Flávio Bolsonaro, a defeated presidential candidate in Brazil, has landed in Miami after uncertainty about his whereabouts. The U.S. State Department told the BBC it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family; BBC Verify traced his route through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador.
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Flávio Bolsonaro is a defeated presidential candidate in Brazil.
Bolsonaro has landed in Miami.
There had been uncertainty about his whereabouts.
The U.S. State Department told the BBC it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family.
BBC Verify traced his journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador before he reached Miami.
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Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon, an upgraded frontier AI model that it says improves coding, cybersecurity, and other tasks compared with Gemini 4 Argon. Google is delaying access while it conducts safety testing and plans to distribute the model through its cyber defense program before a wider release.
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Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon two weeks after releasing Gemini 4 Argon.
Google says Carbon is twice as likely as Argon to generate code without vulnerabilities.
Google says Carbon scored 89 points higher on WebDev Arena and ranks fourth on its leaderboard.
In a Grey Swan evaluation, Carbon resisted all tested prompt-injection attacks, according to Google.
Google says it is testing Carbon under a voluntary U.S. government framework before offering it through the Fairwinds cyber defense program.
Google has not set a date for wide release; the model may first reach AI Ultra subscribers and Gemini API developers.
Google plans introductory API prices of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with prices later doubling.
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UK Chancellor John Healey announced the government’s first Autumn Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The measures include energy-bill support, additional defence funding and a pledge of more economic aid for Ukraine, while the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast no growth in real earnings next year.
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The government will make a one-off £100 energy-bill payment to 20 million households in homes valued at £88,000 or less using April 1991 valuations.
A temporary VAT cut will continue until 1 July and reduce the annual energy price cap by £50.
The Office for Budget Responsibility expects no growth in real earnings next year and cut its 2027 growth forecast from 1.5 percent to 1 percent.
The budget funds an additional £15 billion Defence Investment Plan.
Healey said the government would cover a £4.7 billion defence funding gap by reprioritising spending across other departments.
The government did not explain how it would meet NATO defence-spending targets of 3.5 percent of GDP by 2035 and 3 percent by 2030; Healey said details would come in next year’s spending review.
Healey pledged an additional £10 billion in economic aid for Ukraine.
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UK Chancellor John Healey announced a one-off £100 energy payment for eligible households and raised taxes on large bank profits to help fund support. His first Budget also included changes to energy charges, fuel duty, wages, business rates and taxes on savings and rental income, while leaving major decisions on defence and welfare until next year.
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Households in council tax bands A to D in England will receive a one-off £100 energy payment; Wales said it would match the payment, and Scotland planned to replicate it.
Gas standing charges across Great Britain are due to end in 2027 or as soon as possible afterward, with the costs shifted into per-unit energy prices.
The temporary 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut will continue until July.
The minimum wage rates will rise by 3.9% in April, with no change to the difference between rates for older and younger workers.
The tax on large banks’ profits will rise from 3% to 6% from January through April 2028.
The income tax thresholds will remain frozen, and the tax rate on savings and property rental income for basic-rate taxpayers will rise to 24% from April 2027.
The Office for Budget Responsibility lowered its growth forecast for next year to 1%.
Healey said decisions on defence spending and welfare would be made next year.
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Voters who are told at a polling place that they are not registered may have options. They may be able to update their registration or cast a provisional ballot, a ballot set aside until officials verify eligibility.
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The article addresses voters told they are not registered at a polling place.
Voters may be able to update their registration.
Voters may be able to cast a provisional ballot.
The article presents updating registration as a possible option, not a guaranteed one.
The article presents casting a provisional ballot as a possible option, not a guaranteed one.
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Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami with his family after losing Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday. Their journey followed conflicting reports about his whereabouts, while Brazilian authorities had cancelled his passport after he missed a deadline to surrender it amid an ongoing criminal investigation; he denies wrongdoing.
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Bolsonaro and his family crossed by land from Brazil into Argentina on Tuesday night, according to Argentine migration authorities.
Flight-tracking data reviewed by the BBC indicated the family left Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, for Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday.
The family then flew to Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, where they were photographed arriving shortly before 09:30 local time.
The U.S. State Department said it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family.
Brazilian authorities cancelled Bolsonaro’s passport after he failed to surrender it within a 24-hour deadline.
Brazil’s newly reelected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, criticised Bolsonaro’s departure and said, “those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had heard Bolsonaro was in Argentina.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out calling a general election in the next 12 months. He said his focus was on governing and that his government’s plans would extend beyond the coming year.
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The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
Burnham made the pledge after opposition politicians suggested he might call an early election.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she believed Burnham would call an election sooner than he had indicated.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said in September that he expected an election the following spring.
Burnham entered Parliament after winning the Makerfield by-election in June and later became Labour leader and prime minister.
