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Jeffrey Epstein's brother claims released suicide note is a 'forgery': report
Friday 08 May 2026 19:34 EDT Jeffrey Epstein’s brother believes his brother’s purported suicide note, released this week in court, is fake. Mark Epstein, speaking with The National Enquirer, called the document a “forgery.” “I’ve known Jeff all my life. If he was going to kill himself, if he was going to write a suicide note, he would’ve written it ‘to somebody,’ not just a blanket statement saying goodbye,” Epstein said. “I don’t buy that.” Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claims to have ...
Susie Wiles' Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press
May 8th, 2026, 6:59 pm An email from President Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles ordering staff to stop leaking to the press was leaked to the press on Friday. In the directive, written in late March and obtained by Politico’s West Wing Playbook, Wiles warned that “no staff member within the Executive Office of the President is permitted to speak with members of the news media without the explicit approval of the White House Communications Office.” “Unauthorized leaks wi ...
Fed unlikely to cut interest rates until second half of 2027, Bank of America says
May 8, 2026 / 5:47 PM EDT Bank of America predicts the Federal Reserve will delay lowering interest rates until the second half of 2027, mainly due to strong inflation and resilient job growth. Bank of America Global Research had previously penciled in two rate cuts this year in September and October. That view was partly based on the expectation that Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair, would steer policymakers toward easing monetary policy. But that ...
US Postal Service reports $2 billion quarterly loss as cash crunch mounts
May 8, 2026 3:42 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Friday reported a net quarterly loss of $2 billion as it faces a growing financial crisis and has warned it could run out of cash as soon as February. USPS said mail volumes fell another 6.3% in the three months ending March 31 as operating revenue rose 2.3% to $20.2 billion over the same quarter last year. USPS last month said it would temporarily suspend employe ...
Experts worry 'we are not prepared' for pandemic under Trump, RFK Jr.
Updated May 8, 2026, 4:01 p.m. ET World Health Organization officials have assured that the hantavirus outbreak is not the start of a pandemic. But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandemic − and worried about the United State's preparedness. "It's very much, we hope, under control," President Donald Trump told reporters when asked if he had been briefed on the virus. But some said his remarks don't instill confid ...
'Good news': Trump secretary brags about taking food stamps from '4.5 million people'
May 8, 2026 12:00PM ET Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently celebrated the removal of food stamps from 4.5 million Americans. During an interview with Newsmax host Rob Finnerty this week, Rollins seemed jubilant about her success in moving people off of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "It's a supplemental program. It's only supposed to last for a little bit of time," she explained. "Every red state said, yes, we want to participate. We want to ma ...
17 American passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska
May 8, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT / Updated May 8, 2026, 6:55 PM EDT Seventeen American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak will quarantine at a Nebraska facility that specializes in handling patients with highly communicable diseases, health officials said. The m/v Hondius is expected to arrive in Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands, on Sunday at which point disembarkation and isolation plans will be implemented. A team from the Centers for Disease Control an ...
U.S. strikes two Iranian-flagged vessels as tensions continue amid ceasefire
The Trump administration, sidestepping a widening battle in and around the Strait of Hormuz, said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on Friday on its latest terms for ending the war. "I hope it's a serious offer," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Italy, even as U.S. warplanes struck and disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers that the U.S. Central Command said were attempting to violate its naval blockade by entering an Iranian port along the Gulf of Oman. Rubi ...
Ukraine and Russia agree to three-day Victory Day ceasefire tied to large-scale POW exchange
Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to conduct a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange alongside a temporary ceasefire from 9–11 May, according to statements from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy said the agreement was reached through negotiations mediated by the United States and linked the arrangement to humanitarian priorities surrounding the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Zelenskyy says POW return outweighed pressure around Moscow ...
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100
LONDON (AP) — The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work. But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his 100th birthday on Friday, said Alastair Fothergill, the producer of some of Attenborough’s most well-known documentaries and the director of Silverback Films. “He’s always been very ...
