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Another claimed, "PeopleMover is not coming back."

Fox News Digital reached out to Disneyland for comment.

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Disneyland has made headlines for other developments in recent months.

In the spring, Disneyland drew attention for its enforcement of restrictions on loose items and handheld filming on certain high-motion rides.

In the first week of July, Disneyland welcomed its one billionth guest — "a remarkable milestone for Disneyland Resort and a testament to the generations of guests who have made this special place part of their lives," said Jill Estorino, Disneyland Resort's president, in a statement at the time, as Fox Business reported. 

In late July, a citywide water pressure outage in Anaheim temporarily disrupted operations at the park, forcing the closure of restrooms and restaurants.

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People who regularly use the medication should have a comprehensive eye exam to establish a baseline for their eye health, according to Kattouf. Doctors can check pressure inside the eyes and perform other tests to look for changes that could signal glaucoma.

The researchers noted several limitations to the study.

The study was observational, meaning it found a link between tadalafil use and glaucoma but could not prove that the medication caused the condition.

Researchers also could not account for changes in medication use or other health conditions that developed over time.

The researchers stressed that the findings do not mean people should stop taking tadalafil. Instead, they said, patients who use the medication long term, particularly those with existing glaucoma risk factors, may benefit from regular eye monitoring.

Fox News Digital reached out to Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Cialis, and the study’s researchers for comment.

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

A young black bear took a rough tumble from a tree in Denver on Sunday after wildlife officers tranquilized the animal before relocating it to a more suitable habitat.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said in a thread on X Sunday that officers responded to the bear near Louisiana Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in Denver.

"This morning we responded to a bear in a tree ... in Denver," the post read. "Not a typo. In Denver."

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Wildlife officers tranquilized the bear and worked with Denver Police Department officers to catch it as it fell from the tree, according to CPW.

"It didn't have the smoothest landing, but the bear is ok!" authorities said.

Video posted as part of the X thread showed the bear dropping through branches before officers secured the animal on the ground.

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CPW identified the animal as an approximately 1.5-year-old male yearling weighing about 100 pounds. The agency said the bear would be transported to better habitat and released.

The unusual Denver encounter comes as Colorado wildlife officials report an increase in bear activity this year, which they have linked to drought conditions and dwindling natural food sources.

CPW received 6,129 reports of bear sightings and conflicts between Jan. 1 and Aug. 13, compared with 3,115 during the same period last year, according to the agency.

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CPW also said in the X thread that drought conditions are driving more bears into neighborhoods in search of food.

"You're not crazy, we are seeing more bear conflicts this year," CPW wrote. "The drought is forcing bears to seek food in our neighborhoods."

Wildlife officials are urging Coloradans to secure their trash until the morning of pickup, remove bird feeders and keep cars and windows locked to prevent bears from finding food around homes.

The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood. CPW tranquilized and relocated those animals after they remained in the populated area for several days.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns that bears can become increasingly active as they prepare for winter and search for enough calories to build their fat reserves.

Biadasz sustained the injury when Chargers guard Kayode Awosika threw 49ers defensive lineman Sebastian Valdez to the ground during an 11-on-11 drill. Valdez fell into the back of Biadasz’s legs, and the center immediately went to the ground and was eventually carted off the field.

Biadasz was entering his seventh season in the NFL. He spent his first four with the Dallas Cowboys after they drafted him in the fourth round out of Wisconsin, and then spent the last two with the Commanders. He made the Pro Bowl during his third season with Dallas.

Second-round rookie Jake Slaughter will replace Biadasz at center. Slaughter had initially been competing for the starting left guard job, but will now slide back to center.

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Slaughter played center during his college career at Florida and had taken snaps at center in training camp and the preseason.

It is the second straight season the Chargers have come out of training camp with a major injury to one of their offensive linemen. Last season, franchise left tackle Rashawn Slater tore his patellar tendon about a week after signing a four-year, $114 million contract extension.

In his absence, the team moved Joe Alt from right tackle to left tackle. However, Alt was limited to just six games after dealing with multiple ankle injuries, leaving the Chargers' offensive line in a weakened state.

Justin Herbert can only hope that Biadasz’s injury isn’t a precursor to more injuries on his offensive line this season.

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At least 30 people were killed in a massive landslide in Guinea on Sunday when a mountainous open-air landfill collapsed and buried nearby shacks, trapping numerous victims beneath a mass of garbage.

The incident happened at Dar Es Salam, the largest waste dump in the West African country's capital, Conakry, according to a report from The Associated Press (AP).

Guinea News reported that the weight of the waste caused a three-story building beneath it to cave in.

Authorities said heavy rainfall also washed over the refuse overnight, creating hazardous conditions at the landfill, according to The AP.

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Six people were seriously injured and several homes were destroyed in the incident, according to reports. Officials launched a search-and-rescue operation to find any survivors.

The AP reported that the landfill was originally scheduled to close Sunday after officials warned of hazardous conditions, citing Lt. Col. Baldé Mamadou Bailo, the sanitation officer for the military engineering battalion.

The decision followed reports of a similar incident at the landfill in recent years, raising concerns about its safety.

As a precautionary measure, residents who lived near the site had also been given eviction notices and were forced to vacate the area, The AP said.

However, many people remained nearby at the time of the disaster, according to reports.

"We will ensure that the remaining families are relocated elsewhere," Dienabou Touré, the minister of territorial administration and decentralization, said at the scene, according to The AP.

reported that the landfill suffered a similar incident in 2017, when torrential rains caused a mudslide that killed at least eight people.

and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

"Hayden was a beautiful and talented young woman who unfortunately became involved with the wrong person, and although her family tried to extricate him from her life, we were unable to be successful."⁠

Preliminary autopsy results found no signs of trauma that contributed to Panettiere’s death, the Greenville County Coroner's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital. However, Panettiere's death remains under investigation.

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Fox News has learned the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has also been contacted and is assisting with the investigation.

For Chamberlin, processing Panettiere’s death has been particularly difficult because she remembers her as the extraordinarily talented young girl she worked alongside on "Guiding Light."

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"She truly was just an amazing, amazing child actor," Chamberlin said. "You’ve never seen anything like it, actually."

"Acting requires a lot of work to create an emotional arc. Now in a soap opera, too, you have to remember everything's done in one take. It's a multi-camera shoot ... So you've got to get it right. And she was able to do that. With multiple pages, day after day."

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Chamberlin says that while she has often discouraged children pursuing a career in acting, she strongly believed Panettiere was a special exception.

"I know there's so many people that will say, 'Oh, you shouldn't put children in the business' And I get that. And anybody that knows me, knows that when people in my life that have asked me, how about putting my kid in the businesses? I always say, 'Don't do it.' I didn't put my own kid in a business. But I've always maintained that Hayden was the exception to that. Because Hayden looked like she was in her element when she was there."

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Chamberlin said she hopes Panettiere will be remembered for her "extraordinary talent."

"I really want people to remember her for the extraordinary talent she was. Because she truly was," she said. "As I've said before, I think she was the most talented child actor that ever walked on a set ... She was doing this astounding stuff on a soap opera in one take. And she was maybe doing 20 pages or 30 pages, 40 pages worth of scenes a day. That's a whole different animal. And so. That's what I would, I really want people to remember that, because that deserves to be set aside and held up."

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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix in America's capital is a historic spectacle. It is a feat of American patriotism that can only be rivaled by UFC 250 earlier this year.

It featured the most scenic and picturesque views, flyovers from every branch of the military, President Donald Trump driving the race course in The Beast for a ceremonial lap, American flags and music all over the streets of Washington, D.C. I spoke with fans about their experience and it told me one thing: This is how sports should be.

"I think it's really unique," an IndyCar fan told me on the National Mall. "Being at the [United States] Captiol for the 250[th birthday] and racing, it doesn't get too much better than that."

Many of the fans attending felt the same thing: An overwhelming sense of pride in America.

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"I feel like there's a lot of controversy on both [political] sides, but there's a lot of pride [in America]," that same fan told me.

If any of you readers have followed my work for OutKick or online, you know I cover a lot of political and cultural controversies. I've covered the WNBA heavily over the last month in the wake of Sophie Cunningham's comments on wanting women's sports to remain female, so it's refreshing to come to a sporting event that isn't pushing any sort of divisive politics. The fans I spoke to, echoed how refreshing that is.

A fan that traveled from out of town told me, "In motorsports, everyone comes together and they just enjoy the sport. You don't see that in other American sports."

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Almost every fan I spoke with told me they felt a sense of gratitude and patriotism attending an event that was in the heart of the nation's capitol, which celebrated our short, but rich history, as well as our military, without injecting uneccessary political divisiveness.

"It just makes you feel so proud [to be an American] and happy. I love this city... It's beautiful," a father attending the race with his adult son from Florida told me.

When I asked him about how President Trump and the city were able to put this race together in such a short amount of time, he said, "Americans can do anything."

Amen, my brother in stars and stripes.

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When asked about how the Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser showed support for this race, essentially laying down her arms and instead, linking arms with those on the other side of the political aisle, a fan told me, "I don't like to over politicize things. We should just enjoy what is cool and leave politics out of it."

Another fan said, "They (Democrats and Republicans) should come together for such an event. It's celebrating America's 250th anniversary, everyone should celebrate that when you're an American."

It's too bad other sports leagues, teams, media, and players use their games, broadcasts, and events to divide fans on political lines. Maybe they should take notes from the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, because it's refreshing to attend a sporting event that isn't politically preaching at you.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

An American Airlines flight landed safely in Dallas after a laptop battery caught fire on board, prompting flight attendants to contain the fire and emergency personnel to meet the aircraft, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.

American Airlines Flight 2398 was approaching Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on Friday after departing Atlanta when the crew reported a laptop battery fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Flight attendants contained the fire with a thermal containment bag, the FAA said.

The Airbus A321 landed safely at DFW at about 6:55 p.m. local time, according to the agency. The FAA is investigating the incident.

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American Airlines separately confirmed to Fox News Digital that smoke was reported from a customer’s device during landing.

"American Airlines flight 2398 landed safely at DFW after reports of smoke from a customer’s device during landing. We thank our crew for their professionalism and swift response to quickly contain the device," a spokesperson said.

The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power, where emergency personnel met the plane in accordance with procedure, the airline said.

One passenger received medical attention at the scene and was released, the spokesperson said. DFW separately confirmed to Fox News Digital that emergency crews met the flight and one patient was treated and released.

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The flight was carrying 133 people when the incident occurred, according to air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News.

Jessica Irgens, a passenger aboard the flight, told CBS News the fire began roughly 30 minutes before landing when another passenger’s laptop began smoking and caught fire.

Irgens said she was sitting two rows away and moved toward the back of the aircraft because of the heavy smoke. She told the outlet the laptop’s owner placed the device in the aisle and other passengers attempted to help.

The pilot reported to air traffic controllers that about four to five passengers may have suffered burns from the laptop, according to audio obtained by CBS News.

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Lithium batteries used in laptops, cellphones and other electronic devices can overheat through a process known as thermal runaway, according to the FAA.

The FAA said thermal runaway can occur without warning and can result from several factors, including a battery being damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed.

Bubba Watson had heard enough from a fan during the second round of LIV Golf Indianapolis and opted to confront them in what turned into quite the scene at The Club at Chatham Hills.

Watson, who was playing alongside Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau on day two of the LIV season finale, was captured on video walking over to a fan who could be heard shouting something while Westwood was preparing to hit his approach shot.

The fan in question shouted, "Bryson, Bryson," before Westwood stepped off his golf ball and Watson made his way over to the fan. The two-time Masters champion challenged the rowdy fan to say something, and as expected, the spectator remained quiet.

"Oh, you don’t want to say anything now? Say something, I'm looking at ya, say it," Watson said towards the fan.

Watson carded a 2-under 68 on Friday to jump into contention, which hasn't exactly been familiar territory for the 47-year-old this season.

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Entering the week, Watson had secured just one top 10 finish in his 11 starts on the breakaway circuit in 2026. The lefty also missed the cut in his lone major championship start this season back in April at The Masters.

While a fan shouting at an inopportune time certainly warrants criticism, it's also the least of LIV Golf's concerns at the moment.

In April, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that it would no longer fund LIV Golf beyond the 2026 season. In the weeks following, LIV cancelled the LIV Team Championship in Michigan, moved the season finale up to this week's event in Indianapolis, and slashed the individual purse for the finale from $20 million to $10.1 million.

LIV Golf is also facing a lawsuit from Fresh Tape Media, with the company reportedly suing the circuit for $1.2 million in alleged unpaid dues and interest from its work producing LIV's preseason media days.

Earlier this month, LIV CEO Scott O'Neil shared news of an unnamed investor being secured to keep LIV Golf afloat into 2027. Specific details of the investor have not been shared.

The circuit has, however, announced that 'LIV 2.0' will include players holding a majority of equity and that the plan is to have 10 total tournaments, with five taking place in the United States and another five being held across the globe.

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It was Kirkwood’s second win of the season. His first came at the Grand Prix of Arlington earlier this season.

The 27-year-old now has seven career wins, six of which have come on street circuits.

It remains to be seen whether Kirkwood will get a chance to go back-to-back in the nation's capital. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is expected to be a one-off event to mark the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. 

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania rode in the Beast as part of an honorary lap ahead of the race. The president also waved the green flag to start it, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy waved the checkered flag.

There are three races left in the IndyCar season, meaning the championship battle is still very much on. 

Next weekend is a double-header at the Milwaukee Mile, while the season finale will take place at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on September 6.

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A young Florida pilot was able to swim away from a dramatic water landing in the Atlantic Ocean off Boca Raton on Saturday in a video captured by a beachgoer.

Faith Tenkley, 23, who has been a pilot for four years, maneuvered her family's twin-engine Piper around buildings as she approached the coast and avoided paddleboarders before finding an open stretch of water next to the beach, she told Gulf Coast News. The plane made a smooth water landing at about 9:40 a.m. local time.

A lifeguard reached Tenkley within about a minute after the plane went down near 250 South Ocean Blvd., followed closely by a Boca Raton Ocean Rescue fire boat, according to local authorities.

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Video captured the dramatic moments of the water landing, the quick rescue and the aftermath of a shaken Tenkley sitting on the beach, looking out to the sinking plane fully intact.

Tenkley, who Fox News Digital has reached out to for comment, has declined media interviews outside of Gulf Coast News' Peter Busch. He reported she wanted to clear up misinformation that it was a male pilot rescued by a female surfer instead of vice versa.

"One of the reasons Faith wanted to talk to me was to clear up misinformation she saw online about the pilot being a guy and a 'surfer girl' rescuing him," Busch wrote on Facebook, detailing the conversation shortly after the water landing.

"Faith was wearing a long skirt over a bikini. She took off the skirt to swim to shore. People on the beach saw a woman in a bikini and assumed she was a surfer helping the male pilot."

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Tenkley, who was the only person on board, had departed Page Field in Fort Myers and was headed to Bimini in the Bahamas to pick up her parents, she told Gulf Coast News.

She was taken to a hospital as a precaution and no injuries were reported, according to Boca Raton police.

About 15 miles west of Boca Raton, Tenkley began experiencing mechanical issues and initially planned to divert to Boca Raton Airport. But the landing gear then malfunctioned, and she feared a hard runway landing could ignite the recently refueled aircraft.

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By that point, the plane’s right engine had also failed, leaving Tenkley to make a rapid decision to ditch the aircraft in the ocean rather than risk a landing on land.

Witnesses watched the low-flying plane descend over the busy beach before it landed in the water.

"One second I’m spraying sunscreen on my kid. The next I’m looking up and saying, ‘Is that supposed to be happening?’" beachgoer Maria Marks told WPBF.

Another witness, Alexis Arizzi, told the New York Post the aircraft made a slow descent and "delicately landed" on the water. A pilot at the beach praised Tenkley’s handling of the emergency, noting the plane remained in one piece.

FlightAware lost track of the flight over land, but the safe water landing was chronicled in the onlooker's video.

Then there's the contract deferrals, which are a constant source of misinformation. Shohei Ohtani suggested that structure, not the Dodgers. Had he signed with Toronto or San Francisco, they too would have $680 million in deferred compensation on the books. That money also has to be accounted for, in specific investment accounts, within approximately two years of the salary being earned.

The reality of the Dodgers' dominance is that they are a wealthy organization located in the country's second-largest television market, with a massive, dedicated fan base that can support the highest ticket prices in baseball. Their track record of regular season success and commitment to winning convinced Shohei Ohtani, the game's biggest star, to choose them. He increased their revenue exponentially through even higher attendance, a massive new influx of Japanese corporate advertising and merchandise sales. They then reinvested that revenue into signing more players. Their front office is staffed with some of the best and brightest minds in the industry and their player development group is second to none.

That is the foundation of a sustained winning culture, which helps explain why the Mets, despite matching LA's spending, employing deferrals and awarding Juan Soto the largest contract in sports history, are on course to miss the playoffs for the second straight season and have yet to advance beyond the NLCS under owner Steve Cohen. It also helps explain why the Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009 and, in that same span, have accumulated fewer World Series victories than the Cleveland Guardians, to say nothing of the Royals, who claimed a championship in 2015.

Again, none of this matters to those who have made up their minds, but maybe it's worth waiting to see if Kasten's right. He probably is.

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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is reorganizing parts of its brick-and-mortar stores this fall to make room for new home products.


Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says the teams responsible for store layouts are preparing changes to the "Avenues," or the perimeter walls in Apple's newer stores, where accessories like HomePod, Apple TV, AirPods, and Beats are displayed alongside third-party accessories.

The work is said to involve rearranging sections of the Avenues and adding accessory bays for upcoming new devices.

Apple is already believed to have an upgraded Apple TV and a new HomePod mini coming up. Gurman said in July that both were nearly ready, with faster chips for Siri AI but no major design changes. Rumors indicate an A17 Pro chip or better in the new Apple TV, and an S9-series chip, improved sound, and a red finish for the HomePod mini, the current version of which is now over 2,000 days old.

All of that being said, Gurman says the scale of the retail changes suggests prep-work for the launch of its long-awaited home hub with a display (aka the rumored HomePod with Display or "HomePad").

