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Comedian and Hollywood actor Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault Thursday morning as his weeks-long trial concluded.
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The slow-moving migrant caravan calling itself “Fe y Esperanza #2” reached Arriaga, Chiapas on Tuesday and is now 14 miles from entering Oaxaca. The caravan has faced inclement weather, extreme exhaustion, and fights among the group that left the border city of Tapachula on October 20. 
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France deployed 70,000 police officers Thursday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets for nationwide strikes and protests after left-wing groups called for a mobilization.In Paris, the Eiffel Tower was closed; in Lyon, French riot police fired tear gas and charged a group of protesters; and near Toulouse, a high school was set on fire, according to Reuters.”We need to turn up in big numbers on the streets today,” the news agency quoted the head of the left-wing CGT union Sophie Binet as saying.The demonstrations come after France was rocked by violent protests in October, which outgoing French President Emmanuel Macron blamed on “ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic.”FRANCE’S MACRON BLAMES PROTESTS ON ‘ULTRA-LEFT GROUPS WHOSE AIM IS TO BRING DOWN THE REPUBLIC’An official close to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that by early Thursday, around 270,000 people had joined the union action in 180 rallies outside the capital.About a third of France’s high schools were closed or unable to operate, some because of student blockades and others because teachers were on strike, The Associated Press reported.Nuñez said the 70,000 police officers being deployed are backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters.Authorities in the western region of Brittany also said “masked individuals” tried to block roads in Rennes, while some committed “serious acts of violence,” including throwing steel balls at police.AMERICANS WARNED OF VIOLENT PROTESTS AS MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION FACES SHUTDOWN THREATFrance’s main unions warned that the country is on the brink of recession and that layoff plans are multiplying.”Fuel, food products, rent, gas, electricity… everything’s going up except wages and pensions,” they said in a joint statement, according to The Associated Press.The U.S. Embassy had issued an urgent security alert for Americans in France ahead of the demonstrations, warning travelers to brace for severe disruptions, sudden curfews and the potential for violence.The rallies come as the campaign to succeed Macron as president next May heats up, with political parties seeking to capitalize on the movement.Macron is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term, while far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is the favorite to win, the AP reported.Fox News Digital’s Kelly McGreal and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A London jury convicted comedian and actor Russell Brand of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday, following a nearly four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The 51-year-old podcaster was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan after meeting her at a 2009 stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo, as well as sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009.
Brand was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand that a sentence of “significant length” would result and ordered him remanded into custody pending sentencing on Monday, November 9.

BREAKING:
Russell Brand has been convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The judge says he will have to be remanded into custody and he will likely face years in prison. https://t.co/TsT4sApAgx
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) November 5, 2026

The Metropolitan Police said the investigation began after Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Times published allegations in September 2023.
Detectives gathered evidence from more than 100 witnesses, took more than 400 statements, and reviewed thousands of documents, including Brand’s own books.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, from the Metropolitan Police Service, said in a statement after sentencing:
“Today’s verdict is first and foremost a testament to the extraordinary courage, resilience and determination of the women who came forward and reported what happened to them. Despite intense media and public scrutiny, they relived deeply personal and traumatic experiences and placed their trust in us. Without their bravery, this outcome would not have been possible.
“Brand used his influence, status and fame to exploit and sexually offend against women. As his profile grew, so too did his sense of entitlement. I hope this conviction sends a clear message that no one is above the law, no matter how famous or powerful they may be.
“I want to pay tribute to the team of detectives and specialist staff who worked tirelessly on this investigation. Their professionalism, determination and compassion for the victims represent the very best of the Metropolitan Police.
“Finally, I would urge anyone who may have been a victim of rape or serious sexual assault to speak to us. You will be listened to, supported and treated with dignity and respect.”
Prosecutors had described him as a “ruthless sexual predator.”
Brand, Katy Perry’s former husband and a once-prominent actor, denied all the charges.
Brand maintained that the encounters were consensual or that the accounts had been reinvented or reimagined, and he claimed during the trial that he was the target of a media conspiracy.
The jury deliberated for roughly eight and a half hours before returning its verdicts.
Brand closed his eyes as the rape conviction was announced.
Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, was present in court.
Police are still investigating Brand in connection with additional rape claims made by two other women, including one who claims she was victimized by Brand when she was 16 years old.

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russian President Vladimir Putin is not invited to the G20 summit in Manchester, England, in November 2027.

