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DOJ needs more weeks to review newly uncovered Epstein case documents

Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. The Justice Department announced Wednesday it requires additional time to release the complete collection of documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, citing the discovery of approximately one million additional pages. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern […]

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Senators want DOJ watchdog to audit Epstein file releases

A dozen senators are calling for an audit into the Department of Justice’s failure to release all records related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, joined 11 Democrats in signing a letter that says the DOJ violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which ordered the full […]

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Iran and U.S. reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at U.N., but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide

UNITED NATIONS — Iran and the United States reaffirmed their commitments to diplomacy at a contentious meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, but the gap between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic on a nuclear deal remains wide and deep. The sixth round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran had been scheduled […]

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5 questions about the latest Epstein document release

1. What new documents did the Justice Department release? The DOJ released nearly 30,000 additional pages of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, after facing criticism for missing Friday’s deadline. The documents include records showing a subpoena sent to Mar-a-Lago in 2021 for any records related to the government’s case against […]

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Ukraine faces manpower crisis brought on by increasing desertion

KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine enters a fourth winter of all-out war, the besieged country is facing a mounting crisis that has little to do with Western weapons or Russian firepower: Kyiv is running out of able-bodied men. Acute recruiting shortages, soaring desertion figures and a steady outflow of draft-age citizens to Europe have left Kyiv struggling to hold a […]

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Trump embraces 19th-century spheres of influence foreign policy doctrine for Latin America

Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. The Trump administration is implementing what analysts describe as a 19th-century “spheres of influence” foreign policy doctrine, with Latin America taking center stage in this strategic shift. The approach represents a potential departure from the post-World War II […]

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Italy antitrust agency fines Apple $116 million for abusing dominance with privacy feature

ROME — Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple 98.6 million euros ($116 million) on Monday after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted App Store competition. Apple abused its dominant position with its App Tracking Transparency policy, which forces apps to obtain permission before collecting data to target users with personalized ads, the authority […]

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Redactions, missing Epstein documents in government release ignite suspicions of a cover-up

The Justice Department’s incomplete and heavily redacted release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files has sparked accusations of a Trump administration cover-up of select associates of the notorious sex offender. Many Democrats, as well as some Republicans, say the Justice Department is withholding files in violation of a law enacted by Congress last month requiring […]