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Immigration issues sorted, Guatemala runner Luis Grijalva can now focus solely on sports 08/06/2024 12:26pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The last time he went to the Olympics, Luis Grijalva had to divide his time between training and doing paperwork for the complicated procedure for leaving and re-entering the United States. This time, the Guatemalan long-distance runner can focus solely on his performance as he seeks Heatstroke death of Baltimore worker during trash collection prompts calls for workplace safety 08/06/2024 12:23pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Elected officials and union leaders in Baltimore are calling for safer and more humane working conditions for the city���s public works employees after a man collapsed and died from heatstroke last week while collecting trash during hot summer weather. Critics say the recent de Romanian PM to boycott Olympics' closing ceremony after 'scandalous situation' in gymnastics ruling 08/06/2024 11:24am • PARIS (AP) ��� Romania���s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics ��� closing ceremony due to a ���scandalous situation��� that cost a Romanian gymnast a bronze medal. Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event Monday when coa First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris 08/06/2024 11:13am • PARIS (AP) ��� Zakia Khudadadi has spent most of her life breaking through glass ceilings. Or rather, smashing through them with a sidekick. The taekwondo Paralympian made history in 2021 in Tokyo, becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in an international sporting event since the Taliban took 'I believe in myself': An Afghan refugee built a new life in Old Town Alexandria one stitch at a time 08/06/2024 11:11am • Down a set of stairs on North Alfred Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, is a storefront where a refugee from Afghanistan got his new start. The name of the store, BARG Garments, is also significant, because it���s the name of the successful brand Reza Mohammadi established in his home c Europe overhauls Ryder Cup qualifying to create single points list 08/06/2024 10:08am • Europe overhauled its Ryder Cup qualifying criteria Monday for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black, creating a single points list for the leading six players that gives them a chance to earn points at PGA Tour events. The previous system allowed for three players to qualify through world ranking poin A beginner's guide to Olympic artistic swimming 08/06/2024 10:07am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) ��� Here's a quick guide to artistic swimming at the Paris Olympics. Why aren���t men competing in artistic swimming for the 2024 Olympics? Men were eligible to compete in the team event for the first time in this Olympics, but no men were selected for any of the eight-membe Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, 'Mirada' 08/06/2024 09:57am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo���s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics. His most recent and third studio album, ���Mirada,��� is a mixture of styles, without neglecting his interest in modern corridos and sad sierre��o. Cor Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power 08/06/2024 08:41am • The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power. The money will help build more than 600 m Voltaggio brothers Bryan and Michael on when to expect new Md. restaurant, menu changes at steakhouse 08/06/2024 08:20am • Growing up in Frederick and Prince George���s counties in Maryland, celebrity chefs Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio ��� known together as the Voltaggio brothers ��� first got their start in the food industry at a Holiday Inn. In an interview with WTOP, Bryan joked that the hotel, which Do you know who Mary McLeod Bethune is? New exhibition explores her work and legacy 08/06/2024 07:35am • Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights activist and founder of the National Council of Negro Women, an educator who, against insurmountable odds, opened a school in 1904 for Black girls in Florida, and a member of a group of informal advisers to then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt��known as the "Bl Can Olympic swimming in LA's SoFi Stadium match the atmosphere in Paris' La Defense Arena? 08/06/2024 07:20am • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� The French put on an incredible show at the Olympic swimming pool, packing the place with screaming, flag-waving fans waving larger-than-life cutout faces and wearing The Tricolore on their cheeks. Raucous and patriotic, the fans pushed beloved countryman L��on Marchand to What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week's global market mayhem? 08/06/2024 06:55am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the ���carry trade.��� Japan���s benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged 12.4% on Monday and markets in Europe and North America suffered outsized losses as traders sold stocks to help cover r Cuba has dominated Olympic boxing for decades. The team is on the ropes at the Paris Games 08/06/2024 06:49am • PARIS (AP) ��� Erislandy ��lvarez didn't expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his opponent. Yet that's where ��lvarez finds himself after a miserable Paris Olympic tournament for Cuba. The Saudi Arabia's Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices 08/06/2024 06:40am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Saudi oil giant Aramco reported half-year profits Tuesday of $56.3 billion, down from the year before amid worries about a slowing global economy. Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said its overall revenue for the half-year was $220.7 billion,