Lula’s Win Certified by Court, Ending Challenges to Vote
Bolsonaro’s backers have been protesting the result of the election, sometimes blocking highways across Brazil.
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China, US Diplomats Discuss Taiwan During ‘In-Depth’ Talks
The meeting in Bali between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden, which took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, led to a resumption of cooperation on issues including climate change and food security, putting a floor under worsening ties after tensions spiked due to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to … Read more
Pacific Storm Will Pummel US With Snow, Floods and Tornadoes
Upwards of 2 inches of rain could drop suddenly in the valleys of Southern California Saturday into Sunday with up to 6 inches in coastal foothills and mountains, touching off floods and landslides, the US National Weather Service said. Then snow could fall by the foot in the Sierra Nevada range, as well as in … Read more
US Vegetable Prices Soar Nearly 40% as Water Cuts Crush Supply
California, the top agriculture state in the US, has faced drought this year that led to $3 billion worth of losses. And in Florida, which is the top US supplier of fruits and vegetables in the fall and winter months, experienced a storm that cost the produce industry in the state nearly $2 billion.
On Eve Of Lula’s Certification, Bolsonaro Says Army Is Last Barrier To Socialism
The conservative president had been practically silent in public since his defeat to leftist Lula on Oct. 30.
Putin Says Russia May Add Nuclear First Strike To Strategy
“We’re thinking about this,” the Russian president told reporters after a summit in Kyrgyzstan. “If we are talking about a disarming strike, perhaps we should think about using the approaches of our American partners,” he said, citing what he called US strategies to use high-accuracy missiles for a preventive strike.
What Trump Lost and Won in His Court Battle Over Mar-a-Lago Records
(Bloomberg) — Four months after FBI agents seized government records from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, his bitterly fought litigation with the Justice Department appears over. He lost in court. And unlike the last time that happened, he opted not to push for another long-shot US Supreme Court showdown.
Ukraine Holds Rates At 25% As Russian Attacks Batter Economy
Policy makers have repeatedly said they won’t lower the key rate until 2024.
Ten Things Elon Musk’s Texts Reveal About the Twitter Deal
10. In March, Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto billionaire, tried to get in touch with Musk through an associate to discuss joining in a deal for Twitter. Musk appeared uninterested — and unaware of Bankman-Fried’s wealth, asking, “Does he have huge amounts of money?”
US Redoubles Efforts to End Dependence on Russian Nuclear Fuel
“We are going to get Congressional support in a bipartisan way for us to make our own fuel cycle supply chain independent, certainly of Russia,” Granholm, 63, said in an interview at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. “We’ve got to make this happen for our own independence and national security.”