Illinois GOP Chairman Bob Grogan is calling on a Democratic Waukegan city official to resign after prosecutors said she submitted her dead mother’s vote-by-mail ballot, a case conservatives say exposes broader concerns about mail-in voting and voter-roll safeguards even though the ballot was caught before it was counted.

A Waukegan, Illinois alderman, Sylvia Sims Bolton, turned herself on Wednesday after prosecutors said she submitted her dead mother’s vote-by-mail ballot during a March primary election, which has resulted in two charges, including one Class 4 Felony.

According to the Office of the State's Attorney in Lake County, Illinois, a vote-by-mail ballot for Mary Sims, Bolton's late-mother, was issued in the first tranche of ballots to go out from the Lake County Clerk's Office in February. Just days later, however, the same office processed the cancellation of Mary Sim's voter registration after receiving a notification of her passing from the Illinois Department of Public Health via the state's Board of Elections voter registration system. 

After the ballot was dropped by Bolton at an official ballot drop box, it went through the county's established security and verification protocols, which flagged that the voter's death record was processed prior to the ballot being submitted and ultimately spurred the sheriff's office investigation leading to the charges against Bolton.

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"A dead person voting, that you're actually aware that they're dead, is the easiest voter fraud to find. It's like somebody leaning over the cash register and grabbing the cash out of the till," Grogan told Fox News Digital. "But the complicated stuff, the behind-the-scenes stuff, that’s something that is harder to find … This is a one-off incident and if fraudsters do it right, it could be many, many more votes like this."

Election integrity advocate Jason Snead, who runs the Honest Elections Project, added that the Bolton case "plainly shows that voter fraud occurs."

"Mail ballots are especially vulnerable, which is why they should be secured, should never be mailed without a specific request from the voter, and should always be verified before they are tabulated. This case also shows how essential it is to maintain clean voter rolls," Snead said. "Had the list maintenance process been slower, it is possible this illegal vote would have been counted before the fraud was discovered. Unfortunately, too many states—particularly blue states—actively resist commonsense safeguards, which begs the question: how many other illegal votes have slipped through the system?"

A press release from the Lake County State's Attorney Office indicated that "all ballot envelopes" get reviewed through automated systems designed to flag irregularities that may require additional review.

Readability issues due to barcode problems, ballots being submitted for the wrong election, ballots that were previously rejected, and ballots associated with a canceled voter registration record, are all examples of irregularities that might be flagged. Other, less obvious irregularities, include whether a ballot is overweight or underweight.

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The investigation into Bolton, who represents Waukegan’s Ward 1, began in March, and she turned herself in Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Rinehart's office. She has been charged with one count of Mutilation of Election Material, a Class 4 felony, for allegedly knowingly falsifying election material, and one count of Disregarding Election Code, a Class A misdemeanor.

If convicted on the felony count, Bolton could face one to three years in prison, though Illinois law also allows probation or conditional discharge for Class 4 felonies. The election-material charge also carries a five-year ban on public employment after completion of the sentence. A Class A misdemeanor conviction carries less than one year in jail and a possible fine.

According to the State's Attorney's office, the investigation by law enforcement officials "did not uncover any facts linking these allegations to her city duties," adding that she "is not charged with official misconduct."

Officials in the State's Attorney's office also noted that they were not aware of any previous investigations related to individuals trying to use the vote-by-mail system to cast a ballot on behalf of deceased individuals.

Fox News Digital reached out to Bolton and her attorney but Fox News Digital did not receive a response in time for publication.

"This case shows the importance of having a well-funded, independent Clerk’s office that also has state-of-the-art technology," State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Clerk Vega and his team followed national best practices in order to detect and report this crime. We must say loudly to people that if you improperly vote for others, you will be caught, investigated, and prosecuted."

The New York City lawmaker who describes himself as the first "formerly undocumented immigrant" member of Congress was defiant this week when he arrived at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center waving a court order and demanding entry.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Washington Heights Democrat, was one of three Manhattan lawmakers who converged on the center Wednesday to demand the Trump administration shut it down and, in the interim, treat those held inside more humanely.

"Shut it down," Espaillat boomed, after spending some time inside Delaney Hall purportedly visiting inmates.

When he arrived, Espaillat and his aides approached the entrance gate, and the lawmaker pulled out a document and waved it, telling guards who he was and that a judge had given him clearance to enter.

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"I have a court order here that allows me to come in. I will go in because the Constitution protects me," Espaillat hollered to the people at the gate.

Espaillat said he is also one of 12 plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to force DHS to allow lawmakers into any detention center, including privately operated facilities such as Delaney Hall, at any time without notice.

The order Espaillat waved appeared to have District of Columbia federal court letterhead and included a line stating the case appeared before two Obama appointees, Cornelia Pillard and Robert Wilkins, and one Trump appointee, Neomi Rao, who replaced Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the appellate bench. The lead plaintiff listed was Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo.

"I'm going to be introducing legislation that would allow Governor Mikie Sherrill and any governor or any state to be able to come and inspect a federal detention center like this. So I plan to do that very soon," Espaillat said.

He said any public official should be allowed into Delaney Hall to inspect conditions and claimed the majority of those being held are "working people" before briefly switching to Spanish.

"They are not criminals they… have been ripped from their families and thrown in here," he said.

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Soon after he departed, Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Daniel Goldman arrived together, and spent close to two hours inside.

Nadler began speaking out against conditions at the center before he even reached the microphone, alleging the "food is very sparse" and that inmates eat only at 4 a.m., noon and 4 p.m.

"And very often, they eat maggots in the food," he said, making an allegation denied by those on the other side.

He also claimed medical services were limited and that inmates were waiting a long time for treatment, an allegation protesters also shouted at ICE agents later in the day.

However, ambulances from a local Newark hospital regularly arrived throughout the day Wednesday and Thursday, appearing to contradict claims that detainees were not receiving treatment.

"We know that they're not getting any kind of justice because we know that the president is — these cases go before immigration judges. And we know the president is firing all immigration judges who grant asylum," Nadler claimed.

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He then yielded to Goldman, who spoke along similar lines but, unlike Nadler, was repeatedly heckled by some in the crowd.

A protester could be heard calling out something about the Israel-Gaza conflict — as both Goldman and Nadler are Jewish — while another man whom a protester verbally accused of being a "Proud Boy" began heckling Goldman about federal statutes that govern the ability to enforce immigration law.

"I want to thank the advocates who are here every day fighting for the freedom of those who are unjustly and illegally being held in there. My colleague, Mr. Nadler, spoke a bit about the conditions. And they, I think, are easiest to be summed up as: this is criminal jail and none of these people are criminals," Goldman said.

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He said he met with a man who had been in the U.S. for 23 years and has American-citizen children — but was detained by DHS when he showed up for a "Green Card interview."

"I don't care what your view is on immigration policy or how you think that the policy should be. The bottom line is if you are human, if you're American, you cannot support what is going on here," he said.

Goldman, an attorney who famously represented then-Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Trump impeachment investigation, said the inmates have "almost no [legal] representation."

He suggested he repeatedly asked inmates if they have criminal records and routinely was told no.

In turn he used that recollection to slam the White House and a top Trump confidant who has been active in advising immigration-related policy.

"When Donald Trump and Stephen Miller say that this ICE deportation dragnet is going after the worst of the worst, they are lying," he said.

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Goldman accused Trump and Miller of intentionally creating dire conditions, such as those alleged inside Delaney Hall, that would lead inmates to opt for "voluntary departure" and self-deportation.

As Goldman continued speaking, a man standing next to him began calling out and interrupting him, asking him to condemn protester violence.

Goldman appeared unfazed but occasionally turned to admonish the man before he was confronted by another member of the congressmen’s security detail.

The visit by the Manhattan lawmakers was less raucous, however, than another public official’s visit the previous day, when Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., was pepper-sprayed by ICE after allegedly interceding between the two factions on the street in an apparent attempt to calm tensions.

Things did not cool off after the congressmen left, however, as pepper spray was again deployed Wednesday and Thursday evening while the at-times-heated demonstrations showed no signs of subsiding.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton says the momentum behind his campaign and Spencer Pratt's independent bid for Los Angeles mayor shows there's a hunger among voters in the left-leaning state for outsiders.

Hilton, a conservative commentator and former Fox News Channel host who is backed by President Donald Trump, emphasized in an interview Thursday on "Fox News @Night" that "something's happening in California. I think people who aren't here don't realize how sick we all are of what's been going on, the one-party rule, for 16 years now," as he pointed to the Democrats' longtime control of the state government.

The candidate, one of the frontrunners in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, also spotlighted the campaign of Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star and online influencer-turned-Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose populist pitch to lead the nation’s second-most populous city is gaining traction. Pratt, a Republican, is running as an independent in the Democrat-dominated city.

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"The energy behind Spencer here in LA, the energy behind our campaign up and down the state, we're both outsiders. We're very different, had different experiences, we were running different campaigns. But the one thing we have in common, we are outsiders. We've never run for office before," Hilton said in an interview just days before California's June 2 primary elections.

Hilton argued that he and Pratt "are both there to shake up a system that is obviously not working. And that's why our campaigns are resonating."

Pratt, who has focused his insurgent campaign against Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, is also backed by Trump. Pratt's rise is fueled in part by his well-known status as one of the victims who lost their homes in last year's devastating wildfires, when over 17,000 homes in Los Angeles County were destroyed, as well as his right-leaning focus on homelessness, crime and government accountability in a city long run by Democrats.

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Bass is attempting to fend off challenges from the right from Pratt and on the left from progressive City Council member Nithya Raman. If no candidate tops 50% in Tuesday's nonpartisan mayoral election, the top two finishers will face off in November.

In the governor's race, the latest public opinion polls indicate Hilton, a former British political advisor and strategist, battling Democrat Xavier Becerra, who served as a Cabinet secretary in former President Biden's administration, for the top spot in the primary, followed by billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist Tom Steyer, a Democrat who ran for his party's 2020 presidential nomination.

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, and former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter are also running for governor, as are Democratic candidates San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.

The top two finishers in the nonpartisan gubernatorial primary will advance to the general election.

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Instead of the usual novelty mugs, grilling tools, gag gifts and random tech gadgets that may never leave the box, opt for a more thoughtful gift for dad this Father's Day. We found everything from durable Carhartt tees he'll wear daily to helpful power banks that give him backup power on the go, plus smart meat thermometers that help take the guesswork out of grilling.

Why it misses: He probably already has a few — and most end up collecting dust in the back of the cabinet.

The YETI Rambler tumbler keeps coffee hot for hours (or drinks cold all day), making it something he'll actually use daily. It's made from durable stainless steel, fits in most cupholders and has thousands of strong reviews backing it up.

Why it misses: While it's a thoughtful gift, your dad isn't likely to wear this shirt daily.

Gift your dad durable shirts that stand up to his busy life. This classic Carhartt T-shirt has a loose fit along the chest and shoulders, so the fabric won't bunch while he works. With dozens of colors to choose from, it's easy to find one that matches his style. If your dad spends his weekends on the golf course, this 5-pack of quick-drying polos is another thoughtful option.

Why it misses: Your dad probably already has a box full of old multi-tools that broke a long time ago.

Higher-quality but affordable tools like this Craftsman screwdriver set give him something he can use for years without emptying your wallet. The 8-pack includes a mix of flathead and Phillips-head screwdrivers, while magnetic tips help hold screws in place during projects. If you're really set on a multi-tool, give him an upgrade with a Leatherman — a durable option that packs 18 tools into one compact design.

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Why it misses: Toilet golf and dad joke books are only funny for so long.

Opt for a more practical gift like a desk organizer or tool organizer that hangs in your garage. The desk organizer features file slots, letter trays and adjustable storage for office essentials, while the garage rack has a built-in eight-outlet power strip for charging power tool batteries and devices. Both help keep dad's workspace neat and tidy.

Why it misses: Grilling sets often leave dad with duplicates of tools he already has.

Gift your dad other grilling essentials he may not buy himself. This cast iron grill press creates delicious smash burgers and helps meat cook more evenly. A smart meat thermometer provides precise temperature readings every time. Dad can monitor the wireless thermometer right from his phone, so he doesn't have to stay by the barbecue during cookouts.

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Why it misses: The fabric in most bulk sock packs doesn't hold up for long.

For dads who look forward to their yearly sock gift, Darn Tough socks last a lifetime. The brand makes its socks right here in the U.S. with mostly merino wool, a material that prevents sweat buildup.

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Why it misses: With so many gimmicky tech gadgets out there, many are passing fads or aren’t made to last.

Useful gadgets like a reliable power bank or Bluetooth devices like an AirTag or Tile tracker keep your dad's electronics up and running and simple to locate. The power bank comes with built-in cables for more efficient travel, while both AirTags and Tile trackers let him find lost luggage, his keys or even the remote.

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Why it misses: They don't really scream "thoughtful gift."

You can stay on budget and give your dad a travel-friendly gift with a Bagsmart toiletry bag that's $17 on sale. It stores bottles upright and has additional storage for razors, Q-tips and more. Or go with a 16-piece travel essentials kit with shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, a toothbrush and other mini toiletries.

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"He kept the cast waiting, [which is] a power play. Keeping Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and others waiting is career suicide, I would wager."

Mirren, however, seems to have no hard feelings. She shared a photo of Hardy on her Instagram on Thursday with the text, "Love you now and always helen."

It's unclear whether "MobLand" will be renewed for season three. If the Paramount+ show is greenlit for another season, THR reported production will begin in September.

Hardy portrays Harry Da Souza in "MobLand," a ruthless but sharply intelligent "fixer" working for a powerful crime family in London.

Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.

FIRST ON FOX — Washington, D.C.'s professional baseball franchise could come under Justice Department scrutiny after a viral video showed a team executive appearing to admit to his religious discrimination against a Christian player.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is urging Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon to investigate alleged religious discrimination against players for the Washington Nationals, according to a letter sent Thursday to and first obtained by Fox News Digital.

The letter comes after Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe published a secretly recorded video of Washington Nationals Director of Community Relations Sean Hudson saying the team does not include pitcher Trevor Williams in certain social media promotion.

He cited the player's public criticism of another Major League Baseball franchise for hosting a drag group mocking Catholics.

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"According to the reporting by James O’Keefe, it appears the Washington Nationals are engaged in unlawful religious discrimination," Boebert told Fox News Digital in a written statement. "I urge the DOJ to take immediate and decisive action."

A spokesperson for the Justice Department said they received Boebert's letter. 

"The Department is reviewing the matter and will evaluate all appropriate next steps. As always, we remain committed to enforcing federal law and protecting civil rights," they told Fox News Digital. 

A spokesperson for the Washington Nationals did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Hudson, in the clandestine recording, pointed to Williams’ public objections to the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence — a drag group that dresses as nuns — during the team’s 2023 "Pride Night.

The event also drew condemnation from multiple Catholic bishops, who described it as "blasphemous."

Williams said he found the group’s anti-Catholic demonstration featuring vulgar caricatures of the crucifixion and sacred rituals to be "deeply offensive," in an interview with Bishop Robert Barron last year. The professional baseball player said he made the decision with his wife to speak out even though it would put "a target on our back."

"Baseball stadiums should be a place where everyone feels welcomed, like 100%," Williams said in the interview. "We should all feel welcomed there. But that was clearly against one certain religion. If you don’t draw the line in the sand, who’s gonna do it?"  

According to Hudson, that public criticism of the drag group's performance later affected Williams’ opportunities at the Nationals franchise. 

"Because of that we don’t use him on social [media]," Hudson told an undercover journalist in the video. "When they’re like ‘is a hot dog a sandwich’ and the players come up, we don’t ask him."

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Boebert said she is concerned that Hudson's admission could mean the franchise violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on religion and other protected classes. 

"Americans of faith should not face professional repercussions for objecting to the mockery of their sacred traditions," the Colorado Republican said in the letter. "MLB’s privileged legal position should not become a license for exclusionary practices."

Hudson, in the video, described himself as "far-left leaning" and nonreligious. Meanwhile, he called Williams "super Catholic."

The Washington Nationals executive also boasted about a Communist Party poster in his office and mused about pushing redistribution of wealth and other leftist agendas during baseball games at Nationals Park in Southeast Washington, D.C.

"What a cool opportunity for us [Nationals] to also, be a little bit of like, the voice of reason," Hudson said. "And a lot of people will tell you when I come to a baseball game, I don’t want to think about that s--t."

"If you’re a sports fan and we piss you off, where else are you gonna go," he went on. "I don’t give a sh--t."

Beijing threatened to launch trade probes against the European Union if the 27-member bloc pushes ahead with a proposal to curb imports of heavily subsidized foreign products.

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"Now, we're in a time and a place where the opportunity for the owners to make lots of money from different entities, from YouTube, from Amazon, from Peacock."

Theismann said fans used to look forward to Sundays, but now there are games seemingly all the time.

"Sunday is something you would look forward to sitting down to because you really didn't have an option. Now you have options on Monday night, Thursday night, Wednesday night, God only knows, Tuesday night,  Saturday evening. If you're a fan of the NFL, you're going to find the game," Theismann said.

