Rio Highlights: U.S. Megastars Shine Bright — Phelps, Ledecky, Biles Plus 4 More Stories

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The Torch Rio Highlights: U.S. Megastars Shine Bright — Phelps, Ledecky, Biles At 31, Michael Phelps became the oldest swimmer to win an individual event. Katie Ledecky won her second race in Rio. And Simone Biles led the U.S. gymnastics team to a win of historic proportions. Read this story Shots - Health News Olympic Athletes Still Use Some Rx Drugs As A Path To 'Legal Doping' Hundreds of elite endurance athletes were taking the prescription heart drug meldonium until it was banned in January. But a similar heart drug, telmisartan, is still allowed. Read this story The Two-Way Fire In Baghdad Maternity Ward Kills At Least 12 Newborns The fire appears to have been caused by electrical wiring, The Associated Press reports. More than two dozen patients were evacuated to other hospitals. Read this story Around the Nation Anita Hill: 'We've Come A Long Way Since Then' Nearly 25 years after Anita Hill accused her former boss of making lewd advances, America is again dealing with high-profile cases of sexual harassment. Hill tells NPR what's changed and what hasn't. Read this story Parallels Counterterrorism Chief Sees Gains On The Battlefield, Stubborn Threats At Home Nick Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, says progress against the Islamic State may be slow to affect the terror attacks plaguing the West. Read this story

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