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Sat Dec 13 2025
New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others.
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Fri Dec 12 2025
Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI, Licenses Characters for AI Videos
Disney announced Thursday a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI and a three-year licensing agreement making it the first major content partner for Sora, OpenAI's AI video generation platform.
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Thu Dec 11 2025
Trump administration seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, US officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The move comes amid a massive U.S. military build-up in the region, including an aircraft carrier, fighter jets and tens of thousands of troops.
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Wed Dec 10 2025
Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Tue Dec 09 2025
Paramount Makes $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner After Losing Bidding War to Netflix
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery, throwing a wrench into the deal with Netflix in a last-ditch effort to create a media powerhouse that would challenge the dominance of the streaming giant.
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Mon Dec 08 2025
Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, saying President Donald Trump has the power to take military action “as he sees fit” to defend the nation.
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Sun Dec 07 2025
Epstein, Florida Judge Orders the Publication of the First Investigations
Federal Judge Rodney Smith ordered the disclosure of all documents of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein in 2005 and 2007. The same request was rejected earlier this year.
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Sat Dec 06 2025
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
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Fri Dec 05 2025
Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect arrested, faces explosives charges, Trump DOJ says
The FBI on Thursday morning arrested a suspect accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic party headquarters in Washington, D.C., prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, the Trump administration said.
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Thu Dec 04 2025
Trump says he is pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat facing bribery charges
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was granting a "full and unconditional pardon" to Democratic House Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, and his wife Imelda, who were charged with bribery.
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