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A guide to the key ballot measures voters will decide on Election Day

✇PBS News Hour - The Latest
By: Maria Ramirez Uribe
When Americans cast their ballots in this year's midterm elections, they'll not only be picking who represents them in Congress, but also weighing in on a range of topics that could change their state laws and constitutions.

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Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unexpected Election Result

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Joe Rennison
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election victory prompted a sharp reversal in financial markets that had expected his opponent to win.

© Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, celebrating on Monday after his victory in the presidential runoff election.
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Brazilian Markets Convulse After Unlikely Election Result

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Joe Rennison
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election victory prompted a sharp reversal in financial markets that had expected his opponent to win.

© Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, celebrating on Monday after his victory in the presidential runoff election.
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What to Know About Brazil’s Election and Flávio Bolsonaro’s Departure

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Ana Ionova · Adam B. Ellick and Yan Zhuang
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election ended a string of victories by right-wing candidates in Latin America. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, fled Brazil for the United States.

© Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil delivered his victory speech on Sunday after the election.
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Aleksandar Vucic Concedes Defeat in Serbian Election

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Andrew Higgins and Alisa Dogramadzieva
“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” Aleksandar Vucic said in a surprisingly early speech congratulating his opponents.

© Armin Durgut/Associated Press

People cheering after the polls closed in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. Above them was a campaign ad for Aleksandar Vucic, the defeated leader.
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Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump at a midterm election campaign rally in Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., on Saturday.
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What to Know About Brazil’s Election as Bolsonaro Faces Off With Lula

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Ana Ionova
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist incumbent, and Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger, face off in a narrow race that could redefine the future of Latin America.

© Adriano Machado/Reuters

Campaign towels depicting Mr. Bolsonaro and Mr. Lula in Brasília this week.
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Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Ephrat Livni
Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for an election that will determine the country’s next prime minister. But it can take weeks, months or longer to form a new government.

© Amir Cohen/Reuters

Campaign billboards featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot this month in Kiryat Malachi, Israel.
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The Other Bolsonaro Who Could Become Brazil’s Next President

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Ana Ionova
Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president who was jailed over a coup plot, could be on the cusp of winning Brazil’s presidency.

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Flávio Bolsonaro during a campaign event this month in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Could Lula Be on the Brink of Defeat in Brazil’s Election?

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Ana Ionova
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist, staged a remarkable comeback on Sunday, winning re-election and stopping a right-wing wave.

© Victor Moriyama for The New York Times

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the launch of his re-election campaign in São Paulo in August.
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In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Anna Griffin and Emily Schwing
“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

© Kerry Tasker/Reuters

Senator Dan Sullivan finished second in the primary to Representative Mary Peltola and has trailed her in polls since.
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Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Tim Balk · Emily Davies · John Yoon and Richard Fausset
The 44th president sharply criticized Mr. Trump, who hit back later in the day. Mr. Obama also assailed Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama sharply criticized President Trump on Saturday in Ohio.
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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

✇NYT > Top Stories
By: Glenn Thrush · Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump during a campaign rally in support of Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Wasilla, Alaska, this month. Mr. Trump urged the Justice Dept. to intervene in the Senate race.
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