USA leads in medals
CBS News' Ben Tracy is in Rio de Janeiro with the highs and lows of the 2016 Olympics' opening weekend.
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Team USA dominates Rio
Amazing performances by Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky helped Team USA expand its lead in the overall Olympic medal count in Rio. CBS Sports Network's Dana Jacobson joins CBSN with highlights of the first weekend of the 2016 Olympics.
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Rio update
The United States saw some late night success in beach volleyball and picked up a win on the pitch in women's soccer this weekend in Rio. Ben Tracy has an update on the Olympic games.
Senior athleticism
As we see during the Olympics, athletes are getting faster and stronger all the time. The same can be said for a large percentage of America's senior citizen population: Men and women showing the benefits of staying active as they age, with some breaking world records while they do it. Lee Cowan reports.
Olympic protestors
The Olympic torch was blocked briefly by thousands of protestors near Rio's Copacabana Beach. A recent survey shows that 63 percent of Brazilians think that hosting the Olympics is doing more harm than good. Ben Tracy reports.
Anti-Olympics protests
Ahead of Friday's Olympics opening ceremony in Rio, protesters are flooding the streets. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccus joins CBSN from Brazil with why Brazilian citizens are protesting.
Opening ceremonies preview
CBS Sports Network's Dana Jacobson joins CBSN with expectations for tonight's Olympics opening ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro. There will be some historic moments, including the world's first refugee team.
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Deep recession and high inflation greet 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony. The latest news and more headlines from CBS MoneyWatch.
Rio olympics security
Brazil is working with the U.S. to identify threats to the Olympic games. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano from Rio de Janeiro with more on the precautions that are being taken.
Olympic security
The Brazilian government is working with American authorities to increase security ahead of the Olympic games. Over 47,000 policer officers and 38,000 soldiers are now on duty in Rio. Ben Tracy reports.
Protection from Zika
CBS News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has been warning for months about the inevitable occurence of local Zika transmissions. It seems that time has arrived in Florida. He weighs in on how Americans can protect themselves.
Zika in Florida
Mosquitoes have apparently picked up the Zika virus and are now spreading it in south Florida. There are four cases so far, the first in the U.S. transmitted locally. The state has now embarked on an extensive spraying program to wipe out as many mosquitoes as possible. David Begnaud reports.
Zika fears in Florida
Florida is now believed to be the first state in the U.S. to have cases of Zika virus locally transmitted by mosquitoes. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers with the latest.
Florida Zika fears
The Food and Drug Administration has asked blood banks in Florida's Dade and Broward counties to stop collecting blood immediately. Officials are trying to stem the possibility of an outbreak of the Zika virus. David Begnaud reports.
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Rio Anti-Doping Lab Shut Down
Just weeks before the Olympics, the host city has another entry on its laundry list of problems. Rio's anti-doping lab has been shut down, and blood and urine samples may have to be flown to the U.S. and Europe for testing during the games. Ben Tracy got a look inside the facility not long ago.
Rio's $66 million doping lab shut down weeks before Olympics
Just over five weeks before the summer Olympics get underway, Rio still faces a number of problems. Police say they're underpaid and the acting governor admits the games could be a "big failure" because of budget shortfalls. Now, the doping control lab -- set up to make sure athletes don't cheat -- is closed. Ben Tracy reports.
Countries worldwide struggling to contain coronavirus
The U.K. is easing its strict lockdown as COVID deaths are declining, but other countries like India continue to combat the coronavirus and a shortage of oxygen. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Face The Nation: Macron, Thomas-Greenfield
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the new travel restrictions in France, President Biden's refugee policy and the growing coronavirus crisis in Brazil.
A jaguar involved in an Olympic torch ceremony in Brazil was shot dead Monday, sparking outrage among animal rights groups
A jaguar involved in an Olympic torch ceremony in Brazil was shot dead Monday, sparking outrage among animal rights groups. CBSN's Demarco Morgan has details.
Brazil's COVID crisis reaches "catastrophe"
CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Sao Paulo on the growing coronavirus crisis in Brazil.
After getting caught in a doping scandal, Russia's track and field team has been banned from the Summer Olympics in Brazil
After getting caught in a doping scandal, Russia's track and field team has been banned from the Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Former Olympian Joe Jacobi is calling for the return of his stolen gold medal
Former Olympian Joe Jacobi is calling for the return of his stolen gold medal. Surveillance video captured a suspect breaking into the canoeist's car Monday in Atlanta and making off with a backpack. Jacobi's medal, which he's carried with him every day since he won gold in 1992 at the Barcelona games, was inside. He's offering a $500 dollar reward, no questions asked.
A growing number of athletes are expressing concern about this summer's Olympic games in Rio as the Zika virus continues to spread
A growing number of athletes are expressing concern about this summer's Olympic games in Rio as the Zika virus continues to spread. Former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, co-host of the CBS Sports Network's all-female sports show "We Need To Talk," joins CBSN's Josh Elliott with more.
Senate approves package to end government shutdown, sending to House
The Senate approved a long-sought funding package that would end the government shutdown late Monday, bringing Congress one step closer to ending a 41-day impasse.
Use of force against protesters keeps violating policy, former agent says
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