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US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds 08/07/2024 05:29pm • The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for the Paris Olympics Day 12: Quincy Hall gives Americans another come-from-behind gold 08/07/2024 05:24pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics. Hall sprinted from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal. Hall, buried in fourth place as th Wednesday's Olympic Medalists 08/07/2024 05:23pm • ATHLETICS Men's 3000m Steeplechase GOLD_Soufiane El Bakkali, Morocco SILVER_Kenneth Rooks, United States BRONZE_Abraham Kibiwot, Kenya Men's 400m GOLD_Quincy Hall, United States SILVER_Matthew Hudson-Smith, Britain BRONZE_Muzala Samukonga, Zambia Men's Discus Throw GOLD_Roje Stona, Jamaica SILVER_My China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia 08/07/2024 05:08pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) ��� China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. China dominated in the absence of Russia, which had won every gold medal in artistic beginning with the 2000 Sydney G China goes 1-2 in semifinals of men's 3-meter springboard diving at Paris Olympics 08/07/2024 04:29pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) ��� China moved a step closer to its sixth straight gold medal in diving, claiming the top two spots in the semifinals of the men's 3-meter springboard semifinals Wednesday. Wang Zongyuan led with 537.85 points over six dives, followed by defending Olympic champion Xie Siyi July 4th fire was 'the worst thing that could possibly happen.' Now, this Montgomery Co. women's shelter is reopening 08/07/2024 04:20pm • A month after a Montgomery County, Maryland, women's shelter caught fire, the Interfaith Works Women���s Center on Crabbs Branch Way reopened Wednesday, welcoming 37 women back home. ���We did not foresee ��� that something like this would happen,��� said N���Jeri Henry, Interfaith Works deputy d Amgen, Airbnb fall; Fortinet, Dynatrace rise, Wednesday, 8/7/2024 08/07/2024 04:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Novo Nordisk, down $10.89 to $119.23. The drug developer's second-quarter financial results fell short of Wall Street forecasts. Amgen Inc., down $16.45 to $312.50. The biotechnology company's second-quarter 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger 08/07/2024 03:42pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been resolved and now it's a matter of how soon the league adds an 18th game. Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked openly about it, union chief Lloyd Howell recently told the Washin Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated. 08/07/2024 03:37pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete strove late Wednesday to contain a large wildfire that forced authorities to evacuate one village and prepare others for evacuation. The fire service said 222 firefighters were battling the flames in the Rethymn Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work 08/07/2024 03:22pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Women���s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women���s events ha Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation drew mockery 08/07/2024 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City emergency management officials have apologized for a hard-to-understand flood warning issued in Spanish by drones flying overhead in some neighborhoods. City officials had touted the high-tech message-delivery devices ahead of expected flash flooding Tuesday. But whe Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says 08/07/2024 03:14pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group on Tuesday chose Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in I 'Better use for these jerseys': Potomac teen changes lives of youth soccer players around the world 08/07/2024 03:06pm • A Potomac, Maryland, teen has sent thousands of soccer jerseys to kids in need from around the world. Now she's being recognized for her efforts. Sydney Mednik and her sister, Ashley, noticed the number of soccer jerseys growing in the back of their closet and thought there might be a better use Freddie Crittenden takes full advantage of track's new repechage rule to earn place in hurdles final 08/07/2024 02:58pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) ��� Taking the easy road has never been the way for American hurdler Freddie Crittenden, and he certainly didn't change at the Olympics. Crittenden advanced to the final of the 110-meter hurdles Wednesday, three days after he intentionally exploited a new ���repechage��� rul Paris Olympics food donations seek to help needy, contribute to sustainability and set an example 08/07/2024 02:55pm • PARIS (AP) ��� It is quite literally the food of champions. Paris Olympics organizers are determined that it not go to waste. Food that goes uneaten at the Games ��� by the athletes, the spectators and the workers ��� is helping those in need around the French capital, part of an effort to cut down