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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser

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Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s For Jeffrey Epstein , the billionaire Goldsmith family was a gateway to elite society and he wanted to be in their circle. The disgraced financier, who died in prison in 2019 facing sex-trafficking charges, longed for a billionaire’s lifestyle and cultivated the family’s friends, bankers, business associates and advisers.

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USCBS News

Can paying off debt too aggressively hurt your finances? Here's when it may make sense to slow down.

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. That, in turn, can make an aggressive debt payoff strategy particularly appealing in today's economic landscape. Putting every available dollar toward a credit card or personal loan balance can accelerate progress and reduce what you ultimately pay in interest, after all. However, there can also be a downside to pushing the repayment timeline too hard, particularly when that money is needed elsewhere in the budget.

USABC News

Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election

President Donald Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment with AI defense company Anduril Industries on Tuesday -- the most recent government funding agreement into a company with investment ties to the president's sons. The Trump administration announced the Navy will support $2.9 billion of the total cost to help create a new facility in Baltimore County, Maryland, that will manufacture critical parts for the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine.