Olympic Games begin in Paris amid attack on rail system
French athletes wave flags as they sail in a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, July 26, 2024.
The Olympic Games have begun in Paris, despite a massive sabotage campaign against France’s rail system. Also, Canada’s wildfire season is well under way and has already sparked evacuations, destroyed homes and burned forests across national parks. And, two leading Mexican drug lords from the Sinaloa Cartel have been arrested by authorities in the US. Plus, a new study finds that scribes in ancient Egypt suffered from repetitive stress injuries.
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