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Hong Kong jury convicts 1, acquits 6 in landmark UN anti-terrorism trial
A Hong Kong jury on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over an alleged plan to detonate explosives and use firearms against police during 2019 protest in the city, in a landmark case under the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Ordinance. Lai Chun-pong, 30, was the only one found guilty with the jury finding the…
Read MoreGunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday.…
Read MoreColorado man arrested in connection with threats against Trump opponents on right-wing websites
A Colorado man has been arrested by the FBI and charged with making threats against election officials, a judge and federal law enforcement agents. Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, was arrested Friday and charged with transmitting interstate threats . He will make his first court appearance Monday. An FBI special agent indicated in a redacted…
Read MoreMultiple Jewish organizations and doctors across Canada receive identical emailed threats
More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across Canada were on high alert after they received the same threatening email Wednesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed threats were made to “a number of institutions, including synagogues and hospitals, across Canada.” “Law enforcement is also engaging with faith-based leaders to ensure…
Read More15-year-old charged after bomb threats made against his high school
A 15-year-old was charged after allegedly making bomb threats against his Maryland high school in May, police said. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, the teen allegedly worked with a 12-year-old boy from Pennsylvania to call in the threats to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, prompting the school to go into lockdown. The 15-year-old found…
Read MoreC.I.A. Warning Helped Thwart ISIS Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
The C.I.A. provided intelligence to Austrian authorities that allowed them to disrupt a plot that could have killed thousands of people at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna this month, the agency’s deputy director said on Wednesday. David S. Cohen, the deputy director of the C.I.A., said the agency had provided information about four people…
Read MoreAT&T says it has resolved software issue that caused an outage for some wireless customers
AT&T wireless service was down for some customers for parts of Tuesday because of a software issue that has since been fixed, according to the company, which has experienced several outages this year. “We’ve resolved a software issue that disrupted the ability of a limited number of our customers to connect to our wireless network,”…
Read MoreNew York man charged with weapon of mass destruction threat at Charleston, SC airport
A New York man and self-proclaimed internet “troll” was arrested Saturday at the Charleston International Airport for telling police he “had a bomb and a strap” in his possession, an incident report states. A “strap” is a slang term for a firearm. Thomas Anthony Brienza, 20, of Centereach, New York, was charged with possession or…
Read MoreATF and FBI assisting Columbus, OH fire in investigation into suspected pipe bomb explosion
A suspected pipe bomb exploded and set a parked pickup truck on fire Tuesday afternoon on Columbus’ South Side. No one was injured in the explosion and fire reported at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday behind a home on the 2300 block of South 6th Street, Columbus police said. The pickup was believed to be parked and…
Read MoreAT&T is addressing an outage affecting some wireless customers
AT&T is “working to address a software issue” that is impacting its wireless network, a company spokesperson said in an email to CNN Tuesday night. “We are working to address a software issue that may affect the ability of a limited number of our customers to connect to our wireless network,” the AT&T spokesperson said.…
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