By Ben Church and Jill Martin, CNN Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health, USA Gymnastics announced on Wednesday. Her withdrawal comes after the 24-year-old — one of the greatest gymnasts of all time — stepped away from a dramatic team competition on Tuesday, citing mental heath
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César López (CNN)– El tenista Daniil Medvedev del Comité OlÃmpico Ruso (ROC) aparentemente luchó con el calor de Tokio el miércoles durante su partido individual contra Fabio Fognini. Cuando el juez central, Carlos Ramos, le preguntó si podÃa seguir jugando, Medvedev respondió: “Soy un luchador, terminaré el partido, pero podrÃa morir”, dijo. “Si muero, ¿la
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By Madeline Holcombe and Andy Rose, CNN The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to overturn an indoor mask mandate put in place Monday. The 5-2 vote followed hours of contentious public comment, mostly against the mandate. “Liberty doesn’t come in increments, small doses, or watered-down varieties,” said Councilman Ernie Trakas, who voted to repeal
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — El medallero de los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020 muestra en lo alto nombres de paÃses que habitualmente compiten por los primeros puestos, como Estados Unidos, China, Gran Bretaña y el anfitrión, Japón. Pero en el tercer puesto de los Juegos OlÃmpicos de verano un nombre saltó inmediatamente a la vista:
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the US Supreme Court fell to 49% this year after hitting a 10-year high in 2020, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, underscoring the country’s changing opinion of the newly solidified 6-3 conservative majority court. The 49% approval rating — and 44% disapproval rating — given to
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Sophie Jeong, CNN Thai citizens seeking Covid-19 treatment in Bangkok are being returned to their hometowns by train, in an effort to alleviate the burden on the capital’s medical system. Thailand is struggling to contain its worst Covid-19 wave of the pandemic, with hospitals in Bangkok becoming overwhelmed by
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La Porte, Texas, officials said Tuesday. “The leak has been isolated, and air monitoring at the facility perimeter indicates no offsite impact. There is no shelter in place or other protective
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Continue ReadingBy Maria Fleet and Ana MarÃa Cañizares, CNN An Ecuadorian court on Monday ruled in favor of revoking the citizenship of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a judgment published by the Judicial Branch of Ecuador. The court’s decision nullified Assange’s status as a naturalized citizen of Ecuador, which was granted to him in December
Continue ReadingSix-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman reacts to former teammate Simone Biles pulling out of the Team Gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingIn an interview with Bill O’Reilly, former President Donald Trump said he would sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google for banning him after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. CNN’s Jim Acosta and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean discuss.
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This time last year, Google was starting to feel the early pandemic slump as large parts of the global economy shut down. On Tuesday, the company showed just how far it’s come since. Google’s parent company Alphabet reported revenue of $61.9 billion for the quarter ended June 30, a staggering
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Wildfires in the US have burned nearly three million acres so far this year — that’s the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined and then some — as the nation’s largest fire scorches even more land and buildings. The Bootleg Fire, the largest active fire in the US, has been
Continue ReadingFires in the West continue to burn, bringing smoke and haze all the way to parts of New England, but monsoon rains will shift north and bring some much needed assistance for firefighters. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population in a week with Covid-19 shots, a feat that has been described as a “success story” and a “beacon of hope” for other countries in the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. The tiny South Asian kingdom of 770,00
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Sabrina Souza, CNN Texas state Rep. Jake Ellzey will win the special election runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District, CNN projects — without the endorsement of Donald Trump. The Republican overcame the former President’s backing of his opponent, Republican Susan Wright, to claim victory. Wright is the widow of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use Wednesday due to higher-than-normal temperatures expected in Northern California and tight energy supplies across the West. Officials called for voluntary electricity conservation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to avoid rolling outages during the
Continue Reading How do elite athletes keep calm on the big stage? Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the science behind keeping calm.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN While people putting their masks back on indoors will help reduce the spread of Covid-19 across the country, getting more Americans vaccinated is still central to ending the pandemic, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Tuesday. “The bottom line is the masks will help us reduce spread
Continue ReadingDr. Michael Bolding made an emotional plea for people in Arkansas to get the Covid-19 vaccine. He speaks with CNN’s Pamela Brown about what it has been like treating unvaccinated patients as cases surge.
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