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Watch as FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, New York police and local officers arrive at Jeffery Epstein’s infamous Virgin Islands hideaway, nicknamed “pedophile island,” on August 12, 2019.Video by Daniel A. Varela, Emily Michot and Todd Hech/Miami HeraldRead more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/stat…More from The Miami Herald:Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HJ3WDtTwitter: https://twitter.com/MiamiHeraldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/miamiherald/Website: https://www.miamiherald.com/Digital news subscription: http://bit.ly/2Ug7uD6

Updated 12:30 a.m. After six Philadelphia police officers were wounded in a seven-hour standoff and gun battle in North Philly on Wednesday evening, presidential candidates did what they do best: weighed in on Twitter. As the hostage situation continued to play out at 15th and Erie in the Nicetown neighborhood, at least 11 aspiring commanders-in-chief shared their thoughts, prayers and perspectives on policy. It’s the first time a major breaking…

Steve King should go back to where he came from. The Republican congressman from western Iowa would do the country a great service if he left Congress, since he apparently doesn’t know how to stop talking. Speaking on Wednesday about Alabama’s abortion ban, which makes no exceptions for rape and incest, King argued that rape and incest made the world what it is today. And … what, that’s somehow supposed…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption US President Donald Trump has suggested a “personal meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping over Hong Kong US President Donald Trump has suggested a “personal meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the political crisis engulfing Hong Kong. In a tweet Mr Trump said he had “ZERO doubt” that Mr Xi could “humanely solve the Hong Kong problem”. He also tied the protests to…

Carol D. Leonnig Aaron C. Davis August 14 at 11:20 PM An autopsy found that financier Jeffrey Epstein sustained multiple breaks in his neck bones, according to two people familiar with the findings, deepening the mystery about the circumstances around his death. Among the bones broken in Epstein’s neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple. Such breaks can occur in those who hang themselves,…

Antonio Basco cries beside a memorial near the scene of the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Basco, whose 63-year-old wife was among the victims, says he has no other family and welcomes anyone wanting to attend her funeral service. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP Antonio Basco cries beside a memorial near the scene of the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Basco, whose 63-year-old…

At least six police officers were shot in what police called an “active and ongoing” hourslong standoff in Philadelphia, authorities said. Two officers and three other people who had been trapped in the building with the shooter were freed after several hours, but the standoff continued into the night, police said. After three hours, Police Commissioner Richard Ross said the situation was “in no way resolved.” Police had initially responded…

If any of the nameless victims had been rich or famous themselves and able to hire an Alan Dershowitz or a Jay Lefkowitz, the result surely would have been different. A couple of years ago, Taylor Swift pursued, on principle, an assault case against a man who groped her at a meet-and-greet, and won a symbolic $1. But none of the Epstein’s victims were Taylor Swift, or anything like her….

Advertisement On Wednesday afternoon, a number of media trucks were parked across the street from the gravel driveway leading up to the estate where Maxwell was believed to be staying, and a number of locals came by to check things out after word spread that she might be there. “It’s disconcerting if they truly do live here,” said Lily Narusevicius, a doctor and Manchester-by-the-Sea resident. Todd J. Fitzgerald, the town’s…

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A cacophony of voices has emanated from the political class since the tragic shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Much of the noise comprises self-serving platitudes and finger-pointing that should be largely ignored. But this is still an opportunity for people of good faith to come together to craft solutions without political recriminations. We should not let the opportunity pass, even if we are criticized for trying. First,…

Guards at the jail where Jeffrey Epstein was held fell asleep and failed to check on him for about three hours when he is believed to have killed himself, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Several law enforcement and prison officials familiar with the matter confirmed reports that the two guards falsified records to cover up their mistake, according to the newspaper. Both guards were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, the same day the Justice…

If only Steve King would keep his mouth shut. The Iowa Republican, whose dishonesty and rhetorical stupidity resulted in a congressional reprimand earlier this year, managed to sully the pro-life movement with his latest attempt to defend it. Speaking to the Westside Conservative Club on Wednesday, King said he supported Alabama’s abortion ban, which does not include exceptions for rape and incest, because humanity might not exist had it not…

The mystery over Ghislaine Maxwell’s whereabouts deepened Wednesday on a report that the alleged madam for accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was holed up in a Massachusetts mansion, as an Epstein accuser filed suit against Maxwell. Hours after The Daily Mail reported that Maxwell was living in tech-firm CEO Scott Borgerson’s mansion in Manchester-by-the-Sea, NBC News reported that a property manager of an adjacent parcel of land said that…

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CLOSE Will Congress act? President Trump claims he can coalesce reluctant Republicans around passing gun control measures. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story. Buzz60 WASHINGTON – As financial markets tumbled again Wednesday in part over concerns about international trade, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to defend his administration’s tariff war with China and swipe at the nation’s central bank. “We are winning, big time, against China,” Trump wrote on Twitter,…

Jennifer Araoz, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was as young as 14, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the late financier’s alleged procurer of young girls and three other women he employed. The suit claims that Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide over the weekend, “committed repeated sexual assault and battery upon Ms. Araoz while Ms. Araoz was a 14-15 year old high school student,…

CLOSE CLOSE After 9/11, the U.S. enforced stricter control on immigration. This enforcement led to the birth of Homeland Security and ICE, but what is ICE exactly? We explain. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Officials blamed “political rhetoric and misinformation” after shots were fired at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in San Antonio, Texas, early Tuesday morning.  Local TV station KENS 5 reported that suspects fired at the building,which includes…

Jennifer Araoz, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was as young as 14, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the late financier’s alleged procurer of young girls and three other women he employed. The suit claims that Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide over the weekend, “committed repeated sexual assault and battery upon Ms. Araoz while Ms. Araoz was a 14-15 year old high school student,…

CLOSE CLOSE After 9/11, the U.S. enforced stricter control on immigration. This enforcement led to the birth of Homeland Security and ICE, but what is ICE exactly? We explain. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Officials blamed “political rhetoric and misinformation” after shots were fired at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in San Antonio, Texas, early Tuesday morning.  Local TV station KENS 5 reported that suspects fired at the building,which includes…