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Election whistleblower warns foreign actors are spending billions to turn Americans against AI

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

America's rivals stand to gain from a growing backlash against the data centers powering the nation's AI boom and foreign money is helping fuel it, Brittany Kaiser warned.

Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica employee and election whistleblower, told Fox News Digital the opposition looked strikingly similar to political influence efforts she encountered in her previous work.

"As a former whistleblower on elections' intervention, the uproar of discontent around American AI data centers looked very familiar to political interventions that I have seen in the past," Kaiser told Fox News Digital.

She pointed to a surge of online opposition that she said emerged while President Donald Trump and top U.S. AI executives were overseas.

"What looked like billions of dollars were poured into targeted social media campaigns, all upset about American data centers and trying to get people to come out and protest against American data centers," Kaiser said.

"This was very obviously paid for. A lot of money went into this," she added. "For me, it seemed very deliberate."

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The consequences, Kaiser argued, could reach beyond America's ability to compete in AI. Restrictions that slow construction at home could leave U.S. companies looking overseas for the enormous computing capacity the technology requires.

"The slower America is building data centers, the less we are able to own our own compute power and own our data that will get sent abroad, and it will also possibly slow down American AI development," she said.

Data centers are large facilities filled with servers and other computing equipment that process and store the information behind everything from email and internet searches to banking, streaming and artificial intelligence. The rapid growth of AI has dramatically increased demand for computing power, fueling a nationwide construction boom.

That expansion has also sparked resistance from communities and lawmakers over electricity costs, water consumption, noise and the strain large facilities could place on local infrastructure.

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Kaiser acknowledged those concerns, saying not all opposition is driven by outside interests and that some developers have failed to build projects in a "responsible and sustainable manner."

She argued that "common sense regulation" can address those concerns without imposing sweeping restrictions that could hamper domestic development.

For Kaiser, a data privacy advocate who now serves as CEO of Alpha Compute, the question of where that computing capacity is built is also a national security issue.

"One of my largest concerns as a top data protection and privacy advocate is that with data center moratoriums being passed in the United States that it will force Americans and American companies to send our data to be processed abroad in other countries," Kaiser said.

"American companies are going to still run their AI," she added. "They're still going to be purchasing data center space in other countries, and it means our sensitive information will be sent abroad and shared with companies and organizations that might not have America's best interests at heart."

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Kaiser said the facilities have become critical infrastructure for the digital economy, comparing domestic computing capacity to the country's push for energy independence.

"Compute power has now become nearly a utility," she said.

"We want to have the right to compute," Kaiser added. "We want to be able to process data within our own borders as a national security priority, but also for our own intellectual property to make sure we're not sending our data abroad."

Kaiser said responsible developments can reduce their impact on surrounding communities through measures including closed-loop water cooling systems and generating power independently rather than drawing additional electricity from the existing grid.

Alpha Compute, she said, is pursuing projects designed to operate "off-grid, behind the meter," meaning the facilities would generate their own power rather than relying on electricity supplied through the local grid.

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The company is developing a project in Pennsylvania, where Gov. Josh Shapiro recently imposed new requirements on large data center developments. Kaiser said Alpha Compute plans to comply with the regulations and welcomed provisions promoting cleaner energy.

Pennsylvania is among a growing number of states confronting the rapid expansion of data centers. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has pushed data centers to provide more of their own power and shoulder infrastructure costs as development accelerates across the state.

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Other governors have gone further. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul imposed a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers as states grapple with concerns over electricity costs, grid reliability and the pace of development.

Kaiser has also launched a campaign called "Right to Compute," advocating for domestic data center development alongside sustainability standards and regulation.

"We should have the right to both energy independence as well as compute power," she said, "so that Americans and American companies can process all of our sensitive data within our own borders."

Masked Israeli settlers attack NBC News crew and Palestinian family in West Bank

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:31:25 -0400

An NBC News crew was attacked by masked Israeli settlers on Saturday in the West Bank, an incident that has been condemned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

NBC News reported that three crew members were interviewing Palestinian woman Aida Ahmed Abdullah and her family when a gray car with Israeli license plates approached the group.

According to video released by the network, a group of masked men holding sticks jumped out of the car and began attacking Abdullah and the NBC News crew.

"They smashed our car windshield, hit our crew with clubs and beat Aida unconscious," international correspondent Matt Bradley told "Sunday Today."

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Bradley said that he got hit twice on the arm but is "recovering well."

Abdullah was hospitalized after the attack with non-life-threatening injuries, while a pair of NBC News staffers were also injured and treated following the ordeal, the network reported.

"The settlers had sticks. I saw a gun, but they didn’t use the gun," producer Lawahez Jabari told NBC News Digital.

Cameraman Khaldoon Eid, who resides in the area, was left stunned after the attack.

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"We were in the middle of a Palestinian area next to Palestinian houses," Eid said.

Netanyahu said the attack, along with other violence in the area, was the work of a "handful of rioters" and "harms Israel's standing in the world," according to Israel’s Haaretz newspaper.

"Settlers began encircling homes in Qusra on Aug. 9, in what human rights groups referred to as an attempt to seize privately owned Palestinian land. They have since been documented roaming freely in full view of soldiers, who have failed to enforce the order barring Israelis from entering the area," Haaretz reported.

Doron Spielman, a spokesperson for Netanyahu’s office, also condemned the attack, calling it a "grave injustice."

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"Their actions violate the law, they endanger both Jews and Arabs, and they interfere with the Israel Defense Forces as they carry out vital security missions, and, of course, they harm Israel’s international legitimacy," Spielman said in a video posted to social media before promising those responsible would be brought to justice.

"We will not tolerate vigilantism of any kind," Spielman said.

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NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.

The Scottie vs Tiger comparison, Michael Block's party gets shut down, and a final word on YouTube golf drama

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:27:04 -0400

Remember that narrative about Scottie Scheffler suddenly forgetting how to win golf tournaments and putting together a disappointing 2026 campaign? It was a popular one for much of the year, but that storyline is now dead with Scheffler winning the Tour Championship on Sunday, two weeks after dominating the first FedEx Cup Playoff event to wrap up his season with three wins and earning just shy of $31 million, a sum that excludes bonuses.

While the final round of the Tour Championship lacked any sort of juice down the stretch, it did mark the 30-year-old's 18th win over the last three seasons. A player by the name of Tiger Woods also picked up exactly 18 wins during the same time frame by the age of 30, which leads us into our favorite exercise: making comparisons.

Scheffler winning the Tour Championship by three shots and ultimately cruising down the stretch was the culprit of creating little excitement, but Michael Block doing Michael Block things over on the senior circuit was admittedly taking attention away from the proceedings at East Lake as well. The man is his own content factory.

Lastly, the week-long drama in the YouTube Golf world with Good Good's terrible ad, the blowback, and Grant Horvat peddling kids' clubs at an obscene price tag, there is one final analysis of the situation that must be brought forward.

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Is this Scottie Scheffler on the same level as that Tiger Woods?

There isn't much to recap from the Tour Championship. The best player in the world, who played the most consistent golf all season, earned the crown as FedEx Cup champion at East Lake. Scheffler, far and away, had the best iron play for the week, and when he's in control of his irons, as he was in Atlanta, he's untouchable and capable of sizable victories, which is exactly what unfolded.

Now, let's get into the fun stuff. Kyle Port of Normal Sport fired off a post on X after Scheffler's win, comparing his age 28-30 age season to Tiger Woods' age 28-30, and they're alarmingly similar.

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Strictly looking at the numbers, the resumes are nearly identical, but Woods winning four majors compared to Scheffler's three, and Scheffler edging out Woods in the strokes gained category, is where things open up for a discussion. Strokes gained, remember, is a statistic relative to tournament fields and how a player performs against other players, not just the golf course, such as greens hit or fairways hit.

If we stick to the golden rule that majors trump all things, that version of Woods beats out this version of Scheffler. There is no fun in that scenario, but where there is fun is claiming which era of the PGA Tour was deeper.

Woods, battling with the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, and other greats during his 28–30 run, may make that era more top-heavy than what Scheffler is dealing with at the moment. Does that also mean Woods' era was deeper overall, though?

I'm not sure it does. Technology has played a huge role in professional golf, which has helped with the result that the PGA Tour is filled with more elite talent than ever before, but that shouldn't mean it should be cast aside as if it doesn't matter. Just because the times have changed doesn't automatically mean the times have gotten worse or less meaningful.

Nobody is comparing Woods' overall career to Scheffler's, but over a three-year stretch, this version of Scheffler is (at the very least) on par with that version of Tiger. It may not be as flashy, it may not be as exciting, and you can call Scheffler 'boring' all you want, but that doesn't make the previous statement untrue.

One simply can not ignore Michael Block

Michael Block turned 50 in June, making him eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions, and he's not-so-quietly made the most of his sponsor's exemptions on the senior circuit.

