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Olympian forgot to scan food at Walmart checkout – she was arrested and lost her job

An Olympian was arrested after a debacle at a Walmart self-checkout station.On 28 March, former Olympic athlete Meaggan Pettipiece’s life was turned upside down after scanning her ham and asparagus at a Walmart self-checkout machine in Indiana. After security saw she failed to scan the items – worth $67 – they called the police, even though she paid $176 for the other groceries.During her arrest, she told officers that she wasn’t aware the machine hadn’t registered the items, but they continued...
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From Taylor Swift to Matthew McConaughey All the celebrities at the 2024 US Open

Throughout the last two weeks, fans took to the stands to watch their favorite tennis champions hold court at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Unsurprisingly, the US Open was a star-studded affair, which included actor Matthew McConaughey, pop star Taylor Swift, and American Olympian Simone Biles. Grand slam champion Serena Williams even made an apperance, along with the rest of the guests packed in the stands to watch famed tennis athletes on the court, including Novak Dj...
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Taylor Swift made first appearance of NFL season to cheer on Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift arrived in Kansas City on Thursday to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs in their first game of the NFL season. The 34-year-old pop star was spotted at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on the NFL tight end as he played in the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. She rocked the team’s colors by pairing over-the-knee red leather boots with a denim corset and matching shorts. She was seen in a box sipping a drink and chatting with Kelce’s father, Ed Kelce. Earlier in t...
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Coco Gauff says TikTok comment shifted perspective as she begins US Open with victory

Coco Gauff reveals a TikTok comment shifted her perspective after she won her first game at the 2024 US Open.On 26 August, the 20-year-old US Open champion defended her title with a 6-2 6-0 win over Varvara Gracheva, taking only one hour and six minutes to move into the tournament’s second round. Ranking third globally, Gauff brought her best to the court after a few struggles in the second half of the season, with a recent loss in her first match at the Cincinnati Open.She noted that a comment...
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Naomi Osaka plans coquette-inspired look for US Open

Naomi Osaka will wear a coquette-inspired look to the US Open. When the 26-year-old US Open champion walks into the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this week, she will pay homage to the Japanese Lolita subculture with a frilly look complete with lots of bows and a gothic black-and-white bent to it. Designed by Yoon Ahn, who co-founded the Tokyo label Ambush in 2008 and began collaborating with Nike in 2018, the look was inspired by the tennis player’s first visit to Japan. “The inspirati...
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Simone Biles and husband pose with expletive-laden Olympics-themed restaurant menu

Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens posed with restaurant menus reading: “Olympic F***ing Champion.”After watching Owen’s team, the Chicago Bears, beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the Windy City on 17 August, the 27-year-old Olympian received a warm welcome as she arrived at Chicago restaurant Maple & Ash. In a boomerang clip shared on her Instagram Stories, the couple posed together holding a special custom menu, with the words “Olympic F***ing Champion!” written across it.She also shared...
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Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles reveals he was raised in a ‘super strict’ cult

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles has revealed that he grew up in a cult long before competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In an episode of the Everybody Wants to Be Us podcast, the 27-year-old athlete spoke candidly about his unorthodox upbringing, revealing that he grew up in a a “super strict” church environment before his family moved to North Carolina. “I actually grew up in a cult,” the Olympic sprinter said, noting it wasn’t like the one at the center of the Jonestown massacre. “It was a c...
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Simone Biles roasted for her Jonathan Owens-inspired Packers Jacket to Bears game

Fans roasted Simone Biles for wearing a Green Bay Packers jacket while supporting her Chicago Bears player husband at a game.Just after winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 27-year-old Olympic gymnast showed up on the sidelines at Chicago’s Soldier Field to cheer on her husband of over a year, Owens. She rocked a special jacket with multiple black and white images of Owens from his days playing for the Green Bay Packers along with wrap-around, reflective silver shades, a black Prada buck...
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Hundreds line up to try the viral Olympic Village chocolate muffins in New York City

