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A new lawsuit targeting the estate of Jeffrey Epstein names two women as co-conspirators in the sexual abuse allegedly experienced by the plaintiff when she was 14 years old.  The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by “Jane Doe,” seeks to hold the estate liable for Epstein’s actions, including sexual battery and sexual assault. Attorneys Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn are identified in the lawsuit as executors of Epstein’s estate. The lawsuit…

If a US recession comes, it will be ‘shallow,’ says Barings chief U.S. consumers and growth in sectors such as technology have offset declines in other American industries, says Tom Finke, chairman and CEO of investment management firm… US Economyread more

Iran’s supreme leader personally approved devastating airstrikes on Saudi oil facilities – but insisted that Iran be able to plausibly deny the attacks, according to a new report Wednesday evening. The alleged sign-off by Ayatollah Ali Khameni was revealed by a US official, CBS News said. The US has damning evidence of Iran’s involvement in the form of secret satellite photos that show its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to…

Iran’s supreme leader personally approved devastating airstrikes on Saudi oil facilities – but insisted that Iran be able to plausibly deny the attacks, according to a new report Wednesday evening. The alleged sign-off by Ayatollah Ali Khameni was revealed by a US official, CBS News said. The US has damning evidence of Iran’s involvement in the form of secret satellite photos that show its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to…

Iran’s supreme leader personally approved devastating airstrikes on Saudi oil facilities – but insisted that Iran be able to plausibly deny the attacks, according to a new report Wednesday evening. The alleged sign-off by Ayatollah Ali Khameni was revealed by a US official, CBS News said. The US has damning evidence of Iran’s involvement in the form of secret satellite photos that show its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to…

“Donald Trump is a slumlord who has spent his presidency pushing people into homelessness by taking away health care, food assistance and affordable housing funds,” Scott Wiener, a Democratic state senator from San Francisco, said on Tuesday as the president arrived in the state for a series of fund-raisers and a trip to the border. “He has no credibility on housing and homelessness.” In fact, Mr. Trump has repeatedly indicated…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military spent almost $200,000 at Trump Turnberry between 2017 to 2019, according to documents that the Pentagon sent to Congress. In a letter dated Sept. 12 to the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating military spending at Turnberry, the Pentagon acknowledged it had spent just over $184,000 at the president’s Scottish resort. That sum included $124,579 in lodging and $59,730 in unidentified additional expenditures between August…

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton slammed President Trump in front of a private audience, roughly eight days since being ousted from the White House. Appearing in New York City at a conservative think tank lunch event on Wednesday, Bolton took shots at his former boss’s foreign policy decisions. He said Trump’s invitation to Taliban leaders to meet at Camp David days before before the 18th anniversary of…

A peppering of tropical systems dots the globe. (NOAA/NHC/RAMMB) Matthew Cappucci September 18 at 1:00 PM Even for the peak of hurricane season, this is a little extreme. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring six named storms and five areas to watch from Hawaii across the Americas and throughout the Atlantic. In a full-fledged tropical frenzy, the atmosphere has been spinning up systems like a factory, the barrage an ominous…

Image copyright Time Magazine Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore “brownface” at a private school gala nearly two decades ago, a photo obtained by Time Magazine shows. Addressing the image, Mr Trudeau said he “deeply regretted” his actions and “should have known better”. The 2001 yearbook picture shows Mr Trudeau with skin-darkening make-up on his face and hands at the West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. The prime minister is…

Image copyright Time Magazine Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore “brownface” at a private school gala nearly two decades ago, a photo obtained by Time Magazine shows. Addressing the image, Mr Trudeau said he “deeply regretted” his actions and “should have known better”. The 2001 yearbook picture shows Mr Trudeau with skin-darkening make-up on his face and hands at the West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. The prime minister is…

“Our message to those who claim to support states’ rights is, ‘Don’t trample on ours,’” said Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, at a Sacramento news conference about an hour after Mr. Trump’s tweets. “We cannot afford to backslide in our battle against climate change.” Mr. Trump’s supporters welcomed the move. “The California emissions regulations would impact Americans in other states who have no ability to vote those state…

But Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for Central Command, disputed that characterization, which was provided by senior Pentagon officials. “That is a wildly inaccurate representation of General McKenzie’s thoughts and counsel on both Iran and the National Defense Strategy,” he said, without elaborating. Mr. Trump will be assisted in making his decision by Mr. O’Brien, who will replace John R. Bolton as the national security adviser. Mr. Trump announced the…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military spent almost $200,000 at Trump Turnberry between 2017 to 2019, according to documents that the Pentagon sent to Congress. In a letter dated Sept. 12 to the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating military spending at Turnberry, the Pentagon acknowledged it had spent just over $184,000 at the president’s Scottish resort. That sum included $124,579 in lodging and $59,730 in unidentified additional expenditures between August…

Initially, Mr. Northam apologized for appearing in the yearbook photo, which shows a man in blackface makeup standing next to someone wearing a Klan robe and hood. But he later insisted that he was actually not either of the people in the picture. The photo of Mr. Trudeau quickly became the dominant topic on Canadian news websites. Many Canadians are of South Asian and Middle Eastern descent, and Mr. Trudeau…

Kareem Fahim Carol Morello John Wagner September 18 at 7:20 PM ISTANBUL — Tensions between the United States and Iran ratcheted up Wednesday as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried the weekend attacks on the Saudi oil industry as an “act of war” and President Trump ordered a substantial increase in sanctions against the government in Tehran. With the Trump administration linking the sanctions step to the airstrikes, Iran warned…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday barred California from setting its own vehicle emissions standards, kicking off a battle that is likely to last well beyond the 2020 presidential election. “The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far less expensive cars for the consumer, while at the same time making the cars substantially SAFER,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning, noting that the move will lead…

Sen. Lindsey Graham. | Alex Wong/Getty Images congress By BURGESS EVERETT 09/18/2019 04:08 PM EDT Sen. Lindsey Graham has become one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies since trashing his candidacy in 2016. But he’s sticking with his criticism of Trump’s approach on Iran. After Trump chastised him this week on Twitter and in comments to reporters for advocating a hardline approach and military strikes on Iran in retribution for…

The number of United States military flights stopping for refueling and crew rest at Glasgow Prestwick Airport has jumped since Mr. Trump became president, with the Pentagon spending nearly $17 million at the airport since January 2017 on refueling and other services. The Defense Department, in a letter signed by James N. Stewart, the assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs, said the shift to the Prestwick airport…