Thomas launched from the start line with determination, taking a commanding lead in the women’s 200m. She crossed the finish line in 21.83 seconds.

“I was in complete disbelief,” Thomas said. “I know I’ve earned it, I trained so hard for this, but there is no feeling like earning an Olympic gold medal. It’s unreal.”

She earned two medals at the Tokyo Olympics — a bronze in the 200m and a silver for the 4X100m relay — but this is her first gold.

Thomas, who now calls Texas home, started running track and field at Williston Northampton School.

For any young girls looking up to her now, she has some advice.

“Work hard and give back to your community in any way you can, and you will be successful,” Thomas said. “Williston was such a great foundation for me. It was such an amazing community, and it just laid the groundwork for where I am today. So that’s what I would say, just work hard, go after what you want, and give back to the community when you can.”

Thomas is the first American woman to win gold in the 200m since her role model, Allyson Felix, it in London 2012.

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After a day of fishing on the Massachusetts island, Noah Karberg was headed home when his wife called him, asking him to run to Stop & Shop to pick up groceries.

“I was in a fishing shirt and board shorts, so no pockets,” he said Tuesday. “I put my phone and my wallet in the tray on top of the shopping cart. I do my shopping, and buy my groceries, come out to my truck, load most of my groceries onto the tailgate. I take a last couple of bags around to the backseat, come back around to the shopping cart, and there is a gull sitting on the cart, and right in front of me, grabs my wallet, flies off!”

Any good fisherman has stories, but Karberg’s is backed up by cellphone video.

“It was like a gull with an agenda,” he said. “Tossed the cash and went straight for my Amex.”

The video shows the seagull on top of a nearby carwash, picking through his wallet.

“I was thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, this is unreal, I gotta get my wallet back,'” Karberg said. “Started chasing the gull across the parking lot like a crazy person, knowing I looked like an idiot, but I really wanted my wallet back.”

The gull had the gall to fly off though with Karberg’s wallet in its mouth.

Since Sunday, Karberg, who is the airport manager at Nantucket Memorial Airport, has been hearing from people. He has not yet been reunited though with his wallet.

“I have had a lot of people reach out to me, say they were sorry for me, but it was really funny,” he said with a laugh. “It has all been in good fun. The island has a pace in the summer. It can be frantic, people can get burned out, and I think this was a little bit of good fun that everyone had.”

The Minnesota governor was set to visit the Granite State this past Sunday, but he canceled at the last minute amid rumors that he was on a list of contenders for her running mate. The campaign confirmed those rumors were true in an official announcement Tuesday. NBC10 Boston spoke with voters in the swing state to get their reaction — and Walz isn’t exactly getting rave reviews.

“I was definitely disappointed that it wasn’t Pete Buttigieg because I think he is the man for the job and I think he will be president someday,” New Hampshire voter Rebecca Leedberg said. “I will support the Democratic party regardless, so I am supportive of Kamala and her pick.”

Leedberg used to work on the primary presidential campaign for now U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and was hopeful that he would run again this time around. On the other hand, Craig Brown worked for the Harris primary campaign that same year and couldn’t be happier to see her on the top of the ticket.

“I’m really excited for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Brown said. “I think in her time as Vice President, she’s done a really great job of focusing on issues that matter.”

Meanwhile, neither Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, nor Walz as a running mate is doing much to sway Trump’s base.

“I think it’s a very poor pick because he’s far too liberal,” New Hampshire voter Dave Neises said. “I think Trump has many flaws but I think that he is actually in favor of improving the country and keeping it the country that it was as opposed to moving it towards Marxism.”

“I know he’s got a lot of faults,” New Hampshire business owner Robert Abrams said. “Things all boil down to policy and the policy of Trump worked.”

Political analyst Scott Spradling said Harris has been enjoying a boost in the polls over the last couple of weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. The big question, according to Spradling, is whether Harris leaves a lot of votes on the table among moderate, independent voters who tend to decide elections in November.

“She’s not going to win over a lot of Republican votes. Period,” Spradling said. “So the ownness is still going to be on the Vice President to come to New Hampshire and close the deal and sell the ticket, if you will.”

Follow along below for live updates on Day 12 of the Paris Olympics.

Team USA earned a decisive 122-87 win over Brazil in the quarterfinals Tuesday. The victory sets up a semifinals matchup versus Nikola Jokic and Serbia at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. The U.S. defeated Serbia 110-84 in the first group stage game of the tournament last month.

France and Germany will square off in the other semifinals showdown.

The trio of Boston Celtics players on the U.S. roster were reunited Tuesday after Jrue Holiday missed the last group stage matchup. Holiday started against Brazil, while Jayson Tatum and Derrick White came off the bench.

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Tatum played the last eight minutes of the second quarter and helped Team USA end the first half on a 15-0 run. White and Holiday both scored 11 points. They were two of nine American players who scored in double-digits. Tatum finished with six points. Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis led Team USA with 23 points.

The greatest impact the Celtics players made in this game came on defense. White (two), Holiday (two) and Tatum (one) combined for five of Team USA’s seven blocks. Tatum’s block came on his first defensive possession and forced a 24-second shot clock violation. The Americans’ first four blocks of the game were all from C’s players.

Defense was a major factor in the Celtics beating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, and these three stars have brought that same intensity to the Olympics.

Here’s a full recap of how the three Celtics players fared against Brazil.

Jayson Tatum

Final stat line: 20 minutes, six points (1-for-5 FG; 0-for-0 3PT; 3-for-4 FT), three rebounds, one assist, one steal, +17 plus-minus

After starting in each of the last two games, Tatum was among the last to see the floor in the quarterfinals. He checked in with 7:58 remaining in the second quarter after every player except Tyrese Haliburton had played.

Tatum played the rest of the quarter and scored four points with one block and one assist in the frame. He provided one of the top highlights of the first half by finishing an alley-oop off an inbound pass from LeBron James with five seconds remaining.

Here’s another look at Tatum’s alley-oop:

Tatum finished with six points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 20 minutes. He shot 1-of-5 from the floor but hit three of his four free throw attempts.

Jrue Holiday

Final stat line: 17 minutes, 11 points (4-for-7 FG, 1-for-2 3PT, 0-for-0 FT), three assists, two blocks, +21 plus-minus

Holiday missed the last group stage game versus Puerto Rico with an ankle injury, but he looked totally fine in his return to action against Brazil. The veteran guard was back in the starting lineup and made an immediate impact by making a dunk, dishing out an assist and blocking a shot all in the first three minutes.

Holiday tallied eight points (3-of-5 shooting) with two assists and two blocks in the first half. Team USA outscored Brazil by 25 points when Holiday was on the floor during the first two quarters.

The two-time NBA champ finished with 11 points, three assists and two blocks in 17 minutes. Holiday has scored 10-plus points in two of his three games at the Olympics. The lopsided score allowed Holiday to get a well-deserved rest in the second half.

Derrick White

Final stat line: 18 minutes, 11 points (2-for-6 FG, 1-for-4 3PT, 0-for-0 FT), four rebounds, four assists, two blocks, +5 plus-minus

White was among the first players to come off the bench, entering the game with 2:55 left in the opening quarter. The veteran guard gave a solid all-around performance in the first half by tallying six points, two rebounds, two assists and one block.

His most impressive play came early in the second quarter when he scored a putback layup off a missed 3-pointer by Kevin Durant.

White ended up scoring 11 points — his high in any game at the Olympics — along with four rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 18 minutes. He got a bunch of minutes in the fourth quarter as Team USA stretched its lead to 25-plus points.

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Elmo posted about the so-called pommel horse guy on X Tuesday, saying that the Worcester native’s amazing performance has encouraged him to pursue his own special talents.

“Mr. Stephen Nedoroscik, Elmo wants to be a specialist too! Elmo was thinking he could be the giggle specialist or maybe a monster-hug specialist. Elmo will keep thinking! #ParisOlympics.”

The Olympian responded to the Sesame Street resident’s post, telling him he can do whatever his heart desires.

“Elmo, the great thing about specializing in something is you get to decide. I think you’ll be a great specialist in anything you end up choosing!” Nedoroscik wrote.

The final decision is in – Elmo is now an official specialist of giggles. It seems an appropriate role for the 3-and-a-half-year-old, who has been delighting and educating children since the 1980s.

The 25-year-old Nedoroscik has gone viral not only for his athleticism, which nabbed him two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics, but also for his happy, humble attitude, love for his sport and of course his now-famous glasses, which have earned him the moniker “Clark Kent.”

After earning his first individual medal in his event, he said he was “beyond excited” to see the surge of excitement for his sport and that the response has been unbelievable.

“I still can’t believe the amount of people that are making me memes and sending me things, it is just the coolest thing ever,” he said.

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The United States had been even with China on golds before earning three Olympic titles on Tuesday, courtesy of sprinter Gabby Thomas, middle-distance runner Cole Hocker and wrestler Amit Elor. The Americans now lead in both golds (24) and total medals (86).

Day 11 of the Games also saw several U.S. squads take another step toward a gold medal, including the USWNT, the men’s basketball team and the women’s water polo team.

From medal triumphs to knockout round wins, here’s a look back at the top highlights from Day 11 of the Games:

Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse combine to make 1500m history for US

One of the more thrilling finishes of the 2024 Olympics so far came in the men’s 1500m final, where Team USA’s Cole Hocker pulled off a stunning upset.

In the race’s final stretch, Hocker overtook both reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and world champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain to win gold in an Olympic-record time of 3:27.65. Kerr finished second in 3:27.79 to take silver, while American Yared Nuguse claimed bronze with a time of 3:27.80.

It marked the first time that the U.S. had two medalists in the men’s 1500m since all the way back at the 1912 Stockholm Games. Hocker and Nuguse each medaled for the first time at an Olympics.

Gabby Thomas captures first gold, Brittany Brown claims first medal

Gabby Thomas stormed to the top of the Olympic podium for the first time, winning the women’s 200m race in 21.83 seconds. Thomas, who earned silver and bronze at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, held off Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who was attempting to pull off the sprint double after topping Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100m final. Alfred took silver with a time of 22.08 seconds.

American Brittany Brown, meanwhile, made her first Olympic podium with a third-place finish of 22.20 seconds.

Amit Elor becomes youngest US wrestling champ in Olympic history

No American wrestler in Olympic history has captured gold at a younger age than Amit Elor. The 20-year-old Elor defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 in the women’s 68kg final to become the country’s youngest Olympic wrestling champion of all time.

Elor dominated the competition in Paris, racking up a 31-2 scoring advantage over her four matches. She wasn’t scored on at all in her final three matches, either.

Annette Echikunwoke becomes first US woman to medal in hammer throw

The U.S. medaled in Olympic women’s hammer throw for the first time ever thanks to Annette Echikunwoke. Echikunwoke’s top throw of 75.48 meters on her third attempt earned her a silver medal, finishing behind Camryn Rogers of Canada.

Echikunwoke was actually in position to win gold until Rogers jumped into first with a throw of 76.97 meters on her fifth of six attempts.

Omari Jones earns lone US boxing medal in Paris

Omari Jones picked up his first Olympic medal — and the United States’ lone boxing medal in Paris — in the men’s 71kg. Jones had already secured a medal by reaching the semifinals and he took home the bronze with a loss to Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev. The 21-year-old Jones lost to Muydinkhujaev, the reigning world champion, in a 3-2 split decision.

USWNT wins another nail-biter to reach gold medal match

Trinity Rodman played the hero for the USWNT in the quarterfinals. This time around, it was Sophia Smith who put on the cape and saved the day.

After a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over Japan in extra time, the USWNT found itself in yet another scoreless deadlock that required more than 90 minutes to decide. But the USWNT once again came up with a breakthrough in the opening period of extra time versus Germany thanks to a superb effort and strike from Smith in the 95th minute.

Smith’s game-winner propelled the USWNT past Germany 1-0 and into its first Olympic final since the 2012 London Games, where it last claimed gold. The Americans will face Brazil, which defeated Spain in the other semifinal, in the gold medal match on Saturday.

US women’s water polo outlasts Hungary in tight quarterfinal

The USWNT wasn’t the only American squad to earn a dramatic quarterfinal win on Day 11. The three-time-defending Olympic champion women’s water polo team emerged victorious in a tightly contested battle against Hungary that came down to the final minutes.

The U.S. and Hungary entered the fourth quarter tied at 4-4 before Rachel Fattal put the Americans ahead during a 6-on-4 power play with just three minutes left. Fattal’s heroics, along with Ashleigh Johnson‘s 17 saves, pushed the Americans past Hungary 5-4 and into the semifinals, where a matchup with unbeaten Australia awaits on Thursday.

