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The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Neighbors

Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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A Serbian nationalist leader who courted MAGA just lost in a landslide

Corruption concerns helped oust Aleksandar Vucic, who pushed a Trump family project in Belgrade.

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Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff with US influence over Latin America at stake

Brazilians are choosing between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a polarizing presidential election.

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Serbia's student movement ousts nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary elections

Vucic conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed. The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests.

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Second weekend of French protests unfolds without serious incidents: 'The right to protest is just as important as the right to vote'

Despite permits and routes often being decided at the last minute, nearly 410,000 people – 800,000 according to the CGT trade union – marched peacefully on Saturday across France, protesting the high cost of living, supporting high school students and defending civil liberties. Clashes broke out in Nantes, Rennes and Marseille at the end of the day, but they were nowhere near the scale of the events of October 17.

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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

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Lula holds off far right with victory in Brazil presidential election

Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first-round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.

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Russian-friendly Vucic concedes defeat to student protest movement in Serbian election

For almost two years, student-led demonstrations in Serbia rallied against Vucic's right-wing incumbent Serbian Progressive Party. Protesting against alleged corruption in the government, the movement...

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Lula's Suprise Win Blocks Trump’s Push for a Far-Right Brazil

The 80-year-old incumbent will serve a fourth term in office.

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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro

Leftist incumbent Lula says unprecedented comeback was a ‘defeat for denialism’ as Bolsonaro refuses to accept election result * Lula wins election in stunning comeback – live updates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term in power. With 100% of votes counted the 80-year-old leftist received 4.4m votes more than Bolsonaro, with a 51.79% share to his 45-year-old rival’s 48.21%. However, soon after Brazil’s electoral authority confirmed Lula’s victory, Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat and asked for the results to be annulled. Continue reading...

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Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs. Bolsonaro runoff with U.S. influence over Latin America at stake

The election pits the left-of-center veteran politician Lula against Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and the son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil's Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.75% of the vote after a chaotic day at the polls

The 81-year-old leftist President wins an unprecedented fourth term after a last-minute Supreme Court ruling extended voting by two hours.

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World reacts to Lula's victory in Brazilian presidential race

International leaders and politicians congratulate the Brazilian president on his re-election win.

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I’ve covered Islamophobia for years. Trump’s GOP has taken it to a new level.

The shocking vilification of Muslims is one of the most troubling storylines of the midterms.

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The College of Magic turns ordinary kids into confident, top-hat wearing magicians

The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.

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2 beaches in Gaza and Israel. Just 40 miles apart, but worlds away

Forty miles separate the Israeli beach of Jaffa from the beach in Gaza City, but they are worlds apart. NPR's Frank Langfitt and Anas Baba report a tale of two beaches.

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Ukraine strikes Russian titanium plant more than 1,400 kilometers from border, monitoring channel claims

Perm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin said at around 11 a.m. local time that 11 drones had been downed during a Ukrainian attack on the region.

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Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election

Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift after two years of student-led protests gave rise to a fiercely contested parliamentary election. Speaking on Sunday, Vučić cited preliminary results that showed the student-backed protest movement surging ahead. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections,” Vučić told supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade. Continue reading...

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Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback

Lula’s win deprives President Donald Trump of a major addition to what has been a growing bloc of friendly right-wing Latin American governments that have embraced Washington’s agenda on security and migration.

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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect

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Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift

It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat...

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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer. Despite the single mother's positive outlook, the financial strain combined with the high cost of living is overwhelming.

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Bolsonaro refuses to concede as would-be Ukraine peace mediator Lula wins Brazil election

Lula had expressed the view in 2024 that Brazil should remain neutral and not interfere in Russia's war against Ukraine, but in the years that followed had been engaging in diplomacy, including effort...

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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic says Claude pulled Georgia data on its own.

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Blanche on Alaska suit: 'There could be a crime'

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Lula celebrates unlikely victory in Brazil as Bolsonaro rejects results

Two days before his 81st birthday, Brazil's president clinches a historic fourth term. But his opponent is refusing to accept defeat.

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Man found dead in Queensland floodwaters as state hit by days-long deluge

Many rivers and roads left flooded after torrential downpours across Queensland A man’s body has been found in floodwaters following an unusual weather system that delivered multiple storms and a days-long deluge to parts of Australia. Emergency services were called to a creek at Boompa on Queensland’s Fraser Coast shortly after 11am on Monday after reports a man had been found unresponsive. Continue reading...

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Dakar Rally 2027 moved out of Saudi Arabia amid conflict in Middle East

Organisers of January's off-road race say it will be relocated due to recent developments in the region.

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Kaitlan Collins’ Panel Cracks Up At ‘Perfect Quote’ From Trump Ally About His Ass Talk

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Former RAAF pilot who allegedly murdered wife was ‘love rat’ and ‘master manipulator’, jury hears

Robert John Crawford on trial after wife found near ride-on lawnmower on their Toowoomba property Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A former RAAF pilot was a “love rat” and “master manipulator” who staged his wife’s death to make it appear like an accident, a jury has heard. Robert John Crawford, 49, pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at Upper Lockyer on 29 July 2024. Continue reading...

