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Internet reacts to Georgia schoolteacher's groundbreaking invention, the 'fart corner'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:45:45 -0400

The old adage goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention," and nowhere is that perhaps more true than with one Georgia teacher’s invention: the "fart corner."

That's not a euphemism. It is indeed a corner one goes into to release a little gas.

But, like many pioneering inventions and technological breakthroughs, it is dividing — and at times clearing — the proverbial room.

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According to NBC San Diego, second-grade teacher Candy Sydney-Browning had about enough of her students' inability to control their gas.

"I have a very weak stomach, so I cannot take it," Sydney-Browning told TODAY. "And so I was like, OK, I’m just gonna create this little area over here, and you just get up, you go over there, do your business, come back, and that’s just it."

Boom. Fart corner.

The "Gusty Winds Area" is stocked with Febreze (veteran move) and gives innocent bystanders a significant buffer zone from wayward odors.

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But is this a good idea? I mean, are kids so coddled today that they don't understand the kind of intestinal fortitude it takes to hold a gasser in for several periods because you don't want it to escape in front of the girl you have a crush on in your biology class?

While some see it as a way to normalize a bodily function — by the way, why does everything have to be normalized? — fart corners are not winning over those with an old-school view on public flatulence.

I think fart corners are a slippery, rather foul-smelling slope.

Ripping one in front of the class is something that will haunt you for the rest of your life. I could rattle off several names of my grade school chums who did it, but I'm not going to because I'm a gentleman.

So, I think while this teacher's heart is in the right place, that stigma will still be there, just in a different form.

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No longer will they be the "smelly kid who farted in class," but instead they'll be the "smelly kid who is constantly getting up to use the fart corner to the point that everyone else is like, 'Seriously, what the hell does that kid eat? Nothing but baked beans and kimchi?!'"

Justice Thomas recalls why he wasn't friends with Alito in law school: 'Clarence, you were scary'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:37:42 -0400

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently recalled a funny conversation with Justice Samuel Alito about why they weren't friends during their time at Yale Law School.

When asked why they were never friends at the Ivy League institution, Alito told Thomas he was "scary."

Thomas sat down with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for a rare interview in which the pair discussed race, politics and a variety of other issues on an episode of the "Verdict with Ted Cruz" podcast, which aired Wednesday.

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Thomas was talking about his Supreme Court colleagues when he noted that Alito attended Yale a year behind him.

"He was a year behind you. But you didn't know each other," Cruz said.

"He's a funny guy. He's brilliant. He was always nerdy. Princeton guy like you, right?" Thomas replied.

Thomas then recalled asking Alito about their time at the university.

"So I said, 'Sam, how come we were there two years together? Why weren't we friends?'" Thomas recalled.

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"'Clarence, you were scary,'" Thomas said Alito told him.

The justice explained that he wore bib overalls and combat boots throughout law school.

"I'm so glad they didn't have these phones where you could take a lot of pictures," he added.

During an appearance Wednesday on "The Will Cain Show," Cruz noted that Thomas was a "left-wing radical" in college before eventually embracing conservatism.

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"He journeyed to become an extraordinary thinker," Cruz said. "No other justice has overcome so much adversity to reach the very pinnacle of American law."

Trump's lawyers put Dem AG on notice for targeting his family in NY fraud fight: 'Cannot stand'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:33:56 -0400

On Wednesday, representatives of President Donald Trump filed a brief in the New York Court of Appeals, arguing that the court should throw out his liability finding in a $464 million civil fraud case that centered on Trump's real estate valuations.

The appeal argues that the case had several legal flaws that should have prevented it from being heard in the first place.

"This case should have never been brought, and the judgment cannot stand," the appeal reads. "This case is extremely unusual; it involves not only reams of improper statements targeting President Trump, his family, and his businesses, but also a decision to apply [New York law] against those targets in a completely unprecedented and unlawful way."

The appeal is the latest instance of President Donald Trump pushing back against what he has characterized as politically charged lawfare that he endured between his two administrations. It also gives Trump a renewed opportunity to push back against some of the penalties that still apply to him from that verdict.

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In 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, alleging 200 instances of fraud. Specifically, her office alleged that Trump had routinely overvalued properties in New York City in order to secure favorable loans or insurance rates in violation of New York Executive Law § 63(12). The provision instructs the attorney general to prosecute cases of repeated fraudulent or illegal acts.

The law defines fraud as "any device, scheme or artifice to defraud and any deception, misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, false pretense, false promise or unconscionable contractual provision."

Trump was found liable in 2023.

As a result, Trump was required to pay $355 million plus interest in damages and was banned from serving as an officer or director of any New York company for two years.

He was also banned from applying for loans from any New York bank or financial institution for three years. Although an intermediate appeals court later vacated the monetary award, Trump's lawyers argue the underlying liability finding and the remaining restrictions should also be overturned.

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The appeal submitted on Wednesday argues against the verdict along five key lines.

The document argues that Attorney General James lacked the authority to bring the case, noting that the case involves private commercial transactions rather than harm to the public. It also contends that Trump’s valuations reflected subjective estimates that lenders independently evaluated rather than fraudulent misrepresentations.

"The only supposed 'victims' here are a handful of ultrasophisticated banks and insurers that have never claimed to be injured, were eager to do business with President Trump and his family, and made over $100 million from these transactions," the appeal states.

The appeal further argues that the prosecution’s premise of overvaluation is based on the misguided idea that real estate has one objective value — and that deviations from that value must be fraud.

"Under that breathtakingly broad theory, NYAG can second-guess any business transaction in this State on almost any imagined grounds," the filing reads.

And on the penalties, the appeal argues that the $450 million disgorgement is excessive, unlawful and even unconstitutional.

Finally, the appeal argues that the politically charged nature of the case, on its own, should have been enough to halt its consideration.

"NYAG cannot point to a single Section 63(12) enforcement action against similarly situated developers (or any other type of defendant) based on practices comparable to those alleged here," the filing states.

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"Ms. James repeatedly called President Trump a 'criminal'; promised to 'investigate President Trump and his business transactions,' 'review ... Trump-related real estate transactions,' and 'take on ... his business in New York'; and threatened President Trump's 'family' and 'anyone in his orbit," the document states.

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James' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Jon Stewart asks whether 'The Daily Show' is like high-sugar food giving US 'political diabetes'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:19:37 -0400

Talk show host Jon Stewart told former first lady Michelle Obama Wednesday he questions whether shows like his have been a net positive or net negative for the country.

On her "IMO" podcast, Obama asked Stewart whether it’s healthy for young people to get their news from "The Daily Show."

"Do you think comedy helps or hurts the political climate?" she asked. "I wonder what you think, because sometimes I think, ‘Is it good that most young people are getting their news from The Daily Show?’ Or that they — you know — they want you to run for president?"

Stewart began by questioning his show's impact, saying that late-night shows are becoming a "relic."

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"We are in some ways a relic of a previous era where it's sort of like I'm running a Blockbuster, a video store inside of a Tower Records," Stewart replied, noting social media’s impact and how even his show has had to adapt to it to boost reach. Multiple commentators have noted that the late-night talk show as an entire format appears to have been increasingly outmoded by long-form podcasts.

Stewart went on to note that he has learned not to confuse cultural power with actual power but nonetheless appreciated how cathartic shows like his can be. He said the format feels somewhat "impotent" and possibly like something of an "opiate" for American citizens.

"Is it an opiate?" he asked. "Is it creating a, you know ... And having worked on some of those things on Capitol Hill and all that, I know the difference now, which I didn't before. The difference between activists who are in the trenches doing that day-to-day work, trying to bend that arc of the moral universe slowly towards justice, not realizing there's a bunch of people trying to bend it back."

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Stewart said he is curious about what a double-blind study would show about his work.

"Like, does this help? Does it corrode? Does it pervert? Is it something to be — is it ultra-processed, you know, food that's given the country a kind of political diabetes? I don't know," he said.

"I think I also have to step back on — it may not be an honorable thing we do, but we do it as honorably as we can in that it is not in bad faith," Stewart continued. "So, the way that I try and judge it is, any good faith art, material, speech, talk that goes into the universe, I feel like is a win.

"There's so much bad faith," he warned. "But I can't sit here and honestly answer like, ‘It's a win for society. What I've done over these past 25 years,’ you know, I'd hate to think, obviously, but there's many people on social media who would tell me, you know, that that is the case."

Tim Graham, the executive editor of the NewsBusters division of the Media Research Center, agreed that Stewart is right to question what his show has done for political discourse.

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"The concept of Americans getting their 'news' from comedy shows is always a terrifying prospect," Graham began. "Stewart's right with his metaphor of ultra-processed food. Political comedy's a Twinkie and not a bran muffin. People can have very distorted views on a comedy-alone diet, like thinking Sarah Palin actually said, ‘I can see Russia from my house.’

