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| Rank | Country | Country | Gold Medals Received | Silver Medals Received | Bronze Medals Received | Total Medals ReceivedTotal | ||
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| 1 | United States | 1 |  | United States | 25 | 31 | 23 | 79 |
| 2 | China | 2 |  | China | 32 | 22 | 16 | 70 |
| 3 | Russian O.C. | 3 |  | Russian O.C. | 14 | 21 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Britain | 4 |  | Britain | 15 | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Japan | 5 |  | Japan | 21 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
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With coronavirus infections rising and border crossings at a 20-year high, the Department of Homeland Security plan would provide the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to migrants in U.S. custody.
Gov. Mike Parson (R) delivered on his promise to pardon the pair, who were charged after they brandished guns as demonstrators went past their home in St. Louis in June 2020.
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The report by an outside law firm was commissioned by the NCAA this spring amid an outcry over disparities between its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
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