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☆ She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

So I thought, ‘Let me see if I can go to the Athens Olympics. An unexpected opportunityOmaira got to watch the final dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on August 13, 2004. And then Omaira was off to work at the shooting center, where the Games’ shooting events were held. But while Omaira was cultivating a pretty heady crush, Dimitris didn’t really have time to engage with his potential feelings. Omaira GillThis year marks 20 years since Omaira and Dimitris crossed paths at the Athens Olympics.

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French authorities patrol on a boat on the Seine river, ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris, on July 24. No planes will be allowed to fly over Paris, unless they are part of the ceremony. “There cannot be any party if there’s no security, and we want the celebration to be fantastic,” Paris 2024 CEO Étienne Thobois said. The Games also come amid the backdrop of geopolitical tensions around the world with wars ongoing in Gaza and Ukraine, among others. “The Games are not immune to what is happening on the geopolitical scene,” said Thobois.

Persons: Miguel Medina, Étienne Thobois, “, ” Organizations: Olympic Games, Getty Locations: Paris, AFP, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ 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.

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☆ Olympic moment of the day: Married couple makes history as Romania’s flag bearers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In what is truly an athletic love story, the two flag bearers are both multiple-time Olympians. “It’s a huge honor for us to be the flag bearers. We didn’t expect that, but every Olympic athlete dreams about it, so we’re really glad that we’ll do this together as a family,” Ionela Livia Cozmiuc told the Olympic Information Service. It’s not just the two of us from our family,” Ionela Livia said. It was me,” Ionela Livia said.

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☆ Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat under consideration to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, knows this expanse well — a fact that even the state’s Republicans acknowledge. mayor of Douglas, recounted a phone call with Mr. Kelly two weeks ago, when the two men talked through progress on making the small city an official, expanded port of entry into the United States. The senator has pushed hard for the move, and Mr. Huish has embraced it. “What gets me about Senator Kelly is, yes, we’re in touch with staff on the issues, but he personally calls me on a regular basis, and I feel comfortable calling him,” said Mr. Huish, who identifies as a strongly conservative Republican. “I’m sure he’s taken some heat from some of his party concerning the border, but he understands it.”

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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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☆ Simone Biles submits new skill on uneven bars, could become sixth named for her
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Biles submitted a new element on the uneven bars for consideration to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. Simone Biles has submitted an original skill on the Uneven Bars! Asked about the vault, Biles’ coach Cecile Landi smiled broadly. She earned her first named move in 2013, on the floor exercise and three of her elements — the Biles on beam, Biles II on floor, Biles and now Biles II on vault — rank as the most difficult skills on their respective apparatus. At the Tokyo Games in 2021, Biles withdrew from the team competition after battling the twisties.

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☆ UK: Assisted dying bill introduced in House of Lords
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

London CNN —An emotional, accelerating campaign to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Britain has reached parliament, with activists hoping the country will become one of few to legalize the process. Opponents of legalization have argued that those small figures represent a limited appetite for assisted dying in the UK, but there are other pressures at play too. But some among the country’s lawmakers, who will ultimately decide the fate of the assisted dying law, say there is more to consider. For Starmer, the assisted dying bill has the potential to disrupt those intentions. But legalizing assisted dying wasn’t in Labour’s manifesto or in its King’s Speech, limiting the opportunities for it to ever reach MPs.

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☆ NASA Perseverance rover’s rock find may show microbial life existed on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The NASA Perseverance rover may have found a pivotal clue that’s central to its mission on Mars: geological evidence that could suggest life existed on the red planet billions of years ago. “These spots are a big surprise,” said David Flannery, member of the NASA Perseverance science team and an astrobiologist at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, in a statement. But the arrowhead-shaped specimen could help the Perseverance team unlock whether Mars was once a planet hospitable to life. Perseverance rover captured a 360-degree panorama of a region on Mars called “Bright Angel,” where a river flowed billions of years ago. Exploring Mars’ pastSince landing on Mars, Perseverance has crossed Jezero Crater and explored an ancient river delta in search of microfossils of past life.

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☆ Why fewer people are choosing to have kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“A lot of people make the assumption because we don’t have kids, we’re not fulfilled,” Becky Hayden said. “We see majorities … saying having a fulfilling life doesn’t have much to do with whether someone does or doesn’t have children,” Minkin said. The reasons people aren’t having kidsThere were many reasons why people said they didn’t have kids, including financial concerns, infertility, or that it just didn’t happen, according to the research. For people younger than 50, the top reason reported for not having children was that they don’t want to. Many of the cons people reported in the Pew survey related to not having children come from the outside.

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☆ Kamala Harris: How her warp-speed campaign launch has changed the 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. And Democrats were more eager to devote their own time to working to elect Harris: More than 100,000 people signed up to volunteer for her bid, and more than 2,000 applied for campaign jobs, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a Wednesday memo. The strength of Harris’ launch has at times surprised even the former Biden campaign staffers who on Sunday suddenly found themselves working for what was converted into the Harris campaign. Biden’s campaign believed his path to 270 Electoral College votes ran through the “blue wall” states – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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☆ Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ebony Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a video released Friday. “Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” the former president told Harris on a phone call joined by his wife, according to the video. And getting out there, being on the road,” the vice president said. This is going to be historic,” she told Harris. Obama didn’t immediately endorse Harris following President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he was not seeking reelection.

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☆ Barack Obama finally endorses Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Barack Obama has announced that he's endorsing Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee. Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend @KamalaHarris. In it, Michelle Obama said: "To my girl Kamala, I am proud of you. AdvertisementFollowing this, Barack Obama said: "Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office." One person familiar with the matter told the outlet that Obama thinks Harris has "been off to a great start" with her campaign.

