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American Katie Ledecky wins Olympic gold in women's 800m freestyle

Jul. 31, 2021 02:01AM EST
Dan Ackermann

American superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky grabbed her second gold medal of this year's Olympic Games, winning the women's 800-meter freestyle race Saturday in Tokyo.

Driving the news: Ledecky, who holds the world record in the 800m freestyle, is considered one of the best women swimmers of all time. Earlier this week, she snagged gold in the first-ever women's 1500m freestyle and took home silver medals in the 400m freestyle and the 4x2100m freestyle relay.

The big picture: Australia's Ariarne Titmus won the 800m freestyle silver and Italy's Ariarne Titmus took bronze.

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Rep. Horsford to lead Congressional Black Caucus transition

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) will serve as a liaison between the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, pushing for their caucus' interests to be heard by the incoming administration, as the head of the CBC's first 100 days task force, two sources familiar tell Axios and his office confirmed.

Why it matters: His role helps give the CBC more collective power when presenting personnel and policy recommendations to Biden's team. It comes at particularly crucial time when the transition team is starting to make staffing decisions and several lawmakers are publicly and privately lobbying for representation in his Cabinet and throughout the administration.

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