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The Senator Shane David Jett wro in his X Profile. I have been following with concern the news from Brazil, especially the report of lawyers and journalists, Americans and Brazilians, about what has been happening. In the name of the freedoms enshrined in both the Brazilian Constitution and in the American democratic tradition, and in consideration of Brazil’s role as a global actor in the political and economic scenario, I ask you to clarify and formalize the official position of the Brazilian Bar Association, its Directors and Advisors, and the effective measures adopted to combat the illegalities widely reported in…

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Meta Employees Protest Removal of Tampons from Men’s Bathrooms By Julio Gonzaga Meta employees have begun to protest the recent removal of tampons from men’s restrooms across the company’s offices. This policy change, part of a broader overhaul by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has sparked internal dissent and external debate about inclusivity and company culture at Meta.

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Fourth-quarter GDP increases at 2.3% rate Economy grows 2.8% in 2024 versus 2.9% in 2023 Consumer spending growth fastest in nearly two years Inventory accumulation slows considerably; imports fall Boeing strike disruptions sink business equipment spending WASHINGTON, Jan 30 – U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as a strike at Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab depressed business investment in equipment, but consumer spending increased at its fastest pace in nearly two years, underscoring strong domestic demand that probably keeps the Federal Reserve on a slow interest rate cut path this year.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab is wrong to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its Google Maps platform after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the body of water be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum presented a letter addressed to Google in which her government argues the U.S. cannot unilaterally change the name of a body of water which it shares with Cuba and Mexico.

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Policymakers leave the door open for further action after Q1 Economists see need for additional hikes ahead Central bank projects inflation at 4% in its relevant horizon, above its 3% target BRASILIA-Brazil’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points for the second straight meeting on Wednesday and signaled another hike of that size in March, leaving the door open for subsequent moves amid mounting inflationary pressures.

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U.S. Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. The plane, with 64 passengers and crew, was en route to Washington, D.C., from Witchita, Kansas, when it was involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army helicopter.

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By Julio Gonzaga Trump Signs Historic Executive Order Protecting Children from Gender Ideology Mutilation On January 28, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” marking a significant policy shift aimed at curbing what his administration describes as the “mutilation” of youth through gender transition procedures.

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