Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers’s exchanges depict relationship as confidants, emails reveal 14. November 2025 (18:10) The child sex offender and the former US treasury secretary shared personal views about politics and relationshipsUS politics live – latest updatesA series of exchanges between child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers, the former US treasury secretary, showing a relationship as confidants emerged among the emails released by Republican legislators this week in the continuing political turmoil over Epstein’s connections to Donald Trump.The exchanges, from 2013 to early 2019, showed the two men sharing personal – and sometimes unseemly – views about politics and relationships. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Southern California braces for up to 5in of rain from ‘atmospheric river’ 14. November 2025 (18:00) Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties prepare for deluge and possible landslides this weekendA powerful storm was making its way across California on Friday, prompting evacuation warnings as the state braced for the potential of floods, mudslides, thunderstorms and even the chance of a tornado over the weekend.Heavy rain began to pummel northern and central California on Thursday evening, as officials and forecasters warned that hazards unleashed by the strong storm were likely to amplify as it moved south. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Baby sea otter named Caterpillar rescued off central California coast 14. November 2025 (17:58) Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay and local harbor patrol teamed up for mission to reunite pup with its motherIt was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro Bay.The center’s experts were able to determine that the calls – which sounded almost like a human baby screeching – were coming from a roughly two-week-old sea otter pup that had been separated from its mother. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man, 61, found guilty of stalking former Tory minister Penny Mordaunt 14. November 2025 (17:49) Edward Brandt bombarded Mordaunt with calls and jumped a barrier at her office, leaving her feeling vulnerable, court heardAn former councillor has been convicted of stalking the former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt.Edward Brandt, 61, bombarded the former defence secretary with emails and voicemails and tried to jump the security barrier at her office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)