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Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio 08/02/2024 05:41pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) ��� In what sailors called the first ���normal wind" day of the 2024 Olympics, Spain and the Netherlands won gold medals in the men's and women's skiffs on Friday, while the United States snagged its first Olympic sailing medal since Rio eight years ago. Fickle winds forced me DC Board of Elections OKs placing ranked choice voting, opening primaries to independents on ballot 08/02/2024 05:27pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024��page for our comprehensive coverage.��Listen live to 103.5 FM for the latest.��Sign up for WTOP���s��Election Desk newsletter��for headlines and analysis from now until Inauguration Day. The District of Columbia's Board of Elections has decided that voters should ch Baltimore's offensive line is in flux after the Ravens lost 3 starters in the offseason 08/02/2024 05:22pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ���He's shown he can play both tackle and guard, and the Ravens face some uncertainty at both of those positions. ���I just want to play, and I want to help the team,��� Mekari said. ���In whatever way that looks like, that���s up to the coaches and front office.��� Balt A North Carolina county is losing its 2 top election officials weeks before balloting begins 08/02/2024 05:11pm • ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) ��� A North Carolina county will soon lose its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election ballots go out to voters. The elections board in Pasquotank County, along the Virginia border about 170 miles (274 kilometers) northeast of Raleigh, Florida flooding emergency declared as tropical threat draws near 08/02/2024 05:04pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday will likely dump torrential rains over the Florida peninsula this weekend, a forecast that���s especially concerning for low-lying coastal and urban areas that were inundated by dangerous floods this year. The National Hurricane C Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will play for the men's singles gold at the 2024 Olympics 08/02/2024 05:02pm • PARIS (AP) ��� When Novak Djokovic's first berth in an Olympics tennis final was secured, when he was assured of a chance to win the gold medal that's missing from his lengthy list of accomplishments, he fell back on the clay, limbs spread apart ��� the sort of pose generally reserved for securing a International Seabed Authority elects new secretary general amid concerns over deep-sea mining 08/02/2024 04:48pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) ��� Members of the International Seabed Authority elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as the group's new secretary general Friday amid growing support for a preliminary halt to deep-sea mining. Carvalho received 79 votes compared to incumbent Michael Lodge���s 34 votes. The ISA Snap, Celanese fall; DoorDash, Clorox rise, Friday, 8/2/2024 08/02/2024 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Microchip Technology Inc., down $8.94 to $75.43. The chipmaker's revenue forecast for its current quarter fell short of Wall Street expectations. Atlassian Corp., down $29.56 to $143.68. The software company's For NFL kickers, new kickoff rules mean abandoning old habits, but also new opportunities 08/02/2024 04:10pm • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ��� New Orleans Saints special teams coach Darren Rizzi said he felt like a real estate agent during the early days of training camp, urging kickers to scrap their long-held, deep-ball approach to kickoffs and focus instead on ���location, location, location.��� ���You���ve got Olympic Badminton Results 08/02/2024 04:05pm • Friday Men Doubles Semifinals China (Liang Wei Keng; Wang Chang), def. Malaysia (Aaron Chia; Wooi Yik Soh), 21-19, 15-21, 21-17. Taiwan (Wang Chi-Lin; Lee Yang), def. Denmark (Kim Astrup; Anders Skaarup Rasmussen), 18-21, 21-17, 21-10. Singles Quarterfinals Lakshya Sen, India, def. Chou Tien Chen, T Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to become their party's nominee, chair says 08/02/2024 02:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from delegates to become her party���s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. The announcement was made before the online voting process ends on Monday, reflecting the breakneck Data Doctors: Is it time to upgrade to a mesh network? 08/02/2024 02:22pm • Q: My current router is many years old and I���m moving to a larger home, so I���m trying to decide whether it���s time to upgrade to a mesh network. A: There are numerous considerations when it comes to changing wireless networking equipment, and moving to a larger home is certainly one of them. North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes 08/02/2024 02:22pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue. Secretary of State Michael Howe's offi Attorneys for man charged with killing Georgia nursing student ask judge to move trial 08/02/2024 02:19pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ��� Attorneys for a man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus have asked a judge to move the case to another county. Finding an impartial jury in Athens-Clarke County to consider the murder and other charges against Jose Ibarra Slovenia praises landmark US-Russia prisoner exchange after handing over 2 Russian spies 08/02/2024 02:16pm • LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) ��� Slovenian officials on Friday praised a landmark East-West prisoner exchange in which the tiny Alpine state participated by handing over two convicted Russian sleeper agents following secretive planning and negotiations with U.S. officials. The United States and Russia