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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday the arrest of two more people who werenamed in a federal indictment in connection to a protestat a Minnesota church.

In a Monday social media post, Bondi said Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson had been arrested. Both were among the nine people, including journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort,named in an indictmentthat a federal grand jury returned last week.

Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested Friday in connection with his coverage of the Jan. 18 protest at The Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The protest was aimed at the church's pastor, who according to demonstrators works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security called the protest a coordinated attack on the church.

Last week's indictment charges all defendants with conspiracy against the rights of religious freedom at a place of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.

"If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you," Bondi said inher social media post.

Last week, a federal magistrate released Lemon and other defendants who'd been arrested, rejecting a criminal complaint against them. The judge found the administrationlacked probable cause for the arrestsunder a federal statute that a top Justice Department official conceded had never been used previously in the context of a protest at a church.

Upon his release, Lemon vowed to continue covering the news, as he said he was doing at the church protest.

His attorney Abbe Lowell said upon Lemon's arrest that it was an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration."

The arrest of Lemon, a well-known journalist, has added to outrage over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota and the recent killings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers.

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Two more arrested in Minnesota church protest, Pam Bondi says

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Victims complain of death threats as government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and "media" related todisgraced financier Jeffrey Epsteinafter lawyers complained to a New York judge that the lives of nearly 100 victims had been "turned upside down" by sloppy redactions in the government's latest release of records.

The exposed materials include nude photos showing the faces of potential victims as well as names, email addresses and other identifying information that was either unredacted or not fully obscured.

The department blamed it on "technical or human error."

In a letter to the New York judges overseeing the sex trafficking cases brought against Epstein andconfidant Ghislaine Maxwell, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton wrote that the department had taken down nearly all materials identified by victims or their lawyers, along with a "substantial number" of documents identified independently by the government.

Clayton said the department has "revised its protocols for addressing flagging documents" after victims and their lawyers requested changes. Documents are promptly pulled down when flagged by victims, then evaluated before a redacted version of the document can be reposted, "ideally within 24 to 36 hours."

Two lawyers for Epstein victims wrote the court Sunday seeking "immediate judicial intervention" because of what they described as thousands of instances when the government had failed to redact names and other personally identifying information.

Eight women who identify as Epstein victims added comments to the letter to Judge Richard M. Berman. One wrote that the records' release was "life threatening." Another said she'd gotten death threats after 51 entries included her private banking information, forcing her to try to shut down her credit cards and accounts.

"There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred — particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication," the lawyers, Brittany Henderson and Brad Edwards, wrote.

Berman, who presided over Epstein's sex trafficking case, scheduled a conference for Wednesday.

Also Monday, a section of the Justice Department'sEpstein files websitethat had contained public court records from Epstein and Maxwell's criminal cases and civil lawsuits was no longer functioning.

A message seeking comment on the website issue was left for the Justice Department.

Uncensored photos

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interviewSunday on ABC's "This Week" that there have been sporadic errors in redacting, or blacking out, sensitive information but that the Justice Department has tried to work quickly to address them.

"Every time we hear from a victim or their lawyer that they believe that their name was not properly redacted, we immediately rectified that. And the numbers we're talking about, just so the American people understand, we're talking about .001 percent of all the materials," Blanche said.

Dozens of Associated Press reporters analyzing the files have so far found multiple occasions where a name was redacted in one document, only to be left exposed in another version of the same file.

In other places, names and email addresses are crossed out but not fully blackened out, so they're still visible. Other text redactions can be easily overridden by simply double clicking on them to reveal the hidden text underneath.

The Justice Department has said all nude or pornographic images were redacted from the 2,000-some videos and 180,000 images in the release, even if they were commercially produced, as the agency considered all women depicted in the images as potential victims.

But reporters with The New York Times still founddozens of uncensored photosof naked young people with their faces unredacted.

The newspaper said the images have since been largely removed or redacted after it notified the Justice Department. It said some of the images appeared to have been taken on the beach at Epstein's private Caribbean island while others are in a bedroom setting.

In another instance, the AP found a set of more than 100 images of a young, unidentified female lounging on a bed, standing on a beach and at other summertime locations while wearing a short top.

The images are almost fully blacked out so only the person's arms and legs are clearly visible, save for the very last image, a profile photo that is completely unredacted and reveals her face.

Elsewhere in the files, the face of one of Epstein's alleged underage victims was clearly shown on an organizational chart created by federal investigators.

Practical consequences in an unrelated court case

At an unrelated sex trafficking trial in New York on Monday, lawyers for twohigh-end real estate brokersand their brother asked for a mistrial because their names had appeared in some of the Epstein documents.

Deanna Paul, a defense lawyer at the trial of Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander, said prosecutors had "destroyed the possibility of a fair trial" by letting documents get out that falsely suggested an association with Epstein. The brothers have pleaded not guilty to drugging and raping multiple girls and women from 2008 to 2021. They aren't accused of having anything to do with Epstein's abuse of underage girls.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni rejected the mistrial request after she individually questioned jurors, all of whom said they hadn't seen any news about the brothers. Still, she confronted a prosecutor about the matter, asking, "Government, really?"

