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The Epstein files released by the Justice Department are missing what The New York Times called “key materials related to a woman who made an accusation” against Donald Trump.
- The Times said indexes identify four FBI memos stemming from interviews with the woman — and only one of them is in the documents released so far.
- Larry Summers is resigning from Harvard after revelations about what The Crimson called his “long-standing personal relationship” with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Bill Gates apologized to his foundation over his ties with Epstein and admitted to having two affairs, but denied doing anything “illicit,” per The Wall Street Journal.
Trump’s surgeon general nominee dodged questions about vaccines at her confirmation hearing. Casey Means said she couldn’t advise women to vaccinate their children because she’s not their doctor. “I’m not here to complicate the issue on vaccines,” she said, adding that “vaccines, vaccine advocacy or anti-vaccine rhetoric has not been part of my message.”