Monday, November 9.

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CEO reportedly ‌had close relationship ‌with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to ‌BeijingNvidia said ⁠on Sunday it "is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort".The New York Times reported in October that Donald Trump had been briefed last year on intelligence that Huang ‌had a close relationship ‌with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to ‌Beijing. Continue reading...

'Immigration policy too tough': 5 key takeaways from Trump's 60 minutes interview

Donald Trump admitted in a recent interview that the Iran war and deportation policies affected Republican midterm results. He acknowledged that while strong border security was supported, harsh deportation measures raised concerns among voters. Trump expressed a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on immigration reform, particularly for long-term residents. He maintained that Iran was prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons during his presidency, asserting military involvement in the region.

Trump says he was just kidding about making UFC's Dana White his press secretary

President Donald Trump conceded that his immigration policies were "too tough," saying in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday that mass deportations hurt him during the midterm elections.Trump said his policies had been overly harsh in removing undocumented immigrants who hadn't committed crimes."I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that created one violation, or breaking of the law, and that was that they came into the country illegally," Trump said in the interview, which was recorded Friday. He added that "a large group of people" think immigrants who are "good people, working in a landscaping company or working in a hotel or doing something … and, in some cases, paying taxes," should be "allowed to stay."Trump pointed to immigration as one of the areas in which he wanted to work with Democrats, saying yes when he was asked whether a deal could look like the creation of legal status for undocumented workers.He said, however, that people "on the sort of pretty far right … would like everybody taken out," saying some of them were in his administration. Trump on Friday promoted Stephen Miller, who conceived of the mass deportation policy enacted since Trump returned to office, to White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Trump also blamed "bad messaging" for Republicans' crushing midterm losses last week and downplayed the Iran war's impact on economic woes."I think it was bad messaging, maybe by me, but I would talk about it all the time," Trump said, adding that the media did not cover "positive news for me. So I have to do it myself. I have to get it out there." Elections Nov 7 After their midterm win and Stephen Miller's promotion, Democrats gear up for a fight on immigration Donald Trump Nov 5 Trump focuses on White House decor for second straight day in post-midterm remarks Elections Nov 4 Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that Pressed by CBS News' Ross Douthat about what the "bad message" was, Trump said, "We couldn't get the word across."The White House has mostly been without a press secretary since late August, after Karoline Leavitt left the administration. Katie Zacharia briefly replaced Leavitt, but she left after just five days.Trump also commented on his business dealings in the interview when Douthat asked about his net worth's having increased by nearly $3 billion since he returned to office, prompting him to initially say, "So did everyone's."Trump's net worth is $7 billion, according to Forbes. It reported that the amount went up by $2.7 billion since he was elected in 2024 for a second term. Trump's financial disclosure forms show he has made $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency earnings."I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don't care. I have a lot of money, and far more than I ever thought I'd have. And I guess it's gone up. I don't even know," Trump said. He added that one of his sons "watches over money," adding that the two do not discuss finances.Trump's sons founded a cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, two years ago. Trump himself is a co-owner, and investors include Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family and national security adviser for the United Arab Emirates."I think if I told you that story and it was about the Biden family, if I said Joe Biden is the part-owner of a company and it has all of these investments from the Middle East, you would say, 'That sounds corrupt,' right?" Douthat said, asking Trump how his stake in the company is different."Because I know nothing about it," Trump answered, adding that he did not know when he was pressed about whether foreign investors in the company believe they are buying influence.

Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei's austerity measures during Argentina visit

Pontiff tells Argentina's president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tourPope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Milei's harsh austerity measures, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with rapturous applause in Buenos Aires."The economy must be at the service of the people, rather than people being at the service of the economy," he said on Sunday, shortly after landing in Argentina on the second leg of a Latin America tour. Continue reading...

Californians reject Prop 39, a voter ID requirement proposal, NBC News projects

Nvidia announces probe after CEO Huang admits affair with suspected Chinese spy

The chip giant is opening an investigation into reports that its CEO was the 'target of a foreign intelligence effort.' In a message to company employees released Sunday, Jensen Huang acknowledged having an affair and apologized to his family and company staff.

Sean Spicer's new attack backfires as GOP past comes back to haunt him: 'Pathetic'

Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer tried to take a victory lap over how Republicans handled their midterm losses, but critics quickly reminded him of Jan. 6."Tuesday was not a good night for Republicans," Spicer wrote on X Saturday. "It's been 4 days and no protests, riots and vandalism."The post, an apparent dig at Democrats, drew more than 350,000 views and a wave of replies pointing out that Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election, not days after the vote but in early January."You guys didn't do January 6th until January 6th," one X user wrote in the most popular reply, which drew 15,000 likes."Traditionally, that happens in early January. Not November," wrote Semafor's David Weigel."Y'all did all of that on Jan 6 @seanspicer," wrote journalist Roland Martin.Stephen Richer, the Republican former Maricopa County recorder, was sarcastic. "Congrats on not doing J6 this time!" he wrote. "Really impressive!"Mother Jones' David Corn offered another explanation for the calm: "Maybe that's because the last time Trumpers attacked the Capitol 1600 of them were successfully prosecuted."Veterans For Responsible Leadership also piled on."After January 6 the bar is low as hell for MAGA. Congrats on not staging a coup and not inciting an insurrection!" the group wrote. "Would you like a cookie? But seriously we will take it over the alternative. It just shows how uniquely awful Trump is."Novelist Lincoln Michel warned that the danger may not be over. He pointed to Trump's recent posts questioning the midterm results."Pathetic these guys expect to be praised for not trying to steal yet another election," Michel wrote. "But also note that Trump is already posting election conspiracy theories and there is remains a strong chance he will try to pull things in January."Trump pardoned roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants on the first day of his second term.

1 killed in Eisenhower Expressway crash Sunday morning

The Chicago Bears‘ defense and Cairo Santos were able to bail out Caleb Williams after one of the worst games in his career in a 27-24 victory Sunday.The win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gives the Bears a 7-2 record as they head into their bye week, but it wasn’t easy as Williams threw a career-high four interceptions and the Bears struggled to move the ball throughout the second half. Fortunately for Chicago, they were able to get a big play late in the fourth quarter on a long reception by Colston Loveland, and Cairo Santos booted through a 38-yard field goal to earn the victory. Williams ended the game throwing for 279 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions, but it was Loveland's 38-yard catch that helped seal the game for Chicago.The Bears' defense came up huge when it mattered most, including a pick-six from Jaylon Johnson, Jeffery Simmons' first sack as a member of the Bears, and four sacks by the team's defensive line in the victory.For the Bears, the first quarter could have hardly gone better, as they put together two strong scoring drives. Williams found Rome Odunze for a touchdown to cap off the first drive, and then Luther Burden put on an absolute clinic on a short pass over the middle on the next drive, as he evaded a multitude of Tampa Bay defenders on his way to the end zone for a 56-yard touchdown catch to put Chicago ahead 14-0 after one quarter.Things started to unravel a bit for the Bears in the second quarter, and it all started as it looked like they were about to extend their lead even more. Rookie receiver Zavion Thomas was flagged for unnecessary roughness at the 4-yard line, then Williams was intercepted on a deep pass to Odunze, giving Tampa back the ball.After the Buccaneers turned the ball over on downs Williams tried to throw his next pass out of bounds, but it was picked off again, making it the first game since Week 3 of the 2024 season that the Bears' quarterback has been intercepted twice in a regular season game.The Bears did get a field goal to take a 17-3 lead, then looked like they were going to have a golden opportunity to perhaps extend that lead late in the first half after Cam Lewis picked off Mayfield, but Williams threw another interception, his third of the half, and the Buccaneers were able to get a field goal before the end of the half to cut Chicago's lead to 17-6.Things went from bad to worse for the Bears to start the second half as a Tez Johnson reception set up Tampa Bay with a golden scoring opportunity. The play also knocked Kyler Gordon out of the game, as he went to the locker room holding his arm, further depleting the Bears' secondary.Bucky Irving then punched in the ball for a touchdown for Tampa, and they trimmed Chicago's lead to 17-13.As the second half unfolded, the game settled into the type of defensive struggle many expected started to unfold, as both teams exchanged unsuccessful drives, with Mayfield taking a few hits and Williams continuing to struggle as he threw a fourth interception, giving Tampa the ball back with a chance to perhaps take the lead.That hope for the Buccaneers was short-lived, as Jaylon Johnson jumped a route and pulled off a 70-yard pick-six touchdown that sent the Soldier Field crowd into a frenzy, giving Chicago some breathing room with a 24-13 lead.The Bears' offense still couldn't get anything going in the third quarter, and the Buccaneers got a third Chase McLaughlin field goal to cut Chicago's advantage to 24-16 with 11:24 remaining in the contest.After another Bears punt, Tampa’s ensuring drive was extended when Austin Booker was flagged for a facemask, but the Bears got back-to-back sacks on Mayfield, including Jeffery Simmons’ first sack as a Chicago Bear, and they were able to force a punt with five minutes remaining. Disaster struck the Bears again on the ensuing drive, as Burden was drilled in the head on a third-down screen pass and fumbled the ball back to the Buccaneers. Tampa was able to score quickly, as Irving scampered in for his second rushing touchdown of the night, and Mayfield rushed in the two-point conversion to tie the game with 2:51 remaining. With 50 seconds remaining, a jolt of life went through the Bears’ offense, as Loveland was able to get wide open down the field, and he scampered down to easy field goal range for Chicago, with Tampa unable to stop the clock as they only had one timeout remaining.

