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The Senate is expected to receive the House-passed version of the bill for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and pass it along to President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning.

Late Tuesday afternoon, the Senate unanimously agreed to approve the bill the House passed earlier in the day. When it arrives from the House, it will be deemed immediately passed by the Senate.

The unanimous action by the Senate means there will be no amendments or changes to the bill, as House Speaker Mike Johnson and other members of his Republican leadership team had urged.

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The Senate is expected to receive the House-passed version of the Jeffrey Epstein files and pass it along to President Donald Trump Wednesday morning.

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A little girl and her parents got swept by a 15-20 foot wave. The parents got saved and luckily survived. Unfortunately the 7 year old didn't survive.

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Dad, 7-year-old daughter dead after wave pulls them into ocean in Monterey County

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A father and his 7-year-old daughter are dead after a large wave pulled them into the ocean in Monterey County, California, authorities said.

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A person in Washington state has tested positive for bird flu. This is the first case of bird flu in the U.S in nine months. After experiencing several concerning symptoms, the person was sent to the hospital. An investigation is now underway to discover how the person was infected.

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A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case confirmed in the U.S. in nine months.

The patient, who is an older adult with underlying health conditions, developed symptoms including high fever, confusion and respiratory distress and was hospitalized in early November, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Testing confirmed the patient has H5N5, a strain of bird flu that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans, according to the Washington State Department of Health. However, officials say the risk to the public is low.

No other identifiable information about the patient was made available including name, age or sex.

The confirmation also marks the first human case of bird flu in the state this year, according to health officials.

An investigation is underway to determine how the patient became infected, including determining if they came into contact with wild or domestic birds.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is "monitoring this situation closely."

"While this is an active investigation, at this time, there is no information to suggest the risk to public health has increased as a result of this case," the CDC said.

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles.

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The patient has a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry at their home that had exposure to wild birds. Health officials say the domestic poultry or wild birds are the most likely source of exposure.

Public health officials are also contacting anyone the patient may have been in close contact.

Health officials say there is currently no risk to the public and that WSDOH is working with local health departments and health care facilities "to support the investigation."

"Two things for the public really to understand about this is that the risk to the general public is very low and we've never had human-to-human transmission," state epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist said in a media briefing on Thursday. "We don't want to be the first, obviously, and we're going to be careful and make sure that we're not missing that."

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, has been present in birds for decades, but in recent years it has started to infect more and more mammals.

In early March 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a bird flu strain that had sickened millions of birds across the U.S. was identified in several mammals this year.

A few weeks later, federal and state public health officials said they were investigating an illness among primarily older dairy cows in Kansas, New Mexico and Texas. Shortly after, the first bird flu infection in a human in the U.S. was reported in a Texas dairy worker.

Since then, there have been at least 70 confirmed cases among humans in the U.S., not counting the Washington state patient, according to the CDC.

Most human cases have occurred after coming into contact with infected cattle, infected poultry farms or other culling operations.

The majority of cases have been mild -- with symptoms such as red eyes and fever -- but a few have resulted in more severe symptoms. In January, the first bird flu death was confirmed among an older patient with underlying conditions

The CDC and other public health officials say there is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission and the risk to the general public is low.

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1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

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A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and with a strain only seen in animals before.

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Flood, mudslide risk surges across Southern California as multi-day storm gets underway

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A pacifistic storm is happening in California. San Francisco has already been hit. Its supposed to be hitting places around Las Angles. The storm is formed by heavy rain mixed with lots of wind. San Francisco ´ s rain was about an inch. That ´ s about 75% of November's average rainfall, in November.

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Jonathan Jarvis has led the national park agency from 2009 to 2007. The agency transferred ownership and he is mad about it, calling them "bunch of ideologues"

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National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service

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Jonathan Jarvis, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, laid out the dire consequences of not closing parks in shutdown

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After the shutdown, previous leader of the national park agency Jonathan Jarvis began to face major scrutiny due to closing all of the national parks in a previous shutdown in 2013. During the most recent shutdown, the Trump Administration decided to keep all 401 national parks open, causing major consequences. Since many of the workers were laid off during the shutdown, the parks were not being taken care of or watched over as they should've been. Thee was vandalism in Arches national park, a large fire in Joshua National park, and many other problems. Now that the shutdown is over, all of the workers have to clean up the mess left behind due to the poor decision that they had no say in making.

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National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service

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Jonathan Jarvis, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, laid out the dire consequences of not closing parks in shutdown

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Egypt just launched trains that go up to 155 miles per hour. The first train departed on November 9th and reached 99 miles per hour. This train started planning in 2018, and finally reached the finish line. The train is accessible to 90% of their population. This train will save people money, time, and help the air pollution from cars. The track is 1,200 miles long with 41 different trains.

