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Africa's fastest man, Omanyala carries Kenya's hopes for a first Olympic gold in the 100 meters 08/01/2024 08:39am • Ferdinand Omanyala���s status as Africa���s fastest man has many people believing Kenya���s push for Olympic gold medals isn���t entirely a long-distance objective. The Commonwealth Games 100-meter champion doesn���t want to get ahead of himself, though, despite posting the second-fastest time this Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory 08/01/2024 08:38am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else ��� his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. When Vance was first introduced at the Republican National Convention la Tahiti's youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics 08/01/2024 08:03am • TEAHUPO���O, Tahiti (AP) ��� As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo���o, Tahiti ��� where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held ��� crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore. ���Go, go, go!��� one lanky teenager with sun-bleached hair US table tennis players call for more resources after Jha's unprecedented Olympic run in Paris 08/01/2024 07:59am • PARIS (AP) ��� U.S. Olympians are often medal favorites in the events they compete in. Not in table tennis, one of the few Olympic sports in which no American has ever won a medal. In Paris, U.S. competitors are hoping for more exposure ��� and resources ��� after Kanak Jha made history by becoming The Doobie Brothers ��� with both famous lead singers ��� coming to the DC area this weekend 08/01/2024 07:33am • Happy Throwback Thursday! Are you craving some nostalgic classic-rock tunes heading into the weekend? The Doobie Brothers bring countless hits to Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on Sunday night, featuring both powerful lead singers Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald for their own version What to know about the escalating conflict and Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks after 2 assassinations 08/01/2024 06:50am • A pair of assassinations of anti-Israel militant leaders hours apart is threatening to set off a regional clash and upend already fragile talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The deadly round of strikes, retaliation and negotiations escalated Wednesday when Hamas' political chief, Ismail Haniyeh Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead 08/01/2024 06:36am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ��� Mohammed Deif, Hamas' longtime shadowy military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month. The Israeli military said it killed Deif in a massive str Japan rivals Nissan and Honda will share EV components and AI research as they play catch up 08/01/2024 06:00am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving. A third Japanese manufacturer, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., has joined the Nissan-Honda partnership, sharing the view that spe Can a 6-second kiss each day lead to a more intimate relationship? 08/01/2024 04:45am • After 13 years of marriage, Bethany Meola acknowledges she and her husband can get mired in the midlife chaos that comes with navigating careers and raising three children. That���s why the six-second kiss felt so good. A daily intimacy exercise pioneered by couples therapists and clinical psy Montgomery Co. police, Hyundai host anti-theft car clinic 08/01/2024 04:25am • If you own one the Hyundai vehicles that's easy to steal ��� Montgomery County police and the car company have some help for you. They are teaming up for an event next weekend at Paint Branch High School. You can receive a software update for your car and a steering wheel lock to help prevent Amid global turmoil Blinken aims to ease anxiety over US election on 6-nation Asia tour 08/01/2024 03:15am • SINGAPORE (AP) ��� With large parts of the world in turmoil and deep uncertainty over the future direction of America���s global role, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought this week to project an aura of calm normalcy as he traveled through Asia on his first overseas mission since President Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen 08/01/2024 01:44am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo's benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen. Regional investors are also digesting the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon. A strong yen is a plus for Japan's purchases bu Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals 08/01/2024 01:20am • CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) ��� On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm in southern Sicily. Some of the precious liquid gets transferred to a smaller cistern on a tractor that Mangiapane's son will use to fill troughs for 250 cattle a Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins 08/01/2024 12:41am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� With a recount underway, the closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah's 2nd District U.S. House seat is contesting the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent. Colby Jenkins Scholarships help Lahaina graduates afford to attend college outside Hawaii a year after wildfire 08/01/2024 12:09am • HONOLULU (AP) ��� College was the furthest thing from Keith Nove Baniqued's mind after her family's home burned down in a deadly wildfire that decimated her Hawaii town. The 17-year-old, who was 7 when she moved to Maui from the Philippines, was about to start her senior year of high school but shif