Associated Press VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — A passionate crowd showered Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with cheers during her fight Saturday at the Paris Olympics following a cascade of backlash over false claims about her gender. A large contingent of Algerian supporters repeatedly chanted “Imane! Imane!” and waved flags throughout the bout Saturday, and they they
Continue ReadingAnabella González (CNN) — La boxeadora argelina Imane Khelif derrotó este sábado a su oponente húngara Anna Luca Hamori en los cuartos de final de la categoría de 66 kg en los Juegos Olímpicos de París, avanzando a las semifinales y asegurándose una medalla. Khelif recibió una cálida bienvenida de la multitud parisina mientras se
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — When women first competed in Olympic track and field events in 1928, they wore loose t-shirts and wide shorts, sometimes cinched with a belt. Those breezy, decidedly non-aerodynamic silhouettes wouldn’t fly today (quite literally) as contemporary female sprinters, hurdlers and long-jumpers don tight performance spandex and high-cut briefs that
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By Jeff Zeleny, MJ Lee and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — As Kamala Harris closes in on her selection of a running mate this weekend, a renewed focus is being placed on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, people familiar with the search told CNN, even as the vice president continues to weigh whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro or Arizona
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Simone Biles ganó este sábado su tercera medalla de oro de los Juegos Olímpicos de París con una actuación dominante en la final femenina de salto. Biles terminó con una puntuación media de 15.300 y se adjudicó su décima medalla olímpica (7 de oro, 1 de plata y 2 de bronce).
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FARDIS, Lebanon (AP) — Alma Ayman Fakhr al-Din, a lively 11-year-old who loved basketball and learning languages, was playing on a soccer field a week ago in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, when the rocket hit. Running to the site, her father Ayman pleaded with emergency workers for
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The US women’s team booked its spot in the semifinals of the women’s soccer competition with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Japan on Saturday. Trinity Rodman’s curling effort in the first half of extra time was enough to separate the two teams as the US progresses to the final
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The last few years of therapy and mental health work have turned Simone Biles into one of the most unstoppable forces in Paris during these Summer Olympics. With an absolute blow-away performance in the vault, Biles now has three gold medals to take home to Texas – and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida have appeared in a video published on a media platform affiliated to the extremist group. The video, which appeared on the az-Zallaqa platform on Friday night, showed two men
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PORTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday that the suspect who fled the scene of a shots fired incident in Callaway County Friday night was found. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Shannon Frady, 32. Frady was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, domestic assault
Continue Reading By Arit John, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would not debate Vice President Kamala Harris at all if she did not agree to attend a new Fox News debate next month, the latest in the public jockeying between the campaigns over when, if
Continue ReadingAnabella González (CNN) — La seguridad de los Juegos Olímpicos de París expulsó el viernes a un aficionado que agitaba una pancarta verde que decía “Vamos Taiwán” durante un partido de badminton, lo que provocó la ira de las autoridades de la isla y volvió a centrar la atención en las complejas reglas que exigen
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: soda cans exploding mid-flight, trouble in the Dublin wax museum, Italy’s must-try foods and the snack that’s too dangerous to serve in coach. Tiramisù’s inventor has died Raise your spoons this weekend to the inventor of tiramisù. Italian pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto, said to
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By Radina Gigova and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Iran has claimed that the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week was carried out by a “short-range projectile” and a “severe explosion” outside a guest house where he was staying. This contradicts information told to CNN on Thursday, after a
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts delight the imagination, reigniting wonder of the distant past in every generation. Today, archaeologists are still making captivating discoveries in the Nile Valley. An expedition in Damietta, Egypt, recently unearthed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of coins,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, revocó abruptamente un acuerdo de culpabilidad para el presunto cerebro de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 y sus presuntos co-conspiradores, y relevó a la supervisora a cargo después de años de intentos para llegar a un acuerdo que cerrara los casos.
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump during a hearing later this month, according to a brief order Saturday. The judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, scheduled a hearing for August 16 to consider how the case
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La depresión tropical cuatro se fortaleció hasta convertirse en la tormenta tropical Debby en el sureste del golfo de México, según la más reciente actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por su silga en inglés) sobre la tormenta. Debby tiene vientos sostenidos de 64 km/h (40 mph) y se encuentra
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By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the course of US presidential races, politicians have carefully chosen what names they go by. Bernie and Pete embraced their first names while Biden, Trump and Warren favored their last names. Some, like Nikki Haley, have used both. As Kamala Harris sets her eyes on the presidency, she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third set of remains with a gunshot wound has been found at Tulsa cemetery in the search for graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, according to a state official. The remains are one of three sets exhumed so far during the latest search and were
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