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9 yen to peso Horoscope Today: Astrological Predictions on November 25, 2024, For All Zodiac SignsA melee broke out at midfield of Ohio Stadium after Michigan upset No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday. After the Wolverines' fourth straight win in the series, players converged at the block "O" to plant its flag. The Ohio State players were in the south end zone singing their alma mater in front of the student section. When the Buckeyes saw the Wolverines' flag, they rushed toward the 50-yard line. Social media posts showed Michigan offensive lineman Raheem Anderson carrying the flag on a long pole to midfield, where the Wolverines were met by dozens of Ohio State players and fights broke out. Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer was seen ripping the flag off the pole and taking the flag as he scuffled with several people trying to recover the flag. A statement from the Ohio State Police Department read: "Following the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation. During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games and will continue to investigate." Michigan running back Kalel Mullings on FOX said: "For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game. It's bad for the sport, bad for college football. At the end of the day, some people got to learn how to lose, man. "You can't be fighting and stuff just because you lost the game. We had 60 minutes and four quarters to do all that fighting. Now people want to talk and fight. That's wrong. It's bad for the game. Classless, in my opinion. People got to be better." Once order was restored, officers cordoned the 50-yard line, using bicycles as barriers. Ohio State coach Ryan Day in his postgame press conference said he wasn't sure what happened. "I don't know all the details of it. But I know that these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren't going to let that happen," he said. "I'll find out exactly what happened, but this is our field and certainly we're embarrassed at the fact we lost the game, but there's some prideful guys on our team that weren't just going to let that happen." The Big Ten has not yet released a statement on the incident. --Field Level MediaSeattle Seahawks’ defensive anchor expected to return soon

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Titans are their own worst enemy as they fail again to string together winsPrecision Strategies Vice President Rich Luchette and the Daschle Group Senior Vice President Joe Hack react to Bill Maher’s aggressive message for Democrats. "Real Time" host Bill Maher said he was considering quitting his political talk show because he couldn't handle another Donald Trump presidency. "I'm s---ting my pants. I may quit," Maher told his guest, actress and activist Jane Fonda, on his " Club Random " podcast on Sunday. "Because I don't want to do another [Trump term]." Maher boasted how he had warned Trump was a "con man" before the rest of the left started calling the President-elect a " threat to democracy ." "I did all the Trump stuff before anybody," he continued. "I've done it...I'm bored with it." HARRIS BACKER JANE FONDA RECALLS DOORS ‘SLAMMED IN HER FACE’ AS SHE BATTLES ‘PATRIARCHY’ "Real Time" host Bill Maher said the Democratic Party needs to look in the mirror following its Election Day defeat this week. (Screenshot/HBO) Fonda asked Maher if he could pivot to something else and not cover Trump instead. "The show is the politics. There is no other thing!" Maher replied. "And he’s going to dominate the news like he always does." Maher and Fonda went on to clash several times in the podcast over their disagreements about the prominence and problems the far-left posed to the Democratic Party. Maher, who has characterized himself as an "old school" liberal, argued with the far-left Fonda about regulations in California , gender ideology in schools, racism in America and how to address climate change. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 28: Jane Fonda speaks for the "Destination Tomorrow: A Series Of Inspirational Keynotes" special talk during the 2024 Hollywood Climate Summit at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 28, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. ((Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)) Fonda, who has been arrested for her climate activism , insisted that strong environmental regulations were needed because "we live in a soup of toxic chemicals" and "if we don't regulate it, we're all going to die of cancer." "That's true," Maher said, before arguing that many regulations were also not necessary. "You really don't believe the state we live in California is lacking regulations. There's over 300,000 regulations," he said. "Well, maybe they're needed," Fonda replied. NEWSOM PROPOSES $25M FROM STATE LEGISLATURE TO ‘TRUMP-PROOF’ CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, - September 25: Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference where he signs legislation related to oversight of oil and gas wells, and community protections on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, . (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) After sharing how he had to have three inspections in order to install a new garage door in his house, Maher complained California was over-regulated and over-taxed with "no checks on that sort of extreme leftism." Fonda disagreed, saying she didn't know California had this reputation. "I don't for a minute consider California a state that is extreme leftist. Not at all. Not any way," she said. The pair continued to spar after Maher called the NAACP "far left" for issuing a travel advisory to Florida for Black Americans last year, after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida's public universities. "There's stories like that, that just makes people roll their eyes and go, ‘Are you people nuts?’" he said before giving another example of progressives claiming men can "get pregnant." