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Jana Kramer shows off her toned abs in a bikini during patriotic Fourth of July lake weekend

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:06:41 -0400

Jana Kramer embraced all-American lake life over the Fourth of July weekend.

The country singer shared a look inside her holiday weekend, posting a carousel of lakefront moments with husband Allan Russell, their children and extended family.

Kramer captioned the post, "A little 4th of July weekend Photo dump."

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From boating and paddle boarding to jet skiing, swimming and fireworks, the family packed the long weekend with time on the lake.

The post opened with Kramer posing on a dock with Russell, a Scottish soccer coach.

Kramer showed off her toned figure in a blue bikini top paired with a white crochet cover-up skirt. She completed the patriotic look with layered red, white and blue beaded necklaces adorned with stars, plus sunglasses perched atop her head.

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Russell kept things casual in a gray sleeveless shirt, patterned swim trunks, white slides and an Americana-inspired cowboy hat.

The "I Got The Boy" singer also shared a sweet moment with daughter Jolie while paddle boarding on the lake.

The mother-daughter duo shared a playful moment on the paddle board, sticking their tongues out at each other while smiling. Kramer wore a brown string bikini while Jolie sported a bright pink-and-turquoise life jacket with a paddle in hand.

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The Fourth of July weekend festivities also featured a mother-daughter jet ski ride.

Kramer and Jolie paused for a quick photo while cruising around the lake aboard a bright yellow jet ski. Both sported pink life jackets as they smiled at the camera.

Kramer later cooled off in the water while relaxing on a float.

The podcast host wore a pastel pink bikini and a baseball cap as she floated in the lake on blue-and-white inflatable arm floats. One of the kids swam beside her as the family spent the day in the water.

The holiday weekend also featured plenty of patriotic family style.

In one photo, Jolie, Jace and Roman posed by the lake decked out in red, white and blue. Jolie wore a blue bikini top with striped patriotic pants and an oversized red hat, while Jace and Roman held American flags in matching flag-themed swim trunks.

Kramer shares daughter Jolie and son Jace with ex-husband Mike Caussin. She welcomed son Roman with Russell in November 2023.

Kramer and Russell tied the knot in July 2024 during a traditional Scottish wedding in Scotland.

The holiday weekend marked a meaningful first for Russell's family, who joined the celebrations on the lake.

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During an episode of her "Whine Down" podcast, Kramer said she woke up feeling "a little sad" on the Fourth of July because she missed spending the holiday up north with extended family.

"As much as I like, I missed and was sad, and the moment I had like the most incredible fourth It was so much fun," Kramer said. "We have such an amazing little cove of friends and neighbors that we've met."

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Kramer said the kids enjoyed time with friends on the lake, while Russell helped put on a fireworks show from the dock.

"Alan was down at the dock and lighting the fireworks, and all the neighbors came over and the kids with the sparklers," she said.

The singer also reflected on watching Russell's family experience their first Fourth of July celebration.

"This is their first Fourth of July they've ever celebrated, so that's the first time they've ever seen it," Kramer said. "I mean there was just fireworks going off everywhere on the lake."

Kramer said seeing Russell surrounded by family made the weekend even more special.

"I see Alan's heart, like just having his family here, just it makes me so happy," she said.

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Researchers claim they've created healthier burgers that taste as good as a Big Mac

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:05:58 -0400

Researchers say they've trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system to create burgers that diners rated as highly as those offered by a world-famous fast-food chain.

Stanford University researchers fed 2,216 burger recipes from Food.com into their AI tool, BurgerAI, to generate new burger recipes.

Some of the AI-designed burgers matched or outperformed a reconstructed version of McDonald's Big Mac in blind taste tests, the researchers reported in a study published in npj Science of Food.

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BurgerAI generated a recipe resembling the Big Mac "without explicit supervision."

The researchers noted that the Big Mac "was never part of the initial training data." Instead, the AI arrived at a similar recipe by learning from people's taste preferences.

BurgerAI can also tailor burgers to be more nutritious, more environmentally sustainable and more personalized for gender, age and physical activity, according to a Stanford Report news release.

"Food choices are some of the most consequential decisions humans make every day," said Vahidullah Tac, a researcher who worked on the project.

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"Food was an easy motivator. With one arrow, you can hit two targets — planetary health and personal health. It's a great and impactful research area."

Ellen Kuhl, a Stanford professor of mechanical engineering who led the research, said most AI systems "are trained to predict what already exists.

"We wanted AI to invent what should exist next," Kuhl added.

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"BurgerAI does not ask, 'What burger is most likely?' It asks, 'What burger best satisfies these important and complex objectives?'"

Over 100 diners took part in a blind taste test of the AI burgers prepared by an executive chef at a San Francisco restaurant, the researchers said.

Compared with the Big Mac, BurgerAI's Delicious Burgers scored the same or better in overall liking, flavor and texture, the researchers wrote.

