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The Hill
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Jeffries: Epstein saga is a monster of Trump's own making
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that President Trump's struggle to contain the MAGA outcry over Jeffrey Epstein is a monster of his own making. 'Democrats didn't put this into the public domain,' Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. 'The conspiracy theory provocateur-in-chief is the one — along with his extreme MAGA Republican associates — who put this whole thing into the public domain for years. 'And now they are reaping what they have sown.' Trump, on the campaign trail, had suggested that, if elected, he would release the government files related to Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted pedophile who died in 2019 in a Manhattan prison cell, where he was awaiting trial for the sex trafficking of minors. Many of Trump's supporters believe those documents, including an alleged 'client list,' are the Rosetta Stone needed to uncover a much broader criminal enterprise of sex trafficking and pedophilia undertaken by a who's who of global 'elites' who were being shielded by the government. Those far-right voices also speculate that Epstein did not die by suicide, the official cause of his death, but was killed to ensure his silence — another narrative Trump has advanced. Last week, however, Trump's Justice Department released an unsigned memo refuting each of those narratives. There is no client list, the memo stated, nor did the DOJ find evidence that Epstein attempted to blackmail other figures who might have committed sex crimes. His death was by suicide, the memo added, not foul play. The memo infuriated many of Trump's most loyal supporters, who saw Trump's decision to place vocal Epstein conspiracy theorists in top administration positions — including Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel — as a sign that the release of the Epstein files was forthcoming. Vice President Vance fueled those hopes in October, when he said it was 'important' to release the files. And Bondi stoked them again in February, when she said she had Epstein's client list on her desk and was ready to review it for release. Now they're saying there's no 'there' there. The episode has put Trump in a position he's rarely in: Under fire from a MAGA movement he created over a uniting narrative of 'us versus them.' On Wednesday, Trump lashed out at those same base supporters, calling them 'weaklings' and disavowing their support moving forward. 'I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax,' Trump posted on Truth Social. 'Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!' Trump also shifted the blame for the Epstein controversy from the conservatives who have fueled it, including himself, to top Democrats. 'They created the Epstein Files, just like they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me, and now my so-called 'friends' are playing right into their hands,' Trump wrote. The president's message has done little to convince many conservatives that the Epstein files should remain under wraps. On Capitol Hill, a number of those lawmakers brought the House to a standstill on Thursday, blocking a vote on a major spending cuts bill until it was accompanied by a separate measure requiring the DOJ to release the documents. The resolution is symbolic: Congress has little power to force the hand of the executive agencies, and it remains unclear if a messaging vote will satisfy those conservatives, both on and off of Capitol Hill, who want to see the Epstein files made public. Jeffries, for his part, said that transparency is crucial to maintaining the public's trust in Washington. 'The most important thing that can be done at this moment is for Congress to act in a bipartisan way to demand that the American people get the transparency that they deserve,' he said. 'What is the Trump administration hiding from the American people? 'That's the question that needs to be answered.'
New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
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Discover startups, services, products and more from our partner StackCommerce. New York Post edits this content, and may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. TL;DR: Learn up to 25 new languages with this lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, now just $148.97 (reg. $399) with code FLUENT through July 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Scrolling TikTok for the twelfth time today? If you're looking for a more productive activity to do on your phone, how about learning a new language? While there are dozens of language learning apps on the market, only one is trusted by NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor: Rosetta Stone. Right now, you can score a lifetime subscription with access to all 25 language options for just $148.97 (reg. $399) with code FLUENT until tomorrow. Advertisement If you've ever wanted to make your scrolling meaningful, now is the time. Rosetta Stone won the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for Best Language-Learning Software five years in a row, so you know you're in good hands. Learn a new language the same way you did as a child — through matching words and pictures. New York Post Composite Rosetta Stone's immersive training method starts with image-based learning, then progresses to more interactive lessons. These let you take advantage of Rosetta Stone's proprietary speech-recognition technology, which analyzes your words 100 times a second and offers instant feedback to help you improve your pronunciation. If you're eager to put your new language to good use, don't worry. Rosetta Stone focuses on basic conversational skills first. You'll learn words for topics like shopping, ordering, or taking a taxi, so you can use your new skills on your next trip. Learn languages for less than $6 each with this lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, now $148.97 (reg. $399) with code FLUENT until tomorrow night at 11:59 p.m. PT. StackSocial prices subject to change.
Chicago Tribune
5 days ago
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Gianni Versace shot dead outside Miami Beach home
On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt. Also on this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 350 years after its creation. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. In 1913, Democrat Augustus Bacon of Georgia became the first person elected to the U.S. Senate under the terms of the recently ratified 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for popular election of senators. In 1916, The Boeing Company, originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle. In 1975, three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spaceship hours after two Soviet cosmonauts were launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a mission that included a linkup of the two ships in orbit. In 1976, a 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. (The captives escaped unharmed; the kidnappers were caught.) In 1996, MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable and the internet. In 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace, 50, was shot dead outside his Miami Beach home; suspected gunman Andrew Phillip Cunanan (koo-NAN'-an), 27, was found dead eight days later, a suicide. (Investigators believed Cunanan killed four other people before Versace in a cross-country rampage that began the previous March.) In 2002, John Walker Lindh, an American who'd fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to two felonies in a deal sparing him life in prison. In 2006, Twitter (now known as X) was launched to the public. In 2019, avowed white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. was sentenced by a state court to life in prison plus 419 years for killing one and injuring dozens when he deliberately drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (The previous month, Fields received a life sentence on 29 federal hate crime charges.) In 2020, George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. (The city would agree to pay $27 million to settle the lawsuit in March 2021.) Today's Birthdays: Actor Patrick Wayne is 86. R&B singer Millie Jackson is 81. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 79. Author Richard Russo is 76. Musician Trevon Horn is 76. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, is 75. Former professional wrestler and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura is 74. Actor Terry O'Quinn (TV: 'Lost') is 73. Rock drummer Marky Ramone is 73. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 69. Model Kim Alexis is 65. Actor Willie Aames is 65. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 64. Actor Brigitte Nielsen is 62. Rock drummer Jason Bonham is 59. TV personality Adam Savage (TV' 'MythBusters') is 58. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 57. Actor-screenwriter Jim Rash (TV: 'Community') is 53. Actor Scott Foley is 53. Actor Brian Austin Green is 52. Singer Buju Banton is 52. Actor Diane Kruger is 49. Actor Lana Parrilla (LAH'-nuh pa-REE'-uh) is 48. Actor Travis Fimmel is 46. Actor-singer Tristan 'Mack' Wilds is 36. Actor Iain Armitage (TV: 'Young Sheldon') is 17.
