American cyclist Chloe Dygert is finally an Olympic champion after a career-threatening injury

American cyclist Chloe Dygert is finally an Olympic champion after a career-threatening injury

Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — The scars from the career-threatening injury to her thigh were covered by the blue warmup she wore onto the medal stand inside the Olympic velodrome, though the bandage covering the three stitches on Chloe Dygert’s chin — courtesy of

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Firefighters battle wildfire flare-ups on a Greek island. More evacuations have been ordered

Firefighters battle wildfire flare-ups on a Greek island. More evacuations have been ordered

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete battled wildfire flare-ups Thursday that forced the evacuation of additional villages in remote mountainous areas, officials said. The fire, which started on Wednesday, was contained after a nightlong lull in high winds, but the flames intensified after daybreak, despite the arrival of additional

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An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. “Migration took my passport because it’s showing up

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Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones

Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War unfolded and they learned it included none of the hundreds of political detainees who’ve been locked up for years by its authoritarian leader. That dismay is especially poignant since

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