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By MJ Lee, CNN

(CNN) — Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein are asking judges to force the Justice Department to take down the millions of Epstein-related documents it has posted online, saying in a letter dated Sunday that the failure to properly redact victims’ information has triggered an “unfolding emergency.”

The letter, written by prominent Epstein victims’ lawyers Brittany Henderson and Brad Edwards and addressed to two federal judges in New York who are overseeing Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s cases, requests an “immediate judicial intervention” to address the fact that victims’ information was included in the millions of Epstein-related records that were released.

Henderson told CNN that the letter was sent to the judges. The letter is not yet available on the public court docket.

“Within the past 48 hours, the undersigned alone has reported thousands of redaction failures on behalf of nearly 100 individual survivors whose lives have been turned upside down by DOJ’s latest release,” Henderson and Edwards wrote to judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer.

“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,” they also wrote.

The lawyers list numerous examples of redaction errors that they’ve come across, such as one minor victim’s name allegedly being “revealed 20 times in a single document.” Once those mistakes were reported to the Justice Department, the department only fixed three of the errors, “leaving 17 instances still unpredicted as of this filing,” the lawyers wrote.

Other examples included one email that allegedly lists 32 underage victims “with only one name redacted and 31 left visible,” as well as FBI “302” forms with full first and last names of victims unredacted.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

CNN reported on Friday that multiple survivors, including anonymous “Jane Doe” victims, were seeing their names and information throughout the files that were published.

Sunday’s letter also includes testimony from various anonymous “Jane Doe” victims who described receiving death threats and harassment from the media since the publication of the files.

One Jane Doe is quoted as saying: “The release of this information is not only profoundly distressing and retraumatizing, but it also places me and my child at potential physical risk.”

“DOJ cannot plausibly characterize this as error, negligence, or bureaucratic failure. The task was straightforward: take the list of known victims and redact those names everywhere they appear,” the lawyers wrote. “When DOJ believed it was ready to publish, it needed only to type each victim’s name into its own search function. Any resulting hit should have been redacted before publication. Had DOJ done that, the harm would have been avoided”

In a separate statement to CNN, Henderson said: “With every second that passes, additional harm is being caused to these women. They are scared, they are devastated

By John Towfighi, CNN

New York (CNN) — Wall Street traders are grappling with sharp swings in precious metals, bitcoin is hovering at its lowest level since April and there are lingering nerves about technology stocks.

It’s been a weird few days on Wall Street. Gold and silver, considered havens amid uncertainty, have experienced enormous volatility. A ferocious rally in precious metals this year halted with a painful drop on Friday.

Meanwhile, bitcoin slumped over the weekend, tumbling from above $83,000 to as low as $74,570 and hitting its lowest level since April. Bitcoin is down sharply from a record high above $126,000 in October. And markets in Asia kicked off February on a down note: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index sank 5.26% on Monday and had its worst day since April.

The hottest trades on Wall Street across the past year — from precious metals to South Korean tech companies — are experiencing turbulence after enormous gains.

Gold hit a record high above $5,550 a troy ounce on Wednesday before dropping 11% on Friday. Silver plunged 31%. Gold early Monday dropped as low as $4,423 before paring losses and trading around $4,710.

Wall Street in recent years has experienced instances of so-called meme stock mania, where traders rally around a specific company to try and ride a surge in its share price. Some investors say similar themes of exuberance have developed around precious metals as they have become increasingly popular investments.

“More recently, some serious froth and leverage entered this asset class…as its continued rally got the attention of individual investors and momentum-based investors alike,” Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak + Co, said in a note.

“The recent run up in precious metals feels to have an enormous speculative element,” Jim Reid, global head of macro research at Deutsche Bank, said in a note.

“While a correction had been increasingly anticipated — and was arguably overdue — the speed and depth of the sell-off proved a stark wake-up call,” Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, said in a note.

Hansen said the rally in precious metals and particularly silver — supported by strong demand from Chinese investors — had also been “increasingly driven by FOMO and speculative excess.”

“When gold and silver turn into hot topics at dinner tables and in workplaces, it is often a sign that a particular phase of the rally is nearing exhaustion,” Hansen said.

While precious metals have seen wild swings, bitcoin — once pitched as a form of “digital gold” and considered an alternative store of value — has languished this year amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value is down roughly 10% this year, struggling to gain traction after closing slightly in the red for 2025.

Meanwhile, in South Korea, the market had its worst day in months amid nerves about spending by companies on artificial intelligence. The drop comes while Wall Street is in the midst of corporate earnings season, and investors are similarly assessing the health of big tech companies’ spending plans on AI.

US stocks turned into the green and rose Monday morning to kick off February trading: The Dow was up 442 points, or 0.9%. The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.6%.

“While technically stores of value, still with strong long-term fundamentals, the total collapse in precious metals prices shows that any market can become gripped by mania, especially in the age of financialization and gamification,” Kyla Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com, said in a note.

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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN

Rome (CNN) — Legend has it that tossing a coin into Rome’s Trevi Fountain guarantees a return to the Eternal City. Two coins promise love with an Italian. Three, marrying an Italian.

As of February 2, however, making any of those wishes comes with a price. Visitors now need to buy a 2-euro ticket — just over $2 — to approach the fountain and throw coins into its waters.