Team USA is looking to become the sport’s first squad — women’s or men’s — to ever win four straight Olympic titles.

USA men’s basketball rolls into semifinals

The U.S. men’s basketball team looked strong in its first win-or-go-home contest of the Paris Games. The four-time defending Olympic champions cruised to a 122-87 quarterfinal victory over Brazil.

Devin Booker (18 points), Anthony Edwards (17) and Joel Embiid (14) led six Americans who scored in double figures, while LeBron James flirted with a double-double by posting 12 points and nine assists.

Team USA, which improved to a perfect 4-0 in Paris, will now have to go through arguably the world’s best basketball player in order to reach the gold medal game. The U.S. will face three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia for a second time in Paris on Thursday after a blowout victory to open the Olympics. Serbia has won three straight since that meeting, most recently rallying for an epic comeback win against reigning bronze medalist Australia in the quarterfinals.

US women’s volleyball advances to fifth straight Olympic semifinals

The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team is back in the semifinals for a fifth straight Games after defeating Poland in straight sets (25-22, 25-14, 25-20). Annie Drews powered the quarterfinal victory with 13 points, while Kathryn Plummer and Avery Skinner each added 12.

The Americans will now face Brazil on Thursday in a rematch of the gold medal game from the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil has yet lose a single set, let alone a match, at the Paris Olympics.

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The Department of Public Health said Tuesday that a man in his 40s was exposed to West Nile virus in Hampden County. A horse was diagnosed with EEE, which officials said the animal contracted in Plymouth.

Both viruses were detected in mosquitoes earlier this summer.

West Nile virus usually causes fever and flu-like symptoms, but in rare cases can cause severe illness. There were six human cases in Massachusetts last year.

EEE is rare, but poses a serious threat to infected people of all ages.

The last known human case of EEE in Massachusetts occurred in 2020, when five people were infected and one died. A year earlier, in 2019, there were six deaths among 12 human cases in the Bay State.

There were six human cases of West Nile in Massachusetts last year.

The DPH noted that August and September are months of particular concern for mosquito-borne illnesses in Massachusetts.

“We continue to recommend taking steps to prevent mosquito bites until the first hard frost,” Dr. Catherine Brown, the state epidemiologist, said in a statement shared by the department. “People should use mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered active ingredient, clothing to reduce exposed skin, and consider rescheduling outdoor activities that occur during the evening or early morning.”

Plymouth, where the horse was infected with EEE, is the third Massachusetts community to be categorized as high risk for that virus this year, joining Carver and Middleborough. The state lists 12 as having moderate EEE risk, including Amesbury, Groveland, Halifax, Haverhill, Kingston, Merrimac, Newburyport, Plymouth, Plympton, Salisbury, Wareham and West Newbury.

The state also noted that mosquito samples in Dedham have tested positive for EEE, and that town is now considered a low risk.

There are moderate risks of West Nile virus in parts of Suffolk County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Bristol County, Essex County, Plymouth County, Worcester County and Hampden County.

Officials expect the mosquito population to increase throughout the summer and recommend, among other prevention techniques, avoiding outdoor activities in dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most active.

The Department of Public Health says people can call its Division of Epidemiology at 617-983-6800 for more information about the mosquito-borne illnesses.

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Whether you’re gearing up for a fresh start in a new home or helping your college student move in, it’s important to stay vigilant against moving scams.

According to the Better Business Bureau, 5,918 complaints were filed against moving companies throughout 2023. Consumers who fell victim to moving scams and reported them to the BBB’s Scam Tracker lost an average of $350.

Some of the most common ones include:

• No-shows — where the so-called movers take your deposit and never show up on moving day.
• Upcharges and extra fees – a company ends up charging you more than what you were originally quoted.
• And having items stolen – the moving truck fails to arrive and either your belongings are gone, or the company requires you to pay an additional fee to deliver them.

“You just want to make sure you’re taking your time, doing your due diligence, asking multiple people and resources and not just falling for a pretty website or word of mouth of a stranger,” explained Paula Fleming, chief marketing officer at the Better Business Bureau. “Making sure that you’re really vetting them out to protect not only your money, but personal items that have sentimental value.”

To protect yourself against these scams:

Research the moving company thoroughly. Check their website and look for customer reviews. If there is no physical address from the company or information about a mover’s registration or insurance – that’s a red flag.

Avoid companies that use a rented truck or offer a moving estimate over the phone instead of conducting an onsite inspection.

Scammers will also ask for a large deposit upfront. Legitimate companies usually only require a small deposit or a payment on delivery.

Finally, never sign blank or incomplete documents. Make sure that all terms, costs, and services are clearly outlined before you sign any agreement.

Make sure to keep an inventory of all your belongings. The BBB recommends labeling all your boxes and taking pictures of everything before packing it away just in case something gets damaged in the moving process. And if something doesn’t feel right or a company doesn’t answer your questions, it’s best to walk away and find a more reputable mover.

If you have a consumer problem, contact NBC10 Boston Responds by filling out our online consumer complaint form. We will get back to you!

Some even refer to Paris 2024 as the “TikTok Olympics” for the sheer amount of social media moments and personalities that have burst onto our phones’ screens leading up to and during the Games. After all, many athletes went into this year’s Olympics already having a dedicated social media fanbase, and brought their followers along for more laid-back POV than what you’d catch on network coverage.

“You have a body of athletes that is almost entirely Gen Z,” Director of the University of Rhode Island’s Sports Media and Communications program Molly Yanity said. “They are all very connected. They are overwhelmingly on TikTok… They’re really letting us into their world.“

For Yanity, the first Olympian that came to mind who is capitalizing on their social media brand is Maher, the rugby star who just scored a bronze medal last week. Maher is a Vermont native, and played rugby for Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, before heading to Tokyo for Team U.S.A. in 2021, and becoming an Olympic medalist in Paris in 2024.

Maher has over two million followers on TikTok, where she shows off her sense of humor, interacts with fellow Olympians and even takes on the limitations of the BMI scale.

“She’s really done this, with with kind of a just grassroots, ‘here’s my phone and my TikTok app’ and just just really going about it and making her own brand,” Yanity said, recalling Maher’s viral clip of the cardboard beds in Tokyo during the last summer Games. “The sport [women’s rugby] has kind of caught up with Ilona in a little bit of a way, in terms of popularity.”

Another standout star of this year’s Games is men’s gymnastics star Stephen Nedoroscik, whose medal-winning pommel horse routine, humble spirit and glasses have earned him the nickname “Clark Kent.”

The Worcester native’s gone viral, too, for openly discussing his eye condition and not letting it hold him back from achieving his dreams.

His teammate, and fellow Massachusetts native, Fred Richard, is another social media star, who goes by the username frederickflips on TikTok. You guessed it, Richard wows his hundreds of thousands of followers performing his otherworldly flips, but also gives an inside look to his training and experience.

“With the reel format, we are getting to see what they’re doing when they’re doing it, who they’re doing it with,” Yanity said. “And that gives us a peek into their lives that, that we don’t otherwise have.”

Yanity said the ability for athletes to build their social media brand gives them more power and autonomy to earn a broader range of sponsorship deals. The social media buzz surrounding the athletes is also likely driving more traditional ratings to the Olympics, Yanity believes.

“They know what to share and what not to share in a way that gets them those those eyeballs from fans, therefore the attention of sponsors,” Yanity said. “

NBC has enjoyed strong ratings for the Paris 2024 Games, reporting numbers far beyond the COVID-mangled Tokyo games, and a bigger opening ceremony audience than Rio 2016.

Theories range as to what’s driving the viewership numbers, with everything from social media, athlete storylines, a smaller time zone difference to Snoop Dogg’s presence being floated as driving factors.

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Great whites have about 300 teeth, and this one probably showed off more than we needed to see.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the region’s leading white shark research nonprofit organization, was able to get up close and personal with the shark thanks to some incredible underwater video.

The shark swam right over to the underwater camera, showing off its toothy smile.

Researchers said the shark was one of dozens of great whites that were feasting off a whale carcass about six miles off the coast just a few weeks ago.

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“It’s a shock when all of sudden you see it and there’s a picture of them and they’re dressed in their uniform and there’s our shoes on their feet, it’s fabulous,” said Mike Rancourt, owner of Rancourt and Company.

The Lewiston-based company was asked to create a shoe for all 592 American athletes for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Rancourt leads the company that has been in his family for generations.

“At some point, every person in the company had touched the shoes, one way or another, to finish it, bag it, to clean it, whatever it may be,” Rancourt said. “Every person was involved.”

Polo Ralph Lauren came calling in 2023 and asked Rancourt to come up with a white buck suede design for this year’s Olympics. All of the shoes are handmade in the Lewiston factory.

Rancourt said from start to finish, one pair of shoes could be done in about two days.

This isn’t the first time Rancourt has made footwear for Team USA athletes. They also wore them in Rio, in Tokyo and in Beijing for the Winter Games.

“People around us, people that don’t even know us, coming up and having a conversation with me,” Rancourt said. “Most of it relates to how proud they are to live in a community that produce the Olympic shoes.”

But this year has even more meaning. The mass shooting that happened not far from the factory just 10 months ago shook this community. Eighteen people died and dozens of others were injured in the October 2023 rampage.

“They’ve been saddened by it, and they struggle with it, when it comes to thinking in terms of what it means for our community and families,” Rancourt said.

He said he wants people to know that resiliency is what Lewiston is all about.

“I know that this is something, producing the Olympic shoes is something that will bring the whole community some satisfaction, that Lewiston will continue, it’s resilient, it will be there,” Rancourt said.

That feeling has been felt on the factory floor.

“Most definitely,” said Brian Pare, a shoemaker. “A lot of pride. Not many people know how to do this anymore.”

“In the back of my mind, it represents Lewiston and the good things about Lewiston,” Rancourt said. “And there’s a lot of good things about Lewiston. But this particular event is really a great view of how Lewiston people come together and create this product and enjoy what we do.”

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And it’s not just for a day. Or two. It’s most of this week. And it resonates deep into next week. Granted, the humidity may increase by the weekend, but hot temperatures never really get back in the conversation.

So, our focus shifts back to the rain. Two waves move in Tuesday: one early, and one overnight. The second wave is heaviest, with possible flooding in southern Connecticut and Rhode Island. This seems to be consistent with our guidance.

With a break expected after Wednesday morning, we’ll get a chance to catch our breath as the remnants of Debby move in our direction.

Obviously with a tropical system, lots could happen. We’re focused on the downpours, however. Heavy rain bands could move into New England as early as Friday afternoon, carrying into the weekend.

At this point, the axis of heaviest rain seems to set up in New York and parts of Northern New England. This likely will change with the slightest shift in the storm’s track, so we’ll watch its every move in the days to come.

Despite the gray, cool weather, summer’s far from over. Enjoy the break.

Maine State Police said the crash occurred in the area of mile marker 22 in Wells around 2:20 a.m. The driver of the tractor-trailer was reportedly traveling south in the rain when he lost control of his vehicle, went off the roadway to the left and became intertwined with the guardrail, causing the truck to become disabled.

The tractor-trailer blocked the two passing lanes southbound and two of the passing lanes northbound.

The driver of the truck, 73-year-old Larry Beaugeard, of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The tractor-trailer was mostly empty, however, some plumbing supplies that were on board became strewn across the northbound lanes. A tow service was on scene assessing the situation early Tuesday morning. Drivers are urged to avoid the area if possible.

All lanes reopened shortly after 6:30 a.m.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to police.

State police were assisted at the scene by the Maine Turnpike Authority, Wells police and Kennebunk fire.

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New legislation is being touted as a $5 billion investment in tackling the commonwealth’s housing issue. It’s called the Affordable Homes Act, and it’s the largest housing bill in Massachusetts history.

The hope is it will both increase housing production and improve the affordability of existing housing.

It includes $2 billion to accelerate the development of affordable units and mixed income multifamily housing.

There are also zoning reforms as part of the bill – like allowing so-called “accessory dwelling units,” or additions on single family homes – that the governor’s office says could create 10,000 new units.

And there are tax credits intended to “spur housing production.”

With Massachusetts continuing to be one of the most expensive states in the country to buy a home or rent an apartment, state lawmakers say this bill is crucial in improving the housing crisis here.

Beyond that, state officials predict Massachusetts will need to build upwards of 200-thousand new homes by 2030 to keep up with demand.

