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| Hello. Let's try that again - this time from our usual email address. Donald Trump has held an hour-long news conference at Mar-a-Lago. Katty Kay reports on the Republican candidate's fight for the limelight. In Paris, Peter Bell observes an AI-powered talent scouting system that's looking for future gold medallists. Also, an article that includes work by BBC Verify delivers a data-based analysis of the UK riots. Finally, two giant pandas sent from China to the US in the latest example of bear-based diplomacy have made their public debuts. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Trump's unusual attention deficit |  | Donald Trump held a lengthy news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Credit: Getty Images | Donald Trump is used to making headlines. The former president has been a regular feature in global politics ever since he descended a golden escalator at his Trump Tower in New York City in June 2015 to announce his bid for the White House. During this campaign too he had enjoyed widespread coverage. But after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's strategy changed. Ms Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have dominated the news cycle in recent weeks, leaving Trump in the unusual position of fighting for the spotlight, observes US special correspondent Katty Kay. Trump's announcement that he will debate Ms Harris on ABC on 10 September turned the attention once again on him, Katty writes, until the cameras moved on to a Harris-Walz event in Michigan.
- Military service: Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz's experience in the National Guard has been under scrutiny since he was announced as Ms Harris's running mate. BBC Verify looks into his record.
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| AI tech seeks out future Olympians |  | After finishing the tests, each participant is told which sport they would be most suited to from a list of 10. Credit: BBC | Fans at the Olympics are trying out a new AI-powered talent spotting system that hopes to find the gold medallists of the future. Its developers aim to use a portable version of the technology to bring advanced sport science to remote areas around the world. |
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| | As the alarm sounds, Tacto races frantically to swipe the infra-red sensors in front of him as some of them suddenly flash blue. Not far away his younger brother, Tomo, sprints down a short running track as his motion is tracked by a series of cameras. The seven and four-year-old siblings from Yokohama, Japan, are taking part in a series of AI-powered tests that have been specially set up near the Olympic Stadium in Paris. |
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| | | | - No matter what: American runner Noah Lyles, who won gold in a dramatic 100m race, took the bronze in the 200m event. Afterwards, he revealed he had tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning.
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Profiles of rioters emerge in court hearings |
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| |  | Almost 500 people have been arrested and close to 150 charged over the unrest. Credit: BBC | The riots following the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport have been the worst unrest the UK has seen in more than a decade. The violence has been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment. As some of those arrested appear in court, we look at the charges they faced and the sentences received. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Do nothing | Is #SlowLiving a cure for burnout or just a lifestyle brag? | |
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And finally... | The first giant pandas to enter the US from China have made their public debuts. Yum Chuan and Xin Chao were filmed settling into their new home at San Diego Zoo, in California. And with more of the animals expected to arrive in Washington DC and San Francisco, after a rocky period in US-China relations, Mia Taylor runs through a brief history of "panda diplomacy". | |
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Medal Moments | Your daily newsletter guide to the Paris Olympics, from global highlights to heroic stories, throughout the Games. | |
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