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01/NewYorkTimes/Americas

Lula Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in Stunning Blow to Latin America’s Right

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva triumphed over Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of the right-wing leader he defeated four years ago.

Ana Ionova and Adam B. Ellick·Oct 25
Supporters of the student movement celebrate in the streets of central Belgrade on Sunday night
02/TheGuardian/World news

Serbia wakes up to new reality after student-led movement ousts Vučić – Europe live

Hopes raised for a reset in relations with EU and other partners following the defeat of authoritarian president

Jakub Krupa·Oct 26
03/TheAtlantic

The ‘Big-Ass Truck’ Vote

Donald Trump won big in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley in 2024—but now Latino voters are turning on him.

Nick Miroff·Oct 26
President Donald Trump departs after speaking during a campaign rally at McMorran Place Sports and Entertainment Center, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Port Huron, Mich.
04/NPR

Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan

President Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States.

The Associated Press·Oct 26
A man in a suit holds his finger to his ear in an “I can’t hear you” motion as he walks through a government building. In the foreground are a crowd of people raising their arms at him, cameras pointing at him and people in uniform holding the crowd back.
05/ProPublica/Politics

In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests

Wendi C. Thomas·Oct 26
06/TheConversation

Boo! Feeling scared on Halloween can be fun for children but can sometimes push their limits

A children’s literature author explains how some of her favorite Halloween-themed children’s books can help children prepare for the holiday ahead.

Liz Rosenberg·Oct 23
ESA
07/ArsTechnica/Science

A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature

A new model suggests Mars may host ice-forming physics never directly observed before.

Tereza Ondráčková·Oct 24
08/HackerNews/blocks.manifold3d.ch

Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale

theanonymousone·Oct 26·▲ 103·37 comments
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers’ Party (PT) candidate for presidential re-election, speaks alongside his wife, Rosangela “Janja” da Silva, and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin after winning the presidential runoff election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
09/NewYorkTimes/The Headlines

Brazil’s Election Defies a Right-Wing Trend, and Trump’s Midterm Attacks Enter a New Phase

Plus, can a three-hour documentary lead the box office?

Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas and Julian E. Barnes·Oct 26
Supporters of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva react in Rio de Janeiro after his win against Flávio Bolsonaro
10/TheGuardian/World news

Brazil runoff live updates: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term

Yohannes Lowe (now) with Adam Fulton and Marina Dunbar (earlier)·Oct 26
11/TheAtlantic

Peeling the Orange

A poem

Howard Altmann·Oct 25
Logs from a salvage timber sale after a recent wildfire in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.
12/NPR

Loggers say Roadless Rule repeal won't solve their biggest challenges

President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.

Kirk Siegler·Oct 26
Palm trees and green hedges grow in front of a white two-story building with a sign that reads MonsterCloud.
13/ProPublica/Technology

Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims

Renee Dudley·Oct 26
14/TheConversation

Ancestors all around – millions of dead people linger in Americans’ memories

The shadow population of deceased relatives is more than three times as large as today’s living population.

Emily Smith-Greenaway, Ashton Verdery·Oct 23
Posnov
15/ArsTechnica/Science

Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that

The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.

Jacek Krywko·Oct 24
16/HackerNews/titleart.dvy.io

Show HN: TitleArt – Make text like it's 1997

davidbarker·Oct 25·▲ 241·38 comments
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, speaking to supporters in the food court of a shopping mall in Holon, Israel, during a campaign visit this month.
17/NewYorkTimes/Middle East

Israeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of Fears

Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel’s identity.

David M. Halbfinger·Oct 26
A data center with multiple rows of server racks.
18/TheGuardian/Business

AI cloud computing firms face ‘guppy-level death’, Elon Musk warns; French bonds rally after avoiding downgrade – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Graeme Wearden·Oct 26
19/TheAtlantic

Do Miracles Really Happen?

People throughout history have claimed to witness impossible occurrences. Historian Carlos Eire asks: What if they’re telling the truth?

David Brooks·Oct 25
A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Isaias approaching the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida on Friday, Oct. 9 2026.
20/NPR

How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts

Hurricane forecasters are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make predictions.