Boston Globe
5 days ago
- General
- Boston Globe
Today in History: discovery of the Rosetta Stone
In 1775, 250 years ago, General George Washington moved his headquarters in Cambridge from the Wadsworth House to the building no w known as the Longfellow House. Also, Daniel Morgan and his rifle corps of 96 marksmen began their 600 mile march from Virginia to Boston to provide General Washington with snipers capable of targeting British officers. The march would take 21 days. And also on this day, the Second Continental Congress agreed to a secret plot to support a raid on a massive storehouse of gunpowder in Bermuda by local residents loyal to the rebel cause. The success of the raid the following month would be crucial to Washington's forces, which were nearly out of gunpowder, forcing soldiers to scrounge for pikes and swords instead for hand-to-hand combat. The purloined powder equalled four times what Washington's army had at the time. Advertisement In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt. In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 350 years after its creation. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. In 1913, Democrat Augustus Bacon of Georgia became the first person elected to the U.S. Senate under the terms of the recently ratified 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for popular election of senators. In 1916, The Boeing Company, originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle. In 1975, three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spaceship hours after two Soviet cosmonauts were launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a mission that included a linkup of the two ships in orbit. In 1976, a 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla, California, by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. (The captives escaped unharmed; the kidnappers were caught.) In 1996, MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable and the internet. In 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace, 50, was shot dead outside his Miami Beach home; suspected gunman Andrew Phillip Cunanan (koo-NAN'-an), 27, was found dead eight days later, a suicide. (Investigators believed Cunanan killed four other people before Versace in a cross-country rampage that began the previous March.) In 2002, John Walker Lindh, an American who'd fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to two felonies in a deal sparing him life in prison. Advertisement In 2006, Twitter (now known as X) was launched to the public. In 2019, avowed white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. was In 2020, George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. (The city would agree to pay $27 million to settle the lawsuit in March 2021.)
UPI
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
On This Day, July 15: BP caps Deepwater Horizon oil spill after 3 months
1 of 6 | BP workers use shovels to clean oil from a beach at Port Fourchon, La., May 24, 2010. On July 15, 2010, BP announced it had capped its crippled underwater well that sent millions of barrels of crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. File Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI | License Photo July 15 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, an ancient stele that served as the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. Now housed in the British Museum, Egypt has sought for decades the artifact's repatriation. In 1806, Zebulon Pike began an expedition to explore the American Southwest. In 1907, three organizations -- the Publishers Press Association, the Scripps-McRae Press Association and the Scripps News Associations -- joined to form United Press, which would eventually become United Press International. The wire service started business with 460 newspaper clients, of which 400 were evening newspapers and 60 were Sunday morning newspapers. In 1912, the U.S. Olympic team, led by all-round athlete Jim Thorpe, took more medals than any other country at the Summer Games in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1945, Italy declared war on Japan, its former Axis partner. In 1965, the unmanned spacecraft Mariner 4 passed over Mars at an altitude of 6,000 feet and sent the first close-up images of the planet to Earth. A view of the surface Mars taken by Mariner 4 on July 14, 1965. File Photo courtesy NASA In 1968, a Soviet Aeroflot jetliner landed at New York's JFK Airport, marking the beginning of direct commercial flights between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1968, daytime soap opera One Life to Live premiered on ABC. In its 45-year run, the television series racked up dozens of Daytime Emmy Awards, including six for actor Erika Slezak. In 1992, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for president. In 1997, Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot to death in front of his Miami mansion. The prime suspect was Andrew Cunanan, already wanted in four other slayings. He was found dead a week later, an apparent suicide. Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace's house on South Beach, in Miami Beach, Fla. Versace was killed in front of his mansion. File Photo by Adam Werner/UPI In 2002, John Walker Lindh, a 21-year-old American captured by the U.S. military in Afghanistan while with Taliban forces, admitted he had fought as a soldier with them. After cooperating in the investigation of the terrorist network, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was released from prison in May 2019. In 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran bound for Armenia. Officials said 168 people were killed. In 2010, BP, the London energy company, announced it had capped its crippled underwater well that sent millions of barrels of crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico over the previous three months after an offshore drilling rig explosion and fire killed 11 workers and unleashed an unchecked torrent from the depths. In 2024, police in Kenya arrested a man who confessed to killing at least 42 women, including his own wife, over the span of two years. The suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, later pleaded not guilty to the slayings and in August 2024 escaped a Nairobi prison along with 12 others. File Photo courtesy of DCI Kenya
