Guthrie Investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition, Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
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🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Ghislaine Maxwell is set to be questioned by members of Congress about Jeffrey Epstein, his crimes, and the powerful figures connected to him, even as she continues to challenge her own conviction.
And the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13, using a dominant defense to secure the franchise’s second championship.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:58) Guthrie Investigation
(05:37) Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition
(09:20) Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
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| 0:00.0 | Today's show hosts Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a new video saying they received a message from their mother's kidnapper. |
| 0:09.2 | Investigators still have no suspects in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. |
| 0:13.7 | I'm Leila Faudill. That's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.8 | Members of Congress will question Gillen Maxwell today about Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful |
| 0:25.9 | people in his orbit. |
| 0:27.6 | She's already serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking minors. |
| 0:31.7 | What could lawmakers learn from someone still challenging her own conviction? |
| 0:35.6 | And the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions, shutting down the Patriots in a defense-dominated game. |
| 0:40.9 | But even the fans say it wasn't pretty. |
| 0:43.1 | We're over the moon, ecstatic, but at the end of the day, this was not a great game. |
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