Mike Johnson To Step Down As Top House Republican After Election Loss

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is no longer going to be the top Republican in the House soon.Johnson will not run to be the Republican House leader in the next Congress, a spokesman told The Epoch Times in an email on Nov. 4.Johnson, 54, has been House speaker since 2023 and won another term representing Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District. He told supporters on Tuesday that he and other candidates gave it their all, but were unable to defy the history of whichever party holds the presidency losing seats in the middle of a term.Johnson said it has been an honor serving as the 56th House speaker and later added that he is optimistic about the future.”Republicans will not be deterred by the outcome of one election. In fact, you know what we do? We double down. We double down. All right,” he said. “We will continue pressing forward with our agenda of common sense and our vision to make America great again. And come 2028, we will take back the House and we will finish this job.”Among the options to succeed Johnson will be Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who told GOP colleagues on Wednesday that he will run for the top Republican post.”For too long, we have operated without a clear plan to survive the hour or the day in front of us. That will not cut it against an emboldened and energetic Democrat majority,” Jordan wrote in a letter.He noted that Democrats have pledged to investigate administration officials.”I am battle-tested on the oversight front and I know the Democrats’ playbook,” Jordan said. “I know what it will take to lead our Conference in the minority, to stay unified, and to coordinate and calibrate our response to the Democrats’ tactics. We need a Leadership team that is active and engaged, forward-thinking and straight-shooting.”Jordan has tried several times to become the top Republican in the House, but failedDemocrats are projected to have at least 233 House members in the next Congress, well above the 218 needed for a majority. They have also flipped control of the Senate.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is expected to become the next House speaker in January, told reporters in Washington on Wednesday that the win was “a stunning rebuke of MAGA extremism.”He said Democrats plan to work to make life more affordable for Americans of all walks of life.
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Races between the candidates for U.S. Senate in Alaska and Mississippi are separated by razor-thin margins days after polls closed in the crucial midterm elections.In Mississippi, where 95.6% of the votes have been counted, according to the Associated Press, Democratic candidate Scott Colom leads incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., 464,926 votes to 463,788, as of Thursday morning.In Alaska, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, leads incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, by less than 700 votes.DOJ SET TO APPEAL RULING IN ALASKA SENATE RACE DISPUTE OVER ‘DECOY DAN’While Alaska still has a quarter of its votes to count, according to the AP, if the gap between Peltola and Sullivan remains this slim, the introduction of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan will loom large in post-election analyses.In July, the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher who entered the Senate race in May.TRUMP PROSECUTIONS UNDER BIDEN SET PRECEDENT FOR DOJ’S ALASKA ‘DECOY DAN’ PROBE, EX-FEC CHAIR SAYSAn October report from The New York Times said Daniel J. Sullivan had met with Democratic operatives and members of Peltola’s campaign staff to encourage him to run. Peltola has denied any involvement in the scheme.One voter interviewed after he cast his ballot Tuesday revealed that he believed he accidentally voted for the wrong Dan Sullivan.MARY PELTOLA’S CAMPAIGN, DEMS BACKED COVERT SCHEME TO FIELD SPOILER CANDIDATES IN ALASKA SENATE RACE: REPORT”I don’t remember seeing the other Dan Sullivan, I totally forgot to look for two Dan Sullivans,” the bewildered voter revealed. “I definitely intended to vote for the real Dan Sullivan.”As of Thursday morning, Daniel J. Sullivan, aka “Decoy Dan,” had garnered 3,600 votes from Alaskans, a number that’s more than five times larger than the 637-vote margin separating Sen. Sullivan and Peltola.PELTOLA CAMPAIGN’S ALLEGED DAN SULLIVAN SPOILER PLOT TAKES NEW TURN AS DOJ FACES MAJOR LEGAL HURDLEUnder Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, if no candidate achieves a 50% share of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and voters who chose that candidate first will have their votes redirected to their second choice.President Donald Trump weighed in on the saga, demanding Daniel J. Sullivan’s votes be given to Sen. Sullivan.”The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other ‘slug’ that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over – He easily wins,” Trump wrote in a Thursday morning post on Truth Social.”There is no other fair solution! President DJT” he concluded.GOVERNOR PROBING ‘DECOY DAN’ SULLIVAN ELECTION SCANDAL WARNS SYSTEM FLAW HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHTIn Mississippi, officials are still waiting to receive a batch of 3,600 mail-in ballots, according to a statement from Secretary of State Michael Watson. The state allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they’re received within five business days of the election, provided they were postmarked with a date of the election day or earlier.NBC News’ Decision Desk pegs the remaining ballots to be counted at 45,000.TIM SCOTT DECLARES ALLEGED ‘DECOY DAN’ PLOT A ‘CRIMINAL OFFENSE’ AS DOJ INVESTIGATION ROCKS ALASKAMississippi has no formal process for recounts, making a legal fight over the results increasingly likely.”We will protect the process of this election, we’ll protect the integrity of this election,” Colom told reporters Wednesday, adding that he had “an army of lawyers” preparing for a court battle, Mississippi Public Broadcasting reported.ALASKA’S GOVERNOR ORDERS INVESTIGATION AFTER NYT REPORT ON ALLEGED DEM-LINKED SENATE ELECTION SCHEMEHyde-Smith’s team, meanwhile, remains assured that the sitting senator will prevail.”Our campaign is closely monitoring the remaining count,” campaign manager Scott Monssen told MPB in a statement. “We remain confident that when every legally cast vote is fully and accurately counted, Mississippians will have reelected Cindy Hyde-Smith,” he concluded.Fox News Digital reached out to all five campaigns for further comment.

