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Donald Trump may be receiving increasing scrutiny about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but he apparently does have some defenders.

A recent high profile name who's apparently came out to bat for him is convicted sex trafficker and Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who reportedly told the DOJ that Trump "never did anything concerning around her."

"Well, then he's in the clear!" says Stephen Colbert in the Late Show clip above. "Good work, gentlemen. I know we all had our suspicions, but the convicted sex trafficker of underage girls didn't see anything that concerned her. No red flags for Ghislaine during her decade-long career of sex trafficking. She said right here in the transcript, 'What was Donald Trump doing with Jeffrey Epstein? Nothing that concerned me Ghislaine Maxwell, sex trafficker! I would have done what he did. Well, back to my normal non-concerning working day grindstone of sex trafficking.'"



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Despite better-than-expected sales in the first half of 2025, some retail companies are still being cautious going forward.
  • Consumer brands are reporting strong sales from the first half of the year in spite of economic warning signs.
  • Even with better-than-expected results, some executives recommend caution going forward.
  • The mood reflects a widening split as wealthy



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As 2025 dawned, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was promoting two developments he insisted would transform our lives. One, of course, was GPT-5 — a long-anticipated major upgrade to the Large Language Model (LLM) that powered ChatGPT's rise to tech world superstardom.

The other? AI Agents that don't just answer your queries like ChatGPT, but actually get stuff done for you. "We believe that, in 2025, we may



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Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an


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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The author felt tired all the time but didn't think she could fit a nap into her schedule.
  • As a mom, I had such a full to-do list, and I was tired all the time.
  • I wasn't sure what to do about it, but I also didn't think I could justify taking naps.
  • However, when I tried, I was more productive, and they're now part of my morning routine.

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Google, the search engine, is having one of its weakest years since 2015. Which is to say, its market share has dipped just below 90% for almost every month in 2025, according to Statcounter. Of course, that still puts Google very much on top of the search world. And it is seeking to cement that dominance with more AI Overviews.

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Toyota said it expects tariffs to lower its operating income by 1.4 trillion Japanese yen, or $9.5 billion, for the 2026 fiscal year.
  • President Donald Trump said the US would lower tariffs on Japan to 15% from 25%.
  • But Trump's tariffs continue to shake Japanese automakers like Toyota and Nissan.
  • Toyota said tariffs could lower its operating income by 1.4 trillion Japanese

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