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Simone Biles dominates field at U.S. Classic ahead of Olympic return in Paris this summer
Simone Biles won the U.S. Classic by nearly two full points Saturday night in what was her best outing since the Tokyo Olympics.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
You think Parisians grumble a lot? Don’t get them started on the Olympic Games | Robert McLiam Wilson
From price rises to a ridiculous mascot, the French have had it up to here with the event. . We tend to view Paris as a fairytale princess, all romance and half-seen glitter. But for all its glamour, Paris has actually been depressed and irritable ...The Guardian - World -
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas' comeback takes another important step at the U.S. Classic
Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas’ comeback following an eight-year layoff will take another important step at the U.S. ClassicABC News - Sports -
Bus bursts into flames on busy street
Video footage shows firefighters battling huge flames and thick smoke in the middle of a busy street.BBC News - Top stories -
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Who made a case for the Olympic team?
Simone Biles won the 2024 U.S. Classic easily, and looks to be a lock for this summer's Olympic team. But who will join her? We make way-too-early predictions.ESPN - Sports -
Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
Alcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following a trend of booze being made available at college sports venues across the nationABC News - Sports -
U.A.W. Effort to Organize Mercedes Workers in Alabama Has High Stakes
Southern political leaders say a win for the United Automobile Workers would threaten their economies. Activists want to strike a blow against a system they say exploits the poor.The New York Times - Business -
UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, the largest autoworkers union in the U.S., a blow to an effort to strengthen the presence of organized labor in the South.NBC News - Top stories -
Tyler Alexander takes perfect game into eighth inning as Rays beat Blue Jays 4-3
Tyler Alexander took a perfect game bid into the eighth inning before Danny Jansen blooped an opposite-field, one-out single, and the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3ABC News - Sports - MLB -
Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
Gymnastics star Simone Biles says she is better equipped to handle the challenges that await as she prepares for a third OlympicsABC News - Sports -
Kristaps Porzingis injury: Celtics center (calf) will miss first two games of conference finals, per report
There is optimism that Porzingis will return at some point during the seriesCBS Sports - Sports - NBA -
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Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew
The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks say they will argue Greece has no jurisdiction in the caseABC News - World -
Houthi missile strikes Greek-owned oil tanker in Red Sea, U.S. says
It comes just two days after the Houthis shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone.CBS News - Top stories -
Tom McMillen, head of the FBS athletic directors' organization LEAD1, announces he's stepping down
The head of the association representing athletic directors of Football Bowl Subdivision schools is stepping down this fall after more than eight years as president and CEOABC News - Sports -
Bekele & Kipchoge - will Paris 2024 be final showdown?
Kenenisa Bekele will face fellow all-time great Eliud Kipchoge at the Olympics, 21 years on from their first meeting in a final.BBC News - Top stories -
Armed robbers hit luxury jewelry store in Paris
French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris' poshest streets.CBS News - Top stories -
Summer McIntosh lowers her own world record in 400 IM at Canadian Olympic trials
Summer McIntosh has lowered her own world record in the 400-meter individual medley at the Canadian Olympic trialsABC News - Sports -
'I want to be Gabby Douglas': What the return of the 2012 Olympic champion means to the sport
To the generation of younger gymnasts who watched Gabby Douglas become the sport's first Black Olympic all-around champion in 2012, competing alongside her at this weekend's U.S. Classic is a surreal moment.ESPN - Sports -
Mercedes-Benz workers at an Alabama plant voted against joining the UAW, blunting the union's efforts to organize drives at foreign-owned factories.
Mercedes-Benz workers at an Alabama plant voted against joining the UAW, blunting the union’s efforts to organize drives at foreign-owned factories.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father
Prosecution of three high-ranking Syrian officials to be tried in absentia could pave way for president’s case. At midnight on 3 November 2013, five Syrian officials dragged arts and humanities student Patrick Dabbagh from his home in the Mezzeh ...The Guardian - World -
Dancing Past the Venus de Milo
The Louvre is joining in the celebration for the Olympics by opening up for dance and exercise classes early in the morning. Tickets sold out in a flash.The New York Times - Top stories