## Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence

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SAO PAULO — The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal rejected his request on Friday.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the case’s rapporteur, rejected all defense arguments, calling them “unfeasible,” and said there were no omissions in the sentencing.

The vote of Justice Cármen Lúcia is still pending, but she is expected to align with the other panel members.

The panel has until Nov. 14 to submit their votes, and the decision won’t be finalized until then.

Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.

His legal team filed an appeal on Oct. 28 seeking to reduce the sentence.

Lula and Trump spoke on the phone then met last month in Malaysia at the ASEAN summit. »

### The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning

Authored by theatlantic.com

Western rock music is mostly banned in the Islamic Republic, and women are forbidden to dance in public, smoke, and—most important—bare their hair.

Iran’s mandatory-hijab law requires women to cover their head and entire body, except for their face and hands below the wrist.

Despite an official ban on celebrating Halloween, thousands of Tehranis, including many unveiled women, donned costumes last week. »

### Editing federal employees’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown violated their First Amendment rights, judge says

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A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.

“Nonpartisanship is the bedrock of the federal civil service; it ensures that career government employees serve the public, not the politicians,” Cooper wrote.

He continued: “Political officials are free to blame whomever they wish for the shutdown, but they cannot use rank-and-file civil servants as their unwilling spokespeople. »

### Cornell University reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

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The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school.

Cornell is expected to pay the federal government $30 million over three years, according to the text of the agreement.

Under the deal, which is effective Friday, the university has also agreed to provide the federal government with “anonymized undergraduate admissions data.” »

### Kansas AG charges mayor for allegedly voting in elections despite being a noncitizen

Authored by idahonews.com

A mayor of a small town in Kansas was charged earlier this week for allegedly voting in multiple elections, despite not being a U.S. citizen.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab filed six charges against Mayor Joe Ceballos in Comanche County.

Ceballos is the mayor of Coldwater and is described as a lawful permanent resident from Mexico who allegedly voted in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 elections, according to Fox News. »

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