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Google turns old phones into cloud servers

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:19:48 -0400

That old phone sitting in your drawer may have more life left in it than you think. You may look at it and see a dead battery, an outdated camera or a screen that no longer feels worth using. Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego see something else: a tiny computer that may still have useful processing power.

Their idea is called phone cluster computing. Instead of treating retired smartphones as electronic waste, researchers remove the motherboard and redeploy it as part of a low-carbon computing system.

Google says UC San Diego plans to launch a data center built from 2,000 Pixel smartphones in fall 2026. The goal is to provide low-cost cloud computing for students and researchers while reducing the need for newly manufactured server hardware.

That means the next chapter for an old phone may not be a junk drawer. It may be a server rack.

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What is phone cluster computing?

Phone cluster computing takes retired smartphones and turns their core hardware into a computing platform. The process starts by stripping each phone down to the motherboard. That board holds the processor, memory and storage. The display, battery, cameras, chassis and other phone-specific parts are removed.

That step is important because a full phone does not belong in a data center. Batteries can create safety issues. Screens and cameras waste space. The motherboard is the part that still offers computing value.

Once the board is removed, researchers load a general-purpose Linux system onto it. Android already runs on Linux at its core, but Android is built for mobile apps and personal devices. A data center needs something more flexible for cloud workloads. After that, the phone boards can be grouped into clusters. Many small boards then work together like a collection of tiny servers.

Why Google wants old Pixel phones for cloud computing

The AI boom has created a huge appetite for computing power. Data centers need more chips, more electricity and more cooling. At the same time, billions of phones fall out of use around the world.

This Google-backed project takes that conversation in a different direction by asking whether some useful computing can come from hardware we already made.

The project focuses on embodied carbon. That means the emissions created before a device ever turns on. Mining, manufacturing and shipping all add to that carbon footprint.

If a phone motherboard already exists, reusing it can avoid some of the environmental cost tied to manufacturing new hardware. Google says the motherboard accounts for about half of a phone's embodied carbon, which makes it the most valuable part to recover.

How retired smartphones become low-carbon servers

You cannot plug a pile of old phones into a rack and call it a data center. The process requires careful teardown, new software and a way to manage many boards at once. Google says the project uses containerized applications managed by Kubernetes. That helps coordinate the work across many devices.

The phones are organized into self-managing clusters of about 25 to 50 boards. Each board works as a small Linux machine. Together, they can handle tasks that would otherwise run on traditional cloud servers. That does not make one phone equal to one server. A server has many more processor cores, more memory and data center-grade hardware. A phone board has fewer resources and tighter limits. Still, some jobs do not need a giant machine. They need enough compute to run efficiently without wasting resources.

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Can old phone processors handle cloud workloads?

The technical case is stronger than you may expect. Google says the single-threaded performance of modern smartphone performance cores can match or beat the per-core performance of some modern multicore servers. In one comparison, a 2023 Pixel Fold was tested against an ASUS RS720A-E11 server using SPEC benchmarks. The Pixel Fold's performance cores beat the baseline data center server core on many of the tests. That sounds impressive, but there is an important catch.

A smartphone board has a smaller memory limit and fewer cores. It also lacks the management tools and hardware durability that servers are built around. So the project needs the right workloads.

UC San Diego is starting with educational and research computing. That makes sense because many classroom tasks can run on small cloud instances. Google says early experiments showed that a 20-phone cluster could support peak submission rates for a class of more than 75 students. The grading latency also came in below the default AWS backend used in the comparison.

Why UC San Diego is testing a 2,000 Pixel phone data center

UC San Diego plans to use the 2,000-phone cluster to support computer science classes and research workloads. Google says the deployment could support about 100 classes at once. It also describes the system as providing about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.

For a university, that could be a major advantage. Cloud computing costs can rise quickly, especially when many students submit assignments at the same time. If a reused phone cluster can handle some of that load, schools may save money while reducing demand for newly manufactured servers.

This also gives researchers a chance to test phone-based computing at scale. A small lab demo can look promising. A 2,000-board deployment will show much more about reliability, maintenance and day-to-day performance.

Phone cluster computing still has big limits

Phone cluster computing sounds promising, but it still has a lot to prove. Your smartphone was made for daily use in your hand, not nonstop work inside a data center. Data center servers are built to run for years with steady cooling, fast repairs and constant monitoring. Phone motherboards come from devices made for pockets, backpacks and kitchen counters. That alone raises some big questions.

The boards could fail faster than expected. Cooling may also become a challenge once thousands of tiny processors run side by side. Then there is the labor problem, because someone has to safely remove batteries, screens and other parts before the boards can be reused. Cost will be the deciding factor. If teardown, maintenance and replacement work get too expensive, this idea may stay in the research lab.

Phone clusters also will not replace the massive GPU systems that power advanced AI training. They make more sense for smaller cloud jobs, classroom tools and research tasks that fit within smartphone hardware limits. That still leaves plenty of useful work. After all, not every cloud task needs the newest chip.

Why old smartphones could help cut e-waste

The world's e-waste problem is growing fast. The Global E-waste Monitor projects that electronic waste could climb to 82 million tonnes by 2030, while formal collection and recycling rates are expected to fall to 20%. Old phones are a big part of that problem because many never make it to a proper recycling program. They sit in drawers, land in closets or get tossed out with valuable parts still inside. Even when a phone no longer feels useful to you, its processor, memory and storage may still have work left to do.

CyberGuy has covered related second-life ideas before, including old smartphones being turned into tiny data centers and repurposed EV batteries helping power AI data centers. The common theme is hard to ignore. Some of the hardware already in circulation may still have useful work left to do.

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How to safely recycle or reuse your old phone

This research does not mean you should toss your old phone into a random donation bin tomorrow. Before you recycle, donate, trade in or sell an old phone, you need to protect your data. Back up anything you want to keep. Then sign out of your accounts and securely wipe the device.

CyberGuy has a helpful guide on how to securely get rid of your old cell phone. Privacy comes first whenever you part with a device.

You can also consider trade-in programs, certified refurbishers or reputable electronics recycling programs. If the phone still works, buying refurbished can also keep devices in use longer. CyberGuy has covered what to know before buying refurbished electronics, which is helpful if you want to save money without taking a gamble. The key is to avoid letting old devices sit forgotten forever. A phone in a drawer helps no one.

What this means to you

That old phone in your drawer may not be as useless as it looks. Even if the battery is tired or the camera feels outdated, the processor inside may still have real value.

Now, you probably will not be mailing your old phone to a Google data center anytime soon. Still, this project points to a bigger shift in how we think about retired tech. Instead of sending every old device straight to recycling or letting it collect dust, companies, schools and researchers may find smarter ways to reuse the parts that still work.

There is also a money lesson here. If your current phone still runs well, you may not need to rush into an upgrade just because a newer model comes out. A battery replacement, trade-in or refurbished option could save you money while keeping perfectly good hardware in use longer. To me, that is the real takeaway. The phone you forgot about could possibly still have a job to do.

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Kurt's key takeaways

Google and UC San Diego are testing how to turn retired Pixel phone motherboards into a low-carbon cloud computing platform. The project could give old smartphones a second life while reducing the need for newly manufactured servers. That is important as AI data centers keep demanding more computing power and more electricity. The first major test is expected in fall 2026 with a 2,000-phone data center at UC San Diego. If it works, the cluster could support students and researchers at a lower cost than traditional cloud infrastructure. However, this idea still has to prove it can handle the grind of daily use. Reliability, cooling, teardown labor and maintenance will determine whether phone cluster computing can grow beyond just research. To me, the most relatable part is sitting in your junk drawer. That old phone may seem useless, but its processor could still be powerful enough to help run cloud jobs. Maybe the future of computing starts with hardware we already forgot we owned.

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US forces hit dozens of targets as Iran threatens 'grave consequences' and more top headlines

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:06:42 -0400

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2. Former lover’s testimony could shape fate of accused Charlie Kirk assassin

3. Platner drops out of Senate race after bombshell rape allegation torpedoes candidacy

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ELECTION WATCH — Pardoned Dem congressman's brother faces up to 10 years in alleged county funds scheme. Continue reading …

SPORTS DIPLOMACY — Dana White drops 2028 hint as he reveals 'close' friendship with key cabinet member. Continue reading …

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BROADCAST BIAS: Graham Platner scandal shows how media’s #MeToo movement collapsed

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:54 -0400

New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor made it sound like the "#MeToo" phenomenon she spurred on was dead. It began with Hollywood power broker Harvey Weinstein and collapsed when it came to Democrat candidates like Graham Platner, in the crucial Maine Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Those allegations led to Platner suspending his campaign July 8.

Kantor's stories on Weinstein became a feminist movie titled "She Said," and she was played as a heroine by actress Zoe Kazan. But she wasn’t a feminist when it came to Platner. On CNN’s afternoon show "The Arena" on June 10, Kantor dismissed the allegations made in a June 4 article in her own newspaper by two other female reporters. They found ex-girlfriends identifying "unsettling behavior," featuring liberal Jenna Racicot and conservative Lyndsay Fifield.

"The accusations against Graham Platner are not classic #MeToo accusations," Kantor claimed. "They're not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships." They were "not classic abuse allegations."

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How does that make them less newsworthy? On July 6, pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, who pushed back against Kantor’s dismissive tone in that segment, tweeted, "I try to stay pretty even-keeled on air, but was pretty aghast at the way the allegations against Graham Platner were being dismissed."

