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weeks before a sex-and-spy scandal engulfed the company and led to Jensen Huang’s ouster as CEO. The trust benefiting the Bay Area congressman’s wife, Ritu Ahuja, sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Nvidia shares on Sept. 4 and again Oct. 7, according to disclosures tracked by Capitol Trades. SNIP A spokesperson for Khanna, who supports a congressional stock-trading ban and recently declared “DEI is back!” while celebrating Dems’ election wins, told the California Post that the transactions had nothing to do with insider knowledge. “Neither Rep. Khanna nor anyone on his staff received any briefing on Megaspeed, Jensen, or any...

U.S. — National productivity skyrocketed on Thursday after Microsoft Teams went down, affording millions of Americans the rare opportunity to actually do their jobs. Thousands of corporate meetings were canceled due to the outage, leading to an unprecedented spike in employee performance. "It's been years since I was able to come to work and actually do my job," said local man Brian Mercer. "I've had a dozen projects piling up since last spring, which all get changed every time there's another meeting. All it took was one day without any input, and they're all done." The remarkable burst of productivity...

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a second employee at the chipmaking giant, bringing the number of women romantically linked to the married billionaire executive to three, according to a report. Reuters cited two people familiar with the previously undisclosed relationship, which emerged after Huang stepped down following revelations of his involvement with two other women. The news agency did not identify the latest employee and said its attempts to contact her were unsuccessful. Huang, 63, resigned Thursday after reports that he had affairs with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care, and Alice Huang,...

Do you know someone who can fix anything, even when everyone else has given up? Their ability may reveal a hidden kind of intelligence that traditional IQ tests were never designed to measure. People who are good at fixing things often think differently, notice details others miss, and find solutions where others see impossible problems. This video explains the psychology behind their remarkable problem-solving abilities. Most people believe intelligence comes from academic achievement, high IQ scores, and being good with words or numbers. But practical intelligence involves much more than that. You'll discover how systems thinking, functional fixedness, tolerance for...

At least 9 incoming progressive members of the House Democratic caucus are expected to support efforts to impeach President Donald Trump, continuing a push led by outgoing Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, Fox News Digital has learned. Green and representatives from the Removal Coalition and Courage for Democracy Project discussed the effort with Fox News Digital after a Capitol Hill news conference, months after the Texas Democrat introduced articles of impeachment against Trump in August. Green is counting on support from Reps.-elect Melat Kiros, D-Colo.; Dan Koh, D-Mass.; Chris Rabb, D-Pa.; Angela Gonzales-Torres, D-Calif.; and several other incoming Democrats to continue...

An illegal alien who is somehow back in our country and driving despite four prior deportations put an Utah man in critical condition in a hit-and-run. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared details about the Utah crash with Border Hawk on Thursday. Mexican national Maria Del Rocio Morales Ruvalcaba is the culprit. At about 6 p.m. on November 4, an unnamed 25-year-old man was crossing a street with friends in Spanish Fork when a minivan careened into him. Border Hawk stated that the driver, who DHS has now confirmed was Morales Ruvalcaba, “continued onward without stopping.” As of Wednesday,...

Former Trump White House aide John McEntee is getting attention as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2028. McEntee, 36, has never held elected office. However, he has a background in the White House, played college football and has built a large social media following. He also recently finished first in a college presidential straw poll and ranks fourth in a prediction market for the 2028 Republican nomination. Here are seven things to know about him. 1. John McEntee won a college presidential straw poll McEntee finished first in a recent presidential straw poll at the University of Tennessee in...

Microsoft reported issues with users' Exchange Online mailboxes and an issue with Microsoft Teams, according to posts on social media Thursday. "We're investigating reports of users experiencing issues accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods in the Americas," the company wrote, after first reporting "users experiencing issues when accessing or using Microsoft Teams functionality in North America." The company initially said the issues involving Exchange Online mailboxes could be due to infrastructure "experiencing elevated load across multiple regions." Microsoft later clarified, "We determined the elevated load isn't driven by an increase in traffic, but by a number of servers...

Explanation: Not all those who wander are lost. A night sky example is that planets wander, and in fact the very word "planet" comes from "wandering star" in Greek. As planets shift relative to fixed stars, they may appear from our perspective to get closer to other astronomical objects. Such meetings are called conjunctions. They don't happen by chance, but follow the precise laws of celestial mechanics. This peaceful image, captured in Poland, shows the crescent Moon above the Tatra Mountains, and bright Venus close by, a little lower in the horizon. The bright star to the left of Venus...

