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- Katie Ledecky dethroned at Olympics
  The U.S. swimmer lost an individual Olympic race here on Monday for the first time in her glittering career.
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Fact checking Trump's election fabrications
In mid-May, partisan investigators hired by Arizona state lawmakers backed off their allegation that the state's most populous county had destroyed its 2020 election database. …
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'Dating Game Killer' dies in California at age 77
A prolific serial torture-slayer dubbed “The Dating Game Killer” died Saturday while awaiting execution in California, authorities said. Rodney James Alcala was 77. Alcala wa…
sports
Report: MLB pitcher got death threats after rough game
Nick Wittgren wrote, "There is nothing normal about threatening someone and their families lives."
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Officer getting paid after murder conviction resigns
An Alabama police officer who remained on his city's payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. Officer William…
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Simone Biles effect: Black participation rising in gymnastics
There's a phenomenon that happens every time Simone Biles appears on a screen inside Power Moves Gymnastics & Fitness. As if flipping a switch, the young women of color on the…
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States scale back COVID reporting just as cases surge
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 informatio…
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Court lifts CDC rules for Florida-based cruise ships
Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling Friday by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev…
sports
12-year-old Syrian fights for her dream at Olympics
Hend Zaza is a 12-year-old from Syria. Saturday, she competed at the Olympics in Tokyo.
sports
NFL fining unvaccinated players $14K for violations
Unvaccinated players need to follow the protocols to a T or risk a $14,000 fine every time they don't.
sports
USWNT bounces back from embarrassing loss
Against a weaker opponent than Sweden, the Americans took a step in the right direction in Tokyo.
sports
Another health issue rearing its head at Olympics
Already under strict COVID protocols, athletes and organizers are also having to creative to cool off, and some aren't happy about it.
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Poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots
Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite eviden…
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False stories that dominated the internet this week
None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. CLAIM: A video shows U.S. government agents forcing students at an Idaho middle school to receive…
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Search for bodies at Surfside condo site concluded
Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of …
politics
Senate makes historic LGBTQ confirms confirmations
The Senate confirmed two LGBTQ women to top military positions on Thursday in historic firsts.Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as undersecretary of the Air
sports
Patrick Mahomes: We're 'driven to go harder' by Super Bowl loss
Much like how the Chiefs parlayed the emotions from a 2019 playoff loss into a Super Bowl win the following year, Mahomes envisions a scenario where last February’s defeat spar…
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Calif. compensates victims of forced sterilizations
Latino families of women who were forcibly sterilized under a former California law talk of the pain to families as the state moves to compensate victims.
sports
Nearly 2,000 drones form stunning globe for Olympics
The globe near the stadium looked like you could reach out and touch it.

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Court lifts CDC rules for Florida-based cruise ships

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Poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots

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