Author: The Brasilians NewsPaper
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Income Tax: Do You Need to Report Payments Received Through Apps
The income tax season in the United States is approaching. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) typically begins accepting returns in the last week of January, with the official announcement coming in the middle of the month. For this season, as almost always, there are new developments. However, there is one change that deserves to be…
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Pope Benedict XVI Buried in the Vatican
On Thursday (5), Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a staunch conservative who shocked the Catholic Church when he resigned a decade ago, was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The Pope Francis led the farewell mass for his predecessor, an unprecedented event in the history of the Catholic Church in modern times. As smoke…
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Biden Announces Program to Welcome New Immigrants
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday (5) that he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 immigrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. On the other hand, he also announced that the program will expel all immigrants from these countries who attempt to circumvent U.S. laws. In a speech from the…
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Pelosi Era Comes to an End and Republicans Lack Unanimity in Choosing a New Leader
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has decided not to seek reelection for her leadership position, ending a two-decade run as the top Democrat and the first woman to lead the House. Pelosi stated that she will remain a member of Congress and fulfill the term for which she was just reelected…
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Abortion Pills Will Be Sold in Pharmacies in the U.S.
On Tuesday (3), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began allowing certified pharmacies to sell the abortion medication Mifepristone to individuals with a prescription. The Mifepristone can be used alongside another medication, Misoprostol, to terminate a pregnancy. Previously, these pills could only be requested, prescribed, and distributed by a certified healthcare professional. During the Covid-19…
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New York Legalizes Human Composting After Death
New York Governor Kathy Hochul legalized on Saturday (31) the so-called “natural organic reduction,” popularly known as human composting after death. The state becomes the sixth in the country to approve this type of legislation, which gives residents access to an alternative method to traditional burial or cremation, in addition to being environmentally sustainable. Washington…
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NFL Star in Critical Condition After Suffering Cardiac Arrest on Field
Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin is in critical condition at a Cincinnati hospital after collapsing on the field due to cardiac arrest on Monday night (2) during a game against the Bengals, which was postponed following the incident. The Bills announced the cardiac arrest diagnosis on Tuesday morning (3), hours after the player was…
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Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, Lies in State at St. Peter’s Basilica
Tens of thousands of people lined up outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Monday (2) to pay their last respects to Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, who died on Saturday at the age of 95. It is estimated that around 65,000 people, including Roman Catholic faithful and tourists, paid their last respects by…
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Lula Takes Office and Resumes Discourse with the World
On the first business day of his new term, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spent Monday (2) meeting with heads of state and government, as well as representatives of foreign delegations who came to Brasília for his inauguration.
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Funeral Procession Through the Streets of Santos Pays Final Tributes to the King of Football
After 24 hours of wake, on Tuesday (3), a funeral procession through the streets of Santos paid its final tributes to Pelé and took the body of the King of Football to the place where he was buried, at the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, in the same city, in a ceremony for friends and family. The…