How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think | Emma Brockes

A couple of weeks ago, the annual DealBook Summit got under way in New York. It’s a series of public talks billed as conversations with “the world’s most consequential people”,…

Instacart to pay $60M in refunds over allegations it deceived customers

Instacart has agreed to refund $60 million to customers to settle allegations that the grocery shopping service engaged in deceptive marketing and billing practices, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.  The…

The D Brief: US seizes tanker; House passes $901B NDAA; US pushes business-centered ‘peace plan’; Chipping away at US AI edge; And a bit more.

Dozens of U.S. troops seized a tanker ship allegedly transiting oil to Iran from Venezuela, President Trump announced Wednesday. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large…

Inside the FDA's vaccine uproar

Six days after a senior FDA official sent a sweeping internal email claiming that COVID vaccines had caused the deaths of “at least 10 children,” 12 former FDA commissioners released…

Trump administration pauses immigration cases for people from another 20 countries

The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries that President Trump added to his “travel…

US military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House…

Watch: Hundreds of skiing Santas hit the slopes

Hundreds of skiers hit the slopes dressed as Santa and Mrs Claus at the Sunday River ski resort in the US state of Maine. The annual Santa Sunday event benefits…

Senator pauses Coast Guard nomination over policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols

WASHINGTON — A U.S. senator said Wednesday that she is pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure…

Witnesses' description of Brown shooter matches person of interest, police say

Law enforcement officials in Providence, Rhode Island, on Wednesday confirmed that witnesses’ description of the gunman in the Brown University shooting matches the images they have released of the person of interest…

TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investors

Washington — TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a consortium of American investors, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.  Axios was…

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