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Dale Willman
Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willman. The Justice Department began its release of files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein today. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports on the Justice.
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Stephen Fowler
Department website justice.gov Epstein Federal officials have launched a library with some of the files related to the Epstein case. NPR is reviewing the documents, which include court records, Freedom of Information act records and files released under a law signed by President Trump last month. Many of the documents were already public. And while the law states all files the government possesses should be released by today, the DOJ says it expects more disclosures in the coming weeks. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's controversial overhaul of homelessness funding. As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports. The judge also accused the federal housing agency HUD of intentionally causing chaos.
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Jennifer Ludden
In an oral ruling from the bench, Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode island says it's likely HUD's overhaul is unlawful and agreed with critics that it could push many people back into homelessness in the middle of winter coast, causing irreparable harm. HUD has sought major cuts to permanent housing and instead wants to beef up transitional housing that requires people to work and get treatment. But the overhaul was announced so late in the year, many places are set to run out of money before new funds flow. If HUD really wants to change policies so dramatically, the judge said, it needs to do the work and go through Congress. Instead, she said, the chaos seems to be the point. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
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Dale Willman
The Department of defense is spending $2.6 billion meant for housing assistance on a bonus to troops. Steve Walsh of member station WHRO in Norfolk has our story.
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Steve Walsh
The White House is calling it the warrior dividend. 1.28 million active duty troops and 174,000 members of the Reserves are in the process of receiving a one time payment of $1,776. President Trump says that the money is in honor of the country's 250th anniversary next year. The funds are actually from 2.9 billion set aside by Congress to supplement the money given troops to pay their rent or mortgage, according to a Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The Defense department says the $1,776 will arrive over the next few days. For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh.
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Dale Willman
A jury in Minnesota awarded $65.5 million today to a woman who claimed talcum products made by Johnson and Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing cancer. The company says it will appeal the verdict. It's the latest development in a long standing legal battle over such claims. Stocks finished up on Friday. The Dow Jones industrials were up 183 points. The NASDAQ ended up today 301 points. This is NPR News. A new study finds people who regularly consume high fat cheeses may have a lower risk of dementia. But as NPR's Allison Aubrey reports, nutrition experts say there's a catch.
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Allison Aubrey
The study included nearly 28,000 people who were in their late 50s when the study began. They were surveyed about their eating habits, and after about 25 years of follow up, it turned out higher intake of high fat cheese was associated with a slight, slightly lower risk of dementia. However, scientists who reviewed the data say this association does not prove that high fat cheese protects the brain. Those who consumed about an ounce and a half of cheese or more per day had about a 13% lower risk, which could be explained by chance. Also, researchers only captured a snapshot of participants dietary habits. Given the risk of dementia is determined by many factors, from genes to lifestyle habits, scientists warn against reading too much into the findings. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
The 95 year old black Hawk Bridge that crossed over the Mississippi river was imploded on Friday. The span now sits half submerged in the river. The bridge connected Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin. It had been closed since October. It will now be replaced by a new structure that's expected to open in 2027. Commuters will use a ferry until then to cross the river. Federal investigators are examining the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina this week, killing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his family and three other people. The Cessna C550 burst into FL attempting to return to a North Carolina airport. It had left less than 10 minutes before. Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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