Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff, winning 51 percent of the vote with more than 96 percent of ballots counted. The result gives Lula a fourth, non-consecutive term; he is scheduled to take office on January 5, 2027.
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Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court called the race for Lula at about 9:13 p.m. Brasília time.
Lula received more than 51.49 million votes, or 51 percent, while Bolsonaro received about 48.8 million votes, or 48.68 percent.
Lula had trailed Bolsonaro in the October 4 first round, receiving 45 percent to Bolsonaro’s 47 percent.
Reports of suspended public transportation prompted allegations of voter suppression during the election.
Heavy rain and transportation concerns led both campaigns to seek a voting extension; polling stations stayed open two hours later than expected.
Lula’s victory marks his fourth non-consecutive presidential term and makes him the oldest Brazilian president to take office since the country returned to democracy.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio Bolsonaro’s father, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a coup plot after losing the 2022 election.
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Victoria Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke said he feared for his family after finding a bullet marked “RAT” and bearing his former firefighter identification number on his car on Saturday. He said he believed it was a death threat and would not be intimidated; authorities’ findings are not reported in the article.
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Edbrooke found the bullet on the bonnet of his car after speaking with community members.
He said his children also drive the car and that the incident made him worry about his family’s safety.
Edbrooke said his firefighter identification number would not be known to the broader community.
He said people associated with the United Firefighters Union were among those sending him aggressive threats and social media abuse.
The union is in a Fair Work Commission dispute with Fire Rescue Victoria over an enterprise bargaining agreement that has remained unresolved since 2021.
The union has campaigned against Victoria’s Labor government and plans to consider disaffiliating from the Victorian Labor Party.
Edbrooke referred to an alleged attack on federal MP Helen Haines the previous week; the article said there was no suggestion the incidents were linked.
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President Donald Trump has made an anti-Muslim attack on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, according to the article. El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers in a race that could affect which party controls the Senate.
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Donald Trump is the current U.S. president.
Trump directed an anti-Muslim attack at Abdul El-Sayed.
El-Sayed is the Democratic Senate candidate named in the article.
El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers.
The article says the race could help determine control of the U.S. Senate.
The article says the U.S. midterm elections are just over a week away.
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Snake Road in the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois closes to cars to protect snakes during their fall migration. Visitors come to watch the reptiles move through the area.
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Snake Road is in the hills of the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois.
The road closes to cars during the snakes’ fall migration.
The closure is intended to protect migrating reptiles.
People visit the area to watch the migration.
CBS News reporter Noel Brennan covered the migration.
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More than 7,500 restaurant locations closed across the United States in the first six months of 2026. CBS News reports that rising costs and declining sales are forcing some restaurants to close.
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More than 7,500 restaurant locations closed nationwide in the first half of 2026.
The report identifies rising costs as a factor behind the closures.
The report also cites declining sales.
CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reported on restaurant closures.
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Unusually high tides and damaging surf affected Southern California beach communities over the weekend. The report linked the conditions to warm temperatures and El Niño and included a forecast, but the article provided no further details.
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Southern California beach communities experienced damaging surf over the weekend.
The report described the tides as unusually high.
Warm temperatures and El Niño were cited as factors behind the conditions.
Akiko Fujita reported on the effects on beach communities.
Andrew Kozak provided the forecast.
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Sen. Thom Tillis said it was appropriate to review the outcome of Alaska’s Senate race because two candidates named Dan Sullivan appeared on the ballot. The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit over the matter.
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Tillis is a Republican senator from North Carolina.
He commented on the Alaska Senate race on Sunday.
Two candidates named Dan Sullivan appeared on the ballot.
The ballot prompted a Department of Justice lawsuit.
Tillis described one candidate as having the same name as his friend.
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Data centres are expanding rapidly to support internet services and artificial intelligence, but their electricity and water use, emissions, noise and land needs have fueled opposition. In the United States, the debate has become an issue ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, while supporters argue the facilities help advance AI and national security.
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Data Center Map counts about 12,250 data centres worldwide, compared with around 8,000 operational sites in 2021.
The United States has 4,767 data centre sites, the largest number reported for any country.
The United States also leads in data centre capacity, with China second and Europe far behind.
The article says data centres worldwide are believed to use more electricity than France.
Some experts warn that data centres’ water use could contribute to local shortages, while rising power demand can strain electricity grids and increase emissions.
