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FBI advised ESPN star Pat McAfee to wear a bulletproof vest after ...

2026-10-27T23:55:17Z

FBI advised ESPN star Pat McAfee to wear a bulletproof vest after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

The FBI advised ESPN commentator Pat McAfee to begin wearing a bulletproof vest the week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last year, a source familiar with the situation told OutKick.
McAfee alluded to Kirk earlier this week while explaining why he did not feel safe filming "College GameDay" on the Utah Valley University campus.
"And then I thought to myself, has anything like really scary happened at like a college gathering in the state of Utah recently?" McAfee said Monday during his show. "Like, do we think we should be amplifying reasons for why people hate my guts as a university? I don’t know."
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Front Office Sports first reported the FBI’s advice to McAfee.
ESPN released a statement that it takes all threats seriously, adding, "We support Pat and recognize the very real and valid concerns he has around safety and security."
It is unclear what specifically caused McAfee to feel unsafe on campus. However, an official university account posted a viral video that students used to mock McAfee as "corny" for ripping his shirt off on campus during "College GameDay."
Kirk’s assassination in 2025 has raised concerns among polarizing media figures about their safety in public.
McAfee, arguably the biggest star in sports media, is frequently the target of hysteria and false accusations from internet users, especially after his interview with President Trump on ESPN earlier this year.
He appears weekly on ESPN’s "College GameDay," which airs live from a college campus.
McAfee did not respond to a text message from OutKick seeking comment on the FBI’s advice by the time of publication.
We will update this story if he provides an on-the-record statement.

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Country star Terri Clark says her band thinks she needs therapy ...

2026-10-27T23:21:51Z

Country star Terri Clark says her band thinks she needs therapy for her fishing addiction

Terri Clark has a problem. At least, that's what her band thinks.
The country music legend loves fishing so much that she's taken to practicing fishing knots on her tour bus. And apparently, her bandmates have some thoughts.
"My band is just like, 'You can get therapy for this. There's a problem,'" Clark joked during an exclusive interview with OutKick OutDoors.
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She blames Instagram. Every time she opens the app, the algorithm feeds her another video promising to teach her the strongest fishing knot known to mankind. Naturally, she has to try it.
But if Clark's fishing obsession requires professional intervention, she's about to find herself in excellent company.
On Sunday, the Grand Ole Opry member will participate in The Champions Celebrity Pro-Am on Old Hickory Lake near Nashville, where she'll share a boat with one of the world's top professional bass anglers.
The Pro-Am follows a three-day championship that brings together 60 of the sport's best anglers competing for a $3.25 million purse.
And Clark, who has spent years honing her skills on Lake Erie, can't wait to see how her own fishing knowledge stacks up.
"Everybody thinks I'm such a great fisherwoman," she said. "I'm like, they have no idea the level that these guys operate at. I mean, they're professionals. They make a living doing this."
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The difference, she explained, is that she has the luxury of knowing her home waters. Professional anglers, on the other hand, have to figure out unfamiliar lakes, study underwater topography and adapt to whatever conditions they encounter.
"I'm going to be taking a master class in bass fishing, which will be super fun."
Clark is particularly interested in learning more about fishing electronics. She owns a Humminbird MEGA Live 2 system but hasn't installed it on her boat because, as she put it, she doesn't want to spend all day staring at a camera.
Still, she recognizes how useful the technology can be. And if Sunday's fishing lesson happens to reveal a few productive spots on Old Hickory Lake, she certainly won't complain.
"I live in Nashville, so maybe I need to mark all the spots we go to so I can go back to them with my kayak later," she joked.
While Clark is looking forward to learning from the bass fishing pros, there's another fish occupying an awful lot of space in her brain these days.
A musky. Preferably one measuring more than 50 inches.
She recently returned from a fall fishing trip to Lake Erie, where she'd hoped to finally land one of the elusive predators. Unfortunately, Mother Nature wasn't particularly cooperative.
Strong easterly winds kept her off the water for much of the trip, while warmer-than-usual lake temperatures appeared to have delayed the muskies' typical fall movements.
But Clark isn't about to admit defeat: "I'm gonna get one though. I'm gonna get one."
She's even considering chasing muskies on Tennessee's Caney Fork River, closer to home.
In the meantime, she's got plenty of other fish to keep her busy.
Lake Erie's multi-species fishing is one of the things she loves most about the lake. On any given day, she might find herself catching bass, northern pike or walleye — sometimes on the same lure.
And she has some pretty impressive catches to her name.
In 2022, she landed a 16-pound northern pike, a fish so memorable that she had a replica made for her wall after releasing it.
But one of her favorite recent fishing memories belongs to somebody else.
Over the summer, Clark took comedian Kathleen Madigan out on Lake Erie, where Madigan landed her personal-best bass: a five-and-a-half-pounder.
"The fish was bigger than Kathleen," Clark laughed.
And watching her friend's excitement was every bit as satisfying as catching a giant fish herself.
"When they get something big and they get excited, it's just as exciting as if I caught it myself."
Conveniently enough, Madigan will also be competing in Sunday’s Pro-Am.
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For someone who describes fishing as a meditative experience, Clark has a pretty intense approach to it.
"I will dehydrate myself because I won't even stop casting long enough to take a drink of water," she admitted. "I'm so zoned in on it."
She's had pike launch themselves out of the water to grab a lure right beside her boat. She's cut her hands badly enough to need bandages while fishing. And she's developed enough knowledge of Lake Erie that she keeps several weather apps handy to make sure it's safe to head out.
Even when she's touring, the fishing bug follows her.
On days off, she'll hire a guide or find someone willing to take her out on a nearby lake. She generally avoids fishing on show days, though, because the possibility of a boat breakdown causing her to miss soundcheck isn't a risk she's willing to take.
But it's not just the thrill of landing a big fish that keeps her coming back.
"It's not just about catching fish. It's not just about fishing," she said. "It's about being surrounded by nature."
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After more than three decades in a career that involves bright lights, loud crowds and constant travel, Clark finds something entirely different on the water.
She described watching the sunrise over Lake Erie at 6:30 in the morning, with the water perfectly still, and being so overwhelmed by the beauty of the moment that she's been moved to tears.
"It's almost like you're part of nature's heartbeat at that time, and I don't know a better way of putting it."
That's also an experience she hopes more women and young girls will discover for themselves.
"I think that we need more female anglers out there," she said.
Her advice for beginners? Don't overcomplicate it. Find someone knowledgeable who can teach you, start with basic equipment and build your skills over time. And don't underestimate the humble wacky rig, which she says still catches bass as reliably as just about anything else.
As for Clark, she's still learning, still chasing bigger fish and still looking for the next excuse to get out on the water.
Her remaining bucket-list goals include headlining Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre and landing that 50-plus-inch musky.
And when asked about those two dreams, Clark made one thing very clear.
"Don't ask me though if I had to choose Red Rocks or the musky. Don't ask me which one."
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Suspected shark knocks fisherman off kayak a mile off California ...

2026-10-27T22:47:48Z

Suspected shark knocks fisherman off kayak a mile off California coast, forcing swim to shore

A California fisherman was forced to swim to shore after a suspected shark struck his kayak about a mile offshore, capsizing the vessel and leaving it too damaged to stay afloat, according to fire officials.
The fisherman was near Leffingwell Landing in Cambria around 9:30 a.m. Monday when something struck the underside of his kayak, throwing him into the water, the Cambria Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
He managed to climb back aboard and paddle toward shore, but punctures in the hull caused the kayak to fill with water, forcing him to swim the rest of the way.
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The fisherman reached shore without injuries, according to the department.
Firefighters responded after he reached land and launched a rescue boat to recover the damaged kayak, along with his fishing gear and personal belongings.
Dr. Chris Lowe of California State University, Long Beach's Shark Lab reviewed photographs of the damage and determined it was reasonable to suspect a shark was responsible, according to the fire department.
However, officials emphasized that shark involvement has not been definitively confirmed.
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The area has seen similar encounters before. In May 2012, a shark struck a fishing kayak near Leffingwell Landing, throwing fisherman Joey Nocchi into the water and damaging his vessel. Nocchi escaped without injuries, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife records and reports from the time.
Another fisherman, David Zamora, reported a similar encounter near Cambria in 2019, when a roughly 10-foot great white shark bit his kayak about two miles offshore from Leffingwell Landing, according to local news outlet KSBY. Zamora was thrown into the water but managed to climb back aboard before a nearby boater rescued him. He was not injured.
California has documented 233 shark incidents since 1950, including 36 involving kayaking or canoeing, according to Department of Fish and Wildlife figures updated in January 2026. The agency's records include encounters in which sharks make contact with kayaks, surfboards or other equipment, even when no injuries occur.
State wildlife officials say some white shark encounters may involve exploratory bites as the animals investigate unfamiliar objects in the water, including kayaks. Such behavior does not necessarily indicate that a shark was attempting to prey on a person.
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Following Monday's suspected encounter, the Cambria Fire Department urged ocean users to exercise additional caution, remain aware of their surroundings and avoid entering the water when sharks are visibly active.
The department also encouraged anyone facing an immediate threat or emergency to call 911.

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Escaped Tennessee killer's abandoned truck offers clues to ...

2026-10-27T22:14:31Z

Escaped Tennessee killer's abandoned truck offers clues to what he may do next: Retired FBI agent

A convicted killer’s abandoned truck could offer clues about his next move after he escaped a Tennessee prison and triggered a multi-state manhunt, a former FBI special agent told Fox News Digital.
Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday, although authorities have not disclosed the precise time of his escape. Staff at the prison noticed Morley was unaccounted for at around 11:30 p.m., and a review of surveillance footage subsequently revealed him crossing through the facility's perimeter fence.
Surveillance footage recorded Morley taking a pickup truck from the 400 block of Keystone Drive at around 1 a.m. Monday, a location roughly two miles south of the prison, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. The truck was found abandoned by law enforcement officials on early Tuesday morning in Marion, Illinois, but Morley wasn't located.
The manhunt has drawn assistance from multiple agencies, with an Illinois State Police spokeswoman telling Fox News Digital that the agency has "offered its assistance to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation." TBI separately confirmed that the U.S. Marshals Service is assisting in the search for Morley.
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Retired FBI special agent Jonathan Gilliam told Fox News Digital he thinks the abandoned truck offers clues to what Morley's next move might be.
"But when he got the truck, now they found that two and a half hours north, he is probably gonna lay low or he's gonna try to get another vehicle," Gilliam said.
"That vehicle in particular that he took is a work truck [that] just absolutely screamed work truck," he added, saying it "would have been easy to identify."
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Gilliam said if Morley managed to steal another truck that isn't as identifiable as the work truck, it could dramatically expand the search area.
"If he's in a vehicle that's nondescript and nobody reports it missing, he could go a very long ways without being caught," Gilliam said. "He could be halfway across the country."
Gilliam said Morley’s lack of money could ultimately limit how far he can travel, unless he obtains additional resources by committing another crime.
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Unless Morley is receiving outside help, something authorities have not indicated, Gilliam said his movements suggest he may simply be trying to put as much distance as possible between himself and the prison.
"I think the fact that this guy went north reduces his chance of familiar resources. So family resources are all east. He went north," Gilliam said. "If I had to just look at the totality of what I know right now at this point, I would think that the guy is probably more just trying to put distance between him and the prison."
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Morley is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he should be "considered dangerous," adding Morley is now on the state's most wanted list.
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In addition to the first-degree murder conviction, he was also found guilty of burglary, vandalism, tampering with evidence and evading arrest.
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Both federal and state law enforcement agencies are assisting in the search for Morley, officials said.
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Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of Cody Birchfield.
Birchfield disappeared in early February 2022 after he was last seen in Elizabethton, Tennessee. According to WJHL, investigators from the Carter County Sheriff's Office saw indications that a "violent crime" had occurred inside his house.
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On March 2, 2022, Morley was arrested after a police chase that went to the North Carolina state line. After the arrest, Birchfield's body was found underneath Morley's home.
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Morley's former girlfriend, Landree Sheperd, testified at Morley's trial and claimed that the defendant said at one point that "he f---ing killed him."
People with information about Morley's whereabouts are encouraged to contact 844-832-3463.

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Kylian Mbappé joins LeBron James, John Cena, other athletes in ...

2026-10-27T21:41:03Z

Kylian Mbappé joins LeBron James, John Cena, other athletes in bending the knee to China

Most athletes are willing to shut up and play ball when it comes to China. And those who don't often choose to apologize for it.
French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé is the latest example.
Mbappé apologized Tuesday after a video circulated showing him discussing a meme that superimposed his face over an image of Mao Zedong, the former vicious leader of China. Mbappé referred to Mao as a "dictator," a nod to his own nickname on the soccer field.
He's sorry for that.
"My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world," Mbappé wrote. "I apologize to everyone my words have upset. I have deep respect for the Chinese people and their history, and I am sincerely sorry."
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The apology came after several Chinese companies ended their relationships with Mbappé. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV also suspended La Liga coverage, prompting the league to issue its own apology.
"La Liga deeply regrets the offense caused by Kylian Mbappé’s recent comments among Chinese fans. These comments were made in a personal capacity and do not represent LALIGA. To the extent of our institutional responsibility, we apologize on behalf of LALIGA and all its clubs," the league said.
Athletes around the world brand themselves as courageous spokespeople for freedom, except when the subject is China.
There's no better example of this than American superstar LeBron James.
In 2018, James said he "won’t be silent on social issues" because he is "more than a basketball player." That statement apparently did not apply to China.
One year later, then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey posted an image on Twitter, now X, supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The image read, "Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong."
James responded by calling Morey "misinformed" and "not really educated" on the situation. He also warned other NBA players to consider the consequences of speaking out.
"And so many people could have been harmed, not only financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually," James said. "So just be careful what we tweet and say and we do. Even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too."
Warning sent.
James Harden, then a Rockets star, even apologized for Morey’s post. "We apologize. We love China. We love playing there," Harden said.
Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving, Stephen Curry and other NBA stars largely avoided criticizing China during the controversy, despite frequently denouncing the state of America.
John Cena, one of the most famous WWE stars of his generation, displayed similar obedience in 2021. While promoting Fast & Furious 9, Cena referred to Taiwan as a "country." Chinese officials objected because Beijing claims Taiwan is a territory of China.
Cena then uploaded a video apologizing to China, speaking in Mandarin.
Tennis player Taylor Townsend apologized to China last year after criticizing food served during the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen.
"What the hell?" Townsend said at one point about a dish featuring sea cucumbers. "This is crazy. I have never seen one of these up close, especially not to eat."
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After Chinese viewers criticized her comments, Townsend said, "There is no excuse. There are no words. I will be better. I truly apologize."
Notice that none of those apologies were warranted. The people of Hong Kong deserve freedom. Taiwan should be recognized as its own country. And some people will find unfamiliar food "crazy." More notably, Mao was a dictator, and a ruthless one comparable to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
Such apologies are cowardly. They underscore that these athletes are hardly courageous. They have proven that the lucrative Chinese market is worth their silence, and especially their apologies.
They have no problem shaming America because they can. There is no risk. When risk is involved, they bend the knee. They cower in fear of the Chinese Communist Party.
Kylian Mbappé is the latest.

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Judge who apologized to accused would-be Trump assassin lights up ...

2026-10-27T21:07:11Z

Judge who apologized to accused would-be Trump assassin lights up DOJ in Hunter Biden FBI case

U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui, who previously apologized to a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, rebuked the Justice Department on Tuesday over its attempt to bring new obstruction charges against two former FBI officials without first securing judicial approval.
Former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides were arrested last week after the Department of Justice accused the duo of misrepresenting their involvement in investigations concerning former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, in statements to Congress.
Hours before prosecutors were scheduled to defend their original allegations at a preliminary hearing, where the government must establish probable cause, the DOJ filed a superseding criminal complaint seeking to add new charges against the former officials. The new complaint sought to add felony obstruction allegations against the former officials while softening some of the language prosecutors had used to describe their involvement in the Hunter Biden investigations.
Faruqui sharply criticized the DOJ for filing an unsigned and unsworn criminal complaint in the middle of the night without first obtaining judicial approval.
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"I think they should have filed nothing," Faruqui said, according to reports from inside the courtroom. "They never had complaints filed on their record that are unsigned, waiting for a judge to make a probable cause finding. I think that it is inappropriate and harms the defendant. I'm frustrated that I got it in the middle of the night, but I'm much more concerned that it's filed on the public record."
"Why today on this one case have you changed the entire history of how you charge cases?" Faruqui asked the DOJ. "What is it? It appears that – it makes it look like the United States is afraid of me trying to find probable cause."
John Borchert, a prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., said it was the first time he had filed new charges against someone without going through judicial review.
Faruqui rejected the superseding complaint because prosecutors had not secured the required judicial authorization, allowing the preliminary hearing to proceed on the original allegations that Floris and Benavides lied to Congress. Floris’ lawyers argued that the changes in language between the two documents calls into question the factual basis of the DOJ’s case.
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In the superseding complaint, prosecutors described Benavides and Floris as having been "involved in" the Foreign Influence Task Force's work concerning Hunter Biden, a softer characterization than the original complaint's suggestion that they had been at the "center" of those activities. Floris, who was previously said to have been involved in "scores of conversations" related to Biden’s son, is now only accused of participating in "conversations."
In what may have been a reference to the recently unsealed charges against former FBI Director James Comey, Faruqui said that moving on a superseding complaint without a probable cause finding "would be like charging someone by information... but in a complaint context."
"If you want a superseding complaint, like every other case that’s happened in this district, we will have a judge make a probable cause finding," the judge said. "Not send me something in the middle of the night and expect that it gets done."
Faruqui has previously faced criticism from conservatives over his support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and positions on pretrial detention. He also drew backlash after apologizing to Cole Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, and criticizing the government's use of five-point restraints against him.
"To me, it’s extremely disturbing that he was put in five-point restraints, a person with no criminal history," the judge said about Allen at a hearing earlier this year. "It’s troubling. I never heard of one Jan. 6 defendant who was put in five-point restraints or in a safe cell. If the only way to keep him safe is the most punitive thing, that’s a problem."
The DOJ has also been questioned for charging via complaint rather than through a grand jury, a procedural shortcut usually reserved for imminent threats to public safety.
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Critics have questioned the timing of the charges, with midterm elections being just days away when news of the two former officials’ arrests broke.
Floris’ lawyers have similarly argued that the timing and content of the charges are meant to engineer publicity.
"What is going on at the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office? In the middle of the night, the government filed an unsigned and unsworn complaint attempting to fix the issues with their original charge against Ms. Floris and adding a new charge just as meritless as the first one," said Floris' legal team in a statement provided to CBS News.
"In our combined decades of DOJ service, we have never seen or even heard of something like this being filed," they went on. "That's because the public lodging of criminal charges must be authorized by the grand jury, a judge, or the defendant herself. Here, the government has taken that power for itself in a desperate attempt to delay our client's right to challenge the charges in court and litigate this case in the media, rather than the courtroom. We have asked to address this outrageous government conduct against a decorated public servant at today's court hearing."
Legal teams for Floris and Benavides, as well as the DOJ, did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

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Israelis vote in record numbers in first national election since ...

2026-10-27T20:34:21Z

Israelis vote in record numbers in first national election since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israelis turned out in exceptionally high numbers Tuesday for the country’s first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, with initial exit polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud emerging as the largest party but his governing coalition falling short of a parliamentary majority, potentially opening the door to a change in leadership.
The projections released by Israel’s three major television networks after polls closed at 10 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) showed Likud winning 25 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, compared with 23 seats for former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party in Channels 12 and 13 exit polls, and 21 seats according to Kan 11.
The projected parliamentary balance showed 50 seats for Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious bloc, 53 for the main opposition parties and 17 for Arab parties, leaving neither major bloc with the 61 seats generally needed to form a government.
Although Netanyahu’s party is projected to remain the largest in parliament, his political future is far from secure. The opposition parties, together with the Arab factions, would hold a combined 70 seats, although that does not mean they would necessarily agree to form a government together.
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The results set the stage for potentially weeks of coalition negotiations, with the possibility that Netanyahu could lose power despite Likud finishing first.
The results are preliminary projections, not an official vote count, and could change as ballots are tallied in the coming days.
The election followed an extraordinary day at polling stations across Israel, with long lines and voter participation reaching levels not seen in decades.
Israeli voter turnout surged to a historic high, with 55.7% of eligible voters casting their ballots by 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET), according to Israel's Central Elections Committee. The figure marked the highest turnout recorded at that hour since measurements began in 1973, underscoring the intensity of the country's national election.
The unusually high participation prompted election officials to streamline voting procedures and assure voters that anyone arriving at a polling station before the 10 p.m. deadline would be allowed to cast a ballot.
The vote was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's leadership following three years of war and continuing questions about responsibility for the security failures that allowed Hamas terrorists to kill approximately 1,200 people and abduct 251 others on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, campaigned on his record of confronting Iran and its regional proxies, highlighting Israel's military achievements and his relationship with President Donald Trump.His opponents accused him of failing to accept responsibility for the October 7 security failures and opposed his government's approach to investigating the failures that preceded the massacre.
Throughout the final hours of the campaign, Netanyahu, Eisenkot, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other party leaders mounted an intensive effort to mobilize supporters and win over undecided voters.
Netanyahu's Likud party prepared hundreds of targeted campaign videos and social media messages, making digital outreach a central part of its last-minute election strategy.
Eisenkot's campaign pushed supporters to rally behind Yashar as the leading alternative to Likud, while Bennett traveled between cities and engaged voters directly and through WhatsApp conversations.
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The campaign's closing hours also featured personal appeals, phone calls to undecided voters and aggressive turnout operations across the political spectrum.
The final days were particularly important because a relatively small share of voters remained undecided about which party to support.
A Times of Israel poll published five days before the election found that 87% of respondents had already made their final choice, while 2.4% remained undecided between the pro- and anti-Netanyahu political blocs.
Other surveys suggested a larger pool of undecided voters, although many were choosing between parties within the same political camp rather than switching sides.
That distinction could prove decisive in Israel's parliamentary system, where political parties need at least 3.25% of valid votes to enter the 120-seat Knesset.
Even a slight change in the vote share of smaller parties could shift several parliamentary seats and determine whether either camp has a realistic path to power.
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Despite the exit poll projections, the identity of Israel's next prime minister may remain uncertain for weeks.
Unlike in the United States, Israelis vote for political parties rather than directly electing their head of government.
The 120 seats in parliament are allocated proportionally, and parties must secure at least 3.25% of valid votes to win representation.
Once the final results are certified, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will consult with the newly elected political factions and select the lawmaker he believes has the strongest chance of forming a government.
That candidate will have 28 days to negotiate a governing coalition, with the possibility of a 14-day extension.
Official results are scheduled to be published by Nov. 4. Until a new government takes office, Netanyahu's outgoing government will remain in power.

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WNBA's bizarre national anthem controversy shows just how ...

2026-10-27T20:23:34Z

WNBA's bizarre national anthem controversy shows just how much the league needs Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark isn't quite the women's basketball equivalent of Tiger Woods, but there's a reason she's been compared to the 15-time major champion.
She brought millions of new eyeballs to a league that had long struggled for mainstream attention. She's also a marketing juggernaut, with endorsement deals from the likes of Nike, Gatorade and State Farm. But like Tiger in his prime, perhaps the greatest measure of Clark's star power is that when she's absent — the audience is, too.
Nothing illustrates that phenomenon better than the WNBA's national anthem controversy.
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All year long, players and coaches from the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries have been running off the court before the Star-Spangled Banner is played. Then, just after "the home of the brave" is sung, they return to the floor. Neither team has publicly explained why it follows this routine, nor have they said what the players and coaches do during those 90-some-odd seconds. But the wildest part of all this is that, until these WNBA Finals — nobody seemed to notice.
If an NFL or NBA team had engaged in a similar practice during the regular season, it would be one of the biggest sports stories — or even news stories — in the country. Pundits would be regularly weighing in on the matter, activists would be mobilizing, and a nationwide debate on the issue would ensue.
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But until now, it had barely even generated a whisper. Do you think that would be the case if the Fever left the court for the anthem?
The answer, of course, is "absolutely not." The actions of Clark and her teammates would be dissected every day. POTUS would probably comment, and some of those endorsement deals would be in jeopardy. But a Caitlin-free WNBA game simply doesn't matter to the majority of American sports fans. The scheduled start time for Game 6 speaks to that.
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Monday, it was announced that what could be the final WNBA game of the season will be played at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on a Thursday. The reasoning is that the Dream wanted a venue change — moving the game from Gateway Center Arena (capacity 3,500) to State Farm Arena (17,000). The problem is that the Hawks are scheduled to play that same day, meaning Game 6 will occur when most Americans are working or in school. Again, it's hard to believe that happens if Clark and the Fever were involved.
This national anthem mystery is one of the more bizarre sports stories I've ever seen. That players and coaches have repeatedly left the court without offering an explanation is strange enough. That it's taken this long for anyone to notice might be even stranger.
But this is what happens when the league's true needle-mover isn't on the court. Caitlin Clark has made the WNBA impossible to ignore. Without her, apparently, it's still remarkably easy.

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/wnba-bizarre-national-anthem-controversy-shows-how-much-league-needs-caitlin-clark

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Cheerios makes major change to cereal boxes after years of ...

2026-10-27T19:49:25Z

Cheerios makes major change to cereal boxes after years of consumer complaints

Cheerios is giving its familiar cereal box an upgrade that could put an end to rolled-up bags, cereal clips and stale O's.
The General Mills brand has teamed up with Ziploc to introduce Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal, a resealable bag inside a traditional cereal box.
The new packaging is designed to open only partially across the top, creating a pour spout that can then be resealed to help keep cereal fresh.
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The change comes after years of consumers asking for an easier way to close cereal bags, according to General Mills.
The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.
A December 2025 survey conducted by consumer insights platform Suzy revealed that 90% of cereal eaters take additional steps to preserve freshness after opening a box, including using clips, clothespins and cereal containers.
"Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal takes a small, everyday cereal frustration and finally gives consumers the simple solution they've been asking for," Emilie Knox, vice president and business unit director for Cheerios at General Mills, said in a statement.
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It's a frustration cereal fans have also aired on social media.
"Why don't cereal companies use Ziploc type bags?" one Reddit user asked in a 2024 post that received hundreds of upvotes.
Other users have questioned why resealable packaging has not become standard for cereal.
"They could of did this 30 years ago. People have been asking for ages," one Reddit user wrote earlier this year.
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"Cheerios just solved one of the biggest childhood problems," another person wrote on X after learning the news.
The new PantrySeal differs from a traditional Ziploc bag. Its zipper-style closure stops partway across the top of the bag, leaving an opening designed to make pouring easier and reduce spills.
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The packaging will initially be offered as an option for original Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios rather than replacing the traditional bags in all boxes.
Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal became available exclusively through Walmart beginning Oct. 27 and is expected to roll out to retailers nationwide in the coming months.

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175 Democrats demand Trump admin stop Ilhan Omar investigation, ...

2026-10-27T19:15:44Z

175 Democrats demand Trump admin stop Ilhan Omar investigation, warn it could hurt her re-election bid

Nearly 200 House Democrats are moving to shield Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from further investigation after federal investigators raided her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., led 175 members of the House Democratic Caucus in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd Blanche criticizing the probe into Omar's immigration history as a partisan attack and accusing them of trying to sway her bid for another term in Congress.
"Congresswoman Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in just one week. News of the search warrant, whether properly predicated or not, could affect voters’ decisions, which is exactly why federal law enforcement should not engage in such conduct when voters are casting their ballots. This type of interference strips Minnesotans of their right to a free and fair election guaranteed to them under the Constitution," the letter said.
The message ended: "We stand with Congresswoman Omar and condemn the weaponization of law enforcement against her. You have already disgraced the offices you hold, and we demand you refrain from taking any further actions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming election."
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Omar, D-Minn., is under federal investigation over allegations she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. If she was 17 when her father obtained citizenship, as previously thought, she would have automatically qualified along with him. If she was 18 or older, which federal officials now suspect, she would have had to make her own application.
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Her fellow House Democrats recounted the allegations in their letter, "Your probe into the congresswoman reportedly concerns her late father’s filing of immigration paperwork after she fled Somalia’s civil war at age eight, making her a U.S. citizen at age seventeen."
But they argued it does not justify "a pre-dawn raid on her home for paperwork her father filed when she was a minor."
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Federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant on Omar's home on Oct. 12, seizing multiple phones and notebooks among other items.
"This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable," Democrats' Monday letter said. "DOJ has long followed a policy not to take investigative steps relating to a candidate this close to an election if delaying the action will not jeopardize a criminal investigation, a policy which Attorney General Blanche has previously invoked as far back as nine months before an election."
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They argued the probe was "driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice."
Omar herself has dismissed the probe as a political hit job against one of Trump's loudest critics.
Others, however, like House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., have called for Omar to be jailed and deported if the accusations are proven true.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for comment.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/175-democrats-demand-trump-admin-stop-ilhan-omar-investigation-warn-could-hurt-her-re-election-bid

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Haitian national charged with murdering estranged wife outside ...

2026-10-27T18:41:53Z

Haitian national charged with murdering estranged wife outside Walmart after green card marriage goes awry

Haitian national Destino Jean Louis was charged with murder after he allegedly killed his wife outside a Pennsylvania Walmart store where she worked following the collapse of their marriage, according to court documents and a press release from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
U.S. Marshals arrested Jean Louis on Friday morning in Philadelphia on charges related to overstaying his visa, which he had originally obtained through a now-terminated relief program for Haitian nationals. The district attorney's office then charged him in connection with the murder while he was in federal custody, authorities said.
"At 9 AM on Friday, October 23rd, Destino Jean Louis, 23, was arrested by [U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia] on the 6600 block of N. 18th St for immigration violations. Louis, a Haitian national who overstayed his visa, was the prime suspect in the October 21st fatal shooting of a 45 year-old Walmart employee who had just left her shift," U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia wrote in a Monday post on X.
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Jean Louis' victim, identified by authorities as 45-year-old Latosha Ann Cooper, was his estranged wife whom he had married in March. Investigators told Fox29 that immigration officials had determined the marriage to be not legitimate and was only for immigration purposes.
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In July, Cooper withdrew her petition to sponsor Jean Louis' visa, according to documents reviewed by Fox29.
Jean Louis allegedly hid near a bush outside of the Walmart where Cooper worked, wearing a mask, and waited for her to end her night shift, according to Montgomery Country District Attorney Kevin Steele.
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"When Cooper left the store, he ran towards her and fatally shot her," according to court documents.
Court filings also revealed that Jean Louis, a former employee at the same Walmart who was terminated for immigration reasons, had previously physically assaulted Cooper and repeatedly contacted store staff to request Cooper's work schedule.
Prosecutors also determined from phone records that Jean Louis had taken multiple trips between his residence in Philadelphia and the Walmart location in Cheltenham in the weeks leading up to the shooting, the documents stated.
Jean Louis is being charged with murder in the first degree, murder in the third degree, illegal alien use of a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of an instrument with intent to commit a crime, according to court documents.
Fox News Digital contacted the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office for further information.
Jean Louis is being held without bail at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, per court documents.

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Serbia’s student movement topples Vucic’s party after 14 ...

2026-10-27T18:07:28Z

Serbia’s student movement topples Vucic’s party after 14 years, but political agenda remains unclear

Serbia’s longtime leader, President Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat Sunday to the student-led opposition in an election that sent shock waves throughout Europe and the Western Balkans.
"We do not have the final results yet, and many people will be surprised. Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we have lost these elections. The student-led protest list has won," Vucic said in an address to the nation Sunday night.
The Student List victory brings an end to 14 years of Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party rule, in what many are saying is the biggest political shake-up in the Balkans since the toppling of Yugoslav dictator Slobodan Milosevic in 2000.
Observers say the Student List party's policies remain vague, which has some worried about Serbia's future.
Ana Brnabic, vice president of the main Board of the Serbian Progressive Party, told Fox News Digital that, "The election victory of the Student List recalls similar electoral triumphs in other countries. The Student List represents a classical anti-establishment movement: it had neither a program nor a coherent political ideology. In an essentially anarchic fashion, it opposed everything, claiming to fight for justice and against corruption."
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She added, "After 14 years of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) rule, people may have wanted change. That is understandable and logical. But the grim consequences of this movement in power will soon become apparent."
Turnout reached 69 %, the highest this century, with more than 4.4 million people casting their ballots, according to Rasa Nedeljkov, head of the CRTA Election Observation Mission.
"This is by all means a historic victory and indeed a surprise to many. While it was clear from the beginning that the students will have an impressive result, very few expected a landslide," Helena Ivanov, associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.
The Election Observation Mission reported that the Student List won 52.45 % of the vote and is projected to hold 138 of 250 seats in the National Assembly, an absolute majority, allowing it to form a government on its own.
Vucic won 39.2 % and is projected to hold 103 seats.
Supporters celebrated throughout Belgrade and across Serbia as it became clear the Student List won by a larger margin that caught many experts and observers by surprise.
Many claimed they were concerned about the possibility of violence escalating as polls began to close. Almost two hours after polling stations closed, Vucic addressed the nation, confirming his defeat and announcing the peaceful transfer of power.
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"The path to an electoral victory with such a decisive margin will undoubtedly earn its own chapter in the handbooks on how to topple an autocrat. Two years of unprecedented grassroots mobilization, creative organization and impeccable campaigning kept the student list two steps ahead of the regime. Vučić was left playing catch-up, and all his attempts to co-opt, demoralize and fragment the movement failed," Sinisa Vukovic, director of the Global Policy Program at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, told Fox News Digital.
The CRTA Election Observation Mission reported that the campaign was marked by the abuse of state resources, pressure on candidates and voters, attempts to bring the media under total government control, and attacks on independent election observers.
Tens of thousands of Serbians volunteered to run and monitor polling stations across the country, and the vote was mostly peaceful.
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Student led protests marched in the streets for two years after the deaths of 16 people following the collapse of a railway station in the town of Novi Sad in November 2024. People had taken to the streets, demanding justice for those killed and accountability for anyone responsible for the disaster.
The momentum of nearly two years of street demonstrations culminated in a nationwide movement ready for change. The political novices were able to rally the nation behind a simple message against corruption and state capture.
Serbs across the country embraced the Student List, who are viewed as fresh faces in politics and are not tied to Serbia’s traditional political opposition, which is perceived as ineffective and corrupt by a lot of the voters.
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Milos Jevtic, a 48-year-old professor with the Faculty of Organizational Sciences at the University of Belgrade, was among the many Student List candidates who won a seat in parliament.
Jevtic told Fox News Digital that their victory came from the values that the students have stood for from the very beginning: expertise, professionalism, responsibility, solidarity and unity.
"What is particularly important is that the students have never compromised on these values and principles. Of course, widespread public dissatisfaction also played a major role, along with a lack of trust in both the current regime and the opposition parties," Jevtic explained.
Jevtic said he believes the priorities for the new Student List-run government should be economic stability, fighting corruption, establishing the rule of law and strengthening institutions, much of what carried the student-led protests since 2024.
"The ultimate goal is to build a system in which institutions function in the interests of all citizens," Jevtic said.
On foreign policy, there is an expectation that there will be a certain degree of continuity with the Vucic administration in international relations, including maintaining good relations with neighboring European countries and all major international partners.
But Brnabic warned that "Serbia has lost meaningful political pluralism. After 35 years of a multiparty system, the country is effectively left with one established political party, SNS, while the rest of the political scene is dominated by largely unknown movements without a clear ideology. This is catastrophic for any parliamentary democracy."
She added, "Secondly, nobody in Serbia knows where the country is heading. Are we firmly pro-EU? Will we maintain our ties with Russia? What about China? Will we continue to enhance our relations with the United States — which was a priority of Aleksandar Vucic? Will economic policy be more left-liberal or conservative? Are we heading towards a woke liberal society, or will we preserve our traditional Orthodox Christian values? There are no clear answers to any of these questions."
She concluded by noting, "We have also called for Parliament and all state institutions to be constituted as soon as possible, so that the country has functioning institutions on which people can rely. We will be a strong but constructive opposition. We call on the Student List’s representatives to end the intimidation and assume the responsibility entrusted to them by the voters."

https://www.foxnews.com/world/serbias-student-movement-topples-vucics-party-after-14-years-political-agenda-remains-unclear

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Former rival dodges full-throated El-Sayed endorsement after ...

