Category: United States
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Promoting Human Rights is Essential for the U.S.
In the 80 years since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech, the United States has made these democratic principles the centerpiece of its foreign policy.
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U.S. and Partners Support Economic Recovery in Times of Covid-19
The United States is leading international efforts to help low-income countries focus resources on recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Countries around the world have faced rising health costs and declining revenues in 2020. In this way, the United States, in partnership with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, has led other major economies…
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President Biden Ends Discriminatory Immigration Bans
On January 20, President Joe Biden ended visa issuance restrictions, calling them “simply wrong.” They applied to individuals from many Muslim and African countries. Under Biden’s new proclamation ending discriminatory bans, Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017, and proclamations 9645, 9723, and 9983 have been revoked and are no longer in effect. According to…
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Keep an Eye on Brazil’s Explosive Technology Sector
Brazilian humor is often the way to better understand the Brazilian psyche. A good joke told at the bar or at the corner pub, where Brazilians mix for a beer at the end of the afternoon, is a good way for foreigners to grasp what Brazilians really think about both big and small issues. One…
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Take Your Place on Broadway at Home, the Shows Must Go On
With theaters sadly closed due to this terrible global pandemic, I thought of all those past shows I was lucky enough to see live on stage both in London’s West End, where some originated, and on the very White Way, BROADWAY. Some, like The Lion King and Aladdin, took your breath away with their lavish…
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Thinking of Starting a Business?
Maria Ines runs an art gallery and event space from her apartment, is launching a networking group for businesses, and manages a Facebook page for empty nest parents. Simone is an author, mindset mentor, and co-leader of the entrepreneurship committee in the group Mulheres do Brasil. Priscilla is an architect specializing in interior design who…
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Moving to Hawaii in the Midst of the Pandemic
I have been living in New York for six years, and after eight months of a pandemic worldwide and 80% of New York City closed, along with the luck of being able to work from home, the opportunity arose for me to move to Hawaii for a few months. Considering that Hawaii is the U.S.…
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My Zoom with Andrew Lloyd Webber
When you are invited to a private Zoom conversation with a musical mogul like Andrew Lloyd Webber, you cancel all your plans (well, in these Covid days, your only plan!) and hover over the “JOIN” hyperlink with excitement and apprehension, at least an hour beforehand! The familiar face of Andrew comes to life on your…
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Pelé Shows Gratitude on Completing 80 Years Healthy and Lucid
Pelé is spending most of his time at his home in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo, to protect himself from the COVID-19 pandemic, but he recorded a message before his birthday on Friday (October 23), telling viewers not to look back, but to look forward. “On my 80th birthday, first of all, I…
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Find All 19 Murals Painted by Kobra in New York
It is practically unanimous the feeling and respect that people have for Eduardo Kobra. His murals bring so much creativity and life, so I decided to compile and share with you all 19 murals painted by Kobra in New York for you to visit in person! Last year I had the pleasure of meeting and…