Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Meeting Sparks Fresh Epstein Investigation

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche met this week with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein; Children dying of hunger are overwhelming a Gaza emergency centre, where doctors say they’ve run out of basic treatments; Kristin Cabot, chief people officer at U.S. tech firm Astronomer, has resigned following a viral video showing her embracing the company’s CEO at a Coldplay concert; NFL star and boyfriend of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, just gave Swifties the post they’ve been waiting for.

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
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recorded on Hi. I'm Tolly Buckman from Momma MIA's twice
daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Friday,
July twenty five. Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche met

(00:31):
this week with Glaine Maxwell, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein,
at a federal prison in Tallahassee. Maxwell is serving a
twenty year sentence for sex trafficking. Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus,
described the meeting as a very productive day, but declined
to share details. Blanch had said he reached out to
Maxwell's team to see if she had information about others

(00:54):
who may have been harm to victims. The Justice Department
is under pressure from Donald Trump supporters to release more
records related to Epstein, who died by suicide in twenty
nineteen while awaiting trial. Earlier promises to release more materials
were reverse this month, and a judge also rejected a
request to unseal some grand jury records, citing confidentiality rules.

(01:17):
Maxwell is appealing her conviction. Children dying of hunger are
overwhelming a Gaza emergency center where doctors say they've run
out of basic treatments under Israel's blockade, Five previously healthy
children have died in just four days, the first such
deaths seen by the patient's friend's hospital. Doctor Rana Soba,

(01:39):
a nutritionist working with the US based aid group med Global,
says children are arriving two week to cry or move.
At least forty eight people, including twenty children, have died
from malnutrition in the past three weeks, according to the
Gaza Health Ministry, and the UN warns the situation is
worsening daily. Israel blames her mass for disrupting aid, as

(02:01):
the UN says Israel must let aid flow freely. Doctor
John Carla of med Global says this is the beginning
of a population death spiral. Kristin Cabot, chief people officer
at US tech firm Astronomer, has resigned following a viral
video that showed her embracing the company CEO at a
Coldplay concert. The company confirmed Cabot's departure in a statement

(02:24):
to the BBC. It follows the resignation of former CEO
Andy Byron, who left last week after being placed on
leave during an internal investigation. The video gained millions of
views online, as Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked to the crowd,
either they're having an affair or they're just very shy.
Astronomer has not confirmed the identities in the clip, and

(02:47):
co founder Pete de Joy has been named interim CEO.
NFL Star and proud boyfriend of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelcey
just gave Swifty's the post they've been waiting for. On
July twenty four, Kelsey shared his first ever Instagram photos
with Swift, showing off their adorable off season adventures. The
couple looked cozy, voting in matching captain and na first

(03:10):
mate hats, dressed to impress at a dinner in sleek
black outfits, and all smiles during a snowy getaway. Eagle
eyed fans even spotted a sweet detail. Kelsey's phone wallpaper
is a photo of him and Swift. Also along for
the fun were pals Aaron Andrew and st Him As
the crew hit the mountains and the ice rink. That's

(03:31):
your evening news headlines on Monday's episode of The Quickie School,
holidays are over and many are facing the long jetlige
field journey home from a European summer, which science says
hits harder than flying back to Australia. Plus, Netflix has
dropped its midyear most watched list, and we're breaking it down.
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