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Prosecutors argued in court that pro-Palestinian activists had vandalized a site belonging to Elbit, an arms manufacturer, and had committed offenses with a “terrorist connection.”

The Dutch Olympian added a victory in the longest race of the Games to her bronze medals in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. “What was I thinking?” she said afterward.

The saturation of soccer can be suffocating for the rest of the athletic landscape.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record on her way to winning gold for the United States in the 400 meter hurdles.

The artist’s driver’s license was revoked and he may face disciplinary action after failing a breath test, his agency said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who once brought democratic hope to Bangladesh, turned increasingly autocratic and met her downfall in a crackdown on protesters.

The indefinite strike, the first in the electronics company’s history, comprised only a sliver of its labor force and lasted less than a month.

Julien Alfred beat Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States by 15-hundredths of a second to win St. Lucia’s first Olympic medal.

Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.

Three years after a failed drug test kept her out of the Olympics, Richardson (and her fans) are focused on only one thing: a gold medal in the 100 meters.