BRAZIL
THE NEW FORTY No...not again...when will we learn?
In my early days in emergency management I compiled a report about what has come to be known as the "Great White fire". That was the fire that was started when pyrotechnics were used in a Great White ...
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:12 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND anthropologist plays vital role in dropped charges for Brazilian indigenous tribe
It was a huge victory for the Xukur tribe and a University of North Dakota scholar when the Fifth Regional Tribunal in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil decided to drastically reduce the criminal sentences...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 3:01 PM
Brazilian woman survives accidental harpoon shooting 
A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.
By Stan Lehman , May 09, 2013
Brazil nightclub owner blames country for fire
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 safe, his lawyer said Wednesday.
By Juliana Barbassa , January 30, 2013
Arrests made in Brazil fire, funerals begin
Brazilian police say they've made three arrests and are seeking a fourth person in connection with a nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people.
By Associated Press , January 28, 2013
Things to know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2013
Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil
Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.
By Juliana Barbassa and Marco Sibaja , January 27, 2013
LM Wind Power expands to Brazil
A week after LM Wind Power announced it would cut more than 300 jobs at its manufacturing facility in Grand Forks, the company said it would create 300 jobs at a new factory in Brazil.
By Christopher Bjorke , October 02, 2012
Grand Forks-made wind turbine parts bound for Brazil
An unusual circumstance will occur this week when the 469-foot-long Atlanticborg arrives in Duluth, first to unload wind turbine components for projects in Montana and North Dakota and then to load 60 wind turbine blades made in North Dakota for export to Brazil.
By Steve Kuchera , July 09, 2012
LM’s blades headed for Brazil
Dozens of wind turbine blades manufactured at Grand Forks’ LM Wind Power plant began a three-week journey to Brazil Friday. During the past two weeks, 60 blades were trucked to Duluth and loaded onto the 469-foot ship Alamosborg.
By Herald Staff Report , June 29, 2012
2 detained in Rio in connection to school massacre
Two men have been detained and questioned for allegedly helping provide a gun to a man who entered a Rio de Janeiro school, opened fire and killed at least 12 children before taking his own life, a police official said Saturday.
By Marco Sibaja , April 09, 2011
Brazil buries schoolchildren victims of gunman's massacre, debates gun laws
Grief-stricken relatives threw themselves upon caskets and wept to exhaustion as Rio buried most of the 12 children killed in a school shooting. The massacre shocked Brazilians — and stoked new calls for stricter guns laws.
By Marco Sibaja , April 09, 2011
12 children die, 11 more injured as gunman stalks former school in Brazil
Stalking the halls of his one-time elementary school, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira killed 10 girls and two boys, most with shots to their heads even as children begged him to stop, witnesses said. Open the article to see a video report on the Brazil school massacre.
By Juliana Barbassa , April 08, 2011
Gunman opens fire at Brazil school, at least 15 injured
Brazilian authorities say a gunman has injured at least 15 people at a school in Rio de Janeiro.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2011
U.S., ALLIES LAUNCH MILITARY ACTION AGAINST LIBYA
Obama: 'We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy'President Barack Obama authorized limited military action against Libya Saturday, saying Moammar Gadhafi's continued assault on his own people left the U.S. and its international partners with no other choice. The Pentagon said 112 cruise missiles were launched from U.S. and United Kingdom ships and subs, hitting 20 targets.
By Ben Feller , March 19, 2011
- President Obama makes announcement on Libya
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Obama's trip seeks to engage with Latin America
A nuclear crisis in Japan, fighting in Libya, turmoil in the Mideast and the threat of a government shutdown at home. It's a tough time for President Barack Obama to leave on a trip to Latin America.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2011
International students provide work relief in western North Dakota
An opportunity to fill open positions at western North Dakota businesses using foreign workers has been successful and has given employees a chance to learn about other cultures.
By Nick Smith , January 30, 2011
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