New files deepen a critical mystery about those who partied with Jeffrey Epstein

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN | Published Feb 4, 2026, 12:02 AM ET

“The American people need to understand that it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.”

Perhaps Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is right, given the high evidentiary bar required for prosecution.

But his comment Monday on Fox News cruelly disregarded victims of Jeffrey Epstein left with lifelong trauma after being trafficked into his sordid orbit.

And it doesn’t fully capture the broader implications of a new mountain of disclosures from the Department of Justice.

Several million documents peel open the rarefied upper echelon of Epstein’s globe-spanning social and business network. The disgraced financier was the curator and connective tissue of an elite circle open to those with wealth, fame, power and influence.

His contacts over the years included a former US president and a current one; a prince, a crown princess, cabinet secretaries and ministers; and titans of business, entertainment, the law, banking and diplomacy. Related scandals that threaten royal dynasties and governments are now raging in Europe.

Epstein’s former friends, associates and dining companions have governed us and have built an economy that enriches them and sidelines many of us. They’ve appeared on our TV screens, owned sports teams or sold us consumer goods. They’ve written software operating systems that power modern life and are imposing a future dominated by artificial intelligence.

While the beau monde partied with Epstein in the gilded age when the 20th century flipped to the 21st, many Americans not in the club were dying in foreign wars or struggling to stay solvent through the ravages of the Great Recession.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s maxim that the “very rich … are different from you and me” is borne out by the extraordinary whirl of social events, meetings and conferences Epstein used to people his network. It was a charmed circle of yachts, leisurely lunches, dinner parties and private jets — and eager fellow travelers.

“You have some of the most wealthy individuals, tech leaders, finance leaders, politicians, all implicated in some way, having emailed him, wanting to go to Epstein’s island, knowing that Epstein was a pedophile,” Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who helped force the release of the files, told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Many prominent figures, including former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump, have said they cut off ties with Epstein years before his crimes and untried alleged offenses came to light and say they knew nothing about them. Neither has ever been criminally charged with relation to Epstein and authorities have lodged no evidence of wrongdoing.

At the same time, however, indictments filed against Epstein and the trial of his associate Ghislaine Maxwell painted a world of depravity; of dozens of girls enticed, exploited, abused, at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida.

Everyone who knew Epstein would have had their own experience. But it strains credulity to believe that some of the most sophisticated people in the world with whom he associated suspected nothing about his proclivities. Is this a case of people in Epstein’s circle adopting a position of willful blindness? And if that’s so, what debt do they now owe to victims whose lives were forever altered?

What obligation do the powerful have toward those with little or no power — like the young girls who were coerced into providing massages and sex acts for Epstein?

The questions are especially keen because the newly released files show plenty of socializing and networking between Epstein and some of his friends following Epstein’s release from jail in 2009. He had served 13 months after pleading guilty to two state prostitution charges in Florida in a deal that spared him federal prosecution.

Reverberations of file releases go global

The idea that no one knew anything seems hard to believe.

After all, in 2002 Trump told New York Magazine that he’d known Epstein for 15 years and he was a “terrific guy.” Trump added, “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”

(Trump has said that he later had a falling-out with Epstein.)

In a bizarre Truth Social message posted on Christmas night 2025, Trump seemed to imply he knew more, singling out “the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT.”

On Tuesday, Trump declared it was “really time for the country to get onto something else, really.” He added: “You know, now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people.”

But the president declined to answer questions from CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office about the absence of justice for Epstein victims.

Newly released files show that while some Epstein associates seemed attracted by the possibility of meeting young women and sex, he was also at the hub of a wider web of influencing and socializing. The latter fact might eventually suggest answers to one of the mysteries of the case: How did he build such a vast fortune?

Epstein was consciously and constantly widening his circle and seeking more connections.

In 2013, for example, he had one of many exchanges with Tesla chief Elon Musk. Epstein asked his acquaintance via email if he had “any plans” for the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, telling him of “many interesting people coming to the house.” Musk replied that his firm SpaceX was about to launch “arguably the most advanced rocket in history.” He added: “Flying to NY to see UN diplomats do nothing would be an unwise use of time.”

