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Immersive entertainment company Cosm lands rights to broadcast NFL games

Cosm, the immersive technology company that broadcasts live sports events using what it calls “shared reality,” is partnering with the National Football League, the company announced Monday.

As part of the deal, Cosm will produce and distribute NFL games at its venues throughout the rest of the 2024 season.

The deal includes broadcasting every Thursday night football game on Amazon, all Sunday night games on NBC, every Monday night football game on ESPN and select games on Sunday with Fox.

The company, founded in 2020 by Mirasol Capital, uses a 360-degree dome with giant 12K+ LED screens to offer viewers a fully immersive “shared reality” experience that mirrors being at the game.

The domes fit about 700 people with the average ticket price ranging between $22 and $127. Cosm uses a dynamic pricing model, similar to concerts or live sports.

Cosm offers a range of live sports and educational programming.COSM

“What’s so unique about a property like the NFL is that fandom is everywhere,” said Jeb Terry, president and CEO at Cosm. “We see fans coming in wearing jerseys, bringing the Terrible Towel, bringing cow bells, having an absolute blast, like they’re at the stadium themselves.”

The company did not disclose the financial details of its deal with the NFL.

Cosm first opened its doors in Los Angeles and Dallas this summer and recently announced its third venue would be in downtown Atlanta, with future locations to be announced soon.

Cosm already has deals in place with the NBA, UFC, ESPN, NBC Sports, TNT Sports, Fox Sports and Amazon Prime Video, and broadcasts everything from the Summer Olympics in Paris to the current World Series.

Tickets for the first game of the World Series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees sold out in seven minutes, Cosm said. The second game sold out in one minute.

“Inventory is flying off the shelf,” Terry said.

While live sports act as the core anchor for Cosm, the company also has nonsports offerings, including an animated voyage beyond the planets through the eyes of astronauts and a Cirque du Soleil show. This allows the company to have programs throughout lunch and matinee hours when live sports may not be available.

As fans’ viewing habits are changing, Cosm is finding rapid success in its tech-forward model.

Terry said the venues are already seeing repeat customers and they will soon be introducing membership rewards and season passes.

In July, the company raised more than $250 million in funding to expand globally. Cosm is valued at more than $1 billion, and its investors include sports heavyweights such as former Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and co-managing partner of the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils David Blitzer.

Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.

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JPMorgan begins suing customers who allegedly stole thousands of dollars in ‘infinite money glitch’

JPMorgan Chase has begun suing customers who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from ATMs by taking advantage of a technical glitch that allowed them to withdraw funds before a check bounced.

The bank on Monday filed lawsuits in at least three federal courts, taking aim at some of the people who withdrew the highest amounts in the so-called infinite money glitch that went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms in late August.

A Houston case involves a man who owes JPMorgan $290,939.47 after an unidentified accomplice deposited a counterfeit $335,000 check at an ATM, according to the bank.

A customer uses an ATM outside of a Chase Bank branch in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. on March 13, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

“On August 29, 2024, a masked man deposited a check in Defendant’s Chase bank account in the amount of $335,000,” the bank said in the Texas filing. “After the check was deposited, Defendant began withdrawing the vast majority of the ill-gotten funds.”

JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is investigating thousands of possible cases related to the “infinite money glitch,” though it hasn’t disclosed the scope of associated losses. Despite the waning use of paper checks as digital forms of payment gain popularity, they’re still a major avenue for fraud, resulting in $26.6 billion in losses globally last year, according to Nasdaq’s Global Financial Crime Report.

The infinite money glitch episode highlights the risk that social media can amplify vulnerabilities discovered at a financial institution. Videos began circulating in late August showing people celebrating the withdrawal of wads of cash from Chase ATMs shortly after bad checks were deposited.

Normally, banks only make available a fraction of the value of a check until it clears, which takes several days. JPMorgan says it closed the loophole a few days after it was discovered.

The other lawsuits filed Monday are in courts including Miami and the Central District of California, and involve cases where JPMorgan says customers owe the bank sums ranging from about $80,000 to $141,000.

Most cases being examined by the bank are for far smaller amounts, according to people with knowledge of the situation who declined to be identified speaking about the internal investigation.

In each case, JPMorgan says its security team reached out to the alleged fraudster, but it hasn’t been repaid for the phony checks, in violation of the deposit agreement that customers sign when creating an account with the bank.

JPMorgan is seeking the return of the stolen funds with interest and overdraft fees, as well as lawyers’ fees and, in some cases, punitive damages, according to the complaints.