"Late-night comedy can be compared to an opiate because their natural audience uses their overwhelming tilt against Trump to get over their anger that Trump won the White House again," he continued. "In 2024, the late-night shows devoted 82% of their political jokes to Trump and the Republicans.

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"It's a little bit funny that they're discussing partisan hackery on the Michelle Obama podcast," Graham added. "The Obamas have been the most fawned-over couple in modern American media history. Late-night comedians never act on the Michelle principle, ‘When they go low, we go high.’"

Ex-ESPN host Cindy Brunson embarrasses herself trying to discredit Caitlin Clark

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:18:15 -0400

We previously discussed the all-time low the sports media reached in defending DiJonai Carrington after she clotheslined Sophie Cunningham and then posted "White privilege" from the locker room following her ejection. In doing so, no one embarrassed themselves more than former ESPN broadcaster Cindy Brunson.

Brunson claimed Carrington did not deserve a Flagrant 2. Instead, she argued that Cunningham should have been ejected — not the player who clotheslined her.

Brunson also shared a post claiming white WNBA players benefit from "reverse DEI."

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If it appeared Brunson's remarks were driven by an agenda, she later confirmed it. She said she is Team DiJonai "all day every day."

"I’m team @dijonai all day every day and at most that should’ve been a flagrant 1 not an ejection," she posted on Threads.

One player Brunson does not support "all day every day" is Caitlin Clark.

In another bizarre Threads tangent, Brunson attempted to discredit Clark while discussing a game that did not involve the Fever.

On Sunday, Clark scored 37 points on 13-of-24 shooting, including 8-of-12 from three-point range. She also had 10 assists as the Fever defeated the Sky, 113-90.

Brunson wasn't impressed. She quickly argued that Clark’s performance should be discounted because the game was not competitive.

"Miss me with that stat padding 37 points, on the floor up 20 w/ a minute to go BS. The 32 points in just 26 minutes was WAY more impressive from the ⭐ on the playoff team from the lone star state," Brunson posted above a story about Seattle’s game against Dallas, in which Clark did not play.

Apparently, Brunson could not praise Paige Bueckers without taking a shot at Clark.

Brunson later deleted the post. But she did not do so because it was personal, desperate, or demeaning. Instead, she said she removed it because it prompted "racist" and "transphobic" comments her way.

Look familiar?

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Like so many players in the WNBA, Brunson took an unprompted shot at Clark — again, she didn't even play in the game Brunson was discussing — Clark's fans defended her, and the aggressor cried racism.

They all so badly want to be victims.

Brunson has since continued her crusade against Clark on X.

This week, Clark recorded her fifth career 30-point, 10-assist game. She now has more 30-point, 10-assist games than the rest of WNBA history combined. Every other player in league history has combined for just four.

Yet Brunson was, again, not impressed by Clark's achievement. She dismissed the accomplishment as a "small sample size."

Huh?

Clark has accomplished something more times in fewer than three full seasons than every other player in the WNBA’s 30-year history combined. By definition, that is not a small sample size.

Elsewhere, on Tuesday night, Brunson celebrated Bueckers’ 22 points and 11 assists in a — wait for it — 96-78 Wings victory. Yet there were no complaints about stat-padding due to the margin of victory this time.

Why? According to Brunson, it is "different."

Apparently, it is also different when Angel Reese sets records early in her career, which Brunson might call a "small sample size" if Clark were involved.

"So impressive @Reese10Angel just broke a record that has stood since May of 2003 when Chamique Holdsclaw hauled in 24 rips for her Mystics vs the Shock. Reese finished w/ 26 rebounds, 18 on the defensive glass. So TUFF. #WNBA," Brunson posted this week.

When users pointed out the blowout and the level of competition, the same arguments Brunson used to diminish Clark, she said those qualifications did not matter anymore.

"It doesn’t matter who the competition is, she set not one, but two WNBA records tonight‼️ Plus, Smesko doesn’t use his bench much, esp w/ Bri Jones hurt. ALL of his starters were on the floor to end this game."

Got that? The competition, score and playing time do not matter when it's Reese setting the record.

Further, Reese actually has padded her stats throughout the season. Literally. There are videos of her team deliberately allowing her to inflate her statistics late in games. You can see and read more about that here.

To be clear, Brunson does not appear as bitter or racially motivated as some of Clark and Cunningham’s most vocal detractors. In her videos, she comes across as pleasant. And yet, she has greatly damaged her credibility. Her coverage of Clark and Cunningham is so nonsensical that it looks plainly personal.

Compare how she belittles the two Fever players with how she celebrates the rest of the league. It's obvious. It is pathetic.

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It is unfortunate to watch someone who has spent nearly 30 years covering the WNBA damage her credibility because she cannot control her emotions when discussing Clark and Cunningham.

Brunson likely knows the WNBA well. But how can anyone view her commentary as honest moving forward when she has so clearly abandoned honesty in her recent coverage?

They cannot.

For those who claim White Fever fans are the reason the WNBA has become toxic, Brunson’s timeline offers a more honest explanation. She and people like her are fueling the league’s divisiveness. They have clear personal vendettas against Clark and Cunningham, then claim victimhood when others notice it.

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Perhaps pandering to a small group of people on WNBA Threads is worth sacrificing credibility with the broader public. We doubt it, though.

Busy Philipps diagnosed with rare brain tumor after undergoing body scan her doctor told her she didn't 'need'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:05:07 -0400

Busy Philipps is sharing how she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor.

During a recent interview with People magazine, the 47-year-old "Cougar Town" actress shared the terrifying moment her doctor told her she had a brain tumor, the day after her "Dawson's Creek" co-star, James Van Der Beek, died after a battle with colorectal cancer.

"Dr. Devinsky says to me, 'I'm just going to say this to you the way I would want someone to say it to me,'" she recalled.

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"And that was when the wind like sort of knocked out of me, and I had to sit down. He was like, 'I need you to breathe. I can hear that you're not breathing.' And I was like, 'Just tell me what's happening.' And he's like, 'This isn't any of those other things that they said it could be. This is a real tumor, and it's inside your brain, and Busy, it's got to come out. We got to take it out.'"

She was then connected with Dr. John Golfinos of NYU Langone and scheduled the five-hour surgery for March 2, during which surgeons removed a 2.6-centimeter mass from her brain.

The mass was then biopsied and revealed to be a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a rare tumor that Dr. Alexandra Miller, Philipps’s neuro-oncologist at NYU Langone told People, affects 1,100 to 1,300 people a year in the U.S. She added that "it is considered malignant, but it has the best prognosis of all of the malignant gliomas."

"It’s sort of defined as a cancerous tumor based on the ability of the tumor to regrow over time, rather than it looking very malignant under the microscope," Miller said.

The diagnosis came after Philipps told her cousin’s husband, a doctor in Los Angeles, that she was interested in getting a Prenuvo scan but that her primary care doctor had told her in 2025, "You're super healthy. We've done all this other blood work. We've done, like, all kinds of tests. You're super healthy. There's no need for you to get one."

"'Oh, I love them,'" he told Philipps about the scan. "And I was like, 'OK, cause my doctor just a few months ago said that I shouldn't get one.' He's like, 'Oh, like respectfully, don't know your doctor, but disagree. I think knowledge is power.'

"And what he said really resonated with me. And I was like, 'That was kind of what I was feeling, too. I think I want to get one.' He's like, 'Well, I'd be happy to help you set that up.'"

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After getting the scan, the "Freaks and Geeks" star went to an audition and later that night got a call from her cousin's husband, who let her know there was a lesion on her brain and that she should get an MRI.

Dr. Devinsky later told her the MRI showed a tumor that needed to be removed.

Philipps’ neurosurgeon, Dr. John Golfinos, told People that the early detection of the tumor ultimately made the surgery much easier, adding that had the tumor been found later, it "would have been two or three times the size."

Over a month after recovery, Philipps was back on the operating table after her dermatologist flagged that her incision site looked concerning.

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She had contracted staphylococcus, which required another surgery to cure, leaving Philipps feeling "really upset" and "like I was back at square one."

Despite her health scares, Philipps still managed to film her upcoming legal drama, "Cupertino," in which she plays the ex-wife of an AI billionaire who becomes the financier of a new law firm.

Philipps does not need chemotherapy or radiation but will get regular scans to monitor any potential reoccurrence. Through this experience, the actress learned to trust her instincts.

"We are frequently told by doctors that there is nothing to worry about [when] you kind of know that there’s something to worry about," she said.

"There’s nothing to be afraid of in having information. It’s only empowering."

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Why Dolly Parton could bring together Americans who agree on almost nothing

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:03:56 -0400

Throughout her life, Dolly Parton kept reminding me of something beautiful about being human.

Perhaps you noticed it too.

Her death has brought an outpouring of affection from people who otherwise might agree on very little. And it leaves me wondering: What was it about Dolly? Talent alone doesn't explain it. Success doesn't explain it. Even her extraordinary generosity doesn't fully explain it.

