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Ghislaine Maxwell agreed last month to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files.

From BBC

A tribute card for Catherine O’Hara, who died on Friday, was shown before the goodbyes.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the British Retail Consortium, footfall in towns and cities across Yorkshire was down 4.5% in the three months to December compared to the year before.

From BBC

All three men have been remanded in custody, to appear before Dundalk District Court again on Wednesday.

From BBC

It was there, decades before brandishing the Fraser broadsword, he made his first appearance in front of an audience - wielding a different weapon as "spear carrier number two" during a production of Macbeth aged 18.

From BBC