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• Noah Lyles wins Olympic gold by five-thousandths of a second: PHOTOS

  04-08-2024 23:59 via foxnews.com
  
  American sprinter Noah Lyles won gold in the 100-meter sprint on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. He was five-thousands of a second quicker than Jamaica's Kishane Thompson.
  
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• Riots erupt in UK after stabbing spree falsely blamed on asylum seeker

  04-08-2024 23:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Riots have broken out across the U.K. in recent days over false rumors spread online that an asylum seeker was responsible for a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event that left three girls dead and others wounded. The suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, who was born in Wales to Rwandan parents.Suspects under 18 are typically not named in the U.K., but the judge in the case ordered the suspect to be identified to stop the spread of misinformation. The tee
  
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• Belgium withdraws from Olympic triathlon event after athlete who swam in Seine River gets sick

  04-08-2024 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Belgium will no longer compete in the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its athletes who previously swam in the Seine River fell ill, the country’s Olympic committee said.Claire Michel "is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition," the Olympic committee and the Interfederal Committee said in a statement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMichel competed in the women’s triathlon on Wednesday after days of training postponem
  
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• Nicole Kidman drives a Subaru despite Keith Urban buying her a Lamborghini

  04-08-2024 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Famous Aussie actress Nicole Kidman just can't kick the outback.The elusive and ever-talented actress proved she's a little more down-to-earth than a litany of awards and accolades might make her seem. She shared the surprising kind of car she drives in a conversation with Victoria Beckham.Beckham, who was interviewed by Kidman for Vogue Australia, was eager to learn what kind of car the "Moulin Rouge" star drove. The conversation was prompted by Beckham's viral moment last year, when she t
  
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• Simone Biles reveals 1 question that's 'really gotta stop' being asked to Olympic athletes

  04-08-2024 22:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Simone Biles is just trying to soak in the moment.Biles has further cemented her legacy as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time after she took home the gold medal in the women’s vault final on Saturday, marking her third gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics.Biles is just the second woman in Olympic history to win the vault twice, having claimed top of the podium at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, these are her third Olympic
  
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• 2024 Olympic Games medal counter: Stay up to date on Team USA, other wins

  04-08-2024 22:29 via foxnews.com
  
  The Paris Olympics are underway and several medals have already been doled out.The United States led the way with 71 medals in total as of Sunday evening. Team USA has 19 gold, 26 silver and 26 bronze medals.Here are the Americans who won medals during the 2024 Olympics so far.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
  
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• USA sprinter Noah Lyles wins first Olympic gold in epic men's 100M final

  04-08-2024 22:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Noah Lyles finally has his Olympic gold medal.After talking the talk for quite some time and dominating the world championships last year, the Gainesville, Florida, native is now walking the walk, as he won the men’s 100-meter final on Sunday in Paris.Lyles crossed the finish line in 9.784 seconds, a personal best, and winning by five-thousandths of a second.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA long photo finish review was necessary to officially crown Lyles champion, as he
  
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• Yaroslava Mahuchikh claims Olympic gold

  04-08-2024 22:06 via nbcnews.com
  World record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine her first Olympic gold medal in the women's high jump, edging Australia's Nicola Olyslagers, who claimed silver for the second consecutive Olympics.
  
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• 'General Hospital' star Johnny Wactor's murder: LAPD releases photos of suspects

  04-08-2024 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released photos of the suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of "General Hospital" star Johnny Wactor in May.On Sunday, the LAPD shared photos in a community alert of an allegedly stolen vehicle the suspects are believed to have fled the scene in. Police have described the stolen vehicle as a 2018 black, four-door Infiniti Q50, with tan interior.According to Wactor's mom, Scarlett Wactor, he and a co-worker were asked to stay late at a r
  
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• Nancy Pelosi suggests adding Biden to Mount Rushmore: 'Such a consequential president'

  04-08-2024 21:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mused Sunday morning that President Biden could be added to Mount Rushmore after choosing to step out of the 2024 race.CBS journalist Lesley Stahl asked Pelosi, D-Calif., about reports claiming she led efforts to remove Biden from the presidential ticket following his disastrous debate against former President Trump.Pelosi denied leading any charge to oust Biden and instead remarked how he was at "the top of his game" before making his decision to leave the race
  
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• Scheffler gets the Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 62

  04-08-2024 21:42
  
  Scottie Scheffler is the best player in golf and has an Olympic gold medal to show for it
  
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• Biden approves Florida emergency declaration over Tropical Storm Debby

  04-08-2024 21:40 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida as Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward the Sunshine State, the White House confirmed Sunday. The president’s move helps free up federal resources and authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, the White House said. Debby was expected to become a hurricane as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, bringing with it the
  
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• Alcaraz says pressure of playing for Spain got to him in loss to Djokovic in Olympics

