## Billionaire Les Wexner says he was ‘duped’ by adviser Jeffrey Epstein, ‘a world-class con man’

Authored by apnews.com

Les Wexner also denied knowing about the late sex offender’s crimes or participating in Epstein’s abuse of girls and young women.

Ranking member Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, said Wexner “answered every question asked of him” during the 6-hour proceeding.

He said he was eager “to set the record straight” about his ties with Epstein.

“There is no single person that was more involved in providing Jeffrey Epstein with the financial support to commit his crimes than Les Wexner,” he said.

Wexner’s name appears more than 1,000 times in the Epstein files, which does not imply guilt, and Wexner has never been charged with any crimes.

When Wexner asked Epstein about it, Epstein denied doing so, the lawyers said, according to the memo.

Garcia said congressional investigators have identified more than $1 billion that was “either transferred, provided in stocks or given directly” by Wexner to Epstein — though Wexner “appears to be unaware” of much of it. »

### Leavitt says Truth Social posts are straight from Trump...a week after he blamed staffer for Obama-as-ape video

Authored by independent.co.uk

Just weeks after the White House — and the president himself — blamed a staffer for a blatantly racist post that appeared on his Truth Social account, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt assured reporters that anything on Trump’s social media site is “straight from the horse’s mouth.”.

open image in gallery Karoline Leavitt said that any Truth Social post is ‘directly’ from President Donald Trump.

But weeks ago the White House blamed a staffer for a post that many called racist ( AP ). »

### Highguard Isn’t Dead It Seems As Devs Confirm New Content is the Focus

Authored by respawnindex.com

This mixed with the fact that the game’s player count is barely crossing 2000 gave fuel to speculations that Highguard is dead.

If you’re a fan of Highguard then rest assured, the game is not dead.

On the official Highguard Discord, it was confirmed by a member of the development team that new content for the game is top priority. »

### Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed

Authored by worldatlarge.news

The rats have had a devastating effect on their delicately balanced ecosystems on certain islands in the Marshalls.

Having already eradicated black rats on dozens of islands before, Island Conservation trained local teams with the best practices to remove the rats via poison without harming the native wildlife.

In partnership with the Island Conservation, local groups removed the rats allowed the “turtle islands” to thrive once again. »

### Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview

Authored by independent.co.uk

Texas Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico saw a boost in campaign cash and had his profile skyrocket amid a war of words between Stephen Colbert, CBS and the Trump administration over his spiked The Late Show interview.

Colbert said that the network’s lawyers told him that Talarico, a state legislator from Austin, could not appear on the show.

open image in gallery Stephen Colbert said that CBS News banned him from broadcasting his interview with Texas State Representative James Talarico ( The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube ). »

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