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Surf’s up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport paddling side-by-side in the ocean. Despite no competitors facing elimination in the first round, surfers gave their all during the 30-minute heats, providing a tantalizing preview of what could be in store for the next rounds in the competition days to come. The Paris Olympic surfing competition features six rounds: Rounds one through three, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

All he does is win gold medals: Caeleb Dressel captures 8th gold as anchor of US relay team

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Veteran U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel only knows the top of an Olympic podium in a decorated career. The American veteran on a youthful men’s swim team added another relay victory to his long list by anchoring the winning 4×100-meter freestyle as the Americans beat out the rival Australians and scrutinized Chinese.

Robert Downey Jr. is returning to ‘Avengers’ films as a villain in 1 of Marvel’s Comic-Con twists

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios kicked off its return to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford. Among the surprises announced Saturday: Robert Downey Jr. would return to Marvel’s films, but not as Iron Man. He’ll play the villain Victor Von Doom, or Doctor Doom, in one of the upcoming “Avengers” movies. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige says that due to this weekend’s success of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe had now topped $30 billion in box-office earnings.

New ‘Dexter’ sequel starring Michael C. Hall announced at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The “Dexter” universe is expanding, with everyone’s favorite serial killer coming back from the dead. At San Diego Comic-Con, “Dexter” executive producer and showrunner Clyde Phillips, announced that we’d see more of the character in “Dexter: Resurrection,” a new sequel series from Showtime. It will pick up where fellow franchise sequel “Dexter: New Blood” left off with its main character dead, prompting many fans to believe any future sequels would be impossible. Michael C. Hall, who started playing the titular character in 2006, will reprise his role. The announcement came during the promotion of “Dexter: Original Sin,” a prequel series that explores the character as a younger man, played by Patrick Gibson.

Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland

Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees announced Friday evening that it struck a three-year deal with the company on behalf of workers at a Maryland store. The agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees at the store, which is located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

Mets ace Kodai Senga expected to miss rest of regular season with calf strain

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a strained left calf. The team’s projected No. 1 starter this year, Senga got hurt Friday night in the sixth inning of his season debut against the Atlanta Braves. He had been sidelined by a shoulder injury since early in spring training. Senga strained his calf when he bolted away from the mound to make way for teammate Pete Alonso to catch a popup. New York manager Carlos Mendoza says Saturday an MRI showed a “high-grade strain” and “it’s fair to say that he’s pretty much done for the regular season.”

Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan

ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a 130-foot (39.6 meters), three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of bulk salt when it sank during a storm on Sept. 30, 1893. According to the association, the crew made it to shore in a lifeboat but Captain David Clow’s dog went down with the ship.

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn’t intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month. Lawyer Edward Burke is seeking to get Timberlake’s drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed. Burke also said Friday there were errors in the documents submitted by police following the pop star’s arrest last month. But a Sag Harbor Village Justice Court judge ordered Timberlake to be re-arraigned Aug. 2 with the corrected paperwork. The former NSYNC member will appear virtually for the proceeding. He didn’t attend Friday’s hearing. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office described the paperwork issue as a “ministerial error” that doesn’t change the facts of the case.

Kevin Spacey’s waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Spacey moved to the Baltimore area when he started shooting the political thriller “House of Cards” there in 2012. His luxury condo sold Thursday morning for $3.24 million, according to the auctioneer. The Baltimore Sun reports that the winning bidder was acting as proxy for a real estate developer and local businessman whose identity hasn’t been disclosed. A London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges last summer stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years.

A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl is found in Ohio after her community galvanized to locate her

ATLANTA (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch says Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, Ohio. She was in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now jailed. Gomez-Perez was last seen at her father’s home on May 29 in Gainesville, Georgia. Her disappearance sparked a huge search. Local authorities and businesses offered a $20,000 reward. Couch says investigators found Gomez-Perez had been communicating online with men and saying she wanted to leave home. He says investigators believe Antonio Augustin drove to Georgia, picked up Gomez-Perez, and drove her back to Augustin’s home in Dover. Couch says he regards Gomez-Perez as the victim.

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