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Secret Service stops plot that could have shut down New York City cellphone service

By Steve Inskeep
Published September 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM CDT

The Secret Service says it disrupted a network of devices that could've shut down cellphone communications in New York City. Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph De Avila talks about the investigation.

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