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Netanyahu rejects claim he was warned ahead of Oct. 7, as 2023 attack fuels pre-election furor

2026-09-09 11:50 AM EDT / CBS News

By Dov Lieber

As Israelis prepare to vote next month in a tightly contested legislative race that will determine the country’s next government, they’re still debating how their country was caught by surprise on Oct. 7, 2023, when the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas stormed across the border and killed more than 1,200 people and kidnapped hundreds more.

The discussion got new fuel when the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Monday that, just days before the attack that sparked the war in Gaza and arguably the much wider conflict across the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned in a phone call by the leader of the United Arab Emirates that Gaza’s Hamas leaders were planning a major assault.

The Haaretz report said Netanyahu did not pass on the warning to Israel’s security leaders.

CBS News has not independently confirmed Haaretz’s reporting, which the Israeli newspaper said it stood by in a Tuesday statement.

The day Hamas attacked, Israel was caught by surprise, despite having observed preparations by Hamas for the assault, some of which the group itself posted in videos online.

Netanyahu’s office denied in a Tuesday statement that he had received any explicit warning from the Emirati leader leading up to the attack, and said he had “instructed his attorneys to file a defamation lawsuit” against Haaretz and the reporter who filed the story.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stands on Mount Hermon, on the Israeli-Syria border, in a photo provided by his office, Sept. 9, 2026. Handout/Israeli government

“No conversation took place between the Prime Minister and the President of the United Arab Emirates,” Netanyahu’s office said. “This is a malicious libel with clear political timing, as part of the left’s election campaign, and more such false smears will follow.”

Israel’s national legislative elections take place on Oct. 27, and there is currently no clear front-runner.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is running against Netanyahu in the upcoming election and has met with the Emirati leader himself several times in recent years, wrote in a social media post Tuesday that he believed the Haaretz report was true, adding that Netanyahu’s “ignoring of the warnings is criminal negligence.”

The Haaretz report and subsequent denial by Netanyahu also gave a rare look into the high-stakes diplomacy of the Middle East.

Netanyahu’s office confirmed in its statement that, as reported by Haaretz, whenever the Emirati leader does wish to speak with the Israeli leader, a representative from the UAE travels to Netanyahu’s office and provides a specially encrypted phone for the conversation.

Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday that there is no record of a call between the Israeli and Emirati leaders from the beginning of September until Oct. 7, 2023. There was no record of an Emirati visitor to the prime minister’s office during that period either, Netanyahu’s office said.

The check for any such visit or phone call was conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Security Council (NSC) and the Military Secretariat, Netanyahu’s office said.

The UAE government said in a statement Tuesday that, since the country established normal ties with Israel five years ago, it has maintained “open and direct lines of communication.” The statement neither confirmed nor denied the Haaretz report about the phone call.

Netanyahu has argued that none of his advisers or security officials woke him up on Oct. 7 until Hamas’ attack was underway, and that it wasn’t he who failed to protect Israel that day, but the heads of the country’s security agencies.

Questions over Netanyahu’s actions on that day burst back into public debate last week after Israel’s national broadcaster Kan News revealed that three hours passed between Netanyahu being woken up by his military secretary at 6:27 a.m., as the invasion began, and when he first requested to speak with the country’s top general.

Netanyahu’s office released a schedule roughly confirming that timeline, but it added that he spoke with Israel’s defense minister around 8 a.m. that day, on his way to the ministry of defense.

In the weeks and days leading up to the attack, Netanyahu was warned by top security and political officials that Israel’s enemies were considering an attack while the country was being rocked by protests against an effort by Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, according to statements issued by Netanyahu and security officials at the time.

Netanyahu has argued that those warnings did not specifically mention an attack originating from Gaza, or a clear timeline. He has also argued that the assessment of his security chiefs at the time was that Hamas was not interested in a major escalation.

So far, the Israeli leader has rejected demands for a formal state inquiry into the Oct. 7 attack, which is regular procedure in Israel after national catastrophes.

