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Cyberattack On Twitter Raises Concerns About Safety Of Upcoming Elections

Twitter suffered a big cyberattack this week. This security breach has underscored the lingering threat of cyberattacks that U.S. elections are facing.

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • Philip Ewing
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, shown here on Capitol Hill earlier this month, has effectively banned the Confederate battle flag from U.S. military installations.

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  • National Security

Pentagon Chief Effectively Bars Display Of Confederate Battle Flag By U.S. Military

Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply listed the flags that could be shown by the military, and the controversial banner was not on his list.

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • David Welna
President Barack Obama's Twitter page was hacked on Wednesday as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam.

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  • National Security

Twitter Attack Underscores Broad Cyber Risks Still Facing U.S. Elections

Adversaries have exploited Twitter from the bottom up and the outside in. Now the case has been proven that it also can be seized from the inside out with implications for the fall election.

July 17, 2020
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  • Philip Ewing
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  • National

News Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine Hacks, School Reopening Decisions, Opioid Prescriptions

Russian hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine trial information. School administrators must decide if they will host in-person learning this year. And, doctors are still prescribing too many opioids.

July 17, 2020
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  • World

Intelligence Agencies Warn Russian Hackers Are Targeting Coronavirus Vaccine Research

U.S., British and Canadian intelligence agencies are reporting that Russian hackers are trying to steal information from health care organizations working on a potential coronavirus vaccine.

July 16, 2020
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  • Greg Myre
Attorney General William Barr says U.S. businesses have jettisoned American values to chase the lucrative Chinese market.

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  • National Security

Barr Blasts Hollywood, Big Tech For 'Kowtowing' To China

The attorney general fires a broadside at big U.S. companies as well as the Chinese government as Sino-American relations continue their tailspin.

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
A man in a red shirt holding up a large "Q" shaped sign in a protest. The "Q" is colored in with the shapes and colors of the American flag. Other protesters around him wear red MAGA hats.

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  • Politics

How QAnon Is Migrating From The Dark Web Into Georgia Politics

QAnon is an amalgamation of conspiracy theories that have circulated on 4chan, 8chan, and 8kun since 2017. Now, some of its believers may be heading to Congress.

July 16, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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A volunteer receives a shot in a clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine. U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hackers are attempting to break into U.S. health care organizations working on a vaccine.

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  • National Security

U.S. Says Russian Hackers Are Trying To Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Research

The National Security Agency, as well as its counterparts in Britain and Canada, say they're seeing persistent attempts to hack into organizations working on a potential vaccine.

July 16, 2020
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  • Greg Myre
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report finds congressionally approved emergency humanitarian funds, meant to benefit asylum-seekers apprehended along the border with Mexico, instead was spent on things from dirt bikes to security camera systems. GAO Homeland Security and Justice Director Rebecca Gambler, shown here in 2017, oversaw the agency's investigation.

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  • National Security

Government Watchdog Says Aid For Migrants Misspent By Border Agency

Some of the $112 million Congress approved last year for humanitarian assistance for migrants was spent instead on dirt bikes and dog food.

July 16, 2020
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  • David Welna
The Pentagon will take immediate steps to begin addressing discrimination in the armed forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday. U.S. Army troops are seen here in Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border in November 2018.

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  • National Security

Defense Secretary Esper Announces Actions To Address Discrimination In U.S. Military

Esper calls the actions "a necessary first step" but says he has "no illusions" that these initial changes will fully address the concerns he has heard from many service members.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
National Security Council Europe expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (left) appears before the House Intelligence Committee during an impeachment hearing in November.

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  • National Security

Senator Lifts Hold On Military Promotions After Assurances On Impeachment Witness

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., had demanded proof that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who retired last week, was included on a list of more than 1,000 officers submitted to the White House for promotion.

July 15, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Pictured in 2019, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Tuesday questioned U.S. measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading on the island.

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  • National Security

Coronavirus Surge For U.S. Military On Okinawa Adds To Soured Relations There

One hundred newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 among U.S. forces on the small island that hosts about half the Americans stationed in Japan are further testing tense ties with Okinawa.

July 14, 2020
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  • David Welna
The British government has announced that starting next year, telecommunications companies would be banned from buying Huawei equipment for the U.K.'s 5G network. Existing Huawei equipment will need to be removed by 2027.

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  • Europe

In Reversal, U.K. Will Ban Huawei Equipment From Its 5G Network

British regulators say they had little choice after the U.S. imposed sanctions that could affect the viability of Huawei products. Existing 5G equipment must be removed from the network by 2027.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
President Trump and his advisers, including Attorney General William Barr, walk through Lafayette Square on June 1 after it was cleared of protesters. Trump then posed for photos holding up a Bible in front of St. John's Episcopal Church.

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  • Politics

ACLU Demands Barr Name Special Prosecutor To Probe Lafayette Square Crackdown

The civil liberties group says Attorney General William Barr has a conflict of interest in heading any investigation of the crackdown outside the White House last month.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on July 2, in Houston, Texas. More than 700 military health professionals are being sent to regions with spikes in coronavirus cases, including Houston.

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  • National

U.S. Military Is Sending Medical Staff To COVID-19 Hotspots

More than 700 military health professionals are being sent to southern and western states where cases have skyrocketed, military officials say.

July 13, 2020
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  • Tom Bowman
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