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“Certainty” by Brazilian Poet Carlos Machado – by Rosaliene Bacchus
My Poetry Corner February 2020 features the poem “Certainty” (Certo) from the poetry collection Glass Bird (Pássaro de Vidro) by Carlos Machado, a Brazilian poet and journalist. Born in 1951 in Muritiba, Bahia, Northeast Brazil, Machado earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the Federal University of Bahia. He studied journalism at the Faculty of Cásper Libero in São Paulo, where he lives since 1980.
He is the creator and editor of the fortnightly bulletin, poesia.net, dedicated mainly to the promotion of contemporary Brazilian poets.
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US economy under Trump: Is it the greatest in history? – Reality Check – BBC News
Claim: President Trump often says the US economy is on an historic high, perhaps the greatest it’s ever been.
Speaking at his State of the Union address in February, he reinforced those claims by hailing his pro-growth policies which he says have helped Americans with jobs and wages.
Reality Check verdict: It’s true the economy has been doing well – but there have been periods when it was even stronger.
And the trade war with China, rising tensions in the Middle East and fears over the health of the global economy have unsettled markets at various points, and led the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, to lower interest rates.
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