Netanyahu’s political opponents have said they would establish one immediately, if they win power in October.

Fmr Biden ambassador blames Trump for Canada playing ‘footsie’ with China

David L. Cohen: ‘Irony’ is ‘policies are pushing those countries to at least consider broader and larger deals with China’

September 9, 2026 11:10am EDT / Fox News

By Eric Mack

Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen is blaming the Trump administration’s hardline trade pressure for pushing Ottawa into engaging with China.

“I think Canada has tentatively tried to play some footsie with China that the Trump administration may not be happy with,” Cohen, who served as former President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Canada from 2021 to 2025, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

“There is a discomfort with that,” Cohen says, while arguing that it is ultimately Canada’s reflex to sentiment against President Donald Trump – particularly his hardline trade policies and rhetoric about the neighbor to the north being a “51st state.”

VANCE SAYS CANADA FRIENDLIER TO CHINA ON TRADE THAN TO US: ‘INSANITY’

David Cohen, U.S. ambassador to Canada, left, and Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., speak during the U.S.-Canada Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.(Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“One of downsides of the aggressive Trump administration treatment of Canada and many other allies and partners is that the irony is that those policies are pushing those countries to at least consider broader and larger deals with China, which of course is wholly inconsistent with a major thrust of President Trump’s international trade policy,” Cohen continued. “So, how that shakes out, it’s all a matter of degree and balance.

“But I think there’s no doubt that the aggressiveness of the Trump administration positions has caused many countries to at least reevaluate whether there are additional deals that can be made with China.”

The comments come as U.S.-Canada trade tensions spiral after negotiations collapsed last month. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney last night accused Washington of seeking dependence rather than partnership.

“The most fundamental issue is that the cumulative U.S. demands revealed that they wanted us to become even more reliant on them, not less,” Carney said Tuesday. “In too many areas, they wanted dependency, not a true economic partnership.”

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney might be gaining political cachet in his country over standing up to President Donald Trump, but it is ultimately making tough trade talks more difficult, if not leading Canada into China’s hands, according to former Biden administration U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Notably, the fallout comes just weeks before Chinese dictator Xi Jinping makes an historic trip to the White House to talk trade – something that never happened during the Biden administration despite Biden’s onetime quip before the COVID-19 pandemic that “China’s not bad folks.”

Vice President JD Vance, speaking in Maine last month, accused Canada of giving Chinese goods better treatment than products from American northern border states.

“They treat Chinese goods more fairly than they do the goods that come from the people of Maine: It’s insanity,” Vance said. “And what we’ve said to Canada is stop it.”

Cohen, however, was careful not to cast Canada as blameless in the trade feud. He admitted U.S. dairy farmers have legitimate complaints about Canada’s tariff-rate quota system, saying the issue has frustrated administrations of both parties for years.

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“This is one of the totally legitimate trade issues that exists between the United States and Canada,” Cohen said. “There is contention there that is hurting American dairy farmers. Yes, I will be honest and clear about that.”

“That tension existed under Joe Biden. Was he able to solve that problem? No,” he added. “It was something that was discussed and discussed more than once. We just never got there.”

Cohen, supportive of Trump’s “substance” on trade talks but not the “style,” did credit Trump for replacing NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, calling USMCA a “terrific deal” that improved continental trade.

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has the respect for being a skilled “negotiator” from former President Joe Biden’s U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen.(Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images)

“I gave President Trump a lot of credit for that because it was a much better deal than NAFTA,” Cohen said. “I think he deserves credit for that.”

“I do push back at times on some of the rhetoric that President Trump has chosen to use, not necessarily the substance, but maybe the style that he sometimes uses to pursue his substance,” he added.

“There are such fundamental differences on the substance of President Trump’s trade policy that I think the treatment of President Trump is different than the treatment of President Biden,” Cohen observed. “But when professional negotiators were in the room, they seemed to have been making a lot of progress.”

