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Brazil Election Could Give Bolsonaro a Key Role in Trump’s Latin America Map

5 October 2026 at 18:45
Flávio Bolsonaro, now the favorite to win Brazil’s presidency, would give President Trump a critical new ally in Latin America, particularly on security.

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An effigy of President Trump carrying a depiction of an incarcerated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a rally in São Paulo last month in support of Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing opposition candidate.

Brazil Election Could Give Bolsonaro a Key Role in Trump’s Latin America Map

5 October 2026 at 18:45
Flávio Bolsonaro, now the favorite to win Brazil’s presidency, would give President Trump a critical new ally in Latin America, particularly on security.

© Andre Penner/Associated Press

An effigy of President Trump carrying a depiction of an incarcerated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a rally in São Paulo last month in support of Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing opposition candidate.

British Museum Says It’s Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours

5 October 2026 at 18:27
The museum has been struggling to fit ticket holders into the exceptionally popular display, and it’s also up against the constraints of protecting the artwork.

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Visitors to the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition were initially allowed to take photos, but that practice has since been banned to move people along more quickly.

Nashville Symphony Receives $10 Million Lifeline From Oracle

5 October 2026 at 18:14
The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.

The Campaign for Ohio’s Next Governor May Be the Ugliest in the Country

5 October 2026 at 17:21
The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as a drunk.

© Jessica Phelps for The New York Times

Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio’s former chief public health officer, has faced ugly, personal attacks in her run for governor.

How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

F1 in Bahrain... in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start

5 October 2026 at 16:09

Well, it’s safe to say no Bahrain Grand Prix has been affected by torrential rain quite like the 2026 race.

For one thing, it was held several thousand miles from Bahrain itself. The ongoing war with Iran ruled such things out, so the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia stepped in to fill its spot. One of the best examples of a late-'90s “Tilke track”—named for its designer, Herman Tilke—it’s characterized by a couple of long straights and the always-brutal tropical weather that provides one of the toughest physical challenges on the calendar. And this weekend was no exception.

Heavy rain arrived about half an hour before the start time, delaying things significantly. Although the sport has two different kinds of treaded tires for use in the rain, the full wet tire generates so much spray, and such slow lap times, that it's essentially only useful for circulating behind the safety car. If it’s wet enough to need it, it will be too wet to see where you’re going. The intermediate tire, by contrast, has much shallower grooves and is good for racing on damp but not soaked tracks, although it quickly overheats and degrades as the track dries.

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In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency

5 October 2026 at 16:41
Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, the son for Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had the lead after Sunday’s vote.

In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency

5 October 2026 at 16:41
Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.

© Evaristo Sa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Flávio Bolsonaro, the son for Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had the lead after Sunday’s vote.

‘Digger’ Review: Even Tom Cruise Can’t Save This Strained Satire

1 October 2026 at 09:02
Though mightily he does try. The star brings his usual high energy to the role of a Texas oil tycoon in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ponderous climate comedy.
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