  04-08-2024 21:02
  
  Emotional and unable to hold back tears, Carlos Alcaraz needed a moment to compose himself after losing to Novak Djokovic in the men’s tennis singles final at the Paris Olympics
  
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• Gaza: airstrikes on schools and a hospital kill 30 amid ‘heated’ US-Israeli talks

  04-08-2024 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Two schools and a hospital complex struck as Palestinian stabs two Israelis to death in a city near Tel AvivIsraeli airstrikes hit two schools and a hospital complex in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, amid reports of heated disagreements between US and Israeli leaders about a possible ceasefire deal.Inside Israel, a Palestinian stabbed two people to death in a city near Tel Aviv, adding to tensions as the country braces for Iran’s response to the assassinations of key allies th
  
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• IDF uncovers massive smuggling tunnel for vehicles on Gaza-Egypt border

  04-08-2024 20:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel Defense Forces discovered a large tunnel that is big enough to allow vehicles to pass through on the border between Gaza and Egypt, officials said Sunday.The 10-foot-tall tunnel was found last week on the so-called Philadelphi Route as IDF troops were in the area to search for tunnel routes that Hamas terrorists were believed to be using to smuggle arms.The IDF said their troops have eliminated dozens of such tunnels in the area and will continue to uncover and destroy others that they ma
  
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• Jubilation in Caribbean at St Lucia’s and Dominica’s first Olympic medals

  04-08-2024 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter Julian Alfred and triple jumper Thea LaFond both win gold on SaturdayThere was jubilation in the Caribbean on Sunday after St Lucian sprinter Julian Alfred and Dominican triple jumper Thea LaFond secured their countries’ first ever medals, both golds.From entering the Games as a little-known competitor, Julian Alfred demonstrated immense athletics prowess by winning the women’s 100-metre finals on Saturday, in 10.72sec. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Humpback whale spotted swimming without tail

  04-08-2024 19:48
  
  A humpback whale that was missing its tail and spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, experts say.
  
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• WATCH: Bears tussle in California yard

  04-08-2024 19:47
  
  Two bears were captured having a playful tussle in the yard of a home in South Lake Tahoe, California.
  
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• 5-year-old killed after wind propels bounce house into the air

  04-08-2024 19:18
  
  A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child was hospitalized after heavy winds lifted a bounce house at a Maryland baseball game, officials said.
  
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• Almost 100 people killed in Bangladesh as protesters renew call for PM to quit

  04-08-2024 19:06 via theguardian.com
  Military announces curfew and mobile internet access cut off as fresh wave of demonstrations erupts across countryDozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign as mobile internet access was cut off in an attempt to quell the unrest.The country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper, Prothom Alo, said at least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, ha
  
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• Man gets life sentence for killing his 3 young sons at their Ohio home

  04-08-2024 17:57
  
  A man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year
  
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• Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s, says Zelenskiy

  04-08-2024 16:18 via theguardian.com
  
  President confirms long-awaited arrival of US-made fighter jets as Ukrainian pilots fly overheadUkrainian pilots have started flying F-16s, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, confirming the long-awaited arrival of the US-made fighter jets more than 29 months since Russia’s invasion.Ukraine’s president announced the use of F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, as he met military pilots at an airbase flanked by two of the jets, with two more flying overhead. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel prepares for Iran attack amid warnings that regime is close to having nuclear weapon: 'Unnerving'

  04-08-2024 15:43 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM – As Iran ramps up its threats to launch a massive attack against U.S. ally Israel and possibly American assets in the region, the rogue regime in Tehran is on the cusp of producing a nuclear bomb.Late last month, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said after having reviewed a Director of National Intelligence report on Iran's atomic program, "I believe it is a certainty that if we do not change course, Iran will in the coming weeks or months possess a nuclear weapon." He added, "Iran
  
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• UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks

  04-08-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trade bodies blame lack of lab facilities at Brexit border posts for longer delays and shorter shelf life of foodImported food coming into the UK through Brexit border posts is being sent back to Europe to be tested due to a lack of laboratory capacity in Britain, food bodies have said.The SPS Certification Working Group, which represents 30 trade bodies covering £100bn worth of the UK’s food supply, has written to the government warning that members are being advised that some sampl
  
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• Interview: Médecins Sans Frontières's Dr Natalie Roberts

  04-08-2024 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam speaks to the Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières
  
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• Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds

  04-08-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan regionA fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard or fake, according to a major research project, raising the alarm over a problem that could be contributing to the deaths of countless patients.Researchers from Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia analysed 27 studies in the review and found, of the 7,508 medicine samples included, 1,639 failed at least one quality test and were confirmed to be su
  
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• How the US used AI to take on the Taliban amid drawdown

  04-08-2024 08:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Many have questioned the lessons learned from the 20-year war in Afghanistan following the chaotic withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover, but one major accomplishment from the U.S.’s time fighting the Taliban has emerged – the use of Artificial Intelligence to track terrorist attacks. In 2019, U.S. and coalition forces began drawing down their troop presence across the country, which left remaining forces strapped when it came to their ability to maintain human intelligence
  
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• History for Saint Lucia, Julien Alfred wins first medal

  04-08-2024 05:24 via nbcnews.com
  Julien Alfred made history for St. Lucia in the women's 100m, upsetting Sha'Carri Richardson for the gold to win the first ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia.
  
