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Trump flew on Epstein’s planes eight times in the 1990s, including Ghislaine Maxwell, according to emails from prosecutors.A new set of Jeffrey Epstein files released includes numerous references to US President Donald Trump, including documents detailing flights aboard the private jet of a then-friend.President Trump has flown on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet “more times than previously reported,” according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms part of a new set of documents about Epstein released Tuesday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAn unidentified prosecutor wrote in an email dated Jan. 7, 2020, that…

Kyiv — Russia launched its biggest airstrike against Ukraine overnight this month, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the Ukrainian leader briefed his negotiating team face-to-face for the first time after returning from talks in the United States. “Russia is carrying out a major attack against Ukraine,” President Zelenskiy wrote on X, adding that more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles were used in the attack. He said 13 regions, about half of the country, were attacked. Zelenskyy said a four-year-old child was killed when a Russian drone…

Mason Caton-Brown says it was a full-circle moment filled with all sorts of emotions as he spearheaded Salford’s rise from rugby league oblivion.Salford Red Devils’ 152-year existence came to an end on December 4 after a one-minute public hearing into unpaid tax and customs duties. The Red Devils were relegated from Super League after a tumultuous 2025 season and were immediately stripped of their membership in the Rugby Football League. Hopes that the ‘Phoenix Club’ could emerge in time to qualify for their former club in next season’s Second Division Championship were realized this week after a consortium led by…

Developers and businesses are increasingly deploying AI agents and chatbots within their apps, but so far they’ve been mostly limited to text. Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working on adding a video layer to chats using a new pervasive model that can create digital avatars from a single image. The model, called Lemon Slice-2, creates a digital avatar that runs on a knowledge base and performs any role an AI agent would need, including answering customer questions, helping with homework questions, and acting as a mental health support agent. “In the early days of GenAI, my co-founders started…

Aerial view of Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, September 17, 2024.Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty ImagesSingapore’s inflation rate stabilized at a lower-than-expected 1.2% in November as higher service prices were offset by a sharp fall in electricity prices.The figure was lower than the median estimate of 1.3% from analysts polled by Reuters. The city-state’s core inflation rate, which excludes private transport and accommodation prices, also came in at 1.2%, compared to the expected 1.3%.The rise in service inflation to 1.9% was due to significant increases in point-to-point transportation costs such as taxis, ride-hailing and ride-hailing services, and health insurance.In…

Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream weekdays at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Tuesday’s big moments. 1. Stocks were little changed as strong third-quarter GDP data dampened expectations for future Fed rate cuts and pushed bond yields higher. However, Jim Cramer said the market is incorrect because if President Donald Trump were to take over as Fed chief, the Fed would follow President Trump’s orders and lower interest rates. The president has made no secret of his desire to significantly lower interest rates. He has been putting pressure on current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell,…

Murat Gassiev’s promotional team has doubts whether heavyweight “golden boy” Moses Itauma is really interested in a WBA title fight.The WBA has ordered Itauma to fight the winner of this month’s Kubrat Paul vs. Murat Gassiev fight, with the Russian emerging victorious as the new WBA “regular” champion with a sixth-round knockout win at the IBA Pro 13 event in Dubai. Itauma, who is preparing for his next fight against Jermaine Franklin in Manchester on January 24, has been ordered to face fellow Briton Lawrence Okolie in a WBC final eliminator, but the undefeated 20-year-old has not yet indicated his…

Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ with new features. The company announced Thursday that starting in 2026, it will add four new integrations to the service that will allow Assistant to work with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp. These additional features allow customers to book hotels, get quotes for in-home services, make salon reservations, and more. With Expedia, customers can compare, book, and manage hotel reservations, and get personalized recommendations by telling Alexa their preferences. (Example: “Can you find me a pet-friendly hotel in Chicago this weekend?”) The new service joins existing integrations between Alexa+ and Fodor, OpenTable,…

LONDON — European markets rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.1% by 2pm London (9am ET). The index hit a new high of 588.42 points in the first few hours of trading, days after surpassing its all-time high. The benchmark is up 14% this year and looks set to begin its third consecutive year of gains with one week left. Investors will focus on Novo Nordisk stock after Wegovy maker receives FDA approval for the first-ever GLP-1 pill, giving the Danish company a head start against its U.S. rival Eli Lilly.…

President Donald Trump has said the United States needs Greenland for “national security” after appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to the Danish Arctic island, sparking protests from Copenhagen.”We need Greenland, not for its mineral wealth, but for our national security,” Trump told reporters Monday at his Mar-a-Lago, Fla., residence, adding that Landry “will lead the way.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listLandry said he intends to make the Arctic “part of the United States.”The comments drew harsh criticism from Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.”We cannot annex another country…even if there…