'SNL' Weekend Update covers CEO assassin and Hunter Biden's pardon

Bad week for CEOs.
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After a week of absolutely insane headlines, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che had no shortage of material to dig into.

Leading the charge was the massive social media frenzy over the shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thomas — and, more specifically, how some factions of the internet can’t stop thirsting over the alleged shooter, who many are calling "kinda hot."

Other topics tackled by the duo included President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s plea for confirmation (and his promise to quit drinking if approved), and how Sprint users should count their blessings as hacker group saltTyphoon targets every other cell carrier but them.

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Chance Townsend
Assistant Editor, General Assignments

Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and Mother Jones.

In his free time, he cooks, loves to sleep, and greatly enjoys Detroit sports. If you have any tips or want to talk shop about the Lions, you can reach out to him on Bluesky @offbrandchance.bsky.social or by email at [email protected].


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