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How Jeffrey Epstein used the glamour of the Nobel Peace Prize to entice his global network of elites
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up his ties to the former head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers, Bill Gates and Steve Bannon, a top ally of President Donald Trump, the Epstein files show.Thorbjørn Jagland, who headed the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015, turns up hundreds of times in the millions of documents about the former U.S. financier and convicted sex offender that were released by the U.S. Justice Department last month.
Since the release,... Read More
A year after border agent's killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The violent deaths linked to the group known as Zizians stopped at six a year ago, after a U.S. border agent was killed and three members were arrested on trespassing and gun charges in the woods of western Maryland. Seven of the group's members are jailed in three states, all awaiting trial.Police in Maryland quickly connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont after a landowner found them living in box trucks at the end of a snow covered dirt road last February,... Read More
Iranâs crown prince says inaction against Tehran encourages bullies as his supporters rally
MUNICH (AP) — Banging drums and chanting for regime change, supporters of Iran ’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi rallied on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, aiming to crank up international pressure on Tehran.The large and boisterous demonstration was part of what Pahlavi described as a “global day of action" in support of Iranians in the wake of deadly nationwide protests. Pahlavi also called for rallies in Los Angeles and Toronto.
“Change, change, regime change,” the crowd in Munich chanted, waving... Read More
TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.Transportation Security Administration officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHS' annual funding. TSA officers also worked through the record shutdown that ended Nov. 12, but aviation experts... Read More
In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — When Donald Trump fought his way back to the White House in 2024, he capitalized on simmering economic discontent in political battlegrounds such as Michigan. Now Democrats are trying to harness those same concerns, which have lingered as people across the country lose confidence in the Republican president's ability to ease the cost of living.The only question is how to do it. That nationwide challenge is especially urgent in Michigan, where three Democrats are running in the U.S. Senate primary in August.
The candidates — U.S. Rep. Haley... Read More
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- TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
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- Iranian security use dragnet spanning the entire country to arrest protesters
- Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance
- Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers
- Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
- US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3
- Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
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