Epstein responded, strongly implying the get-together was to meet women. Musk appears to not have replied.

In another email, Musk had voiced an apparent wish to attend the “wildest” party on Epstein’s island. Musk has denied ever going to the island or attending such a party.

Epstein’s lattice of connections spread across the globe. And overseas, there’s currently a more serious reckoning for his former associates than in the US.

The most prominent casualty abroad of the latest set of releases is Peter Mandelson, the former British Cabinet minister who was previously fired as ambassador to Washington over his ties to Epstein. Now he’s facing a criminal investigation over claims that he leaked market-sensitive government information to his friend at the height of the financial crisis — which would have been like gold dust for Epstein’s Wall Street contacts. The scandal is threatening the weakened government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Epstein saga has also rocked the British royal family. The former Prince Andrew had already settled a sexual assault case with the late Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked by Epstein. Continued revelations led King Charles III to strip his brother’s royal titles and to exile him to a remote royal estate. Starmer has said the now-Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify to the US Congress.

Epstein’s network of disgrace is also rattling royals in Norway after the release of chummy and sometimes suggestive emails between Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The princess told CNN in a statement that she showed poor judgment and regrets her friendship with him. “I must take responsibility for not having investigated Epstein’s background more thoroughly, and for not realizing sooner what kind of person he was … it is a responsibility I must bear.”

That question of whether some of Epstein’s other friends and contacts should undergo a period of public reflection is coming into increasing focus. And it could have political implications, even if a supine Republican Congress is unlikely to press the DOJ for further answers or for the release of millions of files it is still holding.

The gusher of scandal unleashed by the Epstein files could at least temporarily help Trump, who has been under fierce scrutiny about what he knew.

The president always argued that America was led by a corrupt cabal of sleazy elites who dominate politics, finance and the arts. The more voters conclude that the entire establishment is corrupt, the less Trump’s own volatile conduct and questionable ethics seem to make him an outlier.

And it only takes a few incriminating emails to give a morsel of validation to far-right conspiracy theorists who already argued the country was hostage to a sick deep state mired in sexual deviancy.

Of course, most politicians, bankers, diplomats and celebrities didn’t pal around with Epstein. Logic suggests that many prominent people must have taken one look at him and run a mile.

But anything that fuels perceptions of a rich, morally corrupt and influence-peddling elite could fuel the cynicism about public life and populism already assailing American democracy — even after Trump leaves office.

Epstein is now long gone, after taking his own life in prison in 2019 and leaving his famous former associates to answer for his crimes.

Those who partied with him may not share criminal liability. But how many of them were morally complicit?

Prospects for ICE deal sour on Capitol Hill as shutdown deadline nears for critical agency

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For a fleeting moment in Washington, top Democrats believed last week they could reach a deal with the GOP to set new limits on President Donald Trump’s nationwide immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two US citizens in Minnesota.

That hope is mostly gone inside the US Capitol.

Congress’ push for a bipartisan deal to scale back federal immigration officers’ powers is now in doubt, with Speaker Mike Johnson ruling out two of Democrats’ biggest demands after the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Johnson is among many Republicans who are refusing Democrats’ demands to stop searches without a judicial warrant and unmask ICE officers in public. Instead, many GOP lawmakers are issuing their own must-haves, like language to end so-called sanctuary cities – a nonstarter for Democrats.

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Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “never” going to agree to requiring that ICE agents obtain warrants from a judge, rather than simply getting the greenlight from a Trump administration official.

“It is unimplementable. It cannot be done, and it should not be done. It’s not necessary,” he said.

Democrats, meanwhile, are insisting they cannot accept anything but dramatic reforms to the Department of Homeland Security that can satisfy the national uproar from their base.

Now, both parties are anticipating a nasty standoff over the DHS budget when its current funding runs out in just two weeks. Tensions are quickly rising on Capitol Hill as the two sides harden their positions, with growing odds of a DHS shutdown that could snarl airport traffic and leave the Coast Guard and Secret Service without pay.

