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FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.

But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein sexually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men, an Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.

h/t patthedog

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Heavily-armed robbers block Italian highway and blow up armoured van before firefight with police and car chase

Heavily-armed robbers posing as police blocked an Italian highway and blew up an armoured van during a brazen raid in southern Italy, before exchanging gunfire with police.

The attack unfolded on State Road 613 in the Puglia region, where masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles shut down the road in front of shocked motorists.

The gang blocked the road by setting a truck on fire, while using vehicles with flashing lights to impersonate police and move in on the armoured van.

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Team Canada’s Olympics look sparks strong reaction online

Team Canada’s look at the opening ceremonies of the Milano-Cortina Olympics is sparking a strong reaction online—with one TikToker’s bewildered take racking up nearly one million views over the weekend.

As has been the case since 2021, this year’s Team Canada’s kits were designed by Vancouver-based Lululemon.

A memorably stupid statement.

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Ghislaine Maxwell set to take the Fifth before House Oversight Committee during Epstein questioning

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell will exercise her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination later Monday when she appears virtually before the House Oversight Committee to be questioned about her links with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell, 64, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in December 2021 of sex trafficking, conspiracy and other charges in connection with her role as the perverted financier’s madam.

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‘Get their act together’: Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage

Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to “get their act together.”

Since his 2025 inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened several countries, including Canada, with annexation and tariffs on goods, creating an ongoing trade war.

Freeland, fresh off her January resignation as a member of Parliament, appeared Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Freeland resigned after being appointed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an adviser on economic development for Ukraine.

Did she ever work for Canada?

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Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have discussed the possibility of an early federal election in casual conversations about the importance of a majority mandate to deal with uncertain economic times, according to three sources.

The sources said the Progressive Conservative Premier, who has forged a close relationship with the Liberal Leader, offered his opinion that the country needs economic stability.

Hmmmm …

h/t Mauser

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Andrew shared confidential information with Epstein as trade envoy, files suggest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have knowingly shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein from his official work as trade envoy in 2010 and 2011, according to material in the latest release of files in the US seen by the BBC.

Emails from the recently-released batch of Epstein files show the former prince passing on reports of visits to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam and confidential details of investment opportunities.

Under official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive, commercial, or political information about their official visits.

Charles will have no choice but to behead him soon.

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