Category: Community
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Shooting in California: What’s the Reason This Time?
A celebration of the Chinese New Year turned tragic last Saturday (21) in Monterey Park, a city in Southern California that is home to one of the largest Chinese communities in the country. An armed man entered a local dance studio and opened fire, killing 10 people and injuring another 10. The man, identified as…
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Brazilian Ballerina Enchants Judges on ‘America’s Got Talent: All-Stars’
Brazilian ballerina Vitória Bueno participated in ‘America’s Got Talent: All-Stars’ and enchanted the judges and audience with her performances.
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For the First Time in 60 Years, China’s Population Declines
China reported on Tuesday (17) its first population decline since 1961. There were 1.41175 billion people living in China at the end of 2022 – a drop of about 850,000 compared to the end of the previous year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Beijing. A total of 9.56 million…
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U.S. Eliminates Interview for Certain Visa Types by the End of 2023
The U.S. Secretary of State announced that, by the end of 2023, consulates and embassies are authorized to waive the requirement for personal interviews for the issuance of certain types of visas. This rule was already in effect in 2022 but has been extended with the aim of reducing wait times for document issuance and…
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Long Island Republican Leaders Call for George Santos’ Resignation
Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party in Long Island called on Wednesday (11) for Congressman George Santos, elected to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district in November, to resign due to the lies told to voters and fabrications about his personal and professional life. “Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I…
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Confidential Government Documents Found in Biden’s Private Office
You have heard this story before. Confidential government documents, which were supposed to remain with the U.S. National Archives at the end of Joe Biden’s vice presidency, were found by the current president’s lawyers in one of his private offices last November. The story you’ve heard involves another president. Dozens of confidential documents were found…
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The Secrets Prince Harry Reveals in His Autobiography
“Spare,” the highly anticipated memoir of Prince Harry was officially released on Monday (9) and could become one of the best-selling books of the year. This is because the prince does not hold back details about his troubled relationship with the Royal Family, which will greatly please those who love following the dramas experienced by…
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After Invasion in Brasília, Democracy Protests Mark Monday
The Law School of the University of São Paulo (IUSP) and social movements called for demonstrations on Monday (9) in defense of democracy and for the punishment of those involved in the invasion of the headquarters of the Three Powers on Sunday (8) in Brasília. The first act took place at noon in the Noble…
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The Generation That Did Not Learn to Correlate Books with Reality
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, children, Community, Education, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Literature, PoliticsDespite Paulo Freire being idolized in Brazil by a certain ideology, my wish is that his teaching method goes to the limbo of educational history, and I will explain why. I did not study my whole life in a private school, and this was due to my parents’ dissatisfaction with my learning. As children, we…
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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…