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Egypt’s 155mph high-speed trains unveiled | CNN

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New high-speed trains were unveiled that will be used across Egypt’s upcoming network, including the “Suez Canal on Rails.”

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Walmart CEO is going to retire next year after more than a decade of leading in the e-comerce industry his name is Doug McMillion and the person that will take his place is named John Furner and John used to be a hourly asssociate about 3 decades ago and now has moved up in his leadership position to be come the CEO.

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will retire next year after more than a decade in charge of one of the world's largest retailers.

John Furner, the chain's boss in the US, will succeed McMillion as the Bentonville, Arkansas-based grocery retailer's global CEO after 31 January.

Shares in Walmart fell about 3% during premarket trading.

Walmart employs 2.1 million workers across the world, including about 1.6 million in the US. With a stock market value of about $800bn, it generated sales of $681bn last year - up 5.1% on the previous year.

As CEO of the retail company, McMillon, 59, became one of the most influential executives in corporate America.

On his watch, Walmart, which has more than 10,000 stores across the world, invested heavily in e-commerce - maintaining its dominance over the retail sector, as more consumers shopped online. It also built a fast-growing advertising business, and sold the British grocery chain Asda in a £6.8bn deal in 2020.

McMillon's exit at Walmart is the latest in a string of leadership changes sweeping through the US retail sector as companies tackle tariff pressures, an uncertain economy and choppy consumer spending backdrop. Target also named insider Michael Fiddelke as its new CEO earlier this year.

Furner, 51, joined Walmart as an hourly associate around three decades ago, and has held leadership roles across merchandising, operations and sourcing, the company said. He has also served as president and CEO of Sam's Club.

McMillon, who has been heading the retail bellwether since 2014, will retire in January next year, but continue to be employed as an adviser until early 2027, Walmart said.

"Our family and Board have stated many times that Doug was uniquely qualified to be CEO at the necessary time for Walmart," said Greg Penner, chair of Walmart. "He leaves Walmart stronger, more innovative, and better aligned with our purpose to help people save money and live better."

The company reports quarterly results next week.
Reuters contributed reporting

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to step down after more than a decade in role

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John Furner, the retail chain's boss in the US, will succeed McMillion as global CEO after 31 January

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The democrats are doing everything in their power to push the Epstein Hoax again. Trump states that Epstein is the Democrats' problem, and not the republicans. Trump wants to push the release of the Epstein files, and is criticizing the republicans who are "soft and foolish" for backing the effort.

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The most baffling aspects of Trump’s Epstein response | CNN Politics

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President Donald Trump might want to be done talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but that doesn’t mean the issue is done with him.

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President Trump signed a federal spending bill, banning many THC-infused products. This would threaten many business Americas $28.4 billion hemp industry and jeopardizes more than 300,000 American jobs, this would wipe out 95% of the market, shutting down small business and farms nationwide. The states would cost $1.5 billion in tax revenue.

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A little-noticed provision tucked into the federal spending bill signed by President Trump could upend a booming industry -- bybanning many THC-infused products,like gummies, drinks, topical pain relief and vapes, now found everywhere from gas stations to wellness shops.

Hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant, was legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill. It created a loophole for THC to be sold in low doses and explode in the mainstream consumer market.

The new ban tucked into the spending bill prohibits products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container.

Now, the hemp industry says the consequences will be devastating. The U.S. Hemp Roundtable that the decision "threatens to eliminate America's $28.4 billion hemp industry and jeopardizes more than 300,000 American jobs." The group estimates the move would wipe out 95% of the market, shut down small businesses and farms nationwide, and cost states $1.5 billion in tax revenue.

Sen. Rand Paul offered an amendment to strip the language from the Senate bill, but the Senate voted overwhelmingly to table Paul's amendment.

Paul said this "couldn't come at a worse time for America's farmers," warning on the Senate floor that this will "eradicate the hemp industry."

A hemp farmer named Stacy, who owns a company in Woodstock, Illinois, called into the Washington Journal C-Span on Thursday to explain how this will devastate her business. She says the joint and muscle salve she sells, which "doesn't get anybody high - it's a topical product," would be banned under the law.

THC Gummies at Vapor Maven in Aurora, Colorado on Thursday, August 7, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

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"They sneak that in and crush the industry. My business is completely over," she said.

"I have one year to wind this business down and nobody is talking about the hundreds of thousands of people, farmers, processors, retail stores. This is going to have incredible ripple effects across the economy."

Supporters of the provision in the bill argue it's long overdue. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees, argues that companies have "exploited" that loophole by "taking legal amounts of THC from hemp and turning it into intoxicating substances."

