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Poland demands $1.3 trillion in World War II reparations from Germany

Poland’s foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II.

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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Gets Second Shot at Re-Election

Polls underestimated first-round voter support for the incumbent, who gained over 43% of the vote and a chance to face leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff.

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Donald Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN

Former President Donald Trump has gone to court against CNN, a familiar target when he was president. He’s seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network’s reports are trying to short-circuit any future political campaign.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson grabs the spotlight in first Supreme Court session – POLITICO

Ketanji Brown Jackson grabs the spotlight in first Supreme Court session  POLITICO Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asks tough questions in first Supreme Court oral argument  Fox News Justice Jackson, on her first day in the Supreme Court, pushes back on a lawyer

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In Retreat on Ukrainian Fronts, Russia Shows Signs of Disarray

Confusion and recriminations marked the Russian efforts to call up draftees and claim sovereignty over Ukrainian territory, as well as the Russian response to battlefield setbacks.

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Senate report finds increasing cases of fraud, scams on Zelle

The report also found that the large banks who partly own Zelle have been reluctant to compensate customers who have been victims of fraud or scams.

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‘Shalom Ohad, I am with the protesters in Iran, filming with a hidden camera’

Israel’s Channel 12 airs footage taken covertly on its behalf at Tehran protests, including interviews with demonstrators; ‘The people no longer want you,’ protester says of regime

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News Wrap: At least 125 killed in stampede in Indonesia, Ukrainian forces gain ground

In our news wrap Monday, an Indonesian police chief and nine other elite officers were removed from their posts for their role in a stampede at a soccer match that killed at least 125 people, Wall Street kicked off the

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UN chief says the world is in ‘life-or-death struggle’ for survival

He accused the world’s 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at “an all-time high and rising.”

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Brittney Griner’s Appeal Hearing Set for Oct. 25, Russian Court Says

The United States has sought the release of the W.N.B.A. star, who pleaded guilty to drug possession and was sentenced to nine years.

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