Hidilyn Diaz, Filipino weightlifter, earned the nation’s its first-ever gold medal, ending the Philippines 97-year Gold-less streak.
Author: Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY
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Disability rights activist says United Airlines damaged her $30,000 wheelchair
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Mother bear found ‘grieving’ over cub hit by car at Yosemite National Park
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Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 1 woman dead, others injured
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Get paid to move to Italy? Yes, this region is offering new residents $33,000
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New photos show devastation in Western Europe as deadly flood waters begin to recede
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