[ad_1] SAO PAULO: As soon as they got the news, Antonio Pereira and his son started running: Pele, the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, had died, and they wanted to be there to mourn him.Pereira and 12-year-old Luis Eduardo were not the only ones overcome with …
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Kevin McCarthy offers his critics a key concession in effort to clinch House speakership
[ad_1] CNN — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership during private conversations this week: reducing the threshold that is required to force a floor vote on ousting the sitting speaker, according to six Republican sources familiar with …
Read More »Pele bids final adieu: The world bows in tribute | Football News
[ad_1] Football legend Pele died on Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was 82. Pele, who is the the only player to win three FIFA World Cups, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalised for the last month with multiple health issues. Pele helped …
Read More »Pele’s funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos | Football News
[ad_1] SAO PAULO: The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.Santos, the club where Pelé played in Brazil, said in a statement the public will be able to pay their final respects at …
Read More »Buffalo pastors rescued more than 100 people and housed them in his church during historic blizzard
[ad_1] CNN — Al and Vivian Robinson added more than 100 people to their family in the last few days – all thanks to the couple’s kindness in the face of a deadly storm. The couple, both pastors at Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry in Buffalo, New York, rescued and …
Read More »Recount confirms Democrat Kris Mayes won Arizona attorney general race
[ad_1] CNN — Democrat Kris Mayes won the Arizona attorney general race, an automatic recount confirmed. The Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County announced the results of the recount Thursday. Mayes beat Republican Abraham Hamadeh by a 280-vote margin. In Arizona, an automatic recount is triggered when the margin between …
Read More »Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what he called a “year of historic progress.” “It’ll invest in medical research, safety, veteran health care, disaster recovery, (Violence Against …
Read More »How Pelé brought the beautiful game to the United States
[ad_1] Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist The final curtain call of Pelé’s otherworldly career didn’t come at a World Cup or a Copa America or even back home in his native Brazil. But the scene — in East Rutherford, New Jersey, of all places — was still grandiose enough to be …
Read More »Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023
[ad_1] CNN — As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren’t eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months. That’s because limitations on …
Read More »Santos’ claim about his mother and 9/11 faces scrutiny amid his other lies
[ad_1] CNN — As Rep.-elect George Santos continues to face scrutiny for false claims the New York Republican has made about his biography, another story is being questioned: that his mother was at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and that the incident played a role in her …
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