În fiecare an, acest om de afaceri anonim și bogat călătorește prin țară în timpul sărbătorilor, oferind aproximativ 100.000 de dolari în bancnote de 100 de dolari. Banii merg către străini întâmplători și oameni pe care îi caută, cunoscând nevoia lor. Luna aceasta, el a ales să călătorească în vestul Carolinei de Nord pentru a le oferi celor care încă se recuperează după devastarea uraganului Helene. Steve Hartman are mai multe în „On the Road”.
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Videoclipurile înregistrate în secret sunt coloana vertebrală a procesului de corupție pentru cel mai longeviv lider legislativ
CHICAGO (AP) — Ore de clipuri video înregistrate în secret și apeluri telefonice au oferit o privire rară a modului în care cel mai longeviv lider legislativ din istoria Americii a funcționat cu ușile închise.
Pe măsură ce procesul de corupție al fostului președinte al Camerei din Illinois, Michael Madigan, se întinde în a treia lună, mărturiile au acoperit multiplele sale presupuse scheme, de la comisioane care implică cea mai mare companie de utilități din stat până la dezvoltările din Chinatown care beneficiază de firma sa privată de taxe.
Jurații au auzit de la o congresmană, foști legiuitori de stat și martorul vedetă al guvernului: un fost consilier din Chicago care purta în secret o sârmă.
Știri de încredere și delicii zilnice, chiar în căsuța dvs. de e-mail
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Iată o privire mai atentă asupra procesului în curs:
Taxele
Madigan, care a fost vorbitor timp de peste trei decenii, este acuzat într-un rechizitoriu de 23 de capete de acuzare pentru luare de mită, fraudă, fraudă electronică și alte infracțiuni.
Procurorii susțin că el și-a exploatat influența de neegalat nu numai ca președinte al Camerei Illinois, ci și ca șef al Partidului Democrat al statului, pentru câștig personal și pentru a acumula și mai multă putere. Avocat fiscal, el este, de asemenea, acuzat că a beneficiat de muncă privată care a fost direcționată ilegal către firma sa de avocatură.
Procesul a arătat cum a lucrat Madigan, cu liniile dintre rolurile sale politice și personale împletite.
De exemplu, întâlnirile aveau adesea loc la biroul său de avocatură din centrul orașului, fie că erau pentru activități politice sau juridice. Oficialii aleși sau consilierii săi politici au fost adesea prezenți alături de contactele de afaceri. Chiar și la întâlnirile despre munca fiscală, el a fost numit „vorbitorul”, arată înregistrările.
Într-o întâlnire din 2014 înregistrată în secret de un om de afaceri care lucra și el sub acoperire, un membru al Consiliului Local l-a prezentat pe Madigan dezvoltatorilor de hoteluri pentru un proiect din Chinatown. Madigan a lansat afacerea firmei sale.
„Nu suntem interesați de o ucidere rapidă aici. Suntem interesați de o relație pe termen lung”, a spus Madigan. „În ceea ce privește calitatea reprezentării pe care o obțineți de la această firmă de avocatură, nu luăm un al doilea loc în fața nimănui. „
După aceea, consilierul i-a spus unui om de afaceri: „Dacă lucrează cu difuzorul, va primi tot ce are nevoie pentru acel hotel”.
Martor vedetă
Una dintre cele mai așteptate părți ale procesului a fost mărturia fostului consilier din Chicago, Danny Solis. Membru al consiliului timp de 23 de ani, Solis a condus puternicul comitet de zonare.
În timp ce Madigan căuta afaceri pentru firma sa fiscală, Solis s-a întâlnit cu Madigan în legătură cu proiectele din sectia consilierului, care includeau apoi Chinatown și cartierul la modă West Loop din apropierea centrului orașului.
Dar necunoscut tuturor – inclusiv familiei sale – Solis lucra pentru agenți federali, înregistrând întâlniri și apeluri telefonice.
„A fost esențial ca munca sub acoperire pe care o făceam să rămână secretă”, a mărturisit Solis, în vârstă de 75 de ani.
El le-a spus juraților că agenți federali l-au abordat în iunie 2016 și a fost de acord să coopereze pentru a evita închisoarea pentru fapte greșite recunoscute, inclusiv luare de mită.
Cu toate acestea, Solis ar putea fi un martor problematic.
S-a confruntat cu probleme financiare masive, probleme conjugale după o aventură și defecțiuni etice, inclusiv acceptând favoruri de la un dezvoltator care a aranjat ca Solis să primească Viagra și masaje „care au devenit sexuale”. El a mărturisit, de asemenea, că a acționat la solicitările agenților federali, inclusiv a propus ca Madigan să-l numească într-un consiliu după ce a părăsit mandatul.
Avocații apărării l-au considerat nesigur pe Solis și l-au blamat pe faptele sale financiare, inclusiv cheltuirea greșită a fondurilor de campanie pentru o călătorie în Puerto Rico, școlarizarea fiului său și o mașină.
„Ca consilier și ca președinte al comitetului de zonare, ați comis multe infracțiuni, nu-i așa?” Avocatul Madigan, Daniel Collins, l-a întrebat pe Solis în timpul interogatoriului.
— Da, spuse Solis.
Alți martori au inclus reprezentantul american Nikki Budzinksi, care a mărturisit despre influența lui Madigan în 2018, în timp ce lucra ca consilier pentru guvernatorul JB Pritzker.
Înregistrările
Unele dintre videoclipurile lui Solis sunt șocante și nu este clar cum le-a înregistrat. Există imagini extinse cu tavane și pereți de birou. Multe apeluri sunt scurte.
Dar ele arată cum a funcționat Madigan, care nu avea telefon mobil sau adresă de e-mail.
În ianuarie 2018, Madigan l-a sunat pe Solis și l-a întrebat despre un proiect de clădire de apartamente West Loop.
„Oare asta va merge înainte? Știi de ce mă interesează”, spune Madigan.
Solis întreabă dacă Madigan îi cunoștea pe dezvoltatori.
„Nu, dar mi-ar plăcea”, spune el.
Solis le-a spus juraților că influența lui Madigan i-ar fi de ajutor, așa că a oferit prezentări.
„Am vrut să obțin favoare politică domnului Madigan”, a spus Solis juraților.
Schemele
O investigație amplă a corupției publice în Illinois a produs deja condamnări ale altor oficiali aleși și fostului șef de cabinet al lui Madigan.
Printre alte scheme, Madigan este acuzat că și-a folosit influența pentru a adopta o legislație favorabilă companiei de electricitate ComEd. În schimb, ComEd le-a oferit loialiștilor lui Madigan respingeri, contracte și locuri de muncă în care au lucrat puțin sau deloc.
„Când Madigan a văzut o oportunitate de a se îmbogăți, a profitat de ea”, a declarat avocatul adjunct al SUA Sarah Streicker juraților.
Avocații apărării l-au descris pe Madigan drept un funcționar public devotat, numindu-l „incoruptibil”.
Madigan, care a negat „în mod categoric” fapta greșită în trecut, nu a vorbit public în timpul procesului. Își petrece procedurile urmărind cu atenție martorii și jurații, luând adesea notițe. Membrii familiei, inclusiv fiica sa, fostul procuror general din Illinois, Lisa Madigan, s-au prezentat la tribunal.
