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Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard takes gold in Olympic breaking final 08/10/2024 05:26pm • PARIS (AP) — Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard (Philip Kim) took gold in the first Olympic men's breaking tournament Saturday. “I never thought I'd be here in my life,” the 27-year-old said, wiping away tears. He spent the last few sleepless nights “tossing and turning” because he was “stresse Jayden Daniels impressive in his only drive in Commanders' 20-17 preseason-opening loss to Jets 08/10/2024 04:31pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jayden Daniels showed up for his first NFL game for Washington wearing a throwback Doug Williams jersey. Then, the No. 2 overall pick went out and played like the potential franchise quarterback the Commanders hope he’ll be in his only series in a 20-17 preseason- Perseid meteor shower, planets and aurora make for skywatcher's delight this weekend 08/10/2024 03:03pm • This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy as the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower occurs Saturday and Sunday nights, accompanied by a stunning late night planetary pairing of Mars and Jupiter. Aurora If the Perseid meteor shower and the pairing of Mars and Jupiter isn’t enough to get your cel Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway wins the 5,000 meters at the Paris Olympics after fourth in 1,500 08/10/2024 02:48pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Jakob Ingebrigtsen won gold in the men's 5,000 meters at the Paris Olympics on Saturday by going to the front midway through the last lap and pulling away down the stretch, making up for his surprising fourth-place finish in the 1,500 days earlier. “When you hit a wall Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, has died at 56 08/10/2024 01:42pm • Susan Wojcicki, a pioneering tech executive who helped shape Google and YouTube, has died, her husband said. She was 56. Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube's CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her "family, health, and personal projects I’m pass Philippine military says Chinese air force jets endangered its patrol plane with flares, risky moves 08/10/2024 12:41pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief condemned Saturday what he said was the provocative actions of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force plane on routine patrol in the South China Sea. All tho Cringy moves and a white b-girl's durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking's authenticity 08/10/2024 12:39pm • PARIS (AP) — From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking's Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games. Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans 08/10/2024 12:17pm • PARIS (AP) — As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in. Each Olympic venue is a mosaic of singular stories, from the athletes to the spectators. Even before the Paralympic Games begin later t US women's water polo team going home empty-handed after a rough finish to Paris Olympics 08/10/2024 11:21am • NANTERRE, France (AP) — In a matter of days, the U.S. women's water polo team went from the pursuit of a historic gold medal to going home empty-handed. It was quite a fall. The U.S. blew another lead Saturday and lost 11-10 to the Netherlands on Sabrina van der Sloot's last-second goal in the bro After Paris Olympics shined, Los Angeles in 2028 brings new and returning sports, plus a fresh look 08/10/2024 11:17am • PARIS (AP) — The Olympics will always have Paris. Next up for the Summer Games: Los Angeles 2028. The baton will be handed from one third-time Olympic host city to another at the closing ceremony Sunday in Paris, and much will be different in four years’ time. New sports will make their Olympic Mariajo Uribe wanted to retire at the Olympics. A medal would be best way to go out 08/10/2024 11:05am • SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The plan for Mariajo Uribe of Colombia was to get to the Olympics one last time — that was the hard part — so she could retire the way she wanted and spend time with her husband and son. Once she made it to the Paris Games, she knew Saturday would be he 'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict 08/10/2024 09:25am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarray and surfaced tension between the desire of some victims' families to see a final legal reckoning and the significant obs Tottenham signs striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth in deal worth a reported $83 million 08/10/2024 08:42am • LONDON (AP) — Tottenham completed the signing of striker Dominic Solanke from Premier League rival Bournemouth on Saturday in a deal worth a reported 65 million pounds ($83 million). Solanke, who has played one match for England, has signed a six-year contract and makes the move a week before the Trump campaign projects confidence and looks to young male voters for an edge on Harris 08/10/2024 07:36am • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As Donald Trump adjusts to the reality of his new race against Kamala Harris, his campaign is counting on younger male voters to give him the edge in November in a presidential contest they insist is his to lose. Trump and his Republican campaign now face a dramaticall Adrian Del Castillo hits winning homer in 9th inning in 2nd MLB game, D-backs beat Phillies 3-2 08/10/2024 01:07am • PHOENIX (AP) — Adrian Del Castillo hit the winning homer in just his second game in the majors, hammering the first pitch of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. The Phillies rallied from a 2-0 deficit, tying it in the eigh