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Claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a “complete miscarriage of justice” were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on “speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods.”

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that Maxwell’s habeas petition seeking to set aside her conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence on the grounds that there was “substantial new evidence” was “demonstrably meritless.”

“Maxwell’s petition falls very far from the mark,” Engelmayer said. “There is no fact that Maxwell fairly puts in dispute that has any potential to disturb the outcome of her trial.”

Maxwell maintained in a habeas petition last December that information that would have resulted in her exoneration at her 2021 trial was withheld and false testimony was presented to the jury.

She said the cumulative effect of the constitutional violations resulted in a “complete miscarriage of justice.”

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Dolly Parton, the “Queen of Country" singing icon with a personality as bold as her signature blond coif and rhinestone-encrusted outfits has died. She was 80 years old.

Parton's death was announced in a video message from her family on her social media pages and confirmed to USA TODAY.

Throughout her 60-year-career, Parton painted her twang-laced soprano voice on hits-turned-classics such as “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” “9 to 5” and “Coat of Many Colors.” Her 49 studio albums earned 25 No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, the most of any female country artist, and spanned every decade from "Joshua" in 1971 to "Tyrant" with Beyoncé in 2024.

In addition to a legendary music career that earned 11 Grammy Awards (including Lifetime Achievement recognition), Parton starred or made cameo appearances in more than 20 films including her 1980 debut "9 to 5," with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" with Burt Reynolds (1982) and "Steel Magnolias" with Sally Field and Shirley MacLaine (1989).

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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. imports, aiming to match President Donald Trump’s tariffs "dollar for dollar."

The action marks an escalation in the growing trade war between the two countries, after talks collapsed last week and Trump imposed 50% tariffs Aug. 22 on about 5% of Canadian imports. The Canadian duties take effect Sept. 8 and range from 15% to 50% on 700 products.

"Our dollar-for-dollar, rate-for-rate counter-tariffs as well as a multibillion-dollar support package will protect workers, farmers, families, and businesses," Canada's Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said.

The 50% tariffs apply to steel, aluminum, furniture and clothing. The 25% tariffs are on cheese, appliances and some seafood. The 15% tariffs will be on electronics and tools.

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Israel may have committed war crimes in a double-tap attack on a Gaza hospital that killed Palestinian journalists, medics and first responders, an investigation by The Independent has found.

The strikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on 25 August 2025 killed 20 people, including Middle East Eye contributors Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz, and The Independent correspondent Mariam Abu Dagga.

The first strike hit Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri as he operated his camera, killing him.

Journalists, medics and first responders rushed to the scene to report on the attack and help the wounded. Eight minutes later, as a large crowd gathered, two more projectiles were fired from Israeli tanks at the group.

The second strike, which killed 19 people, was captured on live television.

International law experts told The Independent that the attack raised serious concerns over potential war crimes, including the intentional targeting of civilians and the launching of a disproportionate attack. They said the second strike was of particular concern.

Israel denies committing war crimes in Gaza and has repeatedly said it does not target journalists. 

At the time, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged war crimes, described the incident as a “tragic mishap”.

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Ukraine’s allies on Monday pledged to keep up their support amid Russia’s escalating attacks and despite threats from Moscow, as they gathered in Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day.

Air defense supplies were the main priority at the meeting of 30 leaders of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, jointly chaired by the leaders of France and Germany, who participated remotely, and by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Burnham arrived in Kyiv for his first trip abroad since taking office, alongside other European leaders and European Council President António Costa.

“Despite Russia’s outrageous threats to my country, we will continue our support for Ukraine’s defense,” Burnham said.

Russia has recently pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles, ripping open apartment blocks and killing dozens in the capital.

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At a virtual town hall meeting, Navy families who abruptly evacuated from Bahrain six months ago had many questions. They said they still aren't getting enough answers.

NPR has reviewed a recording of the meeting, along with a full list of questions the families were asking Navy officials.

The families left Bahrain on short notice with few possessions shortly after the U.S.-Iran war began. Many are still living in temporary conditions, at hotels and short-term rentals, both inside the United States and in other parts of the world. About 580 people participated in the call last week, where Navy leaders tried to provide some answers but also left many unsure of what comes next.
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The head of the Navy's Fifth Fleet, Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw, acknowledged the hardships brought on by the rapid evacuations and that the Navy is "making it up as we go because nothing is conceived to go on this length of time." He also went on to say, "these are complex problems and the solutions have not been exactly obvious."

When the military and the State Department ordered the evacuation of dependents on March 2, Renshaw told families the Navy expected only a brief displacement, similar to when the U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025. That war lasted 12 days.

"Unfortunately, this has just stretched on and on, and has evolved into something greater and a bigger challenge," Renshaw said during the conversation. "When we talk about that challenge, we've delayed making some hard decisions because we didn't want to close the door on getting people back into Bahrain."

The documentary American Doctor is an intimate and unflinching look at the decimated healthcare system in Gaza under Israeli assault.

The film follows three American surgeons on medical missions to the Palestinian territory and documents them treating wounded men, women and children. It also shares the trials of their Palestinian colleagues trying to live through bombardments, displacement and lack of food and medicine while working on casualties streaming into hospitals that often come under attack.It's not all based in Gaza. The film follows the three Americans at home as well, and their efforts to share what they've seen, especially given that Israel has barred international journalists from entering Gaza and reporting independently for the entirety of this war.

The film begins with director Poh Si Teng speaking with orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter in his North Carolina home. He shows her a photo of six Palestinian babies and children, lined up in a row. They've all been killed.

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As the sight of armed, uniformed National Guard troops became ubiquitous in Washington, D.C., over the past year, one voice has been notably absent from the public discourse around the deployment: the guard members themselves.

"I will say very frankly that the bad taste that this mission left in my mouth, it actually embarrasses me to be involved in any way," one guard member who was part of the deployment for several months recently told NPR.

Thousands of National Guard members have been patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., for more than a year now, in what has become President Trump's largest and longest domestic military deployment. Their presence has become a common, and controversial, topic of conversation among D.C. residents and constitutional experts alike, raising concerns about the normalization of armed troops in a city for an extended period of time.

Members of the military are not allowed to speak to the press without authorization. Under this administration, those rules and the ramifications for breaking them have gotten even stricter.

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