Category: Inside
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Brazil Wins Bid to Host the 2027 Women’s World Cup
The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil secured the right to host the 2027 tournament, FIFA announced on Thursday (17). The announcement was made at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, with the selection process decided for the first time by open voting. Brazil’s bid…
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The Immigrant Population Grew by 5.1 Million in the Last Two Years in the U.S., Says Study
The population living in the United States that was born abroad (including legal and illegal immigrants) reached a historic high in March, hitting a record of 51.6 million. This increases the percentage of foreign-born residents to 15.6% of the total U.S. population, according to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). The…
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Global Wave of Extreme Weather Events Indicates Summer with Increased Risks
A series of unprecedented weather and climate events has hit several continents in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people and displacing many others. The relentless heat in Southeast Asia, flooding in southern Brazil and Texas, and other events forecast an intense summer and align with scientific expectations of a warmer climate. The extremes occurring this…
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Rio Grande do Sul receives aid from international banks
The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank, will allocate $1.115 billion in assistance measures to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The announcement was made on social media on Tuesday (May 14) by NDB President Dilma Rousseff. On X, Rousseff described the moment faced by the Brazilian…
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Rio Grande do Sul Receives Help from International Banks
The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank, will allocate $1.115 billion for assistance measures to the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. The announcement was made on social media this Tuesday (May 14) by the president of the NDB, Dilma Rousseff. On X, Dilma Rousseff classified the moment…
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Very Red, Very Vampiric: The Official Portrait of King Charles III Received All Kinds of Criticism
Members of the royal family pose frequently for portraits. And even when they don’t, artists love to paint them anyway. Some of these portraits have garnered near-unanimous praise and have stood the test of time, entering history. Others have attracted mixed reactions and negative criticism. This is the case with the first official portrait of…
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Only 25% of Sunscreens Available on the Market Are Safe and Effective, Says New Study
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in children, Geral, Health, Inside, Men, Science and Technology, United States, Weather, Women, WorldA new study suggests that only 1 in 4 sunscreens available on the market is safe and effective, raising concerns about ingredients that may harm health and the environment.
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Latino Legislators Urge Biden to Grant Work Permits to Long-Time Immigrants
For over a year, the Biden administration has been using a humanitarian parole program to grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who recently arrived from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. But immigrants who have been living in the country longer, many paying taxes, say it’s time for them to receive work authorization…
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Inflation Rises Less in April, Providing Slight Relief to American Consumers
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% in April compared to the previous year, down from 3.5% in March, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday (15). The “core” index – which excludes the volatile prices of food and fuel to give a sense of the underlying trend – rose 3.6% last month, down from 3.8% the…
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House Prices in the U.S. Have Increased 47% Since Early 2020
House prices have risen by 47.1% since the beginning of 2020. This data comes from a recent analysis of the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which showed that home prices grew by 30.1% and 44.7% during the decades of the 1990s and 2010s, respectively. There are several factors behind the current price increase. Years of…