Katie Ledecky Wins 7th Consecutive World Title: ‘The Fastest I’ve Ever Been’

Katie Ledecky Wins 7th Consecutive World Title: 'The Fastest I've Ever Been'

Sarah Stier/Getty Katie Ledecky won her seventh consecutive world title at the world championships in Singapore, on Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 800-meter freestyle Ledecky narrowly clinched the win above Australia's Lani Pallister and Canada's Summer McIntosh with a time of 8:05.62 She also won gold in the 1,500m and bronze in the 400m races at the world championships earlier in the week Katie Ledeckyremains a dominant force in competitive swimming. The Olympic swimmer, 28, won her seventh consecutive world title at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 800-meter freestyle, besting other top swimmers including Australia's Lani Pallister and Canada's Summer McIntosh, 18. Ledecky took an early lead at the start of the race with McIntosh following closely behind before the Canadian swimmer overtook her after the 700m mark, according toNBC News,CBS NewsandThe Guardian. However, the Olympian was able to overtake McIntosh in the final 50m and finished with a .25-second lead over the swimmer at 8:05.62. "I was really happy, obviously," Ledecky said after the win, perThe Guardian. "It's the fastest I've ever been at a world [championship]. It's been a great season, and coming into tonight, I knew I was going to be happy with it no matter the outcome. That really took the pressure off and allowed me to enjoy the race and appreciate the moment." Lintao Zhang/Getty The American swimmer admitted to NBC News that it had been "stressful" going up against Pallister, 23, and McIntosh as they were "right there" the whole time, but she fought until the end. https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf "[My competitors] pushed me all the way," she said, perThe Guardian. "That's pretty incredible, three of us going under 8:10. I just kept telling myself to trust my legs, because I've gotten a bit better at kicking. Just running home at the end." She also won gold in the 1,500m and bronze in the 400m races earlier in the week at the world championships, according to the outlet. Her latest win puts her at 23 career world titles — just three short ofMichael Phelps' 26 career world titles, per the outlet. Her 800-meter freestyle win is also her 30th world championship medal overall. As for what she plans to do after the world championships in Singapore, Ledecky told NBC News that she plans to spend her time off with loved ones and to take a dip in the pool that she swam in when she was younger in Washington D.C. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lintao Zhang/Getty "I'm looking forward to that," she told the outlet. "It's home to me but I'm with the people that I love, around the pool." Ledecky has dominated the 800-meter freestyle, winning Olympic gold in the event in 2012, 2016, 2021 andagain in 2024. At last year's Olympics, she even earned the title of themost decorated female American Olympian, with 13 medals. She continues to set new records in the sport as well. In May, shebroke her own world recordfor the women's 800-meter freestyle during the TYR Pro Swim Series, finishing .67 seconds ahead of the record she set at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also holds the top 10 performances of all time in the event. Read the original article onPeople

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Katie Ledecky Wins 7th Consecutive World Title: ‘The Fastest I’ve Ever Been’

Katie Ledecky Wins 7th Consecutive World Title: 'The Fastest I've Ever Been' Sarah Stier/Getty Katie Ledecky won her seventh con...

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Lewis Hamilton says he's 'useless' and suggests a driver change at Ferrari after teammate takes pole

Lewis Hamilton says he's 'useless' and suggests a driver change at Ferrari after teammate takes pole

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Lewis Hamilton called himself "absolutely useless" and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix and teammate Charles Leclerctook pole position. It was a new low in a difficult first season with Ferrari for seven-timeFormula 1champion Hamilton, who qualified outside the top 10 for the second race in a row. "I'm useless, absolutely useless," Hamilton told British broadcaster Sky Sports. "The team have no problem. You've seen the car's on pole. So they probably need to change driver." Hamilton had said "every time, every time" over the radio after he was eliminated in the second part of qualifying. That signified that "it's me every time," he clarified to Sky later. Hamilton has yet to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix race with Ferrari, with a best finish of fourth, though he did win a sprint race in China in March. Leclerc is fifth in the standings, only one position ahead of Hamilton, but has five podium finishes in 2005. In Sunday's race, he'll aim to give Ferrari its first F1 win since October. Last week, Hamilton said it was "crunch time" andrevealedhe's been holding a series of meetings with Ferrari executives to discuss improvements and ensure he has more of a say in how the team develops its car for the sweeping regulation changes coming in 2026. ___ AP auto racing:https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

