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The campaign for Brazil’s 2026 general elections officially began this Sunday (Aug. 16). Candidates may participate in motorcades, marches, and leafleting from 8 am to 10 pm. Online advertising and paid advertisements in print media are also permitted. These activities are permitted through October 3, one day before the first round of voting. Rallies are…

Brazil’s rhythmic gymnastics team made history this Sunday (Aug. 16) by winning two unprecedented gold medals at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Frankfurt, Germany. The first gold came in the five-ball routine, and the second in the mixed routine, in which the athletes perform with three hoops and two clubs – an apparatus…

The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) announced that only athletes of biological female sex will be allowed to participate in competitions organized by the entity. The new policy was published Friday (Aug. 14) on the confederation’s website. According to the confederation, the new criterion aims to comply with the rules of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

Earlier this summer, on a trip to northeastern Brazil, I visited somewhere unlike anywhere I’ve been before. A four-hour bus ride from the steamy tropical city of São Luis took me to Barreirinhas, a sleepy fishing town. From there, I took a very bumpy ride on a 4×4 to reach the pristine white sand dunes…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to give its officers high-tech gloves that deliver electric shocks to people they’re trying to detain, according to plans posted by the Department of Homeland Security this week. The agency could spend as much as $20 million on the gloves made by Compliant Technologies, a veteran-owned company based in…

Earlier this summer, on a trip to northeastern Brazil, I visited somewhere unlike anywhere I’ve been before. A four-hour bus ride from the steamy tropical city of São Luis took me to Barreirinhas, a sleepy fishing town. From there, I took a very bumpy ride on a 4×4 to reach the pristine white sand dunes…

The U.S. government has lifted restrictions that prohibited public employees from using TikTok on federal government devices, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (11). Earlier, on Monday (10), the White House said the app no longer poses a threat to U.S. national security because TikTok’s operations in the country are largely controlled by American investors. TikTok, a…

People in Iceland, Greenland, northern Russia, Spain, and a part of Portugal will see a total eclipse, according to astronomers. That’s when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, fully blocking the Sun’s face. NASA says northern parts of the United States, including from Alaska to North Carolina, will see a partial solar…

A few times, Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt suspected he might have low testosterone. But when he checked his numbers, he discovered they were within a normal range. “Turns out it was more so my sleep and stress and everything else,” says Brahmbhatt, a urologist at Orlando Health in Florida. Brahmbhatt treats men with low testosterone every…

Two-time Olympic medalist Rayssa Leal won the Rio leg of the International Street Skateboarding League at the packed Maracanãzinho Arena in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted a Street League Skateboarding (SLS) event for the first time. Despite being in pain after suffering a fall the day before the event, Rayssa posted a combined score of…