Gov. Maura Healey signed the bill into law at a ceremony in Newton.

“We committed to housing as our top priority,” she said. “We recognized that we entered office short a couple hundred thousand housing units statewide, housing across a range of income levels, and we said that this is something that is going to hold us back as a state.”

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It’s a wrap on artistic gymnastics in Paris, but Simone Biles couldn’t let it come to a close without earning one more medal. She also celebrated teammate Jordan Chiles winning her long-sought first-ever individual medal — and both women paid special homage to their Brazilian competitor.

On the track in the Stade de France — a day after his electrifying 100m win, Noah Lyles, along with USA teammates Erriyon Knighton and Kenny Bednarek, all easily qualified for their next sprinting final. Gabby Thomas of the U.S. also aced her heat in the semifinal of the women’s 200m.

And in the men’s pole vault, a 24-year-old champion captivated spectators as he set the bar higher — and higher.

The U.S. also racked up medals in surfing, discus, 3×3 basketball and more.

Here’s a look back at medal-winning moments and more top highlights from Day 10 of the Games:

Simone Biles closes out Paris with one more medal

Simone Biles wrapped up her final day of the Paris Olympics with more hardware for the greatest gymnast of her generation.

The woman who didn’t think she’d even be here a couple years ago will leave Paris — and perhaps her final Olympics — with three golds and a silver, earned Monday when she placed second in the floor exercise.

It marked the first time in her career that Biles did not win the floor exercise at a major competition.

For the third consecutive Olympics, a gold medal on the balance beam also eluded Biles. She fell on her tricky acrobatic series, making her first major beam error in Paris. Biles tied her American teammate, Suni Lee, who also suffered a fall, for fifth place.

Jordan Chiles joins Biles and Andrade on podium

Meanwhile, bronze in floor exercise went to American gymnast Jordan Chiles, who was bumped up to the podium when the U.S. coaches asked for a review of her degree of difficulty on the routine.

The review changed her score just enough to push her into third place. Chiles won the bronze with a 13.766, her first individual Olympic medal.

She joined Biles on the podium, along with gold medal-winning Brazilian trailblazer Rebeca Andrade — and the Americans signaled their admiration by offering Andrade a deep bow.

Lyles breezes through 200 heat

Noah Lyles had no problem in his opening 200-meter heat. It was a 20.19-second, no-drama romp around the curve that was routine. So, nothing like his photo finish .005-second victory in the 100m on Sunday night.

Lyles beat defending Olympic champion Andre De Grasse of Canada in the 200 by .11 seconds.

Lyles is trying to become the first man to double since Usain Bolt did it for the third time at the Rio Games in 2016. Carl Lewis is the last U.S. man to pull it off in the 100-200, back in 1984 in Los Angeles.

Also advancing in the 200 were Americans Erriyon Knighton (20.00) and Kenny Bednarek, who ran 19.97 and could very well be Lyles’ biggest challenger for the final on Thursday.

Gabby Thomas shines in women’s 200m semifinal

Team USA’s Gabby Thomas flew across the track once again to finish first in her heat of the first round in the women’s 200m.

She led with a 21.86 time, floating ahead of Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and France’s Helene Parisot.

Thomas won a bronze in this event at the last Olympics in Tokyo and is considered a favorite at the Paris Games.

US surfer Caroline Marks takes gold

Team USA’s Caroline Marks won the women’s surfing gold medal in her first Olympics on Monday in Tahiti.

The final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition — just the second Olympics to feature the sport — began Monday morning after two days of delays due to unfavorable conditions. By the afternoon the waves grew larger and more frequent, giving athletes a chance to impress judges with the time they spent inside the barrels. At one point during the competition a whale jumped out of the water as surfers looked on.

Marks beat Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil, who was awarded the silver medal. France’s Johanne Defay won bronze.

Allman defends Olympic discus gold

Valarie Allman made it back-to-back golds as the American won women’s discus. She also won at the Tokyo Games.

Allman fouled on her first attempt, landing the discus wide of the right-side boundary, but took the lead on her second try with a throw of 68.74. She put the competition totally out of reach with a 69.50 on her fourth attempt.

US women defeat Canada for 3×3 bronze

The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team, which claimed gold in Tokyo, had to settle for bronze in Paris.

The U.S. defeated Canada 16-13 in the third-place match. The women trailed 12-9 before finishing the game on a 7-4 run. Hailey Van Lith led the team with six points.

It was an ugly, defensive battle. The U.S. didn’t hit any 2s, scoring entirely from 1-point range and the free-throw line.

The Mondo show

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches — about the height of a two-story building) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage. Duplantis cleared the mark on his third and final try.

The drama played out over a half hour at the end of the night in the Stade de France, long after the evening’s last race was done. That usually signals a time for folks to start heading for the exits.

But Mondo’s encore was worth staying for, and most everyone did.

It marked the ninth time the Louisiana-born 24-year-old, who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, has broken the record, but the first time at the Olympics. America’s Sam Kendricks won the silver medal and Emmanouil Karralis of Greece took the bronze.

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She crossed the finish line with a comfortable lead over women’s 100m winner Julien Alfred, of St. Lucia, and teammate Brittany Brown.

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Tuesday in Paris, runner Gabby Thomas will push for a gold medal.

Thomas, who grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University, earned two medals in Tokyo — silver in the 4x100m relay and bronze in the women’s 200m.

She posted the fastest time Monday in the 200m semifinal, and she’s a favorite for the gold in Tuesday’s final.

“I feel really good, I feel confident, in control,” she said after the semifinal. “I feel confident that it’ll all come together tomorrow, so I’m excited.”

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The Springfield Police Department said in a Facebook post Sunday that Felix Rivera of Chicopee was recently reported missing.

According to police, Rivera’s family last heard from him when he was discharged from Springfield’s Baystate Medical Center in October.

While he was living in Chicopee at the time, police say Rivera may be in Puerto Rico.

Authorities did not give a physical description of Rivera or reveal his age, but they released a photo.

Anyone with information is asked to call 413-787-6360 or 413-787-6300.

Faulkner picked up cycling as a hobby while living in New York in 2017. She didn’t go pro until a few years ago. In fact, Faulkner didn’t even qualify for the Olympics until Team USA needed a replacement.

Now, she’s the first American to win a road race medal in 40 years — finishing 58 seconds ahead of one of the greatest female cyclists of all time.

The 31-year-old was a rower throughout high school at Phillips Academy and college at Harvard University.

“Any challenge — no matter how scary or daunting — was like, that was her jam,” former Phillips Academy crew coach Kathryn Green said. “It was obvious she was destined to do great things in cycling — just like in rowing.”

Faulkner was in the first boat all four years at Phillips Academy in Andover — a rare feat for a freshman, according to Green.

Another former rower at Harvard remembers her as the strongest and fastest person on the team.

“When she first joined the team, I was definitely a bit starstruck,” former Harvard rowing teammate Julia Baumel said. “One minute, she’d be on the rowing machine, putting up an insane time, and the next, she’d be smiling and laughing and congratulating anyone who got a personal best.”

Paul Murphy, Faulkner’s former swim coach at Phillips Academy, just returned from wishing her luck in Paris.

“She seemed really just happy and ready to go, and talking about how much she loved her sport and her team and the training, and you know, I knew she was a great athlete,” Murphy said. “Tears are, like, running down my face because it’s just this hugely emotional experience, where this person you know, this incredible human being, is out there doing great things.”

Faulkner’s Olympic campaign isn’t over. She’ll be back on track Tuesday for the team pursuit.

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The Texas-based company filed for bankruptcy in May and last week announced the closure of Carney Hospital in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

“I’ve been a patient for 53 years,” said Carney Hospital patient Rob Burke. “If they ask me ‘you want to keep your doctor?’ yeah good, how about my hospital?”

Burke and other patients joined health care workers at Carney Hospital in a protest Monday morning in front of the building.

“I’ve already been told that I do not have a job as of August 31,” said Carney Hospital emergency room psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Becky Read.

Steward Health Care is closing the two hospitals by the end of the month and is slated to sell their remaining six in Massachusetts.

“I think it’s asinine that they want to close the hospital there’s no other hospital around here so they need to keep it open,” said Carney Hospital Personal Care Attendant Stephanie Dawson.

Dawson has been Peggy Phisher’s caretaker for the past decade. Phisher is a senior patient with special needs. She wished to send a message for the company’s CEO Ralph de la Torre.

“If she sees him she wants to give him a piece of her mind,” said Dawson interpreting for Phisher.

De la Torre has been accused by elected officials of profiting from failing hospitals and dodging a state law that requires a 120-day advance notice of a closure.

“We should be instituting 120-day closure and have a public hearing which is required by law,” said First Suffolk District State Senator Nick Collins who was at the Monday morning protest.

The closure of both hospitals would impact roughly 1,250 employees.

“They could sell this property, allow either the state or bidder to come in and keep this hospital which serves an incredibly vulnerable and marginalized population alive,” said Carney Hospital ER nurse practitioner Stephen Wood.

In an effort to avoid a closure, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is urging the governor and mayors to declare a health emergency, draw from the state’s $8 billion “rainy day” fund, and as a last resort, seize the hospitals through eminent domain.

“[We’re] looking to make sure we’re pulling together the whole landscape of health care providers across different city boundaries so that we can just have every resource on the table,” said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Steward Health Care has not responded to requests by NBC10 Boston to explain why it won’t sell the hospitals instead of closing them.

Insight Health, another health care group, confirmed Tuesday that they submitted a bid to buy all eight Steward Hospitals, but no deal was reached.

“Insight Health System submitted a bid to acquire all eight hospitals currently operated by Steward Health System in Massachusetts. As a clinician-led organization, Insight Health System believes in providing equitable access to healthcare services for all, and we deeply understand how damaging the closure of healthcare facilities can be to local communities. We have proven experience in transforming distressed healthcare facilities into financially stable pillars of community health services with patient care that is second to none – something we have done in Southside, Chicago; Flint, Michigan; and stand ready and able to do here in Massachusetts,” wrote Atif Bawahab, chief strategy officer at Insight Health System, when asked for comment.

Ayer’s Select Board is having a meeting over this issue on Tuesday, and the Boston City Council is expected to address it on Wednesday.

The Steward Health Care CEO has been subpoenaed by the US Senate and is expected to testify on September 12.

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The Red Sox couldn’t sign Xander Bogaerts long-term for fear he’d block Mayer. They couldn’t spend in any of the last three offseasons because why invest before Mayer triggers the homegrown renaissance? God bless these 2024 overachievers, but with all due respect to Jarren Duran, Tanner Houck, and Ceddanne Rafaela, the real fun starts when Mayer leads the next generation to Boston.

To that operating philosophy, may I offer a three-word rebuttal: Bobby Witt Jr.

The Red Sox open a three-game series with the Royals and their franchise shortstop on Monday in the biggest matchup between Boston and Kansas City since Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes. The Royals lead the Red Sox by 2.5 games in the race for the final wild card, and they wouldn’t even be in the conversation without Witt.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, Witt took his lumps over his first two seasons and now he’s taking his vengeance. He’s far and away the best all-around player in the American League, if not MLB, and the MVP race looks like a collision course between Witt and Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

Witt is what a franchise shortstop looks like, with one 30-30 season already under his belt and a potential batting title on the horizon. Just six weeks after his 24th birthday, he’s hitting a league-leading .344 with 20 homers, 25 steals, and a .980 OPS.

His skills are breathtaking. There are 10-minute YouTube videos devoted to his “God mode” defensive plays, and he’s appointment television in clutch situations. Only a week ago, the Royals appeared headed for a certain loss to the White Sox before Witt’s go-ahead grand slam in the eighth. They have that team-of-destiny feel, and their shortstop powers the engine.

What this has to do with Mayer is simple – he’s almost assuredly not going to be Witt, and that’s OK. We’re talking about a generational talent. But it highlights the warped thinking that has left the Red Sox able to envision salvation solely via the farm system.

That’s not just risky, it does talented players like Mayer a disservice.

Mayer shouldn’t have to play savior. It should be enough that he’s a really talented player, and maybe even an All-Star. But by refusing to invest in the big league roster until the prospects arrive, the Red Sox have created a dynamic where if Mayer’s as good as, say, Duran, that will be considered a failure, which is crazy, because we’ve been conditioned to expect the next Witt.

That’s almost certainly not going to happen.