Fifield, the figure at the center of the Times story, reacted over the Kantor video on X by noting she forgave Platner, "but when I realized I was not the only woman he had done this to, that he has a lifelong pattern of deep contempt for women, I realized he had suckered me once again. And instead of support for coming forward, Jenny and I have been met with horrific smears, told it was 'karma,' or that it wasn’t ‘that bad.’"

Kantor wasn’t alone that day. A few hours earlier, co-host Sunny Hostin pushed hard for Platner on "The View," saying Republicans don’t have the moral high ground. "It's time for Democrats to stop that nonsense, put emotions on the side, let's be strategic, let's get some power, let’s take over the Senate and let’s take over the House and let's right the ship!"

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The original Times story was skipped by all the networks on the first night, a Thursday. CBS arrived the next morning, and then ABC found it on the second night. So did the "PBS News Hour." They turned to their Friday pundits, and Jonathan Capehart insisted Platner shouldn’t drop out, because Republicans never cared about sexual-assault accusations against President Donald Trump.

Pseudo-conservative David Brooks strongly disagreed: "The guy is a moral degenerate. The abuse of women, the sexting, the Nazi tattoo," and noting he made comments disparaging rape victims on Reddit.

NBC didn’t arrive on the story until Saturday’s "Nightly News" on June 6. When Platner easily won the primary the next Tuesday (because his opponent Janet Mills had dropped out), NBC reporter Ryan Nobles gushed that Platner’s victory showed "the oyster man and Marine vet has energized progressives despite facing multiple scandals," like a tattoo "some say resembles a Nazi symbol."

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This Monday, Politico dropped a new bomb, that liberal Racicot alleged Platner "forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections." Suddenly, Democrats were talking about how he might have to go.

The networks all covered the story that night, but they were slow about it. Only NBC reported on it in the first five minutes. ABC and CBS waited more than 10 minutes into the show, behind the weather and other lighter fare, like World Cup soccer. NPR’s "All Things Considered" put the rape allegation No. 12 on their list, airing three and a half minutes on the subject after spending eight minutes on the Earth-shattering news that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was deciding not to tour anymore.

The "PBS News Hour" waited almost 37 minutes to get around to it, featuring it in its Monday political-pundit segment, and the panel talked mostly about the political ramifications. Political analyst Carrie Dann was upbeat for Democrats: "Susan Collins remains very vulnerable. This could end up being the best news Democrats could have had if they are able to replace him with a candidate who can be competitive against her."

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On "The View" on Tuesday, Hostin doubled down on Platner, saying she would still vote for him if she lived in Maine. Co-host Sara Haines said, "If you were one of those people that was willing to plug your nose, you're the problem." Hostin shot back: "Well then, I’m the problem!" Joy Behar proclaimed: "I don't want to hear from the Epstein protector party, OK?" Then, on Wednesday’s show, Hostin gave in, saying Platner should go.

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The internal squabbling among Democrats (and in the media) resembled President Joe Biden’s debate fiasco in 2024, where some diehards insisted Biden shouldn’t be forced out. The only real principle in these stands is that the party's nominee shouldn't be pressured off the ballot by panic-stricken Democrats frightened of losing.

The broadcast networks aren’t "independent journalists" with no rooting interest in the outcome. They are part of the messaging machine that aims to help Democrats win elections. Their standard on scandals isn’t much different from Hostin’s. Scandals are just "distractions" for Democrats, and when someone pressures them to investigate, their first partisan instinct is to "stop that nonsense."

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Dr Oz links obesity to chronic disease surge, says GLP-1s can 'jumpstart' better health

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:23 -0400

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have become a prevalent part of American healthcare, and the current administration is getting behind the movement.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington D.C. on July 6, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz voiced his support for the use of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications, like Ozempic, for appropriate uses.

"I'm a fan of GLP-1 drugs when used correctly," he said. "They do help people who are overweight lose weight quite effectively. They're not a replacement for diet and exercise, but they might jumpstart the system so it’s easier for you to use healthier tactics."

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This is especially helpful for those who may have trouble moving due to joint pain or are experiencing internal dysfunction, Oz said.

Certain GLP-1 drugs are covered by Medicare for overweight candidates with certain conditions, like high blood pressure and diabetes, and Oz projected the benefits will continue to benefit taxpayers.

"We believe these are so effective in reducing conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes that they'll actually save money for the federal taxpayer, because [they're] going to make you healthy enough that you don't have to consume health services," Oz said.

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"We think about 70% of all the money we spend on healthcare is caused by chronic conditions, and obesity is the No. 1 driver of all that, so it’s a smart decision."

Oz recently announced the launch of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program, which will allow more seniors to access GLP-1 drugs for only $50 a month if they meet qualifying health criteria and receive prior authorization from a doctor.

"There are a lot of overweight people who don't have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions, so they don't get access to the drug normally," he said. "We want them to have the ability to use it as well."

Although these access shifts could boost Americans' overall health — and in some cases could be lifesaving — Oz noted that there is "no silver bullet" when it comes to these medications.

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"I love the fact that the innovation that's coming out of pharmaceutical companies is allowing us to save lives and make lives better," he said. "But the real secret to longevity is eating right, exercising, sleeping, dealing with the stress of your life, finding some purpose in your existence [and] realizing you have agency over the future."

"These are things that your mom would have told you [and that] you don't need a doctor to be emphasizing."

While GLP-1s may not be a fix-all, combining these medications with foundational health practices "makes a lot of sense," Oz said.

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"I don't want people being fat-shamed ... I don't want you feeling guilty that you're gaining weight even though everyone else around you seems to have figured it out," he said. "It's not that simple — our set points for hunger are different. We have different things going on in our lives."

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"But if you realize how precious you are — the temple of the soul is so valuable. It's the greatest gift your parents ever gave you, and you take advantage of every tool out there to make it work … which includes using medications when appropriate. That, to me, is MAHA."

Girl who was allegedly sexually harassed by trans athlete in SCOTUS case speaks out after historic ruling

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:55:27 -0400

For Adaleia Cross, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia women’s sports case was not just a legal victory.

It was personal.

Cross, a Bridgeport High School student in West Virginia, said the ruling gave her a "sense of peace" after years of speaking out about the transgender athlete at the center of the case. Cross has alleged the athlete made comments to her in the girls’ locker room that amounted to sexual harassment when both were students at Bridgeport Middle School.

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Fox News Digital is not naming the trans athlete because the athlete is a minor.

"I definitely have a sense of peace about all of it," Cross told Fox News Digital after the ruling. "Although I had to go through all of that, and it doesn’t make up for what I had to go through, I know that other girls can be protected, like my sister and my friends who are still on the team."

Cross also sent a message to the athlete in the wake of the ruling.

"Jesus Christ loves [the athlete] and has a place for [the athlete] if they want to be there," she said.

Cross and her parents previously told Fox News Digital the alleged sexual harassment occurred in the girls' locker room during the 2022-23 school year. Cross was in eighth grade, and the trans athlete was in seventh.

"When Adaleia first told us, she told us that [the trans athlete] was telling her and other girls ‘s--- my d---,’" Cross's mother, Abby Cross alleged in December. "[The trans athlete] was saying to her, coming up and saying to her, ‘I’m going to stick my d--- in your p---- and also in your a--.' At different times [the trans athlete] was saying these things to her."

But Adaleia said Wednesday that the entire locker room changed after the athlete joined the girls' team.

"A lot of girls, after [the athlete] came into our locker room, started going to the bathroom," Cross said. "They started changing in stalls, which was not really normal."

"You would have kids separated to try to not be around [the athlete], but it was still hard because during track meets, you had to be around [the athlete]," she added. "Girls were just uncomfortable."

"They didn’t want to be around [the athlete]," Cross said.

Cross said the discomfort even spread beyond her own team.

"I know other teams started canceling coming to track meets, so their girls didn’t have to put up with it," Cross said. "It’s just really sad to see all that happening."

"Girls deserve to have that space," she added. "And it’s just been taken away."

The ACLU previously denied the allegations.

"Our client and her mother deny these allegations and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by A.C. and found them to be unsubstantiated. We remain committed to defending the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment free from harassment and discrimination," read an ACLU statement provided to Fox News Digital.

But the Cross family's attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) then responded to the ACLU's statement.

"Our client has sworn under oath and under penalty of perjury in numerous cases about the events that took place between her and the male athlete. As a result of the situation, [Cross] had to step away from the sport she loved entirely and sacrifice a key element of her school experience to protect herself," read an ADF statement provided to Fox News Digital.

The Cross family said when they reported the alleged harassment to the school, nothing was done to reprimand the trans athlete, to their knowledge.

"They told me they would do a full investigation into what I told them," Adaleia said. "And then, all of a sudden, it was like nothing else was happening, it was done, and it seemed like they thought nothing of it because they didn't talk to us about it at all, they just left it there and didn't tell us anything else, so it just made it seemed like, yup it's done."

Her father, Holden Cross said, "We received no response from the school after filing the report."

Fox News Digital made repeated requests to the ACLU and the Harrison County School District, which oversees Bridgeport Middle School and Bridgeport High School, seeking documentation related to the school’s investigation and clarification on whether an investigation occurred and, if so, why only the Cross family was not notified of the results. Those requests have not been met.

Fox News Digital has since reached back out to the ACLU and the Harrison County School District for a response to Adaleia Cross's statements, but has not received a response.

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The SCOTUS win came with a price for Cross

The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that schools may base eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports on biological sex. The court reversed rulings against West Virginia and Idaho, whose laws restrict girls’ and women’s sports teams to biological females.

Despite the victory, Cross said joining the case came with a cost.

