Copa America: Brazilian senator calls on Neymar to not take to the field in 'Championship of Death'
CNN
The surprise decision to award Brazil hosting rights for the Copa America, South America's biggest international football tournament, with just 12 days until the start date is drawing widespread criticism.
Brazil has suffered more than 465,000 Covid-19 deaths -- the second highest death toll in the world -- and there is currently an ongoing inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic. The rapporteur of that inquiry, Brazilian senator Renan Calheiros, referred to the Copa America as the "Championship of Death" on Tuesday and called on Brazil national team star Neymar to not take part in the tournament.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.