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Actress and activist Jane Fonda denied knowing about the "crazy things" the far-left said and did after being confronted by HBO host Bill Maher. (Adobe Stock) "I understand that a trans woman can get pregnant. That's different than a man getting pregnant. And the way they sort of like insist on blurring that line is if that's some sort of reasonable social cause as opposed to just being for having full rights, respect and protection for trans people?" he said. "I've never heard about men getting pregnant," Fonda shot back, saying Maher's was blowing out of proportion the "miniscule" amount of influence the far left had on the culture. They also clashed over their ideas on how to address climate change, with Fonda warning that Americans needed to cut all our emissions in half immediately to avoid an impending climate crisis. She argued that solar and wind, not "digging, fracking and mining," were the real solutions to solving this crisis. But Maher was critical of Fonda's suggestions, saying that radical clean energy measures were unlikely to get passed by lawmakers and that doomsday predictions about the end of the earth being near had come and passed several times before. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP After several rounds of disagreement on political issues, Fonda told Maher she didn't believe they had a lot in common. "Your worldview is just so totally different than mine," she said. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nationally recognized law firm Berger Montague PC informs investors that a lawsuit was filed against Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Evolv” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EVLV) on behalf of purchasers of EVOLV securities between August 19, 2022 and October 30, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”) . Investors that suffered losses from EVOLV (NASDAQ: EVLV) investments can follow the link below for more information regarding the lawsuit: CLICK HERE to learn more about the lawsuit. Investors who purchased or acquired EVOLV securities during the Class Period may, no later than DECEMBER 31, 2024 , seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Evolv is a security technology company that utilizes AI-based screening designed to help create safer experiences. On October 25, 2024, Evolv announced that the Company's financial statements issued between the second quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2024 should not be relied upon due to material misstatements impacting revenue recognition. The Company revealed that certain sales, including sales to one of its largest channel partners, were subject to extra-contractual terms not shared with the Company's accounting personnel and that certain Evolv personnel had engaged in misconduct. The Company further announced that it had self-reported these issues to the Securities and Exchange Commission. On this news, the price of Evolv stock declined approximately 40%, from a close of $4.10 per share on October 24, 2024, to a close of $2.47 per share on October 25, 2024. On October 31, 2024, Evolv announced the termination of its CEO, Peter George, effective immediately. On this news, the price of Evolv stock declined approximately 8%, from a close of $2.34 per share on October 30, 2024, to a close of $2.15 per share on October 31, 2024. For additional information or to learn how to participate in this litigation, please contact Berger Montague: Andrew Abramowitz at aabramowitz@bm.net or (215) 875-3015, or Peter Hamner at phamner@bm.net or (215) 875-3048, or CLICK HERE . A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Communicating with any counsel is not necessary to participate or share in any recovery achieved in this case. Any member of the purported class may move the Court to serve as a lead plaintiff through counsel of his/her choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an inactive class member. Berger Montague , with offices in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Delaware, Washington, D.C., San Diego, San Francisco and Chicago, has been a pioneer in securities class action litigation since its founding in 1970. Berger Montague has represented individual and institutional investors for over five decades and serves as lead counsel in courts throughout the United States. Contacts: Andrew Abramowitz, Senior Counsel Berger Montague (215) 875-3015 aabramowitz@bm.net Peter Hamner Berger Montague PC (215) 875-3048 phamner@bm.netThe Black Friday fun might have come to an end, but the deals keep on flowing. New Cyber Monday deals are upon us and they're about more than big-screen TVs and game consoles. 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Mikaela Shiffrin's bid for a milestone 100th alpine World Cup victory was on hold after the US superstar crashed out of the Killington giant slalom won by Sweden's Sara Hector on Saturday. Shiffrin, already the owner of the most World Cup victories in history, was poised to claim a once unimaginable century after topping the first-run times. She looked on course for the win when she crashed heavily in the second leg and Sweden's Olympic gold medallist Hector emerged with the victory with a total of 1min 53.08sec. Shiffrin, whose mistake rounding a turn caused her to lose her balance and slide through a gate, lost one ski and careened into the catch-fencing. She was taken from the course on a sled, offering a wave to fans on her way. The extent of any possible injuries she might have suffered was not immediately known. "Mikaela took the sled down and is currently being evaluated," USA Ski & Snowboard said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. "More info to come, but take solace in the fact that she asked about her splits." Shiffrin, 29, already has 13 more World Cup wins than the most successful man, Ingemar Stenmark, and 17 more than the second woman, compatriot Lindsey Vonn. Needing three wins to hit 100 to start the season, she bagged her 98th and 99th career titles with back-to-back slalom wins in Levi, Finland, and Gurgl, Austria. That gave her a chance to complete her century in front of home fans in Killington, not far from where she attended Burke Mountain Academy as a youngster. Shiffrin -- who has won six slaloms at Killington but never a