Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson

Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson

Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson of Australia, who upset his Dutch countryman Jeffrey Hoogland in their semifinal, on Friday night at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Lavreysen, who beat Hoogland in the finals at

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Austria’s Valentin Bontus wins gold in men’s kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille

Austria’s Valentin Bontus wins gold in men’s kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille

Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men’s kitesurfing , the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics , whose medals bring to a close sailing competitions in Marseille . Toni Vodisek of Slovenia got silver

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You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Faster development is one thing Congress and the administration agree on. President Joe Biden signed legislation in July to modernize the licensing of new reactor technologies so they can be built faster. Republican and

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Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia’s grinding gains

Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia’s grinding gains

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukraine army’s surprise charge into Russia this week was a stunning maneuver that caught the Kremlin’s forces unawares. The strategic goal of Ukraine’s biggest cross-border incursion in almost 900 days of the war remains unclear, but it counters Russia’s unrelenting effort in recent months to punch through Ukrainian defenses at

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Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 10 killed in Russian strike on mall

Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 10 killed in Russian strike on mall

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency and sent reinforcements there on Friday, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile slammed into

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Protesters rally outside Bulgaria parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools | AP News

Protesters rally outside Bulgaria parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ in schools | AP News

Protesters gathered outside Bulgaria’s parliament in response to a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ+ and so-called “non-traditional sexual choices” in schools. The protest was organized by feminist, LGBTQ+ and other rights groups calling for a reversal of that amendment, banning what supporters call “LGBTQ+ propaganda in schools”. (AP

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