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Judge won’t release grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend’s Ghislaine Maxwell case

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of grand jury testimony that led to sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell shouldn’t be released, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision suggesting the Trump administration’s real motive for wanting them unsealed was to fool the public with an “illusion” of transparency. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written decision that federal law almost never allows for the release of grand jury materials and that making the documents public casually was a bad idea. The judge also ...

Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models. The automaker’s top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles for 70 years, will be converted to manufacture electric vehicles. “In our careers, as automobile people we’re lucky if we get to work on one, maybe two, projects that really change the face of our industry,” CEO Jim ...

Equal rights and same-sex marriage amendments certified

(The Center Square) — A forced split on a proposed equal rights constitutional amendment that would also end Ohio’s ban on gay marriage is back as two potential amendments. After the Ohio Ballot Board voted last month to force the planned Equal Rights Amendment into two amendments — one dealing with equal rights and the other same-sex marriage — the group pushing the proposal can now go about gathering signatures again. The Ballot Board voted 3-2 to force the change, with all three Republican members voting to split the amendment, and both Democrats voting against. Attorney ...