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Olympics gymnastics latest: Simone Biles wins gold at all-around finals 08/01/2024 03:38pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Simone Biles held off Brazil���s Rebeca Andrade for all-around Olympics gymnastics gold. At 27, she���s the oldest Olympic women���s gymnastics champ since 1952. Simone on the GOAT necklace: Best of both worlds Simone Biles had the GOAT necklace ready, just in case the women���s all-a Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media 08/01/2024 02:06pm • 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 Tahiti this week. During one of the competition's off days, a commentator shared a photo on his social media showin Houston Police trying to contact victims after 4,017 sexual assault cases were shelved, chief says 07/31/2024 04:40pm • The interim police chief of Houston said Wednesday that poor communication by department leaders is to blame for the continuation of a ���bad��� policy that allowed officers to drop more than 264,000 cases, including more than 4,000 sexual assault cases and at least two homicides. Interim Chief Larr Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack 07/31/2024 03:12pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group���s ties with allies around the region. At the head of its political hierarchy, he had little military role ��� but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks Simone Biles has redefined her sport ��� and its vocabulary. A look at the skills bearing her name 07/30/2024 08:47pm • PARIS (AP) ��� It is not enough ��� it has never been enough ��� for Simone Biles to do gymnastics. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. That could continue this week when she trie What to Do When Medicare Advantage Plans Deny Coverage 07/30/2024 08:00pm • Since their introduction 20 years ago, Medicare Advantage plans have become a rapidly expanding option in the Medicare system. In 2023, more than 30 million people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, accounting for 51% of those eligible for Medicare. By 2033, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage Editorial Roundup: United States 07/30/2024 07:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 26 The Washington Post on Biden's SCOTUS reform plan In an Oval Office speech on Wednesday, President Biden announced that he supports reforming the Supreme Court, ���because this is critical to our democracy.��� But how? There ar Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval 07/30/2024 07:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's largest school district announced Tuesday that it won't teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education's refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the w Do you recognize that phone number? Prince George's Co. police have tips on how to avoid over-the-phone scammers 07/30/2024 05:30pm • Scam artists keep getting more sophisticated, and the sheer number of them and the amount of money they've taken continues to spike compared to a year ago. That has Prince George���s County police reminding people about what to watch for, while revealing more about how scammers target victims. In Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges 07/30/2024 05:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with social media by letting people bet on the future reputation of celebrities and influencers has been arrested on a fraud charge. Nader Al-Naji, 32, was arrested in Los Angeles on Saturday on a wire fraud charge Falcons owner Arthur Blank says optimism is increased by new names atop the QB depth chart 07/30/2024 03:01pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) ��� Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank says having new names atop the quarterback depth chart is among the reasons he is ���more optimistic than I've been in several years��� about his team's outlook. Blank, 81, has owned the Falcons since 2002, and he acknowledged Tuesday t The Latest: Simone Biles and Team USA win women's gymnastics team gold 07/30/2024 02:31pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Simone Biles and the U.S. women took the gold the gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, completing their ���redemption tour��� after taking second in the 2021 Tokyo games. Italy came in second and Brazil in third. Team USA soaks it in The U.S. women���s gymnastics team gra Another Chinese doping controversy pops up during Olympic swimming competition 07/30/2024 12:12pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently. The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers ��� including one on this year's Olympic team ��� How would term limits impact the Supreme Court? 07/30/2024 10:30am • President Joe Biden is proposing sweeping changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for the court's nine justices instead of the current system which gives them lifetime appointments. The change would need to be approved by Congress. "When the Constitution was drafted, people di White House says no need to restrict 'open-source' artificial intelligence ��� at least for now 07/30/2024 09:31am • The White House is coming out in favor of ���open-source��� artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that there's no need right now for restrictions on companies making key components of their powerful AI systems widely available. ���We recognize the importance of open system