Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Wednesday, July 30th, 2025. This is USA Today's The Exert.

Today, one of the strongest recorded earthquakes ever sent tsunami waves to Hawaii. Plus, Gillesin Maxwell lays out conditions to testify before Congress,

and e-books are on the line at local libraries. Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the mainland West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8,

struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula overnight and triggered alerts across the

Pacific, Alaska, and other parts of the western U.S. The waves began arriving in Hawaii after 7 p.m.

local time, but initial observations were encouraging to officials. Governor Josh Green said so far

they had not seen a wave of consequence. Shortly after the initial tsunami warning sirens went

off at around 3 p.m.

local time in Hawaii, the streets of Honolulu, including the tourist hub, Waikiki, were congested

as people quickly tried to move to higher ground and away from coastal evacuation zones. Some

reported long lines at gas stations as sirens continued to go off. Others felt desensitized to the

warning following the

2018 false missile alert when residents woke up to an emergency alert notification that a ballistic

missile was headed their way. Residents across the island scrambled to find shelter then,

before learning, it was sent as an air. You can stay with USA Today.com throughout the day for the latest.

Epstein Associate Galane Maxwell says she will talk to Congress, but there's a catch.

I spoke with USA Today, Justice Department correspondent Aisha Bogchi for more.

Asia, thanks for stopping by.

Thanks for having me, Taylor.

So Gilline Maxwell is willing to testify before Congress,

but what are her conditions here? One of her prerequisites is she wants immunity if she's going to

testify. This is someone who is serving a 20-year prison sentence right now for very serious

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