The lawsuits are likely to be just the start of a wave of litigation meant to force customers to repay their debts and signal broadly that the bank won’t tolerate fraud, according to the people familiar. JPMorgan prioritized cases with large dollar amounts and indications of possible ties to organized crime, they said.

The civil cases are separate from potential criminal investigations; JPMorgan says it has also referred cases to law enforcement officials across the country.

“Fraud is a crime that impacts everyone and undermines trust in the banking system,” JPMorgan spokesman Drew Pusateri said in a statement to CNBC. “We’re pursuing these cases and actively cooperating with law enforcement to make sure if someone is committing fraud against Chase and its customers, they’re held accountable.”

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World Series live updates: Dodgers try to finish sweep vs. Yankees

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers are nine innings away from a fourth and final champagne party – and the eighth World Series championship in franchise history. 

They lead the New York Yankees 3-0 heading into Tuesday night’s Game 4, an edge that has proven insurmountable in the 120 years of the Fall Classic. In fact, 21 of 24 teams that have taken a 3-0 lead have closed it out with a sweep, most recently the 2012 San Francisco Giants.

The question is how much pride resides in the Yankees. 

They’ve been punchless in the first three games, scoring just seven runs and getting shut out for the first 8 ⅔ innings of Game 3, before an Alex Verdugo two-run homer put some window dressing on a 4-2 loss. In Game 4, they’ll turn to reliable rookie Luis Gil against a bullpen game for the Dodgers. 

That approach closed out the Dodgers’ last series, a six-game conquest of the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series. If Dodgers pitching is on point again, they’ll leave behind a champagne-soaked carpet in the Bronx and pack a shiny, flag-adorned trophy for the trip home. 

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– Gabe Lacques

Follow along for live updates from Tuesday’s Game 4:

What time is World Series game tonight?

First pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.

Location: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 29
Time: 8:08 p.m. ET

World Series TV channel tonight

TV: FOX
Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

Dodgers lineup: World Series Game 4

Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
Mookie Betts (R) RF
Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
Max Muncy (L) 3B
Enrique Hernández (R) CF
Gavin Lux (L) 2B
Will Smith (R) C
Tommy Edman (S) SS

Yankees lineup: World Series Game 4

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
Juan Soto (L) RF
Aaron Judge (R) CF
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
Anthony Volpe (R) SS
Austin Wells (L) C
Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Silence at Yankee Stadium: Judge, sluggers go quiet

NEW YORK – They are playing a baseball game between the lines but staging an assault on the senses between every pitch, every inning, every sustainable break in the action in this World Series.

Be it celebrity pleas for more noise from Ken Jeong in Los Angeles to Flavor Flav in the Bronx, or blaring sirens and pounding organs, Yankee Stadium and its Dodger counterpart crank the volume to 11, ostensibly to engage the masses and fill in the gaps in a game that can provide many of them.

But Monday night, in Game 3 of the World Series, the Yankees’ continued futility inspired another, far different aural sensation.Silence.

After a 15-year wait, World Series baseball returned to Yankee Stadium, and 49,368 fans jammed into the ballpark, eager for an electric moment, the kind that inspired an average price of nearly $2,000 on the resale market.

But the Yankees again proved incapable of providing juice organically, their high-priced lineup reduced to a series of flails and fails – and now this World Series is on the verge of ending almost as quickly as it began.

– Gabe Lacques

Hobbled Freddie Freeman playing World Series superhero for Dodgers

NEW YORK — Freddie Freeman, who needs nearly five hours of treatment each day for his badly sprained ankle, may not have the luxury of using ice when he arrives Tuesday night for Game 4 of the World Series. The Dodgers will need all of that ice to assure they keep those hundreds of bottles of champagne and beer cans cold for the raucous celebration they’re planning.

The Dodgers are on the brink of capturing the World Series title after beating the New York Yankees once again Monday, 4-2, in front of a subdued crowd at Yankee Stadium. A sweep provides them more time to get ready for their first World Series parade since 1988.“We want that parade,’ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We never got a chance to celebrate with the city of Los Angeles. That’s something of incentive.

“But outside of that, you have an opportunity to be a world champion. So, we’re right there. That’s more than enough incentive and motivation.’

Freeman doesn’t need the motivation. What he’s doing now, night after night, homer after homer on baseball’s biggest stage, is cementing a legacy that may never be forgotten in Dodgers history.