2026-10-27T17:32:48Z

Former rival dodges full-throated El-Sayed endorsement after bitter Senate primary

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., repeatedly stopped short of saying she was "fully behind" Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed when pressed on national television Sunday, months after he narrowly defeated her in a bitter primary and just days before the midterm elections.
CNN's Dana Bash first pressed Stevens on why she has yet to campaign alongside El-Sayed despite endorsing him after the primary. Stevens responded by pointing to her work campaigning for Democratic House candidates across Michigan.
But when Bash later asked directly whether she was "still fully behind" El-Sayed, Stevens again stopped short of saying yes.
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"Look, I'm on the Democratic ticket," Stevens said. "I can't say that I agree with everything that's gone on."
Stevens instead highlighted her support for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and House candidates, but not El-Sayed.
Bash pointed out that she had not mentioned him.
"Well, look, I would just say you asked me if I'm still on the team," Stevens responded. "I'm on the team."
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The exchange underscores lingering tensions inside the Michigan Democratic coalition following a contentious Senate primary that exposed divisions over Israel, Iran and the direction of the party. Stevens' supporters included constituencies El-Sayed has been working to consolidate behind his campaign, particularly Black and Jewish voters, as he faces Republican Mike Rogers in the general election.
Stevens also suggested Sunday that El-Sayed has more work to do with some of the voters who backed her in the primary.
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When asked whether El-Sayed had done enough to reach her former supporters in Michigan's Black and Jewish communities, Stevens pointed specifically to outreach she had urged him to make to Black voters.
"I had said to, you know, the coordinated campaign, I'm like, hey, give a speech in the Black community, right?" Stevens said.
"But yeah, I mean that didn't happen," she added. "That speech hasn't happened."
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El-Sayed is facing former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the closely watched race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, with the Michigan seat central to the battle for control of the Senate.
The contest has emerged as a test of the Democratic Party's progressive wing, with El-Sayed campaigning on policies including Medicare-for-all and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel, while Rogers has sought to portray him as outside Michigan's political mainstream.

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Bike rental company Lime says people are not supposed to use ...

2026-10-27T17:00:25Z

Bike rental company Lime says people are not supposed to use their bikes for jousting

Lime, the popular bike rental company, had to make a statement that I guarantee no one on their public relations team ever thought they'd have to make: their bikes aren't for jousting.
No college PR program ever covers case studies on this topic.
However, the folks at Lime found themselves with no other options after a video of two fellas Lime bike jousting in front of a huge crowd in the United Kingdom went viral with millions of views.
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As you may have picked up from the clip, the idea is simple: it's just like ye old jousting... but on bikes usually rented by tourists and commuters.
It's not a terrible idea, and clearly there's an audience. It's like going to Medieval Times without having to eat mutton with your hands and listen to some theater kid try to maintain an English accent.
According to the BBC, the video was the brainchild of Jack Carden, who said that the video was performance art. Which, by the way, is an awesome defense any time you try to do something stupid.
"No, I wasn't being dumb or careless when I broke your window with the golf ball; I was trying to Dude Perfect over my garage and into a Solo cup in the driveway. It was performance art, and apparently you don't understand it."
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But performance art or not, Lime is not on board with it.
"We always love seeing Londoners come together and build a sense of community in unexpected ways," a Lime spokesperson said. "While we appreciate the medieval spirit, safety must always come first. Lime bikes are designed for getting around the city, not for jousting. We discourage anyone from attempting similar events to help keep riders and those around them safe."
Alright, so Lime has made their stance on rental bike jousting quite clear: they're not for it.
Even if it's probably pretty far down the list of the worst ways people use those bikes.
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I get it. There's no such thing as bad press, unless that press is "two maimed in Lime bike jousting incident."
But now the ball is in all other bike-rental companies' court.
Seems like a good chance to become the official rental bike of bike jousting.

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/bike-rental-company-lime-says-people-not-supposed-use-bikes-jousting

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Multi-state manhunt underway as murder victim's close friend ...

2026-10-27T15:37:58Z

Multi-state manhunt underway as murder victim's close friend fears escaped killer could strike again

The close friend of a Tennessee murder victim fears his convicted killer could strike again after escaping prison and triggering a multi-state manhunt.
Jacob Allen Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday, though officials have not said exactly when he got out. Prison staff discovered Morley was missing around 11:30 p.m., and a subsequent review of surveillance video showed him breaching the facility's perimeter fence.
Around 1 a.m. Monday, surveillance video captured Morley stealing a pickup truck from the 400 block of Keystone Drive, roughly two miles south of the prison, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The white 2008 Ford F-350, bearing Tennessee license plate 138BBQV, has "Lindamood Planting Company" marked on its side.
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Morley was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield three years earlier.
Diana Reid, one of Birchfield's close childhood friends, told Fox News Digital that she's concerned Morley may hurt more people now that he's on the run.
"He's already been convicted of taking an innocent life. I believe he's extremely dangerous and I'm genuinely concerned that someone else could end up hurt if he's not caught soon," Reid said. "I'm genuinely scared knowing that someone convicted of such a violent crime is out there, not knowing where he's headed. What he's capable of doing next is just frightening."
"He’s got absolutely nothing to lose at this point and someone could become a victim just so he can continue his path to wherever he’s headed," she said.
Reid said Birchfield was "such a kind soul" and "had the biggest heart."
"He was more than just a murder victim, that he was someone who was deeply loved. He had a whole life ahead of him and he was completely robbed of that when he was murdered," Reid said.
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As the manhunt for Morley expanded beyond Tennessee, the Missouri State Highway Patrol urged residents to remain alert and check their surveillance cameras for any sign of the escaped inmate.
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Morley is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he should be "considered dangerous," adding Morley is now on the state's most wanted list.
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In addition to the first-degree murder conviction, he was also found guilty of burglary, vandalism, tampering with evidence and evading arrest.
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Federal and state law enforcement is assisting to help find Morley, according to officials.
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Birchfield disappeared in early February 2022 after he was last seen in Elizabethton, Tennessee. According to WJHL, investigators from the Carter County Sheriff's Office saw indications that a "violent crime" had occurred inside his house.
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On March 2, 2022, Morley was arrested after a police chase that went to the North Carolina state line. After the arrest, Birchfield's body was found underneath Morley's home.
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Morley's former girlfriend, Landree Sheperd, testified at Morley's trial and claimed that the defendant said at one point that "he f---ing killed him."
People with information about Morley's whereabouts are encouraged to contact 844-832-3463.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/multi-state-manhunt-underway-murder-victim-close-friend-fears-escaped-killer-could-strike-again

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Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese ...

2026-10-27T15:05:44Z

Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese sponsors for laughing at meme of dictator Mao

Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe laughed at a meme involving Mao Zedong, the Chinese dictator who died a half-century ago, and is facing serious backlash in the form of losing Chinese sponsors and having his team's matches banned on television around the country.
During a recent interview on The Bridge, a French talk show hosted by Mbappe's Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni, the 27-year-old star reportedly said the meme "that makes me laugh the most, it's the one where there's a video of a guy, I think it's a Chinese dictator, they put my [face over it]." Mbappe smiled as the show cut to a meme of his face imposed on an image resembling Mao.
One of Mbappe's most popular nicknames is "The Dictator," given his prowess on the field and overall influence on the sport globally. Mao ruled China as a communist dictator from 1949 to 1976, with his regime resulting in tens of millions of deaths.
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Eastroc Beverage Group Co. and China Mengniu Dairy Co., two Chinese consumer brands that hired Mbappe, have both announced that they are cutting ties with Mbappe after their stocks took a hit, according to Bloomberg. Dongpeng, a drink company, stated it was cutting all ties with Mbappe as well.
Mbappe's official social media accounts on the Weibo and Xiaohongshu platforms have reportedly been frozen and marked with notices about violating regulations. State-run CCTV not only reportedly stopped airing Real Madrid matches in China, but also all La Liga matches, the top-flight league in Spain that features a total of 20 clubs.
Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, even weighed in with a stark statement about Mbappe's joke about a meme. "We have noted the relevant reports. Words and deeds that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with opposition from all sectors of Chinese society," Jian stated, per The Financial Times.
With fierce action being taken by communist China, both La Liga and Mbappe did not take long to succumb to the pressure and swiftly issued apologies.
On Tuesday, La Liga issued a statement explaining that it "deeply regrets the offense caused by Kylian Mbappé's recent comments among Chinese fans. These comments were made in a personal capacity and do not represent LALIGA. To the extent of our institutional responsibility, we apologize on behalf of LALIGA and all its clubs."
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Less than an hour later came Mbappe's apology, which he shared with his millions of followers across social media.
"During a recent interview, I reacted to an image of myself," the statement began. "My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world.
"I apologise to everyone my words have upset. This was absolutely not my intention. I have deep respect for the Chinese people and their history, and I am sincerely sorry."
If this situation feels familiar, it's because it is, as the NBA faced similar backlash in China years ago.
In 2019, then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey posted an image on Twitter, now X, showing support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The image read, "Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong."
The backlash in China was swift and fierce, to put it mildly. The Rockets had many of their Chinese sponsors suspend ties with the organization, CCTV stopped broadcasting NBA games for roughly a year and league commissioner Adam Silver faced calls from the Chinese government that Morey should be fired.
Despite the NBA reportedly losing hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of Morey's post, Silver defended Morey's right to free speech while understanding the social media post offended some Chinese fans, and certainly the country's leaders.
LeBron James, however, took a different approach. As a Nike athlete with substantial financial ties to China, James claimed that Morey was "misinformed" by the situation taking place with the protests.
"And so many people could have been harmed not only financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually. So just be careful what we tweet and say and we do, even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too," James said when initially asked about the situation.
One year after his social media post, Morey resigned as the Rockets' general manager before quickly taking over as the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. Morey was fired by the 76ers in May 2026, two months before James opted to sign with Philadelphia.

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Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white ...

2026-10-27T14:53:44Z

Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address

An Illinois man was charged with two felonies Monday after allegedly sending letters containing an unknown white powder substance to members of Congress, according to a criminal complaint.
Matthew G. Unglesbee was charged with false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications after four members of Congress received the letters, which were marked with his return address, according to the complaint.
Unglesbee told the FBI the substance in the letters was salt and that he mailed them as a joke, the complaint read.
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The FBI received a tip that Unglesbee had sent the letters on Oct. 16. The tipster had overheard Unglesbee at a restaurant saying he had mailed suspicious substances to members of Congress, the complaint stated.
The tipster allegedly provided authorities with Unglesbee’s full name, address and date of birth.
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Members of the FBI’s field office in Chicago responded to the offices of three members of Congress in the northern Illinois area after receiving the tip and a 911 call from one of the congressional offices.
"A staff member at Congressperson A's office, the first office to receive a letter, noticed that the letter felt like it contained a powder and the staffer could hear something inside the letter," the complaint read. This staff member called 911.
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The office had already been on high alert, having received a similar letter within the previous few weeks, according to the complaint.
All three letters contained "a white granular substance" and a handwritten letter which read "HA HA," the complaint stated.
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On Friday, FBI Chicago responded to the office of a fourth member of Congress, a senator in the Northern District of Illinois. The senator had also received an envelope with a white granular substance, also with a letter which also read, "HAH enjoy the gift".
All four letters were marked with Unglesbee’s name and return address, according to the complaint.
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FBI Task Force Officer Chris Hobbs, who wrote the criminal complaint, characterized the letters as a common intimidation tactic, pointing out that preliminary lab testing "did not detect the presence of chemical or biological toxins in the white granular substance."
The FBI interviewed Unglesbee at his home Saturday where he allegedly confessed to sending the letters, telling law enforcement that he heard someone in a restaurant talking about similar letters Congress members had received.
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He told the FBI he knew his powder would be perceived as potentially being anthrax and anticipated people responding with hazmat suits.
He also told the FBI that the powder was salt, claiming he used salt specifically because it looks like anthrax.
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"Unglesbee claimed he was joking but recognized that the recipients would not know he was joking and could perceive it as a threat," the complaint read.
The FBI searched Unglesbee's home and found a fifth letter marked with one of the congresspeople's Washington, D.C., office's address.
The FBI also determined that Unglesbee sent the letters on Oct. 19.
Fox News Digital contacted the FBI for further information.

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Rob Riggle says Hollywood work is disappearing from LA: ...

2026-10-27T14:18:21Z

Rob Riggle says Hollywood work is disappearing from LA: 'It's the exception now'

Rob Riggle said many people in the industry are leaving Los Angeles because the work has moved away.
The comedian, who stars in the upcoming holiday horror film "Christmas at the Kringles," told Fox News Digital that getting a job in the city is more the exception than the rule now.
"I think a lot has changed, the way things are done," he explained. "I used to be out here because I needed to be available to work here. A lot of the work isn't here anymore. I mean, a lot of it, the work is not here anymore. It's the exception now, if you get to work here. So that's one reason."
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Riggle said that actors don’t even need to be in L.A. to audition anymore.
"They don't even do that anymore. Like you don't get to go in anymore," he said. "You have to put yourself on tape standing in front of a white, opaque wall in your garage, trying to make a selfie video, reading with your neighbor, you know, or whoever's in the house, you know? It's terrible. It's just a terrible way to do business. And for whatever reason, that's what we get after COVID. So that's the new paradigm and it sucks."
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The "Stepbrothers" actor added that "obviously there's economic reasons to move out."
The 56-year-old told Fox News Digital he would love to move back to his native Kansas City.
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"I would love to make that happen," he admitted. "I don't know when that's going to happen. I've got some things here in California that need tending to, and maybe when I get to a place, once those things are tended to, I can make that move and, get back to, where — I've got a lot of family and friends back there. That was where I grew up and stuff. So it'd be nice if I could make it happen."
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Riggle is promoting his new holiday horror-comedy "Christmas at the Kringles," which was actually shot in Los Angeles.
In the movie, Riggle plays a character named "Drunk Santa."
"So, I knew there was going to be a lot of fun right then just seeing that," he joked. "I was like, ‘Oh this is going to be fun. And then the story, the fact that we're mixing so many genres, comedy, horror, holiday — all kind of thrown into one thing and that I think makes it wildly entertaining all the way through. And then the cast and the director, the producers, like the whole team, I just thought, ‘My gosh, if nothing else, I'm going to have the best time ever, and that matters to me."
The cast also includes Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Beverly D'Angelo and Donald Faison.
Riggle said his family has their Christmas locked down.
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"We don’t do chaos," he said after being asked about the holidays. "We are pretty good, I gotta say. We hunker down, you know, we get in early and we stay late and we do our shopping in advance. And I'm talking about food even. Like, we get that bunker thing going, so we don't have to go out if we don't want to."
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The former Marine noted that he’s spent past Christmases in some "unusual" places like Afghanistan.
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"It was very early in that conflict," he said. "It was Christmas of 2001, and it was still a very dangerous place. And I remember looking out at the stars. It was a beautiful night. It was very cold, but it was clear, and you could see all the stars and it was very nice."
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"The Hangover" actor said he "happened to be with some British special forces people that they're allowed to have a little rum ration. We are not. And so, they were gracious enough to give us a little holiday spirit, which was nice. And so we all celebrated together, and it was a unique moment."
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The Marines, he said, taught him how to be a leader.
"Perseverance, I think, is the key," he said. "Discipline and consistency, discipline, perseverance, those simple things. Just those two things really, perseverance and discipline and you'll win. If you just stay at it you'll accomplish what you set out to accomplish, but it's going to take those two things and those two things aren't easy. That's the trick. Those two things are not easy, but if you do them you'll get the results."
"Christmas at the Kringles" opens in theaters on Oct. 30.

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Zach Bryan dominates top albums and top country albums charts ...

2026-10-27T13:41:03Z

Zach Bryan dominates top albums and top country albums charts with 'Young Manhood' EP release

Zach Bryan's new music is already absolutely shredding the charts.
The incredibly popular country music singer released "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" on Oct. 16 after significant hype and speculation.
The eight-track EP is a true music roller coaster covering a variety of different topics and themes, including economic hardship and relationships.
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Pretty much everything Bryan releases blows up, and "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" is no different.
The new EP from the "Something in the Orange" singer is absolutely destroying the competition on the charts.
As of publication, the EP is number one on Apple Music's top country music albums chart and number one on Apple Music's overall top albums.
The rankings on Billboard are very similar. "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" holds the number one spot on Billboard's top country albums and is number two for all albums.
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The eight tracks on the EP are listed below:
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His collaborations with Lana Del Rey and the Turnpike Troubadours appear to have gained the most attention, especially the former. A country music star crossing over with the "Summertime Sadness" singer isn't something I had on my 2026 bingo card.
Have you already listened to "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs"? Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

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New Hampshire journalist says he was blocked from covering Kamala ...

2026-10-27T13:09:13Z

New Hampshire journalist says he was blocked from covering Kamala Harris political event

A New Hampshire journalist said he was denied entry to an event Saturday featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris.
"The reception that I've gotten at past Democrat events from activists, from staff has mostly been positive… which is what makes this situation so disappointing," New Hampshire Journal reporter Leonard Robinson told Fox News Digital in an interview Monday.
Robinson wrote on X Saturday, "@NHDems often make access hard for NHJournal. I've been physically blocked by their operatives, they've hidden locations of their events from NHJournal. Nothing compares to Harris's visit."
Harris was on the campaign stump in the Granite State for Democratic New Hampshire Senate candidate Chris Pappas.
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Robinson said he RSVPed to an event hosted by Reproductive Freedom for All (RFA) by filling out a form sent to him by the Pappas campaign after being shut out of another Harris event hosted by the campaign itself due to spatial constraints, according to an email obtained by Fox News Digital.
When he arrived to check in, Robinson said a representative of RFA told him he wasn't on the registration list and said the event was at full capacity. Robinson said another journalist who was not on the list was later allowed inside. He also said he saw a Pappas campaign staffer gesture "no" to the RFA representative from a distance.
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Robinson told Fox News Digital he had attended other Pappas campaign events featuring prominent Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia.
"Why are [New Hampshire Democrats] afraid for her to talk to me? I think that's the real question that's gotta be answered here," Robinson said.
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Robinson, whose outlet New Hampshire Journal is the state's only right-of-center publication, has had cordial in-person interactions with Pappas staff in the past but expressed frustration at the lack of cooperation from New Hampshire Democrats broadly in sharing its event calendar and being more welcoming to the outlet.
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley criticized New Hampshire Journal, calling the outlet "a partisan right wing site created to smear Democrats" and saying it "has rarely, if ever, received credentials to any Democratic or progressive event" in response to Robinson's X thread.
NH Journal managing editor Michael Graham stood by Robinson, telling Fox News Digital, "This is a rare occasion for them to literally force Leonard out of, or one of us out of the event. And given Vice President Kamala Harris and her potential hopes to make history, it was really unfortunate that they would keep [out] a reporter from an award-winning member of the New Hampshire Press Association."
It is unclear whether a miscommunication error among the Democratic organizers was behind the incident. Neither representatives for Harris nor the New Hampshire Democratic Party responded to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Pappas campaign declined to comment.
Harris has taken part in several campaigns for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections. Her appearances also come as she weighs a potential 2028 presidential bid.

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Restaurants draw the line on substitutions as diners push menu ...

2026-10-27T12:33:38Z

Restaurants draw the line on substitutions as diners push menu limits

Making substitutions at restaurants has become commonplace, but some chefs and restaurant owners are pushing back against requests they say can disrupt kitchen operations and take away from the intended dining experience.
The growing debate has also raised questions about restaurant etiquette, with experts warning that excessive modifications can cross the line from reasonable requests into entitlement.
Lom Wong, a Thai restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, recently took a stance against substitutions after seeing an increase in modification requests following its recognition in the 2026 Michelin Guide Southwest.
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Restaurant industry veteran Robert Mahon and national etiquette expert Diane Gottsman told Fox News Digital that while some substitutions are reasonable, excessive requests can create challenges for restaurants and their staff.
In a post on Instagram, Lom Wong reminded diners that the restaurant serves "village Thai food" and does not follow traditional European-style coursing methods.
"We'll take your whole order at once. Your dishes will come out when they're ready," the post said.
The restaurant also asked guests not to expect it to "change or conform to someone else's idea of what an award-winning restaurant should be."
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"We also don't make substitutions simply to make a dish more familiar," the post said. "These recipes were shared with us by our families or by the communities we work with. We respect those recipes and the people who entrusted them to us."
The post drew largely supportive reactions, with some commenters praising the restaurant for standing by its approach.
"The customer is NOT always right. When you come into someone else's house, you show respect and manners," one Instagram user wrote, noting that this includes eating what's on the menu.
Not everyone agreed, however.
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"Sounds good in general but no one wants their dessert before their meal or starter after their entree, and it's crazy to say you can't decide you're hungry for more after initially ordering," one commenter wrote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Lom Wong for comment.
Excessive substitutions can also undermine the flavors chefs intended diners to experience, Mahon said.
Chefs "create these dishes on the menu with all these different amazing flavors so the customer can experience them all at once," Mahon, director of operations for the New York-based Mahon Hospitality Group, told Fox News Digital.
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"However, once you start modifying, the true authentic flavor that was originally meant to be for the dish is not there anymore," he added.
"At the end of the day, we're trying to do what's best for the customer and please them to a certain degree," Mahon said.
Sometimes, however, it's simply not feasible to accommodate every substitution request while running a restaurant at full capacity and providing the best service possible, Mahon said.
Allergies and dietary restrictions are taken seriously and accommodated to the best of a restaurant's ability, Mahon said, but unnecessary modifications can lead to longer wait times, especially if everyone at a table makes changes to their orders.
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Excessive substitution requests can also cross the line into poor dining etiquette.
"If it's something minor like asking to remove the tomatoes on top of the piece of protein, for example, easy enough. But when you are completely changing up the order, that comes across as entitlement," Gottsman, founder of the Protocol School of Texas, told Fox News Digital.
If a dish is "something that you really dislike, you should keep your opinions to yourself because it's offensive," she said, adding that, "if it's on their menu, it means that they think that it's important."
For diners with allergies or dietary restrictions, Gottsman said the key is "asking politely, doing it respectfully and not overburdening the wait staff or the chef."

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Jalen Hurts' blood clot case will 'put the league on ...

2026-10-27T11:58:10Z

Jalen Hurts' blood clot case will 'put the league on alert' going forward, famed agent Leigh Steinberg says

Legendary NFL agent Leigh Steinberg weighed in on the handling of Jalen Hurts' recent blood clot situation, and predicted the impact it may have on the league and quarterback agents moving forward.
Steinberg said he would have contacted team doctors and sought answers if a quarterback he represented faced a similar situation. He predicted Hurts’ case would put the league on alert, while repeatedly emphasizing that medical experts must determine whether the Eagles handled his care appropriately.
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"The words ‘blood clot’ would set off an alarm bell in my head," he told OutKick.
"I would have certainly been in touch with the Philadelphia medical staff, with the Eagles medical staff, and asked questions because blood clot is a red flag."
Hurts is expected to miss the remainder of the season after further testing revealed deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli — blood clots affecting both lungs. The NFL and NFL Players Association announced Oct. 25 that they were working together to review the matter, following the union’s demand for an investigation.
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For Steinberg, the situation illustrates why an agent’s responsibilities must extend beyond negotiating contracts.
"This just highlights the active role that every agent has to play in safeguarding the health both short term and long term," he said.
"It’s where you have to put football aside for a moment," he added, "and the pressures of a season."
Steinberg also expressed confidence in Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn, and said his description of how he would respond should not be interpreted as an accusation that she failed her client.
"I believe that his agent was diligent," he said. "I know his agent, she’s excellent."
The scrutiny centers on Hurts being cleared to play against Jacksonville in London on Oct. 11 after an ultrasound identified a superficial clot in his left calf.
According to the Eagles, Hurts first sought treatment Oct. 8, telling medical personnel he had been cleated during the Oct. 4 game against the Rams. He practiced fully before traveling to London, where the ultrasound was performed Oct. 10. The team said its medical staff and London doctors determined that activity and mobility were important and that he could safely play.
After Hurts returned to Philadelphia, a follow-up ultrasound Oct. 14 revealed movement in the clot, the Eagles said. He was subsequently placed on injured reserve Oct. 17.
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"Should he have played in London?" Steinberg asked. "That’s an open question."
He stressed that the later diagnosis alone does not establish that the earlier medical decisions were wrong.
"This is a medical question which can only be analyzed by experts in the field of blood clot diagnosis," he said.
Steinberg said he knows Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman and believes they are committed to player health. He raised the possibility that Hurts’ condition continued developing despite appropriate attention, and said he knew of no evidence establishing that the diagnosis should have been handled differently.
The NFL has defended the care Hurts received.
"I have complete confidence in the Eagles’ medical staff and their handling of this situation," NFL medical chief Allen Sills said.
The NFLPA, however, called for a full investigation before conclusions are reached. Front Office Sports reported Oct. 25 that the league and union were discussing the investigation’s process and details, citing a source who said it had not formally launched.
Hurts’ diagnosis is serious, but the Eagles and Lynn have described him as clinically stable, with no significant functional limitations, and said they expect a full recovery without long-term effects. His treatment involves blood thinners, and he cannot participate in contact activities while taking them. Their statement said he could remain around the team and continue conditioning.
Superficial vein thrombosis affects veins near the skin’s surface and is generally less dangerous than deep vein thrombosis. A deep-vein clot can break off and travel to the lungs, causing a potentially life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The distinction matters when assessing what doctors knew at each stage of Hurts’ care.
Steinberg expects the case to encourage greater caution across football.
"The progression of this from a marginal health problem to a potential life-threatening problem is going to put the league on alert," he said.
Asked whether other agents were discussing the situation, he stopped short of identifying specific conversations.
"I think they should be," he said.
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Steinberg connected that responsibility to his work on concussions and brain health, including his foundation and medical conferences. His foundation focuses on understanding, preventing and treating concussions, traumatic brain injuries and related conditions.
He said he came to view protecting players’ immediate and future health as a fiduciary responsibility.
The football consequences are substantial, too. Steinberg argued that the importance of franchise quarterbacks, combined with their enormous contracts, leaves teams particularly vulnerable when a starter is lost.
Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million extension in 2023. Philadelphia has turned to Tanner McKee, its sixth-round selection out of Stanford in 2023.
Steinberg described the transition from an experienced, Super Bowl-winning quarterback to McKee as a "precipitous drop off in talent." He also raised the possibility that another quarterback injury could force Philadelphia further down its depth chart.
"It alters the balance of power in football," Steinberg said. "And it’s a big setback for the Eagles."
His larger concern, however, was what happens beyond the season.
"The issue here is long-term health," he said. "The issue is safeguarding him from dire consequences."

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Meghan Markle's acting comeback suffers major blow as Netflix ...

2026-10-27T11:25:58Z

Meghan Markle's acting comeback suffers major blow as Netflix 'safety net' disappears: expert

Meghan Markle is no longer in talks to join "The Gentlemen," with friends alleging she was "used to help promote" the Netflix series.
Royal experts told Fox News Digital that the Duchess of Sussex's "safety net" with Netflix "is gone" as uncertainty surrounding her relationship with the streaming service threatens to derail her acting comeback before it even gets off the ground.
"Harry and Meghan's champion inside Netflix, Bela Bajaria, has recently left the streaming service," British broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. "The previous safety net is gone. Unfortunately for Meghan, she may want to jump straight into a top acting role, but there is far more stacked against it happening."
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Variety reported Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company. According to the outlet, around 1,000 employees were laid off.
Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company.
"What I find most revealing is that Meghan's camp now appears comfortable publicly criticizing Netflix," Kinsey Schofield, host of "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital.
"This was one of their most important commercial partners. You don't typically throw a company under the bus when you're counting on them to finance your next big project. To me, this is the clearest indication yet that their relationship with Netflix has effectively come to an end."
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The Duchess of Sussex was reportedly under consideration for a role in the third season of Guy Ritchie's Netflix drama following her move back to the U.K. with Prince Harry. However, sources close to Meghan have accused Netflix of leaking news of her potential involvement to boost publicity for the show.
"Some people in her camp feel she was used to help promote Season 2, because they knew it wasn't as good as the first season and had already commissioned a third," one source told The Telegraph.
"It's the oldest marketing trick in the book: get a big name to read a script, then leak that you're 'in conversation' with them when, in reality, nothing is particularly far along. The whole thing left a bit of a sour taste in the Sussex camp's mouth. Needless to say, Netflix got what it wanted: huge viewing figures for Season 2 and a lot of publicity."
Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell and Netflix for comment.
Schofield told Fox News Digital she wouldn't be surprised if Meghan's relationship with Netflix had soured.
"Netflix has already withdrawn from its investment in As Ever," Schofield said. "Meghan herself credited Bajaria with recognizing the television potential in her homemade gifts. She told the TIME100 Summit that 'With Love, Meghan,' her lifestyle show, was Bajaria's idea."
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"Now, after Bajaria's departure, we're hearing accusations that Netflix exploited Meghan for publicity," Schofield said. "Does that sound like a relationship with a promising future? I suspect Meghan's camp feels comfortable criticizing Netflix because there's nothing left to protect."
A source close to Netflix has pushed back on the accusations, telling The Times, "This is not a show in need of stunt casting."
A Netflix consultant who worked closely with Bajaria told The Times that Meghan and Harry's relationship with the streaming service has been called into question.
"Effectively, their biggest champion has gone, and they are uncertain about who will be shouting for their cause in the future," the source said. "Teams at the company were well aware of how she was fiercely loyal to the couple and determined to prove they were a successful signing, even when the response from viewers was different."
"The Gentlemen," which is set in the U.K., was renewed for a third season in August. Deadline previously reported that talks about Meghan joining the cast were in the "very early stages," while The Hollywood Reporter reported that the role "is currently being written, so it's unclear how many episodes she would appear in."
British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that Meghan "did nothing to thwart all the speculation" sooner, noting that Netflix also did not issue a statement to address the casting rumors.
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"They benefited from the additional coverage even if, as they claim, it wasn't needed," Fordwich said. "Such a high-profile show would have been a high-profile win for Meghan."
In March 2026, Netflix and Meghan announced the end of their partnership involving her lifestyle brand, As Ever, with the Duchess of Sussex moving forward independently. As Ever launched in 2025, about a month after the premiere of "With Love, Meghan." The show released two seasons and a holiday special in 2025. Reports in January 2026 indicated that it would not return for a third season.
Harry and Meghan first partnered with Netflix in 2020 under a deal reportedly worth $100 million. Their projects included the 2022 series "Harry & Meghan" and "Live to Lead," 2023's "Heart of Invictus" and 2024's "Polo." Although reports in July 2025 suggested the original agreement would not be renewed, Netflix announced a new multiyear, first-look deal with Archewell Productions in August 2025.
According to The Times, Netflix previously scrapped an animated project from the couple, while little has been reported about their planned film adaptations of the war memoir "No Way Out" and the romance novels "Meet Me at the Lake" and "The Wedding Date."
It is unclear whether Netflix will pick up a potential documentary about Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, ahead of the 30th anniversary of her death in 2027. People magazine reported that Harry is exploring projects, but no documentary has been finalized or confirmed.
"'The Gentlemen' is an established Guy Ritchie production with its own audience," Schofield said. "The suggestion that Netflix needed Meghan to rescue its viewing figures is quite a claim from someone whose own lifestyle series struggled to become a mainstream hit."
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"Meghan's royal connections might get her into the room, but they don't guarantee her a successful acting career. At some point, the work has to speak for itself."
Before marrying Harry in 2018, Meghan played Rachel Zane in "Suits" for seven seasons. In 2022, Meghan told Variety that she was "done" with acting. She has since filmed a cameo in the upcoming film "Close Personal Friends," which stars Lily Collins and Jack Quaid.
Sources told People magazine that Meghan and Harry have been discussing her return to acting "for some time." The outlet reported that Meghan is "excited" about returning to the profession and is exploring opportunities.
"Meghan Markle has repeatedly told us she was finished with acting," Schofield said. "During her 2017 engagement interview, she said she'd 'ticked this box.' Now, after six years in Hollywood and several attempts to reinvent herself, she's now reportedly entertaining a return to the profession she so confidently walked away from. Sure, a role in an established Guy Ritchie production would have given her an opportunity to change the conversation about her professional accomplishments. But I also think the timing of the story is revealing."
"Harry and Meghan had just returned to Britain, a move that could easily be interpreted as an acknowledgment that their Hollywood ambitions hadn't worked out," Schofield said. "Suddenly, we're hearing about Meghan's potential acting comeback. The Sussexes seem determined to turn every bit of publicity into a much larger PR strategy. The problem is that their PR ambitions continue to outpace their professional accomplishments."
Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner believes Meghan's desire to return to acting, whether in Hollywood or the U.K., is genuine.
"The role which brought her to fame in ‘Suits’ proves she is an actress of quality," he said. "If she wanted to return to acting, which I believe is still a passion, then she could bring great credit to any production."
Bajaria's departure amid layoffs at Netflix raises further questions about the future of Harry and Meghan's projects with the streaming service.
"I suspect Harry and Meghan recognized that their Hollywood experiment wasn't delivering the success they expected," Schofield said. "Their return to Britain gives them something Los Angeles can't offer — proximity to the monarchy."

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Speaker Johnson predicts Democrats' far-left shift will ...

2026-10-27T10:51:16Z

Speaker Johnson predicts Democrats' far-left shift will ‘juice enthusiasm’ for GOP in midterms

With the midterm elections just a week away, House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that GOP voter enthusiasm should not be underestimated, and the Democratic Party’s increasingly left-wing agenda will drive Americans toward Republicans, despite polls showing Democrats with a national advantage.
"If these Democrats took control of Congress, it would be crazier than the Obama years and the Biden-Harris years, because they've taken a far lurch to the left," he said on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday. "And people see that, and I think it's going to juice enthusiasm for our side."
Johnson decried the policy stances of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which several prominent midterm congressional candidates have affiliated themselves with. He warned that their proposals to abolish borders and prisons and defund police departments would be dangerous for the country.
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"This is not our father's Democrat Party," the speaker said. "This group is taking a far turn to the left. You see it by their all-star candidates they're promoting around the country."
Johnson characterized the 2026 midterms as a "contrast election," saying voters face a choice between "common sense" and "crazy."
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"Truly, everybody has to ask themselves the simple question: Which set of policies is better for my family, my aging parents, my children? You have to vote Republican," he said.
"You would be turning the keys over to a group of angry Democrats, who are going to go after retribution of President Trump and his administration. They're going to open those borders wide. They're gonna try to repeal the working families tax cut and all that we've done in the economy."
Johnson’s comments come as polls show Democrats leading Republicans this midterm election cycle. A new Reuters Ipsos poll found that registered voters favored Democrats over Republicans by 47% to 36%.
The House leader argued that polls are misrepresentative and underestimate Republican enthusiasm. He claimed that Republican voters have become increasingly unwilling to participate in polls and surveys because of distrust.
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"The polls are grossly underestimating Republican enthusiasm around the country," he told Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
Johnson, who said he will visit 21 states over the next week, said his abundant travel across the nation ahead of Nov. 3 reinforced his confidence in Republican turnout.
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"We've been from coast to coast, and I'm telling you, the polling is inaccurate," he said.
Johnson warned that a Democratic takeover of Congress would bring prolonged political turmoil to Capitol Hill.
"It will be chaos every day for two years in the next Congress. You have to keep Republicans in charge, and every single vote is going to count," he said.

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GREGG JARRETT: In a tortured defense of Ilhan Omar, the New York ...

