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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The Justice Department says it's having to sift through more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. The DOJ announced on this Christmas Eve that the FBI and federal prosecutors in Manhattan have uncovered more than a million additional documents and that it could take a few more weeks to make the legally required redactions. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports that many of the documents that have been released so far are heavily redacted,
What recent developments have emerged in the Jeffrey Epstein case?
and some weren't done properly.
Parts of the Epstein document released from the Justice Department include hastily redacted information that could be easily read by simply copying and pasting some of the redacted sections. So far, this new information has not shed any significant new light on the case of the disgraced financier. but it has raised more questions about the process and decision-making behind how the DOJ decided to redact and release information. In a letter to Congress earlier this week, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch said the agency created a protocol to properly and legally work through the thousands of documents related to Epstein. He also said the agency is committed to full transparency. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot two people in Glen Burnie, Maryland today. Scott Macione from member station WYPR has more.
The shooting occurred around 10.50 a.m. after ICE agents approached a van, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The agents opened fire on the van, striking one person. Another person outside the van suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. ICE's Criminal Investigation Division is leading a probe into the shooting. Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he's aware of the shooting and will remain in touch with local officials. Glen Burnie is one of the fastest-growing Latino populations in Maryland. ICE has been active in the state, and the agency made more than 700 arrests in Maryland between September and mid-October. For NPR News, I'm Scott Mossioni in Baltimore.
In a social media post, the Homeland Security Department says the two people who were shot were in the country illegally. Nearly a month after elections were held, Honduras' electoral commission has declared a U.S.-backed candidate the winner. The candidate who came in second says that declaration is illegal, as NPR's Eder Peralta reports.
Voters went to the polls on November 30th. Since then, counting has been halted many times due to what the electoral commission said were catastrophic technical issues. One of the three members of the Electoral Commission has quit claiming fraud. The two leading candidates both say they have independently counted and are declaring victory. Via Zoom, the commission said Nasri Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by President Trump, won by less than 1% of the vote. Salvador Nasralla, the centrist candidate who had been favored to win, said he does not accept the results.
I don't accept it.
This was a robbery, he shouted at reporters. Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
And you're listening to NPR News. Raw oysters have been linked to an ongoing food poisoning outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more than 60 cases of salmonella, including many requiring hospitalization. NPR's Ping Wang has more.
The salmonella outbreak spans 22 states from California to Florida and Texas to Maine. People are getting serious cases of the bacterial illness after eating raw oysters and getting hospitalized at higher rates than usual in these types of outbreaks, according to the CDC. Investigators are trying to see if there's a common source for these cases, which have been linked to a type of salmonella that's not frequently reported. The cases stretched back for months but picked up in November. Health officials advise cooking oysters with heat before eating them. Hot sauce and lemon juice do not kill salmonella.
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