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February 8, 2026
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters, according to emails released by the United States Department of Justice over the weekend.
The emails contain no indication that Trivers was involved in criminal activities.
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He also visited Jamaica
Emails show Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with scientist about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260202/emails-show-jeffrey-epstein-corresponded-scientist-about-genetic-researchConvicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters, according to emails released by the United States Department of Justice over the weekend.
The emails contain no indication that Trivers was involved in criminal activities.
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He also visited Jamaica
February 7, 2026
will-lewis-resigns
Will Lewis, the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company.
His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need to cut costs and reposition the money-losing publication. Lewis, who did not appear on the all-staff meeting during which the cuts were announced, has faced criticism for his absence and leadership.
“All – after two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside,” Lewis wrote in an untitled email to Post staffers obtained by the Guardian. “I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.”
Lewis then addressed some of the criticism that the Post has received in recent days, including from many current employees. At least 300 journalists were cut from the Post’s newsroom in one of the largest round of layoffs in American media history.
Breaking - Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/washington-post-will-lewis-resigns
Will Lewis, the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company.
His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staff, citing the need to cut costs and reposition the money-losing publication. Lewis, who did not appear on the all-staff meeting during which the cuts were announced, has faced criticism for his absence and leadership.
“All – after two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside,” Lewis wrote in an untitled email to Post staffers obtained by the Guardian. “I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.”
Lewis then addressed some of the criticism that the Post has received in recent days, including from many current employees. At least 300 journalists were cut from the Post’s newsroom in one of the largest round of layoffs in American media history.
February 7, 2026
Trump Claims It Was Chuck Schumer's Idea to Put his Name on Penn Station: 'He Suggested That To Me'
February 7, 2026
ICC T20 World Cup India v USA
About to start.
It’s on ESPN live
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2025-26-1502138/india-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-match-group-a-1512721/live-cricket-score
February 6, 2026
Let me make this pellucidly clear
The racists in America were and are so threatened by Obama that they elected the worst human being on the planet - the first convicted felon elected president.
That’s the indisputable truth.
February 6, 2026
CBS has pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring longevity researcher (and recently named CBS News contributor) Peter Attia from a repeat of the newsmagazine. The decision comes a few days after the latest release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein included a host of correspondence between Attia and Epstein.
Attia's name appears some 1,700 times in the 3 million Epstein documents released on Jan. 30. The bulk of the emails between Attia and Epstein are from the mid-2010s - after Epstein was convicted (in 2008) on a Florida charge of soliciting prostitution from someone under 18 but before a 2018 Miami Herald exposé on a host of allegations against Epstein and his second arrest in 2019.
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Lots more at link
CBS - oh my Attia!😀
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cbs-news-pulls-60-minutes-segment-with-peter-attia-from-rerun-after-epstein-files-revelation/ar-AA1VAGP1?ocid=BingNewsSerp&cvid=6985d311caa443e0b7263025aeba8392CBS has pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring longevity researcher (and recently named CBS News contributor) Peter Attia from a repeat of the newsmagazine. The decision comes a few days after the latest release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein included a host of correspondence between Attia and Epstein.
Attia's name appears some 1,700 times in the 3 million Epstein documents released on Jan. 30. The bulk of the emails between Attia and Epstein are from the mid-2010s - after Epstein was convicted (in 2008) on a Florida charge of soliciting prostitution from someone under 18 but before a 2018 Miami Herald exposé on a host of allegations against Epstein and his second arrest in 2019.
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Lots more at link
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