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For one, Witt is more athletic. He stole 49 bases last year in the big leagues, whereas Mayer has stolen 46 bases over four years in the minors. Witt also possesses more raw power. In his only full minor league season, he smashed 33 homers in just 124 games. Mayer didn’t hit his 33rd minor league homer until May.

Witt has also proven more durable, on pace for his third straight season of at least 150 games, whereas Mayer is on the injured list for a hip injury after a bad shoulder cut last season short.

None of this means Mayer won’t eventually be the real deal. Respected analyst Keith Law of The Athletic just named Mayer his No. 2 overall prospect, and prior to this latest injury, Mayer had been catching fire. But even the best-case projections tend more towards a well-rounded star than an unstoppable force. Mayer is a plus defender at short with the potential to hit .300 and maybe grow into more power.

His floor of everyday big leaguer is really high; what’s less clear is the height of his ceiling or the likelihood that he reaches it, the kind of sentence no one ever wrote about Witt.

And it’s not like Witt dominated from Day 1. Two years into his career, he was only a .265 hitter. Though he finished seventh in last year’s MVP voting, the real leap has come in Year 3. It took him about 1,000 at-bats to adjust to big-league pitching.

Will the Red Sox exhibit similar patience once Mayer gets the call?

None of this means Mayer won’t be a very good big leaguer. But pay close attention for the next three nights when Witt steps into the box or dives for a ball in the hole. That’s a franchise shortstop, and baseball might only be blessed with one or two of them at a time.

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Some of those landlords are sharing their stories.

Mark Haskell 

In 2009, Mark Haskell and his family needed to move to a bigger home. Because the housing bubble had burst and the property on Shawnee Road in Worcester had lost value, he decided to rent the home instead of selling it. 

Haskell’s first tenant was a doctor who lived at the property with no problems.

The next time he listed it, the Callahans showed up. They came armed with a packet of pay stubs and credit reports. 

“They said all the right things,” Haskell said. “They were very relatable.”

In retrospect, Haskell said the only red flag was an urgency to get into the property as soon as possible, but he overlooked it at the time.

Upon returning from a business trip, Haskell received a call from the bank. The Callahans’ rental check had been written from a closed account. 

“There was a sinking feeling that something wasn’t right,” Haskell said. “I thought I had been scammed.”

Haskell said the couple made excuses about the money and tried to string him along as much as possible. After several months of paying both mortgages while supporting kids and juggling other bills, Haskell hired an attorney to begin the eviction process. 

The entire ordeal took about six months. On the eve of the eviction, there was still a last-minute plea from Russell Callahan about accessing funds from his work retirement account so he could stay in the property.

“We never meant for it to come to this point, believe me,” Haskell read from an email he received. “We very much enjoy living here. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss. I want to work with you.”

After the eviction, Haskell said he received a call from a real estate agent who was listing a rental property. The Callahans had applied and the agent was checking with previous landlords. 

Haskell was able to help that property owner avoid the legal headache that he experienced. His judgment in housing court is for about $6,000, but he estimates his losses at closer to $10,000 with moving expenses and attorney fees.

Roughly 15 years later, Haskell shakes his head that the pattern continues. 

“I can’t believe they’re still up to this and the system allows it,” he said. “If you look at it as a whole, it’s a major scam.”

Tyler Lynch

In 2016, Tyler Lynch was a recent college graduate preparing for his first deployment with the Navy. 

Lynch decided to list his Jacksonville home for rent on Zillow. Before long, the Callahans contacted him to see the property. 

Lynch said they seemed like an “all-American couple” who asked questions about his collegiate football career and perhaps drinking a beer together at some point.

“They were the kind of people that you would expect a fun neighbor to be,” Lynch recalled. 

Shortly after Lynch deployed overseas, the Callahans moved into his home. Before long, they were late on the monthly rent. 

After Lynch sent a reminder about making a payment, he said Linda Callahan responded that her husband was in a horrible work accident and was on life support.

“I felt so bad about the situation, I sent flowers to the house,” Lynch said. 

More time passed and Lynch had still not received any rental payments. While dealing with limited cell service in a foreign country, Lynch finally managed to reach Russell Callahan on the phone.

During that conversation, Russell Callahan told him that he had not been in an accident. Instead, he blamed his wife for spending the rent money on other items and said the couple was getting a divorce.

Again, Lynch felt sympathy about the situation. But when more weeks passed with nothing but radio silence from the Callahans, reality hit.

“I have this house and I’m in a different country. I’m thinking, “What am I going to do?”” Lynch said. “I realized I made a horrible mistake.”

Lynch had to hire an attorney to assist with the eviction process during his deployment. He said the experience cost him about $10,000. 

Lynch, now a lieutenant commander with the Navy living in the Dallas area, was stunned when we contacted him eight years later about his landlord nightmare.

“The neighborly, welcoming people I first met, they’re just criminals,” he said. “They are cheating the system every way they can.”

Hayk Hovhannisyan

Hayk Hovhannisyan and his wife both lost their jobs at the beginning of 2018. Around the same time, the tenants at their Shrewsbury rental property also notified them that they were moving out. 

That’s why Hovhannisyan told us it was crucial to find new tenants and have the rental income to help support his two children.

During the open house, Linda Callahan seemed like the perfect prospective tenant.

“Suddenly, there’s this middle-aged, white, happy and trustworthy woman with all the paperwork in hand,” Hovhannisyan recalled. 

The Callahans were supposed to move in at the beginning of August, but asked if they could start their tenancy several days early. 

On the day they handed over the keys, Hovhannisyan said there were moving trucks at the property already loaded up with the Callahans’ possessions. In retrospect, he now realizes those trucks had come straight from the Callahans’ eviction at their previous rental property. 

Just like with other landlords, the first rental check bounced. Excuses followed about the IRS and the bank account being frozen.

Hovhannisyan eventually went to investigate at the bank branch. That’s when he learned the account from which the check was written had been closed for a long time. 

“These are professional con artists,” Hovyannisyan said. “I realized this is not some isolated thing. There are actually people who live like this.”

Like several other landlords we spoke with, Hovyannisyan believes he was targeted because he is an immigrant who is unfamiliar with the legal system and eviction process. 

He hired an attorney and discovered how long it can take to execute an eviction, even when the tenants are not paying a dime. 

On moving day, which landlords are required to pay under Massachusetts law, two trucks were not sufficient to load up all the Callahans’ items. Hovyannisyan had to call in a third truck to finish the job. 

When he entered the property for the first time after the eviction, he noticed the walls had been painted a different color. 

Hovyannisyan estimates the lost rent, moving expenses and attorney fees cost him about $13,000.

“Hopefully, they’ll end up in some nice jail,” he said. “Free housing. That’s what they’re looking for, yes? Free housing.”

Rory Mallaghan

The home on Jonathan Circle was the first property that Rory Mallaghan owned. When he and his wife moved to a new home in anticipation of having their first child, Mallaghan listed the property for rent on Zillow, hoping to find a tenant who would care for the home where he’d created so many memories. 

The Callahans showed up to get a tour of the property and Mallaghan remembers how they gave the impression they would really enjoy living in the space.

“Linda was so bubbly,” Mallaghan recalled. “Every nook of the house, she thought she could put certain things in certain places and everything would be fantastic.”

The couple said they were looking at several properties and already had a packet of paperwork available, including pay stubs, references and credit reports. 

The Callahans said they were helping with family in Shrewsbury and staying at a nearby hotel just to get some space. Mallaghan gave them a ride back to the hotel after the showing. 

Like other landlord encounters, a familiar series of events followed.

Upon returning from a work trip, Mallaghan discovered the Callahans’ rent checks had bounced. The couple first blamed a problem with the IRS, then described an issue withdrawing funds from a 401k account. 

“They always had an excuse of why the money wasn’t there and they were working on it,” Mallaghan said. “They just preyed on my forgiveness and compassion and were able to live there rent-free.”

When he finally ran out of patience, Mallaghan hired an attorney to start the eviction process. After eight months of receiving no rent, Mallaghan wrote an email to the Callahans, pleading with them not to delay any longer and leave the property. 

“We’ve come to terms we will never see that money. It was an expensive lesson,” he wrote. “We had plans to buy baby necessities. It’s a tough pill to swallow.”

Mallaghan was there when a constable showed up to execute the eviction and a moving company packed up possession. When he entered the home for the first time, everything was stripped from the walls, including the toilet paper holders.

He said the ordeal cost him about $20,000.

“They know what they’re doing,” Mallaghan said. “They are just taking people for a ride.”

Sitanshu Sinha and Shilpi Gupta

The home on Egret Circle in Shrewsbury was the first property Sitanshu Sinha and Shilpi Gupta purchased when they immigrated to the United States. The couple later decided to move to a larger home in town and rented the old property to several different tenants without incident. Then they listed it again in August 2023. 

Russell and Linda Callahan showed up to look at the home and said they were trying to get a loan to buy some land, so they had already assembled a credit report, background check and pay stubs for their bank. 

The documents they provided to Sinha and Gupta falsely listed the couple’s last name as “O’Callagham” to avoid detection. 

Before moving in, Linda Callahan said she thought the basement would be a perfect space to work on her art and craft projects, and asked if she could pay to have it carpeted. Sinha and Gupta thought it was a strange request from tenants and declined the offer. 

“That still sticks with me because of the way things turned out,” Gupta said. 

A couple of days after moving into the property, the checks bounced. The pattern of excuses followed, but Sinha said it did not seem like there was any urgency to get the payment situation resolved. 

The couple eventually realized they needed to get a lawyer because they started dipping into emergency savings to pay the mortgages on both properties. 

“It was very stressful on us financially,” Gupta said. 

At the eviction proceedings in housing court, Russell Callahan declined to answer questions from the judge. He would not even state his name under oath without legal representation, according to audio we obtained. 

“I don’t credit your testimony, sir,” the judge told Callahan. “I actually don’t credit anything you said. I find you to be evasive and not particularly forthcoming.”

When Sinha called a moving company to get an estimate, the employee asked for the names of the tenants being evicted. A couple minutes later, the employee said he could provide an exact quote because the moving company had already boxed up the Callahans’ possessions on multiple occasions. 

On the eve of the move, Linda Callahan made a final plea to stay in the house until after Christmas.

“I know you are very angry with us, and truthfully, we don’t blame you,” read a text message. “We falsified the documents because we wanted to rent from you. And with our history, we knew you wouldn’t consider us.”

After the Callahans moved out, Sinha and Gupta found nail holes and other damage everywhere throughout the house. There were light fixtures, curtain rods and speakers missing.

The couple estimates the financial nightmare cost them about $30,000 in savings. They had planned to invest that money in their two kids’ college savings plans. 

The home on Egret Circle is the last known address for the Callahans. No new eviction cases have surfaced since movers packed them up last December. 

“I’m still at a loss for words,” Sinha said. “How can something live like this for so long and get away with it?”

Nadia Amrani

Nadia Amrani moved out of her home on Locust Avenue in Worcester and rented a home in Shrewsbury so her three daughters could attend a better high school. The single mom planned to move back to Worcester after her daughters graduated, but needed to find a tenant to help pay the mortgage in the interim. 

When the Callahans came to look at the property, they had a packet of paperwork ready to go. They told Amrani they were thinking about buying a home and applying for a mortgage, so they’d already assembled the financial records for the bank.

“I thought they were just being proactive,” Amrani said. “Making things easier for me.”

The documents like credit reports and pay stubs all seemed legit, so Amrani offered the Callahans a rental agreement. She remembers Linda Callahan seeming relieved and in control once she handed her the keys. 

Amrani read us the text message she received from Linda Callahan once the lease was signed. Years later, the words take on an ominous tone. 

“Thank you so much for your decision on selecting my family,” the message said. “I understand the financial agreement to be met. We will respect your home as if it were our own. Enjoy your day. I know you just made ours great.”

Linda Callahan delayed providing a security deposit until closer to the move-in date, saying her mom was in the hospital having heart surgery. By the time the check bounced, the Callahans were already living in the home.

Amrani said the couple initially blamed problems with the IRS on the lack of funds. When weeks passed with no payment, Amrani went to the bank and discovered the account had been closed. 

“I started panicking,” Amrani said. “I couldn’t afford to pay the mortgage and the rent where I was living.”

Amrani hired an attorney and won an eviction at the end of 2019. She is thankful she got rid of the Callahans just before the COVID pandemic. That’s when the government implemented an eviction moratorium, and Amrani believes she would’ve lost her home. 

Once the rental payment problems surfaced, Amrani remembers looking up the Callahans in the housing court’s online system. She was stunned when she saw their extensive eviction history, a track record that was nowhere to be found in the documents they had provided in that first encounter.

