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Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.

1. Meet the Nations That Have Never Won an Olympic Medal (and Two That Just Did)  The New York Times
2. She’s the Greatest Distance Swimmer of All Time. How Long Can Katie Ledecky Keep Going?  The Wall Street Journal
3. Olympics day 8 highlights: Katie Ledecky wins 800-meter freestyle swimming gold  The Associated Press
4. Katie Ledecky just can’t stop making history  CNN

NANTERRE, France — Every year on August 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal.  She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the 800-meter freestyle.  Twelve years to the day, Ledecky did it again.  Not a stunner, but one for the ages.  Gold medal No. 9.  Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games... Читать дальше...

Protesters at the #EndBadGovernance protests have been urged to refrain from expressing their plights with anger and continue making the protests peaceful. The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, said protests were fundamental rights of Nigerians to express their grievances and as well draw the attention of the government to cogent matters. He added that

First launched in June, Zynga’s Star Wars Hunters has been a well-received and pretty fun multiplayer title, but the game has been blocking Android foldables such as the Galaxy Z Fold series since day one, and insists on going out of its way to do so.

Kaylee McKeown finished fourth in the 200IM, but a dramatic DQ kept alive her streak of winning a medal in every event in Paris.

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- An off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Saturday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Hebron Joseph, 32, was arrested at 3:07 p.m. near 198th Street and Murdock Avenue, police said. Joseph was on a motorcycle when police conducted a traffic stop. Police say Joseph is an employee of NYC Parks. [...]

Freeman, who's been on the family emergency list ever since his 3-year-old son went into "full body paralysis," according to his wife, could return this week.

reuters — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposed to debate Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on September 4, and the Harris campaign said Trump is trying to back out of a debate that had been set to run on ABC.  The rules would be similar to the first debate with President Joe Biden, who has since dropped his reelection bid, Trump said in a post on Truth Social late Friday. But this time it would have a "full arena audience" and take place in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump said. Читать дальше...

PARÍS — La campeona mundial España remontó un 2-0 adverso, clasificó a las semifinales del torneo de fútbol femenino de…

faces far and away the toughest test of his career in the form of – a true 50/50 heavyweight match-up on paper. The rising American star is 17-0 with 15 knockouts but hasn’t faced a fighter of Bakole’s calibre, who has just one loss to Michael Hunter and blasted through heavyweight stalwart Carlos Takam last […]

A United Kingdom –based entrepreneur and event consultant, Akinlolu Jekins, has been awarded a honourary doctorate in Event Management by the Myles Leadership University in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The honour was said to be in recognition of his contributions to the field of event management. Reacting to the achievement, Jekins, who has worked with entertainment

The killing this week of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, hours after the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah's military chief in Beirut, has triggered vows of vengeance from Iran and the...

PEARL, MS - The Tennessee Smokies jumped out to a big lead again on Saturday night and held on for an 8-5 victory over the Mississippi Braves to clinc... - SL Mississippi Braves

The nine-time Pro Bowler was enshrined in Canton on Saturday, and supplied a speech for the ages.

Simone Biles has done it again – winning gold today along with swimmer Katie Ledecky. On the track, Sha’Carri Richardson took silver in the 100-meter dash. NBC News’ Keir Simmons wraps all the day’s events and shows you the stunning comeback for a Belgian cyclist.

1. Ben Affleck, 51, unveils midlife crisis makeover as he emerges amid Jennifer Lopez divorce drama with faux haw  Daily Mail
2. Ben Affleck Sports a New, Shaved Faux-Hawk Hairstyle While Riding a Motorcycle Around L.A.  PEOPLE

The Tigers add a major piece to class of 2025 defense.

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Veteran outside linebacker Markus Golden enjoyed an extended offseason, but he always remained ready for a…

SANAA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen was struck by a second attack on Saturday, just hours after an earlier attack on the same ship, according to Britain's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

1. The 2011 London riots prepared Starmer for stopping unrest but tackling deeper roots of protests will be much harder  Sky News
2. Keir Starmer's net favourability drops nine points from mid-July  YouGov
3. Starmer Honeymoon Ends as Tax Warnings, Riots Expose Challenge  Bloomberg
4. Keir Starmer’s riot crisis  The Spectator
5. Is Labour facing a summer of unrest?  Financial Times

History and redemption continued to tell the story at Bercy Arena on Saturday as the first day of Event Finals took place.

Bernie Sanders, who endorsed Kamala Harris for president, said Gov. Tim Walz would be a candidate who understands the working class.

Young artistic swimmer part of Team Canada's push for the podium at Paris Games

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Republican senator and Donald Trump’s would-be Veep J.D. Vance downplayed the role a vice president plays in an election—in other words, his own—during a podcast interview that aired Friday.