giant slalom -- was greeted by ecstatic cheers as she crossed the finish line of the first leg atop the times by 32-hundredths of a second. She was 17-hundredths of a second ahead of Hector after the second sector of her second run. But her day ended not in celebration but in a rare "Did Not Finish" -- just her 21st in 274 career starts and her first in giant slalom since January of 2018. Shiffrin was sidelined six weeks last season after suffering a knee injury when she crashed in a downhill on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Italy, which will be used for the 2026 Olympics. She returned to finish the season, but ruled out competing in speed events. Vonn, who has just announced plans to come out of retirement, posted on social media: "Hope @MikaelaShiffrin is OK." Hector was delighted with her sixth World Cup victory after what she described as "a little period when I doubted myself," at the start of the season. "I had a period where I was not skiing good in training and I really had to work a lot mentally," she said. "The last weeks I would say have been a rollercoaster." But she was full of sympathy for Shiffrin. "It's just so sad, of course, to see her crash like that. She was skiing so well. It breaks my heart." Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic finished second, 54-hundredths of a second behind Hector, and Switzerland's Camille Rast was third, 1.05 seconds back. It was a first-ever podium finish for both and Rast, in third as Shiffrin started her second run, wasn't expecting it. "I was down (in the finish area), looking at Mikaela and (thinking) 'OK, fourth place again and it's fine in GS," she said. "I hope she is hurt not so bad ... I hope she will be back soon." The women are scheduled to race a slalom on Sunday. After that the schedule is up in the air after the two giant slaloms scheduled for Tremblant, Canada, next weekend had been cancelled for lack of snow. bb/jsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada , then the Panama Canal . Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland . The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he's picking fights even before taking office on Jan. 20. In a Sunday announcement naming his ambassador to Denmark, Trump wrote that, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity." Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the president-elect suggested over the weekend that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal if something isn't done to ease rising shipping costs required for using the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He's also been suggesting that Canada become the 51st U.S. state and referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, said Trump tweaking friendly countries harkens back to an aggressive style he used during his days in business. “You ask something unreasonable and it’s more likely you can get something less unreasonable,” said Farnsworth, who is also author of the book “Presidential Communication and Character.” Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It is 80% covered by an ice sheet and is home to a large U.S. military base. It gained home rule from Denmark in 1979 and its head of government, Múte Bourup Egede, suggested that Trump’s latest calls for U.S. control would be as meaningless as those made in his first term. “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” he said in a statement. “We must not lose our years-long fight for freedom.” The Danish Prime Minister’s Office said in its own statement that the government is “looking forward to welcoming the new American ambassador. And the Government is looking forward to working with the new administration.” “In a complex security political situation as the one we currently experience, transatlantic cooperation is crucial,” the statement said. It noted that it had no comment on Greenland except for it “not being for sale, but open for cooperation.” Trump canceled a 2019 visit to Denmark after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected by Copenhagen, and ultimately came to nothing . He also suggested Sunday that the U.S. is getting “ripped off” at the Panama Canal. “If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and without question,” he said. Panama President José Raúl Mulino responded in a video that “every square meter of the canal belongs to Panama and will continue to,” but Trump fired back on his social media site, “We’ll see about that!” The president-elect also posted a picture of a U.S. flag planted in the canal zone under the phrase, “Welcome to the United States Canal!” The United States built the canal in the early 1900s but relinquished control to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter . The canal depends on reservoirs that were hit by 2023 droughts that forced it to substantially reduce the number of daily slots for crossing ships. With fewer ships, administrators also increased the fees that shippers are charged to reserve slots to use the canal. The Greenland and Panama flareups followed Trump recently posting that “Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State" and offering an image of himself superimposed on a mountaintop surveying surrounding territory next to a Canadian flag. Trudeau suggested that Trump was joking about annexing his country, but the pair met recently at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to discuss Trump's threats to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. “Canada is not going to become part of the United States, but Trump’s comments are more about leveraging what he says to get concessions from Canada by putting Canada off balance, particularly given the precarious current political environment in Canada,” Farnsworth said. “Maybe claim a win on trade concessions, a tighter border or other things.” He said the situation is similar with Greenland. “What Trump wants is a win," Farnsworth said. "And even if the American flag doesn’t raise over Greenland, Europeans may be more willing to say yes to something else because of the pressure.” Associated Press writers Gary Fields in Washington and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.

