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Jul 22 2022
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Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
A man who allegedly attacked Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., with a sharp object at a campaign stop in Perinton, New York, Thursday evening was charged with a felony and released from custody within hours of his arrest, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said.
The suspect, identified as David G. Jakubonis, 43 of Fairport, N.Y., was charged with attempted assault in the second degree.
Fox News DigitalSep 08 2021
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Pro-China misinformation operation attempting to exploit US Covid divisions, report says
A pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19 pandemic and "physically mobilize protestors in the US in response," according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant and experts at Google.
The operation, which initially attempted to discredit pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019, has expanded
CNN DigitalJul 08 2022
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In mostly gun-free nation, Japanese stunned by Abe killing
Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday, trying to come to terms with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a nation where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence extremely rare.
Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech on a street corner and taken to hospital by helicopter. His death was announced late on Friday. read more
From Abe
ReutersNov 03 2022
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North Carolina Field Dem Staffer Strike Could Still Happen Before Election Day
It’s not what Democrats want to hear, especially given the endless stream of bad news and polls indicating a thumping on election night. It’s one thing if a Democratic campaign is dealing with messaging problems. The party has been engulfed with issues concerning how to address the economic recession, inflation, and rising crime—all failed in part because Democrats doubled down on abortion.
TownhallMay 06 2022
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Texas Governor Ready to Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children
With the Supreme Court signaling a willingness to reverse decades-old precedents like the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said on Thursday that he would seek to overturn a 1982 court decision that obligated public schools to educate all children, including undocumented immigrants.
Mr. Abbott’s comments opened a new front in his campaign to use his powers as
New York Times (News)Aug 02 2022
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Weeks After Biden Fist-Bumps Saudi Prince, US OKs $5 Billion in Gulf Arms Deals
Peace campaigners on Tuesday decried the Biden administration's approval of more than $5 billion in missile sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a move that came weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden visited the leaders of both countries despite pleas from human rights defenders.
The U.S. Department of Defense said the U.S. State Department approved the $3.05 billion sale
Common DreamsSep 29 2020
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Joe Biden Reverses Course, Declines to Have Ears Inspected Pre-Debate Despite Agreeing Days Ago
Joe Biden’s (D) team has reportedly rejected the Trump campaign’s request to have the former vice president’s ears inspected for an electronic device prior to Tuesday night’s debate despite agreeing to the proposal just days ago.
President Trump’s campaign has requested that a third party inspect the ears of both candidates for listening devices ahead of the first presidential debate in
Breitbart NewsAug 01 2022
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Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda Leader and 9/11 Strategist, Dies at 71
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, a founding member of the jihadist movement and one of the key strategists behind an international campaign of terror that culminated in the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. congressional officials said. He was 71.
From his days as a young medical student who organized underground Islamist cells in Cairo
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 02 2022
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Planned Parenthood spent nearly $4 million against 'extreme' Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
Planned Parenthood has spent almost $4 million in advertisements against Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz during the 2022 election cycle, so far, in their "all in" attempt to defeat pro-life midterm candidates this fall.
According to Open Secrets, Planned Parenthood spent $3,780,878 against Oz in his race against Lt. Gov. John Fetterman for the open Pennsylvania Senate in
Fox News DigitalJun 03 2022
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Raphael Warnock drops his first attack ad on Herschel Walker
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is out with a new TV ad aimed at Republican Herschel Walker as the pair face off in one of the most competitive Senate races in the country.
The 30-second spot appears to be Warnock’s first attack ad tracked by the firm AdImpact, and it features footage of Walker, a former college football star, promoting a body spray and claiming it can kill the virus
NBC News Digital