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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. boat was in third place halfway through the race when coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted the magic words: "This is the U.S. women's eight!"

NEW ORLEANS — Peter Finney, a sports writer whose award-winning career in New Orleans spanned nearly 70 years, died Saturday at the age of 88. His death was confirmed by the Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, which is handling funeral arrangements. His longtime former employer, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune, reported that he died at his New Orleans

The Spurs boss stated he lambasted his side for their first-half performance but was satisfied afterwards, while he praised Vincent Janssen's impact

US-backed fighters have seized a key Islamic State stronghold in northern Syria after two months of heavy fighting and freed hundreds of civilians the extremists had used as human shields, Syrian Kurdish officials and an opposition activist group said today.

ABC News' Matt Gutman reports the latest news from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- One person was killed and two more were left critically injured when lightning struck a park in New York.

A mouth full of dentures is all that's left in this shark's bite.

Today, Olympic gold medals contain only about 1.34 percent gold, with the rest composed of sterling silver.

Owain Doull says Sir Bradley Wiggins led the all-night celebrations that followed an epic team pursuit track cycling win in Rio.

Four labourers died while cleaning a sewerage manhole in Hyderabad on Saturday, police said.

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ZURICH (Reuters) - A man armed with a knife and flammable fluid injured six people in an attack on a Swiss train on Saturday, St Gallen cantonal police said.

A police statement said the assailant was a 27-year-old Swiss citizen and that he was also injured in the incident and hospitalized, as were his six victims - three adults, two 17-year-olds and a child aged 6 - with stab and burn wounds.

It did not spell out whether the man was under arrest or provide... Читать дальше...

Kenny Baker, the man who brought R2D2 to life in six Star Wars films, has died.

Haunting pictures of Western Europe's once grand houses of God, now left to decay, show how traditional Christian worship has fallen out of favor. Stunning shots show the still-ornate interior of abandoned churches in France, Belgium and Italy, while others display the crumbling, creaking remains where damage has occurred. Stained-glass windows adorn one church, and it is not hard to imagine the huge hall full of churchgoers who came to worship on any given Sunday. French engineer and urban explorer... Читать дальше...

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HECKSCHERVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A food service supply firm has announced plans to close its central Pennsylvania distribution center, eliminating the facility's 120 jobs.

HECKSCHERVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A food service supply firm has announced plans to close its central Pennsylvania distribution center, eliminating the facility's 120 jobs.

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are investigating the death of a man near Mahnomen.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germany’s shooting string going. But whatever they did before was going to have no impact on his final. Reitz still had to shoot well on his own, regardless of what momentum his

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This very welcome abduction.

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This sweet little reminder.

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A man set a train carriage in Switzerland on fire using a flammable liquid and stabbed passengers on Saturday, injuring six people, including a six-year-old child, police said.

Calling all aspiring musicians! (Or just diehard Joseph Gordon-Levitt fans) In celebration of his "Everyday, Spectacular" project, which encourages people to put on unique...

[...] the final installment of the company’s summer season, a labored and unsteady account of Handel’s early “Agrippina,” landed with a dull, dispiriting thud at the abandoned 16th Street train station in Oakland. Friday’s performance, the second of three, unveiled a manic and ill-focused production staged by the company’s general director, Mark Streshinsky, which transmuted a sharply satirical take on the romantic and political machinations of ancient Rome into farce. Both are works by 24-year-old... Читать дальше...