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Three-term Democratic Senator of Louisiana, Mary Landrieu, makes a final push for votes as she fights for her political life against Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy. Vanessa Johnston reports.
France leave their team base to head to their World Cup semi-final clash with Morocco at Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium. Les Bleus know victory against surprise package Morocco would leave them just one win away from becoming the first team in 60 years to successfully defend the trophy. IMAGES
Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrive on stage to face off in a final debate, two days from Brazil's divisive, down-to-the-wire presidential runoff election. IMAGES
NPR reports that Judge Merrick Garland is under serious consideration by Joe Biden to serve as Attorney General. In 2016, Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by then-President Barack Obama. He never received a hearing and the nomination by blocked by Senate Republicans. Business Insider reports that Garland has served as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997. Garland was the US Court of Appeals chief judge from February 2013 to February 2020.
The two final candidates in the Socialist Party primary runoff, Benoit Hamon and Manuel Valls, vote on Sunday morning. IMAGES