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Tuesday, October 27
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● Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack ● Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in Mississippi amid outcry over racist, Islamophobic attacks – as it happened ● Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery ● England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump ● The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire ● Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● Bolsonaro says police demand passports after Brazil election defeat ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK ● Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack ● Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in Mississippi amid outcry over racist, Islamophobic attacks – as it happened ● Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery ● England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump ● The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire ● Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● Bolsonaro says police demand passports after Brazil election defeat ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK
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Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent

Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What…
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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming…
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Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference.

The U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of "openly" describing plans to "influence American politics," doubling down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's claims of potential…
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Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump✓

Opposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump

Machado returns with Trump's blessing, even if Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader - at least for the time being
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UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’✓

UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’

Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze. Senior…
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery✓

Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery

The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties
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England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award✓

England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award

Bayern Munich striker becomes the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen in 2001
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found✓

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
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Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump✓

Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump

Comey, who was fired during Trump's first term, has been accused of unlawfully divulging national security information
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
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The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire✓

The Memo: El-Sayed allies argue Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks will backfire

President Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day. At a Sunday rally in Michigan, Trump unleashed a…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules✓

Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules

Maurene Comey believes she was let go from her job as a federal prosecutor because her father is the former FBI director
81% agreement · 2 independent sources
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China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party✓

China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party

The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing
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Bolsonaro says police demand passports after Brazil election defeat

Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video on social media saying police ordered him to surrender his passports
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK✓

Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK

Second named storm will hit northern parts of UK as thousands remain without power after Friday’s Storm Austen. The UK is bracing for a second storm this weekend, as strong winds…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX✓

Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?. Sign up for…
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Australian politics live: Coalition tells Albanese to ‘stop the spin’ on $6m golf grant; Labor promises ‘swift response’ on MP safety

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Political debate should be ‘robust but respectful’, Anne Ruston says. A day after MPs…
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We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future. Andy Burnham vows UK will hit…
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The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Anthropic files for stock market IPO; Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion – as it happened

Meta says share sale will support its “continued investment in AI infrastructure and personal superintelligence”, as Elon Musk warns some AI cloud computing firms face…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes

‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes

Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election. Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had…
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses. Continue reading
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
Single source · not yet corroborated
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‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

State paid consultancy firm $166,000 for feasibility study on merging the three tertiary institutions. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The Western…
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Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent

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Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement

✓ 86% agree · 4 sources
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Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack

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Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules

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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

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