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Giants' 10th straight loss showed once again that they need a young QBHAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 23, 2024-- Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE), a company leveraging its novel and proprietary Nanosecond Pulsed Field AblationTM (nano-PFA or nsPFATM) technology, today announced that it intends to deliver an irrevocable notice of redemption, on or about December 27, 2024, to redeem the first tranche of common stock warrants, redeemable by the Company if the Company’s stock trading price exceeds $16.50 for twenty consecutive trading days, that were issued as part of its July 3, 2024 rights offering which are still outstanding as of February 5, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”). These outstanding common stock warrants (the “150% Warrants”), which were issued in the Company’s 2024 rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-278494), may be exercised by the holders thereof until 6:30 p.m., Eastern time, on the Redemption Date, at the exercise price of $11.00 per share of Company common stock, $0.001 par value per share. Any 150% Warrants not exercised before 6:30 p.m., Eastern time, on February 5, 2025, will be redeemed by the Company for $0.01 per 150% Warrant share (the “Redemption Price”). Under the terms of the 150% Warrants, the Company has the right to redeem the 150% Warrants (CUSIP # 74587B135) if the volume weighted average price (as defined therein, “VWAP”) exceeds $16.50 per share for twenty (20) consecutive trading days at least three months after the date that the 150% Warrants were issued. This requirement was met for each of the twenty consecutive trading days preceding December 23, 2024. Over this period, the Company had an average VWAP of $18.85. Any 150% Warrants that remain unexercised at 6:30 p.m., Eastern time, on the Redemption Date, will be void and no longer exercisable, and the holders of those 150% Warrants will be entitled to receive only the Redemption Price of $0.01 per 150% Warrant share. The second tranche of common stock warrants issued in the Rights Offering (the “200% Warrants”) are not being redeemed at this time. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $60 million from its Rights Offering, which was completed in July 2024, and the Company will receive an additional $66 million of gross proceeds, if all of the 150% Warrants and all of the 200% Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) are exercised prior to the Redemption Date. None of the Company, its board of directors or employees has made or is making any representation or recommendation to any holder of any Warrants as to whether to exercise or refrain from exercising any Warrants. A registration statement, as amended, relating to the Rights Offering was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective on May 31, 2024. A prospectus relating to the offering was filed with the SEC on and supplemented on June 4, 2024 and is available on the SEC’s website. The Company will post a copy of the notice of redemption being sent to the holders of the 150% Warrants on its investor relations website at investors.pulsebiosciences.com . Questions concerning redemption and exercise of the 150% Warrants can be directed to Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, Attn: BCIS Re-Organization Dept., P.O. Box 1317, Brentwood, NY 11717-0718, telephone number 888-789-8409 or to shareholder@broadridge.com . No Offer or Solicitation This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any offer of any of the Company’s securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. About Pulse Biosciences® Pulse Biosciences is a novel bioelectric medicine company committed to health innovation that has the potential to improve the quality of life for patients. The Company’s proprietary CellFX® nsPFATM technology delivers nanosecond pulses of electrical energy to non-thermally clear cells while sparing adjacent noncellular tissue. The Company is actively pursuing the development of its CellFX nsPFA technology for use in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and in a select few other markets where it could have a profound positive impact on healthcare for both patients and providers. Pulse Biosciences is now headquartered in Miami, Florida and maintains its office in Hayward, California. Pulse Biosciences, CellFX, Nano-Pulse Stimulation, NPS, nsPFA, CellFX nsPFA and the stylized logos are among the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Pulse Biosciences, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements relating to the Company’s planned redemption of outstanding warrants, statements concerning its expected product development efforts, statements about its Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) technology to non-thermally clear cells while sparing adjacent noncellular tissue, as well as statements concerning customer adoption and future use of the CellFX System to address a range of conditions such as atrial fibrillation. These statements are not historical facts but rather are based on Pulse Biosciences’ current expectations, estimates, and projections regarding Pulse Biosciences’ business, operations and other similar or related factors. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” and other similar or related expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict and, in some cases, beyond Pulse Biosciences’ control. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in Pulse Biosciences’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pulse Biosciences undertakes no obligation to revise or update information in this release to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241223275716/en/ CONTACT: Investor Contacts: Pulse Biosciences Darrin Uecker, CTO or Kevin Danahy, CCO IR@pulsebiosciences.com or Gilmartin Group Philip Trip Taylor 415.937.5406 philip@gilmartinir.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BIOTECHNOLOGY MEDICAL DEVICES HEALTH PHARMACEUTICAL CARDIOLOGY SOURCE: Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/23/2024 04:30 PM/DISC: 12/23/2024 04:30 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241223275716/en

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Stocks shook off a choppy start to finish higher Monday, as Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 ended 0.7% higher after having been down 0.5% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also recovered from an early slide to eke out a 0.2% gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 1%. Gains in technology and communications stocks accounted for much of the gains, outweighing losses in consumer goods companies and elsewhere in the market. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, rose 3.7%. Broadcom climbed 5.5% to also help support the broader market. Walmart fell 2% and PepsiCo slid 1%. Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan said they are talking about combining in a deal that might also include Mitsubishi Motors. U.S.-listed shares in Honda jumped 12.7%, while Nissan ended flat. Eli Lilly rose 3.7% after announcing that regulators approved Zepbound as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with sleep apnea. Department store Nordstrom fell 1.5% after it agreed to be taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group in a $6.25 billion deal. All told, the S&P 500 rose 43.22 points to 5,974.07. The Dow gained 66.69 points to 42,906.95. The Nasdaq rose 192.29 points to 19,764.89. Traders got a look at new snapshot of U.S. consumer confidence Monday. The Conference Board said that consumer confidence slipped in December. Its consumer confidence index fell back to 104.7 from 112.8 in November. Wall Street was expecting a reading of 113.8. The unexpectedly weak consumer confidence update follows several generally strong economic reports last week. One report showed the overall economy grew at a 3.1% annualized rate during the summer, faster than earlier thought. The latest report on unemployment benefit applications showed that the job market remains solid. A report on Friday said a measure of inflation the Federal Reserve likes to use was slightly lower last month than economists expected. Worries about inflation edging higher again had been weighing on Wall Street and the Fed. The central bank just delivered its third cut to interest rates this year, but inflation has been hovering stubbornly above its target of 2%. It has signaled that it could deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than it earlier anticipated because of concerns over inflation. Expectations for more interest rate cuts have helped drive a roughly 25% gain for the S&P 500 in 2024. That drive included 57 all-time highs this year. Inflation concerns have added to uncertainties heading into 2025, which include the labor market’s path ahead and shifting economic policies under an incoming President Donald Trump. “Put simply, much of the strong market performance prior to last week was driven by expectations that a best-case scenario was the base case for 2025,” said Brent Schutte, chief investment officer at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Treasury yields rose in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.59% from 4.53% late Friday. European markets closed mostly lower, while markets in Asia gained ground. Wall Street has several other economic reports to look forward to this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its November report for sales of newly constructed homes. A weekly update on unemployment benefits is expected on Thursday. Markets in the U.S. will close at 1 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday for Christmas Eve and will remain closed on Wednesday for Christmas.