Playing on another sponsor's invite in this past weekend's Ally Challenge, the PGA professional had not missed a cut in his four previous starts and earned a pair of Top 10 finishes along the way. The guy has simply been playing great golf, has brought juice to the senior tour, and has suddenly become one of the better players – for at least a stretch – on a 50-and-up circuit that is absolutely filled with legends of the game.

Block began Sunday's final round at the Ally Challenge atop the leader board, and while he posted a 2-over 74 to finish T-3 and four shots back of eventual winner Steven Alker, he still stole the show, just as you'd expect him to.

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On the Par 3 eighth hole, one of the most absurd things ever witnessed in a professional golf tournament unfolded courtesy of Mr. Block.

After hitting his tee shot on the 200-yard hole to about 15 feet, Block decided that this was the perfect opportunity to put on a show for the fans. Not only did he launch his club back to his caddie to catch and rip his putter out of his hand, he began walking backwards to share some fist bumps and high fives with the volunteers surrounding the tee box.

Again, this all took place on the eighth hole after he hit a pretty standard shot onto the green. You would have thought he knocked it to eight inches and was about to tap in for the win, but no, the man hadn't even made the turn yet.

If this were anyone else on planet Earth doing this, they'd be criticized until the end of days, but since it's Michael Block, it's just another day.

Love the guy, hate the guy, don't care about the guy, whatever the case may be, one thing is for sure, and that is that you can't ignore him or escape him.

The best analysis on the Good Good controversy and YouTube golf drama

Everyone, including myself, has an opinion about the Good Good and Callaway ad, the complete fallout that has taken place after the fact, and Grant Horvat jumping into the fray by creating a set of kids' clubs and selling them for the cool price of $200.

It was a week to forget for the YouTube golf universe and the millions of fans who occupy it, and while there was no shortage of knee-jerk reactions to it all, one overarching analysis I saw simply has to be mentioned courtesy of Tweeth Mitchell on X.

We live in this strange time when everything moves at a pace no one can keep up with, and analytics in the form of likes, shares, and engagement rule all. Good Good, and Grant Horvat, are the prime examples of a group and, frankly, a generation who know nothing else. It's not their fault; one doesn't choose when they are born, but it's just the fact of the matter.

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Horvat, who does not have children, diving headfirst into the kids' golf space and selling clubs that very much appear to be made of plastic for two hundred American dollars is strange and presents the image of a guy looking to get rich in what he sees as an opportune, never-ending market with humans continuing to create little humans looking to get into golf.

You can't fault someone for taking a chance in business, but in Horvat's case, it's not taking a chance given he's at the top of the Golf YouTube pyramid, and that's why it comes across as a money grab. As Mitchell noted on X, there is no north star.

20 travel security essentials for Labor Day weekend, from luggage locks to trackers

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:50:39 -0400

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Jim Clyburn regrets supporting Clarence Thomas' SCOTUS appointment, calling it a 'mistake'

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:15:03 -0400

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., told NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday that he regretted supporting Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, calling it a "mistake."

During the show, host Kristen Welker remarked that Clyburn had previously testified in favor of Thomas' appointment to the Supreme Court during his contentious 1991 hearing. Since his appointment, Thomas has been considered a prominent conservative justice.

Welker asked Clyburn whether he stood by his decision to support Thomas as the Democratic Party increasingly supports court-packing and enforcing term limits for justices.

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"Absolutely not. I have made mistakes in my life," Clyburn said. "And that’s one that I made, and I will own up to that mistake. The fact of the matter is, I had faith and confidence in the fact that his background and experiences would instruct him in his professionalism, especially sitting on the bench. We had worked together when he was chair of the Equal [Employment] Opportunity Commission and, of course, I was running the state agency here in South Carolina."

Clyburn said that, despite their political differences, he believed that Thomas would be "upholding those precedents" set by the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act.

"I had no idea that Clarence Thomas would rebel the way he has against his own background and experiences. He was raised by his grandfather, and he has shown very little sensitivity to the environment his grandfather grew up in Pin Point, Georgia," Clyburn said.

During the 1991 hearing, Clyburn referred to Thomas as "a personal and professional friend, in spite of the fact that he shares a conservative Republican philosophy."

By Sunday, however, he referred to Thomas as a "very angry rightist."

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"I had hoped that Clarence Thomas would follow the modern underpinnings of that Constitution of ours, but he has not done so," Clyburn said. "In fact, he decided to go all the way from an angry leftist to a very angry rightist."

During a rare interview with Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz last week, Thomas rejected the idea that being a Black man requires him to subscribe to Democratic beliefs.

"We had this saying [that there are] only two things I have to do: stay Black and die," Thomas said. "That was a retort to people who had these sort of requirements for us, these mandates for us because of our skin color… But at any rate, they think that here's the way you're supposed to think. Again, here's your skin color. There's this kind of deterministic view that you're supposed to think this because we say so."

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He added, "And I, of course, declined that invitation. And so now that means something, that I'm a walking contradiction because I've deviated from their perception of what I should think."

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Cruz spoke to "Meet the Press" on Sunday about his new book, "Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas."

He responded to Clyburn's remarks on X.

"I understand Jim Clyburn has a political base to answer to. But his explanation is actually a pretty good test of why Clarence Thomas is such a great Justice. Apparently, Thomas’s great ‘mistake’ was refusing to treat precedent as more sacred than the Constitution. When the Court got it wrong, he said so. When others stopped short, he went further," Cruz wrote.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Supreme Court for comment.

El-Sayed’s Hasan Piker problem follows him to Dem convention as Jewish voters break ranks

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:35:48 -0400

LANSING, Mich. — Socialist-adjacent Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed addressed the media during Saturday's state Democratic Party Nominating Convention, where he was dogged by many of the same questions that have plagued his campaign for months.

Surrounded by media in a hallway at the Lansing Center, where the convention took place, El-Sayed was peppered with questions from the press about his relationship with far-left online personality Hasan Piker, along with his stance on Israel and Gaza, which has driven a wedge between his campaign and some Democrats, especially Jewish ones.

El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel who describes their military actions against Hamas in Gaza as "genocide," is facing off against former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee in the Great Lakes battleground state, for a crucial open Senate seat the Democrats must hold in the midterm elections.

"We’re in the state of Michigan. If you want to make this race about a streamer in California, I just think you’re missing the boat," El-Sayed told reporters. "This is about affordability in Michigan. This is about seeing a doctor in Michigan. This is about Donald Trump’s disastrous policies in Michigan. That’s what I’m focused on right now."

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Four different reporters asked El-Sayed about Piker, with whom he campaigned and partied during his primary race. He dodged all of them, falling back on describing the polarizing streamer as "a streamer from California" who is irrelevant to his race in Michigan.

"I am not interested in a conversation about a social media person in California. And to folks who want to make this about a social media person in California, let’s not forget what actually matters in our politics, what our politics are really about," he said. "I don’t ever want my comments to hurt anybody’s feelings. It’s important to me that people understand that I take serious the pain of all communities in this state. But I don’t want to have a conversation about a Twitch streamer in California. This is not a serious conversation."

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Piker is known for saying "America deserved 9/11," praising Mao Zedong and Communist China, arguing that capitalists should be murdered in the streets and making a litany of antisemitic comments.

Fox News Digital asked El-Sayed about a recent controversy stemming from comments he made in March in response to an attack on a Michigan synagogue, when federal investigators say a gunman inspired and radicalized by Hezbollah crashed into the place of worship seeking to kill as many Jewish people as he could.

"Hurt people, hurt people," he said in response to the attack. He has been criticized by members of his own Party, including Michigan Secretary of State Dana Nessel, who discussed the comments in a recent interview with The Atlantic, and declined to attend Saturday's convention partly over concerns of anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party.

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El-Sayed told Fox News Digital his comments "might have been misconstrued to be justifying something I did not intend to justify," but then offered an apology.

"To anybody who feels like my comments may have been hurtful, I’m really sorry. That was not my intention. We condemned that terrorist attack. We condemned it outright," El-Sayed told Fox News Digital. "What I was trying to do was offer context for why it happened, but it wasn’t the time for context and you don’t ever want to trample somebody’s pain."

El-Sayed met Saturday in Lansing with the Democratic Jewish Caucus.

"He just had a very good meeting with us," Daniel Rivkin, a convention delegate and member of the caucus, told Fox News Digital, as he referred to El-Sayed. "We're having real conversations."

But hours earlier, some Jewish leaders in Michigan went public with an open letter urging Jewish Democrats and independents in the state to sign their names in support of Rogers, who is making a second straight run for the Senate after falling just 20,000 votes short in 2024.

"Many of us have been fiercely supportive of Democratic candidates and principles. All of us have felt threatened and alienated by the politics and allies embraced by Abdul El-Sayed, which has included demonization of Jews, equivocation on terrorism, exclusion of Jewish Americans from public life, and expression of implacable hatred of the world’s only Jewish nation," the letter stated.

Rogers, in a statement highlighting the letter, claimed that "Abdul El-Sayed fans the flames of antisemitism. We’re fighting to extinguish it."

