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The Latest: Obama to miss Rio, Kerry to lead US delegation

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

2:10 p.m.

President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are skipping the Olympics.

The White House says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will lead the U.S. delegation to the games. He'll be the highest-level U.S. official attending.

The U.S. delegation will also include swimmer Mark Spitz. He has nine Olympic gold medals, plus a silver medal and a bronze medal.

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1:10 p.m.

The 10 members of the Olympic refugee team received a standing ovation when they were introduced Tuesday at the IOC's general assembly meeting.