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Huge Australian crocodile made famous by cameo role in Crocodile Dundee dies's hopes of lifting his first silverware since moving to in were dented on Friday after they were beaten 2-1 at home by . Ronaldo, 38, opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, reacting fastest to some suspect goalkeeping and slamming home from close range. However, that lead did not last long. levelled the affair just five minutes later, chesting down a looping cross from the left byline before finishing adeptly. Quiñones then turned provider in the second half after Al Nassr failed to convert a considerable possession advantage into meaningful chances. The -born international acrobatically controlled a cross at the far post and directed it back across goal with his first touch to where former and star waited unmarked to give the visitors the lead. Ronaldo and his teammates worked hard to force an equaliser but were unable to breach Koen Casteels' net and fell to a defeat that could have serious implications for their league-title challenge. Stefano Pioli's team remain third in the but are six points behind leaders and reigning champions having played a game more. Al Qadsiah move fifth with the win, level on points with Al Nassr and .The Philadelphia Eagles placed veteran WR Parris Campbell on waivers Monday, according to Tom Pelissero . Campbell, 27, was drafted by the Colts in the second round out of Ohio State during the 2019 NFL Draft. He played out of the final year of his four-year rookie deal worth $4.7 million with $2.7 million guaranteed. Campbell played out his rookie contract and caught on with the Giants last offseason. He signed a one-year deal with the Eagles for the 2024 season and has been on and off of their active roster ever since. In 2024, Campbell has appeared in five games for the Eagles and caught six passes for 30 yards and one touchdown. This article first appeared on NFLTradeRumors.co and was syndicated with permission.

By Laurie Baratti, TravelPulse A recent survey conducted by the Global Rescue Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey highlights the influence of the recent U.S. elections on Americans’ international travel plans for 2025. The findings show a mix of enthusiasm and caution among travelers regarding their future global itineraries. Approximately 30% of respondents indicated they expect to increase their international trips next year, while 7% foresee scaling back on foreign travel. However, the majority — 55% — anticipate no significant changes to their plans despite the election outcome. The reasons behind increased international travel are varied. Some respondents cited dissatisfaction with the election results as a driving factor, expressing a strong desire to spend more time abroad. One traveler remarked, “I want to spend as much time as possible outside the U.S. over the next four years.” For others, optimism about a potential post-election economic boost played a pivotal role. “The economy should show signs of improvement, and if the new administration can make peace deals around the world, then travel will be as good or better next year,” shared another participant. Conversely, those who reported no change in their travel plans pointed to stable financial conditions. With inflation at its lowest point in three years, many travelers have already secured their 2025 travel arrangements. “I have a general feeling of being better off and secure. I anticipate increased disposable income available, and I’m already booked for 2025,” stated one respondent. Economic factors appear to be bolstering travel confidence overall. Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies and a U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board member, explained: “With inflation at a three-year low, fewer travelers are canceling or postponing trips. In 2024, travelers embarked on their long-postponed dreams of global travel, fueled by a stabilizing economy and a renewed focus on meaningful experiences over material possessions.” Still, a small proportion of respondents (7%) plan to travel less internationally in the coming year, citing personal safety concerns tied to the U.S. elections. “The change of U.S. administration makes me more apprehensive about being in a foreign country with the risk of anger and animosity toward Americans being higher,” one participant admitted. Others attributed their hesitance to ongoing geopolitical tensions, including conflicts and terrorist threats worldwide. ©2024 Northstar Travel Media, LLC. Visit at travelpulse.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after convictions in the two cases in Delaware and California. The move on Sunday night comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges, and less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. It caps a long-running legal saga for the younger Biden, who publicly disclosed he was under federal investigation in December 2020 — a month after his father’s 2020 victory — and casts a pall over the elder Biden's legacy. Biden, who time and again pledged to Americans that he would restore norms and respect for the rule of law after Trump's first term in office, ultimately used his position to help his son, breaking his public pledge to Americans that he would do no such thing. In a statement released Sunday evening, Biden said, “I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.” The president's sweeping pardon covers not just the gun and tax offenses against the younger Biden, but also any other “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024.” In June, Biden categorically ruled out a pardon or commutation for his son, telling reporters as his son faced trial in the Delaware gun case, “I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.” As recently as Nov. 8, days after Trump’s victory, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ruled out a pardon or clemency for the younger Biden, saying, “We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no.” The elder Biden has publicly stood by his only living son as Hunter descended into serious drug addiction and threw his family life into turmoil before getting back on track in recent years. The president's political rivals have long used Hunter Biden’s myriad mistakes as a political cudgel against his father: In one hearing, lawmakers displayed photos of the drug-addled president’s son half-naked in a seedy hotel. House Republicans also sought to use the younger Biden's years of questionable overseas business ventures in a since-abandoned attempt to impeach his father, who has long denied involvement in his son's dealings or benefiting from them in any way. “The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” Biden said in his statement. "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son.” “I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,” Biden added, claiming he made the decision this weekend. The president had spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Nantucket, Massachusetts, with Hunter and his family, and departed for Angola later Sunday on what may be his last foreign trip as president before leaving office on Jan. 20, 2025. Hunter Biden was convicted in June in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when, prosecutors said, he lied on a federal form by claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. He had been set to stand trial in September in the California case accusing him of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. But he agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges in a surprise move hours after jury selection was set to begin. David Weiss, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Delaware who negotiated the plea deal, was subsequently named a special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland to have more autonomy over the prosecution of the president's son. Hunter Biden said he was pleading guilty in that case to spare his family more pain and embarrassment after the gun trial aired salacious details about his struggles with a crack cocaine addiction. The tax charges carry up to 17 years behind bars and the gun charges are punishable by up to 25 years in prison, though federal sentencing guidelines were expected to call for far less time and it was possible he would have avoided prison time entirely. Hunter Biden was supposed to be sentenced this month in the two federal cases, which the special counsel brought after a plea deal with prosecutors that likely would have spared him prison time fell apart under scrutiny by a judge. Under the original deal, Hunter was supposed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses and and would have avoided prosecution in the gun case as long as he stayed out of trouble for two years. But the plea hearing quickly unraveled last year when the judge raised concerns about unusual aspects of the deal. The younger Biden was subsequently indicted in the two cases. Hunter Biden’s legal team this weekend released a 52-page white paper titled “The political prosecutions of Hunter Biden,” describing the president’s son as a “surrogate to attack and injure his father, both as a candidate in 2020 and later as president.” The younger Biden's lawyers have long argued that prosecutors bowed to political pressure to indict the president’s son amid heavy criticism by Trump and other Republicans of what they called the “sweetheart” plea deal. Rep. James Comer, one of the Republican chairmen leading congressional investigations into Biden's family, blasted the president’s pardon, saying that the evidence against Hunter was “just the tip of the iceberg.” “It’s unfortunate that, rather than come clean about their decades of wrongdoing, President Biden and his family continue to do everything they can to avoid accountability,” Comer said on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. Biden is hardly the first president to deploy his pardon powers to benefit those close to him. In his final weeks in office, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in law, Jared Kushner, as well as multiple allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump over the weekend announced plans to nominate the elder Kushner to be the U.S. envoy to France in his next administration. Trump, who has pledged to dramatically overhaul and install loyalists across the Justice Department after he was prosecuted for his role in trying to subvert the 2020 presidential election, said in a social media post on Sunday that Hunter Biden's pardon was “such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice.” “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Trump asked, referring to those convicted in the violent Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Hunter Biden said in an emailed statement that he will never take for granted the relief granted to him and vowed to devote the life he has rebuilt “to helping those who are still sick and suffering.” “I have admitted and taken responsibility for my mistakes during the darkest days of my addiction – mistakes that have been exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport,” the younger Biden said. Hunter Biden’s legal team filed Sunday night in both Los Angeles and Delaware asking the judges handling his gun and tax cases to immediately dismiss them, citing the pardon. A spokesperson for Weiss did not respond to messages seeking comment Sunday night. NBC News was first to report Biden was expected to pardon his son Sunday. ___ Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Nantucket, Massachusetts, contributed to this report.