De asemenea, este judecat cu Madigan și confidentul de multă vreme Michael McClain, în vârstă de 76 de ani, care a fost deja găsit vinovat într-un caz separat, conex. Anul trecut, jurații federali i-au condamnat pe McClain și pe alți trei pentru conspirația de luare de mită care implică ComEd.
Procesul este de așteptat să se prelungească până la jumătatea lunii ianuarie.
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Ukraine’s secret weapon in its battle against Russia: crowdfunding
On April 27, 2023, Diana Kulyk’s father told her he was leaving the next day to start training to fight Russia. She was filled with dread but knew she needed to act. Her hands shaking, Kulyk, a 24-year-old only child, tried to type the perfect tweet that would convince her roughly 20,000 followers to donate more than $3,000 for equipment that would help keep her father alive.
“Hello, this is the most important tweet I have ever written,” she began. “I’m Diana Kulyk, daughter of Ruslan Kulyk. My father is a simple man, a baker by profession, a human being full of love and care. The person who took care of me since I came into this world. He needs help.” Beneath the text were two images: a selfie of Diana and Ruslan smiling under golden-hour sunlight, and a spreadsheet of equipment she’d determined her father needed for the battlefield, including steel body armor, a tactical headset, a ballistic helmet, and a sleep mat.
Diana had already raised about $30,000 over the previous year to buy protective gear for childhood friends fighting in Ukraine. Within two hours of posting about her father, she had raised enough to buy all 21 items on the spreadsheet. The donors came from all over: Ukraine, the United States, Germany, England.
Watching the donations flood in, Diana was overwhelmed. “It was a really weird moment,” she says. “You are so scared, but also you see everyone coming together to help you. It gives you hope.”
Diana’s efforts are part of an immense crowdfunding movement helping fuel Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s far larger and more advanced military. The Ukrainian government has its own crowdsourcing platforms, like United24, which has raised more than $761 million to pay for things like ambulances and demining equipment and to reconstruct destroyed buildings. Individual military units are using social media to campaign for the specific gear they need on the front lines. The 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, for example, has used Instagram to gather donations for reconnaissance drones, generators, and night-vision goggles. And thousands of volunteers are raising funds to directly supply their loved ones on the battlefield with walkie-talkies, combat boots, Starlink internet satellites, medical supplies, ammunition, tanks, and phone chargers.
People have crowdfunded wars throughout history. In World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter aircraft, was largely financed by bake sales and fundraisers at primary schools. But never have funds been raised so easily, quickly, widely, and strategically by civilians and individual troops, says Keir Giles, a defense expert at the think tank Chatham House. “That’s a big advantage,” he says. With the modern tools of social media, influencer marketing tactics, crowdfunding platforms, and frontline postal services, “units can campaign for precisely the equipment and weapons they need and have them delivered.”
Benjamin Jensen, a war-strategy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, describes this crowdfunding as a “game changer.” People around the world, he says, are directly “buying commercial off-the-shelf capability to enhance combat power on the battlefield,” often acting much more nimbly than the military.
Crowdfunding is also increasingly critical. While Western nations have contributed nearly $300 billion worth of aid, Ukraine’s military has repeatedly suffered from shortages of key weaponry and defense equipment. Three grueling years in, several countries and leaders are weighing whether they’ll continue their support — including the United States and President-elect Donald Trump, a frequent critic of US aid to Ukraine. The Ukrainian government said last year that crowdfunding accounted for 3% of the country’s total military spending. To win the war, that number may need to climb. But fundraisers are struggling with fatigue among citizen donors and are getting creative to keep up funds and morale.
Before the war, Ruslan Kulyk was a pastry chef who made wedding cakes in Spain, where the family immigrated when Diana was young. When the wedding industry slowed in the winter, he visited family in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region. On February 24, 2022, he was preparing to return to Spain when Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s full-scale invasion. Landlocked and infuriated, he joined his nephew at the military registration office. Recruiters enlisted his nephew but turned Ruslan away. “I wasn’t prepared and was 50 years old,” he says.
He got a job at a local bakery. He trained hard, dropping more than 50 pounds in 14 months. By the time he went back to enlist, Ukraine was thought to have lost as many as 17,500 soldiers and badly needed more men on the front lines.
After training in Kyiv, Ruslan joined a “storm” brigade, an extremely dangerous type of counteroffensive unit that often operates on the edge of Russian strongholds. Diana and Ruslan talked frequently, but his work often required him to go dark for days on end. For Diana, the wait was terrifying. She scoured the news to see where “the hottest part” of the fighting was, figuring that’s where her father would be. “You wake up every day thinking I’m going to have bad news today,” she says.
Diana Kulyk has raised more than $100,000 for drones, jackets, boots, helmets, medical supplies, trench-digging equipment, and thermal-vision gear for her father and his fellow soldiers.Diana Kulyk’
Being able to crowdfund equipment for her father and his fellow soldiers has given Diana a semblance of control to counter the nauseating sense of helplessness. It has also helped save lives.
In the summer of 2023, Ruslan texted his daughter, “I’m going on a mission.” Four days later, he called from the hospital. He had been sent to Bakhmut, where a Russian drone had exploded 18 inches from his head, giving him and three of his comrades concussions. One was so severely injured that he had to be wrapped in a tourniquet that Diana had fundraised for. (The soldier’s leg was amputated, and he’s now with his family.) Diana spent a week with her father as he recovered in the hospital.
When he returned to active duty, Ruslan became a drone operator. Though he was farther from the front lines, he was arguably in even more danger. Drone operators have been very effective: Citing Ukrainian military commanders, The New York Times reported last month that Ukraine’s drones accounted for at least 80% of Russian front-line losses. Several Ukrainian drone operators have told Business Insider that because of this, they are disproportionately in the enemy’s crosshairs. Ruslan calls drone operators Russia’s “target No. 1.” This October, while in the Luhansk region, Ruslan used a surveillance drone Diana had raised funds for to spot four Russian soldiers advancing toward his unit, giving Ruslan and his comrades enough time to avert an onslaught.
Diana has raised more than $100,000 for drones, jackets, boots, helmets, medical supplies, trench-digging equipment, and thermal-vision gear. She credits part of her success to “how transparent I am with my situation, with my family.” Much of her support comes from partnering with NAFO, the North Atlantic Fella Organization, an online community playing on the NATO name that challenges Russian disinformation, largely through dog memes.
Some crowdfunders encourage donations by sharing stories about themselves or their friends. Some host livestreams or ask followers to celebrate their birthday by donating to a soldier’s unit. Others offer services and products: You can get a message written on ammunition to be fired at Russian targets or buy artwork made of bullets, shells, and destroyed Russian equipment and uniforms.
Dyzga’s Paw posts a daily log of expenses. In one week in November it bought 15 Starlink satellite receiver kits ($4,884.13), an F13-Retrik uncrewed aerial vehicle ($2,780.36), and paper clips ($0.75).
Dimko Zhluktenko, a 26-year-old former IT manager in Kyiv, didn’t join the military at the start of the war. “I chickened out in the beginning a bit,” he says, and he was taking care of his sick mother. But he knew his tech skills could allow him to help Ukraine in another way. It was obvious to him that the military wasn’t getting the resources needed to win the war, so he started buying protective gear for his friends.
He posted about his efforts on X, sharing stories of his childhood friends on the front lines, like Max, who destroyed a bridge to stop a key Russian advance. His followers responded. “Many people started asking, ‘How can I send you money?’” he says. By April 2022, Zhluktenko had received so many of those requests that he decided to work on fundraising full time, starting a charity organization to provide “high-tech equipment” that would increase “the efficiency of our forces.” He called it Dzyga’s Paw, named after his dog. Donors can get merch — like stickers, tote bags, and patches — based on how much they donate. He’s raised more than $2.9 million from more than 28,000 individual donations.
Giles says that because the crowdfunding effort is so complex and unregulated, there have been “persistent allegations of fraud” against several groups. To counter that, Zhluktenko has made his organization radically transparent. On Dyzga’s Paw’s website, among other details about its budget, the organization keeps a daily log of its expenses. In one week in November, for example, it paid two employee salaries ($1,166.89) and bought 15 Starlink satellite receiver kits ($4,884.13), an F13-Retrik uncrewed aerial vehicle ($2,780.36), and paper clips ($0.75).
Zhluktenko is also transparent about who exactly is receiving which equipment and what they’re using it for. To motivate people to donate, he constantly shares stories on social media about soldiers like Nazar, who coached a youth soccer team before the war. In a post on X in October advertising a fundraiser, Zhluktenko’s organization wrote, “Nazar and his unit need essential equipment—from laptops to portable power stations and signal-boosting antennas for drones to be even more effective.”
Dyzga’s Paw also shares videos of frontline soldiers expressing gratitude, memes of gear en route to soldiers, and, crucially, footage of the gear donors have funded in action, often captured by drones they’ve also donated. Zhluktenko says these videos — often of Russian tanks being blown up or Russian soldiers surrendering — are extremely effective marketing: Donors “actually get to see the impact of the equipment they have sent” and how their donations “challenge the myth of an undefeatable Russian army.”
Mats Kampshoff, a 25-year-old student in Germany, has given about $600 to Dyzga’s Paw and other crowdfunding projects during the war, though he has no personal connection to Ukraine beyond the stories of soldiers he’s been following. “Connecting this war effort with a daily life that I can connect to really brought home the point that I don’t want this war to be around,” he says. Donating feels “more like a logical decision than one based on morals,” he says, adding that “it’s just the small part that I can do to shape the world in the way that I envision.”
In surveys of Ukrainians conducted in 2022 and 2023, almost 80% of respondents said they’d donated to some form of crowdfunding campaign during the war. Most of Zhluktenko’s donors are from Europe, the US, Australia, Japan — “any countries Russia would call the collective West,” he says. “There are people who have donated for 50-something weeks straight.”
Hlib Fishchenko, 25, founded a volunteer organization called Vilni, which he said gets about 80% of its donations from Ukrainians. He raises money for items like excavators that help protect soldiers building trenches; the last one Vilni bought cost about $25,000, which it raised in a month. He said Ukrainian donors understand that they could donate to rebuild a school, or they could donate to help soldiers prevent Russia from destroying schools in the first place. They see their donations as preventive, he said, while some international donors are more willing to fund projects like reconstruction and medical aid.
Receiving donations for equipment is one thing. Getting the equipment to the front lines is another.
Zhluktenko’s team goes on a frontline expedition about once a month. Their motto is “Just don’t be stupid.” In July they were driving toward Kharkiv when they learned of an imminent Russian glide-bomb attack nearby and changed their route.
Organizations and crowdfunders, including Dyzga’s Paw and Diana Kulyk, often work with Nova Post, a major Ukrainian delivery company that delivers close to the front lines. Nova Post told BI that it delivers to residents and the military and that it stops only when the military “says that it is dangerous to work and forbids us to open branches.” The company said that branches have indoor and outdoor shelters designed so that employees and clients can reach them within 30 seconds and that frontline branches have reinforced doors and windows.
The company’s operations have only grown: It told BI it had opened 2,242 branches and two sorting offices and installed 1,853 parcel lockers since February 2022 and that it shipped 30% more parcels in 2023 than it did in 2022.
Experts say the crowdfunding of Ukraine’s fight could offer a glimpse into the future of warfare. Major Western militaries are unlikely to start relying on crowdfunding anytime soon, given their extensive resources and stringent procurement policies. But Jensen, the war-strategy expert, predicts that crowdfunding via social media will be vital in “future insurgencies against authoritarian regimes.” Giles says he’s already seeing “more explicit calls on soldiers to equip themselves,” with soldiers in countries like Latvia and Finland, which he says “may be facing Russian aggression next,” buying more military equipment themselves.
Giles says this war might be unique in that it has dragged on long enough for these campaigns to develop. But it’s also dragged on long enough for some support to wane. Several fundraising groups said they’d seen donations dry up in recent months; fatigue is setting in as the war concludes its third year. In November, an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Bloomberg that the donations he’d received that month through YouTube livestreams had plummeted by two-thirds compared with what he raised in March. The advisor also said he feared that Donald Trump’s return to the presidency would further hinder donations. “Floating talks about Trump’s promise to end the war quickly and possibly bring peace reduce willingness of people to donate,” he said.
One thousand and sixteen days into the war, fighting rages throughout Ukraine’s east. Russia controls nearly 20% of the country. While there are no confirmed death tolls and estimates vary wildly, many tens of thousands of soldiers are believed to have been killed on both sides.
Zhluktenko got married in July and then signed a military contract. “Ukraine needs people fighting,” he says. “It’s impossible to win a war for your freedom without fighting for your freedom.” On October 23, his birthday, he posted on X: “My birthday wish this year is survival. I don’t need any gifts this year except something that will help me be effective in my military role and to survive.” While he’s on duty, his wife has taken over Dyzga’s Paw.
Diana Kulyk completed another campaign several months ago, raising $48,000 to buy her father’s brigade two pickup trucks with night-vision cameras and all-terrain tires. But she says that regardless or whether her dad needs anything, she spends much of her mental energy trying to prepare herself for the possibility of her father’s death. She’s lost friends in the war. She lost her cousin — Ruslan’s nephew, who went to the registration office with him. And she’s watched her father lose comrades.
“There is a high chance of it eventually happening, so I have been working on that,” she says. “I have a phrase I came up with to tell myself: ‘Better to be a man of honor than to live scared.’”
Sinéad Baker is a News Correspondent based in Business Insider’s London bureau, writing about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Șeful Serviciului Secret și membrul grupului de lucru pentru asasinarea lui Trump intră într-un meci strigător la audierea finală
WASHINGTON — Audierea finală a grupului de lucru al Camerei Camerei care a investigat tentativele de asasinat împotriva lui Donald Trump a evoluat joi într-un moment exploziv, în timp ce directorul interimar al Serviciului Secret al SUA s-a angajat într-un meci strigător cu un congresman GOP.
