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FBI: Letters with fentanyl sent to elections offices in Nevada, other states

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    54% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    66% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -1% Negative

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59% : Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders -- including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl -- while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday's election.
58% : If you see something suspicious, please contact law enforcement immediately.
55% : Emergency and law enforcement agencies respond to a possible hazmat situation at the King County Elections office in Renton, Wash., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
51% : " "We are aware of the reports of suspicious letters addressed to election offices in multiple states, including Nevada, and we are in communication and coordinating with federal, state and local agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Service, the Nevada Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Governor," the Nevada Secretary of State's office said.
49% : "As these are ongoing matters, we do not have any further comment, but the public can be assured that law enforcement will continue to keep the public's safety as its top priority.
48% : Local law enforcement officials said the substances in King and Spokane counties field-tested positive for fentanyl.
35% : In the meantime, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said officials were sending the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to the office as a precaution.
35% : Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs called the incidents in his state "acts of terrorism to threaten our elections.

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