announced Tuesday that she was withdrawing from the team competition following a “stunning breakdown” at the 2020 Olympic Games, citing mental health issues — and not an injury — that were exacerbated by the pressure to be “head star” at the Tokyo Games.After her unexpected departure, the USA women’s gymnastics team ended up taking home the silver medal without 24-year-old Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist.After a fraught performance at Tokyo prelims on Monday, Biles already seemed to be hinting at a struggle.

She opened up on Instagram, saying: “I truly do feel like I have the weight of the world upon my shoulders at times.”She continued, “I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn’t affect me but sometimes it’s.

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Legends of Olympics past help power Calgary’s Gruchella-Wesierski to Tokyo gold

Canada’s rowing team is back at home after capturing women’s eight gold for the first time since 1992. Calgary’s Kasia Gruchella-Wesierski almost couldn’t compete after a devastating injury.

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US shot putter Raven Saunders makes 'X' in podium pose after winning silver

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: (L-R) Silver medalist Raven Saunders of Team United States, gold medalist Lijiao Gong of Team China and bronze medalist Valerie Adams of Team New Zealand pose with their medals during the medal ceremony for the Women's Shot TOKYO (AP) - The "Incredible Hulk" mask should not fool anybody.

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Police: Man, 25, shot 5 times inside store in Brewerytown

BREWERYTOWN - Police say a man is fighting for his life after he was shot at least five times inside a store in Brewerytown on Sunday afternoon. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 1700 block of North Newkirk Street just after 2:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police say a 25-year-old man was shot five times in the chest and both arms.

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Albertans hold second day of protests against changing COVID-19 measures

On Saturday, Albertans gathered to protest the government’s announcement that it will be making changes to COVID-19 testing, isolation and contact tracing requirements.

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opened the rare Sunday session by saying that the text of the bill would be released "imminently."Senators and staff have been laboring behind the scenes for days to write what is certain to be a massive piece of legislation. An early draft swelled beyond 2,500 pages.

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As delta variant surges, Fauci warns more 'pain and suffering' ahead

changed course to recommend that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the delta variant is fueling infection surges.

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‘I will not return’: Belarusian Olympian says she was taken to airport against her wishes

Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday to board a flight back home after she complained about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics, but planned to avoid getting on the plane.Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women’s 200 meters on Monday, told Reuters she had sought the protection of Japanese police at Tokyo’s Haneda airport so she would not have to board the flight.“I will not return to Belarus,” she told Reuters in a message over Telegram.

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Belarusian Olympic sprinter calls for help after being taken to airport against her wishes

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Israeli health official says COVID-19 booster shot helps with waning immunity

On Sunday’s episode of CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Israeli health official Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis warned of new data suggesting COVID-19 vaccinations may not be as effective against the Delta variant.

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Police find car of Bucks County woman who vanished 3 weeks ago

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Sharon Stone says she's been 'threatened' with losing work over coronavirus vaccine insistence on set

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Delta seems more dangerous than other COVID-19 variants, contagious as chicken pox, reports say

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Andre De Grasse captures Olympic bronze for Canada in men’s 100m dash

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Covid-19 vaccines in July, said Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday.

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Vulnerable teenagers in Scotland set to receive first dose of Covid vaccine in August

Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable teenagers in certain groups by the end of August. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon previously announced plans to jab some youngsters aged between 12 and 17, including those with Down's Syndrome, learning difficulties or those who are immunosuppressed or live with someone who is.

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Florida shatters daily COVID-19 case record with over 21,000 new infections

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Covid-19: Mumbai's active caseload drops below 5,000 for first time since first wave ended

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US BMX rider Connor Fields sustained brain hemorrhage in Olympics crash

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: Connor Fields of Team United States receives medical treatment after a crash during the Men's BMX semifinal heat 1, run 3 on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japa BMX rider Connor Fields was transferred from the intensive care unit at a Tokyo hospital to a high-level care wing Saturday, one day after a horrific crash during the semifinals of the Olympic race left him lying motionless on the asphalt.The 28-year-old from Las Vegas sustained a brain hemorrhage in the crash, and the Olympic neurosurgeon was on standby in case surgery was needed to relieve pressure on his brain.

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Senate convenes in rare weekend session to debate infrastructure bill

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COVID-19: Manitoba adjusts update schedule, information no longer released on weekends

COVID-19 information on weekends, and are reducing the frequency of updates on weekdays.That said, the government’s news release leaves room for that to change “as real-time information about cases and vaccination rates emerges,” or should a fourth wave of the virus develop later in the fall.Effective Saturday, July 31, media bulletins will now be released on Mondays and Thursdays, and the weekly update on health order enforcement will be included on Thursdays.Vaccine media bulletins will be released on Mondays and Wednesdays.The province’s online COVID-19 dashboard will be updated on weekdays only.

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COVID-19: Thousands stage Paris protest against Macron’s health pass, police present

Thousands of people across France on Saturday protested against a new health pass targeting a wide array of social venues as the country battles with a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

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Camden man confirmed to have West Nile Virus

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Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections hit record high as Olympics continue

COVID-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government said, exceeding 4,000 for the first time and overshadowing the Games.Nationwide cases totalled 12,341 as of 6:30 p.m. local time, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest ever for Japan and up 15% on the day, underscoring a rapid rise in infections across the country.The new records come a day after Japan decided to extend states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka its state of emergency for Tokyo to the end of August and expand it to three prefectures near Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka in light of the recent spike in infections.

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Simone Biles is Mental Health #Goals

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Funeral held for firefighter killed in crash on I-76

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A funeral was held on Saturday for a Montgomery County firefighter who police say was killed by a drunk driver while he was aiding a two-car crash on the Schuylkill Expressway over the weekend.Tom Royds was laid to rest in Lower Merion Township where he had served as a firefighter. State police said emergency responders were called shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday to a collision involving two cars in the westbound lanes of I-76 in Lower Merion Township.

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