All Stories from August 20, 2016 (Change date)
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Water issues linger for residents after Olympics closeAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Helicopters were up at daybreak spotting rubbish flows at the Olympic sailing venue, with boats below collecting the debris. Dozens of barricades d...
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Officials: Zika won't hurt South Florida tourism in long runAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - The discovery of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida certainly isn't ideal for tourism, but local officials and business leaders are confident the lon...
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Sweden's Jenny Rissveds powers way to gold on mountain bikeAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jenny Rissveds found another gear going up the first long hill of the last lap of the women's mountain bike race. By the time she started her desce...
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Christie faces decision on raising minimum wage to $15Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie is facing a deadline to act on raising New Jersey's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in the next year and to at least $15 over the...
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Houston auto parts owner slain, decapitated with macheteAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged with beating a Houston auto parts store owner with a baseball bat and decapitating him with a machete. Ray...
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio GamesAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enha...
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Falcons bring back veteran kicker Shayne GrahamAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons are re-signing veteran kicker Shayne Graham, who played five games with the team in 2015. The Falcons have waived kicker Nick Rose and...
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Villa scores early goal; NYCFC hang on to beat Galaxy 1-0Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - David Villa scored in the sixth minute and New York City FC stretched its undefeated streak to four games, beating the Los Angeles Galaxy in their first ...
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Fiji sevens team returns home to heroes' welcomeAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's gold-medal-winning men's sevens rugby team arrived home Sunday to a delighted nation thrilled by the capture of its first ever Olympic medal. Th...
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For resilient US volleyballers, a last ride ends with bronzeAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Before they took the court and won bronze, they gathered in the locker room one final time. Each player on the U.S. women's volleyball took a turn ...