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Rio 2016, like many ambitious projects, combined political cronyism and weak market discipline. Ordinary Brazilians are still paying the bill.
Five months after the Rio Games, stadiums are crumbling as cash-strapped nation is left with crippling debts
In the summer of 1992 BC (before Clinton) I was cruising in Greece with William F. Buckley and his wife, Pat, on board the boat I had just inherited from my father.
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Let's get this out of the way, Olympics deniers: If you watch television at all, you've probably watched the Games.
I was in Berlin when Germany won the World Cup in 2014. Fireworks, street parties, singing, dancing and lots of flag waving all spoke to a joyous national celebration – the due of any victor in international sport.
U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte issued an apology Friday for his behavior surrounding last weekend's late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station with three other American swimmers-- while sticking to his claim that he had gun pointed at hi
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Three American Olympic swimmers planned to meet with Brazilian law enforcement Thursday to discuss a reported robbery targeting 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte and his teammates, a U.S. Olympic Committee official said.
But in Brazil, it is different today. Imagine: mass rallies against the state that are actually informed by economic rationality. The signs are for property rights, free trade, and privatization. That's amazing. For once in a blue moon, a populist
Michael Phelps swims fast, but not fast enough to beat Uncle Sam, who awaits him at the finish line each time he wins a medal. His total income tax bill for the 2016 Games? Up to about $55,000 for his five golds and one silver.
U.S. Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen were robbed at gunpoint while in Rio de Janeiro overnight Saturday, NBC News has confirmed.
Michael Phelps might still be snagging gold medals, but a lot has changed since 2008. Michael Phelps' only silver medal of the Rio Olympics came at the hands of 21-year-old Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling.
most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps for cupping. (NaturalNews) Most Americans are proud to see swimmer Michael Phelps set records and add to our country's Olympic medal tally on the international stage. However, not everyone is thrilled with the
The only thing people are asking me more right now than, "Who are you voting for?" is "Are you watching the Olympics?" The answer to both questions is: I couldn't care less about it. Now, I know that slamming the Olympics is tantamount to b
She may be only 19, but Katie Ledecky already holds multiple world records and may become the most recognizable American Olympian.
Gaurika Singh's not even in high school yet, and she's already survived Nepal's deadly earthquake--and made it to her first Olympics.
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THE Rio 2016 Olympics kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony celebrating Brazil's past, present and future.
During the Olympic opening ceremonies, NBC apparently stands for Nothing But Commercials.
A new study found that viral levels in Rio's water are 1.7 MILLION times what Europe or the U.S. consider "worrying."
Odd as it may sound, Olympic competition once included art, and medalists included musicians, painters, and poets. One was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the 1912 Stockholm Games' gold medalist in poetry and -- by sheer coincidence, surely -- also th
Thousands of protesters marching in the streets. Political party leaders investigated by their own governments. Endless finger-pointing over corporate corruption in politics. Demands to lock up politicians.
HOUSTON-- Amid concerns about health, security and logistical problems at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the U.S. basketball players are staying afloat -- literally. Both the men's and women's teams are living aboard a cruise ship during the ga
We were convinced that the Rio Olympics would show everyone that Brazil was a country worthy of respect. Instead we have been humiliated.
Washington and its Canadian vassal are trying to use a Western media-created Russian athletic doping scandal to ban Russian participation in the Olympic games in Brazil.
In May, Brazilian soccer great Rivaldo told tourists to stay away from the Olympics in Rio because of the violence, saying "You'll be putting your life at risk here."
