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Judo champ Christa Deguchi claims Canada's first gold of Paris Games
PARIS - It was a golden day for Canada on the judo mat. Christa Deguchi captured the country's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea's Huh Mimi in the under-57 kilogra...
Jul 29, 2024

Hall of Famer Julius Peppers drew motivation from working hot summers in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina's Nash County and dealing with the ...
Jul 29, 2024

World Cup bidders give FIFA their detailed plans in Paris to host the tournaments in 2030 and 2034
PARIS (AP) - On the sidelines of the Paris Olympics, FIFA has been doing business with its future hosts of the men's World Cup including Saudi Arabia. FIFA said on Monday it received in Paris the form...
Jul 29, 2024

Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a 17-year-old is arrested
LONDON (AP) - At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained 17-year-old male suspec...
Jul 29, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Christa Deguchi wins judo gold at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Christa Deguchi has won the gold medal in the women's under-57 kilogram judo event at the Paris Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Jul 29, 2024

Intelligence task force to monitor all future byelections for foreign interference
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Domi...
Jul 29, 2024

Verstappen to regroup during F1 summer break with McLaren and Mercedes right on his tailpipe
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - What a difference a year can make in Formula 1. Yes, Max Verstappen is still on pace for yet another world title - it will be No. 4 in a row for the Dutchman unless Red Bull se...
Jul 29, 2024

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Williams. "Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new F1 regulations era as the formidable pa...
Jul 29, 2024

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official sai...
Jul 29, 2024

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa's ...
Jul 29, 2024