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Wealthy and well-connected money manager Jeffrey Epstein was able to avoid prison time in 2008 despite allegations that he abused dozens of underage girls, the Miami Herald reported in November. Now senators on both sides of the aisle are calling…
Special counsel Robert Mueller has been chosen as Time magazine’s third-place runner-up for 2018 Person of the Year — a recognition of the significance of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump…
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers presented the Trump administration’s proposal to undo a major Obama-era environmental regulation, the Clean Water Rule. The rule defined the “Waters of the United States,” a.k.a. WOTUS.…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also reported real earnings in Britain to be growing at their fastest rate since late 2016. UK employment returned to a record high in October despite protracted uncertainty brought about Brexit, ONS data revealed on Tuesday. Researchers found around 32.5…
A Canadian judge has granted bail for Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese national who is the chief financial officer of Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer. The judge set Meng’s bail at $10 million, CBC Vancouver reporter Jason Proctor reported…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the “full extent” of so-called Russian meddling activity that took place on the platform during all of 2016 was $4,700 spent on some digital advertisements. “Does Google now know the full extent to which its…