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I suspect we recognized something deeper — a way of being human that somehow enlarged the humanity around her.

Many years ago, my friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu introduced me to an African word that has stayed with me ever since: Ubuntu. It is often translated as "I am because we are."

Over time, I have experienced Ubuntu less as a definition and more as a way of moving through the world. It is the quiet conviction that another person's life can become larger because you showed up. It is the belief that another person's humanity matters too much to be reduced to a label, a failure, a fear or someone else's judgment.

Dolly Parton struck me as someone who intuitively Ubuntued her way through life.

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In an America increasingly divided into competing camps and tribes, she was one of our great exceptions. Conservatives admired her. Liberals admired her. Christians admired her. People with no religious affiliation admired her. Rural America admired her. Urban America admired her.

She seemed to delight in people. She didn't require that people become more like her before she could enjoy them.

Want to have some of what Dolly had? Lean into Ubuntu.

Most of us know what it feels like to be reduced to a label, a mistake, a fear or someone else's judgment.

And most of us have encountered someone who refused to leave us there.

Perhaps you've known someone who saw more in you than the labels that had been placed upon you.

Perhaps you've encountered someone who made it feel safe to speak in your own voice.

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Perhaps you've known what it feels like when another person's belief in you arrived before your belief in yourself.

Perhaps you've known someone who called forth a larger version of yourself than you could yet imagine.

People like this leave us feeling more alive.

Perhaps that's because we are not completed in isolation. We are enlarged through encounter.

I have yet to meet anyone who isn't carrying more than they should. Maybe that's why another person's humanity can feel so nourishing. Someone sees us. Believes in us. Delights in us. And something in us comes alive.

I have no idea whether Dolly Parton ever heard the word Ubuntu. But I suspect she understood it instinctively.

Her Imagination Library put hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children, most of whom she would never meet. The number is extraordinary. But perhaps more revealing is what it says about her: She believed in the possibilities of children she did not know.

We saw that same instinct in the way she encountered people — in her easy laughter, her delight in others and her apparent belief that the person in front of her mattered. She used her success to enlarge possibilities for people far beyond herself.

Dolly Ubuntued.

One of the things I love most about Ubuntu is that nobody has to qualify for it. There is no means test, no dress code, no success code, no educational requirement, no preferred political party, no preferred religion, no preferred heritage, no preferred ZIP code, no VIP entrance and no secret handshake.

Bring your humanity. That's it.

In a world that constantly encourages us to sort, rank, label and separate ourselves from one another, Ubuntu offers an astonishing possibility: None of us becomes fully human alone. Your humanity strengthens mine while mine expands yours.

We need one another's humanity in order to thrive.

Ubuntu may help us survive difficult seasons. But its deeper promise is that we flourish.

Not despite one another.

Through one another.

The older I get, the more convinced I become that this is not simply a beautiful idea. It is a practical truth. We are changed, nourished, challenged and enlarged through our encounters with one another — sometimes most unexpectedly by people whose lives seem different from our own.

And we don't encounter this only in people whose names the world knows.

It appears in teachers and neighbors, nurses and firefighters, grandparents and lifelong friends and complete strangers. In someone who saw more in you than you could see in yourself. In someone whose humanity surprised you because their life seemed so different from your own.

And chances are, you've been that person for someone else.

Ubuntu is not merely a word. It's a human thing — a way of helping one another flourish, of becoming more fully ourselves and of discovering that neither of us necessarily leaves an encounter unchanged.

Humanity is one of the few things in life that grows when it is shared. When we strengthen another person's humanity, we strengthen our own.

Dolly Parton is gone. But what we loved in her isn't.

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It is still possible every time someone refuses to reduce another person to a label. Every time someone believes in another person before that person can believe in themselves. Every time one human being calls forth something larger in another — and discovers that they, too, have been enlarged.

Maybe that's some of what Dolly was showing us all along.

So let's celebrate humanity.

Let's celebrate the people who enlarge it.

You've been Ubuntued.

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Perhaps you've Ubuntued others.

Let's Ubuntu together.

'Tragic accident' unfolds as travelers, employees witness deadly passenger jet incident

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:44 -0400

An airport worker was killed on the job this week after being struck by a passenger jet.

The incident took place at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada, Monday, airport officials said.

The incident involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a low-cost airline, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

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The employee, who was not identified by airport officials, worked for ground-handling company Samsic.

French Bee told Fox News Digital the accident occurred during ground operations ahead of the departure of Flight BF5761 to Paris-Orly.

The airline said the accident occurred during the aircraft's pushback operation, though the exact circumstances "remain to be established."

"The airline extends its deepest condolences to the individual’s family and loved ones as well as its support to colleagues and all teams affected by this event," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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"French Bee is fully cooperating with the relevant Canadian authorities," the airline said, "and providing them with all necessary assistance to support the ongoing investigation."

In a statement, officials from Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) said they were "deeply saddened" by the incident.

"The loss of a member of our airport community affects us all deeply," said Yves Beauchamp, president and chief executive officer of ADM.

"During this difficult time, our thoughts are with the employee's family, loved ones and colleagues, to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences."

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ADM said it worked with its partners to provide assistance and support to employees and passengers "who witnessed this tragic accident."

ADM is also "cooperating with the authorities responsible for the investigation since the outset of their work," it said.

The Quebec coroner's office was also notified of the death and is investigating its causes and circumstances, CityNews reported.

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ADM said it would not provide further comment out of respect for the victim and the victim's loved ones. It directed media inquiries to the authorities leading the investigation.

Fox News Digital reached out to Samsic and the TSB for additional information.

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The fatal incident in Montreal comes just months after two other deadly incidents at major North American airports.

Earlier this year, a Delta Air Lines employee was killed on the job after an airport tug vehicle crashed into a jet bridge at Orlando International Airport.

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At around the same time, a Frontier Airlines jet struck and killed a person who was walking on a runway at Denver International Airport.

Hegseth upgrades Abbey Gate Marines' valor awards after 5-year delay: 'Those days are over'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:42:57 -0400

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded valor awards Wednesday for three Marines who risked their lives to save others during the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, saying their original award submissions were "inappropriately" downgraded after one of the darkest days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"For half a decade, this building allowed bureaucratic caution, or maybe politics, to stand in the way of proper recognition," Hegseth said during a Pentagon ceremony marking exactly five years since the Aug. 26, 2021, terrorist attack.

"Today, on this milestone anniversary, we declare that those days are over."

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Hegseth presented upgraded Bronze Star Medals with "V" devices for valor to Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Eby and Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston. Cpl. Michael Gretzon received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a "V" device for valor.

"For too long, leadership in this capital city failed to match that frontline courage with administrative backbone, inappropriately downgrading the original award submissions that these men rightfully deserved," Hegseth said.

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Eby, then a staff sergeant, was screening evacuees from an exposed position when the suicide bomber struck. With his platoon commander and half his platoon wounded or killed, Eby took command, rallied his remaining Marines to establish security and helped evacuate the wounded, according to his award citation.

His actions "undoubtedly saved the lives of many," the citation said.

Houston was roughly 32 feet from the blast and knocked unconscious. He awoke with shrapnel wounds but remained in an exposed position to cover fellow Marines and provide lifesaving treatment to those more seriously wounded, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said.

Houston concealed his injuries because he feared being taken out of the fight and later removed shrapnel from his own body before receiving medical treatment.

"I don't know where we find such men, but I'm not sure we deserve them," Commandant Gen. Smith said.

Gretzon was also struck by shrapnel, suffering an arm wound severe enough that he applied his own tourniquet. After medical personnel bandaged him, he immediately returned to his squad and continued helping until his platoon sergeant personally ordered him to the casualty collection point, Smith said.

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The ISIS-K suicide bombing killed 13 American service members as U.S. forces carried out the final evacuation from Afghanistan.

The fallen were Marine Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola and Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui; Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak; and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss.

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"Today our hearts remain anchored to the memory of the 13 warriors who gave their last measure of devotion on August 26th of 2021," the ceremony's chaplain said, asking for continued comfort for their Gold Star families.

The award upgrades come as the War Department's Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel continues examining the attack and withdrawal.

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Sean Parnell, who chairs the panel, said Wednesday that investigators recently recovered "highly relevant classified documents," material he said should have been disclosed but was "stashed and hidden away in safes where they would not be found."

After investigators examined the material, Parnell said, "it became clear why someone tried to hide them."

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Parnell did not disclose the documents' contents because they are classified, and the War Department has not publicly identified who allegedly concealed them.

Hegseth said the broader Afghanistan review is ongoing and that the department expects to have a full report to provide by the end of the calendar year.

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"Marines, on this fifth anniversary, your valor is now officially, permanently and properly recognized," Hegseth said. "You represent the very heart of peace through strength."

