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Na última semana completa de funcionamento em 2025, o mercado financeiro teve um dia dividido. A bolsa teve forte alta após dados de desaceleração econômica. O dólar subiu, pressionado pelas remessas de empresas ao exterior, típicas do fim do ano. O índice Ibovespa, da B3, encerrou a segunda-feira (19) aos 162.482 pontos, com alta de 1,07%. Em alta durante toda a sessão, o indicador recuperou metade das perdas desde o início do mês. Notícias relacionadas: Atividade econômica brasileira contraiu 0,2% em outubro. Mercado reduz previsão da inflação para 4,36% este ano. A bolsa brasileira bateu recorde no último dia 4, quando chegou aos 164.485 pontos, mas caiu 4,31% no dia seguinte, após o senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) anunciar a pré-candidatura à Presidência da República em 2026. O mercado de câmbio teve um dia mais pessimista. O dólar comercial fechou a segunda vendido a R$ 5,423, com alta de R$ 0,012 (+0,23%). A cotação caiu durante a manhã, chegando a R$ 5,38 por volta das 10h, mas inverteu o movimento e fechou próxima da máxima do dia. A moeda estadunidense sobe 1,63% em dezembro. Em 2025, no entanto, recua 12,25%. Em relação à bolsa, o principal fator que impulsionou as ações foi a divulgação, pelo Banco Central, de que a economia brasileira contraiu-se 0,2% em outubro, segundo o Índice de Atividade Econômica do Banco Central (IBC-Br). A desaceleração da economia estimula a bolsa porque aumenta as chances de o Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom) reduzir os juros na reunião de janeiro, em vez de março. Juros menores incentivam a migração de investimentos em renda fixa para o mercado de ações. Em relação ao dólar, a alta foi provocada por fatores internos e externos. No Brasil, o envio de remessas de lucros de filiais de empresas estrangeiras para o exterior pressiona a cotação. Além disso, a queda do petróleo no mercado internacional prejudicou moedas de países emergentes. *Com informações da Reuters

Supporters of the slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk called on the Creston Community School District to “get rid” of a teacher who criticized Kirk, warned the teacher to watch her back, and stated “it will be good when this b— gets taken out,” newly released court records show. One of the callers to the school […]

Adriana Barrientos dedicó hostiles palabras a Cony Capelli durante una entrevista con Dani 21. Allí la modelo manifestó su apatía con la ganadora de Gran Hermano Chile y defendió a Ignacia Michelson. “Se cree la dueña del mundo, no puedes creerte la dueña del mundo”, comentó Barrientos. Recordemos que, recientemente, se comentaba que Michelson podría … Continua leyendo "Adriana Barrientos en duros términos contra Cony Capelli: "Se cree la dueña del mundo"" The post Adriana Barrientos en duros términos contra Cony Capelli: "Se cree la dueña del mundo" appeared first on BioBioChile.

Rosario Central resolvió la incertidumbre y confirmó a Jorge Almirón como su nuevo entrenador. El DT reemplazará a Ariel Holan, quien dejó el cargo poco después de la consagración del Canalla en el Trofeo de Liga 2025 y a días del regreso del club a la Copa Libertadores. El exentrenador de Boca y Lanús llegó … Continua leyendo "Almirón vuelve a dirigir tras último paso por Colo Colo: llega a suplir a ex DT de la UC en Argentina" The post Almirón vuelve a dirigir tras último paso por Colo Colo: llega a suplir a ex DT de la UC en Argentina appeared first on BioBioChile.

US and Ukrainian officials said they made substantial progress in two days of talks aimed to bring an end to Russia's invasion closer, with Washington reportedly offering Kyiv security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense pledge.

