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Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire broke out Wednesday morning at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response involving about 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles, authorities said.

Rio state military fire department said the blaze was under control and largely confined to the venue’s fabric roof. There have been no reported injuries, and the interior of the building — including the Olympic Museum — remained untouched.

While the cause of this latest incident is currently under investigation, the facility has a history of roof fires. Two... Read More

Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.

Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the pleas in a courtroom packed with reporters, police and victims’ relatives, some of whom wept as he detailed his crimes for the court. He will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at a later date.

Heuermann's guilty pleas — to three counts of first-degree murder and... Read More

The Latest: US, Israel and Iran agree to tentative ceasefire, even as the terms remain unclear

Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. Hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday, though it was not clear if the strikes would scuttle the deal.

All sides have presented vastly different versions of the terms. Iran said the deal would allow it to formalize its new practice of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the U.S. would... Read More

Scores killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday afternoon, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 89 people were killed and 700 were wounded.

U.S. President Donald Trump told PBS News Hour that Lebanon was not included in the deal because of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. When asked about Israel’s latest strikes, he said, “That’s a separate skirmish.” Israel had said the agreement does not extend to its war... Read More

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago.

After a blast of guitar feedback, 22-year-old Kurt Cobain politely announced to the crowd at the small club called Dreamerz: “Hello, we're Nirvana. We're from Seattle.” With that, the band, then a quartet, launched into the riff-heavy first song, “School.”

Jacobs surreptitiously recorded the performance, documenting the fledgling band in raw, fiery form more than two... Read More

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Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported

Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another

The Latest: US, Israel and Iran agree to tentative ceasefire, even as the terms remain unclear

Scores killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

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