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Great Britain's men narrowly miss out on bronze as Japan win gold in the men's gymnastics team final.

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The Summer Olympics in Rio got off to a rough start, as it had the lowest-rated opening ceremony in a quarter century.

According to Nielsen's live-plus-same-day data, as reported by Ad Age, NBC's tape-delayed broadcast received a 13.9 household rating. That's the lowest viewership since the Barcelona Games in 1992 had a 13.8 rating.

The Rio opening was down 36% from the London Games in 2012 and didn't even top the biggest summer sports draw in the US of this year ... Читать дальше...

The company's news and information services unit saw a 1% year-over-year increase in revenue.

Talento individual, um grupo preparado e a força da torcida são algumas das coisas que podem ajudar na inédita conquista.

Alguém vai negar?

E eu posso provar.

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Me diz se este não é o próprio Voldemort surgindo das profundezas da piscina olímpica?

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Tudo para sensibilizar você em busca de alguns votos.

Então, um dos concorrentes dela para o cargo, o João Dória, não se fez de rogado e também achou um Pokémon pelas ruas:

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E esse Pikachu???

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O prefeito do Rio, Eduardo Paes, foi um dos primeiros a revelar sua tendência a ser um mestre Pokémon. Ele postou há um tempão um apelo para os bichinhos virem logo para a Cidade Olímpica. Читать дальше...

Ele achou os copinhos pequenininhos demais, o que irritou os brasileiros. Conversamos com ele sobre a polêmica.

Earlier this summer, Turkey was besieged by an attempted military coup. Government officials believed the so-called Gülen Movement (also known as “FETÖ”) was behind the insurrection, headed by their enigmatic leader, Fethullah Gülen, who’s been living in self-imposed exile in the United States for more than two decades. It bears mentioning that Fethullah Gülen operates approximately 150 privately-run, publicly-funded schools in the U.S. (and numerous others around the world), all of which adhere to statewide standards of education. Читать дальше...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say little time remains before a $10,000 Powerball prize bought in western Iowa will expire.

Britain’s intelligence agency MI5 have publicly unveiled a new type of mind reading device that enables them to catch would-be terrorists before they plan their attacks.  The spy agency’s Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) say they have been able to stop crimes in their tracks by utilising their “pre-crime” technology which they say flags potentially dangerous individuals based on their thoughts patterns. Rt.com reports: People selected for surveillance are chosen through intelligence gathered from the agency’s network of informants... Читать дальше...

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How do you make sure a residential building where a dozen co-eds eat, sleep, work, and play doesn't feel like a college dorm? "Co-living" startup Common is on a mission to find out.

The Brooklyn-based company, founded in 2015, operates a chain of fully furnished apartments where tenants, mostly young professionals and creatives, can rent bedrooms for varying lengths of time. Residents share common spaces like kitchens, living rooms, and even a roof deck... Читать дальше...

Here’s your dose of ’90s nostalgia for the day.

Back in the '90s, Donald Faison appeared in Clueless, aka one of the greatest movies of all time.

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And if you've ever seen the film, you'd know that Dionne (Stacey Dash) and Murray (Faison) were the cutest couple ever.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two police officers were justified in shooting and critically wounding a teenage refugee from Somalia in a confrontation that sparked unrest and protests in Salt Lake City earlier this year, a Utah prosecutor decided Monday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two police officers were justified in shooting and critically wounding a teenage refugee from Somalia in a confrontation that sparked unrest and protests in Salt Lake City earlier this year, a Utah prosecutor decided Monday. The Feb. 27 fight began after a failed drug deal and a dispute over $1.10 near the city's bustling homeless shelter, Gill said at a news conference. The shooting became a flashpoint in the nation's discussion about police use of force against minorities... Читать дальше...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Shohei Ono of Japan covers his face with hands after defeating Rustam Orujov (R) of Azerbaijan in th...

Brazil’s poverty stricken favela dwellers have been looking forward to the Rio Olympics as a time to achieve gold. Some of Rio’s lower class slum dwellers resort to pick-pocketing and theft to survive harsh living conditions by preying on vulnerable tourists attending the Rio Olympics. Tri-City Herald reports: Marcelo Simoes stands on the porch of his one-room brick-and-cinder-block home in a Rio de Janeiro favela, sorting through his freshly acquired loot — $45 in cash, an iPhone 6, California ID and two credit cards he snatched hours earlier.

In two unrelated incidents, someone pointed a laser at a NYPD helicopter flying over Flatbush, while two radios equipped with police frequencies were stolen from New York City Transit vehicles.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA wide receiver Cordell Broadus, son of rapper Snoop Dogg, has left the program for a second time, coach Jim Mora said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA wide receiver Cordell Broadus, son of rapper Snoop Dogg, has left the program for a second time, coach Jim Mora said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA wide receiver Cordell Broadus, son of rapper Snoop Dogg, has left the program for a second time, coach Jim Mora said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA wide receiver Cordell Broadus, son of rapper Snoop Dogg, has left the program for a second time, coach Jim Mora said Monday.

By: Leigh Steinberg ORIGINAL POST on Forbes.com

The Olympics have always been the most powerful creator of athletic household names. The World Cup and Super Bowl are in the same category. Television builds the athlete's back story and millions of viewers who don't follow these sports normally, are caught up in the drama and pageantry. The audience transcends the hard core fans and creates household names. The athletes are young and fresh-faced and generally display the best in fundamental values. Читать дальше...

EVERETT, Wash. — A man pleaded not guilty Monday after prosecutors said he killed a rural Washington state couple and buried their remains. John Blaine Reed, 54, was arraigned in Everett and entered the pleas on two counts of aggravated murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. Monique Patenaude, 46, and Patrick