Chile: Far-left, far-right candidates proceed to runoff vote

Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party Communist lawmaker Jeannette Jara and far-right Jose Antonio Kast were set to head to a runoff vote after coming first and second, respectively, in the first round of Chile’s presidential election on Sunday.Neither contender passed the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff slated for December […]

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Luigi Mangione case: Judge drops terrorism charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, murder trial to proceed

Luigi Mangione appeared in the court for the first time in five months. A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but allowed second-degree murder charges to move forward.In his written decision, Judge Gregory Carro acknowledged that the December 2024 […]

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