"Its mushroom burger achieves an environmental impact score more than an order of magnitude lower; and its bean burger attains nearly twice the nutritional score," the study said.

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"We expected some trade-off between sustainability and consumer acceptance," Tac said. "But we found a burger with dramatically lower environmental impact could still compete with one of the world's most successful burgers."

Fox News Digital reached out to McDonald's for comment on the findings.

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Generative AI has the potential to transform many areas beyond food, including pharmaceuticals and product design, the researchers said.

"For centuries, food design has been a matter of intuition, experience and trial and error," Kuhl said. "We are beginning to show that AI can transform food design into a quantitative science with applications in other important fields."

She added that the burger "is just the beginning."

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"We see food as a model system for a much larger vision: AI as a partner in scientific and engineering discovery."

Taylor Twellman goes off on Team USA after disastrous 4-1 loss to Belgium: 'Can't miss fundamentals'

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:05:31 -0400

The US Men's National Team entered Monday night's game against Belgium in Seattle with the highest expectations of any U.S. World Cup team in decades.

They had a mostly "golden generation" of players in their peaks, like Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic, Malik Tillman, and Sergino Dest. Folarin Balogun, arguably the best striker the US has had in recent memory, was also available for the must-win match after FIFA controversially postponed his red card suspension with some involvement from President Donald Trump.

Belgium was widely viewed as a "beatable" opponent. They'd trailed Senegal 2-0 in the 86th minute in the round of 32, before a ferocious, fortunate comeback led to a 3-2 victory deep in extra time after a questionable penalty allowed Youri Tielemans to slot home the winner. Their defense was seen as questionable, at best, and their "golden generation" had aged past their primes. Star forward Jeremy Doku was also out of the starting 11, seemingly giving the US back line an advantage.

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As it turns out, not only did the USMNT not have an advantage, they were hopelessly outplayed and outclassed by an organized, composed, aggressive Belgian attack. They created few good chances, facing a much better defensive structure without Kevin De Bruyne on the pitch. After tying the match on another fantastic free kick from Tillman, they conceded again in less than 70 seconds. There was a humiliating goalkeeper error when Matt Freese kicked the ground instead of the ball, leading to the third goal that effectively put the match away. 4-1 defeat, and little to show for it.

All that might be more forgivable, after all, Belgium is still a very good international team, if the USMNT had a clean match and were simply beaten by a better team. But they didn't just get beaten. They embarrassed themselves on the biggest stage they've ever had. Literally. And soccer analyst Taylor Twellman went off on the players and staff for the many, many, inexcusable mistakes.

He discussed what happened with Yahoo Sports! "The Cooligans" podcast after the loss, saying the team failed their first "real test."

"That was the first real test of the World Cup," he said. "What'd we get? Yeah, I mean, what'd we get?

"And listen, we've done stuff, right? We did stuff...[but] you can't make mistakes at the highest level. You can't miss fundamentals. The first two goals from Belgium. They make you want to...it's not an easy watch guys. That's not an easy watch...That's a 50-50 ball inside the 18 that Dest just looks around, lets it bounce. Run through it."

He continued, saying that he'd rather have players ready to "run through the wall" instead of being passive or unsure of themselves.

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"And listen, everyone on social media talks about, oh, Sebastian Berhalter this...Give me 10 Sebastian Berhalters," he said. "They'll run through the wall, at least. You cannot forget fundamentals. The little things, that is gonna be, for that group of players, the most difficult pill to swallow. Because when you watch the tape, when you watch, the tape, it's not my experience, I watched it, that's a difficult one to swallow. Those are simple fundamentals and we missed all of them tonight. All of them."

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Not much to argue with there. Just look at the lack of defensive effort on Belgium's first goal, in the 10th minute. When the ball goes into the air, there are literally four US players around one Belgian player. Plus three more defenders nearby or in front of the goal. Somehow, that one Belgian player got by all of them, before threading a pass into an unmarked Charles De Ketelaere for the easiest shot of his life.

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Freese's error was compounded by Ream jumping to try and deflect an open shot on goal by Hans Vanaken, only to mostly whiff and see the ball roll directly into the net. On the second goal, De Ketelaere just outjumped two US defenders, while two other stood around helplessly.

These are fundamental problems that cannot happen at this level. Inexcusable, indefensible mistakes. There's a focus on managers and coaching in the international game, when managerial importance pales in comparison to having better players. Right now? The USMNT simply doesn't have enough good ones.

Sean Payton explored plan to make Bill Belichick Broncos' temporary head coach to reach milestone: report

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:50:11 -0400

Bill Belichick may be the University of North Carolina head football coach, but there was almost a plan to get him back in the NFL thanks to a fellow head coach he has great ties with.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton and Bill Belichick go back years. Both served on Bill Parcells' staff, albeit at different times, before crossing paths as NFL head coaches.