“They need to pay for what they did,” she said. “Those people have been evicted over and over and over again. The system knows them. And nothing has been done.”

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Meanwhile, Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane around 7 a.m. Monday along the Florida Big Bend, almost one year after Idalia made landfall there as a Category 3 (Aug. 30, 2023). Rainfall totals have exceeded a foot in some areas around Tampa Bay and Sarasota, Florida, with lots of flooding ongoing. Spin up tornadoes are also a concern, as well as more heavy rain and storm surge from Florida to the Carolinas. 

The storm is expected to slowly head into Georgia or South Carolina and stall or meander around there through the end of the week.  

Severe thunderstorms possible in Massachusetts

On Monday, a cold front slowly sinks southeast across northern New England and will bring scattered severe storms, with lightning and heavy rainfall. The rain should stay north of the Mass. Pike through Monday night. 

Any severe storm could produce damaging wind or hail. The rain threat is most concerning, though, with 0.5-1.5 inches of rain possible. Southern New England remains mostly dry, hot and muggy with highs in the low 90s. And the sky remains hazy with wildfire smoke. Once again this creates poorer air quality until Tuesday. 

The cold front seems to sink offshore to our south, but it’s close enough that we keep some showers around Tuesday and into Wednesday. Highs cool to the 70s, with lowering humidity through midweek. 

Thursday will be dry, with highs in the low 80s and comfy air. 

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By Friday, Debby should start to move into the mid-Atlantic, and will at least enhance our rainfall Friday through Sunday. With that, we may see 2-6 inches of rain. However, we are still uncertain on how strong Debby’s remnants will be by this time and the exact track. Stay tuned!

The Vatican announcement didn’t mention O’Malley’s other main role as Francis’ main adviser on fighting clergy sexual abuse as head of the pope’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, suggesting he would remain in that capacity until a new commission leader is named.

Henning was introduced at a press conference Monday morning in Braintree.

“This morning, the Holy Father announced that he has named the Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, S.T.D. as the tenth bishop and seventh Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston,” the Archdiocese of Boston said in its announcement Monday morning.

Henning, 59, will be installed as Archbishop of Boston on Oct. 31, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.

“I am grateful to His Holiness Pope Francis for his confidence in me and for his conferral of this new mission as Archbishop of Boston. I receive this appointment relying upon divine Providence, aware that this is the Lord’s Church and that I am no more than an unworthy servant,” Henning said in a statement released Monday. “I would also like to express my gratitude to His Eminence Cardinal Sean O’Malley who has served the Church of Boston for many faithful and joyful years. Greetings to the clergy and faithful of Boston. I ask you prayers that I may cling to the Lord’s Holy Cross, honor His mother, imitate His saints, and love you as His people and His ministers.”

O’Malley, who is now 80-years-old, has been archbishop of Boston since 2003.

“On behalf of the entire Archdiocese of Boston, including our priests, religious, deacons, and laity we welcome Archbishop-elect Richard Henning,” O’Malley said in a statement Monday. “We extend our deep gratitude to the Holy Father for this appointment demonstrating his ongoing pastoral care for the people of the Archdiocese. I look forward to our people and the wider community getting to know our new Archbishop-elect in the days, weeks, months and years ahead. He ministers with the heart of a pastor with a sincere commitment to serving Christ and the Church.”

O’Malley commented at the press conference about how Henning’s ability to speak Spanish will help him engage directly with the large Hispanic population in Greater Boston.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued a statement Monday on O’Malley’s retirement and Henning’s appointment.

“I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to Cardinal O’Malley on his successful two decades of leadership as the Archbishop of Boston,” she said. “I greatly admire his deep faith and his empathy and compassion for all. He will be remembered for his lifesaving support for families experiencing homelessness, his advocacy for more affordable housing, his support for victims of human trafficking and his global leadership in the fight against climate change. I was humbled and privileged to seek and receive his advice many times during my time as Attorney General and Governor. We wish Cardinal O’Malley the very best in his new chapter and know that he will continue to be a guide and an inspiration for us all. I congratulate Bishop Henning on his appointment and look forward to working with him.”

Prior to his more than two decades serving in Boston, O’Malley served 10 years as the bishop of the Fall River Diocese.

O’Malley is known for calling for accountability following the 2019 church sex abuse scandal, during which a former cardinal with Boston’s archdiocese was found guilty of sex abuse by the Vatican.

“My 20 years in Boston have been challenging, wonderful years in many respects,” O’Malley said Monday. “I arrived at a time of great crisis and great pain because of the terrible scourge of sexual abuse. Despite all of the challenges we have, I am filled with hope. I see the faith of our people, I see people who come forward to be a part of the mission of the church and have stayed with the church through very, very difficult times. The challenges for the church are very, very great, but the opportunities are very great.”

But David Clohessy, former national director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, criticized O’Malley for “a masterful job with his public relations but a terribly disappointing job with the church’s on-going abuse and cover up scandal.”

“He’s carefully crafted the impression of a ’reformer, while refusing to take some of the most simple and proven steps toward warning parents, parishioners and the public about potentially threatening clerics,” Clohessy said in a statement.

Henning likely will bring more of the same, said Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney who has been representing abuse victims for decades.

“Bishop Henning does not have track record of protecting children through either strongly speaking out against clergy sexual abuse or supporting substantive change,” he said in a statement calling Henning “a company man.”

“Victims believe Bishop Henning will basically ignore the ugly problem of clergy sexual abuse and hope it just goes away,” he said.

Henning is a bit of a surprise pick for some.

He’s a New York native who’s only been a bishop since 2018, and has only served as the bishop of Providence for one year.

Pope Francis first appointed him co-adjutor bishop of Providence back in 2022.

He succeeded Thomas Tobin as the bishop one year later, and now he’s poised to become just the seventh Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.

Some Providence parishioners were surprised by the news.

“It’s very surprising, you know, but the Vatican, you know, has its ways,” one person said.

“It only happens so often. I mean, once the archbishop is set in stone, he’ll stay in there for a good time being,” another said. “And so every time there’s a change, it’s a pretty big deal. So it’s a pretty big deal for the Catholic Church in New England.”

At Monday morning’s press conference, Henning said he was also surprised to received Pope Francis’ call.

“Maybe some of you were surprised by this appointment as I was,” he said. “I am not worthy of this call. I was deeply shocked and surprised by this call. I think it took me about three minutes to respond. I had to go sit down first.”

Henning said his first thought was for the people of Rhode Island, who have been so good to him over the past year.

“The hardest part is leaving Rhode Island,” he said. “But if the Holy Father asks, my answer is always going to be yes. I have no regrets in saying that yes, even as I feel a certain sadness in leaving behind people who have been so kind to me.”

Henning said he sees a great opportunity for the Catholic Church in Boston.

“I know that the church has faced so many large crises. It’s not new to us to have upheavals and difficulties. We come to them with that broader perspective that ultimately, God is in charge,” he said. “I think right now, I think the wider culture in which we live has also in some sense lost its way. People are searching, they don’t know even what to look for. I think the church has something to offer the wider culture. There’s a wisdom and a passion and a commitment to community there that I hope can be meaningful to all the people of the city, not just of the Catholic faith.”

If appointed, Henning would be responsible for the fourth largest Archdiocese in the U.S., consisting of 250 parishes, 115 Catholic schools, 900 priests and almost 2 million parishioners. It had operating expenses of more than $350 million in fiscal 2023.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

According to FlightAware on Monday morning, there are 35 delays and 40 cancellations, most of them from JetBlue.

But if you can believe it, it was worse over the weekend. Dozens of flights were diverted to Logan on Saturday night due to severe weather. And then on Sunday, we saw hundreds of flight cancellations and delays.

Simply put, there were more people than available spots on planes. And to make matters worse for passengers, many of them are saying all of the hotels within a reasonable proximity of the airport were booked.

Many of them spent the night at the airport. Others spent hours on the phone with airline agents.

“I am very upset. It’s very frustrating to have to deal with this on your birthday, especially when you’re very young and there is no one else here to help you,” said Sophia Aresco, who was trying to fly to Nashville.

“They cancelled my Friday flight, they cancelled my Sunday morning flight and now they just cancelled my Sunday evening flight, so tomorrow if I can get out of here I would’ve been at Logan Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday,” Karen Adams said Sunday as she looked to get back home to Cincinnati. “I don’t want a refund, I don’t want credit, I don’t want an e-ticket. I need to get home to my family and my job.”

The delays and cancellations are continuing, and some airport officials are saying this could end up getting worse before it gets any better.

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The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded around 2:10 p.m. Saturday to Range Pond State Park for a reported drowning.

A preliminary investigation shows a 21-year-old man was swimming with his friends when he became fatigued and decided to head back to shore.

Along the way, the man went under water. His friends eventually located him, officials said, and took him to shore where life-saving measures were performed.

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he remains in “critical condition.” Officials are not identifying him for privacy reasons.

Further information has not been shared.

Visitors to France are flocking to the beach volleyball venue that is full of energy with fans chanting, doing the wave, and singing songs. But perhaps the best part of the open-air venue is the view.

“The Eiffel Tower obviously is iconic and to have the volleyball venue right there with the Eiffel Tower right behind it, it just adds to that whole ambiance right, that excitement you can see the players, you get to see the action right up close. It’s going to be fantastic,” one woman said.

The Eiffel Tower welcomes millions of visitors from all around the world each year who flock to the Iron Lady, the most famous symbol of Paris.

“Oh it’s unbelievable. I, there’s nothing like it. I was trying to show my daughter and pictures don’t do it justice,” another woman said.

One couple from Watertown, Massachusetts, is celebrating a big milestone by taking in the view of the City of Love.

“I always told my wife I would bring her to Paris, it’s our 20th anniversary this December and we were like and the Olympic Games are going on and our kids are away at summer camp so it was like it all kind of came together perfectly,” Andy Stefano said.

Even the broken hearted are finding some comfort here.

“I’m only in Paris for 48 hours. My friend broke up with her boyfriend and had an extra ticket to track and field so I flew in and I fly back to JFK at 8 p.m. so I had to see this,” one American said. “Look at the rings, this is iconic.”

Whatever the occasion, it’s all about making memories they’ll never forget.

“I wanted to go to the Eiffel Tower for my 50th birthday. That’s what I want to do and I got to go up to the top. It is so surreal. This is like the best birthday ever,” Fenton Savage, of Maryland, said.

“When you have a good husband and a good person by your side you have to share and to give back to him. It’s amazing….Love. That’s all it is, just give love,” Jewel Savage said.

After the Olympic Games, the beach volleyball venue will come down but of course the Eiffel Tower will remain and there is talk, reported by a French newspaper, that the mayor of Paris is looking at a way to preserve those Olympic rings.

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“I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression,” Lyles wrote. “But I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why Not You!”

Shortly after the 100m race on Sunday, Lyles shared another personal matter he overcame to win gold: The recent loss of his high school track coach, Rashawn Jackson.

“I remember when I was running on the back stretch and I was like, ‘This one’s for you, man’, and I thought he was going to be here to see it,” Lyles said, holding back tears.

“I know that he’s watching because he believed that I was gonna be a 100 meter runner, just as much as I was going to be a 200 meter runner,” Lyles added.

Lyles won bronze in the 200m final in Tokyo.

Lyles’ gold win on Sunday was so close, it did not seem clear that he had won until officials reviewed the footage and declared that he had edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second, or .005 seconds.

Next, Lyles competes for the 200m in Paris and is scheduled to compete in the sixth heat for the event at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 5.

If Lyles qualifies, he goes on to the semifinals, slated for Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 2:02 p.m. ET.

The men’s 200m final is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8 at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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NBC News reported Sunday that Pope Francis is expected to name Providence Bishop Richard Henning to replace 80-year-old Cardinal Sean O’Malley, according to a Catholic Church source with knowledge of the situation.

An announcement from the Vatican is expected Monday.

Some Catholics attending Sunday mass at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence told NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports that they’re happy to hear Henning is the reported new archbishop of Boston.

Henning, 60, succeeded Bishop Thomas Tobin in Providence just last year.

He was on Block Island Saturday night delivering a blessing at a social event and is expected to head to Montreal Monday, WJAR reports.

There was no immediate word on who would succeed Henning in the Providence Diocese.

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The NH Department of Corrections said Sunday that Adam Montgomery is in secure custody within a correctional facility outside of the NHDOC system.

