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BEIJING, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps of the United States set a world record in winning the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the 400-meter individual medley.
It is the first of a possible eight gold medals Phelps could claim at the Beijing Olympics.
The silver medal was won by Laszlo Cseh of Hungary and the bronze went to Ryan Lochte of the United States.
Phelps covered the distance in 4:03.84, more than a second under his own world mark.
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EPSOM, England, June 2 (UPI) --
Camelot dominated Saturday's Epsom Derby, drawing off to win by 5 lengths and giving the O'Brien family a first-ever father-son Derby win.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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