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1. House committee asks U.S. DOJ to examine sexual abuse allegations made by ex-Epstein assistant

   

   The chair of the congressional committee which has spent months interviewing witnesses about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell said Thursday it was advising the Justice Department to examine allegations concerning two men accused of sexual abuse by Sarah Kellen, a former Epstein assistant.

2. Colorado court overturns homicide convictions of 2 paramedics in death of Black man pinned by police

   

   A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police in 2019.

3. Cross-border tunnel drug bust | About That

   

   Andrew Chang breaks down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's investigation of a nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel — complete with ventilation, lighting and an electric rail system — which allegedly carried millions of dollars' worth of drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to a San Diego, Calif., Buy4Less storefront. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

4. Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time since 2019

   

   The announcement of the trip came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce the material for nuclear bombs.

5. Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire brokered by U.S., Israeli military says it will continue attacks

   

   The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to halt fighting there and forge peace with Tehran.