Veteran GOP strategist gets savage reminder after saying voters 'believed' GOP failed

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich offered a blunt postmortem on Republicans' midterm wipeout Sunday, and critics were quick to dig up his own pre-election predictions."We got beaten badly," Gingrich said on Fox News. "We got beaten because the American people believed we had failed."Gingrich also pointed to Mississippi, where Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) is trailing Democrat Scott Colom in a race that hasn't been called."We're on the verge of losing a seat in Mississippi with a senator who explained that there are less expensive ways to get protein," Gingrich said. "Now, if you're an average, everyday American in Mississippi and you want to barbecue or grill something and you're being told, you should go and get tofu?:Critics pounced on his framing that voters only "believed" Republicans had failed."Believed we had failed... Reality is you did fail," one X user wrote. "The American people didn't imagine it, Newt. They lived it."The parody account Bad Fox Graphics had a sharper reminder. It resurfaced a post Gingrich wrote on Election Day touting turnout in Montgomery County, Texas."Montgomery County, Texas, voted 72% for President Trump, and it is reporting a very large turnout, which is a good sign for Atty. General Paxton in the Senate race," Gingrich wrote at the time. "This is very encouraging!""Newt, this you?" Bad Fox Graphics asked.Ken Paxton lost the Texas Senate race to Democrat James Talarico by 12 points.Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann also took a shot, calling Gingrich "an amazingly stupid man who impeached Clinton but only got himself fired." Gingrich led the House impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998. He resigned as speaker after Republicans lost seats in that year's midterms.Conservative commentator Daniel Horowitz didn't let Republicans off the hook for Hyde-Smith either."It would have been nice to have this coalition of people hating on Hyde Smith the two times we tried to take her out," Horowitz wrote, "but Trump supported her."

'I expect to move forward': Carrick denies risk of Manchester United sack

'Is there?' manager retorts when told of talk over positionBizarre 4-4 draw with Villa leaves United in bottom threeA tetchy Michael Carrick dismissed a suggestion he could resign as head coach for the good of the team after Sunday's chaotic 4-4 draw with Aston Villa left Manchester United in the relegation zone heading into the international window.Carrick's side sit in 18th place with eight points from 10 games and have won only once, in August at home to Ipswich, in the league this season. It is now a club record eight Premier League games without a win.His job remains in the balance due to the dismal run of form. Continue reading...

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Today In History

2004 — Swedish Writer Stieg Larsson Dies Before Millennium Series

Swedish writer and activist Stieg Larssondied from a heart attack in Stockholm, a year before The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first installment in his internationally acclaimed Millennium series, was published

1996 — Holyfield Defeats Tyson to Regain Heavyweight Title

Evander Holyfield scored a technical knockout of Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing championship for a third time. How much do you know about boxing? Scott Harrison/

1989 — Opening of the Berlin Wall

Long a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, erected in 1961 and eventually extending 28 miles (45 km) to divide the western and eastern sectors of Berlin, was opened by the East German government on this day in 1989

1985 — Garry Kasparov becomes youngest male world chess champion

Garry Kasparov, who was 22 years old, defeated Anatoly Karpov to become the youngest male world chess champion

1984 — Release of Horror Classic A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in American theatres, introducing moviegoers to the villain Freddy Krueger; considered a horror classic, it spun off a number of sequels

1953 — Cambodia's Independence from France in 1953

Cambodia became independent from France

1943 — 1943 Creation of UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was created by a 44-nation agreement

1938 — Kristallnacht: Nazi Attacks on Jews in Germany and Austria

Beginning on November 9-10, 1938, a period of Nazi-orchestrated violence and destruction against Jewish people, property, and institutions erupted across Germany and Austria. This event, known as Kristallnacht or the "Night of Broken Glass", resulted in the burning of synagogues, the looting of Jewish businesses, and the deaths of at least 91 Jewish people.

1923 — The Beer Hall Putsch - Hitler's Failed Nazi Uprising

The Beer Hall Putsch led by Adolf Hitler ended after 16 Nazis were killed on a march toward the Marienplatz in the centre of Munich, Germany. Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow the Weimar government.

1923 — Alice Coachman Becomes First Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold

Alice Coachman, the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, was born

1922 — Einstein Awarded 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922

Albert Einstein was named the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect; the Nobel committee had delayed awarding the 1921 physics prize until 1922

1922 — Dorothy Dandridge Nominated for Best Actress Oscar

American singer and film actress Dorothy Dandridge was born in 1922. She was the first Black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

1888 — The End of Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel Murders

Jack the Ripper's infamous killing spree in the Whitechapel district of London's East Endcame to an end

1877 — Birth of Indian Poet and Philosopher Muhammad Iqbal

Indian poet and philosopher Sir Muḥammad Iqbāl—who was known for his influential efforts to direct his fellow Muslimstoward the establishment of a separate Muslim state, an aspiration that was eventually realized in the country of Pakistan—was born in Sialkot, India (now in Pakistan)

1799 — Napoleon's Rise to Power in 1799 Coup

The Coup of 18–19 Brumaire began in Paris, marking Napoleon's rise to power and the end of the French Revolution

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