Brazil Blackout: Two Largest Cities Hit By Massive Power Outages
RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive power failure blacked out Brazil’s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America’s biggest nation for more than two hours late Tuesday, leaving millions of people in the dark after a huge hydroelectric dam suddenly went offline. Paraguay was also affected when the Itaipu dam straddling the two nations’ border stopped producing 17,000 megawatts of power, resulting in outages in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and at least several other big Brazilian cities, Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao said.
Caipirinhas in Rio after 2016 Olympics win (AP)
AP – Confetti poured over 50,000 cheering Brazilians, swimsuit-clad revelers waved green, yellow and blue flags and bartenders worked overtime serving caipirinhas to celebrate one of Rio’s proudest moments: The 2016 Olympics are coming to the Marvelous City.
A setback that sharpens doubts about Obama
WASHINGTON – OK, so it wasn’t health care, climate change, or war. Still, President Obama’s high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels – that he’s a better talker than closer.
Polanski agreed to $500,000 payment in civil suit (AP)
AP – Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court documents
Palin’s Revenge: Who’s Laughing Now?
Now correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t I hear the Jurassic media bury the career of Sarah Palin just last July? And weren’t they joined in this mockery by the so-called conservative elites like David Brooks and Karl Rove and Joe Scarborough and so on?
Pele unfazed by Obama backing Chicago’s bid (AP)
AP – Brazilian soccer great Pele isn’t worried President Barack Obama’s star power could help Chicago win the bid for the 2016 Olympics at the expense of Rio de Janeiro.
