Obama-Appointed Judge Says Dan Sullivan Running Against Dan Sullivan Doesn’t Confuse Voters

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A federal judge on Sunday blocked a lawsuit from the Department of Justice against Alaska over confusion at the ballot box related to the state’s handling of two Senate candidates with nearly identical names.

In a 20-page ruling issued Sunday, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason — nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011 — blocked the federal government’s lawsuit claiming a lesser-known candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan, improperly filed his declaration for Senate candidacy intending to mislead voters by running under the same name as incumbent Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Gleason dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) arguments, writing that the federal government failed to explain what authority it brought the charges under and how the alleged fraud could be addressed while maintaining secrecy of the ballot during voting.

“Simply, the Court cannot grant the United States the relief it seeks,” Gleason stated. “If this Court were to order that certain ballots will be segregated and subject to a future and as yet unspecified investigation by law enforcement, it would likely result in voter confusion and consequent incentive to remain away from the polls.”

A DOJ spokesperson later indicated the Department plans to file a notice of appeal.

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‘The More You Threaten Her’: Man Allegedly Recruited Guy On Reddit To Sexually Assault His Fiancee, Police Say

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An Arizona man allegedly recruited a stranger on Reddit to sexually assault his fiancée inside their home while she cared for her two young children.

Buckeye Police Department (BPD) arrested Zarian Dyer, 23, on Oct. 29, according to the department. Investigators determined he had plotted the attack with Adrian Ayala, 20. The two men met online, BPD said.

Detectives seized phones from both men and uncovered messages showing they had coordinated the assault, according to police. The motive behind the plot remains unclear, the department said.

Court records obtained by 12News captured Reddit messages from the day of the attack. Ayala’s account asked whether the woman was “in on” the plan. The other user replied, “Nope.”

Ayala wrote that he wanted to “back out” and felt “not comfortable if she not into it.” The other account pushed back, answering, “the more you threaten her the more she’ll get into it…” (Read more from “‘The More You Threaten Her’: Man Allegedly Recruited Guy On Reddit To Sexually Assault His Fiancee, Police Say” HERE)

Army Bringing Rapid Burial Training At Stomach-Turning Rate Not Seen In Decades

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The Army has begun training to quickly dig temporary graves while preserving remains for identification and return to families in the case of a future large scale conflict.

Army engineers, preventative medicine teams, chaplains and fatality management specialists trained for mass temporary burials in preparation for potential future conflict during an Oct. 21 training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Army Times reported Monday.

“The exercise served as a critical test of concept to validate the feasibility of battlefield temporary interment, an operational reality the U.S. Army has not executed at scale since the Korean War,” read an Oct. 22 release from the U.S. Army. “By bringing together fatality management specialists, horizontal construction engineers, preventive medicine teams, and chaplains, the exercise sought to determine if modern earthmoving equipment can meet the demanding timeline requirements of a mass-casualty environment.”

The Department of War did not immediately respond for comment.

These exercises were not common over the past twenty years of the War on Terror, as American air superiority allowed the quick transportation of remains back to the U.S. A future conflict with a large-scale combat operation may not have these same capabilities, according to Army Times. (Read more from “Army Bringing Rapid Burial Training At Stomach-Turning Rate Not Seen In Decades” HERE)

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Iran’s Boosted Weapons Capabilities have Caused up to $15B in US Base Damage: Report

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Iran upgraded missile and drone capabilities enough to cause as much as $15 billion in damages on US bases in the Middle East since the war began, according to a new report.

An analysis into the July 17 strike that killed three American service members at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan revealed how well Iran has improved its tactics — to exceptionally devastating and costly degrees, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Unlike previous attacks, July’s nighttime assault directly targeted and hit 19 buildings specifically housing American troops as they slept, according to Journal sources and satellite analysis.

The data indicated that Iran’s aim was growing more precise, with Tehran hitting buildings that were smaller thany those it was able to strike at the start of the war.

The complexity of the attack signaled Iran’s capabilities had been improving, not diminishing, as the Trump administration claimed.

Iran’s heaviest assaults came at the start of the war, when it damaged at least 119 buildings across 13 installations within the first two weeks of the conflict. (Read more from “Iran’s Boosted Weapons Capabilities have Caused up to $15B in US Base Damage: Report” HERE)

Democrats Melt Down After Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers: ‘Despicable Betrayal’

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Several Democrats melted down after Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsed Republican Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, describing her endorsement as a “despicable betrayal.”

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) noted that Senate Democrats are “united” in their support for Democrat Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. Schumer also described Rogers as being “a tool” of President Donald Trump’s and of “billionaire donors.”

“This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens,” Schumer wrote in a post on X. “Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors.”

In a post on X, the Democratic Party shared a video message from former President Barack Obama, in which Obama called for voters to “support Abdul El-Sayed.”

“Two hundred and fifty years ago, America was founded on a simple idea,” Obama said in the video. “This country belongs to all of us. Not just the wealthy, not just the well-connected, everyone. Today, that idea is under attack. And Michigan is where we fight back. That’s why I’m asking you to support Abdul El-Sayed for the United States Senate.”

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Teacher Who Had Baby with Student, 13, Pleads Guilty as Her Victim Defends the Relationship

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A former elementary school teacher who gave birth to a child fathered by her underage ex-student has pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct charges — while her victim claimed he started the relationship and wanted her charges dropped.

Laura Caron, 36, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced in a statement Friday.

Even under her plea agreement, she could still face five years in prison when sentenced.

Caron first met the boy, born in 2005, when she taught him and his brother fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School in Cape May Court House, according to the New York Post. (Read more from “Teacher Who Had Baby with Student, 13, Pleads Guilty as Her Victim Defends the Relationship” HERE)

‘Panic Kills’: Dan Bongino Warns Americans to Take Stock Up Warnings Seriously

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The former deputy director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, warned Americans on his podcast Monday to take heed of recent alerts from various governments, including the UK and Japan, to stockpile essentials amid threats of cyberattacks and rising geopolitical instability.

Bongino, a former Fox News personality who quit the FBI at the beginning of the year, urged people to have 30 days of food and water at the ready.

“There have been some warnings put out by the UK government and elsewhere about 30 days of preparedness and having food ready and power,” Bongino began, adding:

You know, I am a firm, committed believer in the “don’t hit the bed” theory, “hit” with an S in front of it. In other words, we were young agents. If you panicked on a security detail with the Secret Service, you were out. That was it. They would never take you onto protection assignment again. Panic kills.

I have never, I was not in the military, haven’t been in combat, but ask your heroes who have been. They will tell you, you can’t panic. I can’t even imagine what that scenario’s like. However, the way to reduce anxiety and panic in tumultuous times is to be prepared. Have yourself an emergency radio, have yourself some batteries, get yourself some emergency food, get yourself rain collection and water filtration, some filtration tablets.

The best day of your life, you don’t need them. And in 10 years, you’re like, “Ah, I wasted a thousand bucks or whatever,” and you throw it out. The worst day of your life, God forbid, is if something were to happen. The worst day of your life is your kids are looking you in the face like, “Hey, Dad, Mom, where’s the water?” “Well, we don’t have any.” There’s nothing wrong with being prepared. It’s not panicking or anything like that.

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