Category: Geral
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Car Insurance Increased 36% Since 2020. Here’s Why
The price of car insurance has risen 36% since January 2020, according to an analysis by ABC News of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just last year, the price of car insurance increased by more than 20%, BLS data shows. The increase is directly related to the rise in vehicle prices, analysts…
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Carnival 2024: Less Traditional Destinations in Brazil See Higher Demand
This year’s Carnival in Brazil is expected to generate R$ 9 billion — a 10% increase compared to last year, according to Agência Brasil.
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Donald Trump’s Influence Divides Republicans on Immigration
As senators approached a bipartisan agreement that, according to Republican negotiators, would constitute the most conservative border security bill in decades, Donald Trump was winning significant margins in the early Republican primaries, bringing the party’s nomination ever closer. More powerful than ever, the former president opposed the agreement that would also send tens of billions…
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Alabama Executes First Nitrogen Gas Execution
Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was executed by nitrogen asphyxiation on Thursday night (25), marking the first execution of its kind ever carried out in the country. Smith, 58, was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 contract murder and had previously survived a botched lethal injection attempt in 2022. At that time, executioners…
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Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil
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Entrepreneur Flávio Figueiredo Assis promises to make history by launching the first electric car originally from Brazil. In addition to contributing to changing the energy matrix and positively impacting the environment, his mission is to change the image of Brazil to the world. His inspiration is billionaire Elon Musk, who has a story similar to…
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Rent Overwhelms the Budgets of Half of Renters in the U.S.
At least half of all renters in the United States spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills, more than at any other time in history, according to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard. The analysis of 2022 census data by the study’s authors revealed…
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US Economy Continues to Surprise with Faster Than Expected Growth
The world’s largest economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023, the Commerce Department reported. This was a decline from the 4.9% of the previous quarter, but much faster than the 2% that many analysts expected. In 2023, the American economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5%,…
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These Are The 5 Top Destinations To Visit In The U.S. This Year, According To A New Survey
You have to agree: it is very rewarding to take an amazing trip without worrying about whether your passport is up to date or how to pay for expensive international flights. Why not consider traveling through this continental-sized country, which offers wonderful destinations and attractions? Perhaps there is an American destination you have always wanted…
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Five Years After the Brumadinho Dam Collapse
On January 25, 2019, a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The disaster killed 272 people and nearly 12 million cubic meters of toxic sludge flowed through local communities and water systems. Despite clear warnings about the dam’s stability, the German company TÜV SÜD’s subsidiary had certified the dam as…
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Why Are Measles Cases Emerging in the U.S.?
Nearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local health departments. International travel, along with declining global vaccination rates, are likely behind this wave of new cases, experts say. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health confirmed at least nine cases of measles in the…