Epstein Emails, Newsom Confronts U.S. Climate Policy, L.A. Weighs Rent Cap Overhaul, Trump Pressures Israel to Pardon Pres, G7 Responds to Russian Attacks, IAEA Loses Visibility on Iran’s Uranium Stockpile, Netflix Expands, Paramount Cuts Jobs

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

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Newly released Epstein estate emails allege Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” prompting new scrutiny from House Democrats. In Brazil, Gov. Gavin Newsom challenges U.S. federal climate inaction while promoting California’s model at COP30. Los Angeles considers capping annual rent increases at 3% in its biggest rent-control update in decades. President Trump urges Israel to pardon Prime Minister Netanyahu as his corruption trial continues. G7 leaders reaffirm support for Ukraine amid escalating Russian strikes. The IAEA says it has lost insight into Iran’s near–weapons-grade uranium after June strikes. In business, Netflix accelerates its global reality competition slate, and Paramount eliminates 1,600 jobs as part of a sweeping corporate overhaul.

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0:00.0	This is an LA Times Studios podcast.
0:04.0	Hi, I'm Faith Pino, and you're listening to headlines from LA Times Studios.
0:13.0	Here are some of today's top stories from the Los Angeles Times.
0:18.0	Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate are raising fresh questions about President Trump's ties to the disgraced financier.
0:27.0	According to Jenny Jarvie, House Democrats released a series of emails Wednesday, part of an ongoing investigation into Epstein's sex trafficking ring.
0:36.5	In one email from 2019,
0:38.3	Epstein said that Trump, quote, knew about the girls.
0:42.3	He continues, telling author and journalist Michael Wolf
0:45.3	that Trump spent hours at his house with one of the victims.
0:49.3	The emails were among 23,000 documents turned over
0:52.3	by Epstein's estate to the House Oversight Committee.
0:56.0	Representative Robert Garcia of California called the revelations deeply troubling,
1:02.0	saying they raised questions about what else the Trump White House may have known or concealed.
1:08.0	Trump has repeatedly denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. And so far,
1:13.1	no investigation has connected him to Epstein's sex trafficking network. Epstein died by
1:18.4	suicide in a New York jail in 2019, just weeks after his arrest on federal sex trafficking
1:24.1	charges. A Justice Department watchdog later cited major security failures at the
1:29.6	facility. Before that, Epstein had served just 13 months under a controversial plea deal in Florida,
1:36.5	which allowed him to work outside of the jail most days. House Democrats say these newly
1:42.0	released emails are just a fraction of what's to come, vowing
1:45.9	full transparency as the probe continues.
1:49.5	And California's governor is taking on the world stage and calling out the White House while he's
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