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El-Sayed, speaking to reporters, said his message to Jewish voters in Michigan is, "We may not agree on everything when it comes to foreign policy... I'm not going to stop fighting for Palestinian self-determination... but that does not mean that I will not stand up… for safety for all communities and I believe in the safety and dignity of Jewish kids like I believe in the safety and dignity of my own kids."

He also said it was the responsibility of the Democratic Party to come together.

Michigan Democrats swarmed the convention center Saturday afternoon, where the theme was "unity" amid the controversies faced by the state's highest-profile candidate for elected office.

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Other statewide candidates took the stage to rally attendees, and presented a united front, often invoking their opposition to President Donald Trump as a point of common interest.

SEC lawyers, Lane Kiffin and Death Valley: College football’s Week 1 is set for for fireworks

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:29:00 -0400

The appetizer that was week zero in college football certainly delivered in a time of desperation for fans across the country wanting just a taste of what is to come this season.

But after seven long months of waiting, the main course finally arrives this week, headlined by Clemson’s trip to Baton Rouge for a Saturday night showdown in Death Valley — and Lane Kiffin’s LSU debut.

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Trust me, I understand fans are sick of hearing about the ongoing court battles between athletes from the 2022 class and the SEC.

But there is another fight brewing in Baton Rouge on Thursday morning that will draw plenty of attention.

SEC bringing their lawyers to Baton Rouge for a courtroom battle on Thursday

When plaintiffs in the Louisiana case added the SEC to their amended complaint over the weekend, taking aim at Conference commissioner Greg Sankey for his part in enacting new guidelines approved by member schools, it was only a matter of time before this route was taken by attorneys.

Now, before LSU takes on Clemson on Saturday, a courtroom will be the setting for the latest round between class of 2022 athletes and the NCAA.

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On Sunday night, OutKick asked the SEC about being added to the case, which the conference then provided a statement noting they would be inside the Baton Rouge courthouse in order to argue their case.

"The order entered against the SEC and Commissioner Sankey is a temporary restraining order, not a final ruling on the merits, the conference noted. "The SEC and Commissioner Sankey are prepared to contest the allegations in the plaintiffs’ petition at Thursday morning’s hearing and defend the SEC’s rights as a voluntary association to fulfill its mission to its member institutions.

In the meantime, the SEC and Commissioner Sankey will continue to comply with the Court’s order. Following the hearing, the SEC will carefully review the Court’s decision and determine the appropriate next steps"

What does that final sentence mean?

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Well, if an injunction is granted for the athletes in this case and some of those athletes take the field on Saturday night for LSU against Clemson, or listed on Friday's final roster report, the SEC would then have to make a decision on how to enforce their own rules pertaining to athletes with NFL ties.

OutKick will have you covered this week from both the courthouse on Thursday morning, and inside Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.

We have officially made it to Week 1 of the college football season

Thankfully, we had a number of games this past weekend that delivered enough drama to get us through the next four days.

I don't think many of us, myself included, expected Bill Belichick to lead his North Carolina team to a win over TCU in Ireland. But, I'd also say that it's hard to take away a lot from that one game, besides the fact that Sonny Dykes is desperately missing quarterback Josh Hoover after he transferred to Indiana.

BILL BELICHICK FINALLY PROVIDES UNC WITH A PULSE, BUT NOW HE HAS TO EARN THAT $10 MILLION PAYCHECK

But, the Tar Heels certainly needed a win to create a spark in Chapel Hill before having to play Notre Dame and Clemson over the next month. Heck, they really just needed a win, which obviously was accomplished.

Also, how about Memphis going to Las Vegas and upsetting UNLV? Monster win for Charles Huff, which left Dan Mullen complaining about his own fans starting the 'wave' while his offense was on the field.

Yes, this actually transpired, Mullen was upset.

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Now, looking ahead to a jam-packed schedule this week, it all starts in Atlanta on Thursday night, as Deion Sanders will roam the Georgia Tech sidelines in primetime.

Here's a look at which games I've got my eye on this week.

Clemson vs. LSU — Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET

We have spent seven months talking about Lane Kiffin leading LSU out of the tunnel at Tiger Stadium, and it finally comes to fruition Saturday night in Death Valley.

Expectations are sky-high across Louisiana, and nationally, for this LSU team. But this is also a measuring-stick game for Dabo Swinney and Clemson. Can he lead the Tigers into one of the sport’s most hostile environments and leave with a victory?

Predictions are coming later this week, but that is a tall task for Clemson.

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Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin — Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Here we go. The Fighting Irish will face the Badgers at Lambeau Field to begin what should be a season that ends in the College Football Playoff for Notre Dame.

We will also get a fresh look at Heisman Trophy candidate CJ Carr, while Luke Fickell and Wisconsin could have their hands full trying to keep this Fighting Irish offense out of the end zone. A potentially massive season awaits Marcus Freeman and his team.

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Louisville vs. Ole Miss — Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Year One for Pete Golding as Ole Miss’ full-time head coach begins with a neutral-site matchup against Louisville in Nashville.

We know what the Rebels have on offense, with Trinidad Chambliss at quarterback and Kewan Lacy back for what could be another highlight-filled season at running back. But don’t sleep on Louisville in this one. I’m just saying.

SMU vs. Florida State — Monday, 7:30 p.m. ET

After a lackluster showing against New Mexico State this past weekend, Florida State better figure out how to contain SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings.

If it doesn’t, this could be the beginning of a stretch that puts Mike Norvell’s job in serious jeopardy over the next two months.

Colorado vs. Georgia Tech — Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET
Auburn vs. Baylor — Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET
Washington State vs. Washington — Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

Go ahead and get all of those chores done now, or figure out how to get out of an event planned by your family or significant other.

College football is officially back, and I can promise there will be an upset this weekend that Vegas isn’t predicting.

It might not be the strongest slate of games we’ll see all season, but nobody had better be complaining about a five-day stretch of action over Labor Day weekend.

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See all of you Clemson and LSU fans in Baton Rouge this week.

Pittsburgh youth football coach loses his mind & fights opposing coaches, Maria Sharapova at the beach & Flair

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:22:07 -0400

If Monday Screencaps seems a little off, it's because I am working at about 55% this morning after coming down with whatever these kids brought into this house from school. I'm talking down for the count Saturday night. That led into a brutal Sunday with all the symptoms that comes with this crap.

But, it's not enough to call in sick. Uncomfortable? No doubt. Bad enough to pass up pumping out an edition of America's Best Daily Column, as named by the readers? No.

In better news, I can report that Screencaps Jr. has officially broken the 12-minute mark in his cross country career. In Saturday's race, he went 11:45:30 and finished 6th out of 238 runners. That's 30 seconds off his previous personal best. Jr.'s team finished first and our top runner clocked a 10:49.60, which was two seconds off the school record. It looks like they'll have a pretty good season.

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In other youth sports news, did you see this unhinged youth football coach lose his mind this weekend in Pittsburgh? "Its the 4th quarter, we're down 7-0 with 3:00 min left with the ball and a chance to tie the game, then this happens," the video uploader, Ryan Crux, wrote on Facebook. "The coaches are (100)% blame for this loss after they forfeit smh. Never thought i would have to protect my son from youth football coaches but here we are."

You know what we didn't see at cross country this weekend? Drama. There wasn't a single mom yelling "Get the kids!" at the invitational.

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The Washington D.C. trip for 8th graders is now $1,500 per kid

We were fortunate enough to receive a flyer from Screencaps Jr. over the weekend announcing the 8th grade D.C. trip. Guess how you find out the dates and the cost? Yep, you have to scan a QR code that opens up a website that then wants you to authorize cookies on your phone.

JUST GIVE ME THE F-ING DETAILS ON A FLYER WITHOUT MAKING ME JUMP THROUGH HOOPS.

I didn't agree to the cookies, but I did find out that the $1,500 includes hotel for three nights, bus trip, admissions and "All Meals (unless otherwise stated).

If that price seems high, have no fear. WorldStrides, who organizes the trip, promises that it will provide families with "shareable Facebook links students can send the friends and family" to beg for money.

LINDA COHN, ONE OF THE FEW SPORTSCENTER ANCHORS WHO ALWAYS PUT THE FAN FIRST, SET TO RETIRE FROM ESPN

Screencaps reader is mad at Linda Cohn

– Lee D. in Tampa emails: I dunno, this made me want to puke. Years ago the talking heads at ESPN apparently had a near-revolt against their Disney overlords for installing a news ticker crawl (which the four-letter is finally getting rid of -- it morphed into something used mainly for selling, not informing). Why was there unrest among the anchors?

The ticker might dilute THEIR airtime and might ruin THEIR "setup" or THEIR "clever line." You know, the same kind of bad one-liner that would otherwise get a guy (girl?) chased out of a local ChuckleHut in Kingman, Ariz.

And seriously, 30 years ago when folks did watch SportsCenter for news, who the hell watched it for Linda Cohn? Did you ever meet anyone who said, "My day is ruined if I don't catch Linda Cohn tonight. She's so good!" I have never met one person who turned on ESPN for Linda Cohn. Maybe turned the channel because of Linda Cohn, but never tuned in because of Linda Cohn.

