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Brazil right-wing presidential candidate wins vote but runoff likely
With 68 percent of voters counted, Bolsonaro had received 46 percent of valid votes, far ahead of Haddad's 25 percent. Bolsonaro has pledged to roll back gun controls and make it easier for police to kill. And polling shows Bolsonaro will face a tight race with Haddad in the second round - before Sunday's first round, polls showed a statistical dead heat in a potential second round . [Full Article...]
Trump rallies Republicans after Kavanaugh confirmation
On the same program, McConnell chuckled when asked if Republicans will not campaign against West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin now that he voted for Kavanaugh - the only Democrat to do so. "I found her testimony to be honest, painful and compelling". Collins offered a defense for Kavanaugh, saying he "reacted with anger and anguish as a father of two young girls". [Full Article...]
As Senate hits 'rock bottom' over Kavanaugh, no clear path up
President Trump, who was on a November 6 mid-term election campaign trail in Kansas, called Kavanaugh to congratulate him on his confirmation and swearing in. On Saturday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Kavanaugh by 50-48 votes, which was mostly on party lines. Ford responded to Kavanaugh's conformation on Saturday by saying she doesn't want to see him impeached if the Democrats retake t... [Full Article...]
Nobel Economics 2018 awarded to Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer
UN Report on Global Warming Carries Life-or-Death Warning
Now, the Earth is already warmer by 1 degree C compared to pre-industrial times . The report says a 2C rise will lead to more heatwaves and extreme rainstorms, more people facing water shortages and drought, greater economic losses and lower yields for major crops than 1.5C. [Full Article...]
George W. Bush made several calls reassuring Collins about Kavanaugh
His appointment is for life and he will strengthen conservative control of the nine-judge court, which has the final say on United States law. Trump has been holding rallies across the country, as he tries to boost Republican turnout in November's midterm elections, which will determine which party will control the House and Senate during the second half of Trump's term. [Full Article...]
North Korea ready to allow inspectors into missile sites, Pompeo says
Kim's regime has said it wants to focus on more than just its nuclear program, and that it expects the U.S.to show some flexibility with its demands. Kim also invited inspectors to visit the Punggye Ri nuclear test site to confirm that it has been irreversibly dismantled, Nauert said. [Full Article...]
Viktoria Marinova killed: Bulgarian journalist's rape and murder was 'a warning'
Interior Minister Mladen Marinov confirmed that Marinova had been raped and said there are now no links between the crime and Marinova's work as a journalist. Last October, Daphne Caruana Galizia , Malta's best-known investigative journalist, was killed when a powerful bomb blew up her auto and Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak was shot dead in February. [Full Article...]