Miller Sanford Simone Biles celebrates after winning the gold medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Welcome to today’s Olympic newsletter. I’m your tour guide John Cherwa as Simone Biles gets her coronation as best all-around gymnast. Like we didn’t already know that. Tension was high when Simon Biles had a pedestrian uneven bars performance in the … Read more
AP Kamala Harris “throws around F-bombs” and constantly berated her staff when she was California Attorney General, according to a shocking report. An unearthed 2019 op-ed from professor Terry McAteer published in California newspaper The Union describes the “eye-opening” month his son Gregory spent as an intern for Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for … Read more
Charli XCX’s latest album Brat has inspired the hottest trend for this summer (Picture: Backgrid) If you’ve been on the internet recently, you’ve likely encountered the term ‘Brat Girl Summer.’ Stemming from Charli XCX’s pioneering pop album, Brat, it’s come to encompass the mood of the moment. And it’s everywhere. In many ways, ‘Brat Girl … Read more
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COCHISE COUNTY, AZ — Arizona rancher John Ladd is fed up with the feds — and fears Kamala Harris will “be worse than Biden” on the border crisis if she’s elected. As the federal government once again opens the floodgates in the Cochise County border wall for the three-month monsoon season, Ladd says his 16,000-acre … Read more
‘This goes back to a commitment… which was actually about piloting what the budget referred to as automatic tax filing for low income and vulnerable Canadians. This is not that’ A Canada Revenue Agency spokesperson said the goal of SimpleFile is to get people who aren’t filing their taxes and are missing out on benefits … Read more
Ukraine enjoys broader support in its defence against Russia than Israel does as it defends itself against attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves after speaking at the 2024 summer meeting of the National Governors Association, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Salt Lake City.Photo by Rick Bowmer /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OTTAWA — … Read more
Caltech and its contractors completed the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in July. (Sayer Houseal / Caltech) After decades of mounting tension between scientists and native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed its removal of a telescope from the summit of Maunakea, a dormant volcano that is revered by the island’s Indigenous population. The decommissioning of … Read more
An attendee of the Iowa State Fair holds a fan provided by Project 2025 supporters in Des Moines in 2023. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) To the editor: The call in Project 2025 to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is literally insane. In a world where the effects of global warming are visible … Read more
China’s swimming doping controversy making waves at Paris Olympics — and in Washington The swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Games will conclude with four medal races Sunday, but that won’t quash a geopolitical tug-of-war that has erupted at the pool. An ongoing scandal involving Chinese swimmers and a slew of failed drug tests has … Read more
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