The arrogance of both this interview, and the blow-drys on national TV in general, is staggering, but not really surprising. It's not about information with these people, it's about THEIR egos.

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Little League World Series

– Mike N. says: I caught the last inning of the LLWS 3rd place game on Sunday. Japan was down 0-2, runners on 1st & 3rd, 1 out, and a little kid from Japan gets a base hit and scores a run. Standing on 1st base the kid begins to cry. First thing that comes to my head is I hope he's not crying because he knows he has avoided a beating tonight from his chain-smoking dad who never accomplished anything in his life. The raw emotion after "a success" during the middle of any sporting event seems rare at any age. It had me rooting for him. Interested on your thoughts. Hope the CC meeting went well for you guys on Saturday. Here's to the Greatest Column in the Land!

Kinsey: It might've been his first hit of the tournament. Or he's crying because this dream summer in the U.S. is over. I have to be honest, I didn't catch any of it because I was on the couch trying to sleep off this flu or whatever I have.

NASCAR on NBC

– Mark in Bismarck, ND checks in: Never going to watch Nascar live on NBC. It's like trying to watch a game you've been waiting for and having your wife and 5 of her friends all talking at the same time and having 6 first graders standing in front of the TV trying to show you what they drew in class and you have a small window in the middle to try and watch through.

Too much noise and way too busy on the screen.

Kinsey: I have nothing against Leigh Diffey as a human, I just can't sit there and watch NASCAR and listen to his Australian accent on NBC. My brain has been trained to associate NASCAR with Mike Joy's voice.

Where will the Ts spend this winter?

– Mike T. in Idaho gives us an update: We have a very busy year ahead of us, Cindy T is in full TGC ( Tour guide Cindy) mode. Fall trip over the Canadian Rocky’s, through Montana to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. Down through Colorado to visit family and SLC to home, 3 weeks. Winter trip Italy, France and Spain, some new places and revisit some favorite places! 90 days, the EU is saying they are enforcing Visa requirements of any longer stay. Cindy T and I are playing the Amen corner of life and will aim for every flag on the way to the clubhouse!

Christmas at Costco

I apologize if this image from Mike P. doesn't load. It's a Facebook embed showing Christmas trees for sale at Costco. You know it's coming, but it's always so startling to see this in August when we're not even to Labor Day weekend.

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Ella Langley honors Dolly Parton with emotional 'Jolene' cover during Alabama concert

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:13:28 -0400

Ella Langley performed an awesome tribute to music icon Dolly Parton.

The legendary singer and country music icon passed away at the age of 80 last week, and Parton's death sent shockwaves through the country.

She was universally respected and a beloved artist who left behind a legacy that will be near impossible to replicate.

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Tributes immediately poured in following Dolly Parton's death, and that now includes an awesome moment from Langley.

Ella Langley honors Dolly Parton with 'Jolene' cover.

The incredibly popular and talented country singer was performing in Alabama on Friday, according to Whiskey Riff, when she took a moment to honor Dolly Parton.

SHANIA TWAIN CALLS ELLA LANGLEY AN 'AUTHENTIC SONGWRITER' WITH A UNIQUE SOUND IN NEW INTERVIEW

The "Nicotine" singer performed a cover of Parton's famous song "Jolene" for the crowd at Auburn, and it was an incredibly touching and awesome moment.

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There's no question it was an awesome moment from Ella Langley as she paid tribute to one of country music's biggest influences.

People were also quick to show support in the comments. One fan wrote, "What an amazing version."

Another added, "Ella you did a great job on this song. I know Dolly would be very proud of this tribute."

A third wrote, "This song was a perfect choice for her voice."

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I have no doubt the tributes will continue to roll in for Dolly Parton following her passing. RIP to a true legend. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America’s water systems

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:45 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is launching "Project Watershed 250" Monday, Fox News Digital exclusively learned, deploying American artificial intelligence and cybersecurity tools to protect Texas water systems from cyberattacks in a pilot the administration plans to scale nationwide.

"Project Watershed 250 is another example of President Trump putting American families and communities first. President Trump is relentless in his work to secure our critical infrastructure against our most determined adversaries," National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross told Fox News Digital. "President Trump has cemented America’s leadership in AI security and innovation and is now bringing those exquisite tools to local communities and utilities in Texas and ultimately, across the nation through the launch of Project Watershed 250 – a scalable cyber water pilot program."

The Trump administration is bringing federal, state and private-sector cyber defenses together in a six-month Texas pilot aimed at finding vulnerabilities in water systems before adversaries can exploit them — while testing whether the model can be expanded across the country.

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The program will connect Texas water utilities with U.S. cybersecurity companies to test their existing defenses and strengthen vulnerable systems using private-sector cyber and artificial intelligence tools, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

The program will use "red-teaming" to stress-test water utilities’ networks, identify weaknesses hackers could exploit and then strengthen those systems with cybersecurity tools, according to a White House official.

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Dragos CEO Robert Lee said that U.S. water infrastructure faces active, documented threats, particularly at small utilities that often lack strong cybersecurity defenses. Lee said Watershed 250 will help get technology, training and support to those vulnerable systems before an attack occurs.

"There is nothing more important to Texans than clean, reliable drinking water. Project Watershed 250 puts federal, state, and private-sector cyber defenses behind our utilities at no cost. The White House, the Texas Cyber Command, and industry now work from the same playbook," said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

A White House official, however, said the program is not in response to recent cyberattacks that targeted more than 30 Minnesota water systems, though the incidents underscored vulnerabilities in local infrastructure.

"However, these recent attacks have reiterated the need for this modernization and focus on water systems," said the White House official. "Critical Infrastructure protection has long been a priority for ONCD and President Trump and this effort has been in the works since last year."

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The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will serve as federal partners in the effort, while Texas Cyber Command will work alongside the White House with local governments and tech companies such as Microsoft, Reflection AI, Palo Alto Networks and Dragos Inc.

"Few things matter more than the safety of the water Americans drink, and this is a powerful example of how open-weight AI models, built in the U.S. and running on a utility’s own systems, can help keep communities safe," said Becky Sosnov, Reflection AI head of corporate affairs.

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"Microsoft applauds the administration’s leadership in strengthening the cybersecurity of America’s water infrastructure and is proud to support the Project Watershed 250 effort in partnership with the Office of the National Cyber Director, the State of Texas, and Texas Cyber Command," said Microsoft US Public Sector president Chris Barry. "By bringing together Microsoft’s cybersecurity expertise, threat intelligence, and AI-powered security capabilities, we aim to help water utilities strengthen their resilience against evolving cyber threats and develop scalable approaches that can enhance the security of water systems nationwide."

The push comes as the Trump administration races to build out U.S. data centers to fuel the AI boom, putting more attention on the water and power needed to keep them running.

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The pilot program builds on Trump’s June executive order on Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security and his Cyber Strategy for America released in March.

Is the US already losing to China on innovation, logistics and rapid resupply?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400

It has been said that "An Army Marches on its Stomach." True enough. But even the task of quickly and properly feeding hundreds of thousands of military personnel to keep them battle ready, comes down to some form of logistics, innovation and speed.

The recent "controversy" involving USS Abraham Lincoln during its 250-plus day deployment serves as a timely example of that truth. To be sure, many of the accusations made regarding the lack of food and low morale among the sailors were exaggerated by some commentators who harbor a strong dislike of President Donald Trump and were seeking to use the long deployment as a way to embarrass the president and his administration.

That acknowledged, there also is an element of "Your side, my side and the truth somewhere in the middle" associated with the resupply and morale issue connected with USS Abraham Lincoln.

CENTCOM COMMANDER TOUTS USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN MENTAL HEALTH RECORD AFTER MORE THAN 260 DAYS WITHOUT PORT CALL

Logistics, innovation and rapid resupply do matter. Be it food, basic staples, weapons systems, or medical supplies. All politics aside, at the very least, the resupply issue surrounding USS Abraham Lincoln — no matter the actual severity — can serve as a very valuable lesson going forward.

"Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves," — a phrase often attributed to Benjamin Franklin — most especially proves true with our military. If the logistics chain breaks or dramatically slows down at the bottom, the warfighting — and winning — capability at the top will suffer… or fail.

AMERICA FACES A CRISIS IN OUR MILITARY ARSENAL THAT TRUMP IS RACING TO FIX

What constitutes a "penny" for our military? Meaning, what is something which may seem so insignificant and tiny that it never enters the mind of the civilian population — or worse, our "decision makers" — but could prove a game changer for the military if either exponentially innovated and put into action, or because it aged out, failed or was made irrelevant by the technology implemented by our adversaries?

A recent conversation with a general opened my eyes to just one such "penny" that is off virtually everyone's radar screen. That being a rivet. The simple rivet. Ironically, about the same size as the penny we need to "watch" if we hope to grow our wealth.

