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Olympics gymnastics latest: Simone Biles wins gold at all-around finals 08/01/2024 03:38pm • PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles held off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for all-around Olympics gymnastics gold. At 27, she’s the oldest Olympic women’s gymnastics champ since 1952. Simone on the GOAT necklace: Best of both worlds Simone Biles had the GOAT necklace ready, just in case the women’s all-a Olympic golf finally feels like big-time golf with full house at Le Golf National 08/01/2024 03:01pm • SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Rory McIlroy is playing in the Olympics for the second time. Thursday at Le Golf National felt like his first real Olympic experience. Thousands of fans crammed behind the first tee began chanting his name when they saw him headed their way. He walked by Ol F1 Arcade with race car simulators and caviar service is rolling into Union Market 08/01/2024 12:11pm • London-based F1 Arcade will open its second U.S. location at D.C.'s Union Market this fall, with 83 Formula 1 race car simulators, private rooms, a 42-foot bar and a high end menu that includes seafood towers, caviar service and Wagyu beef sliders. The first U.S. location for F1 Arcade opened in Things to do in the DC area: Black Books Matter Fest, Mubadala Citi DC Open … and more! 08/01/2024 04:51am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Since its establishment in 2021 in Prince George's County, Maryland, Black 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 Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran says 07/31/2024 11:50pm • Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility but suspicion quickly fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel t Talked into swimming the 100-meter freestyle, Sarah Sjöström gets a gold that surprises even her 07/31/2024 06:39pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Sarah Sjöström pulled off her goggles, took a quick glance up at the scoreboard and released every emotion. She pounded the water in triumph, sat up on the lane line and raised her chin and arms high. The vaunted Swedish sprint swimmer hopped out of the pool, waved, then Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis just in time for your family vacation 07/31/2024 01:40pm • Are you tired of Bay Bridge traffic? Need a few laughs along the Chesapeake? Comedian Tom Papa cracks up Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday! "My act is kind of this special place where I spend a lot of time making sure that you're gonna laugh every 10 seconds for an hour and a The careers of Olympians like Simone Biles mirror the rise of adult gymnastics. 'I'm never leaving.' 07/31/2024 12:10pm • Every few years when the Olympics would roll around, the unmistakable pangs Jen Castellano knew were coming but was powerless to stop would hit. Of chalk on her hands. The beam underneath her feet. The sounds and smell of a packed gym. The intoxicating mix of frustration, determination and joy while Loudoun Co. student launches nonprofit to support women experiencing mental health challenges 07/31/2024 11:55am • Ria Badhwar was 5 years old when her parents got divorced, and in the years that followed, she watched as her mother dealt with severe depression and anxiety. For a long time, Badhwar said her mom was unhappy with the way her life had turned out. She lost her sense of purpose. In late 2022, he After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up 07/31/2024 07:52am • After a desultory start to the campaign season, news outlets are starting to see interest in political news perk up because of an extraordinary run of stories over the past few weeks. The most obvious beneficiary is Fox News Channel, which is ending July with its highest viewership than any month si At boisterous Georgia rally, Harris dares Trump to 'say it to my face' and show up for their debate 07/30/2024 10:52pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told a cheering, boisterous, packed Atlanta arena on Tuesday that the next 98 days would be a fight, but they'd win come November, as she taunted Donald Trump for wavering on whether he'd show up for their upcoming debate. “The momentum in this race The Latest: Project 2025's director steps down and Trump says Harris 'doesn't like Jewish people' 07/30/2024 09:18pm • Republican Donald Trump’s campaign has announced that he will travel to Atlanta on Saturday for a rally in the same venue where Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris plans one Tuesday night featuring a performance by hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion. Dueling ad campaigns by the presidential cand Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics 07/30/2024 04:57pm • PARIS (AP) — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn't listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. And, most disappointing of all, a loss, this time at the Paris Olympics. Even the site was the same: Court Philippe Chatr NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1 all off during Olympics in light, mid-summer motorsports schedule 07/30/2024 11:39am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR, which had last weekend off, has another free week for the Olympics before resuming at Richmond on Aug. 11. Fast facts: 2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson got to “Kiss The Bricks” at Indianapolis after winning there on July 21. ... There are four race