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James has been selected by U.S. Olympians as the male flag bearer for Friday night’s opening ceremony in Paris. He became the third basketball player and the first to carry an American flag at the start of the Olympics, joining Dawn Staley at the 2004 Athens Games and Sue Bird at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.”It is an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially during this time when the world is united,” James said. “For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything not only to myself, but to my family, all the kids in…

‘The honey-coloured one with the funny hat,” said Myles, our youngest son. “I’m calling her Honey!” With that, we’d completed our family mission to choose a mixed flock of chickens at a rural poultry farm. And so we set off on the return journey to Melbourne with three cardboard cartons containing six ISA Brown laying hens and three pet bantams.Since it was late in the day, the whole flock went into our fox-proof coop, with the usual settling-in biffo. Honey immediately came out on top, even with chickens twice her size who were clearly scared of her intense, don’t-mess-with-me demeanour.…

A lawmaker from France’s radical left-wing Indomitus party has sparked outrage by saying Israeli athletes are not welcome at the Paris Olympics and calling for protests against their attendance.Thomas Portes quoted Israel’s war in Gaza at a pro-Palestinian rally in Paris on Saturday: “We are only a few days away from the international event in Paris – the Olympic Games. What I am saying here is, no, the Israeli representatives The team is not welcome in Paris. Israeli athletes are not welcome in the Paris Olympics. We must use this deadline and all the means we have to mobilize.Yonathan Arfi,…

Because of rosacea’s unpredictability and visibility, it can feel incredibly frustrating. It’s usually diagnosed by facial redness, visible blood vessels and small pus-filled bumps often in the central area of the face. This may look different on skin of colour and may appear as swelling, dryness, or darker brown discoloration.The cause of it is unknown. Dermatologist Dr Hiba Injibar, founder of Dermasurge Clinic, says: “It may involve a combination of genetic, environmental and inflammatory factors, and potential triggers include sun exposure, stress, hot or spicy foods, alcohol and certain skincare products.”The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission…

In 2019, one year into his retirement, 66-year-old Julian Lee decided to start making knives. The former teacher and special educational needs expert built a forge in the back garden of his Winchester home, collected steel files, heated them to 800C and began hammering, grinding and refining until he had formed a blade. “Blacksmithing knives is a beautiful combination of producing art and something with a practical use,” he says. “It feels amazing to do something with your hands, and once you start making these objects, you don’t want to stop.”Lee’s fascination with crafting began as a child growing up…

Hollywood has reacted with gratitude and relief to the news that US President Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race, having largely remained silent in recent weeks with only a handful of celebrities calling for him to step down.Just hours before Biden announced he was ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin said in a New York Times opinion piece that Democrats should Trump cast the choice of Republican Mitt Romney to defeat former President Donald Trump in November as “a clear and powerful demonstration” to “prevent an insane…

Victoria Pendleton is driving us to the stables in Dorset. We’re off to see her two horses, Vesper and Sarah. She has two bags with her – one containing her cycling gold medals, the other crammed with carrots and apples. She is convinced she’s going to feed the horses the medals. At times, you sense she wouldn’t mind.Ask Pendleton for her greatest achievement in sport, and she’ll tell you about an event that occurred after she retired. She’d only been riding horses for a year when she raced at Cheltenham in 2016, finishing two and a half lengths behind the…

Ben Stokes has praised Shoaib Bashir’s breakthrough performance as he became the youngest England player to play a five-a-side Test on home soil. The skipper said the 20-year-old bowler “showed the world what he can do” as West Indies were bowled out for 143 and won the second Test by 241 runs.”That wicket has done little to help the spinners throughout the Test match and, to be honest, I don’t think it has done anything to help today,” Stokes said.”The way he changes speed, topspin, backspin – he showed all his skills today. He has so much talent, his ceiling…

Prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson has been arrested in Greenland on Sunday under an international arrest warrant issued by Japan, police and his foundation said.In a statement, Greenland police said Watson, who founded Sea Shepherd and was a co-founder of Greenpeace, had been arrested after arriving in Nuuk on the ship John Paul DeJoria. He will be brought before a district court where police will request his detention “before a decision is made on whether he should be extradited to Japan”, they added.His organisation, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF), said in a statement the arrest took place during a…

Donald Trump’s vicious attacks on Joe Biden and his legacy have sparked Republican reaction to the president’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race.”Crooked Joe Biden is not fit to run for president and certainly not fit to hold office — and never has been!” Republican candidate Trump said in an article published on “Truth Social” as he reiterated his views on 2020. A favorite insult of those who defeated him in the 2006 election, and regurgitated a familiar set of unsubstantiated grievances.”He only got the presidency through lies, fake news and not leaving his basement. Everyone around him,…