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Brazilian Olympic Sailors Concerned About the Legacy of the 2016 Games
Brazilian sailors are disappointed that officials did not do enough to clean up the water in the bay.
Bags of cocaine with the Olympic logo on them were found by Brazilian police
The apparently thoughtful dealers included a special warning to 'use longe das crianças', which means 'use away from children'.
The Story of New Zealand Jiu Jitsu Fighter Kidnapped by Police in Rio Keeps Getting Crazier
"One of the guys I was reporting it to said 'we understand you are hesitant, because we are the Police, and that branch of the Police is so scary even we are afraid of them.'"
Athletes are pissed about clogged toilets at Rio's Olympic Village
With just 11 days to go before the Games start, others complaints include leaking pipes, exposed wiring, and dirty floors.
"Blocked Toilets and Exposed Wiring" Force Aussies out of Olympic Village
Sub-standard conditions in the recently-opened athletes village could see the Australian Olympic team spend the entirety of the Rio de Janeiro Games in hotels.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Donald Trump promises to make America safe from violence in his speech at the RNC, an Indian military plane goes missing, a Colorado town finds THC in the drinking water, and more.
Brazil arrests 10 for allegedly plotting Islamic State-inspired attack on Olympics
The justice minister described the group as “an amateur, disorganized cell” that had celebrated the recent attacks in Orlando and Nice, and been planning to buy guns from Paraguay.
Russia's doping-ban appeal ahead of Rio Olympics got shut down
With just 15 days to go before the 2016 games kick off in Brazil, a sports court struck down Russia's appeal of a doping ban that could prevent all of its athletes from competing.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, Ted Cruz was booed off stage at the Republican convention for failing to endorse Donald Trump, a newly released video shows a North Miami police officer shooting a black man who was caring for his autistic patient, and more.
Most Brazilians think the Olympics are not worth it, a poll shows
With just over two weeks to go before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a new poll shows that nearly two thirds of Brazilians think the event will do the country more harm than good.
Cops in Rio keep killing people ahead of Brazil's Olympics, report says
The Human Rights Watch report claims police are killing nearly two people a day, many of them extrajudicially. Interviews with police detail how they cover up the killings.
I Got Beaten Up by Rio's Private Subway Security Officers
With less than a month before the start of the Olympic Games, a riot in a metro station is symbolic of the desperate state the city is in.