TOKYO—The United States and Canada set up a mouth-watering semifinal in the women’s Olympic soccer tournament with both teams having prevailed in penalty shootouts on Friday. After the United States and the Netherlands were locked at 2–2 following 90 minutes and extra time, Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema and defender Aniek Nouwen had their spot kicks…
US and Canada Set up Women’s Soccer Semifinal Date With Penalty Shootout Wins
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 3): Canadian Confederation’s Indispensable Man
Commentary This is Part 3 of a multi-part series examining Macdonald’s legacy. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2. Rightly or wrongly, for better or worse, the essence of Canadian nationhood has always centred around the single-minded conviction that we are not American. Descendants of British Empire Loyalists, French Canadians, northern indigenous peoples, and…
UK ‘Closing In’ on Free Trade Agreement With New Zealand
The UK is “closing in on an agreement in principle” in trade talks with New Zealand, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said. She said “great progress” has been made in the sixth round of talks between the two countries which ran from July 19-30. The prospect of a deal with Australia has prompted controversy,…
After Narrow Escape From Home Fire, American Jones Eyes Gold
TOKYO—After losing most of her home and thousands of dollars worth of boxing equipment in a fire in May, U.S. welterweight Oshae Jones said her eyes were on the gold prize now she was assured of a medal at the Tokyo Games. “I had a vision of me standing on the podium and I practise…
FDA Extends Shelf Life of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to extend the shelf life on Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from four-and-a-half months to six months. In a July 28 concurrence letter (pdf), the FDA said Johnson & Johnson had provided sufficient data to support the extension of the company’s vaccine to six months, including…
McKeon on for Record Haul, Dressel Goes for High Five
July 31, 2021
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TOKYO—Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. No Australian has ever won that many in one Games and Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya, in 1952, is the only woman to have achieved seven in any other sport. McKeon goes…
US Approves Potential Sale of $3.4 Billion Helicopters to Israel
WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has approved the potential sale of 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to Israel in a deal valued at up to $3.4 billion. The package would include engines, navigation systems, weaponry, support equipment, spares, and technical support. Lockheed Martin Corp and General Electric Co are the prime contractors on…
Couple Moving Cross-Country Calls It a ‘Miracle’ After Car Fire, Thank God for Empty Gas Tank
A faithful couple, whose car burst into flames during a cross-country relocation, chose to respond with gratitude to God for sparing their loved ones. Jordan and Amy Demos from Phoenix, Arizona, had uprooted and were moving their lives, business, and two young children 1,500 miles to Tennessee in early May when disaster struck. Two kind…
Geologists Reveal the World’s 8th Continent: Zealandia—Once Part of an Ancient Supercontinent
Geologists have long marveled at the slow, earth-shaking dance performed by those colossal blocks of land known as continents. Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, the seven continents commonly known today have shifted and buckled, occupying various positions overlaying the earth’s molten interior—like shuffling dominoes on a table. Researchers may now have…
Former ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor Now Sober Graduates Court Program—Gets Burglary Charge Dropped
Former “The Mighty Ducks” child star Shaun Weiss is making strides now, having previously stumbled into addiction. After graduating from a California drug court program, a pending burglary charge against him has been dropped. Weiss, 42, was arrested in Marysville, California, last year for breaking into a car while under the influence of methamphetamine. In…
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