Jessica Meszaros·Oct 26
An officer’s baseball cap and the top of his face are visible above the partly lowered driver’s-side window of a black Dodge Charger that says “Police” and “City of Ingram” across its doors.
21/ProPublica/Immigration

A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart.

Francesca D’Annunzio, McKenzie Funk, Kirsten Luce·Oct 25
A group of soldiers stand next to a airplane with
22/TheConversation

UN peacekeepers prepare to exit Lebanon after 70 years – leaving behind a worrying security vacuum

In August, the UN Security Council voted to end the decades-long peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Blue helmets will leave by the end of the year.

Mireille Rebeiz·Oct 23
NASA
23/ArsTechnica/Space

NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

Eric Berger·Oct 23
24/HackerNews/github.com

PaperPilot – Zero-Cloud, Pure-Rust PDF Engine with WASM and MCP

vardhan1237·Oct 25·▲ 143·34 comments
25/NewYorkTimes/Politics

The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future

The left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives in addition to liberals. That theory will be put to the test in a series of competitive races on Election Day.

Kellen Browning·Oct 26
Richard Madeley, left, and Susanna Reid interview Andy Burnham on Good Morning Britain on Monday
26/TheGuardian/Politics

I would like to rejoin EU, says Burnham, but ‘British public are the bosses’ – UK politics live

PM says talking about changing the relationship with the bloc would not be divisive but ‘can start to bring people together’

Andrew Sparrow·Oct 26
27/TheAtlantic

A Mathematician Reads the AI Future

My field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature. Is it for the machines now?

Steven Strogatz·Oct 25
28/NPR

Special ed diaries: Teachers tell NPR about their most joyous, most difficult moments

What makes special education teaching jobs so hard to fill? NPR set out to find some answers by talking to more than a dozen teachers who do this work every day.

Jonaki Mehta·Oct 26
A chip on a debit card.
29/ProPublica

After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft

Eli Hager·Oct 23
30/TheConversation

PHP is in the foundation of 70% of websites – here’s what it is and why a flaw in the software is a major hacking threat

A cybersecurity researcher explains how a flaw in widespread software makes millions of websites vulnerable to hackers – and underscores the role of AI in attacking and defending the internet.

Doug Jacobson·Oct 23
Getty Images | AFP/Martin Lelievre
31/ArsTechnica/Policy

Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

Jon Brodkin·Oct 23
32/HackerNews/exhibits.stanford.edu

Behind the scenes at the NeXT Computer office

Austin_Conlon·Oct 25·▲ 123·58 comments
33/NewYorkTimes/Politics

Who’s Winning the Race for Congress?

It’s Oct. 26 — eight days from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.

Patricia Mazzei·Oct 26
A police van blocks a Skelmorlie coastal road scattered with storm debris and driftwood
34/TheGuardian/World news

Tell us: have you been affected by Storm Boelo and Storm Austen

We’d like to hear from people who’ve been affected by the UK storms st the weekend

Guardian community team·Oct 26
35/TheAtlantic

The Greek Island That Taught Me the Art of Living

Chronicling the disappearance of the old ways in a village where I was raised

Platon·Oct 25
North Carolina Republican congressional candidates state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom and Laurie Buckhout (right) are embraced by President Trump during an election rally on Oct. 20, 2026, in Greenville, N.C. Buckhout is running in North Carolina
36/NPR

Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them

Republicans redrew Congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

Tamara Keith·Oct 26
A photo collage featuring a large portrait of Ken Paxton on the right alongside portraits of Angela Paxton and Scott Sherman. The background includes overlays of court documents from U.S. District Court, legal papers addressed to Esther Blind Trust and financial snippets listing entities like Wildcatter Sand Services LLC and photos of industrial earthmoving equipment.
37/ProPublica/Politics

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company.

Alexandra Glorioso, Jeremy Schwartz, Misty Harris, Zach Despart·Oct 23
38/TheConversation

Why ultra-Orthodox parties hold so much sway in Israeli politics

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, often called Haredim, make up a small but growing percentage of Israel’s population. Still, their political parties wield significant influence.

