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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday morning released thousands of documents related to the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in the latest batch of files. The department warned that some claims contained in the documents were falsely made against President Donald Trump.Robust consumer spending and a rebound in exports helped the U.S. economy grow faster than economists expected, according to delayed Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump said he has appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to be his special envoy to Greenland. The governor thanked Trump for the appointment in a post on X and said the new role would not require him to resign from his current position as governor. Trump has stated ⁠that Greenland, a Danish territory that largely governs itself, should become part of the United States, citing security reasons and an interest in the island’s mineral resources.Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach by the shooters before they began shooting, but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday. In response to the attack, the New South Wales parliament is debating legislation to cap firearm ownership, ban terror symbols, and restrict protests.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that a Chinese researcher on a J-1 visa in the United States has been charged with smuggling E. coli into the country and making false statements.President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina on Friday, seeking to convince Americans that his handling of the economy is sound ahead of a midterm election year.

The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed sharply to 2.7 percent in November, suggesting price pressures are cooling even as tariff-related costs continue to filter through the economy.Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with a nuclear fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said on Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.

Warner Bros Discovery's board rejected Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board said it found Paramount's offer "inferior" to the merger agreement with Netflix.The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former special counsel Jack Smith behind closed doors on Wednesday. Smith's deposition is regarding his two prosecutions of President Donald Trump over alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and actions challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith has continually denied that his work was politically motivated and has said that he is willing to testify publicly.