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RIO DE JANEIRO — Spain didn’t have time to be frustrated after losing the first two games of the Olympics, the Spanish men’s basketball team needed to sweep the final three to keep their medal hopes alive. The pair of losses seem to be a distant memory now as Spain advanced to the quarterfinals with

Twenty-six women raced a ten-kilometre course this morning in the choppy aquamarine waters off Copacabana Beach, completing the last of the Olympic women’s swimming events, and the only one not held in a pool. (The men will follow tomorrow.) It was a fitting conclusion to the past week’s exhilarating and historic indoor aquatic performances. Although marathon swimming, as the contest is known, only became an Olympic event in 2008, at the Beijing Games, it nods to the sport’s ancient origins more than anything that happens now in a pool. Читать дальше...

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CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Americans largely support U.S. involvement in fighting terrorists in Syria -- but are less supportive of Pentagon efforts to remove President Assad from power.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

NEW YORK (AP) — Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt has been hit in the mask by a foul tip and has left a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

Savannah Eaddy, 5, being taught how to swim by her mother, Felecia, on Monday at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.

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Victoria's medicinal cannabis is a step closer to being dispensed to children with epilepsy, the Premier Daniel Andrews has declared after visiting the state's clandestine marijuana crop.

An elderly man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly injured a 23-year-old man who he knew at a home in Perth's north-eastern suburbs.

Campaign surrogate Steve Cortes discusses Donald Trump's new plan to implement ideological screening for immigrants to this country in an effort to stop terrorism.

The NSA have confirmed their first ever capture of a pro-democracy target under the controversial surveillance operation, PRISM.  It has been three years since NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden shed light on the PRISM operation when he leaked a trove of documents outlining the U.S. government’s various methods for spying on American citizens. PRISM was explained as a clandestine surveillance operation under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from at least nine major US internet companies. Читать дальше...

Along Europe’s longest border fence, a summer encampment of migrants is attempting to wait its way into Hungary.

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Salesforce just bought another data analytics startup called BeyondCore, adding to its buying spree this year.

The announcement was made through BeyondCore's blog post and confirmed by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's tweet. 

The company declined to share financial details of the deal. BeyondCore has raised $9 million in total funding, according to Crunchbase.

BeyondCore is part of a recent Salesforce spending spree: The company has spent nearly $4 billion in acquisitions this year alone. Читать дальше...

Omar says she is married to just one man; her campaign rejected reports that she married her brother to commit immigration fraud.

Fans are now speaking out in support of the gymnast after days of attacks against her.

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Dakota Fanning sweeps the hair out of her face while heading to her gym on Monday (August 15) in New York City. The 22-year-old actress walked through the busy streets of Soho to get to her workout that morning. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Dakota Fanning Over the weekend, Dakota shared a photo [...]

Hillary Clinton’s super PAC won’t air any local ads in Virginia, Colorado and Pennsylvania from September 2 to 20, according a Priorities USA spokesman, citing strong poll numbers for Clinton in those states. This move, which is meant to both save money and signal confidence, extends suspensions in advertising in Colorado and Virginia and adds […]

Mark Cavendish held his hands up and took the blame Monday after a collision with Sanghoon Park led to the South Korean cyclist being thrust from his bike and taken away on a stretcher. Cavendish emerged unscathed during the final event of the men’s omnium at Rio 2016, but Park tumbled down the track, taking […]