In a detailed story about Payton and the Broncos’ playoff appearances last season, which ended with an AFC Championship Game loss to Belichick’s old New England Patriots, ESPN reported that Payton had the idea of going to Broncos owner Greg Penner with a plan to hire Belichick as the team’s temporary head coach until he reached 15 wins.

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That exact win total would’ve had Belichick pass the great Don Shula for the all-time coaching wins record.

The report indicated that Payton would’ve still been on the staff as the assistant head coach, and once Belichick reached the win total, Payton would take back over as head coach.

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Ultimately, Payton didn’t officially make the offer to Penner, deciding it would’ve been too complicated and Belichick would’ve also had to agree on his end.

There hasn’t been anything like it in football, but it brings about the question again regarding Belichick’s history in the league, which has been a hot topic since he and the Patriots parted ways.

Belichick’s impact on football is second to none, though it became clouded during the most recent Pro Football Hall of Fame voting as he found himself at the center of controversy.

Belichick wasn’t a first-ballot Hall of Famer, with the likes of Tom Brady and others dumbfounded by the fact the coach with the second-most wins in history wasn’t getting his bust already made for the halls in Canton, Ohio. But some voters considered the controversy that swirled around Belichick during his time in Foxborough, which included Spygate, and believed he wasn’t worthy of the honor yet.

Since he left the NFL, many have wondered whether Belichick would ever pass Shula's win total. That question remained even after he took North Carolina's vacant job, his first as a college head coach.

And it still hovers over Belichick’s legacy, especially after his firm stance that he will be seeing his role with the Tar Heels into his second season despite murmurs that he would entertain NFL head coaching vacancies following the 2025 season.

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As of now, Belichick is content leading the way in Chapel Hill, while Payton aims to get the Broncos back to the Super Bowl in 2026.

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New report suggests the New York Mets are open to trading Francisco Lindor amid disastrous season

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:45:13 -0400

The 2026 Major League Baseball season is somehow already more than halfway over, and it's been yet another example of the difficulty in predicting baseball outcomes.

Case in point? The New York Mets.

The Mets are one of baseball's richest teams. Billionaire owner Steve Cohen, after taking control in 2020, committed to building a model organization, combining immense financial resources with established front office success. Starting with the 2022 season, the Mets have spent more on player payroll than any other team in baseball at $1.671 billion. Yes, even more than the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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They gave star shortstop Francisco Lindor a 10-year, $341 million contract before the 2022 season. They signed Max Scherzer to one of the highest average annual value contracts in baseball history. Late in the 2023 season, Cohen hired Dave Stearns from the Milwaukee Brewers to overhaul the front office. Stearns had built the Brewers into a consistent contender, despite the inherent payroll limitations in a small market.

Yet as the highest spending team in baseball over the past five seasons, the Mets have just two postseason appearances to show for it. They lost to the Padres in the 2022 wild card series, then to the Dodgers in the 2024 NLCS. In 2023, despite all their money and star power, they went just 75-87 and finished 29 games out of first place. After 2024, Stearns and Cohen added Juan Soto on the most expensive contract in sports history; 15-years and $765 million, with the potential to exceed $800 million.

The reward? Missing the playoffs again in 2025 after an 83-79 regular season.

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Stearns, instead of running it back in 2026 with a similar roster, went for an overhaul. Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles. Brandon Nimmo was traded to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien. They traded two prospects to Milwaukee for Freddy Peralta, signed closer Devin Williams, brought in Bo Bichette and Jorge Polanco after strong seasons, added Luke Weaver, and traded for Luis Robert Jr.

How's it worked out? Well, to put it one way, entering Tuesday, the Mets were just ahead of the Colorado Rockies for the worst record in the National League. They've been outscored by 60 runs on the season thus far, sit dead last in the National League East, 15 games behind the Braves, and their odds of reaching the postseason have dropped to just 2%, per FanGraphs.

It's a disaster, to put it mildly. A $370 million disaster. And a new report from baseball writer Jon Heyman suggests that the Mets might be ready to blow it up yet again.

Heyman posted on X recently that the team's "deadline sale" is likely to start any day. "Time for Mets deadline sale to begin," he wrote. "Everyone but Ewing, Benge, McLean, Scott and Soto should be made available."

Several notable names are missing from that list: namely, Bichette, Robert Jr., Peralta, Williams, and of course, Francisco Lindor. Those are some big players. And dealing any or all of them would be a stunning admission of a prolifically failed plan. Then there's the other side of it; how much value do these players even have?

Bichette has been a below average hitter this season, and is owed $84 million over the next two seasons, all but guaranteed now with his player option. Lindor has missed most of the year with injury, but has been below average himself thus far. Robert, too, has missed most of the season and has been unimpressive when healthy.