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Girl Scouts denies teaching religion amid scrutiny of Muslim faith awards, mosque visits

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:23:01 -0400

Girls Scouts of the USA pushed back Wednesday on reports that mosque-based troops incorporated Islamic prayer, hijab lessons and faith-specific patches into scouting activities across several states, saying outside faith organizations independently run the optional programs.

"Girl Scouts is proudly for every girl. Contrary to misinformation circulating online, Girl Scouts is not a religious organization and does not teach religion. For more than a century, we've welcomed girls of every faith and background," a GSUSA spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"Our national My Promise, My Faith pin invites girls to connect the Girl Scout Law with their own faith. Any other faith-based patches are developed by independent faith organizations, not GSUSA, and participation in these programs is always optional."

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GSUSA’s own materials state that the organization has approved religious-recognition programs created by faith groups and permits their insignia on official uniforms. A chart currently hosted on its national website says each religious organization develops and administers its own curriculum.

The chart lists four Islamic recognitions — Bismillah, In the Name of Allah, Quratula’in and Muslimeen — alongside programs for Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Baha’i and other faith communities. It directs Muslim families to the Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting.

A 2025 Girl Scouts of Orange County, California, faith toolkit says the Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting provides Muslim Girl Scouts with activity booklets and medals. The toolkit also lists churches, mosques and temples as possible venues for faith events.

A separate All About Islam Patch website aimed at Girls Scouts requires every age level to complete sections on all Five Pillars of Islam and at least three activities. Options include attempting a partial fast, donating to charity and completing a Five Pillars worksheet. The program is hosted separately from GSUSA's national website.

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Moms for Liberty New Jersey Ambassador Alexandra Bougher criticized the religious recognition programs in a statement to Fox News Digital Wednesday, arguing that faith-specific badges could exclude girls who do not share the beliefs required to earn them.

"No Girl Scout chapter should push one faith over another by incentivizing it with badges some girls, because of their own faith, will not be able to earn," Bougher said. "Girl Scouts should rededicate itself to its true mission instead of getting involved in ideological battles that exist to endorse a particular faith or exclude young scouts of another faith from earning merit badges."

The scrutiny followed a report Saturday by White House correspondent Natalie Winters alleging that mosque-based troops had incorporated Quran study, Islamic prayer, Ramadan observances and hijab activities into Girl Scout programming. The report cited programs in California, Illinois, New York and Virginia.

The cited examples involved local troops, councils and faith organizations rather than a compulsory national curriculum. GSUSA’s website has also highlighted Orange County Muslim troops that organized an Open Mosque Day for Girl Scout families.

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American Heritage Girls (AHG), a Christian scouting organization founded in 1995 as an alternative to Girl Scouts, emphasized its upfront disclosure of religious programming in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"American Heritage Girls is unapologetically Christ-centered, and we lead with that identity rather than obscure it. Every family is told upfront, before they ever join a troop, that our programming — including our curriculum, activities, or any other facet of the ministry — is built around a relationship with Jesus," an AHG spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said AHG discloses what girls will learn from the outset and vets outside materials for consistency with its Christian mission.

"We welcome girls from all faith backgrounds, but we don't soften or hide our core beliefs and values," the spokesperson continued.

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"Faith formation shouldn't be a surprise for a parent to discover. For us, it’s something we’re intentional about, transparent about, and proud of. And parents appreciate that."

NFL ends Pro Bowl after decades of declining interest, will turn all-star game into an award for 88 players

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:22:18 -0400

The Pro Bowl is dead. The NFL finally laid its season-ending All-Star event to rest Wednesday.

(This was a long time in coming because the Pro Bowl has been something of a corpse for years and the NFL has finally admitted it needed to be buried.)

The NFL will no longer stage an AFC vs. NFC Pro Bowl game. Instead, the league will place greater emphasis on the moment a player is selected, the recognition that accompanies that distinction, and bringing the Pro Bowl class together to celebrate the achievement.

"The Pro Bowl has always been about recognizing the players who distinguish themselves as the very best in the NFL," said Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President, Club Business, International and League Events. "A Pro Bowl selection will return to its original purpose, honoring the best of the best. We want that distinction to carry even greater meaning for the players, their families, their clubs and our fans."

Beginning with the 2026 season, 88 players will comprise the official Pro Bowl roster, with none of the replacement selections that in recent years diminished the honor. The roster will continue to be determined through an equal-weighted voting process among players, coaches and fans.

By limiting the honor to the 88 players originally selected, the Pro Bowl will "return its focus squarely to recognizing the league’s most outstanding performers, reinforcing the significance of an achievement held in especially high regard by players themselves," the NFL said in a statement.

This had to happen.

The modern NFL Pro Bowl began in January of 1951, following the 1950 season, as an East-vs.-West all-star game. In 1971, it became the familiar AFC-vs.-NFC format.

Its television high point came with the 2000 Pro Bowl, which drew 13.24 million viewers on ABC.

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But the game’s standing noticeably eroded thereafter as fear of injuries and venue changes led to withdrawals, replacements and low-effort football because players concluded that an exhibition was not worth jeopardizing their health.

After the league ended the tackle edition of the Pro Bowl in February 2022, it was replaced by the Pro Bowl Games in 2023.

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It was a farce.

The Games were built around skills competitions and AFC-NFC flag-football games.

The Games were something of a curiosity the first year and 6.2 million viewers tuned in. But that quickly crashed and the ratings cratered this year at 2 million viewers – below even preseason viewership.

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The Pro Bowl announcement will come in late December through an "enhanced announcement," highlighting the 88 selected players across NFL, club, social and broadcast partner platforms and celebrating the performances that earned them the honor.

The NFL never loses. It is ending one television event in February but possibly adding another in December and billing it as an "enhanced announcement."

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Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 3 co-defendants set for 2028 trial

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:06:30 -0400

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and three alleged co-conspirators will stand trial in 2028, a military judge ruled Wednesday.

Lt. Col. Michael Schrama set the trial for June 5, 2028, rejecting prosecutors’ request to begin proceedings in January 2027. Mohammed and the three other defendants have been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2003 in the long-delayed case stemming from the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Schrama said the prosecution’s proposed Jan. 11, 2027, trial date did not leave enough time to resolve outstanding pretrial matters.

"A realistic trial date must account for the hearing and resolution of pretrial evidentiary and compliance motions, including the FBI LHM suppression motions," Schrama wrote.

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The scheduling order establishes a series of deadlines and milestones for the case leading up to the June 2028 trial, while leaving existing deadlines governing ongoing pretrial litigation in place.

"The TSO issued today serves as the overarching scaffolding. It assumes the successful completion of the deadlines in the AE 989O TCO and the FBI LHM TCO and establishes milestones leading to a trial on the merits starting on Monday, 5 June 2028," Schrama wrote.

Under the order, jury selection, including assembly, challenges and empanelment of commission members, will begin June 5, 2028.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin 30 days after the members are empaneled. The defendants may choose to defer their opening statements until prosecutors have finished presenting their case.

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Prosecutors will begin presenting evidence immediately after opening statements conclude. Once the prosecution rests, the defendants will have 14 days to seek a finding of not guilty under the Rules for Military Commissions.

The prosecution would then have 14 days to respond to such a motion, followed by seven days for the defendant to reply. If prosecutors choose to reopen their case to address an alleged deficiency raised in the motion, the order gives them 45 days after the conclusion of their initial presentation of evidence to do so.

The defendants are scheduled to begin presenting their own evidence 60 days after prosecutors conclude their case-in-chief. The order also sets procedures for rebuttal and surrebuttal evidence, additional motions for findings of not guilty and closing arguments.

Schrama wrote that, absent good cause, the commission will not grant extensions or continuances involving motions for findings of not guilty or the presentation of rebuttal or surrebuttal evidence.

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The trial date comes after years of legal wrangling over the prosecution of Mohammed and his co-defendants, including a failed effort to resolve the case through plea agreements.

A divided federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled in 2025 that then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to withdraw from plea agreements that would have allowed Mohammed and two co-defendants to plead guilty in exchange for sentences of life in prison without parole, potentially taking the death penalty off the table.

Austin argued that a decision on whether to remove the possibility of capital punishment should rest with the secretary of defense. The D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that Austin acted within his legal authority when he withdrew the agreements.

"Having properly assumed the convening authority, the Secretary determined that the families and the American public deserve the opportunity to see military commission trials carried out," Judges Patricia Millett and Neomi Rao wrote in the majority opinion. "The Secretary acted within the bounds of his legal authority, and we decline to second-guess his judgment."

Mohammed, a Pakistani national, is accused of spearheading the Sept. 11, 2001, plot in which hijackers crashed commercial airliners into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania.

The 2028 date sets a timetable for a case that has remained in pretrial proceedings for years as the military commission has addressed disputes over evidence and other legal issues before a trial on the merits can begin.

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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo apologizes to Chicago Cubs after sign stealing controversy: 'bush league'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:07:02 -0400

It's one of baseball's oldest, and often most misunderstood, traditions: stealing signs from the opposition.

