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Texas Politics · TexasTexas legislators on Wednesday passed a new state congressional map drawn at the behest of President Donald Trump to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in next year's midterm elections, after dozens of Democratic lawmakers ended a two-week walkout that had temporarily blocked passage.
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Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map to protect party's majority
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Jair Bolsonaro · BrazilBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said that messages found on the telephone of embattled former president Jair Bolsonaro showed that at one point he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum, according to documents seen Wednesday by the Associated Press. Bolsonaro is currently awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and on Wednesday found out he might face another case as police formally accused…See the Story
Brazilian Police Say Ex-President Bolsonaro Had Planned to Flee to Argentina Seeking Asylum
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Indian Politics · IndiaIndia said on Wednesday (Aug 20) that it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China.See the Story
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
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