Gurman reported last month that the smart home hub will arrive at some point between October and early next year. It's expected to have a 7-inch square display, and will be sold with either a tabletop base or a wall mount. There's also said to be an all-new operating system built around tvOS with Siri AI powering the device.

Code strings uncovered in macOS Tahoe 26.7 last week suggest the home screen will use a Widget Gallery similar to the iPhone's Lock Screen customization options. The code also indicates that the new device's home screen could have many of the same options for icons, widgets, and clock faces, with widgets from a linked iPhone suggested automatically.

Apple will need a dedicated space where customers can see how the hub works, what its purpose is, and how it fits into the wider home setup, Gurman reports.
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I know, I know. You can save your emails about respecting summer starting at home. That is true. I'm not here to say that there isn't work to do on that front. There is, but it doesn’t mean the fight can't be fought abroad too.

It can. It is. It must.

We've had others in the sports world join the fight from elsewhere before. Most recently golfer Charley Hull, who calls England home, did so. On Sunday, it was Olympic runner Alica Schmidt's turn.

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It's been awhile since the 27-year-old made a blip on the content radar. Once referred to as the "World's Sexiest Athlete," I don't know where she ranks now.

I don't believe the advanced analytics have been reviewed lately. At least not in the past few months, possibly longer. I don't know where Schmidt currently stacks up on the track and field rankings either.

There's a lot I don't know. What I do know is the work and the content haven’t stopped. She's been busy, but she hasn't been too busy. She made sure there was time for showing summer the proper respect it deserves.

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Respecting summer didn't show up on her list of "6 things sport taught me," which she shared back in July, but the respect is there nonetheless.

Here's what did make the cut:

After reading through that list, I think you can agree that while Alica Schmidt doesn't specifically call for the respect of summer, each of her points makes respecting summer easier to do.

It's a step-by-step guide for staying focused on the task at hand and controlling what you can control. Things like refusing to take home anything pumpkin related. There's a time and place for that.

It's still sunny and hot outside. You're not going to cause the leaves to change by disrespecting summer and pulling out your fall decorations in late August or early September.

That's not how it works. Follow the lead of those who stay strong in the face of the gimmicks on display all around us this time of year, leaders like Alica Schmidt.

U.S. help and capital from the diaspora can rebuild the country if the communists fall.

We’ve seen a string of high-profile mea culpas the past few months. About time.

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) will hold Lockdown at the Credit I Union Arena in Chicago on Sunday night.

It will be the first time the event is held since 2016 and the first time it is held as a pay-per-view event since 2014. It is one of the most unique events on the TNA calendar.

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Each match will be held in a steel cage, which provides the opportunity for devastating moments.

Lockdown will begin at 5 p.m. ET and will broadcast on TNA+. TNA’s digital platforms will show the pre-show matches for free.

Read below to get a crash course on the match card.

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Avery Styles, the son of legendary WWE and TNA star A.J. Styles, is set to appear at Lockdown, TNA announced on Saturday. It’s unclear what role he will play on the card. Styles has just started his pro wrestling career but has only appeared in Game Changer Wrestling.

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The Lockdown pay-per-view will feature two pre-show matches and a dark match. On the pre-show, BDE and Rich Swann will take on The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) and Special Agent 0 will go up against Trey Miguel. Both matches will still take place inside the steel cage.

In the dark match, Joe Alonzo will take on The Home Town Man for the AAW Heavyweight Championship. Alonso is the champion in the match and if he retains, he will earn a TNA contract.

Predictions: The Righteous take care of BDE and Swann, while Miguel picks up the win over Special Agent 0. Meanwhile, Alonzo will beat Home Town Man.

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The Hardys will put their world tag team championship on the line against another pair of brothers – the Nemeths, who are looking to start a second reign as tag champs. Nic Nemeth is already the TNA world champion and will hold two title belts should he win this match. The Hardys have held the tag titles since Slammiversary in June. It is their fifth reign.

Prediction: The Hardys keep the titles.

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With Rosemary on the shelf, Allie will have to find a partner to help her defend the Knockouts World Tag Team Championship. It could be anyone stepping up to help Allie. The Elegance Brand is looking to return gold around their waists in this match. Allie and Rosemary (known as DemonXBunny) won the titles over the challengers at Slammiversary.

Prediction: Allie and her mystery partner will retain the titles.

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It will be a classic grudge match between two of the hardest hitters on the TNA roster. Francis had been meddling in Elijah’s music career for a few weeks and their feud has gone from the studio to the ring. Elijah took out Expressions and helped Home Town Man defeat the former NFL player as well. It will be the Final Encore between these two.

Prediction: Francis picks up the win over Elijah.

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Jason Hotch shocked the pro wrestling world when he dethroned Mustafa Ali for the TNA International Championship on "Impact" a few weeks ago. Ali, who has since made his rivalry with Hotch a bit personal, has been hellbent on getting the title back. Inside a steel cage, Hotch and Ali will likely put on another banger.

Prediction: Hotch retains the title

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It’s hard to imagine that Frankie Kazarian and Moose, two pro wrestlers who have been in TNA for quite some time, have never faced each other. But there will be some history to make. The two stars will be thrust into an Escape the Cage match. The first person to exit the cage will win the match.

Prediction: Kazarian will be the one escaping the cage first

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When Cedric Alexander captured the TNA X Division Championship, he ended Leon Slater’s chance at becoming the longest-reigning X Division title-holder in the company’s history. Alexander has kept the belt since then and is going to go a step further in his attempt to put Slater in the rearview. He granted Slater’s demand for a title rematch with a stipulation. If Slater loses, his previous title reign will be deleted from the history books.

Prediction: Alexander finishes his feud with Slater.

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Any steel cage match will bring pain to the competitors who are in them. But in this one, Lethal Lockdown will add a different level of violence. Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson and Alisha Edwards (known as The System) will look to dispatch the group of Ricky Sosa, Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro and Jada Stone. There is bound to be chaos as the men and women hit the ring. It’s the first Lethal Lockdown in 10 years.

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Prediction: The System still proves that no one will be able to beat it.

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Xia Brookside has been a thorn in Elayna Black’s side for the last few weeks. Brookside has made clear she is going to make an impact on the roster during her TNA Knockouts World Championship reign regardless of who it is. Elayna Black enters the match in her hometown and has previously expressed looking forward to the cage match.

Prediction: Brookside keeps the belt.

RCMP in Fort Smith, N.W.T, say a man has been arrested after three people were injured in a shooting.

The social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.

Juncos Hollinger Racing's Sting Ray Robb was behind Malukas at the time and came around the corner on the racing line, completely unaware that Malukas' No. 12 Chevrolet had come to a stop in his path.

Robb's No. 77 Chevrolet T-boned Malukas and brought out the third caution of the day, the first for something other than debris.

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Fortunately, both drivers hopped out of their cars, making them the first two retirements of the afternoon.

It was an unfortunate end to Malukas' weekend; the 24-year-old from Chicago is in his first season with Team Penske and has driven well. He came to Washington, DC third in the championship standings, but is still searching for that elusive first IndyCar win.

It's going to come at some point, but there's no doubt that taking the top step of the podium for the first time within sight of Capitol Hill would've been something.

This was not Malukas' first scary crash of the season. He had another nasty one a few weeks earlier in Nashville that sent him to the hospital. However, he returned in time to compete in the race.

Apple is readying new iMac models with an upgraded chip and new color options, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says the new version is likely to be an updated 24-inch model with an M6 chip, replacing the existing M4 model that arrived in October 2024.

New colors are also said to be on the menu, though Gurman does not say what they are. The current ‌iMac‌ comes in seven colors, including green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver.

Otherwise, no major design changes are expected. Apple is reportedly developing a 24-inch ‌iMac‌ with an OLED display, but this won't arrive for several years.

"All signs point to the M6 models being close to launch," says Gurman, with the new models expected to arrive before the end of the year.
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Several NFL players have been granted the opportunity to return to college football ahead of this season. Most would agree that the development is just the latest item added to the laundry list of reasons that prove that this era of college football is broken.

A total of 16 players from the class of 2022 were granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on August 20 that grants them a fifth year of eligibility. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright and former LSU defensive end Jack Pyburn, who are both on NFL training camp rosters, are among the players headlining the group.

Despite the likes of Wright and Pyburn suiting up for NFL teams in recent days during preseason action, and the college football season getting underway on August 29, the signed order in Louisiana grants players the ability to enter the transfer portal. Wright took advantage of his situation and reportedly entered the transfer portal. He also took the field for the Cleveland Browns on Saturday.

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The assumption is that players battling for a spot on an NFL roster, even a team's practice squad roster, could return to college football with the motivation of earning a substantial payday.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, whose team could be in a position to benefit from the latest ruling, not only disapproves of the new development, but also listed the many reasons as to why.

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"I think there’s a lot of negatives that are involved around this," Lanning told the media following Oregon's practice on Saturday. "One, once you go to the NFL, to me, you’re in the NFL. You don’t get the opportunity to come back. Two, most of us have built our rosters and you have a limited roster limit now. So if you invited somebody back to your team, that means you’re kicking somebody else off your team to match your roster limits. I don’t think that’s fair to the players that worked all summer, all spring and put themselves in position to be ready to work for a team to have somebody come back."

Lanning isn't saying anything that most college football fans and media members aren't already thinking, but the head coach of one of the premier programs in the nation saying these things carries more weight than most.

The lawsuit that unfolded in Louisiana, which granted these new permissions for 16 players, took place after the NCAA announced a five-year, age-based eligibility model. Athletes will have five years to play five seasons, beginning with their 19th birthday or the day they enroll at a school, whichever takes place first.

Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone Ultra is winning over the few people who have had hands-on time with the device, though the camera setup may leave some users wanting, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says people who have used the device – which is reportedly referred to internally as the iPhone Ultra – like how it fits in your pocket, as well as the feel and durability of its hinge mechanism. Testers have also apparently praised the new iPad-like app layouts that take advantage of the larger internal display when the phone is unfolded.

Beyond productivity, video, and gaming, Gurman says Apple's foldable device also performs well as a camera viewfinder. However, the device lacks a telephoto lens, which could cost Apple some sales given the expected price. The device is expected to feature a dual-lens rear camera system built around a 48-megapixel main lens paired with an ultra-wide lens.

The foldable is also expected to fall back on Touch ID integrated into the side button instead of in-display Face ID – a compromise Apple has reportedly made to keep it around 4.5mm thick when unfolded. But like Gurman says, some users may prefer this traditional biometric setup. Like Samsung's recently released Z Fold 8, the iPhone Ultra is said have a 5.5-inch outer display and a roughly 7.8-inch inner display when opened, making for a wide book-style design.

Apple's first foldable is set to be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at a launch event on or around September 9. Reports suggest the device could start at $2,000 and even climb past $2,500 for higher storage tiers.
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Norris wins Dutch GP as Antonelli stretches his F1 lead

A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.

Trump waves the green flag to start the IndyCar race as drivers zoom through Washington's streets

The architecture and design school closed by the Nazis is battling a new culture war.

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Ollie Watkins' absence in Aston Villa's thrashing at Brighton is a question for the striker, says boss Unai Emery.

Heather Graham had a relaxing summer vacation in Positano, Italy with her boyfriend, Michele Civetta.

"I love Positano and pasta Nerano! 🇮🇹❤️" she captioned the post, which featured a number of bikini photos from her trip.

In one of the photos, the 56-year-old "Flowers in the Attic" star posed in a blue bikini and black sunglasses as she made her way down the coast with the cliffside visible behind her.

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In other photos, Graham turns heads both in and out of the water in a red bikini with white polka dots on it. She first pairs the look with a large sunhat and sunglasses as she stands on the shore with the mountain village behind her, and then removes the accessories to take a dip in the calm ocean.

Graham also shared several other photos of her posing in bikinis, including one of her sitting in the water and leaning forward on her arms while dressed in a black bikini with white polka dots.

"You should write a book about How to Look Perfect 🙌❤️," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "🙌🔥 still eye candy fountain of youth."

A third fan chimed in with, "Wow, she must have great genes!" and a fourth also commented on her youthful appearance, writing, "Age defying exquisiteness ... 🔥❤️."

A Georgia man who pocketed $30 someone dropped on the floor inside a Walmart returned the cash after police publicly sought help identifying him, ending a case that drew ridicule from social media users who questioned why authorities were chasing a few lost bills.

The Albany Police Department in Georgia posted a photo of the man and asked the public to help identify him after another shopper dropped the cash at a local Walmart.

Police said the man picked up the $30 but did not turn it in to store employees.

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The department’s post drew skeptical and sarcastic reactions from commenters who wondered whether the missing $30 called for a public search.

One user recalled finding a bank envelope containing $8,000 in a parking lot and said that was a different story.

"Now that is something you turn in, not $30 found inside a Walmart," the user wrote.

Another commenter imagined what might have happened if the money had been turned in to Walmart employees.

"ATTENTION SHOPPERS! $30 HAS BEEN FOUND. IF IT BELONGS TO YOU, PLEASE COME GET IT..." the user wrote.

"What's the crime lmao?" another user asked.

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The jokes even made their way to an unrelated police post about a shooting.

"I’m just thankful you guys captured that old man who found $30," one commenter wrote sarcastically. "I’m sleeping a bit more soundly knowing people aren’t out there just finding money like a bunch of savages."

Police later announced that the man had returned the money to its owner.

The victim initially wanted to pursue charges but changed their mind after getting the $30 back, according to the department.

Georgia law specifically addresses lost or mislaid property, making it a crime to knowingly keep such property without first taking reasonable steps to return it to its owner.

One Reddit user who attended the New York City version said "everything was SO realistic," specifically pointing to the kitchen, porch and Rusty Anchor.

"Every 20 minutes, the theme song played, and everyone there sang along!!" the user wrote.

Another attendee praised the décor but was less enthusiastic about the meal.

"We had a blast but the food definitely was not it," the Reddit user wrote, adding that the cheesecake was good despite being partially frozen.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Golden Girls Kitchen for comment.

Britain's Matt Brennan sprints to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as overall race favourite Tadej Pogacar holds on to the leader's red jersey.

"Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and DEPORTING dangerous criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, from our country," DHS said.

The Chicago concert launched Musgraves’ North American arena tour, with Midland as the opening act. Official tour listings showed dates continuing through October.

Fox News Digital reached out to Musgraves, the Young Center, Depop and DHS for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including 4-year-old boy, medics say

A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.

Ukraine is preparing "radical" changes to its mobilization system, including potential changes to the country's draft age, secretary of the parliamentary defense committee Roman Kostenko said on Aug. 23.

Embattled Sinaloa, Mexico, Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya abruptly requested an indefinite leave of absence Saturday, just one day after returning to office following a three-month absence triggered by U.S. drug trafficking charges against him.

Rocha, 77, shared a letter on social media asking for "temporary leave of an indefinite nature, for more than 30 days" from his position as governor.

The letter, dated Aug. 22 and stamped received by the Sinaloa State Congress that day, does not say when Rocha plans to return or why he is stepping away again.

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The request came just a day after Rocha announced his return and said it was his "duty to fulfill the mandate" of voters who elected him to serve through Oct. 31, 2027.

"Today, I return to the exercise of my responsibility as Governor of Sinaloa with a clear conscience and head held high, with the strength of truth on our side," Rocha wrote Friday on X.

Rocha said he spent 112 days away from office while making himself available to Mexican authorities investigating what he called "false accusations" by the U.S. government.

He said he personally appeared before Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office and answered investigators’ questions.

Rocha insisted the investigation had produced no evidence that he committed a crime and accused political opponents in Mexico and abroad of trying to damage both the country’s sovereignty and the left-wing movement he represents.

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"I am unrelated to and innocent of the fabrications woven against me," Rocha wrote.

Rocha’s return Friday did not get a warm reception from Mexico’s ruling Morena party or the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Morena said it had no advance knowledge of Rocha’s decision and distanced itself from the move, according to. Mexico’s Interior Ministry said returning to office was Rocha’s decision alone and noted that the attorney general’s investigation remained open.

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Sheinbaum also posted a pointed message on X.

"No personal interest can ever stand above the interests of the people and the Nation," she wrote.

"Mexico deserves public servants who understand that positions are temporary, but responsibility to the Nation is eternal," Sheinbaum added.

U.S. prosecutors charged Rocha and nine other current and former officials in April with drug trafficking and related weapons offenses. The current and former high-ranking government and law enforcement officials are alleged to have partnered with the Sinaloa cartel to distribute massive quantities of narcotics to the United States.

Rocha is the first sitting Mexican governor to face charges from the U.S., according to.

The case has strained relations between the U.S. and Mexico. Sheinbaum has called the charges foreign interference, while Mexico says Washington has not provided enough evidence to justify Rocha’s arrest or extradition.

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Cosmetic procedures in Canada are not cheap. A breast augmentation runs between $8,000 and $12,000, a tummy tuck costs $10,000 to $15,000 and liposuction averages $6,000 to $12,000.

Scott Jamieson shoots a final round of 67 at the Nexo Championship to end his 14-year drought and earn a video call with President Donald Trump.

Don't call Ryan Lochte's fiancée Molly Gillihan a homewrecker. That couldn’t be further from the truth, according to the kindergarten teacher herself.

She didn't start dating the Olympic medal-winning swimmer until after he and his former Playboy model wife Kayla Rae Reid split. The two of them came together over the common bound involving a divorce lawyer.

A classic "his divorce lawyer was my ex-husband's divorce lawyer" tale that's as old as time. Gillihan was single, wanted to have fun, and went out with the swimmer for some drinks.

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She accidentally came away from the date really liking Lochte. That apparently wasn't the plan going into it.

That's a different story than the one Reid told People recently, which painted a picture of someone she was friendly with DMing and dating her husband behind her back. It's not true, says Lochte's fiancée.

They didn’t start dating until after Reid filed for divorce last spring. Gillihan told TMZ, "I did not break up your marriage. I'm not a homewrecker. Your home was broken. When I met Ryan, he was not living in the home."

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Why is this all being dragged out now? Could it have something to do with Lochte popping the question before his divorce was finalized? That's anyone's guess. Love sometimes takes you on bumpy roads.

