Epstein survivors demand justice from Trump’s DOJ in devastating testimony near Mar-a-Lago: ‘Who will be the next Jeffrey?’

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse returned to West Palm Beach to demand prosecutions from Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, steps away from where Florida prosecutors brokered the dead sex offender’s infamous “sweetheart” deal nearly 20 years ago.
An unofficial hearing with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee — only a few miles from the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate, where many survivors were introduced to Epstein — heard testimony from five women who recounted their abuse and years of failures from state and federal officials to investigate their claims or the alleged network of powerful figures connected to him.
Dani Hannah Bensky said Epstein abused her in 2004 and 2005, eight years after Maria Farmer first reported him to the FBI. When she was first subpoenaed in 2008 at age 20, no one told her she was entitled to a victims’ rights advocate or a lawyer, she told the panel on Tuesday.
“For many parts of my interview, it felt like an interrogation,” she said.
“Our entren..

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No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency

No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency 27 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav Lukiv and Jessica RawnsleyAndres Gutierrez/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe first passengers from the MV Hondius depart for Tenerife Airport on 10 MayThere is “no sign” of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said.
But the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned “the situation could change” and there could be more confirmed virus cases.
The MV Hondius left Tenerife on Monday and is sailing to the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Two flights carrying the final 28 passengers landed in nearby Eindhoven on Tuesday.
Three people have died after travelling on the ship. A French national and a Spaniard who previously returned home have tested positive. The WHO has confirmed nine cases, with two others suspected.
The French woman is in intensi..

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US first lady not travelling to China with Trump

First lady Melania Trump will not accompany US President Donald Trump on his trip to China, the Office of the First Lady told the South China Morning Post.
“First Lady Melania Trump is not travelling this time,” a spokesperson said in an email response.
Unlike his 2017 visit, the US leader will travel without his wife for a three-day trip to China, beginning on Wednesday.
In November 2017, Melania Trump accompanied the president on a high-profile state visit to Beijing, a trip characterised by…

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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'17 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleElla KiplingWatch: Trump says ceasefire with Iran is on “life support”US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”.
He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was “unbelievably weak”.
Following Trump's comments, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf wrote on X that Iran's armed forces were, “ready to respond and to teach a lesson for any aggression.”
Iran laid out its demands to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a counter-offer sent to the US on Sunday. Trump rejected the proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” and a “piece of garbage”.
After Trump's comments, Esmail Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesperson for Iran, said Tehran's proposals were “responsible” and “generous”.
After his comments saying Iran's a..

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‘Crazy’: US denies OPT extension citing police record; applicant called police after being assaulted

Can calling the police to report a crime be considered as a law and enforcement record in the US?

Immigration attorney Scott Decker highlighted a case in which the US Citizenship and Immigration Services denied an applicant's STEM OPT extension, citing that the individual had a “law enforcement interaction”. The agency did not say what the law enforcement interaction was but Decker said that he was aware that his client once called the police after being assaulted on the street.”In short, USCIS is taking the position that being a crime victim and calling the police for help is such a bad thing that it makes you ineligible for any discretionary benefit, such as obtaining an extension of status in the US,” Decker wrote in his LinkedIn post.”I suspect/hope that the USCIS officer was just being lazy, saw in their system that the client’s name appeared in a police report, and never looked any further. Hopefully, upon receiving the response to the NOID, USCIS will come to its senses. ..

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‘One last wish’: Why Napoleon Bonaparte wanted his hair preserved after death

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on Saint Helena in 1821, he left behind more than a military legacy and a political legend. In his will, he instructed that his hair be preserved and turned into a bracelet, with strands sent to members of his family, including his mother, siblings and son. That request reflected a wider 19th-century custom in which hair was kept as a personal memorial after death. Napoleon’s hair was cut before the autopsy, and the locks that survived became some of the most curious relics linked to him.
Napoleon Bonaparte’s final wish written into the willNapoleon’s will makes the request unusually plain. It states that his valet Marchand should preserve his hair and have it made into a bracelet, with pieces sent to close family members and other members of his inner circle, including the Empress Marie-Louise, his mother and his brothers and sisters, with a larger bracelet intended for his son. In other words, this was not an offhand legend that grew up later; it..

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Trump Derangement Syndrome ‘actually is a disease,’ the president claims after a night of calling himself the ‘GOAT’

Is opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies a sincere political stance or the sign of a mental health problem? He seems to believe it’s the latter.
During an Oval Office event focusing on new maternal health initiatives on Monday, the president accused Democrats who voted against his partisan spending package last year of doing so because of “Trump Derangement” and claimed the opposition “can’t even see straight” because of their alleged symptoms.
“They've got serious Trump Derangement, which actually is a disease. I'm hearing it is actually a disease. It's an honor,” Trump insisted.
The president was referring to a fake condition coined by MAGA-aligned media figures who accuse Democrats of opposing him because of what they call “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Moments afterwards, the White House official X account posted an ersatz prescription for the non-existent condition advising treatment by “trusting in Trump,” listening to the U.S. national anthem, limiting co..

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Trump says he wants to reduce federal gas tax ‘till it’s appropriate’

President Donald Trump announced Monday his plan to reduce the 18-cent federal gas tax for an unspecified period, citing soaring U.S. fuel prices due to the Iran war.
Waiving the tax requires Congressional legislation, a body currently controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans.
“Yeah, I'm going to reduce,” Trump told reporters when asked about suspending the tax. Pressed on the duration, he stated, “till it's appropriate.”
Separately, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, said on X that he is introducing legislation Monday to suspend the gas tax.
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley said on X that he is introducing legislation Monday to suspend the gas tax (AP)In March, some Democrats including Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona first proposed suspending the tax, which generates about $2.5 billion per month in road funding, until October. Since 2008, more than $275 billion – including $118 billion from the 2021 infrastructure law – has been shifted from the general fund to pa..

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Bolivia’s Evo Morales held in contempt after missing court in trafficking trial

AdvertisementCrimeWorldAmericasBolivia’s Evo Morales held in contempt after missing court in trafficking trialThe ex-president is accused of having a ⁠relationship ⁠with a teenager and having a child with ‌her in 2016 while he was in office
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 2:20am, 12 May 2026⁠A Bolivian ⁠judge on Monday held former President Evo Morales in contempt after he failed to appear in court ‌for a trial where he faces charges of trafficking a minor, local newspaper La Razon reported.
Morales served three terms as Bolivia’s first ⁠indigenous president from 2006 to 2019. He ‌resigned following a disputed election that plunged the country into ‌turmoil.
He is accused of having a relationship with a teenager and having a child with her in 2016 while he was in office. Thousands of supporters have protested the investigation.AdvertisementLast ‌week, Morales wrote on social media that ⁠he was a victim of “legal warfare” and ⁠that “the government is carrying out against me a br..

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US passengers from ship quarantined as officials say public risk ‘very low’

US passengers from ship quarantined as officials say public risk 'very low'1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAna FaguyUS health officials: Hantavirus risk to Americans 'very, very low'Eighteen Americans evacuated from a cruise ship after possible exposure to hantavirus are being closely monitored by health officials, as authorities maintain the risk to the public remains “very, very low”.
Officials say one passenger aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes virus – a rare type of hantavirus – while another is showing mild symptoms.
More than 90 passengers of the cruise ship, currently docked in Spain's Canary Islands, are being repatriated.
The positive result marks the first confirmed case involving an American passenger. Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, while 16 others are in Nebraska at the nation's only national quarantine unit.
“No-one who poses a risk to public health is walking out the front door onto..

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