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2024 Paris Olympics
Lakers superstar LeBron James will be the first U.S. men’s basketball player to serve as flagbearer for Americans at the Olympics opening ceremony.
July 22, 2024
Sports
Arike Ogunbowale set the WNBA All-Star scoring record with 34 points and Caitlin Clark shined as the WNBA All-Stars beat the U.S. Olympic team.
July 20, 2024
Days after leading UCLA to the NCAA title, John Speraw started preparing the U.S. men’s volleyball team for the Paris Olympics.
July 18, 2024
World & Nation
Some said they hoped to make it to the U.S. before November’s elections, because they fear if Donald Trump wins he will close the border to asylum seekers.
Politics
Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt travels to unlikely places to denounce antisemitism. ‘It’s real,’ she says — especially with the war in Gaza.
The U.S. women’s soccer team hasn’t won its last three major tournaments, and its chances of winning Olympic gold in Paris do not look promising.
California
The LA28 Olympic organizing committee announced Friday that Los Angeles nabbed eight of the 19 events, followed by Long Beach (seven) and Carson (four). Some officials previously complained the 2028 Games didn’t feature enough of the city.
July 14, 2024
According to Luminate’s midyear music report, Latin music is the genre that has seen the highest growth rate over the last year.
Business
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says apps that let people access their paychecks early, often for a fee, are lenders and should be subject to lending laws.
July 21, 2024
Secretary of State Blinken directly addressed the possibility that if Trump wins he may back away from Ukraine aid. Trump and Zelensky speak by phone.