Simone Biles to compete at Olympic team finals despite calf injury

Simone Biles to compete at Olympic team finals despite calf injury

PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals. Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She retreated briefly to have the calf taped but …

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Israel intensifies Rafah attacks as desperate Palestinians struggle in tents

Israel intensifies Rafah attacks as desperate Palestinians struggle in tents

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The tent camps stretch for more than 16 kilometers (10 miles) along Gaza’s coast, filling the beach and sprawling into empty lots, fields and town streets. Families dig trenches to use as toilets. Fathers search for food and water, while children dig through garbage and wrecked buildings for scraps …

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A look at Kate, Princess of Wales, through the years

A look at Kate, Princess of Wales, through the years

After weeks of speculation about her whereabouts, Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced in a video message Friday that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Kate, 42, was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery and until this week hadn’t been seen publicly since Christmas, sparking a frenzy of conjecture about her health. That didn’t …

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