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Maryland's Katie Ledecky Sets Olympic Record In Signature 1,500-Meter Race At Paris Games Maryland's Katie Ledecky Sets Olympic Record In Signature 1,500-Meter Race At Paris Games
Maryland's Katie Ledecky Sets Olympic Record In Signature 1,500-Meter Race At Paris Games Maryland's own Katie Ledecky is seeing gold (again), after setting a new Olympic record in her signature 1,500-meter freestyle event in Paris.  Ledecky, 27, who was born in DC and raised in Bethesda, cruised to victory with a time of 15:30.02, representing the first of possibly many gold medals at the Games.  1500 final tonight 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/iqRlKWirjq — Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) July 31, 2024 She is now the first female swimmer to claim a gold medal in four Olympic Games. With plenty of time to bolster her unrivaled resume. 🐐 No words to be added😱 #Paris2024 pi…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion
Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion The Orioles' magical season just keeps paying off for fans in Maryland. Westminster resident Karl Petro got a grand slam $50,000 prize on a baseball-themed second-chance promotion from Maryland Lottery, officials announced. This week, Petro was selected as a $50,000 winner in the final drawing of the Lottery’s "Home Run Riches Contestant of the Game Second-Chance" promotion, which ran from March through August as the season winds down for the O's. The 72-year-old Petro will have plenty of cash to spend on possible playoff tickets after registering his $5 "FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Tic…

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by Zak Failla
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'Burp Queen': Virginia Woman's Belch Is Louder Than Some Motorcycles 'Burp Queen': Virginia Woman's Belch Is Louder Than Some Motorcycles
'Burp Queen': Virginia Woman's Belch Is Louder Than Some Motorcycles Did you hear that? A 33-year-old Virginia TikToker is breaking records with her world-class belching (scroll for videos). Kimberly Winter, of Spotsylvania has an impressive 107.3-decibel burp, according to Guinness World Record. For context, that's louder than a handheld drill, a blender, and even some motorcycles, GWR says. @guinnessworldrecords Loudest burp (female) 🗣💨 107.3 db (C-weighted) by Kimberly Winter @Kimycola #burp #burping #loudandproud #guinnessworldrecords ♬ original sound - Guinness World Records View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius
Maryland Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius A 23-year-old tourist from Maryland who fell into Mount Vesuvius in Italy when he dropped his phone taking a selfie was rescued, NBC News reports. Philip Carroll had hiked 4,000 feet up a trail that was closed to tourists with two family members on Saturday, July 9, the outlet said citing Paolo Cappelli, President of the Presidio Permanente Vesuvio. Carroll, of Baltimore, stopped to take a photo at the top of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and apparently dropped his phone — then fell several meters in while trying to recover it, Cappelli said. The man somehow stoppe…

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by Cecilia Levine