Hannah Ridge·Oct 23
Aurich Lawson
39/ArsTechnica/AI

Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising

Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

Ryan Whitwam·Oct 23
40/HackerNews/brashandplucky.com

Growing Trees

ibobev·Oct 23·▲ 65·7 comments
41/NewYorkTimes/Magazine

A.I. Companies Want to Write the Rules Governing Themselves. Can They Be Trusted?

Five experts on how best to limit a rapidly evolving technology.

Emily Bazelon·Oct 26
Chinese characters above a brick growing plants.
42/TheGuardian/World news

‘Zero-energy companionship’: bizarre hobby takes seed among China’s stressed young adults

Faced with a stagnant jobs market, many are spurning children or pets in favour of ‘raising bricks’

Amy Hawkins in Beijing·Oct 26
43/TheAtlantic

Six of the Greatest Movie Soundtracks From This Century

A movie’s music choices can be just as memorable as the film itself.

Rafaela Jinich·Oct 25
Gloria and Dustin Hoffman take a selfie with their kids.
44/NPR

Court ruling fails to end wait for thousands of immigrants stuck abroad without visas

A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries. Attorneys say the federal government is slow-walking the processing of visas on purpose.

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán·Oct 26
A close-up view of a white mink with red eyes and a pink nose baring its teeth and hissing, emerging from under a dark enclosure.
45/ProPublica/Health Care

Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

“We might get lucky, and a response that is not robust may not have dire consequences. But we may get unlucky.”

Nat Lash, Julie Leopo·Oct 23
Graphic warnings on cigarette packages in Canada
46/TheConversation

Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear

Political campaigns often use fear to play on voters’ existing prejudices and stereotypes. What that means for your vote is less predictable.

Monique Mitchell Turner·Oct 23
Blue Origin
47/ArsTechnica/Science

Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport

Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land.

Stephen Clark·Oct 23
48/HackerNews/imaginationlibrary.com

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

jumploops·Oct 25·▲ 548·95 comments
49/NewYorkTimes/The Context

How Silicon Valley Stole the Future

A.I. will reshape our world. But does that mean the people who make the technology get to control our imagination, too?

Linda Kinstler·Oct 26
Wind turbine blades stand beside a crane at the Hull Siemens blade factory
50/TheGuardian/Business

Drive reindustrialisation from No 10 North or risk failure, MPs tell Burnham

Ninety-plus Labour MPs warn civil service lacks skills to drive growth where it is needed and plan should be steered by Louis Haigh from Manchester

Heather Stewart Economics editor·Oct 26
51/TheAtlantic

Celebrity Has Become a Jobs Program

A new book by the hosts of Who? Weekly scrutinizes how social media democratized fame.

Josh Greenblatt·Oct 24
Supporters of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cheer as the results of Brazil
52/NPR

Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

Catherine Osborn·Oct 25
A white man sits in a leather chair with his hands in front of his chest.
53/ProPublica/Climate and Environment

Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

Lizz Giordano, Brandon Block·Oct 22
54/TheConversation

Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer

Cancer survivorship is often thought to begin after a patient receives their last treatment. But planning for life after cancer is critical to effective care.

Marci Lee Nilsen·Oct 22
Spotify
55/ArsTechnica/Tech

Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

Nick Indge·Oct 23
56/HackerNews/github.com

Show HN: A Truly Modular Keyboard

NotARoomba·Oct 24·▲ 167·51 comments
The San Francisco headquarters of Anthropic, whose initial public offering will test the durability of the artificial intelligence boom.
57/NewYorkTimes/Technology

What’s Riding on Anthropic’s Market Debut? Nearly Everything.

Anthropic sits atop a pyramid of business partners and suppliers, making it a barometer of the broader economy. Its initial public offering will have widespread implications.

Erin Griffith and Lauren Hirsch·Oct 26
Andy Burnham speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons
58/TheGuardian/Politics

Brexit deal is not good enough for British public, says Andy Burnham

EU exit has damaged economy and failed to bring promised benefits, says PM, but he rules out big pre-election changes

Aletha Adu Political correspondent·Oct 26
59/TheAtlantic

The Temporary Pleasure of Conversation

Talking is a fleeting act, but that transience gives it meaning.