În timpul audierii de la Capitol Hill, reprezentantul Pat Fallon, din Texas, și-a început interogarea prin presarea pe directorul interimar Ronald Rowe cu privire la eșecurile agenției de a oferi protecție adecvată lui Trump în Butler, Pennsylvania, în iulie.
Fallon a trecut apoi să întrebe despre apariția lui Rowe la ceremonia anuală de comemorare din 11 septembrie din acest an, la punctul zero. Congresmanul a afișat o imagine mare a evenimentului, care îl arată pe Rowe stând în spatele candidatului la președinție de atunci, Trump, președintelui Joe Biden, vicepreședintelui Kamala Harris și partenerului candidat al lui Trump, senatorul JD Vance din Ohio, apoi a arătat aceeași imagine, dar cu un roșu mare. cerc în jurul feței lui Rowe.
Fallon l-a întrebat pe Rowe ce membru al Serviciului Secret este de obicei cel mai aproape de președinte la un astfel de eveniment, la care Rowe a răspuns că de obicei este agentul special responsabil cu detaliile de securitate.
— Ai fost agentul special responsabil cu detaliile în ziua aceea? întrebă Fallon.
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, intră într-un schimb aprins joi cu directorul interimar al Serviciilor Secrete, Ronald Rowe, în timpul unei audieri în Parlament.
„Deci, de fapt, domnule congresman, ceea ce nu vezi este SAC-ul detaliului în afara imaginii”, a subliniat Rowe, referindu-se la agentul special al Serviciului Secret responsabil. „Și aceasta este ziua în care ne amintim de cei peste 3.000 de oameni care au murit pe 11 septembrie”.
„De fapt, am răspuns la punctul zero”, a spus Rowe, ridicând vocea. “Am fost acolo, trecând prin cenușa World Trade Center. Am fost acolo la Fresh Kills.”
— Nu te întreb asta! a strigat Fallon, întrerupându-l pe Rowe, în timp ce directorul a strigat înapoi despre unde se afla în ziua aceea.
— Te întreb, ai fost SAC, ai fost agentul special responsabil? întrebă Fallon.
„Am fost acolo pentru a arăta respect pentru un membru al Serviciului Secret care a murit pe 11 septembrie!” Rowe a țipat înapoi în timp ce fiecare dintre ei își arăta cu degetul unul spre celălalt.
— O, asta-i o grămadă de hochei pe cai! spuse Fallon.
„Nu invocați 9/11 în scopuri politice!” strigă Rowe.
Rowe îi răspunde lui Fallon în timp ce depune mărturie în fața Grupului de lucru al Camerei, joi.
„Nu încercați să mă hărțuiți”, a avertizat Fallon în timp ce președintele grupului de lucru încerca să-și lovească ciocănul pentru ordine și a fost în mare parte ignorat. „Sunt un membru ales al Congresului și vă pun o întrebare serioasă, iar voi faceți politică”.
„Și eu sunt un funcționar public care a slujit această națiune și a petrecut timp în cea mai întunecată zi a țării noastre”, a spus Rowe înainte ca congresmanul să-și poată termina sentința. „Nu o politizați!”
Întrebat din nou dacă era agentul special responsabil la ceremonie, Rowe a spus că a participat pentru a reprezenta Serviciul Secret și că „nu a afectat operațiunile de protecție”.
Fallon l-a acuzat apoi pe Rowe că a participat la eveniment cu scopul de a fi „vizibil” și a spus că prezența lui Rowe a „pus în pericol viața președintelui Biden. [and] Viața vicepreședintelui Harris” prin punerea agenților „în afara poziției”.
“Ai avut un radio cu tine? Ai avut o armă?” întrebă Fallon.
„Am fost acolo pentru a-i respecta un membru căzut al acestei agenții”, a spus din nou Rowe. “Sunteţi în afara liniilor, domnule congresman! Sunteţi în afara liniilor!”
Biroul lui Fallon nu a răspuns imediat solicitărilor de comentarii cu privire la izbucnirea prelungită. După audiere, Fallon l-a acuzat pe Rowe că a început confruntarea.
„Ei bine, asta este de la regizor, pentru că a început să țipe, nu a vrut să răspundă la întrebări”, a spus Fallon. El și-a repetat acuzația conform căreia Rowe, care a fost numit director interimar în timpul verii, nu a participat la ceremonie și a pus în pericol viețile lui Biden și Harris, ca parte a unui „proiect de vanitate” care vizează „audiția pentru job”.
Un purtător de cuvânt al Serviciului Secret, Anthony Guglielmi, a declarat într-o declarație că Rowe a fost invitat la ceremonia din 11 septembrie „pentru a onora victimele acelei zile tragice, inclusiv membrii Serviciului Secret care au fost uciși. Tot personalul de detaliu a fost prezente și au avut acces complet la protejații lor în timpul memorialului.”
După încheierea audierii, grupul de lucru a organizat o întâlnire de afaceri pentru a analiza raportul final asupra investigației sale. Raportul intermediar al comisiei, pe care l-a lansat public în octombrie, spunea că Serviciul Secret nu a planificat și a coordonat în mod corespunzător cu forțele de ordine locale în ziua mitingului Butler din iulie.
Această lipsă de colaborare, se spune, l-a determinat pe trăgător să urce pe acoperișul unui complex din vecinătatea mitingului lui Trump, permițându-i să tragă și să-l pășească pe fostul președinte și să omoare un participant la miting înainte ca el însuși să fie împușcat de forțele de ordine. personal.
Acest articol a fost publicat inițial pe NBCNews.com
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James Carville susține că o persoană „conduce” în secret nominalizările insignifiante ale lui Trump
Strategistul democrat James Carville a declarat marți că figura de dreapta Tucker Carlson se află în spatele alegerilor problematice ale lui Donald Trump pentru nominalizări. (Urmăriți videoclipul de mai jos.)
După ce i s-a arătat un clip cu Jonathan Lemire de la MSNBC care a raportat că Steve Bannon și alte tipuri de MAGA extreme influențează puternic alegerile președintelui ales, Carville s-a concentrat pe fostul star de la Fox News, Carlson.
„Deci Steve Bannon nu conduce asta”, a spus Carville, gazda „The Beat”, Ari Melber. „O persoană conduce asta, vă promit. Și este Tucker Carlson. Tucker este un vechi prieten de-al meu.”
Carville, care a jucat împreună cu Carlson în „Crossfire” de la CNN în aughts, a remarcat că Kash Patel, alegerea lui Trump pentru directorul FBI, care a fost numit „profund necalificat” de fostul director adjunct al FBI, Andrew McCabe, a demonstrat că Carlson trage sforile.
„Vă spun doar ce este acolo”, a continuat Carville. „Și Tucker este de 40 de ori mai inteligent decât Steve Bannon. El este de 40 de ori mai conectat. De asemenea, este foarte conectat cu Elon Musk și cu orice altceva. Și este un om foarte strălucitor care nu ar trebui subestimat. Dar cred că are mai multă influență în această administrație actuală, mult mai mult decât a avut-o Vernon Jordan în administrația Clinton sau oricare dintre genul de înțelepți din jur. Dar Tucker este foarte, foarte, foarte puternic. Iar alegerea Kash Patel demonstrează asta dincolo de orice îndoială.”
