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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Brazil runoff live updates: polls set to close as Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly leads Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in race for presidency

Sunday’s election is a test for incumbent Lula: can he can rally enough support to overturn Bolsonaro’s lead?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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After Hungary, Serbia takes its turn to show the power of the people

Anger at corruption and an unaccountable government turned Serbs decisively against their autocratic leader Aleksandar Vučić

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Before being rescued, he had an extremely traumatic experience. You’d never know it though, from the joy his patience and sunny nature bring to those who most need him

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Lula’s Upset Is a Win for the Rule of Law and a Blow to Trump

The leftist leader’s surprising victory over the favored far-right candidate should be celebrated—and perhaps emulated—by supporters of democracy worldwide.

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Alexander Kondratov, an award-winning production designer for the popular Russian TV series “Liquidation,” has died at a Moscow hospital after being transferred from a detention center where he was aw...

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Meta announces $95 billion stock offering to fund AI expansion

Meta said Monday it is planning to raise a total of $95 billion to support itsi nvestments in AI infrastructure and super intelligence.

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Loggers say Roadless Rule repeal won't solve their biggest challenges

President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.

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Trump intensifies anti-Muslim rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan rally – US politics live

The US president was condemned for remarks that questioned the senate candidate’s loyalty to the country Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security. Mary Peltola, a Democrat who is running for Alaska ’s lone US Senate seat, and her family suffered minor injuries in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop on Saturday, her campaign said. The family was on its way to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual banquet when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, her campaign said in a statement on Sunday. Peltola required medical attention after the collision. Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s attorney general, lashed out during an interview on Sunday while defending the justice department’s pre-emptive lawsuit to block

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French minister says Halloween protests could turn violent

French authorities are bracing for more street unrest next weekend despite a huge security operation that helped contain nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said ‌on Monday.

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Challenger rejects Daiichi Life’s $4.4 billion takeover offer

Daiichi Life’s Australian unit last week offered to buy the remaining 79.5% of Challenger at 11.80 Australian dollars per share.

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White House Official Floats Naming Nicki Minaj As The Next WHAT Now?!?

The rapper appeared in a strange video with White House Communications Director Steven Cheung just ahead of her appearance with Trump at a Michigan campaign rally.

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The superrich have some very specific demands for their next homes

Ultrawealthy homebuyers are prioritizing living in places where there money goes further, and where they can live longer, healthy lives.

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Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against ‘AI-enabled attackers’ * Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast Australians should prepare for more basic and important online services to go offline unexpectedly, the nation’s signals intelligence agency has warned, urging that “system security must be prioritised over system availability”. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) also says businesses and critical infrastructure must use cutting-edge AI models to defend against digital threats, raising alarm that artificial intelligence is enabling more dangerous threats than ever. Continue reading...

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Europe’s centrist rulers have fallen dangerously short

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Trump compliments Nicki Minaj's 'beautiful' butt in rally speech

President Donald Trump returned the favor for his "No. 1" fan, Nicki Minaj, by calling out her "hard to miss" backside at a Republican rally.

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Lula wins reelection in Brazil, halting Latin America’s rightward shift

The leftist defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro who had pledged to join President Donald Trump’s security initiative. Bolsonaro called for the election to be annulled.

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I led Israel’s oldest peace group and advised the Knesset. Netanyahu may fall on Tuesday, but the West Bank annexation policies won’t

Israel's election on Tuesday could bring a new government without changing the country's course. Having worked as a parliamentary adviser in the Knesset and later as executive director of Peace Now, I know how that can happen, writes Shaqued Morag.

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Opinion: As US Senate race boils over, here's some advice for Kansans from a swing state veteran • Kansas Reflector

Opinion editor Clay Wirestone writes: You may be disturbed upon learning that our state has now entered that curious category known as swing. No worries, though. I can help! As a journalist, I spent 1...

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Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, dies at 46

Bauza told NBC News in 2021 that he was the first person of color to voice Bugs Bunny in the “Looney Tunes” cartoons, a fact that led to adoration from the Asian American community.

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Meta plans $95bn stock offering to bankroll AI expansion

Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom will act as cornerstone investors

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Toronto AI company Zafin makes first major acquisition since private equity takeover

AI vendor to banks pays more than $100-million for Silicon Valley-based Naehas, two years after its own takeover by Nordic Capital

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Lula is declared winner of Brazil's election as Bolsonaro rejects results

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America.

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Drone strikes cut power across southeast Sudan, operator says

Paramilitary drone strikes hit power stations in southeast Sudan on Monday, cutting power across the region, the state electricity company said.

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‘This is a symbol for Europe’: streets of Belgrade resound with joy after Vučić defeat

Hundreds of thousands mark student-led victory on the same streets that were once the scene of police beatings

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Ukrainian drone strike kills two as Kyiv and Moscow prepare for talks

Debris from a downed drone hit a moving commuter train, while Zelenskyy says territorial questions must be settled by leaders themselves.

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Meta launches $35 billion stock offering to fund AI expansion

Meta launched public offerings ⁠of ‌about $35 billion ⁠in common stock ‌and convertible preferred stock, as it ⁠seeks to finance ⁠its ⁠costly AI expansion.

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