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What are the latest updates on Hillary Clinton's testimony regarding Jeffrey Epstein?
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is categorically denying she personally knew anything about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She's fielding questions today from the House Oversight Panel investigating the federal government's handling and probes into Epstein's crimes and associations before his death in 2019. The committee's Democratic ranking member Robert Garcia addressed reporters a short time ago. Secretary Clinton.
never met Jeffrey Epstein. She never visited the island. She never flew on his plane. And she also had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crime. So zero knowledge of any wrongdoing. And you've also all heard that directly from her.
Former President Bill Clinton is due to testify behind closed doors tomorrow. Republican Chair James Comer threatened to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress if they fail to testify. Hillary Clinton halted the deposition temporarily after she learned that Republican Representative Lauren Boebert had leaked a photo of her to a conservative social media influencer on X. It was a closed-door proceeding. On X, the Republican lawmakers said the influencer, Benny Johnson, did nothing wrong. House rules bar unauthorized photos during an ongoing deposition. The National Hurricane Center has released its official report on Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica last year. NPR's Rebecca Hirsch reports a storm set a new record for wind speed.
Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a massive Category 5 hurricane last year and killed at least 95 people. It was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic. And according to the new report, it set an all-time record for the highest instantaneous wind speed ever recorded inside a tropical cyclone. Climate change is making large, powerful hurricanes and typhoons more likely. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
An employee of YouTube streamer MrBeast is being accused of insider trading. The allegations are tied to online prediction markets, where people can bet on the popular content creator's upcoming videos. NPR's Bobby Allen reports.
On the prediction market platform Cauchy, people bet on what MrBeast will say on his next stream, on how many subscribers he'll bring in this year, and on how many subscribers he'll bring in this year. and even on when he'll get married. But investigators at Cauchy noticed someone had near-perfect success at these wagers. And that's because the person betting was an editor for Mr. Beast. The trader was fined $20,000 and banned from the platform for two years. Federal regulators say insider trading on sites like Cauchy and Polymarket is illegal and can be prosecuted. Cauchy also fined a long-shot Republican candidate for governor of California who bet on himself, hoping to increase his real-world odds.
Election experts fear this kind of market manipulation could become common with the increased popularity of prediction markets. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
It's NPR. Services will be held across the country starting today in Chicago for the late civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson. Memorial services are also scheduled in Washington, D.C. and South Carolina. The two-time presidential candidate died last week at the age of 84. Relatives and human rights advocates are applauding the lengthy prison sentences handed down by Brazil's highest court in 2018, killing of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman. NPR's Carrie Khan reports the investigation and prosecution of the murder of Mariel Franco exposed the growing infiltration of organized crime in Brazil's political circles.
A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court judges handed down long sentences to two brothers, a former congressman and a member of Rio's government watchdog agency. Each were sentenced to more than 76 years in prison. Three others, including police officials, were given long yet lesser sentences. Mariel Franco, a young activist turned politician, is hailed as a champion for poor and black Brazilians. She and her driver were killed.
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