## Epstein had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show

Authored by miamiherald.com

Crime Epstein had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show.

Jeffrey Epstein had multiple appointments, phone calls and dinners with Matthew Menchel — the Miami U.S. Attorney’s office chief criminal prosecutor who spearheaded Epstein’s sweetheart deal in 2007, newly released documents show.

Lawmakers also referred to a photograph of Menchel on a ski trip with Epstein sometime in the 2000s, but didn’t produce the photo.

“I had no business relationship with Mr. Epstein at any point, not before, during or after my tenure at the US Attorney’s Office.”

He added that Epstein had tried to get his firm to handle some of the civil litigation associated with his case, but “we declined.”.

He did not deny that he had met with Epstein after he left the US Attorney’s Office.

Following publication of the series, federal prosecutors in New York re-examined the case, and Epstein was arrested again in 2019 on more serious sex trafficking charges. »

### Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Authored by theguardian.com

In Chicago, at Grant Park’s Butler Field, at least 10,000 people assembled, many with signs opposing federal immigration agents or mocking Trump.

TV stations with feeds from protests warned viewers they could not be responsible for the language used in the signage.

The crowd erupted in chants of “Fuck Donald Trump” when Illinois representative Jonathan Jackson took the stage. »

### Three Afghan cricketers killed in Pak airstrikes; Afghanistan pull out of tri-series involving Pakistan

Authored by theweek.in

Pakistan were set to host Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in a T20I series starting November 17.

However, the airstrikes, which were launched just hours after a two-day ceasefire with Afghanistan ended, killed three local cricketers who had returned after a friendly match in Sharana.

Kabul accused Pakistan of an attack in the Afghan capital, a claim Pakistan's government and military have not confirmed. »

### US tells airlines to disregard ‘X’ sex markers on passports and input ‘M’ or ‘F’

Authored by theguardian.com

US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule this week that will require airlines to disregard “X” sex markers on passports and input an “M” or “F” marker instead, sending those people with an “X” marker into panic.

Now, the new CBP rule has many people on social media and beyond worried that they will no longer be allowed to fly internationally.

A CBP spokesperson said: “Foreign travelers with authorized and valid US travel documents are being processed as they were previously. »

### US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The Henley Passport Index is one of several rankings measuring passport potency in this regard and, for the first time in its 20-year history, the US passport has fallen out of its top 10 list altogether.

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Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2025 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 179. »

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