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Saturday, 31 July 2021
Who Are the Unvaccinated in America? There’s No One Answer.
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New top story from Time: Simone Biles Opts Out of the Floor Final at the Tokyo Olympics
(TOKYO) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic gold medal on floor exercise.
USA Gymnastics announced Sunday that the six-time Olympic medalist has opted not to compete on floor, where she won gold in Rio de Janeiro and placed second in qualifying last week.
Jennifer...
New top story from Time: Team USA Swimming’s Tokyo Olympics Medal Haul Fell Just Short of Rio. But Fresh Faces Offer Hope for the Future
“When you think of swimming, you think Australia and USA,” Caeleb Dressel told reporters in Tokyo. “The two powerhouses of swimming.”
And in the final day of competition at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, that proved true as every race was won by swimmers from the two countries....
New top story from Time: Caeleb Dressel Claims 4th Tokyo Gold With 50-m Freestyle Olympic Record
Securing his place as one of the biggest stars of the Tokyo Olympics, Caeleb Dressel won his fourth gold medal with a victory in the 50-meter freestyle Sunday.
Dressel cruised to a relatively easy win in the frenetic dash from one end of the pool to the other, touching...
New top story from Time: Kevin Durant Becomes Top Scorer in U.S. Men’s Olympic History
SAITAMA, Japan — Kevin Durant is now the leading men’s scorer in U.S. Olympic basketball history.
Durant made a 3-pointer in the second quarter Saturday night against the Czech Republic to give him 337 points in his Olympic career, passing Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony scored...
Friday, 30 July 2021
New top story from Time: Katie Ledecky’s Incredible Olympic Legacy
On her most challenging day of competition in a career filled with them, Katie Ledecky thought about her grandparents.
The 24-year-old American with a record haul of world championship medals had just finished a disappointing fifth in the 200 meter freestyle at the...
Treasury must turn over Trump’s taxes to Congress, the Justice Dept. says.
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Qaddafi’s Son Is Alive. And He Wants to Take Libya Back.
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Biden Seeks to Revive Vaccine Effort With New Rules and Incentives
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New top story from Time: Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals
Simone Biles has withdrawn from the event finals for vault and uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics.
USA Gymnastics announced the news in a statement on July 31, adding that Biles will continue to be evaluated to determine if she will compete in the women’s floor exercise...
New top story from Time: Katie Ledecky Adds Another Gold to Her Medal Haul in Tokyo
Distance is where Katie Ledecky feels at home. There’s no one better at powering through the long (and tedious) races, and Ledecky reaffirmed that with a decisive win in the 800-m freestyle, the event that started her Olympic experience back in 2012.
The win capped...
New top story from Time: Caeleb Dressel Wins 100-m Butterfly and Sets New World Record
The 100-m butterfly had been largely dominated by Michael Phelps at the Olympics since 2004. Now it’s Caeleb Dressel’s turn.
Dressel won the race at 49.45 on Saturday in Tokyo, nabbing his third gold medal of the Summer Games and breaking his own world record by .05...
New top story from Time: ‘Cube Crawls’ and ‘Frat Bro’ Culture: California’s Huge Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Alleges Yet Another Toxic Workplace in the Video Game Industry
On July 20, California filed an explosive workplace discrimination and harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, publisher of immensely popular video games including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and the Call of Duty franchise. It has resulted in a shockwave of...
New top story from Time: Who’s Ariarne Titmus? The Australian Swimmer’s Rivalry With Katie Ledecky Has Captivated Olympics Fans
Before this week, many people knew Katie Ledecky as one of the most dominant names in swimming for the last decade. So they might have been surprised by the success of Australia’s 20-year-old Ariarne Titmus during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, who has now bested Ledecky...
New top story from Time: 4 Takeaways From Billie Eilish’s New Album Happier Than Ever
Last January, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas responded with audible groans when their album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, was awarded Album of the Year at the Grammys. “We didn’t make this album to win a Grammy… we didn’t think we would win anything...
