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Paris 2024 Olympics day one: Australia gold, GB silver in rain-hit women’s time trial – live

Also featuring rugby sevens, judo, gymnastics, water poloDay-by-day guide | Live schedule, medal table, resultsShare your thoughts with Adam via email We’re now just 15 minutes away from the start of the action on day one of the Paris Olympics. And that action is badminton.If you don’t know your back alley from your shuttlecock, fear not, because here’s one we made earlier.The pool is shallower than the 3m standard, at 2.
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Israel vs Hamas | Israel And Hamas Closer Than Ever To Ceasefire Deal, White House Says | News18

White House officials said Israel and Hamas were “closer now than we’ve been before” to reaching a ceasefire deal as Benjamin Netanyahu met Joe Biden on Thursday to discuss an end to the nine-month conflict in Gaza.The talks at the White House came amid unprecedented political turmoil in the US and domestic pressure on the Israeli prime minster to rescue the dozens of hostages still being held captive after Hamas’s 7 October attack.

Trump tells supporters they won’t have to vote in the future: ‘It’ll be fixed!’

Former president implores Christian supports to vote ‘just this time’, then says he’s not ChristianDonald Trump has ignited alarm among his critics after telling a crowd of supporters that they won’t “have to vote again” if they return him to the presidency in November’s election.“Christians, get out and vote! Just this time – you won’t have to do it any more,” the Republican former president said on Friday night at a rally hosted in West Palm Beach, Florida, by the far-right advocacy group Turning Point Action.
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RFK Jr Vows To Make Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Asset If Elected President

Independent Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy pledged to be the “Bitcoin President,” as he spoke at a conference on crypto currency.The Republican Party is courting their votes by promising lighter regulation, potentially tying a currency built to circumvent government to a major U.S. political party.The industry has quickly rebounded after FTX and a series of other crypto companies collapsed in 2022, sending token prices sliding and forcing multiple companies into bankruptcy.Digital asset proponents say that cryptocurrency users are becoming a growing political force this election cycle, although it is unclear just how many users would prioritize crypto over other issues at the ballot box.
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Watch | Shetland Creek Wildfire Consuming Trees & Mountains

Aerial footage captured vast flames from the Shetland Creek wildfire consuming trees and mountains near Ashcroft, in British Columbia, Canada.Meanwhile, a raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were trying Thursday (July 25) to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said.There are currently 176 wildfires burning in Alberta, more than 50 of which are out of control.

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'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

During a tour of the town with Mayor Richard Ireland, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and other dignitaries on Friday, the indiscriminate nature of the wildfires could be seen everywhere, with Jasper National Park’s glorious mountain peaks overlooking the devastation.

A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season in Oregon sparks alarm

The state’s wildfires have already torched more than 1m acres. Experts say heat, dry conditions and lightning are to blameOregon’s wildfire season is off to an explosive start with more than 1m acres charred in less than a month, as experts warn that extreme heat and unusual lightning strikes are creating “catastrophic conditions” for fires to ignite and spread.The state is currently home to the largest wildfire burning in the US.
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Traffic on French high-speed trains gradually recovers after sabotage

Traffic on France’s TGV high-speed trains should be back to normal by Monday after engineers worked through the night to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables. The attacks, which occurred early Friday, disrupted travel on the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games, affecting connections between Paris and major cities such as Lille, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg.
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Why French authorities fear Russia may attempt to disrupt Paris Olympics

Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony, saboteurs launched a coordinated arson attack on French train lines. It stranded nearly a million travelers and sparked even more concerns about potential threats to the games which are being protected by unprecedented security. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Javed Ali.
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News Wrap: Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

In our news wrap Friday, Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Canada, Australia and New Zealand called on Israel to end the war in Gaza immediately, health officials recalled some Boar’s Head brand liverwurst and other deli products amid a probe into a listeria outbreak and a Canadian soccer coach was suspended amid a spying scandal involving drones.
 

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