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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify behind closed doors in congressional Epstein probe

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities.

"I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew ‌on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices," Clinton said in a statement, which she released as she delivered a closed-door deposition to the House of Representatives ‌Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York.

Following a seven-hour appearance before the panel, Clinton told reporters she repeatedly was asked the same questions throughout the day, but that she also offered some suggestions on conducting the investigation. She did not detail ​those ideas.

Clinton said that late into the procedures "it got quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, one of the most vile bogus conspiracy theories."

She was referring to false, widely disseminated musings in 2016 that a Washington, D.C. pizzeria was a front for a child sex ring run by her and that New York City police had discovered a pedophilia ring linked to Democrats.

In her prepared testimony, Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, also accused the Republican-led panel of trying to shift focus away from Trump's ties to Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 ‌while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. She noted Trump's administration has "gutted" ⁠a State Department office focused on international sex trafficking.

Speaking to reporters after Clinton's testimony, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer dismissed the idea of having Trump appear before the panel.

"President Trump has answered hundreds if not thousands of questions from you all about Epstein and I think he's been very transparent ⁠in releasing the documents," said Comer, a Kentucky Republican.

Clinton and her husband, Democratic former President Bill Clinton, initially refused to testify before the committee, but relented when lawmakers moved to hold them in contempt of Congress.

Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify to the committee on Friday.

Hillary Clinton told reporters that the former president will tell the committee that the "vast majority" of people who had contact with Epstein before his criminal pleas in 2008 "did ​not ​know" about the sex trafficking. "That is exactly what my husband will testify to tomorrow," she said.

Before the hearing, Comer ​denied that the probe was a partisan effort, noting that several Democrats had ‌pushed for the Clintons to testify.

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"No one is accusing at this moment the Clintons of any wrongdoing but we do have a lot of questions," Comer said.

He said the committee would seek to find out about any interactions she might have had with Epstein, his involvement with the Clintons' charitable work, and any relationship she may have had with jailed Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. He said transcripts and video of the Clintons' interviews will be made public.

Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the committee, told reporters that Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should also testify. Lutnick has admitted to visiting Epstein's private island years after he says he broke off ties. Comer said it was "possible" the committee might subpoena him.

MISSING FILES

Garcia and other Democrats are accusing Trump's Justice Department ‌of selectively withholding material from 3 million Epstein-related documents it released to shield Trump from scrutiny. That includes records ​of a woman who accused Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor, Garcia said.

"Where are these ​files? Who removed them? These questions have to be answered," he said.

The Justice Department said ​it is reviewing whether any documents were improperly withheld and would publish them if appropriate. It has previously cautioned that the material it has released includes ‌unfounded accusations and sensationalist claims about Trump.

Law enforcement authorities have not accused Trump ​of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. ​Trump socialized extensively with Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s, before his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Comer said evidence gathered by the panel does not implicate Trump.

Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's plane several times in the early 2000s after he left office. He has denied wrongdoing and expressed regret for his association.

According to Comer, Epstein visited the ​White House 17 times while Clinton was in office.

The Justice Department sought ‌to draw attention to photos of Bill Clinton in its document dump, but they also have revealed Epstein's ties to a long list of business and political leaders, including ​Lutnick and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Overseas, they have prompted criminal investigations of Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, and other prominent figures.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Ryan ​Patrick Jones, Doina Chiacu, Ismail Shakil and David Morgan; editing by Andy Sullivan, Alistair Bell and Sergio Non)

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Activists are set to take to British streets on Friday for two days of protests against the expansion of data centres ‌to serve booming demand forartificial intelligence, and the impact of the facilities ‌on communities and the environment.

The protests, coordinated by environmental charity Global Action Plan, are part of a growing international backlash ​against the power- and water-hungry sites needed to meet surging demand for AI computing power.

"Big Tech's unchecked construction of hyperscale AI data centres is putting the UK's climate targets at risk," said Oliver Hayes, Head of Campaigns at Global Action Plan, in a statement.

Among the biggest is set to ‌be the 'March Against The Machines' event ⁠starting outside the offices ofOpenAIon Saturday at midday.