The opening game of the 2026 season will be on Wednesday this season, with the second game being played in Melbourne, Australia, on a Thursday. The NFL introduced a Thanksgiving Eve game this year, adding another Wednesday game to the schedule.

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There will also be NFL games on Friday this year, as the league has gone forth with its fourth annual Black Friday game. The NFL also has three games scheduled on Christmas Day, which is a Friday.

Once the college football regular season ends in mid-December, there will also be Saturday games.

Theismann did say the NFL now has gotten fans easier access to watch more games, which he considers a good thing.

"It gives you a chance to find the game that you want to watch now. You don't have to read about it the next day. So, in one regard it's grown the NFL and the other side of it, yeah, would we all like things to be a little bit like they used to be? Maybe. But I believe in the progressive as a progressive individual, but life is changing. You have to adapt and change with it," Theismann said.

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This will be the 37th American Century Championship, and Joe Theismann has played in 36 of them. He said he used to be a 2-handicap, but is now a nine, as he doesn’t hit the ball as far. He will look to turn back the clock when he plays in the tournament from July 10-12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe.

He said the American Century Championship is the lone thing that you really want to participate in.

"The American Century Championship has evolved to one of those things that, if you love golf at all, and you happen to be in that quote-unquote celebrity world, it's the thing you really want to participate in. You get to measure your game. You get to pull back the curtain on so many wonderful people, and you get to see those that you watch on TV because I'm a fan of everything. But now you get a chance to see them up close and personal, and you get a chance to meet them and get to know them, and it's exciting," Theismann said.

The 76-year-old said he gets to visit people on the range. He mentioned Jerry Rice, Tony Romo and Miles Teller as people he has had conversations with, calling himself a "fanboy" of Teller’s.

Theismann said "Top Gun: Maverick" is his favorite movie of all time.

The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at the tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year. Theismann credited CEO Jonathan Thomas for the tournament’s charitable work.

Theismann credited CEO Jonathan Thomas for the tournament’s charitable work.

The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.

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Spencer Pratt launched his candidacy in January, on the one-year anniversary of losing his home in the Palisades Fire.

Since then, he has gained traction in the polls, establishing himself as an anti-establishment candidate.

With less than a week before the primary in which the top two vote getters advance to the general election unless one person gets more than 50%, recent polls show a tight race between Pratt, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and L.A. City Council member Nithya Raman.

Other high-profile supporters include Paris Hilton, Dennis Quaid, Katharine McPhee and David Foster.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Pratt's campaign for comment. 

Fox News' Tracy Wright contributed to this report.

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Federico Viticci blogs about RemCTL, a command-line tool he built for Reminders:

So I decided to take matters into my own hands and build the Reminders CLI of my dreams with Codex. After about two months of work and everyday tests, the result is RemCTL (short for “Reminders Control”): to the best of my knowledge, it’s the only Reminders CLI that can read and write any kind of reminder and Reminders metadata…

Really impressive. I installed it to play with, even though I don’t really use Reminders. Works well.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Thursday that she received an endorsement from actor and activist Jane Fonda.

"Jane Fonda has spent her life on the front lines — from civil rights to women’s rights to the fight for our climate — and I’m deeply honored to have her support," Mayor Bass said in a statement to TheWrap.

The statement continued, "At a time when Donald Trump is attacking our city, our immigrant neighbors, and the freedoms generations of women fought to win, Angelenos need leaders willing to stand up and speak out. Jane has never been afraid to do either, and I’m proud to have her in this fight with us."

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Fox News Digital later confirmed the statement from the mayor's office.

Fonda previously endorsed Bass and donated to her original mayoral campaign in 2022 against Rick Caruso.

However, Fonda also supported Bass' current primary opponent Nithya Raman in her campaign for city councilmember in 2024. Fonda was present at Raman's swearing-in ceremony.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Fonda's representatives for comment.

The statement came two days after Bass announced an endorsement from Marvel actor Samuel L. Jackson.

"These are the times we need someone who understands government, who also understands the needs of the people, someone who will go in the streets and gather the people together, not someone who divides them. Karen Bass is that person. Karen Bass for mayor," Jackson said in a video on Tuesday.

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The high-profile endorsements come as Bass continues to spar against fellow mayoral candidate and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, who has risen significantly in the polls as primary voting draws closer. Polls earlier this month showed Pratt lagging behind Bass at 22% compared to the mayor's 30%.

The mayoral primary will be held on June 2. If no candidate reaches 50%, the top two candidates will face each other again in a runoff.

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is fully embracing his "Talafreako" moniker given to him by Republican opponent Ken Paxton and is even selling T-shirts with the slogan "I’m a Talafreako."

While speaking at a general election kickoff event in Houston this week, Talarico encouraged supporters to purchase a T-shirt, saying, "I also saw that Ken Paxton started calling me ‘Talafreako,’ and I am proud to announce that we have ‘I'm a Talafreako’ T-shirts on our website. So, when you go home tonight, make sure you grab one."

After Talarico exited the stage, the crowd at the Houston rally began chanting "Talafreako" repeatedly.

Despite the bravado, some believe that, with Talarico already having to deal with a series of highly controversial resurfaced comments, the move will backfire with moderate Texas voters. Talarico’s prior comments include saying that "God is nonbinary," that there are six genders and that the Bible supports abortion.

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A strategist familiar with the Senate race remarked to Fox News Digital that "Talarico can’t run from his record of supporting every freaky left-wing policy under the sun."

"Selling merch that says ‘Talafreako’ on it is just going to remind people that he is on the wrong side of every 80/20 issue," the strategist said, adding, "It’s so weird."

Commenting on a clip of Talarico saying in an interview, "I love" transgender-identifying children, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., posted on X, "Talarico was constructed in a Woke Lab. In the end, that dog won’t hunt."

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is now set to become the state’s senior senator, posted on X, "Texas will never elect someone who thinks God is nonbinary."

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Despite this, not all believe embracing Talafreako will backfire. Eric Koch, founder of Downfield Strategies, told Fox News Digital that he "love[s]" the Talarico campaign "co-opting" the jab.

"There were a lot of people wondering if James Talarico can throw a punch. In the first 24 hours of the general election, James made the case that Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in the country and called him out for giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles," said Koch.

He added that the Democratic candidate "can throw a punch and will make this race a choice between himself and Paxton."

During the kickoff rally in Houston, Talarico ripped Paxton as the "most corrupt politician in America," who he said, "Has sold us out for years."

If elected, he pledged that his first move in the Senate would be to file a "comprehensive anti-corruption package," which he said would include a ban on "unlimited donations" from corporate political action committees and super PACs, as well as banning congressional stock trading, instituting term limits and establishing a national ban on gerrymandering. He also said the package would include a measure to "overhaul" the Supreme Court.

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He addressed some of the criticisms already being lodged against him, saying, "They're going to throw everything they've got at us. They've already called me a radical leftist. They've already called me a fake Christian. They've even called me a vegan. And those are fighting words in the state of Texas."

"They're going to call us a threat," he continued. "The only truth out of all of those lies is that we are a threat. We're a threat to their corrupt system."

Speaking on MS NOW, Talarico asserted, "Ken Paxton has a criminal record. I have a legislative record."

He touted himself as a bipartisan legislator, saying, "For over 4 terms in the Texas House of Representatives, I have brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass more than 60 bipartisan bills to cut property taxes, to raise teacher pay, to lower the cost of housing, prescription drugs, and childcare across Texas — and I’m gonna put that record up against Ken Paxton’s criminal record any day of the week, twice on Sunday."

Paxton, meanwhile, has cast Talarico as too progressive, posting on X on Thursday that "James Talarico is too radical for California, let alone Texas."

Fox News Digital reached out to Paxton and Talarico’s campaigns for additional comment.

The testimony comes about a month after America's top prosecutor was ousted by US President Donald Trump.

What a week it's been for Screencaps. Between Sara RIPPING me for not being a real journalist and my loyal readers piling in to have my back –– I'm proud of how many legacy readers prefer that I'm not a 'real' journalist; that's an honor –– to the transformation that my yard has gone through, it's been a week I won't soon forget.

Speaking of the yard, I spent FOUR hours working my ass off last night. This past Saturday, I picked up a brand new battery-powered KombiSystem from Stihl from Brookville (OH) Rental where my 70-year-old father works five-days-a-week delivering heavy machinery to job sites because he'd be bored at home. The boys at Brookville Rental promised I would love the Kombi and they're right (#notsponsored).

When I say the edging attachment goes through turf like butter, I'm not lying. DISCLAIMER: I paid $900 for the Stihl tools out of my own pocket. Save the emails claiming this is a #PAIDAD.

Looking back this morning, I can't believe I took edging for granted for so long. Instead of being proactive, I took it for granted. My mindset was that the edges were shaggy, but they looked good enough. Those days are officially over. Now I'm looking for edges to edge just for the sake of edging. Good enough is no longer good enough.

HEY, AT LEAST YOU HAD A BETTER WEEK THAN THIS BULLFIGHTER...

Moving along....I have to give Instagram golf influencer Hannah Leiner credit for the pressure she's applying to Paige Spiranac. At 27, Leiner is FIRMLY entering her prime influencing years. Legacy Screencaps readers will remember that this column was the very first outlet in the United States to promote Leiner in 2018 back when she was a Florida International golfer.

Eight years later, Hannah is a legit star in the making. ESPN hired her to work TGL events in the winter. There was even content this year where Hannah and her friends are slamming Guinness in Ireland on a ladies' golf trip. The key to Leiner content is that she's always smiling and having fun, which is exactly what golf should be in 2026.

Paigeviews cannot stay on top forever. There has to be a new wave of women who carry the Spiranac torch. Will it be Leiner?

In other news...I figured someone would email me to say I'm a moron for hating Olipop. There has to be one reader willing to die on that hill. Nope. Nothing.

– Jon in Iowa writes: Wanted to weigh in on Olipop. I know it is ridiculously expensive and the Root Beer is nasty, but there are some flavors that are decent. Try Strawberry Vanilla or Grape before giving up on it. My take is this. If you are trying to replace Coke or other soda then keep trying. Coke (any soda) and especially Diet Coke (any diet soda) are not good. Loaded with chemicals that I think are causing serious health issues for people who have problems with flushing  toxins. I believe I have been affected in my family.

Well enough of the seriousness. Sara can just F the hell right off. She needs to get back to the No Kings rally or something.

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– Cody steps up: I want to follow up with the email I sent you a few weeks ago vocalizing frustration over what I perceived to be a change in the screencaps after the FoxNews acquisition.

Whether it was in response to my (and other's emails) or just a glitch in the matrix, I recognize that things are back to normal.  I admit and own that I may (and by may, I mean absolutely did) have jumped the proverbial gun and I am sorry for that.  I should not have questioned Outkick's commitment to the plethora of exquisiteness of fine American women.

I am truly sorry and will not question the commitment of yourself or Outkick again.  Carry on.

Kinsey: I'd be lying if I said the transition has been absolutely flawless. That's just not true. But, what's true is that I was told DO NOT CHANGE WHAT YOU DO. There was never some grand conspiracy to change Screencaps. Yes, I have changed the format a little bit with leading out with an Instagram model at the top or top 1/3 of the column. That's because Fox readers were coming in and getting confused over what they were seeing.

I will also admit that the Screencaps content can get stale at times, but this column has proven time and time again that it will deliver. Credit to Cody for hitting the reset button.

– John C. in "The Real Bowling Green," tells me: I'd bet $1,000 that Sara is the HOA board President in Miserableville.  I bet she hates grilled meats.  To wit, attached are pics of brisket that I smoked over the weekend.  Advice to all the gas grillers out there, man up and learn to grill/smoke on charcoal.  There is really no comparison.  You won't regret it.

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– Rick in Georgia warns: Hi Joe….I know you have an interest in the rapidly changing, unfolding AI universe.  Here is a story that may interest you & the SC Community as we all contemplate the impact of AI on our lives & society in general.  The story is about a Swedish researcher that planted obviously fake medical information on the Internet and watched it take a life of its own as it got swept up into the Large Language Models fueling various AI platforms.  Soon, that fake info passed as legit info.  This story should give all of us pause on simply accepting AI output as correct or true.

I take a particular interest in this stuff because I own a custom development shop that builds "AI Engines" for clients that want to use AI to optimize business outcomes.  Applications areas include predicting Sepsis or other infections for hospital inpatients & calculating precise pricing structures for bidding on government contracts.  Pretty much solving complex scenarios that go far beyond human problem solving.  I got my start in this field 20 years ago when I was part of a small team that repurposed some super cool NASA AI from the Hubble Space Telescope project.

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We took that AI and applied it perform real time asset scheduling inside hospitals.  Solving all these problems with AI relied on a single key ingredient: clean, real data.  I tell friends, family & neighbors all the time….just because you read it from some AI Chat Bot, that does not make it true.  Just like real life….all of us need to double, triple and quadruple the sourcing of information we read or hear or see.  AI can be a great tool.  But like any tool, it can cause harm if used improperly.

Kinsey: Guys, don't forget, AI is a resource, not a source. I'm not even sure Elias, the author of the tweet above, is a real, breathing human.

If so, you're ancient. For those who didn't hear the news, Pabst announced earlier this month that it was discontinuing the production of the iconic Milwaukee beer. We're talking about a beer that was brewed since 1849.

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– Patrick in Spokane, Washington writes:

What do you think about this?  I was on X and Clown World posted this one.  A woman is walking her dog and the pup takes a dump.  She picks it up in a bag and then she goes into someone’s yard and puts the dog-poop bag in their garbage can. 

Clown World thinks this is absolutely awful behavior.  I think the world of Clown World; however, I have to disagree with his take.  Throwing away a dog-poop bag into another people’s garbage can while on a walk is acceptable behavior.  I think the women did something very wrong in that she walked about 20 feet onto the homeowner’s property to access the garbage can.  I don’t like trespassing, but I am okay with throwing away the bag of dog-poop if the can is easily accessible on the street or sidewalk.  Any thoughts?

Kinsey: I'll throw away a dump bag if my neighbors have their cans out front waiting for pickup. I wouldn't walk up on the driveway to throw it in a trash can unless it's a friend's house and then they're getting a poop bag. I'd have no problem if one of them did the same.

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And that is it for this morning. It's been a great end to May. The sun is out. It's warm. Mrs. Screencaps, who threw out her back this week, is feeling better and we have a dumpster on the way. It's time to remove the old swing set. It's the end of an era. A swing set that I acquired for a bottle of booze is about to be sent to the dump. It has served us well, but, times change.

Let's go have an incredible weekend.

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"I’m telling you over the last few weeks, the thing that you started talking about that I think is on the minds of a lot of people is fraud," Ashbrook said. "[Democratic nominee for Governor Amy Acton] is part of the problem. She was the health director."

"Those Medicaid dollars flow through the Department of Medicaid, but also through the Department of Health in Ohio," Ramaswamy said. "She led to that, while a lot of that fraud festered, and while she shut down our schools during COVID-19."

Ramaswamy’s interview took place as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, an ongoing initiative to interview major candidates across the country. The hosts have already interviewed candidates in 15 states, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms. 

After winning the May primary, Ramaswamy faces Acton in the general election on Nov. 3. No Democrat has been elected governor of Ohio since 2006. 

Ohio, long a battleground in presidential elections, went handily for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

The news of world No. 1 tennis star Jannik Sinner's improbable defeat at Roland Garros continues to send shock waves through the sports world, as the four-time Grand Slam champion was upended in the second round of the French Open.

Not only was he heavily favored to win the whole thing, he was up two sets to none and was winning a decisive third set 5-1 before choking the lead away in five sets, spoiling a 30-match win streak.

Sinner's clay-court catastrophe will be remembered as one of the biggest tennis upsets of all time, but it got me thinking about some of the other shocking upsets in sports history.

Below are five of the most unbelievable "David vs. Goliath" moments in sports, where the unthinkable quickly became reality and reset the bar for what was possible from an underdog facing insurmountable odds.

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I'm sure many of you will take exception with this list, so feel free to leave a comment below letting me know which upsets I missed.

In January 2017, Novak Djokovic was the closest thing to a god in the tennis world.

The Serbian superstar was fresh off a two-year run in which he won five of a possible eight Grand Slam tournaments and had just captured the first French Open title in his career in 2016.

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Heading into the Australian Open, it was widely believed The Djoker would cruise to another tournament win on his surrogate home court, considering he had already won in Melbourne six times before.

In the second round, Djokovic squared off against 117th-ranked Denis Istomin, and much like Sinner, had a commanding two-set lead before blowing it in spectacular fashion.

By the time the dust had settled, Djokovic was packing his bags and heading home, marking the first time he exited the second round of a major championship in nearly a decade and the first time he had lost to a player ranked outside the top 100 in his illustrious career.

Djokovic's 2017 was a tumultuous one, and his flameout at the Australian Open was the harbinger of a largely forgettable season.

The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors are a case study in how to have a historic year only to blow it the millisecond before crossing the finish line (though they aren't the only ones to do so on this list).

