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Amid outrage over limited release so far and widespread redactions, DoJ analysts labor to vet remaining files
The US justice department estimates it has hundreds of thousands of additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein to review – a process that involves a team of 200 departmental analysts and which will take another week to complete.
According to Axios, which cited unnamed justice department officials, about 750,000 records have been reviewed and disclosed, and about 700,000 more remain to be examined. However, many of those may be duplicates, so the remaining number of records may only be in the thousands.
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Rituals are different from routines – they elevate everyday life. Here’s how to create meaning beyond the festive season
How do you celebrate the end of the year?
Office parties can be a drag, but if you’re self-employed, it can be easy to roll without ceremony from one year into the next. Three years ago, two friends and I were bemoaning the lack of festivities and decided to make up for it by organising our own end-of-year lunch.
I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?
I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?
People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?
I Can Fit That In: How Rituals Transform Your Life by Erin Coupe is out now
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© Illustration: María Medem/The Guardian

© Illustration: María Medem/The Guardian
Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa Amini
On the streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran, young women are increasingly flouting the compulsory hijab laws, posting videos online that show them walking the streets unveiled. Their defiance comes more than three years after the killing of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman taken into custody by the “morality police” for allegedly breaching the dress code rules. Her death led to the largest wave of popular unrest for years in Iran and a crackdown by security services in response, with hundreds of protesters killed and thousands injured.
Under Iran’s “hijab and chastity” law, which came into force in 2024, women caught “promoting nudity, indecency, unveiling or improper dressing” face severe penalties, including fines of up to £12,500, flogging and prison sentences ranging from five to 15 years for repeat offenders.
Two young female friends meet up in Laleh park to rest and drink tea together after a long working day. They used to be classmates studying English
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© Photograph: Hashem Shakeri

© Photograph: Hashem Shakeri

© Photograph: Hashem Shakeri