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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The sight would send Brazilian fans into a frenzy: Jose Aldo landing knees to the chin and kicks to the head in an Olympic fight. Aldo could bathe in the glory from his home country…

An elderly man struck by a van while crossing the road in Melbourne's north on Saturday has died in hospital.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Cowardly or not, Sweden's defensive strategy against the United States got the job done.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on Indiana Republican caucuses to fill congressional ballot vacancies (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Republican U.S. Reps. Todd Rokita and Susan Brooks reclaimed their spots on Indiana’s November ballot after withdrawing their congressional candidacies to try to replace Mike Pence in this year’s governor’s race. The Republican Party held caucuses Saturday

Practice for the open water swimming competition at Fort Copacabana has been cancelled after the starting platform sank.

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Landlords are increasingly shelling out concessions to renters in Manhattan as supply continues to outpace demand for ultra-luxury apartments.

The share of new leases with landlord concessions last month was more than double seen at the same time last year, according to Douglas Elliman’s latest market report. Nearly 11 percent of the new leases — compared to 5.3 percent in July 2015 — provided concessions to tenants. At the same time, the vacancy rate last month ... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The man convicted of shooting three people at a Moses Lake middle school in 1996 will be resentenced in late October. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision held that children under the age of 16 can't be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

A simple mistake from a contractor means nearly four million litres of water needs to be replaced at water polo and diving venue.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos wide receiver Bennie Fowler will be sidelined for several weeks after breaking a bone in his left elbow, coach Gary Kubiak said Saturday. Fowler, the Broncos’ No. 3 receiver and a key special teams player, was injured while covering a punt during the third quarter of Denver’s 22-0 preseason win

Marine recruiters are turning to girls high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps’ rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line combat jobs now open to women. [...] on the heels of the Pentagon decision to allow women who qualify to serve in combat jobs, thousands of new infantry, armor and other front-line posts are now open. According to Kennedy, the Marines, for the first time, are mailing recruiting literature to thousands of high school girls. Читать дальше...

With no clarity as to who would finally sponsor the players from Punjab, the four girls who made it to the national team have been left in a quandary as they are not from so well-to-do families.

BILLINGS, Mont. — A court clerk who lost her bid for re-election has told her staff she won’t be in the office very much. Yellowstone County court clerk Kristie Boelter said she’s preparing for a new career, and she delegated most office operations to two supervisors. Boelter said she is still working outside the office,

New outstate ‘memory cafe’ modeled after Twin Cities gatherings.

GB knock two seconds off the world record to win gold in the women's team pursuit in a time of four minutes and 10.236 seconds.

Refugee Olympic Team athletes say they are "representing peace" as they make their track and field debut in Rio.

Rio de Janeiro: Australia remain undefeated at the Rio Olympics after narrowly beating Belarus 74-66 in their last pool game of the women's basketball competition.

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Khaled Omar Harrah, a volunteer rescuer who spent more than two years rushing to the scenes of airstrikes and barrel bombs to save lives, has been killed by an airstrike in the embattled city.

By Amanda Becker and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton on Friday released her 2015 tax returns, which showed the Democratic presidential nominee and her husband had $10.75 million in income that year and paid an effective federal tax rate of 34.2 percent. Clinton's running mate, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, along with his wife, Anne Holton, released 10 years of tax returns.

The Northern Alliance’s spokeswoman says Turkey’s membership in NATO “not in question” amid positive changes in Erdogan’s relations with Moscow.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ibtihaj Muhammad and US women's fencing team win Olympic bronze; she is 1st American medalist to compete wearing a hijab.