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Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors — Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and will appear in New York court on Monday to be charged with sex trafficking, according to multiple law enforcement sources. — Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested …
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges — More than a decade after receiving one of the most lenient sentences for a serial sex offender in U.S history, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested outside of New York, sources confirmed to the Miami Herald Saturday night.
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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged — Mr. Epstein, a financier, was charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking in New York. — He avoided federal criminal charges a decade ago in a plea deal after he was accused of paying dozens of underage girls for sexual massages.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking bust: Convicted pedophile arrested on the tarmac after he jets …
Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking bust: Convicted pedophile arrested on the tarmac after he jets …
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Washington Post:
Jeffrey Epstein taken into custody in New York on new charges related to sex crimes involving minors
Jeffrey Epstein taken into custody in New York on new charges related to sex crimes involving minors
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Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
Trump's longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking minors in Florida, New York
Trump's longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking minors in Florida, New York
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Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Justin Amash on what his GOP colleagues say behind closed doors — (CNN)Newly independent Rep. Justin Amash, the only congressional Republican to have publicly argued that President Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct, told CNN that high-level party officials have thanked …
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Justin Amash: GOP was broken even before Trump's presidency — Rep. Justin Amash, just days after he announced his departure from the Republican Party, said Sunday he would have left even if Donald Trump weren't the president but insisted that this term in Congress was what “really broke it for me.”
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Amash doesn't rule out 2020 bid, potentially complicating Trump's path to reelection
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
Amash: ‘High-level’ Republicans privately thanked me for supporting Trump impeachment
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Daily Mail:
Britain's man in the US says Trump is ‘inept’: Leaked secret cables from ambassador say the President is ‘uniquely dysfunctional and his career could end in disgrace’ — Britain's Ambassador to Washington has described Donald Trump as ‘inept’, ‘insecure’ and ‘incompetent’ in a series of explosive memos to Downing Street.
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Jack Maidment / Daily Mail:
‘Totally unsuitable - the sooner he is gone the better’: Farage leads calls for Britain's man …
Linda Givetash / NBC News:
U.K.'s top diplomat in U.S. reportedly blasts Trump in leaked memos
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’
In Leak, U.K. Ambassador Calls Trump Administration ‘Inept’ and ‘Clumsy’
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it's With Her Own Party's Future — They call themselves the “Squad.” From climate change to student debt to migrants in detention, progressive House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley have been energetic …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Tensions flare over Pelosi's comments about four House Democratic women and border bill — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) faced sharp criticism Sunday from some liberal lawmakers and activists over her latest comments about a group of House Democratic women who opposed …
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Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Wins Record Fourth World Cup Title — The United States women's soccer team claimed its fourth Women's World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions. — “It's surreal,” said United States forward Megan Rapinoe …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump reaches career-high approval, yet faces a range of reelection risks: Poll — Bolstered by a strong economy, Donald Trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and runs competitively for reelection against four of five possible Democratic contenders.
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Quinn Owen / ABC News:
Acting DHS secretary doesn't accept report on conditions at Border Patrol stations — Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said he did not accept reports of unsanitary conditions and limited food and water at U.S. Border Patrol stations, calling the situation at the border …
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Jeffrey Cook / ABC News:
Michelle Obama won't comment on Biden apology, holds off on endorsement at Essence Festival — Six Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at the Essence Festival on Saturday, but it was a former inhabitant of the White House who got a rock star's welcome — regardless of her tendency …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Artist Who Created ‘Blatantly Anti-Semitic Cartoon’ Invited By Trump To White House — The Anti-Defamation League slammed Ben Garrison's “Jewish conspiracy” cartoon, which was created for Pizzagate promoter Mike Cernovich. — An artist blasted by the Anti-Defamation League for creating a …
New York Times:
Warren and Harris Rise in Democratic Primary, Challenging Male Front-Runners — LAS VEGAS — When Beth Krerowicz began reviewing the platoon of Democratic presidential candidates, her first instinct was to back Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom she saw as the strongest opponent to President Trump.
Ed Henry / Fox News:
I'm becoming a liver donor for the sister I love, so she can live a long and healthy life — Editor's Note: Interested in becoming an organ donor while you are alive or after death? You can learn more and sign up at the U.S. government website organdonor.gov.
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New York Times:
Iran Announces New Breach of Nuclear Deal Limits and Threatens Further Violations — Iran said on Sunday that within hours it would breach the limits on uranium enrichment set four years ago in an accord with the United States and other international powers that was designed to keep Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘Evita’ in new book American Carnage — Donald Trump has compared Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Eva Perón, saying that though he first saw the New York congresswoman “ranting and raving like a lunatic on a street corner” and thinks “she knows nothing”, she has “a certain talent”.
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