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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…

When the Statue of Liberty stretches out its arms to the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses, it ought to have a few caveats, according to one Trump administration official. Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told NPR on Tuesday that the American ethos involves rewarding strength. NPR’s Rachel Martin asked, “Would you also agree that Emma Lazarus’ words etched on the Statue of…

Mississippi River floodwaters inundate the pavilion and a play area at Harriet Island in St. Paul, Minn., this past March. Jim Mone/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Mone/AP Mississippi River floodwaters inundate the pavilion and a play area at Harriet Island in St. Paul, Minn., this past March. Jim Mone/AP “Water, water everywhere.” That line from poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge could be the mantra for rain-weary residents across the country….

Video Report: No guards checked on Epstein for ‘hours’ Questions emerge after Jeffrey Epstein’s death; reaction and analysis from retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald. Guards at the New York City jail facility where Jeffrey Epstein is said to have killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on the alleged sex trafficker and other inmates with greater regularity than was the case, according to a Tuesday…

Months of protests, violence and large-scale disruptions in Hong Kong have thrust the city into the global spotlight. According to China, there’s “powerful evidence” that the United States has been involved. A spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry claimed Tuesday that recent comments from American lawmakers — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — demonstrate that Washington’s real goal is to incite chaos in…

Frog meat is among the many items imported from China that had been facing tariffs in a few weeks, but now the tariffs are delayed until December. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Frog meat is among the many items imported from China that had been facing tariffs in a few weeks, but now the tariffs are delayed until December. Getty Images The stock market soared Tuesday on…

CLOSE CLOSE Dozens of immigrant workers have been released a day after being detained in the largest immigration raid in a decade in the United States. AP WASHINGTON – Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday evening doubled down on his characterization of the famous Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty sonnet, saying the poem was referring mostly to immigrants coming from Europe. Cuccinelli early Tuesday made headlines after he…

Italian American New Yorkers weighed in Tuesday on Chris Cuomo’s claim that “Fredo” is an ethnic slur — and while they said it’s insulting, the agreement was that anyone who likens it to the N-word is stunad. “If anything, when we call somebody ‘Fredo’ it’s like [to say they’re] stupid,” said a worker at Bensonhurst bakery Villabate Alba, who gave her name as Angela. “If somebody were to call me…

The warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City has been reassigned and two others suspended pending official investigations, the Justice Department said. Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS The warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City has been reassigned and two others suspended pending official investigations, the Justice Department said. Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS The warden of the federal prison in…

CBS and Viacom have finally agreed to merge — here’s what they… CBS and Viacom finally have agreed to a merger, but the combined company still wants to get bigger. There might be several options for Shari Redstone, including Discovery,… Technologyread more

Beijing will regard protesters as crossing a red line in causing the suspension of flights at Hong Kong International Airport. In a limited but highly public manner, the function and power of the Chinese state has ground to a halt. President Xi Jinping and his minions believe that the current situation, one in which flights have been suspended for the past two days, cannot continue. That’s not so much a…

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday morning that he was going to delay implementation of looming taxes on a broad set of Chinese-made goods and sent the stock market soaring. Just one week ago, financial markets were heading in the opposite direction as his administration officially designated China as a currency manipulator. In both cases, the literal implications of the policy changes are modest. Instead, the market reaction seems to…

CLOSE CLOSE A shootout killed a California Highway Patrol officer and wounded two others Monday before the gunman was fatally shot, authorities said. Fox – Ktvu Police on Tuesday were investigating why a man suddenly opened fire during a traffic stop near a freeway in Riverside, California, killing a patrol officer, wounding two others and sending drivers fleeing as bullets flew. “We don’t know his motive for this crime,” Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said. The suspect,…

A visitor peruses H&K rifles at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Such weapons were once restricted under a 1994 ban that expired with changing politics in the United States. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP A visitor peruses H&K rifles at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Such weapons were once restricted under a 1994 ban that expired with changing politics in the United States. John Locher/AP…

CBS News has learned that the morning of Jeffrey Epstein’s death there was shouting and shrieking from his jail cell. Guards attempted to revive him while saying “breathe, Epstein, breathe.” Congress is the latest to start investigating Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend, with new reports raising questions about the federal jail where he was being held. One of Epstein’s guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on the night he…

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was once spotted partying on a yacht in the French Riviera for Naomi Campbell’s birthday in 2001. New photos have emerged showing the fresh-faced 17-year-old wearing a crop top and shiny pants alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime girlfriend who allegedly recruited Giuffre as the financier’s sex slave. Also on board the yacht in Saint-Tropez was Campbell, who was celebrating her 31st birthday in a bikini…

One of the two people monitoring Jeffrey Epstein in the hours before his death was not a properly trained prison guard, it has been reported. As attorney general William Barr condemned “serious irregularities” at the jail where he was being held on bail, and the world waited news of details of an autopsy amid huge speculation and frenzied conspiracy theories, it emerged the 66-year-old disgraced financier had not been checked…

New data from flight booking analyst firm ForwardKeys shows a “dramatic drop” in Asia bookings to Hong Kong during the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the company said in a statement. What’s the damage: In the 27 days between July 14 and August 9, flight bookings from Asia — not including mainland China and Taiwan — fell by 33.4% from the same period last year. “There is now clear evidence that the…