Despite popular misconceptions, sign stealing in baseball is perfectly legal. If, say, a runner at second base is able to pick up signs from the catcher to the pitcher, he's within his rights to relay them to the hitter. It's up to the pitcher and catcher to come up with their own elaborate system to keep the other team guessing.

The Houston Astros in 2017 and into 2018 are the most obvious and prominent example of how sign stealing could be abused, particularly in the pre-pitchcom era. Should players or coaches pick up on signs and relay them on the field, there's no issue. However, when teams employ video technology to relay signs in real time from the dugout, as the Astros did, that crosses into cheating. That distinction is precisely why the Astros' 2017 World Series title carries the asterisk it does.

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Even though advancements in pitchcom have eliminated physical signs for some pitchers and catchers, sign stealing remains part of baseball. Whether through picking up on tipping or through decoding other physical movements. And that sign stealing tradition boiled over during a recent game between the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Cubs and Diamondbacks played a series this week in Phoenix, with tempers boiling over during the fifth inning of Chicago's 7-0 win on Monday evening. The disagreement started when the Diamondbacks' dugout came to believe that Cubs' third base coach Quintin Berry was picking up on signs from pitcher Merrill Kelly, then relaying those signs from his position on the field.

A breakdown from popular baseball account Jomboy showed what seemingly happened.

"Stealing signs is as old as baseball," Kelly said Monday night after the game. Though he added that he does not believe it's acceptable coming from a coach. "I think it’s a little bulls--- when it comes from a coach."

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"If it’s a guy on second base, and they see a grip in your glove or if the hitters can see something you’re doing with your glove, I think that’s fair game. I think guys have been doing that since the beginning of baseball. I think it’s a little bush league when it comes from outside that. I think inside the lines is one thing. I think the guys that are standing outside the lines I think it’s a little bush league," he said.

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This resulted in a shouting match between the two dugouts, with Arizona personnel seen yelling across the field. Manager Torey Lovullo, pitching coach Brian Kaplan, and bench coach Jeff Banister in particular used some flowery language to tell Berry to stop relaying signs.

Lovullo went so far as to reach out to Major League Baseball's league office, asking for confirmation that Berry's actions were against the rules. After Tuesday night's game, however, he explained to the media that the league told him Berry and the Cubs hadn't done anything wrong.

"It was a fantastic conversation," Lovullo said. "The third base coach and the first base coach can do whatever they want, as long as they are inside the dimensions of the base coaching box, so I stand corrected. And I had a chance to call [Counsell], apologized to him, and told him that we were wrong, and they were doing everything right."

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It's funny, because it seems like something that should be against the rules. As long as coaches don't leave their boxes though, they're within the rules. Lovullo, though, admitted that with the team fighting for a postseason spot, each game has become more "intense" than a typical regular season match up.

"It's a very intense time of the year, and you know a lot goes on," Lovullo said. "Two teams trying to protect their turf. I told him that I'd take care of our clubhouse, which I did."

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Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he appreciated the gesture and conversation.

Said Counsell, "I think the world of Torey. I think he runs a great ship here. I think he's done a heck of a job. So I enjoy every conversation I get to have with him. So yeah, he felt like he wanted to do it, and I appreciated it."

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In a sense, all's well that ends well, but it's an interesting reminder that sign stealing, even as technology continues to improve, is a part of baseball. Some traditions never die.

Chicago Sky owner opens up on Enes Kanter Freedom ejection, makes analogy to shooting a gun

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:03:42 -0400

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Sky principal owner Michael Alter addressed the team's decision to eject and ban Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. When asked why Freedom was not given a warning, Alter made the analogy that someone would not receive a warning for shooting a gun at someone before being punished.

Alter announced on Tuesday that Kanter was banned after his ejection from Sunday's game against the Fever, as the team determined that he was "a threat." Alter said Wednesday the determination that Freedom was a "threat" was a when he "took a step towards the court."

"That's when he became a potential threat," Alter said. "We had league security, we had arena security, we had Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky security, Chicago Police Department, all of them were there. All of them acted immediately. All of them, you know, it was the quickest decision I've ever seen in someone being ejected from a game."

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Freedom has since argued he should have been given a warning before his ejection in a letter to the WNBA. The WNBA fan code does not state that fans are entitled to a warning before ejection. When asked why Freedom was not given a warning before his ejection, Alter said "He wasn’t given a warning because certain threats don’t get warnings.

"To use an extreme example, uh, when you, when you shoot a gun at someone, you don't get a warning, 'Don't do that again.' It, it's, you know, your action doesn't deserve a warning."

Alter acknowledged that he does not know if Freedom actually stepped on the court. Freedom has said he did not step on the court.

The WNBA Fan Code states that fans who attempt to enter the court will be immediately ejected. Footage shows Freedom stepping toward the court, before a security guard promptly comes over and stops him from going any further.

"The security were there to stop him ... The Indiana Fever guy was right there. He was right in front of him. The guy from the arena, Monterey, was right there. It took a second for Chicago's guys to go to get there, but they got there pretty damn fast," Alter said, later adding, "I can’t tell you what his intent was beyond his actions. I don't know what was in his head, OK. Neither do you. And if he tells you what's his intent based on the other things he's told you, you have to know he is completely unreliable."

Freedom has alleged that the confrontation began after he cheered for Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. According to Freedom, Cloud turned toward him and said, "She’s not going to sleep with you," before later cursing at him.

"Was she part of the confrontation? Yes, she was," Alter said. "They were going back and forth, so that is correct."

When asked whether the Sky had determined that Cloud violated any rules or planned to discipline her, Alter said, "There was not."

Alter said he had not spoken to either participant about that allegation.

"I’ve not talked to Natasha nor Mr. Freedom about it, but I have talked to several people who were sitting right there and did not have a stake in the matter," Alter said. "These are people who did not know each other. They didn’t come with each other. I spoke with them independently of each other, so they had no knowledge of what the other person told me."

Alter said those spectators told him that Freedom initiated the first verbal interaction by directing basketball-related trash talk at Cloud. He said security did not intervene at that point because the comments had not crossed the line.

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"What they all shared with me was that he initiated the first verbal contact with Cloud, with doing some what I characterize as basketball trash talking," Alter said. "That was the first initial contact between Cloud and Mr. Freedom. That’s what then spiraled into the back and forth between them."

Alter said the exchange included "her shouting things at him" and Freedom making "hand gestures and facial gestures" toward her.

However, Alter could not provide the exact words the spectators attributed to Freedom.

Alter also acknowledged that he did not have audio confirming the spectators’ accounts.

"I do not have any audio," he said.

But according to Alter, at least one nearby spectator offered a different perspective. A woman wearing Fever apparel who sat behind Freedom said she did not hear him say anything to Cloud before Cloud approached him, Alter said.

"She was sitting behind him, contrary to whoever did write about it, said she was sitting in the same row with him or near him," Alter said. "She wasn’t. She was actually sitting behind him and a few seats down. So I believe her that she didn’t hear him say anything."

Alter suggested that the woman couldn't hear it.

"It would be very hard for her to hear it given where she was sitting," Alter said. "Her comment is not inconsistent with what I was told by people who were actually sitting in direct proximity."

The witnesses have not been publicly identified, Alter could not provide Freedom’s alleged words and no audio has surfaced to verify either version.

Alter nevertheless characterized Freedom’s claim that he did not initiate the exchange as a lie.

"We now know that is a lie," Alter said.

Alter also repeatedly declined to discuss whether Cloud’s actions received or would receive a separate review.

When asked why the Sky had not disciplined Cloud if she approached Freedom before he stood and moved toward the court, Alter said her conduct did not affect Freedom’s responsibility for his own actions.

"Her role in this has nothing to do with our decision and how we handle Mr. Freedom," Alter said.

When pressed about whether Cloud was partially responsible for the overall confrontation, Alter said, "Fans have to be responsible for their own actions, period."

Alter then declined to answer additional questions about Cloud.

"I’m not here to talk to you about Natasha Cloud," he said.

The WNBA rulebook allows officials to assess a technical foul without warning for conduct they consider detrimental to the game. It also identifies profanity and taunting as unsportsmanlike tactics.

Sky coach Tyler Marsh defended Cloud after the game and described her as someone who protects her teammates and "people that need to be protected."

Alter also addressed the advance notice the Sky received that Freedom would attend the game.

Freedom’s manager, Hank Fetic, sent Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca a text at 2:31 p.m. Sunday that read:

"Jeff,

"This is Hank (Enes’ manager) i got a new number. You have always been fair to me so i figured you deserved a heads up in advance.

"Enes and I will be at the sky game tonight.

"Hope you are well."

Pagliocca responded at 5:30 p.m., approximately 30 minutes before the scheduled tipoff:

"Appreciate the text, hope you are well too."

Freedom had previously characterized Pagliocca’s response as telling his manager to "enjoy the game." However, the screenshot does not include a text that said, "enjoy the game."

