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Month: July 2024

Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics

AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t far fetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren’t a burden for the 22-year-old Frenchman. Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke

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Health care worker convicted of accessing Justice Ginsburg’s health records as she battled cancer

By John Fritze, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A former health care worker was convicted Wednesday of illegally accessing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records in 2019 as she was battling cancer, a move prosecutors claimed was driven by online conspiracy theories about her health. But the jury acquitted Trent Russell of a

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Facebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares higher after hours

AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investments in artificial intelligence will account for a significant increase in Facebook parent company Meta’s expenses in the coming year, but stronger-than-expected revenue from its advertising business was enough to reassure investors that its business is on the right track. Meta Platforms Inc. reported stronger-than-expected results for the

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees to review suicide ruling in case of woman with 20 stab wounds

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds. Greenberg’s

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Pennsylvania county law enforcement officials say Secret Service is presenting a ‘misleading’ picture of Trump shooting scene

By Jeremy Herb, Scott Glover, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people” by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left” and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Beaver County District Attorney

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Pennsylvania county law enforcement officials say Secret Service is presenting a ‘misleading’ picture of Trump shooting scene

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Scott Glover, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people” by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left” and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Beaver County District

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Cierre de la elección para el consejo municipal de San Luis, reflexiones de los candidatos

Miriam Ordonez SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) – La carrera por un asiento en el Consejo Municipal de San Luis, Arizona, ha llegado a su fin, con nueve candidatos compitiendo por una posición para los próximos cuatro años. Ahora que los centros de votación han cerrado, los candidatos han compartido sus pensamientos finales sobre el proceso electoral.

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Paris Olympics sweetheart: Rugby player Ilona Maher promotes body positivity through social media

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Ilona Maher, America’s rugby-playing social media sweetheart, walked onto the terrace of Team USA House carrying a sandwich, the United States’ first ever rugby sevens Olympic medal hanging around her neck. In between a rapid-fire media rotation, she squeezed in bites of her snack and reapplied her trademark red

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Houston Police trying to contact victims after 4,017 sexual assault cases were shelved, chief says

Associated Press Houston’s interim police chief says a lack of communication from department leaders made it possible for officers to drop more than 264,000 cases. More than 4,000 sexual assault cases and two homicides were among the cases shelved. Interim Chief Larry Satterwhite told the Houston City Council Wednesday that a code adopted in 2016

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What options does Maduro have after Venezuela’s contested presidential election?

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The world’s democracies have almost unanimously condemned the results of Venezuela’s presidential election and called for a transparent vote count to confirm what the opposition says was its landslide victory over President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan electoral authorities say the president won Sunday’s election by seven points. The opposition says his rival,

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