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Speaker(n.議長) Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked(v.攻擊) by an man who broken into[break into 闖進(非法的)] the couple's San Francisco home.
Three San Francisco police officers responding(v.回應) to an emergency(n.緊急情況) call burst into(闖入,破門而入) the Pelosis' San Francisco home just before 2:30 a.m. local time on Friday to find Mr.Pelosi and intruder(n.侵入者) grappling[grapple v. 抓住,扭打 ] over a hammer.The assailant(n.襲擊者),David Depape,42,then pulled a hammer from Pelosi and "violently(adv.暴力地) attacked " him in front of(在...前面) police officers.Pelosi,82,was taken to the hospital.The intruder was in search of (尋找)Speaker Pelosi, according to a person briefed(v.提供案情摘要) on the attack,and confronted(v.面對,對峙) the speaker's husband,Paul Pelosi,in the home shouting :"Where is Nancy?"Pelosi was in Washington,D.C.,with her protective detail(n.警衛(wèi)隊) at the time(在當時).The police said the suspect(n.嫌疑犯) would be charged(v.指控) with attempted homicide(n.故意殺人罪) and they were investigating[investigate(v.調查)] a possible motive(n.動機).


Elon Musk took over(take over 掌控,掌管) Twitter,raising(raise v.引起) questions about its future.
Musk,who is believed to be the would's richest man,closed his $44 billion purchase(n.購買) of the social media company.He fired several top executives(n.主管,經理),including the C.E.O.,and the company removed(v.去掉,移開) its shares(n.股份) from the stock market(股票市場),a step toward officially(adv.官方地,正式地) becoming private(adj.私人的).
Musk's purchase ----which came after(come after 在...之后,繼...而來) months of waffling(waffle v.優(yōu)柔寡斷,喋喋不休) and lawsuits(n.訴訟)----sets Twitter on an uncertain(adj.猶豫的,不確定的) course(n.進程).Some conservatives(/k?n?s??rv?t?v/n.保守派) and cryptocurrency(/?kr?pto?k??r?nsi/n.虛擬貨幣 ) enthusiasts(n.熱衷者) were ebullient(adj.熱情洋溢的) about the new owner's plans to roll back(反轉,削弱) moderation(n.節(jié)制,緩和).Others,including many Twitter users,were less optimistic(adj.樂觀的).

