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Fiona Kolbinger becomes the first woman to win the Transcontinental Race
Cycling 47 minutes ago
Fiona Kolbinger, a 24-year-old German cancer researcher, has become the first woman to win the 4,000 km (2,485.5 mi) Transcontinental Race from Burgas, Bulgaria, to Brest, France. This was also her first ultra-endurance bike race.
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Four major commonalities between mass shooters, as found by data
More than 30 people have died in mass shootings in the U.S. in the past two weeks. Op-Ed contributors Jillian Peterson and James Densley from The Violence Project analyzed data since the 1960s and found many similarities among the shooters.
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Travis Scott filled Kylie Jenner's house with roses for her birthday
You've never seen a floral arrangement quite like this!
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Ben Simmons implies Melbourne's Crown Casino racially profiled him and his friends
NBA 5 hours ago
The Philadelphia 76ers star shared a video implying that Crown Casino security guards in Melbourne had racially profiled him. Crown has rejected claims they discriminated against Simmons or refused him entry. During an exchange with journalist @mrpford, Simmons appears to deny that he refused to show ID or that it was a dress-code issue.
Kobe Bryant's inclusion on the All-Decade Third Team had NBA fans up in arms
NBA Yesterday
Chosen by a panel of NBA.com and NBA TV producers and analysts, 15 players were chosen to be apart of their All-Decade team. However, many fans took issue with the placement of one particular future Hall of Famer.
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Cesar Sayoc sentenced to 20 years in prison for mailing pipe bombs to prominent Trump critics
US news Yesterday
Sayoc, who pleaded guilty to sending more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN last year, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge on Monday.
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Tubes kept him alive for 17 years. Who is he, and is he conscious?
He's called "Sixty-Six Garage." His age is unknown. All they know is he was in a car accident, and tubes and plugs have kept him alive for 17 years. Follow the search for his identity through articles and the new L.A. Times Studios' podcast "Room 20"
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Joe Biden says recent mass shootings are 'pure and simple terrorism'
US news Yesterday
During an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, the 2020 presidential hopeful addressed the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, adding that it's "not immigrants doing these things. They're American citizens doing these things." He later called for a national buy-back program on assault weapons as well as a ban on new assault weapon purchases.
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Blake can't escape his past in the Bachelor in Paradise opener
Television 5 hours ago
🚨 SPOILER WARNING 🚨 Looks like a love triangle is brewing in paradise.
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Silicon Valley's latest unicorn is run by a 22-year-old
Scale AI is teaching machines to see. It's built a set of software tools that take a first pass at marking up pictures before handing them off to a network of some 30,000 contract workers, who then perform the finishing touches.
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A breakdown of Trump's use of a teleprompter for national address on mass shootings
US news Yesterday
During his national address on Monday, many noticed that President Trump used a teleprompter to deliver his speech, where he condemned the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio.
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Vince Carter is coming back for a record-breaking 22nd NBA season
NBA 3 hours ago
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the 42-year-old has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Atlanta Hawks.
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British Airways flight makes emergency landing after cabin fills with smoke
World news Yesterday
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Valencia, Spain after the plane appeared to fill with smoke. British Airways said "all customers and crew disembarked" the carrier following the incident.
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Dow plunges by nearly 3% after China devalues its currency
Business Yesterday
Stocks plummeted by 767 points on Monday, the worst drop of the year and sixth-worst one-day drop in its history, after China allowed its currency, the yuan, to fall to its lowest level against the US dollar in more than a decade in response to President Trump’s tariffs. Update: This Moment has been amended to clarify that the Dow suffered one of its biggest one-day drops in history but did not reach historic lows.
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Trump administration imposes freeze on Venezuela government assets
US news 5 hours ago
In an executive order, President Trump ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets and barred transactions with its authorities. The move is a significant escalation of pressure against the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.
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An academic look at whether mental health is a leading indicator of gun violence
Health Yesterday
After Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that mental health is a "large contributor" to any type of violence, Pro Publica health care reporter @CarolineYLChen took a thorough look into mental health research and why its symptoms are not a "good indicator, nor the root cause of gun violence."
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Gigi Hadid may now be a part of the latest Bachelorette plot twist
Television Yesterday
The latest season of The Bachelorette may be over, but the headlines continue to churn out. According to several sources, Tyler Cameron and Gigi Hadid were spotted together on a date — just days after he was seen with Hannah Brown. The news has ignited many thoughts and takes from viewers.
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Ohio lawmaker blames 'drag queen advocates,' gay marriage for mass shootings
Politics Yesterday
Ohio State Rep. Candice Keller wrote in a now-deleted Facebook status that the "breakdown of the traditional American family," including "transgender, homosexual marriage, drag queen advocates," was to blame for mass shootings.
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Recent mass shootings spark conversation about fear in public places
US news Yesterday
Using the hashtag #ItsGettingTooHardTo, people are sharing their difficulty coping with the back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas.
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US Treasury designates China as a currency manipulator
US news Yesterday
The US Treasury Department named China as a currency manipulator after the country’s central bank allowed the yuan to tumble in retaliation for new tariffs ordered on its imports. In a press release, the Department said that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "will engage with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage created by China’s latest actions."