Printre selecțiile controversate ale lui Trump se numără pe teoreticianul conspirației anti-vaccin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pentru secretarul pentru sănătate și servicii umane și Pete Hegseth pentru secretarul apărării, în ciuda tot mai multor acuzații de abatere împotriva sa. Poate cea mai flagrantă alegere a fost Matt Gaetz, care a fost acuzat de conduită sexuală greșită și consum ilicit de droguri, pentru procurorul general, dar s-a retras.
Carlson a fost odată considerat un posibil candidat al lui Trump, în ciuda faptului că și-a declarat ura pentru el în mesaje private.
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Pelosi orchestrează în secret o altă încercare de restructurare a conducerii Dem
La câteva luni după desfășurarea unei campanii interne de presiune care l-a scos pe președintele Joe Biden din alegerile din 2024, fostul lider al Camerei Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) complotează o nouă înlăturare din cadrul Partidului Democrat.
Reprezentantul districtului 11 al Congresului din California, care a demisionat din funcția de lider al Parlamentului Democrat anul trecut, după două decenii, îl vizează pe membrul superior al partidului său din Comitetul Judiciar, reprezentantul Jerry Nadler (D-NY), reprezentantul New York Times raportat.
Pelosi face parte dintr-un grup de democrați care îndeamnă în mod privat reprezentantul Jamie Raskin (D-MD) în vârstă de 61 de ani să-l provoace pe Nadler, în vârstă de 77 de ani, pentru postul său. Raskin se gândește la asta, deși nu sa hotărât și trebuie să cântărească faptul că el și Nadler sunt prieteni, au spus colegii din Congres. Times.
Efortul lui Pelosi face parte dintr-o regândire existențială în rândul democraților din Congres, care sunt îngrijorați de cei mai vechi membri ai lor nu sunt cei mai potriviți să-i înfrunte pe aliații MAGA ai președintelui ales Donald Trump în Congres.
În timp ce Nadler nu are probleme de sănătate aparente, democrații sunt încă zdruncinați de declinul regretatei senatoare Dianne Feinstein, care a murit la 90 de ani anul trecut, la câteva luni după ce și-a luat concediu de la postul judiciar de vârf al partidului în Camera superioară și mult după ce ea prezentase semne de afectare cognitivă.
Se așteaptă ca acoliții MAGA ai lui Trump din Congres să ajute la realizarea abordării combative a președintelui ales față de ordinea publică. Republicanul de top din Comitetul Judiciar al Camerei este Jim Jordan (R-OH), un fondator al Freedom Caucus, populist și prietenos MAGA.
The Times a spus Raskin, un dezbatetor dezvăluit în comparație cu Nadler, căsătorit cu punctele de discuție, este văzut de democrații nemulțumiți ca fiind mai bine poziționați pentru a conduce opoziția în comitetul extrem de important.
Nadler nu este singurul democrat clasat sub microscop. The Times a raportat reprezentantul Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), 76 de ani, cel mai înalt membru al partidului în Comitetul pentru resurse naturale, și reprezentantul David Scott (D-GA), 79 de ani, cel mai înalt membru al partidului din Comitetul pentru agricultură, se confruntă cu provocări din partea celor mai tineri. membrii casei.
Conform cărții lui Jonathan Alter Calcul americanPelosi „nu a fost fericită că singurele amprente sângeroase de pe cuțit sunt ale ei“, după ce a jucat un rol cheie în înlăturarea lui Biden. Ea a făcut-o mai întâi presându-l în culise și, când nu a funcționat, făcând public un mesaj criptic că timpul „se scurge” pentru ca Biden să se hotărască să rămână în cursă.
După ce a renunțat, Pelosi și-a aruncat echipa. „Nu am fost niciodată atât de impresionată de operațiunea lui politică”, a spus ea într-un interviu pentru The New Yorker. „Au câștigat Casa Albă. Bravo. Dar preocuparea mea a fost: acest lucru nu se întâmplă și trebuie să luăm o decizie pentru ca acest lucru să se întâmple.”
Biroul ei nu a răspuns imediat unei cereri de comentarii.
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Modelul Victoria's Secret și familia răpite în Brazilia
Un fost model Victoria's Secret din New York și familia ei au fost răpiți sub amenințarea armei și ținuți într-o baracă din Brazilia, în timp ce poliția îi vânează pe cei din spatele crimei.
Luciana Curtis, soțul ei și fiica lor în vârstă de 11 ani au fost capturați de bărbați mascați în timp ce părăseau un restaurant din Alto da Lapa, un cartier de lux din zona de vest din Sao Paulo. Au fost duși într-o baracă dintr-o zonă rurală din statul Sao Paulo și ținuți timp de 12 ore.
Banda a transferat bani în conturile bancare ale unor persoane legate de un grup criminal și a furat și mașina cuplului, un GWM Haval, în valoare de peste 33.000 de dolari. Sumele furate nu au fost inca recuperate de fotomodel, 47 de ani, si de sotul ei, fotograful Henrique Gendre, de 53 de ani.
Fiica cea mare a tras un semnal de alarmă când familia nu s-a întors de la restaurant, iar poliția a fost alertată. Cu toate acestea, gașca îi eliberase deja pe părinți și pe fată în jurul orei 10:30 joi.
„În timpul perchezițiilor efectuate de echipele de poliție de specialitate, banda a abandonat familia și a fugit”, a spus poliția.
Au fost aruncați într-o zonă din nordul orașului și au mers pe jos până au primit ajutor de la muncitorii locali. Poliția s-a dus la baracă, dar nu a fost nicio urmă de criminali. Deocamdată nu au fost efectuate arestări.
Poliția a spus că trio-ul „a prezentat o stare emoțională foarte zguduită”, în timp ce biroul de presă al lui Curtis a spus că familia „se descurcă bine”.
Curtis este fiica omului de afaceri britanic Malcolm Leo Curtis. Ea își împarte timpul între New York, Sao Paulo și Londra.
Ea a modelat pentru oameni precum Victoria's Secret, Harrods și H&M.
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The Secret Metal That Helped Win WWII is Back, And Prices Are Soaring
More than 100 years ago, a ship left a Nova Scotia harbor carrying a precious cargo that few today would recognize as valuable. The crew, full of optimism, was bound for Wales hoping that the metal they carried would lead them to riches. Unfortunately, they never made it.
A German U-boat lurking in the cold Atlantic waters fired a torpedo and the ship went down, sinking to the ocean floor along with its mysterious cargo.
At the time, the metal seemed unimportant, but its true value wasn’t fully realized until later. Fast forward to today and that same metal is critical to modern military and industrial applications. That metal, once forgotten at the bottom of the sea is not gold or silver, but antimony—a mineral that has become a key player in global conflicts and high-tech industries alike.
This shipwreck might sound like an intriguing piece of history, but it’s far more than that. It’s a reminder of how vital antimony has been and continues to be for national security and economic stability.
Now, thanks to Military Metals Corp. (CSE:MILI; OTCQB:MILIF), the very same mine in Nova Scotia that once produced this valuable metal is being re-visited. And it couldn’t have come at a more crucial time.
