Rain-Soaked Paris Streets Turn Olympic Triathlon into Demolition Derby
Heavy rain in Paris not only wreaked havoc on schedules and travel, it even turned the women’s triathlon cycling event on Wednesday into a demolition derby. The combination of intense heat and near-constant rain caused riders to lose control and crash to the ground, some requiring medical treatment. Guam’s Manami Iijima, Brazil’s Vittoria Lopes, Germany’s […]
Harris hits back at Trump for mocking her heritage: ‘The American people deserve better’
Vice President Harris on Wednesday directly responded to former President Trump’s mockery of her roots earlier in the day, saying the American people deserve to be treated better than the former president. In an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention, Trump said Harris “was always of Indian descent” but “just happened […]
Trump introduces ‘computer genius’ staffer who put up chart moments before assassination attempt: ‘She saved my life’
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called onto the stage the “computer genius” who created the graph that an assassin turned around just before he shot him, and credited her for it. “I love that chart. I’m going to sleep with that chart for the rest of my life,” Trump, 78, said at a campaign […]
Boar’s Head expands deli meat recall to 7M pounds amid deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head Co. has expanded its recall of deli meats to include an additional 7 million pounds of prepared products as the federal government continues to investigate an outbreak of deadly Listeria monocytogenes infections, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late Tuesday. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of 100 tons […]
Canadian Triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk Throws Up After Emerging from the Seine River at Paris Games
Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislauchuk vomited after emerging from the waters of the Seine River following the conclusion of his Olympic competition on Wednesday. Shortly after crossing the finish line, the Canadian suddenly bent over and vomited. clock: I was told to swim in the Seine.They said it would be fun #triathlon #Paris2024 #Olympic https://t.co/L1f4PN95VU pic.twitter.com/yiUJTKNBBk […]
Harvard-Harris Poll Shows 80% Continue to Support Israel
A new Harvard-Harris poll finds that support for Israel remains strong and is getting stronger among American voters. The poll, conducted July 26-28 among 2,196 registered voters with a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points, found that 80% of voters continue to support Israel in its war against Hamas, the same percentage as in […]
Nets’ Jordi Fernandez has with Canada nearing Olympic knockout round
The Nets gave Jordi Fernandez his first NBA head coaching job in part because of his developmental ethos, but also because of his international background. And on the biggest international stage of all, the 2024 Paris Olympics, Fernandez’s work is drawing rave reviews. Fernandez, who was hired by Brooklyn in April, led Canada to a […]
US gymnastics’ Olympic gold medal win came with historic TV ratings
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team had captured the hearts of Americans, and it was showing in the television ratings. Ann An average of 12.7 million viewers watched the show. The network announced in a press release that U.S. Team Gymnastics, led by Simone Biles, won the gold medal on Tuesday in a competition that aired […]
Hateful customer scrawls gay slur on receipt at Kansas eatery
A teenage waiter in Kansas was left in tears after a hateful customer scrawled a homophobic slur on his receipt instead of a tip. “It was very hurtful. I’m not one to cry at work, but it was definitely a first for me,” Noah Bielig said. I told Kake. Bierig, 19, was working a customer […]
Patrick Mahomes reacts to Nebraska 5-star recruit Dylan Raiola looking like his doppelganger
College football camps have begun across the U.S., including for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and several photos have been released showing players practicing. That includes Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 quarterback in the 2024 class, who is expected to start in his true freshman season for the Cornhuskers. Raiola is projected to be in the NFL […]