Tag: warn
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Russia and Iran may try to incite postelection violence, intelligence officials warn
Russia and Iran may try to incite violence or disruptive protests in the U.S. after the election, U.S. intelligence officials say. An unclassified assessment released Tuesday says the U.S. intelligence community “is increasingly confident that Russian actors are considering—and in some cases implementing—a broad range of influence efforts timed with the election. Some of these…
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Builders warn Trump’s mass deportation plan would drive up home costs
Rhetoric or reality? Trump hasn’t detailed how his proposed “whole of government” effort to remove up to 20 million people — far more than the undocumented population — would work, but he has made it central to his housing pitch. The Republican nominee claims mass deportations would free up homes for U.S. citizens and lower prices,…
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China holds military drills around Taiwan to warn against independence
HONG KONG — China conducted large-scale military drills around Taiwan on Monday in what it said was a warning to “independence forces” on the Beijing-claimed island. The exercises had been expected after Beijing criticized a speech last week by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. In the speech marking Taiwan’s National Day, Lai said China had no…
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Justice Department, FTC warn consumers of fraud, price gouging risks ahead of Hurricane Milton
As Hurricane Milton approached landfall in western Florida on Wednesday, the Biden administration warned consumers and businesses of the heightened risk of potential fraud, price gouging and collusion that accompanies major natural disasters. “Wrongdoers are looking to exploit opportunities and victims of natural disasters for their own personal gain,” U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. for the…
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Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines warn travelers about Hurricane Milton disruptions
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, theme parks prepared to close some areas and cruise lines shifted routes as Floridians braced for Hurricane Milton’s landfall. The Category 4 storm has top sustained winds near 145 miles per hour and is expected to strike Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.…
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Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire, officials warn
Haze and a chlorine odor will likely descend upon Atlanta on Thursday, as officials struggle to contain the fallout from a Georgia chemical lab fire that ignited Sunday. Air quality monitoring detected elevated chlorine levels overnight around a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, according to a press release on Wednesday from the Georgia Emergency Management…