"The hardest part of the whole situation for me has been losing friends that I’ve had for years," she said. "I’ve been friends with these kids since middle school, early elementary school, and to watch as we get older, and we get into high school, they just want nothing to do with me."

"It’s people I love don’t want to talk to me now," she added.

She said that during her sophomore year, she wore a shirt that said "Save women’s sports." Cross said other students wore the shirt too, because they were "enraged over what was happening."

Then, she said, she walked into her homeroom.

"My homeroom teacher, who I’d had for two years, told me that she sees me as less of a person," Cross said. "That was really scary for me."

"I didn’t know what to say," Cross said. "I just kind of left. And by my junior year, I had been moved from my homeroom."

Cross said most of her high school has supported her. But she said a small group has been loud enough to make daily life harder.

"My high school has been very supportive," Cross said. "A lot of teachers, the administration, I know they support me. Most of the kids, I know that they support me."

But, she said, "there’s a very small population that does not, and they are extremely vocal about it."

"They are aggressive, and there have been threats, and there’s been hate," Cross said. "So, while it’s like an 80/20, it feels more of a 50/50, which has been hard."

Along the way, Cross also had to witness the athlete win the girls' state championship in shot put this past May, just weeks before the Supreme Court ruling that later prohibited the athlete from competing against girls.

"It was extremely frustrating for me and for I know several other girls," Cross said of the trans athlete winning the championship.

"All of my friends that have been working to be at the top for years, they had the first place spot taken from them, and then every other place, um, behind that, and it's just, it's been really hard. Even though I'm not competing, I know the frustrations everybody else is having, and they stand no chance, and it's not their fault, it's biological reality."

And now, despite the fact that the athlete won't be returning to girls' sports, Cross said that she won't be returning to sports either, as too much time has passed since she last competed.

"As much as I would like to, I don't plan on it. I will be a senior this year, and after not participating for two years, I won't be anywhere near with comparing with the other girls because of the training they have had versus what I haven't had," she said.

How she got through it

Cross said she was 14 when she first had the chance to speak publicly about what she says happened. She said she was afraid.

"When I first had the option to stand up, I was 14, and I was terrified, and I didn’t really want to," Cross said. "I told God that I would do it if He made it abundantly clear for me, and He did. He has showed up for me since."

Cross said a Bible verse helped convince her to go forward.

"The next day, I got on my phone, and the verse of the day on the Bible app was Esther 4:14, which is, ‘Perhaps you were created for such a time as this,’ and I knew that that was what He wanted me to be doing," Cross said.

She said the verse stayed with her through the case.

"All throughout the case, that verse has been so prevalent in my life," Cross said. "He has remained faithful."

Cross said the case has also changed the way she sees her own school experience.

Bridgeport High School, she said, is built around sports and activities. Cross said she has had to quit three extracurriculars she loved because of the fallout.

"I definitely feel like I’ve kind of missed a bit of the camaraderie and the friendship that comes from it," Cross said. "I definitely miss that, but it’s all worth it to protect women and girls."

Cross said she believes the national debate often leaves out the girls who are directly affected.

"I think that the media likes to focus heavily on how the transgender athletes feel about the situations happening," Cross said. "What they should be focusing on is how the biological women are being affected."

"This is their spaces, and it is being taken from them," she added.

She said her frustration is not only with the athlete, but with the adults she believes failed to protect her.

"It is really frustrating of my school district, because I went to them with the issues, and I thought that they would handle it, and I thought that they would protect me," Cross said. "I know that they confirmed it happened. I know several other children confirmed that it was happening to me, and they completely ignored it."

"They attempted to silence me," she added. "They attempted to silence my parents, and that’s really frustrating, especially as a 14-year-old."

Cross said the experience still weighs on her because she wonders how many other girls may be afraid to speak up.

"I just wanted to compete in sports," Cross said. "It’s really hard to think about even now, to know how many other kids could they be doing that to? How many other situations of sexual abuse are happening that they’re silencing? It’s just really frustrating."

Now, with the Supreme Court ruling behind her, Cross said she hopes people will look beyond the politics and listen to girls who say they have been affected.

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"I urge people to think for themselves," Cross said. "Actually look into the facts of the cases, and to what’s actually happened to countless girls, and to not let the media tell them what to think."

"Actually use their minds," she added, "and look into what’s actually happening."

Anthony Volpe calls retracted position change report 'BS,' vows to do anything to help Yankees win

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:21:25 -0400

New York Yankees embattled shortstop Anthony Volpe usually rolls with the punches thrown by the rabid fan base over his inconsistency at the plate, but he offered a rare public response on Wednesday.

Volpe reportedly refused to play second base while he was in Triple-A this season, but he called "B.S." on that claim. The report has since been retracted.

"It couldn’t be further from the truth," Volpe told reporters, via the New York Post. "From my end, from my perspective, that’s been very clearly communicated to [manager Aaron Boone] and the team. I think it’s just kind of B.S., honestly, because I’d hope my teammates in here — I’ve played with them for three-plus years — I hope they know my character and that I’d literally do anything to help the team win. Literally anything.

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"So, I think just the narrative and what it tries to say about me, I feel like I’m defending myself over something that literally didn’t happen."

The 25-year-old added that the Yankees had not approached him about switching his position until José Caballero, who began the season as the team’s shortstop, came off the injured list in May.

Volpe, who underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, was working during his rehab with the mindset of being a shortstop. That was the case during his rehab assignment, though he was optioned to Triple-A on May 4 when he was set to come off the injured list because of Caballero’s good performance to begin the season.

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Volpe also mentioned he was checking in with the Yankees during the offseason, asking what was expected of him during a time when his rehab process only allowed him to take ground balls. He couldn’t throw across the diamond yet.

Volpe said the message from the Yankees was to be ready to play shortstop.

When the season began, GM Brian Cashman also noted that the plan was to always have Volpe get back into the mix as the team’s shortstop, but Caballero’s play forced the Yankees’ hand.

However, things changed when Caballero got hurt himself, and Volpe was called back up naturally to fill the space. At the time, he was only playing shortstop in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

"When I was getting optioned, I told Booney I’d play catcher, I’d do literally whatever the team needed," Volpe explained. "And that’s the truth behind the story. That’s why the fact that what was said was said is catching me so off-guard because there was literally zero of that."

Finally, Volpe said he had "no problem" with the introduction of a position change.

"I want to be here, and I want to help the team win the World Series. That’s literally all I want," Volpe said.

Boone added: "I know he would do anything. Volpe’s character and team-first [mindset] is beyond reproach. He’s as good as it gets. He’s been through a lot, and he’s handled everything with toughness, with grace, with work ethic and with team-first in mind. He’s always been that way."

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Volpe, a first-round pick out of Delbarton High School in New Jersey by the Yankees back in 2019, has had his moments with the team, but consistency hasn’t been there through parts of four seasons.

For his career, Volpe is slashing .224/.287/.375 with a .662 OPS across 513 games. Volpe’s 19 errors at shortstop last season also led MLB in that category. He has three in 36 starts this year for the Yankees.

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House Republican Thomas Massie suggests Obamacare could now be labeled 'Trumpcare'

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:02:03 -0400

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., criticized President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers over Obamacare on Wednesday, suggesting that it could now be referred to as "Trumpcare."

"Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of the House, Senate & White House," Massie wrote in a post on X.

"Why? Because the current system enriches insurance and hospital companies," he added.

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A user responded to the congressman's comments by asking, "How can things get done without votes. Is trump able to do something on his own?"

Massie replied that the president has "endorsed literally every Republican who wants to keep Obamacare."

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Fox News Digital reached out to the White House early on Thursday morning.

Massie lost the Republican primary in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in May to President Donald Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL.

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Massie has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since late 2012.

Prince William 'no longer recognizes' Prince Harry as security battle leaves duke 'close to tears': expert

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:56 -0400

Prince Harry’s security battle may have left him "close to tears," but the royal family is said to have little sympathy for his emotional ordeal.

The claim was made by multiple experts who spoke to Fox News Digital after a source told Vanity Fair's Katie Nicholl that the Duke of Sussex "was devastated and close to tears."

The U.K. government declined his request for police protection for his family outside royal residences, prompting the prince to return to the U.K. alone on July 6. He is expected to remain there through July 11 for events highlighting the Invictus Games.

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It is unclear whether he will meet with his father or whether his family will join him later in the week.

"My understanding is that Harry was deeply emotional," Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube's "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital. "[For the royal family], there is exhaustion. The king is frustrated, Prince William is detached, and the broader family has very little appetite for another round of Sussex drama."

Schofield called William the family's "biggest realist."

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"He's the future of the monarchy, so he views every decision through the lens of protecting the institution he will inherit," she said. "That naturally makes him more cautious than sentimental. He is a good judge of character, and I'm told he no longer recognizes Prince Harry."

"King Charles still has the instincts of a father. William has increasingly had to think like a future king. Those are very different perspectives, and history suggests heirs are often less willing to take institutional risks than reigning monarchs."

"William, in particular, seems grateful to be removed from the soap opera," Schofield said. "His priority is Princess Catherine, their children and protecting the peace of his household. We have seen plenty of the Wales family this week, and they look blissful and carefree. They aren't giving the Harry drama a second thought."

Harry's troubles only deepened after he arrived in the U.K.

On July 7, the Duke of Sussex lost his yearslong privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. The case involved Harry and six other claimants, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley. The High Court dismissed their claims after finding they failed to prove unlawful information gathering.

