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Korva Coleman
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. An NPR investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files finds the Justice Department has removed or withheld dozens of pages from the public database of Epstein documents. Some pages relate to accusations of sexual abuse that also contained mention of President Trump. The Justice Department prepared a slideshow last fall. It mentioned a claim that Trump sexually abused a minor around 1983. The minor was also allegedly being abused by Epstein. The allegation against Trump was sent to an FBI field office for further investigation, but NPR's Stephen Fowler reports the allegation does not show up in the new release of files.
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Stephen Fowler
It's more what other documents have shown us about these particular missing pages. There's records showing the the FBI interviewed this accuser four times. Only one of those interviews is in the public Epstein database, and it does not mention Trump at all. And the Justice Department's own tracking indicates there's at least 50 pages that exist but were not made public.
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Korva Coleman
NPR's Stephen Fowler reporting. President Trump has consistently said he broke ties with Jeffrey Epstein years ago over his behavior. President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight. NPR's Elena Moore reports. This is Trump's first State of the Union address since returning to the White House just over a year ago.
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Elena Moore
The State of the Union is a formality, but there are potential political stakes for Trump. His speech comes at the start of an election year where Republicans are on the defensive. They're trying to keep control of Congress, but Trump is battling low approval numbers. In the latest NPR PBS News Marist Poll, a majority of Americans say Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction. Low poll numbers are often a warning sign. Since World War II, the party controlling the White House historically loses an average of 27 seats in the House and four in the Senate in midterm elections. Elena Moore, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Democrats will give responses to President Trump's address. Virginia Governor Abigail Spamberger will deliver the response in English. California Senator Alex Padilla will deliver the response in Spanish. A major winter storm has pulled away from the Northeast, leaving behind record amounts of snowfall in some areas. More than a quarter of a million customers have lost power in eastern Massachusetts, where the blizzard was the worst. Thousands of others are in the dark in Delaware. In New York City, Steve Kastenbaum has more.
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Steve Kastenbaum
Over 2,000 sanitation department snowplows are working to clear up to 2ft of snow from the streets here. Mayor Zoran Mamdani said the city is hiring thousands of temporary workers to shovel snow due to the historic nature of this blizzard.
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Korva Coleman
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Steve Kastenbaum
An emergency travel ban expired, but he asked people not to drive if possible so crews can get the city streets ready for commuters and the reopening of school. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
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Korva Coleman
You're listening to npr. The Pentagon says it's conducted another deadly boat strike in the Caribbean. U.S. southern Command says it targeted an alleged drug boat yesterday and killed three alleged terrorists. The attack comes as the families of two men killed in a US Boat strike last year has sued the Trump administration. They say their relatives were fishermen and not involved in the drug trade. The State Department is warning Americans in Mexico to take extra precaution. This week, Mexican authorities killed one of the country's biggest drug lords. His killing sparked violence across swaths of Mexico. US Skier Lindsey Vaughn is out of the hospital after her frightening crash this month at the Winter Olympics. Vaughn says she underwent multiple surgeries on her broken left leg. NPR's Will Stone reports. The Vaughn says that her injuries were so bad her leg could have been amputated.
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Will Stone
In a post on Instagram, Vaughn called it the most extreme and painful and challenging injury she's ever faced in her life times 100. That's partly because Vaughn developed what's called compartment syndrome. When pressure builds up in the muscles. If left untreated, soft tissue can die and the leg may need to be amputated. Dr. Anthony Petrosini is an orthopedic surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical center who was not involved in Vaughn's care.
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Dr. Anthony Petrosini
You don't see the severity of this injury in other sports. This is more like something you see in a car accident type of collision.
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Will Stone
Vaughn underwent surgery last week in the US and will be in a wheelchair for some time. Will Stone, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, in premarket trading, Dow futures are higher. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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