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A statue of Feliks Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police, Cheka, was unveiled in front of the headquarters of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in Moscow on September 11. The statue is a replica of a larger Dzerzhinsky statue, one of the symbols of Soviet repression, which was pulled from its pedestal outside KGB headquarters in August 1991. SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin said at the ceremony for the statue's unveiling that Dzerzhinsky's face on the original and new statues is turned toward Poland and Baltic states "because the threat to Russia from the northwest remains."

On Saturday, leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump spoke to a massive crowd in Waterloo, Iowa for an upcoming leadoff caucus so large that many supporters had to be turned away and remain outside the building. According to One America News’ Daniel Baldwin, over 1,500 people managed to fit into the venue, while many other supporters had to be turned away.WATCH: Crowd gathers to hear President Trump speak in Waterloo, Iowa pic.twitter.com/ZZanYwBjqB — RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) October 7, 2023“The crowd's reaction to Pres. Trump walking out in Waterloo felt like an earthquake. The crowd was roaring,” Baldwin...