2016 Live

Live-posting as a reporter embedded in 2016
News from exactly 10 years ago
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins gold in the men’s 100 meters at the Rio Olympics, finishing in 9.81 seconds.

Justin Gatlin of the United States takes silver. Andre De Grasse of Canada wins bronze.

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@PacManRespector He’s running right now

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@25YearsAgoLive Meanwhile Target just spent this month fighting over who uses which bathroom https://t.co/cuTEXmXbqd

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Target announces it will spend $20 million to install single-stall private bathrooms in all of its U.S. stores.

The move comes amid ongoing backlash and boycott threats over the retailer’s policy allowing transgender customers and employees to use the restroom matching their gender identity.

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Team USA beats Serbia 96-66 to win Olympic men’s basketball gold! 🏀

Kevin Durant scores 30.

It is the Americans’ third straight Olympic title and the last gold of the Rio Games. 🥇

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A suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep, Turkey, kills more than 50 people.

Turkish officials say the attacker was a child.

The death toll is still climbing.

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Another Cubs win! ⚾️

Kris Bryant hits a three-run homer and drives in four as Chicago pounds the Rockies 9-2 at Coors.

The Cubs collect 15 hits and improve to 78-44

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Cubs win! ⚾️

Kris Bryant goes 5-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs as Chicago beats the Brewers 9-6 at Wrigley.

The Cubs complete a four-game sweep and improve to 77-43

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Derrick Dearman, 27, is arrested after five people are found shot to death at a home west of Citronelle, Alabama.

One of the victims was five months pregnant.

Dearman turns himself in across the state line in Mississippi after taking his estranged girlfriend and an infant from the house.

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Matthew Centrowitz wins the Olympic 1,500 meters in 3:50.00!

He is the first American to take gold in the event since Mel Sheppard in 1908. 🥇

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Brian Rix, the British actor and longtime Mencap campaigner, dies at 92.

Rix was one of Britain’s best-known stage farceurs and spent decades pushing for the rights of people with learning disabilities.

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Matt Roberts, founding guitarist of 3 Doors Down, dies of a prescription drug overdose at 38.

Roberts played on the band’s early hits, including “Kryptonite” and “When I’m Gone.”

He had left the group in 2012.

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@20YearsAgoLive Congratulations!

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@HistoryCalendar He’s running for president right now

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Team USA holds off Spain 82-76 in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinal.

Klay Thompson scores 22. Pau Gasol leads Spain with 23. DeAndre Jordan grabs 16 rebounds.

The Americans advance to Sunday’s gold medal game against Serbia. 🥇

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Team USA men’s basketball advanced in the Rio Olympics with a 105-78 quarterfinal win over Argentina.

Kevin Durant led the way with 27 points as the Americans pulled away after a competitive start.

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Paul Manafort resigns as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman.

The move follows reports that a secret Ukrainian ledger listed more than $12 million in cash payments tied to his work for the pro-Russian government of Viktor Yanukovych.

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@20YearsAgoSport Crazy how he just played his last NBA game back in April

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U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen agrees to donate $10,800 to a Brazilian charity to resolve a “false police report” charge.

The payment clears him to recover his seized passport and leave Brazil.

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In Rio de Janeiro, U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte claims he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as police.

Lochte tells NBC that armed men with badges stopped their taxi, forced the others to the ground, and put a cocked gun to his forehead after he refused to get down.

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Republican nominee Donald Trump tours flood-ravaged areas around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, surveying damage from the historic flooding.

He criticizes the federal response and says President Obama should not be on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard while the state recovers.

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@25YearsAgoLive He’s going to have a much bigger problem than a briefcase

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@RossyPrime I mean Obama was alright.