The typically routine process of presidential electors casting their ballots in the Electoral College took place this year amid threats of violence. And a Texas man is under arrest for threatening a man at gunpoint over false suspicions of election fraud. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to explain why he believes such threats are on the rise.
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CSIS efforts to derail threats to 2019 election sometimes skirted law: watchdog
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog says Canada's intelligence service sometimes strayed from the law when trying to disrupt threats from hostile foreign states in the 2019 election. In a new report, ...
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Houston officials pick internal review of Astroworld tragedy
County Judge Lina Hidalgo — the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston — had proposed ... No one has been charged. The police department, along with the city fire ...
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Houston officials pick internal review of Astroworld tragedy
De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via AP) HOUSTON (AP) — Calls for an independent investigation into whatled to 10 deaths at the Astroworld music festival went unheeded Monday, as Houston-area officials ...
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Houston concert deaths spur calls for independent review
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people, playing key roles in crowd ...
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Mourning starts as Houston officials probe concert deaths
Houston police and fire department officials said their investigation will include reviewing video taken by concert promoter Live Nation, as well as dozens of clips from people at the show.
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Houston leaders seek clues for Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert mishap that killed 8
City officials said Saturday they were in the ... “I felt uneasy all day.” Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said his department noticed attendees “going down” at 9:30 p.m. and immediately ...
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Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival
HOUSTON (AP ... immediately identified. The police chief said authorities were investigating reports of suspicious activity in the crowd, including a security officer who told police that ...
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Criminal Probe Opened Into Stampede at Outdoor Rap Concert in Houston That Killed 8
Criminal Probe Opened Into Stampede at Outdoor Rap Concert in Houston That Killed ... of largely young concertgoers, officials said on Saturday. City Police Chief Troy Finner said his department ...
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Ex-police chief fired over Prude's death to run for Congress
We have seen murders rise. The number of shootings are going up, and the number of officers ... the Rochester Police Department, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections ...
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Grizzly troubles, offshore drilling suit, license plate shortage: News from around our 50 states
Ider: A small-town police chief who died of COVID-19 loved the community he served and regretted his decision against ... to alter election results but also reveals a public official settling ...
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Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency
The initiative would have changed the city charter to remove a requirement that the city have a police department with a minimum number of officers ... as crime is on the rise.