under more than three feet of water, while the historic Basilica flooded for just the sixth time in over a millennium. The site has flooded four times in the last 20 years, the last of which was in October 2018.

There have been no immediate reports of damage inside the church, though after last year's floods, the church administrator said the building had aged 20 years in a single day.

Italy has been lashed by torrential downpours in recent days, leading to widespread flooding. More bad weather is forecast for the coming days.

A 78-year old local was reportedly killed by electric shock as water poured into his home. Meanwhile, the coast guard ran extra boats, which served as emergency ambulances to help alleviate the pressure on existing services.

I arrived inAs Jeffrey Epstein, the registered sex offender and wealthy financier, faced charges of sex trafficking girls as young as 14 in federal court this week, the investigative reporting of Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald received credit for reigniting the case 11 years after Epstein's plea deal for soliciting minors for prostitution.

But other media outlets have drawn critique from some sexual abuse survivors and advocates who point to language choices they say sanitize the accusations against Epstein, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The media has been blasted for using terms such as "underage women" instead of "children," for saying "sex with minors" instead of "rape," for using the phrase "paid for sex," which they say erases coercion.

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