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Tennessee Poison

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Brazil votes in high-stakes election as U.S.-China rivalry and debt loom large

Brazil will hold a knife-edge vote as its presidential race kicks off — but the election's outcome is likely to be felt far beyond the country's borders.

A Brexit Reversal is on the Table 10 Years On From the Vote That Changed Britain. Here’s What’s at Stake

Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016.

We Need More Regret in Our Politics

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‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election

Speculation that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of position could become deciding factor in run-up to Sunday

Can the Democrats take Texas?

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is surprising everyone, as polls have him leading his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, in the Republican-led state of Texas.

The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them

Trump says Iranian nuclear sites hit in Midnight Hammer were 'drug factories'

President Donald Trump said the Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by the U.S. military in Operation Midnight Hammer last year were also “drug factories.”

Another aircraft carrier heading to Middle East

Another U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has left its home port in San Diego recently and is heading for the Middle East as President Donald Trump has said it’s “possible” the military could resume offensive attacks against Iran after the midterm elections.

Mamdani rips Netanyahu's UN jab as Gaza distraction

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to distract the world from the humanitarian crisis in Gaza when Netanyahu openly criticized Mamdani at the U.N. General Assembly last week.

The Bolsonaros...They're Back! Brazil Heads to the Polls

Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday's historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro hopes to take power.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says new ballistic missile used in combat

Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails use of FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, which manufacturer says is being developed as an interceptor. What we know on day 1,682