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Olympics opening ceremony latest: Parade of athletes begins on the Seine River

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PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony is underway after a rough start to the summer games, with suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network and rainy skies over the Seine river, where athletes are set to parade. Snoop Dog is watching with Simone Biles’ mom Snoop Dogg, who earlier […]

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A 15-year-old sentenced to state facility for youths for role in Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 15-year-old who was among those charged with opening fire during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally has been sentenced to a state facility for youths. “That is not who I am,” the teen, who was referred to as R.G. in court documents, said at Thursday’s hearing. He described

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Bills co-owner Kim Pegula breaks team huddle in latest sign of her recovery from cardiac arrest

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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac arrest by being escorted to the field by her husband to break the post-practice team huddle on Friday. Though her steps were somewhat tentative, this marked the first time Pegula was seen publicly walking on her

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First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

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PARIS (AP) — A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday. It was the first doping case at these Summer Games and was announced hours before the opening ceremony started. Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone

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Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics

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By THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Targeting remote locations far from the capital, the apparently coordinated attacks

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Paris deploys massive security to keep the Olympics opening ceremony safe

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PARIS (AP) — A massive security operation has been deployed Friday in Paris to keep the opening ceremony of the Olympics safe. The capital’s streets are blocked off, squadrons of police are on patrol and imposing metal-fence security barriers have been erected like an iron curtain on both sides of the River Seine. Up to

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Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett is the No. 1 defensive lineman in AP’s top 5 rankings

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Myles Garrett was nearly unstoppable last season. His spectacular performance earned him several accolades and now he’s been voted the top defensive lineman in the league by The Associated Press. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five defensive linemen, basing selections on current status entering the 2024 season. First-place votes

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Lions lose K Michael Badgley to a season-ending injury, giving UFL star Jake Bates chance to win job

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley will miss the season with a significant injury, leaving United Football League sensation Jake Bates as the front-runner for the job, coach Dan Campbell said Friday. Badgley was injured before practice Thursday and will require surgery. The Lions didn’t disclose the nature of the injury.

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Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas arrested on cruelty to children, battery charges

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia wide receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery early Friday, adding to the team’s recent legal woes. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Thomas was booked at 3:20 a.m. on felony charges of cruelty to children and misdemeanor battery charges. Bail had not been

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