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Reuters
Brazil arrested 10 people on suspicion of belonging to a group supporting Islamic State (IS) and preparing acts of terrorism during next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said.
The loosely organized group were all Brazilian citizens and in contact via internet messaging groups such as WhatsApp and Telegram, but did not know each other personally, the minister said.
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The Huffington Post
It's been four days since terror hit the city of Nice, France, during Bastille Day celebrations when a man driving a truck plowed through crowds on the Promenade des Anglais, killing 84 and wounding more than 200.
The promenade looked radically different after its reopening, when a massive crowd gathered for a minute of silence in honor of the victims.
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ABC News
Another part of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, has been bathed in colour as the Wonderwalls street art festival expands into new areas of the city, with plans to grow further.
Wollongong man Simon Grant must walk around his city and feel like he is browsing his own giant art gallery. As well as operating a management business for art projects, he is the driving force behind the Wonderwalls festival, which is leaving a growing legacy of large-scale public street art murals on the south coast of New South Wales.
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For 70 years it has been a cultural magnet for the world's greatest performers — attracting groundbreaking ensembles from the realms of dance, opera, music and theatre.
But the even the phenomenon of the Edinburgh International Festival is not immune from the impact of Brexit with its director raising fears the impending divorce from the EU could impact on sponsorship and fundraising for the globally-renowned event.
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ABC News
Tasmania is on track to record its busiest winter tourist season in a decade, as operators look to expand their winter offerings for next year.
In 2015, the island state attracted 480,000 visitors between April and September, who collectively spent $690 million.
Operators say they have been even busier this winter, with the organisers of the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival at the weekend clocking up 13,000 visitors compared to 8,500 last year.
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Security at Pokéfest in McAllen, Texas, was tightened after someone was arrested for allegedly threatening Pokémon Go players.
Pokéfest, a Pokemon festival, took place at the McAllen Convention Center on Sunday. The event has been going on for 6 years, but was more popular this year because of Pokemon go.
Harlingen police arrested a Palmview, Texas, man for allegedly threatening players. He was expected to be arraigned Sunday with terroristic threats. The threat mentioned the use of modified paintball guns and warned everyone to "not be walking around."
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TTG Asia
The 23rd edition of the annual Singapore Food Festival (SFF), organized by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), kicked off last weekend with a record lineup of 18 events taking place around the city-state featuring local cuisine presented with a modern twist.
This year's festivity takes place from July 15 to 31 and once again includes participants ranging from F&B chains to hawker centres and hotels. The festival also launched just as the Singapore Bib Gourmand list was announced on July 14. On July 21, the very first Michelin Guide Singapore will also be introduced.
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Digital Journal
Lantis Fireworks and Lasers is thrilled to announce Catherine Lantis has been featured in the July 2016 edition of O, The Oprah Magazine, in an article titled "Burning Love" by Melissa Goldberg. Head pyrotechnician, and co-owner of the company, Catherine Lantis continues to break gender stereotypes while creating spectacular shows all across the Western United States.
Pyrotechnics — the art of creating fireworks displays - has traditionally been heavily male dominated, but Catherine Lantis designs and develops dozens of shows per year across much of the west, including Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho and Alaska.
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Newsworks
After a sixth day of protests in Philadelphia over police brutality, police Commissioner Richard Ross said the city's activists have always protested peacefully, and he expects nothing different either now or during the Democratic National Convention.
Still, the city will be ready if problems arise: Officials agreed to pay $1.2 million for "lawsuit liability" insurance — more commonly known as riot or protest insurance — to cover the city for up to $5 million in potential claims for officers' "errors and omissions while performing their professional duties" from July 15 to 30, mayoral spokesman Mike Dunn said.
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The Huffington Post
Music festivals are a classic part of Chicago summers, but recent reports of groping and sexual assault at Swedish music festival, Bravalla, have cast a dark cloud over upcoming fests. It's time for festival organizers, musicians, and music fans to prioritize this issue, and take responsibility for preventing sexual violence at music festivals, so that everyone can have a good time.
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Volteface
Summer is here again, the sun is (mostly) shining and the wellies are (definitely) on. This summer also sees the first real test for the Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA), an Act instigated by our new Prime Minister May, which came into force in May. Alongside headshops, which were a focus of concerns due to sales of NPS (New Psychoactive Substances), festivals marked another key concern, as it is seen as these events that many NPS were consumed at.
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Inside the Magic
Chase will be continuing their sponsorship this year of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World, with Chase debit and credit cardmembers receiving exclusive access to the Chase Lounge. Disney Visa credit cardmembers will also be able to book reservations for special events at the festival on July 19 and 20 before the general public can do so beginning July 21.
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The Desert Sun
Art on Main Street is moving forward as the replacement event for Art Under the Umbrellas in Old Town La Quinta, California, with the city allocating $20,000 through JNS Media, its contracted marketing firm.
Old Town owner and developer Wells Marvin had requested that the City Council allocate to him the $20,000 that had been used through funds committed to the nonprofit La Quinta Arts Foundation to market Art Under the Umbrellas.
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The Huffington Post
People go to music festivals for a lot of reasons: To see their favorite bands, to spice up their Instagram feed, to sweatily camp out under the stars. But a group of volunteers came to the recent Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee for a fairly unique reason: To save uneaten food from being thrown out and sent to landfills.
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The Standard Banner
The landscape of downtown Jefferson City, Tennessee, is about to change — in a big way.
Leaders of the Mossy Creek Foundation and city and county officials broke ground recently on the Mossy Creek Historic District Festival Park, the centerpiece of plans for redeveloping downtown.
Work began immediately on the park, designed to be a center for community events, and a place where families can bring their children.
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The Trentonian
A couple weeks after a photo surfaced of a newly elected official in blackface, the state's corrections officers union has ended its sponsorship of a growing African American cultural festival in the capital city.
Latarsha Burke, executive director of The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County, said that PBA Local 105 pulled out of its sponsorship shortly before the festival was set to kick off at Mill Hill Park on July 31.
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Benzinga
Trevor Tkach, executive director of the National Cherry Festival, has been selected as the newest President/CEO of Traverse City Tourism, this community's official destination marketing and sales organization.
His selection comes at the end of a four-month search by a special subcommittee of Traverse City Tourism's board of directors.
In the end, said board chairman Justin Mortier, Tkach impressed the committee with his experience in leading the National Cherry Festival on the national stage, his ties to the Traverse City community and his commitment to a leadership style that encourages independence and creativity.
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