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Ryan Lochte and 3 U.S. swimmers caught in whirlpool of scandal
August 18, 2016A full-blown international incident is unfolding at the Olympics, and it has nothing to do with Russians and doping.
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Behind Olympic glitz lies the reality of Rio’s hidden poor
August 18, 2016The impact of hosting the Summer Games has fallen hardest on the impoverished black and brown indigenous communities of Rio.
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Brazil’s interim health minister is bad for the people’s health
August 18, 2016Brazil's coup government's health minister, Ricardo Barros, says Brazil's people "imagine" they are sick; now he and Temer want to dismantle the public healthcare.
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Working Families Party endorses Clinton
August 18, 2016The next four years could be a huge opportunity to win a fair shake for working families. But that won't happen if Trump is president.
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Obama administration to end prisons-for-profits contracts
August 18, 2016"This is the first step in the process of reducing - and ultimately ending - our use of privately-operated prisons," Deputy AG Sally Yates announced.
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