"Yes, I understand where the court's coming from," replied Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Espinosa.

She said the documents had been withdrawn from public circulation.

__ The AP is reviewing the documents released by the Justice Department in collaboration with journalists from CBS, NBC, MS NOW and CNBC. Journalists from each newsroom are working together to examine the files and share information about what is in them. Each outlet is responsible for its own independent news coverage of the documents.

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All DHS officials in Minneapolis will wear body cameras, Sec. Noem says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday all federal officers under DHS who are deployed in Minneapolis will receive body cameras.

"As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country," Noem wrote in a message on social media.

Adoption of body cameras has been a core demand of Democrats who oppose continued funding for DHS, contributing to apartial government shutdownthis week as lawmakers stalemate over how the White House's immigration priorities get their funding.

Democrats have called for significant changes to DHS, specifically to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Proposals include banning masks for agents, requiring body cameras and visible identification, and ending some roving patrols, particularly in Democrat-led cities like Minneapolis.

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The immigration surge has led to a month of unrest in Minneapolis and led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens, who were shot by DHS officers. Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer and and Alex Pretti was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in separate incidents weeks apart.

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Arizona leads USA TODAY Sports college basketball Top 25 poll rankings as Illinois surges

The firstUSA TODAY Sports men's college basketball pollfor February is out, with the top four teams from the end of January holding steady.

Arizona remains at No. 1 with all 31 first-place votes. Michigan stays at No. 2 thanks to a pair of solid Big Ten wins this week. Connecticut and Duke remain at third and fourth respectively.

Gonzaga inherits the No. 5 spot, followed by a surging Illinois vaulting four positions to No. 6 afterits Sunday defeat of Nebraska. Iowa State jumps ahead of fellow Big 12 contender Houston by just two poll points for the No. 7 position. Nebraska and Michigan State each fall back multiple spots but stay in the top 10.

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There's a strong Big 12 presence in the next five as Kansas is back up to No. 11 leapfrogging No. 12 Purdue. Texas Tech and Brigham Young hold the next two positions, and Vanderbilt now leads the SEC contingent at No. 15.

Texas A&M joins the rankings at No. 25. Thanks to last week's tie there are actually two dropouts as Alabama and Iowa fall.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College basketball poll rankings keep Arizona at No. 1; Illinois rises

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Winter Olympics 2026: Figure skating's first controversy arises from … music copyright law

What separates an Olympic figure skating routine from a glide over the ice? Music, of course. Music is the backbone of every Olympic performance, the foundation of the magnificent choreography of every routine. But suddenly, with just days to go before the start of the Milan Cortina Olympics, music is very much at the center of figure skating's first controversy of the 2026 Games.

Just days before the Olympics begin, Spain's Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté announced via Instagram that his short program music, which he'd been skating to for months, cannot be used due to "copyright clearance issues." It's a massive blow to Guarino Sabaté's dreams, given that he'll apparently need to devise an entirely new routine to a cleared song with just days of preparation. But it also illustrates the fragile, complicated state of music licensing for skating performances.

"Finding this out last Friday, so close to the biggest competition of my life, was incredibly disappointing," Guarino Sabaté wrote. "Nevertheless, I will face this challenge head-on and do everything I can to make the best of this situation."

Licensing issues in figure skating are a relatively new phenomenon, because most routines prior to the mid-2010s used instrumental, classical, copyright-free public domain music. In 2014, the International Skating Union (ISU) permitted skaters to use songs with lyrics in their routines as part of an overall move to help skating appeal to a wider audience.

Team USA's Amber Glenn, for instance, will be skating to Madonna's "Like a Prayer" in her short program, while ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates will perform their rhythm dance routine to a selection of Lenny Kravitz songs. "Quad God" Ilia Malinin has skated to the music of Ed Sheeran, while Maxim Naumov has performed routines using songs from artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Queen. Familiar, relatable music helps audiences connect with skaters on a deeper, more personal level; the ISU's decision to permit the use of lyrics in songs has paid off in some spectacular, moving routines.

Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate of Spain competes in the Men's Free Skating during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2026 at Utilita Arena Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on January 17, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Tian/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

But copyrighted music also brings the added burden of public performance legality into play. After the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, American pairs skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier were served with a lawsuit for the alleged unsanctioned use of Heavy Young Heathens' "House of the Rising Sun" in their routine. The suit, which also named NBC for broadcasting the performance, was settled later that year for an undisclosed amount.

In response, the skating community has attempted to quell similar issues before they reach the litigation stage. U.S. Figure Skating has worked with the music performance rights organizations ASCAP and BMI to help coaches, choreographers and skaters clear their music for performance.

A 2024 U.S. Figure Skating memo laid out in stark legalese the obligations of performers and their teams to clear music for public performance: "To comply with applicable copyright laws, it is strongly recommended that all music being used for competitions, shows, training, and other background or intermission music being utilized during a U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned or approved event, program, or activity is 100% cleared by BMI, ASCAP, or a combination of the two," the memo reads. "Further, it is strongly recommended that the coach, choreographer, athlete, and/or parent/guardian only use music for competition that is 100% cleared as described above."

