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Olympic athletes not worried about polluted waters
Olympic sailors are not worried about getting sick during the Rio Olympics next year in spite of reports that waters where the sailing events will take place have pollution levels equivalent to raw sewage, competitors told Reuters on Thursday. “Brazilians haven’t caught anything,” Olympic gold medalist Marcelo Ferreira told Reuters. “I have never had any health problems sailing in the Guanabara Bay.
Jack's the lad in Galway Hurdle
Tony Martin’s magnificent dual-purpose performer Quick Jack took the glory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.
Ashley Tisdale Says Married Life Is ''Amazing,'' Plus What's the ''Scariest Thing'' She's Ever Done? Watch Now!
Ashley Tisdale is glowing—both personally and professionally. The 30-year-old actress and husband Christopher French will celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary on…
Taylor Swift, Dodgers' Joc Pederson have bad blood
Commissioner: NBA relationship with players 'best' in sports (Yahoo Sports)
With a multi-billion dollar new broadcast rights deal set to kick in for the 2016-17 season, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says ”it’s a very good time” for the league right now – and, he stressed, the players too. Silver said the new agreement with ESPN and TNT will have a ”significant impact on the viability” of teams.
Trump turns golf trip into extension of campaign trail (Yahoo Sports)
Donald Trump turned a brief trip to a golf tournament in Scotland into an extension of his presidential campaign trail when he attended the Women’s British Open at his plush Turnberry resort on Thursday. Questions to Trump were restricted to golf and his future plans for Turnberry, the world’s media had been warned.
Google refuses French request to apply 'right to be forgotten' globally
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google Inc is refusing to bow to an order from the French privacy watchdog to scrub search results worldwide when users invoke their “right to be forgotten” online, it said on Thursday, exposing itself to possible fines. The French data protection authority, the CNIL, in June ordered the search engine group to de-list on request search results appearing under a person’s name from all
Bill Gross on the market, Whole Foods tanks and Google's new feature
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New York Mets Player Wilmer Flores Cries During Game After Trade Rumor—Watch and Find Out What He Said!
Sometimes, there is crying in baseball. New York Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores was seen getting emotional and tearful in the eighth inning of the team’s home game against the San…