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An investor who employed and was close to Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled to appear before members of Congress investigating the deceased sexual abuser.Billionaire Leon Black paid Epstein extraordinary sums that his spokespeople have said was for tax advice and estate planning. Earlier this month, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the House Oversight Committee — which is set to interview Black on Friday— demanding they ask Black about some $170 million in payments to Epstein between 2012 and 2017.”To date, I do not believe Black has provided a credible explanation as to why he paid Epstein amounts that…

A resident of a apartment complex in Lethbridge, Alta., says she was shocked by a heavy police presence earlier this week after investigators searched a unit linked to the suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting in Montreal. The search came a day after a man who lived in the complex was linked to the midday shooting that left a Montreal police officer and a bystander dead.Lethbridge police searched a unit on LeMoyne Crescent in West Lethbridge for hours Tuesday as part of the investigation. 2:23 Deadly Montreal shooting fuels renewed calls to ban SKS rifle Neighbour Anika Medema said she left…

Belmont is bracing for an affected track ahead of the $100,000 TABtouch Westspeed Platinum Winter Series Final (1400m) meeting on Saturday.Under inclement skies, the track was rated a Soft7 on Friday evening, though further showers were expected on Saturday morning.Only one horse, $31 outsider Get Out Mick, in the day’s headline event has not previously won on a soft-rated surface.Mt Shirataku ($1.70f) is a warm elect after a smooth success two starts ago before being beaten by Speed Bubble ($13) in the lead-up to this race.Rainline ($7), who was fourth to Speed Bubble, and Diamonds’n’rubies ($7.50), who was runner-up to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country star Kane Brown is glad to be alive after suffering a brutal injury that landed him in the hospital.On Tuesday, Brown shared a series of photos detailing the gruesome circumstances.”Shot in the head by a golf ball,” he wrote on the first Instagram Story, accompanied by a photo of his ear.COUNTRY STAR BILL ANDERSON’S ‘FREAK ACCIDENT’ FORCED GRAND OLE OPRY CANCELLATION Kane Brown suffered a severe injury to his ear that landed him in the hospital. (Getty Images/Kane Brown)”Just a scratch,” he wrote on a follow-up photo, which highlighted his stitches.”That…

“Ice, also known as methamphetamine, is the largest in quantity among the drugs that were seized,” anti-drug police officer Aung Myat Soe told reporters.”There are more than 28 tonnes of it.”Drugs slated for burning in ceremonies across Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi – the capital of eastern Shan state, epicentre of Myanmar’s opium trade – were double the quantity of last year, officials said.Rebel factions “have exploited periods of political uncertainty to expand their involvement in the illicit drug trade”, Home Affairs Minister Nyunt Win Swe said in a speech printed in state media.”These activities not only prolong the existence of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. men’s national team wasted little time getting on the scoreboard once again.Auston Trusty scored his first international goal just three minutes into Thursday night’s match against Turkey, converting a corner kick to put the Americans ahead 1-0 at Los Angeles Stadium.The goal was the second-fastest the United States has scored from the opening kickoff in World Cup history.WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE Auston Trusty celebrates with teammates after scoring the United States’ first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match against Türkiye at Los…

In 2026, a mounting housing crisis in Western nations has finally forced its way onto the agenda of some of the world’s richest governments.In the UK, a landmark renters’ rights law took effect in England and Wales on May 1, ending “no-fault” evictions in one of the country’s biggest private-rental reforms in decades.Across the Channel, the European Commission and Parliament have launched a new push on housing affordability, while in Washington, the United States Senate has advanced a rare bipartisan bill aimed at loosening barriers to new construction and expanding affordable housing supply.Experts say the lack of affordable housing is…

This week’s selloff in technology stocks underscores a gnawing anxiety among investors: What happens if you throw a big party and few people show up?The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 3% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to justify that exorbitant cost.Goldman Sachs estimates tech companies will spend $7.6 trillion through 2031 to build thousands of new data centers to power the rise of AI. But fresh data is raising questions about whether enough consumers and businesses are willing to pay up for these…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats offered sharply different takes Wednesday after a surge in socialism proved victorious in the Democratic Party when three far-left candidates swept the floor in key races in New York’s primary elections.The new wave of socialist candidates, who were backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, beat out moderate Democrats in Tuesday night’s race has fueled mixed reactions from lawmakers over whether these new ideals will be at the center of the entire Democratic Party.”It’s sort of dismissed as a fluke or an outlier, but whenever more moderate Democrats win, people…

The Cash Welcome group has slammed Ampol’s latest expansion plans, calling it “un-Australian” as they no longer accept legal tender.In a move announced earlier this month, petroleum giant Ampol is preparing to triple its network of discounted and unstaffed chain U-Go services across Australia.Cash Welcome founder Jason Bryce labelled the move “un-Australian” because it made it harder for locals to pay with cash.“Ampol is not a small business,” he wrote in his latest email.“Ampol is able to accept cash – but doesn’t want to accept cash.“That’s, frankly (in our humble opinion) un-Australian because it excludes people, limits our payment choice,…