Новости за 11.07.2016

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Consider this a second chance for Tyson Gay. Maybe his last one, too.

LaShawn Merritt, middle, second place Ameer Webb, right, and third place Tyson Gay finish during the semifinals in the men’s 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Nov. 10, 1951 — July 6, 2016

BROWNSVILLE — Traffic was re-routed to avoid downtown Brownsville Monday and the streets were restricted to 1950s and 1960s-vintage cars, but otherwise there was little evidence that some 80 people were in town shooting a movie.

BROWNSVILLE — Although he’s an attorney by trade, Martin Hansen was born with railroading in his blood.

BROWNSVILLE — For a movie that’s about a dead body, “Stand by Me” has shown a lot of life over the last 30 years.

Mid-valley residents who were hired as extras in "Stand by Me":

Editor's note: This story, written by The Associated Press, ran in the Democrat-Herald on Saturday, July 27, 1985. At the time, the movie was still referred to as "The Body," which was the title of a novel by Stephen King.

BROWNSVILLE — Thirty-one years ago, four fledgling young actors spent their summer filming “Stand by Me” a coming-of-age movie that has gained worldwide fame and fans.

PARIS (AP) — The Portuguese party had just begun when a message briefly flickered on the Stade de France big screen: "Merci pour tout, Michel."

Portugal's soccer team with the Euro 2016 trophy take part in a bus parade in Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, July 11, 2016. Hundreds of thousands of jubilant people lined the sunbaked streets of the Portuguese capital on Monday to greet the…

Nov. 26, 1941 — July 8, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head inspector for the IOC says she's confident the trouble-plagued Rio de Janeiro Olympics are "ready to welcome the world" with the games opening in just under four weeks.

In this Sunday, July 3, 2016 photo, fishermen protest the pollution in the Guanabara bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio state officials have acknowledged a real cleanup of Guanabara will take 20 years after organizers promised to do it…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian public defenders have recommended to Rio de Janeiro's city hall and Olympic organizers that religions of African origin be represented in the ecumenical center of the Athletes Village.

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Olympics on Monday, leaving golf without its top four players when the sport returns to the games for the first time since 1904.

FILE - In a June 29, 2016 file photo, Jordan Spieth hits on the 12th hole during the practice round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, in Akron, Ohio. Spieth says he has not yet decided…

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Golfer Jordan Spieth withdraws from Olympics .

BERGISCH-GLADBACH, Germany (AP) — In the retro-looking gym that serves as the talent-honing center for Germany's potential Olympian gymnasts, girls aged six and seven in leotards execute their somersaults and back flips under watchful trainers.

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2001 file photo Oksana Chusovitina then competing for Uzbekistan performs as she wins the floor competition during the international gymnastics tournament DTB Pokal in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer indoor arena in Stuttgart, southern Germany. Chusovitina who…

FILE - The Aug. 10, 2008 file photo shows the legs of German gymnast Oksana Chusovitina during the women's qualification rounds at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Chusovitina will compete at her seventh Olympics when she goes to Rio…

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012 file photo German gymnast Oksana Chusovitina performs during the artistic gymnastics women's vault final at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chusovitina will compete at her seventh Olympics when she goes to Rio de Janeiro,…

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2008 file photo German gymnast Oksana Chusovitina performs on the balance beam during the women's qualification rounds at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Chusovitina will compete at her seventh Olympics when she goes…

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2008 file photo Germany's gymnast Oksana Chusovitina poses after winning the silver medal during the women's vault apparatus finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Chusovitina will compete at her seventh Olympics when…

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, Maria Sharapova of Russia loses a point to Serena Williams of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. A ruling by…