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Saturday July 19th, 2025 night edition

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FBI agents assigned earlier this year to review investigative files in the criminal case against notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were instructed to "flag" any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump, Sen. Richard Durbin said Friday.

Ranking member Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Durbin is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has oversight over the Justice Department and the FBI.

"Who made the decision to reassign hundreds of New York Field Office personnel to this March review of Epstein-related records?"

"Why were personnel told to flag records in which President Trump was mentioned?"

An FBI spokesperson told CNBC in an email, "The FBI has no comment," when asked about Durbin's letters.

"My office was told that these personnel were instructed to 'flag' any records in which President Trump was mentioned.". »

The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

Authored by futurism.com
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A recent story by The New Yorker dove into the astonishing growth of solar energy over the past few years.

But while renewables writ large are having their day, the speed at which solar energy in particular is growing blows everything else out of the water.

More on solar energy: Man Discovers Trick to Make Power Company Pay Him for Using Electricity. »

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 ‘visa integrity fee' — What to know

Authored by nbcnewyork.com
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Visitors to the United States will need to pay a "visa integrity fee," according to a provision of the Trump administration's recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The "visa integrity fee" applies to all visitors who need non-immigrant visas, which includes tourists, business travelers and international students.

Brown said the visa integrity fee will likely impact B visa holders — or leisure and business travelers — and international students more than other types of travelers. »

Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack, intelligence source says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Gazprom is Russia's state-owned energy company, one of the world's largest gas producers and exporters.

"The degradation of Russian information systems to the technological Middle Ages continues," the source within the HUR told the Kyiv Independent.

The attack reportedly affected approximately 390 subsidiary companies and branches, including Gazprom Teplo Energo, Gazprom Obl Energo, and Gazprom Energozbyt. »

12 years later, Grand Theft Auto V has been cleared for release in Saudi Arabia

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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Twelve years after its initial release, Grand Theft Auto V has been officially cleared for release in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

“The first signs of change came in 2016, when Saudi Arabia introduced localized age ratings that replaced their reliance on the PEGI system.

The introduction of a 21+ age rating in the country, which is higher than PEGI’s 18+ rating, allows Grand Theft Auto V to launch without any major modification to content. »