PARIS – For decades Olympic swimming venues have been a reflection of the long held notion that the sport has two super powers, Australia and the United States, and all the nations are just the supporting cast. But the Paris La Defense Arena, the swimming venue for these Olympic Games, had a distinctly different feel…
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The return of Leagues Cup offers Major League Soccer clubs chances to compete against opponents they know well and those they don’t. Following a comfortable group stage victory over Club Tijuana, the Los Angeles Football Club turns its attention from a team they had not played before to the very familiar Vancouver Whitecaps. Ahead of…
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A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot outside the entrance of a smoke shop in Santa Ana on Monday, July 29, officials said. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. at 626 South Harbor Boulevard. The woman, identified as Jennifer Ninel Rodriguez from Santa Ana, was found lying near the entrance of the business suffering from multiple…
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Simone Biles leads the U.S. women into the gymnastics team final as part of an action-packed slate Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here is a guide of what to look out for: Biles in gymnastics team final despite injury The 27-year-old Biles is in the lineup to compete in all four events of the team final despite a…
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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Southern California on Monday afternoon, July 29, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, which occurred at around 1 p.m., was centered about 10 miles northeast of Barstow at a depth of roughly 7.5 miles, according to the USGS. The quake’s epicenter was near the Calico fault, which crosses…
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A Marine involved in a vehicle rollover at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms has died, military officials said Monday. The Marine was part of the Tactical Exercise Control Group overseeing a service-level exercise on Saturday, July 27, when the vehicle flipped. The exercises, which include live-fire and combined arms use, are designed to…
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This weekend as Paris kicked off the 2024 Olympic Games, First Lady Jill Biden and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined together in the City of Lights to start the countdown to the 2028 Olympic Games in L.A. In less than 1,500 days the Olympics arrive in America and the U.S Presidential Delegation to the…
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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 24 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help the U.S. women’s basketball team beat Japan 102-76 on Monday night in the Olympic opener for both teams. The Americans now have a 56-game Olympic winning streak that dates to the 1992 Barcelona Games. The last of those victories before Monday…
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By Matt Egan | CNN The dream of homeownership feels out of reach for many American families. The vast majority (86%) of current renters in the United States say they would like to buy a home — but can’t afford one, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS released Monday. Among those same renters…
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PARIS – If you happen to be golfing at Del Mar Country Club in the coming months, and you see a large, shiny, silver object on the green ahead, that belongs to skateboarder Jagger Eaton. “I guess I’m gonna use this as my ball marker,” he said of the silver medal dangling from his neck.…
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