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Lewis Hamilton says he's 'useless' and suggests a driver change at Ferrari after teammate takes pole

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The Sharpe brothers make history in Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Sharpe brothers make history in Pro Football Hall of Fame

Let's roll back the clock to Aug. 6, 2011. That's whenShannon Sharpedelivered one of the most riveting induction speeches in the history of the Pro Football Hall of Fame with a bottom-line message for the ages. "I'm the only football player that's in the Hall of Fame, and the second-best player in my own family," Shannon declared, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd and tears from his presenter and big brother, Sterling. "If fate had dealt you a different hand," he added, speaking to Sterling, "there is no question, no question in my mind we would have become the first brothers to be elected to the Hall of Fame." Shannon, who became the 267th Hall of Famer, propelled by the three Super Bowl rings he won with theDenver BroncosandBaltimore Ravens, went on to urge the Hall of Fame's selection committee to take up the case for his brother. "All I can do is ask in the most humblest way I know, is that the next time you go into that room or start making a list, look at Sterling Sharpe's accomplishments," he said. Well, 14 years later and 31 years since Sterling was forced to retire after seven superb NFL seasons with theGreen Bay Packersdue to a neck injury, it has happened. Shannon and Sterling, who will become the 382nd enshrinee on Saturday, are the first set of brothers elected for busts in Canton. Maybe there will be more. The Kelces, Travis and Jason, will be in the mix someday. The Watts, J.J. and T.J., could have a shot if the younger brother keeps up his pace. And a few months ago, Eli Manning, Peyton's younger brother, was a Hall finalist in his first year of eligibility. Yet 25,000 men have played in the NFL since it was established in 1920 and it hasn't happened for a pair of brothers – until now. What are the odds? In the case of the Sharpe brothers, three years apart, their distinction is underscored by their remarkable journey from rural Georgia, where they were raised by late grandparents, Barney and Mary Porter, challenged by poverty. When I listened to the brothers on Shannon's "Club Shay Shay" podcast this week, reflecting on the conditions they endured growing up in a 1,000-square-foot cinder block home with cement floors and without running water, it added extra layers of appreciation for their achievements. Shannon, whose loquacious persona propelled him to become a media megastar after football, is hardly dropping hyperbole when he calls Sterling's Hall of Fame election the "proudest moment of my life." After all, Sterling – the hero and role model whose every word he hung on – once had the task of taking a young Shannon to the outhouse in the middle of the night. Shannon, who gave his big brother his first Super Bowl ring, certainly did his best in keeping his brother's candidacy alive. I've been a Hall selector for nearly 30 years and in recent years when I'd reach out to Shannon to get his take on one NFL topic after another, he would routinely end the exchange with a reminder about his brother's worthiness for a Hall call. The suggestions never came off as pushy, out of bounds or over the top and were nowhere in the ballpark of some of the campaigning for candidates that come our way as selectors. Instead, Shannon's efforts came off as authentic … even as he preached to the choir about Sterling's case. That it wasn't automatic for Sterling – the first receiver to post 100 receptions in back-to-back seasons, an All-Decade choice for the 1990s with a "Triple Crown" milestone in 1992 – was a function of his injury-shortened career more than anything. It certainly helped Sterling's chances that Terrell Davis, Tony Boselli and Kenny Easley earned Hall status with their own injury-shortened careers, yet his case stood on its own merits. Sterling is part of a relatively small class that includes cornerbackEric Allen,defensive endJared Allen(no relation to Eric) and tight end Antonio Gates, who has his own distinctive "first" with his honor. Gates is the only player chosen for the Hall of Fame who didn't play football in college, when he starred as a basketball player. Shannon, though, has one regret about this long-awaited moment for his brother that underscores the twists and turns of life. On Wednesday,The Athletic reported that ESPN won't be bringing Shannon backto the network for his role on the popular "First Take" show – dumping the former tight end who was suspended since April, when a former romantic partner filed a civil suit that alleged sexual assault and battery, seeking $50 million in damages.The suit was recently settled out of court. Talk about tough timing. Shannon's big brother finally gets his Hall call … while news emerges about his personal setback. "They did what they feel they needed to do and I'm at peace with that," Shannon said on Wednesday night on "The Nightcap" podcast he hosts with former NFL receiver Chad Johnson. "But I just wish thing could have waited until Monday because I hate the fact that I'm overshadowing my brother." Then again, it's a different type of fate. The timing is another element of the moment. Shannon needs not sweat it. Not now. Generations from now, the legacy of the Sharpe brothers reflected with their busts in Canton will reflect their impact as two of the greatest players who ever played pro football. And given the journey that includes Sterling's extended wait, a lot of peace comes with that. Contact Jarrett Bell atjbell@usatoday.comor follow on social media: On X: @JarrettBell On Bluesky: jarrettbell.bsky.social This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Sterling Sharpe joins brother in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS

Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision tofire commissioner Erika McEntarferon Friday. Trump's public frustrations with the economics and statistics agency appear to date back to his 2016 presidential campaign. "Don't believe those phony numbers," then-candidate Trump said in his New Hampshire victory speech during his first campaign for the White House. Last August, Trump claimed without evidence that former President Joe Biden's administration was "caught fraudulently manipulating" job statistics, when the agency publicly disclosed that the economy created fewer than 818,000 jobs between April of 2023 and March of 2024 than initial estimates suggested. "There's never been any revision like this," Trump said at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Aug. 21, 2024. "They wanted it to come out after the election, but somehow it got leaked," he claimed at the time. MORE: Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats Trump did not provide evidence that the information publicly disclosed by the agency was leaked. Then-Labor Secretary Julie Su in November 2024 defended the figures, and also suggested the numbers were impacted by Hurricane Helene's impact on the southeastern United States, and labor strikes. "The labor market remains very strong, and this shows what happens when you have a president and a vice president who are fighting for workers every single day," Su said at the time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses several surveys for estimating employment levels in the U.S. and revisions are common. Every monthly Jobs Report has a blurb at the end that updates the figures from the previous two months based on new data. The revision that Trump was referencing was made public on Aug. 21, and updated with final figures in February 2025, according to the BLS website. The same downward revisions also took place during Trump's first term, under then-BLS commissioner William W. Beach. The agency determined 518,000 fewer jobs were created in March 2019 than it had initially reported. Alternatively, Trump had no complaints about the jobs report produced under McEntarfer -- a Biden appointee -- right before the 2024 election, which showed the U.S. gained 12,000 jobs in October. The then-candidate referenced the low numbers while criticizing the Biden-Harris administration at a rally in Milwaukee. "They did 12,000 jobs," Trump said to boos at the rally on Nov. 1. "It's hundreds of thousands of jobs less than it should be," he added. Trump was also quick to embrace the jobs reports as president -- when they were favorable. In March 2017 -- when the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 235,000 jobs the prior month -- then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Trump had full faith in the positive report, despite calling it "phony" in the past. "I talked to the president prior to this and he said to quote him very clearly: 'They may have been phony in the past, but it's very real now,'" Spicer said to reporters at the time. Trump's decision to fire McEntarfer on Friday came after the report found the U.S. had added 73,000 jobs in July, according to data from the BLS. The figure marked a slowdown from 147,000 jobs added in the previous month. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%, keeping it at near-historic lows, according to the report. The report provided new estimates for two previous months, significantly dropping the government's estimate of jobs added in May and June. The fresh data indicated a notable slowdown in hiring as Trump's tariffs took hold over recent months. Trump criticized McEntarfer over the revisions, saying without evidence that the revisions suggested jobs statistics had been "manipulated." ABC News has reached out to McEntarfer for a comment. MORE: Fed holds interest rates steady, defying Trump's pressure The Trump administration described the downward revisions as an unwelcome sign for the U.S. economy but did not dispute the data. "Obviously, they're not what we want to see," Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said on Friday morning. The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an organization chaired by previous BLS commissioners William Beach and Erica L. Groshen, released a statement on Friday, saying Trump's decision to fire McEntarfer "escalates the President's unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system." "The President seeks to blame someone for unwelcome economic news. The Commissioner does not determine what the numbers are but simply reports on what the data show," the statement read. Beach was appointed by Trump during his first administration and Groshen was appointed by former President Barack Obama. The organization called on Congress to "respond immediately, to investigate the factors that led to Commissioner McEntarfer's removal, to strongly urge the Commissioner's continued service, and ensure that the nonpartisan integrity of the position is retained." Asked by reporters as he departed the White House on Friday about the reason for McEntarfer's firing, Trump said he believes the economy is doing well and claimed the latest jobs numbers were "phony." "I believe the numbers were phony just like they were before the election, and there were other times," Trump said, pointing to a previous revision in the jobs numbers last year that he claimed, without evidence, was an attempt to benefit Democrats heading into the election. He said this despite using the numbers as a talking point in his campaign. "So you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing," Trump said.