Associated Newspapers Limited called the ruling an "overwhelming victory" and a "magnificent vindication." Harry said the court denied him the justice and accountability he sought. The publisher has long denied the allegations, calling them "preposterous" and maintaining the articles were based on lawful sources, including friends, royal aides and publicists.

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British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that "the debacle" over security and Harry's "self-inflicted court case" has been "stressful" for the king. Harry has said the litigation became a primary source of his falling out with his father and brother. In pursuing the case, he broke with royal family tradition by taking the dispute to court.

"Members of the royal family don't file such lawsuits, let alone lose on all counts in a highly public court case that Harry himself chose to file," she said.

"With everything dismissed, he, along with the other claimants, will now be responsible for court costs. Harry initially being in tears wouldn't be surprising at all. Everything is of his own doing, which must make it even more painful. He chose to leave royal life."

"Harry's emotions are likely to leave the royal family cold," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital.

"His visit has turned into an overhyped mess. ... This trip was supposed to have been planned months ago. ... We still don't know whether he will see his father or, if so, where and with whom, but it's certain to reinforce William's belief that his approach — ignoring the Sussexes — is the right one."

The Sussexes lost their taxpayer-funded security after they stepped back as senior working royals. Harry was denied restoration of that security by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC).

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People magazine previously reported that ahead of Harry's trip, his team spent several days exploring ways to make the visit safe through enhanced private security arrangements. Palace sources said Harry initially declined an invitation to stay at a royal residence before accepting it on Saturday.

Harry's spokesperson told People that an offer for the Duke of Sussex to stay at Buckingham Palace during his London visit was withdrawn after he had formally accepted it. Palace sources, however, disputed that account, saying Harry failed to respond by the deadline and that his later acceptance came only after arrangements could no longer be made.

Harry had also hoped to bring his family to Britain for the first time since 2022. But after learning they would receive police protection only while on royal property — and not throughout the visit — it was reported on July 4 that they would not accompany him.

It's been reported that Harry wants his children to know their British heritage and have a relationship with King Charles, who continues to undergo cancer treatment. In a 2025 BBC interview, he said he hoped to reconcile with his family because "there's no point continuing to fight anymore." He also said his father was no longer speaking to him over the ongoing security dispute.

Harry has long argued the British press damaged his relationships, leaving him "paranoid beyond belief." He blames the media for the death of his mother, Princess Diana, and coverage of Meghan Markle before the couple stepped back as senior working royals in 2020.

"They continue to come after me; they have made my wife's life an absolute misery," he testified as he choked back tears in the witness box during the trial in January.

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"Constitutionally, the king has no role in this security decision, and Buckingham Palace cannot be seen interfering with government or legal processes," Schofield said.

"But Harry understands emotional leverage. By tying security to whether his children can visit the U.K. or see their grandfather, he creates a narrative in which the palace appears cold, even though the decision is not the palace's to make."

"This visit has likely deepened the rift because it has once again turned a family issue into a public pressure campaign," Schofield said. "Instead of building trust privately, Harry's team appears to brief and litigate through the media. That makes reconciliation almost impossible."

Taxpayer-funded security is determined on a case-by-case basis by RAVEC, Vanity Fair reported. The magazine noted that it is generally provided only to full-time working members of the royal family. A Home Office spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that the government's position remains unchanged.

"[Harry] had assumed that because he was bringing the children, and the king had made a royal residence available to them, he would get what he had been seeking all along — full-time police protection," a source told the outlet.

"That has not been the case. The king has made it clear that while he wants to see his estranged son and grandchildren, he will not intervene in security matters."

As Harry's rift with the royal family shows little sign of healing, Schofield believes his ongoing security battle has become about more than personal safety.

"I'm told there is frustration that he still wants the freedom of private life with the infrastructure of public duty," Schofield said. "That is the contradiction at the heart of this entire fight. Harry wants the world to believe he left the institution, but not the importance that came with it."

Restaurant owners reveal the biggest mistake diners make before ordering

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:40 -0400

Choosing an entrée isn't always easy, especially at a restaurant with an extensive menu.

Many diners find it helpful to ask their server, "What's your favorite?", or simply, "What should I order?"

Restaurant professionals, however, say those questions may not always lead to the best recommendation.

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Instead, they recommend asking questions that help reveal what a restaurant does best and allow servers to tailor recommendations to your preferences.

Two hospitality experts spoke with Fox News Digital about the best questions to ask before ordering.

Go beyond a server's personal favorite

Diners can get more useful recommendations by asking questions that go beyond a server's personal preferences, said Stephanie Mell, owner of Alabama-based ChurchStreet Family Restaurant & Hospitality Group.

"I always find it interesting when someone asks, ‘What’s your favorite thing on the menu?' Because what I like isn't necessarily what you're going to like," Mell told Fox News Digital.

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"I think what people are really asking is, "What's exciting?' or ‘What should I experience while I'm here?'"

Mell recommends one of two simple questions to get a better recommendation: "What are you known for?" or "What's your specialty?"

"Those kinds of questions are great because they start a conversation," she noted.

"Then we can learn more about what you're in the mood for and help guide you from there."

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Mell said that her servers don't necessarily steer people toward their own personal favorites; rather, the focus is "the guest and the experience they're looking for."

"Are you looking for something light? Are you in the mood for seafood? Are you having a bold red or a crisp Sauvignon Blanc? Do you have any allergies or dietary preferences?" she said.

"A good server is trained to understand every dish on the menu, how it's prepared and who it's best suited for. The recommendation should be based on what the guest wants, not what the server wants."

While Mell recommends asking what a restaurant is known for, another restaurant owner suggests a different approach: asking your server what he or she would order that night, since the answer may reflect what's freshest or being prepared especially well.

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Robert Mahon, owner of Mahon Hospitality in New York and Dublin, told Fox News Digital that servers "know which dishes guests consistently love, what's being executed particularly well that day and what fits different tastes."

"Their goal is usually to help guests have a great experience, not just sell the most expensive item," he said.

"One common mistake diners make is ordering what they're familiar with instead of trying the dishes the restaurant is actually known for," Mahon said.

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Ultimately, Mell said, the best thing diners can do is have a conversation with their server.

"The more information you give us, the better we can guide you," she said.

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"Tell us what you are thinking about ordering, what you usually drink, whether you are looking for something heartier or lighter … even if it's your first time dining with us."

Mell added that the conversation shouldn't be one-sided. At a good restaurant, she said, "the server should be asking those questions, too."

"The goal isn't to tell you what to order. It's to figure out what is going to create the best experience for you," she said.

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"That's where the best recommendations come from."

US hurtling toward population decline even as Americans say they want bigger families, new report warns

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:38 -0400

The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is warning in a new report that the U.S. could be headed for population decline within the next few decades. Researchers say the looming demographic shift isn't because Americans no longer want families, and that, in fact, most people aspire to have more children than they actually have.

Americans still say they want to have roughly 2.4 children while actual fertility has fallen below 1.6 children per woman, one of the widest gaps between desired and actual family size in modern history. Lyman Stone, director of IFS' Pronatalism Initiative and co-author of the report, told Fox News Digital that the discrepancy is closely tied to family formation.

Stone said Americans haven't given up on having children. Instead, as more people delay marriage or forgo it altogether, many fall short of the family size they envisioned.

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"What most people want is family," Stone said.

He noted that people who marry earlier are far more likely to reach their family size goals.

"Conditional on marrying early enough, people almost always hit their fertility desires," he said. "The main factor shaping undershooting is just not getting married."

Stone pushed back on the idea that the decline in birth rates was linked to an increase in medical infertility, saying that Americans have delayed starting their families. According to a 2025 statement from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age at first marriage increased to 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, compared to 1975 when the ages were 23.5 and 21.1.

"There's not been a dramatic decline in health or reproductive ability. Humans are able to reproduce like we always have, but the choice to delay is exposing more people to the difficulty of age, and it does change their biological options in an adverse way," he said. "It's better to start earlier."

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IFS also found "peer culture" to be a key factor in fertility. Young Americans with highly supportive friendships reported wanting larger families. The report noted that for Americans under 30, respondents with more supportive friends said they would like to have roughly 2.8 children, compared with 1.7 children among those with the least supportive friend groups.

Stone said the researchers have yet to analyze whether having friends who are married and have children makes someone more likely to start a family, though he suspects there is likely a connection.

Delayed family formation and the social influences highlighted in the report explain why Americans are having fewer children than they want, according to the report. The IFS believes this trend could reshape the country's demographic future.

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The report warns that if things do not change, the U.S. could hit peak population in the 2050s before sliding into a steady decline. Stone told Fox News Digital that he found that "growth will basically fall to nearly zero by like the late 2030s."

"We kind of do this like long, slow plateau type of thing. But then, in the late 2050s and into the 2060s, decline becomes fairly rapid. And by end of century, we could be looking at nearly a one percentage point population decline every year," he said.

The IFS report projects that if fertility rates continue to decline, the U.S. population will peak at 351 million before it starts declining in the 2050s. However, if fertility rates stabilize, the population is projected to peak at 366 million and will begin declining in the 2080s, according to the report.

Stone argued that fixing the trend in birth rates would likely require policymakers to make family formation a higher priority. The report makes several recommendations, including eliminating marriage penalties in tax and welfare programs, expanding family-friendly housing and creating more financial incentives that encourage Americans to have children. Stone said the broader debate should focus less on whether government should intervene in family life and more on how it can improve the way it already intervenes.

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"I'm not arguing that the government should go from non-intervention to intervention," he said. "We're arguing we've got to wake up and be honest, the government is already intervening on family life and it's time to stop intervening against family life."

