agatha All, Kathryn Hahn, Agatha Harkness, ” Hahn, Aubrey, Patti LuPone, Joe Locke, Okwui Okpokwasili, Ali Ahn, Agatha, Charlie Cox, Lucasfilm Grogu, Din Djarin, Pedro Pascal, Jude Law, Diego Luna, wunderkinds Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Yoda Organizations: CNN, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Disney Entertainment, Pixar, Disney Pixar, Marvel Marvel, Marvel, “, Aubrey Plaza, Lucasfilm, Star Locations: Anaheim , California, “, Moana, New Zealand, “ WandaVision

☆ Dear Pentathletes: Enjoy Your Last Ride. Get Ready for the Obstacle Course.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The farrago of a sport that is the modern pentathlon owes its rarefied existence to Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, who, according to legend, imagined it as a test of mettle for a typical French cavalry officer. Caught behind enemy lines, such a man might have to fence with and shoot at his pursuers; run toward safety; swim across a body of water; and ride away on a random horse he happened to encounter. But many things that made sense in the 19th century seem less persuasive in the 21st. So, drifting toward obsolescence and facing eviction from the Olympics after an accusation of horse abuse in the Tokyo Games, modern pentathlon’s governing body voted in 2021 to overhaul itself for the contemporary era. While the pentathletes at the Paris Games are indeed riding horses over a series of jumps as part of the event, they will face an entirely different fifth discipline when they get to Los Angeles in 2028: a race the organizers are calling a “‘Ninja Warrior’-style obstacle course.”

Persons: Pierre de Coubertin, ” Organizations: Tokyo Games, Paris Games Locations: Los Angeles

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Sophia Smith scored in extra time against Germany in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match. A win would clinch their fifth Olympic gold medal. Bercy Arena in Paris will be loud as the home crowd looks to push France to its first gold medal. The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition. #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZM6qaYCQOw — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold medal.

Persons: USWNT, Trinity Rodman, Emma Hayes, Sophia Smith, Hayes ’, Rodman, Smith, Mallory Swanson —, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman, @teamusa @USWNT, It’s, Marta, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaia Cordinier, Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, Les, Embiid, Gianmarco, Patrick Smith, Sydney McLaughlin, she’s, Quincy Wilson, Quincy Hall, Mutaz Barshim, Victor Montalvo, Victor, ”, Houston’s Jeffrey Louis, “, Jeffro, Louis, Lydia Ko, Pierre, Philippe Marcou, United States ’ Rose Zhang, Miyu Yamashita, Metraux, Nelly Korda, Zhang, SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON Organizations: Paris Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, Telemundo, women’s, Trinity, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Sophia Smith &, France, Bercy, U.S, NBA, Quincy, Olympic, Paris, Florida, Getty, Le, United, Team Locations: U.S, Paris, Brazil, United States, France, Serbia, Qatar, Italy, Tokyo, American, AFP

“Any assessment that Iran is assigning lethal operations to a ‘B team’ misses the utility of nonofficial actors," said Roule, currently affiliated with United Against Nuclear Iran. Officials say they see no connection between that plot and the shooting of Trump in Pennsylvania by a local resident who had researched mass shootings and political assassinations. In 2021, the Justice Department charged four alleged Iranian intelligence operatives with trying to kidnap Masih Alinejad. “We have said many times that we have been tracking Iranian threats against former politicians,” she said this week. Neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris has commented on the alleged Iranian assassination plots.

Persons: ”, Kenneth Katzman, don’t, “, ” Katzman, “ There’s, they’ve, Norm Roule, ’, Roule, aren't, Asif Merchant of, Donald Trump, John Bolton, Qassem Soleimani, New York —, Masih Alinejad, Alinejad, General Merrick Garland, we’ve, Steven M, Bolton, Biden, it’s, It’s, —, Jake Sullivan, Sean Savett, … The, Harris, White, Karine Jean, Pierre, “ We’ve, Qassem, …, Biden’s, John Kirby, ” Adrienne Watson, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, Mike Turner Organizations: FBI, Soufan Center, Congressional Research Service, CIA, United Against Nuclear, Iran’s Revolutionary, Quds Force, Administration, D.C, Justice Department, Eastern, NBC News, Roule, Bolton, National Security Council, … The Biden, NBC, ., White, Indian, ” Locations: Iran, United States, U.S, U.S . Iran, United Against Nuclear Iran, Asif Merchant of Pakistan, Texas, Trump, Pennsylvania, Saudi, Washington, New York, Brooklyn , New York, Bolton, Tehran, Europe, Canada

