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Speaker(n.议长) Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked(v.攻击) by an man who broken into[break into 闯进（非法的)] the couple's San Francisco home.

Three San Francisco police officers responding(v.回应) to an emergency(n.紧急情况) call burst into(闯入，破门而入) 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.袭击者),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 (寻找)Speaker Pelosi, according to a person briefed(v.提供案情摘要) on the attack,and confronted(v.面对，对峙) the speaker's husband,Paul Pelosi,in the home shouting :"Where is Nancy?"Pelosi was in Washington,D.C.,with her protective detail(n.警卫队) at the time(在当时).The police said the suspect(n.嫌疑犯) would be charged(v.指控) with attempted homicide(n.故意杀人罪) and they were investigating[investigate(v.调查)] a possible motive(n.动机).

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.购买) of the social media company.He fired several top executives(n.主管，经理),including the C.E.O.,and the company removed(v.去掉，移开) its shares(n.股份) from the stock market(股票市场),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，继...而来) months of waffling(waffle v.优柔寡断，喋喋不休) and lawsuits(n.诉讼)----sets Twitter on an uncertain(adj.犹豫的，不确定的) course(n.进程).Some conservatives(/kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/n.保守派) and cryptocurrency(/ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/n.虚拟货币 ) enthusiasts(n.热衷者) were ebullient(adj.热情洋溢的) about the new owner's plans to roll back(反转，削弱) moderation(n.节制，缓和).Others,including many Twitter users,were less optimistic(adj.乐观的).