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Massive rescue effort as floods inundate southern Brazilian metropolis
Historic flooding has left the wealthy Brazilian city of Porto Alegre underwater, with more than 80 people dead and many awaiting rescue.
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These simple seared pork chops boast the flavors of porchetta without all the work
Italian porchetta is a special dish of spit-roasted pork flavored with herbs, fennel and garlic. It’s delicious, but much too involved for a weeknight dinner. In this recipe from our book “Tuesday Nights Mediterranean,” which features weeknight-friendly meals from the region, we blend together salt, black pepper, rosemary, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes in a spice grinder, then rub the seasoning blend on bone-in center cut pork chops before searing them until well browned.
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Ex-minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race
Jose Raul Mulino, the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state, was declared Panama's president-elect after elections Sunday. Panama's presidency has a one-term limit.
The Conversation
Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural students in Texas.
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Paying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
The Conversation
The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
AFP
EU ready to protect economy, bloc chief tells China
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the EU would not shrink back from taking tough measures to protect its economy and security, amid tense trade relations with China."Europe will not waver from making tough decisions needed to protect its economy and its security," she said.
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John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after being confirmed as Scottish National Party leader
Scotland's former deputy first minister, John Swinney, was confirmed Monday as head of the Scottish National Party and is expected to become the country's next leader, its third in just over a year. Swinney, who led the SNP two decades ago, was the only candidate to replace First Minister Humza Yousaf as the leader of the party that has been in turmoil since long-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon abruptly stepped down last year during a campaign finance investigation that eventually led to criminal charges against her husband. “I am deeply honored to have been elected as leader of @theSNP,” Swinney said on social media platform X. “I will give all that I have to serve my party and my country.”
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How does the brain think?
Eating right, exercising, playing sports, reading and journaling are just a few of the ways you can keep your brain in top shape.
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I analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly
Spanish signs are becoming more popular in the Italian Market in South Philadelphia, but decreasing along the Golden Block in North Philadelphia.
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‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child
Mothers are smudged out and poorly cloaked beneath drapes in these 19th century portraits. But these photos are not so much relics of shoddy photography than an ode to childhood.
The Conversation
What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.
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First these families lost their loved ones. Then the man the Army assigned to help them took their money.
Caz Craffy got Gold Star families, survivors of military service members, to hand him their money, then banked huge commissions while making bad investments.
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Return to the '70s? Today's housing market has echoes of dark era
Economists comment on the state of housing as homebuyers face high rates and borrowing costs this spring.
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Macron presses China's Xi to halt Ukraine war, agree fair trade
French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on Monday to use Beijing's influence to halt the Russian war against Ukraine, also telling the Chinese leader to accept fair global trade rules.Opening an initial trilateral meeting attended by von der Leyen, Macron said coordination with Beijing on "major crises" including Ukraine was "absolutely decisive" and urged "fair rules for all" in Europe-China trade.
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An inquiry into a building fire in South Africa that killed 76 finds city authorities responsible
A report into a building fire that killed 76 people in South Africa last year has concluded that city authorities should be held responsible because they were aware of serious safety issues at the rundown apartment block at least four years before the blaze. The nighttime fire at the five-story building in downtown Johannesburg on Aug. 31 was one of South Africa's worst disasters. Retired Judge Sisi Khampepe was put in charge of the inquiry, which began in October.
AFP
SNP old-hand John Swinney set to be Scotland's new leader
Scotland's likely next leader John Swinney is a political veteran who will have to unify his fractured separatist party and revitalise its flagging independence movement.- 'Unite' - His political career enjoyed a rebirth in 2007 when the SNP, then under the leadership of Salmond again, became the largest party at Holyrood and Swinney became finance minister.
Reuters
Novavax's top shareholder Shah Capital ramps up efforts for board shakeup
Shah Capital, which currently owns a near 7.5% stake in Novavax and is its third-largest shareholder, reiterated that the company was "undervalued and continues to suffer from poor profitability". The top shareholder had expressed concerns about mismanagement at the Maryland-based biotech and nominated two of its own candidates for the board last month. It had also urged Novavax to adopt a marketing strategy to target consumers who are hesitant to receive mRNA vaccines.
Reuters
Mozambique's ruling party announces Chapo as presidential candidate
Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO party has announced Daniel Chapo will be its presidential candidate in an election scheduled for October. FRELIMO has governed the southern African country since gaining independence in 1975 and hopes Chapo will lead the party to another victory in the Oct. 9 election. "The soap opera of speculation is over, including speculation about the third term," President Filipe Nyusi said on state television on Sunday, dismissing the prospect of contesting elections again.
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US and Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic channel off southern Taiwan
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town, along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan. The show of allied battle readiness in Itbayat in Batanes province is part of annual military exercises that started last month, dubbed Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” and involving more than 16,000 American and Philippine military personnel.

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