Tag: operation
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Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says
An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, according to new research published on Wednesday by Microsoft. The operation represents a coordinated interference effort against down-ballot races, experts say, in which the fake accounts are denigrating U.S. Representative…
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Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says
A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday. A $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Ryan James Wedding, 43, who represented Canada in the Winter Olympics in…
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Arizona lawyers keep distance from GOP’s ‘election integrity’ operation amid concern over Kari Lake’s fraud claims
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — Multiple Republican lawyers in Arizona say they and others who were involved in the party’s election litigation efforts in past cycles are keeping their distance this time around, in large part due to Senate candidate Kari Lake’s history of spurious fraud claims. Earlier this month, Kory Langhofer resigned his position as…
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Harris’ political operation crosses $1 billion raised for the 2024 election
Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign operation crossed the $1 billion fundraising threshold in September, two months after she took over as the Democratic Party’s 2024 standard bearer, according to two people familiar with the numbers. That figure includes money raised by the campaign committee itself and by a campaign-affiliated joint fundraising committee that also…
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Hurricane Helene aftermath and Israeli ground operation in Lebanon: Morning Rundown
Residents in Asheville, North Carolina, criticize what they see as the city’s lack of preparedness for Helene’s destruction. Israel launches a ground operation in Lebanon. And vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz are set to debate. Here’s what to know today. North Carolina residents raise questions over disaster response North Carolina residents are…
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IDF launches Lebanon ground operation
Share IDF says 98th division operating in southern Lebanon Reporting from Kiryat Shmona The Israel Defense Forces said this morning that its 98th Division began “limited, localized, targeted” operations in southern Lebanon last night, aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces farther from the border. It said soldiers had spent recent weeks training for the operation after…
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Israeli troops launch ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, IDF says
Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The offensive is aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border and is expected to last for days, not weeks, according to…