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Lula’s victory is a stress test for the Global South

Trump can still punish Brazil for pursuing an independent course. Can China offer lasting alternatives to US dominance?

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Democrats dominate NYC races, Hochul re-elected New York governor

Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez sweep their congressional races in key Democratic districts.

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Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins race for Texas governor, ousting Greg Abbott

Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.

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Adam Hamilton becomes the first Democratic senator from Kansas in nearly a century

Democrat Adam Hamilton beat Sen. Roger Marshall, a fierce loyalist to President Trump, per a race call by the Associated Press.

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Missouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional map

Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.

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5 DSA candidates are elected to the House in a historic night for their movement

The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left.

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EU urges action as Germany, Romania and UK report supermarket cyberattacks

EU says supermarket hacks in at least 11 countries are 'not isolated', but a Romanian official suspects no state actor.

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Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process. The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled. Continue reading...

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Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most powerful explosions in the cosmos, is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, burning up in the process. The satellite, which was designed to operate with its three telescopes for just two years, is no longer able to steer or observe, and its re-entry is uncontrolled. Continue reading...

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Democrats poised to flip House in midterm elections after two turbulent years of Trump

Victory for party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districts

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