After a record-breaking season in which the Warriors set the all-time regular season wins total at 73 and guard Stephen Curry was awarded the only unanimous MVP in league history, all that was left was vanquishing a LeBron-led Cleveland Cavaliers team.

With a double-digit win in Game 4, Golden State took the now infamous 3-1 lead and looked to put the series on ice at home in Game 5.

Then it happened.

Defensive stalwart Draymond Green was suspended for accumulating too many flagrants, meaning he would miss game five, a game in which the Cavs blew the doors off of the Warriors in a 15-point win.

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After another double-digit win in Game 6, it was obvious Cleveland had all the momentum in the world, and although Game 7 was one of the most tightly contested and memorable games in NBA Finals history, a Cavaliers series comeback felt inevitable.

No team had ever overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, and the fact that the Warriors won 73 regular season games made this even more shocking.

It was equally impressive that the Cavs were able to mount the comeback as it was embarrassing that the Warriors blew what was a "golden" opportunity to etch their names into the history books.

Heading into the 2007 season, the Michigan Wolverines were heavy favorites to win the Big Ten and win a BCS National Championship.

The team was littered with veterans and NFL Draft hopefuls like Chad Henne, Jake Long and Mario Manningham, among others, and entered the year as a consensus top-five team coming off an 11-win season in which they narrowly missed playing for a national title.

They opened the season with FCS powerhouse Appalachian State, but no one was expecting much from the lowly Mountaineers as they traveled to the Big House to play the Maize and Blue.

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The game wasn't even being broadcast on national television, but when App State took a 14-point lead in the waning moments of the first half, all eyes were suddenly trained on Ann Arbor.

The Wolverines mounted a furious comeback in the second half and even led late in the fourth quarter before the Mountaineers recaptured a two-point lead with under a minute left in the game.

Henne connected on a Hail Mary to Manningham to get Michigan in field goal range with just seconds remaining, but the game-winning attempt was blocked, sending horrified Wolverine fans to the exits and stunning the entire college football world.

No FCS/Division I-AA team had ever beaten a ranked FBS opponent before this, and the game didn't even have betting odds.

Michigan never recovered and ended up firing head coach Lloyd Carr at season's end, kicking off a decade of futility that only ended after hiring head coach Jim Harbaugh in 2015.

If you were around for the 2007 NFL season, you probably remember just how unstoppable the New England Patriots felt that year.

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Tom Brady and Randy Moss ran roughshod over the entire league, setting all sorts of passing records in the process and guiding the Pats to a perfect 16-0 regular season.

After a few closer-than-expected playoff games, the Patriots entered the Super Bowl as monstrous 12.5-point favorites against the upstart 10-6 wild-card New York Giants.

No one was giving the G-men an iota of a chance, but thanks to a brilliant game by New York's front four, the Patriots were clinging to just a three-point lead late in the fourth quarter.

On a crucial third down, quarterback Eli Manning struggled out of a would-be sack and fired a prayer downfield to relative unknown David Tyree, who trapped the ball against his helmet and gifted the Giants a new set of downs.

A few plays later, Manning found Plaxico Burress in the back of the end zone, completing one of the most unthinkable upsets in NFL history.

Much like the Warriors, the Patriots sat on the precipice of glory, but tripped and fell off a cliff with the finish line in sight.

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Though Brady and the Pats would win three more Super Bowls together, this one still stings for all parties involved to this day.

Before the 2018 edition of the NCAA Tournament, no No. 1 seed had ever lost to a No. 16 seed.

Sure, there had been a few close calls, but to even suggest something so absurd would get you laughed out of any bracket-picking group or watch party.

That was before the Virginia Cavaliers had a March Madness to forget.

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Heading into the tournament, Tony Bennett had guided his Cavs to the No. 1 overall seed in the big dance, and for their efforts, they would be rewarded with the UMBC Retrievers, the automatic qualifiers from the American East Conference.

A game that wasn't on anyone's radar suddenly became appointment television when the Retrievers jumped all over Virginia, stifling them with suffocating defense.

What was a tie game at halftime became a 20-point blowout, and UMBC never relinquished the lead they took early in the second half.

The loss was so shocking that many people were calling for Bennett's job, despite the fact that he had won the Henry Iba Award for Coach of the Year.

The only reason this game didn't become the thing people associate Virginia with is that the Cavs literally won the whole thing the very next year.

Anything short of that would have been a PR disaster for the program, and despite this, it's still the most shocking upset in NCAA Tournament history.

Welcome to Edition 8.43 of the Rocket Report! A disclaimer: No one yet fully appreciates the ramifications of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion Thursday night on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. What we know as of this writing is that much of Blue's sole orbital-class launch pad has been destroyed, and the New Glenn rocket will be grounded for an extended period of time. It is too soon for any hot takes, at least until the Sun rises at the Cape on Friday morning. One thing I am sure of is that we will be writing about this event for weeks, months, and years to come.

As always, we welcome reader submissions. If you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets, as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.

Charting China's contribution to space junk. There's a problem with the drastic uptick in Chinese space launches over the last decade. China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets, Ars reports. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit. In the early decades of spaceflight, launch operators routinely left upper stages in orbit after they released their payloads. But most launch companies today reserve enough propellant in their rockets to remove them from orbit to avoid the risk of spent upper stages becoming a source of space debris. But China is not following this trend. There has been striking growth in China’s rocket body mass. In the past five years, the mass of Chinese rocket bodies in long-lived orbits has risen from less than 100 metric tons to 252, according to a new analysis by Space Domain Awareness expert Jim Shell.

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It shows up in your junk folder with a subject line that practically yells at you: "ATTENTION 1!!!" That alone should raise suspicion. Still, the message quickly escalates. It claims to come from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and says you are approved for a $4.5 million grant.

That is where things start to fall apart. This type of scam is designed to trigger both excitement and urgency. It also pushes you to hand over sensitive information before you stop to think.

Let's break down exactly what this email says and why each part signals trouble.

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The email claims to be from the IMF. Yet the reply address is a Gmail account. That mismatch matters.

Legitimate financial institutions do not use free email services for official communication. They also do not ask you to reply to a personal inbox for something this serious.

"ATTENTION 1!!!" is not how a global financial organization communicates. It is how scammers try to grab you fast.

Urgency lowers your guard. When you feel pressure, you are more likely to respond without verifying anything.

The message opens with "Attention: Sir/Madam." If your name were truly selected for a multimillion-dollar payment, the sender would use it.

Generic greetings often mean the email was blasted out to thousands of people.

The email mentions debts tied to contracts, inheritance, lottery and loans. That wide net is intentional.

It increases the odds that something in the message feels familiar. Once that happens, the scam starts to feel personal.

The promise of $4.5 million is not random. Large numbers create excitement. They also make you more willing to overlook obvious problems.

Real financial grants do not appear out of nowhere like this.

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The email mentions IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. That sounds official, which is the point.

Scammers often include real names or titles to make fake messages feel credible. It is a shortcut to trust.

Phrases like "Kindly reply me directly" and awkward sentence structure stand out. One odd sentence might not mean much. However, repeated issues like this point to a lack of professional communication.

Major institutions have strict standards for how they write.

This email requests:

That is everything needed for identity theft. Once someone has those details, they can open accounts, target you with more scams or impersonate you. 

The email promises a bank-to-bank wire transfer. That detail adds a layer of realism. It also sets up the next step. Many scams later ask for "fees" to release the funds.

You send money, and the payment never arrives.

At the end, the email tries to explain away the biggest red flag: "If you have received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it is simply because your ISP has introduced restrictions. We urge that you treat it as a matter of urgency." That is not a reassurance. It is a warning sign.

Scammers know their messages look suspicious, so they try to explain it away before you question it.

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Scams like this follow a pattern, and once you know what to look for, you can shut them down quickly before any damage is done.

Do not reply or engage in any way. Even a quick response tells scammers your email is active, which can lead to more targeted attacks. The safest move is to delete it and move on.

Scam emails often hide malicious links or infected files. One click can take you to a fake login page or install malware on your device. If you were not expecting the message, do not interact with anything inside it.

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No legitimate organization will ask for your passport, driver's license or other sensitive documents through an unsolicited email. Sending that information can open the door to identity theft and financial fraud.

Do not rely on the display name alone. Check the full email address carefully for misspellings, random numbers or free domains like Gmail. Small details often reveal a fake. 

If the message seems important, verify it on your own. Type the organization's website into your browser or use a trusted contact method. Do not use the links or contact details provided in the email. 

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Add an extra layer of security to your accounts. With 2FA enabled, a stolen password alone is not enough for someone to get in. This simple step can stop many attacks before they start.

Check your bank statements and credit reports regularly. Look for unfamiliar charges, new accounts or changes you did not make. Catching fraud early can limit the damage.

If you think your personal information was exposed, a credit freeze can help protect you. It prevents new credit accounts from being opened in your name without your approval.

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Mark the email as phishing in your inbox. This helps your email provider block similar messages and protects other people from falling into the same trap.

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This email tries hard to look official. It uses a real organization, a real name and a convincing story. Still, the cracks show up quickly once you slow down. A Gmail reply address, a massive payout, a vague greeting and a request for identity documents all point in the same direction. Scams like this rely on one thing: getting you to act before you think. Take a second look, and the whole thing falls apart.

If a message promises millions and asks for your personal information, would you pause long enough to question it, or would the urgency pull you in? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com

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"The jury was still out on the never-singing part again," he wrote. "After all the years in the clubs, worrying about my voice holding up on tour and finally finding a great voice coach to bring stability to my job as a singer, I was far more worried than I had ever been before. I had no plan B; that astronaut job was a definite no-go. It would take some time to find out if I still had a voice, if I had a job to return to."

A month after surgery, Black was singing his Christmas songs live on "Good Morning America." Dr. Bray warned, "You’re going to be back because you have a lot of trouble ahead of you with your spine." He was right.

"For the next 20 years, about every year when my tour ended, I would go in and have another surgery," said Black. "Bit by bit, level by level, he corrected many of the problems."

While Black may have once believed he wouldn’t live past 21, the singer now says his story is far from over.

"What keeps me going now is the feeling that I haven’t peaked," he beamed. "I’m still getting better. I’m a better musician. I’m better at keeping a healthy family together on the road, my band and crew. I’m a better artist, better songwriter. I work at it every day. I practice on my instrument at least five days a week for hours. I’m improving as an entertainer."

"I think if and when the time comes when I feel like I’m in decline, that’ll be when I’ll become less motivated to do it all," he said. "But I enjoy my work. I’m excited about the future. So that’s a big motivator. I get up every day and put myself to the test."

A low-budget horror flick is defying gravity at the box office while the latest big-budget Star Wars movie had a rough launch compared to its predecessors.

Focus Features' "Obsession" was made with a microbudget of under $1 million. Initial projections showed it making less than $10 million in its opening weekend. It ended up making over $17 million.

This past weekend, it made roughly $24 million — $30 million when including Memorial Day — a whopping 30% increase from its opening weekend, outpacing much bigger films like "The Devil Wears Prada 2" and the Michael Jackson biopic "Michael." It even outgrossed "The Mandalorian and Grogu" on Wednesday. 

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Such a bump for a film in its second weekend is nearly unheard of. It has already grossed over $70 million worldwide and is now projected to make more than $100 million during its theatrical run, making it one of the most profitable films of the year. 

What's remarkable about the success of "Obsession" is that it proves that Hollywood star power isn't always needed to get butts in seats. The director is a 26-year-old content creator named Curry Barker, who is part of the sketch comedy duo "That's a Bad Idea," which has over 1 million followers on YouTube and TikTok. Jason Blum, creator of BlumHouse Productions and producer of horror hits like "Get Out," "Paranormal Activity" and "M3GAN," only boarded "Obsession" as an executive producer after the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival last year.

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The cast has no A-listers. The cast is led by up-and-comers Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless and Cooper Tomlinson (Barker's comedy partner). The most recognizable face is Andy Richter, who has a minor role. 

"Obsession" follows Bear (Johnston), who uses a novelty toy to make a wish that his friend Nikki (Navarrette) falls in love with him — only to realize that his wish quickly backfires.

While it lacks stars, it should make a star out of Inde Navarrette, who gives a terrifyingly good performance that rivals Kathy Bates in "Misery."

Erik Childress, a box office columnist for Rotten Tomatoes and host of the Movie Madness podcast, credits the impressive debut to "good marketing" by Focus Features, it's word-of-mouth that carried it the week after. 

"It's incredibly rare," Childress tells Fox News Digital. "Usually those types of bumps you normally only see during the holidays… During the summer months, it almost never happens."

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Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away, the new Star Wars film "The Mandalorian and Grogu" made $98 million domestically during Memorial Day weekend, marking the weakest opening weekend for any Star Wars film, an honor (or dishonor, in this case) previously held by 2018's "Solo: a Star Wars Story," which grossed $103 million during its debut Memorial Day weekend.

It marked the first Star Wars movie to hit theaters in seven years — the last one being 2019's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," which made $177 million domestically in its opening weekend.

Unlike "Obsession," "The Mandalorian and Grogu" has A-list talent behind it between Jon Favreau in the director's chair and a cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White and Sigourney Weaver, not to mention the iconic IP and the Disney machine behind it. But this isn't a typical sequel or spin of; it's essentially an adapted continuation of "The Mandalorian" TV series from Disney+. It follows a bounty hunter working on behalf of the New Republic who tracks down Empire loyalists.

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In recent years, Disney has leaned into Star Wars on its streaming service, perhaps changing the perception of audiences increasingly associating the franchise with television rather than film.

With all that being said, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" will still be profitable since its budget was reportedly only $165 million, a more modest price tag compared to many summer blockbusters.

Childress says it's "slightly premature" for Disney execs to be hitting the panic button on the future prospects of the Star Wars franchise, particularly as one is slated for 2027 starring Ryan Gosling. 

"'Solo' dropped 65% in its second weekend. And as long as ‘Mandalorian’ doesn't have a drop like that… it could still have enough juice in it to get in the like vicinity of like $250 million domestic, and if that's the case with international sales, it could end up being not a big hit, but still a success," Childress tells Fox News Digital. 

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"The look-alike contest brings that idea to life in a way that is social, visual and fun — a live celebration of the people, personality and spirit that make redheads, and Wendy's, impossible to forget."

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Wendy's was founded in 1969. 

Chicago-based food service research firm Technomic listed it as the fifth-highest-grossing restaurant chain in the U.S. in its 2025 rankings, based on 2024 earnings — behind McDonald's, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.

Fox News Digital reached out to Wendy's for comment.

An Amtrak work train fire erupted near New York's Penn Station Friday morning, reportedly injuring five individuals.

The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said a call was received at about 1:32 a.m. Friday about a work train fire on track 11 at Penn Station on 31st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue.

The blaze reached a second alarm at 2:43 a.m., and 46 units and 141 fire and EMS personnel responded, the FDNY confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Five civilians were hurt. Two were seriously injured and transported to Bellevue Hospital, while three others refused medical attention, according to the fire department.

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The blaze was under control at 4:05 a.m., and the cause remains under investigation.

The New York Post reported that damaged overhead wiring along track 11 prompted New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Railroad to suspend service into the Manhattan station.

NJ Transit indicated that the Amtrak track car fire has snarled rail service.

"NJ TRANSIT rail service is experiencing significant impacts due to an earlier Amtrak track car fire in one of the Hudson River tunnels. Impacts are expected to last through the morning rush hour," NJ Transit noted in a post on X.

The NJ Transit website states that, "Service is currently suspended between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York. Cross-honoring is in effect with PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd St in New York, as well as with NJ TRANSIT and private carrier buses due to an earlier Amtrak track car fire that caused damage to overhead wire and track infrastructure."

"Amtrak is working as quickly as possible to make the necessary repairs and restore service as soon as possible," the site notes.

Thursday night's detonation of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby.

With sunrise on Friday teams from Blue Origin, the US Space Force, and NASA will be able to begin more thoroughly assessing the damage to Blue Origin's facilities, and begin picking up pieces of the rocket.

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He added that "Poll after poll showed voters worried about his health and mental sharpness long before the debate, and y'all told us ‘he was just jet-lagged.’ ‘He had a cold,’" he said. "All of y'all treated the truthful, honest criticism like it was disloyalty. No, it was reality."

"We don't want to hear what you got to say on the matter, Jill," he concluded. "The moral of the story is this is why people lose faith in institutions. Okay? Not because leaders get old. That's life. People lose faith when parties act like acknowledging reality is somehow betrayal. Okay? If voters feel like they're being gaslit, lied to, they stop trusting not just the politicians, but they stop trusting the whole system."

Fox News Digital reached out to former President Biden for comment but did not immediately hear back. 

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Ericsson said the neck rings were typically associated with women, though historical depictions suggest men may have worn them as well.

"At least in ritual contexts, men have also been able to wear neck rings," he said.

The expert added that archaeologists also found "several deposits of cremated human bones," which are undergoing analysis.

"We never expected to find anything like this," Ericsson said. "We still haven’t fully taken it in."

Though officials are still learning more about the site, they believe the graves "belonged to a complex and symbolically rich culture."

"Archaeologists also uncovered house remains and investigated two burnt mounds built up from fire-cracked stones," Arkeologerna's statement said.