Sixteen U.S. states have proposed laws to ban or temporarily block new data centres.
Colossus 2, part of a data centre campus for xAI, is planned to house hundreds of thousands of Nvidia AI chips and use 41 methane gas turbines.
Local regulators say the turbines will meet air quality standards; activists warn they could significantly increase local air pollution.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is trailing in polls ahead of Israel’s first election since the October 7, 2023 attacks. CBS News reported on the polling ahead of Tuesday, but the article provides no figures or details about the poll.
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Likud is the party led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
The party is trailing in polls ahead of the election.
The election will be Israel’s first since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
CBS News reported on the polling ahead of Tuesday.
The article does not identify the polling organization or provide poll numbers.
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President Donald Trump campaigned in Michigan, where the article says he attacked Abdul El-Sayed. The report notes that candidates were entering their last full week of campaigning before the midterm elections and that early voting had begun in 43 states.
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The campaign stop took place in Port Huron, Michigan.
The article’s title identifies Abdul El-Sayed as the target of Trump’s attacks.
The article says candidates were in their last full week of campaigning before the midterm elections.
Early voting was underway in 43 states, according to the article.
A CBS News poll found that most Americans disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy and inflation.
Nikole Killion reported from Port Huron.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj joined President Donald Trump at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, where she praised his leadership and urged voters to elect Republicans. Trump used the event to criticize Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, making claims about his Muslim faith and background that El-Sayed has called Islamophobic.
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Minaj appeared with Trump at a Michigan rally ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
Minaj said Trump had “changed the energy of the country” and led the crowd in chants for Trump and Republican candidates.
Trump praised Minaj and made a remark about her appearance before inviting her to speak.
The Michigan Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was described as close.
Trump alleged El-Sayed would “invite jihadists” into the United States if elected.
El-Sayed said Trump was using his name and faith to distract voters from the effects of the president’s policies.
Minaj traveled to Michigan with Trump aboard Air Force One and posted a video from the plane on X.
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Several thousand people protested in Prague on October 25 against a bill that would replace household licence fees for Czech public radio and television with state budget funding. The lower house approved fast-tracking the bill, which critics say could weaken media independence; it still needs approval from the upper house to become law.
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The proposed legislation would abolish household licence fees and fund public radio and television through state budget allocations.
The lower house approved fast-tracking the bill in an overnight vote on Saturday.
The governing coalition is led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and includes two far-right parties.
The plan could reduce public media funding by about 15 percent, possibly starting next year.
Babiš said the proposal concerns funding transparency, while critics warn it could let the governing coalition control public media.
The opposition has pledged to challenge the legislation in the constitutional court.
Public media staff announced a strike for November 3, with backing from unions and other groups.
Organizers have planned another rally in Prague’s Letná park for November 15.
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Israeli media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and military chief Eyal Zamir disagree over Iran. Zamir reportedly fears government instructions could prompt an immediate military escalation and has sought written authorization; Netanyahu denies a confrontation.
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Israeli media reported a disagreement between Netanyahu and Zamir over Iran.
Zamir reportedly requested written authorization for the government instructions.
Zamir reportedly fears the instructions could lead to immediate military escalation.
Netanyahu denied that he is in a confrontation with Zamir.
Netanyahu warned that Iran could attack Israel to disrupt Tuesday’s election.
The report was published two days before the election, according to the article.
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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile. Cheering crowds waving Venezuelan flags greeted her; the article says the United States seized then-President Nicolas Maduro weeks after she left.
President Donald Trump said Alaska’s Senate ballot may confuse voters because it lists Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan alongside Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. Trump criticized the ballot’s use of the word “incumbent” and Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system; the Justice Department has sued Alaska over the election, alleging the second candidate could mislead voters.
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Dan S. Sullivan is the Republican incumbent running against Democrat Mary Peltola and other candidates.
Alaska’s ballot labels Dan S. Sullivan as the “Incumbent” and lists Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. separately, without a party designation.
Trump said the ballot should identify the incumbent as “Senator Dan Sullivan” and called the current wording unclear.
Trump alleged Democrats put Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the ballot to confuse voters but offered no evidence for that claim in his remarks.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. said he was running because he was dissatisfied with the incumbent’s representation.
Alaska election officials initially removed Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the ballot, but courts restored him after he challenged the decision.
