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Republicans' gerrymandering efforts have led to expensive and competitive races, Brazil's President Lula elected for fourth term, protests sweep parts of Europe.

<p>Republicans' gerrymandering efforts have led to expensive and competitive races, Brazil's President Lula elected for fourth term, protests sweep parts of Europe.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6012093' />