NYC woman, born and lived whole life in the Boroughs, speaks truth of voting Dem all her life. Her light bulb moment was after she voted for Mamdani. She voted Republican in 2026 midterms. Lots of F word, but she has a lot to say calling out election results not just in NYC. Hope you will watch it. Link should be above and I'll put in comment below

[snip] I spent a few days in Florida for NASA's Max Power event, a combination of an air show, with NASA doing a show and tell. And I got to sit down with the Administrator and ask a few questions about NASA's current and future plans. [/snip] Talkin NASA's Plans With Jared Isaacman at MAX POWER | 33:57 Scott Manley | 1.87M subscribers | 130,110 views | November 11, 2026

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday honored a U.S. Army soldier who chastised him and members of his staff for talking too loudly at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, awarding him a military commendation for upholding the memorial's strict standards. Hegseth presented the soldier, identified as Spc. Iglesias, a member of the Army's elite 3rd Infantry Regiment known as The Old Guard, with the Joint Service Commendation Medal following Wednesday's incident at Arlington National Cemetery, WBAL-TV reported. "We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist," Hegseth wrote Thursday in a post on X. "Carry on Patriots." The award...

The gunman in the Washington, DC, gym shooting is a wealthy doctor who had been locked in a battle over black mold in his $1.1 million penthouse — and cited a report about it as his chilling “manifesto.” Dr. Matt Lambert, an emergency room doctor, had sued his homeowners association in March 2025, claiming that scaffolding from repairs on his trendy Logan Circle building led the dangerous fungus to spread. “My manifesto is an engineering report,” an X account linked to Lambert tweeted at 8 a.m. Thursday— minutes before he opened fire inside his building’s ground-floor gym, killing at least...

Israel’s political transition has triggered a confrontation over national security, with Prime Minister-designate Gadi Eisenkot warning outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching new military operations against Iran before a new government takes office. In a letter sent Wednesday, Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party and a former Israeli military chief, urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in security decisions that could expose Israel to further military escalation. “Deploying security forces in the absence of a direct and immediate threat that cannot be postponed could have devastating consequences for Israeli democracy and for citizens’ trust in the institutions of government,” Eisenkot...

When Janette Jackson of Dorchester saw her son’s convicted killer at her neighborhood grocery store, it stunned her. Then it snapped her into action. “When I saw him at Stop & Shop, I'm like, 'Oh my God, that's him,'” Jackson said. “And he just dashed right out when I saw him.” Jackson, 76, says the man at the grocery store was John Evans, the person convicted of killing her son, Lyle “Danny” Jackson in 1996. This week is the 30th anniversary of Evans’ life without parole sentencing. In 2024, a judge released him to home confinement. He’s been out of...

On Thursday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he would be open to hiring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, writing "That would be an honor" Wednesday evening in response to board removal reports.Following revelations of two extramarital relationships, Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to remove Huang, with one relationship involving a woman intelligence officials suspect of spying for China, per The Wall Street Journal.Several lawmakers are calling for the Nvidia CEO to resign, with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N, telling CNBC, "As a matter of his own conscience, he should resign," joining other congressional critics.Nvidia shares fell more than 8% in...

A city in Florida has canceled an annual pride event and its annual St. Patrick's Day parade after a new law in the state has banned government-funded "DEI" initiatives. Residents in the city have said that it is "ridiculous."Delray Beach officials said that the legislation, SB 1134, will restrict the city from holding its annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The law takes effect on January 1.The law prohibits any county or municipal government in the state from “funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The law also blocks celebrations that honor heritage...

Democratic Colorado state Sen. Iman Jodeh, the state’s first Muslim lawmaker, announced a paid internship at the state capitol with qualifications requiring that candidates identify as Muslim or descend from predominantly Muslim regions of the world. Jodeh posted the notice of the Legislative Intern Program and its qualifications Monday, less than a week after securing her seat in the midterm election. “Gain first-hand experience at the Colorado Capitol in Sen. Jodeh and Rep. Zokaie’s offices!” the digital flyer said, adding that qualified candidates would receive a $1,000 stipend. Along with qualifications expected for such a role, such as being an...

The BBC will face a jury trial in Florida for allegedly defaming President Trump in its documentary "Trump: A Second Chance," which aired a week before the 2024 presidential election, a federal judge nominated by Trump ruled Tuesday. "This may seem familiar," but the BBC's actions were far different than those of CNN and Dow Jones in Trump's unsuccessful defamation suits in Florida federal court and before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz wrote. While CNN's statements were deemed mere opinion and The Wall Street Journal was only accused of failing to "adequately investigate...

A divisive bill that cuts disability benefits for veterans with sleep apnea and tinnitus while simultaneously granting compensation for combat veterans was passed by the House on Veterans Day — evoking condemnation from Democrats and veterans groups. “On a day when America honors the brave men and women who stepped forward to defend our freedom, House leaders chose to sneak through legislation threatening earned benefits for millions of veterans, their families and survivors,” Disabled American Veterans National Commander John Donovan said in a statement. The legislative package would implement a rule change proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in...