The FAQ NYC hosts discuss terror fears here, a slow transition and a marathon listening session for Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, a time capsule for outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, and much more — including a man dressed as a hamburger with some serious small business concerns. The post LISTEN: ‘It’s Hard to Dig a Hole in New York City’ appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Ray Graham Training School’s gym buzzed with excitement on Friday as students in costumes rehearsed lines for a production of “The Wiz,” a musical that takes a soulful spin on “The Wizard of Oz.” At the center of the tumult was Sharon Toi Overton, a special education and theater teacher who works with 12th graders at the school on the city’s South Side. She has put on plays with her students for the past five years. At Friday’s rehearsal, she directed her students, going over their lines and making sure their costumes were perfect before their debut on Dec. 19 at King College Prep High School’s auditorium. A student portraying Eviline performs in a production of "The Wiz" led by Sharon Toi Overton, the special education teacher at Ray Graham Training Center on Chicago's South Side on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Overton is not new to acting or music. She is a Chicagoan who grew up in a musical family; her father played saxophone and her mother was a pianist. Overton took up singing and drumming, later becoming a lead singer and drummer in an-all girl rock and roll band in the 1970s. Before she officially started her teaching career in 2000, she was an established actor in the city and performed with the Black Ensemble Theater, a theater company on the city’s North Side that puts on plays and has educational programs for students. Overton became a teaching artist through the theater’s program and started to work with women with disabilities at the Ada S. McKinley Community Services, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago. Over the past 25 years, Overton has combined her love for the arts with working with students with disabilities. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How and when did you decide to become a teacher? I returned to Chicago in 1995 from Los Angeles to support my mom after she suffered a stroke. I auditioned and became a member of the Black Ensemble Theater as an actress. The founder of the theater, Jackie Taylor, who is not only an actress but also a former Chicago Public Schools teacher, and developed various educational programs. She trained interested artists to become teaching artists and placed them in schools around the city. During that time, I decided to further my education as a special education teacher. One of my professors at Chicago State, Vinni Hall, recommended me for the special education program at University of Illinois-Chicago where I received my master’s. One of my professors, Abisola Bakare, was teaching at Ray Graham and suggested I perform my student teaching there with her. I completely fell in love with the climate and setting created by Principal Thomas and Vice Principal Buckner. The friendly yet professional and equitable standards set were outstanding. My colleagues are exceptional. In fact, the whole staff across the board was amazing. The students are extremely talented. I knew Ray Graham was the perfect fit for me. What’s your favorite play to put on and why? “The Lion King” is actually my favorite show to perform with students. “The Lion King” was so impactful. It was because it had drama, comedy, and tragedy. It showed every stage of life that you could possibly go through and still come out and triumph. Tell us about your own experience with school and how it affects your work today. My experience in school was wonderful. I loved school, except for math. I was raised in Hyde Park and I went to Ray Elementary School and Hyde Park Academy High School. I got a lot out of school as far as integration, because Hyde Park was so integrated. We had friends of all nationalities and races. My mom gave dinner parties like the United Nations was there. So school was fun, but there was also turmoil back in that day. There were a lot of sit-ins, walkouts, and strikes. It was a tumultuous time in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The Vietnam war was going on. There was always a cause that people were fighting for. Did you participate in singing or acting at school? Absolutely. I come from a musically-inclined family. My mom was a consummate pianist and enjoyed playing all genres from Beethoven to Motown. Her favorite was jazz. I can remember singing jazz songs before I started kindergarten. I was in the school plays throughout my early school years. A student in a lion costume performs as the Cowardly Lion in a production of "The Wiz" led by Sharon Toi Overton, the special education teacher at Ray Graham Training Center on Chicago's South Side on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. What’s something happening in the community that affects what goes on inside your classroom? Explaining and protecting the students from public scrutiny, restricted resources, time spent navigating politically sensitive topics, and diverting focus from instruction. The ICE situation when we go out on community-based instruction trips. We have students who did not understand what it was about. The safety while traveling on CTA when they hear the news regarding someone punching people on public transportation for no reason. However, it’s not all negative. Ray Graham is a life skills training center that has professional and experienced educators who are involved with local businesses, college partnerships, and various programs designed to meet the students’ needs, to ensure a positive result. When businesses or local universities partner with our school, it provides real-world learning opportunities, mentorship programs, career days, and internships. This makes classroom lessons more relevant and engaging for students. How do you approach news events in your classroom? Please provide an example. I will share it with them and lay down the foundation of what’s going on, because they’re not just hearing it with me. If they’re at home, they’re hearing this news, and they know what’s going on. I ask them, what is the response at home? Because I don’t want to disrespect the parent’s point of view either. We have to maintain a good collaboration with the parents as well and a rapport with them. So, I tried to maintain whatever their parents are talking about, just expound on it, wherever each student is, where their understanding level would be. Then I allow them to turn and talk. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? My mom always said, “You can get angry, but make sure you don’t stay angry.” That’s a choice. You don’t carry resentment and anger with you. Go and get everything out, and then let it go. What’s one thing you’ve read that has made you a better educator? I have a philosopher that I really like to read, Jean Piaget. One of his philosophies is about putting the lessons right above the students’ level. Set your expectations high, but don’t make it unreachable. How do you take care of yourself when you’re not at work? Singing, dancing, massages, traveling, but mainly getting together with my friends that I’ve had since we were 3-and 4-years-old. Samantha Smylie is the state education reporter for Chalkbeat Chicago covering school districts across the state, legislation, special education and the state board of education. Contact Samantha at ssmylie@chalkbeat.org.

