Emma Bowman
Stories
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Sports
In a photo finish, American Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final to claim Olympic gold
Lyles, the favorite to win, ran the fastest time in the fastest race at Stade de France stadium on Sunday night. He's the first American to win the race since Justin Gatlin in 2004.
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Sports
What’s that thumping sound in Paris? A dramatic new pre-game Olympics custom
In the moments before many Paris Olympic events get underway, someone comes out and taps a staff. The ritual, inspired by a French theatrical tradition, made its Olympics debut last week.
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Sports
Defending champion Team USA women remain shockingly winless in Olympic 3x3 basketball
The U.S. team hasn't won a single of its three game at the Olympics in Paris, as it struggles to find chemistry on the half-court.
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Sports
Paris Games are being hailed as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics. Let's take a closer look
The Olympics movement has made considerable gains in evening the playing field for female athletes. But there’s a lot more to the effort than the headline achievement organizers have been pushing.
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Sports
Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying
The women's soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.
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Sports
British Olympian pulls out of Paris after 'error of judgment' sparks investigation
Less than a week before she was set to compete in the Paris Games, the six-time Olympic medalist in dressage was suspended from competition for her actions depicted in a video from four years ago.
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Science
Back-to-back shark attacks leave 4 people injured in Texas and Florida
An abnormally high number of people were bitten by sharks in coastal waters over the span of a day that began on July 4. Upticks in shark attacks alone are not cause for concern, an expert says.
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National
The Gilgo Beach killings suspect is charged with two more murders. Here's what to know
A 60-year-old architect from Long Island accused of killing multiple women has been charged in additional murders that took place in 1993 and 2003. Here's what to know about the decade-long investigation.
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Business
Elon Musk Settles With SEC, Agrees To Step Down As Tesla Chairman
The Tesla CEO reached a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve a securities fraud case. As part of the deal, Tesla and Musk agreed to pay $40 million in penalties.
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Arts & Life
Female Breakout 'Captain Marvel' Screenwriter Is Disrupting The Superheroine Trope
Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who wrote Marvel's first female-led film, doesn't want to be a rarity in Hollywood. To advance these dynamic roles, her suggestion is simple: Hire more women.
