## GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein’s Plea Deal

Authored by rollingstone.com

Sen. Markwayne Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein‘s 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time.

Mullin made the comments while being interviewed by Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.

Then Mullin made a bizarre claim that Epstein struck a deal in Florida in 2009, under President Obama.

“2009, there was a sweetheart plea deal that was made underneath the Obama administration with Epstein, and that sweetheart has not been exposed.”.

MULLIN: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under ObamaTAPPER: No.

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A lead prosecutor in the investigation, Marie Villafana, said in 2020 that Epstein’s sweetheart deal was an “injustice.”. »

### Male Birth Control Pill YCT-529 Passes Human Safety Test

Authored by scientificamerican.com

Now a male birth control pill with an entirely new kind of contraceptive mechanism has been tested for the first time in humans.

Several other reversible male birth control methods are now in the clinical trial pipeline as well.

Like the YCT-529 pill, the gel targets sperm production, but it does so by circulating testosterone and progestin—hormones that tell the brain to halt the production process. »

### "Microsoft is thriving," claims CEO, doubling down on AI after 9000 employees lost jobs in latest layoffs

Authored by eurogamer.net

The statement, shared publicly and with Microsoft employees, reiterates the company mission, with Nadella doubling down on the importance of AI.

By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving - our market performance, strategic positioning, and growth all point up and to the right.

"We are doubling down on the fundamentals while continuing to define new frontiers in AI," he said. »

### Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box

Authored by theguardian.com

At Nix & Nix Funeral Homes, Abbey Butler tried but could not open the red box, said the Butlers’ attorney, L Chris Stewart, at the news conference.

Several days later, the red box, which was in the Butlers’ car, began to smell and leak fluid, Stewart said.

Nix told local news that his team believed the box held personal effects and that other funeral homes usually only send intact remains. »

### Russian Navy Day parade cancelled for ‘security reasons’

Authored by straitstimes.com

Russian sailors taking part in a ceremony marking Navy Day in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 27.

– Russia said on July 27 a major annual navy parade was cancelled for “security reasons”, without specifying the threat or concern.

Russian President Vladimir Putin – who re-established Navy Day in 2017, nearly four decades after it was cancelled in Soviet times – did not show up in person for the first time. »

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