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Reports emerged Thursday that the US Olympic swimmers claiming to have been mugged in Rio in fact got into a fight with an armed...
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Rio police said Tuesday they killed three alleged gunmen in a raid on a favela dominated by drug traffickers where an elite police officer...
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The Rio authorities promised total safety during the Olympics, but for Mauricio Lima da Silva, a 19-year-old street vendor, it doesn’t feel that way....
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A Rio favela teacher uses the rhythms of samba to teach 200 children badminton. If that sounds like an unlikely mix, get this: his...
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Rio Olympics organizers on Sunday threw their weight behind a police crackdown on Brazilians holding up signs in stadiums against unpopular interim president Michel...
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The Rio Olympics were going to be a disaster, right? Well try telling that to the crowds of locals and tourists flocking to the...
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Police shot a mugger near the stadium where the Rio Olympics opening ceremony took place and a woman was killed close to another Olympic...
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Russia’s embassy in Brazil denied a report by Rio police that its vice consul in the Olympic host city got in a fight with...
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Russia’s embassy in Brazil denied a report by Rio police that their vice consul in the Olympic host city got in a fight with...
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When Olympic sailors compete in Rio the cameras will show a made-for-television scene of sparkling tropical waters and mountains. Luckily, the billions of viewers...