Exclusive: Russia carried out a 'stunning' breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on U.S. soil. American officials discovered that the Russians had dramatically improved their ability to decrypt certain types of secure communications and had successfully tracked devices used by elite FBI surveillance teams. Officials also feared that the Russians may have devised other ways to monitor U.S. intelligence communications, including hacking into computers not connected to the internet. Senior FBI and CIA officials briefed congressional leaders on these issues as part of a wide-ranging examination on Capitol Hill of U.S. counterintelligence vulnerabilities.

Unknown threw a watermelon from the 14th floor. Consequences ... 🍉 #fools

FBI agents raided the luxury lakeside home of mysterious payroll company boss Michael Mann late on Monday following the collapse of his company which cost tens of thousands of people their paychecks. Half a dozen law enforcement vehicles descended on the house in the tiny town of Edinburg, New York, around 4.30 pm. The agents stayed for about an hour. Camera flashes could be seen coming from the second story of a massive, half-completed extension to the house which is inside Adirondack Park. But it is not believed that any arrests were made and it is unclear what investigators removed from the home. The FBI's Albany office, which is leading the investigation, did not immediately return calls. Mann, 49, is the elusive president of ValueWise, the parent company of MyPayrollHR, which closed its doors on September 5, leaving people all over the country without their bi-monthly paychecks.

Brad Pitt's rumored former girlfriend and MIT professor Neri Oxman has apologized to her students after it emerged her department received $125,000 in donations from pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Oxman, a designer and professor with MIT Media Lab, confirmed that her department had received the donation from the disgraced financier after she met with him back in 2015. The American-Israeli professor, who is in charge of the Mediated Matter Group - which is one of the most prominent departments within the MIT Media Lab - said she met Epstein once when she presented her department's work to him. #facepalm

A four-year-old boy has died after his older sibling is alleged to have found a gun and shot him while their mother was asleep. Truth Albright of Fort Worth, Texas, was rushed to Cook Children's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead an hour after the shooting. Police say the deceased's five-year-old brother found a gun and fired it shortly after noon on Sunday. The type of gun has not yet been revealed. No one else was hurt according to investigators who conducted interviews to determine whether the shooting was accidental. A police spokesperson told @police_frequency in the Telegram that the five-year-old boy's parents would not face punishment.

Hong Kong police recorded 915 crimes by protesters, CGTN reported. 👮🏻‍♂️

Cheerleaders from a North Carolina high school have been put on probation after they held up a flag in support of President Donald Trump before a football game. The North Stanly High School cheerleading squad was placed on probation on Monday for waving the Trump 2020 banner last month during a home game. Members of the squad posed for photos with the banner on August 30 before the game in Stanly County, which is about 50 miles north-east of Charlotte. The banner read: 'Trump 2020: Make America Great Again.' #MAGA

The Saudis and the US are convinced they were the handiwork of Iran, refusing to believe the claims that Yemen's insurgent Houthi rebels – currently fighting a brutal civil war against a Yemeni government backed by a Saudi-led military coalition – have the equipment and the skill to mount such sophisticated attacks. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was straight out of the box, saying Iran must be 'held accountable for its aggression'. President Donald Trump has said America was 'locked and loaded', though he would be guided by the Saudis as to how he would respond. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, meanwhile, has announced it is prepared for a 'full-scale war'. Its commander, Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, warned that the region is 'like a powder keg', saying: 'It is possible a conflict will happen because of a misunderstanding.'

A Tuscaloosa Police Officer has died following a shooting on Monday night. Dornell Cousette, 40, who served 13 years with the department was killed during a gunfight with a suspect. He was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center where he later died. He is the fourth police officer to be shot dead this year in Alabama. Authorities say the suspect, 20, was also wounded but is now in custody. #RIP

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Right-wing pundit Milo Yiannopoulos is 'banned for life' from a Midwest furry convention after people complained that he planned to attend in his new 'fursona' as a snow leopard. Milo Yiannopoulos, 34, announced that he has adopted a 'fursona' as a snow leopard and that he purchased tickets to a furry convention to be held in Chicago in December. Yiannopoulos also claimed on Telegram-channel that he had submitted a form to suggest he host a panel called 'The Politics of Fur'. In response organizers rescinded his event registration. 'Furries,' as they're often called, are groups of people who have interest in animal personas with human characteristics. Those who participate in the subculture often present themselves as non-human characters via art and costumes.

Charges were dropped against Serina Wolfe, 24, who was arrested for using her now ex-boyfriend's credit card to leave a $5,000 tip charge in June at a waterfront restaurant in Clearwater, Florida. The former boyfriend, Micahel Crane, 29, had initially reported the fraud, saying that the two had quarreled and that Wolfe was 'drunk or trying to get back at him. 'Wolfe, who is from Buffalo, New York, was vacationing with Crane when he claimed an argument ensued about her 'wanting a flight home'

(WARNING 21+) Surveillance footage Mexico revealed the terrifying moment a high ranking cop was gunned down at an intersection by a gang. Everardo Prado, a police commander in the western state of Jalisco, was patrolling the municipality of Ojuelos with officer Heliodoro Hernández when their department pickup struck was intercepted Friday night. CCTV video showed the moment a male suspect stepped out of his vehicle and aimed his military rifle, unleashing a hail of bullets over five seconds as the truck came to a full stop. 😱 #shooting