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• Neymar hands Brazil precious soccer gold medal
• With penalty kick, Brazil wins 1st soccer Olympic gold
• Olympics-Soccer-Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal
• Canadian man's bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him: report
• WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
• Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy
• Media worker killed in western Iraq: employer
• Governor nominee's work 'in Bosnia' was mainly in Croatia
• 'Hillbilly Elegy' author offers insight on Trump's appeal
• Weekend Box Office: 'Ben-Hur' Bombing; 'Suicide Squad' Still No. 1
• Weekend Box Office: 'Ben-Hur' Bombing; 'Suicide Squad' Stays No. 1

Neymar hands Brazil precious soccer gold medal Posted: 20 Aug 2016 05:23 PM PDT By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil's first men's soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday. Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times - in 1984, 1988 and 2012 - but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork. Neymar had put the hosts ahead with a superb free kick after 27 minutes but Germany captain Maximilian Meyer equalized just before the hour to take the game into the extra period at 1-1.

With penalty kick, Brazil wins 1st soccer Olympic gold Posted: 20 Aug 2016 05:22 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil's biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host nation its biggest moment of the games.

Olympics-Soccer-Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal Posted: 20 Aug 2016 05:19 PM PDT * Neymar scores title-winning penalty * Brazil claim soccer gold for first time * Only international title to elude them (Updates throughout, adds quotes) By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil's first men's football gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday. Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times - in 1984, 1988 and 2012 - but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork. Neymar had put the hosts ahead with a superb free kick after 27 minutes but Germany captain Maximilian Meyer equalised just before the hour to take the game into the extra period at 1-1.

Canadian man's bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him: report Posted: 20 Aug 2016 03:49 PM PDT A homemade bomb set off last week by a Canadian man who was apparently inspired by Islamic State, failed to fully detonate, a senior police official told the National Post newspaper on Saturday. While there was a blast in the back seat of a taxi in Strathroy, Ontario, as police closed in, it came from the detonators, and explosive material did not go off, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) deputy commissioner Mike Cabana said. The RCMP could not immediately be reached for comment on the newspaper report.

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election Posted: 20 Aug 2016 12:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief:

Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy Posted: 20 Aug 2016 08:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is on the clock.

Media worker killed in western Iraq: employer Posted: 20 Aug 2016 07:30 AM PDT A technician with an Iraqi satellite channel was killed on Saturday and a journalist wounded as they covered operations against the Islamic State group in western Iraq, their employer said. Both worked for Al Ahad TV, a channel affiliated with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most powerful Shiite militias in Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary umbrella. The pair were hit by mortar fire in Jazirat al-Khaldiyeh in the western province of Anbar.

Governor nominee's work 'in Bosnia' was mainly in Croatia Posted: 20 Aug 2016 05:54 AM PDT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In his online biography, a campaign video and speeches, Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens recounts how he volunteered in Bosnia to help children orphaned or separated from their families by a horrific ethnic war.

'Hillbilly Elegy' author offers insight on Trump's appeal Posted: 20 Aug 2016 05:49 AM PDT MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — For pundits and politicos baffled by the appeal of a wealthy New York businessman to the struggling white working class in Appalachia and Rust Belt mill towns, J.D. Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy" is offering some insights.

Weekend Box Office: 'Ben-Hur' Bombing; 'Suicide Squad' Still No. 1 Posted: 18 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT 'Ben-Hur' — the summer's final big-budget title — looks to be beat by fellow new offerings 'War Dogs' and 'Kubo and the Two Strings'; 'Sausage Party' continues to prosper in its second weekend.

Weekend Box Office: 'Ben-Hur' Bombing; 'Suicide Squad' Stays No. 1 Posted: 18 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT Elsewhere, holdover 'Sausage Party' edging out new offerings 'War Dogs' and 'Kubo and the Two Strings.'

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