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☆ Covid-19 is an unwelcome attendee at the Paris Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have emerged around how the spread of the disease will be mitigated at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday. Although the world is no longer under a public health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Games come as a wave of Covid-19 infections has hit the United States. The French capital is expected to welcome about 15 million tourists while it hosts the Olympic Games. “Attending a mass gathering event increases your chances of being exposed to respiratory diseases, including whooping cough and COVID-19.

Persons: “, Lucia Mullen, ” Mullen, Anna Meares, ” Meares, “ We’re, ”, Joe Biden, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Australian Olympic, US Centers for Disease Control, Paris, CNN Health, Paralympic, WHO, French Ministry of Health, European Centre for Disease Prevention Locations: Paris, ”, France, Australian, Tokyo, United States, Europe

☆ France 3 United States 0: Olise and Lacazette show class, Mihailovic nearly scores Olympic wondergoal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jeff Rueter | Greg O'Keeffe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Greg O’KeeffeHow do United States build on this? With the group favorite in the rearview, the United States now has 180 minutes remaining to make its case for a spot in the knockout rounds. AdvertisementUndoubtedly, the United States needs to be more confident when going forward. As it stands, most of the players from this defeat will have to shake off the result and focus on getting things back on track for the United States. United States play New Zealand on Saturday in Marseille, before finishing Group A with a match against Guinea in Saint-Etienne on Tuesday.

Persons: Thierry Henry’s, Alexandre Lacazette, Marko Mitrovic, Michael Olise, Loic Bade, Jeff Rueter, Greg O’Keeffe, Olise, Tanner Tessmann, Gianluca Busio, John Todd, Guillaume Restes, Djordje Mihailovic, John Tolkin, Paxten Aaronson, Mihailovic, Diego Luna, Cole Bassett, Gregg Berhalter’s USMNT, Brad Smith, rance, ouble, l ead, lise up to, kel, Aaron, Brin, Booth, Bey, howe, cori, Wiley, elia, le in hi, ake Organizations: France, Marseille, Former Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Guinea, Marseille … Young U.S, Getty, New, MLS, Chicago Fire, Mitrovic, AZ, Colorado Rapids, Toulouse, Premier League, Bundesliga, Adv, Uni, G Locations: States, U.S, New Zealand, Marseille, Olise, France, Guinea, United States, Netherlands, Crystal, France’s

☆ France’s forgotten athletes: As the world tunes in to the Olympics, many of Paris’ poorer suburbs see little benefit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But if you walk a short distance away from the sparkling Stade de France, which is about six miles from downtown Paris, you’ll find a very different world. The Stade de France will host track and field events and Rugby sevens game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers prepare an information board outside Stade de France in Saint Denis on July 3. Investment fueled by the Olympics has poured into Seine-Saint-Denis to fund improved public transit, more green spaces and better-quality housing, Troussel said. Funding for track and field facilities is entirely dependent on local governments.

Persons: you’ll, Denis, Geoffroy Van Der, Pierre Crom, Stéphane Troussel, Troussel, –, Denis –, “, “ It’s, ” Stéphane, Annette Kellermann, Emmanuel Macron, Laurence Baillargeau, Kylian Mbappé, Baillargeau, ” Baillargeau, ” Troussel, There’s, Denis Émotion, ”, Sandra Ribeiro, Ribeiro, ” Ribeiro, CSME Athlétisme, Cedric Jacqué, Anna Viallard, Athlétisme, Ville, Viallard, Mallory Leconte, Mallory Leconte “, ” Leconte, ‘, ” Viallard, doesn’t, Mbappé, Baptiste Fernandez, Ait, Mouffok Organizations: CNN, Stade de France, Paris Olympics, Games, ” Regional, Olympics, Rugby, Getty Images Workers, Paris, Denis Departmental Council, Investment, Greater, Local, Real Madrid soccer, AS Bondy, Saint, Bois, CNN Sport, Parc Municipal des Sports, FFA, Team France, team, AS Bondy can’t Locations: Paris, France, Saint, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP, Saint Denis, Seine, – Paris, Greater Paris, Île, La Courneuve, Bondy –, Montreuil, Portugal, Beijing, Aulnay, Perfe, Bondy, Épinay, Parc, Tenerife, Stade, €, CA Sevran, Ait Mouffok, CSME, London

