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Alysson Felix won her 11th Olympic medal today as part of the US women’s 4×400 relay team. That surpasses the previous record held by track legend Carl Lewis, making Felix the all-time leader in Olympic track and field medals.

Ariel Torres. The athlete, representing the country, his hometown Hialeah, and the Latinx and Hispanic community, won the bronze medal in men’s individual karate kata.As reported by NBC Sports, Torres currently ranks in the tenth position of male kata globally.

Jeopardy!, looks set to become the next permanent host of the US quiz show.Alex Trebek hosted the show for 36 years before his death in November 2020, with a series of guest hosts acting as a temporary replacement in the months since.According to Variety, Richards, who joined the show last year as an executive producer, is in “advanced negotiations” to become the next permanent host following his guest stint.While discussions are still ongoing, it’s claimed that Richards is “clearly the

Khloé Kardashian stepped out for ice cream with daughter True, 3, and nieces Dream, 4, Stormi, 3, and Chicago, 3, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 4. Mom Kris Jenner also joined her daughter and grandchildren for the outing to popular shopping destination The Grove for a sweet treat to beat the summer heat.

The longstanding FADER Mix series presents new, exclusive DJ mixes from our favorite artists and producers. As one of the biggest producers in Japan, KM is keen on spreading his reach, and that of other Japanese artists and producers, to the North American masses.

Good Morning America co-host and former professional football player, Michael Strahan, took to Instagram on Tuesday to wish his friend and business partner, Tom Brady, a happy birthday.Tom, who is married to Gisele Bundchen, turned 44. Michael posted a black-and-white photo of the two American football legends, where Michael appears to be jokingly charging at Tom - and captioned it: "Happy birthday, Tom Brady! You are the greatest to ever do it on the field but more importantly, you are a great

She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulrPrior to earning bronze in this 800-meter final, the 24-year-old Rogers earned a second-place finish in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

“Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the first fully fledged documentary portrait of rock gods Led Zeppelin, has been added to the Venice Film Festival lineup and will play out of competition. Bernard MacMahon (“American Epic”) directed the film, which is the first time the band had participated in a documentary in 50 years, telling the story of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant and how they would bring a whole lotta love to the world.

Becoming Led Zeppelin, the documentary about the iconic rock band, has been added to the Venice Film Festival (September 1—11) lineup in an out of competition slot.

after the match. “We fought so hard to get here and it wasn’t always easy and we’re really happy with what we’ve done.”She added: “It gives me goosebumps [winning gold].

Eiza Gonzále z is the newest ambassador for the high-end jewelry company Bulgari. While the accomplishment is enough to be proud of on its own, there is an extra layer leaving the Mexican actress proud- she is the first Latina to be a North American Ambassador for the Italian company.

she pulled herself out of competition to focus on her mental health.Lee secured the individual gold with a score of 57.433, 0.135 points ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, despite trailing her initially. It was Lee’s turn on the uneven bars that helped her secure the win, as she notched a 15.3, which put her only 0.066 behind Andrade.

Brad Goreski is officially an American citizen! The celebrity stylist took to Instagram Wednesday to celebrate the monumental moment he gained his citizenship status.Goreski kept it fashion forward for the occasion, wearing a navy blue suit with red, white and blue detailing on his tie and right arm. The slideshow featured the smiling 43-year-old posing next to two American flags and holding a smaller one in his hand.

Emma Roberts gets it.

Úrsula Corberó strikes a pose at the photo call for her upcoming film Snake Eyes at the Urso Hotel on Thursday (July 15) in Madrid, Spain.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhat did you do during the coronavirus lockdown of 2020? Grow a beard? Make bread? Write the Great American Novel? For creative types cooped up during the pandemic, the pressures to adapt to the moment felt enormous, but so did the limitations.Premiering at Cannes 2021, “The Year of the Everlasting Storm” springs from those competing and seemingly contradictory reactions — to express oneself, or to retreat inward and wait it out — empowering seven filmmakers from

Pose star Mj Rodriguez has made history after being nominated for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series at the 2021 Emmys.Rodriguez, who was critically acclaimed for her performance as Blanca Evangelista, is the first transgender woman to be nominated for a lead acting role.The landmark FX series followed New York City’s African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture scene between the ’80s and late ’90s.