But there are few true sellers, and if the Mets really do make their stars available, there might be a team or two willing to take on a portion of those salaries in order to potentially separate from their competitors. Cohen has previously said he doesn't want Lindor going anywhere. Though he might be thinking that, after spending billions without much reward, a full tear down is the only path forward.

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Lindor, at 32, would bring a decent return, though given his enormous contract, it would likely be less than most fans would expect. Same with Bichette, whose exorbitant salary and player options limit his appeal. It doesn't take much, though, to dream on those two stars returning to form and making a meaningful difference in reaching the playoffs or making a deep postseason run.

Still, it's hard to believe it's come to this. The Mets were supposed to be the East Coast version of the Dodgers; a marriage of high salaries and organizational competence. Instead, they're heading toward yet another October spent at home, and still searching for their first division title since 2015.

Money can buy a lot, but as the 2026 Mets demonstrate, it can't buy everything.

A beach in Australia is dealing with a serious case of space balls (not the Mel Brooks kind)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:42:40 -0400

There was a golden era of stuff washing up on beaches, but the internet has ruined it. Now, you just snap a photo, throw it on Reddit, and within twenty minutes someone is like, "That's a muffler from Volkswagen Rabbit with seaweed stuck to it.

Not as much mystery anymore, which is why it was refreshing when an Australian beach found itself coming down with a case of space balls.

And no, it wasn't to commemorate Mel Brooks' 100th birthday (Happy belated birthday!) or some guerrilla marketing stunt to drum up excitement for the upcoming film, "Spaceballs: The New One.

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This week, a few big, metallic balls appeared on a beach in North Queensland, Australia, with Queensland Fire and Rescue warning people to stay away from the mysterious objects.

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"Queensland Fire and Rescue crews are continuing to assist partner agencies following the discovery of several potentially hazardous objects around Forrest Beach in North Queensland," they said on social media.

While they're not some kind of alien technology that will unlock the next step in human evolution like the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey," it turns out that these balls are genuinely from space.

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The Australian Space Agency says that they believe the space balls are actually pressure vessels used in a space launch.

"The recovered objects appear to be pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle," a spokesperson told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "The Agency has identified the likely source — objects' location and characteristics are consistent with debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered the atmosphere from orbit."

The agency is working with international counterparts to determine whose space balls were washing up on their shores.

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And if you ever stumble apon space junk and think you're just going to take it home with you and put it on display in your office to impress guests — as has always been my plan

"Never touch, move, or recover suspected space debris and assume it to be hazardous — move away and contact emergency services," the agency said.

Ryan Seacrest reveals why he backed out of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding at the last minute

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:28:38 -0400

A longtime TV personality came painfully close to attending one of Hollywood's most exclusive celebrations before a scheduling conflict derailed his plans.

Ryan Seacrest revealed he reluctantly skipped Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding after a scheduling conflict left him with "no choice."

"I RSVP’d to go, and then Disney hired me to do the Fourth of July 250 special on the 3rd and the 4th," the radio host confessed Monday during his show, "On Air With Ryan Seacrest." "So I had to cancel."

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His co-hosts, Sisanie and Tanya Rad, were shocked to hear about Seacrest's invite after the 51-year-old kept it a secret. Sisanie even joked it was a "waste of an invite."

Seacrest defended himself, saying, "I was actually really excited. I was kind of torn."

"I'm like how – I tried to do both ... I tried to go to the wedding and prepare for that show, but we started live on the third so I couldn't."

The "American Idol" host said he even mapped out the logistics before throwing in the towel.

"Trust me, Tanya. I went through the minutes," Seacrest explained. "I couldn't have done both. And the actual wedding was in the afternoon. I went through the minutes."

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Although he couldn't make it, Seacrest recalled one conversation with the bride that made canceling even harder.

"But I was so honored and thrilled to be invited," he said. "And you know the irony was, after I RSVP'd to the wedding, I saw them at dinner at a restaurant, and we talked about the 'event' – because we didn't say it out loud – the 'event' and she said 'Oh, It's going to be so much fun. We're going to have the best time. It's going to go late.' I'm like, 'I cannot wait. I'm so excited.'"

Looking back, Seacrest said he was all in from the beginning.

"I RSVP'd yes. I saw them a couple of weeks later to confirm," he clarified. "Then I had to cancel. But I had no choice."

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Swift and Kelce married on July 3 in front of 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden, a representative for the pop star told Fox News Digital. The two opted not to have a traditional wedding party, instead choosing to have Swift's brother as her "Man of Honor" and Kelce's brother as his "Best Man."

Swift's rep revealed the couple's wedding ceremony looks were designed by Jonathan Anderson of Christian Dior Haute Couture. The "Life of a Showgirl" singer accessorized with Cartier.

Swift's notoriously private about her relationships, and while their exact timeline is unclear, she was first spotted at a Chiefs game Sept. 24, 2023.

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She revealed in an interview with Time magazine that they actually began dating long before she appeared in the stands.