2026-10-27T10:16:06Z

GREGG JARRETT: In a tortured defense of Ilhan Omar, the New York Times reaches for its darkest Trump analogy

Here we go again. Trump is behaving just like Hitler.
On Friday, the New York Times published an editorial with the provocative headline "Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression."
The editorial was a defense of Minn. Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is under investigation for potential immigration fraud and more.
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The Hitler defense of Rep. Omar was conjured by the Editorial Board of The New York Times. Insofar as name-calling goes, it’s lame.
It is also an unmistakable deflection. It’s the kind of stuff kids do in the schoolyard when caught cheating in kickball. But some kids never grow up. Perhaps they just move on to a fancier playground called The New York Times.
The Trump-Hitler comparison is a tired cudgel that the Times loves to trot out periodically to remind its readers that the current occupant of the Oval Office is evil. But in the newspaper’s Friday editorial, it deployed the insult in a remarkably disconnected way.
The editors argue that since tyrants in history —Hitler included— used "revocation of a political opponent’s citizenship" as a "tool of authoritarian repression" that must be what President Donald Trump is doing to Omar.
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Never mind those pesky things called the law and its enforcement thereof. In fact, the Times disregards the code of federal statutes entirely, tossing them out as utterly irrelevant or meaningless.
In their conceit, the editors openly confess that they are little acquainted with the known facts or evidence. "We do not pretend to know whether the allegations have merit," they write while adding, "They are not the main issue."
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Really? Are potential crimes like false statements, fraud, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice of no consequence? Immaterial? Try explaining that to the roughly 6-thousand federal prosecutors who spend their professional careers upholding those types of laws.
What the Times is really arguing —but doesn’t have the courage to admit— is that a Democratic member of Congress should be entitled to get away with suspected crimes because a particular person they despise is president.
Of course, this ignores that the original incarnation of the Omar investigation began under the presidency of Joe Biden. Again, just another pesky detail destined to be overlooked.
Instead, the Editorial Board traduces Trump for his "affront to free speech, the rule of law and American ideals." It doesn’t get more syrupy than that. And demonstrably wrong.
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Let’s take free speech as an example. It is not —and never has been— a defense against false statements or fraud in immigration matters. Period.
Even more obvious is how the Times editors managed to mangle "the rule of law." It is a cherished principle that dates back to the Magna Carta in 1215. It means that all people are subject to the same rules and receive equal treatment in the legal system.
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But apparently the Times believes that Omar is above the law while Trump is not. That’s quite the reversal.
You may recall that during the criminal investigations of Trump, the same newspaper published numerous opinion pieces and editorials that explicitly invoked the maxim that "no one is above the law." Indeed, those very words were heralded in the titles of editorials.
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Predictably, the Times accuses Trump of trying to "silence a critic," conveniently omitting how Biden’s Department of Justice targeted his opponent with indictments.
But the real kicker is how the newspaper sobs that "no naturalized citizen will be safe." That is a clever artifice. Naturalized citizens have nothing to fear if they told the truth during the application process. But those who did not are subject to the rule of law.
Congress passed a statute 120 years ago revoking citizenship in cases of fraud or false statements. Elected lawmakers did that, not Trump. But how dare the president abide by his constitutional duty to enforce the law! Or so the New York Times would have you believe.
The government, regardless of who is in charge, has an obligation to investigate the possibility of criminal wrongdoing whenever evidence of it arises. In our national ideal, Lady Justice is blind. It should never matter whether there is a letter "R" or "D" after an individual’s name.
Someone should tell the New York Times.
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Omar flatly denies that she did anything wrong or violated any laws. But it cannot be missed that it was a Democrat judge in Washington, D.C. who authorized the search of her home based on sufficient evidence that probable cause existed.
The evidence seized and the accompanying warrant raise serious questions. Is Omar the person she purports to be? Was her citizenship obtained through false statements or fraud? Was there a cover-up? And did she engage in a sham marriage to her brother?
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Omar did herself no favors in a recent interview when she responded to the latter question by stating, "Not to my knowledge." That cautious and qualified reply only compounded suspicion. Was it feigned ignorance? Plausible deniability? Or was it a technical or legalistic phrase to avoid lying while hiding the truth?
Journalists at The New York Times have done extensive reporting on the Ilhan Omar case. But the Editorial Board seems more interested in blaming Trump than examining the facts.
So, what will those same editors do if it turns out that the congresswoman committed citizenship fraud? Will they offer a sincere mea culpa or apology for prejudging the investigation and denouncing Trump? Not likely.
They will still compare him to Hitler. Because that’s the playground on which they operate.
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Obama cozies up to Dem Party's socialist wing as former ...

2026-10-27T09:43:58Z

Obama cozies up to Dem Party's socialist wing as former president makes surprising midterm moves

Former President Barack Obama is increasingly throwing his political weight behind socialist and socialist-aligned Democrats as the party's left wing gains ground ahead of the midterm elections.
Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have scored several notable primary victories this year, adding to signs of the left wing's growing influence in Democratic politics ahead of November's midterms. While Obama is not backing every socialist candidate, his recent endorsements and campaign appearances show he is willing to bring some of the party’s most progressive figures into the Democratic coalition.
"President Obama remains the most popular figure in Democratic politics and a kingmaker whose support candidates actively seek," Democratic strategist Kevin Walling told Fox News Digital of the president who left office nearly a decade ago. "He understands that a Democrat who can win in New York City and a Democrat who can win in Michigan and Ohio have different politics, and the ability to bring those people into the same coalition is exactly what makes him so valuable."
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Obama's embrace of the party's progressive wing was on display Saturday in Michigan, where he campaigned alongside Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, while also lending his support to Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon in a campaign video.
While El-Sayed does not identify as a democratic socialist or a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he has embraced progressive policies, including Medicare for All, that have become central to the party's left wing.
During the Michigan rally, Obama invoked healthcare to defend Democrats against accusations that the party has moved too far to the left.
"What is so radical about wanting everybody to have health care?" Obama asked, as he promoted El-Sayed’s pledge to expand access to affordable coverage.
Obama’s comments prompted critics to revisit his own Obamacare-era promises and question the affordability of health care under his signature law. One X commenter sarcastically asked, "I thought someone fixed health care. What happened?" Another responded, "Who’s going to tell him?"
Obama praised Nixon for championing a $15 minimum wage and opposing Republican-backed congressional redistricting maps, calling her a leader "willing to stand up again and again for what’s right" who would make "an outstanding U.S. Senator."
Nixon, a DSA member, is campaigning on Medicare for All, universal child care, rent protections and higher taxes on billionaires.
The former president has also campaigned with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, whom Republicans have branded a democratic socialist. Talarico has emphasized economic populism, universal health care, stronger unions and campaign-finance restrictions, but does not identify as a socialist.
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Obama’s outreach comes amid a series of primary victories by democratic socialists and other left-wing challengers this year. In Colorado, Melat Kiros defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, while Donavan McKinney ousted Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan. Socialist-backed candidates also won congressional primaries in New York, building on Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 mayoral victory.
Obama's support for the party's socialist left is not new. The former president endorsed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her 2018 congressional race and former Rep. Jamaal Bowman in 2020, both of whom received backing from the Democratic Socialists of America.
Obama’s public praise of figures tied to communist movements also extends beyond his current campaign allies.
He has repeatedly celebrated Nelson Mandela, who had documented ties to South Africa’s Communist Party, and wrote warmly in "Dreams from My Father" about Frank Marshall Davis, a former Communist Party USA figure who served as a mentor during Obama’s youth.
Obama also reached out to Mamdani during his 2025 campaign for New York City mayor, praising the democratic socialist's campaign and offering to serve as a sounding board without formally endorsing his candidacy.
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Democratic strategist Mally Smith defended Obama’s campaign activity, arguing that his support reflects an effort to build a broad coalition rather than a wholesale endorsement of every progressive policy.
"President Obama is, by far, the most popular politician in America. He is traveling around the country supporting Democrats from across the party," Smith told Fox News Digital. "He understands we need a big-tent coalition, and that is why he is helping Democrats as diverse as Josh Turek in Iowa to El-Sayed in Michigan."
"The Republicans have no equivalent when it comes to Obama’s broad appeal across the electorate," Smith said. "They are stuck with Trump, who is on a red-state desperation tour because he can’t step foot in any swing state since at-risk Republicans don’t want to be anywhere near him."
At a campaign rally in Kansas, President Trump called Obama "a rotten president," while dismissing his planned appearance with El-Sayed.
"I love Michigan. I don’t believe that Michigan values are gonna allow this guy to get in. He’s an arrogant guy. But Barack Hussein Obama is going up there to help him campaign," said Trump.
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Walling said Obama’s strength comes from his ability to support candidates with different political profiles while keeping them under the same Democratic umbrella.
"The former president doesn’t ask which wing of the party a nominee comes from. He asks whether they can win, and he’s helping Democrats build a party broad enough to compete to do just that," Walling said.
Obama’s return to the campaign trail comes as Democrats debate whether the party can turn the energy of its socialist and progressive movements into a national coalition — and whether candidates backed by the party’s left can win beyond deep-blue cities and districts.
Fox News Digital reached out to Obama's office for comment but did not immediately receive a reply.

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Brandi Krause tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of ...

2026-10-27T09:09:48Z

Brandi Krause tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong'

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective. Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports.
This consistent intolerance and hatred was on full display recently at a women's soccer match in Portland. A group of around 20 women wearing XX-XY shirts to a Portland Thorns game at Providence Park were allegedly harassed by a number of anti-reality fans nearby, including verbal and physical aggression. The "kind and tolerant" left, as always.
You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct. But a women's soccer organization in Portland, Oregon, is predictably about as far from sanity as it's possible to be. Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match.
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The least surprising outcome imaginable, even if it is absurd and offensive.
One of the women involved, Brandi Kruse, joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to tell her side of the story. Kruse explained that she never received an explanation from security or from the organization as to why she and the group were forced to leave. Typical.
Ingrahm asked if stadium officials or security told her why she was removed, to which she answered, "None. It's been three days ... you hear me in the video demand that security tell me, when they say 'you need to leave,' and I say, 'we didn't do anything wrong.' And she says, 'you know what you did?' And I said, 'I have no idea what I did.'"
Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will. But we have not gotten an explanation so far."
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Ingraham brought up that the Thorns' statement on the incident was to say that they are "committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone," which is obviously the opposite of how that situation was handled. The Thorns also claimed that "security and enforcement decisions are managed locally," and that they are reviewing those actions to ensure that their policies were "applied appropriately and consistently."
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Kruse said "It's a complicated matter to determine kind of fault because the stadium itself, Providence Park is owned by the city of Portland, but it's operated by Peregrine Sports. And then, of course, you have the Thorns. And so we don't know who ultimately made the call to say, 'remove the people with the XX-XY shirts and leave all the individuals around them who were assaulting them, hitting them with flags, dumping beer on them.'"
Importantly, she added, it wasn't just the attendees wearing XX-XY shirts who were confronted. OutKick's Matt Calkins, who was covering the game, was "assaulted by the mob," Kruse explained. "His press pass was ripped from his chest by a security guard."
Ingraham then followed up about how security mishandled the situation, acting as police officers though they didn't have the authority to do so. Kruse said the guard confirmed she was not a police officer, then added that regardless of how it was handled, the treatment from the "pro-trans" crowd was unacceptable.
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"You know, all they had to do is not react to our t-shirts, be functioning adults in the United States of America. And understand that sometimes you'll be confronted by ideas you don't agree with. And the answer to that is not violence."
Brilliant, and entirely accurate. The XX-XY group had a simple banner, the kind that are frequently displayed at soccer stadiums across the country. They wore t-shirts that simply had scientific, biological chromosomes on it. For this entirely reasonable behavior, they were assaulted and abused, then forcibly removed by security. Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview. No matter how delusional and disconnected from sanity that worldview might be. We've seen it in the WNBA, we've seen it here ... and it's going to continue because the people who run these organizations and institutions support it.
Good for Kruse for not letting them get away with it, and good for the Department of Justice for stepping in to investigate too.

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Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning ...

2026-10-27T08:34:18Z

Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms: What to know

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Campaign banners bearing the faces of Israel's political leaders cover buildings and roadsides, while in homes, coffee shops and family gatherings, the same question dominates conversations: Will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain in power?
With Israelis heading to the polls Tuesday, the country is bracing for a closely contested election that could end in another political deadlock. But this vote is unlike any other in Israel's recent history.
For many Israelis, the election has become a referendum on accountability for the failures that allowed Hamas terrorists to carry out the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre — the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
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Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for decades, has resisted calls to accept personal responsibility for the security failures and establish an independent state commission of inquiry. His government instead sought a politically appointed investigation, a proposal fiercely opposed by many bereaved families.
Yet Israel's divisions began long before Oct. 7.
In the months preceding the attacks, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul, which critics argued would undermine the country's democracy. The confrontation spilled into the military, where reservists threatened to suspend volunteer service, raising alarms about Israel's preparedness. Some critics have argued that the turmoil projected weakness to the country's enemies, although the extent to which it influenced Hamas's decision to attack remains disputed.
Three years after the massacre, those divisions have only deepened, transforming Tuesday's vote into something intensely personal. Political allegiances have strained friendships and divided families, with much of the national debate reduced to a single question: Are you for Netanyahu, widely known as "Bibi," or against him?
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For some families who lost loved ones on Oct. 7, the answer is painfully clear.
Shir Shai, whose brother Yaron Shai, an Israeli soldier, was killed battling Hamas terrorists that day, delivered a stark message to those considering another vote for Netanyahu.
"If you nevertheless decide to vote again for the man who brought disaster upon us and his accomplices, I have one personal request: Don't come here anymore," Shai said over her brother's grave in his memorial ceremony on October 7
"You still have 20 days to be part of the process of putting things right. But if you choose to perpetuate the failure rather than honor the fallen, it would be better if you stayed home next year," she added.
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Yet other bereaved families have reached the opposite conclusion, crediting Netanyahu with standing firm through years of war on multiple fronts and arguing that Israel's military and intelligence establishment bears the principal responsibility for failing to anticipate the Hamas assault.
The deeply polarized atmosphere has been intensified by an increasingly bitter campaign. Just two days before the election, Netanyahu shared an AI-generated image depicting a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv, warning of the existential threat posed by Iran if the country elects a leader unable to confront Tehran.
Concerns now extend beyond the election results themselves. Israeli police are preparing for possible unrest after the polls close, while experts have warned about the potential for disputes over the legitimacy of the results — including an extreme scenario resembling the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
With the opposition united in its ambition to replace Netanyahu but divided over how to govern afterward, neither political bloc is assured of a parliamentary majority and the final outcome could take weeks to determine.
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Israelis will vote Tuesday, Oct. 27, with most polling stations opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 10 p.m. local time.
Election Day is a national holiday in Israel, giving voters the opportunity to cast their ballots. Some smaller communities and special polling locations operate on different schedules.
Eligible voters must be Israeli citizens at least 18 years old and generally vote at their assigned polling station. Most Israelis living abroad cannot vote remotely, although exceptions apply to certain official representatives overseas.
Israel has a parliamentary system in which voters select a political party rather than an individual candidate for prime minister.
The country's parliament, known as the Knesset, has 120 seats, distributed through a system of nationwide proportional representation.
Each party submits a ranked list of candidates, and the number of seats it receives depends on its share of the national vote.
To enter parliament, a party must win at least 3.25% of the valid votes. Parties falling below that threshold receive no seats, potentially changing the balance between rival political blocs.
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Israel's major television networks are expected to release exit polls immediately after voting ends at 10 p.m. Tuesday (4 p.m. EST).
Those projections will provide the first indication of how many seats each party may win and whether Netanyahu or his rivals appear better positioned to assemble a coalition.
But exit polls are not official results, and even small differences in the final vote could determine whether parties cross the electoral threshold.
Actual vote counts will emerge as ballots are counted, with preliminary results developing after polls close and over the following days.
Israel's Central Elections Committee has scheduled the publication of official results for Wednesday, Nov. 4 , eight days after the election.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, leads the conservative right-wing Likud party and is seeking to extend his record tenure as Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
His main challenger is Gadi Eisenkot, 66, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces who leads the centrist Yashar party and has positioned himself as an alternative to Netanyahu's leadership.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, 54, is also seeking a political comeback, running on a joint ticket with former Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Other significant political figures include former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Democrats leader Yair Golan, and Netanyahu's right-wing populist allies Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
Arab political parties, including Ra'am and the Joint List, could also play a crucial role in determining the final parliamentary balance.
The key number in Israeli politics is 61 — a majority of the 120-seat Knesset.
No single Israeli party has ever won enough seats to control parliament alone, meaning parties generally need to form coalitions with other political factions.
This means the party that wins the most seats does not automatically get to lead the government.
Instead, the decisive question is which political leader can secure enough parliamentary support to govern.
Once the official results are published, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will consult representatives of the newly elected parliamentary factions.
Within seven days, the president must assign a member of the Knesset the task of forming a government.
The president generally selects the politician considered most likely to assemble a governing coalition, who is not necessarily the leader of the largest party.
That candidate initially has 28 days to reach agreements with other parties, with the possibility of an extension of up to 14 additional days.
The proposed government must then win a confidence vote in the Knesset before taking office.
If the first candidate fails, the president can ask another lawmaker to attempt to form a government, giving that person 28 days without an extension.
If that effort also fails, a majority of 61 lawmakers can request that another candidate be given 14 days to try.
If no government emerges, Israel could face another national election.
Coalition negotiations can take weeks or months. According to the Israel Democracy Institute, the process of forming an Israeli government has historically taken between 20 and 100 days.
Until a new government is sworn in, the outgoing government remains in office.
Tuesday's vote is the first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza and raised profound questions about Israel's security leadership.
Beyond Netanyahu's political future, the next government will face decisions over Israel's national security, the future of Gaza, military conscription, relations with the United States and the country's regional diplomatic relationships.
With pre-election polling showing no clear path to a parliamentary majority for either major political bloc, the contest could remain unresolved long after Tuesday's votes are counted.

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Feds crack down on stolen car pipeline to Mexican cartels as 13 ...

2026-10-27T08:01:56Z

Feds crack down on stolen car pipeline to Mexican cartels as 13 charged in border scheme

A cross-border pipeline of stolen vehicles allegedly supplied Mexican cartels with cars and trucks to support their criminal operations, federal authorities say, with 13 people now facing charges in the scheme.
The vehicles were stolen from private owners and major rental car companies before being driven through El Paso, Texas, and across the border into Mexico, where they were allegedly used to support the cartels’ daily operations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Authorities have recovered 29 vehicles worth an estimated $1.14 million as part of the investigation, dubbed Operation Southbound Takedown, prosecutors said.
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Ryan G. McRae, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso, said the stolen vehicles reveal a pattern of criminal activity extending beyond auto theft.
"These are not isolated property crimes," McRae said. "The stolen vehicles related to Operation Southbound Takedown demonstrate an alarming pattern and are used to support the day-to-day operations of dangerous criminal organizations."
Photos released by prosecutors showed a damaged white SUV recovered in Mexico, as well as an armored black SUV and an armored pickup truck.
Federal agents and prosecutors began investigating in the spring after identifying a pattern of stolen vehicles being transported to individuals allegedly connected to criminal organizations in Mexico, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
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U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons warned people considering transporting stolen vehicles into Mexico that cartels are exploiting individuals looking to make a "quick buck" to further their criminal operations.
Those operations, he said, include "human smuggling, extortion, drug trafficking, and even murder."
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"You are now on notice," Simmons said. "If you provide support to these cartels, many of which have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations, by transporting stolen vehicles out of this country and into Mexico, we will find you, and we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."
Of the 13 people charged, 11 are U.S. citizens and two are Mexican citizens, prosecutors said. One of the Mexican citizens has a lawful permanent resident card, while the other has a border crossing card.
Two of the Americans, Kimberly Aguilar and Marty Gerardo Jr., are in state custody. The other 11 people were federally indicted and arrested between July 22 and Oct. 19, according to prosecutors.
All 13 are charged with interstate transportation of stolen property and face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. The charges are allegations, and each person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and other federal, state and local agencies working through the Homeland Security Task Force.
McRae said authorities worked with private-sector partners to disrupt the alleged vehicle theft and transportation network as part of an investigation spanning the United States and Mexico.
"This work is ongoing; we’re not stopping here," he said.
FBI El Paso acting Special Agent in Charge Coult W. Markovsky also had a warning for people helping cartels.
"To individuals assisting the cartels, Justice will find you!" he said.

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Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of ...

2026-10-27T07:27:51Z

Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong'

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective. Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports.
This consistent intolerance and hatred was on full display recently at a women's soccer match in Portland. A group of around 20 women wearing XX-XY shirts to a Portland Thorns game at Providence Park were allegedly harassed by a number of anti-reality fans nearby, including verbal and physical aggression. The "kind and tolerant" left, as always.
You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct. But a women's soccer organization in Portland, Oregon, is predictably about as far from sanity as it's possible to be. Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match.
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The least surprising outcome imaginable, even if it is absurd and offensive.
One of the women involved, Brandi Kruse, joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to tell her side of the story. Kruse explained that she never received an explanation from security or from the organization as to why she and the group were forced to leave. Typical.
Ingrahm asked if stadium officials or security told her why she was removed, to which she answered, "None. It's been three days ... you hear me in the video demand that security tell me, when they say 'you need to leave,' and I say, 'we didn't do anything wrong.' And she says, 'you know what you did?' And I said, 'I have no idea what I did.'"
Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will. But we have not gotten an explanation so far."
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Ingraham brought up that the Thorns' statement on the incident was to say that they are "committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone," which is obviously the opposite of how that situation was handled. The Thorns also claimed that "security and enforcement decisions are managed locally," and that they are reviewing those actions to ensure that their policies were "applied appropriately and consistently."
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Kruse said "It's a complicated matter to determine kind of fault because the stadium itself, Providence Park is owned by the city of Portland, but it's operated by Peregrine Sports. And then, of course, you have the Thorns. And so we don't know who ultimately made the call to say, 'remove the people with the XX-XY shirts and leave all the individuals around them who were assaulting them, hitting them with flags, dumping beer on them.'"
Importantly, she added, it wasn't just the attendees wearing XX-XY shirts who were confronted. OutKick's Matt Calkins, who was covering the game, was "assaulted by the mob," Kruse explained. "His press pass was ripped from his chest by a security guard."
Ingraham then followed up about how security mishandled the situation, acting as police officers though they didn't have the authority to do so. Kruse said the guard confirmed she was not a police officer, then added that regardless of how it was handled, the treatment from the "pro-trans" crowd was unacceptable.
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"You know, all they had to do is not react to our t-shirts, be functioning adults in the United States of America. And understand that sometimes you'll be confronted by ideas you don't agree with. And the answer to that is not violence."
Brilliant, and entirely accurate. The XX-XY group had a simple banner, the kind that are frequently displayed at soccer stadiums across the country. They wore t-shirts that simply had scientific, biological chromosomes on it. For this entirely reasonable behavior, they were assaulted and abused, then forcibly removed by security. Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview. No matter how delusional and disconnected from sanity that worldview might be. We've seen it in the WNBA, we've seen it here ... and it's going to continue because the people who run these organizations and institutions support it.
Good for Kruse for not letting them get away with it, and good for the Department of Justice for stepping in to investigate too.

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'Stand or hide in the tunnel' for the anthem, Valkyries ...

2026-10-27T06:52:06Z

'Stand or hide in the tunnel' for the anthem, Valkyries WNBA fans show loyalty; ready for early Finals Game 6

Caffeine might not even be needed. Pure adrenaline could get the job done.
Fans of the Golden State Valkyries are in for an early-morning wakeup call on Thursday when Game 6 of the WNBA Finals tips off in Atlanta at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time.
But during Monday’s Game 5 against Atlanta, which began like every other Finals game, with both teams leaving the floor moments before the playing of the national anthem only to return seconds after it completed, the packed Chase Center in San Francisco was raucous.
Fans of this 2-year-old team, clad floor to rafters in their giveaway lavender T-shirts, were beyond keyed up. They were loud and on the edge of their seats, willing their team on every play en route to a 64-55 victory that gave Golden State a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
That buzz could last a few days, which will come in handy when that alarm clock rings.
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"I will be taking time off of work that day, for sure," one female fan said, planning a personal day for Thursday.
"It’s really disappointing that more fans won’t be able to be cheering for the Valkyries on the West Coast," said another female fan, who brings her kids to games. "It’s pretty hard to do with kid drop-offs and school, but I’m going to make it work somehow."
Some retirees said they get up early anyway, so they’re not sweating it and will be glued to their TVs for a road game, per usual.
A couple of male fans said they would be watching on their laptops … at work. Shhhhhhh.
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The strange start time in Atlanta is due to conflicts at State Farm Arena. The Dream, who normally play at Gateway Center Arena, have played playoff games at State Farm Arena because Gateway has a capacity of only 3,500 for basketball games.
But now that the NBA season has started, State Farm, home of the Atlanta Hawks, has gotten busy.
Some juggling was required once it became clear that the WNBA Finals would be going back to Atlanta for a Game 6 on Thursday. There is a Hawks home game that night. Several other options were considered before the early game time was chosen to create an unusual doubleheader of sorts.
Many fans in the Bay Area seemed far more concerned about the scheduling chaos for Game 6 than they are about the controversy surrounding the national anthem walkouts that have been swirling around the WNBA Finals since Game 1.
"I don’t understand why we’re singing the national anthem [before games] to begin with, that’s all there is to it," one female fan said. "If they want to go back [in the tunnel] and re-group, great. We’ve been doing it for two seasons."
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"This is a non-controversy that people are trying to make into a controversy," a male fan said. "I don’t think not being out on the floor for the national anthem says anything about patriotism or loyalty to the United States."
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Many fans said that being on the court for the national anthem should be a personal choice for athletes, even if that isn’t the choice they would make for themselves.
"We have strong feelings about this," said a female fan who came to the game with her husband and both were dressed from head to toe in Valkyries lavender. "We’re both retired military. So we stand, we put our hands on our hearts and we honor the flag. The players … are doing something to get ready for the game.
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"It’s not new to us that they leave the court for the national anthem. If they stayed and saluted the flag [during the anthem], I’d be fine with that [too]. This country is so divided anyway. Everyone just has to support their own true feelings."
There is actually a provision in the WNBA rulebook stating that players should stand respectfully on the court while the national anthem is being played. But the league has not enforced that rule since 2017.
"I wish they would stand out there for the national anthem," one female fan said. "But it’s one of those ‘to each their own’ [things] and they’ve been doing it from the beginning. "Maybe the national anthem means different things for different people. But for me, as an American, I think about people who gave up their lives for us to be free, so that we could decide to stand or hide in the tunnel or sit down. But for me, it’s about respect."
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Golden State got a balanced offensive effort, with double-figure scoring from four players. Kiah Stokes and Veronica Burton each had 13 points while Tiffany Hayes and Cecilla Zandalasini each had 12 points.
Atlanta's Angel Reese again had a lackluster scoring game. She finished with just 7 points but had 15 rebounds. Rhyne Howard of the Dream led all scorers with 20 points.

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Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks ...

2026-10-27T06:19:49Z

Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks 'uncomfortable' GameDay visit

ESPN star Pat McAfee appeared to reference the killing of Charlie Kirk as he ripped the University of Utah over a social media post he says made him feel "very, very uncomfortable" before Saturday’s "College GameDay" broadcast.
McAfee said he saw a video on the university’s Instagram account shortly before going on air in Salt Lake City. The post asked students to do impressions of him, he said, and included comments calling him "corny" and "creepy."
The video has since been removed from the university’s social media accounts.
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The former NFL punter said he would not have minded if students had shared the remarks themselves, but he took issue with the university posting them before he walked in front of thousands of fans.
"The university puts that out, like as I’m about to go out and do an infomercial for the place, and then I’m walking in front of thousands of these people," McAfee said Monday on "The Pat McAfee Show."
"This is how the university feels about it. It’s an uncomfortable feeling."
McAfee said the post "set me off a little bit" and made him feel "a little weird." He then appeared to reference the September 2025 shooting of Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.
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"Has anything like really scary happened at like a college gathering in the state of Utah recently?" McAfee asked. "Like, do we think we should be amplifying reasons for why people hate my guts as a university?"
Later in the segment, McAfee again pointed to "what happened 40 miles south of Salt Lake City a little over a year ago," saying the university’s post added to the hostility he faces just before he went on air to promote the school.
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"I was very, very uncomfortable," he said. "I think it made me not have the greatest morning."
The University of Utah apologized in a statement posted to its official Instagram account, saying its goal was to create "lighthearted engagement" about McAfee’s return to campus, but it "missed the mark."
"University staff are responsible for reviewing and posting content on official social media accounts and we take full accountability for that decision," the school said.
The university said officials had reached out to McAfee to express their appreciation and regret.
"We sincerely apologize for creating any perception that Pat was unsafe or unwelcome on our campus. Nothing could be further from the truth," the statement said.
The school added that McAfee and the entire "College GameDay" crew are always welcome at the university. It said ESPN’s pregame show has visited its campus seven times and that it has enjoyed a positive relationship with the crew.
McAfee said he knew some people believed the students’ comments were not particularly harsh, but he kept coming back to who posted the video.
"It was the university putting that out. It’s not like a blog. It’s the actual place that we’re at," he said.
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The Instagram post was not the only part of McAfee’s visit that appeared to frustrate him. He also took issue with a student participating in his weekly "Kicking Is Easy" contest, which gives a contestant a chance to kick a field goal for $1 million.
McAfee said the student questioned why the prize was "only $1 million" after the potential prize reached $3 million for the previous week’s Notre Dame-BYU game.
"It’s my money! Only $1 million. It’s like, all right, I hate this place. I hate this place," he said.
McAfee said he hopes he never has to return to the university and joked that he might have COVID if "College GameDay" goes back.
Despite his frustrations, he praised Utah’s football team and called its student section "incredible." He also thanked the fans who attended Saturday’s broadcast.
"It was a phenomenal GameDay. Thank you to everybody that showed up," he said.
Utah went on to defeat Houston 21-13 on Saturday.

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John Harbaugh backs Cam Skattebo, rips NFL for controversial ...

2026-10-27T05:46:10Z

John Harbaugh backs Cam Skattebo, rips NFL for controversial flag: 'That's the way you're supposed to run'

Cam Skattebo shared his thoughts on a controversial unnecessary roughness call against him in the New York Giants’ win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
His head coach, John Harbaugh, shared the same sentiment.
Skattebo ripped the NFL after officials assessed a 15-yard penalty against him after lowering his shoulder into Texans safety M.J. Stewart, delivering a forceful blow that sent him to the turf.
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"I will say, man, the NFL loves to post me when I do stuff like that, but then also wants to take stuff from me," he said after a game where he ran for over 120 yards with a touchdown. "So, I mean, I’m going to run the ball like I want to run the ball, and if I’m going to continue to get flagged or it or fined for it, man, I guess I’m going to play for free."
On Monday during time with reporters, Harbaugh was asked about what he said to the official during his own heated exchange in the moment after holding back Skattebo, who was livid with the official as he came off the field.
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"Did you see me after the play expressing my opinion? That’s how I felt about it," he said.
Harbaugh admitted he understood the idea of why a yellow flag landed on the turf at NRG Stadium after seeing the hit. The NFL is always trying to crack down on helmet-to-helmet contact, and the official thought that Skattebo led with the crown of his helmet when he hit Stewart.
Harbaugh saw it differently.
"I also understand human physiology and anatomy and the way the body works," he said. "Skat runs low. You have to run low.
"You have to run low to protect the football. You have to run low to protect your body. You can’t run in there and give tacklers your chest. When you run low, your head’s down there, too. You can’t move your head off your shoulders. It’s a physical impossibility."
Harbaugh added that he didn’t believe his running back was "trying to use his helmet as a weapon, as a battering ram." Skattebo certainly enjoys initiating contact. In fact, Skattebo was featured in multiple commercials during the broadcast where he is seen running through walls and other objects because, well, that’s his thing.
Ultimately, Harbaugh believes Skattebo’s running style is "the way you’re supposed to run."
"That’s how you protect yourself and the football," he said.
It’s old school, it’s punishing, and it’s what helped the Giants pick up a win on Sunday, just as it has in past games. So, Harbaugh begs the question for the NFL: How should Skattebo be running through the trenches?
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Brewers ride ridiculous, record-setting eight-run inning to ...

2026-10-27T05:10:39Z

Brewers ride ridiculous, record-setting eight-run inning to dominant 3-0 World Series lead over Rays

The Milwaukee Brewers moved one step closer to their first ever World Series title on Monday night, taking a 3-0 series lead with a dominant 10-1 win.
That's the short version of the story. The long version? The Tampa Bay Rays will be kicking themselves over a disastrous top of the fifth inning, and historians will one day use a clip of that inning, and the entire 2026 Brewers' postseason run for that matter, as proof of how powerful luck is in Major League Baseball.
Game three meant the series shifted to Tampa Bay, and Tropicana Field was packed to the rafters with Rays fans and a sizable contingent of Brewers supporters. But as has typically been the case this postseason, only those in Milwaukee blue and gold had much to cheer about.
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At least defensively, the Rays put up a fight. In the top of the second, outfielder Chandler Simpson made a tremendous running catch in the left field corner, crashing into the fence to rob Sal Frelick of a hit. Then catcher Nick Fortes caught Garrett Mitchell trying to steal second base to end the inning. It was all downhill from there.
In the third inning, the Milwaukee superteam machine kicked into high gear. Jackson Chourio started things off with a ground ball single. Jake Bauers followed with a walk. That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again.
Christian Yelich popped up a 71 mph blooper that fell in for an RBI single. William Contreras followed with another 79 mph blooper that fell in to drive in the second run of the game.
Still, a 2-0 game in the third inning wouldn't normally mean that much, but the Brewers had Robert Gasser on the mound. Who's Robert Gasser you might be wondering? Well, essentially the epitome of a league average pitcher, someone who had a 4.27 "expected" ERA in the regular season, then turned into a Cy Young candidate in the playoffs. Because baseball.
Gasser entered his game three start with just one run allowed in the playoffs, but the Rays couldn't muster even that on Monday night. Rarely getting swings and misses, Gasser relied on his best friend in October: the opposing team having exceptionally poor luck on batted balls put in play. Prior to Monday, opposing hitters had just a .185 BABIP against him. Then he went six shutout innings with just three strikeouts and only one hit allowed. How? Because the Rays had an .071 BABIP. Gasser will likely end his postseason with just seven hits on 55 balls put in play, an incredible .127 batting average allowed, when league average is around .300.
Gasser's start was the first time a lefty had gone six shutout innings while facing the minimum number of hitters in the World Series since Sandy Koufax.
Next time you want your favorite team to acquire the big name starting pitcher in free agency or at the trade deadline, just remember that one of the most effective starters on the team that won the World Series was Robert Gasser. That he did something that hadn't been done in the World Series by a lefty since one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the sport. In large part because of BABIP. There's no luck in baseball, because everything must have an explanation, no matter how absurd.
Gasser didn't need much support, obviously, but the Brewers unstoppable offense provided it anyway. In the fifth inning, Milwaukee put together one of the most absurd innings you'll ever see, and a near-perfect reminder of the immense amount of variance and randomness inherent in baseball.
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It started innocently enough, with Chourio once again singling with one out. Jake Bauers flew out for the second out, then Christian Yelich walked to put runners at first and second. Then, the play that will haunt Rays fans forever.
William Contreras grounded one in the hole between second and third, and third baseman Junior Caminero went to second base for the force out, unable to see that he had plenty of time to get Contreras at first. But Yelich beat the throw out, loading the bases for Brice Turang. Then, the floodgates opened.
Turang hit a grounder to short that Taylor Walls couldn't make the play on, scoring two. Then Garrett Mitchell slapped another single through the infield, directly where the shortstop typically plays. 5-0 Milwaukee. Cooper Pratt followed with a grounder that somehow clipped the foul line for a double, making it 7-0. Sal Frelick hit a soft line drive that fell in to left field to make it 8-0. David Hamilton, having an incredible postseason after a career of being a very bad hitter, drove in the ninth run of the game with a single. Finally, Jackson Chourio added his fourth hit of the game and second of the inning to make it 10-0. Why not?
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That fifth inning was the first eight-run inning in World Series history. The Brewers went 9-18 with runners in scoring position, had a .471 BABIP and 16 hits against a typically strong Rays pitching staff. Tampa's BABIP? .130. That's only half of it. Per the league's Statcast page, Milwaukee's expected batting average in the game was .254. Their actual batting average was .390. Tampa's expected batting average was .236, and their actual was .107. And that's been Milwaukee's luck all postseason.
The Rays added a meaningless garbage time run in the bottom of the ninth, but Milwaukee takes a commanding 3-0 series lead, and is well on their way to the organization's first ever championship. Potentially as soon as Tuesday night's game four.
Should the Brewers close it out with a fully rested bullpen, they'd become the first team in the history of the sport to sweep both the NLCS and World Series. They're 10-1 in the playoffs thus far, with a chance to go 11-1 and win ten of nine straight to win a title. Baseball-ruining superteam indeed.
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Not all of these results are down to luck, of course, and it's hardly a criticism of the Brewers' team or players to say they've had fortune on their side in the playoffs. Every team that wins the playoff tournament in Major League Baseball has luck go their way. The Dodgers in 2024 and 2025 had plenty of breaks, as did the Rangers in 2023 and Astros in 2022. And the Braves in 2021 and so on.
But there's an inescapable conclusion from this World Series, and the whole postseason, as a matter of fact: there is no way to "ruin" baseball. Or build a superteam. Or guarantee a championship. Because at the end of the day, the gaps between teams are so small that a few bounces either way over a short series can, and often does, determine the outcome. Having a rotation filled with Cy Young level pitchers is great and all, except that when it comes down to it, Robert Gasser can become Sandy Koufax over 15 innings. There's no way to predict who will get hot, who will be cold, and which teams will have luck on their side. Which is what baseball has always been, and always will be. No matter how much fake complaining owners do.

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Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without ...