Intuit purchased Mint in 2009, and it held in its hands one of the best personal finance apps of its generation. The app would continue on for 15 years before Intuit decided to shutter it in March 2024. Since then, millions of people have been surfing for Mint alternatives. Since smartphones have become an integral part everyday finance from sending money to managing it , it's natural that many are looking for alternatives for their smartphones. After all, we carry these little computers all day every day, so it's one of the best ways to manage finances. Many contenders have taken up the mantle to become the next Mint. There are mainstays in the finance sector like Quicken that still offer personal finance apps along with a host of up-and-comers that can do many of the same things Mint once did. Unlike ye olde days, companies are also doing an increasingly good job of putting apps on both Android and iOS, taking the difficulty out of finding a reasonable alternative no matter which platform the user is wielding at the moment. So, if you're still searching for a Mint alternative, the list below should give you a good idea of where to start. Even if none of them are direct one-to-one replacements, it's still a good idea to have something for personal finance. After all, the act of budgeting alone can save you money since you'll be much more aware of where your money is going. Cashew is a reasonable place to start your search. The app is available on Google Play and iOS and both versions have high scores from user reviews. In terms of pure functionality, you get the kinds of things you expect from a personal finance app. That includes the ability to create a budget and stick to it with a slew of charts and graphs to show you how you're spending your money over weeks and months. It also has a good spending history where you can look at prior purchases to identify periods of heavy or light spending to see what happened. Beneath the surface, Cashew is still quite good. The UI is light, colorful, and fairly easy to read once you get used to it. In addition to its basic personal finance features, it also has a subscription tracker to help you keep track of those, a currency converter in case you need to manage your money in multiple countries, and things like a transaction history so you can see exactly where your money is going. Most of Cashew's features are free but there is a subscription service available too. It's on the less expensive side of things at $1.49 per month and $11.99 per year. We also applaud Cashew's $19.99 lifetime price, meaning you can buy this app once and never have to pay for it again. When you're on a budget, it's good to be able to knock a subscription off the list with single purchases. Empower is one of the bigger dogs in the personal finance space. It's on Google Play and iOS and both apps mirror each other in terms of functionality. This one works for personal finance, but it's more for keeping track of your entire net worth than it is for daily stuff. Thus, you get the day-to-day features like creating a budget and seeing your various expenditures over time. However, it adds in things like investment tracking so you can not only save money but also watch it grow. That's the big draw with Empower. You can do things like use the debt paydown tool to help relieve yourself of credit card debt while simultaneously keeping track of your retirement accounts to watch them grow. The idea is that Empower lets you view your entire financial life and not just one part of it. Thus, a lot of folks refer to Empower as a wealth tracker rather than a personal finance app. It does both, but it definitely skews to one side a little more than the other. Of course, the downside is that this can be overwhelming for folks who have never done that before. Additionally, younger folks may not have enough accounts to warrant such a powerhouse app and may be suited for something simpler. The app and all of its features are free so at least you don't have to worry about paying for it. EveryDollar is an up-and-comer that seems to hit the spot for both Google Play and iOS users. Unlike Empower, this one focuses almost entirely on the day-to-day aspects of maintaining your bank account and budget. The app lets you quickly create a budget based on your paycheck and various bills so that you can manage your money better. It also allows the user to set goals so that they gamify saving money and feel better about hitting those types of savings goals. While EveryDollar focuses a lot more on the everyday stuff, it does still have long-term finances in mind as well. Users can log in with their various financial accounts and view things like investments, retirement accounts, and other accounts set aside for the future. Those pair well with the budgeting features to help you prepare for long term financial success. Plus, with features like the hidden subscription finder, it can also help you save money by paying attention to your transactions and narrowing down where it's all going. Of course, all of those features come at a cost. EveryDollar has three subscription tiers which include Plus, Premium, and the Ramsay Plus. They range in price from $7.99 to $17.99 per month with the yearly costs ranging upwards of $129.99 per year with the Ramsay Plus tier. Thus, the app does price out some folks at the lower end of the financial spectrum, and that is arguably its biggest weakness. There is more than one way to skin a cat, as the saying goes. Before all of these fancy personal finance apps, a lot of people took to spreadsheets to create budgets and track their money. It's still a perfectly serviceable, low-cost option as long as you don't mind putting in the work. With a spreadsheet, you can balance your budget similarly to a checkbook, but it's all digital