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Democratic super PAC to put millions behind new Georgia runoff ad as both parties turn focus to key contest – CNN

Democratic super PAC to put millions behind new Georgia runoff ad as both parties turn focus to key contest  CNN Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock campaign before Georgia runoff election for US Senate seat  FOX 5 Atlanta Georgia runoff highlights GOP worries about

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Why Nevada election results are taking days – The Associated Press – en Español

Why Nevada election results are taking days  The Associated Press – en Español Joe Lombardo Wins Nevada Governor’s Race, NBC News Projects  MSNBC Nevada Senate race: Catherine Cortez Masto inches closer to overtaking Adam Laxalt  Fox News Republicans fairing differently in statewide races,

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Jair Bolsonaro lost in Brazil, but his threat to democracy remains

The days leading up to the recent Brazilian election were tense, violent and desperate. Days before the run-off vote on Oct. 30, 2022, Carla Zambelli, a congresswoman and outspoken Jair Bolsonaro supporter, got into a confrontation on the streets of

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Biden pledges the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations

Biden’s efforts at this year’s ASEAN summit are meant to lay the groundwork for his highly anticipated face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. (Image credit: Vincent Thian/AP)

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Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues

More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming months could be a great deal worse, despite global commitments

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In Iran, political dissenters find expression through rap music

NPR’s Scott Simon speak to Nahid Siamdoust, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, about the role of rap in protests and political dissent in Iran.

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Ukrainians in Kherson celebrate the withdrawal of Russian troops

In the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson there’s joy in the streets. Ukrainians celebrated late into the night to mark the pullout of Russian troops after eight months of occupation.

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70-plus seems the new 50 for male politicians, but they’re threatening the world order

Joe Biden is turning 80 soon. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is 70; India’s Narendra Modi is 72, while China’s Xi Jinping at 69 is the youngest of the rulers of the major world powers. None are planning to retire. Brazil just

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US midterms: Senate race neck and neck as Democrat Mark Kelly wins Arizona – BBC

US midterms: Senate race neck and neck as Democrat Mark Kelly wins Arizona  BBC Mark Kelly defeats Blake Masters in Arizona, leaving Democrats 1 seat away from holding the Senate  Yahoo News Mark Kelly wins (again). The party of McCain could have

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Ahead of Xi meeting, Biden calls out China – POLITICO Europe

Ahead of Xi meeting, Biden calls out China  POLITICO Europe Biden mistakenly thanks Colombia for hosting ASEAN summit in Cambodia  Fox News Biden travels to Asia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit  CBS Mornings Why Biden’s latest Asean overtures won’t weaken

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