A knife attack occurred on Thursday morning, October 29, at around 9am near the Notre-Dame church in Nice which has left three people dead and several others injured

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-french-police-put-area-22923552

France has declared a state of emergency after at least three people died and several others were left injured after a knife attack inside the Notre-Dame church in Nice in a suspected terrorist attack.

Nice-Matin reports that a person of around 70 years old was beheaded inside the Notre-Dame basilica and another person lost their life inside the church.

The attack took place just after 9am on Thursday, October 29, just as morning mass started inside the Roman Catholic place of worship – the largest in Nice.

Earlier in the morning, gunshots were also reported in the area.

The attacker kept shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) even after he had been arrested by police, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi told reporters.

A man who was armed with a knife and tried to attack police officers as he shouted "Allah Akbar" was also shot dead in Avignon just hours later, although it is unclear if the attacks are related.

In another incident a man allegedly brandishing a knife with a 30cm blade has been arrested in Lyon, while another man has also been arrested after he stabbed a guard at the French Consulate in Jiddah.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the "barbaric" attack and said the UK "stands steadfastly with France against terror and intolerance".

French President Emmanuel Macron has now said his country is "under attack" from Islamic terrorists.

The party noticed the suspicious activity on Oct. 22 and contacted the FBI on Friday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/wisconsin-gop-says-hackers-stole-2-3-million-trump-re-n1245267


Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help re-elect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The party noticed the suspicious activity on Oct. 22 and contacted the FBI on Friday, said Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt.

Hitt said the FBI is investigating. FBI spokesman Leonard Peace did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

The attack was discovered less than two weeks before Election Day as both Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made their final push to win Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes. Trump won the state by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016 and planned his third visit in seven days on Friday. Biden also planned to campaign in Wisconsin on Friday. Polls have consistently shown a tight race in the state, usually with Biden ahead by single digits and within the margin of error.

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Alyssa Dau, 19, is accused of signing and submitting the former roommate's absentee ballot, apparently because of a personal dispute between the two.

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/27/orono-woman-charged-with-submitting-fraudulent-ballot/

The Maine Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against a 19-year-old woman who allegedly signed and voted a former roommate’s ballot as her own, a type of case that state officials described as extremely rare.

Local election officials in Orono discovered the potential violation before the ballot was processed. A spokesman for the AG’s office said it appears that election tampering was not the motive.

“It appears that the motive behind the crime was a personal dispute between former roommates, rather than an effort to influence the outcome of the election,” Marc Malon wrote in an email.

The complaint says Alyssa Dau of Orono is charged with two felonies: voting in the name of another and forging the name of another on an absentee ballot return envelope. Those charges, which are class-C felonies, are punishable by up to five years incarceration and a $5,000 fine. Dau allegedly voted using a ballot issued for Evangelia Suleiman.

Both the woman charged and the victim are students at the University of Maine.

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/zappa-trailer-previews-eclectic-musician-181820179.html

ZAPPA, the forthcoming documentary about eclectic musical legend Frank Zappa, released its first trailer today (Oct. 28), ahead of the film’s video-on-demand release date of Nov. 27.

Directed by actor/filmmaker Alex Winter (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Lost Boys) the doc offers “unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage,” according to a statement from Magnolia Pictures, which is releasing the film. “ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.”

Zappa family members Ahmet Zappa is a producer, and footage includes Frank’s widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank’s musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington and others.