The News Roundup For September 6, 2024
Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party wave German flags, including one adorned with an Iron Cross, at the final AfD campaign rally ahead of the Thuringia state elections. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party wave German flags, including one adorned with an Iron Cross, at the final AfD campaign rally ahead of the Thuringia state elections.
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesOfficials last night in Georgia charged the father of the suspected Apalachee High gunman with two counts of second-degree murder. On Wednesday, his 14-year-old son was arrested and charged with four counts of felony murder after he allegedly killed two students and two teachers at his high school.
The sand in the hourglass is running out. The election is now just 59 days away. And early "in-person" voting is about to get underway in five states, including in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris rolled out a new plan for small business tax breaks in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was charged this week with being an agent of the Chinese government. She's been charged with exploiting her government position to subtly promote Beijing's agenda in exchange for millions of dollars' worth of benefits.
Meanwhile, Israel has been carrying out large-scale raids in the occupied West Bank, which it says are aimed at dismantling militant groups and preventing attacks. The U.N. says Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians in the West Bank, marking the area's highest weekly death toll since November.
The U.S. is accusing Russia of perpetrating a widespread election interference campaign. The Justice Department filed charges against two people and seized 32 internet domains they say were being used to spread Russian propaganda and garner support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Two states in Germany's former Communist east held elections on Sunday. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made big gains in both elections. In the state of Saxony, the party was a close second behind the center right Union party, getting nearly 31 percent of the vote. And in the state of Thüringen, the party placed first, with nearly 33 percent of the vote. It's the first time a far-right party has won an election in Germany since World War II.
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