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The newest Epstein files talk about how he stayed close with a lot of rich and powerful people, including big-name politicians, business leaders, and celebrities. They also show that investigators knew a lot about his abuse of underage girls years ago, but still didn’t bring federal charges at the time. A lot of victims and some members of Congress are mad because so many names are still blacked out, which they think protects the enablers more than it protects the victims

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Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

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The latest Epstein files release includes famous names and new details about an earlier investigation

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The documents released Friday include Epstein’s communications with former White House advisers, an NFL team co-owner and billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk.

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A bomb cyclone is coming to eastern Georgia, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia from Saturday into early Sunday, which will leave snow and ice-covered roads, widespread travel disruptions, and protracted power outages.

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Most snow in years, blizzard conditions possible in parts of Southeast from powerful bomb cyclone | CNN

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Snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast.

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sha'carri richardson was arrested in orange county Florida for dangerous excessive speeding. the Olympics gold medalists was pulled over on Thursday for going 104 mph. USA track and field did not immediately respond.

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Sha’Carri Richardson arrested on charge of driving over 100mph

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The 25-year-old Olympic gold medalist was charged with dangerous excessive speeding for allegedly driving at 104mph on a parkway in Florida

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The outline of a hand made with red pigment on the wall of a cave in Indonesia. The handprint is 67,800 years old, and it may be the world's oldest rock art, according to a new study.

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Faded hand shape in Indonesian cave may be world’s oldest rock art | CNN

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A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a lost continent known as Sahul that once linked Australia with southeast Asia.

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The Justice Department is releasing over 3 million pages of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation today, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirming the department has completed its review of the documents. Blanche stated that the White House had no oversight of the review process and emphasized "we did not protect President Trump," while noting that any member of Congress can view unredacted versions at the Department of Justice. CNN reporters are currently reviewing the documents and will share information as they learn more, and the new files include an age verification page. The coverage may contain graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence.

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Live updates: More Jeffrey Epstein files released by Justice Department | CNN Politics

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The Justice Department released more files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Follow for live updates.

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Space junk reentering Earth’s atmosphere is frequent and risky, and current tracking methods struggle to predict where debris will land. Researchers have proposed a new method that uses earthquake sensors to detect sonic booms from falling objects and reconstruct their paths.

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Sonic booms could be a new way to track falling space junk | CNN

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Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

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The US Senate on Friday was scrambling to find agreement on a government funding package as a partial shutdown loomed at midnight after the killings of two US citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis upended spending talks and gave Democrats rare leverage over Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

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US Senate scrambles to reach funding deal as partial shutdown deadline looms

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Killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good prompted Democrats to block passage of a measure funding DHS

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Republican leaders are still trying to settle disagreements within their party to prevent another government shutdown. Senator Lindsey Graham is pushing for a vote on his plan about sanctuary cities, which has caused some last-minute delays. Even if the Senate passes the plan, the House won’t return until Monday, so a brief shutdown seems likely.

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Senators look to resolve government funding holdup ahead of midnight deadline | CNN Politics

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GOP leaders are still working to resolve complaints in their own party – including last-minute demands from South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham – on a bipartisan funding plan that would stave off another prolonged government shutdown.

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The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday.” Blanche said. “And as they do every time there’s a tragic event like this, and the FBI, in their role which is a separate role from DHS, is also take looking into it and conducting investigation.”

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Live updates: DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Pretti's shooting death and anti-ICE protests spread nationwide | CNN

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White House border czar Tom Homan has ordered federal immigration authorities to work on a drawdown plan for law enforcement in Minnesota. Follow for live updates

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A massive snowstorm is headed to the Southeast this weekend, with blizzard conditions possible for millions. The storm begins Friday night, bringing snow to eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia, northern South Carolina, northeastern Georgia, and nearly all of North Carolina.

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A potential blizzard is headed to the Southeast this weekend, impacting the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.

