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  • MLB suspends Dominican prospect after age-fraud plot involving fake grave
    Report: player posed as nearly two years youngerScheme allegedly included fake grave and records$2.8m agreement with Guardians was canceledA once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him ⁠as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday.The age-fraud plot included extreme efforts by the player’s handler such as falsifying school and me
     

MLB suspends Dominican prospect after age-fraud plot involving fake grave

Par : Reuters
28 août 2026 à 18:27
  • Report: player posed as nearly two years younger

  • Scheme allegedly included fake grave and records

  • $2.8m agreement with Guardians was canceled

A once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him ⁠as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday.

The age-fraud plot included extreme efforts by the player’s handler such as falsifying school and medical records, faking birth and death certificates ⁠and even staging a gravesite, per ⁠the report.

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  • Ex-JPMorgan Chase executive shared confidential bank information with Epstein
    Jes Staley told US House committee he also was at one point named a trustee of convicted sex offender’s estateFormer JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley told US lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank ⁠information with Jeffrey Epstein and ⁠was at one ​point named as a trustee of his estate, according to a transcript released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday.These admissions come as lawmakers investigate the late convicted ⁠sex offender’s ties with polit
     

Ex-JPMorgan Chase executive shared confidential bank information with Epstein

Par : Reuters
26 août 2026 à 21:25

Jes Staley told US House committee he also was at one point named a trustee of convicted sex offender’s estate

Former JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley told US lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank ⁠information with Jeffrey Epstein and ⁠was at one ​point named as a trustee of his estate, according to a transcript released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday.

These admissions come as lawmakers investigate the late convicted ⁠sex offender’s ties with political and business elites. Staley appeared before the committee in July as part of its investigation into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his associate. Transcripts ⁠from the meeting were released on Wednesday.

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  • At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE
    215 of 235 donated brains showed signs of CTECondition can only be diagnosed after deathSymptoms include problems with memory and moodAt least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic ⁠traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday.Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains for study, researchers said, with 215 ⁠of those donated brains ⁠found to have CTE, ​a degenerative dise
     

At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE

25 août 2026 à 09:44
  • 215 of 235 donated brains showed signs of CTE

  • Condition can only be diagnosed after death

  • Symptoms include problems with memory and mood

At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic ⁠traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday.

Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains for study, researchers said, with 215 ⁠of those donated brains ⁠found to have CTE, ​a degenerative disease that can only definitively be diagnosed after death. CTE is associated with repeated blows to the head, including concussions. Symptoms include difficulty with attention and memory, dementia, mood disorders and headaches.

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  • Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
    Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approvalThe father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln ⁠aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor ⁠said.The border ​patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, originally from Nicaragua, after conducting a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida, a spokesperson for the US
     

Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East

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24 août 2026 à 01:42

Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval

The father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln ⁠aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor ⁠said.

The border ​patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, originally from Nicaragua, after conducting a vehicle stop in Key West, Florida, a spokesperson for the US homeland security department said on Sunday.

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  • Trump administration begins transfer of $725m to UN, amid billions owed
    UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member statesThe Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725m to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters ⁠showed – a move aid experts said ⁠was a welcome step towards paying ​billions in dues owed.There was no immediate response from Washington DC to questions about the reasons for the payment from an administration that has slashed funding to many UN a
     

Trump administration begins transfer of $725m to UN, amid billions owed

Par : Reuters
21 août 2026 à 15:14

UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member states

The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725m to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters ⁠showed – a move aid experts said ⁠was a welcome step towards paying ​billions in dues owed.

There was no immediate response from Washington DC to questions about the reasons for the payment from an administration that has slashed funding to many UN agencies and blasted the global body for not living up to ⁠its potential.

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