Antimony might not be a household name, but it’s been an essential material in warfare for centuries. During both World War I and World War II, antimony was used in everything from bullet casings to explosives.
Today, it’s more important than ever. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, American manufacturers use over 50 million pounds of antimony each year.
That’s because antimony is a critical component in the production of semiconductors, batteries, and solar panels. From electronics to renewable energy, the modern world runs on antimony.
In short, antimony is critical to both offensive and defensive operations. Any disruption to the supply of this key mineral could have devastating effects on national security.
This is where things get concerning. For decades, the U.S. has relied on antimony imports from China. In fact, China controls nearly 50% of antimony mining and 80% of the world’s antimony production. This has put the U.S. in a precarious position, especially as tensions with China continue to rise.
The U.S. military is well aware of the risks. The Pentagon has been scrambling to secure a domestic source of antimony, recognizing that losing access to this vital mineral could severely impact America’s ability to defend itself.
That’s why Military Metals (CSE:MILI; OTCQB:MILIF) is stepping in at the perfect moment.
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Un investitor spune că a pus 98% din fondurile sale de pensie în acțiunile Trump Media și nu va elibera pe cauțiune pentru că Trump are un plan „secret”
Pensionarii care susțin Trump au făcut all-in să investească în Trump Media, chiar dacă acțiunile s-au dovedit a fi volatile.
Un utilizator, care se numește doar @DTLjohnny, a declarat pe Truth Social, deținut de Trump Media, că a băgat 98% din totalul pensionării sale în acțiuni. În septembrie, el a estimat că a pierdut 60% din investiție. Cu toate acestea, părea încrezător în capacitatea companiei de a-și îndrepta pânzele.
„Dar știam că va veni această zi când escrocii de la Deep State vor deveni atât de disperați încât vor da all-in cu acțiunile lor contrafăcute. Toată lumea poate vedea ce face. Și cred că asta face parte din planul de expunere deplină. „, a scris utilizatorul în septembrie „Și nu există nicio modalitate de a-i lăsa să-și falimenteze compania [Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes] ai un plan. Dar este un plan pe care trebuie să-l păstreze secret… deocamdată.”
Probabil și-a recuperat o mare parte din pierderile sale. Acțiunile au crescut cu peste 300% de la un minim de la sfârșitul lunii septembrie până la cel mai mare de la sfârșitul lunii octombrie, dar de atunci s-au retras cu aproximativ 40%.
Un alt investitor și-a exprimat îngrijorarea cu privire la acțiuni. John Viaud, un pensionar din Carolina de Sud, a spus că „întreaga sa pensie este în pericol” după ce a pierdut 600.000 de dolari din investiții în Trump Media.
„Dacă nu vedem o zi verde mâine, s-ar putea să fie nevoie să eliberez cauțiune”, a spus el într-o postare Truth Social în septembrie.
Într-o postare separată, Truth Social a pedepsit-o pe Washington PostAcoperirea anterioară a investitorilor care au pierdut bani din acțiunile Trump Media, spunând că mijlocul de vânzare a ajuns la „concluzii preconcepute” și a omis critica completă a Trump Media asupra conținutului poveștii.
Viaud, răspunzând criticilor aduse de Truth Social la adresa Post poveste, a spus că a continuat să investească în Trump Media și că a reușit să-și recupereze în mare parte pierderea „datorită succesului companiilor [sic] performanța stocurilor.”
Avere nu a putut verifica în mod independent portofoliile de investiții ale utilizatorilor Truth Social. Utilizatorii nu au răspuns la Averecererile de interviu ale lui, la care Trump Media nu a răspuns Averecererea de comentariu a lui.
Susținerea constantă a companiei de media și tehnologie a lui Trump a devenit o modalitate prin care adepții lui Trump de a-și arăta sprijinul fervent pentru președintele ales. Însă acești pensionari care au murit pe Trump Media înainte de alegeri vor avea un semnal de alarmă dur dacă încă mai investesc fonduri în acțiuni după triumful lui Trump din 5 noiembrie. În ciuda unei creșteri de 6% a acțiunilor a doua zi după alegeri, prețurile acțiunilor au scăzut de atunci cu 13%, ștergând câștigul anterior.
Acțiunile au urmat tiparul unei „explozii Trump” mai mari la scurt timp după alegeri – care a ajutat S&P 500 să câștige 3,5% în a doua săptămână a lunii noiembrie, cea mai bună sesiune post-electorală vreodată – dar de atunci s-a atenuat.
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Insider notebook: Michigan’s secret week with Bryce Underwood, Big Ten coach predicts Ohio State-Indiana score
Whoosh. That sound you hear was the recruiting dominos cascading en masse Thursday. The No. 1 prospect in the 2025 class Bryce Underwood stole the thunder of Top247 QB Julian Lewis’ McAfee-televised commitment to Colorado earlier in the day, two massive strokes of recruiting news that settled nicely in time for us to enjoy the ramifications of an important Week 13 slate in college football. National Signing Day — aka, the first day of the Early Signing Period — is Dec. 4, earlier than ever. It’s nice to get much of this out of the way now, we think.
Still, we have some fresh info to unpack regarding the Underwood’s flip from LSU to Michigan in today’s insider notebook, along with happenings of the on-field and off-field (job vacancy) variety. Here’s what we’re unpacking.
- Inside Bryce Underwood’s secret trip to Ann Arbor to clinch the flip
- Michigan’s plans for its 2025 QB room still include a transfer
- LSU is reeling, but it’ll feel better if Garrett Nussmeier returns
- Opposing coaches size up the game of the week: Ohio State vs. Indiana
- Why East Carolina, Fresno State rank as best job openings — with Charlotte a sneaky-good one
- And why UMass is stuck
- Lane Kiffin has sprinkled some of that Saban pixie dust on … Saban’s former DC, Pete Golding
- Your tiebreaker guide as teams look to make conference championship games
Michigan’s final push to finish off the flip of the year
Underwood capped a prolific high school career at Belleville last week.
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Sherrone Moore’s work at practice this week went well beyond preparing Michigan for its upcoming game against Northwestern.
For multiple days, Moore and the Wolverines secretly hosted five-star QB and No. 1 overall 2025 recruit Bryce Underwood during their prep for Northwestern, including Wednesday when he visited along with high school teammate and recent Michigan commit Elijah Dotson. Moore had the blue-chip quarterback shadow him throughout the day, let him sit on meetings and gave thorough insight into everything the Wolverines were doing. Those days on campus essentially sealed the day for Michigan and set them up for the bombshell news that Underwood dropped Thursday evening, that he’d be flipping his commitment from LSU to his home-state Wolverines.
It capped multiple months of aggressive behind-the-scenes work that was spearheaded by Moore and general manager Sean Magee as they had to overcome a relationship that was significantly fractured because of Underwood, who grew up wanting to play at Michigan, not being made to feel like a priority earlier in his high school career by former Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh and ex-Michigan quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss. Underwood confirmed those hurt feelings in an interview with CBS Sports in September, telling Dennis Dodd, “They [Michigan] were like going more down South to find more players instead of having what they have in their backyard.”