He, it would appear, is staying out of it. He's moving on. Homewrecker insinuations or not, Gillihan, if all goes as planned, will be the next Mrs. Lochte.

The couple have since moved from Gainesville to Missouri. He's now coaching college swimmers while his ex-wife and his fiancée sit down for interviews and tell their side of the story. Isn't that fun?

A 34-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal fire in Hounslow.

She speaks truth to power in Hong Kong at her kangaroo trial.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took an honorary lap around the track ahead of the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

The president and the first lady were in the Beast as the motorcade was making its way around the track before the green flag dropped. IndyCar fans greeted the president's motorcade with cheers as he took the lap.

The president was expected to wave the green flag to get the race started.

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He was seen talking to some of the drivers before he got back into the Beast.

FOX Sports' Jamie Little asked the president what he was looking forward to the most as he took in his first IndyCar race.

"Just that everyone’s safe and they have a good time," Trump said. "I want everyone to be safe. I want everyone to have a good time."

He also said he told the drivers, "Good luck, have fun."

It’s been a full weekend of racing as IndyCar and the International Race of Champions (IROC) series came into town. The events were held in D.C. as part of the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

The race is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET. The 1.7-mile track will have drivers zooming near the U.S. Capitol and around the National Mall for 147 laps in what is expected to be one of the best spectacles in racing.

Álex Palou was on the pole for the race. He was leading the IndyCar series standings after putting up six wins during the 2026 season. He’s 133 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood and 137 points ahead of David Malukas.

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Palou was one of the drivers who attended the unveiling of the track course earlier this year. He spoke about what it was like to be in the Oval Office and to meet the president.

"Incredible," he said. "Honestly, that’s the only word that comes to mind. I remember the visit we did a month ago when I got invited to the White House. I was like, ‘Really? For real?’ I was going to be able to go inside and just see how the Oval Office is, and just knowing the history that it has.

"I know I’m not from this country, but this country has given me so much. Just the opportunity to be here as an IndyCar driver, a winner, a champion, and to create a family and build a family here in the U.S. It’s been incredible."

Palou even had a moment where he got sprayed with the president’s cologne.

"Just being able to be with the President and his team, being at the Oval Office. We got sprayed with Presidential cologne, which was pretty funny," he said. "Just an incredible experience. An experience I’ll be able to tell not only my kids, but hopefully one day my grandkids and stuff."

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

The failures of the Clinton and Bush administrations in Syria resulted in the deaths of millions of Syrians.

Rather than playing safe in selecting his Manchester City side for the first time in the Premier League, Enzo Maresca made a bold choice in midfield. Ultimately, it paid off.

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One need only look at the current underfunding of public pension plans in California to see how this plays out.

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The internet is ablaze after controversial socialist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan invoked second lady Usha Vance in taking a dig at Vice President JD Vance, leading some top voices to question how he would treat female staff should he win in November.

"El Sayed is now attacking Wives [sic] of US leaders? What a guy," said former Florida state Rep. Ben Graber on X.

El-Sayed, running against Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers, launched the attack on Saturday after Vance slammed him for his stated adherence to Sharia law during a rally in Ohio, suggesting the practice would be completely alien to his grandfather, whom he calls his "Papaw."

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"So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no…" El-Sayed said, seemingly in reference to the second lady's Indian ethnicity.

El-Sayed's campaign did not return a comment request from Fox News Digital asking him to explain exactly what he was implying.

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"Why does Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed just assume that all White midwestern grandparents are racist?" asked Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, in response to the post.

"If you’re a rural White American living in Michigan, just remember El-Sayed believes you’re a racist," said commentator Ryan Girdusky.

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"This is why there were ads in the primary correctly highlighting how sexist and misogynistic Abdul is," said an X account run by Democrats supporting El-Sayed's opponent Mike Rogers. "He has so much contempt for women. If you’re over the politics of division. Reject Abdul El-Sayed."

Others accused El-Sayed of being racist himself.

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"You are a racist creep," said journalist Emily Schrader in response to El-Sayed's post.

Earlier in the day, El-Sayed also made a post directed toward Natalie Harp, an aide to President Donald Trump. Far-left media and Democrats online have spent the past two weeks implying that Harp and Trump have an improper relationship.

"Natalie, I think he’s had a little too much iPad for the week. He needs his rest," El-Sayed said in response to Trump blasting him at a rally for campaigning with far-left socialist Hasan Piker, who has said that "America deserved 9/11."

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"This is what I’m talking about," said GOP strategist Matt Whitlock, posting screenshots of the posts directed at Harp and Usha Vance. "Just a bad campaign, bad candidate, bad instincts. Sitting at home on a Saturday morning tweeting bad takes that any normal campaign would shut down."

"He goes after Usha. He goes after Natalie [Harp]. This coward picks on women who are not in his fight. Imagine how he would treat female staffers in the halls of Congress," said Tudor Dixon, a Republican former gubernatorial candidate in Michigan.

Fox News Digital reached out to the vice president's office and a representative for Usha Vance, but did not immediately hear back.

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten promoted a nationwide back-to-school boycott of retail giant Target over the weekend because the company had not condemned ICE operations in Minnesota — the location of its headquarters — prompting criticism from education advocates and a call for federal scrutiny.

"We gave Target ample time to stand with the communities in which they operate and help their neighbors, but its silence about federal immigration abuses has been deafening," Weingarten said in a statement.

"The issue could not be more pressing: Seven months since the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, masked ICE agents are still in our streets, our schools and our communities, terrorizing families in the name of Donald Trump’s illegal and immoral assault on immigrants striving for their American Dream," she continued. "That’s why we’re urging our members to avoid Target and patronize more ethical shopping alternatives this back-to-school season."

Weingarten also shared a video on Instagram, where she directed families to the AFT’s "Shop Smart, Not Target" website, which maps local back-to-school shopping alternatives. The organization launched the campaign Wednesday after sending Target CEO Michael Fiddelke letters in February and March.

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In a statement to Fox News Digital, DHS rejected the AFT's characterization of ICE.

"ICE enforces federal immigration laws, protects public safety, and conducts enforcement pursuant to federal laws and applicable agency policies. Target is not a sensitive location," an ICE spokesperson said. "However, the current policy provides guidance for officers and recognizes that enforcement actions in or near protected areas require consideration of the circumstances and applicable law. ICE will continue to conduct lawful actions wherever necessary to protect the American people."

The spokesperson further said that ICE did not target schools and called AFT's statement a false narrative.

"This is just another false narrative to try and demonize our brave ICE law enforcement, who are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats," the spokesperson said.

"ICE is not going to schools to arrest children—we are protecting children. Criminals are no longer able to hide in America’s schools to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement and instead trusts them to use common sense. If a dangerous illegal alien felon were to flee into a school, or a child sex offender is working as an employee, there may be a situation where an arrest is made to protect public safety," they said.

"ICE’s position remains straightforward: its officers enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress and carry out the agency’s mission to protect national security and public safety. ICE is engaged in targeted law enforcement operations to apprehend and remove aliens in the country unlawfully and will continue to do so despite grandstanding by politicians and criminal illegal alien supporters," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Aliens placed into removal proceedings receive due process. Once it is exhausted, ICE carries out the removal order. Dangerous rhetoric from politicians and activists demonizing our brave ICE officers has led to the over 8,000% increase in threats against DHS law enforcement who are heroically performing their congressionally mandated mission to remove criminal illegal aliens from communities across the country."

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Corey DeAngelis, a Heritage Foundation research fellow, told Fox News Digital Sunday that using the organization’s pension influence against Target raised fiduciary concerns and warranted a federal investigation.

"This partisan war on Target smells like a breach of fiduciary duty given that AFT members’ pension funds own 6.79 million shares of Target stock, which Weingarten has already leveraged to pressure the company into opposing ICE," he said. "The Department of Justice should open an investigation into the AFT using their pension funds and political influence to bully companies into falling in line with their socialist agenda."

"Urging educators and families to avoid Target is not an appropriate use of the union’s resources or influence," he added. 

This isn't the AFT's first time batting against the retail giant.

DeAngelis also supplied Fox News Digital with a chart tracking Target’s closing share price against several AFT actions, including Weingarten’s letters and the organization’s March boycott resolution.

Sonja Shaw, a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction and Chino Valley Unified School District board president, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that labor leaders were prioritizing political power while students continued to struggle academically.

"Teachers’ unions are supposed to fight for teachers. Instead, union leadership has become a political machine obsessed with money, power and influence while our children continue to fall behind," she said. "In California, more than half our students are not proficient in basic reading and math. When a system produces those results year after year, that isn’t success. That’s education malpractice."

California's latest statewide assessments showed 48.8% of students met or exceeded English language arts standards and 37.3% met or exceeded math standards.

The AFT's March resolution explicitly called the effort a boycott and urged its 1.8 million members, families and allies to avoid Target until the company stood with the Twin Cities.

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DeAngelis’ request followed the July appeal by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., for the Labor Department to investigate whether AFT leaders coordinated with retirement-plan fiduciaries to use members’ assets for political objectives.

House lawmakers separately demanded answers about reports that member dues helped finance Weingarten’s book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers," while she received royalties.

Teachers spend an average of $895 of their own money every year on supplies their students need, according to a 2025 teacher spending survey.

Fox News Digital reached out to the AFT and Target for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

Carnival, Oceania, Azamara, Seabourn, AIDA, Viking, Windstar, Explora, Holland America, Celebrity and Virgin are among the cruise brands visiting the ports this season, Cruise Industry News noted.

Travelers have also weighed in online about the benefits and drawbacks of cruising in Greenland.

"Cruises pollute. No vessel is perfect. It's just a fact," one Reddit user said. 

"There is always waste and disruption to wildlife."

The same user also pointed to the convenience of cruising, writing, "You can see so much in a short period of time. You can see what took me 7 years by land, 20 days by cruise and pay much, much less."

Another commenter who talked about traveling in Greenland both by land and by expedition cruise offered a similar argument in favor of the option, saying cruises are "accessible and, for many people, the only way they'll ever see places like Scoresby Sund."

Fox News Digital reached out to Naalakkersuisut for comment.

The PGA Tour also commented on the advertisement amid the backlash that Good Good continues to receive online.

"The PGA Tour believes in golf’s ability to bring people together and create a welcoming environment for all," the statement said. "We do not condone violence in any form, and the since-deleted video does not reflect our values or commitment to inclusivity and respect."

The PGA Tour stepping into the situation is certainly noteworthy, with Good Good sponsoring the Tour's inaugural Good Good Championship this November in Austin, Texas.

Mark Gurman has talked to people who have used the new foldable iPhone:

People who have tried the Apple model like how it fits in a pocket, the feel and durability of the advanced hinge mechanism, and the new iPad-like app layouts that take advantage of the larger internal display. It’s going to be an ultra-premium device that provides a halo for the full Apple lineup and will be a marketing engine to get people into the company’s retail stores.

At $2k, it’s just too premium for me. I still think what I’d really want is a foldable iPad mini with no outer screen.

The 38-year-old becomes one of just over 100 people who have stood on all 1,072 summits.

"On this #WisdomWednesday, the first thing I learned is complete gratitude for the frontline workers, doctors and nurses who this week have recently taken care of me, as the kidney stone (after almost 7 days of waiting it out) would not pass," he wrote.

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"The pain became intense but, as usual, I played through Charleston WV, Grantville PA and a special private show at Fairchild AFB in Spokane for veterans, active duty and their families."

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The morning after playing the third concert in which he pushed through the pain, Michaels was admitted to a hospital because "the pain became too much when the stone would not pass."

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He then assured his followers "the operation has been done and is complete & I’m out of post-op recovery," and he hopes to be back on his feet as soon as possible.

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"I’m doing everything within my power to feel better and continue playing great shows for great fans when I’ve got a complete clean bill of health," he said.

"Just want to say on this #WisdomWednesday that I am wise enough to know how important family, friends, fans, doctors and nurses play such a vital role in our everyday health."

Michaels, 63, has long been candid about living with Type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with as a child. The rocker has continued to perform and advocate for diabetes awareness throughout a career that has included fronting Poison, starring on reality television and launching a successful solo career.

Michaels has faced serious health challenges before. In 2010, he suffered a brain hemorrhage and later underwent a procedure related to a hole in his heart. He has previously credited his fans, family and determination to return to the stage for helping him through difficult recoveries.

In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

Both Newcastle and Liverpool pay tribute to their legendary player on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

If you bank online, you probably know the routine. You enter your password and then wait for a six-digit code to arrive by text. That extra step is supposed to help prove you are really you. Unfortunately, scammers have learned how to turn those codes against us.

A fake bank representative may call and persuade you to read the code aloud. A phishing site can trick you into typing it in. A SIM-swap attack can give a criminal control of your phone number, potentially putting those texted security codes within reach.

The Federal Trade Commission says people reported losing $15.9 billion to fraud in 2025, compared with $12.5 billion in 2024. Imposter scams were the most frequently reported fraud category in 2025, accounting for more than $3.5 billion in reported losses.

Now, a new type of phone-based verification could eventually make those texted codes much less common. Glide.id has launched the public beta of MagicalAuth, a cryptographic authentication system available across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon on iOS and Android. Banks and other services still have to integrate the technology before you would encounter it during a login.

Here's how the system works and what it could mean for the way you log in to your bank down the road.

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YOUR FAMILY COULD BE ONE PHONE CALL FROM A BANK SCAM

Your bank sends a texted one-time password, often called an SMS OTP, to your phone and expects you to enter it to prove you have access to that number. The problem is that the code passes through your hands. "A texted code is a shared secret," Eran Haggiag, founder and CEO of Glide.id, told CyberGuy. "It gets created, sent across the network, and then a person has to read it and type it in, and every one of those steps is a place it can be intercepted or tricked out of someone."

MagicalAuth takes a different approach. Rather than sending you a code, Glide says the system relies on cryptographic credentials associated with the SIM or eSIM in your phone. Eran said, "It relies on a secret that's built into the SIM in your phone and never leaves it, similar to the chip in a credit card."

During authentication, the bank or service can use the carrier network to confirm that the expected SIM is present instead of asking you to relay a secret. "That's what lets the carrier confirm it's really your SIM," Eran said.

Glide says each SIM contains a carrier-issued cryptographic key. MagicalAuth uses that key to answer a mathematical challenge during authentication. "There is no app to download, no setting to change, and nothing for the consumer to enroll in or configure," Eran told CyberGuy.

Instead, the bank or service integrates the system on its side. The first time you encounter it, Eran says you would see a consent screen explaining that your phone number and possession of your device are being used to verify your identity. After that, the process is designed to happen behind the scenes. Eran said that, unlike SMS, "there is no code sent and nothing to type in."

"After that, verification happens quietly in the background in a fraction of a second, so the experience is faster and smoother than waiting on a text," he said. For you, that could mean fewer moments spent staring at your Messages app waiting for a bank code to arrive.

A SIM-swap scam raises an obvious question about this technology. If the SIM is helping prove your identity, what happens when a crook gets your number transferred to another SIM?

In a SIM-swap attack, a criminal gets control of your phone number by moving it to another SIM or eSIM. Your phone may suddenly lose cellular service while calls and texts start reaching the attacker's device. We recently followed a real case on The CyberGuy Report podcast where a sudden loss of phone service led to a SIM swap and thousands of dollars being stolen.

Glide says MagicalAuth looks for recent SIM changes before allowing authentication. "We monitor for SIM changes in real time, so we know the moment a number moves to a new SIM," Eran said. "When that happens, we don't allow the new SIM to authenticate for a short window."

That temporary pause is designed to give the legitimate owner time to notice the problem and recover the number. "So a stolen number stops being enough on its own to take over your accounts," Eran said.

AT&T says the carrier network can also provide information about recent SIM activity before a sensitive login goes through. "From the carrier side, the key is that we can help verify what is happening on the network before a login is approved," Shawn Hakl, SVP and head of product at AT&T Business, told CyberGuy. "If a phone number was recently moved to a new SIM or eSIM, that is an important signal."

A bank could use that information to require another identity check or temporarily pause an action. "That matters because SIM-swap fraud often depends on speed," Shawn said. "A scammer is trying to move your number and use it before you realize your phone stopped working."

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Yes. Stronger authentication will not make social engineering disappear. A scammer can still pretend to work for your bank. AI-generated voices can make those calls more convincing too. I've also talked with JPMorgan Chase's head of scam prevention about how bank scammers manipulate people in real time and what families can do to stop them on The CyberGuy Report podcast.

MagicalAuth is designed to take one powerful piece of ammunition away from the scammer: the one-time code. "They can't reuse a stolen code, because there is no code to steal, and they can't phish something the user never sees or types," Eran said.

There is still a limit to what this protection can do. "It does not make fraud impossible, no security does," Eran said. A crook could still persuade someone to send money or approve a transfer themselves. That is a different kind of scam because the real account holder is authorizing the transaction.

"What it doesn't yet solve is a scammer tricking you into approving a transfer yourself, the way romance or investment scams do," Eran said. So, your judgment still counts. Better login security can make account takeover harder, but it cannot stop a scammer from manipulating you into moving money yourself.

Getting a new phone, replacing a SIM or switching to an eSIM can change the information the carrier sees. That may trigger another verification check.

"If a customer gets a new phone, replaces a SIM or activates an eSIM, a carrier may need to re-check that the phone number and device are still properly matched before allowing a sensitive login or transaction," Shawn said. In normal situations, Shawn says that check should happen in the background.

However, if something does not match, the bank or app could ask you to verify your identity another way until the change is confirmed. "That extra step may feel like a little friction, but it is there for a reason," Shawn said. "It helps prevent a fraudster from moving your number to a new SIM and immediately using it to get into your accounts."

Not yet. Glide says MagicalAuth works across iOS and Android through AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, but that does not mean every wireless customer will be supported. Eran says some MVNOs, smaller carriers and many prepaid users are not supported yet.

The age of your phone may not be the deciding factor either. "The experience depends less on the age of the phone and more on whether the customer's carrier, plan and the app they are using are supported," Shawn said.

