RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

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As the Olympic torch makes its way through Rio de Janeiro, the big question is: Will Pele show up?
The former soccer star -- Brazil's most famous athlete -- said this week he was invited to take part in the opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but business deals were stopping him from doing it.

Millions of television viewers from around the world are expected to watch the three-hour ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night, which culminates in the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

American sculptor Anthony Howe told The Associated Press that his cauldron design was inspired by life in the tropics. There will be two cauldrons in Rio, one at the Maracana soccer stadium that is hosting the opening ceremony and another open to the public in downtown Rio.

Howe says the cauldron in central Rio will be lit by a runner after the opening ceremony ends.
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There's going to be no shortage of samba, culture or diversity in the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics as Brazil proudly showcases its traditions and environmental wonders.
Millions of television viewers from around the world are expected to watch the three-hour ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night, which comes as the country is reeling from political and economic turmoil.

Organizers are making sure that global warming and the environment, especially the country's magnificent Amazon rainforest, are important parts of the ceremony.

In all, 4,800 performers and volunteers will be involved in the show at Rio's Maracana stadium. NBC will broadcast the opening ceremony on a one-hour tape delay because it wants the extravaganza to be shown completely in U.S. prime time.

Samba and pop music singers are expected to perform, including Grammy award winners Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen will also be on hand to promote her native Brazil.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is rejecting the idea that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans jailed in Tehran. Obama told reporters at the Pentagon, "This wasn't some nefarious deal." Last January's payment was part of a decades-old dispute over a failed military equipment deal dating to the 1970s, before the Islamic revolution in 1979.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new survey says most young Americans feel the Republican and Democratic parties don't represent them. The GenForward poll also finds that this disconnect holds true across racial and ethnic groups. Just 28 percent of young adults overall said the two parties do a good job of representing the American people.

BONITA, Calif. (AP) -- A San Diego police officer who was fatally shot in the driver's seat of his patrol car after his partner approached a man on the street will be buried Friday. Jonathan De Guzman was a 16-year veteran of the force. His partner was shot in the throat but is expected to recover. A suspect has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics takes place tonight in Rio de Janeiro. Millions of television viewers from around the world are expected to tune in. NBC will carry the three-hour ceremony on a one-hour delay because it wants the entertainment spectacle to be shown completely in U.S. prime time.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Character actor David Huddleston has died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He's remembered for such roles as the mayor in "Blazing Saddles" and the blustery millionaire in "The Big Lebowski." His wife says Huddleston died Tuesday of advanced heart and kidney disease. He was 85.

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A CONTESTANT has been booted from a US dating show after just one episode following an ordeal that saw him drunkenly call a woman a “one-armed b*tch” before “pooping” his pants.

Chad Johnson was the villain on the most recent series of The Bachelorette US, and that reputation has been strengthened following his short stint on Bachelor In Paradise. 

Just one episode into the series — which features former contestants of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette — the 28-year-old former marine managed to charm fellow contestant Lace and made out with her in the spa before alcohol led to some bickering.
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Returning to the living quarters, Chad called Lace a b*tch before turning on everyone else.
“I’ll murder everyone here. I’ll kill your children and murder your family. Dolla, dolla bills, yo,” he slurred. He then turned on another contestant, Sarah Herron, who was born with one full arm and only the upper half of the other due to a medical condition.

“F*ck that one-armed b*tch,” he continued. “You suck that d*ck. Keeping sucking that d*ck. Keep sucking that fame.”

Chad eventually passed out by the pool. And, according to other contestants, he crapped himself.



“Not only did Chad lose his mind, but he lost all the contents in his body,” fellow contestant Vinnie recalled. “Apparently he pooped his pants.”

And it turns out even reality TV producers have their limits. An emergency meeting was called to eliminate The Chad immediately.