Country music star Kaitlin Butts surprised fans with a mini-movie.Butts is one of the fastest-rising talents in country music, and she’s built herself a rabid and loyal following with red dirt and honky-tonk-style tunes.She also released her fourth album, “Hello, Honky Tonk,” on Friday, Oct. 30. While it’s early, there’s a high chance it’s going to put up big numbers.RILEY GREEN DROPS ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF ‘THAT’S JUST ME’ AND COUNTRY MUSIC FANS CAN’T GET ENOUGHButts also pulled a move to guarantee a light is shining on it.Butts released a short music film for her fans on Wednesday, and it’s titled, “Hello, Honky Tonk: The Mini Musical.”The film is a little over 34 minutes long, and is an ambitious swing for the fence after dropping her fourth album.The short film is packed with stellar vibes, high energy and the kind of fun you’d find in a honky-tonk in rural America.Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERIt took no time at all for people to sound off in the comments with plenty of reactions. One fan wrote, “What an absolute QUEEN of country music!”Hard to argue with that claim!Another wrote, “This was brilliant in every way imaginable!”A third commented, “I love this storytelling so much.”What do you think of Butts’ short film? Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

We are officially at the halfway mark of the regular season for the NFL. Once this week’s games are over, 50% of the season is done, and we should have a pretty good idea of who will make the postseason and who will not. You can always look at the standings to see playoff projections, but it is a fun time to reevaluate the teams.The Jacksonville Jaguars are likely to make the postseason, but the Baltimore Ravens are unlikely.The Jaguars are one of the better teams in the AFC, and currently sit at 5-2 for the season. They are just 1-1 for the season on the road, which means they have a lot of road games remaining. That could be a bit of an issue for the team. Their wins have been over the Browns, Patriots, Bengals, Eagles, and Colts. None of those teams are overly impressive this season, but I also don’t think any of them were terrible.Their two losses this season have come against the Texans (by three points) and to the Broncos on the road. In fairness to the Jaguars, the loss to the Texans came in a different country. But that was the second straight week in London. I am not a big Trevor Lawrence guy, but I have to say that he has been fantastic this year. He has 17 touchdown passes and four interceptions to go along with almost 1700 passing yards. It is possible this will be his best statistical season of his career.RAVENS TURN TO UNDRAFTED ROOKIE JOE FAGNANO AFTER LAMAR JACKSON LANDS ON IR, COACH JESSIE MINTER SAYSThe Ravens come into this game with a 4-4 record and a 1-2 mark in Baltimore. I suppose you can blame this season on a wide variety of things, but the main issue for the Ravens is Lamar Jackson not being available. Last week, Jackson dropped back to pass and was injured on the first offensive snap. He continues to be a dynamic playmaker, but he gets injured all the time. To make matters worse, they lost their backup quarterback only a few drives later.Derrick Henry has been (and is) great, but even he can’t really run when the box is completely loaded against him. The Jaguars are already good against the run, so knowing that they are facing a backup or third-string quarterback, the Ravens should expect to have to throw to win this game. They will clearly need help from the defense. The Ravens are a bottom-half team against the pass, but slightly better against the run. Baltimore is also allowing 25.4 points per game to opponents.BEST SPORTSBOOK PROMOS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: JAGUARS VS RAVENS BONUSESThere is more of a reason to be concerned about the Jaguars – they are 29th in football in passing yards allowed. However, their rush defense has been fantastic, and they are only allowing 15.9 points per game. The points per game numbers are heavily influenced by the wins over the Browns and Colts, though. It is hard to see a path where the Ravens succeed. When Joe Fagnano took over last week, he got them 91 yards and one interception. The only touchdown came from Henry after they intercepted the ball in the red zone. I think the Jaguars will cover the -10. It probably will be sweaty, but I just don’t see how Fagnano improves enough in a short week to give them the cover.For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024

Iranian state media celebrated Abdul El-Sayed’s victory. Photo courtesy of Webangan.
 
