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Polling underway across 70 Assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand

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Polling underway across 70 Assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand

Voting begins at 8am in Uttarakhand’s 70 parliamentary constituencies on Monday.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking to retain power in the mountains while Congress hopes to make a comeback. After the state was spun off from Uttar Pradesh in 2000 under former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, both Congress and the BJP have struggled with battling political instability in the state.

The BJP is tasked with twinning – to defeat the electoral trend against incumbents and the incumbent who voted in the state. By the way, Uttarakhand has seen 11 chief ministers in the past 20 years.

As per established norms, campaigning in these states ends at 6 p.m. Saturday (February 12).

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The BJP has stationed 11 cabinet ministers and state unit chairman Madan Kaushik. Incumbent Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dami is running for a third Hatima parliamentary seat and faces Congress nominee Bhuwan Chandra Kapri.

Congress veteran Harish Rawat is running for a new parliamentary seat after losing three consecutive elections. He is running for Lalkuwa.

A newcomer to Uttarakhand politics, the Aam Aadmi party has fielded candidates in all 70 parliamentary seats with the face of chief minister Ajay Kothiyal.

Voting also began in Goa and parts of Uttar Pradesh for the second phase of the election at 7am on Monday. Counting will take place on March 10.

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Who is Harun Abdul-Malik Yener? Florida man arrested over bomb threat to New York Stock Exchange

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Who is Harun Abdul-Malik Yener? Florida man arrested over bomb threat to New York Stock Exchange

FBI arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener for allegedly planning a bombing at the NYSE to “reset” the US government.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a South Florida resident, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as part of a plan to “reset” or “reboot” the U.S. government. According to unsealed court documents, Yener faces charges of attempting to use an improvised explosive device (IED) against a “building used in interstate or foreign commerce.”

The investigation into Yener began in February when the FBI received a tip about his possession of bomb-making plans stored in a locked Coral Springs storage unit. Upon executing a search warrant, agents discovered “bomb-making sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics” that could be used to construct explosives, per the criminal complaint.

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Court documents reveal that Yener was not only active on YouTube, posting videos on making explosives and fireworks, but also had a history of making threats.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener wanted to ‘reset’ US government

Back in March, Yener admitted to undercover federal agents that he had experience in creating “rockets” and “bombs” and had previously sought to join a “domestic extremist group.” He also revealed that in 2015, he had considered travelling to Iraq to join ISIS but ultimately decided against it, doubting the group’s ability to accomplish “their objectives.”

Yener also attempted to join extremist groups such as the Boogaloo Bois and the Proud Boys but was reportedly denied membership due to his stated desire to “pursue martyrdom.”

Yener allegedly shared his plot to attack the NYSE with an undercover FBI agent, identifying November 18 as his intended date for the bombing. He wanted to “reboot” or “reset” US government through the “bombing”.

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“There is one place that would be hella easy… the stock exchange, that would be a great hit. Tons of people would support it. They would see it and think, dude, this guy makes sense, they are [profanity] robbing us. So that’s perfect,” he told the undercover agent.

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On November 12, Yener reportedly made several audio recordings he planned to send to NBC News following the attack. He expressed his vision of the explosion as being comparable to a nuclear event, saying, “I feel like Bin Laden.” He allegedly added that the detonation would ensure “[a]nything outside” the building “will be wiped out” and “anything inside there would be killed.”

Following his arrest, Yener made his first court appearance and remains in custody as he awaits trial.

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