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Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding

Sep. 17, 2024 20:56 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes. Heavy...

Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after 200M IM race at the Olympics following an asthma attack

Aug. 02, 2024 09:36 AM EDT

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics when she had an asthma attack, a team spokesman said. Potocka, 21, was given first aid and carried off...