Speaking at an International Olympic Committee Meeting in Tokyo Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared his criteria for “the mark of success” when it comes to managing COVID-19 at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games. “The mark of success in the coming fortnight is not zero cases and I know that some cases…

Gwen’s picks for Monday, July 19 include: First capital rioter headed to prison Tokyo Olympics begin Friday and are already off to a rough start Prince Harry is writing a memoir Jeff Bezos heads to space Tuesday

Team USA gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the delayed Olympic Games are set to get underway. Eaker’s coach said she was vaccinated against COVID-19 two months ago. The video above shows White House Press Secretary giving an update regarding the U.S. delegation’s plans for the Games. The positive test…

Toyota, a top sponsor of the delayed  2021 Olympic Games, has taken multiple steps to distance itself from the Games amid polarization in Tokyo over whether or not they should even go on. The country’s top carmaker announced it would not air any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Games. In addition, Toyota Chief Executive…

July 18 (Reuters) – American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. Gauff was set to become the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000 but instead joins a number of the world’s top players who have already pulled out of the Tokyo Games.…

First Lady Jill Biden will lead the U.S. delegation in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. This is not the first time the First Lady has attended the Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, she led the U.S. delegation as Second Lady.

Mattel released a new Barbie Role Model doll in the image of Naomi Osaka, the Japanese professional tennis player competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The doll sold out on Amazon and caused quite the buzz on the internet.

Gwen’s picks for Monday, July 12 include: Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires along the west coast Pfizer makes case for a booster shot Tokyo enters ‘state of emergency’ two weeks before Olympics start Protests continue in Cuba surrounding food shortages, high prices, and rising coronavirus cases

Tokyo’s fourth state of emergency since the COVID-19 pandemic began got underway Monday, in a last-ditch effort to curb a rise in cases ahead of the previously postponed Olympic Games. The Games run from July 23 to August 8. Tokyo recorded 502 new cases Sunday. That makes the 23rd straight day of week-on-week gains. The…

Gwen’s picks for Thursday, July 8 include: President Joe Biden announced an end date for Afghanistan war. Authorities in Haiti said police killed four suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and took six others into custody. Donald Trump sues Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Olympic organizers announced there will be no fans allowed at…