We were in the midst of a nine-course Chinese lunch at the glistening New World Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City. My mouth was filled with course No. 2 (braised shredded abalone soup with dried seafood), and my eyes were on course No. 3, deep-fried crab with tamarind sauce. Le continued, “They’re all making money in the stock market. See, they get information from their friends and people they know in government, or in the companies, and then they trade before everybody else knows about it....

“Gee, too bad I had to give that videoed witness testimony for the senate trial in the clinton impeachment,” Lewinsky tweeted Friday. Her message struck a chord with users upset at the lack of witness testimony in the current impeachment proceedings, gathering over 60,000 likes by midday Friday, along with more than a thousand responses, most of which lauded Lewinsky’s character. Journalist David Rothkopf lent his approval, telling Lewinsky that she has “looked better and better to the American people with every single day since....

This year’s unprecedented monkeypox outbreak has seen more than 51,000 confirmed cases worldwide, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although it’s occurred in humans for decades, the virus has rarely until this year spread outside of Central and West Africa where it is endemic. Despite the tens of thousands of cases, monkeypox deaths have remained rare. Not including the death in Belgium, 16 fatalities had been reported globally this year—nine of which had occurred within Africa, CDC data shows....

The atmosphere inside the Rio was absolutely electric on Thursday. With well over 3,000 players coming back to play the Monster Stack, the Ladies event kicking off later today and a few other WSOP events still ongoing, Friday very well may be another crazy day at the Rio. MORE: Selbst Begins Seconds Week at #1 | Nitsche Scores WSOP Hat Trick | Volpe Defeats Negreanu for bracelet All players payed $1,500 to enter the event....

The state’s bipartisan election commission will set the district boundaries on Thursday. At the heart of the argument for its decision will be a battleground set in the college towns of Bozeman and Missoula in the western half of the state. Republicans want to separate the two booming towns, which would put the two Democratic-leaning communities into different districts and thus make it difficult for Democrats to win either House seat, the AP said....

Except the Washington Football Team, that is. Postgame audio caught by NFL mics shows Washington defensive end Montez Sweat joking with Hurts. “I don’t know what would’ve happened if you would’ve stayed in there, man.” MORE: NFL has giant reasons to be concerned about Eagles Hurts completed just 7 of 20 passes for 72 yards and an interception, but also ran eight times for 34 yards and two touchdowns. His backup Nate Sudfeld — who came on at the start of the fourth quarter with Philadelphia down just three points — was not as impressive....

Ulisses Morais takes over the reins for the first time when Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) welcomes the visit of Penang on Saturday as the Super League kicks back into action. The resumption of the league comes after a month-long break to give way for the fasting month. In the month that went by, JDT has made the decision to send Benjamin Mora back to Johor Darul Ta’zim II and hired Morais as the new head coach and manager of JDT....

The Spain international completed his move from Real Madrid last week for a reported fee of £70million, making him the Premier League champions’ record signing. Chelsea are 21/10 to beat Bayern Morata was brought to Juventus by Conte in 2014, but the pair did not get the chance to work together for long, with the 47-year-old leaving to take charge of Italy a month later. The striker stated in April that he expected to work with Conte again “sooner or later” and he is excited to have the chance to do so in England’s top flight....

Fifty-two percent of Americans say they want Trump to be impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by Senate, the poll found. The findings from Gallup align with rising support for impeachment proceedings noted by other recent polls. At the same time, the organization also found that Americans’ approval of Congress has risen 7 percentage points from last month, rising to 25 percent from 18 percent....

“People basically want to see the TV shows that look like America, that have characters they can relate to and have experiences that resonate with them,” said Darnell Hunt, dean of the school’s social sciences division who co-wrote the report. Hunt said the biggest takeaway from the report is “the mounting evidence for how important diversity is to today’s audience.” Across streaming, broadcast and cable platforms, viewership peaked when a show had a “majority-minority cast,” the report indicated....

This is the latest coup for Juvenile (Terius Gray), New Orleans-based Cash Money Records and the bass-heavy Southern hip-hop called bounce music. The label’s founders, Ronald and Brian Williams, once sold albums out of their car. Juvenile made his living by capturing alligators at $50 a pop. (“You just need a stick and some rope.”) Now his debut, “400 Degrees,” has hit the pop top 10, and Cash Money, also home to the Hot Boys, is the hottest rap label in the country....

Rodmans Food & Drug Store in downtown Washington is just one liquor store location where owners say they have sold more champagne bottles in the past 12 hours than during any previous holidays. Photos and videos from around the nation’s capital show joyful people wearing pro-Biden apparel, celebrating his election win over President Donald Trump. One Fox News correspondent near the White House said celebrations smelled of marijuana and sprays of champagne bottles have continued in the hours since Biden’s victory was announced....

Not since Nick Saban’s first season at Alabama has there been this much uncertainty, this much unknown. This much empty. MORE: Ole Miss playoff fever? | 10 candidates | Week 4 bowl projections “They didn’t beat us,” says Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones. “We beat ourselves.” Welcome, everyone, to the fall of a champion. There’s no greater indicator of a lost dynasty, no more prominent red flag, than ignoring the obvious: this is not the same Alabama program of years gone by....

Upon news that Manny Pacquiao has agreed to terms for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook opened Mayweather as the -275 favorite for the potential bout, with Pacquiao getting back odds of +235 as the underdog. The Westgate’s price on Mayweather is on the high end of what’s being dealt around Las Vegas. The Wynn last month opened the fight Mayweather -260/Pacquiao +220 , and those odd have not changed since....

The Partenopei take on the title-holders at Allianz Stadium seeking to narrow the four-point gap between second and first place, with four further matches to come in the league after this round. Addressing a news conference, Allegri pointed out the fact that Juve have a greater margin for error, and can also deal a major blow to the hopes of Maurizio Sarri’s team if they come out on top this weekend....

Faithful America, which describes itself as the largest online community of Christians working for social justice, launched the online petition following Graham’s prayer during the Republican National Convention last Thursday. “Unless and until you cut ties with Franklin Graham, his right-wing politics can only damage your credibility as a loving, Christian humanitarian organization. If the full Board will not vote to remove Graham as chairman, president, and CEO, then individual Board members can take a personal stand for the Gospel and offer their own resignations,” the petition says....

“While many have peacefully expressed their anger and grief, others have hijacked protests to engage in lawlessness, violent rioting, arson, looting of businesses and public property, assaults on law enforcement officers and innocent people, and even the murder of a federal agent,” Barr said during a news conference announcing the arrests. He added that “extremist agitators” were “hijacking the protests to pursue their own separate and violent agenda.” Barr further claimed that antifa, a loose coalition of anti-fascist agitators, and “foreign actors” were deliberately stoking unrest....

The historic pink wave that brought the U.S. House of Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Carol Miller, Ilhan Omar and scores of other women did not fade as filings show a record 505 women—and counting—plan to run for office this cycle. “That number will increase. The question is by how much?” said Kelly Dittmar, an assistant research professor at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. The center keeps a running tally of female candidates at all levels of government....

Things could get even worse for both sides as the war veers into potentially more harsh winter months. Note: Ukraine’s move into winter time Sunday is merely setting the clocks back one hour, comparable to what happens in most time zones. Ukraine’s published numbers of Russian losses in Day 248 of the war indicate their have been an estimated 70,250 Russians killed since the war began. Just two weeks and 5,000 deaths ago, Ukraine President Volodymyr said Russia could reach 100,000 deaths and it would not change the Kremlin’s mind, or approach, to this war....