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Camilla Veras MotaBBC News BrasilReporting fromMaceió, Alagoas state BBCRute Freires lives with her daughter Tamara, who has congenital Zika syndromeWhen Rute Freires was told by a doctor that her newborn daughter Tamara wouldn’t live long, she started crying uncontrollably.Tamara had microcephaly – an abnormally small head – one of many conditions resulting from her mother being infected with the Zika virus while pregnant.Now nine-years-old, Tamara eats through a stomach tube. Her hands are increasingly stiff and contracted and she has a hard time holding her head still.”I was told early on that she wouldn’t walk, she wouldn’t speak nor smile,”…

Conor McGregor Hit With Fresh Lawsuit: Woman Who Won Rape Case Sues UFC Star AGAIN | Here’s Why Source link

DSNS UkraineHomes were hit in a Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv (pic: State Emergency Service of Ukraine)A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv, local officials say.At least three civilians were reported injured in the city near the Black Sea, which has been repeatedly shelled by Russian forces. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service posted photos of firefighters at the scene after the missile strike.Early on Sunday a massive oil depot fire was raging near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi – blamed by the Russian authorities on a Ukrainian drone attack. Sochi’s airport…

Did Harry Hit Prince Andrew Over Meghan? Shocking Book Claims Draw Royal Response Source link

Hulk Hogan Dead: Trump Calls Him ‘A Great Friend’; Stallone Remembers ‘An Icon’Hulk Hogan, the larger-than-life icon who helped catapult wrestling into global pop culture, has died at the age of 71. His passing has sparked an outpouring of grief across wrestling arenas, Hollywood, and even political circles. Tributes have flooded in from stars like The Rock, John Cena, Ric Flair, and Brooke Shields. President Donald Trump also mourned his friend, calling Hogan “MAGA all the way.” The wrestling legend, whose real name was Terry Bollea, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest at his Clearwater, Florida home. Paramedics responded swiftly to…

This comes after India forfeited two games, including the semi-final, against Pakistan due to strained political relations between the two countries Source link

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.” Source link

A small earthquake rattled the New York City area Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude quake was northeast of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, in Bergen County, about 10 kilometers below the surface.There were reports of brief shaking in parts of the area.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source link

Child vaccination uptake is the lowest it has been in more than a decade, with a death from measles in Liverpool reigniting calls for increased awareness of the dangers of not getting jabs.A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) this month reiterated that none of the routine child vaccinations have met the World Health Organisation’s recommended target of 95% since 2021. Uptake in some local authorities is as low as 60%, while the England-wide rate for the final quarter of 2024/25 for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) was 88.8%, down from 92.7% 10 years ago.The…

A Ukrainian MP and other officials have been arrested after the country’s anti-corruption agencies uncovered what they call a large-scale bribery scheme in the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems.In a statement on X, President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Ukrainian MP, heads of district and city administrations and several National Guard service members had been exposed for their involvement, which involved state contracts with suppliers being signed at prices inflated by up to 30%.Zelensky wrote that there can be “zero tolerance” for corruption in Ukraine, and thanked the agencies for their work.The independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies was restored…

Alick Athanaze replaced opener Johnson Charles, and Keacy Carty came in for Jediah Blades Source link

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachment proceedings from an exhibit on the “Limits of Presidential Power,” a Smithsonian spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. The spokesperson said a future exhibit will include all presidential impeachments.The museum decided to “restore” the section of a permanent exhibition to its “2008 appearance” because various topics had not been updated since that year and therefore they removed references to Trump, the Smithsonian spokesperson told ABC News on Thursday.Trump is the only U.S. president to have been impeached twice.”In reviewing our legacy content recently, it became clear…

Imogen FoulkesGeneva correspondentBBCIn a small village in Switzerland’s beautiful Loetschental valley, Matthias Bellwald walks down the main street and is greeted every few steps by locals who smile or offer a handshake or friendly word.Mr Bellwald is a mayor, but this isn’t his village. Two months ago his home, three miles away in Blatten, was wiped off the map when part of the mountain and glacier collapsed into the valley.The village’s 300 residents had been evacuated days earlier, after geologists warned that the mountain was increasingly unstable. But they lost their homes, their church, their hotels and their farms.Lukas Kalbermatten…

Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome’s outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV.The first American Pope arrived by helicopter, before boarding the open-topped popemobile, as pilgrims cheered and waved flags to welcome him.For the past week, young Catholics from around the world have arrived in Rome for a special Jubilee celebration, in a Holy Year in which 32 million people are expected to descend on the Vatican for a centuries-old pilgrimage. Source link

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Steve Pagliuca, a minority owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, reportedly reached a historic agreement to purchase the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. Pagliuca agreed to buy the Sun for $325 million, The Boston Globe reported.The deal is pending, but if the Board of Governors grants final approval, the price tag would be the most expensive sale in WNBA history.  “Relocation decisions are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and not by individual teams,” a statement from the league read. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS.COM The WNBA logo on a basketball at…

Elon Musk breaks into the restaurant industry with his Tesla Diner opening in Hollywood, California.  A Miami jury Friday found Tesla partly liable for a 2019 fatal crash involving its Autopilot system, ordering the automaker to pay more than $242 million in damages to the victims.  The family of Naibel Benavides Leon and her former boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, were awarded $329 million in total damages — $129 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages, Reuters reported, citing the verdict sheet.Jurors in Miami federal court said the automaker must pay 33% of the compensatory damages, or $42.6 million, and…

Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally in New Mexico. Source link

Rescuers in Chile are continuing to search for four miners trapped in a mine that collapsed after an earthquake two days ago, after the body of one was found.The state-owned Codelco company said that human remains have been found at its El Teniente copper mine, about 70km (43 miles) south-east of the capital Santiago.The firm says that rescuer efforts are continuing. The fate of the other four employees is unclear.The collapse of some of the mine’s underground tunnels was caused by a 4.2 magnitude tremor on Thursday. The trapped miners at the time were working deep below the surface.One person…

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers. Source link

Pennywise, a large sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike, has been returned to the ocean. Source link

A Pacific octopus clung onto the boy and wouldn’t let go, according to his mother. Source link

As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger championed the state’s nonpartisan redistricting system. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause it to help Democrats. Source link

In footage from a brutal July 26 brawl in Cincinnati, individuals in the fight can be heard yelling racial slurs as the violence unfolds (Credit: Jay Black) Members of Cincinnati’s restaurant and hospitality industry issued a statement following a violent brawl that went viral on social media last week.  The statement was signed by 15 owners of multiple establishments, including Skyline Chili, the iconic Cincinnati-based chain.”As members of Cincinnati’s restaurant and hospitality industry, we are heartbroken and outraged by the recent violent incident that occurred in our downtown core. The video circulating from that night is disturbing, and like many…

The repositioning comes in response to threatening comments from a top Russian official. Source link