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Global stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with US and German indices posting records, as markets weighed Chinese stimulus hopes, political tensions in France and the US interest-rate outlook. Germany's blue-chip DAX stock index jumped above 20,000 points for the first time and Paris rebounded even as France braced for new political turmoil. In New York, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq narrowly rose to finish at records, while the Dow pulled back. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.” Trump made the comments, his most sweeping since he won the election, in an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. He also said he won’t seek to turn the Justice Department on his political foes and warned that some members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack “should go to jail.” > Watch NBC Bay Area News 📺 Streaming free 24/7 On his first day in office, Trump said, he will bring legal relief to the Jan. 6 rioters who he said have been put through a “very nasty system.” “I’m going to be acting very quickly. First day,” Trump said, saying later about their imprisonment, “They’ve been in there for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.” Trump said there “may be some exceptions” to his pardons “if somebody was radical, crazy,” and pointed to some debunked claims that anti-Trump elements and law enforcement operatives infiltrated the crowd. At least 1,572 defendants have been charged and more than 1,251 have been convicted or pleaded guilty in the attack. Of those, at least 645 defendants have been sentenced to incarceration ranging from a few days to 22 years in federal lockup. About 250 people are in custody, most of them serving sentences after having been convicted. A handful are being held in pretrial custody at the order of a federal judge. Trump didn’t rule out pardoning people who had pleaded guilty, even when Welker asked him about those who had admitted assaulting police officers. “Because they had no choice,” Trump said. Asked about the more than 900 other people who had pleaded guilty in connection to the attack but weren’t accused of assaulting officers, Trump suggested that they had been pressured unfairly into taking guilty pleas. “I know the system. The system’s a very corrupt system,” Trump said. “They say to a guy, ‘You’re going to go to jail for two years or for 30 years.’ And these guys are looking, their whole lives have been destroyed. For two years, they’ve been destroyed. But the system is a very nasty system.” Charges have ranged from unlawful parading to seditious conspiracy in the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation, which included rioters captured on video committing assaults on officers and those who admitted under oath that they’d done so. Jan. 6 defendants in custody include Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy, a Jan. 6 defendant recently convicted of plotting to kill the FBI special agents who investigated him , another charged with firing gunshots into the air during the attack and another arrested outside former President Barack Obama’s home after Trump posted a screenshot that included the address. Trump said he wouldn’t direct Pam Bondi, whom he has said he will nominate for attorney general, to investigate special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two separate federal cases against Trump that were ultimately dropped after the election. Trump called Smith “deranged” and said he thinks he is “very corrupt.” Ultimately, he said, he’d leave those decisions to Bondi, and he said he wouldn’t direct her to prosecute Smith. “I want her to do what she wants to do,” Trump said. “I’m not going to instruct her to do it.” Trump claimed that members of the House Jan. 6 committee had “lied” and “destroyed a whole year and a half worth of testimony.” He singled out Republican Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a vocal Trump critic who left Congress, and Democrat Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi, who chaired the committee, saying that they had destroyed the evidence collected in their investigation and that “those people committed a major crime.” Cheney said in a statement released Sunday that Trump "lied about the January 6th Select Committee" when he said committee members "should go to jail." "There is no conceivably appropriate factual or constitutional basis for what Donald Trump is suggesting — a Justice Department investigation of the work of a congressional committee — and any lawyer who attempts to pursue that course would quickly find themselves engaged in sanctionable conduct," Cheney added. Cheney called for the release of materials gathered by Smith during his investigation, adding, "Ultimately, Congress should require that all that material be publicly released so all Americans can see Donald Trump for who he genuinely is and fully understand his role in this terrible period in our nation’s history." The committee has preserved transcripts and videos of some of the more than 1,000 witness interviews and posted them online. Some interviews that included private and sensitive