By Amanda Perobelli and Pilar Olivares SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A record number of indigenous leaders, most of them women, are running for federal office in Brazil’s election next month, in a backlash against the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro. As d…
Instagram down for thousands of users – Downdetector.com
(Reuters) – Meta Platform’s Instagram was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Nearly 19,000 users were having trouble accessing the social network, according to Downdetector, which tracks outa…
Factbox-U.S. midterm elections: 12 governor races to watch
By Julia Harte and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Thirty-six of the 50 states will elect governors in November’s U.S. midterm elections. Though the races typically get less attention than the battle for control of Congress, they carry high stakes for issues…
LGBT student club agrees to delay forcing Yeshiva University to recognize it
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – An LGBT student group has agreed to hold off on forcing Yeshiva University to formally recognize it while the Jewish school in New York City appeals a judge’s order requiring it to do so – an action the institution said woul…
Factbox-Five states have abortion initiatives on their U.S. midterms ballot
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Voters in five states will consider abortion-related ballot measures in the Nov. 8 election, initiatives that have taken on new urgency after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abor…
Florida’s DeSantis traverses the U.S. as 2024 White House talk advances
By James Oliphant and Joseph Ax OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – Days after sending two planeloads of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew 1,000 miles (1,600 km) across the country to speak to voters in a Kansas hotel ballroom. He …
Bermuda hunkers down as Hurricane Fiona looms, powerless Puerto Rico swelters
By Don Burgess and Ivelisse Rivera HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) -Bermudians boarded up windows and stocked up on groceries and flashlight batteries as Hurricane Fiona drew nearer on Thursday after causing several deaths and leaving many people swelterin…
U.S. House passes election bill spurred by Jan. 6, but fate unclear
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to overhaul Congress’ certification process for presidential elections on Wednesday, a crucial step as Democrats hope to prevent the kind of chaos from Jan. 6, 2021, …
Iran’s Raisi warns against ‘acts of chaos’ over Mahsa Amini’s death
By Parisa Hafezi NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that “acts of chaos” are not acceptable, in a warning to protesters who have taken to the streets across the country in fury over the death of a woman in the mo…
Alex Jones lashes out at critics at trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ignited a courtroom shouting match on Thursday, railing against critics as he testified in a trial to determine how much he owes families of victims who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary Scho…