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Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered 01/06/2024 03:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein. Yet even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile re Florida's Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water to retrieve cross 01/06/2024 03:22pm • TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — After thunderstorms moved past, Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite that draws thousands. John Hittos found the cross before 64 other boys after New round of Epstein documents offer another look into his cesspool of sexual abuse 01/05/2024 10:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than 130 additional court files were unsealed Friday in a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein, providing yet more detail about the late millionaire financier's sexual abuse of underage girls and interactions with celebrities. The latest round of documents included excerpts of te Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes 01/05/2024 10:03pm • WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Deaths had reached 98 earlier in the day, but two more deaths were reported in Anamizu, while officials in Ishikawa pref Nude man nabbed by police after 'cannonball' plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Alabama 01/05/2024 06:08pm • LEEDS, Alabama (AP) — A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the store, police said. The ordeal happened Thursday night in front of shocked shoppers in the town just outside Birmingham, Leeds Police Ch Mid Atlantic Daybook 01/05/2024 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Friday, Jan. 05. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 an Data Doctors: Tips for buying used smartphones 01/05/2024 03:34pm • Q: I'm looking to buy a lower-cost smartphone. What are the differences between refurbished and used smartphones? A: The yearly improvement in smartphone technology leads many people to get rid of perfectly good smartphones in pursuit of owning the "latest and greatest" technology. This trend San Quentin project's $360 million price tag should be slashed, governor's advisory group says 01/05/2024 12:16pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An advisory council hand-picked by California Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended Friday that the governor slash by at least a third the cost of a $360 million project to remake the San Quentin State Prison, and use the saved money to improve living conditions at the facility. US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength 01/05/2024 12:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added Guards hired by California keep eye on sites deemed risky under Los Angeles freeway damaged by fire 01/05/2024 11:55am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, security guards hired by the state have been keeping watch for smoke and other trouble at three additional sites beneath Interstate 10 that were leased to the same bankrupt businessman. Associated Press jou Heavy rains leave parts of England and Europe swamped in floodwaters 01/05/2024 11:26am • LONDON (AP) — Residents of riverside towns in England that were swamped by rains that washed over Europe this week bailed out Friday as flooding disrupted train service and officials warned that waters could rise in the days ahead. A powerful storm that brought damaging winds inundated more than 1 Federal appeals court denies effort to block state-run court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital 01/04/2024 07:42pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied a legal effort to stop Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP. In a Thursday ruling, three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals California restaurant's comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists 01/04/2024 07:29pm • FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — David Rasavong’s cultural pride is evident all throughout his restaurant. It’s on the wall of family portraits and where a stunning mural depicts his family’s journey from Laos to California. It’s on the menu filled with Lao and Thai dishes like the crispy coconut ric Can I Have Two Personal Loans at the Same Time? 01/04/2024 07:00pm • If you already borrowed a personal loan but need additional funding, you may be wondering if you can take out an additional personal loan. The short answer is yes -- there's no concrete rule prohibiting you from borrowing multiple personal loans at once. However, you might need to shop around, since Where Is the Best Place to Exchange Foreign Currency? 01/04/2024 07:00pm • Before you head off to the airport to catch a flight abroad, find out where to receive the best exchange rate for your money. Some travelers prefer trading their U.S. dollars for euros or other currencies at their local bank so they have cash to tip taxi drivers or porters at the airport or buy a co