## FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday.

The number of FBI employees terminated was not immediately clear, but two people said it was roughly 20.

The AP is using anonymous sourcing to provide information for this story.

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The kneeling had angered some in the FBI but was also understood as a possible de-escalation tactic during a period of protests.

The FBI Agents Association confirmed in a statement late Friday that more than a dozen agents had been fired, including military veterans with additional statutory protections, and condemned the move as unlawful.

Another, Brian Driscoll, served as acting FBI director in the early days of the Trump administration and resisted Justice Department demands to supply the names of agents who investigated Jan. 6. »

### Electronic Arts stock closes up 15% on report company near $50 billion deal to go private

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Shares of Electronic Arts closed up 15% on Friday following a report in the Wall Street Journal that the video game company is nearing a roughly $50 billion deal to go private.

Investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Silver Lake could announce the deal as soon as next week, the report said.

The deal would be the largest leveraged buyout in Wall Street history, surpassing the agreement to take TXU Energy private for about $45 billion in 2007. »

### Senior Hamas official defends ‘high price’ of Oct 7 for Palestinians, saying attack created ‘golden moment’

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Hamas militants killed 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023, and took more than 250 hostages in a savage attack.

During the interview, CNN showed Hamad footage of people in Gaza urging Hamas to give up power.

“But you could not exclude Hamas from the Palestinian … questions and Palestinian situation, because Hamas is playing a positive role,” he said. »

### House Democrats release latest Jeffrey Epstein documents with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions

Authored by independent.co.uk

Prince Andrew also is listed in the documents as a passenger on Epstein’s aircraft, with financial disclosures provided to the committee suggesting evidence of payments from Epstein to an individual listed as “Andrew.”.

His appointment with Bannon in 2019 was just months before Epstein was federally charged with trafficking and sexually abusing dozens of minors.

House Democrats have argued for the Department of Justice and Attorney General Pam Bondi to “release all the files now,” Guerrero said. »

### Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in latest Epstein files release

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In June, Musk claimed Donald Trump appeared in files relating to the disgraced financier and alleged his administration was concealing information about the US president's association with Epstein.

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:47 Watch: Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein together in 1992.

Prince Andrew named as passenger on Epstein jet. »

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