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Fencing at the historic Grand Palais in Paris is one of the most popular views at the 2024 Olympics 07/29/2024 12:23pm • PARIS (AP) ��� When attendees entered the Grand Palais Monday for early afternoon Paris Olympics fencing bouts, they couldn't help but stop and look around before going to their seats. They gazed up at the sweeping glass roof, some placed their hands to their mouths in awe of its beauty, then marvel Britain's Tom Pidcock makes winning pass on final lap to defend his Olympic mountain bike title 07/29/2024 11:14am • ELANCOURT, France (AP) ��� Tom Pidcock stepped down from the top step of an Olympic podium for the second time, the British anthem giving way to cheers from even the French fans, and spotted a blown-up cardboard photo of his face held aloft by one of the spectators. Pidcock took it and gave it a she Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant 07/29/2024 11:12am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Iowa���s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa���s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supr Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice 07/29/2024 10:35am • LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ��� Pakistan's police on Monday arrested the deputy chief at a radical Islamist party on the charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice over his alleged support to the minority Ahmadi community, officials said. Zaheerul Hassan Shah was arrested a day after a video wen From the opening ceremony to DiscOlympics, Cerrone still reigns nearly 50 years on 07/29/2024 10:34am • PARIS (AP) ��� As the Eiffel Tower shimmered with laser lights, a tune from the man known as the French Disco King set the stage for the final leg of the Olympics opening ceremony. As Cerrone's ���Supernature��� pulsed through Paris, sports legends like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal glided down t Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits 07/29/2024 10:31am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, called it �� Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency 07/29/2024 10:29am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and propelled Vice President Kamala Harris into a political vortex, her husband was far from the first to find out. Doug Emhoff, in fact, was closer to the last. At home in California, Emhoff had attended a Sunday mor Insider Q&A: LinkedIn is bullish on AI. Will that help job seekers? 07/29/2024 10:14am • Like many other technology companies, LinkedIn is all in on generative AI, the artificial intelligence systems that can create text, images and other media in response to queries. The professional networking platform last month rolled out new AI features to help users search for jobs, tailor their r Olympics on TV for Tuesday, July 30 07/29/2024 10:05am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 30 ARCHERY 8:45 a.m. E! ��� Individual: Round of 64, 32 (Taped) 9 p.m. USA ��� Individual: Round of 64, 32 (Taped) BADMINTON 6:45 a.m. E! ��� Group Play: Singles, Doubles (Taped) BASKETBALL 12:30 a.m. USA ��� Women���s Gro USDA moves to limit salmonella in raw poultry products 07/29/2024 09:55am • The Agriculture Department on Monday announced plans to limit salmonella in poultry products in the U.S., a proposal that officials say will keep contaminated meat off store shelves and lead to fewer illnesses. Under the proposed new rule, poultry companies would have to keep salmonella levels under Why are rents going up in the DC suburbs? 07/29/2024 09:39am • D.C.-area apartment rents have fluctuated since the pandemic's start, plunging in 2020 and then slowly recovering. While the long-term rent growth is well behind the growth seen nationally, in the last year, rents in D.C. region have accelerated. The average rent in the D.C. region in July is jus Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific 07/29/2024 09:30am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India meeting Monday in Tokyo compiled a set of measures to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity and to support other Asia-Pacific countries in improving their defenses during growing tensions in the regional seas. After the mee No pizza and not much pasta. Italian shot putter Leonardo Fabbri's recipe for Olympic success 07/29/2024 07:15am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) ��� When Leonardo Fabbri went and analyzed what went wrong with his performance at the Tokyo Olympics ��� where the Italian shot putter missed qualifying for the final by 10 centimeters ��� he didn���t focus on his bout with COVID-19 or his various injuries that year. Or eve Freestyle BMX star Hannah Roberts aims for the Olympic gold in Paris that eluded her in Tokyo 07/29/2024 06:14am • PARIS (AP) ��� Hannah Roberts looked perfectly at ease relaxing on a covered porch on a rainy July morning in Michigan, just weeks before she left for the Paris Olympics, content that she had put in the work necessary to win the gold medal that escaped her in Tokyo. For the past three years, the bes Historic UNESCO world heritage park in Germany grapples with dying trees as climate change kicks in 07/29/2024 06:13am • POTSDAM, Germany (AP) ��� The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in the heart of the German city of Potsdam and a UNESCO world heritage site, look as magnificent as ever. But a closer look shows that all is not well with the park's trees,