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☆ Money can buy happiness for households earning up to $123,000, study suggests
  + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
A recent experiment suggests that money can indeed buy happiness — at least for six months, among households making up to $123,000 a year. The group that got $10,000 reported higher levels of happiness than those who did not after their three months of spending. Then, after three more months had passed, the recipients still reported levels of happiness higher than when the experiment started. Ania Jaroszewicz, a behavioral scientist at Harvard University, said there is still no scientific consensus about whether money can buy happiness. Jaroszewicz highlighted that in any study of money and happiness, outcomes can also depend on the particular circumstances of people's lives and their expectations.
☆ Brazil's Bolsonaro doesn't concede election, but authorizes transition
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were released two days ago. But afterward, Chief-of-Staff Ciro Nogueira told reporters that Bolsonaro has authorized him to begin the transition process. Bolsonaro’s address didn’t mention election results, but he said he will continue to follow the rules of the nation’s constitution. Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s race by a thin margin, garnering 49.1% of the vote to da Silva’s 50.9%, according to the nation’s electoral authority. That has led many political analysts to warn that Bolsonaro appeared to be laying the groundwork to reject election results.
☆ 'He is our phoenix': In Brazil, newly elected Lula has seen ups and downs
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
Da Silva’s mother was left alone to raise eight children, of whom Lula was the youngest. He told The Associated Press he saw da Silva’s face light up with each colorful envelope he delivered. “God willing, one day we will publish (the letters),” da Silva said at a rally in September. After 580 days’ imprisonment, da Silva was a free man — free to marry his girlfriend, and free to run for the presidency. Ultimately, it came down to the wire: Da Silva was elected with 50.9% of the vote.
☆ Ahead of Brazil's runoff election, online misinformation is whipping through social media
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
People on social media say, wrongly, that the leftist candidate in Brazil’s presidential election plans to close down churches if elected. The Supreme Court sided with the electoral court in a hearing Tuesday. The electoral court has said the hackers didn’t gain access to any vote-counting data. The Supreme Court and some of its justices have also been victims of the disinformation war, with one post threatening violence against the daughters of justices. Complaints filed by the electoral court with online platforms have gone up 1,671% compared to the 2020 local elections, the electoral tribunal said last week.
☆ Bolsonaro versus Lula: Ahead of Brazil's high-stakes elections, here's what to know
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
His adversary, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sought to kindle nostalgia for his years presiding over an economic boom and social inclusion. Here’s what you need to know about the Brazilian presidential runoff, which is on Oct. 30. That is why da Silva, who was president from 2003 to 2010, can run this year. Most polls 2 1/2 weeks after the first round show da Silva retaining a slight lead over Bolsonaro. Da Silva, known universally as Lula, has focused on his prior terms, during which commodities exports surged and tens of millions of Brazilians joined the middle class.
☆ Brazil electoral court cracks down on online disinformation ahead of Lula-Bolsonaro runoff
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
BRASILIA — Brazil’s national electoral authority is announcing moves to crack down harder on online disinformation in a fierce presidential campaign between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) said the measures are intended to curb the “distribution and sharing of knowingly untrue or gravely decontextualized information affecting the electoral process,” according to the resolution. The tougher stance, defined by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who currently runs the TSE, reflects a more aggressive approach to a tidal wave of dirty campaigning that has engulfed Brazil ahead of the Oct. 30 runoff. Brazilian broadcasters have also said they have been prohibited from using the words “ex-convict,” “thief” or “corrupt” when speaking about Lula. Moraes said the platforms had helped keep disinformation within reasonable bounds ahead of the election’s first-round vote on Oct. 2.
☆ Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula is the best choice for Brazil
  + stars: | 2022-10-02 | by ( Arick Wierson | Arick Wierson Is A Six-Time Emmy Award-Winning Television Producer | A Former Senior Aide To Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He Advises Political | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
Although Brazil is a multi party country, Sunday’s election has been distilled down to a choice between which of the two viable candidates running is capable of doing the least amount of harm. Sadly, no matter which way the Brazilian electorate decides to go, it will almost certainly mark a wrong turn. The end result is a large number of reluctant voters who cast a vote for a candidate begrudgingly. In many respects, these pressing problems are the result of the policies and actions of Brazilian leadership over the past two decades — inextricably linked to both the Lula and Bolsonaro administrations. While Lula’s track record on the environment is mixed at best, Bolsonaro’s anti-environmental agenda has never been a secret.
☆ Diego Maradona: How the 'Hand of God' and the 'Goal of the Century' redefined football
  + stars: | 2018-06-11 | by ( Marcela Mora Y Araujo For Cnn Video Patrick Sung | Marcela Mora Y Araujo | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +19 min
With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. STAFF/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Diego Maradona, 1986 — "The Hand of God" needs little introduction. BONGARTS/Getty Images Maradona followed that act of subterfuge with one of the greatest ever World Cup goals as England lost 2-1. Ian Walton/Getty Images Maradona is also venerated in Naples after leading Napoli to the Italian Serie A title in 1987 and 1990.
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