INNOVATION IS KEY TO AMERICA STAYING A SUPERPOWER. BUT IT IS MISSING AN ESSENTIAL PIECE

More specifically, the general outlined the constant and increasing need to replace old rivets in military (and commercial) aircraft. To be honest, rivets, and more specifically, their replacement on aircraft never entered my mind in all my years until the general informed me not only how vital it was to the maintenance of our fleet and military readiness, while also stating they had fortunately identified a state-of-the-art technology which can do it 15 times faster and more efficiently via robotics.

"What’s the big deal," some might understandably ask until one stops to realize that there are collectively hundreds of millions of rivets on military and commercial aircraft which either age out or crack. Faster, cheaper, better and safer is a real advantage. A technology the general informed me, the People’s Republic of China is already employing with its exponentially advancing AI and Robotics platforms.

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Aside from their innovation in rivet replacement, a recent peek into just one of China’s robotic advancements was referenced on this site under the headline: "Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds." Li Yanfeng, an education worker and a Beijing resident who witnessed the record-breaking robotic feat said in part: "At first, I wasn’t very accepting of artificial intelligence. I was even a bit resistant to it, because of the possibility that it might replace or displace humans. But now that I see this development is unstoppable, I decided to come and take a look."

The Chinese educator spoke the one word which should strike fear into the hearts of all those in charge of safeguarding our national and economic security: "Unstoppable." That one word should — and must — force our decision makers to ask the most critical question of all regarding this topic: "Is the United States losing the innovation, logistics and rapid resupply war to China in our military and commercial sectors?"

Fortunately, it appears that question is being asked across the U.S. national and economic security spectrum. As mentioned in the piece, "The U.S. has stepped up scrutiny of robots from China, which makes the majority of the world's humanoid robots."

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To this point, President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stressed in part: "I welcome these Executive Branch national security determinations, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign-produced advanced robotics and power inverters to the FCC’s Covered List. Following President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will continue to do our part to secure America’s critical supply chains and, with today’s action, the FCC is acting in lock step with our national security agencies to do just that."

"Critical supply chains." Be it the replacement of rivets; prompt resupply of food or logistical materials; or actual robots performing any task faster, cheaper and more efficiently than U.S. citizens, our nation can’t afford to fall behind China when it comes to the innovation which drives these endeavors.

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To that end, we had better watch the innovation "pennies" so our national and economic security "dollars" can protect us all.

NASCAR race includes half the field wrecking, furious drivers & Hollywood actor ripping a 'leftist, woke' move

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:47:58 -0400

Monday Morning Pit-Stop is a weekly NASCAR column that runs on OutKick.com and Fox News Digital. If you're looking for a normal NASCAR recap, go check out insufferable ESPN ... assuming they still know NASCAR exists.

Well ... that's all she wrote for the NASCAR regular season. Just like that, it's playoff time. Or "Chase" time. Whatever they're calling it nowadays.

The longest season in sports now enters a 10-week race to the finish. We start in Darlington, and end in Miami. Daytona, meanwhile, takes a long, well-earned rest until next February.

Ryan Preece, somehow, won Saturday night under the lights. He entered the race a billion points below the Chase cutline, needed a win — and some luck — to get in, and ... he got the win, and some luck.

First NASCAR Cup Series win of his career, too. First real one, anyway (he won the Busch Clash earlier this year).

"Daytona almost took my life," Preece said, referring to his nasty Daytona spin(s) a few years ago that led to the speedway removing the grass on the backstretch. "Or ended my racing career. It could've. We were inches away from something, possibly, really bad happening."

Well, this certainly beat the heck outta that! Well done, Ryan. We'll dive in here in a bit.

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Of course, that's not all from a pretty loaded Daytona weekend.

I've also got a wild wreck on the final lap, drivers being accused of wrecking other drivers, one driver going airborne, and Tom Cruise. That's right.

Tom Cruise!

Well, we're not really gonna talk about him. Instead, we're gonna check in with old Days of Thunder teammate, Randy Quaid, who seems excited for the sequel!

You'll see.

Four tires, a splash of that Sunoco racing fuel, and maybe a bucket of popcorn for Randy as he watches the new movie ... Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Leftist, Woke & Horrible' edition — is LIVE!

Randy's excited for Days of Thunder II!

We have so many places we could start this morning, I don't even know how to choose ...

Never mind! This one's easy. If the race was yesterday, I'd start with Preece winning or Ricky Stenhouse (allegedly) hooking Ryan Blaney. But that was two days ago at this point. You guys have seen a lot of it already.

What you haven't seen, though, is Randy Quaid (Cousin Eddie!) losing his everloving mind on Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway.

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For those who missed it, Tom and Anne announced over the weekend that 'Days of Thunder' would be moving forward with a sequel, set for release in 2028 when we're all getting ready to vote for JD Vance (or Marco!).

Cruise was at the track Saturday night with enough security for a president, by the way.

Seriously:

That's Tom in the white in the middle, with three guards leading the way, three more to his right, and one to his left. He had two escalades waiting for him beyond that gate. I've only ever seen a security presence like that at Daytona when Trump's in town. Wild.

Anyway, Tom was NASCAR's big get this weekend, and he attended the driver's meeting before the race. I don't know what he said because I wasn't invited (not complaining, trust me), but I do know he respected Kyle Busch like any true patriot:

Cole Trickle gets it. Not surprised.

Someone who doesn't quite get what's going on is Randy Quaid, who played team owner Tim Daland in the original 'Days of Thunder.'

There's been no official word yet, but it sounds like Randy was NOT invited back this time around:

NASCAR got the caution right

"Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA," Quaid posted via X shortly after the news broke Saturday.

"The sexy older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole. That’s the casting that would sell the idea. It’s interesting because when we made the first one there was also a rush to get it out; editors slept in the cutting room on shifts. This is a weird thing, like they want it to come out and tank."

Quaid, of course, wasn't done! He went to bat, again, for Nicole Kidman a few posts later.

"We need Nicole back. Don’t be a p—y, @TomCruise," he said. "You need the original girl. It’s not personal; it’s filmmaking. Anne isn’t sexy, because and if you haven’t noticed, she’s pregnant."

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Nellie! Tell us how you really feel, Randy! Lordy.

It's no secret that Randy and Anne Hathaway ain't exactly on the same ends of the political spectrum, but calling her not "sexy" is a bit of a stretch.

I'm certain I align far more with Randy than I do with Anne (on some things, not the burglary stuff), but if we're going purely based on visuals in 2026, I think I'm taking Anne over Nicole Kidman.

I just think she still has the fastball. That's all. Fair is fair.

OK, let's leave the fictional world of NASCAR and get to the real stuff ...

Ryan Preece won Saturday night after surviving an overtime restart and finish that included the rest of the field exploding behind him down the backstretch.

NASCAR chose to wait during the first set of wrecks on throwing the yellow, but eventually threw it when Ricky Stenhouse sent poor Ryan Blaney into the fence.

It may be unpopular, but ... I think NASCAR made the right call to A) wait, and B) finally throw it when they did:

Ricky, Ryan & Daniel, oh my!

Look, I hate that these races usually end under caution nowadays. Hate it. It angers me every single time, especially when the 500 ends under yellow.

That race, in my opinion, should only be allowed to end under green.

But I get this one. NASCAR tried to let them run to the finish after the first crash. They couldn't keep sitting on their hands when the rest of the field started imploding a few seconds later.

The Blaney hit looked hard. They weren't gonna let him sit there for another 30 seconds while the leaders raced to the finish. They just couldn't do that, for obvious reasons.

Speaking of Ryan Blaney ... I know everyone is blaming Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for hooking him today for no reason, but ...

I give Ricky a pass here:

Turns out, Dillon actually got doored by the No. 2, which sent him into Ricky, which sent Ricky into Ryan, which sent Ryan into the wall.

Y'all got all that?! Good!

Looked bad, though. Sounded even worse:

"The f—ing 47, what the f–k! What the f–k are we doing?! We’re going down the backstretch and he f—n hooks me! Stupid f—k."

"I can’t drive it, it’s f—in killed!"

Six F-bombs from Rhino! That's the Angry Blaney we've all come to know and love. Missed him. It's been a while.

Welcome back, Ryan.

While Blaney was blowing off some steam, poor Kyle Larson was getting run over by Daniel Dye. And I literally mean RUN OVER.

Amazing. Don't really know what Daniel's plan was here, but if this was it, he nailed it. Well done!

OK, that's it for today — and this week. Good work, everyone. It's Chase time, now. Let's lock it in. Ten races to the finish.

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On the way to Darlington, here's Natalie Decker at her Daytona pool party after finishing 22nd in Friday night's O'Reilly race.

Bottom's up!

WWE star rips 'f—ing weird' autograph-seeker after bizarre interaction while trying to catch connecting flight

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:43:18 -0400

Pro wrestlers have been clear with their rabid fans – be polite, respectful and refrain from being weird when seeing them in public.

WWE star Paige had to make that clear once again.

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Last week, she fired off a warning on X about those seeking her autograph at an airport.