Alter pointed to that discrepancy as one example of what he said were inaccurate statements from Freedom.

"He said that he was told by our GM to enjoy the game," Alter said. "Now that you have the text, you know that’s not what he said."

Pagliocca’s message acknowledged the notice and returned Fetic’s well wishes. It did not tell Freedom to "enjoy the game." Freedom's representatives have addressed the inconsistency in the text.

"The text was sent by his manager and his manager paraphrased to him," Freedom's representative told OutKick.

But the exchange also did not tell Freedom that he was unwelcome. Pagliocca did not instruct him to stay away, warn him about his conduct or place any special conditions on his attendance.

The parties instead disagree about how to interpret Fetic’s statement that Pagliocca "deserved a heads up in advance."

Alter said the Sky viewed that language as a warning that Freedom planned to create a disturbance.

"When you say you deserve to know, why would you say you deserve to know?" Alter said. "That’s a clear, direct indication that be ready, trouble’s coming."

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Alter argued that someone simply attending a game would ordinarily provide notice in more welcoming terms.

"If you’re coming to a game to have fun, you say, ‘Hey, guess what? I’m coming. Wanted to let you know. Look forward to seeing you,’ something like that," Alter said. "You don’t say, ‘You deserve a heads up.’"

But Fetic’s text did not explicitly mention trouble, a protest or an intention to provoke anyone. Alter’s interpretation rested on an inference from the wording and the surrounding circumstances rather than an express warning in the message.

Alter also cited the fact that another person purchased Freedom’s ticket. He said Freedom had acknowledged that arrangement publicly and indicated that he did not want the Sky to learn about his attendance through the ticket purchase.

"Most people, 99.9% of the people who come to Sky games, do not try and hide the fact that they’re coming," Alter said.

However, Freedom’s manager did notify the Sky more than three hours before the scheduled start of the game. Alter argued that Freedom’s group controlled the timing of that disclosure and left the organization with limited time to prepare.

"They went out of their way through the way they purchased the ticket to make sure that we didn’t find that out any sooner than they wanted us to find it out," Alter said.

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Alter said the organization informed its security personnel once it learned Freedom was coming. The Sky did not prevent him from entering or remove him because of his shirt. Alter said staff members were instructed to ignore Freedom and not "take the bait."

The players, however, were not told that Freedom would be present.

"Correct," Alter said when asked whether security knew but the players did not. "You probably heard me say yesterday that that was something I regret not doing."

Alter said learning about Freedom’s attendance earlier might have given the Sky more time to prepare and allowed the organization to notify its players. But he said it probably would not have changed the decision to allow Freedom inside the arena.

"We didn’t keep him from coming," Alter said. "Despite all these things, despite the fact that we knew his intentions were not to just do no harm, we knew very well what his intentions were."

The text exchange establishes that Freedom’s manager provided advance notice and that Pagliocca acknowledged it.

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What the exchange does not establish is Freedom’s intent. Alter interpreted it as a warning of impending trouble. Freedom’s side presented it as a courtesy notice that demonstrated the group was not secretly entering the game. The language itself does not expressly resolve between those interpretations.

Arizona State hockey player, Blues draft pick hospitalized after collapsing during training

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:50:20 -0400

A St. Louis Blues draft pick and current Arizona State Sun Devils hockey player is still hospitalized following an incident during an off-ice training session last week.

According to The Athletic, an ASU player was reported to have collapsed last Thursday during a workout.

"A student-athlete who collapsed during an outdoor exercise Thursday morning remains hospitalized," vice president of ASU media relations Chris Fiscus said. "The student-athlete, a member of the ASU hockey team, is not being named by the university because of privacy interests. The university is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the workout."

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It was eventually confirmed that the player hospitalized due to the incident is Matthew Mayich, the Blues' 170th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

On Wednesday, St. Louis president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong released a statement.

"The entire Blues organization is keeping Matthew Mayich close to our hearts as we pray for his comfort and recovery while he continues to undergo medical treatment in Arizona," Doug Armstrong's statement reads. "His agent has kept us informed about Matthew’s medical status over the last week and we extend our deepest support to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time."

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The 21-year-old Stoney Creek, Ontario native spent four seasons with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League. He then moved to the NCAA last season with Clarkson University Golden Knights before transferring to ASU for the upcoming college hockey season.

The OHL released its own statement regarding Mayich's hospitalization.

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"Our thoughts are with Matthew, his parents John and Christina and the entire Mayich family," league commissioner Bryan Crawford said in a statement, per TSN. "Matthew spent four seasons in our league and earned the respect of everyone he played with and against. The entire Ontario Hockey League is thinking of him and pulling for him, and we are keeping his family close in our thoughts."

Rockstar finally releases statement regarding ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ leaks, leaving fans even more confused

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:40:16 -0400

Last week, a series of gameplay leaks of the much anticipated "Grand Theft Auto VI" captivated the video game community.

A social media account by the name of CyberLeek posted a number of videos playing what appeared to be a full build of the game, including one in which they flew an airplane through downtown Vice City, a fictionalized version of Miami.

Game developer Rockstar remained silent for nearly a week after the leaks, despite CyberLeek’s continued calls for them to respond.

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Wednesday morning, however, Rockstar Games broke its silence, releasing a statement and giving an update on the game’s status in the wake of the leaks.

In case you couldn’t figure it out just by skimming through it, the statement didn’t go over well with many of the gaming community, as several key phrases caught fans’ attention in a negative way.

For starters, Rockstar calling the leaks "heartbreaking" had plenty of fans all over the internet rolling their eyes.

The big one that had everyone in an uproar, though, was toward the end of the first paragraph, where Rockstar revealed the game still isn’t finished.

A game that has taken 13 years to complete still isn’t quite ready yet, and that caused fans to explode.

Another line that caused some confusion was at the end of the second paragraph, where Rockstar says, "we hope everyone will wait a little bit longer to experience the game for themselves on November 19."

Some fans incorrectly assumed that meant another delay was in the works, but I don’t believe that to be the case.

With Rockstar's track record, I could see how that would be the thought process from fans.

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Others thought the leaks and subsequent negative public response caused the developers to panic and go back to fixing the game, but this far into things I doubt that's what this is all about.

Regardless of what Rockstar thought it would achieve by releasing this statement, it did little to quell the bloodlust from fans who have felt scorned by the once-beloved developer.

Gamers have felt burned by the seemingly exorbitant wait for the next big Grand Theft Auto game as well as the announcement earlier this year that the game would be released solely as a digital game with no physical disc to accompany it.

This was the genesis for CyberLeek’s avalanche of gameplay leaks over the past week, claiming to do so on behalf of gamers everywhere who felt as though Rockstar disregarded their core demographic with these choices and delays.

One thing is for sure, we haven’t seen the last of this saga.

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With the game’s release still three months out, I wouldn’t be shocked to see more fireworks leading up to Nov. 19.

New NFL fine schedule is going to a point system that could lead to suspensions but also refunds

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:31:54 -0400

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to a one-year experimental change to the fine schedule meant to perhaps curb player behavior and discipline that is most likely to result in injuries.

And the changes include one seemingly odd new twist: Refunds.

Club owners meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday were briefed and accepted the changes that will place greater emphasis on five player health and safety violations:

The hip drop tackle.
The horse collar tackle.
Launching.
A hit on a defenseless player.
A blindside block.

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Like in the past, the league is prepared to take past behavior into account. That's why players who commit three offenses in any of the highlighted categories will be suspended for one game.

But, here comes the newfangled approach: Players who commit just one violation will receive a 50 percent refund of their fine at the end of the season.

The one violation limit applies to the five categories together. So a player fined for a blindside block cannot get a refund if he's also been fined once for a horse collar tackle. That amounts to two fines.

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The fine refunds apply to other categories of fouls as well and even to a larger degree.

Players fined once in any other player safety category, such as roughing the passer, will get 100 percent of their fine money back at season's end if they don’t get fined again for that foul during the season. And, again, a second foul in another player safety category will mean the player gets none of his money back.

This is expected to affect hundreds of players during the 2026 season as it has in previous seasons.

This new system resembles the carrot and stick approach to fines.

Players who avoid fines or stop after only one offense are rewarded with keeping or getting money back. Repeat offenders, however, get trouble. And so do their coaches and clubs.

Repeat offenders lose all their fine money. And once they are within one point of the suspension threshold, they are subject to being called in to an official meeting with a league representative, along with members of his team's coaching staff.

Clubs with "excessive" health and safety rules violations will also face increased financial penalties.

This system also resembles the points system drivers all over the United States must abide by for their driving record.

Everyone starts the 2026 season with a clean record.

Each offense represents one point. Again, three points will mean a suspension.

If a player has one point towards a suspension at the end of the season, he will drop to zero points entering the following season – assuming this experimental system remains or is not altered.

If a driver, rather than a player, has two points at season's end, he’ll drop to one point.

