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Georgia investigates threats against Trump jury Officials are investigating online threats made against members of the grand jury that indicted former US President Donald Trump.  Officials in the US state of Georgia are trying to track down those behind the threats. Personal information, including the addresses and photos of the jurors, were shared on right-wing platforms. It comes just days after Donald Trump was indicted on 13 charges including racketeering and election meddling. He has said the charges are politically motivated. Officials said that along with jurors’ personal information, threats against them were also shared. Police say the threats could…

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Hawaii wildfires: Maui emergency chief quits after sirens criticism Herman Andaya – Maui’s emergency management chief – has quit following backlash over the failure of the alarm system in last week’s devastating wildfire. He quit just one day after he attempted to defend the agency’s failure to activate its alarm system. Andaya had no prior experience in emergency management and has quit citing “health reasons”. Many residents believe a better emergency response could have saved more lives. So far, at least 111 people have been declared dead and more than 1,000 remain missing. Maui did have a sophisticated emergency system,…

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