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Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Miami Herald has joined an effort by The New York Times asking a judge to unseal financial records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate in the U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Musk vs. Modi: Inside the battle over India’s internet censorship

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — In January, an old post on Elon Musk's social media platform, X, became a concern for police in the Indian city of Satara. Written in 2023,…

John McCarthy August 6, 2025

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Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University -…

John McCarthy July 14, 2025

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Influencer ‘Nurse Hailey’ dies during C-section … infant son survives

Hailey Okula -- a social media influencer better known as Nurse Hailey -- has died ... her husband revealed in a heartbreaking social media post this week. Matt Okula -- Hailey's husband…

John McCarthy April 3, 2025

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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’

The billionaire owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, narrowed the topics covered by its opinion section Wednesday to defending personal liberties and the free market, a pivot away from its traditional…

John McCarthy February 26, 2025

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The U.S. is now the Enemy of the West

The Republican Party has gone from 'Neo-Cons' to just plain 'cons' With a focus on Ukraine, NATO’s future, and the growing uncertainties surrounding American foreign policy, Wolf outlines a stark…

John McCarthy February 26, 2025

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Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ after a decade

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News”…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

NEW YORK — First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone…

John McCarthy February 2, 2025

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Prince Charles Guest Edits Black British Newspaper

LONDON — Britain's Prince Charles has guest edited an edition of the country's only Black newspaper to mark its 40th anniversary, honoring the contributions of African-Caribbean communities to the arts…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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From Undocumented To Entrepreneur – A Caribbean Immigrant Story

NEW YORK — “Undocumented immigrants” or “illegal aliens” are most often stereotyped as migrants who come over the border to take “away jobs from Americans.” Listen to Fox News or…

John McCarthy May 25, 2022