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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Down Under is on top in Olympic men's basketball.

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A parasitic amoeba that causes deadly brain infections has turned up in a warm spring in Grand Teton National Park, prompting a warning Monday for anybody intent on soaking in the popular pool: If you absolutely…

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This was the obvious call, what will be interesting is to see what other teams will be playing on Christmas.

This time, it’s not a hoax. “Balloon Boy” and his brothers have released a music video in support of Donald Trump.

Gap's comparable sales once again turned negative in July.

– President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims from Sokoto to Saudi Arabia for the 2016 hajj – The president cautioned the pilgrims to be law abiding – The Sultan of Sokoto appealed to the pilgrims to pray for President Buhari The airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims from Sokoto to Saudi Arabia for […]

By combining SolarCity and Tesla, Elon Musk hopes to create an integrated renewable energy company that can sell solar panels as well as batteries—but demand for such batteries, especially among home consumers, remains extremely small.

Olympic debutant Sukanya Srisurat wins the second weightlifting gold for Thailand as she triumphs in the women's 58kg category.

The Fosters actress Maia Mitchell beautifully and simply covered DJ Snake’s “Let Me Love You” featuring Justin Bieber while...

A letter signed by 50 Republican national security officials states that not one of them will vote for Donald Trump.

Giel Beelen draaide het in zijn ochtendshow en ook Q-Music bracht het gretig op de radio. De mash-up van Roel Regelink van de nummers Can't Stop The Feeling van Justin Timberlake en Ik Ben Vandaag Zo Vrolijk van Herman van Veen. 'Na een paar keer hoorde ik het gitaarriedeltje en neuriede ik Zo Vrolijk mee.'

Denny Hamlin became the sixth driver to win multiple races this season

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- In a sport dominated by consistency, their could be new faces claiming tennis' top prizes at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Alex Butler
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- In a sport dominated by consistency, their could be new faces claiming tennis' top prizes at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Some species are more likely to resemble their parents than others. Those that don't can use hybridization and generalization to avoid extinction.

U.S. shares of Sina Corp. rose in the extended session Monday while shares of Weibo Corp. struggled to hold onto slight gains after the Chinese online media companies topped Wall Street estimates. Sina shares advanced 4% to $60.65, while U.S. shares of Weibo ticked 0.1% higher to $37.20 after hours. Sina reported adjusted second-quarter earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $244 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected earnings of 15 cents a share on revenue of $229.2 million. Читать дальше...

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Add this to your list of signs we're living in the future: Genetically-enhanced Olympic athletes are a real thing we have to worry about now.

Sarah Everts reports for Chemical and Engineering News that officials plan to test 2016 Rio athletes' tissue samples for markers of "gene doping" — a process that would alter their bodies' biological programming in order to obtain an unfair advantage in competition.

Instead of adding something extra to athletes'... Читать дальше...

Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow win bronze in the men's synchronised 10 platform, with China's Lin Yue and Chen Aise taking gold.

Bow down, world.

On Sunday night, the Queen of the Universe, known by her human name as Simone Biles, had the best scores out of everyone for floor, vault, AND beam (for which she got a standing ovation).

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Reminder: This beam is only FOUR INCHES WIDE.

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She's basically a magical genius when it comes to the beam.

Essential Politics: Gov. Jerry Brown delays plans for a regional power grid, more delays on Internet poker bill in Sacramento Aug. 8, 2016, 2:04 p.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: Gov. Jerry Brown sent legislators...

Nevada is among 43 states and the District of Columbia expected to receive a share of a $100 million settlement in a case alleging that Barclays Bank improperly set key interest rates that ...