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Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe — unprecedented in state history — upended transportation, including the airport in capital Porto Alegre, which is expected to remain shuttered for months. Gov. Eduardo Leite has said Rio Grande do Sul will need a “kind of ‘Marshall Plan’ to be rebuilt,” although an exact strategy to do so in a way that reduces future climate disasters has yet to be determined.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday criticized the country's highest court and his former allies in the ruling African National Congress over his disqualification from next week's election and said he would fight for his rights “in a disciplined way.” Zuma's comments came in a video message he said was aimed at the people of South Africa and released on social media six days before the possibly pivotal national vote. The 82-year-old former leader made clear he would still campaign against the ANC he once led in the run-up to Wednesday's election with his new political party, even though he has been barred from standing as a candidate for a return to Parliament six years after he resigned the presidency under a cloud of corruption allegations.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 7% for the first time since early April, hitting 6.94%. Rates declined for the third consecutive week but have hovered around 7% for more than a month.
Detroit has a rich music tradition and is known for its role in the development of house.
Israel launched devastating air strikes on Gaza Thursday, while also expressing readiness to resume stalled talks on a truce and hostage release deal with Hamas to pause the war raging since October 7.He reportedly said that Israel has "not achieved any of the strategic aims of the war -– not conditions for a hostage deal; we haven't toppled Hamas; and we haven't allowed residents of the (Gaza) periphery to safely return home".
Argentina’s President sat down for an exclusive interview with TIME in Buenos Aires on April 25
'You are doing such a good job at being strong and brave, and I wish you didn't have to.'
Baltimore's Catholic archdiocese, the nation's oldest, will cut the number of parishes in the city and nearby suburbs by about two-thirds as part of a realignment plan responding to falling attendance and aging infrastructure. Under the final plan released Wednesday, the number of parishes will drop from 61 to 23 with 30 worship and ministry sites. Archbishop William E. Lori said feedback from four town hall meetings on a draft plan was crucial, The Baltimore Sun reported.
Milei has been on a mission to ‘Make Argentina Great Again’
US beauty sales slowed in the first quarter of 2024, but consumers are still looking for premium products.
In the highest hurricane season forecast they have ever issued in May, forecasters with NOAA predict an above-normal number of storms.
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia said Thursday that he is in a rehabilitation facility recovering from a minor stroke, and plans to return to voting in Washington in about six weeks. Evans, a Democrat serving his fourth term, said he is having difficulty with one of his legs that will impact his walking for some time and expects to leave the rehabilitation facility in about a week. Evans, 70, said he received the diagnosis this week for a stroke that was so minor that he didn't realize what had happened for a few days.
The Kentucky police detective who arrested top golfer Scottie Scheffler violated department policies by failing to activate his body-worn camera during the interaction, officials said Thursday.
Continued demand and lack of inventory are driving up the prices of homes at a time when mortgage rates are also climbing.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes Tesla’s full self-driving is the most advanced system out right now. It also just so happens that Tesla’s FSD is powered by Nvidia chips.
Turks and Caicos officials have slammed remarks from US lawmakers who traveled to the islands earlier this week to press for the release of the Americans who were arrested there – and could possibly face 12-year sentences.
The Supreme Court ruled that Republicans in South Carolina did not unlawfully consider race when they drew a congressional district in a way that removed thousands of Black voters.
A panel of New York State appellate judges denied Donald Trump’s appeal to move his criminal trial — which has been ongoing for six weeks — out of Manhattan to another county.
Biden and Ruto, on a three-day state visit to the United States, issued a "Nairobi-Washington Vision" that includes detailed steps for addressing the staggering debt burden faced by many low-income countries, about half of which are in or close to debt distress. Many countries are now paying the majority of their revenues to repay debts, limiting their ability to invest in development projects or climate.
Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. “They told me I’d love the ballet,” says McDermott, who was also excited to realize she was already familiar with one of the evening’s performers, Tiler Peck, via the dancer’s popular Instagram feed. Seems they were right: At the end of the evening, McDermott, a new fan, went home and watched a ballet documentary.
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