Morning Edition Friday, the 5th of September

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At the top of the news, Nancy Mace was tearful after meeting with Epstein victims. A day later she defended Trump who has called it a ‘hoax’.

Also in the digest... Bruce Springsteen, BoJack, and Ernesto Gonzaga.

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Lead Stories
Sture
$7500 Sanctions for Nonexistent Citations in Brief; Magistrate Judge Stresses Cite-Checking Isn't a New Obligation
Donna Adelson
Grandma Breaks Down In Tears After Guilty Verdict In Hire-For-Harm Plot To End Ex-Son-In-Law’s Life
World
US veterans decry arrest of ex-army sergeant after Ice protest
Dacara Thompson
Dacara Thompson confirmed dead: She ‘willfully entered’ the vehicle of the man accused of killing her, cops allege
Chevrolet
How to watch NASCAR at WWT Raceway Gateway: Weekend schedule, start time, TV
National Guard
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
National
Victim kidnapped and shot 17 times before his remains were dumped in a church parking lot
World
Chicago gears up as Trump troop deployment looms: ‘We aren’t helpless’
World
Trump sends 10 stealth fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartels
World
What guarantees has Macron’s ‘coalition of the willing’ promised Ukraine?
World
Hitwomen: How Teen Girls Are Being Used In Sweden Crime Wars
World
Spanish minister says Israeli cycling team should be expelled from Vuelta after protest
World
Don't Panic: UK Phones To Sound At Once In Emergency Drill
Ethan Pritchard
Florida football player shot in the head right after winning match – father reveals he is finally stable
World
First Thing: RFK Jr accused of ‘reckless disregard for science and the truth’ in Senate hearing
World
Trump’s radical agenda will ultimately reach a supreme court stacked in favor of conservatives
World
Why Trump is targeting Boston and its Democratic mayor as part of his ‘immigration enforcement blitz’
World
Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’
Sport
Astros’ Framber Valdez denies deliberately hitting own catcher after giving up grand slam
World
Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – as it happened
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Epstein Survivors Threaten to Release Their Own List: "We Know the Names"
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Marco Rubio Says Trump Gave The Order To 'Blow Up' Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast Instead Of Interdicting It
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The 5 key actions Scottish Government is taking against Israel over Gaza genocide
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Voices: Cracking down on transphobic hate speech doesn’t make the UK a police state
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The Guardian view on Zack Polanski’s rise: he wants to replace Labour, not work with it
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Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up
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