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August 4, 2024 8:55 AM

Sunisa Lee takes home bronze in uneven bars for Paris Olympics

Sunisa Lee adds another medal from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as she takes the bronze medal in the uneven bars. Lee won bronze on that apparatus at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

by The Associated Press

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August 4, 2024 8:00 AM

New North Shore preserve protects rare wetlands and geology

The 25-acre Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area along the North Shore of Lake Superior protects a rare coastal wetland and a unique kind of volcanic rock.

by Dan Kraker

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August 4, 2024 7:58 AM

Twins extend White Sox losing streak to 19 with 6-2 victory

The Chicago White Sox extended their team-record losing streak to 19, giving up Max Kepler’s tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 win on Saturday night. Chicago’s losing streak is the longest since Baltimore dropped 19 in a row in August 2021.

by The Associated Press

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August 4, 2024 6:01 AM

Heat training can help athletes — and the rest of us — adapt to hotter weather

Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat.

by Pien Huang

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August 4, 2024 5:00 AM

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.

by Emma Bowman

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August 3, 2024 4:07 PM

Walz cancels New Hampshire campaign trip

Earlier this week, staffers said Gov. Tim Walz would travel to New Hampshire to organize kickoffs and smaller-scale rallies for Vice President Kamala Harris.

by MPR News Staff

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August 3, 2024 3:26 PM

Katie Ledecky wins 800m, her 9th Olympic gold, as U.S. swimmers bounce back in Paris

Katie Ledecky has come through again winning her second gold medal in Paris in the women's 800-meter freestyle. The U.S. also won gold and a new world record in a relay race, edging out China.

by Brian Mann

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August 3, 2024 3:04 PM

Sanders urges DFLers to support Omar in upcoming primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders told DFL enthusiasts that Rep. Omar “is not only somebody who has and will take on enormously powerful special interests, but she is one of the toughest people that I know.”

by Clay Masters

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August 3, 2024 2:01 PM

Simone Biles doesn't rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. 'Never say never'

Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. The American gymnastics superstar says “never say never” when it comes to her future.

by The Associated Press