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How Lula’s Social Media Campaign Helped Him Win Brazil’s Election

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won another term on Sunday, with the help of a seismic social media campaign that convinced Brazilians to reject his rival.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s army of supporters, mobilized over a WhatsApp chat group, delivered an unexpected victory over Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger.
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U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections

The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.

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American soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.
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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.
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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.
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Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.

In Argentina, many people try to read the mind of the president. Celia Melamed read the mind of his dogs.

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Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.
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Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.

In Argentina, many people try to read the mind of the president. Celia Melamed read the mind of his dogs.

© Sarah Pabst for The New York Times

Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.
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