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'Save My Brother First': Boy, 13, Sacrifices Life in Australian Flood

Jordan Rice was only 13, but when he realized not all of his family could be saved, he ended up making the ultimate sacrifice. As floodwaters rushed up around him and his family, the Toowoomba, Australia, boy -- who was afraid of the water -- made a decision that would cost him his life: His little brother should be...

Prosecutors Decide Not to Retry Rod Blagojevich's Brother

CHICAGO (Aug. 26) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is set to go back on trial in early January, but he will stand alone as a defendant this time after prosecutors dismissed all corruption charges against his brother on Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel said Rod Blagojevich's retrial will start the...

Teen Sailor Reunited With Brother on Dry Land

(June 26) -- The California 16-year-old whose failed attempt to sail solo around the world triggered an international rescue mission and fierce criticism of her parents arrived back on dry land today and was reunited with her older brother, a fellow sailing adventurer. A French patrol boat brought Abby Sunderland ashore...

Prescott Bush, Brother of 41st President, Dies at 87

(June 25) -- Prescott S. Bush Jr., brother of President George H.W. Bush, died Wednesday at the age of 87 after a long illness. Bush was an insurance executive and an aviation businessman and had a brief political career, without ever moving entirely out of the shadow of his successful younger brother. Like his brother...

Natalee Holloway's Brother Speaks Out on van der Sloot

(June 18) -- Joran van der Sloot's recent arrest in the murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman has drawn the keen interest of authorities in Aruba, where the Dutchman is the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The attention of the Arubans, and of news outlets around the world, has been captured by...

Background on brother

A male sibling is called a brother, and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together development of strong emotional bonds such as love, hostility or thoughtfulness.

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