The Trump campaign and private-sector cybersecurity investigators had previously said Iran was behind the hacking attempts.
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Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues, 2 deaths in Connecticut
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said more than 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams Sunday evening.
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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
In the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight.
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Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
After the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his pending 16-year sentence for a separate rape conviction there.
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Wisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
Chrystul Kizer had pleaded guilty in May to second-degree reckless homicide, allowing her to avoid trial and a possible life sentence.
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Protesters break through police fence near site of Democratic National Convention
As the larger group marched, a few dozen who broke away tore down pieces of the security fence.
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Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group.
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British tech magnate Mike Lynch, 5 others missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among 6 people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello early Monday.
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U.S. settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions
Icahn Enterprises and its namesake founder have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, the SEC said.
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at ‘overtourism’ chaos this summer
This is a story of what it means to be visited in 2024, the first year in which global tourism is expected to set records after the pandemic.