☆ Tadej Pogačar: Tour de France winner pulls out of Olympics with extreme fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will not compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics due to fatigue, the Slovenian Olympic Committee announced on Monday. The Slovenian Olympic Committee cited “being too tired” as the reason for Pogačar’s withdrawal from the Olympics, according to Reuters, adding that his place in the team would be taken by Domen Novak. Pogačar crosses the finish line of Sunday's time trial in Nice, the final stage of this year's Tour de France. At this year’s Tour de France, Pogačar claimed six stage victories – the most since 2009 – and ultimately finished six minutes and 17 seconds ahead of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard. He capped off his latest title with victory in Sunday’s time trial in Nice, which marked the final stage of the race.

Persons: Tadej Pogačar, Pogačar, “, Domen Novak, Daniel Cole, ”, –, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard Organizations: CNN, de France, Slovenian Olympic, Tour de France, Reuters, Tour de Locations: Paris, Nice

☆ The Olympic Games face a unique set of potential security threats in Paris. Organizers say everyone will be safe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Opening Ceremony like no-otherThe Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics is set to take place on July 26 and will be the first ever held on a river. For years, French officials had boasted that some 600,000 people would attend the Opening Ceremony, but that number has been slashed due to safety concerns. He said a “strictly controlled” zone alongside the banks of the river will be closed off before the Opening Ceremony and anyone entering into it would be checked. The Opening Ceremony will be held alongside the banks of the River Seine. The Stade de France is where track and field events and Rugby Sevens matches will take place at the Paris Olympics.

Persons: Gérald Darmanin, Darmanin, Nicolas Nordman, ”, Gonzalo Fuentes, Nordman, Denis, Dale Buckner, ” Buckner, ” Darmanin, “, Eric Chasboeuf, Thomas Padilla, “ I’ve, ” Chasboeuf, Buckner Organizations: CNN, Summer, Games, Palestinian, Atlanta Games, Reuters, Paris, Paris Mayor, Olympic, Stade de France, Rugby Sevens, Global Locations: Paris, France, Saint

☆ Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Olympic Games are coming to the French capital and homes have been found for all 32 sporting disciplines. Breaking, the newest Olympic sport, will take place at La Concorde and will share the area with 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and freestyle BMX. It will become the Olympic Stadium for the duration of the Games, welcoming track and field (athletics) and rugby sevens. Olympic tennis will naturally take place here, but its centerpiece – Court Philippe Chatrier – will also play host to boxing bouts. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesSoccer will cover the most ground of any sport at the Games, with matches being held in seven different stadiums across the country.

Persons: CNN —, Catherine Steenkeste, de Mars, Sarah Meyssonnier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Stade Roland Garros, Philippe Chatrier –, Philippe, Chatrier, Emmanuel Dunand, Germain, Sean M, Blanc Marina, Pierre Mauroy, Pont Alexandre III, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, Yves du, de, Boris Horvat, Geoffroy, Guichard, Stade, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Aquatics Center, Nations, Eiffel, Reuters, des, Concorde, La Concorde, Chesnot, Getty, Stade de France, UEFA Champions League, Games, Southwest, Stade, Parc des Princes, Paris Saint, Paris, Marseille, Stade Vélodrome, Princes, Aquatics, Chapelle, North Paris Arena, Stade Roland, Palais, Yves du Manoir, South Paris, de Mars, La Chapelle, Nautical, Rugby, Marseille Marina Sailors, Concorde Soccer, Bordeaux, Nice, Parc de Princes Sport, Le, La, Tennis, Garros, Pont Alexandre III Volleyball, Water, Paris La Défense, Wrestling Locations: Paris, France, – Paris, Seine, Versailles, des Invalides, ”, Light, AFP, Parc des, Tahiti, Polynesia, Marseille, Blanc, Bordeaux, Saint, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Lille, Yvelines, de Versailles, Parc, Le Bourget

