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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Donald Trump is mentioned more than 3,000 times in the new tranche of three million documents The U.S. Justice Department released millions of files related to the case of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, shedding further light on his expansive network of high ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. The boy and his dad, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were detained in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20. ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson quit the Labour Party Sunday, seeking to avoid causing it "further embarrassment" after newly released US documents revived scrutiny of his connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, who was sacked as Britain's ambassador to the United States last year over his ties to Epstein, allegedly received several payments from Epstein in the early ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close for approximately two years for "Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding," President Trump announced on Sunday. Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said in a social media post. The decision to fully close the center over a partial construction came after a year of review ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez are both officers with Customs and Border Protection, ProPublica reports Government documents have identified the two federal officers who fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis as Jesus Ochoa, a border patrol agent, and Raymundo Gutierrez, an officer with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to ProPublica . According to those records, Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, were ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
President Trump has threatened to sue discredited author Michael Wolff, as well as the estate of Jeffrey Epstein — as he insists that the latest mass dump of files related to the pedophile financier absolves him. "I didn't see it myself but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left," Trump told reporters ...
Source: nypost.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
Attacks, which killed women and children, come day before border crossing is due to open in Gaza's southern most city Israel has carried out some of its deadliest airstrikes on Gaza in months, killing at least 30 Palestinians, some of whom were sheltering in tent cities for displaced people. Despite a nominal ceasefire, the Israeli military struck a police station in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood west of Gaza ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
When free expression is challenged, independent journalism matters more than ever. By supporting HuffPost, you stand behind accountability, truth, and a free press. Already a member? WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "under no circumstances" get involved with protests in Democratic-led cities unless they ask for ...
Source: huffpost.com