Summer McIntosh, the 18-year-old Canadian swimming star, rolled to victory Sunday in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, setting a world-championship record and winning her fourth individual gold medal of the event. McIntosh entered the meet in Singapore hoping to equal Michael Phelps’ record of five individual golds, which he achieved in 2007. She came up just a few seconds short, …
Read More »The United States women saved their best for last, setting a world record in the 400 medley relay in the final race of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske clocked a world record 3:49.34 to end the meet. The victory gave the United States its ninth gold medal, edging Australia’s eight for …
Read More »Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible to get the sniffles — or worse — in the summer. Federal data released Friday, …
Read More »Still the queen: Katie Ledecky wins 800 meters over Summer McIntosh The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
Read More »U.S. Hiring Slowed Sharply Over the Summer The Wall Street Journal Dark clouds emerge for Trump on economy The Hill The shock jobs report sets off this recession alert and holds fresh clues that AI may be boosting unemployment, JPMorgan says Fortune Trump says economic growth ‘shatters expectations’. Data says otherwise Al Jazeera Opinion | The bleak economic picture emerging from the jobs numbers The …
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Summer’s lease hath all too short a date, so better get your reading on! NPR staffers share some recommendations from our “Books We Love” list. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: You know, summer’s a fine time for exercise – taking long walks, biking along trails, seeing family all out in the sunshine. So don’t you sometimes just want to curl up with …
Read More »Katie Ledecky’s historic reign continues after she beat rival Summer McIntosh in one of the biggest non-Olympic swimming races during Saturday’s women’s 800-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] The race, dubbed “the biggest race of this century, men or women, from outside of the …
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This summer has been hot, smoky and soggy, and Minnesotans are sick of it Star Tribune Smoky air cancels some summer camps, forces major changes at others FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Wild weather, smoky skies put summer camps at risk MPR News How air quality in the Twin Cities compares worldwide MinnPost Bad air quality forces a local kid’s summer camp inside Northern News Now …
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (August 1, 2025) – American goalkeeper Matt Turner will return to the New England Revolution on loan from French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, commonly known as Lyon, through June 30, 2026, with an option to purchase. Turner will be a Designated Player on New England’s roster for the remainder of the 2025 MLS season and will be …
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In one of the most consequential non-Olympic races in years, all-time swimming great Katie Ledecky could face an unprecedented challenge Saturday from Canadian teen Summer McIntosh in an event the American has owned for more than a decade. The pair will compete in the 800-meter freestyle final of the swimming world championships, in a race that’ll be streamed live on …
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