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Associated PressSimone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trials
Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the white-hot spotlight that comes with it. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport's biggest stage by cruising to victory at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch the lone automatic spot on the five-woman team. Three years removed from the Tokyo Olympics — where she pulled out of multiple finals to prioritize her safety and mental health — Biles heads back to the games looking perhaps as good as ever.
France 24North Korea test-launches two ballistic missiles, South Korea military says
North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles on Monday escalated tensions with South Korea. Seoul responded by suspending a military treaty, resuming propaganda broadcasts, and conducting live-fire drills. North Korea on Monday launched two ballistic missiles, South Korea's military confirmed -- the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang that have soured relations with Seoul.A short-range ballistic missile was launched in the early morning hours, the South's military Joint Chiefs of
ReutersJapan's land prices rise at fastest pace since 2010, tax agency says
Japan's land prices in 2023 rose at the fastest pace since comparable data available in 2010, the tax agency said on Monday, suggesting a recovery gathered pace helped by brisk tourism after the coronavirus pandemic. Average land prices climbed 2.3% last year, rising for the third straight year, a National Tax Agency survey showed, extending gains from a 1.5% increase in 2022 and a 0.5% rise in 2021. Land prices rose in 29 out of the 47 prefectures nationwide including Tokyo, northern Hokkaido and southern Okinawa, the survey found.
