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Soto, 26, is hands down this winter’s most highly sought-after free agent, valued as much for his elite baseball skills as for his birth date. And in an age of swing-for-the-fences baseball, Soto struck out just 16.7% of the time, while the league whiffed at a 22.2% clip this season. Free agency is “going to be exciting,” Soto told reporters moments after the Yankees lost Game 5 of the World Series, ending the baseball season. The AL champion Yankees had the second-highest MLB payroll, at $309.8 million for their 40-man roster, according to Baseball Prospectus. There's no telling when Soto or other any free agents will come to terms with their 2025 teams.

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Markku Jutila. The Houghton County Sheriff's Office began working with the Chicago Police Department on the matter. Case files from the original investigation were not available to authorities, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators were able to piece together some of the case with the help of Michigan State Police, who located the adoption records for Markku Jutila. "Although no one will be prosecuted for Chester Alfred Breiney’s death, Chester may now rest in peace as the truth of his death is known," the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office said.

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☆ A party, a fight, then gunfire: Witnesses to Tuskegee homecoming shooting describe a war zone on campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Marquisef_Headshot.Jpg | Marquise Francis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As successive gunshots rang out early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Kierra Talley thought she was going to die. Talley, a junior at Alabama State University, was visiting Tuskegee with friends to celebrate the historically Black college’s centennial homecoming celebration when, she said, chaos erupted. He was not a student at Tuskegee, the university said in a statement. Tuskegee University homecoming weekend in Alabama. The scene of a shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama.

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☆ Dwayne Johnson once fired his agents because they didn't agree he could be bigger than Will Smith and George Clooney. Now his movies have made more money than both.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dwayne Johnson's goal was once to be a bigger star than George Clooney and Will Smith. GQ reported Johnson fired agents who didn't agree with his ambition. AdvertisementDwayne Johnson said he used to hope he would be a bigger star than George Clooney or Will Smith. From 2012 to 2020, Johnson appeared on Forbes' highest-paid actor list, and above Smith and Clooney in 2016, 2019, and 2020. "You reach a point in life where on the other side of running, it's the stuff you love," Johnson said.

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☆ This stock could be the new 'pick-and-shovel play' in the next wave of AI, Wells Fargo says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Twilio could be a standout name as software stocks bounce back heading into the end of the year, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Michael Turrin upgraded San Francisco-based Twilio to overweight from equal weight and lifted his price target by 50%, or $40, to $120 from $80. That suggests 28% potential upside for the cloud-based communication software company, which has already gained nearly 24% year to date. Underlying Turrin's investment thesis is his belief that software vendors will lead the next phase of AI development. "We believe Twilio can serve as a pick-and-shovel play for the next wave of AI-native front office and communications-powered genAI applications," Turrin said, highlighting the company's integration with OpenAI's Realtime API that allows developers to build low latency speech to speech AI agents into applications.

Persons: Michael Turrin, Turrin Locations: Wells Fargo, San Francisco

☆ Apple wants to help airlines find your lost luggage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A walk to customer service takes place soon after. Now, Apple wants to help you find your lost luggage. Apple is unveiling a new feature where users will be able to share an Air Tag’s location with third parties, like airlines. The new Apple feature is available worldwide in beta and is part of the iOS 18.2 software update, which is expected to be released in December. Since being introduced in 2021, the Apple Air Tag product has helped people keep track of their belongings, from wallets to keys.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Meta, Snowflake, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates NXP Semiconductor as buy The firm said it's bullish on the semiconductor company. Morgan Stanley reiterates Walmart as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $89 per share from $82 ahead of earnings next week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with the stock heading into a Trump administration. Morgan Stanley upgrades International Flavors to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of International Flavors that the fragrance and spice company is undervalued. Morgan Stanley upgrades Viking to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees an attractive entry point for the cruise company.

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☆ Trump's pick for 'border czar' gives a peek into his plan for a mass deportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mass deportations may affect the economy, including inflation and the job market. Homan is set to act as Trump's "border czar" after previously serving as his first acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Homan earlier told Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo that Trump's immigration plan would be a "cost savings" initiative. Most agreed that mass deportations could increase inflation, lower GDP, and negatively impact the job market over the next few years.

Persons: Trump, Thomas Homan, Homan, Trump's, —, Donald Trump, Tom, Tom Homan, Biden, I've, Maria Bartiromo, Vance, Barack Obama, Chloe East, Elise Stefanik, Susie Wiles Organizations: Service, US Immigration, Customs Enforcement, Truth, Trump, Fox, Fox Business, Border Patrol, ICE, New York Times, Street Journal, Department of Homeland Security, American Immigration, Migration Policy Institute, Business, Brookings Institution, New York, United Nations, White Locations: US

☆ A former North Korean special-forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, at a March military demonstration in North Korea. AdvertisementDuring a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. AdvertisementThat comes as South Korea has become home to one of the world's fastest-growing defense industries in recent years. Correction: November 11, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the country in which videos appear to show North Korean troops.

