The Latest: The games have begun.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
Two men stand next to an advertisement at Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A federal police officer walks past the the Silver Cloud cruise ship before the U.S. men's basketball team arrives for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. The team while be staying on the…
United States women's basketball player Diana Taurasi boards a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Africa goalkeeper Roxanne Barker tries to grab the ball as Sweden's Fridolina Rolfo goes for a header during the opening match of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament between Sweden and South Africa at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio…
Leonardo Espindola carries the Olympic torch on its way to Rio de Janeiro for the opening ceremony of Rio's 2016 Summer Olympics, in Niteroi, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at the opening…
United States women's basketball player Sylvia Fowles, center, boards a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Unites States basketball players DeAndre Jordan, left, and Harrison Barnes board a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Get a gold medal in sipping.
The Olympics Opening Ceremony is an amazing spectacle, but it's also several hours long, which means things can get a bit...tedious.
And everyone knows everything gets better with a BEVERAGE, so why not play a drinking game while kicking off the Games?
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Luckily, here at BuzzFeed we take our drinking seriously, so we've created a handy dandy Opening Ceremonies Drinking Game™ for your pleasure. Читать дальше...
Tapnell Farm has been milking cows and growing maize for a century – and now family-friendly tourism is the headline act here. The safari tents at this ranch-like retreat on the Isle of Wight are suited to sticklers for sustainability; ideal for fans of the Featherdown Farm experience.
The lawyer for a 91-year-old retired dentist who filled in an $89,000 crossword puzzle hanging in a German museum argues that she created a new work.
The Nevada Highway Patrol says a driver is dead after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15 in the Apex area north of Las Vegas. Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel said today the wreck happened ...
Nebraska's growing immigrant population plays a vital role in the state's economy, a new study documented Wednesday as business, civic and cultural leaders launched a new campaign for federal immigration reform.
The cosy arrangement between big business, Treasury and the unelected chumocracy is ending
Shares of Avis Budget popped more than 6 percent on Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter results the day before.
The five were supervisors of a group of teenagers on holiday and organised the get-together late Tuesday in Platja d'Aro in which one person pretended to be a celebrity and the rest chased after her, whooping and screaming as they tried to snap her paparazzi-style. "My intention and that of the municipal majority, is that there will be repercussions, so that they understand they must not do that again," said Sole.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on North Korea's latest missile tests at the request of the United States and Japan.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on North Korea's latest missile tests at the request of the United States and Japan.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on North Korea's latest missile tests at the request of the United States and Japan.
Editor’s note: President Muhammdu Buhari has faced heavy criticism concerning what many termed as lopsided that seems to favour the north and Muslims. In this opinion by Femi Fani-Kayode, he quotes Pastor Bright Bayo Oladeji, who asks Christians why they are sideline in Buhari’s appointments and responds that true change will not come until Christians […]
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Samsung announced several updates to its smartphone-powered Gear VR headset during a press conference in New York on Tuesday.
The revamped headset — which includes a new touchpad, USB Type-C compatibility, a wider field of view, and a darker interior finish — is aimed at offering a more immersive user experience. The updates to the headset... Читать дальше...
ATLANTA (AP) — Detectives searched a house Wednesday as police investigated the gunshot deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store. Officers executed a search warrant at the home in nearby Cobb County, about three miles from the Publix store where a delivery driver found the bodies of the boy and girl before dawn on Monday, Roswell police Det. Zachary Frommer said. Both died of a single gunshot to the head, the Fulton County medical examiner's office said.
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The Olympic golf event hasn't gotten many ringing endorsements in its return to the games for the first time since 1904.
Several of the world's top golfers have dropped out due to fears over Zika. Adam Scott said playing in another 72-hole tournament with a weaker class didn't "pique [his] interest," while Rory McIlroy said he cares more about winning PGA events than Olympic medals.
On Wednesday, the golf event took another blow, albeit a small one, when American golfer Matt Kuchar... Читать дальше...
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In the office of the not-too-distant future, we will all be sitting around, wearing special eyewear that projects holograms and information into the room around us.
That is, if companies like Microsoft, and Magic Leap have their way.
While most of the world is still waiting to try the Magic Leap tech, (the company has sworn to secrecy the thousands of people who have demoed its device, its CEO says), Microsoft is zooming ahead with its augmented reality glasses, HoloLens. Читать дальше...