Jeffrey Epstein’s story isn’t just about one predator—it’s a brutal indictment of how the American justice system bends for the rich and breaks the poor. Despite years of credible accusations, dozens of underage victims, and a mountain of evidence, Epstein managed to evade real justice for decades. His 2008 Florida plea deal—engineered by powerful lawyers and signed off by then–U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta—gave him a sweetheart sentence that allowed him to leave jail six days a week on “work release.”

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HEADLINESIsrael bars two Jewish women in BurinGal Hirsch to lead hostage missionIsrael accuses Hezbollah of rearming near borderThe time is now 4:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This is the four o’clock news update. Good evening. Here are the latest developments from Israel, the region, and related global perspectives, with events framed for an international audience seeking context and balance.Israel has moved to ban two Jewish American women

When Alex Acosta sat before Congress to explain himself, what unfolded was less an act of accountability and more a masterclass in bureaucratic self-preservation. He painted the 2008 Epstein plea deal as a “strategic compromise,” claiming a federal trial might have been too risky because victims were “unreliable” and evidence was “thin.” In reality, federal prosecutors had a mountain of corroborating witness statements, corroborative travel logs, and sworn victim testimony—yet Acosta gave Epstein

HEADLINESLebanon Hezbollah rearmament risks fresh Israeli strikesMilitary Advocate General resigns amid leak scandalRemains of hostages delivered via Red CrossThe time is now 3:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.Good afternoon. Here is your hourly update on the Middle East and related global developments as of 3:00 PM.Israel signalled it could intensify operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, calling the Iran-backed group a continuing threat as

Sam Stein takes on the jarring contrast between Trump’s over-the-top Mar-a-Lago Halloween party and a violent ICE arrest in Chicago—two scenes that capture everything wrong with America right now.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s unpublished memoir The Billionaire’s Playboy Club recounts her recruitment into Jeffrey Epstein’s world as a 16-year-old working at Mar-a-Lago, where she says Ghislaine Maxwell lured her in with promises of opportunity and travel. The manuscript describes how she became trapped in Epstein’s orbit, allegedly forced into sexual encounters with powerful men, including Prince Andrew, and ferried across his properties in New York, Florida, and the Virgin Islands. Giuffre paints

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HEADLINESHamas to transfer hostage bodies by 8PMTomer-Yerushlami located safe after disappearanceNetanyahu pushes Hezbollah disarmament amid ceasefireThe time is now 1:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This is the 1:00 PM international news update. In the Gaza theater, the pause in fighting remains precarious as Israel and Hamas maneuver over hostage issues and the terms of any ceasefire. Hamas has announced it will transfer the bodies of three

HEADLINESHamas locates hostages' remains; exchange talks loomIsrael demands Lebanon disarm Hezbollah in ceasefireMilitary advocate general resigns over detention leakThe time is now 12:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.At 12:00 PM, the Middle East is confronting a layered set of security challenges, political moves, and regional diplomacy that are shaping how leaders in Jerusalem, regional capitals, and international partners view the path

Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s unpublished memoir The Billionaire’s Playboy Club recounts her recruitment into Jeffrey Epstein’s world as a 16-year-old working at Mar-a-Lago, where she says Ghislaine Maxwell lured her in with promises of opportunity and travel. The manuscript describes how she became trapped in Epstein’s orbit, allegedly forced into sexual encounters with powerful men, including Prince Andrew, and ferried across his properties in New York, Florida, and the Virgin Islands. Giuffre paints

HEADLINESIraq-Turkey Water Deal Financed by OilIsraeli Strike Kills Palestinian Near Shejaia MarketHamas Trapped 200 Operatives Near Yellow LineThe time is now 11:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This hour, major developments shape the region from Baghdad to Gaza and from Jerusalem to Istanbul, with parallel tracks of security, diplomacy, and domestic politics intersecting at a moment of heightened tension and shifting alliances.Iraq and Turkey

HEADLINESIsrael Kills Gaza Militant After Yellow BreachHamas Recovers Three Hostages' Remains for TransferHezbollah Radwan Force Killed in Israeli StrikeThe time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This is the 10:00 AM update. The Israeli Defense Forces say a Gaza militant crossed the Yellow Line marking military territory and approached Israeli troops in the area near the Gaza border. The Israeli Air Force then struck the individual,

The Jeffrey Epstein non-prosecution agreement (NPA) of 2007-08, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailed how federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida negotiated a deal that effectively ended an active federal investigation into Epstein’s alleged trafficking and abuse of underage girls. The agreement granted broad immunity to Epstein and unnamed “potential co-conspirators,” allowed him to plead

HEADLINESForeign drone shot down near Gaza borderRamle arrests two over planned attackHamas locates three hostage remainsThe time is now 9:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This is the hourly update on the security, political, and diplomatic developments shaping the region. We begin with developments on the ground and in the wider conflict.Israeli Defense Forces reports a foreign drone carrying weapons attempted to cross the western border and

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HEADLINESHostage remains found; Israel to receive tonightSyrian president set for White House visitIran expands enrichment; US weighs indirect talksThe time is now 8:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.This morning, the evolving picture in and around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, broader Middle East tensions, and global responses takes on several simultaneous threads. Hamas says it has located the remains of three hostages held in Gaza, and

The Jeffrey Epstein non-prosecution agreement (NPA) of 2007-08, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailed how federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida negotiated a deal that effectively ended an active federal investigation into Epstein’s alleged trafficking and abuse of underage girls. The agreement granted broad immunity to Epstein and unnamed “potential co-conspirators,” allowed him to plead

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