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Sources: Jeff Bezos ends Washington Post's endorsement of Kamala Harris

For the first time in 30 years, the Washington Post will not endorse one of the US presidential candidates, US media reports. Just a few days ago, the same decision was made by the LA Times.

Two sources told the Washington Post that staffers had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris, which had not yet been published. According to the same sources, the new decision must have been made by the magazine's owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

According to the newspaper's CEO and publisher Will Lewis, it is more "correct" and in accordance with independent journalism not to support one of the candidates.

But the decision arouses harsh criticism among both current and former writers at the newspaper. Marty Baron, who held Lewis' role until 2021, calls the decision cowardly and spineless. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Moraniss agrees.

- The newspaper that I have loved to work on for 47 years dies in darkness, says Moraniss and alludes to the Washington Post's official slogan "Democracy dies in darkness".

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Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing Trump and Vance's mobile phones

Chinese hackers are believed to have broken into US mobile networks with the aim of accessing data from phones belonging to Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance. This is stated by sources for the New York Times.

An investigation into the type of data that may have been exposed is ongoing. Trump's campaign team was reportedly notified of the suspected breach this week.

Earlier this year, hackers linked to the Chinese government were caught breaking into US telecommunications systems, but only now have investigators realized that the hackers were after specific phone numbers, according to the New York Times.

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IT threats to society
Cyber ​​attack against Nordea - could not log in

Nordea suffered an overload attack on Friday evening, and customers throughout the Nordics had login problems. At 9 p.m., the problem was solved, writes TT.

- It's not about customer data or anything else being leaked, says press communicator Hugo Laigar.

In mid-October, the bank told Finnish Kauppalehti that it had been subjected to daily overload attacks for a month - a total of 360. It has cost the bank tens of millions of euros.

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Russian drone has struck high-rise buildings in Kyiv

One person has died after a Russian drone crashed into a high-rise building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday evening, news agencies reported, citing local authorities. A further four people are said to be injured.
Clips on social media show an apartment on one of the top floors burning with open flames. According to the authorities, the drone has caused damage on three floors.