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Deputy US attorney general says the government cannot ‘just create evidence’ but victims’ attorney accuses government of hiding perpetrators while exposing survivors. Plus, the Mormon women who fought a Republican-led redistricting initiative in Utah – and wonGood morning.The deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, told ABC News yesterday that prosecutors’ review of the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case “is over”, and in a separate interview to CNN said “victims want […]

Businessman, who says he is a ‘big, bullish believer’, would combine Scunthorpe steelworks with Italian plantBusiness news – latest updatesBritish investor Michael Flacks is reportedly “very” interested in buying British Steel and combining it with another plant in Italy, in a deal that would create one of Europe’s largest metals groups.The businessman’s Miami-based investment group, Flacks Group, specialises in buying distressed companies and is working with bankers to prepare a […]

Report from the FT says confidential document outlining plans in the wake of the financial crash were released as part of Epstein filesPeter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”, the Financial Times is reporting.In his story, Jim Pickard says:The memo, dubbed “Business Issues”, was written on June 13 2009 […]

Marius Borg Høiby arrested on suspicion of assault, making threats with knife and violating restraining order, police sayThe son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg Høiby, has been arrested on new charges just days before the start of his rape trial.The Oslo police district said Høiby had been arrested on Sunday evening on suspicion of assault, making threats with a knife and violating a restraining order. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full […]

Rightwing populist elected by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine tradeRightwing populist Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidential election by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.Fernández’s nearest rival, centre-right economist Álvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results showed the ruling party far exceeding the threshold of 40% needed to avoid a runoff. Continue reading...Source: […]

Iran examines regional proposals to ease tensions with the US as it expects a framework for talks in the coming days.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article