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Trump Officials Asked Election Security Agency to Secretly Obtain and Hack a Voting Machine, Report Finds

ProPublica reports that DHS appointees asked CISA to secretly buy and hack a voting machine for the White House. Staff objected, and the plan was abandoned.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Houthis Warn Saudi Aramco Shareholders to Sell 'Before It's Too Late' as Attacks on Oil Facilities Escalate

The Houthis urge Saudi Aramco shareholders to sell after a limited fire at its Dhahran complex, while no disruption to oil production or exports is confirmed.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Elon Musk Funnels $158 Million to Save Ken Paxton in Record-Shattering Senate Battle — Talarico Leads

Democrat Talarico leads polls and prediction markets in Texas's costliest Senate race ever, as Elon Musk funnels $158 million behind Republican Paxton.

Latin Times · Oct 19

"The AI Data Will Provide an Unrivaled View into the Mind of a Defendant …"

"whose [mental state] is itself the measure of Plaintiff’s [punitive] damages."

Reason · Oct 19

South Central 97: Why were journalists being detained and beaten by Delhi Police?

Were the police only trying to stop the protests, or also to stop journalists from creating a public record of what happened on the streets?

Newslaundry · Oct 19

Australian MP Helen Haines Critically Injured as Police Record Over 1,000 Threats and Harassment Reports

Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was critically injured after a vehicle struck her outside her Wangaratta office, as authorities investigate the suspected deliberate attack.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Scolded Employee Allegedly Shot His Boss Dead Then Spontaneously Confessed Saying That He Was 'Fed Up'

Jose Lopez, 81, has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting his boss, Delio Trasobares, during a workplace confrontation in Medley, Florida.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Trump attacks Zelenskyy on Truth Social and claims he lifted sanctions to keep Russia at the bargaining table: ‘Great progress is being made’

He blamed Zelenskyy for prolonging the war

We Got This Covered · Oct 19

Woman Found Naked on Martha's Vineyard Road Says She Was Raped by School Security Director

Edward Brown, an assistant security director at Boston Latin Academy, has been charged with rape over an alleged assault on Martha's Vineyard and remains presumed innocent.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

'Our Land, Our Albania': Supreme Court Burns as Anger Over Jared Kushner-Linked Resort Fuels Revolt

Demonstrators set fire to Albania's Supreme Court during escalating protests in Tirana, which began over a controversial coastal resort and have broadened into opposition to Edi Rama's government.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19