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JD Vance Stands By False Pet-Eating Claims Roiling Ohio City

15 September 2024 at 22:50
After Mr. Vance and former President Donald J. Trump amplified false claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets, the city received numerous bomb threats.

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JD Vance in New York City last week.

How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump

The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises.

Dilapidated apartment complexes in Aurora, Colo., have become a cause célèbre for right-wing media and former President Donald J. Trump, after the landlord claimed a Venezuelan street gang had taken over.

In Springfield, Ohio, Threats Leave Haitian Residents Shaken

15 September 2024 at 09:16
Tension hangs over the city after a week of closings and lockdowns, and the strain of recent months has led some Haitian immigrants to consider moving to bigger cities.

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A “Greetings from Springfield” mural in the Ohio city last month.

Springfield, Ohio, Disrupted by Trump’s False Claims About Migrants

14 September 2024 at 06:49
Springfield, Ohio, is caught in the middle of the nation’s political wars after former President Donald J. Trump made a debunked claim about Haitian immigrants and pets.

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Bomb threats were called into multiple buildings across Springfield on Thursday and Friday.

U.S. Accuses Russian TV Network of Conducting Covert Intelligence Acts

Sanctions announced on Friday are an effort to undercut RT by making it difficult for the network to conduct global business in dollars.

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RT’s headquarters in Moscow. The network carried out operations at the direction of officials reporting directly to the Kremlin, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said.
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