FlyDubai Pilot Investigation, SCOTUS Climate Change Case, Brazil Runoff Election

Investigators now believe the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the captain intended to crash the plane into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, raising new questions about how he was cleared to fly the route.
The Supreme Court begins a new term with a case that could shape whether states and cities can make energy companies pay for climate-related damage.
Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, giving the right a stronger showing than expected.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:52) FlyDubai Pilot Investigation
(05:19) SCOTUS Climate Change Case
(09:03) Brazil Runoff Election

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