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July 31, 2024
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

I’ve been watching the Olympics here in Germany. Given America’s medal dominance, I thought German television would show a fair bit of Team USA. The reality? Only if your name is Simone Biles.

That’s a shame. There are so many good stories and athletes. But then I realized it goes the other way, too. Americans surely have not cried with Ricarda Funk, the German kayaking favorite whose catastrophic mistake left her in tears. Or seen the silky skills of basketball star Dennis Schröder. 

It’s a lesson I learned covering the Olympics. The greatest joy comes from a willingness to see amazingness everywhere.    


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Vice President Kamala Harris attends a presidential election campaign event that drew some 10,000 people in Atlanta, July 30, 2024.

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U.S. rugby players Naya Tapper, Alev Kelter, and Kayla Canett celebrate after winning bronze at the Paris Olympics July 30, 2024. It was the first-ever Olympic medal for the team.
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We’re so glad you could join us today. Please come back tomorrow when Taylor Luck looks at how the assassination of a Hamas leader in Iran – a man regarded as a relative moderate – affects the prospects for a cease-fire and the path forward for Hamas.

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