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The Canadian women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday that she will not appear at the team’s first game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics, after two incidents where people affiliated with Canada’s team appeared to fly drones over the opponents’ practice sessions. Two staff members —Canada’s assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer
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Washington — FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before House lawmakers Wednesday about the investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and he revealed new details about the gunman’s actions in the lead-up to the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania. Wray told members of the House Judiciary Committee that the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas
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Police deployed pepper spray as demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress swelled in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Thousands of protesters gathered near the Capitol, chanting “Free, Free Palestine,” and some tried to block streets ahead of Netanyahu’s speech, the Associated Press reported. Police wearing gas marks blocked the crowd — which
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The “Haley Voters for Harris” political action committee, which had been working with President Biden’s and rebranded to support Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign, has gotten a cease and desist letter from former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley. In a letter sent Tuesday by a law firm representing Haley’s presidential campaign, they wrote the group
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Yellowstone National Park visitors were sent running and screaming Tuesday when a hydrothermal explosion spewed boiling hot water and rocks into the air. No one was injured, but it has left some wondering: How does this happen and why wasn’t there any warning? The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams said explosions like this are caused by
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Protesters arrested ahead of Israeli prime minister’s address to Congress – CBS News Watch CBS News Hundreds of people were arrested Tuesday as they protested a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is speaking to Congress on Wednesday. Demonstrators briefly occupied an office building rotunda, calling for a cease-fire and for the U.S.
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Actor Josh Hartnett steps into new role as suspected serial killer in thriller movie – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Josh Hartnett is known for his roles in popular movies like “The Virgin Suicides,” “Black Hawk Down” and “Oppenheimer.” Now, he’s starring in the new thriller, “Trap,” where he plays a seemingly loving father
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Seoul — North Korea sent another wave of trash-filled balloons drifting into South Korea Wednesday, but this time, some of the garbage landed on the grounds of the South Korean presidential compound in Seoul and a U.S. military base nearby, seemingly disrupting some operations there. The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said it monitored
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Researchers have discovered bundles of “dark oxygen” being formed on the ocean floor. In a new study, over a dozen scientists from across Europe and the United States studied “polymetallic nodules,” or chunks of metal, that cover large swaths of the sea floor. Those nodules and other items found on the ocean floor in the
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Here Comes the Sun: Katie Ledecky and more Here Comes the Sun: Katie Ledecky and more 21:26 Tennis star Coco Gauff has been selected as Team USA’s female flag bearer just days before the start of the Paris Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. She will join NBA superstar LeBron James as
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