"Airport scalpers are morphing.. Had someone waiting for me as I was getting off the plane at the gate of my connecting flight with like 30 pictures.. I’m easy going with this stuff but pulling up to my gate is f—ing weirdo behavior," she wrote. "Don’t do that."

Paige caught up with TMZ over the weekend and detailed the incident further.

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"A lot of people in sports and anywhere really, or like any kind of celebrity, there'll be people wait to the airport like a bunch of pictures ready for you to sign," she said. "They want to sell it eventually. I’m usually pretty chill about it, honestly. I'm like, whatever, take my signature, I’m good. But this guy bought a ticket to go through to meet me at my connecting gate. So, he knew my flight, he knew where I was connecting through and he knew what time I was landing which is so f---ing weird.

"It's too far. So he's waiting outside for me and he has like 30 pictures and I'm like bro this is really strange. And he's like, ‘I know it's weird.’ And I'm like, yeah, bro, like, ‘get the f--- away.’ I don't think it's the airlines fault. I think it's someone maybe working for the airline or someone working in the airport that's like telling these people exactly where we are. And I'm like, we have meet and greets. We tell you where we're going to be at the arenas. That's different, too. Come to the arena. Come to, you know, a meet and greet, but like don't turn up at my hotel. Don't turn up at my connecting day. And don’t even turn up at the airports because a lot of wrestlers hate that."

While Paige deals with autograph-seekers, she’s also dealing with Nikki Bella in the ring.

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Bella turned on Paige at SummerSlam after dropping the tag team titles with Brie Bella to Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid.

Melinda French Gates stuns festival crowd, pledges to match Olivia Rodrigo's fundraising for $20M haul

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:34:14 -0400

Olivia Rodrigo introduced Daisy Chain Fields festival attendees to a surprise guest with a huge heart.

After revealing that her inaugural music festival raised $10 million for various women-focused nonprofits, the "drivers license" singer revealed a shocking fundraising update.

Before her headlining set at the event in Irvine, Rodrigo announced that Melinda French Gates would match every donation to the dollar, for a grand total of $20 million fundraised.

Rodrigo, who announced her first female-driven festival in June, told the crowd that she was "grateful" for each of the booked acts who performed "for free" throughout the day as she celebrated her initial $10 million fundraising effort.

"I really believe that giving women the tools to decide their own futures and live healthy lives free of violence and discrimination is the most effective tool we have at changing the world for the better," Rodrigo said. "And I don’t know many people who represent that idea more than Melinda French Gates."

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The former Disney Channel actress admitted that Gates was "one of the most inspiring women I've ever met," while championing her dedication to "empowering women and girls that might have otherwise been forgotten."

"She's generous and brave and has done so much good in this world, and I’m totally floored because, as well as being in attendance here tonight, she’s pledged to double every dollar that we made here today to a grand total of funds being donated to $20 million," Rodrigo told the crowd. "I'm so grateful!"

"Look at what you have done," Gates told Rodrigo after joining the "good 4 u" singer on stage. "Look at what you created!"

"What I love about you is that you know that real power is not up here on stage, it's with everybody there, all of you," Gates continued. "When women and girls come together to dream and to lead, we change the world."

The former wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates added, "And, so long after the lights go down from this festival, the organizations doing this work will keep doing it because you all are here, so thank you for being here and thank you, Olivia."

During a press conference Friday before the festival, Rodrigo announced the multi-million figure raised for specific, women-focused nonprofits.

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Ten organizations will receive an equally split total from the funds raised at the festival, which included: Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women’s Law Center and Planned Parenthood.

In addition to Rodrigo's headlining gig, Chappell Roan, Garbage, Doechii, Not For Radio, the Breeders, Bikini Kill, Quiet Light, Rachel Chinouriri and Eli also performed at Daisy Chain Fields.

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Katseye was initially slated to perform in the afternoon but canceled due to member Megan Skiendiel's ankle injury. Three of the ladies in the girl group made a brief appearance to introduce Devon Again, who filled in for what would have been their time slot.

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Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan each joined Rodrigo on stage to sing duets, where Rodrigo admitted McLachlan's Lilith Fair was the inspiration behind her festival.

Aaron Donald reveals wife's advice that helped him make decision to come out of retirement and re-join Rams

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:15:46 -0400

Aaron Donald detailed the conversations he needed to have with his wife before he decided to come out of retirement and re-join the Los Angeles Rams for the 2026 season.

Donald signed a one-year, $20 million deal to bolster a defense that already includes Myles Garrett, who the Rams acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in the offseason.

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While Erica Donald posted on X, "I let him out of the house y’all," the brooding NFL defensive lineman told reporters he had to make sure his wife and household were good with him going back onto the field.

"I think my wife played a huge part of me making this decision period because if the wife wasn't happy, it wasn't going to get done. I got to make sure that the household was good, the kids were okay with it all," he said. "Then having the hard conversations, figuring things out, what I wanted to do. If I was to do it, how would we do it?

"My wife was on board. She said, 'If you want to do this, (I'm) with (you) 100%,' and there were days when I was like, 'I don't know.' She talked to me enough to be like, 'You want to do this. Don't make no decisions faster than what you need to make a decision. Take your time.' She played a huge part of me figuring this out because it really wasn't an easy decision. It took a lot of hard work, a lot of long conversations with a lot of different people, but I felt good enough to make the decision to come back and do this."

Donald said he was on the fence about actually coming out of retirement.

He said he spoke to Rams head coach Sean McVay almost every day to give him updates on where he was at about possibly coming back.

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"To be honest with you, it was on and off for a while, but I think we knew this decision about two weeks (ago). I knew the world was saying all types of different things and nobody knew what was going on, but I knew for two weeks," Donald said. "Then, I talked to Sean every single week, damn near every day. We stayed in contact. I gave him all my updates, how I was feeling, how things were going. I know he got annoyed with [media] asking all the questions in camp every damn day. I felt bad for him at that point, but I was doing everything I needed to do to give myself peace of mind and see if I can do it.

"(There) wasn't (any) rushing. I just wanted to take my time and make the right decision because once you choose to come back, you’re all the way back in. You can't be halfway in, you (have to) be all the way in it. I had to get to that point where I felt like I'm 100% committed to playing football again because the last two years have been amazing. Building things that I've been building, working on what I've been working on, working from home, and jumping back in the fire playing football again. So, I really had to sit back, think about it, not just from the physical aspect (but) from the mental aspect as well. Everything just played out how it played out and we're here now."

Donald retired after the 2023 season. He was a Pro Bowler in each of his first 10 years with the Rams and was a First-Team All-Pro selection in all but two seasons. Donald was on the team when the Rams won the Super Bowl in 2021.

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He has logged 111 sacks and 543 tackles in 154 career games.

Nevada casino on brink of closure reopens to lure tourists fed up with Las Vegas prices

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:16 -0400

One month after a Nevada casino narrowly avoided closure and reopened its doors, the ironic destination is expanding its comeback — betting that lower prices and fee-free resort experiences can lure travelers frustrated by high prices in Las Vegas.

Primm Valley Resort & Casino's July 22 reopening marked a dramatic turnaround for the town of Primm, which had been on the brink of losing its last operating casino-hotel and 344 jobs earlier this summer.

The Primm family struck a last-minute deal with Las Vegas-based Terrible's to operate the properties, averting the planned closure.

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Primm Valley Resort & Casino reopened 17 days after Terrible's assumed management control.

"We're off to a great start," Cory Clemetson, president of Primm's landowning group Primm South Real Estate Company and grandson of town founder Ernie Primm, told Fox News Digital.

The company president pointed to the reopening of the pool and steakhouse, along with what he described as a positive response to the changes.

Clemetson said Primm is also aiming to offer travelers a more affordable alternative to Las Vegas.

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The property is operating without resort fees and matching previously earned rewards tiers for returning customers as it works to bring longtime visitors back to Primm.

"I think right now in Las Vegas, one of the hot topics is ... people feel that private equity companies in general have taken away what's made Vegas great as a more affordable vacation by charging parking fees, resort fees," Clemetson said.

"Your overall ability to have a much more affordable vacation and have a great experience feels like it cost you three or four times that today," he said. "Primm is trying to reposition that and get back to attracting people."

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But affordability is only part of Primm's appeal, according to Clemetson.

He said nostalgia remains a major draw for longtime visitors.

"Primm has a special place in so many people's hearts, not just Nevadans, but neighboring states and people throughout the country that have come to Las Vegas or have taken a trip out there," he said.

"[People] don't want to see [the properties] go away, and they don't want to see them deteriorate in a way, especially the way that was being formulated by the previous operator," Clemetson added.

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More changes could soon be on the way, he indicated.

Table games could return to Primm Valley "pretty quickly," while another of the town's shuttered casino resorts, Buffalo Bill's, could eventually make a comeback, he said.

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"I think eventually you'll see Buffalo Bill's here open, probably sooner rather than later," he said. "They're working on that, and so there's excitement."

Beyond the immediate changes, Clemetson pointed to the planned Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport near Primm as a major factor in the town's longer-term future.