2026-10-27T04:38:19Z

Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without overnight supervision: deputies

A Florida mother returning from Las Vegas was met by deputies as she stepped off a plane and arrested after authorities say she left her four children home alone while she traveled for work.
Body camera video shows deputies approaching Irene Miller as she exited the plane Friday morning, escorting her through the airport terminal and placing her in handcuffs.
The arrest came two days after one of Miller’s children called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on her 9-year-old brother’s head, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies responded to the Kissimmee home shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 and found four children, ages 9, 11, 12 and 14, with no adults present, the sheriff’s office said. Fire rescue crews took the injured boy to Celebration Hospital, where he was treated and discharged.
A deputy reached Miller by phone, and she said she was working in Las Vegas and planned to return Oct. 23, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies learned she had left Florida on Oct. 18.
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Miller told deputies she had arranged for a babysitter to travel from Tampa in the mornings to help the children get ready for school and check on them afterward. The sitter was not required to stay overnight, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities contacted the children’s father, who agreed to take all four to his home while detectives made plans to meet Miller when her flight landed.
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Deputies arrested Miller, 50, on four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and booked her into the Orange County Jail.
"The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office will not tolerate child neglect," Sheriff Chris Blackmon said. "These cases will be investigated, and charges will be brought against the parents who are not properly supervising or caring for their children."

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Cowboys, Dak Prescott get back on track at the expense of reeling ...

2026-10-27T04:05:18Z

Cowboys, Dak Prescott get back on track at the expense of reeling Eagles in key NFC East win

The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles NFC East bout on "Monday Night Football" in Week 7 wasn’t supposed to feature two 2–4 teams dealing with inauspicious starts to the season.
The NFL can be cruel in that way for some teams, but Week 7 turned into a situation where one team could get back on track in a division that seems up for grabs.
The Dallas Cowboys, who had quite a different narrative entering this contest on the road despite the same exact record as the team hosting them, did at least turn the ship toward the right direction on Monday night with a 38-21 win over the Eagles.
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The narrative for Dallas was that they have the pieces, but is the coaching all there? Head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s name has been brought up in hot seat discussions, as the Cowboys lost back-to-back games in Primetime, and certainly didn’t want to make it a third against a struggling Philadelphia squad.
Nick Sirianni, despite winning a Super Bowl with this team recently, has also been on the wrong side of Philly fandom to begin this 2026 campaign, but there’s at least the injury excuse. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season, as he deals with blood clots. And though he was back on Monday night in a limited capacity, running back Saquon Barkley just hasn’t been healthy enough this year.
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With the Eagles losing four straight after a 2-0 start to the season, some fans have already resorted to the tanking conversation for a top draft pick. The Cowboys certainly are not at that stage – fans just think the coaching staff needs to get this group playing in sync on both sides of the ball.
For Dak Prescott and the offense, they continued to put points on the board, and they did so with a big lift from the run game. This isn’t a team that wants to pass the ball 45 times a game despite their veteran signal caller having done so many times throughout his career.
Javonte Williams produced 155 on the ground on 25 carries with a touchdown at the end of the game, weaving his way through the Philadelphia defense for big chunk plays, including a 34-yard burst through the line. That opens everything for this offense that proclaims itself the "G.O.T.I." – greatest offense there is.
CeeDee Lamb may have caught just five of his 12 targets, but two of those were touchdown grabs from Prescott. He finished the game with 74 yards, while his counterpart George Pickens had a touchdown himself on a 21-yard connection with his quarterback. And wide receiver three, Ryan Flournoy, totaled 70 yards on four grabs.
All was well for Dallas’ offense, but once again, the defense was questionable against McKee and the Eagles’ offense at home.
The first drive of the game brought hope to the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field, as the rabid fan base had been waiting for Barkley, the former Offensive Player of the Year, to return to the backfield after a hamstring injury. In just four plays, including a 29-yard run for Barkley, they remembered what it’s like to have a threat like him leading the way.
Barkley bounced outside on first-and-5 from Dallas’ eight-yard line for the Eagles’ first touchdown of the game, and it looked like they would compete against a Cowboys' defense that keeps trying to find its identity, or better yet, key stops. But the injury bug continued to halt Barkley from being 100%, as he tried battling through a back injury this time in this game. He was noticed stretching on the sideline and trying to keep his back loose with trainers, but to no avail.
Still, it was a back-and-forth battle in this latest chapter of a storied division rivalry, with long drives resulting in touchdowns on both sides. Dameon Pierce, who took over the lion’s share of carries, scored for the Eagles, while rookie Makai Lemon secured his first career touchdown to give the Eagles a 21-20 lead in the third quarter.
But as Prescott does, he responded with a touchdown of his own – the second for Lamb – and the Cowboys were eventually able to separate themselves after forcing an Eagles punt and DeMarvion Overshown making an incredible interception on a ball intended for Dallas Goedert while the Eagles were driving in the fourth quarter.
At 2-5 now, it may still be too early to say the Eagles’ season is a failure, but the cards they’ve been dealt are not pictures and they’re off suit.
The Cowboys, on the other hand, still have chips on the table and are in the hunt. At 3-4, they’re a game-and-a-half behind the New York Giants, who beat them in Week 1, for the NFC East lead.
And with winnable games against the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts up next on the schedule, perhaps Schottenheimer's seat can cool down if they can put together their first win streak of the campaign.
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Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show in Los Angeles ...

2026-10-27T03:27:34Z

Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show in Los Angeles

Jay-Z is headed to the Super Bowl stage.
The music mogul will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show, Apple Music announced during halftime of Monday’s Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game.
Super Bowl LXI is set for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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"GOAT’s out of the bag," Apple Music wrote in a post on X, tagging Jay-Z.
The announcement comes after reports that Jay-Z was in the running for the coveted performance. Puck News previously reported that the rapper had been selected over Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, as OutKick reported last week.
TMZ had also reported that Harry Styles was among the frontrunners.
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Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, have helped produce and select performers for the Super Bowl halftime show since 2019.
The 56-year-old rapper is no stranger to the stadium where he’ll take the Super Bowl stage. He wrapped up his Jay-Z 30 Tour with back-to-back shows at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23 and 24.
The four-city tour celebrated the 30th anniversary of his 1996 debut album, "Reasonable Doubt." Puck reported that three consecutive shows at Yankee Stadium in July grossed more than $42 million, according to OutKick.
Jay-Z has won 25 Grammy Awards and was the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His last album, "4:44," was released in 2017.
While the rapper has never performed at the Super Bowl, his wife, Beyoncé, headlined the halftime show in 2013 in New Orleans. She returned to the Super Bowl stage in 2016, joining Coldplay and Bruno Mars in Santa Clara, California.
OutKick Sport's Mark Harris contributed to this report.

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Stranded hikers cling to steep California mountain ridge as ...

2026-10-27T02:20:32Z

Stranded hikers cling to steep California mountain ridge as helicopter crew swoops in

Three people stranded high on a steep Northern California mountainside were rescued by helicopter Sunday after a distress call brought crews racing to their aid.
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said the group was found on the Sierra Buttes, just south of a lookout tower near the mountain’s summit.
Images and video released by officials show the helicopter near the rugged mountainside as rescuers worked to reach the trio.
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The sheriff’s office was alerted around 2:30 p.m. after a Garmin inReach satellite communication device sent an SOS signal to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
Deputies launched a search and rescue response and called in the Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Mountain Rescue Team and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office’s RAVEN helicopter crew.
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Once the crew spotted the stranded group, a rescue team member was lowered from the helicopter to reach them. All three were then hoisted off the mountainside and flown to a landing zone, where Sierra County deputies were waiting.
"Due to the difficult terrain and hazardous location, a helicopter hoist rescue was necessary," the sheriff’s office said.
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The agency thanked the teams involved for their "professionalism, coordination, and assistance" in bringing the rescue to a successful conclusion.
The Sierra Buttes rise above the North Yuba River canyon, with a fire lookout near the top of the approximately 8,600-foot mountain, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
Authorities did not say how the three people became stranded or whether anyone was injured.
The rescue drew praise on social media, where commenters thanked the emergency crews and pointed to the RAVEN helicopter team’s role in helping communities across the region.
"To see that Sheriff Balaam uses the RAVEN team to assist anywhere they are needed is outstanding and certainly shows just how valuable the unit has become to the region," one person wrote.
Another thanked the rescue teams, writing, "Really awesome work, coordination and knowledge by all involved. Impressive and grateful to have this in our community."
"Hats off to our emergency special teams!!" another commenter wrote. "We are all very fortunate that you all do what you do."
The dramatic rescue came after two other high-profile rescues on Northern California mountains earlier this month.
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Last week, a 39-year-old Florida man was flown to a hospital after he fell through a snow bridge and severely injured his leg on the Whitney Glacier. Rescuers reached the injured climber the following morning, but bad weather prevented an aerial extraction. Crews ultimately carried him to a viable helicopter landing zone the next day, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said.
Earlier this month, a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman from Salt Lake City were rescued after becoming trapped between cliffs during a 36-hour ordeal on Mount Shasta. Both were uninjured, authorities said.

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Brooke Hogan blasts ‘fake, greedy people’ after Hulk’s ...

2026-10-27T02:07:12Z

Brooke Hogan blasts ‘fake, greedy people’ after Hulk’s Florida home sale: ‘Enjoy your dirty money’

Brooke Hogan is lashing out at the "fake, greedy people" she claims profited from her late father Hulk Hogan as she mourns the sale of the wrestling legend's Florida home.
Last week, Hulk's 5,400-square-foot, beachfront mansion in Clearwater Beach sold for $5.9 million after it was originally listed for nearly $11 million in January, according to TMZ. The outlet also reported that the neighboring guest cottage sold separately for $2.8 million.
Hulk, who was born Terry Bollea, died at age 71 in July 2025 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater Beach. The WWE icon's cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack.
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In a series of emotional posts shared to her Instagram Stories Monday, Brooke reflected on losing the home where she shared memories with her father while accusing unnamed friends and family members of exploiting him for their own gain.
The 38-year-old TV personality also took aim at what she described as "dirty money," claiming some people only appeared "at the end" of her father's life "to collect."
"The sick feeling is indescribable," Brooke wrote in one post alongside a photo of the house with a red and white SOLD sticker at the top.
"This house was where dad and Jen envisioned growing old together," she added, referring to Hulk's ex-wife Jennifer McDaniel, to whom he was married from 2010 to 2021.
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"Where we brought him back to…surgery after surgery," Brooke continued. "Pool days. The smell of gasoline in his garage. His workouts downstairs."
"We cooked, we watched Jerry springer, we played music, we cried," she recalled. "I walked in that garage every visit and hugged him right when he’d open the garage door. I’d sit next to him for hours in the chair he died in."
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"His whole environment, his energy, his work, his relationships: First Jen — who no one but me treated with respect. Then I was gone…the truth teller… I’m sure to everyone’s delight."
"And now it’s all gone. Sold for profit. Just like him…used for f-----g everyone else’s gain. Saddest ending I’ve ever seen. You know who TF you are," Brooke concluded.
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In another post, Brooke uploaded an image in which she was seen posing with Hulk a dock outside the house, writing, "Let’s not forget who was there for the 15 years before the vultures swooped in conveniently."
Brooke went on to share a series of photos documenting the years that she spent by her father's side, writing that she "adored," loved and "cherished" him. She also posted images of pill bottles that were labeled with Hulk's name, noting that she "tracked every med."
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The "Brooke Knows Best" star also recalled how she and McDaniel helped care for Hulk during his health struggles.
"Jen and I were the nurse crew. Notebooks, records, prescription pickups, overnights, switching shifts," Brooke wrote.
"This woman spent more time in the trenches than ANY of us did," she continued. "He LOVED her dearly. And she loved him."
"She wanted to be there till his last breath despite the trauma she endured that I witnessed..," Brooke added.
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Brooke claimed that McDaniel "asked for nothing" following her split from Hulk. She wrote that McDaniel could have "fought for money" but instead "vanished" without launching a "smear campaign."
Describing McDaniel as "hilarious," Brooke recalled the two having "girl days" together. She praised her former stepmother as "pure love and grace."
"Their breakup was devastating for me," Brooke wrote. "I loved her, but I knew my dad was in the best care with her too."
"DEVOTION was an UNDERSTATEMENT," she added.
Alongside photos of Hogan recovering from surgeries, Brooke recalled how she and McDaniel repeatedly accompanied him to the hospital.
"We did surgery… after surgery… after surgery," she wrote.
In one photo, Brooke pointed out blood on McDaniel's shirt and missing fingernails. She posted images of Hulk standing in the hospital room, writing, "I'm taking the photo. You see anyone else there? Whole room… no one else?"
Brooke then shared a photo that was taken during a July 2025 episode of "WWE SmackDown!" following Hulk's death. In the photo, WWE stars, several wrestling legends and production crew were seen gathered onstage for the traditional 10-bell salute in memory of Hulk.
"Not ONE of these people stayed longer than an hour in the hospital… if they even showed," Brooke wrote.
"And I’ve had to hear everyone say I’m the jerk for stepping away from the toxic behavior and brainwashing, fake, greedy people… ‘I should have been there.’ ‘Everyone else’ was there till the end. NO. They were there AT the end. To collect," she wrote on a photo of herself with Hulk.
Brooke shared another image of the Hulk's home, writing, "Enjoy your dirty money. You took my dad."
However, Brooke later pushed back against reports that interpreted her posts as an attack on WWE stars, insisting that was not her intention.
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"Hey reporters: I don't have beef with the stars of WWE. Nor did I say that. Do your job right or don't do it at all," she wrote in a follow-up post on her Instagram Story.
Brooke explained that she was criticizing people who she said "show up to public tributes" despite not supporting her father privately when she was "in the trenches with him."
"But they'll show up to get their face on camera," she wrote, adding, "That includes so called ‘friends' AND family."
In another post, Brooke elaborated on her accusations as she blasted unnamed people who she claimed "only visited him if he payed [sic] for it" and others who "got a paycheck if they pretended they were his friend."
She also called out "the 'yes men' who were too afraid to protect him with truth" and "the ones who promised me they'd do the right thing when he died."
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"Apparently EVERYONE will show up at the end if you're famous enough and they can profit off your demise," Brooke concluded.
Brooke and Hulk were once extremely close and their father-daughter relationship was a major part of their reality series "Hogan Knows Best," which ran from 2005 to 2007. However, their relationship became complicated over the years and Brooke was estranged from Hulk during the final two years of his life.
In July 2023, Hulk amended his will to exclude Brooke and her descendants, leaving her brother Nick as the sole beneficiary of his probate estate. The "Rocky III" star shared Brooke and Nick, 36, with his ex-wife Linda Hogan. Hulk was married to Sky Daily from 2023 until his death.
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Brooke has maintained that her estrangement from Hulk was not due to a single falling-out. After Hulk died, Brooke said she ultimately stepped away following a series of "respectful disagreements" with her father that took an emotional toll on her.
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Hulk never publicly addressed his estrangement from Brooke or his decision to formally remove her from his will. However, a source told Us Weekly in March 2025 that the wrestling icon had told people he did not know why his daughter had stopped speaking to him. Brooke later said she had asked to be removed from his will because she wanted no part of an anticipated battle over his fortune.
"I just know how my family is," Brooke told TMZ in August 2025. "I've seen how certain members of my family go after money. And I see how they fight over money. And how they turn on each other over money."

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Gretchen Whitmer asked whether 'hidden xenophobia' will ...

2026-10-27T01:34:45Z

Gretchen Whitmer asked whether 'hidden xenophobia' will affect midterm elections

MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., on Sunday whether Republican politicians were tapping into "xenophobia" ahead of the midterm elections.
Alexander began his show "State of Play" on Monday remarking on the national attention given to the Michigan U.S. Senate race between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and GOP candidate Mike Rogers, which prompted campaign rally appearances by former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.
The MS NOW host showed a clip of himself asking Whitmer over the weekend about what she thought about the "ugly recent rhetoric" levied against El-Sayed by Rogers and Trump, suggesting the attacks could be motivated by "xenophobia."
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"Do you worry that there is some hidden xenophobia in Michigan right now that Donald Trump and Mike Rogers are trying to tap into?" Alexander asked.
"I think that Mike Rogers and Donald Trump hope that there is, and that they're trying to cultivate that," Whitmer responded.
Later in the show, Alexander aired more of the interview, including a question about whether Whitmer believed the language Trump used to attack El-Sayed was "dangerous."
Whitmer agreed that Trump's language was dangerous but added that the bigger issue was Republicans ignoring the state of the economy.
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"The point is that they're talking about anything other than the cost of living, which has gone up because of the decisions that this administration has made. You ask yourself, are you better off two years ago than you are today? I doubt very many Americans could say that they are," Whitmer said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Whitmer's office and the El-Sayed and Rogers campaigns for comment but did not immediately receive responses.
In a comment to Fox News Digital, White House Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales said, "President Trump is calling out the radical extremists stoking division, defrauding their communities, and perpetuating violence. The President will continue to unapologetically fight for American greatness and call out the extremists who want only to divide and destroy."
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Both Trump and Rogers have heavily criticized El-Sayed over allegations involving his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

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West Virginia couple charged after kids found in alleged ‘house ...

2026-10-27T01:00:00Z

West Virginia couple charged after kids found in alleged ‘house of horrors’

A West Virginia couple is facing felony charges after authorities said three children endured years of alleged abuse and neglect inside what the local sheriff described as a real-life "house of horrors."
Erica Lynn Sayre, 45, and her husband, Clifford Gale Sayre, 46, both of Evans, were charged following an "extensive investigation" by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, authorities announced Monday.
Erica and Clifford Sayre each face six felony charges, including three counts of child neglect creating risk of injury. Erica Sayre also faces three counts of child abuse resulting in bodily injury, while Clifford Sayre faces three counts of child neglect resulting in bodily injury.
Authorities alleged the children were repeatedly struck and strangled, deprived of food and water and denied access to the bathroom.
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Investigators also alleged that soiled cat litter was dumped in their beds, dog feces was placed on their belongings and they were forced to run barefoot on a gravel driveway as punishment.
The children were also allegedly struck with household objects, forced to put a soiled sock in their mouths and subjected to having their hair forcibly cut.
"One child described being struck in the head with an electronic device, causing a bleeding injury for which she was denied medical treatment. One of the children was threatened to be killed if she contacted Child Protective Services," the sheriff's office alleged.
During interviews, one child became emotional and told investigators, "I can't go back to that home," the sheriff's department said. Another said she "just wants a normal life."
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Investigators alleged Clifford Sayre witnessed repeated abuse but failed to intervene. One child claimed he restrained her hands while Erica Sayre cut her hair with a razor blade, causing an injury.
"Because mom hits us and Gale lets her," the children said during a forensic interview, according to the sheriff's department.
Authorities said investigators worked with Child Protective Services and a Child Advocacy Center and documented scars that were consistent with portions of the children's accounts.
Investigators said the children's statements also corroborated one another and other physical evidence collected during the investigation.
All of the children were removed from the home after the allegations were disclosed, according to authorities.
The investigation included multiple interviews, medical examinations and photographic evidence.
"The Jackson County Sheriff's Department emphasizes the seriousness of allegations involving child abuse and neglect of vulnerable children and remains committed to investigating such reports thoroughly and efficiently," Sheriff Ross Mellinger said in a statement.
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Mellinger added, "The outlined findings of the investigation are deeply troubling and underscore the importance of reporting suspected child abuse, as the children were all living in a real life ‘house of horrors’ with the adults in their lives that should have otherwise been protecting them from such occurrences and conditions, not creating them."
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to why removing Ilhan Omar from ...

2026-10-27T00:27:30Z

The Hitchhiker's Guide to why removing Ilhan Omar from Congress could be harder than Trump expects

Republicans hope there are lots of Democrats who won’t win re-election next week and return to Capitol Hill. Republicans are imploring voters to kick them out.
But President Trump is focused on bouncing one Democrat from Congress who likely wins re-election in a solidly blue district. That’s Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). She carried her district two years ago with nearly three-quarters of the vote. But President Trump questions whether Omar is in the country legally and, therefore, qualified to sit in Congress.
"She used a fake name to be sworn in," said the President. "She's a little troublemaker."
The Department of Justice is investigating Omar for potential immigration fraud. Federal authorities raided her Washington, DC home recently and removed 17 items. That included phones, notebooks, a camera and a Somali phrase book for her kids.
President Trump suggests that her name is not "Ilhan Omar" and that it’s "an entirely different name name. Ihan Nur Sayeed Elmi. It's close."
A federal filing in that inquiry lists the Congresswoman’s name as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar."
That’s why the President says "she must immediately resign from Congress."
A reporter for Fox Digital confronted the Congresswoman about her name.
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"Is your name Ilhan Sayed, Ilhan Nur Sayed Alami, or Ilhan Abdullahi Omar?" asked Rashid Umar Abbasi, working for Fox.
"Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. You know it," replied Omar.
"Ma'am?" asked Abbasi for clarification.
"It's Ilhan Abdullahi Omar," she confirmed.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives officially lists the Congresswoman as solely "Ilhan Omar" on 15 different financial disclosure reports dating back to 2018. That’s even before she entered Congress. The same with the Minnesota state legislature where Omar served prior to coming to Washington.
The discrepancy is why the President wants the House to banish Omar.
"She will not be legally allowed to be a member of that august body that sits in Washington," said President Trump.
But it’s not his call.
However, Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution grants both bodies of Congress final authority about who it admits to its membership.
At least one House Republican is willing to explore that. But only if the facts merit it.
"The House has the prerogative to seat or not seat and to throw Members out if it so chooses," said Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.). "There ought to be good sound reasons for it."
It’s a different set of rules, but Griffith had experience with this as the Virginia House of Delegates grappled with a similar issue about seating lawmakers in the Commonwealth in 1988.
But Congress is altogether different.
"It would be extraordinary. And it should be extraordinary and it should not be used except in extraordinary circumstances," said Griffith.
Yours truly asked what would meet that bar to block someone from serving in the House.
"It's like the Supreme Court said about pornography. I'll know it when I see it," said Griffith, paraphrasing late Justice Potter Stewart from a key 1964 obscenity case.
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House Republicans have two options to deal with Omar if they are truly determined to take action – regardless of what is proven or not. Qualifications for the House are pretty simple. You must be a citizen and a resident of the state you are representing. And, you must be 25 years old. You could even be convicted of a crime and serving time in jail. The Constitution is silent on all other credentials. You could also have a resume which is without a blemish. It doesn’t matter. The House could still take action against you.
The first conceivable option could come now. The Constitution grants the House and Senate the right to expel Members – provided there’s a two-thirds vote. Any scenario to expel Omar seems remarkable. Especially since she hasn’t been convicted of a crime. And even if she is charged, there are lots of other issues which could emerge before a trial.
It would be strange to have the executive branch of government trying to remove a Member of the legislative branch of government. Moreover, it’s likely that the House counsel would contest any effort by federal prosecutors to procure Omar’s official House communication devices as well as documents. There’s a firewall between the legislative branch and executive branch known as the "Speech or Debate Clause." Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution grants lawmakers privileges tied to their official duties. So getting those papers — let alone potentially deporting her as some have suggested – is a far cry. Especially since she’s a Member and this all hinges on expulsion.
Moreover, two-thirds of the House will never vote to expel a Member under these circumstances unless there’s ironclad proof of wrongdoing. That’s why the House has only expelled six Members in its history. The last was former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in 2023.
However, what may be an issue is whether or not there could be an objection to seating Omar when the new Congress convenes in January.
In 1968, then Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D-NY) faced a criminal investigation. House Speaker John McCormack (D-Mass.) refused to seat Powell – even though he met all other requirements. The Supreme Court ruled in Powell v. McCormack that the House can’t exclude a Member if they meet the basic standards to serve in the House.
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That said, it’s possible there could be motions not to seat Omar – or even other progressive Members-elect who have said controversial things about the U.S. and Constitution. Such a motion would come right after the House chooses a Speaker. But the Speaker has not sworn-in the rest of the Members. The House would then swear-in everyone – except the Member or Members-elect who may face questions about serving. Once the House swears in the rest of the body, it can then vote on a motion not to expel those persons, table the motion, or refer the motion to a committee for investigation.
In 1985, the House did not swear-in Rep. Frank McCloskey (D-Ind.) and decided to investigate whether or not he won his seat in the Hoosier State. The House didn’t swear-in McCloskey for several months.
Based on Powell v. McCormack, it’s hard to envision a scenario where the House declines to seat someone. But it might not do it immediately based on the McCloskey case.
Of course, it’s always probable that the House could seat someone – and then expel them. That doesn’t collide headlong with the Powell decision. But considering that the House has only expelled six members, those circumstances are doubtful, too.
What’s in a name? Especially for Ilhan Omar. Her adversaries may raise questions about her name. But it’s doubtful they can do anything about her position.

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Robert Griffin III says he would '100%' take Baylor's ...

2026-10-26T23:54:45Z

Robert Griffin III says he would '100%' take Baylor's vacant head football coach job

Could Robert Griffin III be the next Baylor Bears head football coach?
If presented the opportunity, he told the "Dan Patrick Show" he would "100%" take it.
"If Baylor wants to get back to winning and have a university that isn’t just respectable on the football field, but one the fans can be proud of, they need people who know what it looks like to win at Baylor," Griffin, a Heisman Trophy winner during his 2011 senior year at Baylor, said.
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"So yeah, I would 100% be interested. I talked with the athletic director, who is a guy in Doug McNamee that knows what it looks like to win at Baylor, know how you have to win at Baylor and recruit to Baylor to make those things happen."
McNamee and his staff will be doing an extensive coaching search to find Aranda’s replacement, and it’s unknown if they’d want a familiar face in the building, let alone Griffin himself.
However, Griffin makes a point: he knows what it’s like to win at Baylor and how much it means to the university and the community.
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Though he went 25-21 during his four years there, Griffin went 10-3 with the Bears in his Heisman-winning season before being the Washington Redskins’ No. 2 overall pick in 2012. Baylor won the Alamo Bowl that season as well.
To this day, Griffin remains the only Heisman winner in school history, making him quite the figure in Baylor athletics lore.
But Griffin has never been a coach at any level, let alone a Division I football head coach. So, it will be very interesting if his former squad was among their list of candidates.
After a rollercoaster career in the NFL, Griffin quickly entered the media realm, joining ESPN at first and landing with FOX afterwards to cover both the NFL and college football.
It was right after Griffin’s playing career ended in the NFL in 2020 when Aranda was hired by Baylor. He was a first-time head coach, though he was with LSU for four seasons as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator before being hired by the Bears.
Things were looking promising after a 12-2 campaign in 2021, especially considering Baylor went 2-7 during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. It was the most wins by the Bears in school history.
Aranda was unable to follow that up in the coming years, but it looks like Baylor was going to compete this season for a playoff spot after going 4-1 to start the year. However, back-to-back losses to TCU and Kansas leaves the Bears 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12.
As a result, Baylor decided to part ways with Aranda, leaving defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as their interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
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Jon Gosselin claims he's 'perfect strangers now' with ...

2026-10-26T23:21:26Z

Jon Gosselin claims he's 'perfect strangers now' with six of his kids after years of no contact

Jon Gosselin hasn't spoken with most of his children in more than a decade.
The reality star, who appeared on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" before his divorce from ex-wife Kate Gosselin, admitted that his strained relationships with six of his kids have made them "perfect strangers now."
When Entertainment Tonight asked about the last time Gosselin spoke with most of his children, he admitted, "I haven't talked to them."
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TLC aired "Jon & Kate Plus 8" from 2007-09, when the former couple divorced. One year later, the show was rebranded as "Kate Plus 8," which focused on her life following the split, and ran until 2017.
Jon and Kate – who have twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Joel, Aaden and Collin — announced their divorce in a broadcast episode of the show.
Collin and Hannah began living with Jon in 2018, when Jon admitted that while Collin went "no contact" with his siblings, Hannah was still speaking with her mother.
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"I mean, I know Hannah has, but I have not personally talked to them," Gosselin told the outlet before adding, "Of course I want to talk to them. It's not about the book stuff, I just want to know how their life is going."
He added, "I mean, we're perfect strangers now. It's been a long time with Mady and Cara ... about 13 years I've been estranged from them."
Gosselin noted that he had "no idea why" his two eldest children haven't spoken to him in over a decade.
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"And then, the other four, I haven't seen them since before COVID maybe," he said.
When asked if he had a message for the six children he lost communication with, Gosselin claimed he's attempted contact in the past, and won't stop trying.
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"I've tried to reach out to you publicly," he said. "In the early days, I tried to reach out to you privately. I hope you understand that I still love you. I hope one day you reach out to me."
Gosselin added, "And please read your brother's book, because I think that will explain a lot. Be your own person. You are all adults now. Form your own opinions and try to take in as much information before you talk ill will or anything about anyone in this family."
The reality star's plea came weeks after his son, Collin Gosselin, released an eye-opening memoir about his life in front of the camera, "In The Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood."
In the book, Collin, 22, accused his mother of restraining him with zip ties, hitting him when he failed to perform for cameras and isolating him in the family’s basement.
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"I'd like an apology, simply put, an apology and for her to admit, and just take accountability for what she did," Collin told Fox News Digital earlier this month regarding his mother.
"And to say, you know, 'I'm sorry that I've soiled your name, and I've made every effort to bury you, to protect my reputation,' I think that'd be very honest and very powerful for her to say that … just show accountability because everything she's done to protect her reputation, it's all been at my cost."
Amid the abuse allegations, Kate said that her children know who she "truly" is while responding to fan comments on a birthday post dedicated to her boyfriend, Steve Neild.
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"Happy Birthday Steve ! Strength isn’t just about enduring—it’s about loving deeply enough to do what is right even when it costs you," one TikTok user wrote in the comments section. "Look at the beautiful life and happily ever after You have found now that You made sacrifices that no Mama should have had to make alone."
"When people attack You, it might sting for a moment, but it can never shake who You are. It only confirms that You stood your ground and remained true through it all. God is guiding You two."
Kate responded by thanking the fan, before adding, "I know who I am and my kids know who I truly am and to me, that’s all that matters."

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Deadly security risks prompt updated travel warnings for 13 ...

2026-10-26T22:48:35Z

Deadly security risks prompt updated travel warnings for 13 countries

The U.S. State Department has updated travel advisories for several Middle Eastern countries, warning of potential armed attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi forces and threats targeting Americans.
Five countries — Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen — are listed under the department's highest advisory level, Level 4, which warns Americans not to travel.
Eight others, including Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, are designated Level 3, urging travelers to reconsider their plans.
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While the advisory levels largely remained unchanged, all 13 advisories were updated on Friday.
The advisories cited recent attacks by Iranian-supported Houthis, including strikes on Riyadh's airport in Saudi Arabia and "other critical infrastructure," the department said.
The attacks have resulted in civilian deaths and widespread travel disruptions, with the State Department warning that the hostilities "have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area."
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Americans traveling to the region also face additional risks, including health concerns in Iraq and Yemen, officials said.
Kidnapping and hostage-taking were listed as additional concerns in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, according to the State Department.
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Civil unrest was also cited as a risk in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.
The State Department encourages Americans traveling to these countries to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security alerts and updates from U.S. embassies.
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Americans are also urged to monitor local news, prepare to shelter in place if conditions worsen and have an emergency departure plan that does not rely on U.S. government assistance.
Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for additional information.
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The updates follow several other recent travel warnings issued by the State Department.
Last week, the State Department raised its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2, "Exercise Increased Caution," to Level 3, "Reconsider Travel," citing health risks, crime, civil unrest, kidnapping and terrorism.
At around the same time, officials warned Americans traveling to China of the risk of wrongful detention, electronic surveillance and restrictions that could prevent them from leaving the country.

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Not even sky high gas prices or the Iran war will stop Trump ...

2026-10-26T22:15:31Z

Not even sky high gas prices or the Iran war will stop Trump supporters voting MAGA

PORT HURON, Michigan - They're coping with high prices at the gas and diesel pumps and at the supermarket, but the MAGA faithful in this key battleground state remain firmly supportive of President Donald Trump.
In conversations with nearly 20 Michigan voters who waited in line for hours to attend a Trump rally in this small city on the shores of Lake Huron, voters made clear they're sticking with Republicans in the midterm elections and view all Democrats as "socialists."
"He has our best interests at heart. He loves our country and he is doing the right things for us to get back on track," Carol Mocan of Warren, Michigan told Fox News Digital.
As they fight to hold their slim House and Senate majorities, Republicans are fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats during midterm election years. The GOP also faces a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation tied in part to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump's increasingly negative approval ratings.
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Trump stood at 36% approval in the latest Fox News national poll, his lowest level ever in a Fox News survey. But among self-described MAGA voters, the president's approval rating remained at a sky high 95%.
"I know that Trump is always out for America's interests first. And that's what I really like about him," Bay City resident James Blake said.
Linda Taggart of Marysville called the current high prices "short term pain for long term gain.... We see the long term goal and we support that."
Port Huron resident Bob Kemp said Trump is getting the U.S. back on course following four years of Democratic control in the White House under former President Joe Biden, noting "whenever you're fixing something, it always gets worse before it gets better."
Another Port Huron resident, Michael Bacheller, said the affordability issue wouldn't impact his vote in the midterms.
"I think it's kind of a small price that we have to pay temporarily, and I think that's how Trump's, you know, putting it, and I can agree with that," he said.
Asked if she blamed Trump for high prices, Judith Troy of Port Huron said "yes and no, you know, because he's doing what he has to do. Which causes, you know, prices to go up and that, but he's doing it for a good cause, so, you know, it's expected."
Trump touted during his speech at the rally that "we are ensuring that Iran will never have, ever have, ever, ever a nuclear weapon," as he offered his reason for launching the war against Iran. The argument resonates with MAGA voters.
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"He's taken the fight to the terrorists over in Iran," James Blake said.
Carol Mocan said she doesn't blame Trump for the high cost of living "because Iran needed to be taken care of. And no one else has done it for a long time, and I don't know who else would have, and I really think it needs to be shut down."
Ken Gunnels of Clio, Michigan said, "I believe Iran was a genuine threat to this country. If a nuclear bomb went off in one of our major cities, I don't think any of us would have any idea the repercussions...that this country would suffer from that. I think those people are monsters, and I think we had to have a president that would stand up to them."
Other MAGA voters said while the war and the economy are important, another issue takes precedence.
"My biggest thing is the immigration. If you're here illegally, expect a knock on your door from ICE," Burtchville resident Steve Scouten said.
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Bacheller, Scouten's longtime friend, agreed. "I'm with Steve. I think if I could pick one thing that Trump should really go down for is the immigration policy," he said.
James Blake emphasized that Trump's "shut the borders."
He added that the president has "also has advocated for no men in women's sports, which is a huge one for us. Also with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, that's huge, especially for a lot of members of my family."
And Port Huron resident Rolande Debell highlighted she's "all for Trump" because "it's all about being American. It's all about our freedom. It's all about our rights. It's all about our Ten Commandments, and that's Trump."
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None of the MAGA voters Fox Digital interviewed said they would vote for a Democrat in the midterms.
"I don't like a lot of the things that they believe in," Judith Troy said.
Carol Mocan argued that Democrats "don't live in the same world that that the rest of us do. They just don't, they don't think about the people. They think about their careers... whatever it takes to get elected."
Asked why he won't consider voting for Democrats, James Blake said, "I'm not in the business of socialism. I don't think that's a good way to go, and I think that's where the Democrats are heading at this time."
Meanwhile, Steve Scouten shared that he "used to be a Democrat."
"Never again. They're too far to the left," he claimed.

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New test could flag which men need aggressive prostate cancer ...

2026-10-26T21:41:58Z

New test could flag which men need aggressive prostate cancer treatment and which don't

A new diagnostic test could improve the prostate cancer experience for millions of men.
Researchers at University College London (UCL) analyzed a tissue-based molecular test called Decipher to determine which men with high-risk prostate cancer were most likely to benefit from stronger treatment — and which might avoid unnecessary medication and side effects.
The analysis focused on abiraterone, a hormone therapy that was shown in the STAMPEDE clinical trial to cut the risk of death in half among men with high-risk, localized prostate cancer.
The findings were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid, held Oct. 23–27.
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Not every cancer is alike, and treating someone more aggressively than necessary could have "increased side effects and poorer quality of life," noted a UCL news release.
Because prostate cancers differ at the molecular level, not every patient benefits from adding hormone therapy.
To determine whether Decipher could help guide that decision, researchers examined test scores from more than 27,000 patients in real-world data and 401 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who had participated in the STAMPEDE abiraterone trial.
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Higher Decipher scores predicted worse outcomes, meaning the cancer is more likely to spread and additional treatment may be valuable. A low Decipher score suggested more intensive treatment may be unnecessary.
Lead researcher Dr. Sarah Howlett of UCL Cancer Institute commented in a statement that for men with very high-risk prostate cancer, preventing spread of the disease is "critical."
"Understanding who benefits most from additional treatment can make a meaningful difference," she added.
The findings suggest that genomic testing could help tailor treatment, according to the researcher.
Men with high-risk prostate cancer and low Decipher scores may face a lower risk of spread and could avoid more intensive therapy, while those with high scores may be the strongest candidates for additional treatment.
Identifying the same pattern in both a large, real-world dataset and a randomized clinical trial strengthens the findings, Howlett noted.
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"But further validation in other datasets is needed before the test is used routinely to make these decisions," she said.
Elai Davicioni, medical director of urology for Decipher test maker Veracyte, also commented, "We believe this growing evidence gives physicians a stronger reason to use Decipher before making decisions that can affect both cancer outcomes and patients’ quality of life."
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel, who was not involved in the study, also commented on the findings.
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"Prostate cancer varies from person to person," he said. "Medical science is increasingly aware that it is not one size fits all."
Localized prostate cancer, which has not yet spread, may contain mutations that predict how aggressive the disease will be and indicate whether it could respond to targeted therapies, Siegel noted.
Certain targeted therapies are being used more with widespread prostate cancer, according to the doctor, as they include "more powerful anti-androgens, which works not just on the testes, but on the adrenals as well."
Hormone therapies have "significant side effects," including fatigue, and "don’t always help," he added.
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Siegel said the study’s strength was its combination of a randomized treatment group with Decipher testing, which helped identify in advance which patients were most likely to respond to intensive hormone therapy.
"This is the personalized, precise approach of the near future," he said.
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Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death behind lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
About one in eight American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

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Dem bucks party over alleged Alaska vote-siphoning effort: ...

