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Brazil Election Sees Lula, Bolsonaro Divide Over the Amazon Rainforest

Lula dramatically reduced deforestation that accelerated under Flávio Bolsonaro’s father while also supporting development.

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Allianz CIO Sees up to 75 Bps of Fed Rate Hikes After MidtermsLudovic Subran, chief investment officer and chief economist at Allianz, expects Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to raise interest rates by as much as 75 basis points once the midterm elections are over. "The US is running hot, and I think he cannot ignore that," Subran tells Bloomberg Television. "I do expect the US will have to act decisively on…

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Democrats post "mind-blowing" numbers ahead of 2026 midtermsData: FEC, Axios research. Chart: Noah Bressner/Axios If money is momentum, Democratic Senate candidates are poised for a monumental Election Day. "Oh my god, holy crap," said Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) when informed of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's $64 million haul in the third quarter of the year. "I mean, that's a number that's…

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This GOP lie has Gavin Newsom stabbing his own party in the backIn three weeks, California voters will have their ballots tallied on Proposition 40 (and 41 and 42, which would negate 40) that will impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets — the wealth — of the state’s 200+ billionaires. The money will be used to make up for the massive almost-trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in that state, that hits in…

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Justin Levitt: Why chaos on election day is highly unlikely - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTAmericans are understandably freaked out about the possibility of disruption in the elections next month. I get the concern. But every doomsday scenario falls down in practice. If we can just tune out the noise, the process at the polls is most likely to be refreshingly mundane.

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A look at how elections are run in the U.S.Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, Brew. By: Andrew Bahl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at how elections are run in the U.S. Today, we're sharing the ninth installment in our project marking America's 250th anniversary: The Blueprints of Democracy. One thing most voters won't have […]

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WSJ tells Trump to ‘man up’ after he turns on GOP alliesThe Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has a message for President Donald Trump: take responsibility if Republicans do badly on November 3, and stop blaming others. In an editorial titled “All the President’s Election Excuses,” the board said “you can tell the election campaign isn’t going well for Republicans because President Trump is already…

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Alberta early-voter surge suggests edge for Canadian side - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTCALGARY, Canada — More than 1 million people have already cast their ballots in Alberta’s referendum on separation from Canada, signaling strong voter turnout that pollsters say may favor the “remain” side. A spokesperson for the province’s election agency said more than 525,000 people voted in the first three days of in-person advance polls and 491,000…

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Ty Cobb: Trump's DOJ Attacking 'Election Mechanisms on Every Front'Friday on CNN’s “OutFront,” former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said at President Donald Trump’s direction, the Department of Justice is attacking “the election mechanisms on every front.” Cobb said, “If people have been listening, frankly, it’s been out there in black and The post Ty Cobb: Trump’s DOJ Attacking ‘Election Mechanisms on Every Front’…

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More lawmakers report suspicious packages at officesSeveral lawmakers said Friday their offices across the country had received suspicious mailings following reports earlier this week of letters containing unknown substances at U.S. election offices. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and over 15 House lawmakers said their…

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Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakersFederal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s Advance in Brazil’s Election Is Grim News for the ClimateThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More fire, more ash, more crime, more death. And a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That is the prospect for the Amazon rainforest for at least the next four years if Flávio Bolsonaro…

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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority voteSen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump and the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Brazil's veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25.

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