Tag: threats
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India says ‘enough’ after fake bomb threats against almost 100 flights
NEW DELHI — India has vowed to punish those responsible for hoax bomb threats that disrupted dozens of flights in recent days, resulting in huge financial losses for airlines and hours of delays for passengers whose flights were sometimes escorted by fighter jets. More than 90 flights from Indian airports have received bomb threats in…
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Trump and Harris shift strategies on the trail amid security threats
Amid heightened security concerns and mounting staffing issues within the U.S. Secret Service, both presidential campaigns have curtailed the frequency and kinds of events they’re holding on the trail, four sources with the campaigns said. Officials with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s camps say they’ve pulled back on the so-called “off-the-record” stops — when a…
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New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife receive homophobic threats amid WNBA Finals
Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart’s wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals. Police did not identify the person who filed the report, but said a said a 33-year-old woman made an aggravated harassment report on Oct. 10 after receiving “a threatening email.” Stewart confirmed…
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Armed North Carolina man arrested on suspicion of making threats against FEMA workers, authorities say
An armed North Carolina man was arrested after it was reported that he had made comments about “possibly harming FEMA employees” involved in hurricane relief efforts in the state, authorities said. William Jacob Parsons, 44, was arrested Saturday after the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received a call saying the caller witnessed Parsons making threatening comments…
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Promises of ‘passive income’ on Amazon led to death threats for negative online review, FTC says
Jamaal Sanford received a disturbing email in May of last year. The message, whose sender claimed to be part of a “Russian shadow team,” contained Sanford’s home address, social security number and his daughter’s college. It came with a very specific threat. The sender said Sanford, who lives in Springfield, Missouri, would only only be…
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More than 30 bomb threats made in Springfield, Ohio, after false pets claims
At least 33 bomb threats have been made in Springfield, Ohio, since false claims — which were pushed by former President Donald Trump and his running mate — surfaced about Haitian migrants’ eating people’s pets, the governor said. All of the threats have been determined to be hoaxes. Some targeted Springfield schools, including elementary school…