While there is no formal definition of what a data centre is in Britain or ⁠how many there are, a techUK report from November 2024 put the number at around 450.

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The British energy regulator said 140 data centres had signalled they wanted to plug into the grid and could ​require 50 ​gigawatts of power. By comparison, it said peak ​British electricity demand on February 11 was ‌45 GW.

OpenAI said in January it would create a community plan for each of the sites in its Stargate operation, a $500 billion initiative to build AI data centres for training and inference.

Tech companies are investing directly in power infrastructure as energy access becomes a critical constraint on AI expansion, with the push for larger and more numerous data centres driving electricity demand higher.

In ‌Havering, east London, Ian Pirie, Coordinator Friends of the ​Earth Havering, said plans to build locally were "completely inappropriate ​in a semi-rural Green Belt area", citing ​what he called its power and water needs and the destruction of ‌farmland.

Leigh Tugwood, Co-chair of Iver Heath Residents Association, ​protesting against a build ​in Buckinghamshire, said he was concerned that datacentre development was being fast-tracked at the expense of local communities.

"We are, therefore, in support of a moratorium on all future hyperscale ​data centre development unless and ‌until there is informed debate, a public inquiry and a meaningful community-designed engagement framework ​that ensures ownership of the process by those most likely to be impacted," he ​said.

(Reporting by Simon Jessop, Editing by William Maclean)

The technology glitch can cause a loss of communication between the towing vehicle and the trailer, which Ford told CBS News typically happens when the vehicle is first started. As a result, the trailer's tail lights and turn signals won't turn on, and the brake function could stop working, the automaker said in a statement.

If a communication loss occurs, the driver will see a "Trailer Brake Module Fault" message and the turn signal will flash rapidly, according to Ford. A "Blind Spot Assist System fault" message may also appear, the company said.

The software issue can increase the risk of a crash, according to a recentnoticefrom the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

"Inoperable trailer lighting and trailer braking functions can reduce a driver's ability to control an attached trailer and make the attached trailer less visible to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash," the federal regulator said.

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The recall affects  Ford trucks, vans and SUVs with model years between 2021 and 2026. Ford F-150 and F-250 pickups account for more than 3.4 million of the recalled vehicles.

Ford said it plans to issue a remote, automatic software update for the affected vehicles in May, adding that drivers will be notified once it is complete. Owners can also go to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have their vehicle fixed free of charge.

The Detroit auto manufacturer said it is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires related to the software flaw. Ford said it started investigating the issue in October of 2025.

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LaBeouf, who appeared in court wearing a fleece jacket and jeans tucked into cowboy boots, was also admonished by the judge forallegedly yelling homophobic slurswhile hitting multiple people near the French Quarter. The police report said LaBeouf dislocated one victim's nose.

The judge ordered LaBeouf, 39, to submit to weekly drug tests, including one on the spot in the courthouse. LaBeouf agreed and his attorney said the test did not show illegal substances in his system.

Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Simone Levine called the episode earlier this month a concern for "the safety of this larger community, especially relative to a marginalized community that has gone through so much terror," referring to the LGBTQ+ community.

"This defendant does not take his alcohol addiction seriously," Levine said. "This court does not believe he understands the level of seriousness when it comes to these allegations."

LaBeouf posted bond and declined to comment to reporters. He has not yet formally entered a plea to the charges.

"No, I won't say a word," he said in a court hallway while returning from taking a drug and alcohol test before the judge's order. "God bless you, leave me alone."

Jeffrey Damnit, a local entertainer identified in the police report as Jeffrey Klein, previously told The Associated Press that LaBeouf repeatedly punched him and used homophobic slurs while threatening his life. Damnit said he believed LaBeouf had targeted him because he wore makeup and eyeliner.

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"This guy wants me to be dead because I wear makeup," Damnit said. "It's a screwed-up thing."

The judge said that when she originally released LaBeouf without bond within hours of his arrest on Feb. 17 she had not previously had access to a police report that describes the actor allegedly using homophobic slurs as he returned to a bar and hit people with a closed fist after being asked to leave. Videos of the altercations have surfaced showing LaBeouf striking multiple people.

After LaBeouf was released from custody, the actor was seen in the French Quarter dancing in the streets on Mardi Gras.