There may also be times when a network check cannot be completed. "In those cases, the bank or app should have a fallback identity check, so the legitimate customer is not locked out," Shawn said.

If your wireless carrier is helping verify a bank login, you may wonder what information is being shared. AT&T says the goal is to provide a verification signal without handing over more customer information than necessary. "Privacy has to be central to how this works," Shawn said. "The point of these APIs is verification, not sharing more personal information than necessary."

In a typical flow, a bank or app asks whether a phone number can be verified against information available through the carrier network. Shawn described the response this way: "It is closer to a yes-or-no trust signal than a transfer of customer data."

AT&T says the capabilities provide information about the service and SIM, rather than personal information about the customer. That network signal can then become one part of the bank's decision about whether a login should proceed.

Wireless carriers already have access to network signals that banks cannot see on their own. For example, a carrier can know that a phone number was recently moved to another SIM. Now, network APIs can allow trusted services to use some of those signals during authentication. "What's changed is that we're now bringing that same network-level intelligence into the way people verify their identities online," Shawn said.

For banks, that provides another way to judge whether the phone being used during a login matches what the network expects. For you, the interesting part is that the added check could happen without another app or another code to type.

There is no universal rollout date. Glide has made MagicalAuth available to businesses and developers, but banks have to adopt it individually. "Banks have to implement this on their end, and that's starting to happen now with some of the biggest and most innovative banks," Eran said.

Glide's longer-term goal is to move supported users away from SMS authentication rather than leaving text messages available as the easy fallback. "The intent is for this to be the authentication method for supported numbers, not one option among many," Eran said.

Your bank will decide whether and when it adopts SIM-based verification. Until then, you can tighten the security around accounts that still rely on texted codes.

If your bank or another sensitive account supports passkeys, consider using one. Passkeys are designed to resist phishing because you do not have a code or password that can be copied into a fake login page. Eran also recommends using passkeys while banks continue relying on one-time codes.

Set up a PIN or password with your carrier. Also check whether your provider offers a number lock or port-out protection feature. Those safeguards can make it harder for someone to move your number to another carrier or SIM without permission.

If your bank still sends security codes by text, keep them to yourself. If someone calls claiming to be from your bank and asks for one, hang up. Then contact your bank using the official number on its website, app or the back of your card. We've seen how convincing this type of manipulation can become. In one case covered on the podcast, a woman drove to her bank with a scammer still on the phone and nearly withdrew $15,000.

If your phone unexpectedly loses cellular service, contact your carrier. It could be an ordinary outage, but it can also be a warning sign that someone has tried to move your number to another SIM.

If a scammer gets enough of your personal information, the damage can extend beyond one bank login. An identity theft protection service can monitor for signs that your information is being misused and help you respond if something goes wrong. You can also freeze your credit for free with the three major credit bureaus to make it harder for someone to open new accounts in your name. See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at Cyberguy.com

SIM-based verification can make stolen text codes less useful, but scammers can still come after you through phishing links and malicious websites. Strong antivirus software can help detect malware and warn you about some dangerous links before they compromise your device or personal information. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices at Cyberguy.com

Scammers can use details found online to make fake bank calls and other impersonation attempts sound more convincing. A data removal service can help reduce the amount of personal information available on people-search sites and data broker databases. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting Cyberguy.com

I've warned many times about fake bank calls where someone tells you there is suspicious activity on your account. Before long, they're asking for the security code that just landed on your phone. For me, the promising part of SIM-based verification is pretty simple. If that code never shows up, a crook cannot talk you into reading it back. I also like that this approach does not ask you to install another app or become your own security expert. If your bank adopts it, the heavy lifting happens between the bank and the carrier network. But I would not lower my guard. A convincing scammer can still talk you into moving money yourself, and AI-generated voices can make those conversations harder to spot. For account takeover, though, getting rid of the six-digit code could take away one of the easiest tricks in a scammer's playbook.

Would you feel safer if your bank stopped texting security codes and went with this sort of technology? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com

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Pete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run

NASCAR Hall of Famer Kurt Busch opened up about how racing helps him cope with the sudden loss of his younger brother, NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, who died in May.

The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion died at 41 from complications related to "severe pneumonia [that] progressed into sepsis," according to a statement from his family.

"When you get behind the wheel, I feel his presence of… he like sees my mistakes now, like I can't hide them, but it helps me cope with it. I see my brothers in the racing world," Kurt told "The Big Weekend Show" on Saturday.

NASCAR CHAMPION KYLE BUSCH’S CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED BY FAMILY

Kurt’s comments about his brother came after his race in IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix, held on a 1.7-mile course that includes Pennsylvania, Constitution and Independence avenues.

His remarks also follow the inaugural celebration of "Kyle Busch Day" on Aug. 18, a day to honor the late NASCAR icon in a nod to Busch’s famed car numbers.

Kurt, who shared a strong bond with Kyle on and off the track, told Fox News that racing helps him cope with his brother’s sudden death.

"It just feels like someone stole him, and it's still unfathomable," he said.

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"I don't know really how to cope with it other than getting in the car and going racing," he added.

Kurt said the loss of his brother in May came just months after another NASCAR-related tragedy, when his friend and fellow race car driver Greg Biffle died with his family in a plane crash in December.

Kyle, a two-time Cup champion, is survived by his wife Samantha and their two children. His 11-year-old son, Brexton, could eventually inherit his father’s No. 8, which Richard Childress Racing has reserved for him when he is ready to race in NASCAR.

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Kurt said racing has become a positive outlet for the grieving family, allowing them to remain connected to Kyle while carrying on his legacy.

"With Brexton racing… he needs to be around his friend and needs to out there racing because that's what Kyle would have wanted us to do," Kurt said. "And so a lot of ups and downs, just trying to find a middle ground."

Iran says it discovered over 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday she will return to President Donald Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., after leaving her post in the administration.

Leavitt, 28, told reporters aboard Air Force One that she plans to work for MAGA Inc., a Trump-aligned super PAC, though she did not specify her title or responsibilities.

The move sends Leavitt back to a familiar political operation. She served as a spokesperson for MAGA Inc. before joining Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and later becoming White House press secretary.

The White House and MAGA Inc. did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Leavitt's new role.

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"You guys will still see me all the time," Leavitt told reporters on Friday, signaling she intends to remain active in Trump’s political orbit as Republicans gear up for the midterm elections.

Leavitt said Friday’s trip was her last official Air Force One flight as press secretary.

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Trump announced that Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.

Leavitt confirmed her departure in a lengthy post on X, saying she made the "bittersweet decision" after concluding she could not balance the demands of serving as press secretary with being the mother she wants to be to her two young children.

"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt wrote.

Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary in history when Trump returned to office in January 2025.

Her departure also creates a high-profile vacancy in the White House briefing room. Trump has not yet announced who will replace her.

Lando Norris and McLaren beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to take a masterful strategic victory in a compelling Dutch Grand Prix.

Harrison Butker seemed to be in mid-season form on Saturday night as the Kansas City Chiefs played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL Preseason game.

Butker came out onto the field for a 69-yard field goal attempt before halftime. He drilled it through the uprights to give the Chiefs a 9-0 lead going into the locker room. The kick may have been good from more than 70 yards.

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Patrick Mahomes and the rest of his Chiefs teammates celebrated the monster kick with him on the field.

If Butker had made the kick in the regular season, he would have set an NFL record for the longest field goal made in league history. Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little set the mark last season when he made a 68-yard try against the Las Vegas Raiders last November.

Butker holds the record for longest field goal made in Super Bowl history. He hit a 57-yard field goal against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. He broke 49ers kicker Jake Moody’s mark, who initially set the high bar earlier in that game.

Butker may have had the highlight of the night, but he missed some clutch attempts as the Chiefs fell to the Buccaneers 16-15. He missed an extra point and a potential game-winning 43-yard attempt.

He was dissatisfied with his performance overall.

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"You've got to make your kicks. Miss an extra point, miss a game-winner. That's what I care about, not the 69-yarder or whatever it was," Butker said after the game.

"I feel like throughout my career when I've had big kicks, it's been a struggle to finish the game or the next game. I feel like mentally I was good on that 43-yarder. It felt good off my foot. Maybe I need some more caffeine for the second half or something."

A Chiefs penalty nullified Butker’s initial extra-point try after the team scored on an Emmett Johnson touchdown. The re-try bounced off the upright.

"Butker, until the last field goal, had a heck of a day. But he'll be the first to tell you that's the one he'll remember," Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. "He'll learn from it and move on. He's made enough of those big ones for us that we know what he can do."

Kansas City’s final preseason game is on Friday night against the Seattle Seahawks.

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For the more than 2,000 robots competing at a major competition in Beijing, winning a gold medal may not be the ultimate goal. Experts say humanoid robots are still mostly used for research, performances and demonstrations, and mass deployment in everyday environments remains some way off.

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

"We feel we are not alone. Our allies are with us," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Ag. 23.

"So far, he has said that this constitutes an escalation," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Aug. 22. "However, he may change his mind once he sees further arguments."

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During Wagner's Parade interview, she explained that Lemanowicz was the one who introduced her to the lioness program.

"My husband, David [Lemanowicz], was the one who told me about the Lioness program. From that moment on, I knew there was a story to tell. It took about five years, but I never gave up," she told the outlet in 2024.

Wagner previously told Parade that she was raised in a military family.

"My grandfather, my uncle and my father were all Marines," she began. "My husband currently serves in the Army. I come from a very patriotic family, and I’ve always greatly respected the men and women who serve our country."

She told the outlet that, given her background, she was intrigued to star in a show that portrayed women in the military in lead roles.

"I have not seen women in the military portrayed in lead roles like this. It is important to give these women the moment they deserve on screen while not taking any away from the men who also serve. They both deserve our respect for the sacrifices they make," Wagner said.

Wagner's "Lioness" character always has a toothpick in her mouth – which she told the outlet was homage to her father.

Wagner left Los Angeles in 2016 after finding a farmhouse in Tennessee that she previously told People "looked like a scary haunted house" at first.

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When they purchased the home, Lemanowicz and Wagner were engaged and were planning on having a family.

"We wanted a family, and I saw my children running around in the front yard. I knew it could be fixed. And I wanted to be the one to restore this piece of history," she said.

'LIONESS' STAR JILL WAGNER CHOSE TENNESSEE FARM LIFE TO RAISE HER FAMILY

Lemanowicz and Wagner share two daughters: Army Gray Lemanowicz, 6, and Daisy Roberta Lemanowicz, 5.

During an interview with Fox News Digital, Wagner explained that her decision to put roots down in Tennessee was an easy choice given her background.

"We looked in and around North Carolina – couldn't find anything," she said, adding that she's from North Carolina.

"So, Tennessee – found a piece of property in Tennessee. I wanted to get married, and I wanted to have my babies in a place that I thought was magical and, since I was born and raised in the country, that was my idea of what was magical. So, we live there," Wagner said.

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Wagner explained what a typical day looks like on her Tennessee farm.

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"My typical day on the farm is I'm out on my front porch in the morning at 6:30, and then I go to my flowers, and then I listen to my husband complain about the tractor being broken and the fence falling down, and the barn roof flew off last night, and then we just repair everything that's been broken," she said.

"That is my typical day," Wagner added with a laugh.

"Lioness" season three premiered earlier this month and releases episodes every Sunday on Paramount+.

Officers had been pursing a car before it went the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

It’s not unusual to see teams take penalties like this late in the season, especially because teams are only permitted to use a certain number of engines per season. But it could be an especially tough break on a circuit where whether overtaking is possible is still a bit of an unknown.

If you're six places farther down the grid, that's a lot more work you have to do if you want to make your way to the front.

All three of the cars assessed penalties Sunday morning have shown speed at various times this weekend. Ericsson even said Saturday that he believed overtaking would be possible.

Well, now he gets a chance to prove it.

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Sunday morning's brief, half-hour warm-up gave teams one last chance to make sure they and their drivers were set for what is expected to be a grueling 250-mile race around the National Mall.

While a few cars had to take to some run-off areas, the warm-up was otherwise uneventful, which will have teams breathing a sigh of relief.

Now it's on to the race, which will get started at 1 p.m. ET, with pre-race coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on FOX.

China's "Manned Space" program issued a terse announcement on Sunday regarding its much-anticipated Chang’e 7 lunar exploration mission.

The agency stated: "In keeping with the principle of proceeding prudently and reliably, and ensuring absolute success, after a comprehensive assessment it has been determined that the Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch and therefore cannot be carried out during the planned launch window this year."

The Chinese message offered no explanation for the cause of the delay from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, located on an island in the South China Sea. Consisting of a lunar orbiter, lander, rover, and a mini-hopper of a probe, the mission was due to launch as early as Sunday on a Long March 5 rocket. It is intended to land at the South Pole of the Moon.

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The world's fastest man record was shattered on the first day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.

Jamaican Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record of 9.58 set in 2009 was edged by a Beijing-based X-Humanoid robot named Lightning Bolt, which ran 100 meters at 9:39 seconds before smashing into a blue wall.

Before the opening, a humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor completed a 100-meter sprint in a record of 9.32 seconds during a trial of the games, the company said, at a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second.

After smashing into the wall, the robots were placed on a stretcher, unlike Bolt, who was able to jog a lap to celebrate human achievement in 2009.

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The World Humanoid Robot Games, in its second year, features more than 2,000 robots in 51 events and 1,000 competitions like running, table tennis and soccer. The five-day event highlights China's rapid progress in robotics amid a heated tech race with the U.S.

The games, which are taking place in the National Speed Skating Oval built for the 2022 Winter Olympics, opened the same week Beijing was holding the 2026 World Robot Conference, where companies showcased around 3,000 products, including humanoid robots.

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In a standing high jump, a humanoid robot was able to reach 2.88 meters, well above the 0.95 meters best result by a humanoid in last year’s first edition of the games. It surpassed the human high jump record of 2.45 meters set by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor in 1993.

Some spectators at the robot games said they were excited about the humanoid robots’ quickly improving abilities.

Humanoid robots are "evolving rapidly," said Li Yanfeng, an education worker and a Beijing resident.

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"At first, I wasn’t very accepting of artificial intelligence. I was even a bit resistant to it, because of the possibility that it might replace or displace humans," she said. "But now that I see this development is unstoppable, I decided to come and take a look."

"These sports are perfectly normal for humans, but now robots can do them. I find it amazing," said Yang Shangzheng, another spectator.

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Liu Tao, who was watching the games with his son, said that he was hoping to see "the best robots China currently has to offer."

This year’s robot games — which the organizer said has 16 countries participating, among them Germany, Japan and the U.S. — also include other events such as weightlifting and tug of war.

The U.S. has stepped up scrutiny of robots from China, which makes the majority of the world's humanoid robots.

President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots, because they "pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons."

"I welcome these Executive Branch national security determinations, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign produced advanced robotics and power inverters to the FCC’s Covered List," FCC Chair Brendan Carr wrote in a statement last month. "Following President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will continue to do our part to secure America’s critical supply chains and, with today’s action, the FCC is acting in lock step with our national security agencies to do just that."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

In addition to fending off a Democratic challenger, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is wrestling against confusion caused by a candidate who shares his name — Dan J. Sullivan Jr., an independent — and a shrinking window to clear it up.

Alaska state Sen. James Kaufman, a Republican, said he personally remains worried about conflation between the two.

"I’ve had at least one person say they had to slow down to make sure they didn’t make a mistake. And I can only imagine people who are less engaged in politics — I think it can be confusing," Kaufman said.

Results on Tuesday seem to confirm his hunch.

Sullivan Jr.’s campaign, which has focused on his background as a logger, has meaningfully splintered support from the incumbent Republican candidate in the primary — but not enough to create ambiguity about who the frontrunner was in the primary. Now, the question becomes whether the Sullivan look-alike will have a proportional impact in November, given Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, a larger pool of voters and more time for Republicans to warn voters about the dueling Sullivans.

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Former congresswoman Mary Peltola convincingly led the field on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Sullivan by a 5.4% lead.

Notably, the votes that went to Sullivan Jr. wouldn’t have closed the gap entirely had they been cast for the senator, having received just 2.3%.

Even so, Randy Ruedrich, former Republican Party chairman from 2000-2013, believes the confusion is evident.

As an Alaska resident, he pointed out that Alaska’s lone congressman, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, had received as much support in his own primary as the top non-Democrats vying for the Senate seat: Sen. Sullivan, Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes, a veteran.

"Nick Begich, without all this entertainment, has 60,061 votes. Nick Begich has slightly less Republican votes than these three Republicans together," Ruedrich said.

"There is some obvious crossover."

Ruedrich noted that Alaska has grappled with voter name confusion before. He recalled that, in 2022, little-known Buzz Kelly advanced to a general election when enough voters confused him with Republican Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka. Tshibaka had been campaigning using just her first name, effectively creating two "Kelly" candidates.

"We had a lady running who was using her first name to identify herself because her last name is a nightmare," Ruedrich recalled. "We’ve had identity issues and confusion in the past."

Ruedrich believes that attempts to muddy the waters also go beyond just Sullivan Jr.’s campaign. He pointed out that this year looks different for Heikes — the Republican with the third-most support on Tuesday and a familiar face in Alaska politics.

"Now, why am I bringing up Heikes? He is a perennial candidate. He has run a number of times, but he's always been unfunded," Ruedrich said.

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"This year, he has a significant contribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Massachusetts liberal who is contributing to this ultra-conservative Republican, and they're running ads saying that Dan Sullivan is not pro-life; he's pro-abortion."

Heikes has backing from groups like Right for Alaska, which has put roughly $1.2 million up to oppose Sen. Sullivan and $410,000 to support Heikes.

It remains unclear if Heikes will advance to the general election as election results remain unfinalized.

One notable difference between Alaska’s top-four jungle primary and its general election is the implementation of ranked-choice voting in November.

Under this system, voters rank their preferred candidates. If their top choice is eliminated, their support passes on to their next-ranked option. While supporters of the process argue it expands voters' power and greatly increases the influence of candidates that may not otherwise be a top choice, critics believe it also introduces confusion.

Kaufman fears that some voters won’t bother to fill out both the "Sullivans" on the ballot to cover their bases.

