Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro qualify for Brazil runoff
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro advanced to Brazil's Presidential runoff while allies secured key governorships and senate seats.
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Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro advanced to Brazil's Presidential runoff while allies secured key governorships and senate seats.
Politics
Jordan Bardella and Sarah Knafo were barred from the ballot.
Culture
Julianne Moore and John Malkovich captured the leading acting awards as Wild Horse Nine secured Screenplay honors.
Sports
Raphinha topped LaLiga scoring, Mbappé led the Champions League, and Malen finished Serie A as top Scorer
Politics
My Alnebratt also secured the chairmanship of Västra Götaland's Regional Board
Sports
The Los Angeles Dodgers captured the World Series and the San Francisco 49ers secured the NFC title.
Politics
Democrats captured both chambers, securing over 230 seats in the house.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency ended the year at $75,000 while the S&P 500 outperformed it.
Crypto
Opensea also missed a $500 million fully-diluted valuation on its first day.
World
Mojtaba Khamenei stayed Iran's leader and the United States did not recognize Reza Pahlavi.
World
China also avoided a military clash with Japan while Russia made no new invasions in 2026.
World
Luxon secured his position before the November election and Putin and Zelenskyy both stayed in power.
Politics
Democrats won senate races in Alaska and Ohio, adding three seats to their majority
Economics
China's Q3 growth came with annual consumer inflation near 1%, while South Korea failed to release its Q3 GDP figure.
Science
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms earned the Peace Prize and a woman claimed a science Nobel.
Sports
Hurkacz and Medvedev claimed victories while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina progressed in Chengdu.
Politics
The Senate map was fragmented, with PL winning the most seats and other parties capturing state races.
Culture
Drake's album failed to appear, Taylor Swift was not pregnant, and other releases missed key benchmarks.
Science
OpenAI missed its Millennium Prize target and failed to secure a GPT trademark by September.
World
Russia failed to seize key Ukrainian towns and held no diplomatic talks, while Ukraine saw no net territorial gain in September.
World
Iran struck a US base in September and kept its ceasefire with Israel through the month.
Science
It also led the Code Arena WebDev and AI-Agent rankings and secured its first enterprise client for the Blackstone joint venture.
Sports
Paper Rex won the Valorant group and LGD Gaming took the Dota 2 bracket later in the week.
Politics
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro advanced to Brazil's Presidential runoff while allies secured key governorships and senate seats.
The first round of Brazil's 2027 Presidential election produced no outright winner, sending the contest to a runoff. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro each secured enough votes to qualify for the second round. The result left the field open for a decisive head-to-head contest.
Allies of the leading candidates captured a series of governorships across the country. In the northeast, ACM Neto won in Bahia while Raquel Lyra took Pernambuco; further north, Hana Ghassan triumphed in Pará and Mailza Assis in Acre. In the southeast, Lucas Ribeiro emerged victorious in Paraíba, expanding the coalition's regional reach.
Politics
Democrats captured both chambers, securing over 230 seats in the house.
Crypto
The cryptocurrency ended the year at $75,000 while the S&P 500 outperformed it.
Crypto
Opensea also missed a $500 million fully-diluted valuation on its first day.
World
Mojtaba Khamenei stayed Iran's leader and the United States did not recognize Reza Pahlavi.
World
China also avoided a military clash with Japan while Russia made no new invasions in 2026.
World
Luxon secured his position before the November election and Putin and Zelenskyy both stayed in power.
Politics
Democrats won senate races in Alaska and Ohio, adding three seats to their majority
Economics
China's Q3 growth came with annual consumer inflation near 1%, while South Korea failed to release its Q3 GDP figure.
Science
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms earned the Peace Prize and a woman claimed a science Nobel.
Sports
Hurkacz and Medvedev claimed victories while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina progressed in Chengdu.
Politics
The Senate map was fragmented, with PL winning the most seats and other parties capturing state races.
Culture
Drake's album failed to appear, Taylor Swift was not pregnant, and other releases missed key benchmarks.
Science
OpenAI missed its Millennium Prize target and failed to secure a GPT trademark by September.
World
Russia failed to seize key Ukrainian towns and held no diplomatic talks, while Ukraine saw no net territorial gain in September.
World
Iran struck a US base in September and kept its ceasefire with Israel through the month.
Science
It also led the Code Arena WebDev and AI-Agent rankings and secured its first enterprise client for the Blackstone joint venture.
Sports
Paper Rex won the Valorant group and LGD Gaming took the Dota 2 bracket later in the week.
The full slate behind this edition, whether or not it made the paper.