## Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

Authored by ms.now

“Donald Trump has tried to cover up for Jeffrey Epstein long enough,” Schumer said on the Senate floor before asking to pass the bill.

“It’s time that the Senate finished the job to finally compel the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.”.

The move was so swift that the Senate hadn’t even formally received the bill from the House.

The sudden move to pass the bill in the Senate caps off a chaotic legislative process where Republicans spent months trying to deny Democrats a vote on the bill.

The quick passage — without amendments — is sure to anger Johnson and many House Republicans.

Following the near-unanimous House vote, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., signaled that his chamber might move quickly, without changing the bill.

The Epstein files have already proven to be one of the few issues that normally devoted Republicans will break from the president on. »

### Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince

Authored by cnn.com

Trump went on to insist Prince bin Salman — who the CIA assessed likely ordered the murder — wasn’t involved.

“He knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that,” Trump said, turning toward the crown prince.

Sitting in the Oval Office, Trump heaped praise on the crown prince, including for what he called his “incredible” record on human rights. »

### California invests big in battery energy storage — and leaves rolling blackouts behind

Authored by latimes.com

Much of that is new battery energy storage, which captures and stores electricity for later use.

Battery storage in the state has grown more than 3,000% in six years — from 500 megawatts in 2020 to more than 15,700 megawatts today.

In the wake of that event, California’s energy leaders vowed to take action to make the grid more resilient. »

### Singer D4vd considered suspect in investigation of teen found dead in his Tesla: Sources

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Singer D4vd considered suspect in investigation of teen found dead in his Tesla: Sources.

David Anthony Burke, aka D4VD, attends the Ottolinger Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, March 9, 2025, in Paris.

The singer D4vd is now considered a suspect in the death investigation of a teenage girl whose decomposing body was discovered in September in the trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer, sources confirmed to ABC News. »

### Arachnid super-web reveals the surprising ‘constant party’ life of cohabiting spiders

Authored by apnews.com

“The fact that there was this massive colony of spiders living in a place that nobody had really noticed before — I find extremely exciting.”.

Dr. Grinsted draws parallels between the cohabiting spiders and how humans tend to coexist in apartment blocks.

“Spiders in the cave lay about a third of the eggs compared to spiders that live outdoors. »

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