‘There’ll be noise complaints’: Peter Bol’s family in Perth gears up for 800m Olympic final

It will be standing room only inside the family home of Olympian Peter Bol when he competes in the men’s 800m final in Tokyo on Wednesday night.

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Starving manatees overwhelm Florida rescuers

With their food source vanishing, rescued manatees might have no safe place.       

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Lockdown at Pentagon lifts after shots fired incident near public transit station

The Pentagon went into lockdown on Tuesday for multiple hours following a shooting near the building’s Metro station.       

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Strong winds threaten to whip up ‘biggest ever’ wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island

Predicted strong winds could fan the flames of the largest wildfire ever recorded on Hawaii’s Big Island, officials warned Tuesday.       

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Pentagon lifts lockdown after shots fired near bus stop outside transit center

The Pentagon lifted a lockdown Tuesday after multiple gunshots were fired near a bus platform by the facility’s transit station.       

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3 employees shot at Tennessee Smile Direct Club facility; suspect killed by police

Three employees were shot at a Smile Direct Club facility on Antioch Pike near Nashville before officers killed the suspected gunman, police said.       

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‘Unconstitutionally cruel treatment’: Michigan prisoner seeks release from solitary confinement after 35 years

Solitary confinement that lasts more than a few weeks amounts to torture and is harmful for prisoners with a mental illness, experts say.       

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Biden to address the nation on vaccinations; one-third of all COVID cases reported in Florida and Texas: COVID-19 updates

President Joe Biden was poised to address the nation Tuesday on vaccinations as concerns mounted over a surge in COVID infections. Latest news.       

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Toxic invasive poison hemlock is spreading into US parks and backyard gardens

Poison hemlock is a toxic invasive species that is popping up in flower beds and backyard gardens across the U.S. Here’s what you need to know.       

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‘There’ll be noise complaints’: Peter Bol’s family in Perth gear up for 800m Olympic final

It will be standing room only inside the family home of Olympian Peter Bol when he competes in the men’s 800m final in Tokyo on Wednesday night.

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On This Day: 3 August 2001

In 2001, Anne Hathaway made her name and her movie debut in “The Princess Diaries” – a film adaptation backed by Whitney Houston. (Aug. 3)       

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‘It’s not a burden’: How TikTok dance creators push for recognition, career opportunities with each post

Here’s how TikTok has given attention to dancers in a way that other social media platforms have never done before.       

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Fire is largest recorded on Hawaii’s Big Island

Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island said the more than 62-square-mile blaze was the largest wildfire ever recorded there. Evacuation orders have been lifted after thousands of people…

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Sydney’s COVID-struck south-west has some of the lowest vaccination rates in NSW

Federal government data released on Tuesday shows some affluent areas in Melbourne and Sydney have higher COVID-19 vaccination rates than some of the cities’ lower-income areas.

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Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong and their ‘Nine Days’ director Edson Oda reveal which special memory they would most like to re-live

Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong and their ‘Nine Days’ director Edson Oda reveal which special memory they would most like to re-live       

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AP Top Stories August 3 A

Here’s the latest for Tuesday August 3rd: 70% of adults in US vaccinated for COVID-19; Louisiana reinstates mask mandate; Worries about evictions as moratorium expires; Fire evacuation…

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