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Oklahoma man charged with mailing hundreds of white-powder letters

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Washington — An Oklahoma man faces federal charges after allegedly sending hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials and media outlets ahead of both the 2024 and 2026 elections.

According to charging documents unsealed on Tuesday, Robin Patrick Martin allegedly sent more than 700 envelopes to public officials of both parties across the country. Authorities said the powder contained in the envelopes was nontoxic and said the envelopes had messages written in UV-reactive ink, not easily seen by the naked eye.

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New Jersey's governor warns ports against accepting Russian diesel

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is warning local port officials and terminal operators against accepting imported Russian diesel, saying that the shipments would break federal law. In a Nov. 2 letter , Sherrill said that Congress in April 2022 banned energy imports from Russia in response to the country's attack on Ukraine two months earlier. Importing Russian diesel would violate the ban and could lead to civil and criminal charges, she said, pledging to use legal and regulatory measures to ensure that New Jersey's ports and facilities are not used to receive Russian diesel.

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Pardoned January 6 participant charged over alleged threats to kill federal judges

Cleveland Meredith arrested after allegedly posting a call to execute all judges involved in 2021 US Capitol attack trials A man pardoned by Donald Trump for participating in January 6 attack on the US Capitol and threatening to kill then house speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing new charges for threatening to kill federal judges that presided over his and other cases arising from the violent anti-government clash. Cleveland Meredith, from North Carolina , was arrested on Monday over a Facebook post in April that allegedly read: “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will…