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A federal judge dismissed new obstruction charges Tuesday against two former FBI officials for their roles in investigations into Hunter Biden.

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The Cook Political Report
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The Cook Political Report is moving two governors' race ratings one week before Election Day. • Kansas Governor: Lean Republican to Toss Up • Nebraska Governor: Likely Republican to Lean Republican

cookpolitical.comTwo States Shift Toward Democrats In Final Governors RatingsDemocrats are in a prime position to pick up between two and four governor’s seats this cycle, potentially giving them a majority of chief executives for the first time since 2010.With the current bre...

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Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which brings the prospect of a continued focus on stopping the illegal cutting of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world. https://to.pbs.org/4jKhGzo

pbs.orgEnvironmentalists celebrate Lula's reelection in Brazil: 'The Amazon can breathe a sigh of relief'Lula's government recently announced the lowest Amazon deforestation rate on record. However, he faces a Congress dominated by the far right and agribusiness interests, which often back measures weake...

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United Farm Workers
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As ICE is roaming the streets and fields of CA's Central Valley, UFW staff is out talking to workers and sharing know your rights info including these "red cards." We're also watching for ICE activity on rural roads and sharing guidance with both union and non-union farm workers.

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United Farm Workers
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"Fernando" works in the Salinas area and shares "We are working more than 8 hours because we fear the lettuce fields might become damaged due to the heavy rain. We, H2A workers have to finish strong to be called again next season. " #WeFeedYou

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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. https://to.pbs.org/4jH4H1d

to.pbs.orgLula beats Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff, securing fourth presidential termWith 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over opponent Flávio Bolsonaro.

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United Farm Workers
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Workers in upstate NY harvest apples as the season winds down climbing 8-10 ft ladders wearing buckets that weigh up to 50 lbs when full. "We must work fast enough to meet production quotas while being careful that we don’t damage bruise any apples. It's hard work.” #WeFeedYou

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The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. https://to.pbs.org/4dYoAgA

to.pbs.orgSerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftIt was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat ...

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President Donald Trump's administration is withholding records documenting the scope of his influence over management of the Kennedy Center, according to attorneys for a Democratic lawmaker challenging the Republican president's plan to close the performing arts center. https://to.pbs.org/4keEOWG

to.pbs.orgJudge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plansA list of records in the Kennedy Center's possession suggests that Trump has been in “near-constant contact” with the center's management, either directly or through intermediaries, plaintiffs' lawyer...

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Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela on Sunday for the first time since December, returning from exile at a time when doubts about the country's democratic future — and the role of the U.S. — are growing. https://to.pbs.org/4i2Fptg

to.pbs.orgVenezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exileIt was her first appearance since the U.S. military deposed the country’s then-President Nicolás Maduro, replacing him with an interim president who has exceeded the time she was authorized to serve, ...

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The Israeli military pressed ahead Sunday with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. https://to.pbs.org/4zSl9ka

to.pbs.orgIsrael presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approachesThe operation, focused on the city of Hebron, the site of Friday's attack, came as Israel enters the final days before a tense election, which is largely seen as a referendum on current Prime Minister...

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The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration may be novel in its tools, methods and scope, but it belongs to a long tradition in this nation’s past. https://to.pbs.org/3VAiXit

to.pbs.orgHow immigration policies shaped America and evolved throughout its historyThe Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration may be novel in its tools, methods and scope, but it belongs to a long tradition in this nation’s past. Judy Woodruff reports for her series, Crossr...

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Brazilians began voting in Sunday's polarizing presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, a contest that will determine whether the U.S. will significantly expand its growing influence in Latin America. https://to.pbs.org/4jH4H1d

to.pbs.orgBrazil votes in a tense Lula vs. Bolsonaro runoff with U.S. influence over Latin America at stakeThe election pits the left-of-center veteran politician Lula against Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and the son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Former President Barack Obama seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in two Midwestern battlegrounds. https://to.pbs.org/3WKxybk

to.pbs.orgObama, in Midwest, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaignObama remains the Democratic Party’s best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House. And he's taking his star power on the road in the final days of the midterm elections, which will hel...

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Anne Applebaum
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A carefully planned Russian propaganda operation is underway. Having starved people in Oleshky for months, Russia, with the 'intervention' of Melania, will allow people to leave and pretend Ukraine was at fault. Read @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social www.kyivpost.com/analysis/88041

kyivpost.comIs the Kremlin Preparing a Propaganda Spectacle in Oleshky?A possible ceasefire in occupied Oleshky risks becoming a Kremlin propaganda stage, masking blocked aid and once again recasting Russia as the rescuer before foreign audiences.

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United Farm Workers
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Unusual heat at this Central Coast vineyard has caused workers to harvest grapes at night. Harvesting grapes during a cooler time of day protects the quality of the fruit and gives winemakers better control over the winemaking process. #WeFeedYou

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An upstate New York woman who says she only recently learned she wasn't born in the U.S. has been charged with voting illegally, one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/4so8suR

to.pbs.orgNew York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizenMarva Cook was adopted as a toddler and had always assumed she was a U.S. citizen, she told Homeland Security investigators earlier this month, according to the criminal complaint.