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Police officers injured as far-right activists face off against anti-racism groups across UK 08/03/2024 04:37pm • LONDON (AP) — A number of British police officers were injured Saturday as far-right activists faced off with anti-racism protesters in cities and towns across the country, following a stabbing rampage at a dance class earlier this week that left three girls dead and several wounded. With dozens o Jets coach Robert Saleh says QB Aaron Rodgers looks as though 'he never missed any time' 08/03/2024 03:56pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is throwing passes with his usual zip, rolling out when he needs to and taking charge of the New York Jets' offense. Nine practices into training camp, the 40-year-old quarterback has many forgetting about the torn Achilles tendon that ended his season after Final heats of Paris Olympics surfing competition postponed in Tahiti in the wait for bigger waves 08/03/2024 03:40pm • TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — The final heats of the Paris Olympics surfing competition were postponed through Sunday afternoon in Tahiti because of unfavorable conditions, making Monday the likely last day of competition. Waves were small as the ocean gently lapped against the shore where local yout Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions 08/03/2024 03:05pm • The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks said Saturday that she’s hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary’s nullification of plea deals for the accused 9/11 mastermind and two others that would have removed the death penalty as a possi Joel Embiid hears the booing from the French fans. And he's embraced it at the Paris Olympics 08/03/2024 02:25pm • VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Memo to the French fans: Joel Embiid plays in Philadelphia. The fans in Philly are, in a word, passionate. And those years of being on stage for the 76ers’ faithful has prepared him for these Paris Olympics. In a very odd way, that is. “Playing in Philly,” Simone Biles doesn't rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. 'Never say never' 08/03/2024 02:25pm • PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even at 27 she remains in a class by herself, she p Contact kayaking? New Olympic event includes 15-foot drop, Eskimo moves and bumper-car like contact 08/03/2024 02:15pm • VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — This is not what kayak fans are used to seeing at the Olympics. Competitors' boats drop into the water from a 15-foot-high platform as three other paddlers work furiously to gain traction. Then, in bumper-car-like fashion, those athletes can ram the other kayaks at Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history 08/03/2024 01:50pm • VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Nearly 17 months ago in New Delhi, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was disqualified from the International Boxing Association's world championships three days after she won an early-round bout with Azalia Amineva, a previously unbeaten Russian prospect. The disqualification m About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds 08/03/2024 01:40pm • About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state lawyers. Attorneys general are among the most visible officials in state governments and the job can be a launching pad to the wo Schauffele and Rahm share lead in a star-heavy chase for Olympic gold in golf 08/03/2024 01:32pm • SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Golf finally has some Olympic buzz from a big and boisterous gallery, and it has the star power to match going into the final round of the men's competition with medals finally at stake. Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm were tied for the lead Saturday, one sh Remco Evenepoel of Belgium becomes the first to sweep the Olympic road race and time trial 08/03/2024 12:58pm • PARIS (AP) — The only things that slowed Remco Evenepoel on his way to Olympic history were a flat tire and the finish line. The Belgian cyclist has become the first rider to sweep the road race and time trial at the Summer Games, relentlessly attacking over three climbs of Montmartre and building Tom Reuveny stars as Israel wins 2 medals in new windsurfing class at Paris Olympics 08/03/2024 11:51am • MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Israel earned two sailing medals Saturday when Tom Reuveny won gold and Sharon Kantor took home a silver in a new windsurfing class called iQFOiL on Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Reuveny, 24, and Kantor, 21, added to a long tradition of windsurfing success for their cou American rower Meghan Musnicki ‘heartbroken’ after ending the Olympics without a medal in Paris 08/03/2024 11:17am • VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — It was a “soul crushing” end to the Paris Olympics for 41-year-old Meghan Musnicki, the oldest American woman to ever row at the Summer Games. Musnicki and her U.S. teammates finished fifth in the final of the women’s eight on Saturday in what was likely Musni With one gold already in 800-meter freestyle, Ireland's Daniel Wiffen tries goes for double in 1500 08/03/2024 09:59am • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Daniel Wiffen emerges for breakfast each morning in the athletes' village and is swarmed by fellow Olympians and others eager for an autograph or photo. The Irish swimmer figures he has snapped some 500 of them in recent days since capturing gold in the 800-meter freestyle Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the Olympic tennis men's singles gold 08/03/2024 09:48am • PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the men's tennis singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. Alcaraz won that one — “Quite comfor