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The Canadian women's soccer team celebrates during its win over Colombia Wednesday. The team has advanced into the Olympic quarterfinals amid an ongoing spying scandal involving the team's now-suspended head coach.
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The Biden administration has proposed a rule to ban additional fees for seating family members together on planes. Here, a Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston.
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Team USA celebrates with their bronze medals during the victory ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Tuesday.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in March 2003 in this photo obtained by The Associated Press. The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday.
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Katie Ledecky of Team USA celebrates after winning Wednesday's final of the women's 1,500m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It was her eighth Olympic gold medal.
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Kim Yeji of Team Republic of Korea shoots during the Women’s 10m Air Pistol Final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Chateauroux, France.
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Frederick Richard, who helped the U.S. win a gymnastics team medal earlier in the week, struggled at times during Wednesday's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Paris.
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A Delta Air Lines jet takes off at the Los Angeles International Airport in April. Ed Bastian, the airline's CEO, says the CrowdStrike outage has cost the carrier $500 million.
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Ilona Maher celebrates the U.S. women's rugby sevens win over Australia for the bronze medal in Paris on Tuesday.
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The new Michael Phelps may be a Frenchman. Gold medalist Leon Marchand stands with silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita, left, of Japan, and bronze medalist Carson Foster, of the United States, following the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday in Nanterre, France.
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Frederick Richard reacts during the gymnastics men's team final Monday during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena. Frederick's enthusiasm, zeal and huge social media presence are fueling excitement in Paris and beyond.
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Hurricane Ian hit Matlacha head-on. The financial cards are stacked against many renters who survive hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other major weather disasters. The long-term effects can be devastating.
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In 1994, young people wearing "True Love Waits" T-shirts hammer pledge cards stating they'll abstain from sex until marriage into the lawn of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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This 2002 electron microscope image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products in connection with a national listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states.
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USA's Kevin Paredes celebrates scoring his team's second goal during a group match at the Paris Olympics between the United States and Guinea on Tuesday in Saint-Etienne, France. The U.S. defeated Guinea 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Former NFL player Terrell Davis said United Airlines banned him from future flights following an incident onboard earlier this month. Here, Davis delivers his speech during induction ceremonies at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Canton, Ohio.
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Former President Donald Trump will address Black journalists at this year's NABJ convention in Chicago. Here, Trump is seen holding a press conference on May 31 following the verdict in his hush-money trial in New York City.
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Ronald Rowe, Secret Service acting director, testifies Tuesday about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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U.S. players react after the women's bronze medal rugby sevens match between USA and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Tuesday.
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