He believes there are still some voters in Alaska, especially Republicans, who refuse to use the system, citing disagreements with its implementation.

"Some people have a pretty strong traditionalist perspective: one person, one man, one vote," Kaufman said.

"And so, the ballot fatigue where people just don’t rank because maybe they disagree with it; there’s a pretty strong segment of the population here that just patently disagrees with the rank-choice voting system we ended up with. And they don’t necessarily believe in utilizing it."

Both Kaufman and Ruedrich remain unclear about how much confusion the Sullivan Jr. campaign will add in November, but noted that Republicans will likely make it a focus to highlight the issue in the remaining months of the campaign.

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"It has had some blog coverage and some social media coverage," Ruedrich said.

"I expect that’s going to go up significantly to get more people to understand what the problem really is," he added.

In terms of proportionality, Sullivan Jr.’s most notable support came from his hometown, Petersburg Kupreanof. There, he received 66 votes to Sen. Sullivan’s 213 votes — roughly 33% of the incumbent’s support.

Sullivan Jr.’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

While speaking with Fox News Digital, McDonough explained that "Band of Brothers" also had a special place in his heart because he met his longtime wife Ruvé Robertson while filming the show in the United Kingdom.

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McDonough and the South African model married in 2003 and share five children, Morgan, Catherine, London, Clover and James.

"The greatest thing about ‘Band of Brothers’ other than getting to play Buck Compton and work for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, is I got to meet the love of my life, Ruvé, the very first night I got into town on St. Patrick's Day, 2000," he said. "Five kids later, 26 seasons later, I love her more today than I did yesterday and I love her tomorrow more than I did today."

Other niche rules include restrictions on wearing high heels at ancient ruins in Greece and camouflage clothing in some Caribbean nations, Bowman said.

He added that his biggest tip is to book with a travel adviser who can alert travelers to local rules and restrictions before their trip.

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The expert noted that working with travel advisers isn't always as expensive as it sounds — especially if it prevents people from paying a fine.

"Some of them charge fees, some of them don't," said Bowman. "You can pretty much start in your local community if you don't have one."

Welcome to Sunday Screencaps. I'm back from vacation, and I'd love to report that I'm well rested and ready for whatever comes as we get closer to the start of the NFL regular season and college football.

But that's not entirely true. I'm ready for all that football has in store for us this season, but I'm not well rested at all. That wasn't going to happen. It was never part of the plan.

I spent most of my time off hanging out with my little one, squeezing every last bit out of what was left of his summer break. We did it all, and I think he had a good time, which was the point.

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The first day of school is tomorrow, and he's already had two baseball practices. It's going to get busy quickly, and before you know it we're going to be covered in pumpkin spice in the middle of fall.

While I was out, there was also chatter about OutKick OutDoors heating up, which I'm involved with thanks to my brilliant work covering Bigfoot. All things to come as we spend the next few weeks putting the finishing touches on summer.

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Let's shift gears and get this party started, shall we? We're going on a virtual trip to Chicago where the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took over Lake Michigan for a bachelorette weekend on the water.

The member of America's Sweethearts who is going to be tying the knot is a veteran with five years on the squad under her belt. Her name is Madeline Salter, and she got engaged to a sports card investor back in April.

Why do we know so much about her is a question that some might be asking? It has the appearance of a good question, but it's not. Frankly, we should be asking why we don't know more about this cheerleader and her engagement.

We're talking about a distinguished member of the top cheerleading squad in the league who went to People with her engagement news. And we thank her for that, otherwise we'd be in the dark about where this whole bachelorette weekend came from.

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See, Madeline's future husband surprised her with his proposal. She had no idea that she was going to be receiving a proposal that day.

"I had no idea that this was happening. I thought I was just doing a normal content photo shoot, and then I was surprised by my future husband with the biggest smile."

The old surprise "will you marry me?" when she thought it was a normal content photo shoot. From that to bikinis with her friends on Lake Michigan. What more can I say than congratulations?

In a world where social media trends have people soaking chicken in NyQuil and eating Tide pods, it makes sense that something called the "brown challenge" would emerge.

What is the "brown challenge?"

It's a trend that has evidently been going on for a couple of years, where, Metro reports, people "have taken it upon themselves to try and get public pools to close by either defecating in the water or releasing it from a bag inside their swimwear."

The prank has reportedly caused the closure of more than 300 pools in Spain as the pools have to undergo thorough cleaning and remain closed to the public for 24 to 28 hours.

This shouldn't have to be said, especially for those of you out there respecting summer, but here we are. If you're going to attempt a prank, make sure it's funny.

Taking a dump in a pool is something that sounds like it should be funny, but let's be honest it goes in different direction fast. With that said, don't take a dump in the pool.

- Mike writes:

Almost forgot to send my meat pics. While the wife is away, bacon wrapped tenderloin, prepackaged to just heat and eat.

Keep up the great work.

SeanJo

Whatever you do, don't forget to send your meat pics. Thanks for sending these in and thanks for the support. Keep sending in your meat, I want to see it.

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- Jim T in San Diego:

Driving to daughter's wedding in NorCal, saw this shop deep in the redwoods, and had to stop for you.

Start a new job as a news reporter Monday and so won't be writing in too often but will still be reading along.

SeanJo

Thanks for making the stop. I've been to my share of Bigfoot museums/gift shops and they never fail to entertain.

Congratulations on the new job. Your contributions to the column will be missed.

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- Gen X Warren M writes:

Hey SeanJo,

Hope you had a great vacation searching for Sasquatch!

I grilled up some cheeseburgers for my wife, her BFF, and I, plus baked some fries. Not a bad Saturday evening.

SeanJo

Thanks for sending me your meat. I'm a big cheeseburgers on the grill guy. I never get tired of them.

The first couple of days of my vacation were on the road in what should be prime Bigfoot country. Sadly, I came home empty-handed.

I found no evidence whatsoever. Oddly, I never do.

Yes you are Bill. More fantastic work on the grill. Keep it up and keep sending me your meat.

##########

That's it. I'm officially back from vacation. We're even closer to the start of football that counts and I don't know about you, but that's music to my ears.

Make the most of what's left of the weekend and if you slap your meat on the grill, send it my way. Send whatever else you want too.

The inbox and the DMs are always open. My email is sean.joseph@outkick.com and you can find me here on Twitter and here on Instagram.

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Apple's AirTag 2 is on sale for $85.00 this weekend on Amazon, down from $99.00. This deal is on the 4-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it's a new record low price for the accessory, beating the previous low by about $4.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

We're also tracking a smaller deal on the AirTag 2 1-Pack, available for $24.00, down from $29.00. This is another record low price on the AirTag 2, and both have estimated delivery dates of August 28.




The new AirTag is equipped with a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, enabling the Precision Finding feature to work up to 50% farther away from an item compared to the previous-generation model.

If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.

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Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

The two jets, a Su-33 and a Mig-29, as well as a large Orion strike drone, were hit at the Vityazevo airfield in Russia's southern region of Krasnodar Krai, Robert Brovdi said.

Enes Kanter Freedom said Saturday he was "prepared" to play in the WNBA

Freedom drummed up some controversy earlier this month when he "declared" for the WNBA Draft after lack of support for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her belief that transgender women shouldn’t have to compete against females.

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With the WNBA lacking clarity on its gender eligibility policy and players and coaches seemingly supporting trans athletes’ abilities to join the WNBA, Freedom decided to attempt to make the league put up or shut up.

Freedom appeared on Fox News Channel’s "My View with Lara Trump" on Saturday to talk about the issue.

"I think I will be the best draft pick in WNBA history, literally," he said.

Freedom said Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams’ support for trans athletes and Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s "support trans kids" shirt was what led him to this moment.

"So, there’s other major sports that obviously closed that loophole," he said. "They added ‘biological female’ or ‘born female’ in their collective bargaining. But when I look at them, the WNBA, they didn’t have kind of, you know, reference to biological or anything like that. And all the coaches, I was watching this, and I believe the coach of Minnesota came out with a ‘trans kids belong’ (shirt), so I was like, if no one’s against it and all the coaches are OK with it, think about how much money I can bring, think about all the endorsement deals.

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League officials met to discuss the trans athlete topic and later put out a statement, saying they were continuing the conversation but needled the media for allegedly sewing division in the sport and called out "bad-faith" efforts to undermine the organization.

"The WNBA has no idea what they’re about to face. They’re still trying to figure out what a woman is," he said. "So, let’s see if they can figure that out. So, let’s see what kind of rules that they’re gonna come up with."

OutKick reached out to the WNBA for comment.

Cunningham took her stance on trans athletes in women and girls’ sports in an interview with ESPN.

"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men."

Kanter told Trump that he believed Cunningham was an "American hero."

"First of all, I want to say is, she is an American hero," he said. "Everywhere she goes I see now a lot of people are coming out an actually defending her. But obviously, if you are standing up for something you believe in, you’re gonna get hate all the time.

"But I think she’s inspiring not only the players in the WNBA but girls from all over the world. Not only in America because I get so many messages and they’re saying that, from all over the world, they say, ‘Hey, if you ever see Sophie Cunningham, can you please say hi to her?’"

Several rallies have taken place before WNBA games in support of Cunningham. The latest occurred before the Fever’s game against the New York Liberty on Saturday.

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We are living in the golden age of American capitalism.

The S&P 500 just closed at a record high. GDP is projected to grow 2.5% this year. Corporate earnings are strong, AI investment is booming, and the private sector is firing on all cylinders. None of this happened by accident. President Trump and Vice President Vance came into office with a clear mandate: restore confidence in the American economy, unleash the private sector, and get government out of the way — and the results speak for themselves.

That stands in sharp contrast to what came before. Under the Biden administration, prices for everyday Americans reached levels not seen in a generation — and rather than focus on the real drivers of inflation, Lina Khan's FTC was busy blocking deals that would have created jobs and lowered costs. The mismatched priorities were staggering. While American families struggled with rising egg prices, soaring drug costs, and inflation that hit every corner of their lives, Khan's FTC was on a search-and-destroy mission for private sector activity. She boasted that 43 mergers were abandoned on her watch and counted every killed deal as a "victory." When asked whether companies abandoning deals under government pressure was a win, Khan said simply: "That's right."

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Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission under Chairman Andrew Ferguson has proven to embody a very different spirit. He pledged to "stop Lina Khan's war on mergers" and restore "certainty and clarity" to the review process. That means reviewing mergers on the merits, not on ideology. It means recognizing that as industries evolve, companies must do the same — often through consolidation — or risk being left behind. A company that can't adapt serves no one: not its employees, not its customers, and not the American economy.

The FTC is currently reviewing several mergers that could add to the luster of our golden age and help families where it matters most.

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As just one example, the proposed merger of Covetrus and MWI Animal Health is a clear opportunity for Chairman Ferguson to lower prices for consumers. Americans love their pets, and this deal promises to be good for competition, good for veterinarians, and good for pet parents.

The combination of Covetrus and MWI would create an integrated animal health company with the scale to invest more and ultimately deliver lower prices to the veterinary practices your neighborhood vet depends on. That means better, more affordable care for the pets Americans love. It is exactly the kind of pro-competitive, efficiency-creating deal the FTC should welcome.

Because right now, distributors like Covetrus and MWI are being squeezed from every direction. The big drug companies, who set the price of every product distributors sell, increasingly sell directly to veterinarians, by passing the distributors that built this supply chain. Massive retailers — Amazon, CVS, Chewy — are rushing in. Together, Covetrus and MWI can push back. This is not two dominant firms merging to raise prices. It is two companies evolving and innovating in a rapidly changing market, combining forces to compete against far larger players. The result: better service and pricing for veterinarians, more affordable care for pet parents, and a stronger, more innovative distribution partner for the animal health ecosystem.

The FTC should see this merger for what it is: a pro-competitive response to real market pressures, not a political trophy. Chairman Ferguson has the chance to show that the FTC is no longer in the business of blocking mergers for sport — but in the business of letting American companies do what they have always done best.

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Maintaining a healthy weight can prevent the chronic, systemic inflammation that is linked to metabolic syndrome, which directly accelerates structural skin and tissue aging.

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"The real longevity drug is exercise — aerobic and non-aerobic strength training exercises," Vyas said.

"Someone who's looking for a hotspan or a healthspan, because they're so intimately related … I think they should focus on the basics to start ... the foundation is what's most important," the surgeon added.

Northern Virginia Democrats faced questions about how a Tajik national committed to a psychiatric facility after killing his landlord was twice allowed to leave — once to obtain a passport and once to visit an apartment — before escaping to Tajikistan.

Abdulloi Doniyor Toshpulodzoda had been held at a mental health facility in Falls Church, Virginia, after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing of his landlord but was allowed an escorted visit to the Tajik embassy in Foggy Bottom, DC, and later to an Alexandria apartment, where he obtained an airline ticket to Dushanbe and left the country.

"I don't know about investigation, but certainly it's a bad thing that he's not in our custody, not being subject to the laws of the United States," Rep. Donald Beyer, D-Va., told Fox News Digital when asked if federal authorities should investigate the situation.

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"There's a failure in the system somewhere along the way. I don't know whether it's failure to put [Toshpulodzoda] in the mental hospital or the hospital didn't have the right security to keep them there. But no, we don't want bad guys on the loose," Beyer said. His district includes Alexandria, Arlington and part of Fairfax County, including the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, where Toshpulodzoda was housed.

Beyer pushed back on criticism of Fairfax County, saying he does not believe local leaders would consider it a "sanctuary" jurisdiction for illegal immigrants. He also said he presumed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano was justified in having Toshpulodzoda committed to the psychiatric facility.

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Beyer also pushed back on arguments that Toshpulodzoda should have been deported rather than committed to a psychiatric facility, saying someone who commits a serious crime should face consequences in the U.S. before being sent home.

"Deportation doesn’t seem sufficient punishment for someone whose [committed] a major felony," Beyer said.

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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who represents neighboring Loudoun and Fauquier counties, told Fox News Digital that U.S. laws cover murder and violent crime and that criminals "should be held accountable."

"I've been pretty consistent that if someone's undocumented and they committed a crime, that they should be held accountable for the crime and we should look into whether they should be deported at that point," Subramanyam, a Democrat, said.

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"So you know, I think that's the federal law at this point and we have to go case by case though, because not every person who commits any crime should be deported automatically, right."

Subramanyam said officials should consider the circumstances when illegal immigrants commit minor offenses such as moving violations while also verifying a suspect’s immigration status.

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"We have to make sure we go case by case, but. In the instance of violent crime, for instance, they need to be held accountable," he said.

Subramanyam said he wants accountability on both sides of the process, for suspects who break the law and agents who do the same.

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"I want to make sure that if an ICE officer does the wrong thing that they're held accountable and there's not a cover up for them… that's what happened in the case of Renee Good was that a lot of public pressure led to some people getting removed, but that wasn't enough when they need to actually have the DOJ and FBI investigate and prosecute instances where they're going too far."

Good, an anti-ICE activist in Minnesota, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in January after officials said she tried to strike him with her car while shadowing immigration enforcement operations.

Laura Birnbaum, a spokesperson for Descano, told Fox News Digital that the office did not oppose Toshpulodzoda’s escorted visit to the embassy in 2024 but has successfully argued multiple times in court against his outright release.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Tajik embassy for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Hannah Brennan contributed to this report.

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New York City officials are looking at ways to ease costs for independent grocers as taxpayers foot the bill for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-owned grocery store plan.

The administration is eyeing tax breaks, incentives and zoning benefits to help private grocers manage costs as the city moves ahead with taxpayer-subsidized stores that will receive low- or no-cost real estate, city-funded buildouts and other subsidies.

That could put taxpayers in a position of paying twice, once for the city-run stores and again for incentives that could be used to ease costs for private grocers operating alongside them.

Those city-run stores, meanwhile, are expected to sell groceries at prices 30% below comparable retailers, according to Mamdani’s administration.

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Adam Lehodey, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, said the arrangement masks the true cost of the discounts.

"The 30% savings that Mamdani announced on his government-owned stores are an illusion," Lehodey previously told Fox News Digital. "Taxpayers will foot the bill for millions of dollars in subsidies, and they will operate on government-owned land with rents waived. New Yorkers will still be paying the full price, just indirectly," he added.

Lehodey also warned that pricing groceries well below market rates could create unintended consequences for consumers and business alike.

"Pricing goods significantly below market price creates an additional problem of people purchasing them to resell elsewhere," he said. "Shortages are also likely as people buy more than they otherwise would due to artificially low prices."

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E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, also questioned whether the city's pricing model is financially sustainable, arguing that grocery stores already operate on razor-thin profit margins.

"A 30% discount at stores with a 2% profit margin is simply a loss for taxpayers who will have to make up the difference," Antoni told Fox News Digital. "These artificially low prices will also harm small businesses which will lose sales to taxpayer-subsidized grocery stores."

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), tasked with overseeing the rollout of the program, disputed the suggestion that the municipal stores would hurt neighborhood grocers. The agency said the administration expects the stores to generate additional foot traffic and ultimately benefit nearby businesses.

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The agency also walked back an official's public suggestion Thursday that the city was considering grants for existing grocers. EDC told Fox News Digital that the administration is not currently considering any grant programs for existing grocers.

Waverly Neer, the lead official for NYC Groceries at EDC, told NY1 that the agency was exploring "complementary policies and programs, grants, incentives" to support local independent businesses alongside the city-run stores.

"We're, as an agency, looking at a number of different complementary policies and programs, grants, incentives that can come alongside these grocery stores to support other local independent businesses that in the neighborhoods," Neer said.

EDC subsequently told Fox News Digital that the city's Grocery Task Force is "not currently considering any grant programs for existing grocers."

"However, we are looking at the potential for tax abatement, incentives, and zoning benefits through existing City programs to ensure that the City is doing everything in our power to alleviate cost pressures for small businesses across the city."

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Asked what specific assistance was under consideration, EDC pointed to the city's longstanding FRESH program, which offers tax incentives and zoning benefits to qualifying grocery stores.

The agency also cited Mamdani's recently announced OPEN for Small Business initiative, a package of more than 50 reforms aimed at reducing fines, fees and bureaucracy for small businesses.