"This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell," she said. "We started hanging out right after that. So, we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other."

"By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple."

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Immigrant truck driver admitted to US under Biden allegedly kills UMass soccer star, spoke no English

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:54 -0400

An Uzbek commercial truck driver admitted to the United States via a diversity lottery killed a star college soccer goalie in Ohio over the weekend and had to use Google Translate to speak with state troopers who arrived at the deadly scene, sources told Fox News.

Bekhzod Asrarov, 42, rammed the back of a vehicle on Interstate 71 in Madison County, resulting in the death of Tobias "Toby" Forsythe, 21, who played goalkeeper for the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Fox is told.

When Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene, Asrarov, who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL) from Ohio, tried ripping off the dash camera and tried to destroy it by smashing it, sources said.

He also tried to smash and destroy his three phones and his logging device, Fox is told.

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Asrarov entered the United States during the Biden administration in 2024 via the diversity visa lottery program.

"We cannot let truckers like Asrarov, who can't read our road signs or speak to law enforcement, drive 80,000-pound rigs on America’s highways," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on X.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

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Forsythe, an economics major, joined the UMass Lowell River Hawks in 2026 after playing for Ashland University for two seasons and Shawnee State, where he started all 17 games in 2025, the university said in a news release announcing his death.

"Our entire athletics department is heartbroken by Toby's passing," said UMass Lowell athletic director Lynn Coutts. "Although Toby's time as a River Hawk was cut far too short, he left a meaningful impact and will always be remembered as a cherished member of our UMass Lowell family."

UMass Lowell head coach Kyle Zenoni said Forsythe showed up to the pitch every day to compete and improve as a player.

"He never looked for shortcuts and never expected anything to be given to him – he simply wanted the opportunity to earn it," Zenoni said. "Our hearts are with Toby’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. We will forever be grateful that Toby was part of our River Hawk family and we will honor his memory by carrying forward the example he set."

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The Trump administration has intensified efforts to revoke the CDLs of immigrant truck drivers who are not proficient in English, calling them a danger to the road.

Most recently, a Haitian national who authorities said remained in the U.S. despite being ordered to leave was charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 81 last week.

Trump administration plans new ICE holding facility near Louisiana deportation flight hub

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:19:04 -0400

The Trump administration plans to open a new migrant holding facility next to an airport hub in Louisiana, potentially allowing the federal government to speed up deportations of families and unaccompanied children.

A holding facility with 528 beds is set to open in Alexandria, Louisiana, near the Alexandria International Airport (AEX), according to The Associated Press.

The proximity to the airport is believed to make it easier for federal immigration officials to house illegal immigrants and unaccompanied children during final flight preparations, the outlet reported.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is describing the new Louisiana facility as a "staging area" and not a detention center, saying migrants would only be held there for a few days at most.

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"England Airpark is a staging facility for deportations. A staging facility is where illegal aliens await their deportation flight to their destination country or transfer to a detention facility," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House, which deferred to DHS.

Airpark officials at the airfield where the structure is being built said the facility is a "humanitarian effort" for families who are "self-deporting." Immigration advocates say families and unaccompanied children sometimes decide to leave due to pressure or a lack of an understanding of their options, The AP reported.

The facility would be stationed next to the nation's largest hub for deportations.

More than 4,400 immigration enforcement flights came to and from the Alexandria International Airport last year, according to data from the ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First.

ICE documents say families and children at the facility "are in the legal custody of ICE and can only be released at the direction of ICE."

The agency has told contractors that families at the facility should not be referred to as prisoners, detainees or inmates, records show.

Contractors were instructed not to utilize bars or cages when transporting families and unaccompanied children. The facility will not be required to take headcounts and should allow families to wear their own clothes, the agency said.

Unaccompanied children are typically not taken to facilities overseen by ICE and must instead be placed in the care of state-licensed shelters and foster care programs, which are run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services. But that agency is not involved in the new facility’s operation, a spokesperson at the airfield where the facility is being built told The Associated Press.

The facility would be run by a nonprofit arm of LaSalle Corrections, a private prison contractor, according to Ralph Hennessy, executive director of the England Airpark Authority, who said it could be operational as early as next month.

"These are people that are volunteering to go back home, and they’re going back home as a family unit," Hennessy told The Associated Press.

ICE signed a contract late last month to build the facility at the former military base near Alexandria International Airport, Hennessy said.

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The facility would operate as a 72-hour holding center for migrants awaiting deportation, records show, according to The Associated Press.

LaSalle Corrections runs several private prisons and federal immigration detention centers throughout the south, including the "Louisiana Lockup" inside the state’s maximum-security prison in Angola.

The official contractor for the new ICE holding facility will be the company's nonprofit arm, the LaSalle Family Foundation, but LaSalle Corrections will be involved in operating the holding facility and ensuring compliance, according to the company’s chief financial officer, Tim Kurpiewski.

