Donald Trump's campaign investigating 'attack' on website

 Website was restored after briefly displaying warning that it was seized because ‘world’ had enough of ‘fake-news’ spread by Trump

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 Donald Trump arrives at Capital Region international airport for a campaign rally in Lansing, Michigan. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

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Donald Trump’s campaign says its website was “defaced” on Tuesday evening, and that it is working with law enforcement to investigate the source of what it called an “attack”.

Trump campaign spokesman, Tim Murtaugh, said “there was no exposure to sensitive data because none of it is actually stored on the site”.

The Trump website seems to have been restored and was fully functional as of Tuesday evening. Screenshots circulating online appeared to show that the site had briefly displayed a bogus message spoofing a law enforcement announcement.

Screenshots showed the site briefly displayed a warning claiming that it had been “seized” because “the world has had enough of the fake-news spreaded daily by president donald j trump. it is time to allow the world to know truth.”

The site’s “About” section was replaced with what appeared to be a scam to collect cryptocurrency, TechCrunch reports.

It later displayed an error message that read, in part, “This site is currently offline.”

Past boasts by hackers to have inside access to Trump-related correspondence – notably by a group that claimed to have penetrated an entertainment law firm earlier this year – have come to nothing.

Last week, Dutch media reported that a security expert and researcher had gained access to Trump’s Twitter account simply by guessing his password – “maga2020!”. Twitter, however, denied the report.

Police stop Arnold Schwarzenegger riding bike in Munich station

Published October 01, 2016

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Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with Munich police officer Stefan Schmitt after being stopped for cycling too fast in a Munich train station.  (The Associated Press) 

A police officer in Germany got himself an unusual souvenir after finding none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger breaking the rules at Munich's main train station.

Federal police say the officer stopped Schwarzenegger's bodyguard and then the movie star and former California governor himself riding bikes Friday along the station's platforms.

Police said Saturday that Schwarzenegger apologized, explaining he was having trouble walking, and offered to take a picture with the officer.

A police statement noted that "after brief small talk with the federal police officer, the 'Terminator' left the main station through the north entrance."
It said Schwarzenegger walked away, pushing his bike.

Fox News Poll: Clinton ahead of Trump after debate, fear motivating both sides

Hillary Clinton has gained ground on Donald Trump, who has slipped in key measures of the presidential race after the first debate.
First, the horserace.  Clinton is ahead of Trump by three percentage points: 43-40 percent in the four-way matchup, according to a new Fox News Poll of likely voters.  Her advantage is within the poll’s margin of sampling error.  Two weeks ago, Clinton was up by one (41-40 percent).

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Third-party candidates Gary Johnson (8 percent) and Jill Stein (4 percent) remain in single digits.
In the two-candidate head-to-head, Clinton tops Trump by five:  49-44 percent.  Two weeks ago, Trump was up by one (46-45 percent).

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The consequences of the debate, which voters score as a win for Clinton by nearly three-to-one, are even clearer on other measures.  Trump’s honesty rating is down, most still say he doesn’t have the right temperament, and over half wouldn’t be comfortable with him as president. 

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Meanwhile, more voters now see Clinton as honest than Trump, the number who say she has the right temperament is up, and over half think her long tenure in government is a positive.  Plus, her support increased among women, non-whites, and younger voters.
The poll was conducted Tuesday through Thursday, so all interviews were done after Monday night’s debate.

Trump is preferred among men (+17 points), whites (+21), and independents (+12).  He’s narrowly ahead among whites with a college degree (+4 points), and has a wide lead among whites without a degree (+35 points).

Clinton leads among women (+20 points), non-whites (+66), and voters under age 45 (+8).  She gained with each of those groups since the debate.  Compared to two weeks ago, her advantage among women increased by 7 points, by 15 points among non-whites, and 8 among voters under age 45 (the candidates were tied in mid-September).
The candidates receive about equal backing from their party faithful:  83 percent of Democrats back Clinton vs. 81 percent of Republicans for Trump. 

Independents favor Trump over Clinton by 41-29 percent, and 21 percent back Johnson.
Clinton’s backers (69 percent) are a bit more likely than Trump’s (64 percent) to say they “strongly” support their candidate.

What’s motivating voters?  Fifty-seven percent say fear that the other candidate might win is behind their choice.  For 39 percent, it’s enthusiasm for their candidate.
Trump’s supporters (60 percent) are more likely than Clinton’s (52 percent) to be motivated by the fear factor.  This could help Trump.  

“Research shows fear is the most powerful emotion when it comes to turnout,” notes Republican pollster Daron Shaw.  “Hope and anger also cause higher turnout, but fear really gets people to the polls.”  Shaw conducts the Fox News Poll with Democratic counterpart Chris Anderson. 