Meanwhile, Mamdani has committed $70 million to open five municipal grocery stores. The first is expected to open in Hunts Point in the Bronx by the end of 2027, with additional locations planned for East Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

Under the proposal, private grocery operators will manage the stores' day-to-day operations, including staffing, merchandising and product sourcing, while the city sets pricing requirements and operating standards, provides the locations and absorbs major occupancy costs.

Mamdani has pitched that model as a way to slash grocery bills by eliminating costs such as rent and profit margins.

Whether those savings can be sustained and at what ultimate cost to taxpayers and the city's existing grocers is likely to remain a central test as the first municipal store moves toward its planned 2027 opening.

Mamdani's office referred Fox News Digital's request for comment to the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

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The New York Liberty displayed at least three halftime scoreboard messages supporting transgender fans Saturday, one day after refunding a woman whose paid message thanking XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey was deemed ineligible.

Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season. The activists refused an interview with Fox News Digital, crowded around the reporter putting flags and signs in his face and a sticker on his back, while chanting "trans lives matter!"

The pro-transgender crowd also took the glasses right off the head of a Fox News Digital photographer who was filming the interaction, and never returned them, the photographer says.

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During halftime of the the Liberty’s 109-102 victory over Cunningham and the Indiana Fever, three messages appeared on the arena’s scoreboard.

"Big welcome to the NY Liberty transgender fan community! So excited to be here with you all!!" one message read.

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A second read, "Welcome Trans Liberty fans! You are loved and you belong!"

"Hey trans fans! Glad you're here! Go Liberty!" the third message said.

The messages appeared during the same halftime program in which lesbian hip-hop artist Julie Potter expected her own submission to run.

Potter purchased 25 tickets costing more than $2,000 and paid an additional $100 for a custom scoreboard message before Saturday’s game. Her original submission read, "Thank you Jennifer Sey! XX-XY Athletics will Save the Day!!"

The Liberty accepted Potter’s payment before notifying her the day before the game that the message had been changed to, "Thank you Jennifer Sey, thank you for all you do for XX-XY Athletics."

Potter objected to the rewrite and asked the team either to display her original submission or refund the $100 fee. The Liberty issued the refund Friday.

"Our scoreboard messages are limited to positive, celebratory content, and submissions that may intentionally or unintentionally violate that spirit are not eligible for display," the Liberty sales team told Potter in an email.

The Liberty have not responded to Fox News Digital’s request to explain why Potter’s original wording was ineligible under its "positive, celebratory content" standard.

Potter still attended Saturday’s game, as she purchased 25 tickets for herself and other women's sports activists who attended the Cunningham rally.

Saturday's event brought both the biggest crowd in support of Cunningham and the largest crowd of pro-trans counter protesters of any 'Sophie Night' yet. The counter protesters came in force wielding massive flags, signs and automatic bubble blowers.

Fox News Digital attempted to interview the pro-trans protesters, but none would agree to answer any questions. The protesters then gathered around the reporter from all sides, waving trans flags in his face and put a trans flag sticker on his back. After the protesters gathered around the reporter, they chanted "trans lives matter!" repeatedly for nearly a minute, and shouted over his attempt to ask any questions.

The cameraman who was filming the encounter had his glasses taken right off his head.

New York City Police then intervened to escort the reporter out of the enclosed pro-trans crowd. Police later told Fox News Digital that he didn't do anything wrong, but the escort was for his safety and to keep the peace.

An ambassador representing the pro-trans protesters told Fox News Digital that the protesters had pre-emptively agreed not to do any media interviews as a gesture of solidarity. Fox News Digital has asked the ambassador why the protesters would not participate in any interviews, if the protesters took the photographer's glasses and if the group will offer an apology, but has not received a response.

Cunningham addressed the demonstrations before Saturday’s game.

"Knowing that rallies are happening on both sides shows the platform that the W has and the stunts for attention are just continuing to try and ride the wave that we have," Stewart told a small group of reporters Saturday morning. "I want Liberty fans and even Indy fans that are going to come here tonight to be able to have this arena be a safe space."

Cunningham felt that all the attention that her comments have garnered has been positive by bringing more fans to the game.

"You have a lot of new fans, not only just watching, but coming to games and seeing the environment and seeing the talent," she said before the game. "I think anytime you can get more eyes on the W, that’s an awesome thing, because then that inspires other young kids that maybe have never seen the game or heard about the game or been to a game, they get that experience. So I definitely think that it’s been a very positive thing."

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

Manchester City agree a deal in principle for 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth 100m euros (£86m).

Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reveals his new buzz cut on social media.

Wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines 35 years of Ukrainian independence and the centuries of Russian attempts to control, suppress, and ultimately deny Ukraine’s sovereignty.

"Elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine," Zelensky told journalists.

Content creator Good Good apologises and removes an advert that shows a woman being pushed to the ground as she reached for a man's golf club.

Canada responded to new U.S. tariffs with levies of its own as the two sides trade blame for collapse of talks.

A fast-moving brush fire exploded across more than 10,500 acres outside Reno, Nevada, on Saturday, threatening roughly 1,000 homes and prompting evacuations as powerful winds fueled the flames.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency for Washoe County as the Hawk Fire grew quickly throughout the day. Strong, gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation helped fuel the flames, according to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.

About 400 firefighters and other personnel from local, state and federal agencies were working the fire Saturday evening, both on the ground and from the air. Three helicopters were set to fly overnight as crews worked to protect homes and other property.

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"The Hawk Fire is a very dynamic incident for us as it's being driven by the winds," Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue Chief Richard Edwards said in a video posted to social media.

"The wind-driven fires move very rapidly into our residential areas, creating a lot of challenges for our firefighters to save homes and protect lives," Edwards added.

Officials ordered new evacuations for the Somersett community, including areas north of Somersett Parkway to Robb Drive, as well as neighborhoods north of West 7th Street to North McCarran Boulevard.

About 1,000 homes were also in a "Warning — GET SET" zone, with residents told to be ready to leave.

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Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve urged anyone ordered to evacuate not to wait, saying the fire had already damaged structures.

"If you have been told to evacuate, please don't wait!" Schieve said in a statement. "Structures have already been burned in this fire and your life is more important than a building."

The mayor did not immediately specify what kind of structures were burned. She said leaving before the fire arrives also allows firefighters to focus on battling the flames rather than rescuing people who stayed behind.

Lombardo also said the fire was threatening homes and other structures.

"This is an active and rapidly evolving situation, and I urge everyone in the affected areas to remain vigilant and follow the direction of local officials," the governor said in a statement.

Officials were also keeping a close eye on the fire near a Washoe County correctional facility.

Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said his office was working with fire and emergency crews and was prepared to act if conditions changed.

"The safety and security of every incarcerated individual, as well as our staff, remains a top priority," Balaam said. "We will continue to evaluate conditions and respond accordingly."

Booking a gym class seems like exactly the kind of everyday task you might hand over to an AI agent. But when Andrew Bird did that in Australia, his AI assistant found a way around the gym's booking rules and took an action he never explicitly asked it to take. What happened next is a good example of why giving AI agents more freedom can come with some very real risks.

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Bird, head of AI at Australian software company Affinda, had been experimenting with OpenClaw, AI agent software running with Anthropic's Claude AI service. He wanted the agent to take care of booking a popular gym class.

The agent discovered that the booking software did not properly enforce some restrictions. It found a way to reserve classes several weeks beyond the intended booking window. Later, Bird was fourth on a waitlist for a class. He asked whether the agent could move him to the top.

The agent discovered another weakness. The booking system lacked authorization checks that should have prevented one user from canceling another person's reservation. Then the agent tested that weakness on the person sitting at the top of the waitlist. The cancellation worked. Bird moved from fourth to third. He did not move into the class, and he did not even reach the top of the waitlist.

Bird had asked whether moving higher was possible. He had not instructed the agent to remove another person to make that happen.

That sequence is important because the agent was not following a command to cancel someone else's reservation. It found its own method for pursuing Bird's goal. After the cancellation, Bird immediately asked the AI to undo what it had done. The agent told him it could not add the person back and removed the person at the top of the waitlist.

That bumped Bird from No. 4 to No. 3. What gets my attention is how it got there. The agent found a security weakness and tested it on a real person's waitlist entry without Bird explicitly asking it to do that.

The AI agent deserves scrutiny here, but the booking software had a serious weakness too. A properly secured reservation system should not let one account cancel another person's reservation simply because someone sends the right request to its application programming interface, or API. The agent reported that the API lacked authorization checks for canceling other people's reservations.

That weakness gave the AI an opening. This is worth watching as AI agents become more capable. They can interact with websites and online services that may contain weak authorization controls or other security flaws. A human might see a full class and stop. An AI agent may keep looking for another route.

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After the agent failed to restore the other gym member's place, Bird focused on getting the vulnerability reported. He asked the AI to prepare a responsible disclosure email for the gym software provider. The agent drafted the message and sent it back to Bird for approval.

The Australian news outlet reported that the company behind the booking software declined to discuss specific security issues. Anthropic did not respond to the outlet's request for comment. CyberGuy also reached out to Anthropic for comment, but did not hear back before our deadline.

A chatbot typically waits for a question and gives you an answer. An AI agent can do much more. Depending on the setup, it can interact with websites and use connected tools to complete multi-step tasks. That capability can save a lot of time.

You could ask an agent to research travel options or handle a repetitive online task without walking it through every click. But greater freedom also gives the AI more choices about how it reaches your goal.

That raises a harder question. What happens when an agent finds a method that technically works but crosses a boundary you never intended it to cross? Bird's gym experience gives us a very relatable example. He wanted help with a booking. The agent discovered a software weakness and used it in a way that affected another person.

The gym episode comes as researchers and AI companies examine what happens when powerful AI systems encounter obstacles while pursuing a goal. The Australian report pointed to recent cybersecurity evaluations in which advanced AI models reached real systems they were not supposed to access.

Those situations involved deliberate security testing. Bird's case stands out because it happened during an everyday task, outside a cybersecurity evaluation. AI agents are increasingly being given access to websites and connected services. If those systems contain weak authorization controls, capable agents may find them.

Websites contain bugs. Weak permissions and poorly secured APIs are nothing new. What is changing is the software interacting with them. An AI agent can keep trying different approaches after the obvious route fails. It can inspect available tools and work through a problem without waiting for you to direct every step. That can be incredibly useful when the agent stays within the boundaries you intended.

The concern comes when it decides for itself which methods are acceptable. Bird wanted to move up a gym waitlist. His agent found an option Bird never explicitly authorized. Now think about the same behavior involving your email, financial accounts or other sensitive services. The stakes rise quickly.

AI agents can make tedious tasks easier, but I would be careful about how much authority you hand over.

Give an AI agent access only to the accounts it needs for the job. Avoid connecting sensitive accounts simply because the option exists. More access gives an agent more places where an unexpected action can have consequences.

Whenever the tool allows it, require your approval before the agent sends messages, spends money or changes a reservation. You want to see a consequential action before it happens rather than discovering it afterward.

Do not focus only on the result you want. Tell the agent what methods are off-limits. For example, you could say: "Only use options normally available to me. Do not bypass restrictions, exploit security weaknesses or change another person's account or reservation." That gives the AI clearer instructions about how you expect it to behave.

Test an agent with tasks where a mistake will not cost you money or affect another person. Then watch how it completes those jobs. The final result is only part of the story. The steps the agent takes to get there can tell you much more.

If your AI tool shows its activity history, check it. An agent may deliver exactly what you requested while using a method you never would have approved yourself. Bird's gym experience shows why that oversight is worth the extra minute.

What gets me about this story is how normal Bird's request was. He wanted an AI agent to help him get into a gym class. He was not asking it to break into software or remove somebody from a waitlist. Then the agent found a weakness and used it while trying to accomplish his goal. The booking platform clearly had a security problem. One user should not have been able to remove another person's reservation that way. At the same time, AI agents introduce a new concern. They can keep searching for another way to get something done when the obvious route does not work. I like the idea of an AI assistant taking tedious jobs off my plate. But I want to know when it is about to cross a line I never told it to cross. That becomes much more serious when an agent has access to my email, money or an important account. For now, I would keep a human approval step between an AI agent and any action that could affect somebody else or create a consequence you cannot easily undo.

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Researchers will continue studying the human remains to learn more about the ancient community's diet, movements and living conditions.

"Ongoing research will prioritize the analysis of the osteological remains to examine diets, mobility patterns and living conditions of the communities that occupied the region during the Archaic period," the statement noted.

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The discovery follows other significant necropolis-related finds across Italy in recent years.

Earlier this year, officials found the remains of an ancient sanctuary in northern Italy after construction crews unexpectedly uncovered the site while working on a new highway.

In 2025, archaeologists discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old "city of the dead" in Trento, Italy, dating back to the Iron Age.

A roaring display of American muscle will be unleashed in the streets of Washington, D.C., this afternoon as IndyCar racers zoom through the city in a first-of-its-kind race, capping off a summer of celebration for America's 250th birthday.

"President [Donald] Trump is ensuring America gets the spectacular birthday it deserves as we celebrate our 250th anniversary," White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital.

The race is called the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, and top IndyCar drivers, including this year's Indianapolis 500 winner, Felix Rosenqvist, will take to the streets of the nation's capital vying for victory in vehicles designed to drive at nearly 200 mph.

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The course is a 1.7-mile, seven-turn circuit including a .4-mile front stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House.

"The historic IndyCar race set to take place in our Nation’s Capital will be one of the greatest and most iconic races in history," Ingle said. "The President will leave his imprint on this historic race in a way that only he can." 

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Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., whose home state is also the country's motorsports capital, said the event made her proud of her fellow Hoosiers.

"For 250 years, Americans have been willing to take risks and innovate, and compete, and dream bigger. And, you know, Indycar racing certainly is a testament to that through motorsports, through excellence in manufacturing, and ingenuity — and Indiana certainly embodies that tradition," Houchin told Fox News Digital.

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Houchin also revealed that she got an up-close-and-personal preview of the event by riding in one of the cars for a fast lap around the track.

"I mean, it was incredible. You go down that first straightaway, and it's so fast that you almost lose your stomach for a second. It is thrilling to take one of those turns and see the U.S. Capitol there. It was really special," she said.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took point on the race's organization.

"What’s more American than fast cars racing through the streets of our nation’s capital? If that doesn’t make you proud to be an American, I don’t know what will," Duffy told Fox News Digital. "The Department of Transportation was proud to help bring President Trump’s one-of-a-kind vision to life this weekend for an unforgettable celebration of America’s talents, innovation, and drive for excellence. At 250 years, freedom doesn’t just ring — it revs!"

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Trump previewed the event in July. Standing outside the White House, he spoke alongside Penske Corporation founder and chairman Roger Penske, the company's president, Bud Denker, and Duffy.

"Unprecedented events will take place next month right here in our nation's capital. On Aug. 22 and 23," Trump said at the time.

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"It will be an awesome display of American patriotism and raw horsepower ingenuity. You're going to see cars at the level that they've never been at before, with cars racing more than 190 mph and even higher than that down Pennsylvania Avenue," he continued.

Trump also thanked Duffy for helping to make the race happen.

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"But what Sean Duffy has done with these incredible, brilliant people is really amazing. It's going to be a sight for the ages," he said. "It really will be something special, and they're going to go all around the National Mall at speeds that are not quite, if we did that during the regular day, I think people would be put in jail, perhaps for the rest of their lives."

When remarks concluded, one of the IndyCars demonstrated a pit stop.

All four tires on the vehicle were changed, and its gas tank was filled in less than six seconds as the president and media looked on in awe.

The event, which begins at 1 p.m. ET, offers free general admission and is open to the public.

The NTT IndyCar Series is about to hold a once-in-a-lifetime event on the streets of Washington, D.C., the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

Organizers expect 140,000 fans on race day, and tickets — which were free — were gone in a flash.

But fear not, you can still catch all the IndyCar action in the nation's capital.

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The 250-mile race is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. ET on a circuit that begins in front of the Capitol Building, makes a left down Pennsylvania Avenue and then weaves through the National Mall back to the start-finish line.

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The race, like all IndyCar races this season, will be on Fox.

As previously stated, the race will begin at 1 p.m. ET, but a special extended prerace show will start at 11:30 a.m. ET on Fox.

First of all, if that's the case, you're pretty cool.

And you're in luck! Like many IndyCar weekends, there will be a brief pre-race warm-up session starting at 9 a.m. ET on FS1.

If you're not a cable customer and haven't invested in a good ol' fashioned pair of rabbit ears, you're in luck. All sessions, whether they air on Fox, FS1, or FS2, can be streamed on FOX ONE.

After the checkered flag flies at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, teams will shift their focus to a very different track, the Milwaukee Mile.

The legendary track will host a doubleheader weekend of races on Aug. 29 and 30, both of which will air on FOX.

Migrants clash with police and cut through a fence at a Greek detention center

Zelensky said that Ukrainian military struck an Iskander ballistic missile launcher near Ukraine's borders on Aug. 22, without providing further details.

Iran says Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran on Monday

The first telegram arrived in Singapore on a Monday, sent from the city of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). “Terrific detonations from Krakatau (volcanic island),” it reported. Soon afterward: “Stones falling. Village near Anjer washed away.” The wires continued clattering out news of bridges destroyed, boats smashed, lighthouses “disappeared.” By noon on Tuesday, the scope of the natural disaster was clear: “Where once Mount Krakatau stood the sea now plays.”

Within days, the source of the destruction was known worldwide. On the morning of August 27, 1883, a volcanic eruption had obliterated two islands in the strait between Java and Sumatra, and most of a third. More than 36,000 people perished, the majority in devastating tsunamis that raced outward from the colossal explosion.

Thanks to Victorian-era telecommunications, it was the first time in history that people around the globe could begin to document, in near real time, the immediate and long-term effects of a catastrophic volcanic eruption. What they learned over the next few years laid the foundations for the modern science of volcanology. And it was an especially eye-opening lesson in how the biggest eruptions can influence climate, agriculture, and even the course of human history.

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A Florida couple is being charged with child neglect after allegedly keeping four children confined in the cab of a tractor-trailer for almost six years without "time to take showers, use the restroom," or "exercise outside," arrest records show.