Players who are suspended this season will enter next season two points on their record, again assuming the system remains.

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"Player safety is a shared responsibility," the joint statement from the NFL and NFLPA said. "These changes focus on the techniques that create the greatest risk while ensuring player, coach, and club accountability.

"Together we believe this approach will continue to make the game safer for all players."

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Caitlin Clark helps Fever deliver WNBA's largest regular-season TV audience in 29 years

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:12 -0400

Caitlin Clark didn’t need Enes Kanter Freedom or DiJonai Carrington to turn Fever-Sky into appointment TV Sunday night. Her presence has made every Indiana Fever game must-watch television.

Still, the nearly 3.5 million people who watched on NBC and Peacock got more than a typical Fever game. First, there was Carrington spending two weeks making the rematch personal.

Then, there was Kanter bringing the WNBA’s women’s-sports debate directly courtside.

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Indiana’s 113-90 win averaged 3.31 million viewers and peaked at 3.82 million, making it the most-watched WNBA regular-season game since opening weekend in 1997, the league’s inaugural season, and the third-most-watched WNBA regular-season game ever.

Caitlin Clark drives the WNBA audience

Clark had already shown what she does with a national television window. Indiana’s July 12 game against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces averaged 2.64 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

That's been a theme throughout the season. Clark's popularity even had rival networks arguing about which one aired the most-watched WNBA game of the season last month.

Clark and the Fever had already broken all-time WNBA viewership records on CBS, ESPN, ION and Prime Video with the Aug. 16 Fever-Dream game on ESPN also becoming the largest cable audience in league history.

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NBC deserves credit for putting Indiana in a rare Sunday-night primetime spot. But it can’t manufacture the appetite. Fever games are appointment viewing, and Clark is the reason.

DiJonai Carrington made the rematch personal

Carrington made sure this game came with more heat than a normal late-season matchup. On Aug. 8, she was ejected for a Flagrant Foul 2 after blasting Fever guard Sophie Cunningham in the face while Cunningham attempted a fast-break layup.

Afterward, Carrington tagged the Fever in a Threads post reading "WHITE PRIVILEGE," then followed it with "8/23" on X.

She’d put the rematch on the calendar herself.

Clark and Carrington already had history, too. In 2024, Carrington poked Clark in the eye during a playoff game and before that mocked Clark for, in Carrington's view, flopping.

The ejection, the accusation, the history and the date made the next meeting must-see TV before a single second ran off the clock.

Then Clark delivered. She scored 37 points, went 8 of 12 from 3-point range and dished out 10 assists. When she drilled a three over Carrington, the two had a brief exchange.

Meanwhile, Carrington scored just 7 points on 3 of 11 shooting and went 0 for 3 from distance.

Enes Kanter Freedom brought the women’s-sports fight courtside

Then there was Kanter. After joining a small rally in support of Cunningham before the game, Kanter took a baseline seat wearing a shirt that read, "WOMAN noun. adult human female."

Kanter didn’t wander into Wintrust Arena with a provocative shirt with zero context. In the weeks after ESPN published Cunningham’s comments about protecting girls and women from competing against biological men, Kanter claimed he was declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft.

He argued that self-identification should be enough under the league’s rules. The WNBA’s CBA says only women can play, but it doesn’t define the term or lay out separate rules for gender identity or sex assigned at birth. Kanter was trying to force the league to confront that gap.

Late in the third quarter, Chicago guard Natasha Cloud scored a layup and started yelling at Kanter. Cloud is one of the WNBA’s most outspoken left-wing political voices.

Following Cloud's outburst, Kanter put his arms out and walked onto the court toward Cloud before he was escorted out by security. The Sky later banned him from the team's home games.

Kanter and Cloud certainly weren't the reason 3.31 million people tuned in. The interaction happened too late in the game to receive that credit. But he put the league’s women’s-sports fight in front of the people who were already watching and created an immediate social media firestorm that certainly didn't hurt viewership for folks who might have seen that and then tuned in for the final quarter.

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So, the game started with Caitlin Clark, which practically guarantees a seven-figure TV audience for the WNBA. Then you add in the Carrington angle and the Kanter controversy and the recipe for a record-setting TV audience was in place.

And that's exactly what happened.

FDA approves once-daily pill for deadly cancer after patients' survival rates nearly double

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:19:15 -0400

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a new cancer treatment pill Wednesday.

Rasonque, manufactured by Revolution Medicines in California, is an inhibitor for the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The tablet, which is taken once daily, targets multiple forms of a protein called RAS that drives tumor growth.

In a press release, the FDA called Rasonque a "new treatment option for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer," noting the agency approved it more than six months ahead of its review deadline.

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"Today’s approval provides a critical new option for patients facing an extraordinarily difficult and historically hard-to-treat cancer. It is our fundamental duty to deliver more cures and meaningful treatments to patients as quickly as possible," acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said in a press release.

"I am immensely proud of the dedicated FDA scientists whose fast, thorough review and relentless commitment made this groundbreaking milestone a reality."

The authorization is for adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer that either did not respond to at least one prior treatment or could not receive certain combination drug therapies.

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains one of the deadliest forms of oncology in the U.S., accounting for up to 95% of the roughly 67,000 annual pancreatic cancer cases identified by the National Cancer Institute.

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While the disease makes up only 3.2% of total cancer diagnoses, it causes a disproportionately high number of cancer deaths because it is often found late and can spread quickly.

The new drug was approved after a randomized, open-label trial of 500 patients with pre-treated metastatic disease. Patients taking Rasonque achieved a median overall survival of 13.2 months, nearly double the 6.7-month survival rate seen in the standard chemotherapy control group.

"This drug showed unprecedented results in an area of high unmet need," said Angelo de Claro, M.D., director of the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence.

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Regulators accelerated the medication's path to market by granting it priority review, orphan drug status and a breakthrough therapy designation.

Additionally, the filing was evaluated using the FDA commissioner’s National Priority Voucher pilot program to speed up access to critical public health treatments.

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Ahead of the official green light, the agency issued a "safe to proceed" letter in May, opening an expanded access protocol that allowed patients to receive the drug before final approval.

Safety profiles show that the most frequent adverse events linked to Rasonque included rash, diarrhea, mouth sores (stomatitis), nausea, fatigue, vomiting, abdominal pain, fluid retention (edema), reduced appetite and bleeding (hemorrhage).

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"Today’s landmark approval is the most significant advance we have seen in the fight against pancreatic cancer, a devastating disease," said Anna Berkenblit, M.D., chief scientific and medical officer of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).

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"I believe this drug will transform how pancreatic cancer is treated, giving people the opportunity for more time with loved ones, the possibility of a better quality of life and optimism that continued research may lead to even greater advances."

NFL owner's prostitution arrest puts top Dem committee on defense: 'So desperate for cash'

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:02:34 -0400

Jed York, the owner of the San Francisco 49ers, donated thousands of dollars to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) before authorities arrested him Monday in a trailer park for allegedly attempting to solicit prostitution.

York was arrested on one charge of "engaging in prostitution" and another for "possessing criminal tools," according to court documents.

York reportedly tried to solicit prostitution for $140.

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The engaging in prostitution charge was later downgraded to a "disorderly conduct" charge, according to court filings. York, who grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced to one day in a Columbiana County jail for the two charges and paid a $1,285 criminal fine.

Despite the unflattering details, it’s unclear if the DCCC plans to give back a $2,500 donation, which was made last June. The group did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.

"We all know that the DCCC is broke, but apparently they’re so desperate for cash they’ll cling to $2,500 through a prostitution scandal," Mike Marinella, a National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

For his own part, York has a long history of donating to prominent Democrats going back to 2012, including contributions to Kamala Harris’ Senate campaign in 2015, Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid in 2016 and Rep. Ro Khanna's, D-Calif., re-election bid in 2024.

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In total, York has donated over $40,000 to Democratic candidates.

York turned heads in 2016 when he made it the San Francisco 49ers’ official stance to oppose gender-consistent bathroom legislation in North Carolina.

"The San Francisco 49ers are deeply concerned about North Carolina's recently enacted House Bill 2, which overturned protections for LGBT people and sanctioned discrimination across the state. HB 2 does not reflect the values of our organization, of our country or the majority of North Carolinians," York said in a statement.

York also donated $75,000 to efforts to repeal the bathroom bill.

When asked about his political leanings in a 2017 interview over controversies about NFL players protesting the national anthem, York pushed back on characterizations that put him in the camp of far-left figures.

"I’m not the most left-wing person in the world. I realize people are trying to sort of paint me as that. That’s not my background politically and how I grew up. But I think a lot of these things are common sense issues. When you actually sit down and talk with people, and you know where people come from, it’s hard not to be sympathetic and empathetic," York told local media.

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His single largest donation was a $5,000 contribution to the America 2.0 PAC, a group established by former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, in March 2021. York later donated to Ryan on several other occasions, totaling $19,400.

