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Pressure is mounting on US authorities to release the full files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019. Commentators and politicians are demanding transparency over what documents exist and who is named, keeping the case at the centre of public debate.

Norway's parliament has launched an investigation into whether Norwegian politicians and diplomats had connections to Jeffrey Epstein, the late American financier and convicted sex offender. The probe, reported by Reuters, is examining any ties or contacts involving public officials. The inquiry adds to a series of international examinations of Epstein's network following ongoing scrutiny of his associates.

Norway has opened an investigation into 11 senior officials over alleged connections to US files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The probe, reported by Al Jazeera, concerns links between the officials and American documentation on the late financier and convicted sex offender. Few further details were immediately available about the officials involved or the potential consequences.

Hailee Steinfeld appeared on 'The Tonight Show' wearing a look from LaPointe, in what fashion outlet WWD described as a party-girl aesthetic. The appearance drew attention from fashion watchers, with coverage focusing on her outfit choice for the late-night interview rather than on any specific announcement or project.

A new investigation looks into the wave of protein-fortified products now filling supermarket shelves, from snacks to drinks, and asks whether the added protein offers real nutritional value or is mainly a marketing strategy. The reporting examines how manufacturers use the protein label to charge premium prices and what consumers are actually getting for their money.

Faba bean protein is being put forward as a functional substitute for animal plasma in wet pet food formulations. The plant-based ingredient could give manufacturers an alternative supply option amid cost and sourcing pressures on plasma, a common binder and palatability enhancer in canned pet diets. The development is drawing attention from pet food producers exploring novel protein sources.

Samples that NASA brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu show the space rock is something of a 'Frankenstein', combining materials that formed at opposite ends of the Solar System. The findings, reported by Xataka, suggest Bennu's parent body gathered debris from very different regions before breaking apart, offering new clues about how the early Solar System mixed its building blocks.