Pele says poor health will keep him from Rio opening ceremony
Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure.
Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure.
Donald Trump and his supporters live in a world of conspiracy theories and fear that many Republicans do not share, writes Chris Edelson.
When viewers tune in to watch the summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio, they can Snapchat the occasion using Olympic-themed filters, lenses and stickers. To celebrate the official kick-off of the summer 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Snapchat debuted Friday a new set of geofilters, stickers, Bitmojis and lenses so everyone can feel like an Olympian.
The Olympics have jumped the shark. They are too big, too corrupt and far too expensive. Countries that agree to host the Games go into massive debt to build facilities and infrastructure. Many of these facilities, built to satisfy the IOC's need to feed its collective ego with sparkling new buildings, will become white elephants the instant the torch is extinguished on Aug. 21.
Cleric ‘cannot get a fair trial’ if US agrees to return him to Erdogan’s Turkey
SYDNEY — A powerful X-ray technique has unveiled a hidden portrait beneath a famed painting by French impressionist artist Edgar Degas, helping solve a mystery that has stumped the art world for decades. An article published this week in the online journal Scientific Reports reveals that the long-puzzled-over image concealed behind Degas’ “Portrait of a
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Hillary Clinton clarified a past claim that FBI Director James Comey had said her statements on her email scandal were "truthful."
Clinton told reporters at an event for the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists that she might have "short-circuited" in her comments to Fox News.
"I was pointing out in both of those instances that the director Comey had said that my answers in my FBI interview were truthful," Clinton said. Читать дальше...
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Hillary Clinton clarified a past claim that FBI Director James Comey had said her statements on her email scandal were "truthful."
Clinton told reporters at an event for the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists that she might have "short-circuited" in her comments to Fox News.
"I was pointing out in both of those instances that the Director Comey had said that my answers in my FBI interview were truthful," Clinton said. Читать дальше...
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He imitated a disabled reporter. He likened Mexican immigrants to rapists. He mocked a prisoner of war. He has referred to a female reporter as a "bimbo." He has refused to disavow a white supremacist supporter. He has insulted the Muslim parents of a fallen soldier.
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RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first black woman to earn a college degree in the state at a time when most of the nation was still segregated. A memorial service was scheduled for Friday evening in Las Vegas for Stella Mason Parson, who died July 29 due
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Reggie Ragland left practice Friday with a left knee injury.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Reggie Ragland left practice Friday with a left knee injury.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Reggie Ragland left practice Friday with a left knee injury.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Reggie Ragland left practice Friday with a left knee injury.
CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the Chicago Police Department's release of video related to the fatal shooting of a suspect by an officer (all times local): The head of a Chicago-based black youth group says the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old suspected car thief is an "example of systemic violence with policing in Chicago." Video released Friday by the city's Independent Police Review Authority shows officers firing into a vehicle driven by Paul O'Neal, then handcuffing the blood-covered suspect following a foot chase. Читать дальше...
The local government elections show that multi-party democracy has come of age and the ruling party can no longer ride roughshod over citizens‚ the Congress of the People said on Friday.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at the Olympics, a feat unmatched since another American teenager achieved it 48 years ago.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at the Olympics, a feat unmatched since another American teenager achieved it 48 years ago.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at the Olympics, a feat unmatched since another American teenager achieved it 48 years ago.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at the Olympics, a feat unmatched since another American teenager achieved it 48 years ago.