The biggest question now is whether the two sides can come up with a funding bill that any Democrats can support — or whether the department is headed for its third shutdown in less than a year.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday afternoon that it will be very difficult to get a deal over ICE by the deadline and it might take a miracle.

“There’s always miracles, right? Maybe things will come together and we’ll be able to vote on something at the end of the two weeks,” Thune told reporters. “I think that would be overly optimistic, based on my experience.”

Asked about whether Republicans can reach a deal by mid-February, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise seemed even more downbeat.

“Democrats have been the party of defunding the police for a long time. They’ve been clear for years that they don’t want to fund law enforcement of any kind,” Scalise told CNN.

It’s not even clear how the negotiations will proceed: Thune has said it is up to House and Senate Democrats to work with the White House, while one top Democrat involved in DHS funding – Sen. Chris Murphy – has said the onus is on GOP leaders in Congress to come to his party.

“That’s up to them. They’re in charge. They need to convene some serious negotiations,” Murphy said of Thune and Johnson. But the Connecticut Democrat made clear he isn’t giving up on the talks: “Let’s sit down, let’s sit at the table.”

Another Democrat, Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, voiced exasperation at what he described at the GOP’s shifting tune on the talks. Asked Tuesday about Johnson throwing cold water on some of Democrats’ demands, Crow said, “They continue to not operate in good faith, right?”

“Over and over and over again,” he said, “you feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, right? And they’re moving it all the time.”

So far the only bipartisan agreement appears to be over ICE officers wearing body cameras – something that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday will be rolled out for all Homeland Security officers on the ground in Minneapolis.

Rep. Tim Burchett, a hardline conservative from Tennessee, told CNN he believes it will be “very hard” to get a deal on ICE and attacked one of Democrats’ ideas of forcing ICE officers to remove their masks.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma described most of Democrats’ demands as “nonstarters” and accused the party of simply playing to their base: “They’re not being serious. This is political theater.”

Many Democrats, meanwhile, insist they’re feeling little pressure to avoid a DHS shutdown in two weeks, even considering potentially debilitating effects on TSA and other agencies.

Outcry from the base has been so strong that just 21 House Democrats voted for a massive funding package on Tuesday that included temporary funding for DHS.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri said GOP willingness to deal on the issue has seemingly disappeared. He’s received, he said, 2,706 phone calls to his office in the last two weeks demanding that he hold strong against ICE funding. The senior Democrat said it’s the loudest response he’s received on any issue since the passage of Obamacare.

“If you check with all of the offices, I can almost guarantee you that all of these offices are getting more phone calls saying ‘no’ than maybe anything since the ACA,” Cleaver told CNN.

Rep. Juan Vargas, a progressive from California, lambasted Republicans for ruling out “things that are absolutely essential for us.”

“I don’t see how we’re going to get there in two weeks, I honestly don’t,” Vargas added.

When asked if any Republicans have any appetite to make changes to ICE, GOP Rep. Warren Davidson told CNN: “Very few.” And he said he doubts any deal can happen in the next two weeks, or at all, with Democrats.

“I don’t think Democrats want to say ‘yes.’ I think they want to find an unlimited number of ways to say ‘no.’”

CNN’s Alison Main contributed to this report.

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Penny the Doberman pinscher wins best in show at 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Updated on: February 3, 2026 / 11:53 PM EST / AP

A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs’ most coveted prize.

Penny bested six other finalists at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Each dog is judged according to how closely it matches the ideal for its breed.

The winner came out on top after two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds who strutted their stuff at the Westminster Kennel Club. It came down to just seven canines who vied for the prize.

Penny the Doberman pinscher poses for photos after winning the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 3 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images

Penny not only gets a trophy, ribbons and bragging rights but, this year, the distinction of winning the milestone 150th annual Westminster show.

Finalists included an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham. Also in the running were a Chesapeake Bay called Cota and a smooth fox terrier called Wager.