information were sent to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for review to ensure that certain information wasn’t released improperly. Those transcripts remain with the agency, and the White House and a separate House committee continue to have access. “Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said about the committee members, insisting he wouldn’t direct his appointees to arrest them. Trump’s view of DOJ, FBI The interview offers an in-depth look at Trump’s thoughts about the Justice Department and FBI. Trump — who faced four separate criminal cases and was the first former president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts in the Stormy Daniels hush money case — expressed deep grievances toward the justice system but insisted he was looking forward. “I’m not looking to go back into the past,” he said when he was asked whether he would go after outgoing President Joe Biden. “I’m looking to make our country successful. Retribution will be through success.” While Trump had previously said he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Biden, he said that he didn’t plan to do so “unless I find something that I think is reasonable” and that any such move would “be Pam Bondi’s decision and, to a different extent, Kash Patel,” his pick for FBI director. FBI Director Christopher Wray — the Republican whom Trump appointed during his first term after he fired James Comey — would need to resign or be fired for Patel to take his place. Under a post-Watergate reform, FBI directors have 10-year terms, though only one FBI director — Robert Mueller, who ultimately served 12 years and went on to become the special counsel investigating Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russian interference in that election — made it that long. Trump said he wasn’t “thrilled” with Wray because he “invaded my home,” referring to the search of his Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida during the investigation of Trump’s handling of classified documents, which found boxes of records in the resort, including some stored in a bathroom. “I’m suing the country over it. He invaded Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said. “I’m very unhappy with the things he — he’s done, and crime is at an all-time high.” (Law enforcement data shows a “ historic” drop in crime .) Trump indicated Wray would be fired if he didn’t resign. Asked about a list of 60 members whom Patel proclaimed to be members of the so-called deep state in his book, Trump said Patel would “do what he thinks is right” if he were confirmed, adding that he thought Patel would have an “obligation” to investigate if “somebody was dishonest or crooked or a corrupt politician.” There are still more than 40 days until Trump takes office, and Justice Department prosecutors continue to press cases against individual rioters, but the coming administration change hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, stressed the importance of “ truth and justice, law and order ,” before he sentenced a Jan. 6 defendant to a year in prison. After he imposed the sentence, Lamberth ordered Philip Grillo to be taken into custody. “Trump’s gonna pardon me,” Grillo said as he removed his belt and surrendered. Kelly O'Donnell contributed. This article first appeared on NBCNews.com . 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Megawide Construction Corporation (“Megawide” or the “Company”), through its Precast and Construction Solutions (“Megawide PCS” or the “Unit”) unit, made another strong impression at the Philconstruct 2024 Expo, held at the World Trade Center and SMX Convention Center from Nov. 7 to 10, 2024. “Our participation in Philconstruct 2024 represents our mission to provide First-World construction solutions that elevate industry standards,” said Markus Hennig, Executive Vice-President for Precast and Construction Solutions. “With these innovations, we aim to address the growing demand for faster, safer, and more sustainable construction practices in the country.” The event, attended by delegates and exhibitors, is the largest construction trade show in the Philippines and brings together industry leaders, market innovators , and key stakeholders to showcase new technologies and state-of-the-art solutions that help shape the future of construction. The Megawide PCS Team – represented by the Unit’s Commercial and Sales team and leads of Precast, Formworks, Ready-Mixed Concrete, and Construction Equipment, Logistics and Services (CELS) – joined the four-day event for the third consecutive time and highlighted its proprietary brand of precast technology that redefines efficiency, durability, and sustainability in construction. Specifically, the PCS booth offered product brochures and technical talks from officers on site and even invited attendees to explore and learn about the solutions they offer, emphasizing on the Company’s long-term commitment to driving engineering excellence and innovation in Philippine construction. Over 800 attendees signed up at the booth from day one to day four. It was also an opportunity for the Megawide PCS team to share insights on the company’s expanding portfolio of large-scale infrastructure projects, including the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), Malolos-Clark Railway Project (MCRP) and the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) Contract Package 104 as well as supply contracts for portions of the Skyway and MRT-7 projects. Spotlight is BusinessWorld’s sponsored section that allows advertisers to amplify their brand and connect with BusinessWorld’s audience by publishing their stories on the BusinessWorld Web site. For more information, send an email to online@bworldonline.com . Join us on Viber at https://bit.ly/3hv6bLA to get more updates and subscribe to BusinessWorld’s titles and get exclusive content through www.bworld-x.com .Trump Jokes About Taking Over Canada: 51st State, Trudeau as Governor