The discoveries are part of a string of major archaeological finds announced in Sweden over the past year.

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Last year, a person digging for fishing worms in Stockholm County found a cauldron filled with medieval rings, pendants and several thousand coins.

At around the same time, archaeologists found the remains of a forgotten 16th-century city beneath modern-day Gothenburg.

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Even after a suspect resists arrest, he said, "Once it's addressed, we'll go right back to the same level when we first started – kindness.


"We’re just doing our jobs. There’s nothing personal."

On Day 2 of Operation 9, officers pulled over a pickup truck with pool-cleaning tools in the back for going 11 mph over the speed limit. 

The driver showed a passport from Mexico. He had been in the country for six years, Golden said. He did not have a driver’s license. That led to questions about his two passengers. 

One, officers learned, was deported 22 years earlier and slipped past authorities when he returned to the United States. The other sneaked in 22 years earlier, as well, Golden said. 

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Their identification was from Guatemala.

"We don't know if they have a criminal history," Golden said. "We will run that later."

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"They seem like hard-working people, but we don't know what they're doing on their free time.

"When you’re doing this job, if you let the heartstrings get to you, you’ll beat yourself up nonstop." 

Golden said he understands why pangs of compassion and sympathy strike some Americans. 

"Unfortunately, these people [getting arrested and deported] could be the best people in the world. But they did it the wrong way … They didn’t go through the proper steps to get into our country legally."

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The number with a criminal past — often violent — in their home countries is high, Golden said. 

One that haunts him came from a recent arrest: a 30-year-old accused of impregnating his 14-year-old niece.

Golden deployed multiple times to the border in Texas during the Biden administration. 

Often, people caught crossing into the country were young men with plans to travel to specific cities, Golden said. To him, they didn’t sound like people leaving family to flee danger. It was maddening.

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"It was like when you have a water leak, and you just sit back, and you watch it, and don’t take any progressive action. Well, now, four years later, the floor’s ruined, the wall’s gone, and now you’re trying to clean up the mess." 

As a father, he said, the scariest part is that "they don’t have a clue who’s over here."

So when people argue that it’s wrong to deport illegal immigrants, Golden squares his jaw. He feels that he and his colleagues have a way of life to preserve, a country to save. 

"The way I look at it, I’ve got a 9-year-old daughter. I’m not only doing it for me, but I’m doing it for her." 

FIRST ON FOX: The National Parent Teacher Association (NPTA), a parent-teacher organization many families associate with bake sales, book fairs and school fundraisers, is facing scrutiny over the group's DEI and other left-wing political priorities trickling down to state and local chapters.

A report from conservative watchdog Defending Education shines a spotlight on the trusted parent-school organization known for local volunteer work and school fundraisers, suggesting it has become involved in politically charged fights over race, gender identity, and immigration in K-12 education. 

Defending Education asserts the examples show National PTA’s left-wing priorities filtering into state and local affiliates, while National PTA told Fox News Digital its resources are meant to support respectful dialogue, family engagement and "safe, inclusive and welcoming school communities."

"The NPTA is given a lot of credibility by the public, making it an authoritative voice on education issues from the parent perspective. It is deeply concerning when it advances far-left policies that are often very unpopular amongst parents nationwide," Rhyen Staley, Director of Research for Defending Education, told Fox News Digital. "The NPTA should be a politically neutral organization that advocates for improving the education system and the success of all students."

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The National PTA's own "curriculum and educational materials" describe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as central to the organization's mission and day-to-day work. Among the learning outcomes, according to the National PTA, is to "develop critical consciousness by recognizing racism ... and developing a student's awareness to openly address these situations."

Meanwhile, a document part of a National PTA DEI initiative tells PTA leaders, caregivers, parents and educators that "it's never too early to talk about race with your children," while listing a recommended reading titled, "Your 5-Year-Old Is Already Racially Biased. Here’s What You Can Do About It" by Andrew Grant-Thomas of the nonprofit Embrace Race. The same resource also recommends Robin DiAngelo’s controversial book titled ‘White Fragility.’"

In addition to DEI initiatives, the National PTA priorities extend to immigration policy. A National PTA position statement says districts should not voluntarily report undocumented students to ICE or other immigration authorities, supports treating schools as "sensitive locations" where immigration enforcement officers refrain from actions against students, and backs confidentiality for school records related to immigration status.

These left-wing political priorities from the National PTA stand in contrast to its stated mission of being "devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools," the Defending Ed report suggests. The report also claims that these priorities are not just abstract, but are actually trickling into classrooms, citing a tranche of documents, materials and records from various state-level and local PTA chapters that are pushing politics on teachers and families.

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One of the state-level examples cited in Defending Ed's report is the Washington State PTA, which passed a resolution in 2020 titled "Dismantling Institutional and Systemic Racism." The resolution says Washington State PTA and its local chapters and councils should not only commit to being anti-racist, but also conduct anti-racism and equity audits, provide trainings on anti-racism, equity, inclusion and unconscious bias "at all levels," and create anti-racism, equity and inclusion committees.

The resolution adds that the Washington State PTA would collaborate with district and school staff to prioritize and maintain "meaningful and ongoing anti-racist and anti-bias training ... for all educators and staff ... plus anti-racist and anti-bias pre-teacher training."

"Washington State PTA believes firmly in educational spaces that are welcoming to all students, and learning environments where all students feel like they belong," Tori Emerson, the Washington State PTA President, told Fox News Digital. "Our vision is that all children achieve their potential in Washington schools, and that includes understanding, learning and instruction that honors and reflects the diverse histories, cultures, experiences and identities of all of the people who have contributed to America’s story since our founding 250 years ago."

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Emerson added that the Washington State PTA is committed to ensure all Washington state students "see themselves in their educators," adding that they "collaborate with district and school staff to have, when needed, crucial conversations about racial disparities that remain today."

The Defending Ed report also cited Washington State PTA immigration guidance issued in January 2026, which the watchdog said was developed in consultation with National PTA. The guidance advised PTA members on how to respond if immigration enforcement actions occur at school events, including coordinating with school administrators and understanding legal limits on enforcement access to school spaces.

In Maryland, Defending Education cited a Montgomery County PTA-linked meeting titled "ICE Response & Organizing Tools," which the watchdog said briefed families on how parents and community members could respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, including warning others about ICE presence.

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San Francisco’s Second District PTA, which said in a DEI statement that the entity "can and should establish itself as an anti-racist organization," suggested education around "white dominant culture" could help improve PTA communications, actions and structure, and said anti-racism should be incorporated into regular PTA trainings and annual officer trainings.

"The focus of PTAs at all levels – individual, district, state, and national – is to advocate for and improve the lives of children, youth, and families at their school communities," 2nd District President Karen Meiselman, said when asked how she would respond to parents who may believe PTA should focus on school support and family engagement rather than anti-racism or DEI work.

Portland Public Schools’ Abernethy Elementary PTA has many of the same DEI programs as the other chapters, such as DEI committees, audits and trainings, but also has a "racial justice parent resource library purchased through PTA Mini Grants," that lists titles including "White Awareness," "Waking Up White," "White Rage," "White Like Me," "Race, Whiteness and Education," "Raising White Kids," "So You Want To Talk About Race" and "How To Be An Antiracist."

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An Abernethy PTA DEI representative told Fox News Digital that DEI spending is voted on by the board, but said many of the events she organized did not require a budget. She said her DEI work has included a Ruby Bridges walk/bike-to-school day, a Black History Month Bike Day and a BMX anti-bullying assembly, and described the response from the community as "overly positive."

"The work I have done through DEI has been centered around community, education, empathy, and belonging," the Abernethy representative said, adding that the goal was to help children "better understand the diverse world around them and the history before them so they can go out in the world with kindness, respect, and humanity."

In addition to the audits, trainings and committees, many of the state and local chapters also have dedicated DEI personnel or directors. Some encourage direct political action.

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In Ohio, the state PTA chapter urges its members to reach out to lawmakers to condemn legislative efforts that do not support LGBT youth or "silence" conversations about sexual orientation among students. The Ohio chapter cites National PTA positions on LGBT youth in a "Ohio PTA Board position statement" to back its position.

Other materials from the Ohio PTA chapter explicitly targeted certain state-level DEI bills, while a DEI "position statements" from 2021 said the group would continue to "recommend, initiate, and support legislation and appropriations."

The Ohio PTA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Defending Education argues all of these examples, and more, show National PTA’s left-wing political priorities are not staying at the national level, but are trickling down to affiliates that operate under the PTA brand in local school communities.

"While the public tends to view the PTA as a neutral actor helping to organize family events and raise funds for schools, the national organization and many state and local affiliates have become left-leaning political entities driving radical ideologies into schools, communities, and even state legislation," the report argues.

Meanwhile, the National PTA defended its materials in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying the association provides "resources and guidance intended to help parents and caregivers navigate complex issues affecting children and schools."

"These materials are designed to encourage respectful dialogue, support family engagement and reflect PTA’s longstanding commitment to ensuring all children feel supported, valued and able to succeed," National PTA said. "National PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children."

The association added that it is "the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy association," and works to support "safe, inclusive and welcoming school communities where every child and family can thrive."

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Steve Sarkisian has been challenged to back his words up on the football field this upcoming season by Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, in what is the latest war of words between the two Lone Star State universities.

During an era in which plenty of schools are looking to get out of games against nonconference opponents that could put a blemish on their record, the Red Raiders have essentially called the Longhorns to the table over comments made by their head coach. And, Texas Tech is not looking to wait around to get this game on the schedule.

Last week, during an event at the Houston Touchdown Club, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian might not have specifically named the Red Raiders while answering a question about strength of schedule rankings within college football, but he really didn’t have to.

"There's a team in our state that plays in another conference that has a schedule that I would argue if I played with our twos and our threes, we could go undefeated, and they'll probably make the CFP this year," Steve Sarkisian mentioned.

Obviously, the Texas head coach is loving the potential of his football team this upcoming season, with Arch Manning leading the offense at quarterback, along with a talented group on defense.

But, he had to know his comments were going to make their way outside of the room in Houston and down to Lubbock, Texas.

In reality, the only team he would actually be calling out in that way is Texas Tech, who hasn't shied away from spending money to put together a roster that is capable of competing for a Big 12 title, along with making the playoff.

And yes, those odds took a hit when quarterback Brendan Sorsby was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for gambling and placing bets on his own team while at Indiana.

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But if there's one thing we know about Joey McGuire, he's not going to just roll over and allow someone to talk about his team without pushback.

"You know, Sark, we’ve played him. We got out butts kicked the last time we played, we’re 1-1 against Texas since I’ve been here. I said, 'There’s no way they're talking about us,' because Sark is a pretty tough guy," McGuire mentioned. "His teams are really tough, and I would think if he was talking about us, he’d call us out and not just say this comment of ‘Well, there’s another team in our state.’ So I guess he was talking about us.

"I’ve actually talked to Keith Patterson and I’ve talked to DJ Kinney, and they're willing to take our games, and Abilene Christian would go to Texas State, we’ll buy our contract out of Abilene Christian. I’m sure, because Texas has got a lot of money, they can buy their contract out. But, I do know there’s a lot of Red Raiders’ that will help then buy that contract out if they don’t want to."

I get it. I think the college football world gets it. A lot of this chatter centers around the two schools rarely meeting on the field during the regular season in recent years.

Having played over 70 games against each other during their history, more frequently when both were members of the Southwest Conference and Big 12, the Longhorns did get the last laugh in 2022 after defeating Texas Tech 57-7.

Joey McGuire is not running from the past, though. He's obviously doing everything he can to get this on the upcoming schedule, which would require Texas Tech buying out of its game against Abilene Christian.

"They can come to Lubbock in week one. We can figure out if there 2’s and 3’s can win this conference," McGuire said at Big 12 meetings. "I know a lot of people are going to say a lot of stuff about me, or about us. We didn’t score in the playoffs. You can take a shot at us about that, we didn't score in the playoffs. The last time we played Texas we got beat 57-7, and he played some of his 2’s and 3’s. They kicked the crap out of us.

"But, I know he feels really good about his team, he’s made those comments. But, we would love to play the University of Texas week one in Lubbock. I do know that Cody Campbell reached out to Steven Jones, so if they don’t want to come to Lubbock, we’re gonna try to get At&T (Stadium) week one. So, if they wanna play week one, we’re ready."

Yep, those are fighting words, with the financial backing of Red Raiders' megabooster Cody Campbell trying to help manifest this game into actually taking place.

Will it, though?

I reached out to Abilene Christian for comment:

"We are planning on playing Texas Tech as scheduled on Sept. 5 in Lubbock. We look forward to playing the Red Raiders barring any changes."

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Hyundai wants to bring humanoid robots into American car factories in a big way. The company is looking at a future where Boston Dynamics' Atlas robots work alongside people inside U.S. auto plants. 

These human-shaped machines can bend, lift, balance and move through spaces built for workers. That could change how cars get made. It could also raise new questions about factory jobs, safety and how much automation consumers are willing to accept.

Here's what Hyundai is planning and why Atlas could become one of the most closely watched robots in American manufacturing.

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Hyundai Motor Group reportedly outlined plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas robots developed by Boston Dynamics across Hyundai Motor and Kia manufacturing facilities. The plan appeared in investor relations materials tied to a JPMorgan Chase-hosted session.

The company also plans to build annual production capacity for 30,000 Atlas robots by 2028. Hyundai has not released a detailed public schedule for every plant. However, Kia CEO Song Ho-sung said the robots are expected to begin work in 2028 at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia. Kia's Georgia plant would follow in 2029.

Hyundai faces the same pressures as other automakers. It needs faster production, flexible factories and better ways to handle labor shortages. Humanoid robots may help because they can work in areas designed for people. That can reduce the need to rebuild a factory from scratch.

Atlas could also help with physically demanding jobs. Lifting, carrying and moving awkward objects can wear down workers over time. If robots take on some of that work, factories could become safer. Still, this technology will need careful oversight. A humanoid robot working near people must move predictably and stop safely when something goes wrong.

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Boston Dynamics recently showed Atlas handling a heavy object in a new technical demo. The robot squatted down, picked up a mini-fridge, rotated its torso and carried the object while keeping its balance. The company says Atlas learned this behavior through reinforcement learning and simulation training. In simple terms, the robot practiced in a computer world before testing the skill in real life.

Engineers changed the object's weight, floor friction, grip force and placement during training. That helped Atlas learn how to adapt when conditions changed. That is important because factory work rarely happens in perfect conditions. Parts shift. Floors vary. Workers move around. Loads can feel different from one moment to the next. Atlas needs to react in real time, not freeze when a task changes. 

Many robots rely heavily on cameras. Atlas also uses proprioception, which means internal body awareness. That may sound technical, but the idea is easy to understand. When you carry a grocery bag and the weight shifts, you feel it. Your body adjusts before you think about it.

Atlas uses sensors and software to do something similar. It monitors balance, grip pressure, resistance and body movement as it works. Boston Dynamics says the new Atlas platform also helps reduce the gap between simulation and real-world movement. The robot uses a simplified hardware design, symmetrical limbs and only two actuator types.

Actuators are the robot's joints and muscles. Hyundai reportedly plans to make more than 300,000 actuator units each year at U.S. facilities. That shows Hyundai wants control over the parts that make humanoid robots move.

The biggest concern is obvious. What happens to workers when thousands of humanoid robots enter factories? Companies often say robots will take on dull, dirty or dangerous tasks. That may be true in many cases. However, workers will still want clear answers about training, staffing and job security.

The rollout could create new roles in robotics maintenance, safety monitoring and factory software. It could also reduce the need for some physically demanding jobs over time. That trade-off will follow Hyundai's robot plan closely. The company will need to show that Atlas improves factory safety and productivity without pushing workers aside without support. For now, Hyundai has not provided enough public detail to answer those workforce questions fully.

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This story may sound like it only affects autoworkers or car companies. But it could eventually touch anyone who buys a car. If humanoid robots help factories move faster, automakers may adjust production more quickly when demand changes. That could affect wait times for popular models.

Robot-assisted manufacturing could also influence vehicle costs. Automation can lower some production expenses, although savings do not always reach buyers right away. The bigger shift may be trust. Consumers may soon ask how much of their vehicle was built by humans and how much was handled by robots. That does not automatically make the car better or worse. But it does change the story behind how that car reached your driveway.

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Hyundai's plan to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas humanoid robots in the U.S. marks a major shift for auto manufacturing. This is one of the clearest signs yet that humanoid robots are moving from demos into real industrial work. The Georgia rollout will be especially important. If Atlas performs well at Hyundai and Kia facilities, other automakers may feel pressure to speed up their own robotics plans. Still, the hard part starts on the factory floor. Atlas must work safely around people, handle unpredictable tasks and prove it can do more than impress in videos. The technology is exciting. The job questions are real. Hyundai now has to prove that both can be managed responsibly.

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Leaker Sonny Dickson today shared images of iPhone 18 Pro dummy models in the device's four rumored colors, offering the first real-world look at what to expect from the lineup visually.


