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Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who's who of powerful men are named in Epstein files — From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and British royalty, a who's who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released Friday by the Justice Department …
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Associated Press:
In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation — Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida, and on how much investigators knew …
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
They Said They Weren't Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise.
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
Epstein files latest: photos appear to show former prince Andrew crouching over female
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Newly disclosed Epstein documents offer more detail about his interaction with the rich and famous
Live updates: Newly disclosed Epstein documents offer more detail about his interaction with the rich and famous
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Karla Adam / Washington Post:
Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew crouched over female on floor
Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew crouched over female on floor
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Daily Mail, Metro.co.uk, Vanity Fair, The Independent and New York Times
New York Times:
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers — Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage — The treatment of Liam Conejo Ramos, pictured wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack while in the custody of immigration agents, drew outrage across the country. — A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release …
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Associated Press:
Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown — A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota … The Trump administration's mass deportation push has led to a long string of judicial rebukes around the country, particularly as immigration authorities have sought to arrest large numbers of people while their deportation proceedings are playing out.
Wall Street Journal:
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company — $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips — Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration last year, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:
Trump's Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
Associated Press:
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital — Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings — Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists. — MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan's parents didn't want her to become an ICE watcher.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
‘A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed’: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis
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Austin Campbell / The Intercept:
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti's Killing
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MPR News:
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident — {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon …
Washington Post:
Judge denies Minnesota's request for immediate end to immigration crackdown — Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state. — A judge on Saturday declined to order the Trump administration to immediately scale back its immigration enforcement surge …
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Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds — A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds. — Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied …
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Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Won't Stop Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge in Minnesota
Judge Won't Stop Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge in Minnesota
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk — In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents. — In the predawn darkness …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
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Stacy Robinson / The Epoch Times:
Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit — A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager. … WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported …
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Wesley J. Smith / National Review:
‘Detransitioner’ Wins $2 Million Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit
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‘This Is a New Dimension’ … On Friday morning, hours after Don Lemon was apprehended in a Beverly Hills hotel lobby by a team of federal officers, two dozen agents arrived at the Minnesota home of independent journalist Georgia Fort, with a warrant for her arrest.
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Zeteo:
Trump's Plot to Rig the Midterms Has Kicked Off in Georgia — Donald Trump's administration raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. It's a preview of how he could try to interfere in the midterm elections. — ∙ Paid — Donald Trump's administration escalated …
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Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal — Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors — Less than two weeks before Jeffrey Epstein's death in jail …
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Washington Post:
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial — The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site. — The White House stands about 70 feet tall.
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Fox News, The Guardian, RedState, The Independent, Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse
Wired:
How to Film ICE — Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn't guaranteed. Here's how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. — In January 2026, two Americans were killed in the act of watching Immigration …

