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“This is a time, long overdue, for healing,” she said, quickly adding that the Republican Party, which she said she once respected, had been “yielding to a cult — to a thug, actually, as I see it.” Around the same time the interview aired on Monday, the person she was referring to, former President Donald J. Trump, called her an “animal” at a rally in Ohio, where he was campaigning for the Republican Senate candidate JD Vance. “She impeached me twice, for nothing,” the former president said. After the attack on Mr. Pelosi, Mr. Trump also fanned a baseless conspiracy theory that flourished in right-wing media, which claimed that the assault was an inside job and that Mr. Pelosi had a relationship with his assailant. “The glass, it seems, was broken from the inside to the out,” the former president falsely claimed. “So it wasn’t a break-in, it was a break out.” Ms Pelosi said the spread of misinformation after the assault was “really sad for the country. That people of that high v...

An attorney for Donald Trump appeared to warn Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis against opposing the former president in the 2024 presidential election. (Watch the video below.) “DeSantis is DeSantis because of Trump,” Alina Habba said on the Right Side Broadcasting Network during a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio, Monday. “I like what DeSantis is doing in Florida, but he needs to stay in Florida.” Interviewer Christina Bobb , also a lawyer for Trump, chimed in “100%.” “Just stay where you are. You’re doing a great job in Florida,” Habba continued. Both agreed that DeSantis would fare better in 2028. “Don’t jump the gun,” Bobb advised. “He’s not ready yet,” Habba added. The relationship between Trump and DeSantis has reportedly soured as the Florida governor has positioned himself as a possible GOP rival for president. On Saturday, Trump called him “Ron DeSanctimonious” at a Pennsylvania rally. Some conservatives accused the former president of sowing dissension in the GOP’s own r...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of financial support as he gave the animals up. Moon Jae-in, a liberal who left office in May, received the two white “Pungsan” hunting dogs – a breed known to be indigenous to North Korea – from Kim following their peace summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in September 2018. The dogs are officially considered state property, but Moon took the pair and one of their seven offspring home after he left office. The move was made possible by a change of law in March that allowed presidential gifts to be managed outside of the Presidential Archives if they were animals or plants. But Moon’s office on Monday said he decided he could no longer raise the three dogs because the current government of President Yoon Suk Yeol was refusing to cover the costs for th...

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. lyft — Shares of Lyft plummeted 21% after the company’s earnings report showed mixed results in the last quarter. The rideshare company reported adjusted earnings per share of 10 cents, more than analysts’ expectations of 7 cents, but revenue fell short of the Street’s forecast, coming in at $1.05 billion versus $1.06 billion expected, per refinitive. tripadvisor — The travel platform dropped 17% after its quarterly earnings came in below expectations. The company cited currency fluctuations as a driver of the performance while noting demand for travel remained strong. Take Two Interactive — Shares of Take-Two tumbled more than 11% a day after the video game company slashed its outlook for net bookings for the year. It also said it expects a net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, between $674 million to $631 million, worse than the guidance provided in its first-quarter earnings. Kohl’s — Shares of the ...

US President Joe Biden speaks during a DNC rally in Miami Gardens, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anxiety about the cost of living and the direction of the economy could prove costly to President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats in Tuesday’s election. Recent surveys show consumer sentiment has risen only modestly and remains well below where it was a year ago, when inflation worries first began to grip policymakers, shoppers and business executives. A report released Friday outlined the problem for Washington’s current ruling party. The University of Michigan, which releases a closely watched sentiment survey each month, asked respondents who they trusted more when it came to the economy and which would be better for personal finances. The result: overwhelmingly Republican. The survey of 1,201 respondents saw Republicans with a 37%-21% edge on the question of which party is better for the economy. While that left a wide...

The previous year turned out to be the wealthiest season for altcoins. As most of those had outperformed the most dominant asset Bitcoin. One such asset that amazed the crypto space with massive price spikes in Q1 was the FTX token. The FTX is built on the ERC-20 token and is a crypto derivatives exchange. It aims to provide institutional-grade solutions by offering futures, leveraged tokens, and Over Counter (OTC) trading. The recent dispute between Binance and FTT has brought chaos to the market as the price of FTT is being dragged down sharply. Has a “FUD” situation in the market appeared? Binance wishes to sell all of its holdings on FTT Tokens BASED ON THEIR PRIOR EXPERIENCE. Earlier this year, Terra (LUNA) collapsed, so Binance wants to be prepared this time with FTT tokens. Will FTT face the same faith as Terra LUNA? Or will it be able to successfully regain the trust of investors and the market in the upcoming days?  Are you one of the many investors, who have been try...

Photo Credit: Activision Composer Sarah Schachner abruptly departs the ‘Modern Warfare II’ soundtrack project, citing challenges working with the game’s audio director, Stephen Miller. Composer Sarah Schachner has stepped down from scoring the soundtrack for  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.  She recently posted a letter on  Twitter  citing “challenges in the working dynamic with the game’s audio director,” Stephen Miller — though Miller is not mentioned by name in her post. “Over the past couple of months the working dynamic with the audio director has become increasingly challenging and I don’t see any path forward,” Schachner writes.  “While I don’t have any control over how the music is presented in-game, what will be released on the soundtrack is not my artistic intent in regards to mixing and mastering.” Requests from fans eager for a release date on the game’s soundtrack after the title’s debut on October 28 continued to pour in. Schachner...