CNN —Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the Kursk region of Russia, in a cross-border incursion that surprised even American officials, multiple US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. Ukrainian forces are comprised of a mix of Ukrainian regular and special operations units, unlike previous Ukrainian operations inside Russia that often involved undercover units and local sympathizers. Russia claimed on Thursday to have halted a Ukrainian incursion into its territory, but later said that some battles are ongoing in the Kursk region. Neither the Ukrainian military nor the government in Kyiv has publicly commented on the operation. A Russian military blogger Rybar reported on Wednesday that the Ukrainian military had established control over a gas transit station near the border.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, “ Sudzha, wasn’t, Alexei Smirnov, ”, Hochu, “, Kozak, Mick Ryan, Peter Stano, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, ” Jean, …, Niu York, HUR, Rybar, CNN’s Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych Organizations: CNN, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Federal Security Service, Russian Defense, Telegram, Russian Ministry of Health, ., Federal Medical, Biological Agency, TASS, Reuters, Russian Defense Ministry, Futura, Institute for, Kyiv, Suspilne, Kyiv “, Ukraine Military Intelligence, LB, European Union, EU Locations: Kursk, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Korenevsky, Ukrainian, Sudzhansky, Sudzha, Malaya Loknya, Kyiv, ”, Russia’s Kursk, Moscow, Pokrovsk, Niu, Toretsk, Europe

☆ New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The dissolved calcium carbonate then reacts with the CO2 in the water to form bicarbonate salts, locking the CO2 away. Adkins says that with a full-scale reactor, he aims to capture and store about half of a ship’s CO2 emissions. BAR Technologies/Cargill French company Airseas has developed the Seawing, which it says could help ships cut their carbon emissions by an average of 20%. A British company called Seabound, for example, makes a device that captures between 25% and 95% of a ship’s CO2 emissions. “We think that ships are actually going to be able to compete with underground CO2 storage,” he said.

Persons: it’s, Jess Adkins, ”, Adkins, ” Adkins, Calcarea, Melissa Gutierrez, Pierre Forin, geochemist Will Berelson, Will Berelson, Airseas, Maxime Horlaville, Norsepower, Daniel Sigman Organizations: CNN — International, International Maritime Organization —, UN, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, University of Southern, USC, British Port Association, Cargill, BAR Technologies, de Bordeaux, Michelin, Norsepower, Anemoi, Technologies, Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University Locations: University of Southern California, Port of Los Angeles, Norway, Nantong, Vancouver, British

☆ Triathlon: Germany wins gold after controversial mixed relay went ahead in River Seine
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ben Church | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Despite two athletes falling ill and an ongoing controversy around water quality in the River Seine in the run-up to the race, the mixed relay triathlon went ahead on Monday with Germany securing a dramatic gold medal in Paris. Both the men’s and women’s races eventually got underway on Wednesday, but the fallout has continued ahead of the mixed relay. Ongoing sagaThe decision to hold some swimming events in the River Seine raised eyebrows when it was first announced. Triathletes dive into the River Seine during the mixed relay race. The three were involved in a frantic sprint finish, with Lindemann just getting ahead to win Germany’s first triathlon medal in any discipline since 2008.

Persons: Claire Michel, Adrien Briffod, Hanspeter Betschart, “ We’ve, it’s, we’re, ” Carolyn Broderick, Germany’s Laura Lindemann, Piroschka Van De Wouw, Alex Yee, Germany’s Lindemann, USA’s Taylor Knibb, Lindemann, Hayden Wilde, Pierre Le Corre Organizations: CNN, Germany, Belgium, Swiss, Swiss Olympic, Games, Paris, USA, Reuters, Team, New Zealand Locations: Paris, Switzerland, Belgium, Seine, Britain, Tokyo, France, French