Cookie, a Maltese, competes in the best in show judging of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. Yuki Iwamura / AP

Lots of others scored meme-able moments or lightened up the crowd, even if they didn’t make the finals.

Over two nights of semifinals, spectators cheered extra-loud for a Xoloitzcuintli named Calaco, a hairless dog who went around the ring like he had nothing to prove. A vizsla named Beamer charmed the crowd by hopping into a box set out for his handler’s tools, and Storm the Newfoundland got laughs when he jumped up on his handler, standing almost as tall as she. Spectators cheered so loud for a golden retriever named Oliver that they drowned out the arena’s announcer, and chants of “Lumpy! Lumpy!” resounded as Lumpy the Pekingese strolled before a judge.

Calaco, a Xoloitzcuintli, 3rd place winner of the Non-Sporting Group, competes during the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 2, in New York City. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

One dog that made history in the semifinals was Millie, a Danish-Swedish farmdog. The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.

“It’s been a very exciting journey” to establish the breed in the U.S., said Brita Lemmon, who got her first farmdog in 2000 and competed Tuesday with one named Coyote.

Westminster wins often go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience behind them. But just reaching the elite, champions-only show is a major accomplishment in dogdom, especially for first-timers such as Joseph Carrero and his Neapolitan mastiff, Dezi.

After yearning for a Neo since his teenage years, Carrero finally got one when he was 35. A heavy equipment operator from Indian Springs, Nevada, he started showing the dog only because the breeder wanted him to. Now Carrero himself breeds and handles his Neos in the ring, while also working full-time and then some.

“It’s really hard for us to do this, but we enjoy it, and he enjoys it,” Carrero said as a visitors gathered around to greet the jowly, 190-pound dog.

Boerboels, which are formidable guard dogs originally from South Africa, played a major role in how Natalee Ridenhour met her late husband and why she eventually left metropolitan life for a farm in Royse City, Texas.

On Tuesday, Ridenhour and a Boerboel named Invictus did something else she once would never have pictured: compete at the Westminster show.

The dog didn’t advance past the first round. But as a visitor delightedly petted the 170-pound animal, Ridenhour said, “Honestly, the big win is: You’re about the 50th person who’s gotten down in his face and loved on him.”

希腊海警船与偷渡艇相撞 酿14死逾20伤 | 联合早报

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希腊海警船与偷渡艇相撞 酿14死逾20伤

这起撞船事故发生于当地时间星期二（2月3日）晚上9时左右。当晚照片显示，希腊应急人员在现场等待转移遇难者遗体。 （路透社）

希腊海岸警卫队一艘船只在希腊东部海域与一艘载有非法移民的偷渡船发生碰撞，造成至少14人死亡、20多人受伤，另有人员失踪。

新华社引述希腊媒体报道，当地时间星期二（2月3日）晚上9时左右（新加坡时间4日凌晨3时左右），一批非法移民试图从希腊东部希俄斯岛（Chios）附近海域上岸。他们搭乘的快艇从土耳其出发。

希腊一艘海警船发现快艇后展开追击，阻止它靠近海滩，双方在随后的追逐过程中发生碰撞。

希腊海岸警卫队发布的通报显示，死者为两名女性和12名男性。事故还造成两名海岸警卫队员和多名非法移民受伤，其中包括一名孕妇和七名儿童。所有伤员都已送往希俄斯岛当地医院救治。

事故发生后，希腊方面立即展开大规模搜救行动。幸存者称仍有人员下落不明，搜救工作仍在进行。

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希俄斯岛位于爱琴海东部，距离土耳其海岸仅约8公里，是非法移民从土耳其前往希腊的主要海上通道之一。近年来，这片区域偷渡活动频发，希腊执法部门已加强海上巡逻力度。

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‘I am not afraid’: Disabled woman violently detained by ICE vows to keep speaking out | CNN Politics

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这起撞船事故发生于当地时间星期二（2月3日）晚上9时左右。当晚照片显示，希腊应急人员在现场等待转移遇难者遗体。 （路透社）