☆ Tadej Pogačar completes dominant Tour de France victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A certain nonchalance has marked Tadej Pogačar’s ruthless overall victory at this year’s Tour de France, a race he has dominated from start to finish, accomplishing feats not achieved for more than a quarter of century. His fifth and sixth stage victories of the race followed on Saturday and Sunday, the biggest haul for any rider since 2009 and an enormous amount for a general classification rider like Pogačar. Not since 1948 has a rider won five mountain stages in a single edition of the race like Pogacar did this year. Their rivalry has shaped every edition of the Tour de France since 2021 when Denmark’s Vingegaard emerged as an unlikely challenger to a rampant Pogačar. Only young Remco Evenepoel, making his Tour de France debut, could remain within touching distance of these two, eventually finishing in third place, 9:18 behind Pogačar.

Persons: Marco Pantani, ”, Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark’s Vingegaard, Vingegaard, Pogačar, Marco Bertorello, Remco Evenepoel, Richard Carapaz, Girmay Organizations: CNN, de France, Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Slovenian, Vingegaard, Pogačar Locations: Nice, Florence, AFP, Pogačar

☆ Tadej Pogacar Returns to the Top, Winning the Tour de France
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia turned the tables on his rival and the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, this year in the Tour de France, completing a smashing victory on Sunday to take his third title. Pogacar’s championship was confirmed in the final time trial from Monaco to Nice on Sunday. He capped his stellar three-week run with another stage win, his sixth, finishing 1:03 ahead of Vingegaard to take the Tour by 6:17 overall. “After two hard years in the Tour de France, always some mistakes,” Pogacar said. I am super happy to win here.”

Persons: Jonas Vingegaard, crouched, ” Pogacar, “, ” Organizations: Tour de France, Nice Locations: Slovenia, Denmark, Monaco, Vingegaard

☆ Biniam Girmay: The Black African cyclist making history wherever he rides
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Biniam Girmay made history at this year’s Tour de France and the Eritrean cyclist wants to use his success to inspire others to follow his path. The Intermarche-Wanty rider, who previously became the first Black African to win a stage at the Giro d’Italia, now wants other Black riders to excel in the sport. “I’m convinced that my compatriots will be happy to hear that my future is intertwined with the team who gave me the opportunity to write important pages of African cycling history,” he said after signing his long-term contract. Only two other African riders, Robbie Hunter and Daryl Impey of South Africa, both White, had previously won stages at the Tour de France, per Reuters. Winning today is unbelievable.”He has since gone on to claim victories in Stages 8 and 12, achievements he hope will blaze a trail for the next generation of young Black riders to follow.

Persons: Biniam Girmay, It’s, ”, it’s, ” Girmay, Mark Cavendish, Peter Sagan, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Girmay, Molly Darlington, “, “ I’m, Teklehaimanot, de France Girmay, Robbie Hunter, Daryl Impey, White Organizations: CNN, de France, Eritrean, France, Giro, Eurosport, Olympic Games, Cycling, Intermarche, Tour de France, Reuters, “ Locations: “, Asmara, Swiss, Africa, Europe, Eritrea, South Africa

☆ Europe has shown it's less afraid of calling Putin's bluff than the US and getting Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Many European countries have also given more as a proportion of their GDP than the US has. AP Photo/Peter DejongIn early 2023, France became the first Western country to promise to send Ukraine Western armored combat vehicles. European countries have also led in letting Ukraine use Western weapons to hit military targets in Russia. But there are still hangups, and some European countries want partner support for Ukraine to go much further. He said that for most Americans, "if you ask them to name five European countries, they probably wouldn't be able to do it."