Persons: Kim Jong, they're, Lee Woong, gil, Kim Jong Un, REUTERS Lee, Kim, Lee, There's, James JB, Insider's Mia Jankowicz, South Korea Kovalenko Organizations: Storm Corps, Korea Times, KCNA, REUTERS, The Korea Times, Associated Press, North, Korea's Defense Ministry, Wall Street, Ukraine's Center, South Korea's National Intelligence Service, National Intelligence Service, South, Kremlin Locations: Russia, North Korea, North, South Korea, Seoul, Washington, Kyiv, Ukraine's, Ukraine, Kursk, Korean, South

☆ Hattie DeBardelaben: Federal officials release documents on civil rights cold case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Mary DeBardelaben once made a promise to her grandmother’s portrait hanging on the sage green wall in her living room. Over the years, Mary DeBardelaben reached out to an organization that documented civil rights abuses in the Jim Crow era but without much success. It was stuffed with 69 pages of federal documents detailing Hattie DeBardelaben’s final moments. Mary DeBardelaben keeps a binder of everything she's learned about her grandmother, including this March 1945 newspaper story about her killing. As in the other photos, Hattie DeBardelaben stares at the camera without any hint of a smile.

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Trump allies are discussing deportation and detention options, with tackling the US-Mexico border seen as a priority from Day 1. But advocates fear deportation plans will soon reach deeper into American communities, targeting people who they say have a right to live here. Supporters of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather outside Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on February 29, 2024, the day Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the urban heart of New York City, where thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have stretched local resources, some houses of worship are preparing to shift their missions. But Murad Awawdeh, president of the New York Immigration Coalition, warned that sanctuary laws won’t stop federal immigration agencies from doing what they want.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Donald Trump, ”, Juan Proaño, Lee Gelernt, ” Mary Meg McCarthy, ’ Cesar Espinosa, he’s, “, Espinosa, Go Nakamura, Jorge Rivas ’, MAGA, Betty . Rivas, Shannon Douglass, Mario Tama, Betancur, Chloe Breyer, Trump, Eric Adams ’, Manuel Castro, Murad Awawdeh, ” Awawdeh, “ They’ve, Adrees Latif, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jim Desmond, JD Vance, Desmond, ” Kenia, “ It’s, it’s, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, —, Guillermo Arias, Jose Luis Perez Canchola, ” Perez Canchola, Isabel Turcios, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN — Immigrants, Trump, CNN, League, United Latin American Citizens, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Justice Center, Republican, U.S, Reuters, Getty, Interfaith, of New, New York Immigration Coalition, Federal, Customs, Border Protection, Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Reuters U.S . Border Patrol, San Diego, of Supervisors, Patrol, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, University of Southern, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Unified School District, DHS, ONE Locations: Mexico, United States, —, Shelby, Eagle Pass , Texas, Eagle, Catalina , Arizona, Tucson, El Salvador, California, Coachella , California, New York, Queens, AFP, New York City, of New York, ”, China, Turkey, Jacumba, Springs , California, Reuters U.S, Sunland Park , New Mexico, San Diego, San, San Diego County, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, LA county, Juventud, Tijuana, Baja California, Tijuana , Mexico, Piedras Negras, Mexican, Rio, Frontera

☆ Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Evan Perez | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —From his seaside Florida resort, Donald Trump is holding a casting call to fill the toughest job in Washington: attorney general. Current and former Justice officials anticipate eventual departures in some parts of the department and employees being sidelined and forced out. The Justice Department is also charged with defending administration actions in court, covering issues from health care to the environment to gun control. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes,” he wrote in a Twitter post in July 2017. Trump told Fox Business in 2020 that Barr should indict Obama, Biden and others because of the Russia investigation.

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☆ Tom Cruise hangs upside down from a plane in the first trailer for 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.' Here's what we know about the sequel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The first look at "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" shows Tom Cruise on the run, again. Here's what we know about the eighth "Mission: Impossible" movie. Here's what we know about the eighth "Mission: Impossible" movie. But "The Final Reckoning" trailer seems to be setting up an ending for his character. "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" arrives in theaters in May 2025Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt holding onto a plane in "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning."

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☆ A former North Korean special forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One ex-member of the branch said he thinks North Korea did send special forces, but not its best. AdvertisementAs questions arise over the quality of Kim Jong Un's troops in Russia, a former soldier who served in North Korea's special forces said they're likely the country's elite troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea, in this picture released on March 16, 2024. During a September visit to a training base, Kim lauded the division's members as each being worth 100 typical North Korean soldiers. This image released by South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence service shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watches numerous shirtless North Korean troops in combat training, according to the agency.

