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Jeffrey Epstein survivors call on Congress to release all files
- Jeffrey Epstein's survivors are urging Congress to release all files connected to the convicted sex offender, saying in a new video, "It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows." World Without Exploitation , a group that campaigns against sexual exploitation, released the video Sunday evening, days before the House is set to vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to make all Epstein related ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey , a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case. Those problems, wrote Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick, include "fundamental ...

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Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
- WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn't offer details about the possible discussions with Maduro, but he said ...

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Manifestantes heridos y 21 arrestados tras enfrentamientos en protesta en centro de Broadview
- El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Lo que comenzó como una protesta pacífica afuera de la instalación de procesamiento del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Broadview desencadenó en empujones y múltiples arrestos el viernes por la mañana. Algunos manifestantes y cuatro oficiales de la policía resultaron ...

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UN Security Council approves US-backed plan for Gaza
- The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave. The 15-member council voted 13 to 0 in favor of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia and China, which declined to use their veto power to block the measure. The resolution was intended to add international legitimacy to ...

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Anglican bishop shaken 'to the core' by home secretary's asylum seeker comments
- Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being 'scapegoated' for years of policy failures A Church of England bishop has said Shabana Mahmood's comments on asylum seekers have shaken him "to the core" and argued people coming to the UK are being "scapegoated" for years of government policy failures. Mahmood is expected to announce measures under which people's refugee status would be reviewed every two and a ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Harvard To Cut Ties With A Key Figure After Epstein Revelations
- We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for Harvard to cut ties with the school's former president and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, after the extent of Summers' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was laid bare in a document dump from Epstein's estate last week. ...

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Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged, physicians rights group finds
- The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza , according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to many of the deaths it examined. The picture that emerges from the report by Physicians for Human Rights -Israel is consistent with ...

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Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US border
- agreed Monday to used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims. The justices will hear the Trump administration's appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the practice known as metering, in which U.S. border agents capped the number of people seeking asylum at border crossings by prohibiting migrants from setting ...

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