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Nation&World Watch Rio police: US swimmers From Gannett and wirereports vChicago: 7officerscould be firedoverfalsereports lied about being robbed Seven Chicagopolice officers should be firedfor filing falsereports in the fatal shooting of blackteenager Laquan Mc- Lochte, three others Donald in 2014,the police superinten- vandalized gas dent said Thursday. The release lastyear of official police station, officials say reports that contradicted video evidence of McDonald’sshooting by awhite police Taylor Barnes officer turned aspotlight on long-stand- ing concerns about a“code of silence” in USA TODAY the police force. Superintendent Eddie Johnson will Rio police say takehis recommendation to the city’s four U.S. swimmers lied about police board, which will makethe final being held up at gunpoint Sun- decision. daymorning. “No robbery wascommitted vNewYork: Gawker.com againstthese athletes.They to shutdownnextweek were notvictims of the crimes they claimed,” Fernando Velo- Gawker.com, the flagship blog of so,chief of civil police, said dur- Gawker Media, will shut down nextweek ing anewsconference after 14 years of operation,the latestfall- Thursdayafternoon. out from the$140million judgment Police said they had evidence from alawsuit filedbyformer pro wres- swimmers , Gun- tler Hulk Hogan. nar Bentz, and The decision, reportedbyGawker.com JimmyFeigen vandalized agas on Thursday, came aday after Univision station after alate night out Communications agreed to buy Gawker partying. And the events could MAUROPIMENTEL/AP Media’sassets —mostly its six other notbeinterpreted as arobbery, Journalists surround AmericanOlympic swimmers , left, and Jack Conger, blogs —for $135 million in abankruptcy Veloso said. center,astheyleave the police station at Rio’sinternational airport early Thursday. The auction held Thursday. Abankruptcy “There is nothing that justi- two were taken off their flight from Brazil to the U.S. on Wednesday. court in New York, which had to review fies the confusion of the men anydeals for Gawker’s assets,approved thinking they were victims of a swimmers’ money.Reached by Univision’sbid at ahearing Thursday. robbery,” he said. USA TODAY Sports on Sunday, Gawker Media, founded by British Bentz and Conger were being Ileana Lochte, the swimmer’s journalistNick Denton, filed for bank- questioned by police after they mother,said the swimmers ruptcyprotection in June after the jury’s were pulled off aplane trying to were notharmed. decision in the invasion-of-privacycase. flyhome Wednesdaynight. On Wednesday, JudgeKeyla Denton also filed for bankruptcy. Lochte is home in the United Blank ordered Lochte and Fei- States.Feigen wasstill in Rio as gennot to leave the country vWashington: US, of Thursdayafternoon. and ordered their passports to seekSyria agreement None of the athletes has seized so they could be further The and Russia will try been charged with acrime, Ve- questioned by investigators.In again to stop Syria’scivil warand forgea loso said. her decision, she questioned new counterterrorism partnership when He said the investigation is the gap of time between when their top diplomats meetnextweek in ongoing. If charges are brought the athletes said they left Geneva, U.S. officials said Thursday. againstthe swimmers,they House and when video Secretary of State John Kerry and could include filing afalse po- shows them arriving back at the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lice report and committing athlete village. will gather Aug. 26,with the talks possi- property damage. Blank said the swimmers did bly lasting for two days.Officials said the Police said one of the swim- notappear to be shaken by the sides will try to secure acease-fire be- mers,who wasnot identified, MICHAELSOHN/AP alleged crime. She said investi- brokeadoor to an outside bath- Ryan Lochte and three other Americanswimmershave said gators needed more time to de- tween Syria’sgovernment and rebels and theywere robbedatgunpoint early Sundaybythievespos- anew U.S.-Russian deal to share intelli- room at agas station when they termine whether the swimmers couldn’tget inside, and asoap ing as police officers,but police in Rio de Janeiro saythe filed afalse police report. gence and coordinate military opera- group vandalizedagas station and lied about the robbery. tions to defeat the Islamic State. dispenser and mirror were also By the time of her order, The diplomacycomes amid fierce broken. Lochte had already returned to fighting in Aleppo,Syria’slargestcity, Surveillance video from the ees 100 Reais and $20 to cover pened when they said they were the United States. and new Russian bombing operationsin gas station showing the Ameri- the damages. robbed at gunpoint. Asked whyittook so long for Syria originatingfrom an Iranian air can swimmers wasreleased by Police said agun wasshown Lochte previously said the the athletes to be questioned, base. Globo on Thursday. When by one of the security officers U.S. swimmers were in ataxi police said they waited for wit- asked about the authenticity of because the athletes were get- early Sundaymorning when it nesses to come forward. vEdgartown, Mass.: the video,police said images ting aggressive, but excessive waspulled overbymen with a As to whether the athletes ObamatovisitChina, Laos would be subject to forensic force wasnot used. badge. Those men pulled their have apologized, Veloso said analysis. The latestdevelopments in guns on the swimmers,hesaid, that “the apology should be to The White House saysPresidentBa- The athletes were confront- the case led to more questions and one put acocked gun to his the carioca people who saw rack Obama will makehis 11th and likely ed by security officers,and they and confusion about the swim- forehead. their imagestained by afantasy final presidential trip to Asia in early offered the gas station employ- mers’ account of what hap- Lochte said they took the story.” September. Obama will traveltoChina and Laos from Sept. 2toSept. 