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News Wrap: DOJ says over a million more Epstein documents discovered

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice says it's discovered over a million more documents possibly related to Jeffrey Epstein, an explosion in Moscow killed three people, investigators are searching for what caused a massive explosion at a Philadelphia-area nursing home and a powerful storm is slamming Southern California on the eve of what could be the wettest Christmas in years. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Today's other headlines, the Department of Justice says it has discovered over a million more documents that are possibly related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

0:10.4

In a social media post, DOJ did not elaborate on when, where, or how the documents were found, but they said the new trove will take a few more weeks to process and release to the

0:22.2

public. That will further delay compliance with the deadline set by Congress to release all

0:27.9

the Epstein files by last Friday. A dozen U.S. senators have urged the Justice Department's

0:33.6

Inspector General to investigate this ongoing delay.

0:43.0

Returning to the war between Russia and Ukraine, an explosion inside Moscow today killed three people, including two police officers. It's the second deadly explosion in the

0:48.6

same area of the Russian capital in just the last three days. Russian investigators say two traffic officers approached an individual when a device detonated

0:59.3

killing them and a bystander.

1:01.9

Russia blames Ukraine for the attack.

1:04.2

Keeve has not publicly commented or claimed responsibility.

1:08.4

The blast occurred very close to where a car bomb killed a high-ranking Russian

1:12.6

general just two days earlier. The election authority of Honduras has declared Nasri

1:18.7

Asfura the winner of its recent embattled presidential race. President Trump endorsed Asphura days

1:25.3

before the November 30th election.

1:28.0

In the three weeks since, the contentious vote count has suffered technical problems and

1:32.7

allegations of fraud.

1:34.7

Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged all parties to accept the outcome, although Asfura's

1:40.3

opponent has not yet conceded.

1:43.0

Honduras' election marks the latest in a right-wing resurgence in Latin America.

1:48.0

Just last week, Chile chose far-right politician Jose Antonio Kost as its next president.

1:55.0

Back here at home, investigators are searching for what caused a massive explosion at a Philadelphia

2:01.9

area nursing home.

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