instead of physical. For this, Google Sheets is a good starting point. It's on Android and iOS , and it's free. There are a several benefits to using a spreadsheet. As Mint demonstrated, personal finance apps may come and go, but spreadsheets have been around since 1979. They are going nowhere so you'll never have to worry about finding an alternative. Plus, there is a wealth of information on making spreadsheets do cool things , which helps lessen the learning curve. The downside is that it's not as functional and automatic or intuitive as a personal finance app. You'll have to do a lot more manual work to balance your budget. Those looking for the more manual, lower-tech method can check out this tutorial from Experian as it's a great jumping off point for managing your finances. Google Sheets has a monthly budget template that helps make starting this method much easier. Plus, Google Drive gives you 15GB of storage for free, which translates to thousands of spreadsheets that are always backed up. Greenlight is a personal finance app directed at parents and kids. The general idea is that it's supposed to help teach kids how to deal with their finances with the helpful and watchful eye of their parents to guide them along the way. It's technically an online banking app, so you'll have to set up accounts and all of that, but it's not too difficult to use once you get the parts moving. Per the norm, it's on the App Store and Google Play . The benefit of this one is allowing parents and kids to manage a child's money together. Parents can set up direct transfers of money for things like chores or allowance, or add direct deposits for a teen's first job, all while being able to oversee things like transactions and expenditures to help guide them in spending their money wisely. Parents can also set spending limits, thus instituting a budget. They can also receive notifications when the kids spend money on their debit cards. It's a neat concept and something a little bit different in the personal finance app space. The only part that may cause strain is that it is a banking app mixed with a personal finance app, and that means switching banks for most folks. Since many of these features can be recreated at other banks, it may be worth checking to see if your bank has dedicated children or teen accounts that have similar features. Monarch ( Android , App Store ) made a big push when Mint went down, and users seem to enjoy it. It works similarly to Mint and other personal finance apps. You log in with various accounts, and from there, you can import your transaction history, balances, and other financial data. You can also create a budget, watch your investments grow, and manage your finances to save money. It's fairly straightforward all around and it does a good job of not getting in its own way. On top of the usual budget and transaction tracking, Monarch's big claim to fame is that it's an all-in-one solution. You can check your transaction history from every account, making it easier to track your purchases, subscriptions, and refunds. With that information, you can cancel old subscriptions and reduce your purchases to save money. The app has a direct interface that shows you information without a bunch of fluff. It can also keep track of things like loans, credit cards, and other debts to help you pay them down faster. Monarch does have a subscription that costs $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year. New users get a week to try Monarch before being asked to pay for anything, but there is no free version of this app. It's not an unreasonable amount for a subscription, but other personal finance apps do have free versions for people who don't want to add another paid subscription. NerdWallet is an excellent personal finance app on Android and iOS . It works by letting you log into your bank account and other accounts and then puts all of that information at your fingertips in a single app. NerdWallet's strongest feature is its user interface which is colorful and relatively easy to read. Once you get everything set up, it's just a matter of finding all of the information you need and using it to save you money. You can also log in with investment accounts to see your overall net worth in the form of investments, debts, and even your home value. You get the same general features such as a budget builder tool. There is also the standard access to your transactions and debt history so you can make better financial decisions. However, NerdWallet adds in more features like credit score monitoring and various tips and tricks by NerdWallet's staff on how to save additional money or spend your cash more intelligently. Thus, it works best as a resource for information. And its data displays are particularly helpful. There is a NerdWallet Plus subscription that costs $49.99 per year, which is less than most competitors. It adds some extra features like more advice and an insurance assistant tool, but most folks will be able to use the free version without issues. It also houses a lot of advertisements such as credit card offers that you'll probably want to ignore for the most part. Quicken Simplifi is arguably the most logical choice for a