[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leading the News
• US Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Launching Cyberattacks.
Counter-Terrorism
• Maryland Man Linked To "Boogaloo" Movement Faces Gun Charge.
• Encrypted Apps May Conceal Full Evidence Of Whitmer Kidnapping Plot.
• Administration Imposes Sanctions On Businessman Moving Al Qaeda Money Internationally.
• Trump Says US Will Remove Sudan From Terrorism List If It Compensates Victims.
• French Authorities Crack Down On Islamists In Wake Of Teacher's Decapitation.
Counter-Intelligence
• While Ratcliffe Says There Is No Evidence Hunter Biden Emails Are Part Of "Disinformation Campaign," FBI Still Investigating.
• States, Voting Districts Work With Law Enforcement To Secure Elections.
• State Department Officials Self-Isolating After Meeting With COVID-Positive Lebanese Spymaster.
• NNSA: Helicopter Flew Over DC Mapping Natural Nuclear Radiation.
• Congressman: US Must Sanction Russian Sovereign Debt To Protect Elections.
• EU Struggles To Defend Against Russian Disinformation Campaigns.
• Syrian Paper: US Officials Have Made Four Secret Trips To Damascus.
Criminal Investigations
• Two US Park Police Officers Surrender To Face Manslaughter Charges.
• FBI Investigating Murder In Missouri.
• West Virginia Man Sentenced Over Child Pornography.
• Texas Man Charged With Bribery.
• FBI Investigating Disappearance Of Michigan Minor.
• Kansas Man Arrested Following Death Threats.
• Smuggling Ring Arrested In New York.
• Georgia Pair Sentenced For Drug Distribution.
• Louisiana Men Indicted On Gun, Drug Trafficking Charges.
• FBI Concludes Gang Probe In Louisiana.
• Massachusetts Man Arrested Following FBI Task Force Search.
• Operation In Massachusetts Leads To Four Arrests, Seizure Of Drugs, Firearms.
• Tennessee Meth Case Defendant Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison.
• FBI Investigating Oklahoma Shooting.
• Virginia Man Sues Airbus Over Claims Of Lying To The FBI.
Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals
• COVID-19 Scammers Driving Unemployment Fraud Across US.
Cyber Division
• Cyberspace Solarium Commission Releases Follow-Up To March Report.
• Lawsuit Alleges Indian Hackers Leaked Businessman's Emails.
• Schools Learn To Deal With Increasing Risk Of Hacker Attacks As Online School Year Amid Pandemic Begins.
• Pro-Iran Trolls Spreading Fake Scandals Posted On Legitimate News Sites By Hackers.
Law Enforcement Services
• US To Execute First Woman In Nearly 70 Years.
• DOJ IG Discusses Growing Threat Of Drones For Prison Smuggling Operations.
Other FBI News
• Wray Under Fire In Run-Up To Election.
• California Ballot Drop-Off Box Damaged By Suspected Arson.
Other Washington News
• Senate To Work Over Weekend To Complete Barrett's Confirmation.
• Trump Calls Fauci "A Disaster" And Health Experts "Idiots."
• WPost Report: Atlas "Succeeded In Largely Sidelining" Other Task Force Members.
• GAO To Investigate Administration's Influence Over CDC, FDA.
• CDC Issues Recommendation For Masks On Planes, Other Public Transportation.
• Top Military Leaders Permitted To Return To Pentagon For Work.
• FEMA Threw Out Faulty Russian Ventilators.
• COVID Cases Surging By 50% In Nearly One-Third Of States.
• State Public Health Officials Finalizing Vaccine Distribution Plans.
• Cuomo May Lift Restrictions On Some COVID Red Zones.
• New Jersey COVID Cases Spike.
• Wisconsin Judge Reimposes Governor's Capacity Limit Order.
• Racism Blamed For High Rates Of Asian American COVID Deaths In San Francisco.
• Large School Districts Are Reopening Campuses.
• Doctors With Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Pushing For Better Care.
• DOJ Says Trump Denied Rape Accusation In Official Presidential Capacity.
• Supreme Court Controls Fate Of Subpoena For Trump Tax Returns.
• Administration Facilitates Ability To Discipline Federal Workers.
• Republican Voters Embracing QAnon.
• Devastating Wildfires Continue In Colorado.
• Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.5 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska Coast.
• New Yorker Suspends Toobin Following Report Of Improper Behavior.
• SCOTUS Allows Pennsylvania To Count Ballots Received By November 6.
• Chicago Police Save Man Hanging From Trump Tower.
International News
• US Borders With Mexico And Canada To Remain Closed Until November 21.
• Countries, Cities Impose Targeted Restrictions On COVID Hot Spots.
• UNICEF To Stockpile More Than 500M Single-Dose Syringes For COVID Vaccine.
• COVID Cases Hitting Record Highs In Europe.
• Iran Sets New Record For Daily Deaths.
• Top Palestinian Diplomat On Ventilator In Israeli Hospital.
• Kenya Health Minister Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave.
• Abrams: US To Enact Preemptive Sanctions On Iran.
• Turkey Abandoning Outpost Surrounded By Syrian Army.
• Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok.
• US Rescue Mission In Yemen Helped Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal.
• Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His Attempted Assassination.
• Retirees Demonstrate Against Lukashenko In Belarus.
• Armenian, Azeri Leaders Both Say They Would Meet In Moscow For Peace Talks.
The Big Picture
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
Washington's Schedule
• Today's Events In Washington.