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Socialist convicted felon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, currently the president of Brazil, landed in Washington late Thursday and began his visit to America with a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at noon on Friday. Lula, who began his third term at the helm of the country on January 1, will meet with leftist President Joe Biden in the late afternoon, according to the official readout regarding his visit from the Brazilian government. It is his second international trip since returning to office, having traveled to neighboring Argentina in late January for the summit of the Community of Latin...

magine for a second if the party leadership of United Russia — the party of Vladimir Putin — sent a letter to the American ambassador in Moscow in support of Donald Trump, or any of his former cohorts caught in the crosshairs of a somewhat fantastical conspiracy investigation. The Democratic Party would go absolutely bonkers.

Sorry, Lulu. Maybe you have another calling. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had to fire one of its cutest employees, who simply didn’t demonstrate the initiative needed for the very important job. Lulu’s departure from the prestigious job was announced in a “Pupdate” by the agency Wednesday, who regretfully acknowledged that she just wasn’t meant for sniffing bombs. They tried offering the black Labrador some work benefits such as treats and extra playtime, but said: “Even when they could motivate her with food and play to search, she was clearly not enjoying herself any longer.”

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But here are a few hidden facts I discovered myself when I interviewed the Shout singer back home in Scotland yesterday... It helps if you have a full-time hair and make-up man on tap to tousle and touch-up your mane and slap every few minutes. Being chauffeur-driven everywhere also keeps those stress lines to a minimum. Having millions in the bank is one less thing to worry about too. Then of course there's the Botox injections and rumours of cosmetic surgery.

A BEAGLE cross has become the oldest dog in the world after racking up an incredible 147 dog years — thanks to her weekly trip to the PUB. Lulu, who is 21 in human years, is deaf, walks with a limp and is practically blind, which means she often bumps into walls by mistake. But her owner Travis Buckley reckons the hustle and bustle of their trip to the local has helped keep her mind active and on her toes for so long. Travis, 60, has been taking Lulu to the Coach and Horses in Longford, Coventry, for her whole...

I'm boycotting Brazil nuts. The top nut in Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (big enough to be known simply as Lula, like Beyonce or Madonna) told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the world's current economic crisis was caused by "white people with blue eyes." Waving his finger at Brown, Lula, a socialist, said people in poor countries shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes of people in rich countries. "It is a crisis caused and encouraged by the irrational behavior of white people with blue eyes," he said, "who before the crisis appeared to know everything, but...

VIENNA (Reuters) - It took 25 firefighters, his wife and a son to roll Lulu the cow off Austrian farmer Leopold Zeilinger after she fell on him. When Zeilinger discovered the 1,764-pound cow was too sick to stand up for milking, he used a winch to suspend her in the air. Part of the gear broke and Lulu toppled onto him, the daily Krone reported Wednesday. Zeilinger suffered several broken bones and was airlifted to a hospital. There was no word on Lulu's fate.