Category: Geral
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Supreme Court Allows Federal Regulation of Homemade Firearms
On Tuesday (8), the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily revived the Biden administration’s regulation on so-called “ghost guns” – kits for assembling untraceable homemade firearms that can be purchased online. In defending the rule, government officials stated that the popularity of these weapons has increased in recent years, particularly among criminals who are…
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Massachusetts Declares State of Emergency in Response to Increase in Immigrants
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Tuesday (8) in response to the rising number of immigrants arriving in the state. With Healey’s declaration comes an “urgent and formal appeal” to the federal government to help expedite work authorization for newly arrived immigrants. About 5,600 families with children are living in state-funded…
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Pill for Postpartum Depression Approved by FDA
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill specifically to treat postpartum depression, a potentially fatal condition that affects hundreds of thousands of new parents in the United States each year. The manufacturers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Inc. say that the drug, Zurzuvae (zuranolone), will be commercially available in the fourth quarter of this…
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DeSantis’ Policy: People, Events, and Businesses Are Leaving Florida
One thing is true: in a war, there are casualties. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “woke war” is no exception. DeSantis, who promises that if elected president, he will make the United States more like Florida, has been promoting a wave of extremist legislation in his state. He has restricted academic freedom and banned diversity and…
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Drex: Understand What It Is and How the Digital Real Will Work
The virtual version of the real took another step towards implementation on Monday (7). The Central Bank (BC) announced that the Brazilian digital currency will be called Drex. With the platform in the testing phase since March and the first simulated operations scheduled for September, the digital real aims to expand business possibilities and stimulate…
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Drex: Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Virtual Currency in 2024
The Central Bank of Brazil announced its plan to adopt a virtual currency by 2024, called “Drex,” which will have a value equivalent to the physical money currently in circulation.
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American Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1 Trillion
American credit card debt has just reached a new and undesirable milestone: for the first time, it exceeds $1 trillion, according to data released on Tuesday (8) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During the second quarter, credit card balances surged by $45 billion, or nearly 4.6%, to $1.03 trillion, according to the…
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BR Day New York, The Biggest Brazilian Party Outside Brazil, Has Been Postponed
The founder and president of BR Day New York, João de Matos, announced that BR Day the traditional Brazilian party that closes the streets of Manhattan to celebrate Brazil’s Independence, will not take place in 2023. “Unfortunately, our annual meeting will be postponed once again”, announced De Matos. “As you know, we always bring the…
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Actress Aracy Balabanian Passes Away at 83
Actress Aracy Balabanian died on the morning of this Monday (7) in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 83. The confirmation was made by the clinic where the actress was hospitalized.
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Agribusiness Leaders at Event at the Jockey Club of São Paulo
São Paulo will host the 1st edition of Agrotalk Business on August 8, an invitation-only event that will open discussions on the current Brazilian economic scenario. The confirmed speakers are: Antonia Fontenelle, entrepreneur and commentator; Antonio Cabrera Mano Filho, former Minister of Agriculture; Evaristo de Miranda, researcher at Embrapa; Paulo Junqueira, president of the Rural…