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The BBC has not verified that the note was written by Epstein, and US authorities have not commented.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

When the Argentine authorities put symptomatic patients in isolation and told contact cases to self-quarantine, it "likely curtailed further spread", the study said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from across the world is a situation that authorities say they are taking incredibly seriously.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"For operational reasons, I won't go into who may be arrested but obviously we're working very closely with Commonwealth authorities," New South Wales state police commissioner Mal Lanyon said on Thursday before their arrival.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In Perugia’s notebooks, the authorities found a list of potential buyers, and many weren’t Italian.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day