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A secure storage area is pictured as vote-by-mail ballots for the August 4 Washington state primary are processed at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on August 3, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates 

Election officials are facing an impossible choice: follow federal directives they don’t trust, or risk becoming targets of a criminal investigation.
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The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail

Alexis Chavez coerced multiple girls to commit self harm and produce child sexual abuse material for notoriety in a sprawling violent extremist collective affiliated with the Com.
A bomb disposal expert walks with his dog as the sun sets at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower before the opening of the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on October 29, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats 

One of the project’s top goals is stitching together an international, quick response coalition of governments, businesses and civil experts for AI-related threats.
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