– Bob Nightengale

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NFL Week 8 overreactions: Daniels’ Commanders are team of destiny

Jayden Daniels’ remarkable rookie season was already one to remember. Now, it’s unforgettable after his Hail Mary touchdown pass last week led the Washington Commanders to a comeback win against the Chicago Bears.

The Commanders are a team of destiny this season. It’s hard to deny and escape the thought after their thrilling comeback, and the most memorable touchdown in recent memory.

Daniels fell into the Commanders’ lap with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL draft earlier this year, just like Daniels’ pass was tipped and fell into the grasp of receiver Noah Brown to seal the victory.

Daniels was already a lock for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. He’s surely in the conversation for NFL MVP. And the Commanders are a favorite to win the NFC East. But let’s take this a step further to kick off USA TODAY’s NFL overreactions for Week 8:

Commanders will reach NFC title game this season

We’re not ready to place them in the Super Bowl just yet, but the trio of Daniels, coach Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury are producing a special season in Washington.

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Daniels is accurate with the football, ranking second in the NFL with a 71.8 completion percentage. He stretches the field with 8.4 yards per attempt, which ranks fifth in the NFL. And his effectiveness is marked by his 72.7 QBR, also fifth in the NFL. Let’s remind you, he’s still a rookie.

The Commanders are becoming a battle tested group, inspired by Daniels, one of the best rushing offenses in the NFL and a stiff defense playing for more than what they’re used to playing for since his arrival.

Get ready for Washington and the Detroit Lions in the NFC title game later this season.

NFC West just got more interesting …

It’s not the San Francisco 49ers or the Los Angeles Rams sitting atop the NFC West after Week 8. No, it’s Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals after a 28-27 win over the Miami Dolphins last week.

The Cardinals, 49ers and Seattle Seahawks are all 4-4, while the Rams are 3-4. Each team in the division is slowly finding its groove. But the Cardinals’ first two wins of the season, against the Rams and 49ers, are already paying dividends in the division.

Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. reignited their flame together with six catches, 111 yards and a touchdown for the rookie receiver last week to bounce back from a 10-point deficit and beat the Dolphins.

The 49ers are coping without Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk, while the Rams have welcomed Cooper Kupp and Puka Nukua back into the fold.

Expect at least three teams to contend for the playoffs from the NFC West, including the Cardinals, who hope to win their first division title since 2015.

AFC East is also interesting … sort of

Sure, the New York Jets have lost five in a row, but their season isn’t over yet. We’ve still got nine more games to enjoy the train wreck that is Aaron Rodgers and friends being led by an interim coach in a season falling short of expectations.

Despite scoring more than 20 points, committing zero turnovers and holding the New England Patriots to less than 250 yards of offense, the Jets still lost 25-22 on the road last week.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are sitting comfortably atop the division at 6-2, and looking down at chaos. The Dolphins are 2-5 in second place. The Patriots are 2-6 in third place. And the lowly Jets are also 2-6, but in last place.

The battle for second place will only heat up from here – we think. But it’s virtually impossible to think if any team from this division other than the Bills will reach the postseason.

Russell Wilson will work his way into MVP conversation

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-0 since Russell Wilson seized the starting job from Justin Fields, and 6-2 after Week 8. Surprisingly, they lead the AFC North after the Baltimore Ravens faltered against Jameis Winston and the Cleveland Browns.

It’s clear the Steelers value Wilson’s ability to move the ball downfield more, where Fields struggled to seal the deal despite his elite athleticism. And the ability to put up points makes it easier for the Steelers’ defense, with sack master T.J. Watt, to put games away.

Wilson has completed 63.2% of his passes (36 of 57) for 542 yards with three touchdown passes in his two starts against the Jets and New York Giants. If Wilson keeps it up, he’ll enter the MVP conversation where Daniels, Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes are in the mix.

The Steelers and Ravens will finish this season atop the AFC North, and be the toughest outs in the AFC – not named Kansas City – later this postseason.

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Another top WR traded to AFC contender ahead of deadline

The Baltimore Ravens are joining their AFC competition in making a significant move ahead of next Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

The team on Tuesday agreed to acquire wide receiver Diontae Johnson from the Carolina Panthers. Baltimore will send a fifth-round pick in 2025 while also receiving a sixth-rounder.

Johnson, 28, was acquired by the Panthers this offseason as part of an attempt to overhaul the offense and provide 2023 No. 1 NFL draft pick Bryce Young with better support. But the Panthers have fallen to 1-7 while riding a five-game losing streak, and Young was benched after two games before returning last week as a fill-in for injured veteran quarterback Andy Dalton.

