JPMorgan Chase knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking accusations for years before dropping him, according to new legal filings. The lawsuit alleges that the bank knew about the accusations against the now-deceased convicted sex offender and financier—namely, paying to have underage girls and young women brought to his home since 2006. Mary Erdoes, the current head…
JPMorgan Accused of Knowing About Epstein Accusations 7 Years Before Dropping Him as Client
US Supreme Court Won’t Halt Student Loan Class-Action Settlement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a class-action legal settlement that would cancel more than $6 billion in debt owned by former students of universities who claimed they were misled about job prospects. The high court rejected an emergency request from three for-profit Lincoln Educational Services Corp., for-profit American National University Inc., and…
Nancy Pelosi Suggests Calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to Resign Are Sexist
Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (R-Calif.) has suggested that sexism was behind calls by fellow Democrats for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), an 89-year-old woman, to resign due to poor health. Feinstein has been absent from the Senate since February, when she was diagnosed with shingles. Several House Democrats have called on Feinstein to resign…
Trump Appears for Deposition in New York Attorney General’s Civil Lawsuit
Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of the New York attorney general on April 13 for his second deposition in a legal dispute over his company’s business practices. The Republican was slated to meet with attorneys for Attorney General Letitia James, who filed a lawsuit against Trump in 2022. According to James’ lawsuit,…
US Jobless Claims Rise but Remain at Historically Low Levels
April 13, 2023
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in more than a year, but remain at relatively low levels despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy and job market in its battle against inflation. Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending April 8 rose by 11,000 to 239,000…
Appeals Court Upholds Some Restrictions on Abortion Pill Mifepristone
A U.S. appeals court has intervened to partially overturn a Texas court’s order that halted the use of the abortion drug mifepristone while a legal battle unfolds. The pill will remain available nationwide while the case plays out but with more stringent restrictions, including requirements for multiple in-person doctors visits to obtain the drug. In a…
Lawsuit Filed Against Wisconsin Hospital, Family Alleges COVID Treatment Protocols Resulted in Daughter’s Death
April 13, 2023
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Scott Schara has filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin hospital alleging that its physicians implemented COVID treatment protocols that led to the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Grace, on Oct. 13, 2021. Schara told The Epoch Times that it’s his hope that the lawsuit (pdf) will “pave the way for thousands of other hospital victims’…
California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Diablo Faces Closure Against Lawsuit
April 12, 2023
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An environmental group on Tuesday sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last active nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in the San Francisco Superior Court by advocacy group “Friends of the Earth” asks the court to prohibit the utility from sidestepping its 2016…
Three Florida Juveniles Arrested in Triple-Homicide
April 12, 2023
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Three juveniles, aged 12, 16, and 17, have been arrested as suspects in the murders of three other teens. At an April 7 press conference, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said his department had received a phone call from the Forest Lakes Park area on Thursday, March 30. When deputies arrived, they found 16-year-old Layla Silvernail laying on…
Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her From Office
April 12, 2023
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A Missouri prosecutor wants a judge to toss out the state attorney general’s unusual attempt to oust her from her elected position. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, who is accused of office mismanagement and lax law enforcement, on April 11 filed a motion to dismiss Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s petition asking a judge to…
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