The storm will begin Fridayevening with snow over Appalachia, along the Tennessee/North Carolina border and western Virginia.

On Saturday, the snow is forecast to spread east into eastern Georgia and much of South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia.

The storm could bring powerful winds, which may lead to blizzard conditions. Visibility could be reduced to less than a quarter-mile.

While it is still too early to predict exact snow totals, it appears that much of northern South Carolina, nearly all of North Carolina and southern Virginia will get 3 to 8 inches of snow between Friday night and Sunday morning. Some areas could even near 1 foot of snow, especially along the North Carolina coast where the heavy snow may last longer.

Along with a full moon causing naturally higher tides, large waves produced by the storm may lead to destructive beach erosion and coastal flooding, with 2 to 4 feet water inundation possible from the South Carolina coast to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the coasts of Virginia and Maryland.

The Northeast coast may escape this storm mostly unscathed.

Those along the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, D.C. to New York City should see little to no snow accumulation, but they will see gusty winds up to 40 mph on Sunday morning.

A few inches of snow is possible on the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, as well as New York's Long Island and Massachusetts' Cape Cod.

But if the storm moves slightly west, 3 to 6 inches of snow and blizzard conditions could strike the I-95 corridor from Connecticut to Boston to Maine.

Meanwhile, the deep freeze is ongoing.

On Friday, the the wind chill -- what temperature it feels like -- is forecast to hit minus 13 degrees in Minneapolis. On Saturday, the wind chill is forecast to drop to 2 degrees in Atlanta and minus 1 in New York City.

That cold is also spreading south to Florida.Record lows are possible across the Sunshine State on Sunday, including 20 degrees in Tallahassee, 23 degrees in Jacksonville and 25 in Orlando.

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Potential blizzard headed to Southeast this weekend: Latest forecast

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A potential blizzard is headed to the Southeast this weekend, impacting the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.

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Maher Tarabishi’s family had hoped he could be present to say his final goodbyes to his son, Wael.

Maher, Wael’s primary caretaker, has been in federal detainment since October, separating him from his son as he battled severe health complications from a serious and rare inherited disorder.

But despite the family’s public pleas for Maher’s temporary release, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials denied their request, his attorney said.

Now the family is preparing to bury 30-year-old Wael without Maher. The son spent his life suffering from Pompe disease, which leads to severe muscle weakness and heart problems. he sadly passed away.

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A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son's sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him | CNN

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Wael Tarabishi's family had hoped his father and primary caretaker could be present as they say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old at his funeral on Thursday.

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Student organizers called for walkouts and protests across the United States on Friday to demand that federal immigration agents withdraw from Minnesota, where the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens have sparked public outrage.

The planned national day of protest, which saw students and teachers walking out of schools from Arizona to Georgia, came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration on the future of Operation Metro Surge, which has sent some 3,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis area in an immigration crackdown.

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Nationwide protests begin over ICE in Minneapolis amid mixed messages from Trump

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Student organizers called for walkouts and protests across the United States to demand that federal immigration agents withdraw from Minnesota.

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As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown expands across major U.S. cities, trial judges trying to restrain federal agents have been repeatedly overruled—often by higher courts with Trump-appointed judges.

Recent Supreme Court and appeals court decisions have reversed early wins by opponents of the administration’s immigration drives in California, Chicago, and Minnesota.

On Monday, a federal appeals panel halted a Minneapolis judge’s order restricting how agents respond to peaceful protests against Operation Metro Surge. The controversial operation has sparked fierce opposition in the Twin Cities and led to two fatal shootings by federal officers.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called Judge Katherine Menendez’s injunction overly broad and vague. Judges David Stras, appointed by Trump, and Bobby Shepherd, appointed by George W. Bush, voted to suspend her ruling.

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Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue | CNN Politics

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As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has whisked through major US cities, trial-level judges attempting to restrain the frenzied actions of federal agents have been repeatedly slapped down by higher courts – sometimes with the help of judges the president put on the bench in his first term.

