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A Canadian citizen pleaded guilty to voting illegally in 2016 in Orange County, Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said in a release Monday. Robert Soutar, 76, of Fullerton, is a legal permanent resident of the United States, but because he is not a citizen, he is ineligible to vote. Despite that, he was able to register to vote in May 2016 with no party preference and cast his vote in the primary and general elections later that year, according to voter records. Address records show he has lived in Orange County since at least 1983. “It’s done and over, and it was a mistake,” Soutar said in brief interview, adding he would give no further comment on the case. Soutar’s illegal voting was reported recently through Orange County’s election fraud hotline, the release said. He pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of voter registration fraud and two misdemeanor counts of voting illegally. One count of perjury, which is a felony, was dismissed. He agreed to remove himself from the voter registry and was sentenced to a year of informal probation. There was no evidence he voted

It was a wicked and wild wind, blew down the doors to let him in. Or maybe it was just distraction by a record-breaking crowd that led Chris Martin to take a tumble through a trap door at Coldplay’s Sunday concert in Melbourne. In footage captured by concertgoers and posted on social media , the 47-year-old musician points to several fan posters and flags before stepping backward into an open trap door. From below the Marvel Stadium stage, a crew member extends his arms to cushion Martin’s fall. “That’s, uh, not planned,” the “Viva la Vida” singer remarked as he readjusted his mic pack and climbed back onto the stage. “That was nearly a YouTube moment.” Aside from a case of “the jitters,” Martin reassured fans he didn’t suffer any injuries. Peering down through the stage door, Martin thanked the crew members who came to his rescue, joking, “You get a bonus, you get a bonus.” A representative for Martin did not reply immediately Tuesday to The Times’ request for comment. The mishap comes less than a month after pop star Olivia Rodrigo fell through

U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with a torch and a flare gun at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) on Election Day. Police said in a post around 1:35 p.m. that officers had arrested the man, who smelled like fuel, after he was stopped during the screening process. The CVC closed for tours for the rest of the day. U.S. Capitol Police said that officers were investigating this situation. No further information was immediately available. Live California Election Results As The Hill reports, Congress is not in session. The House is scheduled to meet for a brief pro forma session at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. These sessions do not include the full lower chamber, but rather sessions where a few members meet for procedural reasons. Security has been heightened across the District of Columbia as the Department of Homeland Security warned of the high likelihood of attacks and threats on important institutions and buildings on Election Day.

Former President Donald Trump avoided answering a press question about how he voted in regards to Florida’s abortion amendment on Tuesday. “Just stop talking about that,” Trump responded to a reporter after being asked twice about how he voted on the abortion rights amendment in Florida. List: Election Day deals offer free food, free rides Overturning of Roe v. Wade “We did a great job, and then we brought it back to the states, as you know, I believe in exceptions as well,” Trump continued, saying he wasn’t going to talk about it further. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, launching a national push to have voters decide abortion laws at the state level. Trump’s appointment of three conservative judges during his first term as president influenced the overturning of the measure. Abortion was a major issue central to driving voters to the polls in the 2022 midterm elections, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In polling leading up to Election Day, abortion had surpassed inflation to be the top issue in the presidential election for young women.  Puppy therapy

Voters are deciding whether to reelect San Francisco Mayor London Breed — the first Black woman in the role — or to pick one of her four challengers in a pricey and competitive race that’s heated up over homelessness and public safety. All of the challengers are fellow Democrats, who say Breed has squandered her six years in office while homeless tent encampments, open-air drug use and brazen retail theft have proliferated. Crime and homelessness also drove frustrated residents of nearby Oakland to collect enough signatures to place the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao on Tuesday’s ballot. They blame Thao, who won office just two years ago, for a long list of city woes. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sent state highway patrol officers, state prosecutors, and surveillance cameras to help Oakland battle crime. Live California Election Results Thao became the first Hmong American mayor of a major U.S. city after she was elected in November 2022. Oakland has about 400,000 residents and is, at times, more politically liberal than San Francisco. Democrat Kamala Harris, a former district attorney of San Francisco, claims Oakland as her hometown. Recall proponents say the mayor “created a public

