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Medals from 2016 Rio Olympic Games are defective and show rusting, chipping

Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Some medals from the Rio Olympics are chipping or rusting, but one Brazilian official called that 'totally normal.'

Athletes who participated in the Rio Olympics are having issues with their medals.

Olympic medals for more than 130 winners from the Rio de Janeiro Games last summer are rusting or chipping, according to officials.

“We’re seeing problems with the covering on between 6 or 7% of the medals, and it seems to do with the difference in temperatures,” Rio Games communications officer Mario Andrada told reporters.

The International Olympic Committee and Rio organizers are planning a system to replace the medals for those who are unsatisfied with the defective medals, Andrada said.

At the London Olympic Games in 2012, organizers provided instructions to medalists on how to keep their medals in mint condition, but did not specify any detail on room temperature.

The Olympic medals for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, for instance, are expected to be composed of recycled cellphones and small appliances donated by Japanese citizens. »

Dow futures open more than 100 points lower after North Korea fires missile over Japan

Authored by cnbc.com

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that passed over Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters early Tuesday.

Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that the Japanese government warned that a North Korean missile was headed toward the Tohoku region at the northern end of the country.

The Japanese broadcaster reported that the North Korean missile broke into three pieces and fell into the sea. »

You have three days left to comment on the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality

Authored by theverge.com

After four months of debate, the FCC is nearly ready to stop accepting feedback on its proposal to kill net neutrality.

The last net neutrality proceeding set the prior FCC comment record at what at the time seemed like a whopping 3.7 million responses.

Make sure you leave the proceeding number “17-108” in place, as that’s what ties it to the net neutrality proposal. »

Mexico to Trump: No funding for wall, but we’ll help Texas

Authored by thinkprogress.org

In comments made Sunday, Mexican officials honed in on the tragedy currently playing out only a short distance away.

Trump also stated boldly that Mexico would pay for the wall—something the Mexican government quickly confirmed was definitely not happening.

“If a need for assistance does arise, we will work with our partners, including Mexico, to determine the best way forward. »

Medieval London was the most violent place in England

Authored by newscientist.com

Lower-class young men in medieval London were subjected to extreme levels of violence, far worse than other parts of medieval England.

“It appears that violence in medieval London may have been largely tied to sex and social status,” says archaeologist Kathryn Krakowka at the University of Oxford.

But the London cemeteries she dug into had a violence rate roughly double that elsewhere in England. »