- Environment & Energy"Filthy", "Mind-Blowing", "Legally Problematic" - Federal Judge's Take On Proposed Bayer Roundup Settlement
- Environment & EnergyMultiple Large-Scale "Carbon Capture" Projects Slated For Illinois; Increasingly, Residents Aren't Buying The Story
- Foreign AffairsPeter Magyar to be sworn in as Hungary's new Prime Minister as Orban era ends - TVP WORLD
- Environment & EnergySuperfund Sites In New Jersey Awaiting Cleanup For 40 Years Or More; W. EPA Gutted, Remediation Grinding To A Halt
- Environment & EnergyToxic Heavy Metals - Tungsten, Selenium, Arsenic - Concentrating In San Luis Valley Water Supply As Drought Stretches On
- Drug PolicyIs pot legal in the US? Kind of, sort of ... not really.
- CannabisIs pot legal in the US? Kind of, sort of ... not really.
- Environment & EnergySenior Interior Official Flat-Out Said Changes In Federal Grazing Policy Personally Enriched Her - 6 Months Ago
- Liberal YouTubersTrump makes humiliating mistake at public ceremony - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
- Liberal YouTubersLet's talk about the Virginia Supreme Court overturning the wishes of voters.... - Belle of the Ranch
- HumorIf Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani starred in a Holiday Movie
- PetsMr Dunc is happy this morning.
- Cooking & BakingBreakfast Saturday 9 May 2026
- Classical MusicO'Carolan's Symphony, 1-4 performed by Manitou Winds
- PhotographyEl Capitan webcam by night. Stars, climbers.
- PhotographyLow linear burnt orange cloud layer at sundown.
- Music AppreciationKeith Emerson Band - Lucky Man
- Music AppreciationTodd Rungren - Black Maria
- Music AppreciationHarry Nilsson - Jump Into the Fire
- Music AppreciationElvis Costello & the Atractions - Pump It Up
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ George Winston Solo Piano playing St. Basil's Carol
- Asian GroupKoreans react to "the boys "
- Jewish Group(Jewish Group) Slandering Chaim Herzog
- Jewish Group(JEWISH GROUP) Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2025
- Asian GroupEureka Seven 秘密基地"Himitsu Kichi" (Full Version)- HQ Audio
- Asian Groupdays by flow (from EUREKA SEVEN ANIME)
- African AmericanVRA - 'Class Struggle'?
- LGBTOhio bill would restrict public insurance coverage for transgender surgeries
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ Eastern Orthodox Appalachian Chanting
- Jewish Group(JEWISH GROUP) Antisemitic graffiti found across Queens, New York
- IowaIA-2 Democratic candidates
- CanadaWhen Canada's neighbor was in better hands...
- PennsylvaniaChris Rabb talks Fetterman.
- CanadaTrump admin kills Canadian-owned wind project -- and demands investment in fossil fuels instead
- United KingdomSurname alphabetical order influences voting in elections with multiple votes?
- CaliforniaCybercrime group claims 600K records stolen from UC Berkeley Canvas amid nationwide blackout
- CanadaForeign interference in online discussions about Alberta separatism:
- ArizonaPima County supervisors call for Sheriff Nanos to step down
- WashingtonSound Transit plans to close $34.5B shortfall over 2 decades, reshaping light rail future
- WashingtonEverett approves new land use zone for manufactured homes
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FBI questions Wisconsin election official about 2020 presidential vote
10 min ago - May 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m. ET A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewed a high-ranking Wisconsin state election official in recent days about the 2020 presidential election, according to sources with knowledge of the conversation. The agent sat ... (USA Today)
Frontier Airlines jet bound for LAX strikes, kills person on runway during takeoff in Denver
19 min ago - Frontier Airlines jet bound for LAX strikes, kills person on runway during takeoff in Denver Pilots reported an engine fire and smoke inside the aircraft after the incident. By ABC7.com staff Saturday, May 9, 2026 2:15AM PT A Frontier Airlines flight ... (Los Angeles ABC7)
Teachers warn GOP union-busting bill could worsen Arizona's near-last school funding rank
42 min ago - The bill was unveiled two weeks after the union announced a ballot initiative to reform vouchers By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez - May 8, 2026 7:23 pm MT Just a few dozen former and current public school teachers showed up for an announced union rally in do ... (AZ Mirror)
Trump already 'bored' with his own war and wants out: report
55 min ago - May 8, 2026 9:42PM ET Trump is reportedly losing patience with his own war that he started in Iran and wants it to end as soon as possible, according to a new report. According to a Friday article by The Atlantic, an outside advisor to Trump said th ... (Raw Story)
Trump Media Lost More Than $400 Million Last Quarter - While Notching Paltry Sales Figure
1 hr ago - May 8th, 2026, 8:25 pm Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media and Technology Group, lost more than $400 million last quarter and brought in less than $1 million in sales, according to a Friday press release from the company. The company rep ... (MEDIAite)