The result is that while skaters may now use a wide range of songs without fear of triggering a lawsuit, not every song is viable. Alysa Liu, for instance, one of the United States' medal hopefuls, had begun choreographing a routine to an orchestral cover of a Lady Gaga song she'd found on YouTube — " a random person on YouTube made it, like, 10 years ago," she said recently — only to abandon it after learning that the use of the song would be a copyright violation.

"Initially my idea was to have, like, an orchestral version, but, like, they're only YouTube versions," Liu said. "We were actually choreographing to the orchestral version. Competition comes around, [and her team said],No, we can't risk it."

Adding to the challenge is the fact that music licensing is incredibly complex, depending on whether the music is being performed in a public space, broadcast or livestreamed, or used as the basis for choreography. All of these elements can require separate licenses, and each one can trigger a lawsuit if the proper rights aren't obtained.

Katherine Hill, Glenn's free skate choreographer, notes that rights issues are generally handled "pretty early in the process" after selecting a potential song. "We're trying our best to make sure that approvals are there," she told Yahoo Sports. "You want to make sure that boxes are checked. It's definitely part of the conversation."

ISU requires skaters to clear their songs through a variety of means, including ClicknClear, a music licensor. This is where Guarino Sabaté's issue comes into play. "I followed all required procedures and submitted my music through the ISU ClicknClear system back in August, and I competed with this program the entire season," he wrote.

"We are not at liberty to discuss specific cases," ClicknClear CEO Chantal Epp told Yahoo Sports in a statement, "but in general, it is a condition of participation at Olympic events that all athletes obtain the necessary authorizations and consents before using music to accompany their performances."

The challenge for Guarino Sabaté is that skaters spend months honing and refining their choreography to a specific song. "Figure skating is unique because skaters not only are judged on athletic prowess, they are also judged on the intangibles," Hill says. "How can I make an audience feel? What do I want them to feel? How can I portray emotion non-verbally, and how can I interpret this music?"

Music remains a key element of any figure skating program, but copyright law could pose an obstacle as tricky as any that a skater faces on the ice.

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Ravens hire Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for same position, confirm Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator

A familiar face is returning to Baltimore.

The Ravens have hired Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for the same position. TheRavens announced the newson Monday. They alsoconfirmed that they've hired offensive coordinator Declan Doylefrom the Chicago Bears,news that was initially reported last week.

Weaver and Doyle will join the staff of first-year head coach Jesse Minter, who previously worked as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers under Jim Harbaugh.

TheRavens also announcedthe hirings of four new assistant coaches: Dwayne Ledford as offensive line coach/run game coordinator, Mike Mickens as defensive pass game coordinator, Tyler Santucci as inside linebackers coach and Charlie Gelman as game management coordinator/defensive assistant.

The Ravens hired Minter to replace former head coach John Harbaugh, whom they fired in January after his 18 seasons on the job. Weaver would presumably work closely with Minter in building Baltimore's defensive identity.

Anthony Weaver is reportedly returning to the Ravens after working two seasons as defensive coordinator for the Dolphins.

Weaver's history with Ravens

Weaver will return to the Ravens team that drafted him into the NFL as a player in 2002. A defensive end, Weaver played four seasons for the Ravens and three more for the Houston Texans through the 2008 season.

Weaver also previously worked on John Harbaugh's staff in Baltimore. He's been a defensive line coach or defensive coordinator in the NFL since 2012. He spent three seasons from 2021-24 as Baltimore's defensive line coach and two of those as an associate head coach.

This will be Weaver's third defensive coordinator job. He took over as defensive coordinator for Houston in 2020 after four seasons as the team's defensive line coach. He then worked two seasons as the defensive coordinator in Miami under head coach Mike McDaniel from 2024-25.

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King Charles' brother Andrew crouches over woman in new Epstein photos

Newly released photos are showing former British royalAndrew Mountbatten-Windsorin a compromising position.

Innew files released by the U.S. Department of Justicein relation to the investigation of convicted sex offender and accused sex traffickerJeffrey Epstein, the former Prince Andrew is seen kneeling on all fours over an unidentified woman on the ground.

In the latest photos, released Jan. 30 and shared online,King Charles III'sbrother is bending over and touching the waist of a fully clothed woman's stomach while she is on the floor. In a second photograph, Andrew is on his hands and knees, crouching over the woman, whose face has been redacted.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the disgraced royal has became a source of embarrassment for his brother King Charles III following a 2019 TV interview in which Andrew defended his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was stripped of his military titles in 2022 and senior royal status, shuffled off into retirement after being sued by Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. Now, Andrew is renouncing his royal titles and honors amid continued scrutiny over his Epstein connections, despite denying all allegations against him.

Look back at his life in the royal family, including here as Andrew arrives for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Sept. 16, 2025, in London.