Новости за 16.08.2016

China launched Micius, said to be the world's first quantum satellite, early Tuesday. The encryption technology it carries could put Beijing far ahead of its rivals in the global race for hack-proof communication. Photo/Video: CCTV

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was hectic for weather forecasters at the Olympics: high winds, driving rain, fire. Only ice was missing. It was a nightmare for the athletes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was hectic for weather forecasters at the Olympics: high winds, driving rain, fire. Only ice was missing. It was a nightmare for the athletes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was hectic for weather forecasters at the Olympics: high winds, driving rain, fire. Only ice was missing. It was a nightmare for the athletes.

RIO DE JANEIRO — For beating Allyson Felix, Shaunae Miller gets a gold medal. Maybe they should give her a cape, too. It took a head-first dive, Superwoman-style, for Miller to spring an Olympic upset Monday over America’s top female sprinter in the 400 meters and deny her a record fifth gold medal. Miller, a

Max Browne took the snap and dropped back for his first pass of the day.

You won’t learn this in pole vault school:

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That’s the USA’s Sam Kendricks in the men’s final on right now. What’s different about this picture is Kendricks’ hands – they’re in the air, palms outward.

The unconventional finish is courtesy of a bit of an oversight by Olympics ground staff, who forgot to cover the mat during a big downpour before the event.

So, as China’s Xue Changrui was the unfortunate first to find out, competitors were suddenly landing on a giant... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump recasts Muslim ban by calling for 'extreme vetting' Aug. 15, 2016, 7:38 p.m. Donald Trump says immigrants will be vetted to ensure they share American values before entering the country.Donald Trump: Only admit immigrants "who share our values and respect our people"Vice President...

Tonight, Bachelor in Paradise raised the bar.    That was an incredible, Emmy-worthy episode of TV. Whether the Emmy should be for writing, editing, or acting, we're not...

SAO PAULO (AP) — With the Olympic soccer gold medal only two games away, Brazil is trying hard to manage expectations.

China's Xue Changrui endures slippery trials and tribulations during the men's pole vault.

Met het aanstaande vertrek van Albert Verlinde bij RTL Boulevard is er alle ruimte voor andere deskundigen aan de desk. Een van hen wordt Luuk Ikink, bevestigt de sidekick van Humberto Tan vanochtend.

Brazilian police are searching for a taxi driver linked to the robbery of American swimmer Ryan Lochte and his team mates.

Harry Briggs Jr., who as a young boy was at the center of a lawsuit that culminated with the U.S. Supreme Court outlawing segregated public schools, has died. He was 75.

The Jamaican did not shatter his own record on Sunday but beat Justin Gatlin to win the men's 100m final.

A traditional Islamic service has been held for the cleric who was gunned down in New York this weekend.

China's Cao Yuan competes during the men's 3-meter springboard diving preliminary round in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha wins the men's 800-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Barack Obama warns Democrats not to grow too confident about their election prospects despite Hillary Clinton's strong position.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):

Martin Luther King Junior’s heirs agree to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader's Nobel Peace Prize medal.

Shawnacy Barber, Canadian medal favourite in men’s pole vault, was knocked out in the second round after failing his third and final attempt at the 5.65 metres.

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Politics, Americas

Alan Taylor demolishes the fiction of happy warriors united in a righteous cause against ruthless overlords.

Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804 (New York: W. W. Norton, 2016), 704 pp., $37.50.

ALAN TAYLOR’S American Revolutions demolishes the fiction—deeply ensconced in the country’s national mythology—of happy warriors united in a righteous cause against ruthless overlords. If the American Revolution was noble and just... Читать дальше...

Thousands of people in southern Louisiana hunkered down in shelters Monday, forced out of their homes by intense flooding that took many people by surprise. The weather had improved from the torrential downpours, but rivers and ...