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OLYMPICS, TOKYO, GOLD, FIRST
A 12-Year-Old Syrian Makes Her Olympic Debut
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The youngest Olympian at the Tokyo Games was knocked out of the competition in her first round on Saturday.
The Syrian table tennis player, Hend Zaza,
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BIDEN, JOE, TRUMP, RALLY
Is Joe Biden’s honeymoon over? If his latest polling numbers are any indication, we are, at the very least, approaching that point.
Gallup has released its new approval rating data, and it shows a precipitous drop for Biden. More importantly, he’s losing support
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ANTI, CHINA, FLEES, GUATEMALA
Anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval has fled Guatemala, arriving in neighboring El Salvador just hours after he was removed from his post
LAS CHINAMAS, El Salvador -- Anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval fled Guatemala late Friday,
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POLICE, YEAR, GEORGIA, MURDER
A Georgia man has been arrested in connection with the cold case death of an 8-year-old boy who was found more than 30 years ago in a wooded area near his Atlanta-area home.
James Michael Coates, 56, faces multiple charges, including murder, assault, aggravated
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COVID, 19, CASES, COUNTY
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.
The
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NURSING, HOME, DOJ, NEW
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Justice Department has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response, according to a letter sent Friday to several Republican members of Congress.
Under former
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BORDER, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, BIDEN
President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has canceled 31 miles of border wall construction set for Laredo, Texas, that was previously funded by Congress and former President Trump’s administration.
On Friday, DHS officials announced that
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ALGERIAN, ISRAELI, REFUSING, BOUT
The International Judo Federation suspended an Algerian judoka and his coach Saturday for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics before his event started, after the draw set him on course for a match against an Israeli.
Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef
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CHINA, JINPING, XI, NAVY
FILE PHOTO: A Tencent logo is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang FILE PHOTO: A Tencent logo is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair
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KELLY, BRIBERY, BOY, CASE
Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims
NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly's
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COURT, FLORIDA, CDC, CRUISE
A federal appeals court late on Friday reversed course and let stand a lower court order prohibiting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing coronavirus-related cruise ship rules in Florida.
The decision is a win for Florida
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PROTESTERS, CLASH, BILL, VACCINE
Tens of thousands of people across France are protesting new virus measures
PARIS -- Tens of thousands of people, including far-right activists and members of France's yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone
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COVID, 19, RUSSIA, CUBA
FILE PHOTO: People walk in a commercial street amid the rise in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini FILE PHOTO: People walk in a commercial street amid the rise in cases of the coronavirus
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WOMEN, SOCCER, OLYMPIC, BACK
Alex Morgan of the United States celebrates her team scoring their fifth goal. (Molly Darlington / Reuters)
After suffering a surprising 3–0 loss to Sweden in their Olympic opener, the U.S. women’s soccer team bounced back with a 6–1 victory over New Zealand
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MANDATE, MASK, MISSOURI, LOUIS
St. Louis will reinstate its mask mandate on Monday, as one local health official tries to blame country music fans in Branson, 250 miles away, for rising cases across the state.
“Branson has a lot of country-western shows,” Dr. Marc Johnson of the University
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AFGHAN, WORKED, TRANSLATOR, TALIBAN
The Taliban beheaded an Afghan man who had worked as a translator for the U.S. Army, according to reports.
Sohail Pardis, 32, had been driving from his home in Kabul on May 12 to pick up his sister ahead of Eid, a Muslim holiday, according to The Sun.
AFGHANISTAN
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JENNIFER, BEN, AFFLECK, LOPEZ
(CNN) For beloved Bennifer fans, the long desired reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might actually be happening.
Lopez posted photos from her birthday on Saturday, including one of her kissing someone who appears to be Affleck. She did not tag him
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DEATH, AMANDA, CORDERO, NICK
Amanda Kloots responded to a commenter who criticized her for dating too “fast” after the death of her husband, Nick Cordero, from complications of COVID-19 one year ago.
“The Talk” co-host addressed the critic in an Instagram Story published on Friday by
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THOUSANDS, PRIDE, LAW, MARCH
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the latest anti-LGBTQ law in Budapest, Hungary, June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Marton Monus FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the
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TUCKER, CARLSON, NSA, SPYING
CNN —
A National Security Agency review of its intercepts did not find any evidence that Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s communications were intercepted by the NSA, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Carlson had claimed that the agency was spying
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GOV, IVEY, KAY, ALABAMA
DOTHAN, Alabama — Earlier this week, Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) made national headlines when she told the media during a press gaggle the “unvaccinated” were letting the public down and to blame for the spike in COVID-19 cases in her state.
Alabama is among the
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OREGON, BOOTLEG, FIRE, DODGED
Firefighters work overnight to tackle Bootleg Fire in Oregon
Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the Bootleg Fire, now at over 400,000 acres, in Oregon. This footage shows the difference in fire behavior overnight versus daytime and why resources
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EUROPA, SPACEX, LAUNCH, JUPITER
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas U.S. September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare FILE PHOTO: SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica,
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