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, George Barros, Russia doesn't, Ukraine's, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Peter Dejong, Bradleys, Abrams, Davis Ellison, John Hamilton, Russia didn't, Ellison, Donald Trump, Mark Cancian, Kaja, Andrew Kravchenko Barros, Ingrida Šimonytė, Putin, Barros, It's, forwardness, Philip Ingram, Ingrida Simonyte, Denys Shmyhal, it's, Getty Images Ingram, Biden, JD Vance, it'll Organizations: Service, Kyiv, Business, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Mirage, AP, Ukraine Western, US, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Storm Shadows, The Hague, Strategic Studies, Army Tactical Missile, Russian, NATO, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Eastern, Estonia's, Lithuanian, REUTERS, British Army, Ukrainian Governmental Press Service, Anadolu, Getty Images, Republican, America, GOP, Ukraine, Prosecutor's, Getty, White Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Europe, United States, Russian, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, European, Sweden, France, Paris, Kharkiv, Poland, Germany, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Borodianka, Ukraine's Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ Bangladesh protests: Anger over job quotas escalates into deadly violence. Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Helen Regan | Samra Zulfaqar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Huge protests across Bangladesh escalated into deadly violence this week with clashes between students, pro-government supporters and armed police fueling widespread anger over civil service job quotas opponents say are discriminatory. Many Bangladeshi students are demanding an end to the government’s quota system, which reserves more than half of civil service posts for certain groups. In 2018, the quota system was scrapped following similar protests but in June the High Court reinstated it, ruling its removal was unconstitutional. Critics and protesters say the quota system creates a two-tier Bangladesh where a politically connected elite benefit by their birth. “This is not just about quota protests anymore, this is much bigger than that, in simple quota protests the government wouldn’t go around hurting and shooting students.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s, “, ”, Maruf Khan, Stringer, Tahmeed Hossain, –, Hossain, Munir Uz Zaman, Hassan Abdullah, Abdullah, Prothom Alo, ” Hasina, Salman, ” Hossain, Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, ” Dujarric Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh Television, Mobile, Awami League, Getty, Bank, Dhaka University, Bangladesh Chatra League, Rapid Action Battalion, Wednesday, Agence France, Press, Authorities, Student, State Department, ” UN Locations: Bangladesh, Dhaka, State, Pakistan, Australia, Sydney, “, AFP, United States, ”, New, Melbourne, Copenhagen

☆ Outbrain is closing in on a deal to merge with Altice-owned adtech company Teads
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewContent recommendation firm Outbrain is closing in on a deal to acquire or merge with Teads, the adtech company owned by European telecommunications giant Altice, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for Outbrain and Teads said it was company policy not to comment on M&A speculation. Teads parent company Altice International reported net debt of 9.2 billion euros, around $10 billion, at the end of the first quarter, while Altice France had some 24 billion euros, about $26 billion, in debt in the same period. AdvertisementTeads reported 601 million euros ($654 million) in revenue in 2023, down 5.5% from the prior year. Its adjusted earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization were 157 million euros ($170 million), an 8.7% decrease from 2022.

Persons: —, Outbrain, couldn't, Teads, it's, Taboola, Patrick Drahi, pare, Altice, Moody's, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Service, Business, Altice, chum, CNN, Fox News, Altice International, Drahi Locations: Altice France, USA, France

☆ Covid-19’s back. Should you be worried?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN: How much should people worry about Covid-19 infection now that there is a resurgence of cases? Whether people should worry about Covid-19 infection depends on their specific medical circumstances. CNN: A lot of people are eager to get another Covid-19 vaccine to best protect them during the summer wave. Wen: There is a new formulation of the Covid-19 vaccine coming out soon. For the next five days, they should still try to take additional precautions such as masking and limiting close contact with others.

Persons: CNN —, Doug Emhoff, Leana Wen, Wen, it’s, wanes Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Covid, CDC, de France, George Washington University Locations: United States

☆ Copa America final kick-off delayed after fans struggle to enter stadium in Miami
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Laura Williamson | Jack Lang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Follow the latest from the Copa America final between Argentina and ColombiaThe kick-off for the Copa America final was delayed after chaotic and dangerous scenes saw thousands of supporters prevented from entering Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for the game. “We have had several incidents prior to the gates opening at Hard Rock Stadium for the Copa America final game,” it read. “We are asking everyone to be patient, and abide by the rules set by our officers and Hard Rock Stadium personnel. We are actively working with Hard Rock Stadium to ensure a safe environment for all those attending. AdvertisementHard Rock Stadium is set to host seven matches at the 2026 World Cup including a quarterfinal and the third-place play-off.