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Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama CanalConsumer Tech News (Nov 18-Nov 22): US DOJ Demands Google To Divest Chrome Browser, Gemini AI Available On Apple & MoreNFL Don't miss out on the headlines from NFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Valentine Holmes admits his reunion with his former premiership winning coach was slightly awkward after the way he left the Sharks, but Shane Flanagan won him over with a kind gesture. Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on Kayo | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer > Holmes left the Sharks as a 23-year-old in 2018 to pursue an audacious bid to play in the NFL with the New York Jets. At the time Holmes had scored 66 tries in 105 NRL games for the Sharks since his debut in 2014, which included a drought-breaking maiden premiership for Cronulla in 2016. He was arguably at the peak of his powers having scored a career best 22 tries in 26 games for the Sharks in his final season at the club. With the benefit of hindsight Holmes admits he was young and somewhat brash to think he could do anything at the time, like break into one of the toughest sporting league’s in the world in a sport he had only played on video games. “I was probably young and naive, and I thought I could do anything at that time,” Holmes said. “I kind of just wanted to test myself somewhere else and probably not many people would do it, unless you’d go to another team or go to rugby union or something. Valentine Holmes was scared to tell Shane Flanagan he was leaving the Sharks for the NFL. “But the opportunity arose for me, and I just wanted to take it, whether it was good or bad for me, I still learnt from it, and came back a different player and it was a good experience over there.” The now 29-year-old admits he didn’t talk to Flanagan at the time because he was intimidated by his coach and how he would receive the news of his departure. “Not really because I went straight overseas to the States, I didn’t stick around in the NRL for like a whole year,” Holmes said. “I didn’t really talk to anyone at that time. I don’t think I told him personally. “Maybe my managers told him because I would have been like 22, so I probably would have been too scared to talk to him. “But either way I was allowed to go, but I can’t say I called him and spoke to him personally, but I might ask him.” Valentine Holmes played for the New York Jets in 2018. Fast-forward six years after one season in the NFL in 2019 and five years at the Cowboys and Holmes’ career has come full circle in a way. However, his reunion with Flanagan was similar to his departure as it was instigated through his management, but a touching gesture from his former coach helped make his mind up. “Not personally, not myself and Flanno, but they (Dragons) probably realised November was coming up, and I was off-contract,” Holmes said of how his Dragons switch began. “And then it all kind of just came out that the Cowboys gave me permission to talk to other clubs, and then once that was set, he (Flanagan) kind of reached out to my management straight away and showed his interest, and then flew up to see my family, which was pretty good from him. “I don’t know many coaches who would do that, just to say how interested and keen he was to get us down here. “He sold me his vision for the club and I thought it was great, so here we are.” Holmes in action for the Jets. Holmes signed with the Dragons in mid-August on a three-year deal, that will take him through until 2027 when he will be 32, but he didn’t arrive at the club until recently to a familiar home base. “We moved down two weeks ago to Cronulla, so know the area well,” Holmes said. “The Mrs wanted to be there, she still has a few friends there.” However, Holmes’ pre-season has been delayed by a broken leg suffered in the Cowboys’ season ending loss to the Sharks in the 2024 semi-finals. Flanagan has been a constant support on and off the field since Holmes’ arrival. “Yeah, it’s been good. I’ve only done a couple of rehab runs,” Holmes said. “I start training on Monday, but he’s been really good since I’ve been down here. “He’s been supportive, asked if I ever need anything, which is good. “When I was a bit younger, he’d probably be a bit harder to talk to, but now that I’m more experienced and a bit older, I find it more comfortable to talk to him.” Holmes won’t rush his recovery as he wants to make sure his leg is 100 per cent healed, so he can hit the ground running in 2025. “I’ve been doing straight line running, I’m still in rehab, running drills and short running stuff,” Holmes said. Holmes broke his leg in his last game for the Cowboys. “I can’t really do any contact or any change of angle stuff too much. But it’s going well. The physios are happy with how I’m travelling.” The Dragons surprised many experts last season to finish one win outside a drought-breaking finals appearance. Their strong recruiting and excellent youth convinced Holmes the Dragons were the right fit for the next and possibly last phase of his career. “I didn’t read too much into anything that happens at the start of the year because you can’t really judge any team at the start of the year,” Holmes said. “But there was a lot of chat just about the team that they weren’t going to go great this past season and I thought they proved a lot of people wrong. “They definitely had their chance to play finals footy in those last few weeks and just fell short. “He’s (Flanagan) done