2026-10-26T21:09:18Z

Dem bucks party over alleged Alaska vote-siphoning effort: 'Neither party should be doing it'

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand is criticizing an alleged effort by Democrats to "siphon" votes from a Republican senator, calling the tactic "manipulating the political system" as the controversy consumes Alaska's bruising Senate race.
Sand was asked by Fox News about allegations that Democrats have boosted unaffiliated Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whose name closely resembles that of incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, in an effort to draw votes away from the senator.
"Both parties are doing it and neither party should be doing it," Sand told Fox News in an exclusive interview Sunday. "To me, it's manipulating the political system and it's not a good thing to do."
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The unusual candidacy has become the center of an escalating legal and political fight in Alaska, where the Justice Department has intervened, arguing that the similarity between the candidates' names could confuse voters. On the ballot, the Republican incumbent appears as "Dan S. Sullivan," identified as a Republican and the incumbent, while his unaffiliated challenger appears as "Daniel J. Sullivan Jr."
Republicans argue the similarity could cause some voters intending to support the senator to instead select his unaffiliated challenger, accusing Democratic operatives of helping elevate Daniel J. Sullivan to "siphon" votes from the GOP incumbent. Democrats have blasted the Trump administration's intervention, while Daniel J. Sullivan has denied that he is a Democratic plant.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses to his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola.
The administration says the lawsuit is intended to address the possible voter confusion, but Peltola called the case "flagrant corruption," while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called it "an outrage."
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"This is an outrage," Schumer said on social media about the suit. "It shows they know they’re going to lose. We will fight tooth and nail. And we will win."
Peltola has argued that voters can distinguish between the two candidates and her campaign has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's case.

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2026-10-26T20:57:10Z

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Cowboys vs. Eagles | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 ET | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | ESPN
Monday Night Football is between the Cowboys and Eagles, with both teams coming into the game with a 2-4 record. Dallas has a major advantage in health in this game. The Cowboys will have Dak Prescott under center, and he has all of his major receiving options. Dallas will need to figure out their defense in this game. They’ve already lost to one backup quarterback this season, and their team has allowed 382.5 yards per game to opponents.
The Eagles are hurting both with their record and physically. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is out, Saquon Barkley is listed as questionable, and DeVonta Smith is out for the game. Even if Barkley plays, he hasn’t always looked effective this season. Smith is the leading receiver and most targeted on the team. Hurts gives the team a different dynamic for Philadelphia and his legs, and arm, will be missed in the game.
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The Brewers have won the first two games of this series and now look to put themselves on the verge of sweeping Tampa. Milwaukee has looked ridiculously good this postseason, and they continue to find ways to win even after they go down. They have more come-from-behind wins this postseason than they do regular wins.
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2026-10-26T20:23:15Z

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The Cowboys come into the game with a 2-4 record for the season. They started the year with a loss to the Giants, but then they beat the Commanders with ease in Week 2. The past four weeks have been a bit rough. They lost to the Ravens, beat the Texans, then lost to the Buccaneers, and Packers in back-to-back weeks.
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2026-10-26T19:48:49Z

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Colorado pro-life sidewalk counselor battles state 'bubble ...

2026-10-26T19:16:20Z

Colorado pro-life sidewalk counselor battles state 'bubble law' she says curtails First Amendment

A Colorado woman who offers abortion alternatives outside clinics is battling a state law that prohibits her from approaching someone too closely, warning the rule has turned what she considers a compassionate conversation into a legal risk.
Wendy Faustin, a pro-life sidewalk counselor challenging Colorado's so-called "bubble law," told Fox News Digital the restrictions prevent her from quietly offering women information about pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies and other alternatives to abortion.
"If you're within 100 feet of the entrance to an abortion clinic, I can't approach someone within 8 feet to give them any alternative information," Faustin said.
Last July, a federal judge rejected her challenge to the Colorado law. Her case is currently on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
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Colorado state law and a Denver municipal ordinance prohibit individuals from knowingly approaching within eight feet of another person without their consent to distribute literature or engage in protest, education or counseling within 100 feet of a health care facility entrance, including abortion clinics. Violations are classified as a petty offense, which carries with it a fine or even a possible short jail sentence.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Colorado's 1993 law in its 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado, ruling that the restrictions did not violate the First Amendment.
The restriction, she said, forces her to speak from a distance about an intensely personal subject, potentially allowing others to overhear conversations she would prefer to keep private.
"I would rather be able to just walk up to somebody, offer them alternative information, places where they can get help," she said.
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"I believe that every woman who is facing this decision deserves to have all the possible information that she might need," Faustin said. "Sometimes she's feeling kind of backed into a corner by circumstances or maybe by other people, and she may not be aware that there can be help somewhere for her through a crisis pregnancy center, an adoption agency, and so that's all the information that I give is offering her information where she can get help and also information about the development of her baby."
Her attorney, Roger Byron, senior counsel for First Liberty Institute, argued the dispute extends far beyond abortion and raises fundamental questions about the First Amendment.
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"These laws literally make it a crime for Wendy to approach within 8 feet of a woman," Byron told Fox News Digital, describing restrictions he says would not survive constitutional scrutiny if applied to other forms of protest.
"These laws would be struck down immediately if they restricted anti-war protesters or union workers on strike outside of their employer's facility," Byron said. "However, because they restrict pro-life sidewalk counselors, they do not. This decision, Hill versus Colorado from the Supreme Court and the statutes that it protects, make sidewalk counselors, because of their pro-life message, second-class citizens. It literally creates two First Amendments. An oppressive one for pro-life sidewalk counselors, and the real one, the good one for everybody else."
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"What's at stake is the free speech rights of anyone whose message is something other than what the government wants it to be," he said.
Byron said the ruling at the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will determine what happens next.
"I suspect either way, this case is going to end up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court," Byron said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the office of the Colorado attorney general for comment, and a spokesperson said that the office has no comment beyond its filings.

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Schiff accuses DOJ of trying to 'subvert' elections as ...

2026-10-26T18:42:26Z

Schiff accuses DOJ of trying to 'subvert' elections as GOP alleges same-name candidate meant to confuse voters

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., accused President Donald Trump's Justice Department of trying to subvert elections through its lawsuit over Alaska's unusual Senate ballot, even as Republicans allege Democrats have propped up a Senate candidate with the same name as the GOP nominee to confuse voters.
Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R- Alaska, is running against Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who has no party affiliation. State courts ultimately allowed the second Dan Sullivan to remain on the ballot. Schiff argued the Justice Department has no business stepping into a matter Alaska's courts have already settled. Republicans contend Daniel Sullivan entered the race to draw votes away from the incumbent and help former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola — a claim the now- Senate candidate and her campaign deny.
"They don't have standing to bring this kind of a suit. It's not the federal government's business to run Alaskan elections. It's Alaska's business to do that," Schiff told NBC News on Sunday.
"They have already adjudicated this question, and the Justice Department knows this, but it just shows how complicit they are now in the Trump campaign to try to subvert the elections."
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Schiff has long been one of Trump's most prominent adversaries, serving as the lead House impeachment manager during Trump's first impeachment trial and later sitting on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The Burbank Democrat has repeatedly accused Trump of undermining democratic institutions and election integrity, making his attack on the Justice Department the latest volley in a yearslong political and legal feud.
Schiff drew a comparison to Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election, arguing that senior Justice Department officials at the time, including Attorney General William Barr refused to support efforts to overturn the results — while accusing current DOJ leadership of being willing to go further.
"This time, with [Attorney General Todd] Blanche, they are all in on this disgraceful campaign," Schiff said, predicting the case in the Last Frontier has "no chance of succeeding."
The allegations come as candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg received enough votes in Alaska’s unique primary system to appear beside Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, on the general election ballot — along with Democratic challenger and former Rep. Mary Peltola.
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State election officials initially disqualified the Petersburg Sullivan after raising concerns that his candidacy was intended to confuse voters, citing his requested ballot name, recent party registration and similarities between campaign materials.
An Alaska Superior Court judge overturned the state's decision to disqualify Petersburg Sullivan, allowing the namesake candidate to remain on the ballot despite election officials' concerns about voter deception. The Alaska Supreme Court subsequently upheld that ruling, resolving the state ballot-access dispute, though DOJ is now pursuing a separate federal challenge in the event Petersburg Sullivan's candidacy could alter the election's outcome.
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Blanche’s DOJ filed suit last week after the state proceedings concluded, arguing that the namesake candidacy could mislead voters and seeking to delay certification if votes for Petersburg Sullivan could affect the result.
The department's complaint, however, asks the court to prevent certification under a specific scenario: if incumbent Senator Sullivan loses but would have won had votes cast for Petersburg Sullivan gone to him instead. DOJ seeks to delay certification in that circumstance pending an investigation into whether voters intended to support the incumbent.
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the lawsuit Sunday, citing federal election law, while Schiff argued that the state had already adjudicated the dispute.
"The sole purpose of his candidacy is to benefit the Peltola campaign by reducing the number of votes for Senator Sullivan," DOJ’s filing read in part, while also citing a letter from Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher alleging Petersburg Sullivan’s declaration of candidacy was not properly filed because it was not intended to declare an actual good-faith candidacy.
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The filing also included a side-by-side comparison of Petersburg Sullivan’s dark blue campaign banner featuring a star and Senator Sullivan’s campaign banner featuring the Big Dipper — a reference to the constellation depicted on Alaska’s flag.
When reached for comment, the DOJ provided Blanche’s defense of the suit, which highlighted that the agency does "not seek to stop any ballot from being cast or to stop the certification of Alaska's election."
"This litigation seeks to ensure that after Alaskans cast their ballots, they are preserved in a manner so that only Alaska's governing officials have the information necessary to make a determination as to whether Alaskan voters were confused or mislead," Blanche said.
"The lawsuit was written by Justice Department attorneys and the Department did not coordinate with any campaign or candidate, but rather relied solely on federal law."
The case cited the National Voter Registration Act, which expressly identifies protecting election integrity as one of its purposes.
When asked about the accusation from Schiff, the White House provided recent comments from Trump saying he "recommended" DOJ file the suit and that Petersburg Sullivan was put "up as a matter of confusion."
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"I think it's a disgrace," Trump said.
Peltola placed first in the August primary, followed by Senator Sullivan and Petersburg Sullivan. Palmer drywall contractor Gerald Heikes, a Republican, will appear as the fourth candidate on the ballot after a Democrat who placed ahead of him withdrew.

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Trump's not on the ballot but swing state voters still cast ...

2026-10-26T18:08:26Z

Trump's not on the ballot but swing state voters still cast ballots with MAGA in mind

Voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania tell Fox News Digital they are driven at the ballot box by a desire to rein in President Donald Trump and his administration's agenda.
While many voting in Tuesday's midterm elections in the Keystone State don't trust Democrats, they are willing to give them a chance to change the trajectory of the country on a myriad of issues — including affordability and rising prices, the Iran war and corruption in Washington, D.C.
"I didn't say I trusted the Democrats," Tomas from Doylestown, Pennsylvania said when asked if he felt the opposition party would do better than the current one in power.
"I'm just gonna vote for them because [Trump] is just taking us down the tubes."
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Clay, another Pennsylvania voter, told Fox News Digital, "I don't," when asked why he trusts Democrats to tackle affordability better than Democrats.
"The party that we're currently working with is so f – – –ed up, we might as well change it. I don't trust the Democrats though," he added.
Voters in Delaware County and Bucks County were pressed on the issue of affordability and whether Democrats would be better equipped to address bringing prices down, particularly after inflation surged during former President Joe Biden's administration.
"Republicans have showed in the past two years that they really have made things worse," Chris from Doylestown said when asked if he believes Democrats will bring down prices. "Gas is way up, the energy is way up, food's way up. There's nothing that's cheaper, so they can't argue that."
"I mean, Donald Trump's in office, how much worse can it get?" he went on. "Telling me that it can get worse than this? It's the worst it's ever been. You think that by having... Democrats in office... that somehow it's gonna make things go even higher? I don't think so."
The results in Pennsylvania will play a key role in the battle for control of Congress, with Republicans fighting to maintain their majorities as Trump works to rally voters behind Republican candidates.
The outcome of the midterm elections, just eight days away, could have major implications for the remainder of Trump's presidency, with a Democratic takeover of either chamber threatening to complicate his efforts to push his agenda through Congress.
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Many who spoke with Fox News Digital has more broad reasons for why they are voting Democrat in next week's midterms.
"We have a mentally ill president," Nancy from Newtown Square, Pennsylvania said. "We have a ball-less GOP party who will not rein him in."
"I am voting for the Democratic congressional slate," Tom from Media, Pennsylvania said. "I really think that Donald Trump has not been good for our country, and we sort of need to…slow down what he's doing."
"I am voting straight Democrat," a voter Fox News Digital spoke with named Bill said. "And the reason why is because the Republican Party refuses to stand up to the fascist actions of Donald Trump."
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Another voter shared that affordability was not one of his concerns heading into the elections, instead citing issues more important to him such as handling immigration and the renaming of the Kennedy Center.
He continued, "I'm concerned about things like ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement). I'm concerned about the Kennedy Center. I'm very concerned about Ukraine. Those are the things which make me want to vote for the Democrats."
Some blamed COVID-19 for being the reason that inflation was higher during Biden’s presidency, citing the inflation rate trending downward toward the end of his term.
"No doubt about it Biden…overshot in trying to orchestrate the recovery from COVID.
But he doubled down that despite his perceived errors with a Democrat in office, he believes the Trump administration’s policies pose larger threats to the nation.
"I think that the Trump administration is doing more institutional changes in government that are going to be harder to overcome rather than just stopping spending money."
Pennsylvania is home to several closely watched congressional races, including in Bucks County, where Fox News Digital interviewed voters.
Cook Political Report recently shifted Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's, R-Pa., race against Democratic challenger Bob Harvie in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican," signaling a more competitive contest as election day approaches.

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Trump isn't done overhauling the White House — and his next ...

2026-10-26T17:35:29Z

Trump isn't done overhauling the White House — and his next move could hit the media where it works

President Donald Trump is considering giving the White House press corps the boot from its longtime briefing room — and has another use in mind for the space that doesn't involve the swimming pool he insists was never on the table.
Trump said Sunday he is thinking about relocating reporters to make room for other White House needs, a day after suggesting the press could be moved to a "less obnoxious location."
"I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I am thinking about moving the Press, and putting them in a different location, but I will use that location for very badly needed space."
The president’s comments come after The New York Times reported on Oct. 20 that Trump had discussed replacing the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.
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When reached for additional comment, the White House referred Fox News Digital to Trump's Sunday Truth Social post.
In a separate Truth Social post published Saturday, Trump shot down reports he planned to build a swimming pool, insisting he would never consider doing "such a stupid thing."
"There is a Fake News report out there that I am going to remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old Swimming Pool, which lies directly underneath," Trump wrote in the social media post. "Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back."
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The White House’s indoor swimming pool opened on June 2, 1933, following a New York Daily News campaign to raise funds for a pool for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had polio and regularly swam in therapy pools at his Hyde Park home or at a rehabilitation center in Warm Springs, Georgia, according to the White House Historical Association.
To meet the growing demand for television news, President Richard M. Nixon later arranged for a press briefing room to be constructed above the old pool.
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Trump touted the ongoing renovations to the White House during a rally in Florida last Friday, saying his administration is "building some beautiful things." He also personally paid to install two 88-foot-tall flagpoles at the White House last July.
Democratic Party leaders and left-leaning media personalities have blasted Trump over various renovations on Pennsylvania Avenue, most notably in October 2025 when ground was broken for the new White House ballroom.

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Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize ...

2026-10-26T17:02:02Z

Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds

Democrats are far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as a core value the nation needs, marking the single widest partisan divide in a new survey examining the country’s values.
According to a Gallup and With Honor survey released Sunday, 46% of Republicans ranked patriotism among the top three values the nation needs most, compared with just 6% of Democrats – a 40-percentage-point difference that dwarfs every other ideological disagreement in the poll.
"Democrats are far more likely to say the country needs equality, fairness and kindness, while Republicans are far more likely to say the country needs responsibility and patriotism," according to Gallup.
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Overall, Americans on a broad-scale view honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) as the values most urgently needed. Beneath that surface, though, the parties see starkly different remedies for what is most needed in the nation.
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Republicans place the highest priority on patriotism (46%), followed by responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%). Democrats as a whole valued equality highest (44%), followed by fairness (34%) and honesty (32%).
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Independents land between both sides, most frequently selecting honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%), with only 15% selecting patriotism.
Despite the large disparity between Democrats and Republicans on the value of patriotism, it was one of the most selected values that participants said they believed was shared by most Americans regardless of their political leanings. When given a list of 12 choices, 32% said they believed most Americans shared patriotism as a value, trailing only freedom at 38%.
Those 12 values were: freedom, patriotism, service, kindness, respect, equality, fairness, responsibility, integrity, courage, honesty and humility. More than three quarters of Americans (76%) believed people shared at least one of those values regardless of politics, while 59% said at least two, and 46% said at least three.
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Beyond patriotism, the second-largest partisan divide emerged around equality, chosen by 44% of Democrats compared to just 10% of Republicans – a 34-point spread. Fairness similarly split the electorate, chosen by 34% of Democrats versus 15% of Republicans.
The findings also reveal an age divide that mirrors the political split. Adults aged 65 and older are nearly three times as likely as adults aged 18-39 to say the nation needs more patriotism (32% vs. 12%).
Despite the deep differences in priorities, the survey revealed broad consensus on political tolerance. Nearly eight in ten Americans (79%) – including 84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, and 72% of Republicans – said respecting different values matters more than sharing the same ones. Additionally, 70% of respondents said elected leaders must be willing to compromise across party lines, even at personal political cost.
"Perhaps, then, the ultimate shared value is that Americans agree to disagree," the Gallup analysis concluded.
The survey was conducted May 12–22 among a nationally representative panel of more than 3,000 U.S. adults.

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LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman calls herself both a ...

2026-10-26T16:28:54Z

LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman calls herself both a 'capitalist' and 'democratic socialist'

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman declared herself both a capitalist and a democratic socialist during an interview Friday, raising questions about her political ideology as the Democratic Socialists of America considers challenging her endorsement from the organization just days before the election.
Raman, a Los Angeles city councilwoman and DSA member challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, defended the two labels when Michaelson pressed her about capitalism and the organization's political positions.
"I am a capitalist, and I'm also a democratic socialist," she told CNN's Elex Michaelson. "I want the city to work and when the government is doing its job, it needs to work really effectively, and we need to make sure capitalism works without harm to workers, without worker exploitation, without exploitation of poor people. That's what I'm going to focus on."
Los Angeles County Republican Party Chair Roxanne Hoge criticized Raman's remarks in a statement to Fox News Digital, questioning how the mayoral hopeful could embrace capitalism while maintaining ties to an organization that advocates replacing it.
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"It's no surprise that Nithya Raman is confused by two mutually exclusive concepts. Perhaps she was in a fugue state when she agreed to co-govern with the DSA who proudly proclaim their desire to expropriate private property and to abolish the police," Hoge said.
The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that DSA national leadership was considering action against the Los Angeles chapter's endorsement of Raman over accusations she doesn't fully support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. At a forum last month, according to the LA Times, Raman referred to BDS as a "legitimate form of peaceful protest" without explicitly saying she supports the movement.
Lisa Cusack, president of the Don't LA My Burbank PAC, criticized Raman's affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America, pointing to the organization's communist roots and its current political program advocating greater worker control over private industries.
"The founder of DSA-LA, Dorothy Rea Healey, was a longtime leader of the California Communist Party in California," she told Fox News Digital. "Her autobiography is titled: 'A Life in the American Communist Party.' The current Democrat Socialist Program for Los Angeles states, 'Capitalists extract massive profits by stealing the surplus value of working-class labor.'"
She claimed the program's mantra involves organizing to rebuild worker militancy, expanding union density, dismantling the gig economy, and asserting democratic worker control over municipal and private industries.
"This is who Nithya Raman will be expected to co-govern with. When people tell you who they are, believe them," Hoge said.
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Raman's remarks contrasted with the DSA's official description of democratic socialism, which calls for replacing capitalism with an economic system in which workers exercise greater control over businesses and major industries.
The organization explicitly rejects capitalism in its explanation of its political philosophy.
"Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society," the DSA states on its website.
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Raman's latest comments also marked a change from how she answered the same question during a July interview with Michaelson. At the time, she declined to directly identify herself as a capitalist, instead emphasizing the existing economic system and the responsibilities of local government.
When Michaelson asked whether she considered herself a capitalist, Raman acknowledged the economic structure under which Los Angeles operates.
"You know, we are in a capitalist system. It's a city government," Raman said.
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Michaelson also asked Raman whether she supported abolishing police departments, prisons or the U.S. Senate. She rejected all three proposals. When Michaelson pressed her on how she reconciled her political affiliations with those disagreements, Raman defended the ideological diversity within the organization.
"I don't, you know, I think democratic socialism is a big tent," she said. "The DSA is a big tent organization, and I'm in part of that tent and I think a lot of Angelenos are in that tent with me."
Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA, Raman and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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Trump-appointed judge slams door on DOJ as court losses pile up ...

2026-10-26T15:56:44Z

Trump-appointed judge slams door on DOJ as court losses pile up days ahead of midterms

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump has handed his administration another loss in its quest to tackle alleged illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections.
District Judge David Barlow on Friday dismissed a case the Department of Justice brought against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, a Republican, demanding that she turn over state voter data. The administration sought to compel Henderson, the state’s top election official, to hand over a complete list of Utah voters, including their names, birthdays and addresses as well as their driver's license numbers or the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.
The Justice Department’s defeat in Utah is one of more than 25 voter-roll litigation defeats the Trump administration has suffered since beginning its campaign to address alleged illegal voting.
TRUMP-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE TOSSES DOJ LAWSUIT SEEKING ARIZONA VOTER DATA
Federal lawyers initially sued Henderson, arguing that the Civil Rights Act of 1960 requires her to make certain voting records that "come into" her possession available for federal inspection. Barlow, however, cited a ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that found "an ordinary English speaker would not say that she has come into possession of something that she created, established and maintained," a reference to the broad dataset the DOJ was seeking to obtain.
The DOJ countered that line of argument by asserting that, even if the precise language of the law didn’t require the data to be surrendered, the purpose of the law in question was to serve as enforcement tool for federal election laws, so it would make little sense to interpret it as excluding the statewide voter-registration database that states use to carry out voter-list maintenance.
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Barlow rejected this line of argument, stating that judges have "no warrant to elevate vague invocations of statutory purpose over the words Congress chose."
Trump tapped Barlow to serve on the federal bench in 2019. Before being nominated, Barlow served as a Republican congressional lawyer, a federal prosecutor and a private attorney.
TRUMP-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AGAINST ADMIN ON MAINE VOTER ROLL DATA
Barlow dismissed the administration’s complaint with prejudice, meaning that the DOJ cannot simply refile the same claim, though the department can appeal the ruling to a higher court.
While the Trump administration has charged a number of individuals with illegal voting since coming to power, it has yet to uncover evidence of widespread voter fraud. The DOJ still has three pending cases related to voter rolls in the states of Hawaii, Idaho and Delaware. It is also appealing losses in California and Oregon.
"We appreciate Judge Barlow's ruling dismissing the Department of Justice's lawsuit that sought to force us to disclose the private data of every Utah voter," Henderson wrote on Threads. "Our office will continue to uphold the rule of law and safeguard the fundamental right to free, fair and secure elections for the people of Utah."
The White House and DOJ did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday.

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Major school district's pledge with teachers' union ...

2026-10-26T15:23:01Z

Major school district's pledge with teachers' union sparks racial discrimination complaint

FIRST ON FOX: One of Colorado's largest school districts is facing a new federal civil rights complaint over a pledge it made with its teachers' union to recruit, retain and advance educators of color.
Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint Monday, which was first obtained by Fox News Digital, with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that CCSD is discriminating on the basis of race in employment. CCSD is notably Colorado’s fourth-largest school district, and serves 52,000 students and more than 300,000 residents in the southeast Denver metropolitan area, according to the district’s website.
At the heart of the complaint is the district's June 2023 "Educators of Color Declaration," which commits Cherry Creek School District and its teacher’s union to recruiting, retaining and advancing educators of color, even as a separate provision in the same agreement calls for recruitment, hiring and advancement to be based on qualifications without regard to race.
"Cherry Creek Schools has written racial preferences directly into its teachers’ contract. The district’s ‘Educators of Color Declaration’ commits it to recruiting, retaining, and promoting teachers based on the color of their skin — which means other equally qualified teachers are passed over for the same reason," Sarah Parshall Perry, Vice President and Senior Legal Fellow at Defending Education, told Fox News Digital.
"That's not diversity; it's discrimination, and it is precisely what Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment forbid. The Supreme Court could not have been clearer in Students for Fair Admissions: the law is colorblind, and a school district cannot cure a race-based hiring policy with generic 'equal opportunity' language."
Title VI prohibits race discrimination in federally funded programs under specified conditions, while Title VII more directly governs employment discrimination, leaving the legality of Cherry Creek's teacher recruitment and advancement commitments dependent on how those policies are implemented.
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The "Educators of Color Declaration" also commits the district and its teachers' union to intentionally recruiting highly qualified educators of color while making a concerted effort to retain those already employed by the district and help them advance into leadership positions, according to the district's negotiated agreement.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES TITLE VI INVESTIGATION INTO DEI PROGRAMS AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Additionally, the policy says that "to fulfill these goals, all policies in this agreement shall reflect Cherry Creek School District core values by grounding the work of negotiations in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)," according to the school district's 2026-2027 Negotiated Agreement.
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HIT WITH FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION OVER RACE, SEX-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
"Cherry Creek is under no obligation to accept federal funding, but because it has, it cannot run a racial balancing scheme for its own workforce and still adhere to federal law," Perry continued. "We are asking the Office for Civil Rights to open an investigation and put an end to it."
Defending Education's latest complaint comes after the Department of Education announced a separate investigation on June 8, into allegations that Cherry Creek School District sponsored racially discriminatory programs involving students, teachers and parents.
"These allegations of racially discriminatory conduct in this District seem to permeate almost every aspect of the school community, affecting students, teachers, and parents alike," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement at the time. "Federal law prohibits racial discrimination, which means that race cannot be a factor in how the school educates its students or trains its teachers."
The Trump administration has been cracking down on DEI efforts across the nation's education system, including proposing new regulations in September that would revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that consider race in admissions, scholarships or other school-administered programs.
CCSD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Monday.
When reached for comment, a Department of Education spokesperson told Fox News Digital that "the Department does not confirm complaints."

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NYPD detective stabbed 10 times in Bronx robbery recalls chasing ...

2026-10-26T14:48:55Z

NYPD detective stabbed 10 times in Bronx robbery recalls chasing attackers while bleeding out

An NYPD detective stabbed 10 times during a robbery in the Bronx revealed how he struggled to call 911 while tracking his fleeing attackers before recognizing the severity of his own injuries and the extent of his blood loss Sunday on "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade."
Detective Jose Mercedes said in an exclusive interview with Fox News that he couldn't unlock his phone as he tried to report his attackers' whereabouts. Realizing that he was bleeding badly, he stopped following them — recalling cases he had investigated involving victims who suffered significant blood loss.
"Suddenly, I grabbed my phone again, and it's completely filled with blood," Mercedes said. "And at that point is when I stopped running."
Mercedes said his police training kicked in when two masked men approached him while he was retrieving belongings from his car's trunk on his day off work. One displayed a knife and attempted to grab the gold chains around his neck.
‘BONNIE AND CLYDE’ ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COUPLE ACCUSED OF BRAZEN JEWELRY THEFT SPREE ACROSS FOUR STATES
"The first thing that went through my mind was fear," Mercedes recalled. "The next thing that went through my mind was action."
Mercedes said he managed to unmask both suspects during the struggle, despite fearing they might have additional weapons. He also said he would have tried to escape the confrontation if he had seen the men approaching.
"The fear that comes upon you and your body turns cold," he told host Brian Kilmeade. "Thereafter, your adrenaline kicks in. And now it’s action time, and now I have to defend myself with all my might or die."
ILLEGAL SUSPECT IN NYPD DETECTIVE STABBING DENIES INVOLVEMENT AFTER EXTRADITION FROM MASSACHUSETTS
Police identified the alleged attackers as D'Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24. Both are Dominican nationals living illegally in the United States and were arrested in Massachusetts after allegedly fleeing New York, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Scott Munro, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, criticized immigration enforcement policies during the interview, blasting what he described as a lack of respect for law enforcement.
MULLIN CALLS MAMDANI'S ANTI-ICE RHETORIC 'DANGEROUS' FOLLOWING NEW YORK SHOOTING
"They're taking politics before public safety right now," Munro said. "They're taking politics before law enforcement."
Mercedes, who suffered wounds to both arms and his back, said the stress of the attack caused him to overlook a critical lifesaving measure despite his decade of police experience.
"I did a lot of things tactically correct, but I also forgot a few things," he said, expressing gratitude to the officers who arrived and applied tourniquets to both his bleeding arms.
"I thought I was going to die at a certain point. My skin changed colors, I became pale. My lips also became pale, and I cannot thank enough the — first of all, God — second of all, the 911 caller, the [52nd Precinct] officers that responded… they just assisted me with so much urgency. And the emergency service unit — they completely brought me back to life."
Fox News Digital's Eric Mack and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

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Kylie Cantrall's World Series national anthem being called ...

2026-10-26T14:15:59Z

Kylie Cantrall's World Series national anthem being called best since Whitney by some, NFL memes & Ric update

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Before this morning, I'd never heard the name Kylie Cantrall. No clue who she is. Now? We're talking about a potential breakout star after Saturday night's national anthem performance before Game 2 of the World Series in Milwaukee where she belted out a rendition that's being called the best "since Whitney."
We're talking the best performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" since Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991. I'm not saying it, but others are. Let's go to the comments where this praise is being heaped on Cantrall.
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As I'd written going into the state race, the goal for Jr. was 11:teens on a course that's notoriously fast in a race filled with some serious competition. His official time was 11:10:00 (2 miles), good for 22nd place (377 runners) and just one-tenth of a second behind his teammate who finished 21st.
Jr.'s time is now the 9th fastest time in the history of the junior high program, which is unfathomable considering where he was just a year ago when his PR was 12:14.
As for the team, the boys won a state title for the school with 1st, 21st, 22nd, 78th and 85th place finishes. The final total was 156 points for Perrysburg to 178 points for Kings Junior High out of Cincinnati.
If we go back 14-15 months ago, you guys were teaching me everything about cross country and explaining that it's more than just running. There's actual strategy. Now I study split times and point systems. I watched as Jr. was 64th at the quarter-mile mark, to 40th at the mile, to 29th at the 1 3/4 mile post and then he picked off seven more spots in a helluva kick to the finish line.
Last night, at dinner, I reiterated to Mrs. Screencaps that I never thought in my wildest dreams I would enjoy spending a Sunday watching kids run these races. I think it's the festival atmosphere that's so relaxing. People eating quesadillas at picnic tables. Some people bringing in their dogs. Sun shining.
What a life pivot this has all been.
• Michael P. in Allons, TN says: Out on McAfee but in his defense that goes for all pregame shows. CFB NFL MLB (don't watch the NBA). The only one I might watch is NHL on TNT.
ALL NFL pregame shows are useless drivel and College Game Day is so scripted they might as well read off a tele-prompter. If anything watchable happens there’ll be a 30 second clip on X.
• Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston says give him more McAfee and more of Herbstreit's dog: There is indeed alot of McAfee on ESPN and I am good with it. He is generally very positive and celebratory of whatever sport he is covering, and I like his energy. He has a fun different way about him than the typical talking heads. I also like that he doesn't have much of a filter, calls it bluntly like he sees it.
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I understand that his schtick is not for everyone and that's fine too. Those people have the power of their remote control to watch Big Noon Kickoff instead. I am also good with Herbstreit, his dogs, and the Mannings too.
I'd stay in my seat and watch.
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• David W. says: If a person wished to check scores or minor information on the NFL Web Site, it goes to a subscription page, I have a problem with that for public information. Why don't they say unless you give us money then we don't want you. It just gets better and better every year, not.
Multiple streaming, international games, subscriptions only viewership, not to mention the lecturing of social issues on and off the field. That is the short rant for now, just another nameless no account who can find other things to do anyway. Oh wait, maybe I am wrong, game scores or information is a secret, and they want to be like the government and soak a person for every penny.
Ric's definitely feeling better after that fall on Friday.
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Riley Green's acoustic version of 'Bartender in ...

2026-10-26T14:03:32Z

Riley Green's acoustic version of 'Bartender in Destin' goes viral on YouTube with fans loving it

Riley Green continues to drop viral moments online.
The "Jesus Saves" singer has become one of the most famous men in all of country music, and he's responsible for several major hits.
His music covers a wide chunk of the genre's spectrum. It's great for a college football Saturday with your buddies, and he can also give people an emotional gut check.
RILEY GREEN DROPS ACOUSTIC TIKTOK PERFORMANCE OF 'BARTENDER IN DESTIN' AND FANS CAN'T GET ENOUGH
Now, he's going viral on YouTube.
Green dropped an acoustic version of his hit song "Bartender in Destin" last week on YouTube, and it's exactly what fans have come to love from the talented country music artist.
It's one of Green's most popular songs, and has a low-stakes fun vibe. The acoustic version takes things to a new level.
Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
As always, people were quick to pop off in the comments with plenty of reactions. One viewer wrote, "Love the song."
Another added, "Love this one Riley 🎸❤️✨."
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A third commented, "These stripped back acoustic versions are country at its finest."
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There's no doubt that Riley Green's acoustic performances are incredibly popular.
What do you think of Green's performance and music? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

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NASCAR should be fuming over embarrassing 'Dega race, drivers ...