The Justice Department sued Alaska and state election officials, seeking to delay certification under certain vote-count conditions while it investigates possible voter confusion.
Trump said he had told the Justice Department to bring the case; Attorney General Todd Blanche said department lawyers wrote it and denied coordination with any campaign or candidate.
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Australia has made social media platforms take reasonable steps to prevent children under 16 from holding accounts, with penalties for companies that fail to comply. The report says it is too early to know whether the law is working, while noting that other countries may consider similar rules.
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Australia became the first country to require many social media platforms to keep children under 16 from having accounts.
The law puts responsibility on covered platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from opening or holding accounts.
Platforms must check users’ ages and may face penalties for failing to comply.
The report demonstrated that Snapchat and TikTok blocked an account attempt by Oscar Groves, who was just shy of 16.
South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas first proposed a state-level ban after his wife, Annabel West, raised concerns about teenagers’ social media use.
Australia’s national government followed the South Australian proposal, and the measure received bipartisan support.
A U.S. Surgeon General advisory cited in the report said more than three hours of social media use a day can double children’s risk of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.
Malinauskas said children would find ways around the restrictions and did not describe the law as a complete solution.
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The Trump administration denied Colorado’s request for federal disaster aid after the 2025 Lee fire, which burned nearly 138,000 acres. Colorado officials and critics linked the decision and other federal actions to President Trump’s efforts to secure the release of Tina Peters, while the White House said disaster-relief decisions were not politicized.
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A Colorado jury convicted former Mesa County election official Tina Peters in a case involving tampering with voting machines, and a judge sentenced her to nine years in prison.
Peters supported Trump’s false claims that rigged voting machines cost him the 2020 election.
The Lee fire burned nearly 138,000 acres in August 2025 and destroyed almost all of Kathleen Kelly’s 2,000-acre ranch.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the fire met the requirements for a federal disaster declaration, but the Trump administration denied his request for aid.
Trump warned on social media that he would take harsh measures if Peters was not released.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said the administration’s actions were punishment connected to Peters and said the state was fighting back.
The article says the administration also threatened food aid, canceled $109 million in transportation funding, and moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.
The White House denied politicizing disaster relief and described the actions as independent agency decisions.
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Moussa Diawara, a Malian man who lived in Texas for nearly half his life, says Ghanaian officials sent him to Mali after the United States deported him to Ghana in July. A U.S. immigration judge had barred his deportation to Mali because he could face persecution there; U.S. officials say Ghana had given assurances about his safety, while the Department of Homeland Security called documents listing Mali a clerical error or contractor mistake.
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Diawara came to the United States on a tourist visa at age 32 and later sought protection from deportation to Mali.
In 2012, a U.S. immigration judge ruled that Diawara could not be deported to Mali, but said the United States could seek a safe alternative destination.
Diawara, 57, has no criminal record and has two U.S. citizen children.
ICE detained Diawara in Texas for three weeks and deported him to Ghana on July 31.
Diawara said Ghanaian officials detained him in a hotel and then sent him to Mali, where he feared for his safety.
Diawara said DHS documents, including his bag tags, listed Mali as the destination; DHS said the tags were produced by contractors and the medical form listing Mali contained a clerical error.
Diawara said he later escaped Mali with help from local truckers and is now in an undisclosed country. He asked that it remain undisclosed for safety reasons.
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The report examines the Trump administration’s use of deportations to countries other than migrants’ home countries. It describes the case of Moussa Diawara, who was sent from the U.S. to Ghana and then to Mali, despite a U.S. immigration judge’s ruling that he could not be deported to Mali because he faced a risk of persecution there.
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The report says nearly one million people were deported from the U.S. during the first year and a half of President Donald Trump’s second term.
About 25,000 people were sent to third countries rather than to their countries of origin, according to the report.
The report says third-country deportations can be legal and that previous administrations also used them, but on a smaller scale.
Moussa Diawara had lived in the U.S. for 25 years and had no criminal record, according to the report.
A U.S. immigration judge ruled in 2012 that Diawara could be deported but not to Mali, where he said he feared persecution.
ICE detained Diawara in Texas for three weeks and deported him to Ghana on July 31, the report says.
Diawara said he was held in a Ghanaian hotel and then forced onto a flight to Mali within five days.
The report says Diawara later left Mali with help from local truckers and went to another African country whose location he asked not to disclose.
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