The alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer, kill police officers and hatch a widespread bombing campaign in hopes of sparking a civil war likely will convince a federal magistrate judge to keep the five men in jail pending trial, legal experts said.
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Twitter tightens limits on candidates before Nov. 3 election
The rules restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and stiffens its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence or spreading thoughtless commentary.
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Joe Biden: ‘Throughline from President Trump’s dog whistles’ to Whitmer kidnapping plot
Federal law enforcement announced they’d arrested 13 people in connection with a domestic terrorism plot.
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Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court
Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys are fighting efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
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The Latest: Top health official warns Kansas is ‘losing the battle’ on COVID-19
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to two researchers for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized science by providing a way to alter DNA, the code of life
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Judge denies motion to extend Florida’s voter registration after system crashes
The computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November’s election.
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World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
The Rome-based U.N. agency was established in 1961 at the behest of President Eisenhower and has brought aid to multiple crises.
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JPMorgan commits $30 billion to fixing banking industry’s systemic racism
The New York bank says it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners.
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Trump officials admit diverting 9/11 treatment funds was wrong, stall on returning $4 million
The money was taken by the Treasury Department to pay down a still-unexplained Medicare debt purportedly owed by New York City that has nothing to do with the Fire Department.