Corroborating previous rumors, the dummies show the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max in Light Blue, Black, Silver, and Dark Cherry. Dickson said "Cherry will probably be the next hit, orange did very well." Cosmic Orange was the signature color of the iPhone 17 Pro and proved popular with customers.

Dark Cherry is expected to serve as the headline new color for the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ models this year. The color has been in the rumor mill since at least February 2026, when Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple was testing a deep red finish for the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max. At the time, Gurman described the shade as a deep red, and separate reporting from a Chinese leaker later suggested the color was very likely to make the cut, partly because Android rivals were already prototyping the same shade.



The picture sharpened in April, when Macworld reported that the color would be called Dark Cherry and would be closer to wine than a brighter red, and considerably more muted than Cosmic Orange. The leaker known as "Instant Digital" subsequently corroborated that name, characterizing the shade as a combination of burgundy, coffee, and deep purple. "Instant Digital" has a good track record on Apple color leaks, having accurately predicted the yellow finish for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.

Macworld's reporting also identified the full four-color lineup, with internal Pantone codes said to be in use at Apple: Light Blue (Pantone 2121), described as resembling the current iPhone 17's Mist Blue; Dark Cherry (Pantone 6076); Dark Gray (Pantone 426C); and Silver (Pantone 427C), said to be similar to the current generation.

The latest images are significant because they mark the first time the rumored colors have been depicted in physical, real-world form rather than renders or supply chain descriptions. That said, dummy models are typically made from plastic or low-quality metals and are not finished to the same standard as production units, meaning the tone and saturation of each color could vary from what Apple ultimately ships. With that caveat, the dummies are consistent with the earlier rumors, suggesting that this will indeed likely be the final color palette of the device.

The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max are expected to be announced in the fall alongside the first foldable iPhone.
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Maine Republican state Sen. Trey Stewart is warning that Democrats are "selling their soul" by defending controversial Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and that the Democratic Party is moving to a "dangerous place" if he wins a Senate seat in November.

"The voters care a lot," Stewart told Fox News Digital about the mounting criticisms of Platner, including deleted social posts where he described himself as a "communist" and "socialist," used alleged homophobic slurs, and disparaged the military.

"I think that he's a flash in the pan for right now amongst extreme liberal Democrats who can't see past defeating Susan Collins at any cost, and what they're really doing is selling their soul to somebody who has a tattoo that's affiliated with the Nazis on his chest, has made slanderous remarks, really pretty ugly and horrifying remarks about veterans who have been injured in combat, racist and bigoted statements that were misogynist, so literally everything that you hear the left trying to villainize the right about, he's actually guilty of and there's a track record of this."

Stewart said he is confident five-term incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins will remain "victorious" in "middle-of-the-road" Maine, despite Platner leading in the polls, saying that the Platner campaign is "not going to work" because "Maine people don't subscribe to that line of thinking that Mr. Platner does."

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"Susan Collins, who is one of, if not the most influential votes in the United States Senate, and certainly an incredible influence financially and otherwise for the state of Maine, is going to be victorious," he said. "That's because Maine, at the end of the day, is a middle-of-the-road state."

This isn’t the first time Collins has seen a progressive challenger surge in the polls. In 2020, Collins consistently trailed former Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, sometimes by double digits in the polls, before ultimately winning re-election in one of the most expensive races in state history.

Stewart says that Maine voters typically reject both far-right and far-left candidates and that Platner's "extreme position is not going to be something that voters reward here in November."

Overall, Stewart said Democrats' "embarrassing" decision to stand behind Platner reflects where the party stands today as a whole and exposes a "soul-searching" problem within the party.

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"I find it highly embarrassing that this is where the Democrat party is, not just in the state of Maine, but across the country at this point, with the most extreme sort of tail-wagging-the-dog effect," he said. "Maybe that is the direction that the Democrat party in Maine and in our country is going," he said. "If it is, then ultimately that's going to be a very dangerous place for them and a very dangerous place for our country."

Platner, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has faced a wave of scrutiny over his deleted Reddit posts and has been heavily criticized by Republicans who say he has not adequately explained or apologized for them.

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In a post from June 2019, Platner mocked a video of Purple Heart veteran Teddy Daniels being shot four times during a 2012 clash with Taliban fighters, saying Daniels "didn’t deserve to live."

"Platner declined to apologize or acknowledge regret over the comment in a video taken by Fox News Digital over the weekend.

"This is not the right course of action that he should be taking," Stewart said. "If anything, he owes a number of apologies to the people who he has said highly offensive things to. But beyond that, certainly United States Senate is something that is completely out of grasp for an individual like this."

He really just needs help," Stewart said. "He doesn't need a seat in the United States Senate."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign for comment.

Following Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' announcement to end her campaign for Senate last month, Platner became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee in the June 9 primary to decide who will face Collins in November.

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"Come on, baby!" Mahomes yelled twice as he hopped toward the sideline in celebration, with a knee brace serving as a reminder of his reconstructed knee. Thursday's session marked the first practice of the week that was open for the media to watch.

While the three-time Super Bowl champion participated in seven-on-seven drills, he did not take part in 11-on-11 work. Mahomes is roughly five months removed from a procedure to address a torn ACL and LCL.

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"It was good to be back on the field with the guys, more than anything," Mahomes said after Thursday's organized team activities (OTAs) session. "Some of those days you’re rehabbing, you’re here by yourself or with a couple of the other guys. You kind of get that juice when everyone gets back in the building. It was good to be out there."

In January, Mahomes said he was aiming to be ready for the Chiefs’ regular-season opener in September. This week, he retired that goal.

"That’s always going to be the goal. I don’t want to miss games. As a competitor — as a football player — I want to be there," Mahomes said. "I know it’s still a long ways away. I can’t predict the future. So all I can do is be great today, and then continue to be great tomorrow. But I’ve gotten to where I’ve gotten to because of that mindset."

Chiefs coach Andy Reid continued with a cautious approach with Mahomes this week, keeping the quarterback out of drills where there was a greater risk of unintended contact.

Regardless of the limited workload, Reid credited Mahomes for the months of work he put in to reach this stage of his recovery, saying the quarterback had "busted his tail" to get back on the practice field.

"I like what I’ve seen. He’s working hard," Reid said. "This is good for him — getting out there and throwing is good for him."

While Mahomes has resumed throwing, he said he has yet to fully ramp up his running, describing that as the next phase of his recovery.

"I’m in a good spot now compared to where some people thought, but I thought I was gonna be here," Mahomes said of his progress. "It’s just doing what I’m supposed to do every single day, and then hopefully, that gives me the chance to be out there with the guys whenever we start the season."

Mahomes said he does not plan to change his playing style once he does suit up in games, insisting he would still "lay it on the line for my guys" when the moment demands it.

The Chiefs will host the Denver Broncos on Sept. 14 in the regular-season opener for both teams.

"The goal at the end — the very far end — is to be ready to be able to go out there and play with the guys Week 1 at Arrowhead," Mahomes added. "But I’ve got to take it day by day."

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"For a small subset of patients in a major depressive episode or struggling with suicidal thoughts, intravenous ketamine can be genuinely lifesaving," Bazzi, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital. "The relief they experience is almost immediate, offering them distance from the intensity of their emotions."

However, she cautions that the medication should only be administered in closely monitored settings, such as clinics, to ensure safe treatment.

Ketamine is not a panacea, Rhee agreed, warning of the potential risk of abuse and addiction.

"It should only be used medically," he advised.

Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, noted in previous comments to Fox News Digital that ketamine is increasingly being used to treat severe depression, but emphasized that it should be administered under careful medical supervision because of its potential risks.

Although the studies compared ketamine with a placebo, some patients may have realized they were receiving the drug. This could have influenced how they reported their symptoms and how effective they perceived the treatment to be, according to the researchers.

Another limitation is the small sample size of the studies, which could make the effects seem disproportionately magnified.

Also, as this was a review of many different studies, it is challenging to apply the findings to the general population, the researchers noted.

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"While long-term outcomes have not been studied, I believe that when patients are severely depressed or suicidal, ketamine is sometimes the only choice that almost always works," Bazzi added.

Anyone interested in exploring alternative depression treatments should first consult a doctor.

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark broke another WNBA record Thursday night, though her milestone was met with a hostile crowd and a feisty opponent determined to spoil the team's night.

Clark became the fastest player in league history to reach 500 career assists, hitting the mark in just 59 games and claiming the top spot on the all-time assists-per-game leaderboard. The Fever star reached the milestone 23 games faster than Sue Bird, who previously held the record at 82 games.

It's no surprise considering Clark's exceptional vision.

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Sadly for her, the effort was not enough to secure a win, as the Golden State Valkyries walked away with a 90-88 victory at Chase Center. While Clark finished with 16 points and six rebounds, she struggled from the floor, shooting 3 of 12.

Golden State swarmed her on the perimeter, forced key turnovers and answered every Indiana run to close out the two-point win.

Tension between the teams Thursday night was fueled by a recent rivalry that peaked during a May 22 matchup.

In that game, Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes clashed with Clark and was later caught on a hot mic complaining that officials were favoring the Fever star.

Clark downplayed any lingering tension after Thursday's game.

"I don't have any bad blood with any sort of players in this league, like it's just a competitive fire, that's competitive fire," Clark said.

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Hayes openly grumbled about what she viewed as a double standard in how Clark is officiated.

The Valkyries guard also drew heavy criticism after interacting with hostile social media posts targeting Clark, including an exchange in which she appeared to laugh at a fan suggesting a physical threat against her.

Clark's fans wanted disciplinary action from a league office that critics say routinely looks the other way when tensions involving Clark boil over. Regardless, the Bay Area crowd booed Clark nearly every time she touched the ball in the rematch, underscoring how her stardom has made her Public Enemy No. 1 among opposing fan bases.

The Valkyries relished the win, raining on Clark's parade, though she'll have plenty of records left to break.

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The iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max's all-new variable aperture lens will cost Apple 50% more than the camera unit used in current models, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


Variable aperture has been one of the most persistent iPhone camera rumors of the past few years. Kuo first flagged the feature in late 2024, and it has since been corroborated by multiple reports and apparently entered production earlier this year.

Unlike the fixed f/1.78 aperture found on every iPhone Pro from the 14 Pro through to the 17 Pro, a variable aperture will physically adjust the size of the lens opening to control how much light reaches the sensor, offering better exposure control and greater flexibility over depth of field.

Kuo said that the component has an average selling price roughly 50% higher than the seven-element plastic lens Apple currently uses in the iPhone 17 Pro's main camera. Sunny Optical set to supply Apple between 40 and 50% of orders

Sunny Optical has also become a new compact camera module (CCM) supplier for Apple, initially producing the camera for the MacBook Neo. ‌MacBook Neo‌ shipments have come in significantly better than expected, with Kuo doubling his 2026 forecast from 5 million to 10 million units, a notable upward revision as the entry-level Mac has materially exceeded early expectations.

Looking further ahead, the 2028 iPhone's ultra wide camera module is expected to move away from flip-chip packaging in favor of an improved COB (chip-on-board) design, with Sunny Optical well positioned to become a supplier at that point. A COB ultra-wide module could be thinner or smaller, leaving more room for other components, or simply deliver better image quality from the same physical footprint.

Beyond Apple, Kuo says Sunny Optical has secured component orders for two OpenAI devices, including a smartphone and a pocket or mobile device.

The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max are expected to launch in the fall alongside the first foldable iPhone.
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President Donald Trump is aware Jaxson Dart has come under fire from some left-wing media, some NFL fans and even a teammate after he introduced the president at a rally last week. So, of course, the leader of the free world is going to stand with the New York Giants quarterback.

"So, when Jaxson gets harassed a little bit, he's also loved more," he told Lara Trump during a sit-down interview on Fox News' "My View with Lara Trump," which airs on Saturday. "Because we have more people than they do."

"And a lot of the people that you think, like people in Los Angeles, wealthy people that I see them all the time there, hitting me a little bit, and they meet me, they say, 'Sir, I voted for you.' I said, 'I know. I know. I can tell.' Guys voted for me.

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"I can tell you people on television that knock me all the time voted for me."

Trump and Dart had never met before the rally at Rockland Community College's Eugene Levy Fieldhouse last Friday, but they apparently struck up a quick affinity for one another.

During the rally to support Rep. Mike Lawler, Trump quipped about how good-looking Dart is. He does that a lot with athletes and others.

"I wish I looked just like Jaxson," Trump said. "I said, 'Is he a male model or what?' He's a handsome guy, like a beautiful guy, conservative guy."

And this: "He said, 'I love you, sir.'"

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That is going to wreck some left-wingers, socialists, Marxists, progressives and the Trump Derangement Syndrome bunch.

It also might not make Abdul Carter happy as he's the Giants edge rusher who criticized his teammate publicly on X for introducing Trump.

But what did Carter and the others expect?

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Dart is a 23-year-old male from conservative-leaning Utah, who has been open about being part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly referred to as the Mormon faith. He hunts and fishes and played college football in the conservative state of Mississippi at Ole Miss.

Yes, people, Dart's a conservative.

And Trump, perhaps the most sports-minded president in a long time, sees great potential in the quarterback about to begin his second NFL season.

"He's potentially a great quarterback," Trump said. "He's a young boy who's just started. But when he's in the game, he moves the team. I didn't know him, but I've watched him a little bit and moves the team. He's got tremendous potential. He stays healthy, he's going to be great."

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"Russia continues to deliberately threaten international maritime transport by attacking civilian infrastructure and merchant ships," Ukraine's Navy said.

As the world struggles to contain the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri Province, a vital network of research centers has been unable to help on the ground. The reason: The Trump administration slashed its funding last year, in part due to conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19.

Established in 2020 by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network was conducting research into viruses that emerge from wildlife and spill over to people, including the family of viruses that Ebola belongs to. The network operated 10 sites around the world where these types of disease outbreaks are likely to occur, including in Central and East Africa. (The network was also researching hantavirus, a disease that saw a recent rare outbreak on a cruise ship.)

NIH provided CREID with approximately $82 million in funding over five years, and its funding was up for renewal in 2025. But last June, the centers received a stop-work order stating that their research had been deemed “unsafe for Americans and not a good use of taxpayer funding,” and that the agency’s priorities no longer supported the network.

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Rousey proved to be one of the greatest mixed martial artists when she quickly defeated Carano in a dream bout earlier this month.

Days later, she added another accolade to her impressive resume. She partnered with Castrol to become the oil company’s new brand ambassador.

"I’m the best at what I do and I wouldn’t want to partner with anybody unless they’re the best at what they do. Luckily, Castrol is," Rousey said, adding that shooting the commercial for the company was "really fun" and a high-quality experience.

The campaign will have Rousey highlighting "Castrol EDGE Extended Performance’s proven ability to perform in 7 critical areas – pressure, power, fuel economy, high-temperature performance, cleanliness, wear protection, and endurance," according to a news release.

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TUCSON, Ariz. — The discovery of prehistoric human remains just miles from the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie has unearthed a grim reality of Arizona's Sonoran Desert, where an expert says a dozen or more bodies can surface in a given year, and "there's just so much space" to conceal them.

Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, and as a result of her daughter's high profile, the grim discovery quickly caught national attention.

Just as quickly, experts determined the remains had nothing to do with her case.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, James T. Watson, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona who responded to the scene where the remains were found, revealed that there was a skeleton unearthed at the scene, not just the single bone that initially went viral.

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They belonged to someone believed to have been buried between several hundred and 1,000 years ago, he said.

"Whether it is a thousand years old or 50 years old, these are human remains," Watson said, adding that he hopes additional discoveries are treated with dignity and respect if searches continue in the Guthrie case.

A local YouTuber named AJ Wysopal came across an exposed bone while conducting an amateur search for Guthrie less than 5 miles from her home in the Catalina Foothills on May 7. Guthrie is believed to have been kidnapped out of her house in the early hours of Feb. 1.

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Authorities quickly determined that the remains were human — and also that they were significantly older and unconnected to Guthrie's suspected abduction. They are called prehistoric because they belong to someone who died before there was written language in the area, Watson said.

There is also a known archaeological site nearby, and Watson said that ceramic artifacts uncovered at the scene are consistent with known examples there.

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"All of that contextual evidence allowed me to be pretty sure that this individual was in fact Native American," he said. "The ceramics really sort of drove home that point."

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The remains have since been transferred to the Tohono O'odham Nation, a Native American tribe with a large reservation just west of Tucson. No additional research or testing is expected, he said.

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Watson said that a combination of the Sonoran Desert's harsh terrain and new developments on land that has been largely untouched for centuries often lead to similar discoveries as the search for Guthrie continues.

"The desert there is a pretty harsh environment and obviously it's been settled for hundreds, thousands of years," he told Fox News Digital.

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And in addition to inadvertent archaeological discoveries, the region is also near the U.S.-Mexico border, where illegal immigrants have for years been attempting to cross illegally in those same harsh conditions.

On some occasions, he's been called to the findings of their remains, he said.

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"There are literally probably hundreds of bodies that are discovered every year out in the desert," he told Fox News Digital.

