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Taylor Swift's foiled terror attack got a lot further down the road than many initially thought ... with one suspect employed by the venue just days before the singer came to town.

Taylor Swift Terror Plot Suspect Started Working at Venue Days Before Shows

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A series of three Taylor Swift concerts set to be held in Austria were canceled Wednesday following a thwarted terrorist attack on a venue in Vienna, which resulted in two arrests.The suspects were reportedly planning to use chemical substances to attack Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium. The men were reportedly radicalized online and at least one is believed by authorities to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic terrorist group ISIS last month, according to Austrian outlet Kronen Zeitung. Austria’s Director General for Public Safety told Kronen Zeitung “The suspected perpetrator was focused on the Taylor Swift concerts” and “Preparatory actions were detected,” but the “concrete threat has been averted.”Hours after the arrests, authorities told the outlet that accomplices are still being investigated as “abstract danger” may still exist, so organizers announced they had no choice but to cancel the shows, according to ABC News. Prior to the cancellation, security measures were being increased to accommodate massive crowds expected for the sold out tour stop. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Taylor Swift Cancels Three European Concerts After ISIS Attack Thwarted

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VIENNA — (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to "kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue."

Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible

Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty Images More details are emerging about the alleged terror attack that was planned for Taylor Swift’s upcoming Vienna Eras Tour concerts. Swift was scheduled to perform three shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium from August 8 to August 10 before the authorities learned of a suspected threat. The shows were subsequently canceled as […]

Suspect Confesses to Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert: Everything to Know

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Authorities have arrested two men who were allegedly planning terrorist attacks on major events in Vienna, Austria, including a Taylor Swift concert. One of the men arrested was a 19-year-old Austrian who has pledged his allegiance to ISIS, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police ...

Report: ISIS-Linked Attack Was Planned At Taylor Swift Concert

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Steve Martin has finally weighed in on all the online speculation about whether he will play newly minted vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live.”

Steve Martin says he declined to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’ because he’s ‘not an impressionist’

Sangamon County, IL

The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month said he believed that when the Black woman who called 911 for help unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” that she intended deadly harm, according to the deputy’s field report released Monday.

Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’ indicated intent to kill him

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

New York City, NY

Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.

New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones

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A Baldwyn man has been charged with kidnapping and assault involving his spouse according to a press release from the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department. On July 27th, 2024 Deputy Ethan Hester took a report from a victim that came to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department.

Local man charged with kidnapping and assault

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Newly released security footage - shared by the attorney for D’Vontaye Mitchell’s family, shows D’Vontaye Mitchell being dragged across the floor, punched, and kicked moments before his death outside of a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Court documents show security manager Todd Alan Erickson, front desk agent Devin W. Johnson-Carson, security guard Brandon LaDaniel Turner and bellman Herbert T. Williamson have been charged with felony murder. CNN has sought comment from the defendants and has reached out to prosecutors to see whether the four charged have attorneys.

Newly released surveillance video shows D’Vontaye Mitchell’s last moments

Mohamed Bassyouni has helped develop vaccines. He also has felt the pernicious effects of vaccine hesitancy, he writes.

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CNN’s Alayna Treene fact-checks JD Vance’s claims about Tim Walz’s military service.

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The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence.

Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit

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CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar reports severe weather impacting North Carolina, including tornadoes and flash flooding. 

CNN meteorologist warns of ongoing damage caused by Storm Debby

Spanish authorities are investigating a man who allegedly damaged cave paintings that are thousands of years old by pouring water on them in order to take better photos for social media.

Man under investigation in Spain for pouring water on ancient cave paintings to get a sharper photo

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Romulus, MI

Vice President Kamala Harris tackled the angst within her own party over the conflict in Gaza head-on at a campaign rally in Detroit Wednesday night, moving quickly to shut down protests interrupting her event.

Harris navigates Gaza conflict on campaign trail

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ISIS-inspired suspect planned suicide attack at Taylor Swift concert, Austrian authorities say

Police in Austria have questioned three teenagers suspected of plotting a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift show, sparking renewed concerns over the indoctrination of young...

ISIS-inspired suspect planned suicide attack at Taylor Swift concert, Austrian authorities say

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