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Paris inaugurates water storage basin to clean river for Olympics

The giant reservoir aims to collect excess rainwater and prevent bacteria-laden wastewater from entering the Seine.

A man walks in the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which is intended to make the Seine river swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, during its inauguration Thursday, May 2, 2024. The works underground next to Paris' Austerlitz train station are part of a 1.5 billion euro effort to clean up the Seine so it can host marathon swimming and triathlon events at the July 26-Aug 11 Summer Games and be opened to the general public for swimming from 2025. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

What security measures are being put in place for Paris Olympics?

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the most technologically advanced games to date.

FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Photos: Paris receives Olympic flame in Athens

The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed over to French organizers.

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Radek Faksa scores in return, Stars oust defending Stanley Cup champ Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 7

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Fans celebrate after the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime during Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to …