“You told everybody at this hotel last night to suck a d*ck,” host Chris Harrison said. “You had a chance to turn over a new leaf and you didn’t, and so on behalf of everybody, I’m sorry, I thought this could work out, it didn’t. I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”

By now, just from reading this article, you can probably assume Chad didn’t take the forced-elimination very well.

He flipped again.
“You don’t even watch this. You went to sleep last night with a mimosa and a robe on. F*ck you, dude. Go drink your mimosas,” Chad slurred at the host. “You think this is all fun and games? This is my life. You’re going to sit here and try and make me look like a b*tch? F*ck you, Chris Harrison. Come at me.”

Since being evicted, the guilt has set in about his “one-armed b*tch” comment and Chad has taken to Twitter to apologise to Sarah.

“I apologise. I said something I shouldn’t have said, and I did make a mistake. It sucks. What are you going to do?” he wrote.

We’re now kinda hoping the Australian version of The Bachelorette incorporates some drunken rants and pants-pooping later on in this current season.

source: newscom.a

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Queen latifah and her girlfriend, Eboni Nichols share romantic kiss during Italian vacation, at the Hotel Cala di Volpe on Sunday, August 17, 2014 in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Photo: Just Jarred.

The two are reportedly in the throes of a full-blown relationship, and were caught stealing a kiss in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after Latifah and her previous girlfriend, Jeannette Jenkins, ended their eight-year relationship. That relationship was confirmed when the paparazzi also saw Latifah and Jenkins hugging and kissing affectionately aboard a yacht during a vacation several years ago.

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Latifah and Jenkins hugging and kissing affectionately aboard a yacht during a vacation several years ago.

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Tragedy was, on Monday, averted at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, when a suspected Boko Haram member was arrested while attempting to detonate an explosive at the Centrex unit of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), at the international wing of the airport.

Tragedy was, on Monday, averted at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, when a suspected Boko Haram member was arrested while attempting to detonate an explosive at the Centrex unit of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), at the international wing of the airport.

According to information gathered, the suspect was able to gain access under the guise that he was a physically-challenged, which truly he is.

Security men of the agency, sensing his unusual movement while trying to press an object, got him apprehended, upon which he was caught with an explosive detonator.

The airport police command was promptly alerted, while the suspected bomber was handed over to them.

The suspect was then taken to the Beesam police station, Airport command, where he is currently undergoing interrogation.

Reacting to the incident, NAMA refuted that the suspected bomber was arrested at one of the its facilities at the international wing of the airport.

According to a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Supo Atobatele, the suspect was making phone calls on the airport road, close to CENTREX, an annex office of NAMA, when he was apprehended by security personnel.

“The basic truth, however, is that the said suspect was on the ground making calls when the agency’s security personnel accosted him.

“His incoherent explanation exposed him to the security personnel who later found on him some devices suspected to be explosives,” the statement read.

The Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam, in his reaction, commended the security personnel for their vigilance.

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Reports reaching us is that soldiers of the Nigerian Army are currently wrecking havoc on Ikorodu road. Reports have it that a soldier who was on a motorcycle was knocked down by a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit).

it is not known if the soldier died but other soldiers have allegedly set some BRT buses aflame.
we will keep you updated on the situation.

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Sky Ferreira is dropping out of Vampire Weekend's tour. | AP

Sky Ferreira has had a tough couple of months. First, the "Everything Is Embarrassing" singer and her boyfriend, DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith, were arrested on drug possession charges in September (she allegedly had ecstasy, he had a good amount of heroin). Now, Ferreira is dropping out of all remaining dates of Vampire Weekend's arena tour due to a vocal injury.
According to a press release issued by the singer, "doctor's orders" compelled her to cancel the remaining dates as a support for the band. Ferreira initially thought she would only need to skip three shows, but after performing and suffering a hemorrhage of vocal cord, a doctor put her on strict vocal rest.
The singer hopes to begin touring again with the album release concert she's scheduled for Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. "Night Time, My Time," her debut studio LP, is set for release on Oct. 29 (Capitol), and a November tour with the Smith Westerns is also scheduled.
In mid-September, 21-year-old Ferreira was arrested on misdemeanor charges after police found ecstasy in her possession. She was also charged with resisting arrest. Smith, 28, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance after officers found a plastic bag containing “42 decks” of heroin.
Ferreira's arrest is especially uncomfortable given a recent Billboard interview in which she uses the fact that she's on the Vampire Weekend tour as proof that she's not a drug addict:

I know for a fact I'm not a drug addict. That's all I really have to say about it. I know I'm not a drug addict. I'm sorry if it hurt anyone and I'm not trying to promote drugs and it's not like an image thing whatsoever. Do you think I want people thinking I'm a heroin addict? No. Do you think I want people thinking I'm a drug addict? No. But people have always said I'm a drug addict, just based on the fact that I have dark circles around my eyes— which I've had since I was a kid— or because I come across a certain way or dress a certain way. So that's not something that's new. But I would be in rehab; I would not be on this Vampire Weekend tour. And I wouldn't be able to go on stage everyday and deal with this.

Both Ferreiera and her boyfriend have said the police were out to get them:

@DIIV
DIIV

what you're reading is a police blotter, not the outcome of a court case. these cops wanted to fuck us, and they did. sky did nothing wrong.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction.
The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in between $1.8 million and $2.5 million.
Christie's hasn't said who bought it.
The 1991 oil painting depicts the late television actress nude from the waist up. Christie's said Thursday the image was based on a photograph of her with her clothes on.
Arthur gained fame for her Emmy Award-winning roles in "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" in the 1970s and '80s. She died of cancer in 2009 at age 86.

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"The Vampire Diaries" is known for its twists and turns, and one of its stars, Ian Somerhalder, says Thursday night's season finale won't be any different.

"Elena's gonna make a big decision," teased the 34-year-old actor at CW's presentation of its programming for next season. He couldn't elaborate on what decision or decisions would be made.
The series is set in a fictional Virginia town where vampires, werewolves and witches live among humans (though not exactly peacefully). At the heart of the series is a love triangle among vampire brothers Damon (Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley), who both love Elena (Nina Dobrev).
The show, which has been on the air since 2009, has a passionate fan following, and Somerhalder said Thursday that he feels that investment almost everywhere he goes.
"I was in Toronto yesterday and people were coming up to me, men, women, children, literally some of them in tears, bludgeoning me with what's gonna happen (on the show). ... People are very, very affected. I'm very curious to see what the reaction is (to the season finale)."


Somerhalder's character struck a particular chord with viewers. Introduced as an antagonistic vampire, he's softened some over the years, largely due to his love for Elena.
Initially, he wasn't sure about Damon losing some of his edge.
"Damon has to care about something sometimes, and I always wanted to stay the bad guy, and (series co-creator) Kevin Williamson had to pound it into my head that we didn't want Damon to be a one-trick pony. I disagreed, but over time I realized (the writers) were right and you need a layered, dynamic character," Somerhalder said.
"The Vampire Diaries" has a spinoff series, "The Originals," that will air on Tuesdays beginning this fall.
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Talk about going to extreme lengths for your fix. KFC fans in the Gaza Strip are getting some serious cravings for their crispy fried chicken, and are paying bucket-loads  of dollar to get their wings and breasts snuck under the border from Egypt. For $30, KFC devotees can get whatever they want delivered via underground cave. The only hangup? It takes three hours, as the nearest KFC branch is 35 miles away. Clucking madness.

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As if it hadn't been a stomach-churningly gross week in WTF news, a man has been arrested in NYC after getting a little too up close up and personal with some pepperoni in a grocery shop. So now we have the fear of God in us of buying anything in the supermarket.

Police were called to a Hannaford store in the Big Apple after this guy was caught on camera rubbing 'a packaged stick of pepperoni on his exposed penis' before putting it back on the shelf for the unsuspecting public to purchase. 

... Happy Friday?

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