希腊海岸警卫队一艘船只在希腊东部海域与一艘载有非法移民的偷渡船发生碰撞，造成至少14人死亡、20多人受伤，另有人员失踪。

新华社引述希腊媒体报道，当地时间星期二（2月3日）晚上9时左右（新加坡时间4日凌晨3时左右），一批非法移民试图从希腊东部希俄斯岛（Chios）附近海域上岸。他们搭乘的快艇从土耳其出发。

希腊一艘海警船发现快艇后展开追击，阻止它靠近海滩，双方在随后的追逐过程中发生碰撞。

希腊海岸警卫队发布的通报显示，死者为两名女性和12名男性。事故还造成两名海岸警卫队员和多名非法移民受伤，其中包括一名孕妇和七名儿童。所有伤员都已送往希俄斯岛当地医院救治。

事故发生后，希腊方面立即展开大规模搜救行动。幸存者称仍有人员下落不明，搜救工作仍在进行。

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[希腊南部偷渡活动激增 海岸卫队救起数百移民

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希俄斯岛位于爱琴海东部，距离土耳其海岸仅约8公里，是非法移民从土耳其前往希腊的主要海上通道之一。近年来，这片区域偷渡活动频发，希腊执法部门已加强海上巡逻力度。

Sheriff says ransom note being investigated in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother

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Updated on: February 3, 2026 / 8:06 PM EST / CBS News

A ransom note was sent to a local Arizona news station following the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County sheriff told CBS News.

The note, which the station received Monday and agreed not to report on, contained specific details about the home and what Nancy Guthrie was wearing that night, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, although he would not confirm the accuracy of that information or the legitimacy of the note.

“It’s like any piece of evidence,” Nanos told CBS News. “You give it to us, you give us a lead, we’re going to look at every aspect of that lead.”

Nanos did not specify which station the note was sent to, but CBS affiliate KOLD-TV reported Tuesday it had received an email that “appears to be one of the alleged ransom notes,” which it forwarded to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators have analyzed the note and are taking it seriously, Nanos said.

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He said the FBI reviewed the note and made the decision to share it with Savannah Guthrie. Authorities had hoped to keep the information from becoming public, but the note was obtained by TMZ, which reported on it before contacting the sheriff’s office, Nanos said.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department had earlier said on social media it was aware of “reports circulating about possible ransom note(s),” adding, “Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI.”

Surveillance video from a home security system has yielded nothing so far, Nanos told CBS News. He said investigators believe the system may have been set to automatically delete footage after a short period of time, and they are now attempting to recover it through forensic means.

Nanos previously told CBS News that investigators believe the 84-year-old was abducted from her home in the middle of the night over the weekend, and he described it as “a crime scene.” Authorities have been searching for her since Sunday.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home Saturday night, but no one knew she was missing until she didn’t show up for church the next morning, Nanos said.

The sheriff has repeatedly said Guthrie, who lives alone, could not have wandered away from her home because she has no cognitive issues and very limited mobility.

He also expressed concern that she needs access to medication that she must take daily, telling CBS News, “The clock is literally ticking.”

“You’ve placed her in great jeopardy without giving her meds that are critical to her,” Nanos said. “Again, like I’ve said, could be fatal if she doesn’t get those meds.”

The sheriff has said it’s unclear how many people may have been involved in the apparent abduction.

“It could be one, it could’ve been more, I don’t know,” he said.

A little bit of blood was found inside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home, a law enforcement source familiar with the case told CBS News, and what appeared to be a small amount of dried blood was seen next to a doormat outside the front door of the home on Tuesday.

Anna Schecter, Alex Sundby and Pat Milton contributed to this report.