Persons: “, — Jack Lang, Megan Briggs, Darwin Nunez, Marcelo Bielsa, Paul Tenorio, Felipe Cardenas Organizations: Copa America, 9.22pm, America, Copa, Dade Fire Rescue, The Athletic, CONMEBOL, Miami - Dade Police, Athletic, Hard Rock, ”, Security, Getty, Uruguayan, Wembley, UEFA, League, Stade de France, Liverpool Locations: Argentina, Colombia, Miami, Uruguay, Liverpool, England, Italy, Paris

☆ The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Agnes Chang | Hannah Beech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Security gate Chinese-funded buildup CAMBODIA Chinese warship CAMBODIA CAMBODIA Dry dock and other repair facilities Before After China insists it is not building a naval base in Cambodia. CHINA Ream, CambodiaThe Chinese Base That Isn’t There New facilities and the months-long presence of Chinese warships show Beijing’s growing global influence. In 2020, something curious happened at Cambodia’s Ream military base, on the Gulf of Thailand. The Chinese military presence near one of the world’s most vital sea lanes raises fundamental questions about Beijing’s ambitions. “The Ream military base is Cambodia’s, not the military base of any country,” Mey Dina, the commander of the base, told The New York Times.

Persons: CHINA, —, ”, Jan, John, “ We’re, Lloyd J, Austin III, ” Mey Dina, Mey Dina, Xi Jinping, dredgers, Ream, Gregory B, Poling, ‘ Ream, Xi, Hun Sen, Mr, Hun Sen’s, Hun Manet Organizations: U.S . Defense Department, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, Agence France, Navy, Planet Labs, Ream, Pentagon, New York Times, China’s, China’s Djibouti Naval, Basketball, Djibouti ETHIOPIA Perimeter, NAM Ream, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Cambodian, Congressional Research Service, White, AMERICA Ports, SOUTH AMERICA SRI LANKA, China, China ASIA EUROPE CHINA AFRICA Djibouti Ream SRI LANKA, United States Military Academy Locations: CAMBODIA CAMBODIA, China, Cambodia, CHINA Ream, Thailand, Ream, South China, American, Cambodian, U.S, People’s Republic, China’s, Djibouti, Horn of Africa, China’s Djibouti, YEMEN Djibouti, Djibouti ETHIOPIA, THAILAND, Cambodia Malacca, Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, Djibouti Ream Africa, ASIA EUROPE, China CHINA AFRICA Djibouti, AUSTRALIA, China ASIA EUROPE CHINA AFRICA Djibouti, United States, Spratlys

The Israeli military said this week that it had concluded its operation there. Palestinians returning to Shajaiye, after heeding a call by Israel to evacuate, said the neighborhood was so devastated it was uninhabitable. “The current situation in Shajaiye today is tragic,” said Ahmed Sidu, a photographer, who went back to his home as soon as he heard that Israeli forces had pulled out. Palestinian Civil Defense said on Friday that their crews began recovering bodies from Tal Al-Hawa and the Al-Sinaa neighborhoods, as they said the Israeli forces appeared to be leaving those areas as well. The Israeli military did not confirm its forces were also pulling out of those areas.

Persons: ”, Ahmed Sidu, Hamas’s, Ayman Showadeh, Showadeh, Karam Hassan, ” Mr, Hassan, Mr, Sidu, Tal, Tal Al, “, Juliette Touma, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian Civil Defense, Credit, Agence France, United Nations, UNRWA, Troops Locations: Shajaiye, Gaza City, Israel, Gaza, Al, Rimal

☆ Israel-Hamas War: Cease-Fire Talks Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists say that this measurement, known as excess deaths, can provide a truer indication of the toll and scale of conflicts and other social upheaval. And Israel has not permitted researchers to enter the enclave since the start of the war last October. Credit... Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIn an interview, Mr. Spagat cited other reasons to be cautious when discussing excess deaths in Gaza. Around 9,000 deaths have been directly attributed to the war since then by Gaza’s health ministry. The subject of excess deaths is sensitive because it touches on the collateral cost of Israel’s war against Hamas.

