Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud

Comment on this story Comment RIO DE JANEIRO — With Pelé’s death, Brazilians have lost a piece of their hearts. On Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach, the news broke when Paulo Vinicius was playing soccer with his 9-year-old nephew. “Pelé represents the best of Brazil: its people, its working class,” said Vinicius, 38, a physical-education […]

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Southwest Airlines Flight Schedule Returns to Normal

Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage. The Dallas carrier, which had canceled thousands of flights […]

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Trump’s Tax Returns From 2015 to 2020 Released

Democrats in Congress released six years’ worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances of a onetime business mogul who broke decades of political norms when he refused to voluntarily release the information as he sought the White House. The returns, which […]

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New on Netflix January 2023: Movies, Shows to Stream

The new year on Netflix will arrive with a buffet of fresh content—including a smorgasbord of international offerings. In The Kings of the World, five homeless youngsters from Medellín journey through rural Colombia to claim a piece of land. The Lying Life of Adults, based on the 2019 Elena Ferrante novel of the same name, […]

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Why So Many Of Your Favorite K-Dramas Are Based on Webtoons

South Korea has left an indelible mark on the global zeitgeist with critically acclaimed films such as Parasite and Decision to Leave, blockbuster K-dramas like Squid Game and Extraordinary Attorney Woo, K-pop sensations like BTS and Blackpink, and ongoing contributions to the world of e-sports, which it pioneered back in the 1990’s. But its outsized […]

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Reacquainting Ourselves With Enchantment In The New Year

I’ve made a tradition out of avoiding New Year’s Eve celebrations. It’s not the parties I particularly mind, but the sense of impending doom that comes with it: The notion that this is the final fling before the repentance begins. I’ve often heard people wondering why New Year’s gatherings are so disappointing, and herein lies […]

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A Group of Christians Are Fighting Christian Nationalism

On Jan. 6, 2021, Amanda Tyler watched the attack on the U.S. Capitol unfold with a growing sense of dread—and recognition. Like many Christian leaders, Tyler, the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, immediately noticed the presence of religious symbols in the crowd. Large crosses were everywhere, carried by protestors marching […]

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Biden signs $1.7 trillion government funding bill: CBS News Flash Dec. 30, 2022

Biden signs $1.7 trillion government funding bill: CBS News Flash Dec. 30, 2022 – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending package to fund the government. It includes $45 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine. New York state’s first dispensary of legal recreational marijuana has opened in New […]

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Spain to require COVID-19 tests for passengers from China

Comment on this story Comment MADRID — Spain will require all air passengers coming from China to have negative COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination, the government said Friday. Health Minister Carolina Darías told reporters that Spain would be pushing for similar measures at a European level following the surge in cases in China. She […]

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Putin, Xi highlight Russia, China cooperation against backdrop of war

Comment on this story Comment Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met remotely via video link Friday — an indication of Moscow’s latest efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing as Russia’s international isolation grows in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Putin stressed the importance of Chinese-Russian relations on the world […]

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