Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice, told Justice Department officials last month that President Donald Trump was “never inappropriate with anybody” during the years he knew Epstein.
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Speed Read
Friday, August 22
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody in Tennessee (ABC)
Trump Administration to review all 55 million U.S. visa holders for potential violations (MO NEWS)
Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons (CNN)
Parents of missing 7-month-old child in California arrested for murder (ABC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
The world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza (AP)
At least six dead and more than 60 injured in attack on military base in Cali, Colombia (EL PAIS)
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia (GUARDIAN) Kim Jong Un acknowledges deaths of 100 North Korean soldiers he sent to fight for Vladimir Putin (FOX)
Canada to remove retaliatory tariffs on many U.S. goods (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Fed chair signals imminent interest rate cut, markets rally (MO NEWS)
Trump says Intel agreed to sell 10% stake to U.S. government (AXIOS)
Trump says he’ll fire Federal Reserve Chair Governor Lisa Cook ‘if she doesn’t resign’ (CNBC)
SpaceX launches unpiloted X-37B rocket plane on classified Space Force mission (CBS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lil Nas X arrested for alleged battery on officer in Studio City, hospitalized for possible overdose (ABC7)
‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown surprises fans with news she adopted a baby (FOX)
Man arrested for WNBA sex-toy throwing at Liberty game, the 3rd arrest in string of disturbances (AP)
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Sets Single-Week Record for a Movie on Nielsen Charts (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Featured Interview
One-on-one with Secretary of State Antony Blinken & White House National Securty Council Spokesman Admiral John Kirby
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Mo News heads to Washington to interview two key national security leaders about the conflict, the US role and other top chanllenges for the US.