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Stone warned that the consequences of declining birth rates go beyond population numbers and said that strong families are essential to the long-term success of the U.S.

"Families are the bedrock of a functional society. It's family growth that built this country. It his family growth that will keep this country going. And if we do not have families growing, liberty will not long last," he warned.

Trump holds Washington hostage over SAVE Act as midterm clock ticks on GOP control

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:24 -0400

President Donald Trump is turning the stalled SAVE America Act into a leverage fight on Capitol Hill, tying the bill to unrelated Republican priorities as the party races to use its congressional majorities before the midterms.

The fight now stretches across defense spending, housing legislation, Senate primary politics and the filibuster, as Trump pushes Republicans to move the stalled elections bill before the party’s midterm window narrows.

The latest pressure point came Tuesday, when Trump tied the stalled elections bill to a proposed "Reconciliation 3.0" package seeking $350 billion in new defense spending.

"The SAVE AMERICA ACT, which everyone is asking for, paired with the full funding of our Great Department of War, can be passed, very quickly, ensuring that the United States of America stays FREE for Generations to come," Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.

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The SAVE America Act includes Trump’s long-sought voter ID and citizenship verification, which has faced obstacles in the Senate. Trump has warned about the need for voter ID laws for years, including from the 2016 campaign trail.

In late June, Trump announced a last-minute cancellation of the signing of the 21st Century ROAD Act of Housing, while issuing an ultimatum to get the SAVE Act passed.

The housing bill had bipartisan support and would have expanded the supply of homes and lower costs while also giving individual buyers a leg up by banning large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.

The cancellation came as a shock to members on both sides of the aisle, with Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins saying the decision "made no sense," while Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Trump refused to sign at the "11th hour."

"The SAVE America Act has always been a top priority for President Trump, and it remains one. This is commonsense legislation, supported by the vast majority of Americans, that will secure our elections for generations to come," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.

"The president knows how critical this issue is for the American people, and he will not stop fighting until it is passed," Jackson added.

Democratic lawmakers have argued the SAVE Act would create unnecessary barriers for eligible voters, disenfranchising them.

"In fact, he won’t sign our bipartisan bill to finally bring relief to the housing market until he gets his SAVE Act to rig the midterms and kick millions of American citizens off the voter rolls. America First," said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, referencing the housing act.

"Donald Trump thinks that passing a voter suppression law is the most important thing for our country," posted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on X.

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The SAVE Act also became entangled in the Texas Senate fight between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, where the filibuster and Trump’s endorsement became part of the same pressure campaign.

Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton previously sounded the alarm on the importance of getting the bill passed during his campaign in March.

"I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act," he wrote on X at the time.

Cornyn declined to back the SAVE Act even as he signaled he could reconsider his longtime support for the filibuster, sharpening the Texas primary pressure before Trump ultimately endorsed Paxton.

Trump also diverted his attention back to the SAVE Act in another move to push his immigration agenda after a Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.

After the Supreme Court ruled that children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment, Trump turned back to the SAVE Act as part of his broader immigration and elections push.

"The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process," Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has cast doubt on the bill’s path forward, saying Republicans do not have the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster.

Trump has pushed Senate Republicans to change the rules and pass the bill by a simple majority, while pressing Democrats to publicly defend their reliance on the filibuster.

Trump has sounded the alarm that the SAVE Act may never pass if it doesn't cross the finish line before November.

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Republicans and administration officials have joined Trump's crusade by using their speaking engagements to help push the SAVE Act.

Vice President JD Vance said by passing the legislation to get voter ID, Republicans will stop talking about election fraud.

"We are the only advanced democracy anywhere in the entire world that doesn't require you to show a voter ID to vote. It's simple. Just give us election integrity laws, give us voter ID, and then we will have the confidence to say the American people, there's no cheating," said Vance. "So stop it and give the American people voter ID."

The Senate is scheduled to return from its Independence Day recess the week of July 13.

The surprising hidden cost quietly adding nearly $132K to new home prices revealed

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:20 -0400

Government regulations are adding nearly $132,000 to the cost of newly built houses, according to a new report released as Americans struggle to become homeowners.

The findings show that more than one-quarter of the final prices of newly constructed homes come as housing affordability remains a top concern nationwide, with elevated mortgage rates and limited inventory putting homeownership out of reach for many families.

The issue is also expected to be a key focus heading into the 2026 midterm elections, as lawmakers face growing pressure to address high housing costs and the affordability crisis overall.

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which commissioned the report, argues that regulations imposed by federal, state and local governments have become a major driver of the nation's housing shortage and affordability challenges.

The study found regulations add an average of $131,734 to the cost of a newly built home, representing 26.4% of the final sale price. The estimate, based on the average new-home price of $499,500, marks the largest increase between consecutive NAHB surveys since the organization began tracking the data in 2011.

Regulatory costs have climbed a whopping 40% since 2021.

"We update our study every five years and this reinforces what we have been saying all along — that the cost to build a single-family home in this country continues to escalate and exacerbate the housing affordability crisis," NAHB President and CEO Jim Tobin told Fox News Digital. "We're up 40% over the last five years, and now regulatory burdens at every level of government are totaling more than $130,000 for the cost of a new home."

NAHB estimates the U.S. faces a structural housing shortage of 1.2 million homes, arguing rising regulatory costs make it more difficult to increase supply.

Tobin said regulatory costs vary across the country, with states in the Southeast, including Texas, Florida and the Carolinas, generally maintaining a lower-cost regulatory environment than states such as California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois.

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He also said he expects regulatory costs to continue rising, but believes policymakers can help slow the pace through reforms.

"Anything we can do to lower that cost, I think would be really important," Tobin said.

He pointed to the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would streamline permitting, reduce barriers to new construction and expand financing tools intended to increase the nation's housing supply.

The White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the report's findings.

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NAHB said the study is not intended to argue that all regulations should be eliminated but to quantify their cumulative effect on housing affordability.

"While regulations are important, they can go too far," Tobin told Fox News Digital. "We need to make sure health and safety are protected while getting rid of the more onerous and costly regulations that do nothing more than drive up costs and keep Americans out of homeownership."

The analysis is based on surveys of 54 land developers and 337 single-family builders conducted in March 2026.

Slain NJ therapist's husband hires lawyer as investigators confirm ongoing contact in homicide probe

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:01 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: CHESTER, N.J. – The husband of Brooke Hanlon, who was found stabbed to death inside her Chester, New Jersey, home, has obtained a lawyer, authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Investigators with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit confirmed to Fox News Digital that Conor Hanlon has been communicating with investigators following his wife’s killing.

The new mother was found dead on June 6 with "multiple sharp force injuries" confirmed by the medical examiner, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

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The agency said it has been in touch with "several" family members throughout the investigation.

When asked whether Hanlon had been cooperative throughout the probe, authorities chose not to comment.

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Fox News Digital obtained a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) log of a 911 call made at the home on June 6 that was initially reported as a "Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest."

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According to the log, the 911 call came in at 4:29 p.m., and within 13 minutes at approximately 4:42 p.m., a dispatcher enters the note "suspicious death."

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Within the hour, Major Crimes Unit detectives were notified.

The log also indicates several days of investigative activity at the home following the initial call.

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Detectives, investigators and the medical examiner, among others, were recorded on the log from June 6 through June 12, when the log was officially closed out.

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It was not immediately clear who Hanlon's lawyer is. Hanlon has not been accused of any crime or wrongdoing.

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Fox News Digital previously made calls to Hanlon that were not returned.

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The investigation is active and ongoing.

Drone offensive hits Russian oil tankers and refineries at 'industrial scale' as Moscow bans diesel exports

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:48:58 -0400

Ukraine launched one of its broadest recent drone offensives against Russia’s maritime and energy networks this week, claiming strikes on 21 vessels in three days as attacks on major refineries deep inside Russia intensified pressure on Moscow’s fuel supplies.

The wave of attacks offered a striking display of Ukraine’s growing long-range capabilities.

On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, where Trump said the United States would allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air-defense interceptors and the two leaders discussed a potential drone agreement.

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Zelenskyy made air defense his top priority during the bilateral meeting and said the two governments had also begun working on a separate drone agreement.

"Air defense is the priority," Zelenskyy said. He described the emerging drone deal as "a very good beginning" and said he hoped to discuss additional details with Trump.

The timing allowed Zelenskyy to arrive at the summit with evidence that Ukraine’s domestic drone industry can threaten Russian assets far beyond the conventional battlefield.

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Trump praised Zelenskyy as "very effective" and credited Ukrainian forces with successfully operating American weapons against Russia’s much larger military.

"He’s had the best equipment because he had our equipment," Trump said. "But somebody has to use that equipment. And you have a lot of brave people that are using that equipment."

Ukraine is increasingly forcing Russia to defend refineries, airfields, shipping routes and other infrastructure far beyond the front. Kyiv has not achieved a comparable breakthrough in the grinding ground campaign, and Russia continues to bombard Ukrainian cities. But repeated long-range strikes have begun disrupting fuel production and maritime logistics while imposing costs on parts of Russia that were once largely insulated from the fighting.

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On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said nine Russian-linked vessels were struck in the Sea of Azov on Wednesday, bringing the number targeted over 72 hours to 21.

Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi said the targets included 19 oil tankers, a cargo ship and a ferry operating near Russian-occupied Crimea, according to East2West news agency. He described the campaign against the fleet as reaching an "industrial scale."

Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed that the overnight offensive targeted tankers, refineries, pipeline facilities and a military airfield across several Russian regions.

Ukraine says many of the vessels were part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet and were being used to transport fuel to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Moscow seized and illegally annexed in 2014.

The maritime strikes were accompanied by attacks on the Saratov refinery and energy facilities in the Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Russian authorities said one person was killed in Saratov.

Ukraine also said it struck the Borisoglebsk military airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region. The base has been used by Russian combat aircraft involved in attacks against Ukraine, according to Kyiv.

The latest wave followed a Ukrainian strike Monday on the Omsk refinery in Siberia, approximately 1,700 miles from Ukrainian-controlled territory. The facility is Russia’s largest oil refinery and processed about 460,000 barrels of crude per day last year, according to Reuters.

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Two industry sources subsequently told Reuters that the Omsk facility had halted oil processing following the attack.

The disruption comes as parts of Russia face gasoline and diesel shortages attributed in part to repeated Ukrainian attacks on refineries and fuel depots.

Long lines have formed at filling stations in several cities, while some regions have introduced purchasing restrictions. Russia announced Wednesday that it was temporarily banning diesel exports through July 31 to protect domestic supplies.

The shortages have become one of the most visible ways the war is reaching ordinary Russians.

Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Kremlin-funded RT network, acknowledged the hardships during an appearance on Russian state television and urged Russians not to respond by challenging the country’s leadership.

"There is no petrol," Simonyan said in a translated clip distributed by regional media.

Recalling food rationing after the collapse of the Soviet Union, she said: "We endured it. And we will endure it now."

Simonyan argued that Russia’s enemies wanted the population to react as it had during the 1917 revolution and "run off to overthrow" the czar.

"Yes, it is hard, yes, very hard," she said, urging Russians to remain calm.

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The pressure on Russia’s energy infrastructure formed the backdrop to Zelenskyy’s Wednesday meeting with Trump at the Beştepe Presidential Compound.

Russia continued its bombardment of Ukraine during the summit, striking Kyiv and other cities with missiles and drones. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said storage facilities were burning in the capital’s Desnyanskyi district and reported another fire in the Sviatoshynskyi district.

Bonnie Tyler, singer of chart-topping hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dead at 75

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:45:09 -0400

Bonnie Tyler, the Grammy-nominated Welsh singer whose soaring 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" became one of pop music's most enduring anthems, has died. She was 75.

Tyler died unexpectedly at a hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment for an illness, her family announced Thursday.

She had been hospitalized in May for emergency intestinal surgery and was later placed in an induced coma. Her family had said last month that she was no longer in a coma but remained critically ill.

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Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Wales, Tyler rose to international fame with her signature raspy voice and a string of hits including "It's a Heartache," "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.

The Jim Steinman-produced power ballad enjoyed a resurgence during the solar eclipses of 2017 and 2024, helping the song surpass 1 billion streams, while its iconic MTV-era music video also crossed the 1 billion-view mark.

Tyler earned three Grammy nominations during her career, represented the United Kingdom at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2023 for her services to music.

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She is survived by her husband, Robert Sullivan, a property developer and former Olympic judo competitor. The couple had been married since 1973.

MORNING GLORY: Graham Platner proves candidates can’t outrun secrets and scandal

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:49 -0400

Do you want to run for an office that will be heavily contested in the general election? Begin considering your decision with the Bible.

Really. Specifically, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 8, verse 17: "For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light." (The New King James Version.)

Roman Catholics have long been urged to reflect often on "the four last things": death, judgment, heaven and hell. The "judgment" comes along with the consideration of a man’s or woman’s entire life. The fundamental premise about the nature of God is that God knows all things — that he is omniscient (as well as omnipresent and omnipotent).

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That has not always been the case with political media. Sometimes the national and even local press were complicit in hiding facts known to some but not widely shared. President John F. Kennedy’s escapades were well known to many in the Beltway’s elite media and perhaps in Massachusetts, but those who knew and liked or even loved him were not about to tell. That is perhaps the most famous example of media complicity in burying scandals, but it’s a bipartisan tradition to not launder some dirty garments in public.

That era is over. President Obama is said to have believed "if you can win, you should" as an explanation for playing hardball in politics. Lots of Republicans live by the same rule. Politics is far, far from actual war or even life-and-death struggles, but as Finley Peter Dunne’s famed creation Mr. Dooley put it, "politics ain’t beanbag" either. It’s a rough-and-tumble game, and lots of lives get upended, if not even more seriously wrecked, when national attention turns to the backstory of every candidate on whom the searchlights turn.

Now more than ever, every candidate must be warned again and again that Luke 8:17 is very much true and indeed inevitable for every candidate in every race in which any opponent has the means to dig deep. As the number of media platforms has grown and grown, so too has the number of reporters eager for a "scoop" or anything close to one.

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Producing the soiled linen on any candidate — "R" or "D" — produces clicks and thus heightens the profile of the journalist with the byline. No rumor is too outrageous to check out. And every old girlfriend or boyfriend, business competitor or colleague, and even family member with a score to settle views campaigns as an opportunity not to be missed.

Which is why every would-be candidate ought to subject himself or herself first to self-scrutiny and then to a gauntlet of "friendly" professionals who specialize in digging up "opposition research."

If an unflattering story exists, it can be found, and it will be found. And it will be on every front page.

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Which brings us to the people who recruited Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. Platner dropped out of the race for Senate in Maine on Wednesday night. Platner owns his own life story. Whatever he did and didn’t do cannot be undone or made up for. It’s just the facts of every life, and no life is going to emerge unscathed from searching — and often searing — reviews.

This is what candidates have to fully grasp. It will all come out. Every bit of the bad and not much of the good. Forewarned is forearmed.

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In his classic book, "Hardball," former MSNBC host Chris Matthews brought up this old but true bit of wisdom: If you have a political problem, hang a lantern on it.

Call attention to the very worst parts of your life and bio at the start of a campaign. If your candidacy can’t survive self-disclosure and apology, your candidacy will fail, and the failure will be all the more painful when it arrives.

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But if his one-time backers didn’t lay out these tough facts about the hard realities of politics in 2026, the now former candidate may be more angry with them than he is with himself at this point.

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If he was misled about what could be papered over, it wouldn’t be an irrational response.

But Platner's saga is already a tale worth telling every candidate in every race coming down the road in the years ahead: "[N]othing is secret that will not be revealed."

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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz scheme could derail one Gulf nation’s bright future

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:19 -0400

In the maelstrom of noise over Iranian action in the Strait of Hormuz, there has been much less discussion of the country on the other side of the contested waterway: Oman.

Over the course of the conflict in Iran, Oman has been a somewhat enigmatic actor. While cooperating with the United States as a mediator, it has also displayed an openness to Tehran’s schemes to impose tolls on shipping through the Strait.

That would be a significant mistake. Unlike Iran, Oman has a bright, promising future due to recent effective economic reforms and the opportunity to join the growing regional cohesion against the Islamic Republic. For the sake of the Omani people, Muscat should embrace this path to greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity.

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Despite the accident of geography that put them on either side of the Strait, there are plenty of reasons a rapprochement with Iran makes no sense for Oman. In the 2026 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, an annual benchmark report that compares entrepreneurial competitiveness and resilience environments of countries around the globe, Oman made a splash by achieving the second-best score improvement (behind Javier Milei’s Argentina) and moving up by an impressive 19 places to rank 39th globally.

This transformative advancement reflects the country’s ongoing economic expansion and strength under the Oman Vision 2040 framework. Fiscal consolidation and more effective management of public finance have helped reduce the debt level to less than 40 percent of GDP. Legal reforms focused on ensuring greater transparency and accountability have impressively combated corruption.

In addition, opening up Omani businesses to greater foreign investment has also contributed to the country’s success. As a result, the International Monetary Fund estimates Oman’s GDP per capita at $21,645 — a 19% increase over 2025.

This happy state of affairs could not be further from the disastrous economic dysfunction playing out in Iran. Despite having the world’s second-largest proven oil reserves (to say nothing of significant natural gas reserves), due to systemic mismanagement by the regime, Iran’s economy was in a compounding free fall long before Operation Epic Fury. Things are now far worse.

Ten years ago, after Barak Obama’s JCPOA gave Tehran an economic lifeline, inflation was around 7%. It is now around 50%, with prices for food closer to 100%. Poverty levels have risen dramatically, with millions more projected to fall into poverty in coming months. Official estimates put unemployment at about 10%, but independent assessments put it over 25%, with young people bearing the brunt of the job losses. As a result, Iran’s GDP per capita is a dismal $3,415 — less than half of Oman’s and a six percent decrease from 2025.

All of which makes Oman’s recent equivocation over Iran confounding. The two countries recently had high-level discussions in Muscat to assert their joint sovereignty over the waterway, and so ability to demand payment for ships to pass. While dressed up in diplomatic language in official statements as security and environmental fees, the reality is a state-sponsored blackmail imposed on the vital energy flows from the Gulf.

Such money-grubbing schemes, while understandable for an increasingly impoverished and desperate Iran, are beneath the aspirations of Oman. Instead of teaming up with a global pariah and running the risk of U.S. economic sanctions or even military attack, Muscat should build on the hard work it has already done to transform its economy for greater future.

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The next pragmatic step should be to further embrace the principle of economic freedom to offer passage through their side of the Strait independent of Iranian threats, which would only increase the attractiveness of their ports as ports of call for everything from international tankers from Gulf nations to U.S. Navy vessels. Oman could also be an integral part of the regional race to establish an alternative infrastructure around the Strait, which will eventually — and inevitably — leave Iran out in the cold.

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Going into business with Iran to impose restrictions and tolls on Hormuz would fatally undermine this opportunity for Oman, which could wind up isolated from the rest of the region along with Iran. The recent show of unity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Bahrain with Secretary of State Marco Rubio offers a much better alternative for Oman.

Rather than becoming a junior partner to Tehran, Muscat has the unique geoeconomic opportunity to coordinate with far more productive and prosperous regional partners in conjunction with the United States for the greater good. Now is the time for Oman to seize that moment to ensure its transformative trajectory.

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Democratic socialists have lots of ideas, but how are we supposed to pay for them?

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:02 -0400

As a certified financial planner, I've spent more than three decades asking people one simple question before they make a major financial decision.

"How are you going to pay for it?"

It's a question every bank asks before approving a loan. It's a question every family should ask before buying a home. And it's the question every voter should ask as democratic socialism gains momentum across America. You can vote for someone as president of student council who promises free lunch, no school on Fridays, and unlimited recess, but will those policies actually be put into place, and will they be successful?

Because every promise has a price tag.

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Over the past few weeks, Democratic Socialist candidates have captured national attention with proposals that include government-funded childcare, free public transit, city-owned grocery stores, tuition-free college, universal healthcare, rent freezes, expanded public housing and significantly higher taxes on wealthy Americans.

Many of these ideas sound compassionate. Some may even solve real problems.

But good intentions have never balanced a budget, and we are woefully behind on that already.

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The United States is already carrying nearly $40 trillion in national debt. We continue to run trillion-dollar annual deficits. Interest on that debt is now one of the fastest-growing expenses in the federal budget, meaning taxpayers are spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year simply paying interest on yesterday's borrowing while not building roads, improving schools or strengthening our military.

Now we're being told the answer is ... more spending?

Let's look at what happens when government promises more than it can sustainably fund.

In New York City, progressive leaders have proposed policies ranging from city-owned grocery stores and free buses to major expansions of public housing and government-funded childcare. In Seattle, policymakers have pursued higher business taxes, expanded tenant protections and broader public spending to address housing affordability and inequality.

Supporters believe these policies make life more affordable.

Critics argue they increase long-term financial obligations, discourage business investment and create budget pressures that future taxpayers must absorb. Reasonable people can disagree on which side is right, but no one can disagree with one basic principle.

Eventually, the bill comes due.

Here's what worries me most. America became the most prosperous nation in history because we rewarded people who created value. Entrepreneurs risked their savings to build companies. Small business owners hired employees before they knew if customers would show up. Investors funded ideas that changed the world. Workers believed that hard work and personal responsibility could improve their lives. That system wasn't perfect.

But it created more opportunity, more innovation and more wealth than any economic model in history.

When government continually expands its role, raises taxes and promises more benefits without clearly explaining how they'll be funded, we should ask whether we're creating more opportunity or simply redistributing what others have already created and stunting future generations to want to build and innovate.

As a financial advisor, I never tell clients they can spend money they don't have. That’s just common sense. I don't tell them debt doesn't matter. I don't tell them someone else will eventually pay their bills. Washington shouldn't either.

If politicians want to propose new programs, great. Show us the numbers. Show us how they'll be funded over the next decade and not just next year's election cycle. Show us what gets cut if revenues don't materialize. Show us how much additional debt we're willing to leave our children.

That's not a Republican question.

That's not a Democratic question.

That's an American question.

Compassion and fiscal responsibility are not opposites. In fact, lasting compassion depends on sound finances. Families know it. Businesses know it. And you know it. The federal government should know it too. America doesn't have a shortage of good ideas. It has a shortage of leaders willing to admit that every promise comes with a price tag.

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Before we embrace bigger government, let's demand something remarkably simple to understand.

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Don't just tell us what you're going to give us.

Tell us who's going to pay for it. How’s that for a democratic idea?

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Caitlin Clark's return falls flat after Fever coach limits her in loss to shorthanded Sparks

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:45:31 -0400

All eyes were on Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night as she made her anticipated return from injury in a road matchup in Los Angeles.

But instead of a triumphant comeback, the Fever spent the entire night chasing the Sparks as Clark's rough return fueled a 106-92 rout.

The superstar never found a groove, looking completely out of sync in her return from a back injury.

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Much of that disjointed performance falls squarely on head coach Stephanie White, who kept Clark on a ridiculously tight leash by limiting her to just 16 minutes. The stop-and-go approach could have sabotaged any chance for the phenom to establish a rhythm.

Clark finished with just 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Her minus-16 plus-minus told the story.

The Los Angeles Sparks were severely shorthanded, taking the floor without stars Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink.

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Yet while a depleted Sparks roster played to win, Indiana spent the night over-managing its biggest asset.

With Clark on a minutes restriction and Aliyah Boston out of the lineup, Kelsey Mitchell was forced to shoulder the entire offensive burden.

Mitchell did her part, pouring in 29 points while shooting 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.

But one hot hand couldn't stop an efficient LA squad.

The Sparks shot 45% from three-point range, going 9-of-20 from deep to cruise to the 106-92 victory.

White's next move is to sit Clark against the Mercury on Thursday while Boston returns.

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After Wednesday's loss to a shorthanded Sparks team, it's fair to question whether Indiana's cautious approach is working. The Fever dropped to 12-9.

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Justin Baldoni and wife Emily break two-year silence on Blake Lively lawsuit and 'injustice'

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:30:26 -0400

Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence two years after the Blake Lively legal drama began.

On Wednesday night, Baldoni and his wife, Emily, sat down and filmed a lengthy video for Instagram. The couple detailed the last two years being filled with "injustice" and "trauma."

"We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say," Justin began the video.

He added, "Because Lord knows we have, but it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this, we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just didn’t feel like the right time, and we were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it."

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Emily said: "This feels like the moment," and "There’s so much to say."

The legal battle between Lively and Baldoni stemmed from the production of the 2024 movie "It Ends With Us." Rumors of tension surfaced during the movie's press tour when Baldoni promoted the movie separately from Lively and the rest of the cast.

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In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint and later a federal lawsuit alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her on set and, after she raised concerns, orchestrated a campaign to damage her reputation. Baldoni denied the allegations and responded with lawsuits against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times and others, accusing them of defamation, extortion and attempting to destroy his career.

Over the following year, both sides engaged in a highly public legal fight that included the release of text messages, behind-the-scenes footage, subpoenas and multiple amended court filings. Rather than proceed to trial, Lively and Baldoni reached a confidential settlement in May 2026 without either side admitting wrongdoing or paying damages to the other. The only remaining issue before the court is Lively's request for approximately $8 million in attorney's fees and litigation costs, which Baldoni is contesting.

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In the video uploaded on Wednesday, Justin shared that they wouldn't cover everything and his wife agreed, adding that they have "immense gratitude for ... so many people and so many things that have happened to us."

"Gratitude has saved us," Justin added.

Emily noted that despite the gratitude that they both have, it doesn’t "negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years."

"We’ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like how could something like this even happen? Let alone disguised as a fight for women. So much to unpack," she continued.

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Emily said that the couple experience "a lot of trauma" and it is difficult for them to discuss it.

"We don’t even know if this is the right thing to say. We just know we need to share something," Justin said. "What I will say is that there have been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence over the last couple of years. That created so much noise, and we didn’t want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course."

Emily added that "the truth and the facts have spoken for themselves."

The couple, who tied the knot in 2013, gave an update to fans about how their lives are two years after the legal battle began.

"We are healing," Justin said. "If you’ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn’t linear. It looks different every day. We have had to rethink for ourselves what is real, and what matters. It’s this. It’s our family, it’s our friends, it’s our community, who have been there for us, it’s our faith."

He said that this situation has led to him and Emily growing "closer, more devoted, and steadfast in our faith than we’ve ever been."

Justin said that Emily prayed "people would have discernment" while he thanked viewers for their support.

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"So many of you had discernment, and you used your intuition, and you trusted that. You have given your time to fight for us. Thank you does not feel like enough. But we’re here, in large part, because of so many of you, and all of our friends and family," Justin said.

To wrap up the video, Justin said the biggest lesson they have learned throughout this journey. "When God presses the reset button, and everything else is stripped away, that’s when love shows up," he said.

Emily added, "And it did. There’s so much more to say. The time will come. But for now, we are going to focus on continuing the healing and hanging out with our kiddos and enjoying life."

Although the courtroom battle between Baldoni and Lively has largely concluded, the dispute remains one of Hollywood's most talked-about legal sagas because of its impact on the movie, the celebrities involved, and the broader conversation about workplace conduct and reputation management.

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Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing: Judge orders redactions to ex-lover’s video testimony

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:27:39 -0400

PROVO, Utah — Video testimony from Lance Twiggs, the former lover of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, will be played in court Thursday morning as a weeklong preliminary hearing nears its end.

Prosecutors intended to play it Wednesday, but after a series of objections from the defense, Judge Tony Graf Jr. called for redactions, and prosecutors said they’d rather wait until the morning to ensure they could comply with the court order before playing it.

Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, shared several emotional embraces with her mother-in-law, Kathy Kirk, and was also wiping tears when the family attorney, Jeff Neiman, asked the court to play the unredacted video for "all the world to see."

From the gallery, she appeared to urge the lawyer to approach the podium for the first time since the hearing began Monday.

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Playing only a redacted version would create "doubt and distrust in the judicial system," Neiman argued.

"The Kirk family believes strongly that if the evidence is being admitted in this preliminary hearing, it should be made public for the world to see no redactions," he told the judge. "This court has tools at its disposal to make sure the defendant receives a fair trial. You'll use them if you find that you need to."

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Graf, however, agreed to redactions of about 16 minutes of the roughly 37-minute video statement from Twiggs, as suggested by the defense, after Robinson attorney Richard Novak raised constitutional concerns about televising a "confession" before trial.

The full video is expected to show Twiggs discussing texts, chat logs and a note that the defense said prosecutors and the public would consider a "confession" from Robinson.

Novak said the defense does not characterize them as a confession.

Robinson appeared visibly uneasy at times during the hearing, especially during mentions of Twiggs, his lover at the time of the shooting — taking deep breaths, fidgeting and adjusting his suit jacket.

Some of the alleged texts between Robinson and Twiggs have been made public already, in which prosecutors claim the defendant mentions being "stuck in Orem," where the shooting took place — and appears to take responsibility for being "the one who did it."

Mention of the texts are expected to be redacted from the video played Thursday, but the judge said he will consider them when he makes his probable cause decision.

Graf also said the preliminary hearing will end by 5 p.m. Friday, squelching speculation that the planned five-day hearing could run longer.

At the end of the hearing, as everyone stood, Erika and Kathy Kirk shared a tearful hug.

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Robinson has not yet entered a plea. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Fox News’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report.

Who is Valli Geiger? Meet the Maine Dem that Platner urged to run for Senate

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:40:16 -0400

Maine state Rep. Valli Geiger, a Rockland Democrat, former nurse and former mayor, is drawing sudden national attention after saying now-former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner encouraged her to consider taking his place on the ballot in the Maine Senate race.

While Geiger has not been named the replacement nominee, her name entered the Maine Senate scramble after she told local outlet WMTW that Platner called her Monday night, praised her as a "fighter" and asked whether he could put her name forward. Platner’s campaign told the outlet he had not made an endorsement decision but confirmed he encouraged Geiger to consider running if he stepped aside.

After Geiger said Platner called her about potentially putting her name forward, Geiger posted Tuesday she would not "throw Graham under the bus," while also saying she would not "slander or accuse" Jenny Racicot, the woman who accused Platner of rape, "of anything more than telling the truth as she experienced it."

By Wednesday, local outlets were reporting that Geiger said Platner had encouraged her to consider running if he withdrew. Platner, who suspended his campaign Wednesday night, has denied the claim.

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"For the movement to continue, it can’t be me. For that reason, we are suspending campaign operations," Platner said in a video posted to social media.

Geiger is a third-term Democratic state representative from Rockland, according to her legislative biography, representing a coastal House district in Maine that includes Rockland, Criehaven Township, Matinicus Isle Plantation, the Muscle Ridge Islands, North Haven and part of Owls Head. Her biography says she serves on the Labor Committee and the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.

Before entering the state legislature, Geiger served six years on the Rockland City Council, including one year as mayor and four years on the Rockland Comprehensive Planning Commission, three of them as chair.

Her biography says she holds a master’s degree in sustainable design and built her own passive-solar, net-zero-energy house. It also describes her as a former nurse at Pen Bay Medical Center who later worked as a health policy analyst and health administrator, including as director of the Healthreach Hospice program and clinical director for Federally Qualified Health Centers around Maine.

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Geiger’s connection to Platner predates the latest replacement speculation. Local reporting has described her as a close Platner supporter, and WMTW reported she previously stood with him and credited him with helping secure funding for rape kit tracking in Maine.

In her Facebook post responding to Racicot’s allegation, Geiger wrote that Racicot’s story "seems credible" but added that "none of us knows the truth nor will we ever." She also described Platner as "a man becoming a better man" and said she had hoped he would lead the political movement his campaign had built and will not "throw Graham under the bus."

In the post, Geiger also praised Platner’s "passion for economic populism" and said she had granted him "an enormous amount of grace" for his behavior during what she described as his "dark years" after multiple deployments.

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The Maine state representative is not the only Democrat whose name has surfaced as Maine Democrats prepare for the possibility that Platner exits the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Several Democrats have expressed interest or are considering bids, including former gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah.

Under Maine law, the Maine Democratic Party can replace him on the general election ballot by selecting a new nominee through its party process, with the replacement required to be chosen by July 27.

Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: 'Adios, trash bag'

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:04:37 -0400

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Graham Platner was always a "dead man walking" after the scandal-plagued Democratic candidate dropped out of the Maine U.S. Senate race following a rape allegation.

"The trash took itself out tonight. And now, finally, people in Maine have a chance to really vote on someone that's not a total piece of trash," Fetterman said on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Wednesday.

"[Platner] will only be remembered as the accused rapist that got pushed out of your election. That's your legacy, bro. And you are a guy that cheats on your wife. You're the guy that roughs up your ex-girlfriend."

PLATNER DROPS OUT OF CRUCIAL SENATE RACE AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION TORPEDOES CAMPAIGN

After facing a multitude of scandals, including sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations, Platner dropped out of the Maine race Wednesday.

He announced his exit in an 11-minute video posted to X Wednesday evening, calling the rape allegation from a former partner "false." (Platner has not been criminally charged for the allegation.)

"To give that weird long speech and pretend like people will miss you?" Fetterman said. "No one's going to forget you other than [as] the guy that was pushed out of the election because a woman credibly accused you of raping her. So that's his legacy."

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"No one wants you anymore. I'm like, bro, you are an accused rapist," the senator continued. "Adios, trash bag."

Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer, spent much of his campaign on the defensive as multiple scandals rocked his candidacy, including a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and abuse allegations from former girlfriends.

The allegation that triggered Platner's exit from the race came from Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, who told CNN's Jake Tapper that "by dictionary definition" Platner "raped" her.

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Racicot alleged that Platner entered her home uninvited and forced her to have unprotected sex despite her repeatedly telling him to stop.

Her allegation was the latest in a series of controversies that have dogged Platner.

"He's always been a dead man walking," Fetterman said.

Fetterman blasted his left-leaning colleagues like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who endorsed Platner in the Maine Senate race, saying they owe voters an apology.

"What did [Democrats] see in this guy? Was it the Nazi tattoo, was it the gross messages online, the way he roughs up women?" Fetterman questioned.

"Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign," he added.

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Republicans currently control the chamber 53-47 and flipping the Senate seat in left-leaning Maine is a key part of the Democrats' path to retake the majority.

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Platner’s exit from the race will make the math harder for Democrats vying for the Senate majority.

"Go back under that rock that you came from," Fetterman said of Platner.

Is another team ready to take over the top of the Big Ten from Indiana and Ohio State?

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:45:18 -0400

After years of unchecked dominance from the SEC, the Big Ten Conference cemented its place as the best in college football in the 2025-2026 season.

The Indiana Hoosiers completed a remarkable 16-0 season by winning a National Championship, beating Ohio State in the conference championship game, dominating Alabama in the Rose Bowl, then blowing out Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

That completed a Big Ten trifecta, with the Michigan Wolverines winning a championship in 2024, then the Buckeyes following it up by beating Notre Dame to win the title in 2025. While the SEC might have better depth overall, it's no question that the top of the Big Ten is as good or better than anyone.

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And a new program might be ready to take their turn at the top of the Big Ten: those same Oregon Ducks.

One of the most predictive measures of a team's strength from year to year is how much production they return from the previous season. It makes sense; the more key players that stay with the team, the better it is for continuity and development.

The Big Ten, oddly enough, has several teams that return much of their production on both sides of the ball. ESPN's Bill Connelly ran the numbers, finding that teams like Maryland, Nebraska, Minnesota and UCLA all ranked in the top 10 nationally in returning value. Though given how these teams played in 2025, that's less important. Number 12, though? The Oregon Ducks.

And that carryover production is coming from a team that lost just two games all season, both to Indiana. They handled a very good USC team, 42-27, overcame miserable conditions to outlast the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road, beat the rival Washington Huskies, and most impressively, shut out an elite Texas Tech team 23-0 in the College Football Playoff. And they bring back the players responsible for 66% of their overall production, including star quarterback Dante Moore.

Just behind them at 65%? USC, heading into a pivotal season under Lincoln Riley.

Here's where Oregon has the advantage, however. They bring that percentage back from a team that was significantly better than USC. It's no surprise then, that per Connelly's SP+ projections, Oregon is expected to be the No. 2 team in the country, by efficiency on offense, defense and special teams.

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What about the other Big Ten schools, though?

USC is the biggest wildcard. They sit at No. 13 in the SP+ projections, thanks to an elite offense and a defense that's expected to be solid, if unspectacular. But their special teams projections are all the way down at No. 100 in the country, thanks to a series of disastrous mistakes in 2025. Special teams, though, should be the easiest area to improve upon. So if the Trojans can make some adjustments, they could exceed the eight game win expectancy.

Ohio State and Indiana, the two most recent champions, have a bit of a tougher hill to climb, though their roster composition is far from disastrous. The Buckeyes bring back 60% of their production, while Indiana is at 56%, even with several huge departures. That ranks at No. 31 and No. 52, respectively. Important, but not enough to push either team out of the top 5 in the national projections. And Ohio State sits at No. 1, thanks to consistently elite recruiting and key players like Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith returning.

But if there is an upset brewing at the top of the conference, Oregon might be the place to look. The question then becomes, can they put it all together against a difficult schedule? The Ducks play USC on the road, host Nebraska, travel to Illinois, play Ohio State on the road, host Michigan and have their rivalry game against Washington at Autzen.

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It won't be easy, but don't be surprised if at the end of the season, Dan Lanning and the Ducks are right back in the mix.

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