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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year told a federal judge on Friday that prosecutors haven’t proven that an assassination attempt occurred. But the judge denied his motion for acquittal, meaning jurors will eventually decide the man’s fate.Prosecutors rested their case against Ryan Routh Friday afternoon following testimony from 38 witnesses over seven days. After jurors were dismissed for the weekend, Routh, who is representing himself, made a motion for acquittal directly to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on four of the five counts against…

Middlesbrough beat West Brom 2-1 as they made it the best start in their history after six Championship games.David Strelec and Kaly Sene scored either side of half-time as Boro sealed a fifth win of the campaign. Both were their first goals for the club. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Middlesbrough striker David Strelec opened the scoring for Rob Edwards’ side Rob Edwards’ side will be top of the table come the end of the weekend whatever happens, as they extended their lead to four points.For West Brom, who rarely threatened until a late Aune…

Former St Mirren midfielder Kyle Magennis was the shoot-out fall guy as Stephen Robinson’s side edged past Kilmarnock into the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.Substitute Magennis saw his spot-kick saved by Shamal George before Malik Dijksteel despatched his effort to seal a 5-3 triumph after a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park. The winning penalty sparked a pitch invasion from dozens of Buddies fans as they celebrated their first semi-final trip in 12 years.St Mirren lost in the semi-finals of both cup competitions in the Covid-affected 2020-21 season but fans have not enjoyed a big day out at Hampden since their team…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | ReutersWhite House confidante Steve Bannon has an unusual solution for who should take over as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell next year.In a podcast interview with Sean Spicer, who served as White House press secretary during President Donald Trump’s first term, Bannon recommended that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helm the central bank — while also keeping his current position.”I am a big believer that on an interim basis,…

Michael Eisner, chairman of Topps Co. and former chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co., speaks during an interview in New York on Sept. 22, 2010.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFormer Disney CEO Michael Eisner on Friday issued a statement supporting Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show has been suspended indefinitely by Disney’s subsidiary ABC for comments the host made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.Eisner, in a tweet, blasted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for what he called “out-of-control intimidation” of ABC and Disney in the hours before the network said it was yanking “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off…

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for his comments related to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shortly before ABC pulled his show off the air.Cruz said he took issue with Carr threatening to cancel ABC’s broadcast license over Kimmel’s remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.”He says, ‘We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way,'” the senator said of Carr in the latest episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” which aired Friday morning.”And I gotta say, that’s right out of ‘Goodfellas,'” Cruz…

Elon Musk’s xAI is raising $10 billion from investors in a round that values the artificial intelligence startup at $200 billion, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told CNBC’s David Faber.It’s the latest example of skyrocketing valuations for companies developing foundational AI models. Earlier this month, Anthropic raised $13 billion at a $183 billion valuation. OpenAI, the largest company in the industry, held a secondary share sale that valued it at $500 billion.The fundraising comes weeks after Musk raised $10 billion in debt and equity at what was believed to be a roughly $150 billion valuation, according to Faber.…

Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the second half against the Houston Rockets at PHX Arena on March 30, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris Coduto | Getty ImagesNBA star Kevin Durant has regained access to his bevy of bitcoins, years after getting locked out of his Coinbase account. “We got this fixed. Account recovery complete,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Friday in a social media post, replying to a tweet about Durant being locked out of his account on the cryptocurrency exchange. The message comes just a few days after Durant and his agent Rich Kleiman joked about…

As inflation drives up the cost of most goods and services, gas is one of the few things that hasn’t gotten more expensive, and it might even get cheaper this fall.The national average for a gallon of gas in the U.S. was $3.17 as of Monday, down about two cents from the week before, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.”For many Americans, the fourth quarter … is going to hold a lot of promise for gas prices declining in many areas,” says Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.De Haan says gas prices, which typically decline in…

Pattern Group, one of the leading resellers on Amazon, took the plunge into the public markets Friday and saw its stock rise slightly in its Nasdaq debut.Trading under the ticker “PTRN,” the stock opened at $13.50 after the company sold shares at $14 in its IPO, the middle of the expected range. The shares closed up 11% at $15.63 on Friday.Pattern’s offering raised $300 million, with half the proceeds going to investors, and valued the company at about $2.5 billion.The Utah-based company was founded by husband-and-wife duo David Wright and Melanie Alder in 2013 as iServe Products before it changed…