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Led off by Mollie O'Callaghan and brought home by Titmus, with Lani Pallister and Brianna Throssell in the middle legs, they touched in an Olympic-record 7min 38.08sec. The Katie Ledecky-led United States (7:40.86) took silver and defending champions China (7:42.34) bronze. It avenged Australia's failure to win gold in Tokyo when China set a new world record to stun both them and the Americans. "It was really fun. I feel like a bit of redemption for us," said Titmus, the 400m champion, who came second in the 200m final behind O'Callaghan. Читать дальше...

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Our reporter is finally free, but he won’t be the last American taken if U.S. policy doesn’t change.

“You definitely need to pay more attention to what you’re wearing. No matter where you’re going, someone will see you,” Breanna Stewart said of living in Brooklyn.

German decision to release FSB hitman in prisoner swap ‘not taken lightly’  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

Great Britain are in the hunt for more golden moments on Friday in Paris

The Senate GOP voted down a plan that would lift 500,000 kids out of poverty, as Vance blasts the "anti-child" left

MANILA, Philippines–Akari cruised to its fourth consecutive win in the PVL Reinforced Conference with a 25-18, 25-15, 25-23 beating of hapless ZUS Coffee on Thursday at PhilSports Arena. The trio of Oly Okaro, Ivy Lacsina and Grethcel Soltones served as a three-headed prong on the offense orchestrated by Kamille Cal to a 4-0 record. Okaro

The United States track and field team is ready to add to its legacy at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It's Biles' sixth Olympic gold medal and ninth overall, and as fans were exiting the building, Nexstar's Jala Washington caught up with Biles' father Ronald. He offered a cheeky assessment of how his daughter did.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has arrived in Los Angeles following his transfer to MLS side LAFC. Giroud signed with the Black and Gold in May as a free agent before seeing out his contract with AC Milan. But now, the 37-year-old has touched down on US soil — joining former France teammate […]

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In his excellent post titled “To Fix Economics, Try Teaching Economists,” Alex Salter does a nice survey of the some of the best books for teaching introductory economics, intermediate microeconomics, and advanced economics.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision that former President Donald Trump was allowed to commit crimes while he was in office is one of the most alarming decisions in the Court’s history. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in dissent, it could even have allowed Trump to escape prosecution if he had ordered “the Navy’s Seal Team […]

Carers ACT, a major non-profit support provider for unpaid family and friend carers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), has deployed YubiKeys to its support workers to protect vulnerable Australians’ health information.

Longtime NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe has died. She was 75 years old, and had been living with cancer for the past few years.

South African Police Service commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the police are responding decisively to the war declared by criminals.

NIK SIMON: The lack of wind resulted in multiple events being postponed, with Princess Anne's golf buggy often moving faster than anything else in sight of the marina.

A huge storm stretching from parts of Scotland to England could cause havoc with thunder and lightning on the cards later this month.

Each day, older adults in our area rely on home and community-based services and programs like Meals on Wheels. For five decades, the Older Americans Act (OAA) has supported many of those programs and services.

Company bullish on iPhone upgrades from AI products even as it confronts China slowdown and fall in smartphone purchases

1. Apple revenues rise on strong services business and iPad sales  Financial Times
2. Apple beats earnings forecast despite decline in iPhone sales  The Guardian
3. After-Hours Earnings Report for August 1, 2024 : AAPL, AMZN, INTC, VRTX, BKNG, MELI, EOG, MSI, MCHP, PRU, COIN, DASH  Nasdaq
4. iPad sales rebound as Apple nears big push into AI  The Verge
5. Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets  BBC.com

Also, a Hamas leader was killed by a bomb planted months ago. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The swimmer made the announcement after reaching the final of the men’s 200 metres individual medley on Thursday night.

The LAPD releases body cam video from one of two controversial use-of-force incidents under investigation Sunday in South L.A.