Brown University Suspect Found Dead, Epstein Files Deadline, Kennedy Center Renamed

December 19, 2025

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1 **(00:02) Brown University Shooting Suspect Found Dead**
2 **(06:07) DOJ Deadline for Jeffrey Epstein Files Release**
3 **(10:05) Kennedy Center Renaming to Include Trump**

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Show Notes

The suspected gunman behind the shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor has been found dead. The Justice Department faces a deadline to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And the board of the Kennedy Center has voted to change the name of the cultural hub to the Trump Kennedy Center.
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