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Nothing says "beach volleyball" like a bunch of colorful tape streaked across your body.

Wait, what?

As the 2016 Summer Olympics get started, there's lots to look forward to, including incredible feats of athleticism and stories about how well the city of Rio is or isn't dealing with the influx of athletes and fans.

But if 2008 or 2012 offer any guide, we'll also see athletes' bodies covered in stripes of colorful tape — specifically, something... Читать дальше...

Ofsted's David Hoare called the Isle of Wight a "ghetto" where "there has been inbreeding"

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday that Abe will visit Brazil from Aug. 21 and will also meet with Japanese athletes taking part in the Rio Games. Tokyo is host of the next Summer Olympics and

RIO DE JANEIRO — There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin’s world-record performance at the Olympics. He was in such a rhythm that a wobbly piece of plywood the competitors stood on to shoot failed to even distract him. Kim set a recurve world record with a score of

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has submitted three times the number of required signatures for her to appear on the Nebraska ballot.

Col. Christine M. Burckle will be promoted to brigadier general and take command of the Utah Air National Guard on Saturday. Her promotion will be marked with a ceremony at Wright air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With more than 95 percent of votes counted Friday in municipal elections, South Africa's ruling party appeared to be headed for its biggest electoral blow since it won power at the end of apartheid 22 years ago.

ROSSUM - De wereldberoemde en in de jaren 80 en 90 uiterst succesvolle Kelly Family treedt in oktober voor het eerst sinds 2002 weer op in 'familieverband' in Nederland. En dat gebeurt op donderdag 20 oktober tijdens het Twents Piraten Festival in Rossum.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police broke up a gay pride event in the capital and arrested about 20 people, a gay rights leader said Friday, in the latest incident highlighting the risks homosexuals face in Africa. A fashion show was underway at a nightclub in Kampala when police showed up and asked who the organizers

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The number of fish caught in the Turks and Caicos Islands may be nearly three times as high as reported, according to a new study.

In navolging van Orlando Bloom is ook Justin Bieber volledig naakt gekiekt op vakantie. De 22-jarige zanger werd op Hawaii zonder kleding met vriendin Sahara Ray in een lagune gefotografeerd.

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS Korean Navy's response to speculations on Jung's comment in paras 7-8) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The navies of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to bolster cooperation and information sharing, e

Pasquale Rotella is having a good Friday. Yesterday (Aug. 5), the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office dismissed all felony charges...

The proximity of fans to the pool itself is likely to make for a loud, intense atmosphere

"Right now I am not in physical condition to take part in the opening of the Olympics", said Pele.

CLEVELAND — A 14-year-old Ohio girl fatally shot her father in the head as he slept to stop him from abusing her family, her attorney said Friday. The girl denied a charge of aggravated murder on Wednesday in Trumbull County Juvenile Court. She has been held in juvenile detention since the early morning shooting on

Videos from the fatal shooting of a black teenager by Chicago police show officers firing into a car that was being driven away from them.

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says his party is set to control the Tshwane council with the help of smaller parties.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin's world-record performance at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin's world-record performance at the Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin's world-record performance at the Olympics.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Turkey later this month, Turkey's foreign minister said Friday, amid strained relations with Washington over the possible extradition of a Muslim cleric accused of being…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Turkey later this month, Turkey's foreign minister said Friday, amid strained relations with Washington over the possible extradition of a Muslim cleric accused of being…