Brazil’s First Olympics Reflections Amid Turbulent Year
USA TODAY reporter collects Brazilian perspectives on Rio 2016 from engineers, teachers, and locals. They describe pride mixed with frustration as protests corruption, and economic woes collide with a games glow. Ticket prices, access gaps, and safety concerns color a complex national response.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
Senate
Rodrigo Monteiro
Sao Paulo
Spoilers and Joy: How Athletes Still Elevate the View
A discussion on watching sports without spoiling outcomes, noting that suspense is not essential to pleasure. It cites a 2011 UCSD study suggesting spoilers can enhance appreciation, and highlights the heroic handshake between Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino in a memorable 5000m race.
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Simone Biles
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Biles
Bolt
Justin Gatlin
Phelps
al Tompkins
Poynter
University of California-San Diego
Nicholas Christenfeld
Nikki Hamblin
New Zealand
Abbey D’agostino
USA
Hamblin
D’agostino
Trump 3.0 shifts amid late campaign changes
The piece outlines Donald Trump’s staff reshuffle dubbed Trump 3.0 with Steve Bannon managing the campaign and Kellyanne Conway advising on female outreach. It notes previous moves, Polls show Trump trailing Clinton, and commentators warn changes may be too late as security briefings occur and law and order rhetoric features in Wisconsin.
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Drudge Report
Andrew Breitbart
Matt Drudge
Fox News
Rick Tyler
Ted Cruz
Tyler
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Corey Lewandowski
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Rick Gates
Bannon
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Law and Order
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Richard Nixon
GOP
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George H. Bush
Josh Zeitz
Lyndon Johnson
Heather MacDonald
MacDonald
Manhattan Institute
Haynes
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