Mint replacement. Quicken has been around since the 1980s and has been in the personal finance software game all this time. However, Quicken Simplifi came out in 2020 on Android and iOS , so it's the latest effort from the personal finance giant. It works as you would expect. You get the usual stuff like connecting with your various accounts and tracking your money down to each individual transaction if you so choose. You can also add credit cards, investment accounts, and other things to keep track of your overall net worth. Since Quicken is a larger company, it also has integrations with other software. For example, you can use Zillow to track your home's value. Aside from that, you get the usual array of features like a budget builder, a savings goal tool, and even a retirement planner. These tools can be used in various ways, such as a vacation fund. There are a lot of tools, integrations, and information to work with allowing you to tackle your finances from a variety of angles. Of course, its biggest pro is also its biggest con. This is a large, bloated app and if you're not using all of the functions, you may be better served with something simpler. Quicken also has a subscription for Simplifi to the tune of $71.99 per year. That's not excessive but it's not the cheapest app either. Rocket Money is another big player in the personal finance space. The app is available on Google Play and the App Store , so you don't have to worry about what platform you own. Like most, you can import your financial data and get a bird's eye view of your finances and spending. You can then use that data to reduce your spending and save some money. In the grand scheme, it works like many other Mint alternatives, so it's not necessarily treading new ground. With that said, Rocket Money does do some things better than others. A few examples includes its subscription tool that automatically identifies subscriptions so you can cancel ones you don't want anymore. There is another tool that can help you negotiate better rates on your existing debts, letting you pay them off more quickly with less interest. Those kinds of features can really help, especially if you're in a lot of debt or have a lot of subscriptions. Rocket Money also lets you view your entire net worth from assets to investments and debts. Rocket Money has subscriptions that range from $6 to $12 per month depending on which tier you want. This subscription is required. All new users get a seven-day free trial to see if they like it, and then they'll have to pay to keep going. On the plus side, $6 per month is on the lower side of things but it's still an extra cost no matter how you shake it. YNAB, short for You Need A Budget, is an app that does what it says. It's available for both Android and iOS , which is good news because people seem to really like this one. This one does the basics as but manages to put all of the financial information you need in about as easy of a presentation as it gets. It shouldn't take too long to get everything set up and going. You also get the stuff you'd expect like a budget tool to help manage your finances more effectively. Perhaps the biggest benefit of YNAB is that it's built for families or households. That means you and your partner, roommate, or whatever can work out of the same account. That makes it much easier to manage multiple accounts from multiple people. You can even include your kids. Add in stuff like the loan planner tool, and it's a potent mixture of simple and effective. It does this with the aforementioned tools and omitting things like third-party credit card pitches, which is nice to see. All new accounts get a one-month free trial, which is much longer than the other subscription finance apps on the list. After that, you'll have to pay $14.99 per month or $109.00 per year to continue service. That's a little pricey but if you're in a multi-person household, YNAB quickly becomes one of the least expensive options per-person as each account only needs to be paid for once.The House Ethics Committee has just released its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz that includes an array of shocking findings, including that the Florida representative paid multiple women , including a 17-year-old girl, for sex, as well as purchased and used illegal drugs. The committee concluded that Gaetz violated multiple state laws related to sexual misconduct while in office, including the state’s statutory rape law. “The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” panel investigators wrote. While ethics reports have previously been released after a member’s resignation, it is extremely rare. Gaetz has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing, and on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to block the report’s release, saying it contains “untruthful and defamatory information” that would “significantly damage” his “standing and reputation in the community.” Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general citing 'distraction' to Trump transition House Ethics Committee made 'no agreement' on releasing Matt Gaetz report after meeting The release of the report comes after at least one Republican joined all five Democrats on the panel earlier this month in a secret vote to release the report about their former colleague despite initial opposition from GOP lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, to publishing findings about a former member of Congress, the Associated Press reported. Here are the five most shocking findings in the House report on Gaetz: The report states that between 2017-2020, Gaetz paid "tens of thousands of dollars" across at least 20 occasions to women that the committee determined "were likely in connection with sexual activity and/or drug use." The committee found that the sexual encounters were often organized by his friend Joel Greenberg, a former Seminole County tax collector who is serving an 11-year prison sentence for underage sex trafficking, and wire fraud. Greenberg, who cooperated with federal investigators, said he set up the rendezvous through the website SeekingArrangement.com “Mr. Greenberg told the Committee that Representative Gaetz was aware that the women they had sex with and paid had met Mr. Greenberg through the ‘sugar dating’ website,” the panel wrote. The report said Gaetz made payment to women using multiple platforms, including PayPal, Venmo and CashApp. The report states many of the women interviewed "were clear that there was a general expectation of sex" and text messages show Gaetz would ask the women "to bring drugs to their rendezvous". “Nearly every young woman that the Committee interviewed confirmed that she was paid for sex by, or on behalf of, Representative Gaetz,” the panel wrote. One woman "said that she brought cocaine to at least one event with Representative Gaetz and that she witnessed him taking cocaine or ecstasy on at least five occasions," the report reads. After Gaetz’s attempt to block the release of the report failed, he began posting excerpts of testimony from the women he was found to have paid for sex on social media. He highlighted that one woman said she never "charged" money, but was simply given money. “Giving funds to someone you are dating — that they didn’t ask for — and that isn’t ‘charged’ for sex is now prostitution?!?” he wrote in one post. “There is a reason they did this to me in a Christmas Eve-Eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind where I could present evidence and challenge witnesses.” One of the sexual encounters during that time period involved a 17-year-old girl, the committee said. The woman told the committee she had sex with Gaetz twice at a July 2017 party when she was 17. “The Committee received testimony that Victim A and Representative Gaetz had sex twice during the party, including at least once in the presence of other party attendees,” the committee wrote. “Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Representative Gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex. At the time, she had just completed her junior year of high school.” The then-17-year-old did not tell Gaetz she was a minor at the time, and he did not ask her age, the committee found. The committee did not receive any evidence Gaetz was aware of her age. The woman told congressional investigators she was under the influence of ecstasy at the party and that she recalled seeing Gaetz use cocaine at the party. Gaetz has denied having sex with a minor. “I NEVER had sexual contact with someone under 18,” the Florida Republican wrote on X last week. “Any claim that I have would be destroyed in court - which is why no such claim was ever made in court. The committee investigation also focused on September 2018 trip to the Bahamas, in which they say Gaetz violated the House Gift Rule, a set of rules for members of the House of Representatives regarding gifts, benefits, and hospitality The report said that for that trip Gaetz accepted gifts of transportation and lodging in excess of permissible amounts. Gaetz traveled to the Bahamas with two other men and six women. He flew to the Bahamas on a commercial airline but returned on a private plane, the committee found. “The attendees stated that this was a social trip — they sunbathed, chartered a boat, and went to dinners and to a casino as a group. Representative Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with at least four of the women on the trip,” the committee wrote. Committee investigators concluded that between 2017 to 2020, Gaetz “used or possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on multiple occasions.” “There is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz used cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana. At least two women saw Representative Gaetz using cocaine and ecstasy at different events,” the committee wrote. “Additionally, nearly every witness interviewed observed Representative Gaetz using marijuana.” The committee wrote that Gaetz appeared to set up a “pseudonymous e-mail account from his House office in the Capitol complex for the purpose of purchasing marijuana.” Gaetz denied using illicit drugs in written correspondence to the committee, the report said. He also categorically stated to the committee that the allegations he “may have engaged in sexual misconduct including violations of federal laws relating to sex trafficking and