Johnson, who was held out of Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos but leads the team with 30 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns, expressed discontent with the state of the offense after a 40-7 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 7.

“Frustrated, but I can’t play every position on the field and make every play,” Johnson told reporters. “Everybody gotta do their job when it comes down to it. Yeah, it’s tough, but I just tell myself to keep going regardless.”

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In Baltimore, Johnson will join the NFL’s No. 2 scoring offense (30.3 points per game), with two-time MVP Lamar Jackson and league leading rusher Derrick Henry powering the attack. Second-year receiver Zay Flowers leads the team with 41 catches for 227 yards, but four more players – receiver Rashod Batman, tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely and running back Justice Hill – all have at least 22 catches this season.

Johnson is in the final year of his contract.

The Ravens become the latest AFC team to swing a deal for a top pass catcher, following the New York Jets (Davante Adams), Buffalo Bills (Amari Cooper) and Kansas City Chiefs (DeAndre Hopkins).

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Iran’s cyber strike on Trump campaign: Stefanik slams FBI for ‘election interference’ to aid Dems

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik claimed that the FBI is ‘covering up’ Iranian election interference to ‘tip the scales’ for Democrats. 

Stefanik, a Republican, told Fox News Digital the FBI has been stonewalling her ‘very basic, easy’ questions about the bureau’s knowledge of the Iran-linked hack of the Trump campaign in which data was then peddled to the Biden campaign and mainstream media news outlets.

‘I believe there was politicization from the Biden-Kamala Harris administration that they were notified prior to the Trump campaign to tip the scales,’ she claimed. ‘The FBI has functioned like an arm of the Democrat Party.’ 

The Trump campaign claimed in August it was hacked by Iran. In September, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that Iran had hacked the campaign and indicted three Iranian nationals for their alleged role in the scheme. 

On Sept. 19, the FBI conducted a closed briefing with Stefanik and other members of the Intelligence Committee on foreign election interference. During the briefing, Stefanik said FBI officials appeared ‘panicked’ when she questioned them, but promised to follow up with answers.

After the briefing, Stefanik wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers by Oct. 7. 

The FBI then said it would deliver answers at an in-person briefing, according to Stefanik. Then they promised written answers — which never came. 

Stefanik has been demanding to know when and how the FBI learned of the Iranian hack of the Trump campaign, when the FBI notified both campaigns of the hack, whether the FBI knew who was responsible for peddling the information to the media and the Biden or Harris campaigns and whether the FBI had used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to wiretap conversations related to the hack.

The hackers had created fake email accounts and impersonated current or former U.S. officials and then duped Trump campaign staff using spear phishing into clicking on emails that reportedly contained malware.

She said the FBI could reveal such information without impeding any investigations or revealing sources or classified information. 

‘I’m one of the longest serving members on House Intelligence Committee. When the FBI won’t answer questions, it’s because you’ve hit on something and they’re hiding something. They are corrupt to the core.’ 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for comment.

Stefanik also raised the issue in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal.

‘It is my duty to share with the American people what the FBI has failed to answer—and, I believe, is willfully covering up—about Iranian influence in the 2024 presidential election.’

Numerous intelligence reports have revealed that U.S. foes like Iran, Russia and China have made efforts to meddle in the November election. 

In September, Trump’s campaign said that intelligence officials warned the Republican candidate of ‘real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him.’

A report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), released Tuesday, found that ‘efforts by Iran to assassinate former President Donald Trump and other former U.S. officials’ are ‘likely to persist after voting ends, regardless of outcome.’

The report definitively said that Iran prefers Vice President Kamala Harris and will focus efforts on stopping Trump, and that Russia prefers Trump and will continue to attack Harris. 

A Microsoft report found last week that Iranian government-linked hackers have been scouring election websites in swing states for vulnerabilities. 

Last week, Iran built a fake online persona known as ‘Bushnell’s Men,’ calling on U.S. voters to sit out the election due to both candidates’ support of Israel’s military operations, the report found. 

Both Trump and his high-level officials who ordered the strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani in 2020 have faced death threats from Iran.

After the initial briefing, Stefanik demanded to know when and how the FBI learned of the Iranian hack of the Trump campaign, when the FBI notified both campaigns of the hack, whether the FBI knew who was responsible for peddling the information to the media and the Biden or Harris campaigns and whether the FBI had used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to wiretap conversations related to the hack.  

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China-linked hacking group targets phones belonging to Trump family, Biden aides: report

Hackers associated with China have targeted members of former President Trump’s family and President Biden’s aides, a new report reveals.

