Underworld Turns

UCLA professor’s profile removed from university website after appearing in Epstein files

The profile page for a UCLA professor who appeared in the Epstein files has been removed from the school’s website amid backlash from the community. Mark Tramo is listed on Google as an associate adjunct professor of neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and an associate adjunct professor of integrative biology and physiology at the […]
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Former Dodgers champ Terrance Gore dies at 34

Former Los Angeles Dodgers baserunning star Terrance Gore — a member of the team’s 2020 World Series championship roster and a three-time title winner — has died at age 34, officials announced Saturday. The Dodgers confirmed the news in a post on X, writing that the organization was “saddened by the sudden passing” of Gore […]
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The President’s Lawyers Submitted False Information About a “Law & Order” Plot to the Supreme Court

The President’s Lawyers Submitted False Information About a “Law & Order” Plot to the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s legal team submitted false information to the Supreme Court in his ongoing legal battle against author E. Jean Carroll—who he was found liable for sexually assaulting in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996—according to documents reviewed by Mother Jones.  Justin D. Smith, Trump’s lawyer in the case, misrepresented the plot of […]
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Japan Embarks on a Deep-Sea Mining Experiment With Unknown Consequences

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The year 2010 was a reckoning for Japan’s economic security.  On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast guard to leave disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands, which are known in China as Diaoyu. The […]
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