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JPMorgan pays $75M to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims by the U.S. Virgin Islands that the bank aided in the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.
Gymnastics Ireland apologises after Black athlete is snubbed @medal ceremony
NBC NEWS
The governing body for gymnastics in Ireland has issued an apology after a video resurfaced appearing to show a judge ignoring the only Black girl at a medal ceremony last year.
India warns citizens in Canada to be cautious
BBC NEWS
India has urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to "exercise utmost caution".
France rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III’s state visit
AP
PARIS, France - King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France on Wednesday meant to highlight the friendship between the two nations with great pomp, after the trip was postponed in March amid widespread demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension changes.
US soldiers face South Korea drug probe after police raid army bases
CNN
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases.
France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels
BBC NEWS
France has ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation.
US & Google face off in landmark antitrust trial
DW NEWS
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The US Justice Department and a coalition of state attorneys general launched an antitrust case against Google in Washington on Tuesday.
El Chapo’s wife is set to be released from a US prison today
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is set to be released from a US prison on Wednesday, officials said.
Terror suspect on the run after escaping London prison dressed as a chef
CNN
LONDON, UK - A manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on terror charges after he escaped from a London prison on Wednesday while dressed as a chef, officials say.
US Gov't investigating China’s breakthrough smartphone
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The United States government is seeking more information about the Huawei Mate 60 Pro, a Chinese smartphone powered by an advanced chip.
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