Southwest
New poll reveals which voter group are fueling Trump to a narrow edge over Harris in battleground
Former President Donald Trump holds a razor-thin two-point edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground Arizona, according to a new public opinion poll.
Fueling the former president’s margin appears to be support from voters age 50 and over.
Trump stands at 49% among likely voters in Arizona, with Harris at 47%, according to an AARP poll conducted Sept. 24-Oct. 1 and released on Tuesday. According to the survey, Green Party candidate Jill Stein grabs 1% support, with 3% undecided.
The survey points to a generational divide.
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“Among voters 50+, Trump is ahead by 7 points, driven by a 14-point lead among voters 50-64,” the poll’s release highlights.
Harris holds a 4-point advantage among voters under 50, according to the survey, “while the race is a tossup with seniors.”
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The poll also points to a gender gap in Arizona which favors Trump.
The former president and Republican nominee is up 11-points over the vice president and Democratic nominee among men, but down only 6 points among female voters, the survey indicates.
The survey is the latest to indicate a margin of error race between Harris and Trump in Arizona, a state President Biden narrowly carried over Trump in the 2020 election.
Arizona’s one of seven crucial battlegrounds whose razor-thin margins decided Biden’s White House victory four years ago and are likely to determine if Harris or Trump win the 2024 election.
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The survey was released on the eve of the kick-off of early in-person voting in Arizona.
The major party vice presidential nominees – Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota – each hold campaign events in Arizona on Wednesday. Harris returns to the state on Friday.
Besides being a crucial presidential swing state, Arizona is also holding one of a handful of competitive Senate elections that will decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority.
The AARP poll indicates Democratic Senate nominee Rep. Rueben Gallego holding a 51%-44% lead over Republican nominee Kari Lake, a former news anchor who narrowly lost the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election.
The AARP poll was conducted by the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward (Republican) & Impact Research (Democrat). The firms interviewed 1,358 likely voters in Arizona. The survey’s overall sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sues accuser, says she broke settlement terms
Trevor Bauer, the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and Cy Young Award winner whose career was upended by sexual assault allegations, is reportedly suing his accuser for violating their settlement agreement.
According to a TMZ report on Friday, the 33-year-old L.A. native filed the suit this week against accuser Lindsey Hill. Bauer was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball in July 2021 and later suspended for an unprecedented amount of 324 games after Hill created a selfie video detailing her allegations against the star pitcher.
In that video, Hill said Bauer violently raped her in his Pasadena home earlier that year. She alleged Bauer choked her into unconsciousness and forced her to have sex during two encounters. Bauer countered by claiming that they engaged in consensual, rough sex following guidelines that were previously agreed upon.
The pair filed dueling suits which were settled in October of last year. Bauer did not face criminal charges.
Bauer’s MLB suspension was later reduced to 194 games by an independent arbitrator, but he was released by the Dodgers as soon as it ended. He hasn’t appeared in an MLB game since. He later played professional baseball in Japan, and most recently Mexico.
Now, Bauer is claiming that by speaking out on social media and a podcast appearance, Hill violated the terms of their settlement.
TMZ reports that Hill claimed she received $300,000 as part of the settlement, but Bauer says that was from her father’s insurance payout, not his. In the new suit, Bauer is seeking $220,000 in liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees — $10,000 per alleged breach.
Bauer has denied all wrongdoing.
In a separate case, prosecutors in Arizona filed felony charges against a woman who accused former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging she defrauded the former Cy Young winner.
The charges came after a Grand Jury in Maricopa County handed down an indictment against Darcy Adanna Esemonu on one count of fraud and one count of theft by extortion.
Southwest
Afghan man in Oklahoma plotted Election Day terror attack in US on behalf of ISIS, Justice Department says
An Afghan citizen living in Oklahoma has been charged with plotting a terror attack on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State in which he and an underage co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on U.S. soil, as well as taking a number of steps to prepare for the plot, authorities said. He entered the United States on Sept. 9, 2021, weeks after U.S. troops pulled out of Afghanistan, on a special immigrant visa and is currently on parole status pending adjudication of his immigration proceedings, officials said.
“I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our investigators and law enforcement officers for successfully uncovering and stopping this terrorist plot before innocent lives were put in danger,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said. “This is a powerful example of how the information-sharing measures we implemented between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are making a real difference.”Those who seek to harm our nation, threaten our freedoms, and disrupt our way of life will be held accountable and face the full force of the law.”
On Wednesday, the State Department said it wasn’t clear if Tawhedi came to the U.S. on a special immigrant visa.
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“It’s not clear that that’s actually accurate,” agency spokesman Matt Miller said. “I know we are talking to other government agencies about it.”
“We have extensive vetting procedures in place for the SIV program,” he added. “It’s a program that has wide bipartisan support because it’s a program we use to bring to America, Afghan nationals who assisted the United States military, assisted the United States government, sometimes at great personal peril.”
Tawhedi was arrested on Monday and is charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and receiving a firearm to be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism. He appeared in an Oklahoma federal court on Tuesday.
“As charged, the Justice Department foiled the defendant’s plot to acquire semi-automatic weapons and commit a violent attack in the name of ISIS on U.S. soil on Election Day,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
Ahead of the planned attack, Tawhedi allegedly liquidated his family’s assets, resettled members of his family overseas, acquired AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition.
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In his seized communications, Tawhedi allegedly indicated that his attack was planned to target large gatherings of people on Election Day, during which he and the juvenile were expected to die as martyrs.
“This defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on election day, here on our homeland,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “I am proud of the men and women of the FBI who uncovered and stopped the plot before anyone was harmed. Terrorism is still the FBI’s number one priority, and we will use every resource to protect the American people.”
Federal prosecutors allege Tawhedi communicated with someone who facilitated the recruitment, training, and indoctrination of those who expressed interest in terrorist activity and who he believed was affiliated with ISIS. During a search of his phone and other electronic devices, he was seen on a video recorded on July 20 reading to children from text that described the rewards a martyr receives in the afterlife, authorities said.
He also saved ISIS propaganda on his iCloud and participated in pro-ISIS Telegram groups, as well as contributing to a charity which allegedly funneled money to ISIS.
While liquidating their family’s assets, Tawhedi and the underage co-conspirator advertised the sale of the family’s personal property on Facebook. A confidential informant working for the FBI inquired if a computer was still for sale, claiming they needed it for a “gun business.”
That led to Tawhedi and the juvenile meeting with the informant and others working for the FBI at a rural location to test firearms. During the meeting, Tawhedi expressed interest in purchasing two AK-47 assault rifles, magazines, and ammunition from the informant, prosecutors said.
He faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted.
This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Riverside County coach arrested for alleged inappropriate sexual contact with students
A Riverside County high school coach was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with students.
The suspect was identified as Jesse Gonsalez Lopez, 27, from Perris, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
In August 2024, deputies responded to a high school in the 100 block of Nuevo Road in Perris to investigate claims of an employee having “inappropriate contact with students.”
Specific details on what the allegations involved were not released. However, on Oct. 10, investigators determined enough evidence was provided to take Lopez into custody.
He was arrested on charges of child annoyance, sexual battery, and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor.
The case remains under investigation and no further details were released.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call Lead Investigator C. Poznanski at 951-955-1698.
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