2 h. ago Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education

Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse networkA New York City artist who said Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that Epstein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her in their sexual abuse network.Rina Oh was a 21-year-old art student when she was introduced to Epstein in 2000 by Lisa Phillips, a model and Epstein survivor who has since emerged as a powerful voice in the survivors’ network pressuring for full accountability in the long-running money, sex and power scandal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional worldThe UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that their graduates were certain to get good jobs are over, in an era where nearly half the population enters higher education. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eight Epstein survivors call for Trump to be impeached over handling of file release

After reading heavily-redacted documents which appear to break the law, the survivors of the convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, are demanding accountability from the president

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3 w. ago Epstein survivors blast ‘unacceptable’ partial release of files as Congress members weigh legal options over DOJ’s missed deadline

Lawmakers are drafting a resolution to find Attorney General Pam Bondi in inherent contempt for her handling of the Epstein files

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Trump says pictures of innocent people could ‘ruin’ reputations as DOJ slammed over limited release

Survivors of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse called the DOJ’s handling of its files on him ‘alarming’

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3 w. ago Epstein files live updates: Congress members and survivors ‘frustrated’ over DOJ releasing only a portion of files by deadline

More files were supposedly set to be released by Monday afternoon, but the Department of Justice has yet to reveal anything new

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3 w. ago Epstein survivors call out Trump’s justice department for ‘extreme redactions’ in latest file release – live

The statement says the release was ‘a fraction of the files, and what we received was riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation’Schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files releaseCNN reports that some CBS staffers are “threatening to quit” over the controversial cancellation of a 60 Minutes investigation into the brutal CECOT prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants.Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’s decision to pull the story – taken last night three hours before broadcast - has been blasted by members of Congress and the veteran correspondent involved, Sharyn Alfonsi, who had interviewed people deported by the Trump administration to the notorious mega-prison about the “brutal and torturous conditions” they faced. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein files live: Survivors in ‘shock’ over DOJ redactions as lawmakers vow to hold Bondi in contempt

Democrats claim DOJ have deleted photo appearing to feature Trump with a group of women from Epstein files

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4 w. ago Epstein files live: Survivors express outrage over redacted files after Trump officials accused of cover

Democrats accused the DOJ of deleting the previously available photograph that appeared to be Trump with a group of women

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4 w. ago Epstein survivor finally learns from files what happened to 1996 child porn complaint she made to FBI

Epstein threatened to burn woman’s house down if she told anyone about him, the documents claim

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4 w. ago ‘Stop redacting names’ says Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda after release of files

Jeffrey Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda has spoken out after thousands of documents released from the Jeffrey Epstein case were heavily redacted.

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4 w. ago Epstein survivors outraged over files release to ‘protect people in power’ as 1996 FBI complaint emerges

‘There's been a lot of effort, money & time put into redactions. Not to protect victims, but to protect people in power,’ one survivor said

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4 w. ago Epstein survivors express disappointment over heavy redactions in document dump as more files still to be released

‘There's been a lot of effort, money & time put into redactions. Not to protect victims, but to protect people in power,’ one survivor said

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4 w. ago Survivors of Epstein’s abuse condemn justice department for only partly releasing files

Lawyers for victims say they have been ‘repeatedly denied justice’ while deputy attorney general says more files will be releasedAnalysis: Trump over-promises and under-deliversRepresentatives for victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein condemned the US Department of Justice on Friday for only partially releasing investigative documents while at least one survivor said she felt “redeemed” by the documents.The documents were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the disclosures by 19 December. The law allows for records to be withheld if they threaten current investigations, disrupt national security or identify Epstein’s victims. Continue reading...

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