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Why did a Florida federal judge deny the Trump administration's request to release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. A federal judge in Florida has denied the Trump administration's request to release grand jury records on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Another judge in New York is weighing a similar request. Meanwhile, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending his decision to send members home early to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files before the August recess.
There is no point in having a vote today because the administration is already doing everything within their power to release them.
Columbia University has agreed to pay the government two hundred million dollars over three years to settle a civil rights investigation. As part of the deal, Columbia says the Trump administration will reinstate billions of dollars in current and future research grants. In a statement, the Ivy League school says the agreement affirms its unyielding commitment to academic freedom and freedom of expression. A California doctor is pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry shortly before his death.
What are the implications of Columbia University's $200 million settlement with the U.S. government?
Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles.
Dr. Salvador Placentia pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine and now faces up to 40 years in prison. But under federal sentencing guidelines, he's unlikely to face anything close to that. In court, Placentia acknowledged that he repeatedly sold and in some cases administered the drug to Perry in the final weeks of the actor's life. In one case, sixteen days before Perry died, Plasencia admitted that Perry's blood pressure spiked and that the actor briefly froze up. In a statement issued by his attorneys, Placentia acknowledges that he failed to protect Perry, who the statement says was especially vulnerable due to addiction. Five people were originally charged, four have now pleaded guilty.
For MPR News, I'm Steve Federman at the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles.
Have led to a surge in deaths from malnutrition.
How did the California doctor and pharmacist plead guilty in the Matthew Perry ketamine case?
According to Hagaza Health officials, NPR's Annes Baba reports that at least forty six civilians have been starved to death there this month.
In this Gaza City hospital, dozens of mothers cruddle their infants. Most of the babies here are too weak to cry. The hospitals in the patient's friends hospital, it's the only hospital that can treat severe malnutrition in North Gaza, but it's been forced to suspend its malnutrition program. They have run out of all supplies. Aid organizations say Israeli continues to block most aid coming into Gaza. Najah Abush Hada baby boy is among the children here. He's a year old and weighs just under seven pounds. She says she relies on charity meals, but when that's not available, she says we go to sleep hungry. Anas Baba and Pironews, Gaza City.
What is the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza hospitals due to severe malnutrition?
This is NPR. The European Union is criticizing the Ukrainian Parliament for removing the independence of its anti corruption bureau. The vote comes as Ukraine seeks to become a member of the EU. Ukraine's President Zelensky says his nation's anti corruption units will continue operating Without what he believes has has been Russian influence. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing right wing influencer Candace Owens for defamation. As NPR's Rebecca Rossman reports from Paris, the case centers on a podcast that spreads bizarre conspiracy theories.
In a twenty two count defamation suit filed in Delaware, the Macrones accuse Owens of spreading what they call quote grotesque lies in her podcast series Becoming Brigitte. That includes false claims that Brigitte Macron is transgender, that the couple are blood relatives.
Why are French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife suing Candace Owens for defamation?
And that Emmanuel MacCon was part of a CIA mind control experiment. A lawyer for the Macron's say they repeatedly asked Owens to retract the statements, requests they say she ignored. The couple now seeks a jury trial and damages, and they say they're prepared to appear in court themselves. The Maccones face an uphill battle. US law will require them to prove that Owens knowingly spread falsehoods. Rebecca Rossmann and Pierre News, Paris.
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has ruled in favor of two descendants of former slaves held by the tribe.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did a Florida federal judge deny the Trump administration's request to release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records?
0:01–1:07
2
What are the implications of Columbia University's $200 million settlement with the U.S. government?
1:07–2:04
3
How did the California doctor and pharmacist plead guilty in the Matthew Perry ketamine case?
2:04–2:57
4
What is the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza hospitals due to severe malnutrition?
2:57–3:51
5
Why are French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife suing Candace Owens for defamation?
3:51–4:38