2026-10-26T13:29:40Z

NASCAR should be fuming over embarrassing 'Dega race, drivers are livid & controversial finish raises doubt

Monday Morning Pit-Stop is a weekly NASCAR column that runs on OutKick.com and Fox News Digital. If you're looking for a normal NASCAR recap, go check out insufferable ESPN ... assuming they still know NASCAR exists.
I'm not even sure a great finish like that is gonna save NASCAR this week ...
Lordy. What a day at Talladega. It had everything. It usually does.
Cars flipping. Cars going airborne. One of the hardest hits I've ever seen. Kyle Larson going from 11th to first in about 10 seconds to win at the buzzer.
NASCAR'S JOEY LOGANO RIDES ON HIS ROOF, RILEY HERBST NAILS WALL AT FULL SPEED IN DANGEROUS TALLADEGA WRECK
Did he go below the 'yella line? Maybe. Maybe not. A tale as old as time at Talladega.
In between all that mayhem, we had — arguably — the most embarrassing sequence in NASCAR history. It was certainly the most embarrassing at a superspeedway. Drivers were so annoyed by it, they were openly mocking it over the radio ... as it happened!
As they participated!
It was pathetic. This Next Gen car is so pathetic, and so broken, and so far from what this series used to be, I don't even know where to go from here. Neither does Denny Hamlin.
There's "fuel-saving," and then there's whatever the heck THAT was in Stage I yesterday. You'll see.
Four tires, enough fuel to get through the final two races and crown Kyle Larson the champion (it's a wrap, folks), and maybe a Tylenol for Riley Herbst and Joey Logano ... Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Gee, I Wonder Why Ratings Are In The Toilet?' edition — is LIVE!
Look, we got a great finish yesterday as you can see — and we desperately needed one after the dud that's been the playoffs. There's been no drama over the past eight weeks, beyond Carson Hocevar stuffing Ryan Blaney in a locker. That's it.
And we finally got some yesterday in the closing laps at Talladega. That's what I WANT to to start class with, but I can't.
Can't do it.
Not when crap like this is going in the opening stage:
For those who can't tell what's going on, the entire pack — minus the RFK boys (MAHA!) — decided to save fuel during the opening stage so they wouldn't have to pit because this current car, combined with the stage lengths, make it almost impossible to run the race without running out of gas.
CHASE ELLIOTT SAYS NASCAR'S GRUELING 10-MONTH SEASON CAN 'EAT YOU UP' WITHOUT AN ESCAPE
As Denny Hamlin said after the race, "it’s a sports car not meant to be running 200mph."
Correct. That's what NASCAR has created with this car + stage combo at superspeedways. Basically, if you don't run slow, stay in the draft, and save as much fuel as possible, you're gonna pay for it when it comes to pit stops.
Drivers hate it, but they don't have much a choice. They were MISERABLE yesterday.
Just listen to what Denny said during the race!
"This is some crazy s–t," he said. "This is like the Richard Petty Driving Experience at a race!"
I've done the Richard Petty experience, and Denny is 10000% right. When you do that, they basically cap the cars at 175 MPH. That's what we had yesterday at 'Dega. Cars going as slow as possible to save enough fuel so they wouldn't have to pit.
That should not happen at Talladega or Daytona. Those two are, easily, your best tracks, NASCAR. Trust me. You don't want to screw them up ...
And you are screwing them up. Big time. It's pathetic. It's embarrassing. Folks will turn the channel.
Hell, they already have!
Take a look:
Lordy.
Last Sunday's Cup race at Phoenix drew an audience of just 1.2 million viewers. That number is alarming, folks. I've seen a lot of bad TV numbers for NASCAR over the years. Believe me.
That's really, really, really bad. You don't want to live in a world where the WNBA outdraws NASCAR, and we're teetering on that right now. It's unfathomable. It's unacceptable.
It's also not surprising.
Some thoughts on why, in order of importance:
OK, give me YOUR thoughts on this — and don't hold back! Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Gulp.
Now, let's get to a couple quick-hitters on the way out. First up? Congrats to Kyle Larson! He won yesterday in thrilling fashion, and will most likely be your champion here in two weeks.
But ... did he do it legally?
Thoughts? It's really close. Like, really, really, reaaaaaaallllly close.
I think NASCAR made the right call, and I HATE siding with NASCAR. But fair is fair, and I do think Larson's tires stay on the line, albeit barely.
Again, it was CLOSE:
Does that angle change anyone's minds? Nope?! We're all just gonna be stubborn and set in our ways and argue till we're blue in the face?
Okeedokee! Sounds good!
Moving on ...
I know Joey Logano flipping and landing on his hood gets all the clicks and the attention, but the hit Riley Herbst takes here is the most violent hit of the 2026 NASCAR season.
Goodness:
Just a massive hit for Riley Herbst, who is OK. I know NASCAR seemingly took forever to get over to him (listen to how frustrated the team is over the radio), but he spoke after the race and all seems well.
But that was a massive hit. Ryan Blaney's taken a couple of those over the years, and they scare the bejesus out of me every time. When I saw this wreck happen in real time, my attention immediately went to Herbst over Logano.
Cars that flip and go on their hoods are generally OK. Cars that go into the wall at 190 MPH are usually not.
Feel like we dodged a bullet here.
OK, that's it for today. Good work, everyone.
On the way out, here's Jesse Love's girlfriend, Georgia Kryssing, enjoying a pumpkin patch as we start the final week of October.
See y'all at Martinsville.

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Alaska Dem Senate candidate suffers minor injuries in car crash, ...

2026-10-26T12:55:38Z

Alaska Dem Senate candidate suffers minor injuries in car crash, forcing her to skip campaign events

Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola and members of her family were involved in a two-vehicle collision in Anchorage on Saturday night, prompting her campaign to adjust upcoming schedule commitments in the final stretch of the midterm race.
The crash occurred Saturday in the vicinity of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention, where candidate events and campaign appearances had been underway over the weekend. It happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said. The family was on their way to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet.
"Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits," campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement. "Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover."
"Mary is disappointed that the accident is delaying the start of her Alaska Always Tour, and she is eager to get back on the campaign trail to speak directly with Alaskans about her plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families," Bruce added.
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The pause comes at a pivotal moment in Alaska’s high-stakes Senate contest between Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, as both campaigns scramble across the state to mobilize voters and secure turnout ahead of the November midterm vote.
DEMOCRAT'S DEBATE 'CUE CARDS' STEAL SPOTLIGHT IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE CLASH
Peltola, an Alaska Native and former congresswoman, is hoping to become the first Democrat in nearly two decades to represent the state in the Senate. Both she and Sullivan have tried to rally support from Alaska Native voters, a key constituency in the high-stakes race that has become one of the most watched in the nation.
ALASKA HAS A VOTING SYSTEM LIKE NO OTHER STATE; REPUBLICANS WORRY IT COULD COST THEM IN NOVEMBER
President Donald Trump — who held a rally in support of Sullivan earlier this month — said Friday he told his administration to sue to block certification of the race if the incumbent loses. The lawsuit cites potential confusion with another candidate who is listed on the ranked choice ballot as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
Alaska allows voters to rank their top picks rather than choosing a single candidate. Voters will have four choices, including Sullivan, Peltola and the other Dan Sullivan, a candidate Republicans have called a decoy in what they believe is a Democratic effort to confuse voters.
COURT KEEPS ‘DECOY DAN’ ON ALASKA BALLOT AS EXPERT WARNS RANKED-CHOICE SYSTEM CREATES VOTER ‘TRAPS’
"I revealed what everyone knows, that the Ranked Choice Voting Ballot is a TOTAL DEMOCRAT SCAM meant to confuse the Voter, so that Senator Dan Sullivan will lose Votes to a man who has never participated in Politics before, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.," Trump wrote early Sunday morning on Truth Social. "He is only there because the Democrats want to steal the Election."
It is a reason to vote out ranked-choice voting, Trump added.
"The Democrats are trying to steal this important Republican Seat and, if that happens, everything we’ve done for Alaska will come to an immediate hault [sic]," Trump concluded. "VOTE 'YES' AGAINST RANKED CHOICE VOTING, on Ballot Measure 2. SAVE ALASKA!"
Peltola has outraised Sullivan through October, $33 million to nearly $14 million, but Sullivan reported having more campaign cash, $5.1 million to Peltola 's $3.2 million. Republicans have outspent Democrats in the race, $42 million to $38 million.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Medieval hospital built for victims of feared disease gives up ...

2026-10-26T12:22:36Z

Medieval hospital built for victims of feared disease gives up long-buried secrets

Archaeologists in England have uncovered new remains at one of the country's oldest and largest medieval leprosy hospitals, hundreds of years after the disease ravaged communities across Britain.
The recent excavation, reported by British news agency Jam Press, centered on South Common in Lincoln, a historic English city roughly 140 miles north of London.
The site was once home to the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, which was founded between the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
MYSTERIOUS SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED AFTER RESIDENTS SEEMINGLY PACKED UP AND VANISHED
During a three-day excavation, archaeologists from the British television program "Time Team" uncovered traces of medieval walls and possible living quarters.
The hospital operated for nearly 500 years, housing up to 20 leprosy patients at a time, officials said.
The findings build on an excavation that took place last year, when volunteers unearthed walls, building surfaces and artifacts linked to the former hospital.
This time, researchers identified traces of small, square features that may have served as individual living quarters or enclosed yards for patients. The structures have never been excavated before, researchers said, according to Jam Press.
SHOCKING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT BONES TURNS COUPLE'S KITCHEN RENOVATION INTO 'CRIME SCENE'
The findings offer a rare glimpse into how leprosy patients may have lived during the Middle Ages, including who could afford to receive care.
"You'd need to have resources to get in here," Professor Carenza Lewis of the University of Lincoln said, according to Jam Press.
"If you had enough money and could buy your way into a leper hospital, it's a bit like getting a place in a private care home or something like that."
Historical documents suggest the hospital accommodated up to 20 patients, who may have lived in separate structures with small yards, Lewis said.
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"We know that they had little sorts of curtilages [enclosed plots of land], which implies they're separate little buildings, little houses with a little yard, perhaps," she said.
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic bacterial infection that primarily affects the skin, nerves and eyes.
Although the disease can cause severe disfigurement if left untreated, it is curable with antibiotics and still exists today.
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The excavation is part of a three-year research project led by Anglia Ruskin University, which aims to learn more about the people who lived, worked and died at the medieval hospital.
Tim Taylor, the creator of "Time Team," said the site could reveal more about Lincoln's archaeological past.
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"Lincoln has an extraordinary archaeological story, and this site promises to give us the opportunity to uncover a fascinating part of it," Taylor said, Jam Press reported.
The findings come after a similar discovery last year in York, England, where a sinkhole in a city street exposed the remains of one of northern England's largest medieval hospitals.
The remains were believed to belong to St. Leonard's Hospital and date back to the 12th or 13th century.

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Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race ...

2026-10-26T11:49:20Z

Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens and more top headlines

1. Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens
2. 'If you run again': Nicki Minaj makes bold pledge to Trump at Michigan rally
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NFL's dumbest moment of the week once again welcomes Jets ...

2026-10-26T11:15:25Z

NFL's dumbest moment of the week once again welcomes Jets coach Aaron Glenn, who is on the hot seat

When it was over, Aaron Glenn was blaming and second-guessing himself after another New York Jets loss. And this has become perhaps too familiar for the team's coach this season.
The Jets lost to the previously winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and while that can happen because the other guys get paid, too, the Dolphins had been getting paid without winning before this one.
In fact, the Dolphins had been getting paid without even leading a game all season.
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But against Glenn's team, the Dolphins looked like a playoff contender. That left Glenn disappointed. And defeated.
"When it comes to this game, highly disappointed," Glenn lamented. "Disappointed in myself, first and foremost."
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Glenn is familiar with losing this season, but when the head coach is blaming himself for his clock management, that familiar spot is problematic. And that's exactly where Glenn was for the second time this season — guilty of the dumbest moment of the week.
That Week 7 moment:
The Dolphins held a 14-7 lead with 8:44 left before halftime, and then they went on the Earth's longest drive.
They marched from their own 9-yard line to the Jets 32-yard line with only two minutes remaining until half. Holding all his timeouts, Glenn stood idly on the sideline like a spectator.
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"Yeah, I think that's one they were already down in the red zone, correct?" Glenn asked reporters who wanted an explanation. "That’s the one you’re talking about?"
Well, the Dolphins weren't in the red zone. They were at the New York 25 with 1:16 to play. But Glenn saved his timeouts for use in the year 2037, when he maybe gets his next head coaching opportunity.
So the clock ticked, and ticked and ticked, and the next time Miami ran a play, there were only 35 left on the clock.
The Dolphins eventually scored again, and the moment passed, but the clock management from the coach was curious.
"Man, we felt like we were going to stop them," Glenn said. "And maybe we should have called our timeouts to get it back, but at that point, we just felt like we were going to stop them and be able to get the ball back.
"That's something that we should have done is use our timeouts."
Yes, correct.
Glenn's explanation actually makes zero sense because if the Jets had done as he thought and held the Dolphins scoreless, using the timeouts would have given the Jets the football back with more time remaining on the clock.
As it was, the Jets got the ball back with six seconds remaining in the first half, which New York used to merely take a knee.
The second half witnessed something of a Jets rally before the Dolphins eventually prevailed 28-25, but that made the failure to a call time out more glaring because the Jets might have used that extra time in the first half to manage a field goal — which eventually was the difference in the game.
The Jets, by the way, are 2-5 and Glenn is in serious trouble. His teams are terrible just before halftime, having been outscored 107-6 in the coach's 24 games.
And owner Woody Johnson has not given Glenn a vote of confidence like he did at this stage in the 2025 season. Johnson declined to speak with reporters at the League Fall Meeting last week.
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"We all have to get better, from coaching to playing to everything that we’re doing, we have to get better," Glenn said. "... We know what’s going to happen from the outside in, we accept that, and it is what it is.
"This is a time where our guys, we’ve got to lock arms to make sure that everything that we get as far as energy and connection is going to be built from within, and we understand that.
"But we’ve got to play better, and our fans deserve better than that, and that starts with me."
If Glenn continues to mismanage the clock, a coaching change is going to start with him.
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Teen accused of stepsister’s cruise ship murder buys time to ...

2026-10-26T10:42:45Z

Teen accused of stepsister’s cruise ship murder buys time to consider plea but won’t get ‘sweet’ deal: expert

The federal high-seas murder case against a teenager accused of sexually assaulting and strangling his own stepsister aboard a cruise ship has reached a pivotal juncture. Court filings reveal the defense has requested more time to consider reaching a plea deal.
Timothy Hudson, who was 16 at the time, is accused of the sexual assault and strangling death of Anna Kepner, 18, aboard the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 7, 2025. He is being charged as an adult in the federal case in Florida.
The plea deadline was originally Friday, Oct. 23 but that has now been extended to January to give the defense team more time. A judge granted this extension earlier this month.
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A federal grand jury indicted Hudson in April, to which he initially entered a not guilty plea. He is currently being held in a federal pre-trial detention center after a judge made an order in June remanding him to federal custody.
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He was previously in the custody of his family, with an ankle monitor.
With the new changes and extended plea deal deadline, it's possible that Hudson's defense team is trying to iron out a plea deal for the teenager.
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"For a case like this, you’re talking about whether or not the defendant gets life or not," Anthony Strazza said.
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Strazza, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who practices in federal and state courts, is not affiliated with the case.
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He said Hudson’s defense team could be negotiating a guilty plea in exchange for prosecutors not recommending life without parole.
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"There’s not going to be any sweet plea deal, regardless of whether or not they take a plea. The numbers [years in prison] are going to be large," Strazza said.
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Because Hudson is so young, Strazza said even if he is found guilty and sentenced to decades behind bars – there is a possibility that Hudson could serve his time and get out of jail in his 30s.
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"You’re talking about a defendant who’s 16 years old, so there’s a huge difference between life and, let’s say, a 30-year sentence," Strazza said.
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Strazza said Hudson could be expected to serve "at least 85 percent" of any federal prison sentence.
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"Even if he does get big numbers, 20, 30 years, he is still going to be relatively young when he completes that time."
Hudson's defense attorney, Eric Cohen, declined to comment on the case when reached by Fox News Digital.

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California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in ...

2026-10-26T10:09:24Z

California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in debt

California has a housing affordability problem. Homes are expensive. Down payments are enormous. Young families are struggling to buy their first house.
So, what's California's latest idea?
Get into the mortgage business with $25 billion in borrowing authority. Apparently, when housing becomes too expensive, the answer is to help people borrow even more money.
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Welcome to Proposition 37.
On November's ballot, California voters will consider a proposal allowing the California Housing Finance Agency to issue up to $25 billion in revenue bonds to finance down-payment assistance.
Here's how it works. Buyers put down as little as 3%. The state-backed program provides a second mortgage covering up to another 17%. The buyer finances the remaining 80% through a traditional mortgage.
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Sounds terrific.
Except there's one little detail. The 17% isn't free money. It's another loan. And by the way, isn’t this the kind of strategy that sparked the last Great Recession of 2008? By offering people more and more money they couldn’t afford?
And this distinction matters enormously.
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Imagine buying an $800,000 California home.
With a traditional 20% down payment, you'd need $160,000 upfront and borrow $640,000. Under Proposition 37, you could potentially put down just $24,000. The state-administered program would lend you another $136,000.
Your first mortgage would still be $640,000. You've reduced your upfront cash requirement by $136,000. But you've also increased your total mortgage debt by $136,000.
Assume a hypothetical 6.5% interest rate on the first mortgage and 7% on the second, both over 30 years.
Your monthly principal and interest payments would increase from approximately $4,045 to $4,950. That's roughly $900 more every month. Property taxes, insurance and maintenance aren't included.
Congratulations. You got into the house with less cash.
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Now you have a bigger monthly bill. Actual program interest rates haven't been established, so those numbers are illustrative.
To be fair, Proposition 37 isn't a $25 billion taxpayer-funded giveaway. The proposal uses revenue bonds intended to be repaid through borrowers' mortgage payments, not California's general fund.
The state's independent legislative analyst estimates no direct state or local government costs. Supporters argue that helping buyers finance newly constructed homes could encourage builders to increase supply.
That's a legitimate economic argument. But it raises a bigger question. Does helping people borrow more money make houses cheaper?
Not necessarily. It could actually make prices go up. We just saw this during COVID-19.
Imagine a neighborhood with 100 families trying to buy 80 homes. Now give more families access to larger financing packages. How many homes are available?
Still 80.
Unless builders increase supply, additional purchasing power can put upward pressure on prices. That's basic economics.
California needs more homes, not simply more creative ways to finance expensive ones. Make it easier to build.
Reduce unnecessary permitting delays. Address construction costs. Allow more housing where people actually want to live. Those measures attack the underlying shortage.
More borrowing primarily attacks the down payment. Those are not the same problem.
There are families with excellent incomes who can afford monthly mortgage payments but struggle to accumulate six-figure down payments. A carefully structured loan program could help some of them become homeowners sooner.
But helping buyers qualify for debt shouldn't be confused with reducing the price of housing. And the second mortgage still has to be repaid.
California's proposal illustrates a question every homebuyer should ask before accepting financial assistance: Am I buying a more affordable home, or am I simply finding another way to afford the home?
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Because those are two very different financial outcomes. And no matter how creatively California packages the financing, one rule of personal finance never changes.
Borrowing more money doesn't make something cost less.
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Trump restored the Department of War. Now it’s up to Congress ...

2026-10-26T09:35:19Z

Trump restored the Department of War. Now it’s up to Congress to finish the job

I led a platoon of infantrymen in the 10th Mountain Division in Bermel, a rugged district in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on the Pakistan border. Our mission was the one American infantry carried for generations: close with and destroy the enemy.
We protected the Afghan people by doing exactly that: waging war against the enemy who would have harmed them. Their safety was the result. War was the job.
Every soldier in my platoon knew it. In combat, the fog of war settles over everything. Plans break. Radios fail. Young leaders make life-or-death decisions with no time to ask for guidance. What carries them through is a mission so clear that no one has to wonder what it is.
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That is why the name matters. "Department of War" states the mission from the very top: our military exists to fight and win the nation’s wars.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had the conviction to say so plainly. Many in Washington would have left the name alone. The president chose clarity over convenience when he signed the executive order authorizing the Department of War name. Hegseth has made that mission the standard for everything the department does, from restoring the warrior ethos to ensuring our warfighters remain the most lethal fighting force in the world.
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This is a restoration, not an invention. The War Department was established in 1789 under President George Washington. For more than 150 years, it carried America’s military through its most consequential conflicts, from Union victory in the Civil War to Allied victory in two world wars. The National Security Act of 1947 reorganized the military, and in 1949, the military leadership became the Department of Defense.
The world has changed since then. The mission has not. When the nation calls, our warfighters must be ready to fight, win and come home.
Washington understood this. In his first annual address to Congress in 1790, he declared, "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
Critics call the change symbolic, even unnecessary. They have it backward. Words define the mission, and the mission drives everything else. As for our allies, we owe them a clear statement of our core mission: to fight and win wars. Full stop. Clarity strengthens alliances. Ambiguity invites adversaries to test them.
The president has acted. Now Congress must finish the job. The House and the Senate Armed Services Committee have both backed restoring the Department of War name in this year’s defense bill. Lawmakers should keep it in the final version and send it to the president’s desk. The name of the institution that sends Americans to fight belongs in law, not just in an executive order.
Of course, a name alone does not make a military stronger. The name is a commitment, and the department must earn it every day. Every acquisition decision, training exercise and strategic investment should answer one question: Does it make our warfighters more capable of defeating any threat? From superintelligence and autonomous systems to advanced weapons and a revitalized defense industrial base, the United States must keep building the advantages to deter its adversaries and, if necessary, defeat them.
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Fortress America, inspired by Trump’s historic and unconventional view of the world and his approach to national security, challenges traditional thinking and reimagines how America must defend itself in an increasingly dangerous world. The initiative aims to make our military bases able to function independently. They will have their own power sources, secure communications and critical supplies available even if civilian infrastructure breaks down. Under Fortress, we will boost manufacturing, create important reserves and ensure that all of our bases remain completely operational even during an attack.
None of this diminishes the military’s other responsibilities. Our forces will still respond to disasters, support allies and carry out every lawful mission. And the name changes nothing about the constitutional roles of Congress or the president.
But the possibility of war remains the defining reason America maintains a military. For the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Guardians and civilians who dedicate their lives to this mission, that distinction is not symbolic. They volunteer to stand between this country and its enemies. When called, they risk everything.
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The men I led in Bermel did exactly that. They deserved leaders, from the platoon to the Pentagon, who told them plainly what their mission was and made sure they were ready to accomplish it. Every warfighter serving today deserves the same.
The goal of American military strength has never been perpetual war. It is lasting peace, secured by a force whose ability to prevail is beyond question. We prepare for war so that our adversaries never doubt the cost of starting one.

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Midterms unleash what may be the nastiest barrage of attack ads ...

2026-10-26T09:02:30Z

Midterms unleash what may be the nastiest barrage of attack ads yet

It’s last-minute garbage time as the midterms are just over a week away, with candidates uncorking their dirtiest ads, their filthiest charges and their ugliest rhetoric.
This barrage is fueled as never before by social media, and a surging public interest since any one of a dozen states could tip the battle for Senate control.
I feel like taking a shower.
The chairman of Montana’s Democratic Party, Shannon O’Brien, just resigned, underscoring the extreme sensitivity to national politics. The party, she said in an MS NOW essay, "is more divided than ever not because of our values but because of the race for the U.S. Senate… The winner of this race will almost certainly vote on a nominee to the Supreme Court."
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O’Brien said there are "real questions" about the Democratic candidate’s views on such issues as abortion and poverty.
Virginia’s Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas was just indicted on federal charges including racketeering conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, related to her co-ownership of a cannabis business.
The probe predates the Trump administration, but Lucas vowed to fight back: "I grew up under Jim Crow. I’ve seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them."
It’s like an echo chamber. President Trump has already nationalized the election by saying people should vote as if he’s on the ballot–and barnstorming with increasingly tough talk about the Democrats.
A local council member in suburban Des Moines, Shellie Flockhart, appeared in an ad ripping a Democratic candidate as "just plain dangerous" for kids–but the Washington Post reported that she once pleaded guilty to child endangerment after driving drunk with two of her children.
A splashy piece in Vanity Fair, containing allegations against Jared Kushner, just happened to come out now, prompting Kushner’s lawyer to put the magazine on notice of a potential lawsuit.
The attorney for the president’s son-in-law argued that Vanity Fair had failed after repeated requests to produce "a single bank statement, wire transfer record, account number, or other verifiable evidence supporting these extraordinary accusations."
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The article, which Kushner calls "completely insane," is based on a forthcoming book claiming that Russian security services hacked his phone, disclosing $700 million in secret foreign transactions, and that his signature is on an account set up by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The timing sounds more than coincidental.
After decades of political coverage, I immediately knew that the toxic ad by Vivek Ramaswamy–featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s long-estranged mother calling her a liar–would be more than just an issue in the Ohio governor’s race. I sensed that it would quickly become a national referendum on sleaziness.
The mother, Donna Arthur, sided with her second husband, even though Cledith Arthur was indicted for raping Amy Acton when she was 12 years old. The couple disappeared, and the stepfather was never tried before his death. Acton has had no contact with her mother since 1978.
To their credit, many Republicans, led by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, have denounced the ad. Trump has defended it as fair game, saying he doesn’t know anything about a stepfather and that Democrats would certainly use such an ad against him.
In far lesser-known races, the mudslinging grows by the day.
In Texas, Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz is sending a torrent of emails about her opponent, saying "Bobby Pulido is unfit to serve in Congress." When his fellow bandmate "was arrested on a child rape charge, Bobby went to his uncle, the crooked district attorney, and the charge disappeared along with three other felonies. Gone."
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Pulido told Politico that he never knew about his onetime accordionist’s child molestation charges more than a decade ago.
"I’ve apologized for everything that I’ve ever joked about that offended anybody… There’s a lot of tweets in there that I’m embarrassed of. There’s jokes that I’ve told that I apologize for," he said.
But the Washington Free Beacon says Pulido "has given shifting stories and conflicting information surrounding his child molester bandmate."
In the more prominent Senate race in Texas between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, the attorney general has been running an AI-generated spot saying his Democratic opponent "voted for an income tax" and "Texans can’t afford Talarico’s radical agenda."
Fact-checkers call the income tax charge false, and Talarico’s response ad says, "I don’t have to use AI, because the truth about Ken Paxton is bad enough."
But how many voters, in Texas and across the country, will take the time to sort out such charges and counter-charges? How many will just tune out the high-decibel attacks? How many will hit the mute button?
Personally, I feel numb after scrutinizing the seemingly endless barrage on the airwaves. I fact-checked ads for five presidential cycles, but this is dirtier and more unhinged than ever.
And the crucial question for 2026: How many voters will just stay home?

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Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward ...

2026-10-26T08:28:48Z

Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test

President Donald Trump's political influence is reaching far beyond America's borders as several Latin American countries shift toward right-leaning leadership, with Brazil emerging as the next major test of the region's changing political direction.
For Argentina-born Trump rally attendee Marcelo Sandrin, who has lived in the U.S. for roughly three decades, the shift is unmistakable — and Trump deserves substantial credit.
Speaking to Fox News Digital outside the T. Ed Garrison Arena near Clemson, Sandrin pointed to Argentine President Javier Milei and the prospect of another rightward shift in Brazil as signs of what he sees as Trump's growing influence. The trend comes as the Trump administration has also asserted U.S. power more directly in the region, most dramatically through the capture of Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.
"[Trump deserves] a lot of credit," Sandrin told Fox News Digital, adding Milei is a very forceful libertarian, right-wing/small-government figure, and that during the Trump era, South America has moved "more and more to the right."
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In Argentina, Milei has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent ideological allies in the hemisphere, pursuing sweeping economic reforms and challenging the left-wing political establishment that dominated much of the country's recent history.
"Brazil is almost going to be [moving] to the right again. It's only Mexico and Uruguay for now [on the left]. The problem in my country is one side or the other, they have to steal, stop stealing. That's the number one thing."
Brazil could provide another test of the region's political direction, with allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro seeking to return the country to right-wing leadership. The country's political future remains contested, however, underscoring the limits of describing Latin America's political trajectory as a uniform rightward turn.
The Trump administration's impact on the region has also extended beyond electoral politics. Venezuela underwent a dramatic change following the U.S. capture of longtime socialist leader Nicolás Maduro, an operation that Venezuela native and Manhattan Institute researcher Santiago Vidal Calvo argued reinforced Washington's influence across the hemisphere and weakened the political order Maduro represented.
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"I have no doubt that President Trump has had a good influential policy towards making governments more right-leaning in Latin America," Calvo said.
"I think that got exacerbated with the capture of Maduro," he added. "A lot of people saw that the United States was again an influential force in the continent, that China was being kicked out in many fronts."
Calvo argued that Trump, Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele have helped inspire right-leaning movements across the region, with implications extending beyond elections to immigration, trade, Chinese influence and national security.
He also pointed to China, arguing that Beijing expanded its influence in Latin America through loan agreements that differ from conventional North American banking transactions and can give it leverage in countries' domestic affairs.
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The regional shift is far from uniform. Mexico remains governed by the left-wing Morena movement, making it a political counterpoint to Trump's network of right-leaning regional allies. Uruguay also remains on the left, another exception to the trend Sandrin described.
Calvo also singled out Secretary of State Marco Rubio for praise, arguing that the administration's Latin America strategy has been an underappreciated foreign-policy achievement.
"I think one of the highlights of this Trump administration has been a good example of foreign policy in Latin America, especially at the hand of [Marco] Rubio," Calvo told Fox News Digital.
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Zelenskyy can leverage Moscow ties from comedy days to make peace ...

2026-10-26T07:55:37Z

Zelenskyy can leverage Moscow ties from comedy days to make peace deal, says former key aide

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former spokesperson urged him Sunday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin face-to-face in Moscow, arguing that his past business and political connections in the Russian capital from years back could help him negotiate a peace deal there.
Iuliia Mendel, who served as Zelenskyy's spokesperson from 2019 to 2021, told Fox News Digital that the former comedian had also made his first millions in Russia and should perhaps leverage those ties to pursue lasting peace.
"When Zelenskyy was an entertainer, he often performed in Moscow," Mendel said, adding that the Ukrainian president "knows a lot of people from Putin's elite."
"He actually professionally grew in Moscow and earned his first millions in Moscow, and today he pretends that he has nothing in common with them," Mendel said.
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"He needs to go to Moscow and needs to agree on compromises that are acceptable," she said, before adding that Zelenskyy "doesn't need to play his maximalist games and to play this noble actor."
Mendel's criticism came as Ukraine, Russia and the United States prepared for another round of technical-level peace talks, potentially in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland, in November.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have helped lay the groundwork for renewed negotiations that officials hope could finally lead to direct talks between the two leaders.
Before entering politics, Zelenskyy had built a successful entertainment career. Beginning in the late 1990s, he performed with the comedy troupe Kvartal 95, competed on the Russian-language comedy program KVN and later worked as an actor, writer and producer in television and movies.
From the late 1990s, he performed on Russian stages and at private parties and appeared in movies shown across former Soviet republics, Mendel claimed.
She said that after Russia annexed Crimea and launched its war in Donbas in early 2014, Zelenskyy traveled to Russia to work on the comedy film "Eight New Dates" which was released in Russian theaters in 2015.
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According to a report by Business Insider, many of Zelenskyy's movies were also in Russian and were marketed to a Russian audience, David Dodson, an American movie editor who worked with Zelenskyy told the outlet.
"He was a well-loved comic, actor and performer in Russia, but after [the 2013-14] Maidan [Revolution], everything changed," Dodson said.
"People need to realize that Volodya’s movies were very big in Russia. Most of his market was in Russia. He’s always been a popular comedy star in Russia," Dobson also clarified to GQ when asked if he directed the former actor in "Eight First Dates" in Russia, released in 2012.
In 2013, the movie received the Russian National Movie Awards as the Best Russian Comedy of the Year.
In 2019, Zelenskyy also promised to relinquish ownership of a Cyprus-registered company operating a film studio in Russia after investigative journalists revealed that he and his business partners still owned three Russian companies, according to the Kyiv Post.
Zelenskyy's entertainment career made him a household name in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics before he entered politics and won Ukraine's 2019 presidential election with roughly 73% of the runoff vote on promises to fight corruption and pursue peace in eastern Ukraine.
Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.
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"Zelenskyy became the president with 73% record support," Mendel said. "Because he promised to bring peace to Ukraine."
"And now he has been presiding for almost five years (over) the largest war in Europe since World War II. This shows a lot."
"When his country is bleeding, he needs to make a peace deal for his people," she said before adding that the leader "needs to put the interests of his people first, just for Ukraine to exist as an independent state."
Whether Zelenskyy should travel to Moscow has, in fact, become a flashpoint in efforts to arrange direct peace talks.
In 2025, Putin offered to host Zelenskyy for talks in Moscow, but the Ukrainian president rejected the invitation as Russian forces continued attacking Ukraine.
"He can come to Kyiv," Zelenskyy told ABC News at the time, saying he could not visit Moscow while Ukraine remained under Russian missile attacks.
In September, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Russian journalists pressed Zelenskyy on when he would visit Moscow. He replied, "On a missile."
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Mendel, however, argued that personal animosity between the two leaders has become the main obstacle to diplomacy.
"Today there are diplomatic efforts to try to stop this brutal and bloody war that Russia started," she said.
"But what we see now is a personal opposition between Zelenskyy and Putin that continues to grow into constant escalation in which people suffer tremendously, Ukraine's infrastructure, energy grid, and businesses are in ruins, and refugees are fleeing."
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than four years later, peace negotiations are deadlocked over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a lasting ceasefire.
Moscow has demanded territorial concessions from Ukraine, including areas Russian forces do not fully control.
Kyiv has rejected ceding sovereign territory and insists that any agreement include enforceable security guarantees against another Russian attack.
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Mendel went on to praise President Donald Trump's efforts to break the diplomatic deadlock, calling him the first Western leader to "challenge the status quo" and consistently push for an end to the war.
"For this reason, many Ukrainians place great hope in his ability to bring peace," she said.
"A sustainable peace deal cannot be reached solely between Zelensky and Putin; it requires the involvement and initiative of a strong third party to halt the ongoing devastation."
On Friday, the White House announced that first lady Melania Trump had helped broker a temporary ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine's Kherson region, to allow humanitarian aid deliveries, demining operations and civilian evacuations.
An estimated 1,700 to 2,000 people remain in the devastated front-line town, many of them facing severe shortages of food, medicine and other essentials.
The White House said the ceasefire would begin Oct. 29, although Ukrainian and Russian officials have indicated that operations could begin Oct. 27.
Pope Leo also reportedly spoke with Zelenskyy and Putin about the humanitarian crisis, according to Vatican News.
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"Melania Trump has become synonymous with the words of a saver and a hero, since she has brokered the deal for Oleshky," Mendel said. "This is something that is going to save around 2,000 people and that neither Ukraine nor Russia could have solved for months and months."
"That is why, you know, what Melania Trump has done is actually a case to show that where two men are fighting, a woman can actually save lives," she added.
"And this is the new approach that would show that peace really should focus on human lives, not on maps and territories."
Mendel also criticized the influence of Zelenskyy's longtime ally Andriy Yermak on his diplomatic approach, arguing that the Ukrainian president has favored confrontation over compromise.
"Mr. Yermak was teaching Zelenskiy to be a strong man in diplomacy. And what today we see is actually diplomacy that doesn't exist," she said.
"It's a diplomacy of humiliation, diplomacy of constant threats, diplomacy of demands," Mendel added.

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Steve Hilton hits Dem governor's 2028 pitch by calling out ...

2026-10-26T07:23:27Z

Steve Hilton hits Dem governor's 2028 pitch by calling out Newsom's rail record

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton challenged Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's argument that a Democratic governor should lead the party's 2028 presidential ticket Friday on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," pointing to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's unfinished high-speed rail project as Beshear touted Democratic governors' accomplishments.
Beshear, discussing potential Democratic presidential contenders, argued that governors could point to tangible accomplishments that would distinguish them from President Donald Trump.
"What Democratic governors have are receipts," he said. "You can look at, have you built the housing?"
"Have you built the high-speed rail?" Hilton asked.
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The exchange came after Maher raised Newsom as a potential 2028 contender, although the California governor has not formally announced a presidential campaign.
Maher acknowledged Hilton's point, suggesting the Republican candidate could use the project's troubled history against Newsom.
"You're going to have a field day with that. No, you're right," Maher said.
Matt Ciepielowski, Hilton's campaign manager, criticized California's continued investment in the project in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"If Andy Beshear thinks California’s high-speed rail is something to brag about, he should try buying a ticket. Billions spent, years behind schedule, and Californians still can’t ride it. Gavin Newsom’s answer is to keep pouring money into it."
Ciepielowski also said Hilton would end state funding for the project if elected governor.
"Steve Hilton will end state funding on day one," he said. "Californians are struggling to pay their own bills. They shouldn’t have to keep paying for Sacramento’s failures, too."
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California state Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, also criticized Newsom's handling of the project, pointing to findings about taxpayer-funded travel expenses submitted by project consultants.
"The high-speed fail should have been defunded when Newsom took office in 2019," he said. "Instead, he doubled down on a project that will never be built as originally proposed to Californians. The latest scandal involving project consultants' misuse of public funds to pay for luxury travel under Newsom’s watch is yet another slap in the face to California families struggling to pay for essentials like gas, food, and rent."
"These are taxpayer dollars, yet project consultants treat them like their personal ATM. This project will go down as one of the most wasteful government projects in California history," he continued.
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California's high-speed rail system has faced years of delays and escalating costs since voters approved nearly $10 billion in bonds in 2008. An April estimate placed the cost of the full project at approximately $126 billion, compared with an original estimate of $33 billion. No high-speed track had been laid as of that report.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority said in its 2026 business plan that completing the initial Merced-to-Bakersfield segment would cost an estimated $35.7 billion, with passenger service targeted for 2033. According to the authority's financial records, approximately $15.7 billion had been spent through February.
The project's financial oversight also came under renewed scrutiny following a September investigation by California's independent high-speed rail inspector general. Investigators identified approximately $81,000 in consultant travel expenses that appeared to violate state regulations and another $543,000 that appeared impermissible under contract terms, with some overlap between the findings. Questionable charges included premium transportation and trips to gyms, a nightclub and an escape room.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority outlined corrective actions, including additional oversight, employee training and efforts to recover payments determined to be improper.
Despite the criticism, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has maintained that construction is advancing. In an October update, officials reported completing 66 major structures and nearly 90 miles of guideway in the Central Valley, while emphasizing the project's expected transportation, economic and employment benefits.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom and the California High-Speed Rail Authority for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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Donna Mills, 85, draws the line at unexpected OnlyFans request: ...