SEATTLE (AP) — Factory workers at Boeing have voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the company to restart idled Pacific Northwest assembly lines. But the strike was just one of many challenges the troubled U.S. aerospace giant faces as it works to return to profitability and regain public confidence. Boeing’s 33,000 striking machinists disbanded their picket lines late Monday after leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of union members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer, which included a 38% wage increase over four years. Union machinists assemble the 737 Max, Boeing’s bestselling airliner, along with the 777 or “triple-seven” jet and the 767 cargo plane at factories in Renton and Everett, Washington. Resuming production will allow Boeing to generate much-needed cash, which it has been bleeding. “Even for a company the size of Boeing, it is a life-threatening problem,” said Gautam Mukunda, lecturer at the Yale School of Management. The union said its workers can return to work

Key 2024 races that could change the House, Senate balance of power – CBS News Watch CBS News Several congressional races across the U.S. could impact the balance of power in the Senate and the House of Representatives. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane has more on the future of Congress and Ed O’Keefe breaks down the key issues that motivated voters this election cycle. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Latest news as Election Day 2024 as some poll closing times approach – CBS News Watch CBS News Election Day 2024 voting continues as the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump comes to a close. CBS News has reporting teams across the U.S. Weijia Jiang reports from Philadelphia, Jericka Duncan reports from Detroit and Janet Shamlian reports from Milwaukee. Also, Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns have more from the campaigns, and Anthony Salvanto and John Dickerson break down what to expect throughout Election Night. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

FBI warns fake election videos likely created by Russian group – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI is warning against at least two election-related videos being linked to a Russian disinformation group. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant has more on the vetted content. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Israel’s Netanyahu fires Gallant on U.S. Election Day 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News News of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister Yoav Gallant emerged during Election Day in the U.S. and as conflict grows in the Middle East. CBS News’ Leah Mishkin reports on how Israelis feel about the American election. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

LeBron James’ production company, the SpringHill Co., is in talks to merge with Fulwell 73, the London-based studio behind “The Kardashians,” according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly. Financial details of the potential agreement were not immediately available. The SpringHill Co. declined to comment. The companies have been in negotiations for months, but the merger is not a done deal, according to Bloomberg, which was first to report the news. Both companies are looking to expand their live and unscripted programming slates and amplify their reach across Europe and the U.S. Founded in 2020 by the Lakers superstar and his longtime business partner Maverick Carter, the Los Angeles-based SpringHill Co. has three arms of its business. SpringHill Entertainment produces scripted and unscripted film and television projects and is known for “Space Jam: A New Legacy” starring James, NBC’s “The Wall” game show and the recently released Netflix film “Rez Ball” about a Native American basketball team. The company, which boasts roughly 200 employees, has dipped into the consumer product and media brand space with Uninterrupted for athletes

I was asked to join a group run by the U.S. government called the Political Instability Task Force in 2017, nearly 30 years into a career that involves thinking and writing about political violence. One of the task force’s goals was to come up with a model to help the government predict what countries around the world were likely to experience political instability and violence within the next two years. It turns out that two factors were highly predictive. The first was whether a country’s government was an anocracy. These types of governments are also called partial or weak democracies, illiberal democracies, electoral autocracies or hybrid regimes, meaning they have some combination of democratic and authoritarian elements. The second factor was whether voters in these anocracies had formed political parties around race, religion or ethnicity, rather than ideology. So rather than joining a party because you are conservative or liberal, you join a party because you are Black or white, Christian or Muslim, Serb or Croat. If a country had these two features, the task force considered it at high risk of political instability and/or

SAN ANTONIO —  Before most of the Dodgers front office had arrived in San Antonio on Monday for Major League Baseball’s annual general managers meetings, pressure already was being applied on Andrew Friedman and Co. Less than a week removed from winning the World Series, several Dodgers voiced their desire for the team to keep its core intact for next year for a title defense. At a fan event Monday morning, Kiké Hernández pounded that drum, stating his wish to remain with the Dodgers as he enters free agency following an up-and-down regular season but a monstrous October performance. “I really, really hope I’m back next year so we can run it back,” Hernández said to more than 500 fans at a Raising Cane’s restaurant in Alhambra, receiving raucous applause. “So make sure you guys talk to Friedman and those guys, and let them know.” Manager Dave Roberts not-so-subtly hinted the same during an interview on Mookie Betts’ “On Base” podcast, when asked what was on his holiday wishlist for the team. “I want to bring back a guy we had in the bullpen this year,”

