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AdvertisementBlanche said he wouldn’t rule it out, then added a pretty big “but.”“But, as you know, it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein,” he said. “But, it’s also the kind of thing that the American people need to understand, that it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein,” he repeated. AdvertisementTrump and Epstein were once close friends and partied together before a falling out that was reportedly over real estate. Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein. Karoline Leavitt: They were neighbors, so it’s OK.Todd Blanche: You can party with Epstein no problem.

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If Hilary Knight is the GOAT of women’s ice hockey, then Caroline Harvey is the kid. That isn’t just a reference to her age, 23, which makes her the seventh-youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team. In 2019, while at the height of her career, Knight risked everything when she joined more than 200 other players in boycotting the existing women’s hockey leagues to form the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. Four years later that led to the creation of the well-funded Professional Women’s Hockey League, with eight teams playing in the U.S. and Canada. AdvertisementWhen Harvey joined the national team ahead of the 2021 world championships, Knight shared some advice.

Controversial director Brett Ratner, whose documentary “Melania,” about the first lady, premiered last week, found himself in the headlines once again over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A photograph, part of the trove of files released Friday in the Department of Justice’s investigation into Epstein, shows Ratner sitting on a couch with his arms wrapped around a woman, whose identity is concealed. “I’ve never been in contact with Jeffrey Epstein before that photo and never in contact with him after,” he said on the show. California Epstein files reveal emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, L.A. Olympics boss Casey Wasserman. brett Ratner thought we should meet.” He follows up with a second email asking whether Ratner had spoken to this person yet.

I took the Coast Starlight out of Los Angeles up the coast, and enjoyed some truly spectacular scenery of the Pacific as we went north. I then boarded the Empire Builder, which would take me across the top of the country to Chicago. The scenery included amazing views of the Columbia River Gorge that have stayed seared into my brain forever. Hours and hours and hours of grass, grass and more grass. Once out of the prairie in western Minnesota, the scenery got more conventional, with more towns, as well as larger cities.

Beverly Hills-based private equity investment firm Platinum Equity has made an investment in precision sheet metal contract manufacturing company Tongrun International. “Partnering with Platinum Equity represents an exciting opportunity to double down on our accelerating growth trajectory through a strong, collaborative relationship,” said Strieby, in a statement. Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity specializes in mergers, acquisitions and operations. “Tongrun sits at the center of several powerful long-term trends, especially the unprecedented investment in data centers and AI infrastructure,” said Platinum Equity co-president Jacob Kotzubei, in a statement. “Its ability to pair front-end design and prototyping with highly scalable domestic and international manufacturing makes the company an essential partner to the world’s most sophisticated OEMs.”AdvertisementInformation for this article was sourced from Platinum Equity.

KYIV — Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy grid with missiles and drones Tuesday, causing power outages in Kyiv and other major cities as temperatures dropped below freezing just a day after President Donald Trump restated that the Kremlin had agreed to pause power sector attacks. Energy operators have described it as the worst attack on the power sector so far this year. No missiles going into Kyiv or any other towns, and he’s agreed to do it. He said that Moscow launched some 70 missiles and 450 attack drones — several times the typical amount of missiles during an overnight barrage. Because of the strikes, DTEK said, it introduced “emergency power cuts” in parts of Kyiv.

While Washington Post employees remain in the dark about an impending round of cuts that could dramatically reshape the publication, the man that many hoped could soften or stop the blow, owner Jeff Bezos, has remained silent. So far, three staff-organized letters sent by Post employees to Bezos imploring him to protect the Post’s robust coverage have gone unanswered. Two days later, employees sent Bezos a letter asking him to preserve the newspaper’s local coverage, which is also said to be at risk for heavy cuts. Post staffers have also filmed and posted videos on social media urging Bezos to “#savethepost”. On Monday, the union representing most Post employees called out Bezos in a series of posts on X.

The idea of a “desk shrimp” is so familiar that it has become a popular internet meme, but it’s not just a joke. What ‘Desk Shrimping’ Does To Our Bodies And BrainsThe first early warning sign that your “desk shrimping” is hurting your body will often simply be stiffness or a bodily twinge. How To Avoid Being A ‘Desk Shrimp’Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty Are you a "desk shrimp"? This way, you can adjust the height of the screen and avoid “desk shrimp” behavior. These adjustments take practice, but it’s better than being a desk shrimp for life with aches and debilitating pains.

People For the American Way opposes the nomination of Andrew Davis to be a federal judge in the Western District of TexasOn behalf of our hundreds of thousands of supporters and activists nationwide, People For the American Way opposes the nomination of Andrew Davis to be a federal judge in the Western District of Texas. For instance, an extensively-documented whistleblower complaint revealed that senior Justice Department official Emil Bove suggested in March that the administration violate court orders. [ii] President Trump subsequently nominated Bove to a seat on the Third Circuit, to which he was confirmed. In fact, a July study revealed that the Trump administration had defied one in three judges who had ruled against him. [viii] He wrote:[It] identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases.

You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail and hope you get the gun back, and that makes all the difference,” Pirro told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum Monday when discussing a recent drop in homicides. “Now, since the surge happened, there have been 9,500 arrests and almost 1,000 guns taken off the street. While MacCallum praised Pirro’s remarks, social media was loaded with backlash from gun advocates and lawmakers on the right. Advertisement“I bring a gun into the district every week,” Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) wrote on X. Ron DeSantis (R) stated on X, “Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC.”Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC.

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This market will resolve to "Down" if the official S&P 500 Index open price for S&P 500 (SPX) on February 4 is lower than the official S&P 500 Index closing price for SPX on the most recent prior trading day. If SPX does not trade at all during the regular session, the market will resolve 50-50. If either of the relevant days are shortened (for example, due to a market holiday schedule), the official open/close price published by S&P 500 Index for that shortened session will still be used for resolution. This market will resolve to "Down" if the official S&P 500 Index open price for S&P 500 (SPX) on February 4 is lower than the official S&P 500 Index closing price for SPX on the most recent prior trading day. If SPX does not trade at all during the regular session, the market will resolve 50-50.

Blue Lobster Urban Winery closed its tasting room earlier this month, as the business prepares to vacate the Anderson Street venue and focus on its wholesale operations. Partner Jason Kroot said Blue Lobster’s leadership team told staff in November about plans to close the tasting room. “Our wholesale business was up significantly two years in a row, which isn’t necessarily the trend in the industry at the moment,” Kroot said. Kroot said while it did much better than at the original space at 219 Anderson St., the new tasting room didn’t grow its business as much as anticipated. Blue Lobster hopes to open another tasting room in Greater Portland in 2027.