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Gabby Thomas wins women's 200 meters at U.S. Olympic trials with second-fastest time ever, Allyson Felix fails to qualify

Gabby Thomas ran a world-leading 21.94 seconds in the semifinals of the women’s 200 meters on Friday — and her momentum carried over to Saturday.Thomas eclipsed her previous career-best as she crossed the finish line in 21.61 to win...

'I'm trying to save American democracy': Donald Trump returns to rally stage in Ohio

Former President Donald Trump returned to campaign mode with a vengeance Saturday night, vowing at a rally in Ohio that Republicans would take back Congress, bemoaning his loss in last November’s election and retaliating against a GOP congressman who voted...

Opinion: Tokyo-bound Shane Wiskus shows Minnesota what a mistake it made in cutting men's gymnastics

ST. LOUIS — The Minnesota athletics department would have been better sitting this one out.No sooner had Shane Wiskus been introduced as a member of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday night than the...

Body found in rubble after Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 5; 156 unaccounted for

SURFSIDE, Fla. – Responders found a body and human remains Saturday in the rubble at the site of a 12-story beachfront condominium building that collapsed just north of Miami early Thursday morning, killing at least five people and leaving 156 more...

Biden walks back veto threat of infrastructure deal amid intense pushback from Republicans

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday walked back a threat to veto his bipartisan infrastructure deal amid intense pushback from Republicans that jeopardized the fragile agreement just one day after it was reached. In a prepared statement, Biden said he "understandably upset...

5 dead after hot air balloon crashes into power line in New Mexico

Five people, including the parents of an Albuquerque police officer, are dead after a hot air balloon crashed into a power line Saturday morning in New Mexico.The hot air balloon with five people aboard struck a power line about 6 miles west...

Who's who? Meet the U.S. men's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics

Team USA expanded its Tokyo Olympics roster by five on Saturday as the men's competition concluded at the U.S. gymnastics team trials.Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, Sam Mikulak and Shane Wiskus will compete together in the team event. Alec Yoder...

Opinion: Simone Biles is going to push the limits of gymnastics – no matter what the judges say

ST. LOUIS — If gravity can’t hold Simone Biles down, good luck to the International Gymnastics Federation.Biles brought back her double twisting, double somersault dismount on balance beam for the first time in almost two years at the Olympic...

Black activists travel the South to push for voting protections, honor Freedom Riders

RICHMOND, Va. – Hannah Gebresilassie felt the weight of history when she boarded earlier this week a bus full of voting rights activists traveling from Georgia to Virginia. Sixty years ago, civil rights activists had also traveled by bus through the South in their fight...

'Grievance tour' or 2024 preview? Donald Trump to hold campaign-style rally in Ohio on Saturday

Former President Donald Trump heads to Ohio on Saturday for his first campaign-style rally since leaving the White House, an event that could signal how engaged he will be in next year’s congressional elections and possibly offer clues about...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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