☆ 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

☆ What to watch this weekend at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Paris CNN —The first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books and business is about to pick up. Richardson comes into Paris looking to prove she is the fastest woman in the world. Track and field heats upAn overview shows athletes competing in the women's 5000m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesThe star of the second week of the Summer Olympics, track and field competition takes the stage this weekend. Mixed 4x100m medley relay, featuring the American team of Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel and Abbey Weitzeil.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Simone Biles, Biles, she’s, She’s, ‘ I’m Simone Biles, ”, Noah Lyles, Sha’carri Richardson, Richardson, Jamacia’s Kishane Thompson, Thompson’s countryman, Usain Bolt, Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Australia's Bree Masters, Canada's Jacqueline Madogo, Denis, Jewel Samad, Xander Schauffele, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Great, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Schauffele, hasn’t, Sophia Smith, Pascal Guyot, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, LeBron James, –, it’s Jose Alvarado, James, Pierre, Sameer Al Doumy, Antonin Thuillier, Katie Ledecky, Bradley Kanaris, Caeleb Dressel, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Summer McIntosh, Paige Madden, Ariarne Titmus, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel, Gretchen Walsh, Sarah Sjoestroem, Bobby Finke Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic Games, Tokyo Olympics, Stade de France, Games, Paris, Getty, Le National, PGA, British, Women’s National, Japan, women’s, Marseille, US, Serbia, Puerto Ricans, USA, Belgian, FIBA’s, Summer, Paris La Defense Locations: Paris, France, American, Spring , Texas, Lyles, Saint, AFP, Tokyo, Australia, USA, Marseille, New Zealand, Japan, Sudan, Puerto Rico, Puerto, South Sudan, Mauroy, Villeneuve, d'Ascq, Belgium, Germany, Barcelona, Nanterre, Swedish

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles, Summer McIntosh look to add to their legacies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lukas Weese | Mark Cooper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, Biles and Lee will both return to Bercy Arena eyeing an individual medal in the event. Biles, the 2016 all-around gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro, led the U.S. women to their first team gold since Brazil on Tuesday. She led the individual all-around competition after qualifying and enters as a heavy favorite to capture her sixth gold medal. McIntosh, 17, won her first Olympic gold medal Monday in the grueling women’s 400-meter individual medley. Marchand, 22, has won gold in all three of his events in Paris, with the 200-meter individual medley remaining.

Persons: —, Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Katie Ledecky, Pierre Mauroy, Sunisa Lee, Biles, Lee, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, Jordan Chiles, Breanna Stewart, You’re, Diana Taurasi, “ We’re, Stewie Kiefer, Scruggs, Patrick Smith, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Kiefer, United States hasn’t, McIntosh, Summer McIntosh, American Regan Smith, Ledecky, Jenny Thompson, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm Organizations: Paris Games, Bercy, La Defense, NBC, Olympics, USA, Belgium, WNBA, USA’s, ”, Olympic, United, Le, Tokyo Olympics Locations: Paris, Lille, Nanterre, American, Rio de Janeiro, U.S, Brazil, Japan, “, ” Belgium, Germany, United States, China, Canadian, Saint, Quentin, Yvelines, France

☆ South Sudan is on the rise at the Olympics, just as Luol Deng envisioned it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

And that’s way bigger than wins and losses.”Really cool scene outside the arena after USA vs. South Sudan. Back on July 20, in London, South Sudan came within a couple possessions late of upsetting America in an exhibition. In the 11 days since the near upset of the century, South Sudan was searched an estimated 152,000 times. Then, in the country’s Olympics debut, South Sudan beat Puerto Rico to make national history. “There’s a lot of jokes in the media, a lot of people saying certain things about South Sudan.

Persons: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Kang JJ, ”, Royal Ivey, “, vFXBNtpx36 — Marcus Thompson II, Deng could’ve, Duke, he’d, Deng, ” Deng, Steve Kerr, it’s, ” Grant, Luol Deng, Nathaniel S, Butler, NBAE, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Nuni Omot, I’ve, Ivey, Deng didn’t, Deng’s, Manute Bol, He’s, who’ve, ” Omot, Sudan’s JT Thor, Sameer Al, Omot, Kuol, Steph Curry, Wenyen Gabriel, Los Angeles, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, They’re Organizations: Stade, Wec, Sudan didn’t, USA, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, NBA, Athletic, Invest, Team USA, Getty, America, French National Team, Puerto Rico, Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement, Southern, Bulls, United Nations, Food, Kenyan, Sydney Kings, National Basketball League, UNHCR, Los, Los Angeles Laker, Maccabi Tel Locations: D’ASCQ, France, South Sudan, Sudan, USA, Africa, Kenya, London, Puerto, Southern Sudanese, Wau, Egypt, That’s, Eastern Africa, AFP, Ethiopia, Minnesota, Australia, Khartoum, New Hampshire, Maccabi Tel Aviv

☆ Trumps lies to Black journalist convention crowd and says Kamala Harris 'happened to turn Black' a few years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Vice President Kamala Harris, falsely claiming that the first Black female vice president had just recently "turned Black." I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. Related stories"My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters," Harris wrote in her autobiography, "The Truths We Hold." Advertisement"What you just read out to me is repulsive," Jean-Pierre said when Trump's statement was read to her. Harris' campaign responded by calling out "the hostility" Trump showed during the interview.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Rachel Scott, Barack Obama, Scott, Harris, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, Michael Tyler Organizations: Service, Wednesday, Black, National Association of Black Journalists, Business, ABC, DEI, Democratic, Washington Post, White Locations: Chicago