state laws relating to prostitution and statutory rape,” were “false” Gaetz also repeatedly denied having ever paid for sex, but when given the opportunity to put that assertion in writing Gaetz refused to respond, asserting that “asking about [his] sexual history as a single man with adult women is a bridge too far," according to the report. Gaetz did broadly address the allegation that he engaged in sexual activity with a minor in a Sept. 2024 letter to the Committee, writing: “Your correspondence of September 4 asks whether I have engaged in sexual activity with any individual under 18. The answer to this question is unequivocally NO. You can apply this response to every version of this question, in every forum.” The Committee said they found substantial evidence that Gaetz attempted to obstruct the Committee’s investigation into his wrongdoings by withholding relevant information, providing irrelevant documents in an overall effort to delay the investigation. "Representative Gaetz pointed to evidence that would “exonerate” him yet failed to produce any such materials," the report said. "Gaetz continuously sought to deflect, deter, or mislead the Committee in order to prevent his actions from being exposed." This was most notable in regards to the Committee’s specific requests regarding the Bahamas trip. The committee said Gaetz intentionally withheld information relating to his return trip via private plane. "Representative Gaetz clearly understood that he had acted contrary to House Rules by accepting private plane travel but chose to try to cover up his actions rather than comply with the Committee’s request," the report said. "Despite asserting he wanted an opportunity to address the allegations against him Gaetz declined to provide testimony voluntarily and did not appear when subpoenaed." The committee said that Gaetz was given ample time to review and produce documents requested at various points in the Committee’s investigation, but he chose to hand over documents that were largely irrelevant from time periods after most of the relevant conduct occurred. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.

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As with many people in Saskatchewan, Layne Matechuk has hockey in his blood. Growing up in Colonsay, the sport was a family affair which they all bonded over, having been coached by his father while his sister and mother watched and cheered proudly from the stands. Layne excelled in minor hockey and went on to play at some of the highest levels of hockey in Saskatchewan. He spent hours on the ice, perfecting his craft as a defenceman to one day fulfill his dream of playing in the NHL alongside his idol, Pittsburgh Penguins and NHL great Sidney Crosby. He grew bigger and stronger over the years, playing U15 AA in Humboldt and U18 AAA in Prince Albert. He even heard his name called at the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft, taken in the second round, 40th overall, by the Medicine Hat Tigers. Following a two-year stint with the Mintos in AAA, Layne returned to Humboldt for the 2017-18 season to play for the Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), where he netted five goals and three assists across 45 games in his rookie campaign. That year, the team finished the regular season fifth overall and after they defeated the Melfort Mustangs in the opening round of the playoffs, the Broncos faced off with the league leading Nipawin Hawks in the semifinals. However, while on their way to Game 5 in Nipawin, the unthinkable happened. The coach bus the team was travelling on collided with a semi-truck that ran a stop sign, resulting in 16 Broncos members losing their lives while 13 others, including Layne, suffered life-altering injuries. “I played hockey for 15 years,” Layne said. “Since the bus crash happened, I’m incapable of playing hockey anymore.” Layne was the final person found among the wreckage when first responders saw a foot move under a pile of debris. There, they found him lying face down under a portion of the bus roof. He suffered multiple serious facial fractures in the crash, along with a broken sternum, a double lung collapse, and a traumatic brain injury. He spent the next six months at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon relearning all the basics: walking, talking, eating and basic mobility. Nine months after the crash, Layne returned to the ice for the first time with his family watching, all while continuing his road to recovery at various hospitals and centres across the country over the next few years. After 9 months @LayneMatechuk returned to the rink to skate for the first time since the accident. Thank you Greg Slobosian for helping Layne. Could not be more proud of Layne! #Believe pic.twitter.com/iD8gADwvXa — Kevin🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@KevinMatechuk) January 8, 2019 Fast forward to today, eight years after the accident, and Layne is now giving back to the sport that he’s loved his entire life. This time, he’s standing behind the bench and passing on his knowledge of the game to young players coming up through the ranks with the hopes of one day returning to Humboldt again. “I want to become a Humboldt Broncos head coach in the future,” Layne said with a smile. Now residing in Emma Lake, Layne has spent this season helping out with the Prince Albert Timberjaks of the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL), an 11-team league at the junior B. level. “It’s been pretty good,” said Layne about his experience with the Timberjaks so far. “Since I can’t play hockey anymore, I’d love to be a coach and stay connected to hockey because I love hockey, so it’s good to get my foot in the door.” The coaching opportunity arose when Timberjaks head coach and general manager Steph Corfmat ran into some old friends at a charity golf tournament over the summer where they got to chatting. “Brian Munz with the Winnipeg Jets, he’s a buddy of mine and we were down at the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Golf Tournament and him and Laurie Strome approached me about maybe taking Layne on as a coach,” Corfmat explained. “He wanted to get back into the game and give back to what was good for him. We talked to his mom and dad, and he’s been coming out and helping us, and now he’s starting to come on the bench.” Since joining the club, Layne has been helping out both on and off the ice, skating during practices and giving his thoughts or some advice in the locker room between periods. Timberjaks president Ken Malenfant spoke about the kind of person Layne is, calling him a smart mind of the game and an inspiration to everyone. “He’s a great person, a pretty funny guy too once you get to meet him,” said Malenfant. “He’s still really passionate about hockey. He comes out whenever he’s available and shares his knowledge of being, what he calls himself, an undersized defenceman. He talks to the guys a little bit and he works with them, shares some tricks and some ways to cheat as a defenceman. It seems like he’s just excited to be back in the game and we’re ecstatic to have had him and the opportunity to get to know him.” “Someone said something the other day about, ‘Oh, that’s great you’re giving back by bringing in Layne’. Actually, it’s the other way around, I think Layne is giving back [to us]. I think he’s happy to be able to be back into what was so passionate to him for all those years being a hockey player. [Steph and I] are both SJHL alumni and we also have Kim Issel who’s an ex-pro and Raider alumni, we’re here to give back and Layne is no different from us, just trying to be a part of Saskatchewan’s pastime.” Corfmat, a former Humboldt Bronco himself, echoed Malenfant and recalled how impressed he was when he watched Layne play in AAA. “It’s great to have him around. He’s quiet but as he’s coming out more and more. He’s getting more vocal and comfortable, and he knows the game. He’ll point something out and he’s bang on, like he got hurt physically but mentally, he’s still got the hockey IQ. I remember him from when he played here for the Mintos and I thought, ‘You know, he’s a pretty good player’ and with him being kind of a local now, it was a no brainer for us to bring him on.” Layne has yet to travel on a bus since the crash and with a bus being the primary transportation to and from away games, Malenfant said the team isn’t putting any pressure on him to get back onto one. “Our goal is to get him on some road trips with us, but everything is up to him. It’s going to be a nervous time for him, like we ride the bus for all the road games. I was talking with his mom and dad, and they said it’ll be a big step for him. We’re going to support him and try to make him feel comfortable again when that time comes.” Talking about his dream of becoming a Broncos head coach, Layne said he’s been in contact with current Humboldt head coach Brayden Klimosko and joked at maybe teaming up with him down the line. “He was a coach there when I was [affiliated] up in Humboldt. He seems like a great guy. I talked to him about the future, maybe [I’ll] become Humboldt’s assistant coach.” Layne is also still in close contact with his former Bronco teammates, where they plan a reunion trip someplace every year. “Nobody else is going to become a coach I don’t think, but me and my old teammates keep in pretty good contact all year. Once a year at least we all get together, like last year we went to Edmonton and we had box seats to watch the Oilers play the Carolina Hurricanes. It was so much fun, like honestly, we are all a team, but it’s almost like they’re all my brothers.” He added the group is looking at heading back to Edmonton this year to take in another Oilers game in a box suite. The Humboldt Broncos had quite the day on Thursday. 💚💛 #HumboldtStrong pic.twitter.com/X9bU6dp8KA — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 7, 2018 Layne and the Broncos take in a Maple Leafs game in Toronto back in 2018. Entering the Christmas break, the Timberjaks are tied for fifth in the Bob Dybvig (North) Division standings donning a 7-16-3 (W-L-OTL) record. The team will return to action on Jan. 3 when they visit the Outback Thunder in Carrot River for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. — loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.comNorthern Illinois gets tricky to beat Fresno St., win Potato Bowl in 2OT