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that hackers broke into telecommunications company systems. The Times said it was told by people ‘familiar with the matter.’

The hackers targeted devices used by Trump, his son Eric Trump and Jared Kushner, in addition to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign staffers.

State Department officials were also targeted, the Times reported.

Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI for additional information.

This breaking news story is still developing. Check with us for updates.

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Trump claims Harris runs ‘a campaign of absolute hate’ following backlash to Madison Square Garden rally

With one week left till Election Day, former President Donald Trump is firing back at Vice President Kamala Harris and her team for spreading ‘a campaign of destruction and absolute hate.’ 

‘Very simply, Kamala Harris is the worst Vice President in history…Her message to Americans is all division and hate,’ Trump captioned in a video on his social media platform, Truth Social.

‘My message is about saving our economy, securing our border, and bringing together the greatest and broadest coalition in American history,’ Trump continued.

The former president addressed a room of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, hours before Harris was set to deliver what her campaign has described as her closing speech on the Ellipse outside the White House, where she is expected to urge the country to turn the page on Trump. 

‘She’s running on a campaign of demoralization, and really a campaign of destruction. But really, perhaps more than anything else, it’s a campaign of hate. A campaign of absolute hate,’ Trump said. ‘I said yesterday that she’s a vessel. She is a vessel. It’s a very big powerful party with smart people … but they’re vicious, and they’re perhaps even trying to destroy our country.’

‘After two assassination attempts in just over three months, her lies and her slanders are very shameful and really inexcusable,’ Trump described, referring to the attempts on his life.

Much of the media unloaded on former President Trump’s historic Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, claiming it mirrored a Nazi rally at the famous venue in the 1930s despite an abundance of Jewish attendees and Israeli flags. Democrats including former President Bill Clinton have also held events at the famed arena. The NBA’s New York Knicks play their home games at Madison Square Garden. 

Thousands of Trump supporters packed the ‘World’s Most Famous Arena’ to hear remarks by high-profile speakers, including an address from former first lady Melania Trump, before the former president took the stage. But instead of observing a Republican nominee drawing a massive crowd in the middle of a blue city only nine days before the election, liberal pundits followed Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead of labeling Trump a fascist and comparing him to Adolf Hitler. 

MSNBC put a spotlight on the venue being where a pro-Nazi rally occurred in 1939, even though MSG has been rebuilt several times and the current addition wasn’t even completed until 1969. The network declared Trump’s event was ‘particularly chilling’ because it was held in the same arena that once hosted supporters of ‘a different fascist leader, Adolf Hitler.’

Then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt held an event at Madison Square Garden the year after the infamous 1939 event. 

Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro called it ‘ridiculous’ to equate Trump’s rally with what went on at MSG in 1939.

‘Does the fact that you played the arena somehow make you Nazi adjacent? And let me tell you, for a Nazi rally there were an awful lot of Israeli flags in that building,’ Mauro said Monday on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Stop Antisemitism founder and executive director Liora Rez also blasted the Hitler comparisons.

‘Equating either presidential nominee—or their supporters—to the Nazi regime is a dangerous trivialization of the real horrors committed by Hitler. It dishonors the millions who were murdered and the brave who fought to end his tyranny,’ Rez told Fox News Digital. 

Harris-Walz campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond also told ‘America’s Newsroom’ on Tuesday that ‘If you want to know why people call Trump Hitler, maybe you should start with JD Vance who did that.’

Richmond was referring to Vance calling Trump potentially ‘America’s Hitler’ and an ‘idiot’ prior to the 2016 election. Vance has since said he was wrong about Trump and is now on the 2024 Republican ticket.

‘Fascist was an answer to a question that was asked at a town hall and it was a direct question and the vice president gave a very direct answer,’ Richmond added. ‘And it’s consistent with the people who worked around him.’

Critics have heavily criticized the Harris campaign’s lack of focus and say the ‘joy’ isn’t resonating with voters.

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, whose relatives perished during the Holocaust, said Democrats making Nazi comparisons their closing argument in the election is the ‘dumbest’ thing they could do politically. 

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman, Brian Flood, and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report. 

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Harris says what she’s doing is ‘not new,’ but as president she would take a ‘new approach’ in puzzling answer

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a puzzling and often meandering answer when asked how she would respond to people who accuse her of pandering — eventually admitting that what she’s doing now is ‘not new,’ but if she were president she would take a ‘new approach’ to that job.