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Like the recent find at River and Craycroft Roads, some are exposed by natural causes, including erosion caused by the region's powerful ephemeral rivers, which are mostly dry but flood violently during heavy rainfall in the desert. Others have been unearthed by real estate development, Watson said.

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And there could be many different reasons why they came to rest where they are found.

"So there [are] a lot of places that an individual could get lost or pass away — or hide a body," Watson said. "I think...as people start to poke into some of these crevices that don't normally get poked into into across the desert, they're likely to find more individuals."

The investigation into Guthrie's disappearance is ongoing, and there is a combined reward of more than $1.2 million in play.

Her family is urging anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Tucson's 88-Crime hotline at 520-882-7463.

"Compounds in grapefruit juice can theoretically slow caffeine metabolism, but the actual effect is far from a guaranteed energy boost," Lauren Manaker, a South Carolina-based dietitian nutritionist, told Fox News Digital.

The evidence suggests any extension of your coffee buzz is "likely to be very minor" and will be different for each person, she said.

"From a practical standpoint, this biochemical interaction is simply not strong enough to make a noticeable difference in your daily energy levels," Manaker said.

"Most importantly," she added, "grapefruit alters the absorption of many common medications, making this a potentially dangerous trend if you take certain prescription drugs, like statins."

While grapefruit juice might not do much to prolong the caffeine buzz, it does offer health benefits of its own. 

It's rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, among other things. However, people taking prescription medications should be cautious when consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice.

Moderate amounts of caffeine can boost mood and energy levels and enhance cognitive and physical performance, according to the Cleveland Clinic. 

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It is also effective in headache relief and may lower the risk of disease, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Side effects of caffeine could include increased heart rate, anxiety and digestive problems, among others.

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Just before celebrations for Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday, began in Gaza, an Israeli airstrike hit a building in Gaza City, killing Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed head of Hamas’ military wing, according to Israeli officials and later confirmed by Hamas.

Reports from regional media said members of Odeh’s family were also killed in the strike. Two hours later, Gaza’s markets were full.

Fox News Digital reviewed video filmed in Gaza showing crowded Eid streets, children shopping and families gathering, with little visible reaction to the killing of the Hamas commander Israel described as one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. 

The contrast underscored what many Gazans and analysts describe as a growing disconnect between Hamas leaders and civilians exhausted by nearly three years of war, which has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry — figures that do not distinguish between civilians and combatants — and displaced most of Gaza’s population.

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Hadeel Oueis, editor-in-chief of Jusoor News, told Fox News Digital the assassinations are creating "a clear vacuum" inside Hamas and weakening coordination between leaders in Gaza and abroad.

"With the deaths of its leaders and the collapse of strong centralized command, Hamas is turning into a smaller militia competing with other armed groups operating in Gaza," Oueis said. "Hamas is now fighting for survival."

In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said Odeh, who had replaced senior commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad only days earlier, was "one of the architects of the October 7 massacre."

"Sooner or later, Israel will reach all of them," Netanyahu and Katz said.

Inside Gaza, several residents interviewed by Jusoor News said they no longer viewed the deaths of Hamas leaders as personal losses.

"Of course we didn’t feel anything when Haddad, Sinwar, or others were killed," one Gazan activist and former political prisoner told Jusoor News in an on-camera interview, speaking with his face blurred for safety reasons.

The activist was referring to Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Hamas military commander Israel said it killed earlier in May, and Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader and chief architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, who was killed by Israeli forces in southern Gaza in October 2024.

"Ordinary people are the ones who paid the price, not the leaders who made reckless decisions without thinking," the activist said.

"As a result, Gaza today is almost completely destroyed," the activist said. "There are families who have lost everything, while the remaining leaders abroad and inside continue to gamble with our lives constantly."

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A Gaza-based journalist echoed the frustration. 

"When we heard about the killing of Izz al-Din Haddad or others, we were not affected," the journalist said. "What is even more painful is that the children of the leaders live outside Gaza, in Turkey and Qatar, driving luxury cars and living comfortable lives, while people here have almost gone back to the Stone Age."

Another Gaza journalist and human rights advocate told Jusoor Hamas had harmed Palestinians as much as Israelis. 

"I do not see the deaths of the leaders as losses for the Palestinians, because we ordinary people are the ones who paid the price," the advocate said. "Honestly, Hamas did not only hurt the Israelis — they hurt us as well."

At the same time, Israeli analysts caution that the repeated assassinations do not necessarily mean Hamas is close to collapse.

Michael Milshtein, an expert on the Palestinian arena, told Fox News Digital that Hamas unquestionably has suffered severe damage since Oct. 7, 2023, particularly with the deaths of veteran commanders who helped build the organization’s military structure and doctrine.

ISRAEL, HAMAS CEASE-FIRE DEAL COULD ENABLE REARMING OF GAZA TERRORISTS

"Almost nobody remains from the core group that planned and led the October 7 attack," he said.

But he noted that Odeh himself had been viewed largely as a second-tier figure before the war rather than an obvious successor to Hamas’ historic military leadership.

"The people replacing them are far less experienced, less capable and far less charismatic," Milshtein said.

Still, he argued, Hamas continues to maintain functioning chains of command and ideological cohesion despite the losses.

"People know they are likely going to die, and they still compete for these leadership positions," he said.

The debate over Hamas’ future comes as international efforts to shape a postwar political framework for Gaza accelerate.

TRUMP-BACKED BOARD OF PEACE, ISRAEL 'WILL TAKE ACTION' IF HAMAS REMAINS OUT OF COMPLIANCE: NETANYAHU ADVISOR

Nickolay Mladenov, who was appointed High Representative for Gaza under the Board of Peace initiative, published the core elements of a proposed 15-point "Roadmap to Complete the Implementation of President Trump’s Gaza Comprehensive Peace Plan."

The proposal includes a phased Hamas disarmament process, internationally supervised security reforms and the establishment of "one authority, one law, one weapon" inside Gaza.

"Gaza cannot recover while armed groups simultaneously operate as governing authorities," Mladenov wrote while outlining the proposal on social media.

For many Gazans exhausted by years of war, displacement and destruction, the deaths of Hamas leaders now appear to carry less emotional weight than the hope that the conflict itself could finally end.

"Gaza cannot remain hostage to the idea of permanent war while civilians alone pay the entire price," one activist said.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi returns to Capitol Hill on Friday for the first time since being ousted from the Justice Department, as lawmakers prepare to grill her over the Epstein files. 

Bondi will voluntarily participate in a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

Democrats walked out of a heated briefing hosted by Bondi and then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Epstein files in March, but lawmakers on the oversight panel are expected to heavily scrutinize her tenure during the closed-door testimony, which could stretch for hours.

"Pam Bondi will finally have to answer our questions tomorrow about the Epstein files," House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., wrote on social media. "It’s time for the truth."

HOUSE OVERSIGHT SUBPOENAS AG BONDI IN PROBE OF EPSTEIN CASE 'MISMANAGEMENT'

Bondi’s appearance comes after Democrats and a handful of Republicans on the committee threatened to recommend civil contempt charges against her if she did not comply with a subpoena for her testimony. 

The Trump administration initially argued that Bondi should not have to testify and sit for a deposition as part of the committee’s probe because she was no longer in her official role as attorney general.

The transcribed interview setting will not require Bondi to testify before congressional investigators under oath, but individuals speaking before Congress are still criminally prohibited from making false statements. A transcript of the interview could also be made available at a later date. 

The interview is taking place during Congress’ Memorial Day recess, and it remains unclear how many lawmakers will attend.

Some Democrats on the panel have voiced objections to the interview setting.

"Bondi must testify under oath, on camera, for the public to see," Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-Ariz., said Thursday. "We demand transparency and accountability for Bondi and Blanche."

PAM BONDI DIAGNOSED WITH THYROID CANCER WEEKS AFTER DEPARTING AS TRUMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL: REPORT

Bondi has faced relentless scrutiny over the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files under her leadership, including from some Republicans, such as Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

She told Fox News at the start of her DOJ tenure that the files were "sitting on my desk right now for review," but later appeared to backtrack on that claim.

Scrutiny mounted after a months-long delay in releasing information to the public, which accelerated after President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, mandating the release of the files.

The department has since released more than three million pages of documents, though critics have complained that the records were not appropriately redacted.

Bondi will be represented by Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, who has served as Bondi’s counsel since her firing.

"Because former Attorney General Bondi oversaw the Department at the time the Act was enacted and carried out, DOJ’s presence is solely to ensure accurate representation of Department processes, facilitate any necessary clarifications, and support a complete factual record for the Committee," a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement.

The interview also comes as Bondi has undergone treatment for thyroid cancer, Axios first reported. The former top prosecutor was diagnosed shortly after leaving the Justice Department in April. 

"Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's a-- the last few weeks," former Trump official and podcaster Katie Miller wrote on social media.

The incident injured several people and drew a fierce condemnation from the alliance over the incursion into a member’s territory.

The choreographer behind the PinkPantheress song Girl Like Me says the first move is usually the best.

France defender Ibrahima Konate is set to leave Liverpool for free when his contract expires in June.

The Irish singer says she has experienced a "difficult" few days after performing at the music festival.

China could initiate anti-discrimination and supply-chain security investigations into the EU, a social media account run by the country’s state broadcaster said.

A drone crashed onto the roof of a 10-storey block of flats in the southeastern city of Galati during a Russian overnight attack on neighboring Ukraine on Friday.

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Bailey also said the central bank had already tightened its policy, with interest rates on new mortgage loans having risen.

The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".

Rafael Nadal had one of the greatest tennis careers the game has ever seen. He also spent nearly all of it in pain.

Rafael Nadal had one of the greatest tennis careers the game has ever seen. He also spent nearly all of it in pain.

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon says his bank’s trading business could outperform expectations this quarter.

Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix are cheap despite their $1 trillion valuations if long-term contracts stabilize the sector.

Shares ​of Dell Technologies (DELL-N) soared nearly 40 per cent in ​premarket trading on Friday, after ‌robust demand for its Nvidia-powered AI servers prompted the company to raise its annual revenue and profit forecasts.

It had been more than five months since Santino Marella appeared in the ring for TNA and nearly a year since he was in a singles match. TNA’s Director of Authority is feuding with Stacks Lorenzo, who Marella has said corrupted his daughter Arianna Grace.

The rivalry between the two came to a head in Sacramento when TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae booked Marella and Lorenzo in a match last week. And it started out fine for Marella. He was putting the hurt on his soon-to-be son-in-law.

Lorenzo taunted Marella through the match, hitting him with multiple knee strikes to the gut. Marella would get back into the match and break out the cobra and it allowed Lorenzo to roll up Marella and get the quick pin for the win.

Grace added insult to injury. She tried to slap him before Marella stopped it. Lorenzo blindsided him and started his post-match assault. Indi Hartwell came down to help Marella and challenged Lorenzo and Grace to a mixed tag team match.

Rae came out and reminded Hartwell that she doesn’t make matches. However, she said she would "love" to see Lorenzo beat Marella again and booked the mixed tag team match for next week.

Environment Minister Andrew Muir says it could take up to five years to complete work on the Mobuoy site.

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Canada’s ​main ‌stock index opened slightly higher on ⁠Friday ​amid reports that a deal ​has ‌been reached to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, ‌even ​as ‌gains were kept ​in check by ⁠data ⁠that ​showed Canada’s economy contracted on an annualized basis in the ⁠first quarter.

Georgia uncorks the value of Stalin's 40,000-bottle wine collection

Oil futures fell 2 per cent on Friday and were on track for their steepest weekly decline since early April after reports that the U.S. and Iran had reached agreement on ⁠a potential ​ceasefire extension.

Only about 30% of Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying procurement sources and strengthening cybersecurity.

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Seasoning accounted for the largest share of products set to see higher prices, followed by processed food.

Even as U.S. and Iranian negotiators reportedly move toward a temporary framework agreement, one of the most consequential questions remains unresolved: What happens to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile?

Iranian officials repeatedly have insisted retaining enriched uranium is a red line in negotiations, even as President Donald Trump has vowed Iran "will not have a nuclear weapon" and suggested the United States could ultimately "take" the material if necessary.

Nonproliferation experts say the issue sits at the center of whether any future agreement can credibly prevent Iran from rapidly moving toward weapons-grade enrichment — particularly after U.S. strikes damaged key nuclear facilities but did not necessarily eliminate the nuclear material itself.

"I think it would put a poison pill in any agreement because retaining any of these 60% stockpile or really any of the lower enriched material," Andrea Stricker, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "That would give them the ability to go higher to weapons grade at a time of their choosing."

AFTER THE STRIKES, HOW WOULD THE US SECURE IRAN’S ENRICHED URANIUM?

The issue has taken on renewed urgency following 2026's Operation Epic Fury against Iran and 2025 U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

While airstrikes can damage centrifuges, tunnel systems and enrichment infrastructure, experts say physically locating, securing and neutralizing enriched uranium presents a separate challenge altogether. Destroying infrastructure can slow or disrupt a nuclear program, but accounting for nuclear material itself requires sustained access, reliable intelligence and international oversight.

"The stockpile is going to be the focus for the administration because that is the material, in particular the 60%," Stricker said.

Iran is believed to possess thousands of kilograms of enriched uranium ranging from low-enriched material to uranium enriched to 60%, which is considered near weapons-grade and can be more quickly refined to the 90% level typically associated with nuclear weapons.

Stricker said the Trump administration is likely to insist the stockpiles either be destroyed inside Iran or removed from the country under international supervision.

"The best option would be to destroy the stockpile in Iran, and then you're not having to deal with who takes possession and what can Iran do with the stockpile as far as having it sent back under certain terms," she said.

EX-CENTCOM COMMANDER WARNS AGAINST 'RISKY' US GROUND OPERATION TO SEIZE IRAN’S ENRICHED URANIUM

But even if Iran agreed to surrender or neutralize the uranium, carrying out such an operation would likely involve excavation teams, international nuclear inspectors and hazardous materials specialists working inside heavily damaged underground facilities.

Any operation to physically secure or remove the uranium could also raise broader questions about how much direct U.S. or international involvement would ultimately be required on the ground, even as the administration faces political pressure to avoid a prolonged military commitment in Iran.

"You're talking about having to go down into heavily damaged sites and you're not sure what the state of the material even is," Stricker said.

Strickler said the underground Isfahan tunnel facility was struck with Tomahawk missiles, while Natanz and Fordow sites were hit with massive ordnance penetrators designed to reach buried nuclear infrastructure.

"So you will need hazard material teams to handle it, to safely package it and either to have it destroyed or to remove it from the country safely," she said.

Stricker noted that enriched uranium in this form is chemically toxic and corrosive, though she said it would not pose the kind of large-scale radiological danger associated with a nuclear detonation.

"People don't want to be breathing that material or coming into contact with it with their skin," she said.

Another possible pathway would involve transferring the material to international custody.

Stricker said the International Atomic Energy Agency, along with an international recovery team, could potentially oversee the removal of the uranium and transfer it to the agency's low-enriched uranium fuel bank in Kazakhstan.

Limited quantities could also eventually be converted into fuel rods for civilian nuclear reactors, she said, though she argued Iran should not retain direct access to the material itself.

Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, previously told Fox News Digital that internationally monitored downblending may ultimately prove more practical than attempting to physically seize or destroy the material inside damaged facilities.

"The IAEA remains the best place to go back into Iran to monitor the sites, to try to track down and account for the enriched uranium," Davenport said.

The White House could not immediately be reached for comment. "The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States … or, preferably … destroyed in place," Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday. 

Iranian officials, however, have continued to insist the country has a right to maintain uranium enrichment and stockpiles as part of a civilian nuclear program.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, said Wednesday that maintaining enriched uranium stockpiles remains one of Iran’s "red lines" in negotiations with the United States.

That position may ultimately collide with what many nonproliferation advocates view as the core objective of any agreement: preventing Iran from preserving a rapid nuclear breakout capability.

Stricker said international inspectors had a relatively strong understanding of the quantities and locations of the material before access became more restricted, but argued that any future agreement would require continuous international monitoring over how the uranium is handled and removed.

Stricker argued that any long-term deal would likely require not only removal of the stockpile, but also strict limits on Iran’s future enrichment capabilities and expanded access for international inspectors.

"Ideally it would be a permanent ban," she said, referring to uranium enrichment. "But it appears that they're leaning more towards a long moratorium."

She added that any agreement would also require the International Atomic Energy Agency to regain deep access to Iranian facilities, including military sites, to verify compliance and account for nuclear materials.

"They need full access to go wherever they would like, including to military sites to rule out any Iranian cheating," Stricker said.

For now, negotiators appear to be moving toward a temporary framework agreement while broader nuclear talks continue. But experts say the question of what happens to Iran’s enriched uranium may ultimately become the defining issue of any deal.

Even if diplomacy advances, physically locating, securing and permanently neutralizing the material could remain a challenge long after any agreement is signed.

Even as U.S. and Iranian negotiators reportedly move toward a temporary framework agreement, one of the most consequential questions remains unresolved: What happens to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile?

Iranian officials repeatedly have insisted retaining enriched uranium is a red line in negotiations, even as President Donald Trump has vowed Iran "will not have a nuclear weapon" and suggested the United States could ultimately "take" the material if necessary.

