Léon Marchand: The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back
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by Jenny Vrentas
1h ago
Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he says, but adds, “it does feel weird ..read more
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Doused by Rain, Paris Opens Its Games With a Boat Party on the Seine
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by Roger Cohen
5h ago
Undeterred by arson attacks on rail lines earlier in the day, the Parade of Nations continued beneath a glittering Eiffel Tower, where Celine Dion belted out a love anthem ..read more
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Snoop Dogg, NBC’s New Voice of the People
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by Emmanuel Morgan
5h ago
The network hired the rapper for an expanded role on its broadcasts of the Summer Games in Paris after posting record-low viewership of the Tokyo competition ..read more
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Celine Dion’s Performance Closes the Olympics Opening Ceremony
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by Jon Pareles
8h ago
It was the first public performance since 2020 for Dion, who has a rare neurological disorder known as stiff person syndrome ..read more
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When the Game Does Not End at the Final Whistle
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by Rory Smith
8h ago
Most soccer fans long ago internalized the idea that truth is a slippery concept ..read more
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Jasper Fire Worsened by Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud
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by Austyn Gaffney
9h ago
Blazes that generate such stormy conditions can be nearly impossible to put out and pose special dangers to firefighters ..read more
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LeBron James and Coco Gauff are the U.S. Flag Bearers
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by Jeré Longman
9h ago
The N.B.A. star LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and the tennis star Coco Gauff were chosen by their peers to lead the United States at the opening ceremony in Paris ..read more
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Who Was the Heavy Metal Band at Opening Ceremony? That Was Gojira.
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by Alex Marshall
10h ago
Gojira, a popular French band, became the first hard rock act to perform in an Olympic Games opening ceremony when it did a metal version of “Ah! Ça Ira,” a song that was popular during the French Revolution ..read more
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Rail Sabotage Blights an Olympic Moment for France
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by Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden
10h ago
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure ..read more
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Anger Lingers Over Positive Doping Tests for Chinese Swimmers
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by Jenny Vrentas and Tariq Panja
10h ago
In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel ..read more
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