Michigan also had to overcome Underwood’s loyalty to LSU and the relationships he’d built up with offensive coordinator Joe Sloan and the Tigers, who had been in on Underwood since his freshman year of high school.
As recently as a week ago, Michigan thought Underwood was likely to end up sticking with his commitment to LSU. However, the Wolverines kept pushing and things progressively shifted in their favor in recent days, including after an important Underwood family discussion last weekend.
During that talk with his family, Underwood weighed the pros and cons of Michigan vs. LSU and it ended with Underwood feeling strongly that flipping to the Wolverines was the right move for him. As was discussed, Michigan is down this year at 5-5 but so are the Tigers, who have fallen to 6-4 following three straight losses. That worked in favor of the Wolverines. So did the idea of being a hometown hero figure for a school 30 minutes down the road from his home in Belleville as opposed to just being essentially another guy at LSU, which has had two Heisman QB winners in the last five seasons. Those closest to Michigan and Underwood insist money was not the motivating factor, though an NIL package that has been reported in the eight-figure range drew headlines and underscored the importance of Underwood to the next era of Michigan football.
Nevertheless, the time at practice was important, too, and ended with Underwood privately indicating to Moore on Wednesday that he planned to flip to the Wolverines and with him then making it public and official on Thursday.
Underwood’s commitment is going to shake up the recruiting world and will likely contribute to Michigan flipping other LSU commits. Michigan fans can now get exclusive access to The Michigan Insider at a special new price! For a limited time only, we are offering an Annual VIP Subscription to The Michigan Insider at a whopping 75% off the cost of the full membership for your first year! Click here to sign up today!
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Underwood’s Belleville career ended last week with a loss in the playoffs. He threw for 71 touchdowns and over 5,500 yards in that time, according to MaxPreps. He will enroll in January.
MORE: Where the top 10 QBs in 2025 are committed after Underwood, Julian Lewis come off board
Michigan still expected to pursue transfer QB
Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was up-front with Underwood that the Wolverines still need a portal QB.
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Even after landing Underwood, Michigan still plans to pursue to a transfer quarterback. There is too much uncertainty and disappointment in Michigan’s current QB room — which started three players this season, to varying degrees of disappointment — to not do so.
The hope is to land a veteran, bridge option figure who can both compete with Underwood for the starting job next year and be an additional person for him to learn under as he prepares to be the Wolverines’ quarterback of the future.
That plan was verbalized during discussions with Underwood and his family and was something they were completely on board with. It was made clear to Michigan that starting Day 1 wasn’t a necessity for Underwood, although this No. 1 ranked recruit is so talented that it shouldn’t be a surprise if he ends up making a push for the starting job during his first year on campus. Michigan opens the 2025 season vs. New Mexico, then travels to Oklahoma in Week 2.
MORE: Unpacking ramifications, salary implications of Underwood picking Michigan
LSU’s QB plans in 2025 materialize
Garrett Nussmeier is a polarizing prospect for NFL scouts, who may think he needs another year of college reps.
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While losing out on Underwood is a significant blow for LSU, it doesn’t mean LSU will be without talent at quarterback next year.
Multiple NFL scouts told CBS Sports this week that they think there’s a good chance current Tigers starter Garrett Nussmeier ends up returning to school for another season instead of leaving for the NFL. Had Underwood signed with LSU, perhaps Nussmeier would have been more apt to leave rather than look over his shoulder at a player who fans would pine for all offseason (as happened at Florida with Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway).
Although Nussmeier ranks in the top-10 nationally with 3,126 passing yards and 22 passing touchdowns, the feedback that NFL scouting sources shared on Nussmeier was more in the Day 2 range as opposed to him being a solid first-round prospect. That could bode well for LSU.
“I love Nuss the person and he loves LSU way too much to leave,” one scout said.
That said, it’s not yet a guarantee that he will in fact return. A quarterback class that’s as wide-open as any in recent history could factor into Nussmeier’s thought process, although the more consistent belief in the scouting world is that Nussmeier would benefit from another year with the Tigers (this was his first season as starter). Nussmeier’s 11 interceptions are the second-most in the SEC. Five have come in LSU’s last three games, including three during a loss to Texas A&M and two in a loss to Alabama.
“If I had to take one (of the quarterbacks), I’d probably take Nuss,” a scout said. “Not saying first QB taken or first round, but he’d be the most I’m most comfortable taking a shot on. Just the way he plays the position. Got to tame some of the gunslinger in him and he’s small, but he makes all the throws and knows how to play the position.”
Opposing coaches size up Indiana vs. Ohio State, pick score
Can Indiana keep up with Ohio State’s skill talent, including senior WR Emeka Egbuka?
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While much of SEC country expects, or is at least hoping, that Indiana will be thoroughly dominated by the Buckeyes, multiple Big Ten coaches that CBS Sports spoke to this week had a different opinion about the matchup.
Two coaches whose teams have faced both Indiana and Ohio State didn’t go as far as predicting a Hoosiers win but they both expect Indiana to be competitive against the Buckeyes, even more so after Ohio State lost starting center Seth McLaughlin this week to a season-ending injury. It was Ohio State’s second season-ending loss along the offensive line after previously losing standout left tackle Josh Simmons to a season-ending injury.
“If they can stay efficient and stay on schedule like they have all year except the Michigan game, they have a shot,” one coach said. “If Ohio State’s defense can cover them outside on the RPOs and stuff the run, it could be a long afternoon. Losing the center will hurt Ohio State because Indiana is strong on the interior d-line. Indiana’s corners are solid, but can they hold up play after play against OSU’s wide receivers. We shall find out. I think it’s close but Ohio State wins. I’d say 28-20.”
While this will be the first ranked team that Indiana has faced this season, the Hoosiers won nine of their first 10 games by at least 14 points. The only exception was their most recent game, a 20-15 victory over 5-5 Michigan.
Indiana ranks in the top seven nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
“I’ve got to give respect to how well Cignetti and his coaching staff had those guys ready to play,” another coach said. “They’re not overwhelming talent-wise, but they put their kids in good positions. They’re getting a lot out of those guys that, to me, are good guys but not dominant guys at this level. Do I think Indiana is a dominant team? No. But I also just had higher hopes for Ohio State before we played them. And I just think the injuries Ohio State has sustained up front (on the offensive line) will show.
“Their skill guys are as talented as anyone, but I don’t think they’re going to be able to run the ball against Indiana. (Indiana’s front seven is) undersized a little bit, but they play with great leverage, they’re very strong and they play hard. And what they do structurally, they do some things where it makes it hard for you. You’re going to have to throw it on them. But if Indiana can limit the big plays, it’s going to be a close game.”
