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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic officials have given up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center, so they'll drain it and transfer nearly 1 million gallons of clear water from…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic officials have given up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center, so they'll drain it and transfer nearly 1 million gallons of clear water from…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic officials have given up on cleaning the green-tinged water in one of the pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center, so they'll drain it and transfer nearly 1 million gallons of clear water from…

Four takeaways from seven news battleground polls where Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump.

"I've never awarded so many medals to one individual in my 12 years of Congress," U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry said last week. Some of the medals were earned for acts of heroism that are still labeled as classified.

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It's been a slow year for the initial public offering, or IPO, market — but things could start to really pick up soon.

That's what JPMorgan's global head of equity capital markets, Liz Myers, expects.

She said in a recent Bloomberg TV interview that JPMorgan has more than 20 IPOs slated for launch globally in September, and a "full pipeline" for 2017.

"It's a pretty broad swath of deals ready for launch," Myers said.

She also noted that... Читать дальше...

Not long ago, I discovered that I could own a piece of my childhood trauma if I shelled out sixteen dollars on eBay. The August 22-28, 1976, issue of the Illustrated Weekly of India, which came out just after the Montreal Olympics, bore the following headline: “600 Million Indians—Not One Bronze!” The men’s field-hockey team, which had won the World Cup the previous year, finished seventh in Montreal. It was the first time since 1924 that the team had returned from the Olympics without a medal. Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — People flocked to Oregon's first-ever marijuana growers' fair on Saturday where a competition for best pot plants will be held, with the winning entries to be displayed at the Oregon State Fair.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — People flocked to Oregon's first-ever marijuana growers' fair on Saturday where a competition for best pot plants will be held, with the winning entries to be displayed at the Oregon State Fair.

(AP) — People flocked to Oregon's first-ever marijuana growers' fair on Saturday where a competition for best pot plants will be held, with the winning entries to be displayed at the Oregon State Fair. The inaugural two-day event being held in an exhibition hall on the Oregon State Fairgrounds underscores how the once-illicit marijuana industry is starting to go mainstream in Oregon, one of four states to have legalized recreational marijuana use, along with Washington, D.C. Reggae music thumped... Читать дальше...

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in northeastern Nebraska's Dakota City have broken ground on a $2.4 million fire hall.

A six-month-old boy died after being left all day in a hot SUV in a San Antonio-area Walmart parking lot, authorities said.

LONDON — West Bromwich Albion began the new Premier League season with a promising 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Midlands club took all three points as Salomon Rondon’s second-half header in the 74th minute proved enough to defeat uninspiring Palace at Selhurst Park. It was the Baggies’ first competitive fixture since it

BEIRUT (AP) — Donald Trump has found at least one person who agrees with his allegation that the U.S. administration founded the Islamic State group.

BEIRUT (AP) — Donald Trump has found at least one person who agrees with his allegation that the U.S. administration founded the Islamic State group.

BEIRUT (AP) — Donald Trump has found at least one person who agrees with his allegation that the U.S. administration founded the Islamic State group.

He was found with injuries by a member of the public.

The IAAF says it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling

Russia's sole track and field competitor at the Rio Olympics, Darya Klishina, has been suspended from the Games, a source told Reuters on Saturday.

Faced with an alarming increase in opioid addiction, a growing number of prosecutors are charging dealers not just for selling but for the deaths of customers who overdose on heroin or fentanyl. Here are some questions and answers about opioid abuse and this approach to pursuing dealers. __ HOW MANY AMERICANS DIE OF OPIOID OVERDOSES?

LITTLETON, N.H. — He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: “Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?” Ed Martin III had been found dead in the bathroom of a convenience store, slumped over on his knees with a needle and a residue-stained spoon in his pocket. He’d mainlined fentanyl,

Federal land managers have issued a special recreation permit that will allow a popular off-highway race from Las Vegas to Reno to pass through a new national monument next week with special restrictions that include a slower, no-pass zone …

Scheels in Lincoln will hosts its fifth annual Federal Ammunition Hunting Expo Aug. 27-28 with an appearance by the Sporting Chef and the popular Dock Dogs contest.