A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told how the late sex offender sexually abused her while he was under house arrest for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Roza, who was recruited from Uzbekistan as a teenager by Epstein's associate and modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, spoke publicly for the first time alongside a number of victims in a field hearing that was organised by House Democrats.
The Trump administration cannot detain long-term immigrant residents without a bond hearing, a federal appellate court panel ruled Monday. In a 2-1 ruling, a Sixth Circuit panel said the administration cannot treat immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for years the same as it treats individuals who are picked up while attempting to enter the country.
Iran's chief negotiator said on Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or risk the collapse of the Middle East truce, after President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire was near failure. The war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran more than two months ago, has destabilised the region and rattled global markets.
The United States remains the largest travel market in the world and retained its position in 2025. However, it is losing ground. Last year, the U.S. experienced a slump in visitor numbers and international spending, driven in part by Canadians choosing to stay away. read more
Chief Justice John Roberts warned that the Supreme Court must be cautious about overruling precedent, saying doing so for ideological reasons can damage the legal system.
Yet his FDA recently OK'd flavored e-cigs because that's what Big Tobacco wanted.
FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure
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... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday allowed the marketing of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in a first authorization of non-tobacco-flavored vaping products, amid mounting political pressure on the agency. ...
U.S. regulators have avoided granting licenses to vapes, and the FDA has said it would continue to require a heavy burden of evidence of benefits to smokers for vape flavors that also have strong appeal to youth, such as fruit or candy flavors.
However, earlier this year, the agency tweaked its strict approach to flavored vapes, a shift that follows intensifying tobacco industry lobbying and political pressure to allow more products to market. ...
'Don't go to the US -- not with Trump in charge': the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks (2025)
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... Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end.
With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, 'If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone' ... Karen, 65, had a British passport and a tourist visa. ...
Related ...
FIFA World Cup hotel bookings falling short of expectations in US cities, report finds
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... The anticipated hotel boom tied to the upcoming FIFA World Cup may be falling short of expectations, according to a new report.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association released a report on Monday, highlighting the challenges faced by hotels across the U.S. in the lead up to the international soccer tournament. The report said that, across host cities, hotels have not seen strong bookings and that domestic travelers are outpacing international visitors.
"Hotels across host markets have spent years preparing for the World Cup, and while there is real excitement, the data points to a more nuanced outlook," Rosanna Maietta, president & CEO of AHLA, said in a news release. "A range of factors have tempered early optimism, though forward indicators show there is still meaningful opportunity ahead."
According to AHLA, the FIFA room block cancellations, international travel barriers and rising costs have contributed to the shortcomings. ...
Kansas City had the highest number of hotel owners, roughly 85% to 90%, report below expectations, just trailing behind a typical June or July without any major events. In Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle, nearly 80% of respondents said booking pace was less than expected, with some calling the tournament a "non-event" due to FIFA room releases and weak international fan visits.
According to the report, Miami and Atlanta have reported the strongest numbers with just 50% of hotelier respondents saying the bookings are in line or ahead of expectations.
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Camper Van Beethoven - Good Guys and Bad Guys (1986)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
Well, there are good guys and there are bad guys
And there are crooks and criminals
There are doctors and there are lawyers
And there are folks like you and me
[Chorus]
So let's get high while the radio's on
Just relax and sing a song
Drive your car up on the lawn
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A fun tune ...
@#14
Whoa ...
Transcript: Donald Trump's Taped Comments About Women (2016)
www.nytimes.com
... Following is an unedited transcript of the tape in which Donald J. Trump repeatedly made vulgar comments about women. Mr. Trump was filmed talking to the television personality Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood" on the set of "Days of Our Lives," where Mr. Trump was making a cameo appearance. They are later joined by the actress Arianne Zucker. The transcription is by Penn Bullock of The New York Times. ...
Donald J. Trump: You know and ...
Unknown: She used to be great. She's still very beautiful.
Trump: I moved on her, actually. You know, she was down on Palm Beach. I moved on her, and I failed. I'll admit it.
Unknown: Whoa.
Trump: I did try and --- her. She was married.
Unknown: That's huge news.
Trump: No, no, Nancy. No, this was [unintelligible] " and I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping.
She wanted to get some furniture. I said, "I'll show you where they have some nice furniture." I took her out furniture "
I moved on her like a bitch. But I couldn't get there. And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony ---- and everything. She's totally changed her look. ...
@#52 ... Under no circumstances should a candidate ever use a wonky phrase like the "Overton window", no matter how well-intentioned. ...
Why?
Overton window
www.britannica.com
... Overton window, political model describing the range of policies considered acceptable by the majority of a population at a particular time. The concept of the Overton window was developed in the 1990s by Joseph Overton, a libertarian political scientist.
The model portrays a spectrum of positions, with more government regulation on one end and less government regulation on the other end. The extreme sides are considered to be the least widely accepted by voters.
Overton argued that this spectrum describes how politicians choose which policies to endorse, and he suggested that they will most likely favor options in the middle of the spectrum rather than the extremes that, according to the model, would be the least palatable to voters. His theory was further developed into strategies for shifting the Overton window.
Critics of the Overton window challenge its theory of change and its inability to explain the phenomenon of the eroding moderate center. ...
Looks to me like Iran is getting a bit uppity.
Saw this also ...
IRGC Navy Claims Vast Expansion In Its Definition Of Strait Of Hormuz
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