Suni Lee falls during balance beam in Paris Olympics
The balance beam caused mayhem on Monday. Not only did American skater Simone Biles miss out on a medal after falling off the balance beam during her performance, but her teammate Suni Lee also suffered the same fate. Like Biles, Li’s fall cost her a chance at a medal, and her teammate finished tied for […]
Simone Biles falls off balance beam to cost herself Olympics medal
Simone Biles missed out on her first Olympic medal at the 2024 Olympics after a rare fall. Biles missed out on the podium in the penultimate balance beam event in Paris on Monday, becoming the fourth athlete to fall on the day at the Bercy Arena. With a score of 13.100, Biles missed out on […]
Belgium pulls out of triathlon in Seine after athlete falls ill
The Belgian Olympic Committee said the country’s mixed triathlon team withdrew from Monday’s mixed relay triathlon race after one of its athletes fell ill after swimming in a race down the Seine River last week. “BOIC and Belgian Triathlon must unfortunately announce that the ‘Belgian Hammers’ will not compete in tomorrow’s mixed relay at the […]
China’s Wang Chuqin falls in Olympic table tennis stunner after broken paddle fiasco
Wang Chuqin’s joy at winning her first Olympic gold medal in table tennis doubles has turned to despair afterwards. After Wang and Sun Young-sa beat South Korean players on Tuesday, photographers rushing to capture the moment accidentally broke the world number one’s racket. The racket is a vital piece of equipment needed for the next […]
Container of lithium-ion batteries falls off truck, ignites, causing nearly 48-hour shutdown on I-15 between LA and Las Vegas
A large tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, California. The fire posed such a danger to the local area that the highway was closed for nearly two days, stranding travelers for hours. Just before 6 a.m. Friday, a large trailer carrying a container containing six […]
Katie Ledecky falls short against Ariarne Titmus in 400m freestyle
Fans will have to wait a little longer to see Kate Ledecky win her first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The multi-titled swimmer was unable to reclaim gold in the women’s 400m freestyle at La Défense Arena in Paris on Saturday afternoon, with Australia’s Ariarne Titmuss, who won gold in Tokyo 2021, repeating […]
Yosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during storm | National parks
A father-daughter hike that began as a bucket list for an Arizona college student ended tragically when she fell to her death. Yosemite’s Half Dome Earlier this month. Hiker Grace Roeloff, 20, and her father, Jonathan Roeloff, were descending a cable from the summit of Yosemite on July 13 when they reportedly slipped and fell. […]
Tesla stock falls 8% as growing competition squeezes profits
Tesla shares fell more than 8% in premarket trading on Wednesday after Elon Musk’s electric car maker reported a second consecutive quarterly loss, raising concerns that increased competition is hurting sales and profit margins. The Austin, Texas-based company said on Tuesday that sales at its automotive division fell 7 percent in the three months ending […]
LIVE: Tropical Storm Beryl Texas storm track, man dies after tree falls on roof | LiveNOW from FOX
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 storm. Beryl will continue to move inland brining severe rain, … source
Fish falls from sky, damages New Jersey couple’s Tesla
That’s painful for the bass. A fish fell from the sky and slammed into a Tesla parked in a New Jersey couple’s driveway, cracking the car’s windshield. Cynthia and Jeff Levin said they heard a crash outside their Atlantic Highlands home, about a mile from the nearest body of water, Raritan Bay. According to ABC7. […]