a really good job recruiting, well I’m hoping he’s done a good job in recruiting, we’ll see and hopefully it pays off. “But I just think it is a young team that they have. I’m pretty sure they are doing well in the younger 21 sides. Holmes wants to bring back success to a proud club. “I think they’ve got some good young boys coming through here, who they have high hopes for, so that’s probably why he’s signed a lot of older boys because once we are finished all those young lads will be coming through and be ready to go.” With 108 tries in 203 games, Holmes is now the veteran of Flanagan’s team rather than the young gun and he takes that responsibility seriously in ushering in the next wave of talented players at the Dragons, but his main goal is still the same. “I think that’s the plan,” Holmes said. “But I’m going to be there to win games, that’s what I want to do. I’m sure the other boys do as well and if these younger lads learn from us, that’s good. And if they want to ask us questions, that’s even better. “We’re here to be better as a team and as individuals and I think that’s why he’s signed us to add a bit of experience for the younger lads coming through. “You’ve got blokes like Sloany, guys who are still learning to be NRL players and they’re looking to the older guys to look up to and play beside and just fills that confidence up a bit more.” After a career switching from wing to fullback to centre and back, Holmes has been given a very clear role by Flanagan, after blossoming into one of the best centres in the game at the Cowboys. But while he looks set to wear the No.3 jersey, Holmes wouldn’t rule out playing a few different roles to help get the best out of the team. “Usually most coaches give me the opportunity to roam around and not be isolated on the edge,” Flanagan said. “But I also don’t want to take away from anyone else’s game. Gutho’s really good at roaming around and doing that, so it’ll probably just depend on who we’re playing and wherever we need overlaps or whatever it is. “Plus, I’m not a young fit fullback anymore, so I probably don’t have the endurance to be roaming around all the time like some of these players. “But if he needs me to do any other role, I’m happy to do it. But I’m also here to play centre.” The latest star signing the Dragons have made is arguably one of their most important with former Souths halfback Lachlan Ilias aiming to fill the huge shoes of former skipper Ben Hunt. Ilias has impressed Holmes since arriving at the Dragons last week. “I thought it was a good signing,” Holmes said. “We needed a half to fill the void of Ben Hunt leaving and there is probably not many halves available at the moment. Holmes has been impressed by Lachlan Ilias. “I think he’s got a bright future, he’s only still pretty young. I only just met him last Wednesday and he’s a good kid. Very switched on. “He’s obviously been at Souths his whole career, he’s learned from Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker and he was coached by Wayne Bennett, before he took off. “So he’s obviously been around for a few years and adds some good experience. I feel like he’ll be a good signing for our team.” Holmes had done it all in his career having played over 200 NRL games, along with 13 tries in 19 Origins for Quensland and 20 tries in 21 Tests for the Kangaroos. However, his most memorable moment in the sport remains the Sharks’ premiership win over the Storm in 2016. Holmes admits his younger self was naive in thinking that type of success would come often, but a preliminary final loss to the Eels in 2022 is the closest he has got to a title since. An older and wiser Holmes knows how tough it is to climb the NRL mountain and is in awe of Penrith’s ability to keep turning up in back-to-back seasons. The chance to bookend his career with a second premiership at the Dragons looms large over the course of his next deal. “We (his former Sharks teammates) always chat about when we did win it, we thought it was kind of like that all the time kind of thing,” Holmes said. “Not winning it all the time, but playing finals all the time. And then we managed to make the finals in 2017 and 2018, but it doesn’t come around all the time, unless you’re the Penrith Panthers. Valentine Holmes covets another premiership win with the Dragons. “But that’s the main goal, but we want to focus on just playing good footy first. There’s no point in trying to say we want to win a Premiership now. “We don’t even know what the team’s going to be and there’s so many things that go into winning a Premiership. “A lot of luck, a lot of being healthy, keeping the same team out there, suspensions. But, that’s the main goal, and there’s a lot of steps to get there beforehand. “It’s not easy, I honestly don’t know how Penrith can do it every year, so good on them. “But that’s the goal to bring the success back to the club that they once had. “I know the history of the club now, I’m starting to learn more about it and how it’s such an old club with a rich history. “It would be good to put some smiles on the faces of these fans again.” Originally published as ‘Scared’: Awkward Holmes-Flanno reunion six years in the making... and kind gesture that sealed it Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout More related stories Rugby Wallabies star officially quits union to chase childhood dream Once considered the future of the Wallabies, 24-year-old gun Jordan Petaia has officially left rugby union to chase success in America. 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