2026-10-26T07:11:01Z

Donna Mills, 85, draws the line at unexpected OnlyFans request: ‘I’m not going to’

"Knots Landing" star Donna Mills is revealing the one unexpected request she refuses to fulfill for her OnlyFans subscribers.
During a Friday appearance on ABC's "Nightline," the 85-year-old actress told correspondent Kayna Whitworth that her content largely consists of glimpses into her daily life but asserted that there is one routine she won’t perform for the camera.
"I do the Peloton," Mills said. "Just, you know, they’re the things of everyday life: having a cup of coffee, you know. They say they like it when you brush your teeth…I’m not going to brush my teeth."
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When asked if she believes that most of the OnlyFans users who are engaging with her are men, Mills said, "I think so. Yeah. Sometimes you don’t know."
While Mills drew the line at brushing her teeth on camera, she appeared more open to sharing racier content with her subscribers. However, she explained that she does not believe full nudity is necessary to be sexy, pointing to one of her past Playboy shoots as an example.
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"I think it’s sexier to be not just totally naked, you know," she said. "And have a little imagination about it."
"One of the pictures in ‘Playboy,’ which I think is one of the sexiest things, is me in the shower, in a dress," Mills added.
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The "Play Misty for Me" star said she believed that the never-before-seen "Playboy" outtakes could be particularly enticing for her OnlyFans subscribers.
"I think the probably the most appealing would be the ones that weren't in the magazine, right?" she said. "Because they're from the shoot, the same shoot, but they weren't in the magazine."
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After Whitworth asked how much she might charge subscribers for one of the previously unseen photos, Mills floated a potential price.
"Boy, I'm not sure," she said. "Maybe I'm not sure — $100."
"$100?" Whitworth replied.
"More?" Mills asked.
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"We're thinking you could go up a little higher," Whiteworth told her.
Mills surprised her fans when she announced that she had launched an OnlyFans account in July.
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The actress, who became a television sensation playing the glamorous and ruthless Abby Cunningham on "Knots Landing" from 1980 to 1989, said the platform would give her a chance to connect with fans in a more personal way.
Mills said fans were hungry for a behind-the-scenes look at her life, which she noted wasn't possible during her TV heyday.
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"They want to know me," she told Variety at the time. "They want to know what I do during the day when I’m home. They want to see my home. They want to know much more about my personal life than we ever experienced back in the ’80s and the ’90s that, you know, the fans were cut off from."
"I've always appreciated the incredible support and encouragement I've received from my fans over the years," Mills said. "Social media has been a wonderful way to stay connected, but I'm excited to join OnlyFans because it offers the opportunity for a more personal and direct connection,"
However, Mills emphasized that she planned to approach OnlyFans on her own terms.
"It’s simply another platform to spend quality time with the people who’ve supported me throughout my career while staying true to who I am," she said.
Andy Bachman, CEO of Creators, Inc., the talent agency that manages Mills' OnlyFans account, noted that the Hollywood veteran isn't switching up her image.
"This is not about changing who she is. It is about giving her longtime fans more access to the personality, style and behind-the-scenes moments they already love," Andy Bachman, CEO of the talent agency Creators Inc., said.
"Donna has always been fearless and ahead of her time," Bachman added. "She told me, 'YOLO — let's do it,' and that perfectly captures her attitude. She is approaching OnlyFans on her own terms and creating a space that feels authentic, personal and completely true to her."
During an appearance on "TMZ Live" shortly after launching her account, Mills said that she wasn't planning to pose nude but didn't entirely rule out the possibility.
"Who knows? My first answer would be, oh, no, I won’t do that," she said. "But then my second answer is, I don’t know."
"I don’t want to do anything that’s salacious, you know what I mean?" Mills added. "That isn’t my personality. That isn’t what I feel good doing. But if it’s cute and sexy … we’ll see."
In August, Mills appeared on "Creators Inc. Podcast," less than a month after launching her account. At the time, Bachman, who hosts the podcast, shared an update on her page's performance.
"I can say that you are doing incredibly well," he said. "Many six figures, and it’s been early."
Bachman noted that Mills had already received some unusual requests, including "foot kink people" who asked to see the actress "stomping on grapes" with her bare feet in her vineyard.
"I’m gonna do it," Mills said. "I tried to shoot it myself. But you can’t shoot something while you’re stomping, it just doesn’t work."
"I'm going to uh… I'm going to do that very soon… and do it right so that you know people can… really enjoy it," she continued. "I think it's really funny and fun and uh it's the kind of thing that I want to be able to share with the fans."
In an interview with Fox News Digital last month, Mills teased what fans can expect from her future content.
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"I think what the page will be, will be spicy. That’s kind of always been my thing, to be a little spicy," Mills said. "I think they’ll react to that, they’ll like that, and also it’s my chance to communicate with them through the videos and things like that and talk to them."
Mills also explained that part of her motivation for launching her OnlyFans was to prove that getting older doesn't mean life gets smaller.
"When I kind of looked at it a few years ago and said, 'What do I want to do with this portion of my life, this chapter in my life?' I said, 'I’d like to be an inspiration,'" she emphasized.
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"I’d like to show people, and particularly women, that it doesn’t have to be over. It’s just a new chapter. It’s not the end... It’s just something you can enjoy. You should enjoy. It’s part of your life."
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After playing one of television's most famously ambitious villains, Mills already knows exactly how Abby Cunningham would react to her latest move.
"She would say, ‘Go, girl!’ Without a doubt," Mills said. "Are you kidding? Abby would be all for it. She was for anything that was going to move her forward, that was going to be to her advantage. So, she would be dead on for this. She would love this."

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Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off ...

2026-10-26T06:37:05Z

Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off Bolsonaro challenge

Incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated conservative Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to The Associated Press. The deeply polarized nation returned to the polls for a second round runoff on Sunday.
Lula’s victory followed chaos at polling places after a Supreme Court justice ordered a last-minute, two-hour voting extension, a move that could face a legal challenge from Bolsonaro.
While the Flavio Bolsonaro campaign had also requested an extension in certain areas impacted by heavy rains, the unusual decision by the court to extend voting hours nationwide by two hours will certainly draw scrutiny.
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Lula petitioned for the extension, claiming that buses were not circulating to take voters to the polls as expected.
"I've never complained about anything in any election before. Whether I won or lost, I'd just accept it and get ready for the next one. But this time, something abominable is happening," Lula argued.
The Bolsonaro camp is likely to claim that the extension favored Lula.
Bolsonaro narrowly won the first round on Oct. 4, with 47% of the vote, to Lula's 45%, but fell short of the 50% majority required to win the election outright.
The victory marks an unprecedented fourth presidential term for Lula, and a remarkable comeback victory. The result is even more surprising given that Bolsonaro had led, albeit by tight margins, in recent polling, and Brazil had recently elected a conservative congress aligned with the Bolsonaro agenda.
Earlier in the day, Lula voted in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, while Bolsonaro voted in the north of Rio de Janeiro, the state he represents in the Senate.
The first vote tallies came in from Brazilians living overseas, where Lula won a decisive victory in Germany, and Bolsonaro won an overwhelming victory in Japan.
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While Bolsonaro performed well in his southern electoral strongholds, winning by comfortable margins in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, he won those states by smaller margins than in the first round.
His turnout in the south was not enough to overcome Lula's famed Northeastern firewall; a reflection of the Workers Party dominance in the country's populous "Nordeste" region.
Bolsonaro also turned in a disappointing performance in Minas Gerais, which geographically and politically straddles the Brazilian north/south divide. Often referred to as the nation's quintessential bellwether state, it is fair to say that as goes Minas Gerais, so goes the nation.
While Bolsonaro won Minas Gerais by 5% in the first round, in the second round it was essentially tied.
Bolsonaro had received endorsements from other first round candidates: best-selling author Augusto Cury, former Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema, and former Goiás Governor Ronaldo Caiado.
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However, they were not enough to overcome the much-respected electoral machinery of the Workers Party. Lula has now appeared on the presidential ballot 7 times, winning 4 of those elections.
Heading into the first round, Flavio Bolsonaro was effectively able to make the case to working-class and middle-class voters that the Lula's economic approach was driving up their cost of living.
He painted the Lula administration as bloated, tax-heavy, and given to racking up debt and tied this to inflation and kitchen table economics.
Additionally, his message of hardline law and order appealed to a Brazilian public where voters routinely suggest that violence is the most pressing issue.
Nonetheless, these economic and security concerns were not enough to overcome a generation of loyalty to the Workers Party and its social programs, particularly in the North and Northeast of the country, where Lula won by wide margins.
While Lula will be riding high heading into a historic fourth term in office, he will face a Congress with a center-right and right-wing majority that has been described as one of the most conservative in history.
While Flavio Bolsonaro lost the 2026 election by a narrow margin, the Bolsonaro movement is certainly not going away, and arguably remains an influential force in modern Brazilian politics.
The Lula victory also brings to an end a long string of victories for Trump-backed right-wing candidates across the region. While Trump had not officially endorsed Flavio Bolsonaro, he made no secret of his preference, and enjoyed a close relationship with the Bolsonaro family.
Looking forward to 2030, all eyes will turn to Bolsonaro clan ally Tarcisio de Freitas, who stepped aside this election cycle, in order to clear the way for Flavio Bolsonaro's run. Will the Brazilian right back another Bolsonaro in four years time, or will the popular São Paulo governor also mount a bid?
In addition to the presidential election, voters in five states, as well as the federal district of Brasília, were also selecting governors in runoff elections. Bolsonaro-aligned candidates appeared poised to win most of those races.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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NFL fans put on brave face in Paris as Steelers beat Saints with ...

2026-10-26T06:04:17Z

NFL fans put on brave face in Paris as Steelers beat Saints with chaos in the city

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints in the NFL’s first-ever game in France that went off surprisingly well despite the protests and civil unrest all week in Paris leading up to the matchup.
The NFL was questioned throughout the week after seeing violence, looting, vandalization and more occurring in Paris over widespread anger regarding public living costs, deteriorating public services and more. Even President Donald Trump admitted he was "worried about it," talking about the Steelers-Saints matchup.
But the league, despite beloved soccer team Paris Saint-Germaine postponing its Saturday match to Monday due to the unrest, didn’t blink.
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Neither did its fans.
OutKick caught up with several fans who braved the potential of being caught in the middle of the protests in Paris, and though there were some inconveniences, it didn’t go any further than that for these football goers.
"If I’m being honest, I have not seen enough. I’ve seen some graffiti everywhere, but I haven’t seen anything myself," one fan said outside Stade de France.
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Another added: "For the most part, it hasn’t been a problem. There’s been a few delays and disturbances, but it hasn’t been that big of a problem."
One fan that caught up with OutKick came all the way from Mexico, where protests due to violent crime, working conditions, and housing costs are nothing new for him.
"[It] don’t matter. Mexico is almost the same," he said when asked about France’s widespread protests. "We have a bad government. I don’t care. I don’t care [about] the problems in France. It’s OK for me. I came for the game."
Fair enough.
There were, of course, heightened security measures, as the NFL worked closely with Parisian police, French national authorities and the U.S. State Department to ensure the safety of all attending the game and the surrounding area. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Saints owner Gayle Benson and Steelers owner Art Rooney II all met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to go over safety plans as well before the game.
As for fans experiencing one of the most iconic cities around the globe, it wasn’t ideal to say the least.
"There are some stores I want to go to that are boarded up a little bit, or have cracks in their glass," one fan explained. "But other than that, the city seems great. It’s not as bad as I was expecting.
"There’s a lot of really beautiful things that they’re hurting for no reason. I understand they want to speak their voice, but they’re doing things that shouldn’t be done – vandalizing monuments and stuff. It’s not worth it."
Another fan believed that protesters have been going too far when it involves the destruction of property and more violent acts.
"Have they gone too far, the protestors? When they start tearing stuff up, yes sir. When they start burning vehicles and stuff, yeah, that’s too far."
Goodell said the game would go off without a hitch, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed as much to OutKick, and that was the case in the end.
There are five international games still left on the 2026 NFL schedule, with the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons playing in Madrid, Spain in Week 9.
The New England Patriots and Detroit Lions will play in Munich, Germany in Week 10, while the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers travel to Mexico City, Mexico the following week.
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Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set ...

2026-10-26T05:32:06Z

Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

A federal appeals court on Sunday scrutinized the Trump administration's emergency effort to force California to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots tied to people the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens ahead of the midterm elections.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raised questions about both the government's legal arguments and whether the court has jurisdiction to intervene during a hearing in which attorneys representing the Trump administration and California argued for nearly two hours, Fox News' Matt Finn reported.
The federal government asked the panel to rule immediately, arguing that hundreds of thousands of California ballots could be tabulated each day while the dispute remains unresolved.
The hearing comes after the Trump administration filed an emergency request involving roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people it suspects are noncitizens.
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The DOJ wants California election officials to set aside ballots associated with individuals on its list while their eligibility is reviewed, rather than allowing the ballots to be processed alongside other votes.
Circuit Judge Mark Bennett, a Trump appointee, questioned whether the administration's requested injunction could be reconciled with the Constitution's Elections Clause, which gives state legislatures authority over the times, places and manner of congressional elections, subject to congressional regulation.
"It seems to me that you want us to issue an injunction that is entirely inconsistent with the law that the California legislature has adopted pursuant to the Elections Clause," he told Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly.
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"How can we do that?"
The panel also questioned whether the Ninth Circuit has jurisdiction to intervene at this stage.
Judge Gabriel Sanchez, a Biden appointee, questioned why the Ninth Circuit should weigh in when the district court has yet to rule on the DOJ's request and a hearing before U.S. District Judge David Carter remains scheduled for Tuesday.
Judge Patrick Bumatay, another Trump appointee, focused more heavily on the government's concerns about potential noncitizen voting and questioned California's handling of challenges involving suspected ineligible voters.
The Justice Department sought emergency relief from the appeals court after Carter did not rule by a deadline previously requested by the department.
California, meanwhile, has argued that the Ninth Circuit should not intervene before the lower court has ruled.
The Justice Department initially filed the suit Oct. 15, roughly two weeks after California began mailing ballots.
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Before oral arguments, the Trump administration accused California of having a history of "mishandling voter rolls."
California has disputed the federal government's underlying data while emphasizing that it has robust safeguards against noncitizen voting. Los Angeles County officials have said a preliminary review of a portion of the federal government's list identified apparent discrepancies, including people who were born in the United States or were not registered to vote. In a filing this weekend, California argued that the federal government's theory would "turn the Constitution on its head."
"When it comes to rules of elections administration, the federal government has no power to interfere with the States unless Congress passes a law governing the time, place, or manner of elections," the state contended.
More than 3 million people have already cast ballots statewide, including more than 500,000 in Los Angeles County, according to figures cited during the litigation.
The Justice Department has emphasized the urgency of its request, arguing that each day without a ruling risks allowing additional ballots to be processed before the citizenship dispute can be resolved.
Bennett said the three-judge panel would try to issue a ruling as quickly as possible.
Reuters contributed to this report.

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Cam Skattebo takes aim at NFL after controversial call in Giants ...

2026-10-26T04:58:45Z

Cam Skattebo takes aim at NFL after controversial call in Giants win: 'Guess I’m going to play for free'

Cam Skattebo has lowered his shoulder numerous times in his early NFL career, delivering bone-rattling thuds into opponents to help his New York Giants.
In Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans, though, Skattebo was flagged for unnecessary roughness after officials deemed he crossed a line when he laid the boom on safety M.J. Stewart, sending him to the turf after a big gain on the ground.
Skattebo was livid at the call, as was head coach John Harbaugh , who had to hold his running back behind him on the sideline before displaying his own displeasure at the flag being thrown.
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After the game, where Skattebo’s 42-yard run in overtime helped set up Devin Singletary’s 30-yard touchdown to seal victory for New York, the second-year running back didn’t mince words as he took a shot at the league as a whole.
"Yeah, I’ll keep that conversation between us," Skattebo said when asked what was said to the official following the unnecessary roughness call. "I will say, man, the NFL loves to post me when I do stuff like that, but then also wants to take stuff from me. So, I mean, I’m going to run the ball like I want to run the ball, and if I’m going to continue to get flagged or it or fined for it, man, I guess I’m going to play for free.
"I’m going to do what I can to be on this team, to give everything I got. If they’re going to punish me for that, I’m just going to keep doing it and keep playing hard."
To Skattebo’s point, the NFL has enjoyed his bulldozing style of running that turns back the clock to old-school running through the tackles.
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At the same time, the league has been trying to crack down on helmet-to-helmet contact for years, and referees believed Skattebo led with the crown of his helmet in this case.
However, looking back at the video, Skattebo’s run here appeared no different than others he’s had in the past. It’s why many NFL fans were in an uproar along with Skattebo, calling the call "soft," "bizarre" and more on social media.
It is very rare for officials to throw flags on an offensive player in those situations, which made it seem bizarre in the moment. The video replay almost confirmed as such, but nonetheless, as Skattebo pointed out, a fine might be coming his way from the league due to the unnecessary roughness call.
Controversial penalty call aside, Skattebo’s play in Week 7 was redemption after he did not get a single carry the game prior, as Giants fans believed Harbaugh had him in the doghouse following a costly overtime fumble against the Washington Commanders. The Giants ended up with a tie in that contest, but if Skattebo hadn’t fumbled, New York could be 5-2 today, given it came in field goal range, where the next score won the game.
"It wasn’t by design for him not to carry the ball," Harbaugh said after the tie to Washington. "Just when he was in there, we didn’t call any runs. You’re not thinking about which back is in the game and how many runs they’re getting. It’s we were going to give them all an equal shot, give them a chance, see who got a hot hand maybe, see who could get going with it. We weren’t planning on being down by 24, that’s for sure."
This week, Skattebo had a chance to change the narrative surrounding his early-season fumble woes, and he put up 124 rushing yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown in the second half. The Giants had four rushing scores, but Skattebo may have perhaps separated himself a bit as the lead back once again.
The Giants have a bye next week, but when they return to face the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, Skattebo doesn’t seem like he’ll be changing anything about his play style.
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Seattle Seahawks dominate Chiefs 20-3 as Sam Darnold silences ...

2026-10-26T04:25:14Z

Seattle Seahawks dominate Chiefs 20-3 as Sam Darnold silences critics in potential Super Bowl preview

After a bizarre 2025 season, the Kansas City Chiefs are right back at the top of the NFL in 2026 and already well on their way toward yet another Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship game.
But last year's Super Bowl Champions, the Seattle Seahawks, have been far less convincing. After opening the season with two wins over the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, Seattle entered the weekend just 1-3 since. The surprising loss to the Commanders was followed by a win over the hapless LA Chargers, then two frustrating losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in overtime.
Last weekend's loss was ugly enough that speculation started immediately afterward that Sam Darnold might be in danger of losing his starting job to Drew Lock. From Super Bowl winner to backing up Drew Lock in six games? It sounds crazy, but that's what going 27/51 with no touchdowns and two interceptions, in a losing effort to a quarterback with 107 passing yards, does in the NFL.
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Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was adamant, however, that he'd stick with Darnold.
"Sam's played great football for us this year the majority of the time," he said in an October 16 radio interview. "There's other times he needs to take care of the football, but I think these are solutions we can find with Sam as our QB. I believe that."
"I think we have a lot of faith in Sam," he added in a news conference that same day. "Sam’s played great football for us. He’s done a lot of great things this year. We’ve obviously turned the ball over more than we want to. I feel like there’s things on our end that can help him play better football. And I think he’s definitely part of the solution, rather than the opposite."
He, and Seahawks fans, are probably glad Macdonald stuck with him. Despite some further, back-breaking struggles with ball security.
After a punt-filled first quarter, the second provided a lot more action. While Patrick Mahomes uncharacteristically struggled, with an interception killing a Chiefs' drive, Darnold was on fire for Seattle. On the Seahawks' first scoring drive, he threw for 71 yards, including a 33-yard completion to Jaxson Smith-Njigba. The very next drive, after Mahomes' interception, Darnold found Smith-Njigba again, connecting on a 28-yard touchdown pass thanks to some impressive strength from the 24-year-old wideout to stay in bounds.
In the waning seconds of the second quarter, though, Darnold's ball security issues crept up again.
After yet another big 28-yard completion to Smith-Njigba to put the ball at the Kansas City 2-yard-line with 30 seconds left in the half, the Seahawks tried a George Holani run that went backwards. Darnold, under pressure, tried to find Rasheed Shaheed in the endzone, only to get picked off by Noah Williams.
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Williams added a lengthy runback, seemingly setting up the Chiefs for an unlikely, last-second score.
But Harrison Butker, not off to his best start thus far, missed the 58-yard field goal to end the half.
In the third, Darnold was back at it again, completing passes of 17, 12, and 19 yards to help Seattle add three points and make it 13-0. And the typically dominant Chiefs offense just didn't ever get on track. Mahomes was frequently hurried, and with Rashee Rice once again out, there was little separation from the Kansas City receiving corps. Kenneth Walker couldn't get much going on the ground either.
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Mahomes was far from his best either, nearly losing a fumble in the third quarter, and mostly dinking and dunking his way down the field. Even when the Chiefs finally put together a solid drive in the fourth, Butker missed his second kick of the game, just a 45-yard try, that would have narrowed the score to 13-6.
Seattle took advantage, putting the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run from Emanuel Wilson on third-and-4.
While Lumen Field is a tough place to play, the level to which Seattle dominated Sunday night's game was still surprising. Prior to garbage time, they had a 388 to 210 yardage advantage with 22 first downs to Kansas City's 11. The Seahawks went 11/15 on third downs too, compared to just 3/11 for Kansas City. Kenneth Walker, coming off a game in which he had 19 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns, went just 14 for 36 against Seattle. And the three points for KC entering the fourth quarter was tied for the fewest of any game in Mahomes' storied career.
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It was the type of suffocating defensive performance that's become a hallmark of the Seahawks' run the past few seasons. And perhaps even more encouraging, a much better outing from Darnold, awful second quarter interception aside.
The Seahawks stay home to host the Chicago Bears on Monday night, while the Chiefs travel to Denver to take on the Broncos at Empower Field.

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Thunder star Jalen 'J-Dub' Williams stretchered off court ...

2026-10-26T03:53:07Z

Thunder star Jalen 'J-Dub' Williams stretchered off court after gruesome left leg injury leaves him stunned

Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams was stretchered off the court against the Los Angeles Clippers after a gruesome left leg injury that appears it could end his season
Williams elevated near the hoop with Clippers defenders around him to attempt a shot when he landed in a very awkward position and seemed to fall with his left foot and ankle underneath him.
Williams’ reaction said it all, as his foot was not in the correct position.
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As Williams put his head in his hands out of pure disbelief, his Thunder teammates couldn’t believe what they saw as well. Trainers quickly made a circle around him and assessed the situation following the brutal injury, which below is quite graphic to look at as a fair warning.
Williams was placed on a stretcher and wheeled off the court, where the Thunder faithful were chanting his name. He delivered a thumbs-up to the crowd to acknowledge their support, but everyone including Williams knows this injury isn’t going to be something he comes back from anytime soon.
The injury details still need to be disclosed by Oklahoma City, and yes, not all gruesome injuries lead to a season-ending one, but considering what the video showed, there’s a high likelihood that Williams’ 2026-27 NBA season is done before it really got going.
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Williams entered his fifth NBA season, where he wanted to continue his role as one of the main stars on this loaded Thunder squad.
The former All-Star averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists across 33 games last season.
Unfortunately, Williams dealt with nagging injuries last season as the Thunder were trying to repeat as NBA champions. He dealt with a right wrist injury on his shooting hand, followed by right and left hamstring strains that caused him to be out for much of Oklahoma City’s postseason run to the Western Conference Finals.
While the Thunder won this battle with the Clippers to remain undefeated in the early season, they will need to find answers for the loss of Williams.
What also doesn’t help is guard Cason Wallace suffered a left shoulder injury in the first quarter of this contest before Williams went down. So, that’s two starters dealing with injury woes.
Alex Caruso, the versatile veteran who comes off the bench for the Thunder, and Jared McCain are likely the next men up for Oklahoma City.
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Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's ...

2026-10-26T03:01:12Z

Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally

Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul as a "puppet" of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a campaign rally Sunday.
Speaking at the event in Yorktown Heights, New York, Blakeman, the current Nassau County executive, accused his opponent of embracing the democratic socialist mayor's agenda while failing to crack down on illegal immigration and crime.
"Kathy Hochul, she was out campaigning with Mamdani this week," Blakeman said, according to the New York Post. "And I say that’s great."
"Please take him everywhere you go, Kathy, because I want to remind people that this un-American, antisemite, anti-Christian mayor is running the Democratic Party and Kathy Hochul is nothing more than his puppet," he continued.
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Hochul has been campaigning alongside Mamdani, including at a recent rally in Brooklyn.
The political alliance between the mayor and the governor, who is seeking reelection to a second full term, comes as democratic socialists have gained greater influence in New York politics.
Along with Mamdani's victory in last year's mayoral election, candidates aligned with Mamdani and New York's democratic socialist movement scored major victories in congressional primaries this year, including the defeats of two Democratic incumbents.
Blakeman has previously targeted Hochul and Mamdani over public safety, accusing both Democrats of failing to address crime in New York City.
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During a campaign appearance on the city's subway system earlier this month, Blakeman described Hochul as the "most pro-criminal governor" and accused both leaders of failing to keep commuters safe.
Mamdani has also publicly criticized Blakeman, accusing the Republican gubernatorial candidate of engaging in "bigotry and racism" following a debate between Blakeman and Hochul earlier this month.
"I think the governor did a good job," Mamdani told reporters when asked about Hochul's response to Blakeman's criticism. "And I'll never fault someone for not being able to catch all of it because that is a fool's errand when it comes to Bruce Blakeman."
Hochul and Mamdani have emphasized affordability and child care while campaigning together, arguing their policies are aimed at lowering costs for working families.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hochul's and Mamdani's offices for comment.
Fox News Digital's Eric Mack and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this story.

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College homecoming party turns to chaos as deck collapses, ...

2026-10-26T02:10:51Z

College homecoming party turns to chaos as deck collapses, leaving at least 28 people injured

A college homecoming party took a frightening turn Friday night when a back deck collapsed at a Virginia home, leaving at least 28 people injured and sending emergency crews rushing to the neighborhood.
William & Mary confirmed students were among those injured at the off-campus residence in Williamsburg. All reported injuries were non-life-threatening, according to city officials.
Dispatchers received a report of a structure collapse around 10:07 p.m. on the 200 block of Matoaka Court. Responding police and firefighters found the home’s back deck had collapsed, the city said.
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Emergency crews took 13 people to hospitals, while another 15 reportedly sought treatment on their own, according to the city’s Saturday morning update.
Neighbors told WAVY that a homecoming party was underway when the deck gave way. One described emergency vehicles stretching through the neighborhood.
"All the way down the street and wrapped around just ambulances and fire trucks," the neighbor, who asked not to be named, told WAVY. "We saw a lot of hospital gurneys coming out of ambulances. At least nine ambulances kind of wrapped around the street."
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Joshua Wise, who lives next to the home, told the outlet some of his classmates were involved. He returned after emergency crews had finished responding but learned his housemate had been helping people get home.
"Word was traveling pretty fast," Wise told WAVY. "By the time I got back here, the emergency response was over, but I had a housemate who was helping people, trying to help out as much as possible, drive people home, get people where they needed to be."
Wise credited neighbors with coming together after the frightening incident.
"We did everything we could to help each other out and I think that that’s beautiful," he said.
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In a Saturday message to the campus community, William & Mary’s senior vice president for student affairs and public safety, Ginger Ambler, said the university was still gathering information. Additional students may have sought care beyond those initially counted, she noted.
"We are grateful that none of the injuries were life-threatening," Ambler wrote.
She said staff across the university’s health, academic and student support offices were working to assist affected students.
"We recognize that such an experience may affect our students deeply and in different ways," Ambler wrote.
Wise also praised the emergency response.
"Thank goodness for the emergency responders," he told WAVY. "They were great. The ambulances and everything got here pretty fast."
Local police and firefighters responded, and city officials were working with area hospitals to confirm the total number of people treated.
The city’s Codes Compliance Division is evaluating and inspecting the site.

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JD Vance sees Bengals making 'a run' but that's ...

2026-10-26T01:39:08Z

JD Vance sees Bengals making 'a run' but that's understandable because he's a fan, especially of Ja'Marr Chase

We know by now that Vice President JD Vance is a big fan of the Cincinnati Bengals so, of course, he had something to celebrate on Sunday when his team beat the Baltimore Ravens.
Vance did not attend Sunday in Baltimore, but the Bengals punished the Ravens by scoring all their 35 points in the second half, mostly thanks to four touchdown passes by quarterback Joe Burrow.
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It was the type of performance from the Bengals that everyone expected from a potential Super Bowl contender and particularly the offense.
And that had Vance feeling pretty good about his club.
"Huge win for Cincinnati," Vance posted on X.
Can you imagine? The second-most powerful man in the country posted on X about his NFL team. Let that sink in a second.
Anyway, the Veep continued ... "It's early, but I think the Bengals are going to make a run. Who Dey!"
The Bengals have won two consecutive games, but they do indeed need that run Vance is predicting.
They've been a roller coaster of a team, winning two in a row after losing two in a row after winning two in a row. If they continue that pattern, you know what comes next — some frustrating football.
But Vance, the fan, apparently doesn't buy that.
Speaking of being a fan, Vance loves Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase.
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During Vance's visit to the Bengals training facility last week, Chase apparently noticed that Vance's six-year-old son, Vivek, was holding Bengals football gloves.
"Nice gloves, man," Chase told Vivek as he filed into the locker room.
That got the VP's attention.
"Special shout out to Ja'Marr Chase, an amazing talent, who made my little six-year-old's year by noticing his football gloves," Vance posted.
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There were, by the way, "reports" that the Bengals were generally unmoved or even unfriendly during Vance's visit to their training facility. But, as Vance's boss would say, fake news.
Vance shook hands and talked with coach Zac Taylor and other players and assistant coaches.
Anyway, back to the "run" that Vance is predicting. The Bengals play four teams in their next five games with losing records. Two of those teams, the Washington Commanders and Tennessee Titans, have won only once each.
The Bengals do play division co-leader Pittsburgh during that looming five-game stretch, so that matchup will help determine what kind of run they can put together.
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Israel drills for surprise attack with massive military exercise ...

2026-10-26T01:06:38Z

Israel drills for surprise attack with massive military exercise as expert invokes 1973 war

The Israeli military launched large-scale domestic military exercises on Sunday to counter surprise border infiltrations and ground raids across northern and central Israel, mobilizing multiple divisions and air assets amid rising regional tensions.
The drills, set to continue over 48 hours, came as an Israeli security expert invoked the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Egypt and Syria used exercises to disguise preparations for a surprise attack, warning that escalating tensions in the region could in fact trigger what he described as a "dangerous miscalculation."
The large-scale maneuvers, the IDF said, involve the Northern Command’s 210th Division, the West Bank Division, and the Central Command’s 98th and 96th divisions, alongside the Israeli Air Force.
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The exercise, scheduled just ahead of Israel's elections Oct. 27, aims to "maintain the forces’ alertness and readiness, strengthen the ability to defend communities, and make full use of aerial capabilities for defense in the area," according to the IDF.
On Friday, the IDF said troops would practice "a variety of scenarios, including a surprise attack and infiltration into Israeli territory by air and land," incorporating lessons learned from the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel.
"This exercise is mostly about non-state actors with or without Iranian support," Israeli national security analyst Dr. Ehud Eilam told Fox News Digital.
"It's aimed at those in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan who might try to infiltrate into Israel or send ground raids. Some are supported by Iran; others are not. It could be planned by Iran or be a local initiative."
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"This is a massive exercise, the biggest one in recent years, aimed at protecting the borders," the former Israeli Ministry of Defense researcher added.
"It's all about making sure that the election day on October 27 will run smoothly. It's also a message to Iran and others: don't try to provoke us during election day, so nothing will be disrupted."
The Israeli drills followed a show of force by Tehran days earlier, during which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired roughly 30 ballistic missiles across two distinct weapon classes, according to reports.
That live-fire display highlighted Iranian strike capabilities and sparked renewed alerts about commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and prompted the Israeli military to heighten its alert level while maintaining maximum readiness for a targeted strike against Iran.
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During a visit to the IDF's Central Command on Wednesday, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that the risk of escalation was growing.
"Given the numerous warnings across all fronts and the sensitivity of the current period, the potential for escalation has increased," Zamir said.
"To ensure better operational control on the ground, we have reinforced our troop deployments across all sectors, including moving the 98th Division into the area to strengthen security and stability."
"Part of mutual deterrence: a few days ago, Iran had their own pretty big exercise, and that was actually more intimidating as far as Israel is concerned because they launched missiles and prepared for a war with Israel," Eilam said.
"This exercise on Sunday and Monday is against Iran's proxies and allies at the border of Israel."
Sunday’s Israeli drill also followed an Oct. 19 mission in which Israeli fighter jets and aerial refueling tankers flew 800 miles across Syrian and Iraqi airspace to Iran’s border.
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Washington was notified in advance and viewed the maneuver as a non-kinetic show of force following the postponement of a broader strike package earlier in the month.
Despite the deterrence signals, Eilam warned that large-scale military exercises carry the "risk of miscalculation" and particularly when troop movements could be mistaken for preparations for an attack.
"During the Cold War, every time the Soviet Union or NATO carried out a major drill, having so many troops in the field meant they might attack if that was the intention," Eilam said.
He pointed to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Egypt and Syria used military exercises to help conceal troop buildups along Israel's borders.
Israeli intelligence largely dismissed the movements as routine drills, allowing the two countries to achieve strategic surprise when they launched a coordinated, two-front attack on Yom Kippur.
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"The classic example in Israel is 1973, when Egypt and Syria conducted a major exercise just before the war that turned into the actual attack," the analyst said.
"Israel and Iran are now watching each other very closely and both sides suspect the other might strike first," Eilam added before stating that there is the chance of what they call "miscalculation — that each side suspects the other and strikes first by mistake."
"It's all about sending messages to each other."
"It remains uncertain whether there will eventually be an Israeli attack on Iran because it depends on U.S. authorization," Eilam concluded.
"Right now, both sides are signaling: 'We are ready, don't mess with us, but we don't want to start a war right now.'"

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Todd Blanche challenges Dana Bash for only citing part of ...

2026-10-26T00:31:48Z

Todd Blanche challenges Dana Bash for only citing part of Constitution during heated election clash

Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday after the network highlighted only the first portion of the Constitution's Elections Clause during a heated exchange on "State of the Union" over the Justice Department's lawsuit concerning two candidates with similar names in Alaska's closely watched Senate race.
Blanche pushed back as Bash referenced the Alaska Supreme Court's earlier ruling allowing Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares a name with incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, to remain on the ballot. The attorney general demanded that CNN display the remainder of the constitutional provision, which grants Congress authority to make or alter regulations governing congressional elections.
"Conveniently, you put up the Constitution on your screen, but you highlighted only the first clause. Why don't you show the next clause to your viewers, which says that Congress is allowed to pass laws to make sure that that happens? Put that back up there," Blanche said.
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The exchange centered on Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, which gives state legislatures authority to establish procedures for congressional elections while permitting Congress to enact or modify those regulations.
Blanche argued that the second half of the provision supports the federal government's intervention under existing federal statutes.
"The second clause says that the Congress may at any time by law, and we have a law, and that's the law that we're relying on when we filed suit earlier this week," Blanche said.
The Justice Department’s lawsuit relies on the National Voter Registration Act, arguing that allowing a candidate who, according to the DOJ, intends to confuse voters to remain on the ballot undermines election integrity. The complaint asks the court to delay election certification if votes cast for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. could alter the final outcome.
The DOJ's complaint accused the challenger of deliberately attempting to mislead voters by using a name similar to the incumbent's.
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Media Research Center President David Bozell criticized Bash's presentation of the constitutional language in a statement to Fox News Digital, accusing CNN of failing to provide viewers with the complete provision.
"An anchor who hands viewers half a provision on election integrity is running a magic act, and the trick fell apart on live television. Bash's job is to give the audience the full text up front. CNN owes its dozens of viewers the whole clause, and a better editor," Bozell said.
The DOJ lawsuit follows a June ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court allowing the challenger to appear on the ballot despite objections from state election officials. The court left the question of how his name should appear to the state's Division of Elections.
"Daniel J. Sullivan decided to run for Senator in 2026 as a Republican with the intention of misleading supporters of Senator Sullivan into voting for him," the complaint states.
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Republicans have accused the challenger, a retired teacher from Petersburg, of attempting to siphon votes from the incumbent. Daniel J. Sullivan has denied those accusations and maintained that his candidacy is legitimate.
President Donald Trump also addressed the controversy Friday while speaking to reporters in Florida, acknowledging that he personally encouraged the Justice Department to pursue legal action.
"I'm the one that said, do it," Trump said.
The federal challenge faces opposition from voting rights groups and the campaign of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola, both of which filed motions to intervene in the case. The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the National Voter Registration Act establishes voter-registration procedures and does not authorize blocking election certification over candidate placement.