That sentiment is echoed by dozens of attorneys generals, who sent a letter to Congress last month, warning that the 2018 Farm Bill has been "wrongly exploited by bad actors to sell recreational synthetic THC products across the country." The attorneys generals argue the loophole has fueled the "rapid growth of an underregulated industry that threatens public health and safety and undermines law enforcement nationwide."

Yet the U.S. Hemp Roundtable says more than 90% of non-intoxicating hemp-derived products contain more than 0.4 milligrams per container. This means, the group says, seniors, veterans and others who rely on them for pain management or sleepwould suddenly be violating federal law to obtain them -- "disrupting their care and leaving them scrambling for potentially harmful alternatives."

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A little-noticed provision tucked into the federal spending bill signed by President Trump could upend the THC industry.

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Immigration and Customs Enjorcement has begun arresting all parents and gaurdians of migrant children. Her sons crossed the US-Mexico border a few weeks before while they were kept at the Health and Human Services Department ot be put with an american family. However, when she arrived, she was arrested and accused of smuggling her children.

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Exclusive: Thousands of parents, guardians of migrant kids arrested in Trump administration crackdown | CNN Politics

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The Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement initiative is an intense effort to crack down on parents and guardians who paid for children to come across the border.

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Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of climate change within the state: an increase in human-wildlife conflict due to prolonged, drought conditions.

Clashes between humans and wildlife, especially carnivores, were found to rise after prolonged stretches of reduced precipitation.

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Drought linked to increased conflict between humans and wildlife in California: Study

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Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of frequent droughts: an increase in human-wildlife conflict.

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A strong pacific storm is bringing lots of rain and increases the chance of life threatening floods, mudslides, and debris flow. San Francisco received nearly an inch and a half of rain, 75% of the average for November. Winds are reaching speeds of 60-80 miles an hour. The wind is starting to ease but the risk of flooding is still increasing.

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Flood, mudslide risk surges across Southern California as multi-day storm gets underway | CNN

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A strong Pacific storm is bringing soaking rain to Southern California and raising the risk of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars in the Los Angeles area.

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On Tuesday, November 11th, Nico Harrison, who was the GM of the Dallas Mavericks, was fired. He was fired for the sole purpose of trading their star player, Luka Doncic, who has been in the All-Stars numerous times, and took their team to the NBA Finals 2 years ago. Ever since trading Luka, he has had rumors that he was going to be fired. But, almost a year after that trade, he is now not a part of that organization.

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Mavs fans wanted Nico Harrison fired. Now that he's gone, they say it's only the beginning | CNN

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The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, marking the end of a turbulent tenure defined by bold moves, fan unrest, and a season that spiraled after the controversial Luka Dončić trade.

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John Beam, an athletic director of Laney College and the coach on Netflix's Last Chance U show, was severely injured in a shooting at the field house of the school. The suspect fled the scene and is apparently still at large as of this morning.

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An American football coach who starred in the Netflix documentary Last Chance U, about struggling college teams, is in critical condition after being shot on campus, authorities in California said.

John Beam, director of athletics at Oakland's Laney College, was hurt in a Thursday lunchtime incident at the school's field house, its downtown sports training complex.

The Oakland police department placed the entire Laney campus on lockdown as they searched for an unidentified active shooter, who was reportedly still at large on Friday morning.

The shooting is the latest incident in an epidemic of recent gun violence afflicting school and college campuses across the US.

Beam, who has led the college's sports program since July 2006, according to the school's website, remained in a critical condition in hospital. He appeared with his team on the fifth and final season of the Netflix hit show in 2020, which highlights the challenges that non-elite colleges face in funding and operating a competitive sports program, and chronicling the ups and downs of Laney's six-win, five-loss 2019 season.

The success of the series led to a two-season spin-off, Last Chance U: Basketball, in 2021.

In a statement, officials of the Peralta community college district, which oversees Laney, said it was "a frightening moment for our community", adding that there was no longer an active threat and the campus had reopened.

"The safety of our students, faculty and staff is our highest priority, and we are working closely with police and emergency personnel to ensure the campus remains protected," it said.

The acting Oakland police chief, John Beere, gave few additional details of the incident in a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

"There was some concern that this may have been an active shooter. We responded as if it was ... I can tell you right now it was not an active shooter," he said.

Beere appealed for the public's help in finding the suspect, a male of unknown race, wearing dark clothing including a hoodie, who was spotted fleeing the scene. He said investigators were looking into any relationship between Beam and the gunman.

"We are interviewing witnesses, we're looking at surveillance footage," he said.

Oakland's mayor, Barbara Lee, said early on Friday in a statement posted to X that the last two days had been "incredibly heavy for our city".

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"Coach Beam is a giant in Oakland - a mentor, an educator, and a lifeline for thousands of young people. For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family," she said.