Cohen believes the two sides need to return to professional negotiators, arguing that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canadian officials had shown they could discuss difficult issues before the talks broke down.

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“I have an enormous amount of respect for U.S. Trade Representative Greer,” Cohen said. “He is the ultimate professional trade negotiator, which is why he’s in that job. He didn’t get there by accident. President Trump put him in that job.”

By contrast, Cohen said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick – who was on the call that Friday night in August when talks broke down at the 11th hour – needs to stay in his lane.

“Secretary of Commerce Lutnick, with all due respect, is not a professional negotiator,” Cohen said. “That’s not the Commerce secretary’s job. It’s USTR’s job to negotiate trade deals with other countries.”

Lutnick has suggested in interviews about the infamous breakdown in talks that Canadians’ politics are at play in keeping Carney from cutting a deal with Trump, a man the provincial leaders and Canadian public have long been disenchanted with.

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“Friday at 4 o’clock, the Canadians call: They start adding crazy ideas to the mix,” Lutnick said recently. “So, I said to one of the ministers, ‘Are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m not allowed to say that.’ And they blew it up for political reasons only.”

Cohen said of Lutnick’s account that “until proven otherwise, I take every senior government official at his word, period,” and that he has “no way of knowing whether that is true or not.”

But, he admitted, Carney taking the nearly finished trade deal back to the provinces did not go over well – particularly amid his rising popularity among Canadians for being an anti-Trump force – because “the premiers of the provinces have more sway in federal policy than most governors do in federal policy.”

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is not in the position as a “negotiator,” according to former Biden administration U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

“It appears that Canada made the decision that the deal that was being offered was not a deal that they could accept,” Cohen said. “He may have made a judgment that although he and his team had pushed this deal as far as they could, and that it was, in his eyes, as good a deal as he was going to get at that point, that he could not sell that politically in Canada.”

“That’s not the same as saying that he was walking away for political reasons,” Cohen added. “It’s just the nature of a big, complex negotiation.”

TRUMP’S CANADA TARIFF FIGHT REACHES CRITICAL POINT AS HOUSE GOP SUMMONS TRADE CHIEF

Vice President Kamala Harris swears in David L. Cohen as the new U.S. ambassador to Canada at the White House in Washington, D.C., as his wife, Rhonda Cohen, holds the Bible, on Nov. 30, 2021.(AFP via Getty Images)

Ultimately, Cohen said the breakdown between the closest allies and trade partners in the world will be a story long told.

“There are going to be books written about what caused the negotiations to fall apart,” he said. “But independent of all the dialogue about that: There is no dispute that these professional negotiators were able to have a civil relationship and talk about really different difficult substantive issues out of the eyes and the ears of the press and with full respect for each other and for the countries. That’s my vision for the way in which trade negotiations should occur and they did occur – and it was a two-way street.”

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Eventually, after the trade-war barbs and tariffs fly and the dust settles, the “professional negotiators” will get things done, Cohen predicted.

“You can’t make a deal if you’re not talking to each other,” Cohen said. “Of that, I am 100% certain.”

Eric Mack is a breaking news reporter and writer Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET, with a particular interest in stories that lead the news cycle on politics, elections, foreign affairs and government.

Myths and facts about donating blood, and how it could reveal clues about your own health

2026-09-09 09:38 EDT / CBS News

The American Red Cross declared its second-ever national blood supply crisis this summer amid a shortage that’s threatening patients around the country. Blood has a short shelf life, and only 3% of eligible donors give blood regularly. Summer accidents and emergencies can put an already-strained stock at risk, and regular donors may skip their appointments, compounding the problem.

We sat down with Dr. Courtney Lawrence, a divisional chief medical officer at the organization, to talk about the importance of blood donation, the myths and facts around the process and how donating can reveal information about your own health.

How blood shortages put women at risk

Women can be more affected by a blood crisis than men, because they are more likely to need a transfusion, Lawrence said. There are a number of reasons why.

