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The Justice Department charged a former primary opponent of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., with threatening to send a “Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to kill his political rival. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was charged with threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida, and a private citizen and acquaintance of his opponent, the Justice Department announced Friday. The indictment, unsealed in the Middle District of Florida on Thursday, describes the targeted individuals as only “Victim 1” and “Victim 2.” On June 8, 2021, prosecutors say Braddock allegedly made several threats to injure and kill his primary opponent during a phone call with the second victim, specifically stating that he would “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to make the rival candidate disappear. The DOJ said Braddock left the United States after making the alleged threats and was later found to be residing in the Philippines. Braddock was recently deported from the Philippines to the United States and made his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday. DEM OPERATIVE FISHED FOR OPPO RESEARCH IN ANTISEMITIC, LEWD TEXT MESSAGES, HOUSE REPUBLICAN CHARGESLuna, an Air Force veteran and former media consultant, was not named in the indictment. While she was running for Congress, however, Luna contended in 2021 civil court documents that Braddock, a fellow GOP challenger and former Marine, was stalking her and wanted her dead. A judge granted Luna and a conservative activist and friend of hers, Erin Olszewski, a temporary restraining order against Braddock. He subsequently dropped out of the race, denying the allegations and citing publicity from the case. Politico reported at the time that Olszewski had secretly recorded a phone call with Braddock in which he said an alleged “Russian and Ukrainian hit squad” could kill Luna within 24 hours. “Luna’s going to go down and I hope it’s by herself,” Braddock allegedly said in the recording, according to Politico, which said it had obtained the recording in June 2021. “For the better or the good of the majority of the people, we’ve got to sacrifice the few.”In a text message to Politico then, Braddock reportedly said the tape “may even be altered and edited” and that he may bring civil lawsuits and seek criminal charges against those in possession of the recording. In court proceedings regarding whether the restraining order would be made permanent, Luna, who was endorsed by former President Trump twice, testified that she had only brief in-person contact with Braddock at a political event, but heard from several acquaintances that he was allegedly making threats to have her killed.ANNA PAULINA LUNA TO FORCE VOTE ON GARLAND’S ARREST THIS WEEK AFTER DOJ REFUSES CRIMINAL REFERRAL”Mr. Braddock clearly hated my guts and wanted to hurt me,” Luna said in court, according to The Associated Press. “I started getting very afraid of him. It was horrifying, and it still is.””I think he’s an evil person,” she said in September 2021. “I think he has definitely emotionally terrorized me.”Olszewski testified that she secretly recorded a phone call she initiated with Braddock in which he allegedly claimed the purported Russian-Ukrainian hit squad would respond quickly if he made a single phone call – and also allegedly made veiled threats against her three children if she repeated what he said. Olszewski said she shared the contents of the Braddock call she recorded on an iPad with Luna, and both women called police.In the new indictment unsealed last week, Braddock is charged with one count of interstate transmission of a true threat to injure another person. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted, prosecutors said.  The case was brought in relation to the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which was announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 to address violent threats against election workers. Fox News Digital reached out to Luna’s office for comment on Sunday but did not immediately hear back. A spokesperson for the GOP congresswoman declined to comment to NBC News about the indictment but said Luna has “faced a growing number of death threats” in the last month, signaling a “broader and more disturbing issue of violence in the political arena.”The Associated Press contributed to this report. 



