GRAMADO, Brazil — As the first edition of the Residency for Young Filmmakers wrapped on Aug. 19, the Gramado Film Festival has decided to continue the program with a second edition set to take place at its 2027 edition and that the Residency would become a permanent initiative at Gramado, Rosa Helena Volk, president of
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make daylight saving time permanent by passing the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday. By a vote of 308 to 117, members of both parties approved the bill, which would eliminate the need for Americans to change their clocks twice a year and put the United States under the
Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, who introduced the bill in January 2025, said Tuesday that time changes disrupt schedules “for no good reason.” Now that the House has passed the legislation, the Senate could soon take up its version of the bill. Florida Republican Rick Scott introduced identical legislation, also called the Sunshine Protection