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Simone Biles Won A Bronze Medal In Her Olympic Return
"I was proud of myself just to go out there after what I've been through," Biles said afterward.
Ikran Dahir
Simone Biles Will Compete In The Gymnastics Balance Beam Final
It will be her first appearance since she dropped out of the team all-around competition last week, citing her mental health.
Ikran Dahir
The Uplifting Olympics Content We All Need Right Now
These celebratory moments from the Olympics make me want to cry and cheer.
Kirsten Chilstrom
US Olympic Fencers Wore Pink Masks To Protest Against Their Teammate Accused Of Sexual Assault
Three men on the US épée team took a stand against their teammate Alen Hadzic's inclusion in the Olympics despite sexual assault allegations against him.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Gorgeous Photos Show What The Last Tokyo Olympics Looked Like In 1964
Over 50 years ago, Tokyo hosted its first modern Olympics. It looked very different from the games today!
Pia Peterson
Simone Biles Withdrew From The Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final
Her decision comes a day after she pulled out of the team final, citing mental health concerns.
Alex Campbell
A Photographer Reflected On Her 45-Year Career And What Has Changed
“These days, from an early age, women are given a push, and expectations to demand more.”
Pia Peterson
8 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.
Pia Peterson
Athletes Celebrated The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony In An Empty Stadium
Due to the pandemic, the opening ceremony took place Friday before a practically empty stadium. But the host country Japan still put on a dazzling show.
Pia Peterson
The Director Of The Olympics Opening Ceremony Has Been Fired For A Holocaust “Joke” He Made In 1998
“I understand that my foolish choice of words at the time was a mistake, and I regret it.”
Ade Onibada
Photos Of The Deadly Flooding In China
Record rainfall fills Zhengzhou's streets and subway stations, leaving at least 25 people dead and thousands stranded and wading in chest deep water.
Kirsten Chilstrom
The Celebrities Came Out In Full Force At Cannes
The movies are back, and we can't wait for our turn to see the star-studded films that premiered at Cannes.
Pia Peterson
This Is What The Historic Anti-Government Protests In Cuba Look Like
The protests started on Sunday and have spread rapidly as thousands of Cubans are frustrated by hunger and basic supply shortages.
Pia Peterson
A London Cop Has Pleaded Guilty To Murdering British Woman Sarah Everard
Everard was killed in a seemingly random attack while walking home from a friend's place in March. Her murder set off a tidal wave of grief and anger in the UK.
Julia Reinstein
Rapper Cashh Was Deported From The UK Seven Years Ago. Now He's Back With "Return Of The Man."
“It was a crazy experience, but it’s one that I know — in order to move forward in my life — I needed.”
Zweli Chibumba
These Travel Influencers Pivoted During The Pandemic
“I watched my career shift from being the busiest I had ever been to obviously have everything come screeching to a halt.”
Stephanie McNeal
The Wimbledon Crowd Gave A Standing Ovation For A Woman Who Helped Develop A COVID Vaccine
"An opening day on Centre Court with a difference."
Ikran Dahir
Fearless, Unfiltered Photos Of The Latin American Diaspora Across The United States
For a richer, more vibrant history of American photography to be written, it must include more Latinx photographers and photographers of color.
Pia Peterson
Canada Has Added More US Far-Right Extremists To Its List Of Banned Terrorists
Included in the ban is the Three Percenters militant group, whose members have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Christopher Miller
751 Unmarked Graves Were Found At A Former Boarding School For Indigenous Children
The brutal discovery comes less than a month after a mass grave containing the bodies of 215 Indigenous children was found at another former school in Canada.
Julia Reinstein
A Scientist Tracked Down Chinese Coronavirus Sequences That Had Disappeared Online
“I think it's certainly consistent with an attempt to hide the sequences,” said the researcher, whose internet sleuthing has uncovered 13 genetic sequences from early in the outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Peter Aldhous
John McAfee Was Found Dead In A Spanish Jail Hours After A Court Ruled He'd Be Extradited To The US
The eccentric tech millionaire was arrested last October on charges of tax evasion.
Amber Jamieson
Spider-Man Paid A Visit To The Vatican And Gifted The Pope His Own Special Mask
Mattia Villardita is actually an everyday superhero making a difference in the world.
Ade Onibada
A British Newspaper Deleted A Critical Column About Kate Middleton
A Telegraph source denied to BuzzFeed News that the piece had been pulled as a result of pressure from the Palace, but the newspaper declined to comment on the record.
Ellie Hall
The Delta Variant Could Create “Two Americas” Of COVID, Experts Warn
If you are fully vaccinated, you are most likely to be safe. But in parts of the US where few people have gotten COVID vaccine shots, the Delta variant could trigger renewed deadly surges.
Peter Aldhous
The Biden–Putin Summit Ended Without Major Breakthroughs — And The Russian Leader Relishing The Spotlight
“Putin got exactly what he wanted,” said one Russian journalist.
Christopher Miller
The Nigerian Government Banned Its Citizens From Using Twitter, And The Consequences Are Steep
The ban has been applauded by Donald Trump while young Nigerians are being forced to find ways around the rule at great personal risk.
Nelson C.J
Trump's State Department Officials Fought Over Whether The Coronavirus Was A Chinese Bioweapon
The department’s former senior official on nonproliferation says he intervened to prevent the US government from “embarrassing and discrediting” itself with claims that lacked strong scientific evidence.
Peter Aldhous
Joe Biden Had His First Meeting With Queen Elizabeth As President
The Queen has met with every US president since Dwight Eisenhower, save Lyndon Johnson.
David Mack
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize
BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
David Mack