In the final stretch of the heated Georgia Senate campaign, Republican Herschel Walker has been letting people know an important fact: He has never met Barack Obama. The former president held a rally last Friday for Walker’s Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, and seemed to enjoy dunking on Walker as an unqualified celebrity candidate. An apparently stung Walker took to a radio show hosted by Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday to respond. “I’m not sure why he came here just to go after me,” Walker said. “Yet he said I’m a celebrity, but all he hung out with was celebrities. He never hung out with me so I can’t be a celebrity.” The following day, the former NFL player joined Kilmeade on air at Fox News and repeated his line, specifying he had never even met the 44th president. “I’ve never met him before, and if I’m a celebrity, I would’ve met him because all he did was hang out with celebrities,” Walker said. These claims are contradicted by one key person, ho...

GP: JPMorgan office S3studio | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Banks have to prioritize consumer protection as they embark on digital asset experiments, said Umar Farooq, chief executive officer of JPMorgan’s blockchain unit Onyx. Many blockchain projects and other crypto protocols have the potential to make financial services more efficient, accessible and affordable. But without proper precautions, they could also expose customers to cybersecurity risks. In recent months, many crypto investors have been struck by hacks and scams. For example, crypto exchange Binance was hit by a $570 million hack in October and Deribit lost $28 million in a hot wallet hack this month. “What a bank needs to do from a regulatory point of view and customer’s point of view is that we need to protect our customers. We cannot lose their money,” Farooq said during a panel at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2022 on Wedneday. “I do think you need some sort of identity solution or know-yo...

AP Photo/Jeff Lewis The Los Angeles Rams did not trade Cam Akers at Tuesday’s deadline even though the running back appeared to want a fresh start. However, Akers told reporters Thursday that he “never asked to not be a part of the team,” adding: “I never asked to not play. I never asked to not practice.” Akers returned to the Rams for practice Thursday after not practicing with the team because of personal reasons since Oct. 11. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Oct. 16 that Akers and head coach Sean McVay had “philosophical and football-related differences.” The Rams turned down “multiple offers” for Akers at the deadline, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday. He added that the franchise was working with Akers “in hopes” that he would suit up for the team again this season. McVay said Wednesday that he was “very encouraged” by the discussions he has had with Akers and that the two sides are “working through a couple of different options,” per ESPN’s S...

AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Gonzaga is reportedly considering a move to the Big 12 amid the continued realignment in college sports, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel . But West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins thinks the Bulldogs might be surprised by the strength of its new conference. “I would think it would be a tremendous awakening for Gonzaga [to join the Big 12],” he told reporters Thursday. Gonzaga has completely dominated the West Coast Conference since Mark Few took over as the head coach in the 1999-00 season, either winning or sharing the regular-season title in every season but 1999-00 and 2011-12. They’ve also won 18 conference tournament titles in that time. But the Bulldogs have also fared well in the NCAA tournament, reaching two championship games, though a national title has eluded them. And they’ve acquitted themselves well in non-conference games, with a 39-12 record against schools from the Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, Big East, ACC and SEC dating back to ...

AP Photo/Chris O’Meara Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady backed linebacker Devin White after the Pro Bowler was criticized for his lack of effort in last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Tom Brady @TomBrady It’s gonna take all of us. We got you @DevinWhite__40 #GoBucs https://t.co/cHcRXMApOh White was responding to a tweet from Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times after the Bucs’ star defender previously addressed the criticism in his Wednesday meeting with reporters. “I was on the far side of the field, on our sidelines, (in) coverage. The play happened on their sidelines, and I took off running. Obviously, I wasn’t running the fastest over there. My teammates know what’s going on,” White said. The tape showed White jogging toward Demarcus Robinson as the Ravens wide receiver converted a 3rd-and-9 to extend a drive in Bucs territory with the game tied 10-10 in the third quarter. The Ravens would score a touchdown two plays later. Buccaneers coach T...

Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Tom Brady was going through a lot last week. Alongside his much-publicized divorce to his former wife of 13 years, Gisele Bündchen, his Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a 27-22 loss against the Baltimore Ravens. It was the team’s third straight defeat, dropping it to a surprising 3-5 on the season. Bleacher Report @BleacherReport Tom Brady announces that he and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce pic.twitter.com/lZktvTjHCD So it was only natural during a press conference on Thursday that the topic of managing both his personal life and professional life came up. “I’ve always tried to do the best I could do here [at the Bucs’ facility] and then when I leave here, I try to do the best I can do. That’s what we all try to do,” he told reporters regarding his work-life balance. “I’m sure everyone’s sitting in this room, everyone’s sitting at home is trying to wake up every day doing the best they could do for their families and their c...