will-the-billionaires-get-pennies-for-their-dollars?

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Billionaires have funneled vast sums into the campaigns of Republicans at risk of losing both chambers of Congress. According to The Washington Post’s megadonor tracker, the top 50 billionaire donors have spent $2.8 billion on the midterms, favoring Republicans 2-to-1. Meanwhile, the top five Republican super PACs have outraised theirContinue Reading

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection to a fourth term by gaining ground in Brazil’s largest cities while keeping his strong support in the northeast. His geographic base is shifting and this change is clearest in Brazil’s 200 largest cities. There, Lula’s share of valid votes rose fromContinue Reading

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Microsoft is adding a new AI-powered security feature to Teams aimed at detecting phishing, scams, and identity theft by analyzing conversations, Bleeping Computer reports. Instead of primarily checking for malicious links and files, the tool will be able to identify suspicious behavior in the messages themselves, Microsoft said. The featureContinue Reading

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Apple watchers predicted something like this: The company is ending October with a triple-whammy of new products, starting with its newly introduced iPad mini with OLED display. The rest of the week is expected to feature new Macs, specifically an M6 MacBook Pro and iMac and Apple’s first touchscreen MacBookContinue Reading

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Each year, Climate Week NYC brings together more than 100,000 people in more than 1,000 events across the city to discuss climate challenges, explore solutions, and spur action. Participants come from industry, academia, philanthropy, nonprofits, government, and finance and venture capital. And this year, the mix included a strong, cross-campusContinue Reading

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Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here’s The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcastsContinue Reading

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On October 15, a Vietnamese state-owned tanker, the PVT Azura, departed St. Petersburg with 109,000 barrels of Russian diesel. It is due at Norfolk on November 2, at a facility that the shipping journal gCaptain reports serves the American military, a detail no official has confirmed. It will be theContinue Reading

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Over the last century, modern medicine achieved a historic feat. We increased the human lifespan by 33%. But at the same time, we completely failed to defend our brain healthspan. Today, a silent gap of 15 to 30 years exists between the time our bodies survive and the time ourContinue Reading