"This is the second shooting on an Oakland campus in two days, and it is devastating. Schools should be the safest spaces in our city. We need guns off our streets now."

In the incident on Wednesday, a student was shot at Oakland's Skyline high school, the Associated Press reported.

The student is in stable condition. Police say they arrested two juveniles and recovered two firearms.

According to the EveryShot tracker maintained by the advocacy group Everytown, there have been at least 460 on-campus gunfire incidents in 2025 from elementary schools to university and college campuses, including 33 in California. Nationwide, 73 of the shootings resulted in fatalities.

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Coach featured in Netflix's Last Chance U injured in Oakland campus shooting

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John Beam, director of athletics at Laney College, in critical condition as police search for suspect

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A football coach named John Beam, who was just featured on a Netflix series called "Last Chance U," was shot at Laney College. The suspect it still at large and on the run. Beam is being taken care of at a hospital and people are praying for his survival.

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Coach John Beam, featured in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U,’ shot at Laney College, suspect at large: Officials

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Authorities are working to locate the shooting suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, police said.

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New York head coach Brian Daboll was fired following the Sunday loss against the Chicago Bears pushing them to a 2-8 record. Team president John Mara and chairman Steve Tisch released a joint statement stating that it was in “our best interest to make a change”.

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Shutdown impacts Linger

After the shutdown of the government was over, all of the workers that have not been doing there job get a back pay since it is not there fault of the shutdown. This never actually hurt the economy since everyone is getting payed back after there time off.

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National Parks have been highly impacted by the government shutdown. During the government shutdown so many national parks stayed open. This seems great, except for the part that there were no National Park officials. This puts a lot of pressure on National Park employees to clean up the parks. Some of the things the public did to these parks are horrific. Such as leaving trash everywhere for animals to access, and utilizing graffiti on National landmarks that have stood thousands of years in their beauty. This is a true shame as these parks are very beautiful, but hopefully they can all get cleaned up as soon as possible.

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National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service

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Jonathan Jarvis, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, laid out the dire consequences of not closing parks in shutdown

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Trump puts more pressure on his opposition from the full release of the Epstein files. And with this more people of the public push for the full release of the Files and all of its contents.

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Donald Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department's files related to Jeffrey Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week that scores of Republicans are slated to support.

The belated swearing-in on Wednesday of the Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva - which the House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused for almost two months during the government shutdown - brought the number of signatures on Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna's discharge petition to the 218 needed to force a floor vote on legislation demanding the Department of Justice release all of its investigative files on Epstein within 30 days.

It is expected that dozens of Republicans will vote for it, with the knowledge that their constituents want greater transparency about the affair and want them to hold the line. Representatives Don Bacon of Nebraska, Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania have expressed they would do so.

CNN reported that top officials summoned representative Lauren Boebert - one of four Republicans in the House who have signed the petition - to a meeting in the White House Situation Room with the attorney general, Pam Bondi, and FBI director, Kash Patel, to discuss her demand to release the files. Trump had also telephoned her early on Tuesday morning, a day before Grijalva was due to be sworn in and provide the crucial final signature.

Trump also reached out to Representative Nancy Mace, another of the Republican caucus in the House who have signed the petition, but the two did not connect. Mace instead reportedly wrote the president a long explanation of her own personal experience as a survivor of sexual abuse and rape, and why it was impossible for her to change her position on the matter. She wrote on X that "the Epstein petition is deeply personal."

Those failed lobbying attempts from the White House came as Democrats on the House oversight committee released three damning new emails that suggest Trump knew about Epstein's conduct, including one in which the convicted paedophile said "of course [Trump] knew about the girls". Another email described Trump as a "dog that hasn't barked" and said he had "spent hours" with one victim at Epstein's house.

The president's team struck back, saying those documents had been cherrypicked, and Republican representatives followed up by releasing a much bigger trove of more than 20,000 files.

Among them were documents that revealed that Epstein's staff kept him apprised of Trump's air travel as it related to his own transportation - and that the late sex trafficker kept up with news about his former friend years after their relationship soured.

But even if the bill passes the House, it still needs to get through the Senate and be signed by Trump. Senate leaders have shown no indication they will bring it up for a vote, and Trump - who had long promised the release of the files on the campaign trail - has decried the effort as a "Democrat hoax".

The justice department earlier this year announced it would release no further details about the case, prompting public demand for files related to the investigation into Epstein's activities to be made public.

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On Wednesday, November 12, Phileddelphia minted the last ever penny. In Feburary, Trump announced that the production of pennies be ceased because it costs about four cents to mint a penny, which is greater than the coin's worth. Although production has stopped, there are still about 300 million pennies in circulation.

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The last-ever penny was minted today in Philadelphia | CNN Business

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The American penny passed away today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old.