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By Dawn Kopecki Oct 27 (Reuters) – A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission’s systems and that agency has had to “temporarily shut down” its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters.  In a statement, the FEC said that, “at this time, the FEC’s electronic filing system is currently offline and our IT staff are actively working to restore service.” It declined […]

Israeli Election Turnout Hits Historic High as Netanyahu Alleges Fraud and Violence Mars Voting  By The Media Line Staff  More than 4 million Israelis had voted by 4 p.m. Tuesday in the country’s 26th Knesset election, producing the highest turnout recorded at that hour since at least 1973, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused political opponents of attempting to steal the election and reports of violence and intimidation emerged from […]

Albanese Says NYT Helps ‘Legitimize Atrocities,’ Newspaper Rejects Claims   By The Media Line Staff   UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinians Francesca Albanese accused The New York Times of favoring Israel in its Gaza coverage and helping “legitimize atrocities,” allegations the newspaper rejected as unsupported and based on sources that are not impartial.   The accusations appear in Albanese’s report, “Truth under the rubble: media in the time of genocide,” published online […]

Mecca Alliance Presses Iran Over Houthi Attacks as Tehran Rejects Direct US Talks   By The Media Line Staff   Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday in an effort to prevent renewed regional warfare and reduce tensions involving Iran, Israel and the US.   Monday’s meeting was the first major diplomatic test for the Mecca Defence Alliance since Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed […]

Jordanian Airstrikes Kill 7 in Southern Syria, Trigger Border Closure and Diplomatic Dispute  By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line  [DARAA, Syria] Jordanian airstrikes on southern Syria killed seven civilians, including three children and a woman, Syrian health authorities said Tuesday, as Damascus denied Jordan’s claim that the operation had been coordinated with its government and closed a major border crossing between the two countries.  The strikes, carried out Monday evening, targeted […]

Intel Poised To Buy Israel’s Classiq for Record $2.3 Billion Quantum Exit   By The Media Line Staff   Intel is poised to acquire Israeli quantum computing startup Classiq for $2.3 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that could become the largest exit in the quantum computing industry, Calcalist reported.   If completed at the reported price, the acquisition would surpass the previous record set last year, when IonQ bought Oxford Ionics for $1 […]

Herzog Welcomes 5 New Ambassadors, Raises Concerns Over Dutch Relations   By The Media Line Staff   President Isaac Herzog accepted the credentials of five new ambassadors to Israel at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Monday, holding separate meetings focused on Israel’s relations and cooperation with their respective countries.   Representatives formally taking up their posts were Netherlands Ambassador Stella Ronner-Grubačić, French Ambassador Christophe Parisot, Austrian Ambassador Arad Benkö, Rwandan Ambassador Maj. […]

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) – JetBlue Airways is not in talks with its creditors and is not considering a debt restructuring, CEO Joanna Geraghty told Reuters on Tuesday, as the airline seeks to calm concerns about its financial health following a sharp selloff in its bonds.    Her comments came days after a group of creditors hired restructuring advisers PJT Partners and Akin Gump, according to media […]

By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The FBI raided the home of Eric Swalwell’s billionaire donor on Tuesday as part of the ongoing probe into sexual assault allegations against the former Democratic congressman, a senior law enforcement official told Reuters.  The FBI searched the Beverly Hills mansion of Stephen Coobeck looking for electronic devices and records pertaining to prostitution, the official said. The search is connected to the […]