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York did not respond to inquiries about his political donations and whether the DCCC would reimburse his contribution. Khanna also did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's inquiry.

Let's look back on the best moments (read: crashes) from the World Humanoid Robot Games

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:59:16 -0400

Social media algorithms can be a treacherous thing, but sometimes they just bring pure, unleaded delight, as has been the case with videos from the World Humanoid Robot Games.

My usual Instagram feed full of guitars, motorsports news, and clips from Amish softball games (which are phenomenal, by the way) was suddenly hijacked by video after video of humanoid robots hitting the track, boxing, and high-jumping at their human masters' bidding.

It's a beautiful thing... until they snap and enslave us all, but damn, until then it's hilarious.

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So, with the Games drawing to a close, I wanted to take a walk down memory lane at some of the Games' best moments.

Sure, there was the bot that beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter record, but I prefer the more light-hearted lowlights. I'm talking about any video in which the 100-meter-running bots crash into a pad because, despite the incredible tech on display, no one has figured out how to give these android athletes any kind of braking procedure.

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Now, I don't mean to sit here and play armchair robotics expert, but how is it that not one poindexter in the robot-building bunch has worked out a sensor that tells the robot it's about to plow into a crash pad?

Think of cars with adaptive cruise control or even fully driverless cars. Yet, with that tech available, the best we can do for those robots is treat them like crash test dummies?

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I'd want to enslave humanity too, if that was how I was treated.

But, hey, I still love the crashes. When they happen, the sensors that are on board go completely haywire and send the bots into some kind of Raygun Olympic breakdancing routine.

No one had a worse time, however, than this poor bot who competed in weightlifting and gave us the biggest choke job of all time.

Poor guy... probably got swirlied in the locker room too.

What an event and what a content factory the World Humanoid Robot Games proved to be.

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Hopefully, we can get a second edition before all the robots start making us put together cars and deliver people's appetizers to their table.

Buy it once: 15 durable products that are built to last — and they're on sale

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:21:55 -0400

If you're spending more, make it count. Shop durable picks built for years of use, from Levi's jeans and DeWalt tools to U.S.-made Lodge cast-iron pans. We found even more hardworking staples worth buying now so you can spend less on replacements later.

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Fans express concern over Tiger Woods' appearance in rare video since March DUI, rehab

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:41:26 -0400

Tiger Woods has stayed out of the public’s eye since his DUI in March which led to an arrest, but a pre-recorded video message to a fellow former pro golfer has some fans worried about him.

Woods was seen in a pre-recorded video to Notah Begay during the Payne Stewart Award ceremony on Tuesday night, where he congratulated Begay on his "unbelievable ride" in golf.

"You first came into my life when I was 11 years old, playing in the junior world and you came to watch me play. Our friendship has started there and never ended," Woods said in the video. "To see what you’ve done off the golf course – I know you’ve won four times on the tour, playing in the President’s Cup. …But to see what you’ve done off the course and for your local Native American communities, you’ve helped over 80,000 youths and their families, which is absolutely incredible. What an amazing job at the sports complex in San Felipe."

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Begay was the recipient of the prestigious Payne Stewart Award, which recognizes the character, sportsmanship and philanthropic work of a professional golfer by the PGA Tour.

"You’ve done an amazing job," Woods continued. "I just think more people need to know what you’ve done and how you’ve served, and you’ve given back to the tribal lands and what you have done. There are so many people out there who are struggling in those communities and you’re trying to raise the bar to allow them to go on and achieve a lot more in life and have the successes that I think they deserve and you feel they deserve.

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"Again, thank you for coming to see my play. Thank you for getting our friendship started and I love you dude."

While Woods’ message was a heartwarming one to a friend, some fans reacted to the video on social media with some worry, especially with his appearance.

"Geez, Tiger doesn’t look so good," one X user wrote about the 50-year-old who was sporting some facial hair.

"Tiger looks a shell of his former self sadly," another user wrote.

Some, though, were more supportive of Woods, with one saying, "He looks normal. Off the steroids and painkillers hopefully."

Woods was involved in yet another rollover car crash, this time on Jupiter Island in Florida in March of 2026. He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, where officers allegedly found two opioid pills in his pocket.

After his arrest video caused national headlines, Woods was granted the ability to leave the country and enter a rehabilitation center in Switzerland in April. He later returned in May, where he’s remained private before this rare appearance for Begay.

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Woods previously introduced PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at a monumental news conference for the golf organization late last month, his first appearance since returning from treatment. Woods has served as a leader on the Tour's Future Competition Committee, which he called a "privilege" during his brief introduction of Rolapp.

Woods must still make a court appearance for his DUI on Sept. 8.

Two separate mini-Bigfoot sightings reported in an area of Pennsylvania with a history of activity

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:40:05 -0400

Reports out of Southwest Pennsylvania indicate that people are seeing some odd creatures wandering around outside. They've been described as Bigfoot encounters, but these aren't your typical 8-foot giants.

These are sightings of what Penn Live reports are "mini-Bigfoots." The two separate incidents took place last Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 19, and involve Bigfoot-like creatures that are no taller than five feet.

The first encounter, which was reported to researcher Stan Gordon, took place on a farm in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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The witness, Gordon reported, was wrapping up a chore at one of the farm buildings on the property when she heard what sounded like something being thrown around.

As she exited the building she "noticed a figure crouching behind trees approximately 60 feet away. She then saw a second, similar figure crouched near the first."

She claims the two figures jumped up and started running around as if they were playing. She watched them for several minutes, describing them as walking upright on two legs and standing about three and a half feet tall.

"Their bodies were covered with straggly, medium-length, light brown hair," Gordon noted from the witness' account.

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"Neither appeared to have a visible neck. Their heads seemed to rest directly on their shoulders. Their faces were darker brown than the rest of their bodies, and their eyes appeared round and dark brown."

The witness, unfortunately, didn’t have her phone with her. But she went on to describe them as having slender arms reminding her of a young child's arms and making noises that sounded like a baby cooing.

The encounter came to an end when she sneezed and the two mini-Bigfoot spotted her. She ran home and told her husband about it.

The family dog was afraid to go outside after the incident, and she was awakened one night by a sound similar to the cooing she says she heard. Her husband heard loud knocks the day of the sighting, but didn’t witness anything himself.

The second of the encounters took place the following night around 8:00 p.m. in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. A driver along a rural road says she spotted a creature covered in hair running up a hill.

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The witness only saw the creature for a few seconds, but says she got a good look at it. She estimated the height to be just five feet tall. She says it moved on two legs and was covered with charcoal-gray hair.

"Its head was somewhat dome-shaped, with no apparent neck. The arms were long and swung as it moved. Its nose appeared slightly flat with flared nostrils," Gordon noted.

"The witness did not notice any ears. Its eyes were small and dark. She saw only one hair-covered leg clearly as the creature spun around and retreated down the hillside."

This general area of Pennsylvania has had Bigfoot and UFO sightings before, according to Gordon. But there's nothing to connect these recent sightings with any of those prior reports.

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The mystery of these purported mini-Bigfoot will likely remain a mystery. As is the case with a lot of sightings, this one did not come with any supporting physical evidence. Not even a blurry picture of what is probably a shadow.

If there are any further mini-Bigfoot sightings or any sightings of Bigfoot at all, for that matter, OutKick OutDoors will be on top of it.

If you have your own sighting to share or come across anything, send it my way sean.joseph@outkick.com.

Former Texas high school teacher arrested after probe into inappropriate student relationship

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:17:49 -0400

A former Texas schoolteacher was arrested Tuesday amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with students, nearly one year after authorities began investigating her.

Holly Adams, who taught at Angleton High School near Houston, is charged with one count of tampering with evidence and two counts of purchasing or furnishing alcohol to a minor, the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said.

The probe began after a student told school staff that Adams was having an inappropriate relationship with a former student, KTRK-TV reported.

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The student told school officials that the victim FaceTime-called him over the summer from a bedroom in Adams' house and that the bed was covered in nude photos of her, according to the news outlet. Another image depicted Adams and the former student cuddling, the report states.

Adams reportedly invited students to her home to perform chores, and she allegedly admitted to speaking with three members of the school baseball team on Snapchat.

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Many female teachers who sexually abuse male students sometimes convice themselves that the relationship is legitimate, said Gail Saltz, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College.

"They're more likely to be psychologically both grooming their victim, but also what's called self grooming," Saltz told Fox News Digital. "They are convincing themselves that what they are doing is having an intimate, romantic relationship that is benefiting the victim as well."

Saltz noted that the damage done to the male students is just as damaging as female victims.

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"It is easily as damaging in terms of, you've been abused by an adult. And that adult took advantage of your trust," she said. "That violated boundaries that you weren't ready for."

Adams was taken to the Brazoria County Detention Center and released on a $26,000 bond the same day. She no longer works for the Angleton Independent School District, a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the sheriff's office.