With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport.
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Police clash with unruly crowd gathered near site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
Authorities say the crowd was believed to be supporters of a far-right group, as ‘there has been much speculation and hypothesis’ about the 17-year-old male suspect in custody.
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Medical worker on trial in leak of Justice Ginsburg’s health records
A former organ transplant coordinator is charged with violating Ginsburg’s privacy in the release of medical records first posted to the online message board 4chan.
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NC Gov. Roy Cooper takes himself out of running for Harris VP
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly are seen as among front-runners to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, according to sources.
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Congress passes Susan Collins’ proposal for U.S. to buy American flags made here
The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, but the federal government soon will be required to buy only those made in the United States.
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At these locations around the world, cats are the star
As cats will, they become the boss everywhere they go, from the White House to a Puerto Rican coffee shop.
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Vance tells donors Harris change was a ‘sucker punch’
‘The bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden,’ Trump’s running mate acknowledged at a private event.
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Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
Ukraine is significantly outgunned by Russia’s bigger army on the roughly 600-mile front line.
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North Korean officials seek medicines for Kim’s obesity-related health problems, Seoul says
South Korea’s spy agency says the North Korea leader appears to have regained the large amount of weight he’d lost in 2021.
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Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
A prominent doctors’ group worries that the condition that can affect breastfeeding is too often treated with unnecessary surgery.