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Drum/dance group to perform in Petoskey
Through the collaboration and sponsorship of Blissfest Music Organization, Petoskey Middle School and Petoskey District Library, Dunuya Drum and Dance will be giving a workshop for the Petoskey Middle School seventh-grade social studies classes on...
Tags: Entertainment, Caribbean Islands, Arts and Culture, Dance, Customs and Tradition
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Brazil nightclub owner blames country for fire
SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — The owner of a nightclub in southern Brazil where more than 230 people died in a fire last weekend deflected blame to "the whole country," as well as to architects and inspectors charged with making sure the building was...
Tags: Entertainment, Pneumonia, Injuries and Wounds, Bars and Clubs, Symptoms
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Brazil nightclub blaze recalls pain for US fire survivors
Argentina, a year later. Thailand in 2008. Russia in 2009. For survivors of a 2003 nightclub fire in the state of Rhode Island that was one of the deadliest in U.S. history, the fire in Brazil that killed hundreds Sunday is the latest in a series of...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Argentina, Human Interest, Russia, Lifestyle and Leisure
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620 million without power in India; Other notable power outages around the world
A look at some notable power outages around the world: July 31, 2012: Three power grids across half of India fail in what authorities call overdrawing of the system, leaving a record 620 million people without power for several hours and raising...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Italy, Renewable Energy, Germany, New York City
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Charlevoix students to participate in Model United Nations contest
In a mock version of the United Nations, Charlevoix students will represent different countries and issues at a competition this March.
High school teacher Annemarie Conway is leading a group of about 13 students in a Model United Nations club. Some...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Peru, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Health
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Skubick's capitol: A public affairs quiz
Men are smarter than women. Well there goes half of the readership looking for some day-old fish to wrap up in this column. Hold on. Everyone knows that women are more intelligent than men, but in this one public affairs quiz it is the other way around....Tags: Steve Jobs, Sonia Sotomayor, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Israel
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Host family sought for Brazilian student
GAYLORD — A host family is needed in Gaylord for a girl from Brazil, 16, who will be a junior at Gaylord High School starting in September. She is a strong student in Brazil and enjoys family activities, shopping and would like to be a lawyer in...Tags: U.S. Department of State
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Barbara Ice Smith
Barbara Ice Smith passed away at her long-time summer cottage on Walloon Lake on Oct. 19, 2011, in her 87th year. She was born on May 4, 1925, in Mount Summit, Ind. She graduated from Purdue University in 1947, where she was a member of Chi Omega... -
Protests against Sao Paulo bus fare hike turn violent
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Police used tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday night to disperse thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo who had been chanting, "The love is over -- Turkey is right here" before fleeing the law enforcement onslaught. At least 55...
Tags: Public Transportation
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Convicted sex offender extradited from Brazil after 12 years on run
A convicted sex offender was back in a Broward jail Friday after 12 years on the run and a two-year extradition process with Brazil, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Kenneth Andrew Craig, 44, who landed on an international Most Wanted Sex...Tags: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Punishment, Boca Raton, Police Arrests, Television Industry
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Miles apart, except in their hearts
Had he not left the Halloween party early or had she not given into her friends' pleas to hit one more bar, it's unclear how Daniel Bujas and Aline Fernandes might have met. As it happened, late that October night in 2008, Bujas was waiting on the Damen...
Tags: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Starbucks Corp., Wicker Park, Colleges and Universities, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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In Brazil, fine art draws crowds from favelas to fairs to museums
RIO DE JANEIRO — Instead of playing in the dirty streets after school, one hot afternoon kids in a local favela, or slum¸ are led into a giant space with bright, high white walls. Assistants lead them around, nudging them to engage with original...Tags: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Arts and Culture, Museums, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, 2016 Olympic Games
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