Levine ordered LaBeouf to stay away from the victims and the bar where the episode occurred.

The judge denied a request by LaBeouf to travel to Rome in March for "religious observations, including his father's baptism."

Levine said during the hearing that she was concerned whether LaBeouf "could handle his alcohol."

"Frankly," LaBeouf's attorney Sarah Chervinsky told the judge, "being drunk on Mardi Gras is not a crime." ___

Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.Report for Americais a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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• The record producer and DJ quietly welcomed baby No. 4, his second with longtime girlfriend Jessica Ledon

• The proud dad is also a father to son Tim and daughter Angie, whom he shares with his ex-wife Cathy Lobé
  

David Guettahas expanded his family!

The record producer and DJ, 58, quietly welcomed his fourth baby, his second with longtime girlfriend Jessica Ledon, sharing the exciting news onInstagramon Thursday, Feb. 26. In the joint post, the couple shared several snaps from before and after their newborn Skyler entered the world, including pictures from their maternity shoot, baby shower and their little one's first few days earthside.

"Welcome to the world Skyler ❤️," Guetta wrote in the caption. "The most beautiful secret we've ever kept."

In the comments, several celebrities and friends of the couple shared their congratulations on the new addition to the family.

Fellow DJ and record producer Nicky Romero showed his excitement for the couple with a single red heart emoji, while DJ Morten wrote, "The most beautiful family 🩵🩵🩵."

Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez also shared her congratulations to the couple, commenting, "Awwww congratulations 🤍🤍🤍."

The new addition joins the couple's son Cyan, 23 months, as well as Guetta's daughter Angie and son Tim from his previous marriage to Cathy Lobé.

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When Guetta and Ledon's son Cyan entered the world, they shared the news through a jointInstagram post. The photo featured Guetta cuddling Ledon as their tiny newborn, who already sported a full head of dark hair at the time, slept on her chest.

"Love is in the air ❤️. Meet Cyan," the caption read.

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The pair first revealed the exciting news of their first baby together in November 2023 on the Latin Grammys red carpet. Guetta also shared the news on hisInstagram, posting a photo of the couple on the red carpet. "We have big news for you!!! Most important release of the year 😂😂😂," he wrote in his caption.

The comment section was filled with congratulations from his musician friends, including Diplo, who wrote "congrats !!" and Zedd, who added, "CONGRATS brother ♥️."

The couple enjoyed another red-carpet maternity moment in February, attending the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles together.

"We still bumpin in these streets#grammys2024," they captioned the joint poston Instagram

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The "So Yesterday" singer opened up about her experience being swept up in the whirlwind drama surrounding Tisdale French's personal essay on a recent episode of theCall Her Daddypodcast.

"I felt really sad. I honestly felt really sad," Duff said of the situation. "I was pretty taken aback and felt just sad."

In her Jan. 1 essay forThe Cut, Tisdale French wrote about exiting a mom group after it "stopped being healthy and positive" for her. Following its publication, the internet began to speculate over the potential members of theHigh School Musicalstar's former friend group, with many pointing out that Duff posted images of herself, Tisdale French, Mandy Moore, and Meghan Trainor on Instagram in 2021.

Speaking on theCall Her Daddypodcast, Duff explained that she's been "lucky" to have many friend groups in her life.

"I have my core group of friends who have been my ride or die for 10 to 20 years," she explained, "and I have tons of different groups of mom friends, because I have four kids, you know?"

Still, that didn't make Tisdale French's essay any easier to read.

"So, I think I just was like, 'Whoa,'" she said. "It sucks to read something that's not true, and it sucks on behalf of, like, six women and all of their lives."

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Duff's husband, singer-songwriter Matthew Koma,also made headlines amid the mom group dramawhen he posted a photo of his face imposed over Tisdale French's on social media.

"Read my new interview with [The Cut]. A mom group tell-all through a father's eyes," he captioned the since-deleted image. "When you're the most self obsessed tone deaf person on earth, other moms tend to shift focus to their actual toddlers."

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Duff denied knowing that her husband was going to post the photo.

