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Jeffrey Epstein · United StatesJeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide has spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew, mentioned Donald Trump by name multiple times in private correspondence over the last 15 years with an associate and an author in Trump’s orbit, according to newly released emails from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
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Epstein alleged Trump ‘knew about the girls’ in emails released by House Democrats
46% Center coverage: 545 sources

Luis Rubiales · SpainBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales was pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of Spain’s soccer federation was presenting a memoir late Thursday relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Rubiales was seated on a stool on a low stage when he jumped up and spun quickly trying to avoid three eggs hurled his way. One impacted on the back of his dark jacket, and another splattered against a sc…See the Story
Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation
41% Left coverage: 73 sources

Science · AlbaniaWhat is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border.
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Arachnid Super-Web Reveals the Surprising ‘Constant Party’ Life of Cohabiting Spiders
65% Center coverage: 35 sources