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This Florida City Has Just Been Named the Best Food City in the Country
Dining out, like everything else, is getting more expensive. In fact, according to WalletHub, restaurant prices have risen 6.5% between August 2022 and August 2023. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still go out and have fun – especially if you live in one of the top food cities in the country.
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One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Iguaçu Falls in Paraná
Foz do Iguaçu is a unique destination, and you can get up close to the natural spectacle that is the Iguaçu Falls, as well as visit the largest hydroelectric power plant in energy production, Itaipu Binacional, and the National Park. The border of Brazil with Argentina is one of those scenarios that deserve to be…
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Government Is Not Paralyzed and House Leader Is Expelled by Republicans
The agreement of Republican Kevin McCarthy with the hardline conservatives of the House of Representatives, who handed him the gavel of president in January, came to an end on Tuesday (3), when those same right-wing rebels, joined by the Democrats, expelled him from the position. The 269-day reign of McCarthy ended with a vote of…
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New Model of Brazilian Passport Begins to Be Issued
A new model of the Brazilian passport began to be issued this Tuesday (3) in Brazil. The issuance of the new passport at embassies and consulates abroad will only occur in 2024. There will be a transition period during which the current model and the new document will coexist. Passports issued in the current model…
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More Than 100 Dolphins Found Dead in the Amazon as Water Temperatures Rise
More than 100 dolphins died in the Amazon rainforest last week as the region faces a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.
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First Blood Test for Hereditary Cancer Approved by the FDA
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of the first blood test that can help identify hundreds of hereditary variants potentially associated with cancer. The “Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel” evaluates a blood sample to identify DNA variants in 47 genes associated with an elevated risk of developing certain types of cancer.…
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Americans Continue Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow
Americans spent 5.8% more last August than the previous year, far exceeding inflation of less than 4%.
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Nobel in Medicine Goes to Scientists Who Contributed to the Development of the Covid Vaccine
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work in developing messenger RNA vaccines, a crucial tool for reducing the spread of Covid-19. Karikó and Weissman published the results of their work in a 2005 paper that received little attention at the time; however, later this same…
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Las Vegas Inaugurates Impressive Sphere with U2 Show
For several years, a mysterious spherical structure has been under construction in Las Vegas. This summer, the public saw giant LED screens transform it into a planet, a basketball, and even a blinking eye. Last weekend, the public finally got to discover what lies inside the sphere. Sphere, the $2.3 billion venture touted as the…
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NYC Declares State of Emergency Due to Torrential Rains
Torrential rains caused flooding that closed roads, disrupted subway service, and overwhelmed basements in the city and suburbs of New York, as “dangerous and life-threatening” rains fell (29). Rain equivalent to a month – over 10 centimeters – fell on parts of Brooklyn in just three hours. Intense rain rates of 1 to 2 inches…