PARIS (AP) — Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics ‘ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that may not return for future Games. Ami, legally named Ami Yuasa, won all three rounds in a battle against b-girl Nicka (Dominika Banevič) from Lithuania […]
PARIS (AP) — Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first ever Olympic breaking competition on Friday after she wore a cape that said “Free Afghan Women” during her pre-qualifier battle against India Sardjoe — known as “b-girl India.” The 21-year-old, originally from Afghanistan and representing the Olympic Refugee Team, lost in the […]
Susan Wojcicki, a pioneering tech executive who helped shape Google and YouTube, has died, her husband said. She was 56. Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube’s CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her “family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she said at the time. She was one […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Vice President Kamala Harris‘s running mate, may have known he was going to deploy before he used a “backdoor process” to get around his immediate superior in order to get his retirement approved. His superior, former Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, explained to CNN those details. Julin said […]
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Bozeman, Montana, Friday night, stumping for Republican Tim Sheehy, who is challenging a vulnerable Democrat, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT). He spoke for almost two hours, discussing Vice President Kamala Harris‘s ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket, Gov. Tim Walz‘s (D-MN) comments about Sen. J.D. Vance […]
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden pretty much hidden away, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to soak up the public’s and media’s attention as he begins his “quiet quitting” phase. As usual, he is at his Delaware beach resort for the weekend, and there are no events planned. We saw him […]
(The Center Square) – If victorious in November, Arizona Democrats aim to institute laws they say would cut costs for Arizonans. Republicans say these measures would only hurt Arizona’s economy and lead to higher taxes. Only two seats away from having a Democratic majority in Arizona’s legislative chambers for the first time in six decades, […]
(The Center Square) – Representatives of the Let’s Go Washington voter advocacy group say they were blindsided Friday afternoon at learning the state Supreme Court was about to decide whether to invalidate all voter-backed initiatives on the Nov. 5 ballot. The court unanimously rejected their demands and dismissed the case. This November, voters will decide […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he too faced a big choice during the running mate vetting process for Vice President Kamala Harris. “I love being governor of Pennsylvania,” he said. “I believe every Pennsylvanian should have the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed and, in the […]
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that he is against using state money to fund the construction of sports stadiums. DeSantis, however, announced Thursday that he and the state will grant $8 million from the Governors’ Job Growth Grant Fund toward road infrastructure around the new construction of Miami Freedom Park by […]
