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(TOKYO) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic gold medal on floor exercise. USA Gymnastics announced Sunday that the six-time Olympic medalist has opted not to compete on floor, where she won gold in Rio de Janeiro and placed

“Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later this week,” USA Gymnastics said. “Either way, we’re all behind you, Simone.” (Image credit: Gregory Bull/AP)

It’s not time yet to be raising interest rates. But let’s at least stop pouring $120 billion a month into the financial markets.

“When you think of swimming, you think Australia and USA,” Caeleb Dressel told reporters in Tokyo. “The two powerhouses of swimming.” And in the final day of competition at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, that proved true as every race was

It’s been an astonishingly successful Games for the 24-year-old from Florida. He added two gold medals to his haul from the Tokyo Olympics, departing the Games with five golds. (Image credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Securing his place as one of the biggest stars of the Tokyo Olympics, Caeleb Dressel won his fourth gold medal with a victory in the 50-meter freestyle Sunday. Dressel cruised to a relatively easy win in the frenetic dash from

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NY Times reports on pessimism in Washington amid challenges facing accord, including new hardline government in Tehran and growing Iranian technical knowhow