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Former “Impractical Jokers” star Joe Gatto has responded to an alleged sexual assault claim made by a TikTok user. “I have used poor judgment and as a result have violated the trust of the people I love most,” Gatto – who separated from his wife, Bessy, in 2021 but reconciled in 2023 – said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “But anyone who knows me at all knows full well that I wouldn’t assault anyone. Working on myself is an ongoing process, and I am now going to take some time away from the public eye to focus my energies…

Dogecoin has often been the face of meme-driven rallies, but its price movements continue to show just how unstable speculative assets can be. While the coin remains widely recognized and supported by a passionate online community, its performance in recent weeks has highlighted the lack of clear direction. As the market evolves, many traders and long-term investors are starting to reconsider where they put their money—and one project that’s beginning to stand out is Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a DeFi platform focused on real utility and consistent returns.Dogecoin’s recent behavior has once again reminded the market how quickly sentiment can shift.…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Wall Street’s “American exceptionalism” trade has been shattered in recent weeks as the fall out from Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty over the economic outlook and geopolitics have fuelled an unusually prolonged and deep twin sell-off in the US dollar and equities.The greenback has lost 4 per cent against a basket of six peers so far this year, while the blue-chip S&P 500 has tumbled almost 4 per cent. Such large and persistent falls in Wall Street stocks and the currency are…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.President Donald Trump’s “chopping and changing” on US tariff policy is weighing on global dealmaking, said private equity group CVC, as it warned it was cautious about the outlook for selling portfolio companies this year.The lack of clarity about tariffs was contributing to a deal market slowdown, Fred Watt, chief financial officer of the Amsterdam-listed buyout group, said on Thursday, a change in fortunes after the market had been “expecting great things” when Trump was elected.“We remain cautious” about the outlook for…

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order officially creating the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative helmed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The executive order included fresh details about DOGE’s goals and structure, such as a mandate to upgrade the government’s IT systems. Mr. Trump first announced DOGE in November with a statement that said the effort would “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government.” The goal, he added in November, would be to provide recommendations to “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies.” Musk and Ramaswamy wrote in a November Wall Street…

The head of the elite New York law firm that cut a highly criticized deal with President Trump last week asserted on Sunday that he made the agreement because the firm was unlikely to survive a protracted legal fight with the Trump administration.Brad Karp, the managing partner of the firm, Paul, Weiss said in an email to its lawyers that it was initially prepared to fight an executive order Mr. Trump had signed that essentially crippled the firm’s ability to represent clients.But the firm’s clients were deeply concerned that even if Paul, Weiss won in court, it would still be…

Critics see the no-confidence vote as part of broader moves to weaken judicial checks on Netanyahu’s government.Israel’s cabinet has passed a vote of no confidence against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, the country’s justice minister has said, in a first step in the removal of yet another vocal critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government. The vote on Sunday comes just two days after the government dismissed Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, the country’s internal security agency – a decision later frozen by the Supreme Court. Baharav-Miara, the country’s most senior legal official, is accused of…

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: National Security Adviser Mike WaltzRep. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of ConnecticutDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissoner CBS News correspondents Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: The tsunami of activity shaking up Washington and beyond continues. And President Trump prods Ukraine and Russia toward peace.Overnight, the U.S. pounded Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen again. And the backlash grows over the…

US stocks have recovered from early losses after US President Donald Trump signalled there will be flexibility on tariffs due to begin in April.

Terrifying bystander footage shows the moment an experienced stuntman’s act went awry in front of a shocked crowd of onlookers at a California fair earlier this month. Chachi Valencia, whose stage name is The Rocketman Valencia, was performing his death-defying human cannonball act at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indigo when a strong gust of wind blew him off course on March 2. “Taking it day by day with my faithful pup by his side,” David Valencia wrote in an update to Chachi’s GoFundMe page. “Grateful for time to heal and soak up all the love and snuggles.…