Survey Says 53% Of Americans 'Always' Wear Pants When Working From Home

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Rainbow-laden revelers hit Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s pride parade
Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on Sunday, many scantily dressed and covered in glitter. While the atmosphere was festive, some spoke of the threat of violence LGBTQ+ people face in Brazil. “As the sister of a trans woman, I’m scared to death,” said Helen Karajá, a 32-year-old bisexual artist.
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Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling more than $38 million for personal expenses
A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion after stealing more than $38 million in county funds to renovate her ranches, buy 20 cars and pay for personal expenses.
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Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes
A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early Sunday, local authorities said. Torrential rain on Saturday caused a river to spill its banks, dislodging mud from a southwestern La Paz neighborhood where low-slung, shoddily built dwellings dot the hillside. The torrent of rocks and soil surged down a narrow ravine early Sunday, wrecking some two dozen homes and flooding another 40, said Juan Carlos Calvimontes, Bolivia's deputy civil defense minister.
AFP
Uruguayans vote in tight race for president
Uruguayans voted Sunday in what looks to be a tight election, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job after five years of right-wing rule.Orsi, 57, is seen as the understudy of 89-year-old Mujica, a former guerrilla lionized as "the world's poorest president" during his 2010-2015 rule because of his modest lifestyle.
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Connecticut couple charged in $1 million Lululemon theft operation
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
CNN
Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has released an update on its investigation into the BioLab fire, the September 29 inferno that engulfed a BioLab industrial building, shrouding neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days and forcing thousands of Georgia residents to shelter in place in each night or evacuate altogether.
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board releases findings on Georgia lab chemical release and fire
It was a chemical reaction that sparked the massive fire and toxic smoke plume at a lab in Georgia that threatened nearby communities and metropolitan Atlanta in September, according to the findings released by the U.S.
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Israel investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage
Israel says it is investigating after Hamas released photos purportedly showing the body of a female hostage in Gaza.
USA TODAY
'It's so rigged': Mom convicted in deadly Girl Scouts crash lashes out at troopers, jurors
A judge is deciding whether to send Kansas mother Amber Peery to prison for a deadly highway crash that killed three Girl Scouts.
Politico
Hezbollah hits Israel with heaviest barrage in weeks
Negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts.
Politico
Trump team barred from agencies amid legal standoff
Federal agencies have yet to hear from their future bosses.
AFP
'Crucial week': make-or-break plastic pollution treaty talks begin
A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opens on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations warning nations not to miss a "once-in-a-generation opportunity"."This treaty is a once-in-a-generation opportunity," he said.
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Uruguay’s once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
Uruguayans went to the polls Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote.
AFP
Basel backs splashing the cash to host Eurovision
Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards hosting next year's Eurovision Song Contest, meaning the giant TV extravaganza will go ahead with its customary full-on razzmatazz."I am delighted for Basel and for the project team, which has already invested a lot of passion in organising the Eurovision Song Contest 2025," Basel-City regional president Conradin Cramer told AFP. "For Basel, the 'Yes' means that we will be able to welcome visitors from
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Petrol industry embraces plastics while navigating energy shift
Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if that sector faces challenges of its own.Adding to the challenge, said Bailey of Wood Mackenzie, is that amid the global energy transition, the plastics industry itself faces risks both in "the need to lower its carbon footprint and address the challenge of plastic waste."
AFP
UAE arrests three after Israeli rabbi killed
The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had arrested three suspects in the murder of an Israeli rabbi, which Israel has called an anti-Semitic attack.Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Kogan's murder a "vile anti-Semitic attack" that he said showed "the inhumanity of the enemies of the Jewish people".
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Trump should fire DOJ employees who investigated his cases, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt says
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases that involved charges against Trump.
CBS News
Deepfakes of Elon Musk contribute to billions in fraud losses
A study found that Elon Musk is the most common celebrity used in deepfake scams.
USA TODAY
Republican Sen. Rand Paul opposes Donald Trump talk of using military in deportations
"If they send the Army into New York and you have 10,000 troops marching carrying semi-automatic weapons, I think it's a terrible image," Sen. Rand Paul said.
CNN
What to know about federal employees who telecommute as DOGE looks to end remote work
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are determined to force federal employees to return to the office in hopes that some will opt to quit instead. That effort is going to affect some agencies – and workers – much more than others.

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