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By Chelsea Matiash and Myles LittleAugust 11, 2016 10:51 AM EDTJust as the Olympics attract the world best athletes, the Games also lure many of the world greatest photographers to capture their superhuman fea stanley cup ts. Their tools are many: multiple exposures, robotic underwater cameras, remotes hanging stanley cup from rafters, and good old-fashioned sideline shooting. The result is a daily flood of thousands upon thousands of images.Among the very best of them are Reuters photographer Dominic Ebenbichler capturing swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, reveling in yet another gold; Fabrizio Bensch of Reuters suspending time as gymnast Simone Biles is airborne above the balance beam; Katie Ledecky world record-setting swim is immortalized in a sublime, underwater photo by the AP David J. Phillip, and in a quieter frame, Russia Yulia Efimova anguish over a second-place finish is intimately documented by the AP Matt Slocum.Here, TIME has selected just 37 of the most spectacular photographs made so far at the Rio Olympic Summer Games.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs New stanley cup est Class of Next Generation LeadersContact us at letters@time Cdry See Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Go From Rivals to Friends
By Zeke J MillerUpdated: April 14, 2017 4:39 PM [ET] | Originally published: April 14, 2017 4:24 PM EDT;Transparency advocates are protesting the White House decision against releasing visitor logs for the White House complex.In a letter to White House Counsel Don McGahn, representatives from seven groups stated their opposition to the Trump Administration reversal of an Obama-era policy of releasing the names of most of those who enter the White House complex, calling it deeply troubling and calling for the decision to be reverse air max d immediately.Transparency is a core principle of American government, the letter states. As one of the first proponents of the Freedom of Information Act said over fifty years ago, We must r adidas originals emove every barrier to information about ndash; and understanding of ndash; Government activities consistent with our security if the American public is to be adequately equipped to fulfill the ever more demanding role of responsible citizenship. Or as Abraham Lincoln put it more succinctly, Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe. White House communications director Michael Dubke said the decision to reverse the Obama-era policy was due to the grave national sec jordan urity risks and privacy concerns of the hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.The signatories to the letter, which was drafted by the group American Oversightmdash;founded |
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