Nonproliferation experts say the issue sits at the center of whether any future agreement can credibly prevent Iran from rapidly moving toward weapons-grade enrichment — particularly after U.S. strikes damaged key nuclear facilities but did not necessarily eliminate the nuclear material itself.

"I think it would put a poison pill in any agreement because retaining any of these 60% stockpile or really any of the lower enriched material," Andrea Stricker, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. "That would give them the ability to go higher to weapons grade at a time of their choosing."

AFTER THE STRIKES, HOW WOULD THE US SECURE IRAN’S ENRICHED URANIUM?

The issue has taken on renewed urgency following 2026's Operation Epic Fury against Iran and 2025 U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

While airstrikes can damage centrifuges, tunnel systems and enrichment infrastructure, experts say physically locating, securing and neutralizing enriched uranium presents a separate challenge altogether. Destroying infrastructure can slow or disrupt a nuclear program, but accounting for nuclear material itself requires sustained access, reliable intelligence and international oversight.

"The stockpile is going to be the focus for the administration because that is the material, in particular the 60%," Stricker said.

Iran is believed to possess thousands of kilograms of enriched uranium ranging from low-enriched material to uranium enriched to 60%, which is considered near weapons-grade and can be more quickly refined to the 90% level typically associated with nuclear weapons.

Stricker said the Trump administration is likely to insist the stockpiles either be destroyed inside Iran or removed from the country under international supervision.

"The best option would be to destroy the stockpile in Iran, and then you're not having to deal with who takes possession and what can Iran do with the stockpile as far as having it sent back under certain terms," she said.

EX-CENTCOM COMMANDER WARNS AGAINST 'RISKY' US GROUND OPERATION TO SEIZE IRAN’S ENRICHED URANIUM

But even if Iran agreed to surrender or neutralize the uranium, carrying out such an operation would likely involve excavation teams, international nuclear inspectors and hazardous materials specialists working inside heavily damaged underground facilities.

Any operation to physically secure or remove the uranium could also raise broader questions about how much direct U.S. or international involvement would ultimately be required on the ground, even as the administration faces political pressure to avoid a prolonged military commitment in Iran.

"You're talking about having to go down into heavily damaged sites and you're not sure what the state of the material even is," Stricker said.

Strickler said the underground Isfahan tunnel facility was struck with Tomahawk missiles, while Natanz and Fordow sites were hit with massive ordnance penetrators designed to reach buried nuclear infrastructure.

"So you will need hazard material teams to handle it, to safely package it and either to have it destroyed or to remove it from the country safely," she said.

Stricker noted that enriched uranium in this form is chemically toxic and corrosive, though she said it would not pose the kind of large-scale radiological danger associated with a nuclear detonation.

"People don't want to be breathing that material or coming into contact with it with their skin," she said.

Another possible pathway would involve transferring the material to international custody.

Stricker said the International Atomic Energy Agency, along with an international recovery team, could potentially oversee the removal of the uranium and transfer it to the agency's low-enriched uranium fuel bank in Kazakhstan.

Limited quantities could also eventually be converted into fuel rods for civilian nuclear reactors, she said, though she argued Iran should not retain direct access to the material itself.

Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, previously told Fox News Digital that internationally monitored downblending may ultimately prove more practical than attempting to physically seize or destroy the material inside damaged facilities.

"The IAEA remains the best place to go back into Iran to monitor the sites, to try to track down and account for the enriched uranium," Davenport said.

The White House could not immediately be reached for comment. "The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States … or, preferably … destroyed in place," Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday. 

Iranian officials, however, have continued to insist the country has a right to maintain uranium enrichment and stockpiles as part of a civilian nuclear program.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, said Wednesday that maintaining enriched uranium stockpiles remains one of Iran’s "red lines" in negotiations with the United States.

That position may ultimately collide with what many nonproliferation advocates view as the core objective of any agreement: preventing Iran from preserving a rapid nuclear breakout capability.

Stricker said international inspectors had a relatively strong understanding of the quantities and locations of the material before access became more restricted, but argued that any future agreement would require continuous international monitoring over how the uranium is handled and removed.

Stricker argued that any long-term deal would likely require not only removal of the stockpile, but also strict limits on Iran’s future enrichment capabilities and expanded access for international inspectors.

"Ideally it would be a permanent ban," she said, referring to uranium enrichment. "But it appears that they're leaning more towards a long moratorium."

She added that any agreement would also require the International Atomic Energy Agency to regain deep access to Iranian facilities, including military sites, to verify compliance and account for nuclear materials.

"They need full access to go wherever they would like, including to military sites to rule out any Iranian cheating," Stricker said.

For now, negotiators appear to be moving toward a temporary framework agreement while broader nuclear talks continue. But experts say the question of what happens to Iran’s enriched uranium may ultimately become the defining issue of any deal.

Even if diplomacy advances, physically locating, securing and permanently neutralizing the material could remain a challenge long after any agreement is signed.

Bulgaria to cut US military aircraft stay over visa issue, PM Radev says

FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Air and Marine Operations (AMO) deployed a Black Hawk helicopter to intercept a boat suspected of smuggling drugs off the coast of Puerto Rico earlier this month.

On May 14, AMO detected a 25-foot blue vessel carrying three people and visible packages. After surveilling its activity, the San Juan Marine Unit deployed a pair of law-enforcement boats, flanked by the Black Hawk, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The agency seized three Dominican Republic nationals along with five bales containing 391 pounds of cocaine.

The helicopter-assisted takedown is just the most recent display of American military might that has been targeting narcotrafficking operations south of the U.S. border.

BORDER CRISIS SHIFTS TO CARIBBEAN: HOMELAND SECURITY FIGHTS SILENT WAR IN PUERTO RICO

"Our Air and Marine Operations teams demonstrated exceptional skill and coordination in this interdiction. The decisive use of air disabling fire by our Black Hawk crew was instrumental in stopping the vessel and preventing dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities," Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Director Christopher Hunter said.

"This operation highlights our commitment to working with partners across all levels to disrupt smuggling networks and protect the security of the United States and its territories," he added.

Early on in his second administration, President Donald Trump made it clear he would use all available designations to label drug smuggling as a threat to the homeland.

On Jan. 20, 2025, Trump declared a state of emergency brought on by the influx of narcotics.

"They present an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with those threats," the White House said in its executive order.

SPEC OPS CHIEF ORDERED DEADLY CARIBBEAN STRIKE ‘IN SELF-DEFENSE’ WITH HEGSETH’S SIGN-OFF, WHITE HOUSE SAYS

In turn, the Department of War caught the attention of the country when it began carrying out strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, in a manner it said was consistent with the administration's posture.

After nearly 20 strikes in waters around the Caribbean, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the efforts had successfully choked off some trafficking operations.

"WINNING: Some top cartel drug-traffickers in the U.S. Southern Command have decided to cease all narcotics operations INDEFINITELY due to recent (highly effective) kinetic strikes in the Caribbean," Hegseth said in a post to social media.

In the Black Hawk confrontation, U.S. agents opted to approach the vessel instead of striking it from afar.

Infrared video footage shared with Fox News Digital showed the three men on the boat desperately throwing the contents of the boat overboard as the Black Hawk and other U.S. boats encircled the craft.

TRUMP’S WAR ON CARTELS ENTERS NEW PHASE AS EXPERTS PREDICT WHAT’S NEXT

The three suspects put their hands above their heads as agents approached their vessel and were pulled onto U.S. boats. A search of the boat revealed empty plastic containers and other unidentified packages.

The contraband thrown into the water was recovered, according to CBP.

The Ādisōke project that was supposed to give us a new and much-needed central library is over a decade in the lack of works, shows no sign of being ready anytime soon even though it’s significantly late, and at twice the price we were promised. Now it needs another $18.5 million of your dollars, and we can’t tell you why. Read More

Artificial intelligence will continue evolving. It will influence every part of our culture and economy. But Magnifica Humanitas reminds us that the central question is not whether machines will become more powerful. The real question is whether human beings will remain grounded enough in truth, dignity, and moral responsibility to use those tools wisely.

For me, that is what the "civilization of love" demands in this era.

It asks us to resist building a culture where human beings are valued primarily for output, efficiency, influence, or utility. It asks us to preserve spaces for beauty, contemplation, relationship, creativity, sacrifice, and transcendence.

Because if technology continues advancing while our understanding of human dignity erodes, no amount of innovation will ultimately satisfy the deeper hunger beneath our culture.

The real challenge before us is not only technological. It is moral and spiritual.

The future may depend on whether we remember how to stay fully human while we build it.

Oh, hi again. About 25,500 workers are retiring in Canada every month, according to RBC Economics. That’s about double compared with two decades ago. That, along with other factors, are throwing the labour market into a tailspin. Let’s get into it.

A video of an Indonesian preteen dancing on a boat became the unlikely springboard for Japanese rockers Sakanaction to gain global attention.

Private-sector rice imports experienced a sharp increase after retail prices roughly doubled year on year in May 2025.

The central bank's policy will fall into a state of being behind otherwise, says Makoto Sakurai, who served on its board from 2016 to 2021.

The DXY dollar index rose 0.1% but the currency could weaken if Trump approves a potential agreement to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, MUFG said.

Declining birth rates across the globe are driving an "unprecedented wave of investment" in robots to sustain workforces.

The result puts the European Central Bank on course to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023 when it next meets in June.

Oil prices pulled back on renewed optimism that the U.S and Iran were closing in on a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but U.S. stock futures were largely flat.

Brent crude on course for largest monthly drop since 2020

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Reactions to drone incident in Romania

Gold futures in New York rose on news that the U.S. and Iran are within reach of a 60-day agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Damaged fences. Excavators crossing into private property. Blocked driveways. Construction debris falling into adjacent lots. Concerns about asbestos and hazardous materials. Flooding caused by lack of drainage. Read More

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The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027.

Oil prices were on track for steep weekly losses after signs the U.S. and Iran were within reach of an agreement, but ING said significant further downside was likely limited, particularly during the early stages of a cease-fire.

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Preliminary data shows the nation's headcount shrank 2.5%, the third straight decline in the nationwide survey conducted every five years.

The euro could rise more than 1% against the dollar if the Hormuz Strait reopened ING said, adding that sustaining an appreciation above $1.1800 would likely require more favorable short-term U.S.-eurozone interest-rate differentials.

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A drone struck an apartment building Friday in Romania, a NATO member, causing an explosion and fire that injured multiple people, local authorities said.

According to Romania’s Ministry of Defense, the incident occurred as Russia carried out an overnight drone attack in neighboring Ukraine near the Romanian border.

"A drone entered Romanian airspace, was tracked by radar systems as far as the Southern area of Galați municipality, and crashed onto the roof of a residential apartment building," the ministry said.

Romania — a member of both NATO and the European Union — has reported more than two dozen incidents involving Russian drones entering its airspace since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine.

NATO SCRAMBLES WARPLANES AS RUSSIA HITS NEAR ROMANIAN BORDER IN UKRAINE

Friday’s incident marked the first time a drone struck a populated area in Romania, resulting in injuries.

Romania’s state news agency reported that a woman and her child were hospitalized with minor injuries, while two other people were treated at the scene for panic attacks.

Following the incident, Romania requested additional anti-drone capabilities from NATO and described the drone’s flight path as a serious violation of international law, according to The Associated Press.

RUSSIAN DRONES TEST NATO'S ARTICLE 5 DEFENSE GUARANTEE AHEAD OF FRIDAY SANCTIONS DEADLINE

Romania’s emergency response agency said the drone struck the apartment building and exploded, sparking a fire on the 10th floor.

The agency said the drone’s entire explosive payload detonated upon impact.

Seventy people were evacuated from the building, authorities said. The fire has since been brought under control.

NEW ROMANIAN LAW MAY HAVE AVERTED NATO CLASH WITH RUSSIA AFTER BORDER STRIKES

The defense ministry said two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter were deployed to monitor the Russian attack. The pilots were authorized to shoot down any drones that posed a threat.

The incident came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that he was pressing the United States to provide additional Patriot air defense missiles to help counter Russian attacks.

He warned that deliveries to Ukraine were falling dangerously short as the conflict with Iran strains U.S. military resources and stockpiles.

"I believe [the U.S.] must act quicker. We are being very persistent," Zelenskyy told reporters during a visit to Sweden.

and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A proposal to allow the reinstatement of former male royals along the male line of the imperial family through adoption is being considered by policymakers.

Twelve years ago Arsenal keeper David Raya made his debut for non-league Southport; on Saturday he plays in the Champions League final - this is how he got there.

It’s right up there with such presidential fibs as "Read my lips – no new taxes" and "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

The latest declaration belongs to President Donald Trump: "I don’t care about the midterms."

Right.

There is a mountain of evidence that the president very much cares about the midterms.

TRUMP OWNS THE GOP. COULD REPUBLICANS PAY THE PRICE IN THE MIDTERMS?

So why claim otherwise?

It was his way of saying he’s above petty politics, which seems to be the only kind of politics we have these days.

It wasn’t as bad as "I don’t care about Americans’ financial problems." But still.

THE ART OF PERFECTION: HOW TRUMP SURVIVES EVEN HIS WORST BLUNDERS THROUGH SHEER REPETITION 

This was Trump’s way of saying that nothing is more important than stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Despite the two countries exchanging airstrikes, Axios reported yesterday that the administration and the Iranians had reached agreement on a 60-day memo that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the U.S. blockade. Other news outlets later confirmed this.

The nuclear question – the very rationale for going to war – would be put off until the future.

The president said he wanted a couple of days to think about it.

As for the midterms:

Trump devoted enormous energy to defeating Republicans he views as disloyal, including Thomas Massie and Bill Cassidy, and can take credit for scandal-plagued Texas Republican Ken Paxton wiping out incumbent senator John Cornyn.

Trump is also the driving force behind the redistricting wars, an effort to pick up more GOP seats in the House that generally happens at the end of each decade.

The president pounced on Paxton’s Democratic opponent, James Talarico:

"A strong Open Borders advocate, he is WEAK ON CRIME, believes there are 6 genders, is insulting to Jesus Christ, will never support the Military…a Vegan who dislikes meat…" He also compared him to Alfred E. Neuman, the gap-toothed cover boy of Mad magazine.   

And he doesn’t care about the midterms?

Talarico, who gained fame when CBS refused to air his interview with Stephen Colbert, is not a vegan. But he made the rookie mistake of saying he had ordered vegan meals for his campaign.

Paxton has been impeached (and acquitted), has settled federal charges of health care fraud and been accused by his soon-to-be ex-wife of adultery.

But after giving him a free ride, the media have suddenly turned on Talarico for what he called "cringey comments."

JAMES TALARICO ADMITS PAST COMMENTS 'MISSED THE MARK' WHEN CONFRONTED ON CLAIMS LIKE GOD IS 'NON-BINARY'

Under questioning by CBS’s Ed O’Keefe, the Democrat was asked to explain such past statements as "God is non-binary."

Talarico said he was being intentionally provocative but what he meant was that "God can’t be defined by human categories."

What about having said "there are six biological variations based on chromosomes?"

In each case, Talarico tried to minimize or back away from his controversial comments.

"There are some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret. There are statements that I’ve made where I’ve missed the mark. I’ll be the first to admit that. But Ken Paxton is intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption."

Trump has made a couple of economic speeches, but many Republicans are criticizing him for being fixated on such matters as the White House ballroom and the $1.8 billion fund that would go mainly to the Jan. 6 lawbreakers, who he calls patriots. 

The latest example: Having his Justice Department investigate writer E. Jean Carroll, who won $88 million from him, as yet unpaid, in defamation suits related to sexual assault. 

Many Americans, fed up with both parties, believe that lying is woven into the fabric of politics. And two belated confessions this week support that thesis.

First, Newt Gingrich said it was a "mistake" to impeach Bill Clinton over Monica Lewinsky, and that, as speaker, he knew that at the time because of negative feedback from his daughters. He still believes the former president committed perjury in the Paula Jones case, but admits that Clinton left office at the height of his popularity.

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Second, Jill Biden, after praising her husband’s confused and incoherent debate against Trump, now tells "CBS Sunday Morning" that the meltdown frightened her:   

"I thought ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death."

Look, Trump has said that a president’s party almost always loses seats in his sixth year, and he’s right. The combination of the Iran war and soaring prices at home clearly doesn’t help.

But not caring about the midterms? Oh, he cares, very deeply.

The number includes 960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The dollar was steady as investors remained cautious even after headlines suggested the U.S. and Iran were nearing an agreement to wind down the war.

Ukraine says Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged vessels

The £340m deal will see five common conditions added to the list of things pharmacists can prescribe medication for from this autumn.

Twisha Sharma's death on 12 May has sparked rival claims of murder and suicide and dominated headlines.

Henry Nowak, 18, was initially treated as a suspect by police despite suffering five stab wounds.

Spot gold was higher, and RHB said its rebound would probably be short-lived, followed by downside price action with immediate resistance at $4,650 and initial support at $4,400.