The agency said they’re unable to provide any additional information on Adam Montgomery’s location or the reasons for his transfer.

Adam Montgomery, 34, was sentenced to 45 years to life for murder and a minimum total of 11 more years — all to be served consecutively — for charges of falsifying evidence, tampering with a witness and second-degree assault. He received a suspended sentence of one year for the abuse of a corpse charge.

Following his sentencing, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said in a statement, “I am grateful to the judge, jury, and Department of Justice for delivering justice for Harmony. Adam Montgomery is a monster and deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison.”

Montgomery applied in June to have his sentence in the case reviewed.

Investigators believe Harmony was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021. Her body has never found.

Kayla Montgomery, who is serving an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to perjury charges related to the investigation into the child’s disappearance, testified that her husband killed Harmony on Dec. 7, 2019, while the family lived in their car after being evicted from their home.

Kayla Montgomery testified that her husband repeatedly punched Harmony in the face and head because he was angry that she was having bathroom accidents in the car.

The couple noticed the girl was dead hours later when the car broke down, at which time Adam Montgomery put her body in a duffel bag, Kayla Montgomery had testified.

For the next three months, she testified, Adam Montgomery moved the body from container to container and place to place. According to his wife, the locations included the trunk of a friend’s car, a cooler in the hallway of his mother-in-law’s apartment building, the ceiling vent of a homeless shelter and a workplace freezer.

Investigators believe Harmony’s remains are somewhere along a 26-mile route that Adam Montgomery took with a rental truck into Massachusetts. The search has continued for Harmony, with more than 100 people looking for the little girl last week in the Rumney Marsh Reservation near the Saugus-Revere town line.

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The Federal Aviation Administration reports Delta Flight 112 safely landed at Logan around 7:20 p.m. following the incident.

The Airbus A330 was headed to Rome, Italy.

The FAA, who said its regulations require that commercial aircraft be designed to withstand lightning strikes, will investigate.

There was no immediate word on when the plane could depart again for Italy. ​

Downpours and storms were moving across the region Sunday, and the thunderstorm risk continued with pockets of intense rain and lightning possible.

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The mom had to be extricated from under the tree, officials said. The child had already gotten out from underneath when first responders arrived.

Two people were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.

It wasn’t immediately clear why the tree came down. Downpours and storms were moving through the region Sunday, but there was no word if weather played any role.

A major standout of Sunday’s action was American track star Noah Lyles’ photo-finish gold medal win in the men’s 100m, in which he beat out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just a tiny fraction of a second.

The U.S. also racked up gold medal wins in cycling, swimming and golf, and a tennis great finally got his long-sought gold medal.

Here’s a look back at medal-winning moments and more top highlights from Day 9 of the Games:

Noah Lyles wins gold in incredible photo finish

Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he’d beaten Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.

The word “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed to the line. Lyles paced the track with his hands draped over his head. Finally, the numbers came up. Lyles won in 9.784 seconds to edge out the Jamaican by five-thousandths of a tick of the clock.

America’s Fred Kerley came in third at 9.81 and defending champion Marcell Jacobs finished fifth.

Lyles is the first American to win the race since Justin Gatlin in 2004.

And 9.784 also marks a personal best for Lyles, who has been promising to add his own brand of excitement to track and certainly delivered this time.

He will be a favorite later this week in the 200 meters — his better race — and will try to join Usain Bolt as the latest runner to win both Olympic sprints.

Scottie Scheffler clinches gold in a thriller at Le Golf National

Le Golf National saw a few standout performances Sunday, but nobody was better than the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world and reigning Masters champion.

Already a six-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, including his second Masters title, Scottie Scheffler added Olympic gold to an astonishing season with a round that kept some 30,000 fans on edge for a wild final two hours.

He overcame a six-shot deficit on the back nine and got plenty of help from a shocking collapse by Jon Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead and didn’t even make the podium. Tommy Fleetwood won the silver medal while the bronze went to Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.

US sets two world records on swimming’s last night

The United States closed out Olympic swimming by setting two world records on the final night, winning the gold-medal count over rival Australia and easing the sting of the first loss ever in the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay.

Bobby Finke set a new standard in the 1,500 freestyle, setting a new world record and taking his second gold in the event. Finke became only the fourth swimmer to defend the men’s title in the longest event at the pool, and the first since Australia’s Grant Hackett in 2004.

“I really wanted to get on top of the podium again and I hear the anthem all over again like I did for the first time in Tokyo,” said Finke, who swept the 800 and 1,500 three years ago.

The Tampa native pulled away from Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri in the final 50 and touched the wall at 14:30.67.

Then the American women — Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske and Regan Smith — closed a thrilling nine days at La Defense Arena with the gold and yet another record in their 4×100 medley relay.

China stunningly won the gold in the men’s 4×100 medley relay, ending the American run of dominance that stretched back to the introduction of the event at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Djokovic secures career ‘golden slam’

Tennis great Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the 2024 Games men’s tennis singles final.

Djokovic is among exclusive company with Steffi Graff (1988), Andre Agassi (1999), Rafael Nadal (2010) and Serena Williams (2012) to achieve the career golden slam. The honor is earned when a player wins all four Grand Slams and an Olympic gold in singles.

It also gives Djokovic the last significant accomplishment missing from a resume that includes 24 Grand Slam titles and the most weeks spent at No. 1 in the rankings.

Sunday’s victory makes the 37-year-old from Serbia the oldest man to triumph in the event at the Summer Olympics since 1908.

The final was a rematch of the Wimbledon final that Alcaraz won. Had he won in Paris, the 21-year-old from Spain would have become the youngest man to win an Olympic singles gold medal in tennis.

Suni Lee adds to medal count

American gymnastics star Sunisa Lee’s Olympic medal count keeps rising.

On Sunday, Lee earned her third medal of the 2024 Paris Games and the sixth of her Olympic career by claiming bronze in the uneven bars. Lee says the bronze is a vindication of sorts after she took bronze on the same event in Tokyo three years ago despite what she considered a sloppy performance.

Lee has one last chance to add to her medal total when she competes in the balance beam final on the final day of gymnastics competition.

US women’s basketball wraps group play undefeated

Team USA earned its 58th straight Olympic victory by beating Germany 87-68 to close out group play. A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Jackie Young delivered on offense and a stifling defensive effort led the U.S. women’s basketball team past Germany.

The team will return to the floor on Wednesday for the quarterfinals.

A major road race upset in Paris

In “the upset of a lifetime” cyclist Kristen Faulkner took gold and became the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the women’s road race. The 31-year-old Alaska native had only made the team as a replacement.

The 158-kilometer route started and finished in Paris. Faulkner surged ahead with about three kilometers left, crossing the line at the Trocadéro in a fraction under four hours. Dutch rider Marianne Vos took silver, and Lotte Kopecky of Belgium won bronze. Three-time U.S. Olympic medalist Chloe Dygert crashed during the race and ended up finishing in 15th.

Cheng and Hughes heading to beach volleyball quarterfinals

Americans Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, the defending world champions in women’s volleyball, trailed in their first set against Italy before scoring five of the next six points. Once that momentum started, the U.S. led the rest of the match.

“It’s not pool play anymore,” Cheng said. “You lose and you’re out. So for sure there’s emotions. It’s something we’ve been working for for a long time. So, yeah, the points, you feel them, for sure.”

The Americans’ next match is against Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner, who beat Spain earlier Sunday.

US women beat France to advance to volleyball quarterfinals

As for volleyball off the beach, American women clinched a spot in the quarterfinals as well. Team USA took a hard-fought straight-set win against France to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s volleyball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Kim Woojin outlasts Ellison for gold in dramatic men’s archery final

American archer Brady Ellison lost out to South Korean Kim Woo-jin in the men’s individual final after battling to a draw through four sets.

Both scored 10 points on their single arrow in the shoot-off, but Kim’s was closer to the center, giving him his third gold medal of the Games. He took the matchup 6-5 at Les Invalides. Ellison claimed his second medal of the Games.

High jumper wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold in Paris

After fleeing her hometown on the front lines of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold at the Stade de France after an epic battle for gold and silver with the only other competitor to clear 1.98m. Nicola Olyslagers of Australia ended up winning silver.

It marked Ukraine’s first individual gold of the Paris Olympics, following a victory in women’s team saber fencing on Saturday.

Ngamba wins QF, earns first medal for Refugee Olympic Team

Boxer Cindy Ngamba made history Sunday: winning a first-ever medal for the Refugee Olympic Team.

Ngamba triumphed in her bout on Sunday against France’s Davina Michel. Now the refugee from Cameroon will go for gold in the 75 kilo boxing semi-finals, but even if she loses her next bout, she is guaranteed a bronze.

Ngamba, now living in the United Kingdom, had already made history by becoming the first-ever refugee boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games. She was born in Cameroon and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11. She was granted refugee status because of her sexuality. Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon.

“Being a refugee to me means a life-changing opportunity,” she told Olympics.com in March. “A lot of refugees out there all around the world have so many potentials, but they don’t have that the doors open for them yet. It’s a big family, all around the world.”

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Now “the fastest man in the world,” the American track star waited with his seven fellow runners for a call on the wildly tight race before word came in that he’d won his first gold medal.

Thompson placed for silver just a fraction of a second behind Lyles. American teammate Fred Kerley, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, went home with the bronze with a time of 9.81.

Lyles’ sprint was a personal best time of 9.79 in a race among eight of the fastest men in the world.

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With his win, Lyles becomes the first American to win an Olympic gold in the 100 with his 9.79 since Justin Gatlin’s 9.85 in 2004.

Speaking after the race, the Alexandria, Va., native got emotional talking about his late high school track coach, Rashawn Jackson. Jackson, a coach at Alexandria City High School, died earlier this summer, the school announced in July.

“I remember when I was running on the back stretch and I was like, ‘This one’s for you, man’, and I thought he was going to be here to see it,” Lyles said before pausing to fight back tears.

“I know that he’s watching…because he believed that I was gonna be a 100 meter runner just as much as I was going to be a 200 meter runner.”

Earlier this year, Lyles said he wanted to win four gold medals at the Paris Games. He said winning his first in the 100m dash put him “on Cloud 9.”

“I just got the hardest one out of the way,” he said, adding that he’s still got competition in other races.

“I felt that [the 100m] was the one that could have slipped away from me.”

Next up for Lyles is the men’s 200m on Tuesday, an event in which he is the reigning world champion.

Lyles won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in the 200m, at a time when he was vocal about struggling with his mental health.

Overcoming those struggles, Lyles has had an outstanding year on the track, and has made no secret of his wish to go for gold in both the 100m and 200m.

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Avon police said emergency crews responded just before midnight Saturday to a report that an 18-year-old woman had fallen from a rocky ledge while walking in the area of Brian Lane.

According to authorities, the teen’s friend said the two had been walking along a cliffside trail when they became disoriented. The teen reportedly fell from the trail while the two were attempting to navigate their way out of the wooded area.

The teen’s friend told authorities that he was unable to locate her after she fell and was “unsure where she had ended up.”

Several local agencies responded to rescue the teen from the “rocky and difficult to traverse” area, police said. LifeStar was requested but ultimately canceled due to inclement weather.

The teen was found in and out of consciousness with “several significant injuries,” though police said “none appeared to be life-threatening.”

Investigators said the fall appeared to be accidental.

Fairhaven police say they responded around 7:11 p.m. to Main Street in the area of Riverside Cemetery near the Route 195 overpass for reports of a crash involving a moped and a Chevy Silverado that were both traveling southbound.

Officers found a moped driver who was critically injured. The victim was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where they were pronounced dead, police said. Their name has not been released at this time.

According to police, the pickup truck that was involved in the crash had left the scene by the time officers arrived.

Further details have not been released. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fairhaven Police Department at 508-997-7421.

An investigation is active and ongoing.

The 158-kilometer (98-mile) route started and finished in Paris, with Faulkner crossing the line at the Trocadéro in a fraction under four hours.

Faulkner finished 58 seconds clear of Dutch rider Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Blanka Vas of Hungary, who were separated by a photo finish with Vos taking silver and Kopecky clinching the bronze.

Faulkner and Kopecky caught up Vos and Vas with about three kilometers left. As Faulkner attacked, the other three hesitated and then could not catch her.

She only had the Eiffel Tower and glory ahead of her.

“It’s a dream come true,” Faulkner said. “It’s the best feeling in the world. I don’t know how to describe it.”

The 31-year-old Alaska native is the first American to win a road race medal of any color since the 1984 Los Angeles Games, when Connie Carpenter and Alexi Grewal swept the gold medals.