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☆ Gaza war weighs heavy on the minds of Palestinian Olympians: ‘I want to be an inspiration’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Valerie Tarazi, 24, is originally from Gaza and one of two Palestinian swimmers who will be competing in Paris. Almasri was the first woman to represent Palestine in the World Cross-Country Championships in Belgrade in 2024, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee. But as a refugee, he couldn’t represent Palestine or Syria. Ismail, the team’s best hope to become the first Palestinian to win an Olympic medal, told CNN he feels similarly. This year, there will be eight – the most in history, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee.

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☆ A $1 million starter home is now the norm in more than 200 US cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A Thursday report from Zillow indicates that a typical starter home is now worth $1 million or more in 237 cities, up from 84 cities in 2019, underscoring America’s ongoing home affordability crisis. “We see the largest number of million-dollar starter homes in expensive coastal markets. To further complicate things for first-time buyers, the value of starter homes has grown at a faster pace than the average home. According to Zillow, starter home values have grown 54.1% over the past five years, while the average US home has increased by 49.1%. The nationwide average price tag for a starter home is $196,611, according to Zillow.

Persons: underscoring, ” Orphe, “, It’s, homebuyer, Zillow, Jeffrey Jenkins, Divounguy, “ That’s, ”, Lawrence Yun Organizations: CNN, Gallup, National Association of Realtors, University of Southern Locations: Zillow, California , New York, New Jersey, University of Southern California, United States

☆ Giant pink man causes stir in small Welsh town
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Louis Mian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A large, pink, inflatable man, created by the Chinese contemporary artist Yue Minjun, has divided opinion in a small town in Wales. “The image represents the boredom of Chinese society during the rise of consumerism and economic reform in the early 1990s,” the centuries-old Ruthin School said in a post on Facebook. Yue’s work, in particular his many grinning self-portraits, have become among the most recognizable pieces of Chinese contemporary art. She said the school’s students “love it” are “really quite fond” of the large inflatable man. Another local resident told CNN the inflatable is “a bit odd for an art installation,” while a local barber aid opinions differed, explaining that he had heard both positive and negative reaction.

Persons: Yue Minjun, Frances King, “, that’s, King, “ We’ve, ’, ”, ” Gina Moorcroft, ” Angela Louise Sersa, “ It’s, Yue Organizations: CNN, Ruthin School, Facebook, Ruthin International Arts Locations: Wales, Ruthin, Cardiff, ”

☆ Jasper wildfire burns structures in a town in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta AP —One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings. Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. Forest firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses were told to evacuate to the nearby town of Hinton, with structural firefighters staying behind. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had picked up 245 people, and they continued the search Wednesday in two helicopters, Ellsworth said. Residents and visitors streamed out by the thousands late Monday and Tuesday, and officials said Wednesday the evacuation of the town of Jasper was complete.

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☆ Opinion | JD Vance’s ‘Cat Ladies’ Riff Has Serious ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You may have heard about JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” riff. It’s a statement, as my colleague Jessica Grose writes, that shows the desperation of Republicans who are still “clinging to the tag line that the G.O.P. It’s the kind of comment that makes you wonder if Vance thinks that he has been nominated by the Republican Party to serve as the vice president of the Republic of Gilead. Sorry — yes — Vance knows that our nation is still called the United States of America. But there’s a real “Handmaid’s Tale” vibe to a lot of what we’re hearing from the right.

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☆ 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

☆ Venezuela election: Young opposition voters prepare to leave the country if Maduro is reelected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A staunch supporter of Venezuela’s opposition movement, she’s buoyant about her coalition’s chances to win this Sunday’s presidential election. “The alternative is to go somewhere else to look for a better life,” she told CNN. “The plan B is packing your bags and the border,” he told CNN. We ask them to come back and to help us to rebuild the country,” he told CNN. He is able to see them “about once a year, otherwise it’s videocall,” he told CNN.

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The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union on Thursday called a strike against video game companies that use actors’ images or voices in games, echoing its broader strike against television and movie studios last year. The strike will start at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on Friday, after more than a year and a half of negotiations. Until the latest strike is resolved, members of the 160,000-person union will no longer “act” in video games produced by Activision Blizzard, WB Games, Electronic Arts and seven other companies covered by an interactive-media agreement. SAG-AFTRA’s demands are similar to those it sought from television and movie studios last year: higher wages and job protections from the threat of artificial intelligence. “We’re not going to consent to a contract that allows companies to abuse A.I.

Persons: “ We’re, ” Fran Drescher, ” Organizations: SAG, Activision Blizzard, WB, Electronic Arts

☆ 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.”

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☆ 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.

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☆ Harris navigates Biden and Netanyahu as she considers her stance on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Up until now, Harris has been defined by working for President Joe Biden, arguably the most explicitly pro-Israel American president, even though his relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu has frayed. “President Biden brought to the White House a lifelong relationship with Bibi Netanyahu and a very mature history on the US-Israel relationship,” Murphy said. “The vice president has been a strong and longstanding supporter of Israel as a secure, democratic homeland for the Jewish people. “One can criticize specific policies of the government of Israel while still strongly supporting the state of Israel and the people of Israel. Soifer said she is satisfied that Harris remains committed to Israel — even after being read the indirect answer about whether the vice president considers herself a Zionist.

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In brief remarks before the meeting, Netanyahu mentioned how the two men have known each other for four decades. Biden also participated in a meeting with Netanyahu that includes families of American hostages in Gaza - a separate setting where he could apply firm pressure on Netanyahu to finalize the ceasefire agreement. After their meeting with the president and Netanyahu, some family members struck an optimistic tone on the prospects of a deal being reached soon. “We got absolute commitment from President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu that they understand the urgency of this moment now. However, as CNN reported this week, US and Israeli officials have voiced increased optimism about the prospects of an agreement.

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