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American Katie Ledecky wins 2nd gold, defeats Aussie rival

July 30, 2021 7:59 PM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — Katie Ledecky has closed out her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal. Ledecky became the first female swimmer to capture six…

Biles withdraws from vault, uneven bars finals at Olympics

July 30, 2021 7:55 PM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — USA Gymnastics says Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the Olympic event finals in the vault and uneven bars. She continues…

U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel sets world record to win 3rd Olympic gold

July 30, 2021 7:37 PM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — Caeleb Dressel has won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. Dressel touched in…

Xi Jinping only wants the most devoted Chinese Communist Party members. His tough membership rules could backfire

July 31, 2021 5:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, Nectar Gan and CNN staff, CNN In a meeting room decorated with a stylized hammer and sickle flag, Kelly Hu detailed her…

Blue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied

July 30, 2021 5:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man on the lunar…

Jeff Bezos reignites battle for NASA moon contract

July 30, 2021 5:16 PM CNN

Jeff Bezos is offering NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.…

DOJ tells Treasury to give Trump tax returns to Congress

July 30, 2021 11:34 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Justice says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President…

Saturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here’s how to see it

July 30, 2021 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at…

Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’

July 30, 2021 11:41 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Former President Donald Trump pressured acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was…

Vaccinated people are majority of infected in massive outbreak in Massachusetts

July 30, 2021 11:17 AM ABC News

PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts — Adding more insight into the Centers for Disease Control’s updated mask guidance, newly published details of the…

UK and Romanian crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman

July 30, 2021 3:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was…

Bone confirmed to be remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

July 30, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By James Briggs, CNN A bone found in the Pyrenees mountains has been identified as belonging to missing British hiker Esther Dingley, the charity…

UN says food aid in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region will run out Friday as 400,000 people face famine

July 30, 2021 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, James Briggs and Larry Madowo, CNN The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region…

Hong Kong police arrest man for booing Chinese national anthem while watching Olympics

July 30, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong police have arrested a man after he allegedly booed the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympics award…

FBI investigating Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ in Instagram influencer HushPuppi fraud case

July 30, 2021 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN A high-ranking Nigerian police officer is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly making an arrest…

Djokovic loses in Olympic tennis semis, ends Golden Slam bid

July 30, 2021 3:52 AM Associated Press

TOKYO, Japan — There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic. With his bid over for at least another three years, Djokovic rested his head on…

Japanese athletes face Chinese nationalists’ wrath after beating China at Olympics

July 30, 2021 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Some of Japan’s victorious Olympic athletes have been subjected to a storm of online abuse from Chinese nationalists…

Japanese athletes face Chinese nationalists’ wrath after beating China at Olympics

July 30, 2021 4:06 AM CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Some of Japan’s victorious Olympic athletes have been subjected to a storm of online abuse from Chinese nationalists…

Palestinian man shot dead in violent clashes as 12-year old boy, also killed by Israeli soldiers, is buried

July 30, 2021 3:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian…

Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60

July 30, 2021 4:13 AM CNN

Director-general of Israel’s Health Ministry Nachman Ash talks about his country’s fight against Covid as the Delta variant…

Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60

July 30, 2021 4:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Tal, Jacqueline Howard and Andrew Carey, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister has announced a program to roll out a third dose of the…

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law sentenced to 9 years in prison

July 30, 2021 2:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Chermaine Lee, CNN The first person charged and convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced to nine…

Philippines renews key military agreement with the United States

July 30, 2021 1:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Jeong and Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippines is restoring a military agreement with the United States that makes it easier for US forces to…

UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier pictured in South China Sea

July 30, 2021 5:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN The South China Sea has been a hotbed of naval activity this week, with a British aircraft carrier strike group, an American…

The US and China say they want to avoid military conflict, but no one can agree on how

July 30, 2021 12:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Westcott and Nectar Gan, CNN Among the recriminations and accusations, there was one point of consensus when American and Chinese diplomats…

CDC warns Delta variant spreads like chickenpox, causes severe infection

July 29, 2021 10:27 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily…

July 30 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

July 29, 2021 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

Watch Sunisa Lee’s family and friends react to her gold medal win

July 30, 2021 10:02 PM CNN

Sunisa’s Lee’s family and friends gathered in her Minnesota hometown to cheer her on as she competed in the women’s all-around gymnastics…

Biden calls for $100 vaccine incentives, new rules for fed workers

July 29, 2021 2:08 PM ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is stepping up efforts to get shots in people’s arms, including calling on states, territories and…

Youth infections cited as driving factor in Mexico’s 3rd wave of Covid cases

July 29, 2021 6:21 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Hours after authorities raised the Covid-19 alert level in the face of surging infections, especially among young people,…