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Quebec separatists vowing independence vote win an election but fall short of majorityThe separatist Parti Québécois has won Quebec’s provincial election while falling short of enough seats to govern alone. It's returning to power with a promise to hold another referendum on independence from Canada. PQ won the most seats among the parties fielding candidates in Monday's election for all 127 seats in the provincial legislature but it will…
Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companiesThe Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs. On Monday, key justices expressed skepticism about the potential flood of litigation if the case from Boulder, Colorado, proceeds. Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the implications of allowing municipalities nationwide to file similar…
Brazil election runoff takeaways: Bolsonaro surges, Lula falters and Trump eyes prizeBrazil is heading for another Lula-Bolsonaro showdown. But this time it is Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio who stands between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and another term in power. A Bolsonaro victory would push the region further towards the right, hand US President Donald Trump a powerful ideological ally in its largest country and…
Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votesSen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son of…