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$5,000 checks and a personal filtered number: Trump's desperate electoral impulse?

The US President began on October 3 by reiterating his offer of a billionaire dividend to share among the voters if the Republican Party retains its parliamentary majority in the mid-term elections and ended up revealing the contact of a senator in Arkansas for the voters to press him. This is the esprint of the magnate in the final straight of a process that looks uphill for your party.

Brazil arrives at the polls after the closure of the campaigns of Lula and Bolsonaro

On the eve of the general elections in Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro took a mass bath to close their campaigns. São Paulo was the stage chosen by both candidates for their closing acts. On October 4, Brazilians will come to the polls to decide whether the country joins the right-hand turn that crosses much of the region or whether Lula da Silva gets re-election. Bolsonaro's followers maintain the hope that Brazil will support their candidate; on the other hand, dressed in red, Lula's sympathizers also trust the victor.

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The Christa Pike case: why does his failed execution shake the debate on the death penalty?

"Chemical torture." Thus the process was described by the lawyers of a 50-year-old woman sentenced to death, who was left in life support after two doses of a lethal injection were missed. Christa Pike asked if it was normal for his arm to hurt so much as the pentobarbital entered his bloodstream. "It shouldn't be that hard," President Donald Trump questioned. On 3 October, the trial took over the head of the Tennessee prison system.

Thousands manifest in Madrid because of the housing crisis following the blockade of government decrees

The Madrileños have mobilized for tens of thousands, chanting slogans for justice and waving keys in reference to the housing crisis in the Spanish city, after the Congress of Deputies rejected two government-led decrees with measures to alleviate the situation: the automatic renewal of rental contracts and restrictions on evictions. The last wave of protests was unleashed after the eviction of Maricarren Abascal, a 87-year-old woman who had lived in her home for over 70 years. The scandal brought to light the increase versus

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Russia urges diplomats and foreigners to leave Ukraine in the midst of massive attacks

The Russian Government is increasing its attacks on Ukrainian civilian and military infrastructure, while warning diplomatic personnel to leave Kiev in the face of a massive attack. Ukrainian air defences shot down dozens of Russian drones, but this has not stopped the new Russian attacks, with increasingly powerful and fast drones, including reaction models that are more difficult to intercept.

Trump insists on giving $5,000 to each adult if the Republicans win the 'midterms'

With a majority of Americans disapproving Donald Trump's performance in his second term, the president reaffirmed a controversial promise on October 3: if the Republicans win the mid-term elections, he will give $5,000 to all the country's adult citizens. The promise has raised criticism, which calls it electoral bribery, while others question its economic cost, estimated at about a billion dollars. One month after the elections, the forecasts indicate that Republicans could lose their majority in both chambers of Congress.