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Wake County, N.C. – Residents in a key North Carolina district revealed what they are hearing on the ground in the battleground state from both Republican and Democratic parties just weeks before the 2024 presidential election.Fox News Digital spoke with residents in Wake County, North Carolina, a highly populated district that could decide how the state votes in the presidential election. The district voted for the Democratic nominee in the past four presidential elections, but voted Republican in both 2004 and 2000.Upon speaking with voters, it appeared they were approached through phone calls and text messages more by whichever party they were registered with, but overall, each resident recalled receiving some form of outreach from a political campaign this cycle.Cameron Wilson, a senior at North Carolina State University, said he believes the Harris campaign has a stronger presence in Raleigh, North Carolina, but added that “among the college students, Trump is definitely kicking her a–.”NORTH CAROLINA GOP FOCUSING ON ‘HAND TO HAND POLITICAL COMBAT’ TO RAMP UP GROUND GAME IN BATTLEGROUND STATEAsked how they think their district will vote in November, the residents were torn, but most said they expect it to vote for the Democratic candidate.”I’m gonna go leans blue, but definitely not the same margin as the last election,” Wilson said of the district’s vote.”I think around here, with Chapel Hill, Duke, and NC State, not as liberal. But I’d say its probably leaning more one way than the other,” Zack Karagias told Fox News Digital. “I think Kamala is gonna tax the hell out of us. I think Trump’s gonna try and help us.”NC RALLYGOERS ‘PRAYING’ THAT TRUMP WINS, SLAM DEM RHETORIC CALLING HIM A ‘THREAT’ AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTSAnother individual, Julia, said that “based on all my friends and all my peers, definitely Democratic, but it is hard.”Republicans and Democrats have been campaigning heavily to get out the vote in North Carolina, a historical battleground state. Fox News Digital interviewed the Republican and Democratic parties in North Carolina, with both saying that they expect to reach over a million voters through get-out-the-vote efforts such as canvassing, phone calls and text messaging.”I’ve been getting a ton of texts on a daily basis, automated messages to vote for Trump,” a resident, Evan Davis, said. “It’s nonstop.””I’ve signed up for some emails for Trump, but that’s about it,” Karagias said.”I saw a bunch of Mark Robinson signs all up through here the other day, but then I saw a few Kamala ones.” Wilson added. He said most messages are from the Trump campaign, but that he still gets “some of the left-leaning stuff.””I’ve been getting some text messaging from Kamala Harris herself. And I haven’t gotten any more phone calls yet,” Julia Smith told Fox.”It’s hard to say,” she said when asked about which campaign appears to have a stronger presence in the district. “What I consume is more Democratic.”Most residents who spoke with Fox News Digital could not name a specific policy proposal by Harris since she became vice president.



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English boxer Sandy Ryan was splashed with red paint hours before she was set to take on Mikaela Mayer in a fight for the WBO welterweight championship.Matchroom Boxing posted on X that Ryan was hit with a can of paint as she was on her way to the MSG Theater on Friday night.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”We walked out of the hotel to go the arena and someone threw a can of paint at Sandy Ryan, Literally ran out the hotel, must have been, I don’t know, a team member from the other side, threw a can of paint. She had to go get changed. Not a good start,” a Matchroom worker said in a video.Ryan went on to fight Mayer, but lost the bout via unanimous decision. Ryan said in a statement she knew she shouldn’t have stepped into the ring.”Still trying to come to terms with what happened last night, I know I shouldn’t have fought after I was attacked leaving my hotel but I couldn’t let them win like that,” Ryan said in a statement. “I was fighting off empty and still felt I won the fight. “We have obtained the CCTV and are in contact with the NYPD. Pretty obvious what happened and the truth will be set free shortly. You tried to ruin my career but trust me it’s only just begun.”HULK HOGAN WORRIES FOR MIKE TYSON’S SAFETY AS JAKE PAUL FIGHT LOOMSRyan and her team told ESPN they believe that someone from Mayer’s team was responsible for the incident.”Mikaela Mayer is going to get it,” Ryan said. “It was definitely a setup from her team. What else would it be?”Mayer denied the accusation.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Author and evangelist Jonathan Cahn did not plan to write his newest book, “The Dragon’s Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days.” Instead, as he told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview, current events simply forced his hand. “I was kind of interrupted by everything that was happening in the Middle East,” Cahn said in a video interview from New Jersey. Cahn is the leader of Beth Israel/The Jerusalem Center in Wayne, New Jersey, a messianic congregation. (See the video at the top of this article.)While Cahn has written other books, he’d “never written a book that so much got into the biblical prophecy that is coming true now — that whole realm that is happening,” he said.’CHIPS’ ACTOR ERIK ESTRADA ON HOW FAITH BUOYS HIS LIFE AND CAREER: ‘IT’S A GOOD THING’Cahn began writing the book in January; it was released on September 3. The process of writing “The Dragon’s Prophecy,” he said, was different for him than writing his other books.As he was writing it, “things are coming true,” he said. “I had to keep on updating the book because of that.” Shortly after it was released, it hit bestseller lists, something Cahn told Fox News Digital he did not expect to happen. (His very first book, “The Harbinger,” became a New York Times bestseller, as his other books did as well.)He said that in regard to the new book, “There’s been a real hunger. We’ve never seen a reaction like this,” he said. “This is different.” Originally an atheist, Cahn “became a believer” due to biblical prophecy, he said. Raised in a Jewish family, he is now a “believer in Jesus.” ANCIENT SWORD FROM THE ERA OF MOSES, BOOK OF EXODUS UNCOVERED IN EGYPT”I had no idea that what the Bible wrote was actually coming true, starting with the resurrection of Israel,” he said. “[The Bible] said it was going to happen,” he noted. “‘They’re going to be gathered, Jewish people from the ends of the earth, and it’s going to become a nation again.’ Well, we’re here.” The title “The Dragon’s Prophecy” is a reference to the Book of Revelation, Cahn told Fox News Digital. “The enemy is depicted in the Book of Revelation in a vision as a dragon,” he said. In Revelation 12, a dragon is “warring against a woman,” said Cahn. Some people, including Cahn, interpret the woman as a representation of Israel.  “That is happening right now,” he said. Cahn writes about this prophecy in his book. “The largest part of ‘The Dragon’s Prophecy,’ or the largest section, is called ‘The End of Days,’” he said. “And the Bible speaks of something called the end of days, really from the time of Moses up to into the New Testament,” said Cahn. MOTHER TERESA’S LAST MESSAGE, WRITTEN ON THE DAY SHE DIED, REVEALS DEEP FAITH IN CHRISTWhile the Bible also states that nobody will know the “day or the hour” that Christ will return, it also states there will be certain signs to look out for, signs that Cahn says are happening.”It says on one hand you’ll know it, because the nation of Israel will come back into the world – which will have been dead for ages – [it] will be gathered back. The Jewish people will come back to the land. Well, that’s happened,” he said.Cahn continued, “It says that the Jewish people will be back in it, in the city of Jerusalem. Well, that happened in 1967, by the way.”The Second Coming of Christ, he said, “can’t happen without the Jewish people being in Jerusalem.” “Another thing. It says that all nations will be focused on the Middle East and focused on this little New Jersey-sized land of Israel — and that the nations will rage against the Jewish people, rage against Israel.”He added, “It’s happening” — noting the surge of antisemitism over the last year. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER”So, the thing is, you have a checklist. We could check all these things off,” said Cahn. “We don’t know the exact moment [Christ will return], but we do know the season, and we’re in it.” Cahn said he wants people to know that the Bible makes clear who will win this battle in the end.”You know, for 4,000 years the world’s been trying to destroy the nation of Israel, the Jewish people — the dragon, the enemy, has been trying to do that,” he said. Despite this, the Jewish people have survived — and all who have tried to destroy them, from ancient to modern times, “are all gone,” said Cahn.”And so, if you follow the God of Israel, you follow the Messiah of Israel, Jesus, you will live. You will prevail,” he said. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle”Just fight. Don’t give up,” he said. “Fight the good fight.” 



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Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-plagued Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, appears to be facing a new disaster after a local report indicated she is being evicted from her home.Henyard, dubbed by residents as “the worst mayor in America,” and her boyfriend Kamal Woods owe more than $3,300 in rent on a home they have been renting in the 14600 block of South Harvard for the past three years, FOX32 Chicago reported, citing copies of an eviction notice filed against the couple in Cook County Court.Henyard also reportedly refused to allow the property to be inspected.An attorney for Heynard told FOX32 via text message that the claim is false, and the couple has not missed any rent payments.CONTROVERSIAL DEMOCRAT MAYOR UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER WILD TIRADES, POLICE RAIDS, LAVISH SPENDINGHenyard, a self-proclaimed “supermayor,” has come under fire for extravagant spending on the taxpayer’s dime, making national headlines for contentious town hall meetings with residents and city officials that escalated to requiring police involvement.In April, police were forced to shut down a meeting due to safety concerns following chaotic exchanges between Henyard and residents. In June, police officers broke up a scuffle between supporters and opponents of Henyard before it turned violent.On Tuesday, another out-of-control meeting unfolded in Thornton Township, where Henyard also serves as Thornton Township Supervisor. Township trustees called on Henyard to be more open about her lavish spending habits, leading Henyard to accuse them of attacking her.CONTROVERSIAL MAYOR DEFIES BOARD, SAYS SHE ‘CLEANED UP’ TOWN DESPITE TURNING BALANCE SHEET RED”This is what I mean about my board,” Henyard said. “It’s a lot of hate, jealousy, and envy amongst them towards their supervisor.”Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot previously investigated Henyard for her spending habits in the Village of Dolton, though there has been no investigation into her spending habits regarding Thornton Township. Lightfoot’s investigation into the town’s financial situation revealed in a preliminary report that Dolton’s general fund balance was $5.61 million in 2022, but by May 2024 the balance had dropped to a deficit of $3.65 million.Lightfoot also disclosed that Henyard used the village credit card to make purchases at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, Wayfair and other retailers. One jaw-dropping statement revealed that the embattled mayor had dropped $33,000 on Jan. 5, 2023, on Amazon. Henyard most recently spent approximately $85,000 to throw a party that featured R&B singer Keke Wyatt and rapper J. Holiday last month.Fox News’ Michael Dorgan and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.



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