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Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe
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Brazil police pull US swimmers from flight amid robbery probe

Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they…
Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
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Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening

Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the…
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
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A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom

It's as predictable as the fixed, two-year calendar for the Olympics themselves.Before every edition of the Games – winter or…
Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food
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Brazilian restaurants turn waste back into food

There's not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, but thanks to Fernanda Danelon, restaurants in…
Brazil quells gang violence in northern state, 65 arrested
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Brazil quells gang violence in northern state, 65 arrested

Police restored order in a northern state of Brazil on Monday after three nights of violence unleashed by a criminal…
Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court
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Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA…
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
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Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil

Researchers in Brazil announced Thursday the "presence of the Zika virus" in Culex mosquitoes (the common house mosquito) in the…
Pokemon Go welcome at Rio Olympics, mayor says
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Pokemon Go welcome at Rio Olympics, mayor says

Could hunting for a Pokemon get any hotter? Maybe in Rio, so the city about to host the Olympic Games…
Giant step for street art to honor Neil Armstrong
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Giant step for street art to honor Neil Armstrong

Cincinnati is remembering its most famous former resident with a 7,632 square feet piece of outdoor art. The mural will be…
Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
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Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics

Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial emergency Friday and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for…
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