Trump Faces New Rape Accusation, Lula Pulls Off Dramatic Comeback In Brazil: Live Updates

Key Points:

• Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown received an eight-month suspended sentence for an affray charge related to a 2023 nightclub attack in London, avoiding prison time despite facing up to three years.
• Former President Donald Trump launched a lengthy public attack on TV host Bill Maher following Maher's mocking comments about Trump on his show after a recent White House dinner.
• Anthropic's Claude AI model accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, raising concerns ahead of the midterm elections; the company has implemented measures to prevent similar incidents.
• Reports indicate the Trump administration has encouraged former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to run for U.N. secretary-general, a move supported by Russia and China but criticized for potentially endorsing authoritarianism.
• Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected with 51.8% of the vote amid post-election tensions, while Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned from exile amid ongoing political uncertainty.
• A House Judiciary Committee report alleges that Donald Trump raped Beatrice Keul in 1993, an accusation emerging from interviews conducted by House Democrats preparing for potential impeachment proceedings.