Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What recent documents have been released by the Justice Department regarding Jeffrey Epstein?
The Justice Department has released another batch of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. These contain hundreds of references to President Trump. The DOJ says the nearly 30,000 documents contain, quote, untrue or sensationalist claims about Trump. More on this from NPR's Luke Garrett.
In a 2020 email, an unidentified federal prosecutor said flight logs show Trump had flown on Epstein's private jet, quote, many more times than previously reported between 1993 and 1996. Another file shows a 2021 subpoena to Mar-a-Lago for employment records during the investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's co-conspirator and a convicted sex offender.
Other documents include a 2019 letter supposedly sent by Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar, the U.S. gymnastics team doctor. The letter mentions, quote, our president, though it's unclear whether the DOJ verified whether this was in fact written by Epstein.
These documents continue a piecemeal release by the DOJ, despite Congress requiring them to make all the files public last Friday. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay $1.5 billion to a Baltimore woman after finding the company liable for exposing her to asbestos through baby powder. WIPR's Scott Macione reports it's the largest win for a single person in a talc-related case.
The Baltimore Circuit Court jury found that the company knew that its baby powder products caused mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer. Jessica Dean, an attorney on the case, says Johnson & Johnson consistently lied about the safety of the product.
The willingness to sacrifice future people's health to protect their pocketbook when they have unreal resources is gross.
The company says it will appeal the $1.5 billion verdict. About 67,000 people are suing Johnson & Johnson over cancer diagnoses. The company moved from talc to cornstarch-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020. For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascione in Baltimore.
For holiday travelers in the Los Angeles area, a Christmas storm could dump up to 10 inches of rain, causing potential mudslides and widespread flooding. Hilda Solis is chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
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