authorities

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Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The identities of the suspect and the victims have not been formally released by Spanish authorities.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Although authorities have not named the teen, three sources identified him as Cain Clark.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She revealed nothing to help the authorities to find Booth.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson