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House panel to make Epstein files public after redactions to protect victim identities

House panel to make Epstein files public after redactions to protect victim identities

Facebook Tweet Email Link The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform intends to make public some files it subpoenaed related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, though it will first redact them to shield victims’ IDs and other sensitive matters, a committee spokesperson said Tuesday. The panel is expected to start receiving materials from the Justice Department on Friday, though …

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20 states and D.C. sue Trump administration for tying billions in crime victim grants to immigration enforcement

20 states and D.C. sue Trump administration for tying billions in crime victim grants to immigration enforcement

Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration enforcement rule to federal grants that assist victims of crime — arguing it’s part of the Trump administration’s crackdown against “sanctuary states.”  The lawsuit focuses on the Office for Victims of Crime, a 42-year-old division of the Justice Department that hands out …

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Cross County Parkway homicide victim was social influencer pal of Tekashi6ix9ine

Cross County Parkway homicide victim was social influencer pal of Tekashi6ix9ine

A social media influencer close to the rapper Tekashi6ix9ine was the woman found dead in her car over the weekend on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon, and police said she was the victim of a homicide, shot multiple times. Westchester County police on Monday, Aug. 18, identified the woman as 33-year-old Ariela Mejia-Polanco, but she went by Ariela …

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20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions …

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Victim of Pennsylvania steel factory explosion is identified

Victim of Pennsylvania steel factory explosion is identified

One of the two people killed in the Pennsylvania steel factory explosion on Monday has been identified as a father who came from a steel mill working family. Timothy Quinn, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene of the blast at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. The second person killed …

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Shocking Twist In Violent Disney World Incident As Victim Is Revealed To Be Attacker’s Mother

Shocking Twist In Violent Disney World Incident As Victim Is Revealed To Be Attacker’s Mother

Months after a violent incident scared visitors at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, new details have emerged revealing the identity of the victim. On October 19, 2024, 22-year-old Matthew Edward Cameron from Burlington, Massachusetts, was arrested on domestic battery charges after physically assaulting a woman near the park’s iconic baseball-themed hot dog stand, Casey’s Corner.  Highlights 22YO Matthew Edward Cameron assaulted …

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Jim Acosta Interviews AI Parkland Shooting Victim

Jim Acosta Interviews AI Parkland Shooting Victim

Jim Acosta, the former CNN chief White House correspondent who now hosts an independent show on YouTube, has published an interview with an AI-generated avatar of Joaquin Oliver, who died at age 17 in the Parkland school shooting in 2018. The interactive AI was created by Oliver’s parents, who granted Acosta the first “interview” with the recreated version of their …

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