RIO DE JANEIRO – Immersed in deafening Brazilian bedlam and trying to summon a dormant brilliance, Michael Phelps stood on the starting block and experienced a percussive adrenaline surge. “When I was on the block I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest,” Phelps said. “I was so hyped tonight, so […]
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Why Croatia – and the Sixers – have high hopes for Dario Saric
RIO DE JANEIRO — Two seconds is barely enough time to blink twice, but it is enough to deliver something eye-popping. The first 39 minutes, 58 seconds of Dario Saric’s Olympic debut were underwhelming to put it mildly. Instead of spectacular, he was barely solid. Anyone unaware of his draft position or the enthusiastic two-year […]
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Vietnamese rejoice at first Olympic gold
Vietnamese rejoiced Sunday after their country won its first ever Olympic gold medal, a victory made all the more sweeter by the fact that regional rival China was beaten along the way. Hoang Xuan Vinh, a 41-year-old a serving army colonel who first learned to shoot with AK47 rifles, made history in Rio overnight when […]
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Woman, 67, Beats 63-Year-Old to Death During Fist Fight in a Park: Cops
A 67-year-old Southern California woman was arrested this week after cops say she beat to death another woman in her 60’s in a park. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested the unnamed suspect Thursday in Compton after homicide detectives learned deputies were dispatched to the location in response to a “Woman not Breathing” call. […]
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Record number of women run for office
By: L.N. Reklai August 3, 2016 (Koror) A historical record was made on August 3rd when the highest number of women ever to run in the national election filed their petitions before the cut-off date for filing on Wednesday. Total of 13 women filed their petitions. 6 women filed for the House of Delegates, 6 […]
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APPU’s 46th General Assembly & 80th Council Meeting held in Palau
By: L.N. Reklai The 46th General Assembly and the 80th Council Meeting of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union (APPU) is being held this week in Palau, with 10 member countries participating. This is the second time for Palau to host the APPU General Assembly. In 2007, Palau hosted 38th General Assembly & the 72rd Council Meeting […]