"No. Honestly, everything he does makes me laugh. So I was like, 'Oh, my God. Oh, my God,'" she recalled. "But I also don't censor him, and I don't tell him what he can and can't post. He is so fierce for me, and I love him for that."

When asked by host Alex Cooper if there was anything she wanted to clarify about the entire situation, Duff simply replied, "Nope. I think it came at like the craziest time where I was like, the timing felt not great, and I felt used."

Listen to Duff talk mom group drama in the clip above.

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Two U.S. citizens were among the ten men in a high-seas shootout with Cuban coast guard agents, a White House official confirmed, and the boat they were in had been reported stolen.

The revelation that two people aboard the boat were U.S. citizens raises the stakes in the Feb. 25 incident that has triggered investigations in Washington and Havana. One of the U.S. citizens was killed and the other injured. The immigration statuses of those involved was first reported by Axios.

The boat, a 24-foot open watercraft registered in Florida, had been docked at a pier in Monroe County, about 30 miles east of Key West. The owner of the boat, whose registration matches the one provided by Cuban authorities, noticed it missing at around 9:30 a.m. that day and called police, according to NBC-6 in Miami.

Cuban authorities said that when the boat was intercepted in its territorial waters on Feb. 25 those aboard were carrying assault rifles, handguns, improvised explosive devices, bulletproof vests and other tactical military gear. Four were killed. Six were arrested. Another man was detained in Cuba accused of aiding the men on the boat.

Cuba's Interior Ministryhas accused all of the people involved of taking part in a terrorist plot, though officials in Washington have not corroborated that accusation. Cuba has identified one of the four men killed as Michel Ortega Casanova. It said it was still working to identify the other three.

What do we know about the ten men involved in the latest escalation between two Cold war-era foes?

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Who were the people involved in the Cuba speedboat shooting?

Among those detained, according to Cuban authorities, were:

• Amijail Sánchez González

• Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez

• Conrado Galindo Sariol

• José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló

• Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara

• Roberto Álvarez Ávila

Those killed were identified by Cuban authorities as:

• Pavel Alling Peña

• Michael Ortega Casanova

• Ledián Padrón Guevara

• Hector Duani Cruz Correa

Cuba has said that the majority of the participants in the incident have a history of criminal and violent activity. There does appear to be some accuracy to that assertion.

A Cuban official on Feb. 26 also corrected an initial report by his government that misstated the name of one of the suspects captured in Cuba and alleged to be assisting the men in the boat. That person, Rolando Roberto Azcorra Consuegra, was in Miami at the time of the shooting.

Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat, of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, an exile group that opposes the Cuban regime, warned not to put too much credence into details of the incident emerging from the Cuban government.

His name appears on the same Cuban terrorist list as Sánchez González for allegedly starting an anti-Castro guerilla group − that was actually created six years before he was born.

"They have a history of lying and committing crimes," Gutierrez-Boronat said. "Why should we believe anything they say, especially at a moment like now when there's real pressure on them?"

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This file photo shows a group of U.S. sailors from the battleship Connecticut and a gun they captured at Cape Haitien during the U.S. occupation of Haiti in 1915.

Amijail Sánchez González

Sanchez Gonzalez, 47, was arrested in Miami-Dade County in 2020 and charged with aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, fleeing the scene of a crime, reckless driving and property damage, according to public records. He spent over a year in jail. Two years later, he was back in jail on charges of tampering with an electronic monitor, a felony offense. He was also one the two men detained this week who Cuba's Ministry of Justice previously added to its "international most wanted" list, which also includes members of Miami's exile community dating back to 1999, according to a justice ministry "gazette" sent to USA TODAY by a Cuban official.

Sanchez Gonzalez lives in a suburb of Miami-Dade County just south of Miami.

In the justice ministry gazette, Sánchez González was accused of inciting an act of sabotage against the Municipal People's Court of Central Havana in 2022. And in 2023, Cuban authorities said he smuggled firearms, ammunition and other supplies across the northern coast of Cuba's Matanzas Province "with the purpose of carrying out terrorist acts against military units." He was allegedly financed by supporters residing in the U.S.

