The Daily Populous

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday formally dismissed the criminal sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein, a move that was expected following the financier’s death in jail earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman had said at a hearing on Tuesday that he was legally bound to dismiss the case.

The FBI is examining two cameras that were outside the cell that malfunctioned, a law enforcement source has told Reuters.

Tuesday’s hearing featured emotional testimony from 16 women who said Epstein had abused them, many of whom lamented that he would never face justice in court. »

DeMarcus Cousins sought on arrest warrant for domestic violence charge.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

Mobile police spokesperson Charlette M. Solis told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday that "an arrest warrant has been issued.” »

She noted that this was around the time smartphones became common and social media moved from being optional to mandatory among youngsters.

University counseling centers have been reporting increases in students’ use of campus mental health services.

The rate of moderate to severe depression rose from 23.2% in 2007 to 41.1% in 2018, while rates of moderate to severe anxiety rose from 17.9% in 2013 to 34.4% in 2018. »

Just two days after President Donald Trump called himself an "environmentalist," his administration announced a rollback of methane gas emissions regulations so large that even oil companies are objecting to the change.

The administration estimates that the rollbacks will save the oil and gas industry $17 to 19 million a year.

This is the seventh time the Trump administration has attempted to rollback regulations against oil and gas pollution. »