2 h. ago South Carolina's top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too

South Carolina's top attorneys say family leave after childbirth should include at least six weeks of paid leave for stillbirths

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2 h. ago Trump ally calls for 'discussion on prosecuting Prince Andrew' after tearful Epstein hearing

US representative for South Carolina's First congressional district, Nancy Mace, tweeted: 'Now seems like a good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew for any and all potential crimes on US soil.'

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2 h. ago Donald Trump ally says 'now a good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew' on US soil

Nancy Mace, the US Representative for South Carolina’s First Congressional District, was seen in tears exiting a closed-door briefing where victims of Jeffrey Epstein

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5 h. ago MTG warns Epstein clients she’ll ‘say every damn name’ on House floor as she tells sex abuse victims, ‘Give me a list’

MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined forces with Democrats to pressure the Trump administration to release the entirety of the Epstein files

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5 h. ago New Jeffrey Epstein victims break down in tears as they speak out for first time on horrific abuse and demand Trump release ALL files

Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse spoke about their experiences on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning in a push to release additional files on the serial child predator.

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6 h. ago Rand Paul called out after saying gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis was one of four top CDC officials who resigned last week, citing changes under RFK Jr.

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12 h. ago Gucci heiress's sex abuse case takes dramatic turn as mother is suddenly dropped from lawsuit

A shocking sex abuse case filed by a Gucci heiress took a dramatic turn on Tuesday.

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15 h. ago Gucci heiress' sex abuse case takes dramatic turn as mother is suddenly dropped from lawsuit

A shocking sex abuse case filed by a Gucci heiress took a dramatic turn on Tuesday.

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21 h. ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Former Conservative MP David Warburton found dead in Chelsea flat two years after ‘sex and drug abuse' scandal

The father-of-two former MP has died suddenly aged 59

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55 h. ago Trump casts doubt on his own COVID vaccines program after RFK Jr threatens restrictions

Trump wants drugmakers to ‘justify the success’ of Operation Warp Speed following wave of CDC resignations and warnings from public health officials

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56 h. ago 'Teacher of the year' gets shocking slap on the wrist sentence for abusing girl, 15, for years

Brandyn Hargrove, 43, was convicted Wednesday of 12 counts related to the relationship she had with a 15-year-old student nearly two decades ago.

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3 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein’s ties to Trump officials – why wasn’t she pressed for names?

Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remainingAs deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”.“Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed. Nothing hidden,” Blanche also said of his two-day sit down with Maxwell, who was convicted sex trafficking in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case

Parents, athletes raised red flags about GardnerChow, USA Gymnastics slow to act on complaintsSafeSport sanctioned coaches who failed to reportLong before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several directions – his former boss, his gymnasts and their parents.The former boss says she brought her concerns about Gardner’s “grooming” behavior to USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body. The parents and girls described telling coaches of inappropriate behavior at Gardner’s new job, an academy that produced Olympians and is owned by renowned coach Liang “Chow” Qiao. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on concerns about gymnastics coach before arrest in sex abuse case

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

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5 d. ago Girls, parents and gym owner reported concerns about gymnastics coach years before sex abuse case

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

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5 d. ago Former police officer who had sex with 'vulnerable' abuse victim is jailed

A former detective constable has been jailed for more than two years after 'exploiting' a woman whose case he had been working on.

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5 d. ago Pensioner accused of lacing summer camp boys' sweets with sedatives to face January trial on child cruelty charges

Jon Ruben, of Wayte Court in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, is charged with child cruelty offences relating to three boys but was not asked to enter any pleas this morning.

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6 d. ago North Carolina election official charged with child abuse after allegedly putting MDMA in granddaughters’ ice cream

James Yokeley has denied the allegations that he put drugs into his granddaughters’ ice cream

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6 d. ago CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr’s policies they warn will lead to deaths of children and vulnerable adults

‘America is going to be far less healthy, far less safe, and when the next global health emergency hits, we’ll knock on CDC’s door and no one will be there,’ warns one leading public health expert

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