Carrying a torch

Blame it on Rio: Brazil’s president, even as she faces an impeachment hearing, ignited the Olympic flame, beginning the torch relay that will tour 329 Brazilian cities before ending Aug. 5 at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Along with political turmoil, Brazil also is facing health concerns regarding the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

To address Zika, the Olympic cauldron built to hold the flame is being replaced with a massive citronella candle.

On Target: Target is facing some backlash after it announced that transgendered customers and employees can use the restroom that “corresponds to their gender identity.” Conservative groups have responded with calls to boycott Target.

But in a backlash to the backlash, Target customers are thanking the retailer for inadvertently declaring their stores “Bigot-Free Zones.”

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Will they do my dishes? Dish, facing a decline in new customers for its satellite TV service, is training its technicians to replace batteries and repair screens on Apple iPhones.

But no, Dish techs can’t help you with Microsoft products; they don’t do Windows.

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