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Arizona official pleads guilty in 2022 election certification case
A Republican county supervisor in Arizona pleaded guilty Monday after she tried to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results, state Attorney General Kris Mayes announced.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Pennsylvania man charged in threats against political party official
A Pennsylvania man was charged for threatening to kill a political party worker who was recruiting poll watchers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. John Pollard, 62, allegedly ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Iraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials
Iraq's prime minister says that the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military operation along with eight of the group’s other senior leadersWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
U.S. Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guards Official in Assassination Plot
The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, had already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Russia Could Stoke Unrest After U.S. Election, Officials Say
Foreign powers including Russia and Iran could move quickly right after the vote to undermine the democratic process, intelligence agencies warn.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by RussiaTech - ABC News - October 22 -
Bulletproof vests, snipers and drones: Election officials beef up security at the polls
State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.Politics - NBC News - October 22 -
EPA officially cancels products containing pesticide pulled from the market in August
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced the formal cancellation of a pesticide linked to fetal damage three months after issuing an emergency order to pull it from the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
A Premier League Owner Is Barred for Five Games for Spitting at Officials
The Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said he coughed on a path that was away from one that officials were taking.Sports - The New York Times - October 22 -
Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader
The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leaderWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Israel says it killed likely successor to slain Hezbollah leader
Israel said it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the Hezbollah official set to become the militant group’s next leader, in an airstrike outside Beirut this month.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
A man accused of threatening to kill Dem election officials will likely plead guilty
A man accused of making repeated threats to kill the top election officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents is expected to plead guilty in federal court ...Top stories - ABC News - October 23 -
Israeli strikes pound Lebanese coastal city after residents evacuate
Israeli jets have struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre, sending large clouds of black smoke into the airWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
At least 5 dead in 'terrorist attack' on aerospace facility in Turkey, officials say
Turkey's interior minister reported deaths and injuries after a "terrorist attack" at Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities in the capital Ankara on Wednesday.Top stories - ABC News - October 23 -
McDonald's, Food Safety Officials Scrutinize Onions in E. Coli Outbreak
The CDC is investigating Quarter Pounders as the possible source of the food-safety crisis, with one death and dozens of illnesses across 10 states.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23