Women have lower hemoglobin than men, on average. Hemoglobin levels are one of the pieces of data doctors use to determine when a blood transfusion should be done. Because women’s levels are lower on average, there “can be a period where they’re more likely to need blood transfusion,” Lawrence explained.

There are also certain risk periods, like pregnancy, where women are more prone to anemia, and childbirth, where emergencies may necessitate a blood transfusion, Lawrence said.

The key health information blood donation reveals

Blood donors undergo a brief health screening before each donation. It collects data about a person’s weight, blood pressure and other data about their blood.

Donors who use the Red Cross app can even track that data.

“We know at least a third of the population does not get in regularly to see a primary healthcare provider. So that’s a lot of people who don’t have a constant touch point with a physician or a nurse practitioner and some of them may come in to donate blood every two months,” Lawrence said. “We’re a frequent touch point and this is already information that we need because we want to make sure that we’re keeping our donors safe when they come in to donate.”

“So if we’re already checking these parameters, their heart rate, their blood pressure, their hemoglobin, this health history, why not make that information also accessible and trackable to those donors, so that if we do find that there’s something that could benefit from a healthcare provider intervention, then they can take that information back to their healthcare provider and already have it accessible to them?” she added.

There is also emerging research that shows giving blood can improve your overall health. Some small studies show that giving blood regularly can help control your blood pressure, Lawrence said. Donating blood also temporarily lowers your iron levels. Some studies show this can help some individuals improve their heart health, Lawrence said.

One thing donating blood can’t do, Lawrence said, is help prevent cancer, despite viral claims.Sometimes, tests can show irregularities that prompt people to get checked out by a doctor, but it’s “certainly not the primary reason that we have people come in and screen,” Lawrence said.

Breaking down blood donation myths

During our conversation, Lawrence weighed in on some of the most popular myths surrounding blood donation. Here’s what to know.

• “I have a tattoo or permanent makeup, so I can’t give blood.” Whether you can donate after getting tattooed depends on if you go to a tattoo facility that is state regulated, Lawrence said. If the facility is regulated, you can donate again within three months. If it is not, you may be deferred.
• “I don’t have a rare blood type, so my blood donation isn’t really needed.” This is “absolutely not” true, Lawrence said. “Regardless of what your blood type is, there is a patient out there that would benefit from it.”
• “I have high blood pressure, so it’s too dangerous for me to donate blood.” This is generally false, Lawrence said. The donor screening would catch a blood pressure level that is too high to safely donate. If you have high blood pressure that’s under control, “you are free to come in and donate blood,” Lawrence said.
• “I have diabetes or I am taking a GLP-1 medication, so I can’t give blood.” This is also generally false, Lawrence said. Those with well-controlled diabetes can donate blood. People taking Food and Drug Administration-approved diabetes treatments, including GLP-1s, can donate blood.
• “You should fast before giving blood, similar to a blood test.” This is absolutely false, Lawrence said. Eat a hearty meal and stay hydrated to “set yourself up for success” with your donation.
• “Giving blood can make you anemic.” This is generally false, Lawrence said, though regular donors should talk with their primary care physician to ensure they don’t need more iron in their diet or an iron supplement.

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Teen rescued alive clinging to fishing boat, 2 others found dead in Bering Sea off Alaska

2026-09-09T09:54:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: September 9, 2026 / 9:57 AM EDT / CBS News

Two boaters were found dead and the third, a teenager, was rescued alive after their fishing boat capsized in the Bering Sea off Alaska, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Crews initiated a search early Monday for three people who were reported missing by Alaska State Troopers at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday evening, after their 18-foot fishing boat was confirmed to be overdue. Weather and poor visibility prevented Coast Guard crews from searching until Monday morning.

The Coast Guard said one of its aircraft located a 15-year-old boater “clinging on to the capsized vessel” and experiencing symptoms of hypothermia. The fishing boat was found overturned about 4 miles off the coast of St. Lawrence Island, the Coast Guard said.

