Epstein, a career criminal and con artist, saw weakness in the rich and powerful and exploited it, and his emails are an incredible map of elites, and of their wealth and power.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Its elites are more dependent on the regime, not less.
In 2018 Glencore stopped paying the royalties—estimated to be around $77,000 a day, or $28 million annually—that Gertler was entitled to under Congolese law.
Long-haul travelers can opt for a head and shoulder reliever or a fragrant, relaxing bath infused with indigenous flowers.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
In the recent cold weather, my coonties, which are Florida native plants, and my society garlic plants, blooming with tiny purple flowers, all survived and are flourishing.
Venhuizen ultimately declared the sales tax reduction bill defeated due to its lack of an 18-vote majority of members-elect.
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Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
18 Feb. 2026
Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.
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