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• Boy dies as bounce house goes airborne and crashes onto Maryland baseball field

  04-08-2024 03:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The bounce house full of children went airborne and crashed down onto a baseball field during a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game, authorities said.
  
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• Australia news live: Pocock accuses government of ‘betrayal’ of Peta Murphy’s legacy over failure to support gambling ad ban

  04-08-2024 03:04 via theguardian.com
  Ban proposed in an inquiry led by one of Labor’s own MPs, the late Peta Murphy. Follow the day’s headlines and news updates liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsked whether the government could still use an advisory body to help it target initiatives, Albanese says he accepts the outcome of the referendum and “the voice was never the end in itself”.It was about putting Indigenous recognition in the constitution in the form which w
  
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• Name-calling and hyperbole: Trump continues fear-mongering fest at Georgia rally

  04-08-2024 02:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-president touched upon a range of topics from crime to immigration in his speech with mostly made-up statisticsDonald Trump addressed a fully-packed venue in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, with thousands of people waiting in the Georgia heat outside to enter, or to protest his appearance in a city he has condemned repeatedly.His remarks were consistent with the tenor and comportment of restraint and probity Atlantans are used to hearing at this point. Continue reading...
  
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• Vice President Harris nears decision on running mate

  04-08-2024 01:41 via nbcnews.com
  As former President Trump and his running mate Ohio Senator JD Vance campaign in Atlanta tonight, Vice President Harris is working with advisors to finalize her choice for the candidate to run for her current job as she vies for the presidency. NBC News’ Dasha Burns reports from the campaign trail.
  
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• Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

  04-08-2024 01:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas is going to spend about 15 years in prison.
  
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• Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik’s rise to Olympic fame 

  04-08-2024 01:39 via nbcnews.com
  Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik won another bronze medal today. He’s shot to fame over the past week, becoming known as “pommel horse guy” and going viral for his Rubik’s cube skills and eyeglasses. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk has more with the breakout star.
  
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• U.S. Olympian Maggie Steffens shares tribute to late sister-in-law

  04-08-2024 00:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Steffens, captain of the U.S. women’s water polo team, posted a tribute to Lulu Conner on Instagram Saturday, sharing three photos that captured the essence of her late sister-in-law.
  
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• Florida braces for tropical storm with hurricane force winds and ocean surges

  04-08-2024 00:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Named Debby, the storm system had maximum sustained wind speeds of 40mph and was moving toward the stateA tropical storm with near hurricane strength winds and life threatening storm surges is expected to crash into Florida’s Big Bend area on the northern Gulf coast shoreline by Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.As of 5pm ET on Saturday, the storm, named Debby, had maximum sustained wind speeds of 40mph and was moving off the coast of Havana, Cuba, and towards Florida. The
  
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• Harris' husband Doug Emhoff acknowledges reports of an affair during his first marriage

  04-08-2024 00:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff appeared to acknowledge reports that he had an affair during his first marriage, prior to his relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris.
  
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• Dozens arrested across UK as Cooper says ‘violent thugs will pay the price’ – as it happened

  04-08-2024 00:35 via theguardian.com
  
  This liveblog is now closed. Read the Observer’s full report on today’s rioting: Government warns that rioters ‘will pay the price’ as wave of violence sweeps UKTory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has criticised Nigel Farage’s remarks about the Southport stabbings, saying they did not “make the situation better”.Asked for his view on the remarks from the Reform UK leader, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:I don’t follow all the comment
  
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• Boxer Imane Khelif guaranteed a medal as IOC condemns questions about her gender identity

  04-08-2024 00:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian welterweight Imane Khelif, backed by a sizable cheering section, beat Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision on Saturday, clinching an Olympic medal.
  
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• Katie Ledecky wins 9th gold medal, most by American female Olympian

  04-08-2024 00:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  NANTERRE, France — Katie Ledecky cannot be stopped.
  
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• Huge crowds return to Venezuela’s streets to protest against Maduro

  04-08-2024 00:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Tens of thousands gather in Caracas defying crackdown by president to hear speech by María Corina Machado Huge crowds have gone back on to the streets of Venezuela’s cities to continue their campaign against President Nicolás Maduro’s alleged attempt to steal last week’s election and denounce his intensifying crackdown on opposition supporters.Maduro said 2,000 people had been arrested and would face “maximum punishment”. Continue reading...
  
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