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US Launches Cyber Operations Against Meddling In Midterms – Russia and The United States
The US military’s Cyber Command has begun targeting Russian operatives believed to be attempting to influence the 2018 midterm elections as part of a broad effort in coordination with several government agencies, an administration official confirmed to CNN. The operations are aimed at making meddling more difficult. Tactics being deployed include sending phishing messages to suspected cyber operatives, according to the official. The effort also includes messaging from public officials to make the clear US will not tolerate any interference. The secretive Cyber Command operation is part of a broader effort that includes the departments of State, Justice, Homeland Security, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, according to the official who is familiar with the program. These agencies are helping provide the intelligence needed for the military to offer its support.
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U.S., Gulf States Blacklist Afghan Taliban, Iranian Officers For Terrorist Financing – United States
A seven-country group set up to combat the international financing of terrorists has blacklisted nine individuals associated with Afghanistan’s Taliban, including two Iranian military officers and several men accused of “facilitating Iranian support to bolster the terrorist group.” The announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department on October 23 says the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) blacklisted the individuals in order to “expose and disrupt [the] Taliban…and their Iranian sponsors that seek to undermine the security of the Afghan government.” Other TFTC member countries joining the action include Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement on October 23 that the blacklist targets “Taliban members who are involved in suicide attacks, and other lethal activities.” “We are also targeting key Iranian sponsors providing financial and material support to the Taliban,” Mnuchin said.
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Willa Rapidly Weakens As It Moves Closer To US-Mexico Border – Mexico and the United States
Willa weakened to a tropical depression early Wednesday as it ran into mountains, and is expected to be a rainmaker by the time it crosses the US-Mexico border. Winds were at 35 mph and the storm was moving toward the northeast through central Mexico. The storm will continue to weaken as it hits the Sierra Madre mountain range and pumps moisture into northern Mexico and Texas. Willa was expected to bring life-threatening storm surges, rain and wind to residents on Mexico’s Pacific shore, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Once a Category 5 hurricane, Willa had weakened before landfall to a Category 3 storm, but still had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kilometers per hour). Forming Saturday, Willa went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in two days in what the hurricane center called “explosive” strengthening. In one 24-hour period, its winds spiked by 80 mph.
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