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California fire investigators appear to be investigating what role, if any, a prestigious Napa Valley winery played in the start of the almost 7,000-acre Pickett fire, which is still threatening hundreds of buildings and dozens of wineries. A spokesperson for Hundred Acre, a popular Calistoga-based winery, confirmed Friday that company representatives had recently spoken with fire investigators who are trying …

Europe’s most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). The European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in April 2023. The probe is bound for the Jupiter system, where it will …

Lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith on Monday defended him in the face of an ethics probe into his actions investigating President Trump before the 2024 election, referring to the basis of the investigation as “imaginary and unfounded.” Earlier this month, the Office of the Special Counsel — which is not affiliated with Smith’s former position — launched a …

UnitedHealth Ongoing Criminal Probe Is Broader Than Medicare  Bloomberg.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Former Labor secretary will be interviewed in House Epstein probe  Politico House Oversight subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein’s estate  Axios Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say  The New York Times House Oversight Committee Democrats say most Epstein files turned over by DOJ were already public  WTOP Epstein files released to Congress are mostly ‘recycled’ documents, Democrat says  CNBC Source link

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of engine failure involving more than 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles, according to documents recently posted on the regulator’s website. The engine failures were initially investigated under a previous NHTSA recall in November 2023, after the Office of Defects Investigation received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing problems that were …

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal asteroid, has delivered a stunning perspective of our home planet from deep space. Psyche launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in October 2023 with the objective of visiting the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, which is believed to be the exposed core of a demolished planetesimal, or tiny …

Trump allies expand political enemies probe despite pledges: “no politicization”  Axios Trump team keeps giving away the game on its retribution crusade  CNN Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it  Los Angeles Times The Retribution Phase of Trump’s Presidency Has Begun  The New Yorker Opinion | Trump Gets His Revenge on John Bolton. Who’s Next?  The New York Times Source …

Malik Beasley is in the clear.  ESPN reported on Friday that the NBA veteran “is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation,” according to his attorneys, Steve Haney and Mike Schachter. The pair reportedly had “extensive conversations” with investigators and “received determination” that Beasley was no longer a target in the federal probe. “Months after this investigation commenced, Malik …

Trump Announces Probe Into Furniture Imports, Setting Up Tariffs  Bloomberg Higher tariffs on furniture to be announced within next 50 days, Trump says  CNN Trump threatens heavy furniture tariffs in coming months  Axios Trump says US will impose tariffs on all foreign furniture  The Hill Trump says furniture tariffs are coming later this year  CNBC Source link