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☆ Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kaitlan Collins | Colin Mccullough | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation’s borders. CNN reported earlier Sunday that Trump was expected to tap Homan to serve in a czar-like role. Immigration was a cornerstone of Trump’s 2024 campaign, and he repeatedly vowed to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. In a sign of his influence in Trump’s orbit, Homan spoke at the Republican National Convention in July. “You’re damn right.”A career law enforcement officer, Homan served as the public face of the first Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to step up immigration enforcement before retiring in 2018.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tom Homan, ”, ” Trump, Homan, Trump, ” Homan, “ It’s, “, Joe Biden, —, “ We’re, Tal Kopan, Eli Watkins, Catherine E, Shoichet, Jack Forrest Organizations: CNN, Customs, Former ICE, Border Control, Trump Administration, Aviation Security, Truth, Borders, Republican, CBS, Republican National Convention, Trump, Senate, White Locations: “, It’s, Milwaukee, Washington

Sanders added it is “problematic” if schedule F is being used to reinforce and maintain political loyalty. The spoils system was replaced by the current merit-based system where career employees serve multiple administrations, carrying out their jobs independent of politics. The Biden administration erected temporary roadblocks at the federal Office of Personnel Management – rules aimed at protecting federal workers from retaliatory mass firings. The District of Columbia itself has the largest individual chunk of federal workers in any state or territory, with more than 162,000. But it could also be devastating to employment in states that went to Trump, where roughly 967,000 federal workers live.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Ronald Sanders –, Trump’s, –, Sanders, Max Stier, “, ” Stier, didn’t, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Will Lanzoni, Elon Musk, Mandy Gunasekara, Everett Kelley –, Joyce Howell, “ They’re, Marie Owens Powell, Sunlen Serfaty, Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, Trump, Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Partnership for Public Service, Management, DC, of Columbia, Convention Center, Land Management, EPA, Unions, American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE, ”, American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Locations: Maryland, Virginia, Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, Washington, Colorado

☆ Iran has developed fentanyl-based chemical weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

These chemical weapons affect a victim's central nervous system. AdvertisementIran has developed chemical weapons based on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, warns a US expert, powerful agents that could incapacitate soldiers or civilians when added to grenades or artillery. (The US, in contrast, completed the destruction of its chemical weapons in 2023.) Nonetheless, chemical weapons do have a frightening aura, even if fentanyl gas is nowhere near as deadly as nerve gas. "I think that many, many people would see it that way because you're talking about chemical weapons," Levitt said.

Persons: —, Iran's, Matthew Levitt, Levitt, they've, Iran —, Hossein University, Israel, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Pharmaceutical, PBA, Combatting Terrorism, The U.S, Government, Washington Institute, Convention, Iran's Chemistry Department, IHU, Department, State Department, Commandos, CTC, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Iran, West, The, Iraq, Israel, Syrian, —, Iranian, Moscow, Vietnam, Tehran, Galilee, Lebanon, Forbes

☆ I left my $195,000 tech job to open a wine bar. I work 12-hour days and don't have health insurance, but I've never been happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Shanna Nasiri, 34, decided to leave her tech job when she no longer felt aligned with the work. Earlier this year, she opened a natural wine bar in Williamsburg called With Others. Nasiri said her prior tech work served her well as she became a bar owner. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanna Nasiri, the 34-year-old owner of With Others, a natural wine bar in Brooklyn, New York. When I think about it now, it was pretty brazen to start a wine bar.

Persons: Shanna Nasiri, Nasiri, —, It's, I've, There's, we've Organizations: Service, Qualcomm, Spirit Education Trust Locations: Williamsburg, Brooklyn , New York, Bay, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York City, New York, Williamsburg , Brooklyn, Brooklyn

☆ Nvidia CEO says there's 'no question' that we'll all be working alongside AI employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doubled down on his vision for "AI employees" in a recent interview. The CEO said he believes AI agents will be specialized and rented out by other companies. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently talked about why he thinks we'll all be working alongside "AI employees" eventually. "There's no question we're gonna have AI employees of all kinds," Huang told the podcast "No Priors" in an episode published Thursday. The Nvidia CEO said that while this will change some jobs, it will also help secure employment.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, —, we'll, they're, Eric Yuan, Yuan, Sundar Pichai Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Wired, AIs, Slack, Cadence

