The Daily Populous

Thursday August 1st, 2024 morning edition

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PARIS (AP) — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl, won his second match at the Paris Olympics and received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.

“I was disappointed with the crowd, for sure,” Immers said.

Van de Velde, 29, served 13 months in prison after his 2016 conviction for raping a 12-year-old girl in England.

“He said everything on (Sunday),” when the two lost their opening match to Italy, Nieuwenburg said.

Asked if he understood why they received that reception, he said, “I don’t want to talk about that, if it’s OK.”.

“And I want to say there was also a lot of people supporting us, and we’re doing it for them.

This story has been corrected to show that the Dutch, not Chilean, team won the match. »

Donald Trump's Black Journalist Event Implodes as Kamala Harris Wins Voters

Authored by newsweek.com
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The event faced some criticism from Black journalists, who felt Trump should not have been invited to speak because of his past comments about race.

The interview got off to a contentious start following a question from Scott asking why Black voters should "trust" him given those past comments.

Former President Donald Trump and ABC News reporter Rachel Scott appear at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31. »

A Two-Pound Ukrainian Drone Just Shot Down A 12-Ton Russian Helicopter

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And today one of the small quadcopter drones—remotely steered by an operator wearing a virtual-reality headset—shot down a Russian helicopter, apparently for the first time.

It apparently took at least 10 months of trying before a Ukrainian drone operator finally hit a Russian helicopter.

But now that the Ukrainians have droned their first helicopter, they may redouble their efforts to take down Russian rotorcraft. »