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Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen politically exposed people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said — while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ discovered more than 1,200 victims and their families during the exhaustive review, and explained the process behind determining which files could be released in a letter to Congress exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital.

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Suspected Killer of M.I.T. Professor Studied With Victim, Graduating Top of Their Class

The parents of Claudio Neves Valente had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal for the United States to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.

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Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno Loureiro, the M.I.T. professor he is accused of killing, were classmates at the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico from 1995 to 2000.
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bill After Beatings and Deaths

Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.

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Corrections officers viciously beat to death a handcuffed prisoner, Robert L. Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, N.Y., last year.
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Metro-North and LIRR Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets on Train

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.

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There was no set number of late activations or late ticket purchases that would trigger the charge, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.
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Real or Fake? There’s a War Over Christmas … Trees.

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope.

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Artificial trees are taking a bite out of the Christmas tree farming industry.
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Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

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The Trump administration plans to create TrumpRx.gov, which will direct patients to the manufacturers’ direct-buy websites. Officials said the site would be operational next month.
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Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

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In addition to combating fare evasion, the new type of gates are expected to make coming and going easier for riders with disabilities, as well as those with strollers or suitcases.
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He Said He Was Not Close With Epstein. His Emails Suggest Otherwise.

Andrew Farkas, a New York City real estate mogul, had assured investors that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was for business only.

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Emails obtained by The New York Times revealed that Andrew Farkas referred to himself as among Jeffrey Epstein’s best friends.
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Germany’s Christmas Markets Are Now Ringed With Security Barriers

To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.

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Security personnel standing next to bollards blocking the main entrance to the Christmas Market in Augsburg, Germany, in December.
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What Is Worrying You?

A recent survey found significant increases in worry and stress worldwide. Share what’s on your mind.

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