Persons: Elad Goren, Salim Yusuf, ”, Michael Spagat, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, Spagat, Zeina, Gabby Sobelman Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, COGAT, Royal Holloway College, University of London, ., Agence France, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Hygiene, Medicine, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Britain, Canada, Khan, epidemiologists

☆ As the Tour de France Climbs Higher, It’s a Two-Man Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The world’s best cyclists have been battling one another in the Tour de France since late June. But the Tour is won in the high mountains. But Vingegaard, 27, and Pogacar, 25, are expected to resume their two-man race for the yellow jersey when a traverse of the Pyrenees begins on Saturday. Pogacar leads the field by about one minute after success in the race’s first pass through the Alps. But Vingegaard seems to be recovered from an injury he suffered earlier this year and could have the wherewithal to land a third straight Tour.

Persons: Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, Remco, Pogacar Organizations: Tour de France Locations: Nice, Danish, Slovenia, Belgian

☆ Election Setbacks Leave France’s Far Right at a Crossroads
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right National Rally, greeted his party’s 125 newly elected lawmakers on Wednesday morning with a few congratulations — and a lot of warnings. “You are a source of pride for millions of French people,” Mr. Bardella told the lawmakers after they entered the National Assembly, France’s lower house of Parliament, to take their seats. One candidate was pulled from the race after a photograph of her wearing a Nazi cap appeared on social media. Several National Rally leaders and analysts said the controversies played a role in the party’s third place finish after it had been widely expected to win. The disappointing election results have now placed the National Rally at a crossroads as it looks toward presidential elections in 2027.

Persons: Jordan Bardella, —, Mr, Bardella Organizations: National Assembly, Kremlin, National Rally Locations: France’s

☆ Is women’s track the next sport ready to boom? Alexis Ohanian is betting on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Alexis Ohanian, at his first-ever track and field event, found himself transported. So he didn’t need to experience track to spark his motivation to invest in track. Gabby Thomas and Alexis Ohanian speak at the Athlos announcement in April. AdvertisementKipyegon is one of those gems of women’s track. Winning an Athlos event will pay $60,000.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Gabby Thomas, He’d, Thomas ’, Spencer McManes, ” Ohanian, Reddit, Ohanian, Athlos, Sha’Carri Richardson, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Athing Mu, Alica Schmidt, Elsa, Getty, Athlos ’, Thomas, “, Alexis Holmes, Kipyegon, Let’s, ”, Noah Lyles, Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Michael Johnson, it’s, “ I’ve, Andy Lyons Organizations: Paris Games, Wimbledon, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, U.S, Angel City Football Club, Angel City FC, —, Harvard, Olympics, Diamond League, sport’s, Athletics, Netflix, de France —, Getty Locations: New York City, Germany, New York, United States, America, Paris, Athlos, Norwegian

Supply and DemandThe case for housing deregulation starts with Econ 101: Allowing builders to significantly increase housing supply leads to much lower prices. It isn’t rising demand, as the U.S. population rose even faster back when housing prices were roughly stable. Standard of LivingWhat would happen if homebuilders could once again freely build until housing prices were driven back down to cost? The admittedly small number of studies on the link between YIMBY and babies support common sense: Less regulation lowers housing prices, and lower housing prices generally raise birth rates and hasten child-bearing. In a rational world, the panacea policy of housing deregulation would be a done deal.

