## Mike Johnson hasn’t sworn in this new Democrat. Is it because she wants to release the Epstein files?

Authored by theguardian.com

Congress’s newest member, Adelita Grijalva, came to Washington DC this week, expecting to be officially sworn in by the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.

Two days later, she returned to her southern Arizona district disappointed, if not a little confused.

Trapped in the purgatorial status of representative-elect, she had to be escorted around the Capitol building by her soon-to-be-colleagues, like any other member of the public.

Her name is on the door of her new office, but she does not have the keys.

The matter of the Epstein files has for months been a thorn in the side of the president and his allies in Congress.

It just needs the signatures of 218 lawmakers to succeed, and has currently received 217 – Grijalva’s would be the last one.

“That doesn’t make sense, why I wouldn’t be sworn in, in the same pace that they were?” »

### Restoration project eliminates rats from two islands in the North Pacific

Authored by cnn.com

But over decades, even centuries, the remote uninhabited islands in the North Pacific — part of the Marshall Islands — have been overcome by rats.

“If you walked around at night with a torch, it was almost frightening — the forest floor was moving with rats.”.

The rodents, which are invasive to the Marshall Islands and likely arrived as stowaways on ships, have caused ecological chaos. »

### Federal agents shoot woman on Southwest Side, battle protesters for hours

Authored by wbez.org

About 100 protesters were met with pepper balls and tear gas deployed by federal agents in skirmishes that lasted until late afternoon.

A protester shouts at a federal officer in the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Brighton Park on Saturday.

Chicago police officers at the scene on the Southwest Side after a woman was shot by federal agents Saturday. »

### Street Fighter 6's director was 'shocked' that Capcom Cup 12 viewing will be paywalled

Authored by shacknews.com

Street Fighter 6's director was 'shocked' that Capcom Cup 12 viewing will be paywalled Director Takayuki Nakayama was as surprised as anyone to find out that Capcom Cup 12 would charge PPV-style for viewership.

In a recent Twitter reply, Takayuki Nakayama, director of Street Fighter 6, shared that he and SF6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto learned about the same time as anyone else that Capcom Cup 12 would be paywalled.

All of this comes from the announcement by Capcom Fighters about the new pay model for the upcoming Capcom Cup 12 Finals in March 2026. »

### Have Ukrainian Drones Really Knocked Out 38% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity?

Authored by carnegieendowment.org

On paper, Russia can refine 327 million tons of oil every year (or 6.5 million barrels per day).

And the capacity of the 16 refineries that have been attacked by Ukrainian drones in August and September is 123 million tons a year—or 38 percent of the total.

Now, Ukrainian drones can fly further, carry bigger payloads, and attack more frequently. »

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