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U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel breaks down in tears after failing to defend his gold in solo events

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U.S. captures swimming medals at Olympics as women’s gymnastics soars through qualifications

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U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel broke down in tears after he failed to defend his Olympic gold medals Friday in the 100-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle events.

Dressel —who has 8 gold Olympic medals— was favored to clinch the top spot on the podium at the Paris Games after nabbing gold in both events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He made it to the Paris Olympic finals in the 50-meter freestyle but placed sixth in the race with a time of 21.61 seconds, more than 35 seconds behind Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, who took gold. 

Less than an hour later he got knocked out in the semi-finals of the men’s 100-meter butterfly. Dressel came in fifth with a time of 51.57 seconds, more than a minute behind France’s Maxime Grousset’s first-place finish of 50.41. 

That is when photographers captured the 27-year-old Florida resident crying, perhaps overcome by the disappointment elite athletes often feel when they don’t perform their best under extreme pressure.  

Dressel did win a gold medal in Paris in the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay with Team USA – the county’s first in this year’s Games– on Saturday. 

Dressel nabbed a gold medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a world-record time of 49:45 seconds in the men’s 100-meter butterfly, and set an Olympic record in the men’s 50-meter freestyle of 21.07. 

Table showing the number of medals won by each country or delegation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris



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Sean “Diddy” Combs taken into federal custody in New York

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been taken into custody by federal authorities in New York, CBS News confirmed Monday night. 

In recent months, the hip-hop mogul has faced multiple accusations of sexual abuse and physical violence. In March, Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement officers due to a possible ongoing sex trafficking investigation, U.S. officials said at the time, but no charges were filed then. 

The charges against Combs on Monday were not immediately known. 

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Marc Agnifilo, an attorney for Combs, said in a statement. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person but he Is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Combs has faced a number of lawsuits in recent months involving allegations of sexual misconduct and violence. Combs and his representatives have denied all the accusations. 

In May, Combs apologized for a security video aired by CNN that appeared to show him attacking Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. He said his behavior was “inexcusable” and he takes “full responsibility” for his actions.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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White House seeks to boost Secret Service funds after 2nd Trump shooting

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The Biden administration is asking Congress to increase Secret Service funding following Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This request comes about two weeks before money for the federal government runs out. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

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John Dickerson reports on the status of the investigation into Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump, TikTok’s appeal as it faces a possible ban in the U.S., and what’s on the campaign agenda with just 50 days to go until the election.

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