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Krist��f Rasovszky of Hungary wins Olympic men's marathon to complete swimming events in the Seine 08/09/2024 05:59am • PARIS (AP) ��� There were plenty of concerns about swimming in the long-polluted Seine River. When the final gold medal was handed out Friday, everyone seemed thrilled to have taken a nearly two-hour dip in the the iconic waterway. Krist��f Rasovszky of Hungary wrapped up Olympic events in the Sein In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers 08/09/2024 01:40am • SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� On the impoverished edges of a conservancy that protects wildlife in southeastern Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Esther Bote wakes up at dawn to a practiced daily routine. She cleans the house, lights the fire, cooks, bathes and gets into her neat grey and white sc Huge California wildfire chews through timber in very hot and dry weather 08/09/2024 01:06am • CHICO, Calif. (AP) ��� California's largest wildfire so far this year continued to grow Thursday as it chewed through timber in very hot and dry weather. The Park Fire has scorched more than 660 square miles (1,709 square kilometers) since erupting July 24 near the Sacramento Valley city of Chico an Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet 08/09/2024 01:03am • HELENA, Mont. (AP) ��� Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous situations, from spraying to kill illegal drug crops in Central America to navigating smoky skies to drop fire retardant as wildfires scorch the Western United States. Once i A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games dies during a swimming event at a Texas lake 08/08/2024 11:47pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning at a Texas lake, officials said. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they were ���deeply saddened��� and were working with authorities on the investigation into t Lowe, Carlson spark Rays to a 6-4 victory over Cardinals to avoid a sweep 08/08/2024 11:16pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and former Cardinal Dylan Carlson drove in two runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays avoid a series sweep by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Thursday night. Lowe has hit seven home runs, nine doubles and has 18 RBIs in his last 26 games. He has dr A deadly tornado, flooding rains and swollen rivers plague residents in the path of Debby 08/08/2024 10:53pm • LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) ��� Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the tropical system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina. It only took 15 seconds for a tornado to devastate Genesis Cooper���s home in Luca Maui remembers the 102 lost in the Lahaina wildfire with a paddle out 1 year after devastating blaze 08/08/2024 09:29pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� Dozens of Maui surfers, canoe paddlers and boat riders made their way into the ocean off Lahaina on Thursday to remember the 102 people killed when the nation���s deadliest wildfire in more than a century destroyed the historic town one year ago. The ���paddle out��� gatheri How Debby could be a 'drought buster' for the DC region 08/08/2024 08:40pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Tropical Depression Debby has the potential to be a "drought buster" for the D.C. region, but that will depend on the intensity, duration and location of the rainfall expected. That's according to Michael Nardolilli, executive dire Farmers��� blockade of Mexico's main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands 08/08/2024 07:27pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Business groups in Mexico warned Thursday of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of Mexico���s main east-west highway reached its second full day. Farmers blockaded the highway between Mexico City and Puebla Tuesday. By Thursday, Michael Conforto's two-run single keys 4-run 10th inning as Giants beat Nationals 9-5 08/08/2024 06:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Michael Conforto's two-run single highlighted a four-run 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 9-5 on Thursday after squandering a three-run lead in the ninth inning. Mike Yastrzemski grounded up the middle leading off the tenth against Robert Gar Explorer's family could have difficulty winning their lawsuit against Titan sub owner, experts say 08/08/2024 06:50pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� A lawsuit stemming from the Titan submersible disaster felt inevitable, but winning a big judgment against the owner of the vessel could be very difficult, legal experts said on Thursday. The family of French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of five people who died aboard The Latest: Debby moves inland as the tropical depression soaks the Carolinas 08/08/2024 05:19pm • As Tropical Depression Debby drenches the Carolinas, heavy rainfall from the tropical storm is also expected to cause flooding across portions of the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast through Saturday morning. Meanwhile, residents as far away as the Great Lakes and New Jersey have also experienced h Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center's twin towers on 50th anniversary 08/08/2024 04:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, Philippe Petit recreated the death-defying stunt with a performance about 7 miles north of the trade center at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The artist, 74, sought to celeb Case that could keep RFK Jr. off New York's presidential ballot ends 08/08/2024 04:09pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� A judge is expected to decide soon whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely listed a New York residence as the independent presidential candidate fights to get on the state ballot in November. A non-jury trial in Albany over whether Kennedy's New York nominating petitions should b