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice on Friday charged an Iranian man in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump and two others in a plot to kill an American journalist critical of Tehran. The three who were charged are Farhad Shakeri of Iran; Carlisle Rivera of Brooklyn, New York; and Jonathan Loadholt, of Staten Island, New York. Around Oct. 7, the Iranian official tasked Shakeri with providing a plan within seven days to kill Trump, he told law enforcement in recorded interviews, the complaint says. Shakeri told FBI officials that he didn’t intend to propose a plan to assassinate Trump in the timeframe set by the IRGC, it says. Trump was also briefed by U.S. intelligence officials after the attempt in September about threats from Iran to kill him.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Damian Williams, Qasem Soleimani, Farhad Shakeri, Carlisle Rivera, Jonathan Loadholt, Shakeri, surveil, Steven Cheung, ”, Rivera, Masih Alinejad, Alinejad, Loadholt, realDonaldTrump, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, —, Biden Organizations: The Department, Justice, Southern, of, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian, U.S, Trump, FBI, White, Prosecutors, NBC News, Fairfield University, Service, Emergency Economic Locations: American, Tehran, U.S, of New York, Iran, Brooklyn , New York, Staten Island , New York, New York City, Sri Lanka, United States, Afghan, New York State, Brooklyn, Loadholt, Staten Island, Republic, America, Florida, New York

☆ The air freight industry is on high alert after fires at DHL warehouses were linked to Russian sabotage operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fires at DHL warehouses this year may have been part of Russian sabotage operations, officials have said. AdvertisementSuspected Russian sabotage activities targeting the air freight industry have been on the rise this year, and the industry is preparing for further action. Speaking a few months after the DHL fires, the chief of the UK's MI6 intelligence service, Richard Moore, said he believed Russian intelligence services had "gone a bit feral." AdvertisementKremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied Russia's involvement in sabotage operations in Europe. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence services, and the BND declined to comment further.

Persons: —, Brandon Fried, Fried, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Frank Umbach, Umbach, Richard Moore, Shashank Joshi, Joshi, Dmitry Peskov, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Keir Giles, Giles, that's Organizations: DHL, Service, Airforwarders Association, Street Journal, Financial, Energy, Security, University of Bonn, Rheinmetall, Royal United Services Institute, NATO, Military Counterintelligence Service, Federal Office, Getty Images, Chatham House's, Eurasia Program Locations: Europe, Russia, Moscow, Germany, America, Leipzig, Birmingham, Lithuania, North America, Russian, Ukraine, AFP, Chatham House's Russia

☆ Cargo plane operators are on high alert after a string of suspected Russian sabotages
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ The 4 most interesting things from Airbnb's earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airbnb reported earnings after the market closed on Thursday. AdvertisementAirbnb's third-quarter earnings report showed that the company keeps growing — and that 2025 will be the year it breaks into a new business. Here are the highlights from the earnings report:Airbnb's third-quarter revenue grew despite a slow startAirbnb's revenue for the quarter rose 10% to $3.73 billion. Bookings were slow early in the quarter but picked up later, CEO Brian Chesky said on Thursday's earnings call. "We'll remain focused on accelerating growth while preparing for Airbnb's next chapter, which will take us beyond accommodations," the press release read.

Persons: Airbnb, Brian Chesky, —, Chesky, Airbnb's, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Reuters, Inc Locations: Airbnb

☆ A mansion that was once America's priciest home just got another price chop. See inside the $165 million estate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An LA mansion that was once the most expensive in America got another price cut, to $165 million. The seller is the widow of telecom tycoon Gary Winnick, who paid $94 million for it in 2000. Related Video Inside the most expensive neighborhoods of Singapore, home to TikTok CEO Shou Zi ChewNow the property is $30 million off. This week, the 60-room mansion cut its ask to $165 million, a 34% drop from its highest price tag. With the latest price cut, it's no longer the most expensive listing in California.

Persons: Encantada, it's, Gary Winnick, —, Conrad Hilton, Jeff Bezos, Shou Zi Chew, Casa Encantada, It's, John Donahue, Karen Winnick, Encantada's, Josh Flagg, Flagg Organizations: Service, Bel Air, Hilton Hotels, Pritzker, Global, Business, Bel, Air Country Club Locations: America, Los Angeles, Singapore, Naples, Florida, California

☆ Justice Department brings charges in thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Shabad | Michael Kosnar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Department of Justice on Friday charged an Iranian man and two New York residents in murder-for-hire plots targeting then-candidate Donald Trump and others. The department said the plot was part of Iran's efforts to exact revenge for the death of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani during the Trump administration. Around Oct. 7, the Iranian official tasked Shakeri with providing a plan within seven days to kill Trump, he told law enforcement in recorded interviews, the complaint says. Shakeri told FBI officials that he didn't intend to propose a plan to assassinate Trump in the timeframe set by the IRGC, it says. Trump communications director Steven Cheung said Friday that the president-elect is aware of the attempted assassination plot.

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