Isabel Fattal·Oct 24
A sign is posted outside a Pennsylvania Department of Health measles vaccination clinic located in Lancaster County in Peach Bottom, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
60/NPR

U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads

Pennsylvania is the worst hit state, with at least 1,338 cases of measles confirmed in 44 counties so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Chandelis Duster·Oct 25
A woman wearing glasses and a teal T-shirt fans through a stack fo red-and-white ballot envelopes in an industrial workspace.
61/ProPublica/Democracy

Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield, Misty Harris·Oct 22
62/TheConversation

Indian Gen Z ‘cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy – and populism – in Modi’s India

The protests challenge the government’s view of who “the people” are, what democracy means, and who speaks for youth, women and the politically marginalized.

Amrita Basu·Oct 22
Santiago Urquijo
63/ArsTechnica/Science

Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals

Birds' compact nervous system seems to help them handle tasks very quickly.

Jacek Krywko·Oct 23
64/HackerNews/bbc.com

Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline

cisc·Oct 23·▲ 29·14 comments
65/NewYorkTimes/Science

What Happened to the Neanderthals?

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

Carolyn Y. Johnson·Oct 26
A pedestrian shields their face with an umbrella flipped by strong wind on a street in Keelung
66/TheGuardian/World news

Typhoon Champi declared strongest storm of year so far

One dead and 527 injured as winds of up to 185mph hit Taiwan and southern Japan, while Greece issues flood alerts

Megan Davies and James Parrish for MetDesk·Oct 26
67/TheAtlantic

What Shifting U.S. Support May Mean for Ukraine

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss how Donald Trump’s dismissal of Russian aggression against Ukraine has prompted bipartisan backlash.

The Editors·Oct 24
President Donald Trump walks past Attorney General Todd Blanche after speaking at a roundtable event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Washington.
68/NPR

Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.

Willem Marx·Oct 25
An illustration of three yellow pencils forming the shape of an arrow pointing down and diagonally to the right.
69/ProPublica/Education

Sexual Assaults on Campus No Longer Scrutinized as Closely Under Trump’s Education Department

Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen·Oct 22
70/TheConversation

Chiricahua is the nation’s newest national park – what does that mean?

What comes next for Chiricahua, now that is has been officially redesignated as America’s 64th national park?

Seth T. Kannarr·Oct 21
Intel
71/ArsTechnica/AI

Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs

Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.

Jeremy Hsu·Oct 23
72/HackerNews/charliegerard.dev

Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs

speckx·Oct 22·▲ 281·99 comments
President Xi Jinping of China is expected to secure a fourth term as leader of the ruling Communist Party next year. He has warned that too many officials fail to faithfully carry out his orders.
73/NewYorkTimes/Asia

‘Pull Out the Sick Trees’: Xi’s Constant Purges Pave Way for Next Term

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is likely preparing to secure a fourth term in power in 2027, has complained that officials cannot be trusted.

Chris Buckley·Oct 26
Graphic of distressed woman with head in knees surrounded by lines of cocaine.
74/TheGuardian/Society

‘He was like 10 men after taking cocaine‘: how Britain’s drug habit is fuelling domestic abuse

Home Office figures show nearly two-thirds of drug tests carried out on arrested abuse suspects detected use of a drug that ‘boosts confidence but increases paranoia’

Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent·Oct 26
75/TheAtlantic

AI Terrorism Is Just Terrorism

The new technology hasn’t fundamentally transformed the problem—at least not yet.

Ian Bogost·Oct 24
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, center, greets supporters in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.
76/NPR

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

Carrie Kahn·Oct 25
Capped test tubes of green liquid are clipped horizontally around a circle.
77/ProPublica/Regulation

Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds

Christopher Osher·Oct 21
78/TheConversation

An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble

An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.

Anat Lior·Oct 21
Getty | Finn Gomez
79/ArsTechnica/Health

RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns

"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose," board chair Jack Leslie said.

Beth Mole·Oct 23
80/HackerNews/a16z.news

Superhuman Hardware Design Is the Easy Part

gmays·Oct 23·▲ 21·5 comments
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