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Tens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff

Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro. Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election’s runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October by 47% to 45%. Continue reading...

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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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250,000 rally in Madrid demanding state pension guarantees

The rally comes amid a political row over the sustainability of Spain's pension scheme and the cost of living, ahead of a parliamentary election next month.

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Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail

The 44th president appeared in Ohio on Saturday, kicking off a two-state swing with a rebuke of President Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor.

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New York archdiocese to pay $800 million to over 1300 sex abuse victims

Dioceses across the country have had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and programs have been created to compensate victims without going to trial.

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Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

The gas project was part of an energy deal discussed by U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during their September visit to the Kremlin, sources told the New York Times.

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Fire tears through Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect detained

Firefighters and police heading to the Eagle's Nest on Friday night saw 'a rider on a red motorcycle with no license plate' and stopped him, a Bavarian police official told a press conference on Saturday.

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Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits shopping center in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, locals say

MegaGRINN is the largest shopping complex in Belgorod, covering over 163,000 square meters and housing more than 200 shops. The center was closed and empty of visitors during the reported overnight at...

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Ukraine's Starlink satellite speeds restored after a week of front-line disruption

The restoration follows a new U.S. diplomatic push to end the war.

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Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian targets 2,500 kilometers from border

Ukraine struck several targets, including a petrochemical plant and a warehouse in Siberia around 2,500 kilometers away from the border on Oct. 24, monitoring channels reported.

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Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms

Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

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Missouri's GOP has a new strategy to ban abortion—attack trans kids

Doctors in the state are fighting a deceptive ballot measure that imperils both abortion and trans rights.

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Zelenskyy confirms Starlink and Starshield are back up and running: Now we have the speed we need

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed the lifting of speed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield terminals in Ukraine, which has restored crucial frontline communications.

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Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers

Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.

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Trump Prepares for Iran Escalation After US, Israeli Elections

A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.

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U.S. birth rate drops to record low, but older women are having more babies

The U.S. birth rate fell to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop would have been greater, but women over age 30 are having more children.

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Barack Obama rallies Michigan crowd for El-Sayed, saying he’s ‘fighting for real change’

Former president speaks to rapturous crowd of thousands in support of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change, real change, that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket”, as he threw his weight behind the Democratic Senate candidate and the rest of the ticket on the first day of early voting in Michigan. Obama said in front of thousands of onlookers at Cass technical high school in Detroit that El-Sayed would “finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable healthcare to every single American”. Continue reading...

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Voters are begging Trump to end the war in Iran

70 percent now call it a top priority for the war to be over. Trump says Cuba is next.

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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries The Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British Museum. Depending on where a light source is positioned, the Lycurgus Cup changes colour, from jade green under normal lighting to ruby red when lit from behind – an astonishing feat of optical engineering that has confounded historians and glass-makers for centuries. Continue reading...

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Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

Some campuses and workplaces are trying to foster more smiling and positivity, and experts say it can go a long way.

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Obama, in Ohio, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign

Obama targeted GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down on an ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton.

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Why Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference?

The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”

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“Not all Cubans are MAGA”: The Cuban women who broke with the GOP

They are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.

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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election

Opposition figures join Tel Aviv protesters demanding an independent October 7 inquiry.

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A Fact-Check on Trump’s Election Claims

The president has spread false claims about ranked-choice systems, voting machines, vote counting and past results to question the integrity of elections.

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APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

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