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One of the biggest plays of the 2015 NFL season happened in Detroit in December, when Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard game-winning Hail Mary. But it was the play before that play that still gets questioned in Detroit. On the previous play, time expired as Rodgers was tackled, only for the Packers to…

2016 Rio Summer Olympics: Keep track of all the Rio Olympics news Aug. 5, 2016, 2:08 p.m. Each day, our reporters and photographers in Rio will give you wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremony is Friday at 4 p.m. and you will be able to follow along with us live...

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter from the disabled list before Friday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter from the disabled list before Friday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter from the disabled list before Friday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.

EL CAJON, San Diego County — Hundreds of law enforcement vehicles and motorcycles escorted a hearse Friday to a final memorial service for Jonathan De Guzman, a San Diego police officer who was fatally shot in his patrol car after his partner approached a man on the street. Gov. Jerry Brown was to attend the memorial following the procession of 200 uniformed motor officers and 600 police cars from San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium to Shadow Mountain Community Church in suburban El Cajon. Uniformed police officers from as far as Chicago... Читать дальше...

Gus Moore, director of Miami Tour Company, describes the impact of Zika on the travel industry in Miami.

 – A compulsory free education scheme is about to kick off in Kaduna state – The Kaduna state government will penalize parents who refuse to enroll their children and wards – Those caught giving or receiving arms in the state will also be penalized – Fifteen secondary schools are to be reactivated as boarding institutions […]

A new adult education class in the U.K. is offering to teach people different ways to tie a scarf.

A new adult education class in the U.K. is offering to teach people different ways to tie a scarf.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kerri Walsh Jennings beat the Chinese in Beijing, winning one of her three Olympic beach volleyball gold medals in 2008 in front of a crowd rooting hard for the hometown opponents.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that accuses Wells Fargo Securities of defrauding investors in Rhode Island's failed $75 million deal with 38 Studios, the video game…

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Another rumored Frank Ocean release date of "Boys Don't Cry" has turned into another way we have all been set up for disappointment, but it turns out the internet isn't the only one suffering.

Noisey's own Ryan Bassil decided to take matters into his own hands and looked straight towards the reported source, Apple Music, to get some answers. Obviously, he was praying that the guidelines for customer service and motto to make the customer happy might earn him... Читать дальше...

Baby Bronx still isn’t here yet. Amina Buddafly and her estranged husband Peter Gunz were supposed to welcome their little bundle of joy last week, but apparently the “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star is still very much pregnant despite rumors she had just given birth.

JOHANNESBURG — With more than 95 percent of votes counted Friday in municipal elections, South Africa’s ruling party appeared to be headed for its biggest electoral blow since it won power at the end of apartheid 22 years ago. [...] the leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, told reporters that his party had won Tshwane, beating the African National Congress, formerly the main antiapartheid movement. The results for the ANC, which retained support in many rural areas in a... Читать дальше...

Watch highlights as England fight back against tourists Pakistan with Alastair Cook and Alex Hales building a lead of 17 runs.

Cara Delevingne gets in a group shot with Margot Robbie and Will Smith after putting their mark on a graffiti art in London, England on Thursday (August 4). The three actors joined their Suicide Squad cast mates Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Jared Leto, Karen Fukuhara, , Jay Hernandez, and director David Ayer and [...]

There was seemingly nothing wrong with Instagram, up to the moment that it underwent an identity crisis. Each day, as usual, some three hundred million users had been meticulously curating and sharing images of their lives, meals, selves, and bookshelves. Earlier this week, though, the app took a hard right turn. It introduced Stories, a feature that allows users to post photos and videos, sometimes embellished with text and illustrations, in a kind of slide show, which automatically disappears after twenty-four hours. Читать дальше...

More women will compete in the Olympics in 2016 than in any other year in history, data from the International Olympic Committee shows.

After the Civil War, popular prints and doctored photographs played on the idea that Confederate president Jefferson Davis had been arrested wearing women’s clothes.

Rams players and coaches will meet with NFL game officials Friday to review new rule changes and points of emphasis for the 2016 season.

The United States must try to broker a deal with Russia to coordinate military operations in Syria and drive the Islamic State group out of that country, President Barack Obama said Thursday at the Pentagon.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with our regular political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution about the political news of the week.