A man from Canada has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts in connection with casting fraudulent votes in the primary and general elections in 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.  The illegal voting had only been recently reported to the Orange County District Attorney’s Election Fraud Hotline, according to the DOJ.  76-year-old Robert Soutar, a legal permanent resident of the U.S. who lives in Fullerton, negotiated a plea deal with officials that saw him get convicted of two counts of violating the California Elections Code for not being entitled to vote in an election and another count of voter registration fraud.  In exchange for his guilty plea, a felony count of perjury was dismissed, justice department officials said; according to the California Elections Code, people who register to vote sign the affidavit under penalty of perjury.  Sheriff’s department responds to ‘incorrect’ advocacy group that ‘exaggerated’ number of prisoner deaths “Soutar, a Canadian citizen, is a legal permanent resident of the United States but is not a United States citizen, and is therefore not eligible to vote,” the DOJ said, adding that the

Disneyland is letting fans know when they can purchase its popular candy canes as the resort prepares for the upcoming holiday season. The limited seasonal treat will be sold on the following days: Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen at Disneyland Nov. 29 Dec. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure Nov. 30 Dec. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 Disneyland adds new festive activities to holiday lineup Both locations will use mobile waitlist systems for candy cane purchases. Customers can add their names and phone numbers to the mobile waitlists at the candy cane locations in the parks to be notified by text of their return times to make their purchases. Disneyland’s candy cane making is a decades-long tradition, dating back to 1968. The five-ounce, 18-inch-long candy canes are handmade each holiday season from pulled sugar and peppermint extract. Guests can watch the candy cane making process at display kitchens along Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. and DCA’s Buena Vista Street. The treat retails for $20. Typically, the theme park only sells fewer than 150 candy canes per

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is clearing the air after an advocacy group posted on social media that 20 inmates have died at county correctional facilities this year.  The name of the advocacy group and the platform on which they posted their claims was not released by SBSD, but in a bulletin issued late Tuesday morning, deputies referred to the group’s findings as “incorrect” and “exaggerated.”  “It is unknown where they received their information; however, they are incorrect and have exaggerated their numbers,” the SBSD bulletin said.  Long Beach ‘suicide’ actually a murder, police say As of Tuesday, there have been a total of ten in-custody deaths at the county’s four correctional facilities in 2024, SBSD said, half of what the advocacy group claimed. The facilities have a combined daily population of about 4,700 inmates and have booked 49,208 arrestees.  “Of those deaths, six succumbed while under medical care at local hospitals,” SBSD stated. “The remaining four [died] within the facilities.”  The West Valley Detention Center is shown in a file image from June 17, 2024. (KTLA) According to the SBSD’s in-custody death public records

Why Rep. Byron Donalds supports Trump for president – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, says former President Donald Trump is the best choice for the White House on Election Day 2024. Donalds joined CBS News with more on Trump’s campaign and the debunked allegations about the 2020 election results. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Nov 5: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump delivers remarks after casting his vote in Florida; Election anxiety on the rise amid high tensions. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Why some 2024 final election results won’t be in by end of Election Day – CBS News Watch CBS News Some battleground states may not have their final election results until after Election Day 2024. Tom LoBianco, a national politics reporter and co-founder of 24sight News, joins CBS News with more on counting methods in several key states. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

As millions of voters head down to cast their ballot for the White House and members of Congress, officials across the country are rapidly grappling with bomb threats, disinformation campaigns, and technical problems to keep polls open. In Fulton County, Ga., officials said they received multiple bomb threats, including two incidents that forced officials to briefly close polling locations. In Indiana, text messages sent to voters falsely claimed friends and family could see who people voted for. And on the internet, the FBI warned that faked video clips were circulating telling Americans to “vote remotely” because of a terror threat. In most polling locations across the country, voting that began days or weeks ago with mail-in ballots continued smoothly on Tuesday, according to reports. But several incidents highlight the reality of recent U.S. elections, where intelligence officials warn that foreign actors such as Russia and Iran are looking to influence outcomes and undermine voter confidence, and election officials are facing increased threats from an increasingly divided electorate. In Georgia, a key battleground state that went for Democrats in 2020, Fulton County Director of Registration and

Two people have been confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized in the past few days off Northern California’s Bodega Bay amid increasingly dangerous winds. Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners. On Saturday night around 10 p.m., officials responded to concerns about a 21-foot boat that didn’t return when expected. The vessel carried three adults and three minors who had been out crabbing, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The boaters hadn’t been heard from since 3 p.m., prompting rescue crews to begin searching in the dark of night. Crews located debris from the boat along the coast and one person was found alive and taken for medical treatment, the sheriff’s office said. Another missing boater, Johnny Phommathep II, 17, was found dead. Less than 48 hours later, around 7 a.m. Monday, officials received another call about a capsized boat in Bodega Bay, officials said. Teams were still out at sea searching for the missing boaters from