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Afghan national living in the U.S. charged with allegedly plotting an Election Day terrorist attack
An Afghan national living in Oklahoma was charged this week with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested Monday in connection with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and getting…
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Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Hurricane Milton
Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the vulnerable region braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century, officials said. Hurricane Milton is expected to strike the Tampa area overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning with life-threatening storm surge…
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Trump announces Latter-day Saints coalition in push for battleground voters
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “Latter-Day Saints for Trump” coalition less than a month before Election Day, as the campaign looks to shore up support among a key voting bloc in which defections could be particularly damaging in key western battlegrounds. Among the leaders heading the coalition are four prominent Utah Republicans:…
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‘Love Island USA’ personality Hannah Smith accused of threatening to kill cop
“Love Island USA” personality Hannah Smith was arrested and accused of threatening to kill a police officer on Sept. 30 in Atlanta, according to an incident report from the Cobb County Police Department. The 26-year-old North Carolina native, who appeared in the sixth and most-watched season of the dating show, was arrested at a Gracie…
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Elon Musk leaps into action as a Trump surrogate — but it’s unclear how he’ll land: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, politics reporter Allan Smith looks at how Elon Musk could help (or hurt) Donald Trump on the campaign…
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Tourists who came for a sunny Disney vacation are instead stranded by the storm
They went to Disney World for theme park rides and photo ops with Mickey Mouse. Now they’re adding an unexpected adventure to their Disney vacations: Hunkering down at the resort to ride out a ferocious hurricane that is headed toward Florida. In the past few days, Hurricane Milton has morphed from a pesky storm system…
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Saints QB Derek Carr will miss multiple games with an oblique injury: Reports
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with an oblique injury according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. Carr was injured in the fourth quarter of the Saints’ 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. He took a hit on a fourth-down pass that fell…
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Some Floridians struggle to evacuate as Milton bears down
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Tampa Bay, some residents are saying there are limited resources — especially a lack of gasoline — needed in order to evacuate, despite a mandate to leave the area. Ashley Khrais, a resident of Holiday, Florida, located just inland from the coast about an hour northwest of Tampa, is among…
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Harris and Democratic allies descend on Arizona in all-hands push before early voting
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a blitz in Arizona this week, with plans to swamp the battleground state with events and canvassing efforts, all timed around the start of early voting. This week, Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and First Lady Jill Biden, in addition to a group of…
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Attempted border crossings dropped to the lowest level of the Biden presidency in September
The Border Patrol made roughly 54,000 apprehensions of immigrants attempting to cross into the United States illegally in September, according to preliminary data obtained by NBC News, marking the lowest monthly total of illegal border crossings attempts since President Joe Biden took office. That figure, which has not been officially released by Customs and Border…