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First lady Jill Biden cheers on US swimmers in Tokyo

First lady Jill Biden cheers on US swimmers in Tokyo

Olympics

First lady Jill Biden cheers on US swimmers in Tokyo

Also earlier Saturday, Biden watched a 3-on-3 basketball game with France's president and hosted a softball watch party at the U.S. ambassador's residence.

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Midland native Natalie Hinds, Team USA Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team qualify for Olympic finals

The team finished with the 5th fastest qualifying time.
Olympics

Naohisa Takato claims Japan's 1st Tokyo gold with judo win

The 28-year-old Takato atoned for his disappointing bronze-medal performance in Rio de Janeiro five years ago with a hair-raising run to the Tokyo final.
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At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin

Some 600 of the American athletes filled out their health histories as they prepared for the trip, and an estimated 83% replied they were vaccinated.

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Charity golf tournament honors life of XTO Energy employee

XTO Energy will host a charity golf tournament to celebrate the life of Jack Mohr on July 26.
Events

Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center puts on Crafty Kids Mini-Market

The goal of the event is to help families bond through creating crafts to sell.

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VERIFY Weekly: The billionaire space race

The highly publicized spaceflights of Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have led to many online claims. Here’s a look at what’s true and what’s false.
Environment

No, NASA did not say the main cause of tidal flooding in 2030s will be the moon’s ‘wobble’

The moon’s “wobble” went viral after a NASA study predicted it would contribute to tidal flooding in the next decade, but climate change is the primary culprit.