The big challenge for Trump:  just 43 percent of likely voters would be at ease with him as president, while 50 percent would be comfortable with Clinton.
Indeed, nearly half say they would be “not at all” comfortable with Trump in the White House (47 percent).

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That’s unsurprising given 59 percent feel the real estate mogul lacks the temperament to serve effectively as president.  By comparison, 67 percent say Clinton has the right temperament -- a notable improvement from 59 percent before the debate.

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In the debate Trump repeatedly attacked Clinton for being in government for years and accomplishing little.  Yet by a 13-point margin, voters see her years in office as a positive, while by a four-point margin they think it’s a bad thing that he’s never been in government.

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In addition, the number that believes Trump is honest and trustworthy is down 8 points since mid-September:  31 percent vs. 39 percent.  At the same time, Clinton has mostly held steady on this measure:  35 percent now vs. 34 percent two weeks ago.
Both candidates remain largely unpopular:  53 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Clinton, and 55 percent view Trump negatively.

The number one quality voters want in a president is “good judgment in a crisis.”  Twenty-six percent say that’s most important, while 18 percent want “a strong leader;” 15 percent want a candidate who “can bring about change,” and 14 percent say someone who “cares about people like me.”  Another 13 percent want someone who “tells it like it is” and 12 percent say someone with the “right experience.”

Clinton leads among voters prioritizing judgment (+35 points) and empathy (+22).  Trump is ahead among those wanting change (+45 points) and a strong leader (+4).
Likely voters trust Clinton over Trump on foreign policy (+24 points), immigration (+4), terrorism (+3), and crime (+2).  More trust Trump on corruption in government (+5) and the economy (+2).

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Nearly three times as many registered voters who watched Monday’s debate say they “honestly think” Clinton won:  61 vs. 21 percent Trump.  Twelve percent call it a draw.

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The poll also asks them to look into their crystal ball about November:  58 percent of registered voters think Clinton will win.  That’s a 12-point increase from 46 percent who felt that way in June.  Fully 90 percent of her supporters think she’ll be the next president.  Far fewer Trump supporters, 66 percent, are confident he’ll win. 

Post-election preview:  If their candidate loses, 34 percent of Trump’s supporters and 19 percent of Clinton’s say they won’t accept the election outcome.
President Obama’s approval rating has been at 50 percent or higher since early June.  Currently 51 percent of registered voters approve of the job he’s doing, while 46 percent disapprove. 

Only 19 percent approve of the current Congress.  Nearly three quarters disapprove (74 percent).

Forty-one percent of registered voters think life for the next generation of Americans will be better than life today.  That’s up from 36 percent in May.  Slightly more -- 43 percent -- expect life will be worse for the next generation, down from 51 percent.
Those who think life will be better are much more likely to back Clinton, while those who think it will be worse go for Trump.

The Fox News Poll is based on landline and cellphone interviews with 1,009 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from September 27-29, 2016.  The survey includes results among 911 likely voters.  The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for results among both registered and likely voters.

Malaysia flight MH370 latest news - New data 'shows possible debris'

The search teams look away from the ocean only occasionally to rest their eyes, as Jonathan Head reports

New data from a French satellite shows potential debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, France's foreign ministry says.

Radar echoes had picked up several objects about 2,300km (1,430 miles) from Perth, a statement added.

It is the third possible sighting in the area off western Australia that has become the focus of the search effort. Flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board.

Malaysian officials believe the plane was deliberately taken off course.

Based on information received from a satellite, the search has been in two distinct corridors - one stretching to the north-west of the last known location in the Malacca Straits and one to the south-west.

MH370 news update - debris may have been spotted by French satellites near Indian Ocean search area

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JULIANNE CROPLEY/AFP/Getty ImagesThis photo taken on March 20, 2014 and received on March 23, 2014 by Australia's Defence Department shows Leading Seaman Luke Horsburgh standing watch during his duty as quartermaster on the bridge of HMAS Success on its way to join the search for Malaysia Airlines fight MH370 in the Indian Ocean.

France provided new satellite data Sunday showing possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 jet as searchers combing a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean tried without success to locate a pallet that could be a key clue in solving one of the world’s great aviation mysteries.

Fit mom Maria Kang banned from Facebook over obesity comments

Fit mom Maria Kang has been caught in another media firestorm. The mother of three was temporarily banned from Facebook after comments she made about obesity went viral, News 10 reported. After seeing an article in the Daily Mail about obese and plus-sized women posing in lingerie, Kang took to Facebook to express her opinions about the photos.

Fox 9 Morning News Reporter MA Rosko FACEPLANTS on live TV

 

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