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Flávio Bolsonaro edges Lula as Brazil heads to an Oct. 25 runoffconfirmed
With nearly all ballots counted in Brazil's presidential first round, Flávio Bolsonaro had about 47% of the vote and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about 45%, according to Brazil's state news agency. Neither passed 50%, so the two meet in a runoff on Oct. 25. Bolsonaro outperformed final polls, which had shown Lula slightly ahead.
Flávio Bolsonaro says"Brazil wants change, that's the reading of what happened today. It's the end of the Workers' Party era." He promises a modern government with fewer ministries.
President Lula saysHe admits he expected to win in the first round, but says: "Tomorrow we start a new campaign. I am very good in the knockout stage."
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U.S. pulls all bombers out of RAF Fairford after suspected plotdeveloping
The Pentagon says all U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in England, including 12 B-1B Lancers, have gone back to their home bases in the United States. The move follows arrests over a suspected plot against the base. U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says there are "strong indications" Iran was behind the threat; he offered no specifics. Iran summoned Britain's ambassador to protest the arrests.
The U.K. saysPrime Minister Andy Burnham says there are "strong indications" Iran was behind the threat and that "Iran played a part."
Iran saysIran summoned the U.K. ambassador in Tehran to formally protest the arrests of the suspects.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to three optogenetics pioneersconfirmed
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University in Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a method that uses light to switch nerve cells on or off. The committee says the method "is now being used in laboratories around the world to reveal the brain's mysteries." The prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
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Supreme Court opens its term with a climate lawsuit caseconfirmed
The Supreme Court opens its new term Monday with Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, which asks whether local governments can sue energy companies in state court over climate-related damages. Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself, so eight justices will hear the case; a 4-4 tie would leave in place the Colorado ruling allowing Boulder's suit to go forward.
Boulder County saysIt seeks past and future costs of repairs, emergency services and property damage, not regulation of emissions, and says states can address harms within their own borders.
Suncor, Exxon Mobil and the Trump administration sayClimate is a global issue for the federal government, and letting local suits proceed would let states effectively regulate energy production everywhere.
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Panthers beat Lions 32-26 on Sunday Night Footballconfirmed
Carolina beat Detroit 32-26 on Sunday Night Football. Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan had 14 catches for a career-high 192 yards and two touchdowns, and Chuba Hubbard ran for two more scores. Jared Goff threw for 412 yards for the Lions. Both teams are 2-2.
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