Comparing Ohio State’s offense to Indiana’s defense
Stat OSU Offense Stat, National Rank IND Defense Stat, National Rank Games Played 10 10 Offensive Plays of 10+ Yards 161 (No. 27) 95 (No. 5) Offensive Plays of 20+ Yards 48 (No. 49) 24 (No. 3) Offensive Plays of 25+ Yards 35 (No. 25) 15 (No. 4) Offensive Plays of 50+ Yards 9 (No. 7) 1 (No. 1) Rushes of 10+ Yards 63 (No. 18) 23 (No. 1) Rushes of 20+ Yards 12 (No. 72) 6 (No. 10) Rushes of 25+ Yards 7 (No. 78) 4 (No. 12) Rushes of 50+ Yards 2 (No. 40) 1 (No. 23) Completions of 20+ Yards 36 (No. 40) 18 (No. 3) Completions of 25+ Yards 28 (No. 15) 11 (No. 5) Completions of 50+ Yards 7 (No. 2) 0 (No. 1) Receptions of 20+ Yards 36 (No. 40) 18 (No. 3) Receptions of 25+ Yards 28 (No. 15) 11 (No. 5) Receptions of 50+ Yards 7 (No. 2) 0 (No. 1) There was an opposing viewpoint though from a third Big Ten staffer who’s expecting Indiana to struggle vs. the Buckeyes, who enter the matchup as a 10.5-point favorite.
“In my honest opinion I think Ohio State is far more talented than Indiana,” he said. “Not sure if Indiana will be able to hang talent-wise. Indiana plays with toughness and heart. Will it be enough? I think Ohio State wins it comfortably.”
Experts pick best, worst coach openings
There are now 12 FBS head coach openings, all coming from the Group of 5 level, after Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain announced his intention to retire on Wednesday.
Open jobs in 2024-25 coaching cycle
Ball State Open (Fired Mike Neu) Mid-American Conference ~600,000 Central Michigan Open (Jim McElwain retired) Mid-American Conference ~$1 million Charlotte Open (Fired Biff Poggi) American Athletic $1 million East Carolina Open (Fired Mike Houston) American Athletic $2-3 million Florida Atlantic Open (Fired Tom Herman) American Athletic $1 million Fresno State Interim Coach Mountain West $1-2 million Kennesaw State Open (Fired Brian Bohannon) Conference USA ~$500,000 Rice Open (Fired Mike Bloomgren) American Athletic $1 million Southern Miss Open (Fired Will Hall) Sun Belt <$1 million Temple Open (Fired Stan Drayton) American Athletic $1-2 million UMass Open (Fired Don Brown) Independent <$1 million Utah State Interim Coach Mountain West $1-2 million Which job is best? And worst? We talked to a variety of sources around the sport — agents, athletic directors and personnel folks — to get to the bottom of it.
There wasn’t a consensus for the best job but the leading pick was East Carolina with Fresno State also getting picked as the top option.
East Carolina, which fired Mike Houston last month, is in the American Athletic Conference and has the financial resources to compete within the conference. Of all the open jobs, East Carolina paid its previous head coach the most at nearly $2.5 million. Western Kentucky coach Tyson Helton has been a prominent name in the search.
“Pay, support, location, conference and I feel like if you can hold on to some of those guys, of all the teams that are currently available, the closest (to winning),” said one coaching agent explaining why ECU was the best.
Fresno State has a good track record of success. Remember that Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was Fresno State’s coach as recently as 2021. Interim head coach Tim Skipper has gone 5-5 this season after taking over for Jeff Tedford who stepped away in late July.
The school that got multiple plaudits for most potential beyond Fresno State and ECU was Charlotte. Located in a fertile recruiting area and in the AAC, Charlotte doesn’t have much of a tradition but does have a desire to win. Biff Poggi went 6-16 in nearly two seasons as the 49ers’ head coach.
“Charlotte is a sneaky good job in my opinion,” one industry source said.
Said one AD: “Charlotte behind (ECU and Fresno) but tons of potential.”
The clear cut answer for the worst job available, according to the sources CBS Sports polled, was UMass, which fired Don Brown on Monday.
“Smallest stadium in MAC,” one industry source explained. “Not a great recruiting area.”
If Don Brown’s wife is accurate, UMass’s NIL situation is also in bad shape. Deborah Brown posted on X that UMass had a total of only $38,000 in NIL resources, by far one of the worst situations in college football if true.
UMass hasn’t had a winning season since 2010 and has gone 8-54 since 2019. It has been an independent program since 2016 but will rejoin the MAC starting next season.
“Some people might pick Kennesaw or Temple, but at UMass you’re just struggling,” said an industry source. “At least with Kennesaw you’re close to a good area. At UMass, you’re tucked in the Northeast where football is not great at the high school level. There is some good play in New Jersey and you can pull some New England kids, but you’ve got to recruit elsewhere.”
MORE: CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah makes his case for Kennesaw State as worst
Pete Golding’s growth in Oxford
The 40-year-old Pete Golding has seen his stock rise in Oxford.
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Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding, once the source of Alabama fans’ ire, is flourishing in Oxford, leading one of the nation’s most impressive defenses.
No. 9 Ole Miss is 8-2 and has a good shot at making the College Football Playoff if it can win out starting this weekend against a Florida team playing better under quarterback DJ Lagway. A big reason the Rebels are in this fortuitous position is the growth of Golding and his defense.
While Charlie Weis Jr. is the Ole Miss assistant getting more buzz this coaching cycle because of the Florida Atlantic opening, Golding is the coach program insiders pointed to as an internal name that would make sense to replace Lane Kiffin should he ever leave. While at Alabama as Nick Saban’s defensive coordinator from 2018-2022, industry sources questioned whether Golding had the disposition to be a head coach one day. He wasn’t an obvious fit to jump into a Power Five job the way his defensive coordinator predecessors, Kirby Smart and Jeremy Pruitt, were.
But he’s grown in many ways as a coach under Kiffin at Ole Miss. Kiffin has empowered him as essentially a head coach of defense where Golding had greater say in the type of recruits/transfers Ole Miss pursued on defense and how they were deployed once they got on campus. Golding has always been a fantastic recruiter, a great benefit for Kiffin who prefers the transfer portal over the years-long high school recruiting process, but it is his leadership skills and greater confidence that have people bullish about his future.
It has all paid off on a defense that overpowered Georgia two weeks ago for the biggest win of the Kiffin era. When everything is clicking for this Ole Miss squad, it has a legitimate argument as the nation’s best team. Golding’s defense is a big reason why.
Tiebreakers to know this week in the Power Four
Via the incomporable CBS Sports research team, here are the conference championship tiebreakers at play this week in the Power Four.
- ACC: SMU & Miami control destiny to reach Title Game
- SMU clinches title game berth with win this week
- Clemson clinches title game berth with Miami loss this week
- Big Ten: Oregon has already clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game
- Indiana: Clinches spot in Big Ten Championship Game with a win at Ohio State
- Ohio State: Clinches spot in Big Ten Championship Game with home wins against Indiana & Michigan
- Penn State: Must win out (at Minnesota, vs Maryland) and get help in order to make Big Ten Championship Game
- Big 12: BYU & Colorado control destiny to reach title game
- BYU: Clinches title game berth with win & Iowa State loss this week
- Colorado: Clinches title game berth with win, Arizona State loss & Iowa State loss this week
- Entering this weekend, nine of the 16 teams in the Big 12 are still in contention for the Big 12 Championship Game
- SEC: Texas & Texas A&M control destiny to reach title game (will meet next week)
- No team can clinch a title game berth this week
- Six SEC teams could finish the regular season 10-2: Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M. Texas A&M needs to defeat Texas next week, and all teams involved need to win all other games.
