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Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont returns to Spain after seven years, risking arrest

Former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain after seven years of self-imposed exile, defying a pending arrest warrant…

For even the most successful Olympians, life after the Games can be like ‘going down that cliff’

CNN  —  For almost two weeks, the world has watched transfixed as athletes have pushed themselves to the limit at…

Weekly jobless claims fall to 233,000, less than expected, in a positive sign for labor market

Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled less than expected last week, countering other signs that the labor market is weakening.…

Trump, Harris deploy running mates to wage class warfare over ‘what Middle America is’

With their running mate selections, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have opened up a new front…

Market mayhem has calmed down. Here’s what went down — and why more chaos may be coming.

Stocks, crypto, and other assets have been hammered by market turmoil in recent days. Recession fears, the Japanese yen, valuations,…

Tug of war, pistol dueling and other strange Olympic Games

CNN  —  By now, you’ve probably heard that breakdancing, or “breaking,” is one of the newest competitive Olympic events at…

‘Goodbye wrestling’: Indian Olympian appears to announce her retirement after being disqualified from gold medal match

Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final, appeared to announce her retirement from the…

Israel’s gold-medal winning windsurfer draws motivation from threats on his team

CNN  —  Olympic athletes are rarely lacking in motivation, but Israel’s newest gold medalist – windsurfer Tom Reuveny – had…

‘I want to encourage other women’: US star Raven Saunders wears mask and sunglasses in shot put semifinals

CNN  —  Raven Saunders has never been shy about standing out and that’s exactly what they did in Thursday’s shot…