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'The Law Must Be Enforced': Epstein Survivors Speak Out Against Trump DOJ Cover-Up and Delay
- Some victims of late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are slamming the Trump administration for continuing to delay the full release of files related to the federal case. In a statement released Monday, the Epstein survivors called out the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for releasing only "a fraction of the files" demanded by law, adding that many of the files released so far have been "riddled with ...

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CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador's Cecot megaprison
- Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, due to air on Sunday night, 'needs additional reporting' CBS News is facing a backlash, including from one of its own correspondents, after it cancelled a 60 Minutes investigation into a brutal prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants. The episode of its flagship program about the Cecot megaprison was due to air on ...

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Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over 'national security risks'
- Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by Trump The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year. Trump's Department of the Interior said that it was halting the building ...

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Instacart to halt 'item price tests' amid scrutiny of its AI tool for retailers
- Instacart is ending its "item price tests" for retailers, the company announced Monday, following public criticism and reported questions from federal regulators about how prices on the shopping and delivery platform are set. "We understand that the tests we ran with a small number of retail partners that resulted in different prices for the same item at the same store missed the mark for some customers," Instacart ...

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Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis, cancels some concerts due to surgery
- Barry Manilow, the singer-songwriter known for hits like "Copacabana," announced Monday that he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and will need to reschedule January concert dates in order to have surgery.  Manilow, 82, said in a  statement  on Instagram that an MRI scan detected "a cancerous spot" on one of his lungs after he suffered a lengthy bout of bronchitis in the midst of a residency in ...

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Alphabet Acquiring Data Center Firm Intersect | PYMNTS.com
- Google's parent company is set to acquire Intersect , a company providing data center and energy infrastructure solutions. The $4.75 billion deal is designed to allow more artificial intelligence (AI) data center and generation capacity to come online more quickly while accelerating energy development and innovation, Alphabet said in a Monday (Dec. 22) news release . "Intersect will help us expand capacity, operate ...

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