"In the next 10 years, there's going to be a second major airport that will be built within a mile and a half of Primm, Nevada," he said.

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"And that will give Primm a strategic advantage that it's never had," he said.

"With the right vision and the right strategy, we think that Primm can even potentially be better than it ever was, and it has a chance to do that," he added.

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"There's not a guarantee, but it certainly has a chance — so we're optimistic about our future."

Newark airport shuttle bus slams into concrete barrier, injuring 13

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:48:55 -0400

An employee shuttle bus crashed into a concrete barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Monday, injuring 13 people, according to local reports.

The crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. on the Terminal B Departures Level 3 roadway, News 12 New Jersey reported.

Three people suffered serious injuries, while 10 others sustained minor injuries, according to the report. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening.

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Video obtained by Fox News Digital showed the badly damaged shuttle bus still pressed against the concrete barrier in the aftermath of the crash. The front end appeared crumpled, while glass from the bus door and windshield were shattered.

Police tape surrounded the crash site as first responders worked nearby.

The injured were transported to area hospitals for evaluation and treatment, according to WABC-TV.

The crash prompted authorities to close the Terminal B Departures Level 3 roadway as crews worked to clear debris from the area.

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The Port Authority Police Department advised passengers departing from Terminal B to be dropped off on Level 2 because of the police activity.

Authorities have not released the cause of the crash.

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The investigation is ongoing.

Deadly Grand Canyon flooding knocks out critical water line amid race to find missing hikers

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:40:19 -0400

Severe flash flooding knocked out a central water line in the Grand Canyon this weekend, forcing the National Park Service to implement strict water restrictions amid an ongoing race to find missing hikers.

NPS says it will implement stage four water restrictions beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, saying the Saturday flooding caused "extensive damage to infrastructure," including the Transcanyon Waterline that supplies the park with water. Park officials say one person was killed and 15 may be missing after the flooding, though they say that is an estimate.

Park officials confirmed they recovered the body of a 46-year-old man from the Colorado River on Sunday night. He has not been publicly identified.

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NPS issued a request for the public to provide information on the 15 other people who are believed to be missing.

"The National Park Service is asking anyone who knows of hikers or backpackers who were in the inner canyon along the Bright Angel Creek corridor on August 29, as well as anyone who had a campground reservation in the affected corridor, to provide information to the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch," NPS said in a statement.

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Park officials say they have so far evacuated at least 62 people since the Saturday flooding.

The stage 4 water restrictions affecting the rest of the park include forced dry camping with no access to water spigots, the temporary closure of overnight lodgings, and a strict no-fire rule for the South Rim and inner canyon areas.

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The flooding struck Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Aug. 29, according to NPS, which added that nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said state emergency officials are coordinating with federal and local authorities as the search continues.

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"My heart is with the families and loved ones of every person unaccounted for after the flash flooding at the Grand Canyon," Hobbs wrote on X. "DEMA is coordinating with NPS and Coconino County Emergency Management to support search and recovery efforts."

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes called the flash flooding "devastating" and thanked first responders for searching for those still unaccounted for and evacuating others from the affected area.

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"The physical damage includes a historic lodge near the bottom of the site and untold environmental upheaval," Fontes said in a statement. "I send my prayers to the community as the search for those unaccounted for continues."

Mercedes Moné captures AEW Women's World Championship for the first time at All In

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:33:00 -0400

Three years ago, Mercedes Moné was spotted in the crowd at All In keeping a close eye on the women’s division as she mulled whether she would make the jump to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Months later, Moné finally made her debut and took the AEW women’s division by storm. She later defeated Willow Nightingale for the TBS Championship and started a reign that would last more than 500 days – that was until Nightingale defeated her on Dec. 31, 2025. It was the pretext for the feud that would begin when Nightingale captured the AEW Women’s World Championship and Moné won the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament.

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On Sunday, Moné gave her blood, sweat and tears to finally win the AEW Women’s World Championship. She took full advantage of Nightingale’s broken hand, putting her in the Money Maker to make her pass out.

Moné was bloodied to start the match as Nightingale nailed her in the nose.

Nightingale tried to smile through the pain. She took out Moné with a suplex onto the mat outside the ring. She also hit a brutal pounce on Moné that sent her opponent into the referee. Both women used the knockdown to their advantage. Nightingale whipped the leather part of the belt against Moné.

It was a lot for Moné to overcome even as Nightingale dealt with the hand injury. At the end of the match, Nightingale completely ran out of gas and the referee called for the bell.

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Moné will begin her first reign as AEW women’s world champion, adding to her impressive resume in AEW. She’s been the aforementioned TBS champion and won the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament twice.

She might already have her first challenger.

High above Wembley Stadium, Thekla was watching closely. Thekla made her return to AEW programming earlier in the show. She lost the AEW Women’s World Championship to Nightingale at Redemption and hadn’t been seen until Sunday.

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All Out is about a month away and it could very well mean that Moné and Thekla are lining up for an epic match in September.

Will Ospreay ascends to top of AEW with world championship victory at All In over Kenny Omega

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:33:26 -0400

Will Ospreay entered Wembley Stadium coming face-to-face with the ghosts of his past. He walked through the backstage area giving head nods to the likes of Zack Sabre Jr., Ricochet, Swerve Strickland and others as he got ready to go down the ramp.

He gave his wife, Alex Windsor, a good-luck kiss and then met with Jon Moxley, who handed him the Union Jack before his music hit.

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Ospreay had the momentum of his home country being behind him as he challenged Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship at All In. It was the biggest stage of the year for the biggest match of Ospreay’s career. The history between the two goes back to their epic bouts in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Omega looked to end the match early. He bloodied Ospreay with a TV monitor and then powerbombed him through a table. Ospreay powered through the blood and nailed Omega with a nasty Hidden Blade, opening up Omega.

Giving up was not an option for either competitor. Even as the referee was counting Omega out, he was trying to get him to stop. Ospreay hit another Hidden Blade but couldn’t get the win. He pulled out a Styles Clash on Omega – and still couldn’t get the pin.

The two went blow-for-blow before Omega hit a V Trigger and a Tiger Driver ’91. A second V Trigger led to Omega’s One-Winged Angel attempt. Omega hit it cleanly and tried to pin Ospreay for the win. Ospreay kicked out.

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The AEW World Championship meant everything to Omega and Ospreay. Omega had one last V Trigger in him, but couldn’t get Ospreay to stay down. As he went for another One-Winged Angel, Ospreay countered and hit his own Tiger Driver on Omega.

The crowd that was watching intently broke out "This is awesome!" chants. The two men slowly got back to their feet. Ospreay couldn’t muster up one punch and Omega couldn’t take advantage right away.

Omega tried one more V Trigger before Omega caught him. Ospreay hit Omega’s finisher but only got a one count. Ospreay hit a Stormbreaker and got to one again. What would it take to put any of these men away?

Through bloodied strands of hair, Ospreay hit Omega with one more Hidden Blade. He pinned Omega for the win.

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Emotions hit Ospreay in full force as he was declared the champion. He became the first Englishman to win a world championship in Britain and started his reign as the AEW world champion.

AEW star Darby Allin crashes through stage with high-risk move, captures TNT Championship at All In

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:32:14 -0400

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) All In became a family affair during an insane falls count anywhere match between Kevin Knight and Darby Allin with the TNT Championship on the line.

It was supposed to be a singles match. Knight came after Allin hot, hitting the challenger with the belt to start the bout. The match got more chaotic from there.

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Don Callis Family members Brian Cage and Jake Doyle offered their support of Knight, beating down Allin and trying to give Knight the upper hand. Steve Borden entered the fray and lent his support to Allin in the midst of the match. But Cage and Doyle quickly jumped on Borden and continued to work on Allin.

Moments later, the stadium lights turned off. Appearing at the top of the entrance ramp was "The Icon" Sting. The legendary pro wrestler brought his bat and inflicted pain on Cage and Doyle. Borden, Sting’s son, went to the top of a ladder and laid out the two intruders. As the fighting went back up the ramp, Knight was trying to follow them. Instead, Allin chased him down.

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Allin had Knight in his crosshairs. After a body slam at the top of the ramp, Allin climbed up a pillar that was a part of the stage. He fell backward and hit a Coffin Drop on Knight. The two crashed through part of the stage.

As AEW medical personnel strapped Knight to a gurney, Allin got his revenge from Double or Nothing. He leaped off the stage and onto a helpless Knight. Allin pinned Knight and picked up the win.

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It is Allin’s third reign as TNT champion. He last held the title from Jan. 4, 2023, to Feb. 1, 2023, losing the belt to Samoa Joe.

Kazuchika Okada wins AEW International Championship, fends off Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita at All In

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:30:57 -0400

Kyle Fletcher made his return to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) programming at Double or Nothing after Konosuke Takeshita defeated Kazuchika Okada for the International Championship. Fletcher worked his way back quickly to capture the title for himself.

