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Hackers steal millions from Wisconsin Republican Party, chairman says Madison:  Hackers have stolen $US2.3 million ($3.2 million) from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chairman told The Associated Press on Thursday. The party noticed the suspicious activity on October 22 and contacted the FBI on Friday, said Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt. US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin. Hackers stole $US2.3 million from the state Republican Party's account that was being used to help re-elect him.  Credit: AP Hitt said the FBI is investigating. FBI spokesman Leonard Peace did not immediately return a message seeking comment. The attack was discovered less than two weeks before Election Day, as both Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made their final push to win Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes. Trump won the state by fewer than 23,0...

ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson to take up short-term Washington post Veteran ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson will move to Washington early next year as a "special reporter", arriving just as the US responds to the inauguration of its new, or returning, President. "The drama of the US story is compelling," said Ferguson in a statement via the ABC. "It's the other side of the coin in the great superpower stand-off. And I'll be reporting in the aftermath of an era-defining election." Sarah Ferguson will head to Washington to take up a "special in-depth reporting role" for the ABC.  Credit: Steven Siewert The flip side of the coin to which she refers is China, where Ferguson was meant to be right now. Her appointment as China bureau chief was announced in February 2019 , and was planned for November last year, following the completion of  Revelation , her three-part documentary series on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. read://https_www.smh....