Abdul El-Sayed, who said in 2009 that following Sharia was an “obligation” and whose campaign confirmed in August that he still follows it in his personal life, won Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 3, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. His win followed a CAIR turnout drive and calls from clerics describing voting as a “religious duty” for the “Ummah.” Commentator Wajahat Ali warned that “the fire will rise” if El-Sayed lost, a warning Muslim reformers condemned as Islamist intimidation.
In his victory speech in Detroit early on Nov. 4, El-Sayed introduced himself by his full name, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, and delivered part of his speech in Arabic. He told supporters, “Up until right about now, you might have noticed I always say ‘inshallah,’ or ‘God willing,’ whenever the outcome of this race was mentioned. But today, tonight, we can turn that inshallah into alhamdulillah!” Alhamdulillah means “praise be to God.”
He also addressed Vice President JD Vance using the Arabic term “habibi,” telling him, “JD, habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January.”
Yasir Qadhi, chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), which provides Islamic legal guidance to Muslims in the United States and Canada, and resident scholar at the East Plano Islamic Center in Texas, urged Muslims to vote in an Oct. 29 post on X. He said, “it is our ethnic duty, it is our civic duty, it is our religious duty to go and support those candidates and choose those that represent the best of our interests.”
He concluded, “And so, today, tomorrow, pray Jumma and go to vote for the Ummah.” Jumma is the Friday congregational prayer; the Ummah is the worldwide Muslim community.
CAIR, which describes itself as the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced its final turnout push on Oct. 29, projecting 3.13 million advertising impressions and up to 750,000 text messages to Muslim voters in 10 states, including Michigan and Texas. By Nov. 1, CAIR estimated that 88,148 people on its 250,099-person outreach list, or 35.2%, had voted early or by mail.
Its Muslims.Vote website encourages American Muslims to view civic participation as an “amanah,” an Arabic term for a sacred trust. In an Oct. 30 statement, CAIR said, “We urge every eligible Muslim voter to visit Muslims.Vote today and make a specific plan to cast their ballot.”
A CAIR survey conducted with CAIR Action, its political advocacy arm, polled 861 Muslims from Oct. 16 to 25. It found that 72% planned to support Democrats and 6% Republicans in their state’s November election. CAIR estimates that more than 3 million registered Muslim voters live in the United States.
At an Oct. 25 rally in Port Huron, Michigan, Trump said, “I’m here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator.” At the same rally, Rogers said, “The Muslim Brotherhood celebrated exactly one victory in the United States in the primary this year. Abdul El-Sayed’s.”
When a town hall attendee asked whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, El-Sayed answered, “absolutely.” However, he has never issued a statement formally and explicitly rejecting the group. After Trump mocked his name at the rally, El-Sayed told supporters in Grand Rapids that evening, “I will be Senator Muhammad to you, bro.”
In a 2009 New York Times interview about his Sharia-compliant mortgage, El-Sayed, then a 24-year-old medical student, said, “Ultimately, the question is, when I die and I stand before God and go through everything I did in my life, I don’t want to say I did it the easy way instead of the Shariah-compliant way. Not because of fear but because of obligation.” In August 2026, his campaign confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon that he still follows Sharia in his personal life.
Speaking to CAIR’s Oklahoma chapter in October 2022, El-Sayed linked the forces behind the state’s ballot measure banning Sharia to those behind the Trail of Tears, the Tulsa race massacre and the Oklahoma City bombing. “I don’t have to tell you that the same exact forces that drove native peoples from their land two centuries ago, destroyed Black Wall Street a century ago, bombed a building decades ago, and tried to ban Sharia law not a decade ago, that those forces are alive and well today,” he said.
During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, he pointed to a bookshelf and told documentary filmmakers, “You’re going to want to not get these things in the shot. We’re trying to keep the shot secular.” That year, when journalist Laura Loomer asked whether he had described himself as “Sharia-compliant,” he replied, “I didn’t say that.”
On March 12, Ayman Mohammad Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, rammed a car into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and opened fire. Four of his relatives had been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon the previous week. The Israel Defense Forces said two of his brothers killed in the strike were members of Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
El-Sayed condemned the attack in a video but said “hurt people hurt people” and “violence is a cycle,” according to NOTUS, a Washington political news site. On Aug. 29, he apologized to the Michigan Democratic Party’s Jewish caucus, saying, “What I was trying to do was offer context for why it happened, but it wasn’t the time for context.”
Rep. Haley Stevens, whom El-Sayed defeated in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, endorsed Rogers on Nov. 1. The same day, commentator Wajahat Ali posted on X, “If, God forbid, Abdul loses, this will be a watershed moment in Democratic politics. The fire will rise. It’s over. People will be radicalized against corporate, pro-Israel Dems. There will be a reckoning. If, when, he wins, it will be a watershed moment. And that reckoning will still come.” Muslim reformers condemned his “fire” warning as Islamist intimidation.

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