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U.S. authorities were hunting for suspects in the sending of package bombs to high-profile Democrats in what has been called a terrorist act that has raised tensions in a nation already polarized ahead of elections in less than two weeks.

CIA director Gina Haspel heard an audio recording of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during her visit to Turkey this week, two sources told Reuters.

China’s foreign ministry has some suggestions for the Trump administration if they are worried about foreign eavesdropping on the U.S. president’s iPhone: use a Huawei handset instead.

US politics

The record numbers of women running for office in the United States this year are mostly Democrats, and their party is banking on their candidacies and a widening gender gap on key issues to achieve big wins in the Nov. 6 elections.

At a political rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday night, Trump sought to project a message of unity, pledging to find those responsible for the suspected bombs and calling on Americans to come together. Democrats were having none of it, saying the Republican president had little credibility to act as a unifying figure.

Lawyers for Donald Trump will appear in court to try and convince a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general alleging the president unlawfully used his charity to help his 2016 campaign and to benefit his businesses. Stay up to date with the latest U.S. political news.