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In the chaotic moments leading up to Alex Pretti’s death on Saturday, the aggressive actions of two federal agents transformed the encounter into a deadly shooting, a CNN analysis of video has found.

While other agents helped restrain Pretti on a Minneapolis street and seized a handgun from his waistband, video shows these agents significantly escalated the confrontation — first by pepper spraying and striking Pretti repeatedly in the face and on the head, and then by drawing their weapons and firing at him, even after he was on the ground, unarmed.

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How two federal agents escalated an encounter with Alex Pretti into a deadly shooting | CNN

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The aggressive actions of two federal agents transformed the encounter into a deadly shooting, a CNN analysis of video has found.

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A powerful winter storm called a bomb cyclone is expected to hit the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding. Areas in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia could see significant snow, with some places getting 5 to 10 inches, which is rare for this region. Near the coast, wind gusts could reach hurricane strength, creating blizzard-like conditions and very dangerous travel, especially in North Carolina’s Outer Banks and parts of Virginia. The storm may also cause coastal flooding and beach erosion, and New England could be affected if the storm moves closer to shore.

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Most snow in years, blizzard conditions possible in parts of Southeast from powerful bomb cyclone | CNN

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Snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast.

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Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian-born comedy legend and star of “Home Alone,” has died at age 71, as confirmed by her manager; the cause of death has not yet been made public.

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Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star, dead at 71 | CNN

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Catherine O’Hara, who starred in legendary films “Beetlejuice” and “Home Alone” before taking a star turn as Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek,” has died. She was 71.

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Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for 10 billion dollars over tax returns. He is accusing the agency of an unauthorized leak of his tax returns during hi first term.

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Trump sues IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak | CNN

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President Donald Trump is suing the US Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, accusing the agency of an unauthorized leak of his tax returns during his first term. The suit was filed on Thursday in federal court in Florida. Trump, who filed the suit alongside his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is suing the IRS and Treasury personally, not in his official capacity as president.

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The Justice Department on Friday released three million more pages of documents from its Jeffrey Epstein files, and thousands of videos and images, as the Trump administration fought to bring an end to the accusations and speculation swirling around the case. The documents posted online are the largest batch of Epstein files released by the department to date, and arrived weeks after a Dec. 19 deadline imposed by Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release also included 2,000 videos and some 180,000 images.

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Live updates: More Jeffrey Epstein files released by Justice Department | CNN Politics

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The Justice Department released more files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Follow for live updates.

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3 million new Jeffrey Epstein files are going to be released. This includes over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The US Attorney General, Todd Blanche, claimed that the new files will have extensive redactions. Trump promised to release the files in 2024, but is now extremely downplaying said files. This causes alarm, considering the immense amount of redactions and yet-to-be-released files.

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US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files

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Batch will include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche says

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As President Trump's immigration policies face legal challenges, higher courts have frequently overturned lower court decisions that aimed to restrain federal agents' actions. Recent rulings from the Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, including an indefinite pause on a Minneapolis judge's injunction restricting agent response to protests, have favored the administration. Trump's appointees have played a significant role in these decisions, leading to assertions from Trump and his supporters that lower court judges are overstepping their authority in immigration matters.

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Trump-appointed judges are letting his immigration enforcement blitz continue | CNN Politics

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As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has whisked through major US cities, trial-level judges attempting to restrain the frenzied actions of federal agents have been repeatedly slapped down by higher courts – sometimes with the help of judges the president put on the bench in his first term.

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More and more Epstein files are being released as of today. The General attorney argued that any congressional member could’ve viewed the unreacted files. The Justice Department is releasing more than 3 million pages of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein today, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying the department has now completed its review of the Epstein files.

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Live updates: More Jeffrey Epstein files released by Justice Department | CNN Politics

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The Justice Department released more files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Follow for live updates.