9. The stop in Laos will makehim the firstU.S.presidentto visit the SoutheastAsian nation. US to curb use of private prisons In China, Obama will participateina summit with leaders from the world’s Review found more the same level of correctional The feder- contract reaches the end of its top 20 industrialized and developing na- services,programs and re- al govern- term, the bureau should either tions.Heplans separate talks with Chi- problems than at sources,” Yates wrote. “They do ment began decline to renew that contract nese President Xi Jinping. federal facilities notsave substantially on costs; to rely on or substantially reduce its The White House saysObama will use and as noted in arecent report contract pris- scope in amanner consistent the Asia swing to promote asweeping by the department’sOffice of ons to keep with lawand the overall decline trans-Pacifictrade deal he wants en- Kevin Johnson Inspector General, they do not pace with an of the bureau’s inmate popula- acted, despite broad opposition to it. USA TODAY maintain the same level of safe- inmate popu- tion,” Yates wrote. vTurkey: Attacks on police, ty and security.” lation that The overall population now WASHINGTON The Justice De- Earlier this month, areview Sally Yates soared nearly stands at less than 195,000. militarykill 14, injure 220 partment will end its use of pri- by the inspector general found 800 percent By nextspring, Justice has Astring of bombings, blamed on vate prisons,declaring that the that incidents involving inmate between projected that fewer than Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s se- facilities areless safe and “com- discipline; the recovery of con- 1980 and 2013.The rate of in- 14,200 inmates would be held curity forces,killed at least14people and pare poorly” with institutions traband, including cellphones; crease during that time, Yates in contract prisons. wounded more than 220others,officials run by the federal government. and the frequencyoffacility noted Thursday, accelerated Although Yates credited the said Thursday. Deputy Attorney General lock-downs were more com- faster than the BOP could work of bureau personnel for Twoofthe attacks were car bombings Sally Yates,inamemo Thurs- mon in contract prisons than in manage. making the transition possible, that hit police stations in eastern Turkey, daytothe federal Bureau of government-run facilities. But with inmate population the federal prison system con- while athird —aroadside blast—target- Prisons,directed officials to “For example, the contract declining for the firsttime in tinues to struggle with staffing ed amilitary vehicle carrying soldiers in start the process of reducing prisons confiscated eight times decades after adjustments in shortages. the southeastofthe country. and “ultimately ending” the as manycontraband cellphones federal sentencing policies Earlier this year,USA TO- Authorities say the assaults were car- government’sreliance on pri- on averageasthe BOP institu- largely directed at nonviolent DAYreported the bureau had ried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, vate lock-ups that, at the peak tions,” the inspector general re- drug offenders,Yates said the been assigning prison medical or PKK. Lastweek, PKK commanderCe- in 2013,housed nearly 30,000 ported. “Contract prisons also government is moving to end personnel —nurses,physical mil Bayik threatened increased attacks of the 220,000 inmates in had higher rates of assaults, its dependence on contract therapists,pharmacists and againstpolice in Turkish cities. custody. both by inmates on other in- detention. others —toguard shifts to fill “They simply do notprovide mates and by inmates on staff.” “I am directing that, as each gaps in its security coverage. NASA plansseven-yearround-trip to asteroid

craft is scheduledtoblastoff surface. tion of space rocks,also known USA TODAY Sept. 8onaseven-year round- “Weare bringing back scien- as asteroids,asthey tumble trip journey to the asteroid, tifictreasure,” the University of through the solar system — An SUV-size spacecraft is which poses aslim chance of Arizona’sDante Lauretta, prin- knowledgethat could help sci- about to launch on an auda- slamming into Earth about 150 cipal investigator of the mis- entists pinpoint which ones cious mission: to track down a years from now. sion, told reporters Wednesday. pose athreat to Earth. big, bad space rock, giveitakiss Assuming the ship makes it If all goes well, the payoff More grandly,the $800 mil- NOAH BERGER/AP A firefighter sprays water as awildfire and stealthily pilfer some of its back in 2023 as planned, it will from OSIRIS-REx will be enor- lion mission could help re- 1 races along aroad Wednesdaynight near bulk. carry as much as 4 ⁄2 pounds of mous.Data gathered by the searchers understand the Keenbrook, Calif. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx robotic dustand gravelfrom the rock’s craft will help clarify the mo- origins of earthly life.

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