The children "have not been allowed to attend school for approximately five years," they told interviewers at a child advocacy center, according to an arrest report.

Keisha Epps, 51, and her fiancé, Tamra Marshon Stewart, 37, have been living in the cab with the children while Epps works as a truck driver, driving a route between Miami and Atlanta, according to court documents.

Since December 2019, the children were kept inside the vehicle "for the majority of their days."

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A detective on the case reported the children were "walking with an unnatural gait from being confined to the cab."

They were "fed poorly," and they never received medical or dental care—even for emergencies, the report shows.

During the interview, one of the children recalled a time she "burned herself badly with cooked noodles."

"There was a lot of blood," she said.

Neither Stewart nor Epps took her to get medical treatment, the child told investigators. The child has a "permanent scar" from the burn, court records show.

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Stewart, who "would watch" the children when Epps was sleeping, showering, and driving the truck, the children said. And when the children witnessed sexual abuse and confronted Stewart, he "beat them by punching them in their heads," reports show. The identity of the alleged victim of sexual abuse wasn’t clear.

The children said they told Epps about the sexual abuse and saw her witness the sexual abuse. She called one "derogatory names and continued to leave them alone with" Stewart, reports show.

One of the children was found to have an untreated sexually transmitted infection.

All four children shared a bunk in the cab so small that they had to lie "curled up side by side because they could not fit," reports show.

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Both Epps and Stewart were arrested on Aug. 6, 2026, according to a heavily redacted report filed with the court by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Epps and Stewart both were charged with four counts of child neglect—one count for each child. Each count of a third-degree felony is punishable by up to five years in prison, up to five years probation and a fine of up to $5,000 Investigators said their actions demonstrated a "committed, willful failure or omission to provide a child with the care, supervision, and services necessary to maintain the child’s physical and mental health, including but not limited to, food, nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, medicine and medical services that a prudent person would consider essential to the wellbeing of the child."

According to court documents, "capital sexual battery charges" against Stewart will be filed in the "9th Judicial District by the Statewide Prosecutor," a report shows. Under Florida law, anyone convicted of sexual battery of a child younger than 12 years old can face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

All information about the children was redacted from reports, including their sexes, ages and relationships to each other and to Epps and Stewart. Epps and Stewart are being held in the Duval County Jail awaiting trial. Bond was set at $400,012 for Epps. Stewart was being held without bond.

She also spoke to Obama and Robinson about why she decided not to have children.

"I said a lot of things when I was younger, because I didn’t want them, kids. I saw a lot of people, I saw a lot of my family members needing babysitters and them not having a choice, and you know, no freedom. So when you’re younger, those are the choices you make, ‘I don’t want any kids,'" Blige said.

However, she said that her perspective changed as she got older and she began to see the value that children brought to her family members' lives.

As World War II unfolded, she worked on NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) vans serving tea and food to troops and painted white lines on roads before she was old enough to enlist. In 1942, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army.

She was later posted to the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill, where she drove gun limbers — vehicles used to transport artillery equipment — across firing ranges. Because the work was considered dangerous, she received an additional four pence a day.

After the war, her work took her into an even more secret world.

"She went into secret service," Lowther-Pinkerton said. "So she joined MI5, which was the equivalent. It's a sort of mixture between the FBI, I think, and the CIA. And she was in that during the Cold War."

Sue's intelligence career began even before she joined MI5. According to The Telegraph's obituary, she worked in Army intelligence in Singapore after leaving the military in 1948. There, she was entrusted with secret communications concerning HMS Amethyst's planned 1949 breakout from China's Yangtze River.

After returning to Britain in 1951, Sue joined MI5 and worked at Leconfield House. But she remained fiercely guarded about what she did there — even with her son, who would go on to serve in the Irish Guards and the Special Air Service (SAS).

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Growing up, Lowther-Pinkerton heard stories of his mother being raised in India and eventually getting "kicked out of every educational establishment she ever went to." He described his mother, who didn’t see her parents for years on end, as "incredibly wild."

Sue received 11 marriage proposals before Lowther-Pinkerton’s father, Anthony Hull Lowther-Pinkerton, or "Rumpty," a "great big Anglo-Irishman" who was "everybody’s life and soul of the party," wooed her.

"[They] had all of us children and went to live in Suffolk, which is where I grew up," he said. "... [My father] could go up and down in moods. And my mother just ... kept the family going absolutely on the straight and narrow through the middle with her calmness really. That was the great thing about her. Nothing fazed her."

"I remember one occasion when my father got really down in the dumps," he recalled. "She made really good roast potatoes for lunch. And she’d obviously had enough. She got this potato, and she flung it down the dining room table with [my sister] Sarah and me on either side thinking, ‘My goodness, what’s going to happen now?’

"And she hit my father clean between the eyes. My father was literally crying with laughter within about 20 seconds. She just knew. It wasn’t always roast potatoes, but she knew how to deal with him."

According to Sue’s obituary, she remained in MI5 until leaving in 1956 to start a family. For almost 50 years, she helped organize the annual Poppy Appeal, a fundraising campaign supporting veterans, active-duty service members and their families. For several decades, she also delivered Meals on Wheels to remote cottages and farmsteads.

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Lowther-Pinkerton’s life also took an unexpected turn. He went on to serve in the royal household as an equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

"She was an absolute joy to be with," he said with a smile. "She was like everybody’s favorite granny. She had a bolt of steel running down her spine, so nothing fazed her."

"She was the daughter of a Scottish girl who grew up in Glamis Castle. When she was 15, her favorite brother was killed in the trenches in the First World War. And Glamis Castle was given over, at least a part of it, to being a military hospital for wounded soldiers coming back from the First World War."

"Like my mother, she had an incredibly sharp memory," he continued. "I remember sitting with the Queen Mother at lunch and talking about the war. It was enlightening. And she had a wonderful sense of humor. I absolutely adored her."

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The gig came with perks. Lowther-Pinkerton laughed when reminded that he would mix the martinis for her parties. He previously told People magazine the drinks were seven parts gin with "a whiff of vermouth." According to the outlet, he would top her "decent-sized drink" with ice.

Lowther-Pinkerton served as a private secretary to Prince William, Prince Harry, and later Kate Middleton, from 2005 to 2013, People reported. He served as a mentor for the princes. His son Billy was a page at William and Kate’s wedding.

The couple later asked Lowther-Pinkerton to be a godfather to their eldest son, Prince George.

Lowther-Pinkerton said the remarkable women in his life have inevitably influenced his writing. "It all seeps in," he said.

His mother, however, remains at its heart.

"Somebody of strength, somebody who has their own opinions and is not going to be pushed around," he said of the legacy he hopes Sue leaves with readers.

A Catholic organization is pressing Massachusetts bishops to act against Democratic Gov. Maura Healey after she signed a new law that will eliminate the state’s previous restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks, making Massachusetts the 10th state to permit the procedure up to birth.

"To weaponize Catholic virtues, to weaponize Christian virtues in the defense of something so egregiously contrary to the faith is a new moment in the political landscape and in the way in which bishops should deal with politicians," CatholicVote president and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt told Fox News Digital.

CatholicVote is urging Massachusetts bishops to determine whether Healey, who is Catholic, incurred automatic excommunication under canon law and, if so, formally declare it.

In a letter to the bishops, Reinhardt argued that Healey should be considered an "accomplice" in abortion under Catholic canon law and that her actions warrant formal discipline.

The law, signed by Healey in mid-August and set to take effect Nov. 8, will allow abortions beyond the state’s previous restrictions based on a physician’s professional judgment, reigniting a decades-old fight over how Catholic leaders should respond to Democratic politicians whose support for abortion rights conflicts with Church teaching.

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While Catholic politicians have repeatedly faced condemnation, warnings and calls for consequences, formal discipline from bishops has been uneven — a divide CatholicVote says Healey's latest move should force Church leaders to confront.

"We’ve seen generations of Catholic politicians now claim this same exception," Reinhardt said, referring to politicians who say they are personally opposed to abortion while supporting abortion rights. "It gave cover for too many years and now that cover is no longer possible."

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Bishop Robert Barron, who leads the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, sharply condemned the new Massachusetts law and the celebration surrounding its signing.

"Please understand what this means. A fully-formed child, moments before exiting the birth canal, can be eviscerated, chopped into pieces, have its head crushed or skin burned off," said the bishop in an X post.

"What I found particularly gross was the reaction of the entirely female crowd around the female governor of Massachusetts as she signed this barbaric provision into law," he said, referencing those surrounding Healey during the signing.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee reposted the bishop’s comments, highlighting, "They were clapping and cackling with delight because what can only be called infanticide can now be practiced with impunity in their state" along with "[microphone emoji] dropped."

Barron’s condemnation reignited a broader conversation over whether Catholic bishops should move beyond public criticism and impose consequences on Catholic politicians who champion abortion rights in defiance of Church teaching.

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"It’s left entirely to the bishops," Reinhardt said, adding that when politicians are allowed to publicly take positions "so contrary to the faith," it "creates confusion for people in the pews."

Both Reinhardt and Barron referenced previous examples invoking former New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1984 Notre Dame speech.

At the time, Cuomo said that Catholic politicians could personally accept the Church’s opposition to abortion without necessarily imposing that belief through civil law.

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"We’ve seen generations of Catholic politicians now claim this same exception," said Reinhardt.

Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was barred from receiving Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in 2022 because of her public support for abortion rights.

"It’s certainly a tool that bishops have in their legislative disciplinary toolbox, which is to say, you know, actually you’ve found yourself in a state of grave sin because you’ve publicly advocated for this so I can no longer give you the Holy Sacrament," said Reinhardt.

Fox News Digital reached out to Healey's office and Massachusetts Catholic bishops for comment.

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As global attention remains fixed on tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a petroleum geologist is warning that the more consequential energy story may be unfolding thousands of feet underground — and could continue long after any political agreement ends the fighting.

Art Berman, a petroleum geologist and energy consultant with more than four decades of industry experience, told Fox News Digital that millions of barrels of Persian Gulf oil production remain shut in and warned that restoring those wells is far more complicated than simply reopening the strategic waterway.

"This is potentially a kind of a world-changing event, even if we resolve the political issues," Berman said.

"The bigger story and the more important one long term is that 8 million barrels of Persian Gulf production is currently shut in and world production is down about 10 million barrels a day," Berman explained.

"We can move tankers around and we can obsess about, you know, are there 4 million barrels getting through or are there 6 million or 9 million or whatever the right number is," he added. "But eventually, those tankers have to be filled with oil."

A White House official, speaking on background, pointed to the sharp decline in oil prices following the signing of the MOU and said the Strait of Hormuz is open, with the U.S. naval blockade in full effect.

Berman's estimate of Gulf shut-ins is broadly consistent with the latest assessment from the International Energy Agency. The IEA said in its Aug. 12, 2026, Oil Market Report, "Gulf oil production rose by a further 2.5 mb/d in July to 23.9 mb/d, still 8.3 mb/d below pre-war levels."

Global oil supply remained 6.3 million bpd below year-earlier levels, according to the agency.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration offers a somewhat different estimate.

EIA assessed production shut-ins at an average 5.5 million bpd in July, while warning that continuing constraints on Hormuz transit had forced the agency to increase its forecast for shut-in production in August. EIA expects production and trade patterns to generally return to pre-conflict conditions in early 2027, but says some Gulf producers may not regain their previous output during its forecast period.

The distinction is important because much of the public discussion has centered on what the industry calls the midstream problem — whether tankers can safely transport oil through Hormuz — while Berman argues that the upstream problem of producing the oil itself could prove more enduring.

"The very last thing in the world I ever want to do is to shut in a well," Berman told Fox News Digital.

Restarting a well requires restoring communication between equipment at the surface and reservoirs thousands of feet underground, he explained, and extended shutdowns can create complications inside the reservoir and well.

"This is not like turning on a switch for a light bulb," Berman said. "It's a complicated, high-risk, relatively long-term process, and we don't know the outcome."

Berman estimated that roughly 80% of affected wells could return close to their previous production levels, although he said that could take weeks or months. He said many of the remainder could require additional engineering work and some could ultimately produce at lower rates.

"Some of that production will never come back," he predicted.

Other energy analysts agree that restarting Gulf production presents substantial technical challenges. But Wood Mackenzie is more optimistic than Berman about the ultimate recovery.

Its analysis projects that fields affected by the Hormuz closure could return to approximately 70% of their previous production within three months and 90% within six months, assuming a controlled restart. The final roughly 1 million bpd could take considerably longer.

Berman also warned against assuming that a ceasefire or political agreement would immediately restore pre-war energy flows.

Shipowners, insurers and crews would first have to become confident that tankers could safely navigate the waterway, while other logistical and security issues could continue even after governments reached an agreement.

"A simple political agreement doesn't mean the problem's over," Berman said.

Berman's argument goes considerably further than predicting a slow oil-market recovery.

He contends that the Persian Gulf conflict represents a fundamental shock to the global energy and economic system — one whose consequences will persist even after the immediate crisis ends.

Asked about his comparison with the COVID-19 pandemic, Berman told Fox News Digital that the scale of oil production affected by the current crisis makes it comparable to the largest economic disruptions of recent years.

"This is not just a news cycle," Berman said. "This is potentially a kind of a world-changing event, even if we resolve the political issues."

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The United States is the world's largest oil producer, but Berman argues that does not isolate American consumers from the disruption.

"The oil market and the refined products market is global," he told Fox News Digital.

Berman noted that U.S. refineries require different grades of crude to produce the country's mix of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other petroleum products, meaning domestic production alone cannot eliminate America's exposure to international markets.

"The problem for the U.S. isn't that we don't have enough oil, we almost do," Berman said. "It's that the oil we have isn't the right kind" for everything American refineries produce.

EIA reported July 15 that Hormuz disruptions had already pushed international buyers toward alternative sources of petroleum products, contributing to higher U.S. refinery margins, production and exports.

Whether that recovery proceeds as EIA expects or encounters the technical obstacles Berman warns about could determine how long the economic consequences of the conflict linger after the shooting stops.

For Berman, the question is no longer simply when tankers return to Hormuz. It is whether the global energy system that emerges afterward will ever operate quite the way it did before.

The White House pushed back on concerns that the disruption represents a lasting threat to U.S. energy security, pointing to record American production and blaming Iran for instability in the critical shipping corridor.

"Thanks to President Trump, the United States is now the world’s number-one producer and exporter of oil and gas. Record oil and gas production strengthens our energy independence and national security," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital.

"The Iranian regime’s terrorist actions in the Strait of Hormuz have proven that our allies need to invest in reliable, affordable, and secure energy sources and advance new partnerships with the United States that enhance the world’s energy security," Rogers added.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House, U.S. Energy Information Administration and Defense Intelligence Agency for comment.

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Several Puerto Ricans interviewed by Fox News Digital in San Juan, Puerto Rico voiced opposition to becoming America’s 51st state, arguing that it would send the economy into turmoil and strip the island of its cultural identity.

"I don't think it should be a state," Carly, who grew up in Puerto Rico and now lives in Connecticut, told Fox News Digital. "I don't want them to do PR how they did with Hawaii. I don't want taxes to spike. People’s wages here are really low to maintain life here."

Statehood for Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since the United States acquired it from Spain in 1898, has long been debated among both the U.S. government and Puerto Rico’s local government.

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The statehood debate carries significant economic implications for the island, including potential changes to how Puerto Rican residents and businesses are taxed. Puerto Rico operates under a different federal tax structure than the states — statehood would bring the island more fully into the federal tax system.

"Everything would become more expensive than it already is and locals [have] already been struggling for a while now," Alejandra from San Juan, Puerto Rico, said. She continued, "It would make stuff even worse."

Puerto Rican Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, a member of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party and ally of President Donald Trump, is an advocate of the push for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state. She argues that achieving statehood goes hand-in-hand with achieving equality, as her party has claimed unequal treatment in numerous federal programs.

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One Puerto Rican resident who spoke with Fox News Digital cited the public scrutiny of Trump as a reason for not wanting to gain statehood. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, residents of the territory cannot vote in the general election for president.

"There's a lot of controversy with the… especially the president right now," a woman from Puerto Rico who referred to herself as "Boo" said. "We don't want to be a part of that, for sure."

A nonbinding referendum on the issue held in November 2024 asked Puerto Rican voters to choose between statehood, independence, or associated independence — which leaves certain issues to be negotiated individually. The vote found that 59% of those voting were in favor of statehood, with 29% favoring independence and 12% for associated independence.

"I believe that we can be our own independent country," Angelie, another Puerto Rican resident, said. "I think that we have the full potential to become an independent country since we have been colonized for so, so many years."

She continued, "We had the chance to be a country then the United States, no hate though, colonized us and promised us something and then it was another stuff."

Another resident expressed his support for Puerto Rico gaining independence, but said it's "not ready for that."

"I truly believe that Puerto Rico should be part of the nations around the world as an independent nation like the U.S. is," Luis from Puerto Rico said.

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Luis also cited Puerto Rico’s economic relationship with the federal government as one reason he questions whether the island is prepared for independence.

"The reality is that we have been… tailored to the U.S. — not citizens, the U.S. government, federal government — to their liking," Luis said. "In other words, they have been feeding us with a lot of federal funding and people are used to that."

He continued, "A lot of people do not work just because they are used to get the federal funds. So that's a shame."

In addition to the economic concerns presented, "Boo" pointed to her fear that Puerto Rico would lose its culture if it joined the U.S. as a state.

"Puerto Rico is already being very Americanized," she said. "I wouldn't like that to keep going on if we become a state because it will lose the heart and soul."

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As President Donald Trump looks to revive summit diplomacy with Kim Jong Un, he faces a North Korea with a larger nuclear arsenal, a powerful new partner in Russia and far less incentive to strike a deal than it had during his first term.

Trump’s renewed outreach comes as he remains locked in a nuclear standoff with Iran, reopening another piece of unfinished business from his first term. Unlike Iran, however, North Korea already possesses a mature nuclear arsenal and multiple delivery systems, leaving Trump with little prospect of eliminating the threat militarily and a narrower path to a deal than he had eight years ago.