Under the bill, the statutory upper limit for fees to change residency statuses or extend a period of stay will go from ¥10,000 to ¥100,000.

Kenyan court orders suspension of US plan for Ebola quarantine facility

The dilemma became clear during a week of hectic diplomacy marked by word of an emerging framework deal that would extend a current ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Aluminum prices haven’t risen as much as crude oil, liquefied natural gas or fertilizer since the Middle East conflict began, but some industry experts warn its rally is far from done.

Aluminum prices haven’t risen as much as crude oil, liquefied natural gas or fertilizer since the Middle East conflict began, but some industry experts warn its rally is far from done.

Malaysia PM Anwar under pressure amid growing defections from his party

Shoko Kawata discusses balancing pregnancy with her duties — and the reaction that followed her announcing she would take leave before and after childbirth.

The drone hit a residential building, injuring two people and causing a fire, officials said.

The teams will meet in Game 7 on Saturday in Oklahoma City, with the winner advancing to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

Keely Hodgkinson says she would "love" to break the long-standing women's 800m world record on home soil at the London Diamond League in July.

Hayley Watkins waives her anonymity to call for a publicly-accessible sex offenders register.

Yen back in danger zone as Tokyo officials keep investors on edge

A shortage of pathologists means families can wait months for post-mortem examination results.

Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test

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The pair say they were jeered when they avoided queues as they just wanted to tap the trig point.

China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

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A 12-year-old boy died during a school rafting trip in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, authorities said.

The Sag Harbor Union Free School District identified the child as Cesar Albarracin Guncay in a statement to parents, according to ABC 7.

Guncay was participating in the annual school rafting trip Wednesday alongside 74 other students, according to published reports.

"On behalf of the entire district, we extend our deepest condolences to Cesar's family and loved ones during this extraordinarily difficult time," Superintendent Jeff Nichols said in the statement. "We ask our community to honor Cesar's memory and keep his family in our thoughts."

12-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY ALIVE UNDERWATER FOR MINUTES BEFORE FATAL SCUBA CLASS FAILURE: LAWSUIT

The Carbon County Coroner’s Office said the student died from accidental drowning.

According to the coroner’s office, the students were taking part in a guided rafting trip on the Lehigh River on Wednesday afternoon.

Guncay was one of five students aboard an inflatable raft traveling down the river when the raft capsized, ejecting all of its occupants into the water.

SOLE SURVIVORS IN LAKE TAHOE BOATING DISASTER HAD ONE THING IN COMMON

Officials said one of the occupants did not resurface, prompting an immediate search-and-rescue operation.

The boy was later recovered from the river and pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m.

The drowning occurred near the D&L Trail at mile marker 99, according to the coroner’s office.

Authorities have not yet released additional details about factors such as river conditions, safety equipment, or the circumstances leading to the capsize.

RODEO STAR'S SON REMEMBERED BY FAMILY ON 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DROWNING DEATH

Nichols said school counselors would be available to support students and staff following the tragedy.

"There are no words to adequately express the depth of this loss. Cesar was a cherished member of our school family, a child who mattered deeply to all who had the privilege of knowing him," Nichols said.

"His absence will leave an irreplaceable space in our classrooms, our hallways and our lives," he added.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said the incident remains under investigation.

The issuance of Additional Tier 1 bonds, which are considered among the riskiest forms of bank debt, could rise to a record high in Japan this year.

India forecasts monsoon rains at 11-year low in 2026, fanning inflation risk

Police allege that Shunichiro Sato, 26, had dried cannabis in his possession at a pachinko pinball parlor in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward on Wednesday afternoon.

Former reality television personality turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he is not looking for celebrity endorsements during an appearance Thursday on "Gutfeld!"

"I actually don't want celebrities to come out and endorse me," he said. "I don't want anybody to endorse me except for the moms and the animal lovers in LA. That's my entire vote."

"I'm cool if no celebrity ever endorses me. I actually love when the celebrities attack me because then I'm like, oh, I am doing so well."

Pratt’s comments come as his campaign hauls in millions of dollars, outpacing the campaigns of his competitors, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and progressive Nithya Raman.

SPENCER PRATT CLAIMS LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND JAMIE FOXX PRIVATELY ENDORSED HIS MAYORAL BID

Dennis Quaid, Paris Hilton, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, Katharine McPhee, David Foster and more are among the celebrities who have supported the mayoral hopeful. Pratt has also claimed Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx have privately endorsed him, but this alleged support has not been in public. Actor Samuel L. Jackson and Star Wars director JJ Abrams are among those who have thrown money behind Bass. 

Still, Pratt told "Gutfeld!" he does not consider celebrity endorsements his top priority.

"This is my favorite thing the internet says. They're like, he's so big on the internet, but is he big in the streets? Yes, the people I'm surging with are the people having to step over the naked drug addicts and step into human poop to get their $20 matcha," he said. "Those are the the people that I'm surging the moms across Los Angeles who have to use their strollers around fentanyl, needles, and naked drug-addict zombies with machetes that maybe will chop a limb off."

Recent polling shows Bass with 26% of likely voters, Raman at 25% and Pratt at 22%, according to a UC Berkeley-Los Angeles Times poll.

Pratt, who considers himself a Republican, has gained traction for his aggressive, viral campaign advertisements targeting his opponents.

WATCH: LEFT-WING LA MAYOR FACES REALITY TV CHALLENGER’S BLUNT TAKEDOWNS IN HEATED MAYORAL DEBATE

Despite being right-leaning in the deep blue California city of LA, Pratt told host Greg Gutfeld that "all" of his supporters are Democrats and argued his campaign is based on "common sense."

"My campaign now, how I identify, besides being the common sense American, is the 'look around' candidate," the former reality television personality said.

"You look around and see with your own eyes what I'm saying, and it's true. And that's why I'm gonna to win, because my opponents just lie, and they've had 10 years combined that they've created everything that they are looking around and seeing. So I would say, no more of this."

FORMER REALITY TV PERSONALITY SPENCER PRATT LASHES OUT AT LA MAYOR KAREN BASS OVER 'INSANE, PSYCHO' COMMENTS

Pratt is running an antagonistic campaign against LA’s Democratic leadership, regularly criticizing city officials like Bass and Raman over their handling of the 2025 fires and the city’s homelessness crisis.

Pratt announced his mayoral run in January with a mission to oust incumbent Mayor Bass, citing what he viewed as her leadership failures in America’s second-largest city.

Pratt went on to address the Angelenos who are voting for Bass, despite her alleged mishandling of the wildfires.

"Yeah, there's definitely lunatics. Their houses didn't burn down, but they could have been saved by the U.S. Forest Service, who came in to save the day, Chief Bobby Garcia on the 8th," he said. "These people have convinced themselves that Palisades burned down because of climate change, and these imaginary hurricane winds that did not exist," he said. "So, for them, they go, ‘Oh, it's the winds and it was the climate change. That's what it was. It wasn't that Mayor Bass was drinking in Ghana and defunded the firefighters by the 17 million.’"

Winds frequently reached 40 mph in Los Angeles during the January 2025 fires, with the highest measured gusts at 86 mph, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

NEW FILM LEAVES NO DOUBT: GAVIN NEWSOM, KAREN BASS ABANDONED LA AS IT BURNED

Pratt claimed he was living in a trailer after his $3.8 million Pacific Palisades home burned down in the fire, but reports later indicated he was staying at the Bel-Air Hotel.

Pratt also said the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles is akin to a "horror movie" and advocated for more treatment-focused solutions to the drug problem plaguing California’s streets.

"We're going to get all your tax money that these two [Bass and Raman] have been stealing to put these naked drug addict zombies – that are going number two and number one in front of your houses, your businesses, maybe trying to machete you or stab you – we're gonna get them mandatory medical treatment. Not an empty bed. They need help to get off fentanyl and super meth," he said.

The primary election for Los Angeles mayor will be held June 2.

Pam Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over Epstein files

At the Kaaba during Hajj, a photographer captures sese of unity and devotion

Claude Lemieux, the feisty four-time Stanley Cup champion for Avalanche, Devils and Habs, dies at 60

Huawei bets on speed over shrinking transistors to sidestep US chip sanctions

The 7-foot-4 big man led the Spurs with 28 points on 10-of-21 shooting, including four three-pointers made, while notching a double-double with 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks.

This was the performance head coach Mitch Johnson and the rest of the team needed from Wembanyama, and he was up for the challenge as the Thunder were looking to make it back-to-back NBA Finals appearances.

Instead, the Thunder’s three-point shooting woes returned in San Antonio, much like they did in Game 4 of this series. They took a whopping 40 threes, but only cashed in 10 of them, finishing 25% from beyond the arc on the night.

SPURS SNAP THUNDER'S PLAYOFF WIN STREAK BEHIND VICTORY WEMBANYAMA'S INCREDIBLE GAME 1 PERFORMANCE

As a team, the Thunder shot just 37%, and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is among the culprits for the poor shooting night. He had just 15 points, going 6-of-18 from the field and 0-of-5 from three-point land. Lu Dort was also ice cold from three, going just 1-of-9 and 2-of-11 for the game.

Meanwhile, San Antonio was getting more than just "Wemby" contributions, especially from rookie Dylan Harper, who played a vital role in the blowout off the bench.

Harper was quite efficient when he had the ball in his hands, going 6-of-9 from the field for 18 points, while tallying six rebounds and four assists in his pivotal 22 minutes off the pine.

And in the starting five, Stephon Castle was getting to the rim like he’s supposed to, scoring 17 points while dishing out nine assists for the Spurs. Devin Vassell also hit four of his seven three-point shots for 12 points, while Julian Champagnie poured in 10 more with six rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks on the other end of the hardwood.

The Spurs saw 12 different players contribute on the scoreboard in this contest, some of whom made their way into the game when the Thunder conceded and already started to focus on Game 7. And that swing came in the third quarter, when the Spurs outscored the Thunder, 32-13, and started to run away with this must-win game for their franchise.

Now, folks, it all comes down to the ever-suspenseful Game 7, where the Thunder will hope one last home game will give them the juice to push their way into the Finals.

But the Spurs are hoping to recreate 1999 by earning a matchup with the Knicks in the NBA Finals.

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Guilt by affiliation is not scholarship. It is the abandonment of scholarship.

Feels like a great, tight series even with a couple blowouts like tonight. As a Spurs fan, that run in the 3rd quarter was fun to watch. Expecting game 7 to be close, though, maybe more like OT in game 1. 🏀

The refinery halted production after the attack, Ukraine's General Staff said.

Lemieux broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their Stanley Cup-winning team in 1986.

He won four Stanley Cups in his career and in 1995 and 1996 became the 10th player in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with different teams, first with the New Jersey Devils and then with the Colorado Avalanche.

NHL GREAT CLAUDE LEMIEUX, 60, DEAD JUST DAYS AFTER MAKING AN APPEARANCE AT THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In his postseason career, Lemieux had 158 points (80G, 78A) in 234 games played.

Lemieux last played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, and retired in 2009.

In all, he appeared in 1,215 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.

He went on to become a player agent, and oddly enough, according to North State Journal, represented Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.

OutKick's Matt Reigle and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Illegal miners extract billions in Amazon gold despite Brazil crackdown, Greenpeace finds

Michigan Gov. Whitmer says she won’t run for president in 2028 then backtracks hours later

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.

Drones have overtaken more-traditional threats such as antitank missiles, Israeli officials say, and are now the leading cause of battlefield deaths.

Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) filed a lawsuit Thursday defending Missouri’s new congressional map.

The RNC told Fox News Digital the lawsuit aims to intervene as Democrats escalate what Republicans describe as a nationwide campaign to block legally enacted redistricting laws.

"Democrats across the country are using frivolous lawsuits to cling to power after failing at the ballot box," RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement. "The RNC is fighting for the values of Missourians against Democrats trying to use the courts to rig congressional districts in their favor and override the will of voters."

The RNC said the new congressional map, enacted by the Missouri General Assembly last year, fully complies with the state constitution. Opponents of the map dispute that claim and have argued in court that the plan violates provisions of the Missouri Constitution.

MISSOURI GOV. MIKE KEHOE CONSIDERS SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AFTER TRUMP CALL

"The people of Missouri deserve fair and equal representation, not a partisan power grab designed to silence voters and overturn a lawfully enacted map," NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson said.

"The NRCC and RNC are standing up for the integrity of the democratic process and defending Missourians’ right to have their voices heard under fair congressional districts," he added.

The lawsuit comes as referendum organizers and other opponents of the map seek court action related to petitions that would allow Missouri voters to decide whether to restore the state's previous congressional map. Republicans argue certification should not occur before the state's signature-verification process is complete.

MISSOURI HOUSE APPROVES REDISTRICTING PLAN AS PART OF NATIONWIDE GOP PUSH TO DEFEND HOUSE MAJORITY

According to the RNC, certifying the referendum before the review process is finished could temporarily block implementation of the new map.

The lawsuit seeks to allow the review process to continue and ensure election laws are followed before any referendum moves forward.

The RNC also said Democrats and allied groups have already spent more than $6 million unsuccessfully challenging Missouri’s maps in court.

TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING PUSH TURNS MIDWESTERN STATE INTO NEXT POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND

The case comes after the Supreme Court last month ruled 6-3 that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map — redrawn to create a second majority-Black district — constituted an illegal racial gerrymander.

Supporters of the Missouri map argue the decision reinforces limits on the use of race in congressional redistricting. Voting-rights advocates and other legal experts have offered differing interpretations of the ruling's broader implications for future redistricting cases.

The RNC pointed to the decision, arguing it reaffirmed that states cannot draw congressional maps predominantly based on race and that state legislatures retain broad authority to draw districts reflecting their residents’ political preferences.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the new congressional map into law last year. Republicans believe the map could help the GOP gain an additional U.S. House seat in the 2026 midterms. Critics contend the map was designed to increase Republican electoral advantage and reduce the influence of some communities of interest, allegations supporters of the map reject.

President Donald Trump praised the map in a Truth Social post at the time, calling it "FANTASTIC" and saying it would "help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections."

Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch, Paul Steinhauser and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.

California teen wins National Spelling Bee with 'bromocriptine'

Saudi Arabia may lower July oil prices to Asia as demand weakens

Oil supply is likely to recover gradually in the event of a U.S.-Iran deal, ING said.

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

Murray’s arrival, though, points to one thing: who will be the starting quarterback for head coach Kevin O’Connell in Week 1? Many are pointing at Murray, who’s going into his eighth NFL season, over McCarthy, who could need some more development before taking over as starter again.

During an offseason practice this week, Murray and McCarthy were both asked about the relationship they have, with the former giving a veteran answer as you’d might expect for a player on a new team.

"It’s been great," Murray said about working with McCarthy. "Obviously, I know he’s a younger guy, so any way I can help him. I’ve played seven years now, going onto eight. So, I’m considered a veteran even though I don’t see myself as that. Give him any knowledge that he needs. Again, we’re both competitors, and I know we both want what’s best for the team."

Murray was also asked how McCarthy may take criticism or coaching from a veteran like himself.

VIKINGS TIGHT END RAVES ABOUT JJ MCCARTHY, SAYS QUARTERBACK 'HAS THAT SWITCH' AND 'INSANE' ARM

"Of course. He’s overly acceptive. He’s always communicating, asking questions. Stuff like that. So, it’s been good," he said.

All seemed well in Vikings land until McCarthy gave a rather interesting answer to a similar line of questioning during his availability.

"It’s just like two guys in a classroom," he said about working with Murray. "He sits on one side, I sit on the other side, and it’s the coach’s responsibility to teach us and coach us."

Of course, reporters followed up with the Michigan product, with one asking if there was any awkwardness between them.

"Awkwardness? It’s just like the same feeling when you’re in high school, and there’s another person on the other side of the room. It’s just kinda how it is, so I wouldn’t say there’s any awkwardness," McCarthy replied.

Now, there’s no doubting these two will be going head-to-head for the same job this summer in training camp. But, as Murray said, the thought should be doing what’s best for the team.

SEAHAWKS' SAM DARNOLD FIRST QUARTERBACK IN STAR-STUDDED 2018 DRAFT CLASS TO REACH SUPER BOWL

It may be too early to look into McCarthy’s odd response, but at the same time, thoughts of a contentious quarterbacks room in Minnesota will no doubt creep into the mind of football fans ahead of an interesting preseason for the Vikings.

The Vikings were unable to reach the playoffs last season, as they finished 9-8 in O’Connell’s fourth year as head coach. This came after a year where they went 14-3 with Sam Darnold under center, while McCarthy rehabbed back from injury.

Darnold wasn’t re-signed by the Vikings, as Carson Wentz provided backup for McCarthy instead when rosters were formed in the 2025 offseason.

Instead, Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks, and ultimately helped lead them to a Super Bowl LX victory over the New England Patriots back in February.

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The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is taking steps to improve that capability with passage of the National Intelligence Council Law.

Indian equity benchmarks log monthly losses on Iran war jitters

The expansion in control by Israel would contradict the terms of the ceasefire Israel and Hamas agreed to in October 2025.

MLB announced Thursday that it intends to seek a $245.3 million salary cap (including benefits).