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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Simone Bilews has withdrawn from the team competition, US Gymnastyics officials just announced from Tokyo in a tweet.

"Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions."

The tweet ends with "Thinking of you, Simone!"

YouTube embedding / NBC Sports video / Despite taking a hop completely off the gymnastics floor platform, Simone Biles delivered an elite routine to advance to the apparatus and all-around final.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- While Gov. Ron DeSantis rallies his bases in steadfast opposition to masking up despite the ugly reality of unvaccinated becoming infected in increasing numbers, one of the Sunshine State's leading doctors is soundfng the alarm in bracing for the inevitable - desath and despair for those who have not heeded the health warnings.

YouTube embedding / AP video / Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West has travelled thousands of miles and is now wafting over large swaths of the eastern United States, bringing hazy skies to New York City. (July 20)

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL

YouTube embedding / CNN video / During a visit to the White House, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady made a joke referring to some people believing Joe Biden lost the 2020 election. (July 20)

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL

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YouTube embedding / AP video / Thomas Barrack, the chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates. (July 20)

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL

YouTube embedding / AP video / Highlights of this day in history for July 21: First major battle in America's Civil War fought at Bull Run in Virginia; Scopes 'Monkey Trial' concludes; Peace deal ends Indochina War; Author Ernest Hemingway and actor-comedian Robin Williams born... 

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A little more than 48 hours after Daytona Beach police officer Jason Raynor lay in a pool of his own blood outside a housing development when he was shot by an armed gunman.

YouTube embedding / AP video / Andrew Giuliani took to Twitter to defend his father after an appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York for alleged false statements made while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the presidential race. (Thursday, June 24)