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What if Trump’s campaign is cover for a slow-motion coup? | Jan-Werner Müller

Even if Trump can’t really mobilize large numbers of people to the streets, just prolonging a sense of chaos might be enough. Whatever happens next, one day historians will have to explain why a ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Brazilian Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Plotting a Coup

Former President Jair Bolsonaro could face criminal charges over accusations that he was involved in plans to stage a coup after losing the 2022 elections.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Trump legal team motions to dismiss Jack Smith election interference case

Former President Donald Trump's defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the federal election interference case against him arguing special counsel Jack Smith's appointment was illegal. CBS News' ...

Canada Bread price-fixing motion against Maple Leaf dismissed by court

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Jean Tinguely — artist who created poetry from motion

Made from salvaged objects, his radical kinetic sculptures are on show in a Milan retrospective

World - Financial Times - October 29

House Republicans strike deal on motion to vacate, making it harder to oust speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday evening that House Republicans from across the conference struck a deal to raise the threshold for the motion to vacate.

Mozambique leaders accuse protesters of coup attempt as post-poll violence escalates

Critics say ruling party is creating a false narrative to justify its heavy crackdown following disputed elections

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat — dizzying history of colonialism, murder and jazz in the Congo

The 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba is at the core of a fiercely intelligent, freewheeling documentary

World - Financial Times - November 14

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 - November 14

Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'

As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 16

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro indicted over alleged coup attempt

Former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people were indicted for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused of attempted coup in 2022

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was one of 37 people the country’s federal police recommended for charges that include attempted coup d’état after the 2022 election, which Bolsonaro ...

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état

Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democracies. The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Brazilian Police Accuse Ex-President Bolsonaro of Plotting Coup

The charges against the former leader and 36 of his allies come after police uncovered a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Brazil police call for Jair Bolsonaro to be charged for alleged coup plot

Former rightwing president among dozens accused of involvement in scheme to prevent Lula taking office

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Bolsonaro’s Right Wing Movement Faces Backlash After Coup Accusations

Accusations that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup arose after a former top aide of his was implicated in a plan to kill the current president.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?

Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections

World - ABC News - Yesterday

PETA files new motion in Tonia Haddix case, citing 'Chimp Crazy' as evidence

PETA filed a new motion Wednesday asking the court to compel 'Chimp Crazy' star Tonia Haddix and her alleged accomplices to show why they should not be held in contempt of court, detailing evidence ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 30

PETA files new motion in case against 'Chimp Crazy' docuseries subject Tonia Haddix

PETA is once again going after the woman who tried to fake a chimpanzee’s death in 2021.

Motion picture academy lays off staff at archive and library amid broader restructuring

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is restructuring its archive and library, cutting 16 staff members as part of a strategic effort to consolidate preservation efforts.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 31

Federal judge denies motion to recognize NASCAR teams as chartered organizations for next season

A federal judge has denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed in an antitrust lawsuit against ...

Sports - ABC News - November 8

Democrat to file motion specifically mentioning Trump can only serve two terms

Dan Goldman’s initiative will reiterate two-term clause from amendment approved by US Congress in 1947. Alarm over Donald Trump’s suggestion he would be willing to serve an unconstitutional ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Uber shares slide on slowing bookings growth

Forecast for customer spending on ride-hailing app fell slightly short of Wall Street’s estimates

Business - Financial Times - October 31

UK house price growth slowed ahead of Budget

Rise in prices of just 0.1% between September and October fails to hit forecasts

World - Financial Times - November 1

Jobs report offers blurry snapshot of economy days before election: What to know

The latest jobs report data is incomplete due to one-off disturbances last month.

Diesel Demand in India Faces Headwinds as Economy Slows

World - Yahoo News - November 5

New Paddington film charming but slow, critics say

Paddington in Peru is the latest instalment in the adventures of the beloved bear.

Unemployment rises as pay growth slows again

The rate of unemployment stood at 4.3% in the three months to September, up from 4% the previous quarter.

UK economy barely grows with Budget fears blamed

The chancellor says she is "not satisfied" by the latest growth figures, which were weaker than expected.

STMicroelectronics Sees Slowing Sales and Profit Growth

STMicroelectronics delayed a key sales target it hoped to hit much earlier, and cut its gross margin forecast, as the chip inventory glut that has plagued the industry in recent years continues to ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup

The arrests were the first time in the investigation that federal police mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Geraldo Alckmin, his vice-presidential choice, and stage a coup to stop him returning to ...

Brazil police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot, plans to kill President Lula

Brazil's federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro, aides indicted over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several aides indicted on charges of attempting a coup in 2022, police say

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Porsche AG Sales Fall Amid Slow EV Market, China Woes

Porsche AG posted lower sales and operating profit as it faced challenges in China and a slower-than-expected shift to electric vehicles.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

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