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Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 Today, Minnesota says the FBI had formally refused to share evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; the DOJ has sent a letter to the Congress attempting to justify their redactions and withholdings of Epstein Files; a federal judge has ordered the restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits; sick detainees describe horrible conditions at a concentration camp operated by Core Civic; Nevada sex workers are pushing an historic fight to unionize; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

The Daily Beans · Dana Goldberg, ALLISON GILL

February 17, 202646m 12sExplicit

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Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Today, Minnesota says the FBI had formally refused to share evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; the DOJ has sent a letter to the Congress attempting to justify their redactions and withholdings of Epstein Files; a federal judge has ordered the restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits; sick detainees describe horrible conditions at a concentration camp operated by Core Civic; Nevada sex workers are pushing an historic fight to unionize; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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