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2024 Paris Olympics

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Pin-demonium hits Paris: Inside the pin-trading market at the Olympics
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Pin-demonium hits Paris: Inside the pin-trading market at the Olympics

PARIS (AP) — On the other side of the Atlantic from Wall Street, a market — more wholesome than cutthroat — has sprung up at the Paris Olympics. The commodity at the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2024
United States leads in medal count at 2024 Paris Olympics
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United States leads in medal count at 2024 Paris Olympics

PARIS — Medals will be awarded in 25 events as the 2024 Paris Olympics hit their midpoint today. The marquee event will take place on the track at Stade de France, where…
Posted by John McCarthy August 4, 2024
Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team
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Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team

PARIS — Bahrain Olympic chiefs are convinced they are sending their best ever team to Paris and although they will again be relying heavily on athletics for success, there are…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold
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Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men’s floor exercise finals at the Paris…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
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About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds

PARIS (AP) — About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media
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Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — A surfing judge was removed from the Paris Olympics judging panel after a photo circulated online of him embracing a competitor along the shore’s edge in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Outrage over butch boxer fuels concern of a backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes
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Outrage over butch boxer fuels concern of a backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

PARIS (AP) — LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers…
Posted by John McCarthy August 2, 2024
Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics
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Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2024
Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics
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Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics

PARIS (AP) — Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants…
Posted by John McCarthy July 29, 2024
Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people
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Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people

HAVANA (AP) — Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the cordless platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but won a…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2024

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