Eleito prefeito de Orós, no interior do Ceará, Simão Pedro Alves Pequeno (PSD-CE) renunciou ao cargo no dia da posse, em 1º janeiro. Com o ato, o político deixou o comando da prefeitura para a mãe, Tereza Cristina Alves Pequeno. A decisão de Simão foi anunciada em novembro de 2024. O prefeito renunciou para assumir a vaga de deputado estadual deixada por Gabriella Aguiar (PSD-CE), eleita vice-prefeita de Fortaleza na chapa com Evandro Leitão (PT). + Leia mais […]

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Jimmy Carter, America’s 39th president, died Sunday. Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, served one term as governor of Georgia, and was the oldest former president in American history—he turned 100 three months ago. As The New York Times notes, Carter “outlived not only his wife but his vice president, most of his cabinet, key aides and allies as well as the Republican president he defeated and the Republican challenger who later defeated him.” […]

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“When it comes to alcohol consumption, there is no safe amount that does not affect health,” declared the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022. “No, moderate drinking isn’t good for your health,” headlined The Washington Post citing a 2023 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) meta-analysis probing the epidemiological association between mean daily alcohol intake and all-cause mortality. Interestingly, two of the co-authors of the JAMA article have been associated with various neo-prohibitionist organizations. In any case, these […]

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