内容摘要：“It’s only because of the measures we’ve taken that the economy is improving, growth at the highest rate in the G-7, four interest rate cuts, three trade deals because countries want to trade with this country because of the decisions that we’ve made,” Starmer said.

“It’s only because of the measures we’ve taken that the economy is improving, growth at the highest rate in the G-7, four interest rate cuts, three trade deals because countries want to trade with this country because of the decisions that we’ve made,” Starmer said.

The drum section plays throughout a school’s entire parade, lasting between 70 and 80 minutes, striving to lose neither tempo nor flair. Carnival judgesfor various categories, including drumming; it is assessed based on creativity, consistency and how well it suits each samba school’s theme and lyrics.

A performer from the Mocidade samba school directs a float alongside artificial intelligence images of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)A performer from the Mocidade samba school directs a float alongside artificial intelligence images of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Drum queen Erika Januza, from the Viradouro samba school, performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Drum queen Erika Januza, from the Viradouro samba school, performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)“Only God knows if we will win the title, but once again our drummers delivered a great performance,” an exhausted Mestre Dudu, covered in sweat, told journalists after Mocidade’s parade. The school’s drummers, who had flashing green lights on their hats, celebrated as if Mocidade had already won its 7th title in Rio’s Carnival parade league.

Classical music critic Irineu Franco Perpétuo said that artists like Mestre Dudu are indeed maestros, no less talented than those guiding orchestras. He noted that the drums section is the tiebreaking category whenever two samba schools have tallied the same total number of points.

“They are the conductors of this great popular opera that is our Carnival,” Perpétuo said. “They have the great challenge of being rhythmically constant during the parade. They can’t rush it, they can’t be too late. And they need to keep everyone playing at the same time.”If you are in a car or truck, “you really don’t have a lot of good options at that point,” Smith said. “Try not to get caught in that situation.”

The best thing to do is get off the road and try to find a building. If there’s nowhere to go, there are no guaranteed safe options.When it comes to ditches, overpasses or staying inside a car, “people have survived doing all of those, people have died doing all of those,” Smith said. “I’ve seen cars rolled up into unrecognizable balls of metal.”

one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of poultry, confirmed Friday the country’s firstoutbreak on a commercial farm.