The viral Olympic Village chocolate muffins have made their New York City debut with hundreds lining up at the East Village pop-up to get a taste. Hundreds of people lined up on 17 August to check out the new pop-up dedicated to the chocolate muffins that were all the rage in the Olympic Village at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen posted about them on TikTok. One user on X, formerly Twitter, took pictures of the blockbuster, writing: “There is a bonkers lo...
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Simone Biles blasts Olympics for ‘unacceptable’ Jordan Chiles medal controversy

After US gymnast Jordan Chiles had her bronze medal taken away—a decision the US has said it will appeal—teammates, including Simone Biles and others from the sports world blasted the Olympic’s decision. Fellow gymnast Suni Lee took her Instagram Stories to share her disappointment with the Olympic judges. She wrote, “All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?? Completely unacceptable. This is awful and I’m gutted for Jordan.”“I got your back forever Jo,” she added. “[You] have all...
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Internet goes wild for 36-year-old Australian Olympic breaker

The internet is going wild for Australian breaker Rachael Gunn at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A series of clips of the 36-year-old athlete - also known as Raygun - went viral on social media, leading internet users to flood platforms with their various hot takes and memes. Many people weren’t sure what to make of Gunn’s interesting moves. “Insane respect, got an all expenses paid trip to Paris plus all the free gear and is forever an Olympian,” another added. “She cooked hard here I’m afraid.” But...
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US star soccer trio reveals new nickname for themselves at the Olympics

A US women’s soccer trio has revealed a new nickname for themselves at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In an interview on the Today Show, forwards Trinity Rodman, 22, Mallory Swanson, 26, and Sophia Smith, 23, revealed to hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb that they had created a nickname for their trio. Smith introduced the nickname, saying, “We also have a name for ourselves. We have an announcement. Trinity, take it away.”“We have a proposal for our trio name to be ‘Triple Espresso,’” Rodman proud...
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Chinese gymnast reacts to competitors medal biting on Olympic podium

Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin’s “relatable” reaction to her competitors biting their medals on the Olympic podium has gone viral. After winning a silver medal in the women’s gymnastics balance beam final on August 5, the 18-year-old first-time Olympian went viral for her adorable reaction to cameras capturing the moment Alice D’Amato, 21, and Manila Esposito, 17, took obligatory bites of their new medals. Zhou seemed completely surprised by the tradition, with the cameras capturing her eyes wideni...
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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bow to Brazilian athlete who beat them to gold medal

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles affectionately bowed down to their Brazilian rival Rebecca Andrade after she beat them for the gold medal. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Andrade became the most decorated Brazilian athlete in history after winning four medals: one gold, two silver, and one bronze. She beat out Biles for the gold medal, but the 27-year-old Olympian ultimately walked over to her competitor Rebeca Andrade to congratulate her with a high-five and a big hug. Biles was heard on camera spec...
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Serena Williams claims she and children were denied access to Paris restaurant

Serena Williams has called out a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris after she claimed she and her children were denied access. In a post shared to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Olympic champion claimed that she and her family weren’t allowed into the rooftop restaurant of The Peninsula, L’Oiseau Blanc. In the post, she noted that this was the first time she’d been denied access with her family beside her.“Yikes @peninsulaparis,” she wrote. “I’ve been denied access to a rooftop to eat in an...
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Olympian Madeline Musselman’s husband cheered her on in Paris amid cancer battle

Madeline Musselman’s husband Patrick Woepse supported her at the 2024 Paris Olympics despite his lung cancer battle.At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 26-year-old Olympian had her husband cheering her on from the sidelines as she competed for gold alongside her water polo teammates. Recently, the couple opened up about Woepse’s rare cancer diagnosis in an interview with NBC Los Angeles.“It’s a stage four lung cancer-specific mutation,” Woepse told the outlet. “At that time I didn’t know what that m...
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Olympic equestrian takes adorable selfie with horse after bronze medal win

