FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTSSewage pollution has long been a problem for Rio de Janeiro, and officials promised they would use the 2016 Summer Olympics as the springboard to finally clean up this stunningly beautiful city's waterways. An Associated Press investigation shows that not only have they failed to do that, but that the waters are rife with illness-inducing viruses. The AP teamed up with a noted Brazilian virologist to test water at three sites where Olympic and Paralympic athletes will compete, and also at one of Rio's most popular tourist beaches. Since March, Fernando Spilki, coordinator of the environmental quality program at Feevale University, has conducted four rounds of tests.Read more on NewsOK.com

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