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Since April, two detainee deaths have been reported at a LaSalle-run ICE facility in the state.

Winn Correctional Center was also found last month to have violated standards regarding environmental health and safety, food service, use of force, medical care and other concerns, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Skip Bayless pushes back on Stephen A's claim that 'three white dudes' can't win an NBA Championship together

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:10:29 -0400

Longtime sports commentator Skip Bayless thinks the newly assembled Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to be very good — even if they're building around three, gasp, white dudes.

Bayless posted a video to social media on Monday responding to his former debate partner, Stephen A. Smith, who mocked the Lakers for trying to win with "three white dudes." Smith argued that NBA history shows it takes multiple "black brothers" to win a championship.

He doubled down on those comments last week.

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"I ain't backing down," Smith said. "In NBA history, when has a team led by three White dudes ever gone to the promised land? Somebody gotta say it."

Is that so?

Bayless defended Smith, insisting the comments "were not racist," though the premise of Smith's argument is undeniably based on race. Still, Bayless rejected Smith's conclusion.

According to Bayless, it isn't about whether a team has three white players. It's about whether it has the right three white players. He believes the Lakers could have exactly that with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler.

"This isn't a group you can dismiss as just three typical white dudes because there's nothing typical about any of these three," Bayless argued.

"Could these Lakers be the third-best team in the Western Conference? Sure, they could. Look at how these three fit together."

He concluded, "As right as Stephen A. is about history, it's also possible these three snowflakes have the potential to shatter that mold."

The fact that this is even a legitimate sports debate says plenty about the current state of sports media. It also exposes an obvious racial double standard.

Imagine a white broadcaster asking whether an NFL team could ever win a Super Bowl with a black quarterback, black head coach and black general manager simply because it hadn't happened before. Stephen A. Smith would almost certainly be among the first demanding consequences for that commentator. ESPN should hold Smith accountable for applying the same racial logic here, but no one expects that to happen.

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Smith's argument also falls apart on its own merits.

The NBA is roughly 75% to 80% black. Naturally, there are fewer elite white players available to build around. That doesn't mean they don't exist.

Nikola Jokic has arguably been the best player in basketball for the better part of six seasons. Luka Doncic is one of the league's premier superstars. Cooper Flagg looks like the NBA's next great young player.

Pair Jokic and Doncic with a high-level complementary player like Austin Reaves, and that team would instantly contend for a championship. Jokic already carried Denver to a title in 2023 with far less talent around him than that hypothetical trio would have.

The issue isn't that teams cannot win with three white players, as if black players possess some unique championship gene. It's simply that, because of the league's demographics, no franchise has yet assembled three white stars of that caliber at the same time.

The same statistical reality explains why the NFL has never produced a Super Bowl-winning trio of a black quarterback, black head coach and black general manager. Representation matters when the pool of candidates is smaller.

The notion that race alone determines who can win championships, which is the underlying logic behind Smith's comments, is simply false. Judging athletic potential through a racial lens is, by definition, racial stereotyping.

That doesn't necessarily make Stephen A. Smith a racist. More often than not, he comes across as someone willing to say almost anything to dominate the news cycle. That's especially true now that Pat McAfee has overtaken him as ESPN's biggest personality.

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Smith wanted attention. His routine about the Lakers' "three white dudes" certainly got it. It also made him look like a buffoon.

Credit Bayless for pushing back. In today's sports media landscape, there aren't many commentators willing to challenge racial narratives when the target is "white dudes."

Buy it for life: Durable products worth every dollar (now on sale)

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

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'F---ING IDIOTS': Top female operatives torch Platner enablers as rape allegation rocks Dem campaign

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:24:13 -0400

Neera Tanden and Shannon Watts, a pair of top Democratic political operatives, are calling on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step down amid a bombshell rape allegation that emerged Monday.

Tanden, the CEO of the Center for American Progress, a center-left think tank that had deep ties to the Biden and Obama administrations, has been critical of Platner for months.

"I will remain incredibly angry at the people who didn’t vet this candidate, but in life you don’t get the best choices. Unless people show a lot more courage than they have," Tanden said in an X post that was re-upped Monday.

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In addition to calling for his removal, Tanden and Watts are also strongly cautioning the party about its next move as the state nears the Nov. 3 general election.

Platner, who has fended off stories about a Nazi tattoo, past online comments on race and relational infidelity, came under renewed fire Monday afternoon when Politico reported that he had allegedly raped a former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, while heavily intoxicated after allegedly being told repeatedly to stop.

She also went on CNN Monday evening shortly after the report was published to tell host Jake Tapper that "by dictionary definition" Platner "raped" her.