Olympic equestrian Yoshiaki Oiwa took a selfie with his horse after winning a bronze medal in equestrian team eventing. After Team Japan celebrated their bronze medal win for their equestrian team, including Ryuzo Kitajima, Kazuma Tomoto, Toshiyuki Tanaka, and Oiwa, the latter celebrated the victory by posing for a sweet selfie with his horse, MGH Grafton Street. On August 1, the selfie went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing Oiwa smiling wide as he held up his bronze medal next to M...
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Mother goes viral after nailing Olympic gymnastics routine in kitchen

A mother went viral on Instagram after she attempted an Olympic gymnastics routine in her kitchen. In a video shared on Instagram, mother-of-two Breanne Allarie performed notably difficult gymnastics moves – including the handstand, switch leap, and the Shushunova – perfectly in the comfort of her own home. On filming the viral video, the Vancouver native admitted to Today: “I just pulled out the mat and put on my swimsuit. And I was like, ‘Let’s go.’”She added that the filming took under five m...
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Tom Daley finishes knitting Olympics sweater after silver medal win

Tom Daley has finished knitting his 2024 Paris Olympics sweater days after winning a silver medal for diving. In an Instagram Video shared on July 31, the 30-year-old athlete revealed the final product after finally finishing the knitting project he was working on while watching the competition. A shirtless Daley started the video holding up the red, white, and blue colored sweater, explaining: “We got ‘Paris 24’ on the front with the French and the British flag on the bottom, and ‘Daley’ on the...
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Coco Gauff calls out Olympic Village living conditions in viral TikTok video

Coco Gauff has shared what living in the 2024 Paris Olympic Village is really like. In a viral TikTok video, the 20-year-old Olympic tennis player revealed she was one of 10 athletes in a communal living situation, sharing just two bathrooms. Along with overlaid text reading “10 girls, two bathrooms #olympics,” the video was paired with a sound compilation of clips from several movies including Ready or Not, Pearl, and Hereditary.Although the issue has already seen a partial resolution, it came...
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Olympic swimmer Ryan Murphy finds out baby’s gender after winning bronze medal

Olympic swimmer Ryan Murphy found out the sex of his unborn baby after winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After the Olympic swimmer won a bronze medal for finishing third in the 100-meter backstroke race on 29 July, his wife Bridget Konttinen shouted from the stands holding a handwritten sign that said: “Ryan it’s a girl!”Later, Murphy reunited with his wife, hugging and kissing as they celebrated his win and the happy news. The athlete recalled to the Associated Press: “I was wa...
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Australian Olympic soccer players mock Olympic uniform designs in video

Members of the Australian Olympic team mocked their new opening ceremony uniforms in a hilarious TikTok video. On 21 July, Australian Olympic soccer players Mackenzie Arnold and Alanna Kennedy tried on their team uniforms in a cheeky video, the former posted on the social media platform. While trying on the polarizing outfits, both players looked underwhelmed as they lipsynched to the viral sound of Cody Ko saying, “Let’s f***ing go? Let’s go? I guess...?”In the comment section, fans were quick...
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Diver Tom Daley shows off Paris 2024 Olympic Village’s cardboard beds

Olympic diver Tom Daley has shown fans what the 2024 Paris Olympic Village cardboard beds really look like. Before the prestigious athletic competition officially kicks off in a few days, the 30-year-old Olympian gave his TikTok followers a sneak peek at the polarizing cardboard beds in this year’s Olympic Village. In a July 22 TikTok, Daley vouched for the eco-friendly furniture’s sturdiness, showing skeptical viewers evidence of its sound structure by knocking on the headboard and pulling at t...
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Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle welcome first baby

Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle have welcomed their first baby.In a July 19 interview with CBS Sports, the 33-year-old basketball player revealed that she and her wife Cherelle, 32, welcomed a baby boy on July 8. As she smiled ear-to-ear, Griner added that she’d be called “pops.”“That’s my man. He is amazing,” Brittney said, adding that their son weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. “They said as soon as you see them, everything that you thought mattered just goes out the window. That’s literally wh...
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