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A Report Found The NCAA Undervalues Women's Basketball, Prioritizes Men's Teams

Women's basketball teams have been snubbed and underfunded by the NCAA for years, according to an external review.

Sydney Mclaughlin, of the United States, wins the women's 400 meter hurdles final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

U.S. Takes Olympic Gold And Silver In The Fastest Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Ever

This event pitted the world record holder against the defending gold medalist. Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad are both U.S. athletes. Both beat the previous world record.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021.

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, State Investigation Finds

An investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James concluded that Cuomo engaged in "unwelcome and nonconsensual touching" with multiple current and former state government employees.

Police are looking at a scene and items are seen on the ground near a Metrobus outside the Pentagon Metro area, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 at the Pentagon in Washington. A police officer died, a law enforcement official told NPR but Pentagon Police have not confirmed the death.

An Officer Is Killed In An Attack Outside The Pentagon, Officials Say

Authorities have released few details about the incident, including the identity of the officer. The AP reports a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.

Traffic enters Canada from the United States at the Peace Arch Border Crossing, in Blaine, Wash., on Oct. 9, 2019. Vaccinated Americans will be able to Canada starting Aug. 9.

Americans Will Soon Be Able To Go To Their 2nd Most Popular Travel Destination

After 16 months of closure, the Canadian government announced that vaccinated Americans will be able to travel north of the border, starting Aug. 9.

Thousands gathered for a three-day country music festival in western Colorado in late June. Cases of the delta variant of the coronavirus are spreading quickly in the area, but the public health department said that, by the time the risk had become clear, it was too late to cancel Country Jam.

With Delta Variant Surging In Colorado, A Country Music Festival Goes On

The CDC sent in a team to investigate a delta variant hotspot in Mesa County, Colo. That didn't stop tens of thousands of people from flocking to the state's largest country music festival.

Dictionary.com has added over 300 new words and definitions, including "yeet" and "oof," which reflect the changing world.

Oof, Y'all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions

Terms related to pop culture, technology and the pandemic — like "zaddy," "5G" and "asynchronous" — are also among the latest additions to the online dictionary.

Lance Corporal, a four-year-old fox who lives in Florida, has almost 2 million followers on TikTok.

The Newest TikTok Stars Are Exotic Pets, But Experts Say That's A Problem

TikTokkers are buying exotic pets like servals, raccoons, kinkajous and foxes because of the enticing videos they see, without considering the responsibilities of owning them, experts say.

A peafowl screams while standing on a resident's lawn on June 8 in Arcadia, Calif. Peacocks have recently become a nuisance to some residents in the region.

Los Angeles County Wants You To Stop Feeding The Feral Peacocks

There's been an increase in wild peacocks in Southern California. Many people hate them; many people love them; and many hear their piercing screams.

Hope, Tobias, Charity, Lizzie, Peace and Mary bring comfort to Surfside first responders and their families.

These Golden Retrievers Went To Surfside To Bring Comfort To First Responders

Nine golden retrievers from the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry arrived at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse to help families and first responders process their grief.

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