An aircrew was able to safely arrange the teen’s rescue by deploying a raft and equipment down to him from above, and coordinating with a good Samaritan boat that took the survivor aboard before leaving the scene to refuel. The bodies of the two deceased boaters were also recovered from the water and taken aboard the same good Samaritan boat, which took their remains and the survivor to the western Alaskan port city of Nome.

“Our hearts go out to the families, friends, and communities affected by the tragic loss of these two mariners,” said Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, in a statement. “We are grateful for the incredible efforts of the motor vessel Northwest Explorer, Federal, State, Village first responders and mission partners who assisted in the effort that resulted in a life saved.”

Before the incident, the fishing boat had last been seen Friday, leaving St. Lawrence Island from an area called Savoonga along its northern coast. The Coast Guard said it was expected to return to St. Lawrence at around 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

The sparsely inhabited island is technically part of Alaska but located about 100 miles from its mainland. It’s closer to Russia, on the opposite side of the Bering Strait, than it is to North America. The section of the northern Pacific Ocean where it lies is known for its notoriously rough and frigid waters, which can quickly turn treacherous.

Neither the deceased boaters nor the survivor were identified by officials. But the Anchorage Daily News reported that the two found dead were the survivor’s brother and cousin, respectively.

The surviving teen told the captain of the good Samaritan boat, Adam White, that he had clung to the capsized skiff for several days after it overturned, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

“That is one remarkably tough kid, is all I can say,” White said, according to the newspaper.

What to know about today’s 1 p.m. Apple tech launch and foldable iPhone

September 9, 2026 / 11:04 AM EDT / CBS News

Apple is set to unveil its latest iPhones today at its annual fall showcase, as new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after succeeding longtime leader Tim Cook earlier this month.

What time is the Apple event?

The event, dubbed “Surprise and Shine” by Apple, will start at 1 p.m. ET at its Cupertino, California, headquarters.

The showcase can be streamed at Apple’s events page or at the company’s YouTube page.

What is Apple expected to announce?

The biggest new product debut is expected to be Apple’s first foldable iPhone, which could be dubbed the iPhone Ultra, according to the trade publication MacRumors. The phone could carry a price tag of about $2,000, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

“We believe the foldable could be a major hit for Apple, and this is the right time to go after the new hardware chapter under Ternus,” Dan Ives, partner and analyst at Yorkville Ives & Co., told CBS News. “Long overdue and the right timing to go after the golden installed base.”

Apple is also set to unveil the iPhone 18, the latest iteration of its smartphone. Compared with earlier generations, the iPhone 18 will likely cost more due in part to a global memory chip shortage, according to tech analysts. The iPhone 17’s price ranges from $799 to $1,999, depending on the model.

Investors are also eager to hear Apple’s plan for artificial intelligence, as the company is seen as a laggard compared with rivals such as Alphabet, Melissa Otto, head of research at S&P Global Visible Alpha, told CBS News.

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Earlier this year, Apple unveiled AI advances, including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing privacy and day-to-day use as the company tries to catch up with rivals in AI.

How important is the event for new CEO John Ternus?

The keynote address for Ternus will set the tone for his vision of Apple’s future, Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee said.

“John Ternus inherits perhaps the most successful consumer technology juggernaut in modern times. That is both a boon and a burden for him. Tim Cook’s perfected execution, scale, and monetization set a high bar, and Ternus must extend that run,” Chatterjee said.

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Trump gave $45,000 gift to Natalie Harp, 2 other aides, financial disclosures show

September 9, 2026 / 10:22 AM EDT / CBS News

By Kristin Brown,
Sara Cook

President Trump last year gave cash gifts of $45,000 to aides Natalie Harp, Margo Martin and Chamberlain Harris and a $20,000 gift to Walt Nauta, public financial disclosures show.

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement on Wednesday that Mr. Trump “has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit, including at times employees and aides, both in government and in his time in the private sector.”

