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CEU DO MAPIA, Brazil (AP) — Canoes slide through a narrow river, dodging branches and trees for more than four hours to reach a tiny village deep in the Amazon jungle of western Brazil.

CEU DO MAPIA, Brazil (AP) — Canoes slide through a narrow river, dodging branches and trees for more than four hours to reach a tiny village deep in the Amazon jungle of western Brazil. Men chant to a steady rhythm, banging mallets on jungle vines called Jagube. While the hallucinogenic effects are usually moderate, drinkers say it helps facilitate spiritual connections. At the church, Alfredo Gregorio de Melo, son of the village founder and spiritual leader of Holy Daime, lit candles on a table shaped like the Star of David.

Mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral for the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at his church altar.

Donald Trump is forever fired from “Celebrity Apprentice,” so long as one top executive reigns.

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Moscow and Damascus to stop any attempt to attack the rebels in Syria, "a hypocritical move" taking into account the intensification of Washington's airstrikes in Syria, website antiwar.com wrote.

Oil companies can take four key steps to ride out $40 crude prices.

A drunk chef who slammed a few too much Jack Daniels on a plane flight from Lexington, Kentucky, to Charlotte, South Carolina, was tackled and held down by the plane’s pilot after shoving a flight attendant last month. And, there’s video to prove it. Michael Kerr, a 25-year-old resident of Lexington, can be seen in a video slurring at the stewardess, saying that he wants to get off the plane. Kerr later pushed the flight attendant, at which point the pilot jumped in and wrestled him to the ground.

President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday appealed to the Vuwani community to use their democratic right to vote tomorrow‚ following the agreement signed between government and stakeholders aimed at normalising the situation in the Vhembe district of Limpopo.

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday demanded a sweeping overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday as Russian appeals against bans mounted just three days from the opening of the Rio Games.

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Pinterest has become a staple of the wedding planning process, from bridal hairstyles to decorative centerpieces. Why not use it to plan the happily ever after?

Here are the most-pinned honeymoon destinations where couples go to bask in their newlywed bliss.

Iceland's Blue Lagoon

This geothermal spa is rich in minerals, making it one of Iceland's most popular spots.

Santorini, Greece

Investors jumped into all sorts of exchange-traded funds in July, but were big buyers of equity funds as U.S. stocks hit a string of all-time highs.

– Some workers in Jos protested at the university teaching hospital – Police were called in to disperse them but the confrontation resulted in the hospitalisation of five workers Five persons have been hospitalised after they were accosted by policemen in Jos during a protest. Daily Trust reports that the protesters were workers of the […]

The Los Angeles Rams will provide the producers of HBO Sports' documentary “Hard Knocks” plenty of intrigue and even thought-provoking fare as the team embarks on its new first season in L.A. and prepares for the 2016 season. None will perhaps be greater than the Rams relocation effort from St. Louis and its return to Los Angeles after 22 years away (which includes increased attention from hordes of media), and how the No. 2 media market in the country welcomes the Rams and the NFL back after a lengthy absence.

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There is an airline that does not frown on its customers trying to join the mile high club.

In fact, it offers private flights for the express purpose of allowing passengers to have sex in the air. 

That airline is Flamingo Air, and it is located in—of all places—Cincinnati, Ohio. 

As you might expect, the decision to start advertising the chance to join the mile high club began with a bet.

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At least 16 000 law enforcement officers will be spread across Gauteng to ensure peaceful elections.

The insurer has backed off plans to expand into the individual market in Kansas and several other states.

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Starz and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson are extending their creative partnership.

A dog is on its way to Asia after police rescued it from a swamp following its escape from New Jersey's Newark International Airport. The collie named Dart got ...

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his son Eric both suggest a "strong, powerful" woman like Ivanka would never allow herself to be subjected to sexual harassment.

Young people today are not having as much sex as previous generations, despite the widespread availability of dating sites and apps and more accepting attitudes about premarital sex, researchers said Tuesday.

Medal projections for the 2016 Rio Olympics, compiled from predictions by the staff of The Associated Press who cover each sport: ARCHERY Men Individual Gold: Kim Woojin, South Korea Silver: Marcus D’Almeida, Brazil Bronze: Brady Ellison, United States Team Gold: South Korea Silver: United States Bronze: Brazil Women Individual Gold: Choi Misun, South Korean Silver:

Who’s No. 1? The Associated Press began asking the most important question in sports in 1936, and 1,103 times since then the AP college football poll has provided an answer that has only led to more questions, such as: What? Why? Are you kidding? The arguments about what team is best in college football have