 Caeleb Dressel of Team USA won gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle Wednesday night for his first individual medal.  The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire two-time All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers.  The Seattle Kraken signed former Colorado Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer to a multiyear contract, the team announced.  The Justice Department on Wednesday issued guidance to states amid Republican-led efforts to audit the 2020 presidential election and pass restrictive new voting laws.  The Oakland Athletics acquired outfielder Starling Marte from the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo on Wednesday.  AccuWeather meteorologists expect damaging thunderstorms to erupt all the way to the East Coast on Thursday.  Lawmakers on Wednesday suggested that national parks implement reservation systems to combat overcrowding that has led to long waits and increased littering at some of the nation's most popular attractions.  Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson was sidelined for his team's first practice of training camp Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19.  The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a bid for a new trial by Steven Avery, the subject of Netflix's "Making a Murderer."  Wednesday's scheduled game between the Nationals and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia was postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak within Washington's organization.  HBO Max announced that all 12 episodes of its animated comedy, "The Prince," will premiere at midnight Wednesday.  Oil and gas companies can prevent earthquakes by reducing the rate of wastewater injections, according to a new study.  Drugs prescribed to millions of people with high blood pressure and congestive heart failure weaken the immune system's ability to fight off bacterial infections, a Science Translational Medicine study found.  The Federal Reserve left its benchmark lending rate unchanged Wednesday, saying the U.S. economy is recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic even as case numbers rise again.  White men are more likely to a receive correct and timely diagnosis of heart failure in their primary care doctor's office compared to other types of patients, new research shows.  ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at his home in Houston, the Texas-based rock band announced Wednesday. He was 72.  The Overmatch Software Armory, connecting platforms to the Pentagon's All-Domain Command and Control, is operational at a higher level, the U.S. Navy said.  The charter of the China Aerospace Studies Institute received its charter from the Air Force this week, which the branch said Wednesday indicates its plan to focus on the potential military threat from China.  Former Vice President Walter Mondale, Rapper DMX, Britain's Prince Philip, authors Beverly Cleary and Larry McMurtry, actors Jessica Walter, Christopher Plummer, Cicely Tyson and Cloris Leachman, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, broadcaster Larry King andbaseball legend Hank Aaron are among the famous people who have died in 2021.  A German woman who won a lottery jackpot of about $39 million said she carried the ticket in her purse for nearly six weeks before discovering it was a winner.  A Michigan sheriff's K-9 and his handler came to the rescue when a woman visiting a beach lost her wedding rings in the sand.  Fully vaccinated travelers from the European Union and United States will no longer have to quarantine upon entering Britain beginning next month, the British government announced Wednesday.  A visitor to an Indiana casino walked away with a $690,623 jackpot -- the largest in the facility's industry -- after placing a $1 bet at a slot machine.  Three U.S. Navy task forces joined in the South China Sea to form a Surface Action Group for countermine operations, the 7th Fleet said on Wednesday.  Team USA claimed six medals, including two golds, Wednesday in Tokyo, the fifth day of the 2020 Summer Games. The jewelry haul ended with title game win over the Russian Olympic Committee in women's 3x3 basketball. | 
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