"I thought, here's a man who was drunk and who, by dictionary definition, raped me. And he's blaming drunk women," Racicot said. "So, I just felt like that was a very odd take to have on that. And I also feel like, with all of the comments that he made about women, sexual assault, rape, even, um, you know, the comments that he had made that was in The New York Times article about, you know, threatening people with rape, like, why does this person have this issue, like scattered throughout their life, throughout their commentary, like it‘s on their mind?"

Platner has denied the allegations, calling them "troubling, serious, and false."

The Platner campaign posted a video on X shortly after the Politico story published where Platner again called the allegations "false," adding he was going to "reflect" on the best path forward.

"So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins," Platner says in the video. "Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today."

Watts, who has grown in prominence through advocacy with her gun control organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, immediately highlighted the story, criticizing party figures who, in her view, had blown past warning signs about Platner’s behavior.

"MAYBE LISTEN TO WOMEN IN THE PARTY YOU F------ IDIOTS!!!!" Watts wrote in a post on X.

"Who endorsed him despite the fact that he said bigoted, racist and sexist things online? Despite his Totenkopf tattoo? Despite accusations of domestic assault? Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ruben Gallego, Martin Heinrich, Ro Khanna. Who am I missing?" Watts added.

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With the state Democratic Party calling on Platner to step aside, Watts wasted little time setting her sights on a possible replacement.

She began striking out against letting someone like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., handpick an alternative.

"Bernie Sanders — the worst judge of character in history — hasn’t yet condemned the fatally flawed candidate he forced upon the Dem Party in Maine, likely causing us to lose the Senate. Why? He’s going to try and hold us hostage until we pick his other sh---- candidate," Watts wrote, likely referring to Troy Jackson, another progressive in the state.

Notably, Sanders dropped his endorsement of Platner on Tuesday and called on Platner to drop out of the race.

Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, faces allegations of his own, having reportedly gotten into a physical altercation with a female colleague, according to Progressive Victory, an advocacy group.

"So no, we’re not going to pick this f------ guy," Watts wrote in another post, highlighting Progressive Victory’s statement on Jackson.

Tanden also hinted at her disapproval at the idea of swapping Platner out with another up-and-coming progressive.

"Isn’t the most democratic thing to do here is select the candidate who won the most votes in the Gov’s race? I think they were all pretty good, but that might be the most credible with voters," Tanden wrote.

Like Watts, Tanden criticized voices suggesting Jackson might be a suitable alternative.

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"Maybe the people who got us into this mess should take a beat on the right path for the future. And I say that with the utmost respect to Ro Khanna," Tanden said, highlighting a post from Khanna that noted Jackson’s achievements just hours after the news about Platner had broken.

Khanna, who had fiercely supported Platner, rescinded his endorsement on Monday along with several other high-profile Democrats, who are calling on Platner to drop out of the race.

Graham Platner's most prominent press allies abandon him as rape allegation rocks Maine Senate race

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:05 -0400

Many left-leaning media figures who supported Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner jumped ship on Monday after a rape allegation prompted his most prominent supporters in the press to call for the Democrat to suspend his campaign.

Politico published a bombshell report Monday on one of Platner's exes alleging he sexually assaulted her during their relationship. Jenny Racicot claimed that, in 2021, a drunk Platner entered her home uninvited and had sex with her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop. She also told CNN the alleged encounter, which Platner has denied, was the "dictionary definition" of rape.

The allegations have promoted an about-face from many high-profile media figures who previously stood by Platner despite Nazi tattoo allegations, accusations of rape fantasies, heavy drinking and a previous New York Times report about "unsettling" behavior toward women.

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Former Obama staffer and "Pod Save America" co-host Jon Favreau vehemently defended Platner in April.

"Graham Platner isn’t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he’s a good, decent man who’s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better. I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces," Favreau wrote.

Favreau pivoted less than three months later, calling for Platner to step aside.

"Platner needs to drop out ASAP - these are awful, credible allegations. Said on the pod after the (also credible) June NYT story that his biggest problem going forward would be credibility. It's now abundantly clear that he just hasn't been honest about his past and can't be trusted as a candidate for office. Saving grace is that the party can find a replacement by the 27th as long as he drops by the 13th, which I very much assume he will," he wrote on Monday.

Indeed, under Maine law, Platner can be replaced on the ballot if he withdraws by 5 p.m. on July 13, with the state party allowed to put forward a replacement by July 27.

Far-left commentator Krystal Ball once declared, "Senator Platner cannot arrive soon enough," but she had a change of heart.

"I agree that Platner should drop out. The allegations are horrible and I see no reason why his accuser would lie. Some things have to be beyond the pale," Ball posted on Monday.

The Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell called for Platner to exit the race on Monday, only two months after the anti-Trump publication published a piece suggesting he had a strong chance to be the 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.

"Right now, today, I give Graham Platner a 1-in-3 chance to be the next Democratic nominee. For president," Bulwark editor Jonathan V. Last wrote in May.

While Last was not advocating Platner be selected, the anti-Trump site was mocked online for the prognostication, leading Longwell to lash out at critics and claim the site had always been "extremely Platner-skeptical."

