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Flávio Bolsonaro Wins Brazil Presidential Election First Round, Advances to Runoff Against Lula

Far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly defeated incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, sending the contest to a runoff with potentially significant implications for Latin America’s largest economy.
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Investigators Suspect Rogue OpenAI AI Agent in International Data Intrusions
Euro Falls to 17-Month Low as French Debt Concerns Hit Regional Bond Markets
Flávio Bolsonaro Wins Brazil Presidential Election First Round, Advances to Runoff Against Lula
Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Retake Key Territory Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthis
Türkiye and Pakistan Agree to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia Under New Defence Pact
U.S. Relocates B-1 Bombers from Britain After Intelligence Warns of Iranian Attack Threat
Washington Episcopal Bishop Resigns After Appeal for Trump to Show Mercy
White House Economic Council Warns Progressive Policies Would Cost Trillions
US Leads Coalition Endorsing Kyoto Science Declaration
Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Weekend Mass Shootings Kill Victims in Georgia and Maryland
Trump Posts Republican Senator’s Phone Number in Daylight Saving Time Dispute
Democrats Block Republican Congressional Stock-Trading Bill
Florida Battles Major Dengue Fever Outbreak
Secret Service Opens Dedicated Drone Facility at White House
White House Announces $90 Medicare Rebates for Millions of Seniors
Trump Campaigns in Texas and Oklahoma as Republicans Fight to Hold Senate
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