In the financial disclosures, the money is labeled as “cash gift for holidays.”

The $45,000 gift is in addition to their $150,000 a year, taxpayer-funded salaries. Federal employees arebarred from receiving outside compensationfor their services as an officer of the government. But the White House argues that the money is classified as a gift, not compensation, and is unrelated to the aides’ official duties.

“The gifts at issue here have nothing to do with any of these individuals’ official government duties, and, therefore, are entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards,” Ingle said.

Additionally, while there are governmentrulesagainst federal employees accepting gifts from subordinates or officials who make less than themselves, subordinates are not barred from receiving gifts from superiors.

The gifts were first reported by The Washington Post.

File: Natalie Harp, executive assistant to President Trump, in the White House Oval Office, Aug. 31, 2026. Annabelle Gordon / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Harp, 35, is a special assistant and executive assistant to the president, and she is frequently seen at Mr. Trump’s side. Attention has turned to Harp after Sen. Jon Ossoff said at a rally last month that Mr. Trump would rather “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” than be president.

Harp started working at the White House as a presidential appointee when Mr. Trump took office in January 2025. She had been known as the “human printer” during the 2024 presidential campaign, as the New York Times reported at the time, because she carried a portable printer to quickly get positive news to the president. Mr. Trump often prefers to read physical copies of social media posts and news stories, rather than off screens.

In their book “Regime Change,” New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported that the president remarked of Harp to staffers, “All of you will go off and make money. She’ll never leave me.”

File: Margo Martin, special assistant to the president, communications adviser, in the Oval Office, July 6, 2026. Mandel NGAN /AFP via Getty Images

Martin, 31, is a special assistant to the president and a communications adviser in the press office. Martin is a key member of the communications department who posts many of the curated videos of Mr. Trump to social media. She served as a press assistant at the White House during the first Trump administration and then continued to work for Mr. Trump in Palm Beach following his first term.

File: Deputy director of Oval Office Operations Chamberlain Harris (center), Washington, DC, July 19, 2026. Alex WROBLEWSKI /AFP via Getty Images

Harris, 26, serves as deputy director of Oval Office Operations. She previously worked in the White House Office of Administration, and then as Receptionist of the United States in the final months of Mr. Trump’s first term. Harris continued to work as Mr. Trump’s executive assistant when he was out of office. Mr. Trump earlier this year appointed her to the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency responsible for reviewing Washington-based construction projects such as the White House Ballroom and the 250-foot triumphal arch.

File: Walt Nauta, aide to President Trump, in the Oval Office, Jan. 23, 2025. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images

Nauta, 43, is director of Oval Office Operations and is one of Mr. Trump’s most loyal aides in his administration. A Navy Veteran, Nauta was Mr. Trump’s “body man” and valet in the first administration, continuing to work for him in Florida between terms.

Armed man accused of lunging at Ohio Dem candidate avoids felonies as prosecutor reveals key evidence

September 9, 2026 11:04am EDT / Fox News

Prosecutor says footage shows Patrick Havas walking into the Canfield Fair tent and calling out Acton’s name

By Charles Creitz, Fox News

Armed man arrested after lunging at Democratic candidate Amy Acton

Police arrested an armed suspect for lunging at Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during the Canfield Fair. Acton released a campaign statement praising law enforcement for their swift action, and Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy condemns the violence. Fox News’ Alex Hogan reports the latest.

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The man who allegedly stormed toward Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton at a recent fair will not face felony charges, the county prosecutor leading the case told reporters Tuesday.

The only video investigators currently have of the incident was recorded by the suspect, Patrick Havas, leaving authorities with little video evidence, Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro said.

“The information we’ve received is that the Acton camp requested individuals stop recording shortly before this incident occurred,” Maro told reporters on Tuesday.

“So, at this point, the only video we have is the defendant’s. And what’s that showing certainly doesn’t support filing felony charges.”