OMAHA, Neb. — Brice Williams and Juwan Gary each scored 16 points, and Nebraska never trailed in a 74-63 victory over No. 14 Creighton on Friday night. The Cornhuskers (4-1) held preseason All-American Ryan Kalkbrenner to four points — all on free throws — while winning on their in-state rival's home court for the second time in the past three seasons. Texas Tech transfer Pop Isaacs scored 25 points for the Bluejays (4-1), while Kalkbrenner had 11 rebounds. Wisconsin transfer Connor Essegian had 15 points for Nebraska. Berke Buyuktuncel added 12 points and Rollie Worster had 11. Nebraska held Creighton to 32.7% shooting from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range. The Cornhuskers led 31-13 late in the first half. Creighton got within 42-35 in the second half but Nebraska responded with an 8-1 run and was never seriously threatened from there. Takeaways Nebraska: The Huskers were active on defense throughout, forcing 17 Creighton turnovers and only turning the ball over 10 times. Nebraska's Rollie Worster (24) turns to shoot against Creighton's Jackson McAndrew, back, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. Credit: AP/Rebecca S. Gratz Creighton: The Bluejays' normally reliable 3-point shooting deserted them early and never returned. Key moment Creighton cut Nebraska's lead to eight points twice late in the second half, but the Huskers responded each time with defensive stops that ignited small runs. Key stat Kalkbrenner came in averaging 25.8 points per game but attempted just one field goal in the first half, a missed 3-pointer. Up next Nebraska hosts South Dakota on Wednesday. Nebraska's Juwan Gary (4) plays against Creighton during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. Credit: AP/Rebecca S. Gratz Creighton heads to Las Vegas for the Players Era Festival, beginning on Tuesday against San Diego State.Arne Slot makes admission about tired Liverpool trio ahead of Southampton trip
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Georgia has a new President and he is also a former Premier League soccer player. Georgia inaugurated on Sunday an ex-footballer turned far-right politician -- Mikheil Kavelashvili -- as Tbilisi's next figurehead president, after a controversial election process denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader, AFP reported. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for Picked by the governing Georgian Dream party as a loyalist, the former forward for English Premier League champions Manchester City is known for his expletive-laden parliament speeches and tirades against government critics and LGBTQ people. He was voted into the role by an electoral college controlled by Georgian Dream, after the party abolished the use of popular votes to elect the president under controversial constitutional changes passed in 2017. 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National Review senior writer Noah Rothman discusses Americans' reactions to President Biden pardoning his son Hunter on 'The Story.' CNN contributor and Watergate figure John Dean is urging President Biden to expand his pardon list to sink any prospect of President-elect Donald Trump getting "revenge" against his political enemies. In a post on social media site Bluesky, Dean advised Biden to issue a "blanket pardon" for DOJ officials who have investigated or prosecuted Trump so he can’t punish them once he gets into office. "Biden should keep going with his pardons: Trump, Jack Smith & team, Mueller & team, and a blanket pardon for all on Trump’s enemies list for any and all political statements before December 25, 2024! Merry Christmas," Dean wrote on Sunday. Dean’s post came shortly after Biden announced that he pardoned his son, Hunter, who was facing potentially significant prison time for federal tax evasion and gun convictions. BIDEN'S SWEEPING HUNTER PARDON AT ODDS WITH LONGTIME RHETORIC ON EXECUTIVE POWER: 'NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW' John Dean, former counsel to President Richard M. Nixon, advised President Biden to pardon all of President-elect Trump's political enemies so he can't enact "revenge" on them when he gets back into office. In announcing the pardon, the president criticized what he deemed the unfair investigation and prosecution of his son, a process he said was "infected" by politics and led to a "miscarriage of justice." "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 — and that is wrong," President Biden said in a statement Sunday. Following Hunter Biden’s pardon, the judge in his firearm case terminated the remainder of the proceedings. His sentencing date had been scheduled for Dec. 12 . President Biden blatantly broke his own repeated pledge that he wouldn't pardon Hunter with the move. Dean, who was former President Richard Nixon’s White House counsel during the Watergate scandal, wrote that pardoning Trump’s enemies could be a way to "take the wind out of retribution/revenge!" BORDER STATE OFFERS TRUMP MASSIVE PLOT OF LAND TO AID MASS DEPORTATION OPERATION US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden hug on stage at the conclusion of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Dean's "retribution" line was a reference to Trump telling supporters at CPAC in 2023, "I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution." Critics have expressed fears that once the president-elect returns to office, he will use his power to get back at those who launched and cooperated in investigations and prosecutions of him during his presidency and beyond. Trump posted in September, "WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long-term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again." However, in several other appearances during and after his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has softened this rhetoric and even extended grace to his most ardent critics. During an interview with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity in June, Trump said those worried about retribution are "wrong." "Number one, they're wrong. It has to stop, because otherwise, we're not going to have a country," he told Hannity but added that "based on what they've done, I would have every right to go after them." President-elect Donald Trump. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Dean has been an outspoken critic of Trump, even testifying against him in 2019 during a Democrat-led Congressional hearing about then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on allegations of Trump-Russia collusion. The Watergate lawyer has also previously referred to Trump as an "authoritarian president" on social media. Dean has long been a favorite voice of the progressive media for his criticism of the Republican Party and constant invocation of Watergate to hype up GOP scandals . Dean was a key figure in the Watergate prosecution efforts that led to Nixon's resignation. Dean served a short prison sentence after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in the cover-up and was disbarred. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report. Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.Independent Ireland candidate resigns amid backlash over Conor McGregor association
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Jude Bellingham inspired champions Real Madrid to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Girona on Saturday in La Liga, with Kylian Mbappe also on the scoresheet after two high-profile penalty misses. Los Blancos cut the gap on league leaders Barcelona to two points after the Catalans drew 2-2 at Real Betis, with Madrid having played one fewer match. Bellingham opened the scoring before half-time and set up Arda Guler for Madrid's second, before Mbappe produced a clinical finish for their third. Both Bellingham and defender Ferland Mendy were replaced with apparent knocks in the second half ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash at Atalanta. Coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Bellingham would be fit for the game but said Mendy had suffered a muscular injury. After Madrid's fifth defeat across all competitions in midweek against Athletic Bilbao, having lost just twice last season, Ancelotti pledged his team would improve and they were significantly better against Girona. "Bellingham scored his fifth goal running (in La Liga), Mbappe scored, Brahim (Diaz) did good work, Arda scored a great goal, as I said, bit by bit we will come back (to form)," said Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. With Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo sidelined, Ancelotti selected Bellingham and Diaz in support of Mbappe. The French forward has been the focus of criticism in recent weeks after blowing penalties against Liverpool and Athletic Bilbao, and struggling to find the form which made him a star with Paris Saint-Germain and his country. Girona, who ran Madrid close for the Spanish title for much of last season before eventually finishing third, started the stronger and Bryan Gil fired wide, with Donny van de Beek lashing over. Madrid settled into the game and, keeping the hosts at arm's length, began to create chances of their own. Paulo Gazzaniga saved Brahim Diaz's fierce drive from the edge of the box as the champions clicked into gear. Bellingham broke the deadlock after 36 minutes when Diaz's cross was blocked and the ball fell kindly to the England international, who fired home through a crowd of players. It was Bellingham's fifth goal in his last five La Liga games, with the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder finding the form which inspired Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last season. After a quiet first half, early in the second Mbappe broke through and fired wide, although the striker had handled the ball to control it and if he had scored it would not have stood. Improved display Madrid kept pushing and Gazzaniga saved well from Aurelien Tchouameni's header from Luka Modric's free-kick. Los Blancos got their second in the 55th minute when Bellingham threaded through a fine pass for Guler, who rolled the ball home. Bellingham hobbled off after sustaining an apparent knock in a challenge before Mbappe rattled home Madrid's third. After Thibaut Courtois saved well from Yaser Asprilla, Madrid burst forward on the counter-attack. Modric sprang the French forward, who finished with aplomb from a tight angle on the right side of the area, across Gazzaniga into the bottom corner. Madrid beat Girona 3-0 at Montilivi and 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last season and this victory was another which showed their superiority over the Catalan minnows. Ancelotti will hope they can carry some momentum into the vital Champions League visit to Atalanta, for which Vinicius is expected to return from a hamstring problem. Girona, eighth in La Liga after a poor start to the season exacerbated by a host of injuries, welcome Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. "If we were more accurate in front of goal it would have been different," said Girona defender Miguel Gutierrez. "We have to continue, we have two very important games, Liverpool in the Champions League and then at Mallorca (in La Liga)."Fontaines DC 3Arena, Dublin It has been a remarkable year for Fontaines DC, what with a change of musical direction on their critically adored and Grammy-nominated fourth album, Romance , and sold-out shows across the UK and Europe. Could there be a better way to celebrate than with a pair of hometown shows? Seven years ago, they played their first gig in front of 25 people. On Friday night, there are 14,000 present, although many more would be here if capacity obliged, and they play with a strut and confidence befitting a band considered by many to be one of the contemporary greats. Being a formidable live proposition was the band’s stock in trade even in the early days but, still, one can only marvel at how they have grown to easily command this sizeable venue. Grian Chatten is a born frontman, right down to the bug-eyed shades he sports for the first part of the show. He keeps chatter to a minimum, preferring to let the music speak. Unlike many of today’s bands, Fontaines DC is not simply a vehicle for the singer. This is very much a full band affair All but one track from Romance is played and the songs bristle with energy. The show starts with the stark title track, before fan favourite Jackie Down the Line and a raucous Televised Mind raise the temperature. Unlike many of today’s bands, Fontaines DC is not simply a vehicle for the singer. This is very much a full band affair, with guitarist Conor Curley and multi-instrumentalist Carlos O’Connell putting in quite the shift, while Conor Deegan on bass and drummer Tom Coll ensure the performance has a thrilling muscularity. The robustness of the sound is augmented by English touring musician Chilli Jesson, who flits from keys to guitar. The full force of the band’s energy is captured on a gloriously frenetic Hurricane Laughter while Big , the opening song on their much admired debut album Dogrel , is rapturously delivered. The best is yet to come, however. Ever since its 2019 release, Boys in the Better Land , has been hailed as a classic, one that’s very much part of the canon of the best Irish rock songs. And it’s delivered with gusto here, the crowd keeping pace with Chatton’s rapid-fire singing. It’s straight into another of their best songs, but their rendition of Favourite feels a little off and doesn’t quite capture the majesty of the recorded version. It’s not the only song that doesn’t quite connect, but on the whole, they’re in exemplary form. A Palestine flag is draped from the keyboard at the front of the stage and, at one point, it’s deliberately captured on the big screens while the band stamp out a beat and the audience chant “Free Palestine”. Politics of a more local hue arrives during the encore with a furious rendition of I Love You . It’s notable that one line in particular — “the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil” — is especially loudly sung by the predominately young crowd. Although each member lives outside Ireland now, their pride in their Irishness is clear — from the green, white and orange tape on Chatton’s microphone to the Monaghan GAA crest on Curley’s guitar and the braided Mayo red and green that’s tied to the neck of Deegan’s bass. The set finishes with the startling Starburster — a nu-metal creation that’s far better than mention of that lame genre suggests. It was inspired by Chatton’s experience of a frightening panic attack. There’s no such worries here, and as the performance reaches its end, it feels like a Fontaines victory lap.Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't laughing