Explosions Outside Brazil’s Supreme Court Leave 1 Dead

The authorities were treating the blasts in Brasília, the capital, as the work of a lone bomber, who was believed to have been the person killed.

Top stories - The New York Times - 16 hours ago

Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get inside

Authorities say a man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed himself in explosions outside the building that forced justices and staff to evacuate

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Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police

Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília. The main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

World - Yahoo News - 22 hours ago

Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

World - ABC News - 22 hours ago

Man kills self in explosions outside Brazil's Supreme Court

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One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme Court

The suspected attacker is believed to have been killed by his own explosives.

Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court

World - Yahoo News - 19 hours ago

Man dead after suspected failed attack on Brazil Supreme Court ahead of G20

A man killed by explosions outside of Brazil's Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday night is suspected to have been trying to launch an attack.

At Least 1 Killed in Explosions in Brazil’s Capital

Two explosions rocked the area near the heart of the Brazilian government’s offices.

World - The New York Times - 20 hours ago

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World - The New York Times - October 17

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12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico

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Grupo Simec Steel-Plant Explosion Leaves at Least 12 Workers Dead in Mexico

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World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

A hotel collapses in Argentina and leaves 1 dead and several trapped

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World - ABC News - October 29

Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan's east coast, leaving 1 dead

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World - ABC News - October 31

Shooting in mall in Vancouver, Washington leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded

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Suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil's top court ahead of G20

A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil’s Supreme Court after trying to enter the building on Wednesday, officials said, stirring security concerns before the country hosts global leaders ...

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Explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, leaves 12 injured

At least 12 people were taken to hospitals and residents were urged to shelter in place after an explosion at a Louisville, Kentucky, business.

One dead after 'explosion' and fire at house

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At least 12 dead in Mexico steel plant explosion

An explosion at a Simec-owned steel plant in Mexico’s central Tlaxcala state in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 12 people, state authorities said.

Harris and Trump court voters outside of their base

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Supreme Court seems skeptical on emergency abortions

Last week, the court left in place a lower federal court ruling in Texas that bans the Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a federal health care law.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Supreme Court allows Biden plan on power plants

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Politics - The Hill - October 30

Kamala Harris and Democrats will pack the Supreme Court if they win

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Politics - The Hill - October 30

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