No fans or sex? Tokyo has tough task trying not to be the first ‘no-fun’ Olympics
By Blake Essig, Akanksha Sharma and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you’re an athlete it’s probably best to avoid…
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Why Japan’s fastest man trains with a set of wheels
If the Olympics were held on time last year, Ryota Yamagata wouldn’t have qualified. One year later, he’s been named captain of the country’s…
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This group of children is up to 10 times more likely to drown than others, a report finds
By Megan Marples, CNN Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 19 in the United States, but…
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Search for 4-year-old halted after dam breaks at Jean Lafitte National Park
By Jennifer Crockett, Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story MARRERO, Louisiana (WDSU) — Work to drain part…
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Biden’s sweeping agenda is unlikely to cause high inflation, Moody’s Analytics says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The bipartisan infrastructure plan and President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion proposal to widen the social safety net…
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Top Japanese CEO says economic losses from no-fan Tokyo Olympics will be ‘enormous’
By Michelle Toh and Selina Wang, CNN Business One of Japan’s most prominent business leaders says the Olympics are losing their commercial…
Continue Reading Miami University begins awarding prizes to students vaccinated against COVID-19
By Todd Dykes Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Ohio (WLWT) — Miami University in Oxford announced Tuesday…
Continue Reading Coroner: 14-year-old girl dies after being pulled from the water at Land of Illusion Adventure Park
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WLWT) — A 14-year-old girl has died after being…
Continue Reading IPS requiring masks for unvaccinated students; vaccinated students may opt out
By Josh Doering Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WISH) — Indianapolis Public Schools on…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t go to do anything’: 78-year-old sets 4 records in powerlifting competition
By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — If you set your mind to it,…
Continue Reading Man accused in plot to attack Sac Democratic headquarters was nearly released. Here’s why he wasn’t
By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A federal judge was prepared to…
Continue Reading Local park trashed and vandalized with graphic graffiti
By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story ROBERTS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Residents living near Jim…
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Russia has launched a laboratory module to its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully launched a long-delayed lab module for the International Space Station. The module is intended to provide…
Continue Reading 3 wounded by gunfire during NBA Finals celebrations in downtown Milwaukee
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee Police are investigating two…
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Indonesia es ahora el epicentro de la crisis de covid-19 en Asia. Lo que debes saber
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Durante gran parte del año pasado, parecÃa que Indonesia habÃa logrado mantener bajo control su brote de covid-19.…
Continue Reading Atletas olÃmpicos, jugadores de béisbol, estrellas del fútbol: ¿por qué seguimos viendo casos de covid-19 entre los deportistas?
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El mundo del deporte, apenas unos dÃas antes de uno de sus principales eventos mundiales, ha estado lidiando con…
Continue Reading Surveyors searching for the graves of 3 lynched Lawrence men
By ABBY DODGE Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — Isaac Smith. George Robertson. Pete…
Continue Reading Metro East mom says son attacked by police dog for no reason
By Kim St. Onge Click here for updates on this story GRANITE CITY, Illinois (KMOV) — A Metro East mom is pressing for…
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See Australia’s Covid PSA that’s meant to ‘scare people’
A commercial meant to scare people into protecting themselves from Covid-19 has faced backlash from Australians who feel as if the government is not…
Continue Reading Man flees Australian Covid quarantine using a bed sheet
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee…
Continue Reading Controversy arises over pandemic hazard related pay
By JAMIE SHERROD, ANNA MUCKENFUSS Click here for updates on this story SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Controversy…
Continue Reading Hungary’s FM: We don’t want LGBTQI ‘activists’ in schools
Speaking to Bianna Golodryga, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country’s new law that bans content which “promotes”…
Continue Reading Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic
By Luke McGee, Amy Cassidy and Boglarka Kosztolanyi CNN Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on…
Continue Reading Truck drivers are essential workers. We need to treat them that way
Opinion by Pete Buttigieg and Marty Walsh for CNN Business Perspectives If you have walked into a store and seen items missing, or wondered why home…
Continue Reading Farms are wasting 1 billion tons of food. That’s a disaster for the climate
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business About 2.5 billion metric tons of food is wasted around the world each year, roughly half of which is lost on farms…
Continue Reading Fire truck stolen during call, later found at Makaha 7-Eleven
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A Honolulu Fire truck was stolen while…
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Border crossing restrictions between US, Mexico extended until at least Aug. 21
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States Department of Homeland Security has once again decided to extend border crossing restrictions between the…
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‘Turner & Hooch’ goes to the dogs with a toothless Disney+ revival
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Who’s a good show? Not “Turner & Hooch,” which goes to the dogs in the wrong way, leaving behind a…
Continue Reading 5 dos and don’ts for selling your used car
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This could be the best time ever to sell or trade in your used car. Used cars are selling for record high prices, and…
Continue Reading This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village
Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social…
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