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By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters A person votes during early voting at a polling station in the first round of early voting at a polling place, October 21, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo: AFP / Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo Russia, China and Iran are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the 5 November US elections and may consider fomenting violence after voters go to the polls, US intelligence officials said on Tuesday. The officials, briefing reporters on US election security, said foreign actors could consider physical threats and violence, and were highly likely to conduct disinformation operations to create uncertainty and undermine the election process. "Foreign actors, particularly Russia, Iran and China, remain intent on f...

The defendants are expected to appear in court in Florida. File pic Photo: AFP Mike Jeffries, the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been indicted on sex trafficking and prostitution involving dozens of men. The charges were unveiled on Tuesday, a decade after Jeffries left the retailer he built over 22 years into a popular clothing brand known for sexually charged marketing. Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith, and a third defendant James Jacobson, who allegedly served as a recruiter, were each charged with one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution. Jeffries and Smith are expected to appear later on Tuesday (US time) in federal court in Florida, court records show. All three defendants were arrested on Tuesday. Brian Bieber, a lawyer for ...