Jeffrey Epstein's brother claims released suicide note is a 'forgery': report
1 hr ago - Friday 08 May 2026 19:34 EDT Jeffrey Epstein’s brother believes his brother’s purported suicide note, released this week in court, is fake. Mark Epstein, speaking with The National Enquirer, called the document a “forgery.” “ ... (The Independent)
Virginia Democrats ask state Supreme Court to halt redistricting ruling
2 hrs ago - 05/08/26 7:28 PM ET Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the state Supreme Court for a stay on its ruling that threw out last month’s referendum on redistricting in the commonwealth, signaling plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state ... (The Hill)
Susie Wiles' Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press
2 hrs ago - May 8th, 2026, 6:59 pm An email from President Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles ordering staff to stop leaking to the press was leaked to the press on Friday. In the directive, written in late March and obtained by Politico ... (MEDIAite)
Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter's defamation lawsuit against Fox News
3 hrs ago - May 8, 2026, 6:52 PM PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, ruling for a second time against a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy the ... (ABC News/AP)
Community-Built Map Tracks ICE Activity Across Tucson, Arizona
3 hrs ago - May 8, 2026, at 5:55 p.m. Tucson migrant advocates have designed a new tool to help track immigration-related enforcement in and around the city as arrests surge under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative. Tucson Migra Map allo ... (US News & World Report/AP)
Fed unlikely to cut interest rates until second half of 2027, Bank of America says
4 hrs ago - May 8, 2026 / 5:47 PM EDT Bank of America predicts the Federal Reserve will delay lowering interest rates until the second half of 2027, mainly due to strong inflation and resilient job growth. Bank of America Global Research had previously penciled ... (CBS News)
California babies are getting a free diaper stash at birth
4 hrs ago - 12h Some California hospitals are about to hand new parents a new state-sponsored freebie: roughly a month's worth of diapers. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced what he called a first-in-the-nation, statewide program that will give families 400 ... (msn/Business Insider)
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
4 hrs ago - Updated 5:39 PM EDT, May 8, 2026 The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley in April despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions, according to an attorney representing university scientists in a c ... (AP)
Corporate owners of ICE lockups report drop in number of detained immigrants
5 hrs ago - Posted 4:10 PM, May 08, 2026 The two largest for-profit owners of immigration detention centers are reporting the first dip in the number of detained immigrants since President Trump resumed office. CoreCivic and the GEO Group have each seen a decl ... (Scripps News)
Experts worry 'we are not prepared' for pandemic under Trump, RFK Jr.
5 hrs ago - Updated May 8, 2026, 4:01 p.m. ET World Health Organization officials have assured that the hantavirus outbreak is not the start of a pandemic. But as more headlines emerge about the potentially deadly infection, many are reminded of the COVID pandem ... (USA Today)
US Postal Service reports $2 billion quarterly loss as cash crunch mounts
6 hrs ago - May 8, 2026 3:42 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Friday reported a net quarterly loss of $2 billion as it faces a growing financial crisis and has warned it could run out of cash as so ... (Reuters)
Pentagon releases initial batch of declassified files detailing UFOs
9 hrs ago - The Pentagon on Friday released what it says are “never-before-seen files” on UFOs after President Donald Trump directed the agency to do so earlier this year. The batch of files outlines various investigations of reported sightings of Unid ... (CNN)
Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million
10 hrs ago - By BARBARA ORTUTAY Updated 4:22 PM CDT, May 8, 2026 Google has settled with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. April Curley, a former Google employee, had sued the tech ... (AP)
4 men found guilty in Miami in Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination
13 hrs ago - Four men have been convicted in South Florida in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haiti's last elected president, Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages were found guilty Friday in M ... (NBC6 South Florida and AP)
Breakthru Beverage Workers in St. Louis Launch ULP Strike
13 hrs ago - 2026.05.08 Drivers and Warehouse Workers Demand End to Company’s Unfair Labor Practices (ST. LOUIS) – More than 100 drivers and warehouse workers have walked off the job and launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike at Breakthru Bevera ... (Teamsters)
