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Sun Oct 4 2026
A dose of the measles vaccine with a syringe.
Measles
Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread
Man in suit
Supreme court
Conservative US justice Samuel Alito hints at retirement in interview
Lula and Bolsonaro composite
Brazil
Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America
A group of people protesting outside with no partisan map signs
Democrats
The desperate, failed attempt to keep one Florida district Black
A student walks by a sign at the entrance of Cornell University
New York
Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegations
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In focus

Viktor Kruglov stands amid rubble in his burnt warehouse, behind orange warning tape
The Sunday read
Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books
Analysis
Republicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump?
Linguistics
‘It’s glottophobia’: Brazilians in Portugal battle for linguistic recognition
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Features

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Music
‘I can’t listen to Pink Floyd - I find their music dreary’: Elvis Costello’s honest playlist
Three colorful posters
Art and design
‘Let our voices be heard’: the splendor of Native American and Indigenous poster art – in pictures
 
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Opinion

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quote  Trump wants control of the entire western hemisphere. Brazil might become his biggest prize
Steve Bloomfield
quote  Hegseth is obsessed with increasing testosterone. If anything, America could use less
Dave Schilling
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Sports

Cavan Sullivan celebrates a goal with teammates, arms raised, running across the pitch
Soccer
Sullivan’s stunner makes his youngest ever USMNT scorer in romp over Mexico
Formula One
Verstappen wins chaotic Bahrain GP in Malaysia after rain causes farcical scenes
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Culture

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UK
The murder of his friend that shaped John Boyega's life
Television
‘Brave from the beginning’: 20 years of Friday Night Lights – the sports drama that dared to be different
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Lifestyle

A businessman walks alone across a large white sphere against an orange background
Loneliness
‘There’s a lot of silence’: have we created a new ‘Lonely Generation’?
Health
My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner
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