Huge crowds cheered the riders rolled through Paris’ Latin Quarter and then along past the Orsay museum — once a train station.

The trek featured eight hilly sections along the way, with the biggest ascent up Côte des Gardes lasting 1.9 kilometers as riders approached Versailles — home to a famed palace and where equestrian events are taking place during the Paris Games.

There were also three climbs up to Montmartre, the area of Paris known for its cobblestoned passageways, its quaint artistic atmosphere and, most visibly, the white Sacré Coeur basilica perched imperiously atop Montmartre hill as if watching over Parisians.

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Afghan sisters Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi were briefly part of an early breakaway, but they were soon caught. Slovakian Nora Jencusova then broke away on her own before being joined by the Hashimis and two other riders.

After entering Paris, riders zoomed past crowds flocking around the Louvre museum — home to the Mona Lisa — and the breakaway was swallowed up by the peloton.

As riders tackled the emblematic 1-kilometer climb up Butte-Montmartre for the first time, a new group formed at the front — Vos, Italian Elisa Longo Borghini and Faulkner. Lorena Wiebes, among the pre-race favorites, and Kopecky were not in it.

Kopecky chased hard on her own and caught up the lead group with about 40 kilometers left. Demi Vollering worked to help Wiebes close the gap, but Wiebes could not and placed 11th.

Defending champion Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria, who won the race in Tokyo because everyone else forgot she was in front, finished nearly eight minutes back in 52nd spot.

With 20 kilometers left, Vos and Bas attacked. They didn’t open up enough of a gap and Faulkner waited patiently.

Her time came, and ended America’s long wait for a road race medal dating back to the Los Angeles Games.

She can now defend her medal there in 2028.

Lulu Conner, the younger sister of Steffens’ husband Bobby Conner, died July 24 at the age of 26, Steffens said Aug. 3.

Steffens, captain of the U.S. women’s water polo team, posted a tribute to Lulu Conner on Instagram Saturday, sharing three photos that captured the essence of her late sister-in-law.

“Live like Lu,” Steffens captioned the post. “I love you, always together. Time to fly.”

The Olympian shared the background behind each photo in the remainder of the caption, beginning with a selfie of the duo taken while wedding dress shopping in New York City. Steffens noted that at the time they could not “wait to be sisters.”

The second photo captured Steffens with Lulu Conner and her bridesmaids. The water polo player wrote that the snap was from the “getting ready suite” at her wedding and marked when they were “officially sisters.” In the last slide, she shared a snap of the Steffens and Conners families in Paris donning their Team USA gear.

“One big family of Steffens & Conners & more living like Lu,” Steffens concluded the caption. “Super support team during this extremely difficult time.”

The Associated Press reported that Lulu Conner died after traveling to Paris to cheer on Steffens and the U.S. women’s water polo team on their journey to another gold medal.

While it remains unclear how Lulu Conner died, Steffens described her sister-in-law’s death as “a medical emergency.”

“She was so excited for the Olympic Games,” Steffens told AP. “We’re really close. She’s the light of the world. She just brings so much joy to everyone. She always brings people together.”

The U.S. women’s water polo team defeated Greece on July 27, 15-6. During the match, Steffens scored two goals, but told AP “it definitely helps to play” but that she was “so out of body.”

“And I just keep trying to remind myself what Lulu would want and how she would be, you know, how can I embody her spirit the best,” Steffens added. “And Lulu was somebody that she gave 150% to everything she did.”

The women’s water polo team clinched a spot in the quarterfinals Aug. 2 after defeating France, 17-5.

Flavor Flav, who became the official sponsor and hype man for Team USA’s water polo teams in May, also shared a touching tribute to Lulu Conner.

On July 28, Flavor Flav posted a video receiving a new signature clock necklace from Bobby Conner. The rapper appeared touched by the gesture and immediately embraced Bobby and Lulu Conner’s mom in a hug.

“Made with love by Lulu Conner,” the clock read. “Let’s go USA WWP!”

In the caption, Flavor Flav added, “imma be wearing a VERY SPECIAL second clock for the duration of the Olympics and beyond,,, MADE WITH LOVE BY ARTIST LULU CONNER.”

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The nation’s eyes will be on Team USA women’s gymnastics come Monday as the quest continues for more Simone Biles gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Sunni Lee, a teammate of Simone Biles, will also be in the spotlight as she competes in the beam final alongside the gymnastics GOAT.

The two have been trading off highest scoring beam routines throughout the 2024 season- and this competition is bound to be a nail-biter. Biles took home the bronze medal on the balance beam in both 2016 and 2020. Lee, on the other hand, has not yet medaled in an Olympic balance beam final. 

Biles will also compete against another teammate, Jordan Chiles, in the floor event Monday, marking the last women’s gymnastics competition of the Games.

As for the men, while no U.S. athletes are expected to compete, finals will be held in the parallel and horizontal bars.

Here’s what to know about all three events and how to watch:

Women’s gymnastics schedule: Beam final on Aug. 5

Biles and Lee will find themselves in the same competition yet again in the balance beam final.

Women’s gymnastics schedule: Floor final on Aug. 5

The floor exercise final will be the last event of the women’s gymnastics competition this Olympics. Biles and Chiles have both qualified.

Biles won the floor exercise final at the 2016 Games, but had to pull out of the 2020 Games final, leaving room for Carey to take home gold. Carey missed the final in this year’s Olympics after an uncharacteristic fall in qualifiers. It was later revealed she had been battling an illness during the Games.

After Carey’s fall, Chiles scored high enough to clinch the second spot in the final. Chiles’ Beyonce-themed floor routine has been a consistent crowd pleaser throughout the Games so far.

Men’s gymnastics schedule: Parallel bars final on Aug. 5

Men’s gymnastics schedule: Horizontal bar final on Aug. 5

Most around will get downpours through 4 p.m., but pockets of intense rain and lightning are possible. Storms wind down at sunset and with humid air remaining tonight.

The afternoon’s heat index is near 90°.

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We’ll be under mostly sunny conditions to start Monday, and it will be much warmer as high temperatures cross into the lower 90s. There’s still no break from the humidity either.

A few disturbances will ride along the northern tier of the US each day this week, bringing a chance for rain. By Wednesday and Thursday, the air dries out with less humid conditions. Albeit brief, it’s a much needed change of pace from the tropical air that’s plagued us all summer.

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Debby is in the eastern Gulf of Mexico carrying a 6-10 foot peak storm surge for Florida’s Big Bend through Monday. The surge is ocean water driven by the on-shore wind, accompanied by large and destructive waves. To the south of where the storm is anticipated to make landfall, the forecast calls for a 2-4 foot surge in Tampa Bay. Where the surge isn’t a problem, heavy rain might be.

Even beyond landfall, there’s a threat that the storm could deliver up to 10” of rain in a bull’s eye currently forecasted around Savannah, Georgia, and the Georgia Coastal plains by Tuesday. This is in part due to the fact that the storm slows to a near crawl.

What happens after will have implications for the Northeast Coast and the Northern Atlantic, as the storm nears New England. Right now, several factors point to, at the very least, a wet start to the weekend on Saturday because of the remnants of Debby. With an active pattern ahead, this will be turning point for lawncare this week – given the enhanced moisture and rain this week.

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The United States gymnastics star captured her sixth Olympic medal by taking a second-straight bronze in the women’s uneven bars on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In what is considered her top individual event, the 21-year-old received a score of 14.800.

Lee was the last of the eight gymnasts in the final to compete, needing a score higher than 14.766 to medal.

Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour won gold with a score of 15.700 and China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver with a 15.500.

It was Lee’s third medal of the Paris Games, after helping Team USA win gold in the team final and and taking bronze in the all-around. Lee was the only American to compete in the uneven bars final, with 10-time Olympic medal winner Simone Biles failing to qualify by tenths of a point after placing ninth.

“I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,” Lee told reporters after that bronze-medal win, “because I didn’t think that I could.”

Even though she had already done it once before.

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Lee, at the Tokyo Olympics while 18 years old, took gold in the all-around after Simone Biles, the defending gold-medal winner, was forced to withdraw from the event. In Tokyo, Lee also was part of USA’s silver-medal winning unit in the team final and took bronze in the uneven bars.

Following the Tokyo Games, the newly-crowned Olympic champion contemplated retiring from gymnastics due to two kidney diseases that caused constant pain and nausea and made her weight fluctuate.

Lee called her coach to say she was done with the sport but was told to come to the gym to think it through. Lee reconsidered, continuing an arduous journey that ultimately would lead her to the Paris Olympics.

And back to the podium. 

Lee will compete in one final event at the Paris Olympics, the balance beam final on Monday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.

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As many as 25 international flights and some additional flights from New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., had to land in Boston after thunderstorms swept through parts of the Northeast, according to the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Logan Airport accepted the diverted flights but could not provide gate, fuel or aircraft service, according to an Air Traffic Control Advisory, leaving many airplanes crowding parts of the tarmac.  

Some passengers told NBC 10 Boston they were stuck on the plane for as long as six hours. Some said they had no food, no power and no bathroom access. Since all the hotels in the area are booked, many people ended up sleeping in the airport.

According to MassPort, passengers were bussed to terminals and are working with their respective airlines to reach their destination, but some passengers say that they’ve been on their own to rebook travel.

Sunday, the big boards at Logan showed hundreds of flight cancellations and delays, stranding some passengers here in Boston after they came in overnight during stormy weather that continued into Sunday evening.

“All the hotels are booked, so I’ve been here all night, I’ve been sleeping on my clothes,” one woman said. “It kind of felt like an insane asylum.”

“It’s not like it was, you know, a hurricane or anything, it was just like some bad weather,” one man said. “Eventually the plane ran out of gas or something and it just turned off. And it was like really hot in there. It was ridiculous. I called 911 it was so bad.”

“Boston’s like a big city, it’s amazing to me that every single hotel was full,” another woman said.

Passengers are reminded to keep in contact with their airlines, calling them instead of waiting in line at the ticket counter to try and re-book.

United released a statement Sunday about the multiple flights that were diverted to Logan.

United said three flights — UA169 (Venice – New York/Newark), UA55 (Paris – New York/Newark) and UA65 (Lisbon – New York/Newark) were diverted to Boston due to adverse weather conditions.

Another flight, UA69 (Stockholm – New York/Newark), had planned an extra stop in Boston to allow for a crew change due to one flight crew member’s illness. While in Boston, however, the flight was eventually cancelled due to weather.

The airline said passengers on each of those four flights were provided with meal vouchers and hotel accommodation, and they are working to get them to their final destinations as soon as possible.

Waivers are currently in place for customers traveling to, from or through New York/Newark and other impacted cities, the airline added.

Meanwhile, American Airlines said Sunday that it is monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Debby and has issued a travel alert allowing customers whose travel plans are affected to rebook without change fees.

“American will continue tracking this system with our customers’ and team members’ safety top of mind,” said the airline, adding that customers can reschedule their travel online or by calling Reservations at 800-433-7300.

American also said that they had canceled their operation in Key West and Sarasota for the remainder of Sunday due to local conditions there.

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A weather system is swinging through New England Sunday, bringing clouds and an afternoon round of storms with some spots seeing downpours and gusty wind. While temperatures will be a touch cooler, only reaching the mid-80s, it will still feel muggy with dewpoints in the low 70s.

The storms will get going between 2 and 5 p.m. and move southeast through the evening. These storms could cause minor flooding in areas with poor drainage. Showers and thunderstorms should weaken and move offshore after 8 p.m., with clearing skies and muggy conditions overnight.

Looking ahead to the week, heat and humidity will persist into Monday. A cold front in the afternoon brings scattered afternoon storms, some strong, mainly north of the Pike. Heavy rain and wind are the main threats.

By Tuesday, another wave of showers is expected.

The rest of the week remains unsettled, with near-daily chances for rain. The forecast is particularly uncertain due to a tropical system near Florida. Tropical Storm Debby is expected to make landfall by Monday morning, but its path remains uncertain beyond Tuesday. If the path does slide up the east coast, we’ll be locked in for the end of the week with wind, rain, and an increased flood risk.

Check back with NBC10 Boston for updates. 

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Despite there being over 826 million $5 bill notes in circulation today, some examples could be worth hundreds, if not thousands to currency collectors. It all has to do with their unique serial numbers.

According to GOBankingRates, $5 bills with serials such as “G88888888A” or “B55555555C” could be worth thousands due to them carrying a “solid” serial number — meaning all digits in the serial are identical.