Persons: Ben Denzer, Taylor, Wharton, homebuilders, Thomas Piketty’s, ”, Matthew Rognlie, Peter Ganong, Daniel Shoag, Anne Case, Angus Deaton Organizations: Republicans, Research, Area, Wharton, Francisco, Francisco Los Angeles New, Francisco Los Angeles New York Phoenix Denver Houston Dallas, Japan Japan France France Britain Britain, Japan Japan France France Britain Britain Canada, → Utah Nevada Arizona New, San, San Francisco New, Atlanta Houston Boston, Democrats, Republican Locations: Minnesota , Oregon, California, New York City, Houston, Dallas, Francisco Los, Francisco Los Angeles New York, Wharton, United States, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, U.S, Japan Japan France France, Japan Japan France France Britain Britain Canada Canada, Bay, Dodge, → California Nevada Florida New York Arkansas, → Utah Nevada Arizona, → Utah Nevada Arizona New York West Virginia, Washington, San Francisco, San Francisco New York Los Angeles Rochester, N.Y, Atlanta

☆ They Called It ‘Improper’ to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( John Branch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It was 1922, two years before the last time the Olympics were held in Paris. On a warm August day, about 20,000 people came to Pershing Stadium to watch 77 athletes in track and field, including a team from the United States. And at the start, a 38-year-old woman named Alice Milliat welcomed the world to Paris. She was the founder of the International Women’s Sports Federation, known in her native France as the Fédération Sportive Féminine International. Every competitor that day was a woman.

Persons: Alice Milliat, “ Organizations: Pershing, International Women’s Sports Federation, Sportive Féminine International, Olympic Locations: Paris, United States, France

☆ Repealing pension reform will hurt French markets, professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRepealing pension reform will hurt French markets, professor saysPhilippe Aghion, professor at Collège de France, discusses several options for France's political future, weighing the economic plans put forward by varying parties.

Persons: Philippe Aghion Organizations: Collège de Locations: Collège, Collège de France

☆ Israeli Airstrike Near a Gaza School Building Kills at Least 25: Latest News
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Liam Stack | Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Top NewsAn Israeli airstrike near a school building being used as a shelter by displaced Palestinians killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50 on Tuesday outside of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the Gaza Ministry of Health said. The strike hit the entrance of Al Awda School in the town of Abassan, on the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis, according to the health ministry. Credit... Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock Image A Palestinian man carrying an injured child to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Tuesday. Last month, an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed dozens of people at a U.N. school complex that thousands of displaced Palestinians were using as a shelter. Palestinian officials said the strike killed civilians, including many women and children.

Persons: Khan Younis, Josep Borrell Fontelles, ”, Haitham Imad, Nasser, Bashar Taleb, Israel, ” Ephrat Livni Organizations: Gaza Ministry, Health, Al Awda School, UNRWA, United Nations, Jerusalem, Nasser Hospital, ., Agence France, Palestine TV, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Presse, Reuters, New York Times Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Abassan, Khan, Israel, Nuseirat, Gaza City, Palestine

☆ Euro 2024: Meet the man behind the Dutch dance craze sweeping the tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A dance tune with two simple instructions and involving thousands of bouncing, orange-clad soccer fans has gone viral at this year’s European Championships. Prompted by the song, fans link arms and jump to the left. It might sound straightforward enough, but the sight of thousands of fans dressed in orange dancing and singing in unison while walking to the game has been something to behold at Euro 2024. Ahead of the Netherlands’ group game against France, Kemps went to Leipzig to help entertain the Dutch fans before the match started. While Dutch people have sung and danced to the song for years, Kemps says fans of Dutch soccer started adopting it after the women’s team won the European Championship in 2017.

Persons: ‘ Snollebollekes ’, “, Snollebollekes, Rob Kemps, Kemps, ”, John MacDougall, doesn’t, he’s, –, Max Verstappen, ” Kemps, ” Rob Kemps, Berk, Guido Pauw, Pauw, it’s, Gareth Southgate’s Organizations: CNN, Dutch national, Turkey, Sunday, Berlin Police, CNN Sport, Getty, France, Tour de France, ‘, ’, England, Dortmund Locations: Leipzig, Holland, Germany, Netherlands, Dutch, Utrecht, Dortmund, Spain

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