Victor Cha, the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Trump may see renewed North Korea diplomacy as both a chance to shift attention from Iran and an opportunity to reduce the number of adversaries confronting the United States.

"I think he frankly wants to take the headlines off of Iran," Cha told Fox News Digital, arguing that Trump also sees North Korea as a fundamentally different nuclear challenge. "There really isn't a military solution for a country like North Korea that has 50, 60, 70 nuclear weapons and several delivery systems for those weapons."

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That leaves a sweeping denuclearization agreement increasingly out of reach. A more limited negotiation could instead focus on restricting nuclear and long-range missile tests, establishing crisis communications, weakening Pyongyang’s growing ties with Moscow or reaching a peace agreement that leaves Kim’s nuclear arsenal intact.

"There is no grand bargain with North Korea that quickly eliminates the country's nuclear arsenal," Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, told Fox News Digital. "North Korea can drive a harder bargain now than it could have in 2018."

Trump said this week that he expects to meet Kim before the end of the year. He has cast the personal relationship that produced their earlier meetings as an asset for restarting diplomacy.

"I get along with him," Trump said. "And you know what? The fact that I get along with him, that's a good thing, not a bad thing."

A White House official told Fox News Digital on background that the leaders "will meet at the appropriate time," but the official did not provide a date, location or details about preparations.

Trump’s potential payoff is a limited agreement that reduces the immediate nuclear danger rather than eliminates North Korea’s arsenal. Cha identified several objectives short of denuclearization, including formally banning nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, reducing Pyongyang’s ties with Moscow and establishing a crisis-management channel between the United States and North Korea.

Cha said Trump is also likely interested in a peace declaration or treaty that would allow him to claim progress on a conflict that has remained technically unresolved since the 1953 armistice.

Washington’s bargaining chips include phased sanctions relief, reductions in military exercises or U.S. force posture, a possible peace agreement and the political value of direct engagement with the U.S. president. For Kim, a deal that leaves his nuclear weapons intact could itself look like progress toward the regime’s long-running goal of winning de facto acceptance as a nuclear weapons state.

Kim may also have another reason to keep Trump engaged. Cha pointed to the president’s willingness to use military force during his second term, arguing that North Korea may see continued contact with Trump as a way to reduce the risk of a confrontation.

Trump may have already made his first negotiating play. Cha pointed to the president’s reduction in joint exercises with South Korea, a step Trump also took during his first round of diplomacy with Kim.

North Korea dismissed the move as insufficient and launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters the following day.

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Anthony Ruggiero, who served as the National Security Council director for North Korea during Trump’s first term, said the reduced exercises fit a pattern established during the president’s earlier diplomacy with Kim.

"I'm kind of surprised that people are surprised. President Trump took the same action in his first term, and the only thing that's really surprising is not that he did it; it's that he waited this long to do it," Ruggiero told Fox News Digital.

At their 2018 Singapore summit, Kim signed a broad pledge to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The agreement set no timetable or verification terms, and Pyongyang now rejects denuclearization as the basis for negotiations.

Eight years ago, Kim was under heavier pressure from U.N. Security Council sanctions and a worsening food situation, Cha said.

"And in many ways, Trump had the leverage. It's a very different situation now," Cha said.

That leverage has shifted in part because of North Korea’s deepening relationship with Russia. Pyongyang’s weapons and troop support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine have brought it closer to a powerful partner capable of providing economic and military support while shielding North Korea from additional accountability at the U.N. Security Council. China also remains a crucial economic partner.

Even so, sanctions relief could still be a powerful incentive. Ruggiero said pressure loses force if the United States does not keep closing the workarounds North Korea uses to evade it.

"The North Koreans always complain that the sanctions don't hurt them, but then that's the first thing they always ask for," he said.

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The recovery of American war dead could also provide Trump with a concrete humanitarian result. The Singapore agreement included a commitment to recover the remains of U.S. service members killed in North Korea during the Korean War, and Pyongyang returned 55 boxes believed to contain American remains in 2018.

A future agreement could seek to restart recovery efforts inside North Korea, where joint U.S.-North Korean recovery operations last took place in 2005.

But a sweeping disarmament deal remains unlikely. Davenport said Trump should instead focus on measures that reduce nuclear risk and slow the program’s growth, including a missile-test moratorium, crisis communication and a potential freeze on nuclear development.

"The ideal would be a return of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, but that's not going to happen early in the process," Davenport said.

She said satellite imagery could still help monitor reactor operations, plutonium reprocessing and missile testing, even if verifying a halt in uranium enrichment would be far more difficult.

A direct crisis-management channel could carry value of its own — Washington has no established direct military line to Pyongyang.

"If all of a sudden our radars pick up a ballistic missile flying through the air, we have no way of contacting North Korea to ask them, ‘Is this your intent? Did you send this?’" Cha said.

Cha also sees a measure of restraint in North Korea’s recent record. Pyongyang conducted several intercontinental ballistic missile tests during the Biden administration, including launches in 2022, 2023 and 2024, but has not tested an ICBM in flight since Trump returned to office. North Korea has not conducted a nuclear test since 2017.

Any agreement would also test the U.S.-South Korea alliance. Seoul may welcome renewed dialogue after years without negotiations, Cha said, but it will be wary of concessions involving U.S. troop levels or exercises.

Cha said South Korea likely did not know in advance that Trump would reduce military exercises, but Seoul could still view renewed U.S.-North Korea negotiations as a net positive if they restart diplomacy. Longer term, however, South Korea would want a role in the negotiations and assurances that its alliance interests are not sacrificed in a deal with Pyongyang.

"Where the rubber really hits the road on this is the whole question of U.S. troops in Korea because North Korea would like them out, South Korea would like them to stay, and it's not entirely clear what President Trump wants," Cha said.

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Saturday dismissed "AI doomsdaying," warning that China benefits from "overreaction" by the United States as the two countries compete for dominance in artificial intelligence.

Fetterman shared an article on X highlighting a Bloomberg analysis examining what it described as the narrowing U.S. lead over China in the AI race and the faster pace at which Chinese companies are deploying advanced models.

The Pennsylvania Democrat reacted to the report by arguing that advancements in AI are critical to national security.

"AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security," Fetterman wrote.

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Fetterman added that pulling back on the emerging technology would only benefit America's competitors.

"China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction," he wrote. "I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying."

Saturday's post was Fetterman's latest call for the U.S. to aggressively pursue AI development.

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Fetterman's stance puts the Pennsylvania Democrat largely in step with Trump on the need to accelerate AI development and expand the nation's data center infrastructure.

Earlier this month, Fetterman reacted to an article reporting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was eyeing a potential pause on AI development, arguing such a move would be welcomed by China.

"America must lead in the development of AI, otherwise we live under China's rules," Fetterman wrote. "That must not happen."

Fetterman has also championed the development of data centers. In March, he pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on new AI data centers in the U.S., blasting the proposal as "China First."

His comments came after President Donald Trump earlier this week encouraged governors and local officials to welcome the construction of AI data centers.

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"The construction jobs are enormous. We're building the biggest plants anywhere in the world. And I can say, if I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous, and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.

The president also said the AI industry needs "a little public relations help" as Americans have expressed concerns about data centers being built in their communities.

A Gallup poll from May found a majority of Americans opposed the construction of new data centers near where they live.

Those surveyed who opposed the facilities cited concerns including their electricity and water consumption and potential environmental impact.

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Trump signed an executive order in July aimed at expediting the permitting process for data centers.

Regarding the regulation of AI, Trump suggested the industry "may be bigger than the internet."

"We're leading by a lot with AI. We want to keep it that way. We want to regulate, but we want to have regulation where they can continue to lead, not regulation that's going to stifle a very important industry," Trump said.

Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg and James Cirrone contributed to this report.

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A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video.

The couple, Victoria Puyol and Joshua Card, were visiting Gatlinburg to celebrate their seventh anniversary when they stopped at The Spice & Tea Exchange on Friday, which is where Card spotted an unexpected visitor near the entrance.

"There's a bear," Card recalled saying.

At first, Puyol said she didn't quite process what was happening, but when Card and the store clerk repeated themselves, she turned and saw the animal standing in the doorway.

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The couple recalled guidance to back away from bears, but as they stepped away, the bear ventured farther into the store. The clerk directed them behind the register, where they had access to an emergency exit.

The curious intruder appeared particularly interested in the shop's inventory, tearing into a sweet-tea blend and investigating tea diffusers as a crowd gathered outside. An employee from a neighboring store sounded an air horn, the couple said, but it appeared to have little effect on the bear.

Card began recording as the bear approached the counter.

"Hey, what you doing there, buddy?" Card can be heard saying in the video.

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The bear then turned and jumped onto the counter, prompting Card to step backward.

"He's talking to this thing like it's a puppy," Puyol recalled. "It's a bear. It's not a puppy. It's a bear."

Card said he initially thought the animal might have been a "show bear" on a leash with a handler nearby because they were in such a populated area. He quickly realized it was a wild bear.

Card, a military veteran who also has experience as a lifeguard, said his background dealing with emergency situations helped shape his reaction. He described feeling uncertain about what the young animal was capable of and whether he should intervene or simply give it space.

"This didn't really feel like an emergency," Card said. "It felt unpredictable to me."

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Card said the bear appeared more curious than aggressive.

"He didn't really seem threatened," he said. "Even when he jumped up on the counter, I was like, okay, well, I'm going to take a step back."

Puyol said she was more shocked than frightened.

"I wasn't scared," she said. "I was just shocked."

"I wasn't like, 'Oh my God, it's a bear, I'm going to die,'" she continued. "No, it was like, there's a wild animal, like eight feet away from me."

Adding to the irony, Puyol said she had repeatedly told Card before the trip that she hoped to see a bear during their anniversary getaway.

"Be careful what you wish for because I wanted to see a bear, not that up close and personal," she said.

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The clerk eventually told the couple about another exit through the second floor, but the bear suddenly ran out before they needed to use it. Card and the clerk then shut the door and waited to make sure it was safe before leaving.

Puyol estimated the entire encounter lasted roughly 10 to 15 minutes.

The couple said store employees told them the bear appeared to be a repeat visitor and had entered the business earlier in the week.

The shop also posted a photo of a bear earlier in the week with the caption, "This young bear came into our shop today, snagged some sugar and came back for more!"

Now that they made it out safely, the couple said the encounter made for an anniversary they will never forget.

"The trip has been filled with oddities, and so this just kind of ... fuels that whole experience," Card said.

Fox News Digital has reached out to The Spice & Tea Exchange of Gatlinburg for additional information.

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Two-time WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Leonie Fiebich made an immediate impact in her first game since July 3, adding 20 as the Liberty held off the Indiana Fever 109-102 on Saturday night. Jonquel Jones chipped in 19 points and 10 rebounds for New York, which improved to 23-15.

The game was tied at 100 before Stewart split a pair of free throws to put the Liberty in front. After an Indiana miss, Fiebich converted a basket through contact with 57.5 seconds remaining, though she missed the ensuing free throw.

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Caitlin Clark had a chance to answer on the other end, but her driving layup would not fall, and Fiebich came down with the rebound. Astier then drew a foul with less than 30 seconds remaining and sank both free throws to give New York a five-point cushion.

Both teams knew how important this game was, with playoff positioning at stake and the standings tight from third through eighth place. New York led by four at the half, and then Sabrina Ionescu and Fiebich got going. The pair combined for 19 of the Liberty’s 31 points in the period as New York extended its lead to 85-78 heading into the fourth.

Indiana rallied to tie it on Kelsey Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 1:44 left. Mitchell finished with 25 points. Aliyah Boston had 22 and Clark 21.

New York finally had its full lineup healthy for the first time in nearly six weeks as Fiebich played her first game since suffering a foot injury. Jones was back after missing most of the Liberty’s last game against Chicago on Tuesday with a tweaked left ankle.

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With Indiana visiting, there were rallies outside the arena before the game both for and against transgender women in sports. Fever reserve Sophie Cunningham had said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Cunningham was met with a mixture of boos and cheers from the sellout crowd.

Jones got going early, as she’s done ever since the All-Star break. The Liberty’s 6-foot-6 center had 17 points and seven rebounds at the half as New York held a 53-49 advantage.

The Fever are in the middle of a brutal stretch of five road games in eight days. They have gone 2-2 so far.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a gang-related shooting that left a 17-year-old dead during a high school football game in Bakersfield, California, authorities told Fox News Digital.

The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at Independence High School as the school hosted Centennial High School for its season opener, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Neither the suspect nor the victim attended Independence High School, police confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Police said that while the shooting was not directly related to the football game, it happened while the game was underway. The shooting occurred within the exterior fence of the football stadium, but outside the chain-link barrier surrounding the field and track.

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Officers found the 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to Kern Medical, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities have not publicly identified the victim.

Police announced the arrest of the 15-year-old suspect Saturday on suspicion of murder, firearm-related offenses and participating in a criminal street gang, police told Fox News Digital.

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Investigators said the suspect and victim knew one another and that the shooting "was not a random act of violence."

Police said a fight involving several people happened before the shooting. The gunfire erupted while the game was underway, sending players and spectators from the area, according to reports from the scene.

The game was canceled following the shooting.

Police told Fox News Digital that the gun used in the shooting has not been recovered. Investigators do not believe there are any additional suspects outstanding.

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Officers from the Kern High School District, Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to the campus after reports of gunfire.

"Our deepest sympathies remain with the family and loved ones of the 17-year-old who tragically lost his life. We also recognize the impact this incident will have on the family of the 15-year-old who was arrested," the Bakersfield Police Department said.

"Two young lives and two families have been forever changed by an act of violence, and we extend our compassion to everyone affected by this tragedy."

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Kern High School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Zulfa said Independence High School staff and members of the district police department responded immediately after the shooting to protect students and spectators, and assist law enforcement and emergency personnel.

The school district said it is working with law enforcement as the investigation continues and will review the circumstances surrounding the shooting, Zulfa said. Counseling and other support services will also be available to students and staff.

"Friday night should have been an evening of school spirit, friendship, and community—a time for students and families to come together and celebrate the beginning of a new school year. Instead, an act of violence forever changed the lives of those who were there and has deeply affected our entire District," Zulfa said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Fox News Digital also reached out to the Kern County District Attorney's Office for additional information but did not immediately receive a response.

The Japanese and South Korean governments have begun DNA analysis of remains collected from the site after the group requested such research.

Two boys aged 12 and 17 were also injured, while an 18-year-old suspect has been detained.

Ring of Honor’s (ROH) Death Before Dishonor event returned to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Friday night and the fans in the iconic pro wrestling venue got to witness some of the best matches of the year.

Title changes were few and far apart on the show, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying.

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Bandido put the Ring of Honor World Championship on the line against Nick Wayne. The two pro wrestlers put on one of the best matches of the entire year. Wayne was left bloodied after his face was scraped against the side of the steel steps.

The "Most Wanted" man and "The Prodigy" were building momentum to an insane finish. They each hit German suplexes on each other before Wayne nailed a cutter on Bandido. The sequence continued with a poisonrana from Bandido, but Wayne ate it and planted Bandido with a crucifix driver.

Wayne thought he was going to win the match at the end. He hit Bandido with the Prodigy Plex but Bandido was able to catch him off guard and roll him up with a crucifix pin.

Bandido’s victory was just an appetizer for the main event.

Athena was looking to continue her historic Ring of Honor Women’s Championship reign against Stardom’s Hazuki. Two of the best women’s pro wrestlers in the sport right now, Hazuki seemed to have an answer for everything Athena was throwing at her.

But it was pure grit that kept the "Fallen Goddess" alive in the match. She took a huge splash from Hazuki while lying on the announce table. Hazuki also hit her with a suplex on the aisle of the entrance ramp. Sure, Billie Starkz and Diamanté may have been at Athena’s side to back her up, but that’s what they were supposed to do.

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Athena finally got a chance to hit the O-Face and pinned Hazuki for the win. Athena’s title reign is up to 1,350 days.

Meanwhile, two ROH championships changed hands.

Action Andretti received help from Hook and Anthony Bowens to help defeat Lio Rush and capture the ROH TV Championship. It is Andretti’s first singles championship as a member of the Ring of Honor roster.

In a Fight Without Honor match, Andretti did what he could to leave Rush bloodied and a little more broken than before he came into the ring. Andretti nailed a gnarly 450 splash on Rush through the table.

Earlier in the night, The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) and Dalton Castle put the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship on the line against Lethal Twist (Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, Lee Johnson).

Christian was able to get the pinfall with the help of Lethal’s leverage on the outside.

The intensity of the crowd felt familiar as the chants of "this is awesome," rang out through the arena consistently. Now, Ring of Honor looks toward the fall in what’s shaping up to be a solid end of the year for some of its key wrestlers.

A woman in Brazil was found guilty this week of living with a foster family for more than a year while pretending to be a child, officials said.

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, who is in reality 37 years old, was convicted of fraud and false identity on Thursday, according to a translated release from the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in Brazil.

Oliveira, who the family took in as their daughter for 14 months until her scheme was uncovered, claimed she had fled abuse.

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The woman later admitted to creating a false identity and age, the court said.

Oliveira had been living falsely as a child for 15 years in an "elaborate fraud," the Washington Post reported, using a high-pitched, childlike voice and even telling people she had been forced to get hormones to make her look older.

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She was sentenced to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, along with four months and 18 days of detention.

One of her lawyers, Lúcio Sousa, said that Oliveira’s scheme was how she "survived."

"She admits that she invented an identity," Sousa said before the verdict, according to the Post. "It was the way she found to survive. But she has been a vulnerable person for more than 20 years. 

"She has lived on the streets, and there has been no allegation that she obtained any financial advantage, or committed robbery or theft, which, in theory, means the elements of fraud have not been established."

Oliveira said she never meant to hurt anyone.

"Of course, I deceived people, I lied," she said, according to police, the Post reported. "But I didn’t intend to scam anyone."

She said she wanted to experience the love she never got as a child.

"There was a certain void in me, a need to have that kind of care, so I always sought it out," she said.

After the verdict, Sousa said in a statement on Instagram, they would "pursue all appropriate legal measures and appeals before the higher courts."

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