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The 2026 US midterm elections are now fewer than 60 days away. All 435 House seats and roughly one-third of the Senate are up for grabs. New Economist/YouGov polling shows Trump's approval among college graduates has fallen to 30 percent, with 69 percent disapproving. The data points to a difficult cycle for the GOP unless the trend reverses.
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The Trump administration filed its third emergency Supreme Court appeal in less than a month on September 13, 2026, hours after a Boston federal judge issued a second block on the USPS mail-ballot control program. Twenty-three Democratic-led states are challenging the program. With the November 3 midterms fewer than 60 days away, the legal fight is now the most urgent election-administration case in the country.
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US President Donald Trump told Irish President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House that a united Ireland is 'going to happen eventually' and 'may as well happen now'. The remark, raised privately first, blindsided the Taoiseach and drew 10,000+ protesters onto Dublin streets.
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BRICS finance ministers at the New Delhi summit objected to US tariffs as WTO-inconsistent and accelerated work on non-dollar cross-border payment channels. Trump called the bloc anti-American and threatened punitive tariffs on aligners. Here is what was actually proposed and what was not.
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Xi Jinping visited India for the BRICS summit on September 12-13, 2026, his first visit since 2019. The Modi-Xi bilateral agreed differences should not become disputes and committed to a fair, reasonable, mutually acceptable boundary resolution. What was discussed and why the thaw matters.
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Full BRICS countries list 2026: the 10 member states are Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE, and Indonesia. When each joined, the bloc's population and GDP share, and how BRICS expanded from four economies in 2009 to ten today.
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Xi Jinping announced the BRICS AI Open Source Zone at the New Delhi summit on September 13, 2026: cooperation on large language models, AI training, and an open AI ecosystem for the Global South, unveiled the same weekend Dario Amodei's US AI pacing essay reshaped the AI safety debate.
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BRICS Summit 2026 New Delhi Declaration: 140 paragraphs adopted September 12 after India bridged the Iran-UAE rift. Serious concern over attacks on IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities, Pahalgam condemned, two-state solution backed, UN reform urged. All key points explained.
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CA Red Seal automotive service technician exam 2026 (Interprovincial): 100 questions, 4 hours, pass mark 70%. National automotive qualification. Cost CAD $200-$400. Salary CAD $50K-$90K.
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CA Red Seal industrial mechanic (millwright) exam 2026 (Interprovincial): 120 questions, 4 hours, pass mark 70%. National mechanical trade qualification. Cost CAD $200-$400. Salary CAD $65K-$120K.
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CA Red Seal welder exam 2026 (Interprovincial): 150 questions written + practical weld test. Pass mark 70% on written. National welding qualification. Cost CAD $300-$600. Salary CAD $65K-$130K.
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CA Red Seal plumber exam 2026 (Interprovincial): 125 questions, 4 hours, pass mark 70%. National plumbing trade qualification. Cost CAD $200-$400. Prep tips and study resources.
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