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Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, meets with local residents while campaigning at Bottoms Up Coffee in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, April 6, 2026.(Stephen Zenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Patrick Havas was intercepted by Ohio Highway Patrol officers after allegedly knocking over multiple fairgoers as he ran toward Acton at a tent at the Canfield Fair while armed with a taser and two firearms.

He was initially booked on two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors. An inducing-panic charge was added Tuesday at his arraignment, bringing the total to four misdemeanor counts. Havas pleaded not guilty.

Maro said the tape showed Havas “walking into the tent” where Acton was, and “calling out her name” before executive protection unit officers from Ohio Highway Patrol interrupted him.

“Then, his phone is either dropped or tossed, and that’s all we have,” Maro said.

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“There’s never any close contact with the governor, never gets near her — sorry, ‘candidate for governor’,” she added.

Fox News Digital reached out to Maro for comment and to obtain a copy of the video in question. An official who picked up the phone at her office said Maro was out but would be checking messages.

A reporter for the NBC affiliate tweeted that their network had also attempted to obtain the video but that officials said they would not be releasing it as part of their “active investigation.”

Fox News Digital also reached out to the Acton campaign for additional comment, as well as details around the reported request that people stop filming Acton just before the encounter.

“While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people. Dr. Acton and Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured,” Acton campaign communications director Addie Bullock said in a separate statement.

“This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another.”

An Ohio judge ordered Havas not speak to the press, according to Youngstown’s NBC affiliate, and Havas has been placed under a $5,000 bond and forced to surrender any weaponry in his possession.

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Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee, marches in a parade.(Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Havas is a local to that region of Ohio. He was arrested in 2008 on petty theft and disorderly conduct charges, according to Newsweek. The theft charge was later dismissed after he pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct. He was accused of stealing several movies from a supermarket, including the James Bond film “Casino Royale.”

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Acton faces Republican entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in November, as Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited. DeWine’s lieutenant, former Ohio State Football coach Jim Tressel, declined to run for the office.

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

中部24小时PSI破百 空气质量进入不健康范围

2026-09-09 23:15 / 联合早报

7月至10月是亚细安南部地区的旱季，加上厄尔尼诺已显现并持续强化，加剧了区域的热点和跨境烟霾情况。24小时空气污染指数一旦突破100，患有呼吸或心脏疾病的脆弱群体应谨慎防护健康。 （邝启聪摄）

本地空气素质好转约三天后，中部空气素质星期三（9月9日）晚上再进入不健康水平。患有呼吸或心脏疾病的脆弱群体应谨慎防护健康。

国家环境局官网显示，截至星期三晚上11时，中部地区的24小时空气污染指数（PSI）达102。一旦突破100，即进入不健康范围。其他地区的24小时PSI介于76至87，属中等水平。

在一小时PM2.5悬浮颗粒浓度方面，中部和西部则分别录得每立方米83微克和57微克，属偏高水平；其他地区则均低于每立方米56微克，处于正常范围。

根据环境局星期三傍晚的预报，未来24小时PSI料处于“中等”水平偏高端至“不健康”水平偏低端的区间。

环境局指出，尽管印度尼西亚苏门答腊中部和北部未来几天可能迎来降雨，但南部与加里曼丹地区预计仍维持干燥。若火势未能受控，加上东南风或南风持续吹袭，新加坡因此仍面临跨境烟霾的风险。