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2026年2月4日 11:15 / 联合早报

古巴星期二（2月3日）录得创纪录的冰点气温零摄氏度，首都哈瓦那的居民纷纷裹上厚衣服，不少人还遮面防寒。 （法新社）

加勒比海热带岛国古巴西部一处气象站，录得零摄氏度气温，这是古巴有记录以来气温首次达到冰点。

新华社报道，古巴气象研究所星期二（2月3日）通报，马坦萨斯省（Matanzas）一个气象站当天早上7时记录到零摄氏度气温，打破1996年2月0.6摄氏度的全国最低气温纪录。

据古巴气象研究所介绍，当天早上，全国有32个气象站录得等于或低于10摄氏度的最低气温。

圣斯皮里图斯市（Sancti Spiritus）以及格拉玛省（Granma）、卡马圭省（Camaguey）和关塔那摩省（Guantanamo）的部分气象站，刷新各自2月份最低气温纪录。

研究所的气象学家皮特指出，这轮低温主要由源自北极的寒冷干燥气团和相关高压系统影响所致。

研究所说，新的冷锋可能于星期四（5日）抵达古巴西部，气温可能进一步下降。

Former US agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble

By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter

February 4, 2026 12:05 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

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CHICAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee warned on Tuesday that farmers were suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders sounded the alarm about the risk of a “widespread collapse of American agriculture” ahead of a $12 billion government bailout expected to reach growers this month.

For three years, the costs of seed, fertilizer and other farm inputs rose, while plentiful grain supplies limited profits for farmers, economists said. Then, President Donald Trump returned to office last year, sparking trade disputes that disrupted U.S. crop exports and immigration crackdowns that increased labor costs and left some farms with crops rotting in fields.

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Many farmers are now bracing to potentially lose money for a fourth consecutive year. Tough credit conditions are forcing those with limited cash flows to make decisions about what acres to plant and how much fertilizer to buy, economists said.

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• Former USDA and industry officials said in a letter to U.S. lawmakers that Trump administration policies harmed farmers.
• The Trump administration announced the $12 billion aid program last year, but it will only cover a fraction of farmers’ losses, agricultural economists and bankers said.
• The USDA said in a statement to Reuters that Trump was using every tool available to support farmers and ensure they have what they need to continue farming operations.
• U.S. Senator John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said in a webcast of a conference of state agriculture officials in Washington on Tuesday that farmers growing crops are “losing money, lots of money.”
• Bankers reported a nearly 40% jump in new farm operating loans in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, according to a Federal Reserve survey, opens new tab.
• The average size of such operating notes was 30% bigger during 2025 than a year earlier, according to an analysis of the data by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City staff.
• The percentage of farmers expecting bad financial times in the next year jumped to 59% in January from 47% in December, according to a survey, opens new tab released Tuesday by Purdue University and CME Group (CME.O), opens new tab.
• The percentage of producers who thought U.S. agriculture would have widespread bad times during the next five years climbed to 46% from 24% a month earlier, the survey found.

Reporting by Tom Polansek and PJ Huffstutter; Editing by Lisa Shumaker

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古巴西部气温降至冰点 打破30年纪录 | 联合早报

发布时间：2026-02-04 03:15:22 | 来源：联合早报

古巴西部气温降至冰点 打破30年纪录

古巴星期二（2月3日）录得创纪录的冰点气温零摄氏度，首都哈瓦那的居民纷纷裹上厚衣服，不少人还遮面防寒。 （法新社）

加勒比海热带岛国古巴西部一处气象站，录得零摄氏度气温，这是古巴有记录以来气温首次达到冰点。

新华社报道，古巴气象研究所星期二（2月3日）通报，马坦萨斯省（Matanzas）一个气象站当天早上7时记录到零摄氏度气温，打破1996年2月0.6摄氏度的全国最低气温纪录。

据古巴气象研究所介绍，当天早上，全国有32个气象站录得等于或低于10摄氏度的最低气温。

圣斯皮里图斯市（Sancti Spiritus）以及格拉玛省（Granma）、卡马圭省（Camaguey）和关塔那摩省（Guantanamo）的部分气象站，刷新各自2月份最低气温纪录。

研究所的气象学家皮特指出，这轮低温主要由源自北极的寒冷干燥气团和相关高压系统影响所致。

研究所说，新的冷锋可能于星期四（5日）抵达古巴西部，气温可能进一步下降。

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