Desde Estados Unidos (EEUU) han surgido varias reacciones por el triunfo de José Antonio Kast en la elección presidencial de este domingo. El presidente, Donald Trump, y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, han hecho declaraciones al respecto, a lo que se suma el . Secretario del Tesoro de EEUU felicita a José Antono Kast … Continua leyendo "El Secretario del Tesoro de EEUU felicita a Kast y hace paralelismo con elección de Milei en Argentina" The post El Secretario del Tesoro de EEUU felicita a Kast y hace paralelismo con elección de Milei en Argentina appeared first on BioBioChile.

o Aporte Familiar Permanente 2025. Este año, el beneficio se entregó en tres fechas distintas: el 17 de febrero, el 3 y el 17 de marzo. De acuerdo a lo informado por ChileAtiende, las personas tenían hasta 9 meses para cobrarlo, por lo que la fecha límite está llegando a su fin. Cabe recordar que … Continua leyendo "Este miércoles vence el plazo para cobrar el ex Bono Marzo: revisa si te pagaron y dónde retirarlo" The post Este miércoles vence el plazo para cobrar el ex Bono Marzo: revisa si te pagaron y dónde retirarlo appeared first on BioBioChile.

A Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) e a Fundação Nacional de Arte (Funarte), autarquia ligada ao Ministério da Cultura (MinC), serão parceiras para a realização de projetos de difusão das artes. O termo de cooperação, com validade de um ano, foi anunciado no Rio de Janeiro nesta segunda-feira (15). O termo funciona como um guarda-chuva e prevê produções inéditas e originais de programas sonoros e audiovisuais, incluindo séries, minisséries e outras obras únicas com variadas durações, para veiculação nos nas emissoras de rádio e TV e também para exibição nas plataformas digitais da EBC. Notícias relacionadas: EBC é parceira do Encontro de Rádios Brasília 2025. TV Brasil promove ação social de Natal com Cine Cultura para crianças. Para o presidente da EBC, André Basbaum, a empresa “tem vocação para levar arte ao maior número de pessoas” e os seus canais “são lugar de distribuição e de amplificação das vozes da cultura brasileira.” “Se a missão da EBC é fomentar o senso crítico, a ferramenta deve ser a cultura”, disse a diretora de Conteúdo e Programação da EBC, Antonia Pellegrino.  Assinatura de termo de cooperação entre a Funarte e a EBC Foto: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil Parcerias  A diretora lembra que a EBC já tem parcerias com a Secretaria de Audiovisual do Minc, com a Agência Nacional do Cinema (Ancine) e com apoio da própria Funarte produziu a série Mestras e Mestres das Artes, disponível na plataforma TV Brasil Play.  “A ideia [da cooperação] é fazer a difusão da música, de conteúdo artísticos, de produção audiovisual. A estratégia é dar voz aos artistas brasileiros, sobretudo, os que estão inscritos nos nossos programas”, acrescenta a presidenta da Funarte, Maria Fernandes Marighella. A parceria entre a estatal e a autarquia do MinC não implica em transferência de recursos, remuneração por serviços prestados ou cessão de servidores. A EBC poderá licenciar e comercializar no Brasil e no exterior os programas produzidos a partir da cooperação. A assinatura do termo de cooperação ocorre na véspera do aniversário de 50 anos da fundação. Nesta terça-feira (16), a ministra da Cultura, Margareth Menezes, participa no Rio da reinauguração do Centro Técnico de Artes, na Lapa, e da inauguração da lona Mestre Jamelão, o Diamante Negro na Escola Nacional de Circo Luiz Olimecha (ENCLO), na Praça da Bandeira.

