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refitman wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:20 am

""In an email to one of the women in 2018, Groff writes that Epstein had arranged an apartment for her one-week stay.

In a separate email, a man named Brock Pierce, allegedly the co-founder of Tether cryptocurrency, tells Epstein that "a boat in Atingua full of amazing Ukraine's finest" is waiting for him.""

"" In May 2019, Epstein instructed an unknown interlocutor, presumably a Ukrainian woman, to “start following” Ukrainian politics, including the topics of Zelensky, parliament, and corruption.

The email implies that this will contribute to the person’s future “success.” The person answers that it would be interesting to follow. Epstein replies with a sobering comment, pointing out it’s not about fun, and apparently encouraging his interlocutor to engage in corruption.

“Yes, it is funny, but sophisticated corruption,” he said. “Huge amounts of money will be made. Huge. I’d like to see you as a female oligarch.”

"" Children with cancer in England to have travel costs paid under government scheme
Karin Smyth, the secondary care minister, was giving interviews this morning to promote a government initiative that will ensure that families with children who have cancer in England will have treatment-related travel costs covered. PA Media reports:

The National Cancer Plan, which will be fully unveiled today, sets out how children and young people up to the age of 24 and their families will qualify for travel costs to and from appointments, regardless of income.

It is unclear whether there will be a cap on costs per family. The Department of Health said this will be looked at as the scheme is designed. ""

refitman wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:32 pm Oh joy, they're pushing AI in Barnsley. That's really going to help things round here.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/03/ ... y_ai_town/

"If Barnsley fails to deliver measurable improvements, it won't just prevent national rollout; it could make other regions more cynical about investing at all. The absence of clear success metrics compounds the risk. For any town where residents are crying out for their council to get back to basics – to rid the roads of potholes or have the bins collected on time – the question should be whether heralding Barnsley as a 'Tech Town' is a distraction rather than a solution."

Hear, hear. Well said, TechMarketView. ®