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UK police are searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of the Epstein investigation

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: britain,jeffrey epstein,Keir Starmer,peter mandelson 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday searched two properties linked to former ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into possible misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Stewart said: “Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s specialist Central Crime Team are executing search warrants at two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area and the other in the Camden area. “The searches are linked to an ongoing misconduct investigation into…

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Argentina and the United States sign a major trade deal that targets tariffs and strengthens the political alliance

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: argentina,Donald Trump news,tariffs,Trade Deal 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina and the United States agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on each other's goods in a broad trade deal that bolsters President Javier Miley's campaign to open up Argentina's protectionist economy and the Trump administration's push to lower food prices for Americans. He watches: Why is Trump giving Argentina a $20 billion lifeline to help its faltering economy? The deal, which cuts hundreds of mutual tariffs between the two countries, also reflects the importance of…

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Bitcoin’s price has fallen below pre-Trump second term levels, and is now hovering below $67,000

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🚀 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: bitcoin,cryptocurrency,Donald Trump news,Economy 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Bitcoin's price continued its multi-month decline on Thursday, falling another 11% to $67,000, and its value is now lower than it was when President Donald Trump was elected to his second term. Read more: Bitcoin briefly drops below $85,000 in crypto rout The original cryptocurrency, which has been labeled “digital gold,” has lost nearly half its value since Oct. 6, when it reached a record high of $126,210.50, according to cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase. As of 2pm EST, the coin…

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A lawsuit challenges DeSantis’ authority to call a special redistricting session

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congressional map,florida,Gov. Ron DeSantis,lawsuit 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida's congressional map midway through the decade since that power belonged to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Read more: DeSantis calls a special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts in favor of the GOP The Republican governor's announcement last month that he would hold a special session in April to draw new congressional districts violates…

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In the face of Trump’s high tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it is closing in on a new trade deal with China

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: China,Donald Trump news,south africa,tariffs,trade deals 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa's leading economy looks to other options in the wake of high import tariffs imposed on it by the United States and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration. South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry said the agreement would begin negotiations on a deal that would give some South African goods, such as fruit, duty-free…

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A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make government files public

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✨ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: epstein files,investigation,jeffrey epstein 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: For two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what it found to the public. Millions of documents comprise the most detailed look yet at the inner workings of multiple investigations into Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. Read more: Hillary Clinton calls for a public hearing in the House investigation into Epstein These documents include some of the earliest police reports…

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Watch: Trump launches the medical drug website TrumpRx

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✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,drug prices,health care costs,prescription drugs,trumprx 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discount at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans. Watch in our video player above. "You'll save a fortune," President Donald Trump said when unveiling the site. “This is also very good for overall health care.” He watches: Trump pledges to significantly reduce drug…

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News Wrap: Trump refuses to extend expiring US-Russia nuclear arms treaty

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💥 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: news wrap ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: In our Thursday cover story, Trump rejects an offer from Russia to temporarily extend limits on strategic nuclear weapons, Ukraine and Russia wrap up a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, the Trump administration strips job protections for thousands of federal employees, Nigeria launches a new military operation against Islamist militants, and Vance cheers on US Olympic athletes in Milan. William Brangham: An update to a story we brought you last night. President Trump rejected an offer from Russia to…

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A Minneapolis man is accused of threatening ICE officers and cyberstalking

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💥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: cyberstalking,immigration enforcement,karoline leavitt,minnesota,Pam Bondi,tom homan,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man was arrested Thursday on charges of cyberstalking and threatening to kill or assault Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers involved in a crackdown in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis was charged by complaint, and that a decision to file an indictment, which is necessary to take the case to trial, will be made soon. reconnaissance: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say…

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WATCH: Trump says he’ll revoke church’s tax-exempt status if leaders say something bad about him

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💥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: churches,Donald Trump news,internal revenue service,johnson amendment,National Prayer Breakfast,Religion,tax code,tax exempt 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed to have repealed a provision in the U.S. tax code that prohibited 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Watch the clip in the video player above. “People like me and a lot of people want to hear from the secretaries,” Trump said. "They want to hear from the priests. They want to hear from them. I have been banned from talking…

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