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Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi claimed the gold medal and Kokona Hiraki won the silver in the first ever women’s Olympic park skateboarding event Wednesday—and settled for good the question of which country is the best at skateboarding in 2021. Sky Brown,

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The actor was recently quoted as saying that he had decided to “retire” the word his daughter calls the “f-slur” after she objected to a joke he made.

He is one of 5,000 former prisoners released by the Afghan government last year under pressure from the U.S. who have returned to the battlefield.

American gymnast Simone Biles returned to competition in the Tokyo Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual balance beam final.

Myanmar is reeling under a new wave of COVID-19 infections. The health care system has all but collapsed as badly needed doctors are hunted by the military for their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup.

In Ghana, same-sex relationships have been illegal for decades. A proposed bill threatens to tighten restrictions even further, making displays of same-sex affection punishable by years in prison.

Skateboarding’s youngest Olympian is 13-year-old Brit Sky Brown. Not only is she a skater, she’s been on “Dancing with the Stars,” recorded a song and music video, and wrote a book about girl power.

The fast-spreading delta variant has led to small coronavirus outbreaks across China. It also means lockdowns and mass testing and that travel controls are back.

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