加里曼丹和苏门答腊火点增加

根据亚细安气象中心（ASMC）官网统计，加里曼丹和苏门答腊两个大岛星期二的火点总数为317个，比星期一（7日）的228个多89个。

（亚细安气象中心官网截图）

烟霾对健康的影响因个人健康状况、PSI水平及户外活动强度而异。公众决定当下是否外出活动时，应参考一小时PM2.5浓度；规划隔天活动则应参考24小时PSI预报。

公众可通过烟霾网站、环境局网站、新加坡气象署网站或myENV手机应用获取实时空气质量信息。过去两周的区域火点分布也已上载至亚细安气象中心网站。

英国交通部长下令对航管系统故障原因展开调查

2026年9月9日 23:43 / 联合早报

英国航空管理系统故障，令数十万名旅客陷入混乱中。图为9月9日，伦敦盖特威克机场排队等待值机的旅客。 （法新社）

英国交通部长亚历山大宣布，已指示英国民用航空管理局对导致数千趟航班取消的航空交通管制系统故障，展开独立调查。

亚历山大星期三（9月9日）在国会发言时说，已要求民用户航空管理局查明故障原因，确保航管系统能够正常运作，将旅客送达目的地。

她说：“我认为乘客不应该承受这种混乱……我不认为这个问题是不可避免的。”

英国空中交通管制系统星期二（8日）出现故障，导致多座主要机场的1000多趟航班被取消，数十万名旅客滞留机场。目前，引发航班大乱的问题已经解决，各地机场已陆续恢复航班起降，但全面恢复运作或需数日时间。

亚历山大已就这次故障召见了英国国家航空交通服务公司（NATS）首席执行官罗尔夫，英国民航局也已要求NATS就这起事件提交完整报告。

马国朝圣基金前主席被控 加剧希盟国阵紧张关系

2026年9月9日 23:31 / 联合早报

马来西亚朝圣基金局前主席阿都阿兹（中）星期三（9月9日）在吉隆坡地庭被控滥权。这是继前首相依斯迈沙比里8月底被控后，又一名遭提控的巫统资深政治人物。 （马新社）

（吉隆坡综合讯）马来西亚反贪污委员会正式提控朝圣基金局前主席阿都阿兹，这加剧了首相安华领导的团结政府内部紧张局势。

安华领导的希望联盟与副首相阿末扎希领导的国民阵线近来关系大不如前。反贪会于8月27日提控前首相依斯迈沙比里后，星期三（9月9日）再提控阿都阿兹。舆论普遍认为，巫统资深领袖接连被控，是对国阵和阿末扎希敲山震虎。这会否引起国阵反弹备受关注。

现年60岁的阿都阿兹星期三在吉隆坡地庭被控于12年前，利用朝圣基金局主席的职权获得布城首要有限公司主席职位，享有年薪69万令吉（约21万4000新元）、一辆宝马7系列轿车和一名司机等福利。期间，他还游说朝圣基金局董事会其他成员，同意批准对这家公司高达1亿9350万令吉的投资建议。

一旦罪成，他可被判最高20年监禁，以及处以至少贿金五倍或1万令吉的罚款。

阿都阿兹否认有罪，法官阿祖拉批准他以45万令吉和两名马国籍担保人保外候审，并谕令他每三个月须到吉隆坡直辖区反贪会办公室报到，直至案件审结。案件择定11月11日过堂。

阿都阿兹于2013年7月至2018年5月担任朝圣基金局主席，任内多项交易曾引起争议，包括2015年5月在一个马来西亚发展有限公司爆出危机之际，向一马公司购买敦拉萨国际贸易中心的土地，导致朝圣基金局蒙受了超过1亿令吉的损失。他当时否认这项交易是为了拯救一马公司，并称此举是基于商业和投资考量。

阿都阿兹也是巫统吉打州华玲区前国会议员，素有“现金王”外号。他在2013年6月至2022年10月担任议员期间，多次发表种族及性别歧视言论，引起巨大争议，但却不曾遭到任何惩处。

他2022年11月大选寻求连任华玲国会议员，但输给国民联盟候选人，丢失巫统堡垒区。

成立于1963年9月的朝圣基金局，是为协助回教徒前往回教圣地麦加朝圣而设立的储蓄机构。朝圣基金局近年屡次传出弊端后，当局于2021年成立皇家调查委员会彻查，并在隔年完成调查报告。

不过，安华直到今年7月29日，才在森美兰州选举竞选期间公布报告。报告揭露阿都阿兹担任主席期间的种种弊端，警方和反贪会随后介入调查。