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Here's what's making headlines today: Brazil re-elects Lula as his opponent contests the result, Trump's relationships with two celebrities shift, and more.
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**On this day in 2004, which team won its first World Series in 86 years? **(answer revealed below!)
(hint: curse of the Bambino)
In today’s issue:
Brazil re-electsLula in comeback runoff. 🌍Minaj rallieswith Trump in Michigan. 🏛️Microsoft offersbuyouts to 60,000 workers. 💼
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Lula da Silva won a fourth term as Brazil’s president, taking 51.79% of the vote in a runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula had trailed in the first round, 45% to 47%.
Bolsonaro refused to accept the result and said he will seek to annul the election over a judge’s last-minute order extending voting by two hours. Both campaigns had requested an extension: Lula’s over transit slowdowns and Bolsonaro’s over flooding.
**The backdrop:**Bolsonaro’s father, Jair, also refused to concede after losing to Lula in 2022 and was later sentenced to 27 years for organizing a coup. Other world leaders have congratulated Lula, while President Trump has not commented.
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Nicki Minaj joined President Trump at a Michigan rally for Republican candidates, where Trump commented on her body while introducing her. Minaj praised Trump, said children should be shielded from gender transitions, and said she would back him if he ran again.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung joked that Minaj could be the next press secretary, and Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz echoed the idea.
**The falling-out:**Trump also posted a roughly 1,300-word Truth Social message calling Bill Maher a loser and a coward. It followed Maher’s jokes about Trump’s approval ratings and his comments on men’s bodies. Trump had praised their White House dinner earlier this month.
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Today’s Poll:Celebrity CloutNicki Minaj and Bill Maher have both drawn attention for their relationships with President Trump, raising questions about how much influence entertainers have on voters.
How much does a celebrity’s endorsement affect how you view a candidate?
Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees across multiple divisions as it redirects money toward AI infrastructure.
The company aims to reduce payroll over time while avoiding the fallout of a layoff this large. Employees now face a choice between a guaranteed payout and staying in roles that may be cut later.
**The squeeze:**Tech revenues are at record highs, but AI data centers are expensive and other departments are losing budget. Some observers worry about another industry-wide round of layoffs.
🏧 Geography: Antarctica’s McMurdo Station has Wells Fargo ATMs, the southernmost cash machines on Earth. Cold, hard cash, literally.
🐦 Tech: Twitter’s original bird logo was named Larry, after Celtics legend Larry Bird. A bird named Bird. Naturally.
🍭 Art: Surrealist Salvador Dalí designed the Chupa Chups logo in 1969. Melting clocks, then lollipops.
🤯 WTF: The sandwich is named for the 4th Earl of Sandwich, whose title comes from Sandwich, a real town in Kent, England. Your lunch has a hometown.
TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:
The Boston Red Sox
Boston beat St. Louis 3-0 in Game 4 to finish a four-game sweep. Their previous title was in 1918, before they sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Earlier that October, they came back from three games down to beat New York in the ALCS.
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