Burnham said he wanted an “honest conversation” about the UK’s relationship with the EU.
On Wednesday, Burnham said he would keep his party’s 2024 manifesto positions on freedom of movement, the single market and the customs union for the rest of the parliamentary term.
Burnham said a 10-year plan would inform a spending review next year.
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Undercover footage published by The Midwesterner appears to show T.J. Wolfgram, identified as a volunteer involved in Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign, calling Americans “idiots” and saying he might support some Muslim Brotherhood activities. El-Sayed’s campaign told Newsweek that Wolfgram was a volunteer captain, not a paid staff member; Newsweek said it could not independently verify the outlet’s more specific description of his campaign role.
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The footage discusses accusations by President Donald Trump that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
In the footage, the man identified as Wolfgram says Americans are “idiots” and says he has no issue with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Wolfgram says he might support some of the group’s activities but disagrees with some of its practices.
Newsweek reported that the campaign described Wolfgram as a volunteer captain and said it has hundreds of volunteer captains.
Campaign website event listings and a social media account bearing Wolfgram’s name indicate involvement in campaign activities.
The U.S. has designated the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, but has not designated the entire organization.
Neither The Midwesterner nor The Daily Wire identified the person who recorded the footage.
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The White House says First Lady Melania Trump helped broker a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire around the occupied city of Oleshky, scheduled to begin October 29 to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuations. A University of Denver professor said a local truce alone is unlikely to earn her the 2027 Nobel Peace Prize; the article also reports betting-market odds and her earlier efforts to reunite Ukrainian children with relatives.
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The White House said Melania Trump initiated discussions with Russia and Ukraine and worked with a representative and both countries’ leadership on ceasefire terms.
The temporary ceasefire is scheduled to begin October 29 around Oleshky.
The stated purpose of the truce is to allow humanitarian aid to enter and civilians to leave through a designated safe passageway.
Melania Trump’s office described her role as the agreement’s “exclusive intermediary.”
Polymarket listed Melania Trump at a 5 percent chance of winning the Nobel Peace Prize, according to the article.
Timothy D. Sisk, a University of Denver professor, said a local ceasefire alone is unlikely to win her the 2027 prize.
The article says Melania Trump previously contacted Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children separated from their families and later announced that eight had reunited with relatives.
The article reports that the Nobel Peace Prize this year went to former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.
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A study of 100 adults in England found that four weeks of wall-squat exercise lowered blood pressure compared with no exercise. Afterward, exercising once a week maintained some reductions for at least four more weeks, while participants who stopped exercising lost their gains.
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The study was published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Participants had an average age of 37.4 and systolic blood pressure readings from 120 to 140 mmHg.
Participants were randomly assigned to four exercise groups or a control group.
The initial exercise program lasted four weeks and involved four wall-squat holds per session, three times a week, with two minutes of seated rest between holds.
After four weeks, the exercise groups showed significant reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure compared with the control group.
During the next four weeks, researchers assigned exercise groups to train three, two or one time per week, or to stop exercising.
The group that continued exercising three times a week saw the largest improvements; the group that stopped lost earlier gains.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage missed the chancellor’s budget speech, saying he avoided Parliament because he feared a physical confrontation over a reserved seat. At a press conference, he criticised the planned £10bn in aid for Ukraine, defended a proposed 10% tax on crypto gains and said Reform could be ready for a general election as early as December.
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Farage said another MP had removed the paper slip marking his seat and that a previous seating dispute had turned physical.
Farage said he reviewed the budget line by line with economists instead of attending the Commons.
He said the £10bn in promised economic and military aid for Ukraine concerned him, especially whether the money would be spent properly.
Farage said Reform’s proposed 10% tax rate on cryptocurrency gains remained in place, describing it as a way to encourage activity in a regulated industry.
He criticised higher machine-games duty on gambling shops, saying it could hurt horse racing and push gambling offshore or into crypto.
Farage said Reform would be prepared for a general election as early as December and suggested the budget pointed to a possible election in May next year.
He said Tommy Robinson’s conduct in harassing journalists was wrong, but argued that party members who liked a social media post should not automatically face penalties.
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The Department of Health and Human Services issued a policy telling the FDA not to enforce certain rules against specialty pharmacies selling six unapproved wellness peptides. Most FDA scientific staff opposed the move, citing safety concerns, and had limited input in drafting it.
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The policy covers injectable peptides promoted for muscle building, injury recovery and energy.
The peptides include BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV; the FDA has not approved them as safe and effective.
HHS first considered a regulation that would classify the peptides as safe for use by compounding pharmacies, but shifted to an enforcement policy after FDA staff raised concerns.
FDA staff provided technical assistance and recommended safeguards, including using ingredients from FDA-registered factories.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called himself a fan of peptides and said he used BPC-157 for a muscle injury.
Kennedy has argued that U.S. pharmacies should be able to sell peptides because Americans are turning to products from gray markets abroad.
Federal law gives HHS broad authority over drug regulation, which it generally delegates to the FDA.
A 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis was linked to contaminated injections from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.
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A Gallup poll released less than a week before the U.S. midterm elections found record-low support for reelecting congressional incumbents. Forty-three percent of voters said their own representative deserved reelection.
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Gallup released the poll on Wednesday.
The poll was released less than a week before the midterm elections.
Forty-three percent of voters said their own representative deserved reelection.
The article describes the support level as a record low.
The poll also found record-low support for reelecting most sitting members of Congress.
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A New York Times report says Democratic operatives were allegedly involved in recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan, a candidate with a name similar to Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, for Alaska’s 2026 Senate race. The report says Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee denied involvement; the Justice Department has sued Alaska over Daniel J. Sullivan’s candidacy.
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Senator Dan Sullivan is running against former Representative Mary Peltola in a closely watched 2026 Senate race.
Alaska’s system advances the four leading primary candidates to the general election, where voters rank candidates if no one wins a majority.
The general-election ballot is set to include Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola, Gerald Heikes and Daniel J. Sullivan.
The New York Times reported that Democratic operatives allegedly compiled a list of Alaskans named Dan Sullivan in 2025 and that Daniel J. Sullivan later filed candidacy paperwork in May 2026.
The Times cited interviews, text messages and documents prepared for a potential lawsuit.
Peltola’s campaign lawyers and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aides were alleged to have been involved, but both denied involvement.
Republicans unsuccessfully sought to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot, alleging his candidacy could confuse voters.
The Justice Department has sued Alaska over Daniel J. Sullivan’s candidacy.
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Villa Vie Residences suspended the MV Odyssey’s around-the-world voyage after fuel costs rose sharply, leaving passengers in Cambodia without a confirmed departure date. The company said it could not absorb the higher operating costs or pass the full increase on to residents.
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The MV Odyssey arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, last Friday.
Villa Vie Residences said monthly fuel costs per cabin rose from a historical average of $1,800 to an estimated $6,000–$8,000 in parts of Asia.
The operator tried to cut fuel use by slowing the ship and spending more time in port, but said this did not cover the increased costs.
The ship carried 203 passengers, mostly Americans, and 156 crew members, according to Cambodian officials.
Some passengers said they received seven hours’ notice to disembark and had to arrange their own accommodation.
The voyage began in Belfast in October 2024 and was planned to last three and a half years.
Cambodian officials said the ship was expected to refuel and leave on Saturday, but the operator had not confirmed a departure date.
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The article says the UK Budget may affect people in several ways and points readers to information about fuel duty and Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowances. The supplied article text does not explain the three effects in detail.
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The article is titled “Three ways the Budget affects you.”
It concerns the UK Budget.
The page points readers to information about fuel duty.
The page points readers to information about ISA allowances.
The article appears under the Business subsection.
The page lists personal finance, money, the UK National Minimum Wage and cost of living as related topics.
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Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk while discussing Russia’s effort to build the Rassvet satellite network for military communications. The article says Starlink service used by Ukrainian forces was restricted in October and later restored, while Ukraine sought further talks and aid from its partners.
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Putin said he was in contact with Musk and praised his work on Starlink.
Russia is developing the Rassvet satellite network as an alternative, with about 26 working satellites, according to the article.
The article estimates that about 10,000 SpaceX satellites are active.
Starlink and Starshield restrictions reportedly disrupted some Ukrainian drone operations and air defenses in October.
Ukraine’s president said Starlink and Starshield operations had been restored and speeds were adequate.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said proposed Ukraine-Russia-U.S. peace talks could take place in Abu Dhabi from November 6 to 10.
The article reports that Britain planned an additional £10 billion in financing for Ukraine over three years, including £500 million immediately for air defenses.
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Instagram is testing videos up to 90 minutes long, according to the article title. The article says it remains unclear whether Instagram will compensate creators for these videos like YouTube does.
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Instagram is testing a new video format.
The videos may be up to 90 minutes long.
The article describes the test as a major shift.
The article raises the question of whether Instagram will pay creators for these videos.
The article compares possible creator compensation with YouTube’s.
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Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot both claimed victory in Israel’s election, according to the report. Arab-majority parties gained seats in the Knesset, while the report said conditions on the ground for Palestinians had not changed.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is identified in the article as Israel’s prime minister.
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot also claimed victory in the election.
Arab-majority parties celebrated gains in the Knesset.
The report said the election had not changed conditions on the ground for Palestinians.
Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan reported on the election and its aftermath.
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