Harris was interviewed by Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe on the ‘Club Shay Shay’ podcast this week.

Sharpe expressed frustration with what he claimed was a disparity in how Black candidates are treated when they lay out their policies. He said they are often accused of ‘pandering.’

‘The problem that I have with that is it just seems like only Black people pander,’ Sharpe said.

He said when other candidates go on shows and lay out their ‘elaborate plan of what they’re going to do,’ they’re not pandering. He said, when Harris lays out what she is going to do if she’s elected president, she’s accused of pandering.

Sharpe asked how she plans to ‘get through to those’ that accuse her of pandering and how she can make it clear what she intends to do if she’s elected.

Harris told the host if people look at facts instead of misinformation, they will see that almost everything she has done is based on a foundation she built for years. For instance, she said she has worked on the economic empowerment of Black communities for years, and as vice president, she has been responsible for getting billions of dollars into community banks to increase access to capital for minorities and other small business owners. 

‘What I’m talking about doing right now is based on long-standing work,’ Harris said. ‘It’s not new. But as president of the United States, part of why it is important is it is a new approach to that job.

‘It is about a new way that is based on a new generation of leadership that is based on new ideas and, frankly, a different experience that brings my commitment to the work I am talking about into being,’ she added.

The Trump campaign seized on the puzzling answer — sharing a clip on X. The clip triggered a flurry of responses from users.

‘Did anyone understand what she just said?’ one user asked.

‘So, it’s [not] new…but it’s new…but it’s the same…but it’s new. OK, got it. Thanks for clearing that up, Kamalaladingdong,’ another user wrote.

Still, one more user wrote, ‘She fails again to explain anything.’

The Democratic presidential nominee has continued to storm through battleground states in her bid to become the leader of the free world. Critics have accused her of serving up a series of ‘word salad’ answers to questions that lack any real substance.

Last month, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich issued a warning about Harris during an appearance on ‘Hannity.’

‘Part of this may be psychological, and she may not be capable of uttering a clear, coherent policy position,’ Gingrich said. ‘But whatever the reason, the more we get these word salads, the more obvious it is that she either doesn’t know what she’s saying or she can’t articulate it, or she’s trying to hide. These things all hurt her.’

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NFL power rankings: How many NFC East teams crack top 10?

NFL power rankings entering Week 9 of the 2024 season (previous rank in parentheses):

1. Kansas City Chiefs (1): Guess who now owns the most receptions (945) among active players. Travis Kelce after his breakout 10-catch performance in Sunday’s win at Las Vegas. And also DeAndre Hopkins after his two-grab K.C. debut in Sunday’s win at Las Vegas. Not only that, the Chiefs also just acquired LB Josh Uche, who averages roughly six sacks and 17 pressures per 17 games, to a top-five defense that continues to anchor the champs. Kansas City still hasn’t truly put together a dominant performance, yet there still hasn’t been a losing one, either.

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5. Minnesota Vikings (4): Flexed into their third exclusive broadcast window in the past four games, the listing Vikes must again prove they’re ready for prime time without injured Christian Darrisaw, one of the league’s best left tackles.

7. Washington Commanders (10): Amazingly, a team led by a rookie quarterback (Jayden Daniels) is also on pace for 500 points – though Sunday was the first time it was held to fewer than 20 this season. Crucial stretch upcoming for the NFC East leaders, who will see all three of their divisional foes over the next four weeks.

9. Houston Texans (6): A club that’s averaged 166 net passing yards over the past three weeks heads into Thursday night without injured WRs Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs, the latter now out for the season with a torn ACL … but maybe that’s not that big a deal – for one night anyway – against the smoldering Jets.

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22. Seattle Seahawks (18): So much for that supposed home-field advantage at Lumen Field, where the Seahawks have lost three in a row and put up bigger fights on their own sideline than between the lines.

23. Cleveland Browns (32): Since the infamous 2022 acquisition of Deshaun Watson, two-time Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski is 9-10 with the quarterback in the starting lineup and 11-12 without him. Essentially a wash, but QB Jameis Winston’s performance Sunday was also a reminder that this was a playoff outfit last season – mostly thanks to the leadership of another veteran passer, Joe Flacco.

24. Miami Dolphins (24): The league’s lowest-scoring offense naturally operates at a much higher level with QB Tua Tagovailoa on the field. Yet, oddly, the defense allows more than five points fewer per game when Tagovailoa doesn’t play.

27. New York Jets (22): … what does that make this team?

(This story has been updated to include new information.)

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