<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JyEbW_0upnhNG100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JyEbW_0upnhNG100" width="1200" height="630" ><p>A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran is accused by the Justice Department of being part of a murder-for-hire plot against former President Trump and other U.S. officials. Nicole Sganga has the details.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Columbus, OH

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday invoked the annihilation of US adversary Iran in a social media post reminiscent of his most incendiary outbursts while in the White House. he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Trump discusses US wiping Iran 'off the face of the Earth'

Fox News

Amid Iran’s longstanding attempts to murder Americans, the plot to assassinate former President Trump adds greater urgency to confront the rogue regime in Tehran.

Iran's assassination plot against Trump latest attempt to kill Americans on US soil

Asif Merchant is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill politicians on US soil, including Trump.

US arrests Pakistani man in alleged plot to kill Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Asif Merchant, 46, sought to recruit people in the United States to carry...

US Charges Man With Alleged Ties to Iran in Foiled Assassination Plot

POLITICO

U.S. officials see ties to Iran, but no link to the assassination attempt on the former president last month.

Pakistani man charged with murder-for-hire plot that may have targeted Trump

Business Times

In a stark warning reminiscent of Cold War-era tensions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has cautioned the United States against deploying long-range missiles in Germany, signaling that such actions would provoke Russia to station similar nuclear-capable missiles closer to Western borders. The warning comes amid escalating geopolitical friction between the two nuclear powers.

Putin Threatens to Station Nuclear Missiles Near Western Borders if U.S. Proceeds with German Deployment

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

CBS News

Immediately following July's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there was a significant spike in calls for violence across online platforms. The research firm Moonshot, which tracks domestic violent extremism online, found there were more than 1,500 calls for civil war the day after the shooting — up more than 600% from a normal day. Anna Schecter, senior coordinating producer for CBS News' crime and public safety unit, has the details.

Calls for violence spiked online after Trump rally shooting

North Korean soldiers have reportedly departed for Russia following reports that the Asian nation will deploy troops in Ukraine to aid Moscow’s forces. An elite military training delegation led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang left earlier this week for a “visit” to Russia, according to a report by Reuters.

N. Korean Soldiers Depart for Russia Amid Ukraine War: Report

Dramatic details emerged Tuesday after police said human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia's second fatal attack in about a month.The latest victim was 40-year-old doctor Dave Hogbin, who fell from a steep bank Saturday into the Annan River south of Cooktown in Queensland state, his family said in a statement. The general practice doctor from Newcastle in New South Wales had been traveling on a camping vacation through Queensland with his wife Jane Hogbin and their three sons aged 2, 5 and 7 years. Cooktown is more than 1,500 miles from...

Tourist eaten by crocodile saved wife's life before he died, she says

Florida State

Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

Cincinnati, OH

A U.S. fugitive known as "The Devil" who was wanted for a deadly shooting outside an Ohio bar 20 years ago has been captured in Mexico, where authorities say he had been working as a local police officer.Antonio "El Diablo" Riano, now 72, was arrested Thursday in Zapotitlan Palmas and charged with first-degree murder stemming from the December 2004 shooting in suburban Cincinnati, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. On Monday, a judge ordered Riano  held without bond, CBS affiliate WKRC-TV reported.  Riano fled the state and then the country after he allegedly shot and...

U.S. fugitive dubbed "The Devil" caught in Mexico after 20 years on run

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek his third term in office on Sunday in a vote that is widely regarded as the South American country's most open contest in more than a decade. Some public opinion polls have indicated a preference for opposition candidate and former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia....

Venezuela’s Maduro bids for a third term in power — as U.S., Brazil warn over need for free election

South Carolina State

President Biden has approved an emergency declaration for South Carolina as Tropical Storm Debby, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Monday, is expected to dump over 30 inches of rain on South Carolina.

Tropical Storm Debby could cause catastrophic flooding in South Carolina

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Minnesota State

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released a statement bashing Gov. Tim Walz after Kamala Harris picked the Minnesota governor to be her running mate. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more.

Trump releases statement on Tim Walz, says he's a dangerously liberal extremist

Last week's NATO summit which highlighted the threat and "systemic challenges" posed by Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Geopolitical and defense experts say the West has to prepare itself to confront such adversaries. Former NATO chief George Robertson warned Tuesday that the U.K.'s armed forces must have the capacity...

The West must be ready to face the 'deadly quartet' of global adversaries, analysts warn

Axios

The Biden administration is convinced Iran is going to attack Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week and is preparing to counter it, three U.S. officials told Axios. Why it matters: U.S. officials say they expect any Iranian retaliation to...

U.S. prepares to counter Iranian attack on Israel within days, U.S. officials say

Palm Beach County, FL

Belle Glade, FL

Nine people died and one person was seriously injured when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and went upside down into a canal, authorities said.The 2023 Ford Explorer carrying 10 people was traveling south on Hatton Highway near the farming community of Belle Glade at about 7:30 p.m. Monday when it came to a part of the two-lane road that briefly jogs west before again heading south, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. The NTSB said on Tuesday they opened an investigation into the crash in coordination with the sheriff's...

9 killed, 1 survives when SUV flips into canal in Florida

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran is accused by the Justice Department of being part of a murder-for-hire plot against former President Trump and other U.S. officials. Nicole Sganga has the details.

Pakistani man charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot against Trump, U.S. officials

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