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Angus Taylor criticised for ‘tone deaf’ response to alleged attack on Helen Haines

Zali Steggall and Monique Ryan say Coalition leader was wrong to deny link between parliamentary debate and political violence Angus Taylor has been criticised for his response to the alleged attack on Helen Haines, with crossbenchers Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall labelling a speech by the opposition leader “tone deaf” and saying he did not “read the room”. Parliament returned in Canberra on Monday, a week after an alleged attack outside the Indi MP’s northern Victorian electorate office, which led to her losing both legs. A 43-year-old man has been charged and the incident continues to be investigated. Continue reading...

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Drone attack on Russia's Voronezh region kills two men, governor says

A drone attack in Russia's Voronezh region killed ‌two men and injured 17 people, including a child, regional governor Alexander Gusev said on Monday.

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Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Hunting Red Leaves with… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search September 29 to October 4 October 5 to 11 A map depicts vegetated parts of Earth’s land surfaces from September 29 to October 4. Vegetation color is depicted on a spectrum ranging from dark green to light yellow to dark red. The largest patches of red vegetation appear in Alaska, northern Canada, Mongolia, and Russia. Smaller patches of red are visible in Australia. NASA Earth Observatory / Lauren Dauphin A similar global map depicts the redness of vegetation from October 5 to 11. The reddest areas have shifted equatorward, with more color visible in the Mid-Atlantic, the U.S. Southeast, southern Russia, China, and Mongolia. NASA Earth Observatory / Lauren Dauphin September 29 to October 4 October 5 to 11 A map depicts vegetated parts of

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2026 October 26 – M42: The Great Nebula in Orion

APOD Science APOD 2026 October 26 – M42: The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. M42: The Great Nebula in Orion Explanation: The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is one the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away. In the featured deep image in assigned colors highlighted by emission in hydrogen, wisps and sheets of dust and gas are particularly evident. The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye near the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion. In addition to housing a bright open cluster of stars known as the Trapezium, the Orion Nebula contains many stellar nurseries. These nurseries contain much hydrogen gas, hot young stars, proplyds, and stellar jets spewing material at high speeds. Also known as M42, the Orion Nebul

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Grabbing a bargain: Japan’s claw machines cash in on inflation

“Shop-and-play destinations” merge essential buying with entertainment so that families do not feel a need to choose between the two.

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'Get a reality check': Cartoon maker refuses to apologise to Jacqui Lambie

Senator Jacqui Lambie is calling on the One Nation candidate and creator of the party's 'Please Explain' cartoons to drop out of the race for an upper house seat in next month's Victorian election.

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Why class matters in America

The next few years of US politics will revolve around the issue

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Junk borrowers are stuck between a $2tn rock and a hard place

Huge supply means investors can afford to be picky, driving costs even higher for the most risky borrowers

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The joy of veg-maxxing: how to eat many, many more plants – without really trying

A new report has found many crops are far less nutritious than they once were, so we need to eat more of them. Here is how to get your five portions of fruit and veg a day, easily and affordably – and potentially increase that to ten

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Down by the River Thames, a failure to build holds back Britain's growth

Near the marshes east of London, a £1 billion regeneration plan remains in limbo 17 years after it was first announced, an example of how rising UK building costs are adding to finance minister John Healey's growth challenge in this week's budget.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest challenger gears up for high-stakes election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to play on national security fears just days out from the election.

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Russia loses 1,990 soldiers and 18 artillery systems over past day

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,990 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

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Australia's CSL names interim CEO Gordon Naylor as new chair

Australia's CSL on Monday named interim chief Gordon Naylor as chair from March next year, the latest leadership shake-up days after naming GSK executive Deborah Waterhourse as its first female CEO.

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China National Team ETFs Draw Most Inflows Since Trade War Rout

China’s state-led funds stepped into the market with the heaviest buying since the April 2025 rout, as authorities ramped up efforts to stem a market freefall.

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Jury told alleged murder victim may have died from 'broken heart'

A jury has been told they cannot exclude the possibility an elderly woman allegedly murdered by her daughter died from a broken heart.

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Ex-opposition heavyweight Edano negative on forming new party

“I am basically thinking about how we should make much of parties that we have now,” said former chief Cabinet secretary Yukio Edano.

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Eric Bauza, award-winning Looney Tunes voice actor, dies aged 46

Bauza voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, along with hundreds of other characters. He died at home from hypertensive cardiovascular disease Emmy-award winning voice actor Eric Bauza, who was the modern voice of iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at home from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, aged 46. The voice actor’s death was announced by his family, who shared a statement to the actor’s Instagram account. The cause of death was released by the Los Angeles county medical examiner. Continue reading...

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How Lula turned his election fortunes around in 3 weeks

With an energetic online push and social giveaways, Brazil’s president reignited his campaign between the first and second rounds

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Lula, the great survivor, makes history

Latin America’s iconic left-wing statesman is Brazil’s president, again

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Where to scatter ashes – and where you can donate your body for medical research | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to letters about Rachael Stirling eating some of the ashes of her mother, Diana Rigg

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