Only about one in 11 million $5 notes have a solid serial numbers, according to The Penny Hoarder. Which is why some sell for over $2,000.

If you find a note that has these rare characteristics, it is recommended to have it professionally appraised at your local coin shop.

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The Americans captured a whopping 18 medals across several different sports on Saturday. Those medal triumphs included five Olympic titles that were won by the likes of stars Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Ryan Crouser.

With 61 total medals, Team USA opened up a 20-medal advantage over second-place France. And following a gold medal-less Day 7, the U.S. is now up to 14 golds and sits just two behind China for first.

Here’s a look back at those medal-winning moments and more top highlights from Day 8 of the Games:

Simone Biles reclaims vault gold, Jade Carey takes bronze

Simone Biles added another chapter to her comeback story with a gold medal triumph in the women’s vault. Biles, who won the event at the 2016 Rio Games, reclaimed the Olympic title with a score of 15.300. The 27-year-old broke out the Yurchenko double pike, also known as the Biles II, to score a 15.700 on her first attempt before posting a 14.900 on her second attempt.

Biles, the most-decorated American gymnast of all time, became just the second woman to win vault gold twice, joining Vera Casalavska of Czechoslovakia. With three gold medals in Paris (vault, individual all-around, team all-around), she now owns seven for her career and 10 Olympic medals overall.

Jade Carey, meanwhile, earned bronze in vault with a score of 14.466, finishing behind silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil. Carey, who also helped Team USA win all-around gold, has won two medals in Paris and owns three for her career.

Katie Ledecky secures historic 9th gold with four-peat in 800m free

Katie Ledecky closed out her latest Olympics by making even more history. The 27-year-old fended off Australia’s reigning silver medalist Ariarne Titmus to win the women’s 800m freestyle for a fourth straight time, finishing in 8:11.04.

Ledecky joined Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to ever win Olympic gold four times in the same event. And with nine gold medals, she’s now tied with four other athletes for the second-most Olympic titles of all time. Only Phelps, who claimed 23 Olympic golds in his legendary career, owns more.

American Paige Madden (8:13.00) finished behind Titmus (8:12.29) to earn her second medal of the Paris Olympics and third overall. She also won silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay earlier in the Games when she teamed up with Ledecky. In addition to Ledecky’s 800m free gold and 4x200m free relay silver, she also claimed a 1500m free gold and 400m free bronze in Paris.

Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs finish 1-2 in shot put again

Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs continued to own the men’s shot put competition. Crouser, the world-record holder, became the first athlete to capture three Olympic shot put titles — and he won them consecutively. The 31-year-old, who battled elbow and pectoral injuries earlier this year, secured his three-peat with a throw of 22.90 meters.

Kovacs, meanwhile, earned his third straight silver in dramatic fashion. Amid rainy conditions at Stade de France, the 35-year-old jumped from fourth to second on his sixth and final throw of 22.15m. Jamaica’s Rajindra Campbell also had a throw of 22.15m, but Kovacs won the tiebreaker with a superior second-best throw (21.71m to 20.00m).

American Payton Otterdahl had been sitting in a medal position before Kovacs’ final toss dropped him to fourth.

Vincent Hancock wins skeet gold over student Conner Prince

Vincent Hancock beat out Conner Prince to win his fourth Olympic men’s skeet gold medal. Hancock repeated as champion by hitting 58 of 60 targets. That was one more than Prince, who’s coached by Hancock and won silver for his first Olympic medal.

It was the first time that the U.S. won gold and silver in the same shooting event since 1976. Hancock, 37, is the only skeet shooter to win gold more than once.

US breaks world record in mixed 4x100m medley final

A star-studded team of Americans combined to set a world record and earn the country’s first medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, which debuted at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games. Nic Fink, Torri Huske, Ryan Murphy and Gretchen Walsh finished in 3:37.43 to win gold, topping the previous world record of 3:37.58 set by reigning champ Great Britain in Tokyo.

It marked the fifth gold and eighth total Olympic medal for Murphy, the second gold and fifth medal for Huske, the first gold and third medal for Walsh, and the first gold and second medal for Fink.

Sha’Carri Richardson, Melissa Jefferson make 100m dash podium

Sha’Carri Richardson came up just short in her first bid for women’s 100m gold, as Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stormed to gold. Alfred posted the top semifinal time of 10.84 seconds before dashing to the Olympic title in 10.72 seconds.

Richardson crossed the finish line in 10.87 to win silver for her first Olympic medal. Fellow American Melissa Jefferson also made the Olympic podium for the first time, finishing third with a time of 10.92.

Kate Douglass claims 200m IM silver

Kate Douglass added to her Paris medal haul in the women’s 200m individual medley. The Pelham, N.Y, native posted a time of 2:06.92 to claim silver, finishing behind 17-year-old Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh (2:06.56). McIntosh earned her third gold and fourth total medal of the Paris Games.

The U.S. appeared to initially have a double-podium finish in the race when Alex Walsh placed third, but she was later disqualified due to an illegal turn. Australia’s Kaylee McKeown earned the bronze instead.

Douglass picked up her third medal of these Games after winning the 200m breaststroke and getting silver in the 4x100m freestyle. She’s now a four-time Olympic medalist.

Netherlands snatches gold from US in mixed 4x400m thriller

The U.S. looked primed to win the mixed 4x400m relay after breaking the world record in the qualifying round. But the Netherlands had other plans.

On the last lap of the relay race, the Netherlands’ Femke Bol stormed from fourth to first place in a thrilling finish. She passed Team USA’s Kaylyn Brown in the final meters to secure gold for the Dutch, who finished in 3:07.43. The United States’ quartet of Brown, Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little and Bryce Deadmon took silver with a time of 3:07.74 after running a world-record 3:07.41 on Friday.

It was the third Olympic medal for Deadmon and Norwood, while Brown and Little made the podium for the first time.

Jasmine Moore earns Team USA’s first-ever women’s triple jump medal

The U.S. made the Olympic women’s triple jump podium for the first time ever thanks to Jasmine Moore, whose top attempt of 14.67 meters earned her the bronze medal. Moore was only beaten out by Dominica’s Thea LaFond (15.02m) and Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts (14.87m).

Stephen Nedoroscik wins pommel horse bronze

Stephen Nedoroscik won his first Olympic individual medal in the men’s pommel horse final. The viral sensation from Worcester, Mass., earned bronze with a score of 15.300, finishing behind Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan (15.533) and Kazakhstan’s Nariman Kurbanov (15.433).

Nedoroscik had previously helped the U.S. win men’s team all-around bronze, the country’s first medal in the event since the 2008 Beijing Games.

US earns silver, bronze in men’s tennis doubles

Team USA made up two of the three podium spots in men’s tennis doubles. In the gold medal match, the duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram lost to Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peers in a match tiebreaker 6-7, 7-6, 10-8. (The third set in Olympic doubles features a first-to-10, win-by-two format.) Ram, who was also a doubles runner-up at the 2016 Rio Games, earned his second Olympic medal, while Krajicek earned his first.

In the bronze medal match, Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz defeated the Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlásek 6-3, 6-4. Fritz and Paul each made the Olympic podium for the first time.

US wins first men’s eight rowing medal since 2008

Team USA picked up an Olympic men’s eight rowing medal for the first time since 2008. The team of Rielly Milne, Pieter Quinton, Evan Olson, Peter Chatain, Chris Carlson, Clark Dean, Christian Tabash, Nick Rusher and Henry Hollingsworth combined to capture bronze by finishing 2.40 seconds behind gold medalist Great Britain.

Dean is the only member of the U.S. squad who had prior Olympic experience.

Trinity Rodman’s heroics send USWNT back to semifinals

The USWNT and Japan were stuck in a scoreless deadlock for 105 minutes-plus minutes in the women’s soccer quarterfinals. Then, Trinity Rodman came to the rescue for the reigning bronze medalists.

In the waning moments of the first period of extra time, the 22-year-old Washington Spirit forward unleashed a world-class curler that found the top-left corner of the net. Rodman’s third goal of the Games proved to be the game-winner in a nail-biting 1-0 victory.

The USWNT now heads to a second straight Olympic semifinals, where it will face Germany on Tuesday with a spot in the gold medal match on the line.

Xander Schauffele tied for lead entering final round

U.S. reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele enters Sunday’s final round of the men’s golf tournament tied for the lead at 14-under. Schauffele had been tied atop the leaderboard at 11-under with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood before posting a 3-under 68 in Round 3.

But Schauffele is now even with Spain’s Jon Rahm, who rose up the leaderboard with a third-round score of 5-under. Fleetwood is one shot off the lead at 13-under while Matsuyama and Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard, who shot 9-under in Round 3, are tied for fourth at 11-under.

American Scottie Scheffler is also within striking distance of a medal spot, sitting tied for sixth with Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, South Korea’s Tom Kim and Germany’s Thomas Detry at 10-under.

US men’s basketball enters knockout stage as top overall seed

The U.S. men’s basketball team, which was already bound for the quarterfinals, locked down the top overall seed in the knockout stage after a perfect 3-0 run through group play.

The Americans overcame a slow start against Puerto Rico and cruised to a 104-83 victory. Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 26 points off the bench for Team USA, shooting 11-for-15 from the field. Joel Embiid (15 points), Kevin Durant (11), LeBron James (10), Jayson Tatum (10) and Anthony Davis (10) also scored in double figures. Tatum posted a team-high 10 rebounds as well.

The four-time reigning Olympic champions will now face Brazil in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The U.S. on Saturday dominated Puerto Rico 104-83 to round out a relatively straightforward pool. The team also easily triumphed over Serbia and South Sudan.

The U.S. had already confirmed its spot in the quarterfinals after the second win vs. South Sudan, but solidified its 1-through-8 seeding placement with the Puerto Rico victory.

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Team USA will next play Brazil in the quarterfinals. Brazil finished third in Group B behind Germany and France, but qualified with Group A’s Greece as the two best third-placed teams.

Brazil is led by former NBA players Raul Neto and Bruno Caboclo.

What time does Team USA men’s basketball play next?

Tipoff for Team USA vs. Brazil is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. PT.

How to watch, stream Team USA vs. Brazil

The Team USA vs. Brazil game will be broadcast on USA Network and available to stream on Peacock.

But it ultimately didn’t matter for the Americans, who pulled away from an overmatched Puerto Rico squad for a 104-83 win to finish 3-0 in group play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Anthony Edwards was the headliner with 26 points for Team USA, but Celtics star Jayson Tatum stepped up with a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) while starting for the second straight game after not playing in the opener against Serbia.

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado was Puerto Rico’s leading scorer with 18 points, while former Celtics guard Tremont Waters contributed eight points.

Team USA awaits its next opponent in the quarterfinal round Tuesday as the No. 1 overall seed. Until then, here’s a recap of how Celtics teammates Tatum and Derrick White fared against Puerto Rico with Holiday sidelined.

Check out the video player above to watch Tatum and White’s best moments from the game.

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Jayson Tatum

Final stat line: 23 minutes, 10 points (4-for-9 FG; 0-for-2 3PT; 2-for-2 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals, +9 plus-minus

The bar wasn’t exactly high, but Tatum had his best Olympic game yet.

He matched his scoring output against South Sudan within the first five minutes, scoring the game’s first points on a dunk and converting a layup on a strong drive to the hoop about three minutes later.

While he scored eight of his 10 points in the first half, Tatum was very active on the boards, pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds (one offensive) to record the first double-double of his Olympic career.

Tatum also racked up a pair of steals and three assists in the kind of all-around game Celtics fans got used to seeing last season.

Tatum’s 2024 Olympics got off to a slow start after he didn’t play against Serbia and tallied just four points against South Sudan, but he appears to be hitting his stride as Team USA enters the knockout stage.

Derrick White

Final stat line: 22 minutes, two points (1-for-4 FG; 0-for-3 3PT; 1-for-2 FT), one rebound, two assists, three steals, one block, +3 plus-minus

White was a little quieter in this one after a stellar two-way performance against South Sudan, but he still made his usual hustle plays to impact winning. Puerto Rico actually took a lead into the second quarter, but White helped Team USA go back in front with a steal that led to a go-ahead Kevin Durant 3-pointer.

The NBA All-Defensive selection also recorded a block and has three blocks through three games at the 2024 Olympics.

The Celtics guard scored his only points on a wide-open layup after Joel Embiid found White cutting to the basket. He and Tatum both struggled from behind the arc, going a combined 0-for-5 from 3-point range.

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