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DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push

DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push

Attorney GeneralPam Bondihas directed Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to probe election practices throughout the country as part of the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on federal election laws. The DOJ's Civil Rights Division is largely leading the effort, which has involved seeking information from states about their election practices and voter registration lists, sometimes known as "voter rolls," and placing an emphasis on identifying any noncitizens on them. "Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls. That's the foundation for secure elections," a DOJ source told Fox News. "There's been a culture of noncompliance from several states that don't keep their roles updated. This DOJ is cracking down." Trump Appointee Vows To Focus Doj's Largest Division On Dei, Denaturalization Some states, likeWisconsinandUtah, shared recent election-related correspondence they had with the DOJ on state websites. New Hampshire's Republican secretary of state rejected arequestto provide the DOJ with a statewide database of voters, saying laws do not allow the state to do that. The department sent more unusual demand letters to numerous local election offices in California, asking for extensive personal data about any noncitizens who ended up on voter registration lists. Read On The Fox News App At least one of the recipients, Orange County, resisted therequest, prompting the DOJ to sue. Attorneys for the county responded that county election officials were authorized under federal law to withhold sensitive information about voters. The flurry of activity stems from an executive order Trump signed in March tasking the attorney general with coordinating with states on election integrity, which has been a top priority for him since his 2020 election loss. Trump ordered the DOJ to review how states manage their voter registration lists, enter into information-sharing agreements with the states, aid states with prosecuting election-related crimes, and punish uncooperative states where possible. Doj Launches Investigation Into Blue State City Over Alleged Race-based Hiring Several Democrat-led states sued over the order, and a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked parts of it, saying "the Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections." The DOJ is appealing the ruling. Sen.Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted the DOJ's efforts, suggesting they were designed to hinder racial minorities' ability to vote. "These efforts, made under the guise of combating fraud, will disproportionately endanger voters of color, low-income communities, and active-duty military personnel," Durbin said. Trump has frequently voiced his grievances about voter fraud, saying it is widespread and that illegal immigrants are voting, but there is scant evidence to support those claims. While states have identified noncitizens on voter rolls and removed them as part of routine voter list maintenance, rarely have they been found to have cast ballots. "Existing safeguards are broadly effective," a Center for Election Innovation and Researchanalysisrecently found. Last October, aChinese nationalallegedly voted in the 2024 election in Michigan. The suspect, a University of Michigan student living legally in the country, used his student identification information and other data to complete a same-day voter registration form. He was charged with voter fraud and perjury. Original article source:DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push

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DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push

DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push Attorney GeneralPam Bondihas directed Department of Justice ...

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