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There’s been a lot of sexism involved in the coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Women’s athletic accomplishments have been attributed to their husbands; some commentators seem to have a bad habit of trying to praise women athletes by comparing them to men; and NBC’s chief marketing officer condescended to women viewers by suggesting that they don’t actually care about sports.

As a denizen of the Internets given to spouting personal opinions I'm not easily offended. I can't afford to be. It's hard enough to write without having to do it curled up in a fetal position, tears in my eyes, sucking my thumb.

A student who left China to finish her degree at the University of Saskatchewan then chose to put down permanent roots in Langley says she can't afford the $84,000 property transfer tax levied because of B.C.'s new tax on foreign homebuyers, but she also can't afford to back out of the deal.

The American Bobtail is a large, muscular cat with a “bobbed” tail that stems from a natural genetic mutation.

It has been suggested recently, by the Washington Post’s excellent pop-music critic, Chris Richards, that the summer of 2016 is lacking a proper pop anthem: that we are afloat, untethered, splintered, and wounded, both musically and otherwise. Historically, the defining characteristic of a so-called song of the summer has been its ability to function as a default center of gravity, a jam that, in spite of our heavily fractured moment, everybody’s still hearing everywhere, all the time, and nominally (if only begrudgingly) enjoying. Читать дальше...

As the old adage goes, you are what you eat. That means athletes like Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas and Ryan Lochte are swallowing spoonfuls of victory.  Any solid diet advice out...

I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

Los Angeles City Councilman Felipe Fuentes had already announced that he was giving up elective office and would not run for a second term next year. But now he’s decided he can’t even be bothered to serve out the rest of his term. Fuentes told Times’ reporter David Zahniser that he will step down...

Many Republicans are trying to persuade themselves to support Donald Trump. They start by admitting a problem they have with him:  "I'm embarrassed that Trump attacked a Gold Star family ... " or "Yes, he's confused about the nuclear triad..."   And then they come to this conclusion: “But we have...

Good morning. It is Tuesday, Aug. 16. Actor Dick Van Dyke and his a cappella group sang “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at a Denny’s in Santa Monica. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State:

It’s the final day of women's gymnastics at the Rio Olympics, which means that tomorrow we’ll return to our regularly scheduled schlep through the forces of gravity. The stellar U.S. team, dubbed the Final  Five, is led by 19-year-old Simone Biles, who’s won three gold medals and one bronze medal,...

To listen to both his defenders and critics, Donald Trump represents the U.S. version of a new nationalism popping up around the world. I’m not so sure.

Should the law treat attacks on police officers as “hate crimes” in the same way it does attacks on racial and religious minorities? A movement known as “Blue Lives Matter” — an unsubtle answer to “Black Lives Matter” — believes so and, unfortunately, it’s gaining converts.

At the end of the first six months, Rosneft received 72 billion rubles for selling 15 per cent of Vankorneft to the Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Limited, according to the Russian company's report with International Financial Reporting.

Pet owners have been warned after a cat tragically died when it became trapped in a reclining chair.

It's the largest single release of Guantanamo detainees since President Obama took office. The population of the military prison in Cuba is now down to 61.

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about on Tuesday:

Authorities are concerned hydraulic fracturing too close to the Peace Canyon Dam might cause it to fail

OPEC crude oil production hit an eight-year peak in July, but may fall this month amid turmoil in major member countries, UBS said on Tuesday.

Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson’s still waiting on his B sample to be tested, so technically he’s not yet suspended 10 games for a second PED violation. But he also knows what’s coming, and that has put a cloud over his entire preseason. Via Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, Johnson said the hardest…

More Gitmo Releases; NSA Hack; And Lots More

The commission handling this year’s debates lays out their standards for inclusion. There are fewer tossup states on the electoral map this year, which isn’t good for Donald Trump. And Americans support some military action in Syria. This is HuffPollster for Tuesday, August 16, 2016.