Fletcher entered All In on Sunday trying to defend the title against both men. With each wrestler in the ring, the match had a chance to steal the show. Fletcher started with a superkick to Okada, who appeared to be aligned as part of the Don Callis Family going into the match. Still, it proved that it was every man for himself.

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Okada hit Fletcher with two Rainmakers. When he went for a third, Fletcher countered with a devastating lariat of his own. Takeshita watched it from the outside as he caught his breath. He quickly got back into the match but trying to take out Fletcher proved to be a daunting task. Fletcher caught Takeshita on the top rope and went for a brainbuster. But Takeshita reversed the move into a tornado DDT of sorts.

Thoroughly spent, Takeshita and Fletcher knocked Okada out of the ring. The two then met in the middle of the ring once more and began to throw forearms at each other. Fletcher then ate a Blue Thunder Bomb and hit Takeshita with a turnbuckle brainbuster.

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Okada took his time and took advantage of Fletcher’s focus on Takeshita. He caught Fletcher with a Rainmaker. He pinned Fletcher for the win.

Fletcher avoided hitting Okada with the belt after the loss. Fletcher lived up to his word and raised Okada’s hand for the win.

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It is Okada’s second reign as international champion. He initially held the belt for 316 days after he beat Kenny Omega at All In last year.

Vulnerable Dem's own audit admits Medicaid oversight failure amid massive statewide fraud scandal

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:05 -0400

Maine's Democratic state auditor, Matt Dunlap, who is now pursuing a bid to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District, released a report earlier this year sounding the alarm that the state's internal watchdog for its MaineCare program had a serious gap in utilization control.

"[The Program Integrity Unit] could not provide documentation of the methodology used to identify projects and post-payment reviews performed in relation to surveillance of all Medicaid services provided under the State plan," the report reads, referring to the "PIU," the program's watchdog.

The report’s release, which comes after revelations of healthcare fraud in Maine from federal investigators and a local whistleblower, puts renewed focus on Dunlap’s tenure as auditor and raises questions about Maine's past systems to detect fraud amid one of the country's most competitive congressional races.

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In order to ensure that state programs are complying with federal requirements, the PIU, the watchdog, selects a set number of cases for review, picking those cases based on "data analytics." The report didn't expand on those analytics — but noted a key weakness. In addition to being unable to provide documentation of why those cases had been chosen for review, the process also didn't take into account possible misuse — by patients or by the companies that bill MaineCare.

In the report's words, the PIU, the watchdog group, "does not document consideration of misutilization practices of beneficiaries or providers ... [and] may not provide adequate monitoring of all Medicaid services, resulting in potential noncompliance with Federal regulations."

Dunlap's 2026 report also acknowledged that this particular reporting issue hadn't been caught before, noting that it had a "prior year findings: none" designation.

When asked about the weakness and whether this was really the first time it had surfaced in an audit, Dunlap's campaign stressed that the report only narrowly applied to that particular weakness and that Dunlap had received praise — even from local Republicans — on his work identifying other liabilities.

"As Auditor, Matt Dunlap has flagged many issues that date back to the LePage administration. He has been praised by local press and Republican leaders alike for his work to recommend ways to safeguard taxpayer dollars. Paul LePage should answer why his team didn't implement the recommendations of his own Auditors from when he was governor," Harry Burke, a spokesperson for the Dunlap campaign said in a comment to Fox News Digital, referring to the Republican nominee in the race, a former governor of Maine who served from 2011 to 2019.

The campaign also observed that Dunlap himself, as an auditor, has little power to implement changes he flags as problematic. Decisions to remedy issues within Maine's programs lie within the departments themselves, although auditors can recommend specific changes.

"The auditor's job is to be a fire alarm: identify the problems so that state agencies can act. For example, last year, his recommendations led to the arrest and prosecution of a procurement fraudster saving taxpayer dollars," Burke added.

Despite his campaign's pushback, Dunlap has received backlash from Republicans for failing to stop fraud schemes that have caught national attention.

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Dunlap first came into the role in 2021 despite lacking the credentials to become an auditor. After being installed, he had to resign after twice failing the needed tests to become a certified auditor. Even so, Dunlap returned to the role in November 2022 after passing the requisite exams.

That track record has become a focal point for Republicans in the congressional race after the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General revealed in January that the state had paid out at least $45.6 million in improper Medicaid payments for autism services.

The findings only furthered concerns raised by a whistleblower in December.

Christopher Bernardini, a former employee of Gateway Community Services, said his company had been defrauding Maine’s Medicaid program. According to Bernardini, the health services contractor had routinely filed false records about client visits, billing the state for services that Gateway had never provided.

The compounding stories of fraud have captured the attention of figures like Vice President JD Vance, who highlighted them in a visit to the state on Monday.

"How did Maine become one of the main capitals of defrauding the American taxpayer?’" Vance asked at a campaign event.

"One of the answers is somehow you guys hired an auditor who is not actually an auditor and failed the auditor exam. Well, call it old-fashioned common sense, but if you want somebody managing your money, maybe they ought to actually meet the constitutional requirements to do the job," Vance said.

Vance argued Dunlap’s track record should be disqualifying.

"And for Matt Dunlap, if you’ve got a guy who cannot protect your tax dollars from fraudsters, who has turned your state into one of the fraud capitals of the United States of America, maybe you should be saying to Matt Dunlap, ‘You’re fired, not promoted to the United States Congress,’" Vance said.

Previous years of reporting before Dunlap’s time as auditor also cast doubt on the office’s aggressiveness in uncovering fraud, hinting that the office’s zeal has declined under his watch.

Notably, in the six years before Dunlap took over the reins in 2022, the state had identified that it had almost too many active fraud investigations.

"Cases opened because of potential fraud, abuse, or questionable practices need improved supervisory review," several reports state.

Audits going back to 2016 noted that the office had routinely taken on more cases than its resources and its staffing would allow for, leading to a lack of monitoring of individual cases.

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Since Dunlap returned to the role in 2022, the auditor’s office has not resurfaced that concern.

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Having secured his party’s nomination in the state’s primaries earlier this year, Dunlap heads to the general election on Nov. 3, where he faces off against the Republican nominee, former Gov. Paul LePage.

Iran retaliates against US forces after American strikes in key oil route and more top headlines

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:03:28 -0400

Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here's what you need to know to start your day ...

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1. Iran retaliates against US forces after American strikes in key oil route

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SEN CHUCK GRASSLEY: Republicans are making America safer by restoring law and order

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:39 -0400

The 119th Congress will be remembered as a decisive turning point for American safety and security. By electing Republicans to the majority in 2024, voters rejected the leftist ideals of defunding the police, abolishing prisons and supporting violent criminals over victims. In turn, Republicans have led a resurgence in commonsense crime-fighting legislation, supported by the historic confirmation pace of judicial and executive nominees who interpret and enforce the law.

National security is the No. 1 responsibility of the federal government. The previous administration abdicated this duty by promoting soft-on-crime policies that left the American people with emboldened criminals, struggling police departments and Soros-backed district attorneys who refused to prosecute murderers, rapists and child abusers.

But where Democratic leadership failed, Republicans in the 119th Congress have delivered. Republicans’ renewed focus on fighting crime, championing law enforcement and protecting American families has coincided with the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded in the United States.

Murder and robbery declined approximately 20% from 2024 to 2025. And according to the Council on Criminal Justice’s midyear report, 2026 is on track to meet, if not exceed, 2025’s historic drop in crime.

America is the safest it’s been in a century.

TODD BLANCHE 'HONORED AND HUMBLED' BY TRUMP'S AG NOMINATION AFTER EXPLOSIVE WEEK OF FEDERAL ARRESTS

This Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been at the epicenter of Republicans’ crime-fighting agenda. As chairman, I’m proud to have ushered major pieces of public safety legislation through the committee, including the passage of my HALT Fentanyl Act to crack down on deadly fentanyl knockoffs, the Secure America Act to fund law enforcement and border security measures, and numerous bills that back the blue.

I’ve also led the confirmation of key Department of Justice leaders who have refocused federal efforts on protecting Americans, including Attorney General Todd Blanche. At the same time, I’ve processed and advanced President Donald Trump’s law-and-order judicial nominees at the fastest pace since the Reagan administration.

CARGO THEFT HITS EVERYTHING FROM LEGO TO TEQUILA. WE NEED THE SENATE TO HELP STOP IT

With less than six months left in the 119th Congress, my work as Judiciary Committee chairman is moving full steam ahead. I’m keeping my nose to the grindstone to continue confirming Trump’s nominees to keep our streets safe.

I’m also pushing a landmark nationwide crime package to protect children from online exploitation, crack down on organized retail crime, combat the spread of illicit xylazine and stem the flow of contraband in federal prisons.

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This bipartisan legislation has garnered widespread support from major child safety, law enforcement and technology groups, as well as the Trump administration. It’s imperative that this package is signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

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I’ve approached my responsibilities this Congress as a husband, father and grandparent who wants every American family to be safe from crime. I’ve worked hard to do just that, and I’m proud of Republicans’ achievements in delivering lasting security for generations to come.

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