Rome’s city government introduced the new ticketing system for non-residents as part of its latest effort to manage crowds at one of the capital’s most overwhelmed landmarks. Tickets are required from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. the rest of the week. After 10 p.m., the barriers are opened and access is free for all.

On the first day of the new system, not everyone was convinced. A group of Spanish tourists, unwilling to pay, stood outside the barriers and flung coins toward the fountain from above — several missing the water entirely. Below, paying visitors ducked as coins rained down. A city official said patrols would eventually be introduced to prevent injuries from errant throws.

The Trevi Fountain, immortalized in the movie “La Dolce Vita,” has become a flashpoint for Rome’s overtourism problem, particularly during the summer peak. The small piazza is often packed shoulder to shoulder with visitors, many clutching melting gelato or refilling water bottles from the fountain.

In 2024, the city tested a barrier system to limit access to the fountain’s edge, gauging whether crowd control was feasible. The result was a sharp drop in the number of people willing to queue for close-up access to the 18th-century Baroque masterpiece, which marks the terminal point of an ancient aqueduct.

Tackling overtourism

Still, demand remains high. In 2025, more than 10 million people lined up to approach the fountain, with daily peaks of around 70,000 visitors during the busiest periods, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said.

City officials estimate the new ticket could generate between 6.5 million and 20 million euros annually — roughly $7.7 million to $23 million.

Ticket holders will be prohibited from eating or drinking near the fountain and, officials say, will also be shielded from pickpockets who frequently target distracted tourists in the crowded square.

Alessandro Onorato, Rome’s councillor for major events, tourism, sport and fashion, said the fee was designed primarily to curb overtourism, with proceeds earmarked for maintenance costs and staffing.

“If the Trevi Fountain were in New York City, they would charge $100 to enter,” Onorato said at the inauguration on Monday morning.

Some visitors appeared unbothered by the price. Raul, a tourist from Argentina, told CNN he would gladly pay 2 euros to see the fountain up close for the first time — though he skipped the fee on Monday because he had visited before.

“Two euros is fine to pay to see something like this up close,” he said. “More than that, maybe not.” Moments later, he tossed his coin from outside the barriers.

The Trevi Fountain ticket follows a growing number of Italian measures aimed at regulating tourism, including Venice’s peak-time entry fee for day trippers, and new restrictions at social media–famous sites such as Juliet’s balcony in Verona and the Santa Maddalena church at the foot of the Dolomites in northern Italy.

The coins collected from the fountain — around 1.5 million euros a year — will continue to be donated to the Catholic charity Caritas, which funds programs for the poor.

Tickets can be bought online or via QR codes displayed at the sit

Por CNN Español

Una ola de frío extremo continúa afectando este lunes a una amplia franja del este de Estados Unidos, desde la Costa del Golfo hasta Nueva Inglaterra, tras el paso de una bomba ciclónica que dejó fuertes nevadas, vuelos cancelados y condiciones peligrosas en carreteras. Aunque se espera un leve aumento de las temperaturas a lo largo del día, los meteorólogos advirtieron que el frío intenso persistiría durante la mañana, prolongando el impacto del sistema invernal.

En Florida, el frío dejó escenas inusuales. Se registraron ráfagas de nieve en el área de Tampa-St. Petersburg y temperaturas bajo cero en el llamado Panhandle, el noroccidente del estado, y en el sur, donde se observó la masa de aire más fría desde diciembre de 1989, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. El descenso térmico dejó iguanas inmovilizadas por el frío y afectó cultivos como fresas y naranjas, mientras agricultores recurrieron a medidas de protección para mitigar los daños.

Por su parte, en Nueva York, el alcalde Zohran Mamdani confirmó que las muertes asociadas a la ola de frío extremo aumentaron a 14, y que en al menos ocho casos la hipotermia es una posible causa, a la espera de los resultados oficiales de las autopsias. La ciudad permanece en estado de emergencia desde el 19 de enero y ha reforzado los esfuerzos para trasladar a personas sin hogar y a otros residentes vulnerables a lugares seguros.

Mamdani señaló que desde el inicio de la emergencia más de 860 personas han sido llevadas a refugios y otros espacios habilitados en los cinco distritos, además del despliegue de trabajadores sociales y autobuses con calefacción. El alto número de fallecidos ha reavivado el debate sobre la preparación y la respuesta de la ciudad ante esta emergencia climática, incluida la decisión de no desalojar campamentos de personas sin hogar, una postura criticada públicamente por el exalcalde Eric Adams.

En conjunto, cerca de 150 millones de personas permanecían bajo avisos y advertencias de frío extremo el domingo, con temperaturas de un solo dígito Fahrenheit (-12 °C) incluso en estados del sur. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional calificó el episodio como una ola de frío “impresionante”, con récords diarios en varias zonas del país.

Carolina del Norte fue uno de los estados más golpeados por el sistema invernal, con acumulaciones de hasta 45 centímetros de nieve en el este y cerca de 30 centímetros en Charlotte y sus alrededores, una de las mayores nevadas en la historia local. El impacto en la movilidad fue severo, con miles de vuelos cancelados, más de 1.000 accidentes de tránsito reportados y al menos dos muertes, mientras los meteorólogos advirtieron que la recuperación tomará varios días y que podrían registrarse nuevas nevadas ligeras en el valle de Ohio y la costa del Atlántico medio, hasta posiblemente Nueva York.

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