Tag: Brazil

Fans Bid Farewell to Brazilian Soccer Great Pelé With 24-Hour Wake

The 24-hour wake of soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, widely known as Pelé, will take place on Monday, Jan. 2, at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santons, Brazil. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century,…


Fans Mourn Pelé at Public Viewing in Brazil Stadium

SANTOS, Brazil —Thousands of mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The three-time World Cup winner was 82. Pelé’s coffin was placed on the field…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 2): Idaho Student Stabbings Update; Parts of Northern California Flood on New Year’s Eve

An update in the killing of four University of Idaho Students.  Police say they think they have their man. Parts of Northern California flood on New Year’s eve.  We have more on the deluge the state faced over the weekend. And Brazil swears in a new president. Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 2): Idaho Student Stabbings Update; Parts of Northern California Inundated on New Year’s Eve

In an update on the killing of four University of Idaho Students, police said that they think they have their man. As parts of Northern California were flooded on New Year’s eve, we have more on the deluge the state faced over the weekend. Brazil swore in its new president. Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula…


Lula Sworn in as Brazil’s President

Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday. In a speech to Congress, Lula said he would send a report about outgoing Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to all lawmakers and judicial authorities, revoke Bolsonaro’s “criminal decrees” that loosened gun control, and hold the prior administration responsible for its COVID-19…


Brazil Bans Firearms From Capital Ahead of Lula’s Inauguration

Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes issued a temporary firearms ban in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on Wednesday ahead of the Jan. 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva. The decision was made as a precautionary measure, according to the judge, and will last until Jan. 2, the day after the inauguration. Those…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 13): FTX Founder Arrested in Bahamas Pending Extradition; Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council Dissolved

Former CEO and founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 12. Bahamas’ Prime Minister says he will be promptly extradited to the U.S. upon formal request. Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council has been dissolved. Meanwhile, the former head of the council trends on Twitter for some controversial past tweets. Election tension in…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Documents Reveal Inner Workings of Censorship Establishment; Brazil Nears the ‘Rubicon’

A handful of people within Twitter colluded to censor former President Donald Trump and silence his political speech, internal company documents have revealed. The story behind how this happened, how Twitter’s rules were altered, and the inherent bias that influenced it, are now being exposed in the “Twitter Files” being released under the company’s new…


LIVE: Documents Reveal Inner Workings of Censorship Establishment; Brazil Nears the ‘Rubicon’

A handful of people within Twitter colluded to censor former President Donald Trump and silence his political speech, internal company documents have revealed. The story behind how this happened, how Twitter’s rules were altered, and the inherent bias that influenced it, are now being exposed in the “Twitter Files” being released under the company’s new…


Documents Reveal Inner Workings of Censorship Establishment; Brazil Nears the ‘Rubicon’

A handful of people within Twitter colluded to censor former President Donald Trump and silence his political speech, internal company documents have revealed. The story behind how this happened, how Twitter’s rules were altered, and the inherent bias that influenced it, are now being exposed in the “Twitter Files” being released under the company’s new…