29 h. ago Donald Trump accused of trying to silence Epstein victims with jet flyover

Women who survived abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein gathered at the Capitol in Washington DC to urge transparency - only for the president to call the case files a “hoax”

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45 h. ago Court ruling blocking Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act hailed a ‘victory’

Fifth circuit says Alien Enemies Act can not justify removal of Venezuelans accused of gang ties in peacetimeA court ruling that blocked Donald Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang has been hailed as “a victory for the rule of law”.In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the fifth US circuit court of appeals issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration using the 1798 law to justify rapid deportations. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Epstein victim who helped put him behind bars breaks her silence

‘There were many people that knew what he was doing that were involved in the sex trafficking ring,’ Lisa Phillips, an Epstein survivor, said

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50 h. ago Epstein files live updates: Victims set to break silence as pressure mounts for transparency from Trump admin

Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., following the release of 33,000 files on the disgraced financier

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2 w. ago The truth about Trump's secret ailment... which critics say he's using bizarre White House PROPS to hide

Trump is taking extreme steps to try and hide his unsightly issue, critics have claimed.

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2 w. ago Court throws out $500m civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump

Trump was sued by New York over inflated financial statements used for favorable terms from lenders and insurersAn appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump, ruling on Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth.The decision came seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level appellate division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump more than $515m and rock his real estate empire, was “excessive”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Satire at its finest: South Park takes on Trump’s martial takeover, AI and tech bros

No show has ever worked harder to have its finger on the nation’s pulse than Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s long-running comedy – and it really showsEarly on in its 27th season, South Park has garnered more controversy than it has in years (possibly ever), along with some of its highest ratings.Last week’s episode took aim at the Trump administration’s brutal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids, poked fun at secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s penchant for puppy murder and cosmetic surgery (Noem has since climbed atop her moral high horse and accused the show of sexism), and of course, Donald Trump himself. Along with Trump’s martial takeover of Washington DC, this week’s instalment, titled Sickofancy, takes aim at artificial intelligence (specifically ChatGPT) and the larger tech-bro industry. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded researchThe latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents. Continue reading...

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