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The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) removed head coach Bev Priestman today following her suspension by Canada Soccer over a drone spying scandal that has thrust the 2020 Olympic gold medalists into an unsavory global spotlight. Read more
“Israel has a right to defend itself. And how it does so matters,” Harris told reporters after the meeting. She said she raised her serious concerns about the scale of human suffering in Gaza. Read more
A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from Saturday. Read more
When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the then-head of Paris police, he was dead-set against it. Read more
The U.S. began their quest for a fifth gold medal with a resounding 3-0 victory over Zambia at Nice Stadium on the first day of the Olympics women’s soccer competition today. Read more
“I condemn the burning of the American flag,” Harris said in a statement. “It should never be desecrated in that way.” Read more
The pair face charges for their roles in the bungled police response to the shooting during which officers waited for more than an hour outside a classroom where the gunman was holed up with children, including those who made lengthy calls to 911 emergency services, saying they were in the room with the gunman and surrounded by bodies. Read more
Her swift reassembling of the Democratic coalition appeared to help narrow Trump’s significant advantage over Biden of only a few weeks ago. Read more
Parks Canada said there had been a “significant loss” of buildings inside the town but added it could not give specific details of the damage, or which areas had been burned and it urged residents not to return. Read more
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The SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of the Interactive Media Agreement that covers video game performers, effective July 26, the union said on Thursday. Read more
Growth last quarter also received a boost from inventory building as well as increased government spending, the Commerce Department’s advance report on second-quarter gross domestic product today showed. Read more
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane had ruled on July 12 that Giuliani should be kicked out of bankruptcy over his failure to make required financial disclosures. Read more
The U.S. Department of Defense has faced challenges in accurately valuing defense articles sent to Ukraine due to unclear accounting definitions, a new Government Accountability Office report showed. Read more
Posting a tweet about the clip on her Instagram story, the actor wrote: “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States.” Read more
The Japanese unit this week rallied sharply as market participants unwound their long-held bets against the currency. Read more
Spencer Gear was charged in Nevada federal court on July 16 with 22 counts of making threats to kill or injure officials, including making a call to New York threatening to kill two individuals referred to as “A.B.” and “J.M.” Read more
Homeless encampments have vexed California, where housing costs are among the nation’s highest, more than any other state. Read more
The three new cases involved poultry farm workers who were killing infected chickens at a Weld County egg farm, the health department said. Read more
Holding an event away from the continent where the main Games were held happened only once in the history of the modern Olympics — in 1956. Read more
The largest fire now burning in the United States, Oregon’s Durkee Fire, has burned at least 240,000 acres, threatened multiple small towns, scorched ranch land and killed cattle by the hundreds, local media reports said. Read more
The state Department of Health reported one additional case of mpox in a nonresident diagnosed on Oahu — the fifth case diagnosed in Hawaii so far this year. Read more
