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U.S. broadcast highlights on Saturday morning include gold medal games in baseball and soccer.

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By BY ERIC MORSE Sports https://ift.tt/3fBtnpR The United States and Japan will play for top honors in baseball, while Brazil and Spain meet for the soccer title. Women’s golf, men’s volleyball and water polo are among other events with gold medals on the line. New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Water Polo, Track and Field, Diving (Sports Event), Team Handball, Golf, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Soccer, Baseball August 7, 2021 at 03:07AM

The U.S. gets an early advantage on France after one quarter.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/2VxV6B1 New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 02:51AM

Paris 2024 Presses On With Plan A, but Studies Tokyo’s Plan B

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By BY TARIQ PANJA Sports https://ift.tt/3yugxBi The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it’s prepared, but so was Tokyo. New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Olympic Games (2024), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) August 7, 2021 at 02:24AM

Here’s how to watch the game in the United States.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3lzSKwi The game will be on NBC in the United States at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time. New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 02:12AM

The U.S. Olympic team is in danger of losing the gold medal race.

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By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN Sports https://ift.tt/2VANTAd New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Awards, Decorations and Honors August 7, 2021 at 01:55AM

The United States and France battle for the gold medal in men’s basketball.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3CoRAtt New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 12:23AM

Bit of Deception

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By BY HELEN T. VERONGOS Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3iroyBx With Adam Aaronson as chief mixologist, you can be sure of only one thing: Surprises are in store. New York Times Crossword Puzzles August 7, 2021 at 02:00AM

U.S. Businessman Responds to Sentencing in Russia

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By BY REUTERS U.S. https://ift.tt/2X5YP9x Michael Calvey, an American businessman working in Russia who had been convicted on embezzlement charges, maintained he was innocent and called the conviction “simply outrageous” after he was given a suspended sentence of five and a half years. New York Times Foreign Investments, Embezzlement August 7, 2021 at 01:56AM

The U.S. Olympic team is in danger of losing the gold medal race.

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By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN Sports https://ift.tt/3Co28ZU New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Awards, Decorations and Honors August 7, 2021 at 01:55AM

Decisive Moments From the Tokyo Games, Frame by Frame

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By BY LARRY BUCHANAN, JON HUANG, EMILY RHYNE, BEDEL SAGET, JOE WARD, JEREMY WHITE AND JOSH WILLIAMS Sports https://ift.tt/3lFHKxu See the Summer Olympics in a series of composite images. New York Times Olympic Games, Olympic Games (2020), Gymnastics, Fencing (Sport), Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Robots and Robotics, Skateboarding August 7, 2021 at 01:54AM

Australia and Slovenia will play for bronze later Saturday.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3rZdoa9 New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 01:53AM

The French team won by 1 in its semifinal.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3CmtYWl New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 01:29AM

The Olympic Marathon in Sapporo: A Test of Survival

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By BY JERÉ LONGMAN Sports https://ift.tt/3lJyCrx The runners best able to handle the brutal conditions prevailed. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won the race, with Brigid Kosgei taking silver and Molly Seidel winning bronze in her third-ever marathon. New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Running August 7, 2021 at 12:55AM

The Americans have won three straight Olympic gold medals.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3CotEGu New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 12:32AM

Kevin Durant has become the leading U.S. scorer in Olympic play.

By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3yHt2te New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 12:32AM

The United States and France will battle for the gold medal in men’s basketball.

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By BY ANDREW KEH Sports https://ift.tt/3rXllwN New York Times Olympic Games (2020) August 7, 2021 at 12:23AM

Peres Jepchirchir leads a 1-2 Kenyan finish, just ahead of Molly Seidel, in the marathon.

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By BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND PHIL COFFIN Sports https://ift.tt/3jtxTYV Seidel, running only her third marathon, won a surprise bronze. The race was moved up an hour to moderate the heat. New York Times August 6, 2021 at 11:48PM

Jon Lindbergh, Aviator’s Son Who Took to the Sea, Dies at 88

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By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE U.S. https://ift.tt/3lBfY5f Family triumph (Charles Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight) and tragedy (the kidnapping “crime of the century”) shaped his early life, but he made his mark in the depths. New York Times Deaths (Obituaries), Oceans and Seas, Submarines and Submersibles, Kidnapping and Hostages August 7, 2021 at 12:07AM

Florida governor doubles down on his policies as Covid cases surge.

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By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI World https://ift.tt/3jzv0pi A virus spike connected to the Delta variant has led to a record number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis has not altered his approach, for better or worse. New York Times August 6, 2021 at 11:54PM

Peres Jepchirchir leads a 1-2 Kenyan finish, just ahead of Molly Seidel, in the marathon.

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By BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND PHIL COFFIN Sports https://ift.tt/3xtXXIc Seidel, running only her third marathon, won a surprise bronze. The race was moved up an hour to moderate the heat. New York Times Olympic Games (2020), Marathon Running August 6, 2021 at 11:48PM

Britney Spears’s Father Fights Effort to Remove Him as Conservator

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By BY JULIA JACOBS AND LIZ DAY Arts https://ift.tt/37poImv A lawyer for James P. Spears said in court papers that Mr. Spears loves his daughter and that he is not to blame for some of the actions to which she has objected. New York Times Pop and Rock Music, Wills and Estates, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Mental Health and Disorders August 6, 2021 at 11:46PM

Myanmar Ambassador, Who Opposed Coup, Is Target of Assassination Plot

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By BY TROY CLOSSON New York https://ift.tt/3lSVvcn Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said two Myanmar citizens living in New York plotted over the past month to attack and potentially kill the country’s ambassador to the United Nations. New York Times Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Defense and Military Forces August 6, 2021 at 11:16PM

Democrats Eye Budget to Force Policy Changes, Testing Bounds of the Rules

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND LUKE BROADWATER U.S. https://ift.tt/3AhPLMV Party leaders plan to include top priorities like immigration and labor policies in their budget plan in a bid to get them past Republican opposition. New York Times United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Federal Budget (US), Immigration and Emigration, Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Minors Act), Organized Labor August 6, 2021 at 11:11PM