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Leon Black fails to appear for US House deposition about Epstein ties

Billionaire financier, who previously walked out of a deposition, instead launches lawsuit against the committeeBillionaire financier Leon Black did not appear Thursday in front of the House oversight committee for a scheduled deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and has instead launched a lawsuit against the committee arguing that it does not have the authority to compel him to turn over non-disclosure agreements. Black was a top Epstein client over several years, and the committee...

Above 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals

Another 777 students and teachers contracted food poisoning in Indonesia’s Central Java after consuming government-issued free meals, a school principal said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people made ‌ill by the scheme to more than 1,700 in just a week. In separate incidents in three other locations this week, 950 Indonesians had fallen ill as a result of food poisoning linked to the programme, a member of a parliamentary commission overseeing health said. President Prabowo...

Billionaire Leon Black defies Epstein probe subpoena and sues House Oversight Committee

Billionaire Leon Black defies Epstein probe subpoena and sues House Oversight Committee Lawmakers originally served Black with two subpoenas during a private voluntary interview in June after he reportedly declined to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements - Bookmark Billionaire investor Leon Black has taken legal action against the House Oversight Committee after refusing to show up for a scheduled congressional deposition on Thursday. Instead, he filed a federal lawsuit seeking to...

La Maison Blanche fait pression sur les entreprises américaines pour qu’elles boycottent le sommet spatial de Macron