Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took to the UN General Assembly podium on Friday and said he had decided to travel to the New York session to refute what he characterized as “lies and slanders” he had heard from other leaders this week from the same podium. CBC | World News
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U.S. says Iran targeted Harris, Trump campaigns with cyberattacks in attempt to sow discord
The FBI and other U.S. federal agencies said Iran perceived this year’s U.S. presidential election to be particularly consequential and was determined through the hacking operation and other activities to interfere in American politics. CBC | World News
Read More »FBI investigating whether Iran hacked Trump, Harris campaigns
The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Latino voters can make or break Democratic campaigns. They’re about to get their say in 2020
Four years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ momentum stalled in the southwest. A setback in Nevada followed his impressive early showing in less-diverse Iowa and New Hampshire, and it foreshadowed what happened next: a campaign-ending string of defeats in states with large Latino populations. He’s worked hard in these states in the hope of writing a different ending to the script ...
Read More »Human Trafficking Awareness Campaigns Perpetuate Myths, Don’t Tell The Whole Story, Per HuffPost
Human trafficking awareness campaigns, which sometimes feature lurid warnings that suggest that anyone could be victimized by the insidious crime, don’t actually do anything to combat the problem and actually perpetuate myths about it, HuffPost reports. Human trafficking is a real problem: of that, there is no doubt. Whether it’s children or adults, whether it’s being coerced into sexual slavery ...
Read More »Sanders, Buttigieg campaigns request partial recanvass of Iowa caucus results
The two Democrats who led the Iowa caucuses — Senator Bernie Sanders and former mayor Pete Buttigieg — have both requested a recanvass of some caucus results, the Iowa Democratic Party says. CBC | World News
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