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Paul Pelosi
personDavid Wayne DePape, 43, broke into the Pelosis' San Francisco home. He struck Paul Pelosi over the head with a hammer in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, 2022. Mr Pelosi suffered major injuries, including a skull fracture. He faces up to 50 years in prison.
The House Ethics Committee
organizationRep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Thursday he would not seek re-election. The House Ethics Committee found evidence that he engaged in fraud. Santos has pleaded not guilty to nearly two dozen federal charges.
David DePape
personDavid DePape, 43, was found guilty Thursday of attacking Paul Pelosi, 83, with a hammer last October. The 43-year-old, who had pleaded not guilty, faces up to life in prison for the federal charges.
Elon Musk
personTesla CEO and X/Twitter owner Elon Musk is under fire for calling an antisemitic theory "the actual truth"
Xi Jinping
personChina is ready to be a partner and friend of the U.S., President Xi Jinping told American executives. Xi signaled that China would send the US new pandas, just a week after three from the Smithsonian National Zoo were returned to China.
Xi Jinping
personChina's Foreign Ministry said it "strongly opposes" the remarks. Biden sketched a vision of leaders who manage competition "responsibly" Xi was gloomy about the state of the post-pandemic global economy.
George Santos
personRep. George Santos announced Thursday he won't run for reelection in 2024. His decision comes less than an hour after a scathing House Ethics Committee report found he “blatantly stole from his campaign” Santos has faced calls for his resignation and expulsion from the House of Representatives. The House could vote on his expulsion as soon as it returns from the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Supreme Court
organizationFive justices said asylum-seekers would be 'at real risk of ill-treatment' Britain and Rwanda signed a deal in April 2022 to send some migrants across the English Channel. Such a move is incompatible with UK’s human rights treaties and laws.
Target
organizationFutures signal further gains on Wall St ahead of data; Target jumps. Producer prices, retail sales data awaited.
Thomas Cashman
personThomas Cashman was found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. He was given a mandatory life sentence with a minimum term of 42 years. Lawyers sought to challenge the sentence on the basis that it was too harsh. But their case was thrown out by three appeal judges today.
Richard Arnold
personRichard Arnold will leave Manchester United at the end of the year. Patrick Stewart, United’s general counsel, will take over as interim chief executive. Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe is on the verge of securing a 25 per cent stake in United worth £1.3billion.
Virat Kohli
personVirat Kohli becomes the first player to tick off 50 ODI centuries. India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach 2023 ICC ODI World Cup final. India will play Australia or South Africa in Sunday's final in Ahmedabad.
Mohammed Shami
personIndia defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in ICC World Cup 2023 1st semi-final. Virat Kohli (117) and Shreyas Iyer (105) scored centuries for India. Mohammed Shami took a career-best 7/57 to help India to victory.
Markwayne Mullin
personSen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma read aloud a less-than-flattering post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the Teamsters union president, Sean O'Brien, wrote about him. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, sitting beside Mr Mullin, waded in to stop the ruckus, shouting: “Sit down! You’re a United States senator!”
Tim Burchett
personRep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., alleged McCarthy came up and took a "cheap shot from behind" Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the effort to oust McCarthy as speaker, called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate. McCarthy denied the incident, saying, "I didn't shove or elbow him"
Kevin McCarthy
personTennessee Rep. Tim Burchett accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back in a Capitol Hill hallway. McCarthy denied the charge, telling reporters that he “didn’t shove or elbow him, it’s a tight hallway.” The House is now in session for its 10th consecutive week.
Adam Johnson
personAmerican hockey player Adam Johnson died during a game in England. The 29-year-old suffered a slashed neck during the Elite Ice Hockey League contest. South Yorkshire Police have arrested a man who remains in custody.
Cabinet
organizationJapanese vice finance minister resigns amid criticism from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet. Kenji Kanda admitted his company's repeated failures to pay taxes. He is the third Cabinet member to resign within two months following a Cabinet shuffle in September.
Suella Braverman
personSuella Braverman asked to leave the job by Rishi Sunak this morning. Comes after Dominic Raab, Nadhim Zahawi and Gavin Williamson left. David Cameron returns to frontline politics to become foreign secretary.
Tim Scott
personThe South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement on Fox News’ “Sunday Night in America’ with Trey Gowdy. Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, had been a long-shot candidate in the Republican primary. He had been struggling to rise above the pack in the party's crowded field.