☆ Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘happened to turn Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Eric Bradner | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his 2024 Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, “happened to turn Black” a few years ago, saying that “all of a sudden, she made a turn” in her identity. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” the former president said. You have attacked Black journalists, calling them a ‘loser,’ saying the questions they ask are, quote, ‘stupid’ and ‘racist.’ You’ve had dinner with a White supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. You’re voting for the president,” Trump said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, Harris, ” Trump, –, ”, Barack Obama, Harris ’, Trump, Rachel Scott, Semafor’s Kadia Goba, Fox News ’ Harris Faulkner, Scott, Nikki Haley, ’ You’ve, Black, Tim Scott of, Feedback Trump, CNN Scott, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, NABJ, Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon B, Johnson, Daniel Dale, Scott Wednesday, rioter Ashli Babbitt, Vance, Fox News ’ Faulkner, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, who’s, CNN’s Donald Judd Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republicans, Capitol, National Association of Black Journalists, Howard University, Wednesday, ABC, Fox News, Trump, Sen, White, ”, Civil, CNN Capitol Locations: Chicago, Indian, United States, Oakland , California, Washington, American, Lago, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ How Coco Gauff’s Olympic tennis run ended with a line-call argument
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

This meant he judged the ball from Vekic to be in, and chair umpire Jaume Campistol awarded her the point because Gauff’s follow-up shot had gone into the net. Regarding the overruling of line calls, Case 7 is as follows:“If a chair umpire or line umpire calls ‘Out’ and then corrects the call to good, what is the correct decision? “Decision: The chair umpire must decide if the original ‘Out’ call was a hindrance to either player. Video line calls happen throughout top-level tennis. After the match, Vekic said, “It’s a very tricky situation.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Donna Vekic, Gauff, ”, Vekic, Jaume Campistol, ‘, It’s, ” Gauff, Patricia de Melo Moreira, “, Iga Swiatek, Clare Wood, Serena, Serena Williams, Carlos Ramos “, Naomi Osaka, Jennifer Capriati, Williams, Clive Brunskill, Wood, Swiatek, Aurelie Tourte, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Karolina Pliskova, Pierre Bacchi, —, Pliskova, Bacchi, wasn’t, Gauff steadied, David Haggerty, Haggerty, can’t, “ It’s, Nicole Auerbach, James Hansen, Charlie Scott Organizations: United States, ITF, Tennis Federation, Getty, U.S, United States Tennis Association, Swiatek, Paris Locations: Gauff, Dubai, Madrid, 150mph

☆ Kevin Durant shines in return as Team USA crushes Serbia in Olympics opener
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

VILLENEUVE-d’ASCQ, France — Kevin Durant put on a show above even his lofty Olympic standards and lifted Team USA to victory over Serbia in the first match of the Paris Games for both teams. 🔥 #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/nOa595PqAV — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024The last time Durant, 35, played for Team USA, he scored 29 in the gold-medal game against France three years ago in Tokyo. Embiid, the former NBA MVP, chose to play for Team USA over Team France in the Olympics. GO DEEPER On Team USA, Kevin Durant is a mentor for Anthony Edwards — like Kobe once was for himThe Durant train continued to roll with five more buckets on as many shots in the second. Durant had 21 points in the first half; James added 12 points, five assists and three rebounds.

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CNN —France is still facing travel disruption a day after saboteurs targeted high-speed railway lines in an attack coinciding with the start of the Olympics. They recovered an “amount of evidence” following the operation, Darmanin told CNN affiliate France 2. Authorities should not rule out industrial espionage, Persson told CNN on Friday, saying that a railway staffer, or someone who built the tracks including construction workers, could also be to blame. Railway staff and police work to repair one of several sites where vandals targeted France's high-speed train network, in the northern villege of Croisilles, on Friday. CNN has previously reported on a host of suspected Russian attacks across Europe.

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☆ 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.”

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☆ 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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☆ Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy. With just one day until the opening ceremony, the identity of the individual who will light the cauldron remains unknown. The 25-year-old led France to 2018 World Cup triumph, becoming the second teenager in history (after Pelé) to score in a final, then led France to another World Cup final in 2022. He was the team’s leading scorer during its 1998 World Cup title run and later transitioned to coaching after retirement. AdvertisementTony ParkerTony Parker had his number retired before a French Olympic tuneup game earlier this month.

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