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Georgia secretary of state's office says it fended off cyberattack on voting website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Georgia secretary of state's office said on Wednesday it had fended off a cyberattack aimed at crashing the website the state's voters use to request absentee ballots. No fu...
Julia Bradley Oct 24, 2024 A sign sits outside of a polling location as the battleground state opened for early voting, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Harris to flex star power at Georgia rally with Springsteen, Obama
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris heads to the battleground of Georgia on Thursday for a star-studded rally featuring rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer ...
Julia Bradley Oct 24, 2024 A person walks past a mural in support of Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Harris, Trump teams scramble for votes in North Carolina's hurricane damaged west
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Party leaders met in hurricane-torn North Carolina last week with a mission: figure out how to reach displaced or cut-off potential Donald Trump voters...
Julia Bradley Oct 24, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Fire and Rescue members set up a ladder to go down on Broad River riverbank, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

South Korea's Yoon, Poland's Duda condemn N.Korea troop dispatch to Russia
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday condemned North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia for its war against Ukraine as a global securi...
Julia Bradley Oct 24, 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Polish President Andrzej Duda speak during a joint press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, 24 October 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERS

Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli targets, as U.S. Secretar...
TJ Carson Oct 23, 2024 Smoke billows over the UNESCO-listed port city of Tyre after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, southern Lebanon October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Arrest made in one of three shootings in Peoria on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - One person has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting on Monday in Peoria that injured a man. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 18-year-old Daemion Moore i...
TJ Carson Oct 23, 2024

Trump meets definition of a fascist, his former chief of staff says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets the definition of a fascist and "prefers the dictator approach to government," his former White House chief of staff said in ...
TJ Carson Oct 23, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

House fire on Peoria's South Side under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a house fire on Peoria's South Side from Wednesday morning is under investigation. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the two-story home in the area of Adams and Stanley...
TJ Carson Oct 23, 2024 (Midwest Communications)

US existing home sales slide to 14-year low; prices stay elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The second straight monthly decline in home resales reinfo...
TJ Carson Oct 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

Attackers kill 4, injure 14 at Turkish state aviation site
ANKARA (Reuters) -Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in what the government called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries' (TUSAS) headquarters on Wednesday, after witnesses...
Casey Foreman Oct 23, 2024 A woman reacts at the entrance of the headquarters of Turkey's aviation company TUSAS, where three people were killed and five others wounded in an attack, near Kahramankazan, a town of Turkish capital Ankara, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer


