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Springfield, Ohio has been on high alert in response to bomb threats that followed comments former President Donald Trump made during his September 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, where Trump promoted the racist conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants in the city have been kidnapping pet owners’ cats and dogs and eating them. The conspiracy theory has been debunked by two Ohio Republicans: Gov. Mike DeWine and Springfield Mayor Rob Rue — who is urging Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to stay away from Springfield. At Springfield City Hall on Tue…

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