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A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia and the current secretary of state received a death threat the day before a bomb scare at one of his campaign events, according to a new report.

According to the New York Times, Brad Raffensperger received a four-page, handwritten manifesto on Monday. The manifesto came with a photo of Raffensperger and the word "Boom" written across his forehead, a campaign official told the Times.

"It was obviously targeting the secretary of state," campaign spokesperson Ryan Mahoney told the Times, which noted that "Mr. Raffensperger has been the subject of hundreds of threats since the 2020 presidential election, when he bucked President Trump's efforts to reverse his defeat." ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Monday that three of his offices in New York were targeted by bomb threats in an email that had the subject line "MAGA."

Schumer said in a statement that his offices in Binghamton, Long Island and Rochester were threatened and that in the emails the threat alleged the 2020 election was "rigged," according to Politico.

“Everyone is safe, and I am grateful for their quick and professional response to ensure these offices remain safe and secure for all New Yorkers,” Schumer said. ...

A Massachusetts woman admitted to phoning in two bomb threats to Quinnipiac University in an attempt to hide from family members that she had dropped out of school and would not graduate.

The half-brother of golfer Tiger Woods has been accused of calling in a bomb threat to his workplace.