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DAVID MARCUS: The future of the GOP in New England rides on ...

2026-10-25T23:59:57Z

DAVID MARCUS: The future of the GOP in New England rides on Maine’s Senate vote

The New England region of the United States comprises six states, more than 15 million people, 21 seats in the House of Representatives, and 12 senators. Yet, of this congressional delegation, only one is a Republican — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine — at least for now.
In the Pine Tree State, Democrat Troy Jackson has a slight lead in the polls. Over her 30 years in the Senate, Collins has pulled a lot of electoral footballs from Democrat Charlie Browns, who thought victory and a Senate seat were a chip shot away.
In Maine, I chatted with Republican State House Representative Laurel Libby — a rising star in the local GOP and possible heir to the kind of centrist Republicanism that Collins has managed to cling to in this mostly blue region.
Libby told Fox News Digital that "[Collins] is great on constituent services and goes out of her way to be in the community," adding, "it's kind of hysterical for Troy Jackson to say she doesn’t hold town halls. Susan Collins is out in the community constantly."
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I pressed Libby a bit on what role, especially if Collins holds on to win, the Maine and broader New England Republican Party can play in the post Trump era — which lies just over two years over the horizon. She replied, "I think we need to be providing the long-term solutions for Maine.
"We’ve seen what a Democrat trifecta [in state government] has done for Maine. During Jackson’s time in the Senate, he is responsible for our electricity costs going up 70%," she said. "He supported a budget that went up 50%."
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These were concerns that I also heard from Don, a Vietnam veteran in his late 70s who recently moved into Bangor from a nearby farm after his wife passed away.
"All those Democrats south of [the state capital] Augusta, they just think everyone is made of money, and it's really hurting normal folks," Don said.
Among Republican voters in Bangor, and even some Independents, the word "Augusta," is generally uttered with approximately the level of disdain Jerry Seinfeld had when saying "Newman!"
Dan and Tess, a couple in their 30s, were in town from Massachusetts, of which Maine was once a part. They both see Collins as a strong centrist voice for the region.
"It's a problem when every politician in New England is a Democrat," Dan said. "Especially when the Democrats are out of power."
Chris, also from Massachusetts, was in Maine upgrading carrier lines. When asked what Republicans could do to get a foothold in the region, he said, "I don't really know, when the state's been Democratic [for so long]. ... Coming together to the people with things that don't pull sides apart, because they have two sides, but they're supposed to meet in the middle."
This is a point that Libby refined in our conversation when asked about the fact that Collins was campaigning this week with former moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, while Jackson barnstormed with far-left New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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"It’s absolutely representative of what they both [would] bring to the Senate," Libby told Fox News Digital. "Susan Collins has proven that she is willing and able to work in a bipartisan manner, to get things done, and during his time in the [state] Senate, did the opposite," including Libby claims a few end runs around the Maine Constitution.
Manchin is now out of power, mostly owing to his refusal to bow to the far left zeitgeist of the current Democratic Party. This is thus far a fate Susan Collins has avoided over the past decade when she distances herself from Trump and MAGA populism.
If Troy Jackson does manage to topple Collins, the message to Republicans in Maine and New England will be that centrism doesn’t work, that they need bare knuckle brawlers more like Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas, than bipartisan peacemakers like Collins.
Nationally, there are some hardcore Republicans who would welcome a Collins loss in this respect. They see moderate Republicans as more of an obstacle than an asset. But most in the GOP concede that holding the Senate for Trump’s final two years in office outweighs the broader ideological intraparty fights.
Win, lose, or draw for Collins, in the future it will be younger Republican politicians like Libby, who will have to define what a Republican is in Maine, New England, and to some degree in America as a whole.
Democrats exiled Joe Manchin for his lack of political purity; they are on the way to doing the same to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., even though, somewhat hilariously, he really could wind up as the 51st vote in a one-seat Democratic majority next year.
If Maine Republicans can save Susan Collins once again, it will show that the GOP really can, at least in part, and unlike Democrats, embrace moderate and centrist positions — a point that could play heavily in their favor as both parties try to define themselves for the post-Trump age.

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NFL's French national anthem performer Nina Tonji alters ...

2026-10-25T23:49:33Z

NFL's French national anthem performer Nina Tonji alters words to La Marseillaise, sparking outrage in France

Words often matter as much as actions and amid the civil unrest that France has felt in recent days, some French people are apparently angry and offended over the altering of their national anthem before the NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints.
And, yes, this has to do with immigrants in France.
Before the game, singer Nina Tonji performed La Marseillaise at the Stade de France. Although she received a warm round of applause afterward, there has been significant online backlash because she modified the lyrics of the song.
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Tonji changed "Qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!" to "Qu'un sang uni abreuve nos sillons!," and that was clearly done on purpose because it has political and societal ramifications.
"Qu’un sang impur abreuve nos sillons" means "May impure blood water our furrows/fields." In the revolutionary context of La Marseillaise, "impure blood" referred to enemies and traitors – particularly French immigrants fighting alongside foreign armies.
Replacing impur ("impure") with uni ("united") changes the meaning of the passage from from a call for enemy blood to nourish France’s soil into an appeal for national unity and solidarity that includes immigrants to nourish France's soil.
Tonji thus changed the song's tone from violent exclusion of a foreign enemy to a message of unity with foreigners.
She gave immigrants cover that La Marseillaise did not in 1792 when it was written during the French Revolution.
And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem. But it comes at a time when people in France are on edge about immigration and foreigners.
That’s because at least some of the protesters who took to the streets during the past two weeks of civil unrest were immigrants. Some rallied for anti-Israel causes, while others called for the overthrow of the current political system.
So, predictably, there has been an online backlash.
This is where we also inform you that Tonji was born in Montreal, Canada.
Much of the attention she is now getting has come from media accounts with massive followings.
Cerfia posted the song to its 1.3 million followers and highlighted the changes made.
RMC Sport posted it to its 2.7 million followers, saying the change caused "confusion."
Francetvsport also posted the song to its 297,500 followers.
The replies to the viral posts did include some people willing to overlook the change. But a vast majority insulted everything from Tonji's voice, to looks, to the action itself, calling it a "scandal," and "disrespectful" and a "controversy."
Seems some French people have pride in their national anthem.
So here is a common sense approach the NFL should adapt to avoid these public relations black eyes – because the league gets a lot of coverage over national anthem performances that go awry.
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The league, which supposedly has a right of refusal over these pregame and even halftime acts, can easily force the artists to sign binding contracts that demand they perform the songs as written.
Sure, interpret all you want, the league can tell the artists. That's what makes you an artist.
But don't alter lyrics to suit a personal agenda or feeling. Because that makes you an activist.
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Stolen car slams into South Carolina home as teens bolt, ...

2026-10-25T23:16:54Z

Stolen car slams into South Carolina home as teens bolt, authorities say

A stolen car barreled through neighborhood yards and smashed into a South Carolina home before two teenagers ran, triggering a search involving deputies, K9 teams and a drone, authorities said.
Video released by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office shows the car slamming into the house before deputies rush toward the wreck and chase a fleeing suspect.
"Is everybody alright?" a deputy can be heard asking as authorities check the home for anyone who might be hurt.
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The sheriff’s office said deputies attempted to stop the reported stolen vehicle around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15. The driver fled, but deputies said they did not pursue the car before it crashed into the home on Renwood Road in Simpsonville.
Two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were eventually arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
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The video shows one deputy running after a fleeing suspect while another heads toward the damaged home. The passenger was quickly taken into custody, while the search for the driver brought help from above and on the ground.
K9 teams used multiple dogs to track the driver’s path, and drone operators provided an aerial view of the neighborhood, according to the sheriff’s office. The video also shows a dog picking up a scent collected from the vehicle before tracking the driver.
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"When someone decides to run from law enforcement in Greenville County, they quickly learn that our deputies have more than one way to find them," the sheriff’s office wrote in a post accompanying the video.
"You can run, but our deputies have a pretty impressive toolbox. And they know how to use it," the agency added.
For neighbors, the crash brought a frightening interruption to an otherwise routine afternoon.
"I was just putting my baby down for a nap, and I heard a big crash outside," next-door neighbor Rachel Bush told WYFF.
Just minutes earlier, Bush said, she had been walking outside with her baby and dog.
"We were grateful we were back inside before everything happened," she told the outlet.
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One of the home’s residents told WYFF that no one was home when the car crashed through the front door. He and his fiancé returned from an errand minutes later to find the damage.
The resident said the car missed another vehicle in the garage by inches, leaving behind an extensive cleanup and repair job.
Another neighbor, Robert Belcher, told WYFF he offered support after seeing what happened.
"I don’t know what to say to you but thank God no one was at home," Belcher recalled telling his neighbor.
The resident also offered a pointed message to the teenagers accused in the incident.
"Think about what you are doing; you never know if it’s going to impact lives," he told WYFF.

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After yet another inexcusable loss to Wisconsin, the Lincoln ...

2026-10-25T22:43:54Z

After yet another inexcusable loss to Wisconsin, the Lincoln Riley era at USC looks to be nearing an end

How quickly things can change in the world of modern college football.
Just a few weeks ago, the USC Trojans were seemingly riding a wave of positive momentum. In the Lincoln Riley era, SC has struggled to win on the road, particularly against traditionally big programs. In 2025, for example, the Trojans went 9-3 in the regular season, with all three losses coming at Illinois, at Oregon and at Notre Dame.
But things were supposed to be different in 2026. SC brought in the number one recruiting class in the country. They brought back starting quarterback Jayden Maiava, entering his third year in the program and second full season as the starter. New defensive coordinator Gary Patterson brought a wealth of experience and a history of getting elite performance out of TCU level talent.
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While the schedule looked daunting, thanks to games against Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State and Indiana, 2026 was widely viewed as a turning point for the program. Win 10 games and make the College Football Playoff, or bust. Through early October, despite some underwhelming performances, the Trojans were squarely in position.
Chaos throughout the SEC opened the door for more available at-large spots. Despite an ugly home loss to a diminished Oregon team, SC was 5-1 heading into a big road game against Penn State. And finally, a Riley-coached SC team looked prepared. Even with the "White Out" home crowd, a motivated PSU team, the lengthy road trip to the Eastern Time Zone, and a long litany of injuries, SC won 31-23 ahead of their bye week.
In the interim, Ohio State lost their starting quarterback Julian Sayin, likely for the remainder of the regular season, making their matchup on Halloween look a lot more winnable. SC just had to get through another road game at Wisconsin to set up the biggest home game in years. And boy oh boy did they not get through it.
Almost immediately, the Trojans looked the way they so frequently have under Riley: poorly coached, undisciplined, and unable to overcome when things start going against them. Their offensive line, which was supposed to be a strength, was confused and overwhelmed by a Wisconsin defense that allowed 41 points to Notre Dame. Maiava played one of his worst games as a Trojan, throwing two interceptions, though one was on a deflected pass, and taking multiple awful intentional grounding penalties. One of which set up a much longer field goal attempt, which was promptly blocked.
USC's running game was nonexistent, with minus-17 total yards thanks to Maiava's minus-57 — minus-57!!! — rushing yards. There were multiple drops by the receiving corps. Perhaps most emblematic was the sequence that played out late in the second quarter.
Wisconsin had a nearly eight-minute touchdown drive, kicking the ball back to SC with the Badgers up 10-7, 1:51 remaining and the Trojans still with all three timeouts. Boobie Feaster muffed the kickoff at the goal line, however, and SC started their drive at their own 7-yard-line. After five plays and a first down, they ended the half at the ... 8-yard line.
Then in the second half, Riley made a series of indefensible mistakes.
The Badgers started the third quarter by driving down to the USC 16-yard line, but the Trojans' defense held, setting up a fourth-and-2. Wisconsin came out in an unusual formation, with four wide receivers bunched toward the sideline. Riley decided against calling a timeout, even though his defense wasn't aligned properly, with just two defensive backs on four receivers, and multiple players covering no one in the middle of the field. Predictably, the play resulted in a Wisconsin touchdown, extending their lead to 17-7.
SC's drive to start the fourth quarter was equally bad. The Trojans moved the ball down to the Wisconsin 33-yard line, before Maiava took a sack on second down to make it third-and-20. SC picked up eight to set up a lengthy, 53-yard field goal attempt. A substitution-based delay of game penalty made it fourth-and-17 from the 41-yard-line, and instead of punting, or even just throwing a screen pass to pick up yardage with a slight chance of a first down, Riley chose to attempt a 59-yard field goal. Predictably, it came up about 10 yards short.
The Badgers drove down the field immediately afterward for the back-breaking, game-ending touchdown that not only gave SC their second loss, but seemingly put a bow on Riley's time in Los Angeles.
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Not all the blame for the loss goes on Riley; Maiava was awful, looking hurried, flustered and frequently making poor decisions. The offensive line was atrocious, giving up pressure after pressure and flailing helplessly in the run game too. Once again, the SC defense just wasn't good enough, despite the Badgers' one-dimensional offensive "attack."
Wisconsin averaged just 3.5 yards per play, with only 200 total yards. They had 58 — 58! — total passing yards. Wisconsin barely even attempted plays other than inside or outside zone handoffs or designed quarterback runs. And SC still allowed three touchdown drives.
Explanations for this individual game aside, it's the result that's once again indefensible. Wisconsin is nowhere close to the level of Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, Notre Dame or other top teams, and SC's offense was completely overmatched anyway. Seven points was the fewest scored by any Riley-coached team. Ever. In year five, it's the same mistakes, over and over again and a defense that can't win games when the offense struggles. Indiana escaped over Michigan 13-6, because their defense can get stops when they need them. That's never been the case for a Riley-coached SC team.
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SC still has an opportunity to reach the playoffs if they beat Ohio State, Indiana, Maryland and UCLA. But it's impossible to believe they'll win those four games. It's hard to believe they'll win more than two. Which sets up yet another disappointing 8-4 or, at best, 9-3 season. For all the money that's been dumped into the program, that's not good enough.
In year five of the Riley era, SC has yet to reach the College Football Playoff, has shown little improvement on defense, and, with Caleb Williams in his final year in LA, finished 7-5 in the regular season. His buyout might be huge, but it's clear that this isn't working and probably never will.
Meanwhile, across town, Bob Chesney has UCLA in prime position to reach the College Football Playoff in his first season. One week after beating Wisconsin 17-7 at the Rose Bowl, with a backup quarterback starting for the Bruins.
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What is there left to see? What more can the SC athletic department do? How many more top recruiting classes does Riley need to avoid these kinds of inexcusable losses?
Yes, winning in college football is tougher than it's ever been, thanks to NIL and the transfer portal. Yet somehow, programs like Georgia and Ohio State, which USC would like to believe they're similar to in pedigree and track record, are able to consistently win 10+ games. Riley did it once, in 2022. Then promptly lost to Tulane in an absurd fourth quarter defensive collapse.
It's just not good enough. And when the Buckeyes are running away with yet another win next Saturday, those "Fire Riley" chants at the Coliseum are going to be deafening. Probably too deafening for the SC administration to ignore.

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Dolphins avoid 0-17 crisis, pick up first win of season against ...

2026-10-25T22:11:03Z

Dolphins avoid 0-17 crisis, pick up first win of season against struggling Jets on the road

As the only franchise in NFL history to have a 17-0 season, the Miami Dolphins are simply not allowed to go 0-17.
There was a large contingent who believed a winless season was in the cards for Jeff Hafley’s rebuilding Dolphins team entering his first season as head coach.
But that crisis was averted on Sunday, as Hafley and the Dolphins picked up their first win of the 2026 NFL season against the New York Jets, 28-25, at MetLife Stadium.
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And while a winless season was avoided, the Dolphins also made sure they didn’t go 0-6 for the first time since 2019.
Quarterback Malik Willis threw for two touchdowns and run for a score to help lead the Dolphins over their AFC East foe, while Miami showed some clear spirit on the road post-bye week.
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The Dolphins scored on their first two drives of the game, with Willis finding rookie Caleb Douglas, who missed the last few games due to injury, for a seven-yard touchdown grab to kick off the scoring in this one.
Then, Ollie Gordon, who has played well since the season-ending injury to De’Von Achane, busted his way into the end zone to cap a 14-play drive, making it 14-7.
Geno Smith and the Jets were hoping to get themselves back on track at 2-4 entering Sunday, and he looked good on the opening drive. He hit Omar Cooper Jr. for a 52-yard catch to flip the field, and tight end Mason Taylor made a highlight-reel grab to tie the game at seven apiece.
But when halftime came around, the Dolphins were up 21-7 after Willis scrambled in from two yards out with just seconds left on the clock.
New York made things interesting late, though, as Smith found Taylor again for a 12-yard score, and the tight end also caught the two-point conversion to make it 28-25 with 3:24 left in the game.
Willis and the Dolphins had the opportunity to seal victory on the ensuing drive. It was the mobile quarterback doing just that on fourth down. He pushed through on fourth-and-1 with the first down needed to start the celebrations.
Of course, the Dolphins need quite the win streak to get back into the playoff picture, but the weight is off everyone’s backs in Miami.
Meanwhile, Aaron Glenn and the Jets have more questions to answer as they fall to 2-5 on the year after a solid start to the season. Smith was 23-of-30 for 287 yards with three touchdown passes and an interception, but the Jets can’t seem to find consistent play.
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Sharpen memory and fight brain fog with simple 60-second trick ...

2026-10-25T21:38:00Z

Sharpen memory and fight brain fog with simple 60-second trick from a neurologist

Brain games, crosswords and math puzzles are often promoted as ways to sharpen memory, but neurologists warn that generic exercises may not address the specific cause of mental fog.
Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, a professor of neurology at UCLA and co-founder of Cleopatra RX in Los Angeles, says brain exercises only work if they target the specific mental function that is slowing down.
"You can’t just do random cognitive exercises," Voskuhl told Fox News Digital at the Livelong Women’s Health Summit in New York City in September. "They’ve got to fit the problem."
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The problem, she said, is verbal memory. "Doing math is not going to help … You need an exercise that will help you with words."
Mental fog — especially the kind triggered by midlife hormone changes during perimenopause and menopause — impacts very specific areas of the brain, according to Voskuhl.
When estrogen levels drop, overall intelligence and basic logic remain completely normal. Instead, the brain takes a hit in two main areas: verbal memory (recalling names and words) and processing speed (thinking quickly under pressure), experts say.
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Games like Sudoku and other number puzzles primarily exercise logic and math skills, so they may not improve word-recall difficulties.
"It’s not a global problem with the brain," Voskuhl said. "It’s not global brain atrophy, but there are some regions on MRIs and research studies that show that the hippocampus, the memory area, will have some atrophies, some functional connection issues."
To understand why word-based exercises may help, it is useful to distinguish between the following two stages of memory, experts say.
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Brain fog typically affects retrieval, not encoding. The word or name is still stored safely in the memory, but the brain's search engine is running slowly.
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To effectively target brain fog, Voskuhl says exercises need to focus on two things: finding words and working quickly.
"It’s basically processing speed," she said. "So you need an exercise that is going to be something that makes you rush, makes you do it quickly."
The following types of exercises target processing speed and active word recall.
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Instead of using generic puzzle apps, Voskuhl recommends paying attention to where you stumble in daily life and picking games that match those challenges.
People "know themselves," she said — "what they are bad at or what they used to be good at and now they’re not as good at ... Once you know those things, you should think about what kind of games [to play]. You can play around with different games. You can see if it pushes you."

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Aaron Rodgers pulls back curtain on bargaining talks with NFL ...

2026-10-25T21:04:19Z

Aaron Rodgers pulls back curtain on bargaining talks with NFL envisioning one week of 16 international games

Aaron Rodgers is an unrepentant fan of the NFL's international games and after the Pittsburgh Steelers won on Sunday in the league's first-ever game in France, the Steelers quarterback decided to offer a lesson on what those games abroad could have been if not for owners and the league not being so focused on money.
Rodgers, in his 22nd and final year in the league, reflected on past collective bargaining negotiations with the NFL after Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and said opportunities were missed to make international games bigger.
"The reach of the league is fantastic, and I think I always wanted to be a part of it," Rodgers said. "I remember the 2011 CBA (collective bargaining agreement), there was talk about more games, expanding the amount of international games.
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"Didn't really a whole lot until the second CBA, and there was talk about doing a week, an international week where you had games in 16 different places, and you just added an extra bye-week."
Wait, the NFL and NFL Players Association talked about having a full week of solely international games?
That might have caused something of a revolt among American NFL fans wanting to drive down the road to their local team's stadium and enjoy America's game – in America.
"So you'd play 16 regular-season games," Rodgers continued. "You have two bye weeks. One of those weeks would have been an international week. I think it'd been phenomenal for the game."
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Not in America, but tell us more, Aaron. Tell us about the current situation.
"Now that the owners want to push for 17 games for the, you know, extra revenue and because they care so much about player safety, it [the international week] would have been nice," Rodgers said.
Did you notice the passive-aggressive dig at NFL owners? But back to Aaron's wish for the international week to have come to pass:
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"I think there's 16 opportunities," he said. "I mean, you could do obviously in Canada, you could do in Mexico. There's been games in Brazil. You could probably open up another country in South America.
"Obviously, there's a lot of opportunities in Europe, you know, Ireland, fantastic, France, Spain, Germany, multiple games in England. And then who knows?"
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The "who knows," in Rodgers' mind, includes playing in more exotic venues abroad.
"There's, uh, you know, Dubai," he said. "That area has really gotten into the sporting world in a number of ways. You got a boxing and UFC, I think was there yesterday, I believe.
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"So I think there's great opportunities for expansion in those things. It'd be awesome to see them have that international week. Because I think it's great for the game and the expansion of the game."
Despite the fact Rodgers is a major fan of playing games abroad, he does wish the league and its owners would agree to set parameters for them that include travel. The NFL was asked about that possibility last week and was against the idea of imposing travel mandates on individual teams.
But commissioner Rodgers would do it – once he's done taking another jab at those money-grubbing owners.
"I wish there was a mandate, though, from the league, and they would have to open up their pocketbooks too, which, you know, maybe they'll look tight on money and stuff," Rodgers said.
"But, I think they should mandate every team coming over Sunday or Monday to really enjoy the culture and the place you're going. And you can do events in those cities and outreach stuff in community work.
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"But they won't because they're a little tight."
That's truly something when one of the NFL's biggest names and something of an ambassador for the game wants to play an entire week's schedule abroad, but in the next breath says the NFL will never do it because the owners and the league are too cheap.
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Brandi Glanville says doctors are 'taking my face off' in ...

2026-10-25T20:31:43Z

Brandi Glanville says doctors are 'taking my face off' in exploratory surgery after years of health issues

Brandi Glanville is taking a major step in her ongoing health battle by going under the knife.
During an episode of her "Brandi Glanville Unfiltered" podcast, shared on Thursday, Oct. 22, the 53-year-old reality star went into detail about the "exploratory surgery" she is scheduled to have on Friday.
"Dr. Carlo Honrado is taking my face off on Friday and going to do an exploratory surgery to kind of do a power wash under my skin," she said. "And then he knows where there's two definite spots, like either fungal balls or something alive. I think it's alive personally cause it moves when it wants."
She explained that after four years of dealing with the issue, she is "super excited" but also "scared to death" because she has "never had facial surgery" and has heard the procedure is "more intensive than a facelift."
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While she is nervous, Glanville is hopeful the surgery will be a success, as facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Honrado, "comes highly recommended." She noted that she is "okay" with the $5,000 price tag, telling herself, "what if he actually does take it out and it's done?"
"It started in my face, my cheek and my jawbone, and then it went over my head back in my neck. Now it's down my spine," she explained.
She went on to say that the doctor told her if he is able to "cut that head off the beast", getting rid of the rest of it will be more manageable.
Glanville previously shared that she believed she picked up a parasite after visiting Morocco in 2023. She suffered from facial paralysis and was initially diagnosed with stress-induced angioedema.
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In September, she revealed she had been diagnosed with highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis, noting her treatment includes daily IV treatments which she estimated would cost $3,300 to $6,000 a month.
During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum revealed she agreed to compete on the current season of "Special Forces" because she needed the money after years of spending on medical treatments.
"The medical system here is broken," Glanville explained. "So I have, like, from 8 a.m. on, I have creditors from, like, medical things calling me, like from Cedars-Sinai. It's out of control. Like I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars that I had saved. I emptied my 401(k). And it's all for medical bills. And I had insurance, and they told me nothing was wrong. I'm so angry. You know, going into my mid-fifties I had a cushion and that's gone. So it's very scary right now."
In addition to her financial situation, Glanville explained she agreed to participate on the show because she was in a place in her life where she "needed to prove to myself that I could do it again."
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"I just want this s--- out of my body," Glanville wrote in September. "I want my health back. I want my life back. I want to feel like me again."

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Giants' Cam Skattebo hit with penalty after crushing Texans ...

2026-10-25T19:58:14Z

Giants' Cam Skattebo hit with penalty after crushing Texans defender on routine run

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is known for being a bit of a loose cannon on the football field.
He runs hard and crashes into defenders left and right. On Sunday, NFL officials suggested he crossed a line while trying to truck over a Houston Texans player.
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Skattebo took a handoff from quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the first quarter. Skattebo found a crease, lowered his helmet and ran over an opposing defender. The running back put his head down and collided with safety M.J. Stewart.
A flag was thrown on the play and Skattebo was called for unnecessary roughness because he lowered his helmet.
It’s really unclear what Skattebo was supposed to do in that situation. Helmet-to-helmet crashes happen in the NFL and usually a flag is thrown if the player on the receiving end of the damage is considered to be a defenseless player or a defender leads with their helmet when making a tackle – not the opposite. Even Giants head coach John Harbaugh seemed perplexed.
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The Giants and Texans were in a tight matchup in Week 7. The two teams were tied going into the half 14-14.
Skattebo had come under the microscope because he had no carries against the New Orleans Saints in Week 6. The Giants appeared to make some kind of point with Skattebo’s inaction. Harbaugh insisted last week he didn’t bench Skattebo.
"It wasn’t by design for him not to carry the ball," Harbaugh said. "Just when he was in there, we didn’t call any runs. You’re not thinking about which back is in the game and how many runs they’re getting. It’s we were going to give them all an equal shot, give them a chance, see who got a hot hand maybe, see who could get going with it. We weren’t planning on being down by 24, that’s for sure."
Skattebo’s fumbles have been a cause for concern but probably not enough to warrant a benching. He was certainly back in the offense in Week 7.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Buccaneers collect two freakish first-half scores to dominate ...

2026-10-25T19:24:38Z

Buccaneers collect two freakish first-half scores to dominate Panthers – and, oh, Baker Mayfield is back

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are scoring points in the most unorthodox ways against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The Bucs led the Panthers convincingly with a 33-6 lead at halftime and 8 of their points came in freakish fashion.
The freakish fashion?
A defensive two-point conversion by cornerback Zyon McCullom.
A big-man touchdown fumble return by 280-pound defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.
Not typical.
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Let's begin with the Kancey score first. The Bucs have so far smothered the Panthers' offense and evidence of that was Al-Quadin Muhammad's strip-sack of Carolina quarterback Bryce Young.
Well, if you got a strip, you've got a loose football and Kancey scooped up the loose ball on a bounce, outran an offensive lineman 32 yards to the end zone and completed the score by performing a flip over the goal line.
None of that is typical big man behavior.
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This is dream-of-a-lifetime stuff for any defensive player. It's practically unheard of for a defensive lineman.
And, interestingly, Kancey's rare moment was not the most unorthodox of this game for the Bucs.
We present McCollum's two-pointer.
The Panthers had cut the deficit with a 50-yard hookup between Young and tight end Darren Waller. That cut Tampa Bay's lead to 17-6.
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But on the ensuing extra point, McCullom snatched a blocked extra point out of the air and returned it for, well, a conversion for the Bucs.
Two points.
Zany.
McCollum, by the way, is having a day. He also intercepted Young later in the first half.
The Bucs are in last place in the NFC South with a 1-5 record. But Baker Mayfield started this game after missing the previous three games with a dislocated thumb on his right (throwing) hand.
Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to Tez Johnson to give the Bucs a 33-6 halftime lead. Tampa Bay's 33 first-half points is the third-most in franchise history and most since 2021.
Thanks, weirdo points.
The Panthers, who have allowed eight points in the most unorthodox way, came into the game leading the NFC South with a 3-2 record.
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MAPPED: The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before ...

2026-10-25T18:53:33Z

MAPPED: The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before Election Day

With just nine days until Election Day, both parties are making a final push to shape the fight for control of Congress.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are rallying Republicans across the country, while former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning for Democrats.
The map traces their campaign stops so far this month, with states visited by both sides shaded gray.
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Trump’s stops span the country, from Texas and Oklahoma to Ohio, Georgia, Florida and Michigan. He said in early October he planned to hold five to seven rallies a week. This weekend, he campaigned in Florida on Friday, Georgia on Saturday and Michigan on Sunday.
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The map includes both reliably Republican states and states with competitive races. Oklahoma and Alabama, for example, are deep-red states where rallies can help energize the GOP base.
Ohio, Texas and Iowa have competitive Senate contests; recent Cook Political Report polling showed Democratic candidates narrowly ahead in all three. Michigan is also a key Senate battleground.
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The stops by Obama and Harris show Democrats are also leaning on well-known figures in states with consequential races.
Obama campaigned in Ohio and Michigan, while Harris’s recent appearances included Nevada, Mississippi and New Hampshire.
The map tracks campaign travel, not a formal ranking of battlegrounds. However, it offers a snapshot of where the parties are trying to rally voters in the final stretch before Nov. 3.

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Winless Dolphins end historic drought and they did it against the ...

2026-10-25T18:41:34Z

Winless Dolphins end historic drought and they did it against the almost-as-hapless Jets

The Miami Dolphins were winless going into Sunday's Week 7 of the NFL season but it was much worse than that for the once storied franchise because coach Jeff Hafley's team had not held a lead all season.
The Dolphins had run 293 offensive snaps and not enjoyed an advantage at any point in any of them. But ...
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The Dolphins had been the only team in the Super Bowl era to fail to hold a lead through their first five losses of the season.
As they say in Miami, no bueno.
But the Dolphins took the opening kickoff on a sunny, cool day at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and marched 76 yards in seven plays to take their first lead of the season on a 7 yard pass from quarterback Malik Willis to rookie receiver Caleb Douglas.
Good for the Dolphins. It can be argued as improvement.
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But in reality, this all suggests bad things about the Dolphins and the Jets in the macro sense, my friends.
The Dolphins are vying to be the NFL's worst team. They traded or released multiple high-priced starters before the regular season to make the 2026 season something of a reset.
They're not calling it a tank but it definitely is a strategic step back. Again.
(The Dolphins did similar in 2019).
So everyone understood this was going to be a rough season for the Dolphins. But this rough? Not offering fans even one moment of solace from the struggles of the year by letting them enjoy even one lead until Sunday?
Anyway, this also says something about the Jets.
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They're not a ton better than the Dolphins. They entered Sunday's game with a disappointing 2-4 record and the only thing keeping them out of the cellar in the AFC East was, well, the Dolphins.
And this is where we tell you the Jets tied the game on their first possession of the game to erase Miami's lead and feel-good moment.
But guess what?
The Dolphins responded immediately by retaking the lead on their next possession.
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The Dolphins now have led a game twice this season! Parade time in South Florida.
This game is not exactly a playoff preview. It's actually a chase to the one of the top picks in next April's NFL draft – a slot determined by worst-teams picking earliest.
So, the context of this game is what the old-timers used to colloquially call a battle of piss ants.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes surprise ...

2026-10-25T18:08:04Z

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes surprise return home after nearly a year abroad

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado made returned to her home country on Sunday after nearly a year abroad, re-entering a political landscape transformed by the U.S. ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
"I'm here. With you all," Machado wrote on social media, announcing her return for the first time since December. Her homecoming comes as Venezuela remains under the leadership of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro ally backed by the Trump administration, with no presidential election scheduled.
President Donald Trump, asked about Machado's return by reporters in Port Huron, Michigan, said he was unaware of the development but expressed hope for her safety.
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"I don't know anything about it, but I think she's a very nice woman," Trump said. "She gave me her Nobel Prize. So how can I say anything else? And I hope she's safe. She's a very nice woman. But we're doing really well in Venezuela."
Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 for her peaceful opposition to Maduro's government, did not disclose her exact location or provide details about how she returned.
Fellow opposition leader Edmundo González, who ran for president in 2024 after Machado was barred from seeking office, confirmed her arrival on social media and said he would join her "very soon."
"Today is a very important day for Venezuelans. Our sovereign voice returns with her to lead and guide this process!" González wrote on X. "You know it, this is until the end."
Machado's return comes nearly 10 months after U.S. forces captured Maduro in January, removing the longtime leader from power.
Rodríguez, Maduro's former vice president, has remained in power with the Trump administration's support, despite exceeding the period she was initially authorized to serve as acting president.
Trump has repeatedly praised his administration's relationship with Rodríguez, highlighting agreements involving Venezuelan oil production and other business ventures with American companies.
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In September, Trump said it was too soon to consider holding democratic elections in Venezuela, with U.S. officials prioritizing economic stabilization. Machado and her allies, meanwhile, have pushed for an election date, arguing that democratic governance is essential to the country's long-term stability.
Her return could complicate relations between the Venezuelan opposition, the interim government and Washington. Reuters reported in June that U.S. officials had asked Machado to delay her return.
Machado spent much of 2025 in hiding after being briefly detained following an opposition protest that January. She later secretly left Venezuela and resurfaced in Norway in December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Meanwhile, a faction of the Venezuelan opposition and Rodríguez's government held another round of talks this month focused on reforms to the country's Supreme Court and electoral authorities ahead of eventual elections, Reuters reported.
Machado's political movement has not participated in those negotiations.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone's iconic thermal ...

2026-10-25T17:34:25Z

Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone's iconic thermal pools with trash

A team at Yellowstone National Park has collected over 23,000 pieces of trash as of early October, plus an array of unique items like international coins, golf tees and an inhaler, from geysers, hot springs, boardwalks and surrounding areas.
Aside from paper and plastic debris, the Yellowstone Geology Program retrieved roughly 10,700 rocks and sticks, more than 360 hats and plenty of camera lens caps, hair ties and pacifiers, National Geographic reported.
Other quirky finds included five AirPods, three Delta flight pins and a singular Uno card, as well as dental retainers and rubber ducks.
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It has been a record-setting year for trash collection, which is managed by the park’s geology team.
The team is trained in safe hydrothermal navigation practices, according to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
In 2025, Yellowstone welcomed over 4.7 million visitors, according to the National Park Service.
With such a large volume of people coming into the park, debris builds up, especially in high-traffic areas like Old Faithful and the Midway Geyser Basin.
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Some of the garbage that’s collected, such as food wrappers and maps, is possibly deposited unintentionally, swept away by the park’s strong winds.
"We believe that most of those are accidental," Margery Price, a physical science technician with the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program, told National Geographic.
Any type of foreign material can harm a hydrothermal feature, either by clogging the water supply, polluting the water or blocking its runoff channel, according to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Even natural materials like rocks and sticks still need to be removed, as they can cause clogging.
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Trash can also change the chemistry of the springs. Chemicals from microplastics can enter the water and affect the microbes that live in the pools and provide them with their distinctive hues.
Morning Glory Pool, named after the blue flower, changed color in the 20th century due to trash and various foreign items being tossed in by park visitors.
Staff even called the pool the "garbage can" beginning in the 1950s, according to the observatory.
The debris tossed into the pool cooled the water temperature and allowed orange and yellow-colored bacteria to grow, altering the spring's clear blue appearance.
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In hopes of restoring the water's blue hue, park rangers partially drained Morning Glory in the 1970s to extract debris.
The pool's original color, alas, did not fully return.
Fox News Digital reached out to Yellowstone National Park for comment.

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