Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil

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Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor

Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.

Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39, and was sentenced to 78 years and nine months. Élcio de Queiroz, who confessed to driving the getaway car, was sentenced to 59 years and eight months.

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Striking Boeing workers to vote on deal offering 38% pay rise and bigger bonus

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More than 30,000 workers have been on strike since September and rejected two earlier offers from company

Striking Boeing workers will vote on an improved contract offer on Monday, which includes a 38% pay rise over four years and a bigger signing bonus, their union said on Thursday.

More than 30,000 factory workers who produce Boeing’s strongest-selling 737 Max commercial jet and other planes have been on strike since 13 September and have rejected two earlier offers from Boeing.

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8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls – VICE

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  1. 8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls  VICE
  2. Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform  CNN
  3. What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments  The Associated Press
  4. Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes  The New York Times
  5. Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary  The Guardian
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Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain – Business Insider

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  1. Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain  Business Insider
  2. Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know  CNN
  3. Real Madrid will donate €1 million to Valencia relief after DANA disaster  Yahoo Sports
  4. Sorrow and Pain in a Spanish Town Devastated by Flooding  The New York Times
  5. Extreme Rainfall Creates Piles Of Cars In Spain  The Weather Channel
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Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee – NPR

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  1. Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee  NPR
  2. LIVE: Israeli fighter jets bomb Lebanon’s Beirut, 95 killed across Gaza  Al Jazeera English
  3. Middle East latest: Israel pounds Beirut suburb Dahiyeh with airstrikes overnight  WPRI.com
  4. Over 200 Hezbollah and Hamas targets struck in Lebanon and Gaza over past day  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south  The Washington Post
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Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites – The Times of Israel

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  1. Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites  The Times of Israel
  2. The latest on war in the Middle East: Live updates  CNN
  3. Iran preparing major retaliatory strike from Iraq within days, Israeli intel suggests  Axios
  4. Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes  The New York Times
  5. Was Israel’s tempered response to Iran prelude to something bigger?  The Hill
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Head of government’s new value for money office ‘to be paid £950 a day’

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David Goldstone to advise chancellor and chief secretary to the Treasury on ways to cut public spending

David Goldstone, the government’s new value for money chair, will receive a daily salary rate of £950, it has been reported.

The position was announced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as part of Wednesday’s budget statement. She said Goldstone, who will be in post for a year, would “help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending”.

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At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry – Reuters.com

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  1. At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry  Reuters.com
  2. IDF hits north Gaza’s last functioning hospital, officials say; U.S. envoys visit Israel  The Washington Post
  3. Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys U.N. Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. IDF says it hit terrorists hiding in Gaza hospital, claims Hamas crumbling in Jabalia  The Times of Israel
  5. Director of north Gaza hospital won’t leave despite killing of his son  Al Jazeera English
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Russian court fines Google $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking YouTube content – Fox Business

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  1. Russian court fines Google $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking YouTube content  Fox Business
  2. Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000  CNN
  3. Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP  NBC News
  4. Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’  The Guardian
  5. Russia fines Google $2.5 decillion for YouTube bans—eclipsing global GDP  Fortune
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Israel-Hezbollah: US envoys in ceasefire push – BBC.com

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  1. Israel-Hezbollah: US envoys in ceasefire push  BBC.com
  2. Live Briefing: U.S. pushes to rekindle peace talks; hospital hit in northern Gaza  The Washington Post
  3. US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel  The Guardian
  4. Israel said seeking US commitment for freedom of action if Hezbollah breaches truce  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells US envoys  Reuters
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Foreign governments are using ChatGPT to influence voters, report finds – NBC Washington

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  1. Foreign governments are using ChatGPT to influence voters, report finds  NBC Washington
  2. Foreign Adversaries Target Specific Demographics in Attempt to Sway U.S. Election  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Russian disinformation network with ties to notorious ‘troll factory’ is taking aim at the US election, analysis finds  CNN
  4. Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say  Military Times
  5. How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election  The New York Times
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