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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Rows of empty seats, green water, controlled explosions, stray bullets, the killing of a young policeman in a favela, muggings of team officials, an attack on a media bus, spotty weather, snarled traffic, long travel distances and lack of a Carnival atmosphere....
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- As the floodwaters swallowed Lyn Gibson's two-story home, she hacked away on a hole near the roof, desperately trying to get to safety....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack as they left afternoon prayers Saturday....
(Vatican Radio) Political tensions are reported in Russia where President Vladimir Putin has abruptly replaced his longtime chief-of-staff with a low-profile younger aide. The dismissal of Sergei Ivanov and the appointment of Anton Vayno as his new chief is seen as the latest in a series of reported moves by the Russian leader to rid himself of members of the old guard, amid concerns about his own future.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: In what appeared a tightly choreographed broadcast by Russian state television, Putin briefly thanked his longtime chief-of-staff for his work. But he also made clear it was time for 63-year-old Ivanov to move on. Putin said he respected Ivanov's alleged request for another less prestigious job — the presidential adviser for the environment and transportation.Sitting behind a table President Putin told him: "I well remember our agreement about your request not to keep you in this current position ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The IAAF said Saturday it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local)...
LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) -- He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: "Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?"...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- National Guard soldiers and other officials in boats and helicopters plucked more than 1,000 people from their homes and cars as "unprecedented, historic" flooding swamped Louisiana, the governor said Saturday, warning that the slow-moving storm would dump even more rain and cause further problems....
The Islamic State group's loss of the northern Syrian town of Manbij to U.S.-backed fighters marks the latest in a string of defeats for the extremists across their self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq....
BEIRUT (AP) -- On the streets of Manbij, men chanted slogans against the Islamic State group or clipped their beards and women walked with their faces uncovered for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, hours after the militant group was pushed out of the northern Syrian city....