Separately, in a 2023 news bulletin from Cuban officials identifying alleged wanted terrorists,Sanchez Gonzálezwas among those named. A translated report by government media at the time showed a photo of Sanchez González that matches social media photos and videos promoting Cuban liberation found by USA TODAY.

In one of those video posts, the man who appears to be Sanchez González calls out PresidentDonald Trumpfor speaking about taking over Cuba as president but doing nothing to make liberation happen. The man uses Spanish curse words to punctuate frustration and urgency for change.

"We are going to fight for Cuba," he said multiple times in the post. Later, he said, "I have the balls to do what needs to be done now." He thanks America for welcoming him as a refugee and giving him a life back, including the opportunity to start a family. "But I want to die how real men die."

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Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez

Cruz Gómez, also 47, was the other man added to Cuba's "international most wanted list."

Authorities opened up an investigation into him in 2025 for "sabotage activities" carried out in Villa Clara, Cuba, for which another Cuban citizen was arrested and prosecuted. A person with the same name as Cruz Gómez appears to have last resided at an address in Tampa, Fla., according to public records, which also associated that name with criminal activity, several arrests and the ownership of hunting and fishing licenses.

It was not immediately clear if they were one and the same person.

Neither Sánchez González nor Cruz Gómez were available to comment on the allegations. Attempts to reach potential family members or representatives in Cuba and the U.S. were not immediately successful.

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Conrado Galindo Sariol

Posts on an Instagram account that appears to belong to Galindo Sorial alternate between videos of him offering deals on cars in a Miami used car lot and photos and interviews with prominent Cuban exiles advocating for a free Cuba.

In a March 2025 interview on the Radio Martí podcast, a hardline Cuban exile advocacy show, Galindo Sorial described how his mother was a teacher and his father fought alongside Castro's troops in the Sierra Maestra but later became disillusioned with the regime.

Beginning around 1991, Galindo Sorial became involved with the opposition in Cuba, distributing anti-Castro pamphlets and writing underground articles against the regime, before landing in a prison in Camaguey. He later left for Miami.

In the interview, Galindo Sorial said he dreams of a free Cuba, where all Cubans have equal rights and the ability to defend their homeland.

"Cuba is a jewel of the Americas," he said. "Before I die, I would like to see her free."

Roberto Azcorra Consuegra

There is scattered information about the other men alleged to be involved in the speedboat operation.

According to public records, a man with the name Roberto Azcorra Consuegra, 45, last lived at an address in Miami. Over a period of five years, the address and name were associated with dozens of reports of criminal activity. The name and address also match the apparent owner of a Miami-based a carpet-cleaning company.

A man who appeared to be Azcorra Consuegra's father answered the phone to a USA TODAY reporter, identified himself and promptly hung up.

In a television interview on Feb. 26 with a localNBC affiliate in Florida, a man who identified himself as Azcorra Consuegra said he was surprised to learn his name was on the list issued by Cuba's Interior Ministry because he was at that moment in South Florida and not on the island. He also denied knowledge of any plans to go to Cuba.

Asked why he believed the Cuban government would put his name on the list and accuse him of terrorism, Azcorra Consuegra said: "They know me. They know me well, they know it all."

U.S. and Cuba: What now?

Cuba's government has accused the 10 people aboard the speedboat it intercepted off its coast of planning "an armed infiltration with terrorist aims." The U.S. has said little about the incident, though its top diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has said that Washington was investigating the "highly unusual" incident.

Rubio said it was not a U.S. government operation and that he wasn't "going to speculate about whose boat it was, what they were doing, why they were there, what actually happened."

The episode comes at a time of increased tension between the U.S. and Cuba, longtime adversaries. It also comes less than two months after American forces seized Cuba's close ally,Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, in a raid that has had severe economic and humanitarian consequences for Cuba.

Venezuela has supplied Cuba's oil for more than two decades. In the wake of the U.S. operation, Washington imposed an oil embargo on Cuba. However, in recent days it has moved to ease those restrictions as Cuba's Caribbean-nation neighbors have warned that the embargo could destabilize the entire region.

Contributing: Francesca Chambers

Kim Hjelmgaard, Rick Jervis and Jayme Fraser are all reporters of USA TODAY Investigations team.

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