Manifestações deste domingo abrem uma porta. Elas mostram que derrotar a ultradireita em 2026, e estar no Palácio do Planalto, precisa ser a chave para enfrentar a desigualdade e os privilégios – não a senha para se acomodar a eles The post Pode a esquerda ser governo e antissistema? appeared first on Outras Palavras.

A number of youth involved in the historic Held v. Montana climate lawsuit are returning to court, alleging a number of laws passed by the 2025 Legislature violate their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.  The new petition, filed directly with the Montana Supreme Court last week against the state, Gov. Greg Gianforte, […]

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Memphis school board members doubled down on their decision to not offer a custodian contract to ABM Industries on Monday, leaving around 35 schools without cleaning services starting Jan. 1. After a 25-minute discussion that wasn’t open to the public, five Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members voted against the contract. Board Chair Natalie McKinney and member Amber Huett-Garcia voted in favor, and Stephanie Love abstained. The board didn’t discuss other options to fill service gaps. The current contract, which manages cleaning services for Northwest regional buildings, expires Dec. 31. There are no other board meetings scheduled before then, and MSCS adjourns for winter break starting next week. Earlier this month, board members expressed concern about hiring ABM Industries due to district complaints filed against the company over a decade ago. But district leaders said the company was chosen from a pool of vendors after earning the highest score on a rubric used to vet MSCS partnerships. MSCS currently splits custodial services regionally among four different companies. Board members renewed next year’s contracts for three of the current companies on Dec. 2. The board is expected to begin working on new four-year contracts for all regions in May or June. The district first started outsourcing custodial services in 2013 to save money after the Memphis City and Shelby County school system merger. That raised concerns about worker pay and cleaning quality at the time, and that debate is still playing out in school districts nationwide. Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Reach Bri at bhatch@chalkbeat.org.

Protestos em várias cidades contra o PL da Dosimetria revelam a força simbólica e política do engajamento cultural, a retomada das mobilizações de massa pela esquerda – e o isolamento de um Parlamento cada vez mais voltado à autoproteção e distante das demandas sociais The post Ruas, artistas, democracia: resposta a um Congresso capturado appeared first on Outras Palavras.

President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances, Trump said Monday. In a brief affirmative response to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office, the president confirmed he is considering a reclassification of marijuana to unlock research funding. “A lot of people want to see […]

WASHINGTON — School cafeterias got a step closer to seeing whole milk again after the U.S. House passed a measure Monday to restore the dairy staple to school lunches.  The bill unanimously passed the Senate back in November, and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk.  The bipartisan effort — which passed the House by voice […]

A dos semanas de que termine 2025, cada vez más se aproxima la llegada del Año Nuevo Chino 2026, el cual estará marcado por el , según apunta el horóscopo tradicional de ese país. A diferencia de occidente, donde nos regimos por el calendario solar para la planificación general de nuestras vidas, en China las … Continua leyendo "2026 será el año del Caballo de Fuego en el horóscopo chino: conoce qué simboliza y cuál es tu signo" The post 2026 será el año del Caballo de Fuego en el horóscopo chino: conoce qué simboliza y cuál es tu signo appeared first on BioBioChile.

WASHINGTON — School cafeterias got a step closer to seeing whole milk again after the U.S. House passed a measure Monday to restore the dairy staple to school lunches.  The bill unanimously passed the Senate back in November, and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk.  The bipartisan effort — which passed the House by voice […]

New logistics districts and state routes are putting Fort Worth at the center of autonomous trucking.