Longwell admitted in an interview with Tim Miller that she was motivated to have Platner leave the race in part because she wants Democrats to win the House and Senate in 2026, "and I think, as a moral matter, when someone is credibly accused of rape, that's game over."

The Bulwark's X account describes the site as "free of tribal prejudices."

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New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote Monday that she "deeply" regrets an earlier column praising Platner. Goldberg, who profiled Platner favorably during his rise in Maine Democratic politics, revisited her assessment in a new column after Platner's former girlfriend accused him of rape.

"Last October, when stories about Platner’s tattoo and Reddit posts first broke, I went to Maine to write about him. I tried to convey what I saw: a campaign that was electrifying angry Maine voters. But I deeply regret that, impressed by Platner’s political charisma, I wrote that he was 'nothing like the edgelord caricature I encountered online.' If anything, he seems to be significantly worse," Goldberg wrote.

Author Naomi Klein, whose upcoming book is titled "End Times Fascism," apologized to followers on Tuesday for failing to do her "due diligence on Platner before offering high praise for his communication skills."

"Enough was out there at the time that I should have been more cautious," Klein wrote.

"I'm truly sorry I disappointed folks who trust me to be more careful," she continued. "Most of all I'm sorry to the women who came forward only to be disbelieved and smeared. You deserved better and I feel absolutely gutted."

Meanwhile, MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton suggested it was initially hard for Democrats to abandon Platner because his first accuser was "associated with right-wing politics," referring to Lyndsey Fifield.

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Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker also broke with Platner on Monday, saying "the accusations — they are as credible as it is going to get."

"This is beyond red flags. This is irredeemable," Piker added during his livestream.

In addition to media pundits, high-profile Democrats have called on Platner to leave the race, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

VoteVets, an organization that works to elect Democratic veterans, also withdrew its endorsement of Platner, who served in multiple overseas deployments.

Platner has denied the allegations and has not announced his plans.

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Fox News Digital’s Adam Pack, Paul Steinhauser, Rachel del Guidice and Jessica Sonkin contributed to this report.

Support your team with these World Cup must-haves, from jerseys to collectibles

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:04:32 -0400

We're deep into the World Cup's Round of 16, but there's still time to show your team spirit before the tournament ends. Shop FIFA T-shirts, celebrate your favorite players with collectible figurines and score officially licensed jerseys.

Official FIFA World Cup Merch

Although the U.S. is no longer in the tournament, you can still show your team spirit with this FIFA-themed merch.

2026 FIFA World Cup sticker box: $50

Collectors and soccer fans can get 25 official World Cup stickers in this one box. Inside includes national teams, popular players, federation logos, stadiums and more. With more than 10,000 bought in the last month, you can join other fans in celebrating the tournament.

adidas FIFA World Cup 26 soccer ball: $24.99

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FIFA World Cup 2026 T-shirt: $50

Catch all the matches in this colorful World Cup T-shirt. The back features a bold design highlighting the cities where the tournament is taking place, while the front gives a subtle nod to FIFA. Its lightweight fabric keeps you comfortable all day.

World Cup gear from top soccer players

This World Cup marks the final tournament for legends like Cristiano Ronaldo and Guillermo Ochoa, making now the perfect time to shop their jerseys and gear from other soccer superstars.

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Tom Brady compares Argentina's dramatic World Cup rally to Patriots' Super Bowl comeback

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:50:51 -0400

One of the most dramatic matches of the FIFA World Cup unfolded Tuesday afternoon at Atlanta Stadium.

After next week's World Cup semifinal, the stadium will shed its tournament identity. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will reclaim its name, and the natural grass installed for the tournament will give way to the artificial turf used for Falcons games before Atlanta hosts the Denver Broncos in a preseason game next month.

While the retractable-roof stadium continues to host World Cup drama, its regular tenant knows all too well what it's like to be at the center of football heartbreak.

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More than nine years ago, Tom Brady engineered one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, rallying the New England Patriots from a 28-3 deficit to defeat the Falcons in overtime in Super Bowl LI.

Moments after Lionel Messi equalized in the 83rd minute to erase Argentina's two-goal deficit against Egypt, Enzo Fernández completed the comeback with a header as the final minutes ticked off the clock. Brady then took to social media, drawing a comparison to the Patriots 2017 comeback.

"Yeah so that might top 28-3," the seven-time Super Bowl winner wrote on X, adding a mind-blown emoji.

Egypt got on the board first on Tuesday afternoon, courtesy of Yasser Ibrahim's goal in the 15th minute. His teammate Mostafa Zico followed with a score in the 67th to build Egypt's lead to 2-0.

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Messi helped guide Argentina to its first World Cup title in four years, defeating France in a final that was ultimately decided by penalty kicks.

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Argentina's 3-2 comeback Tuesday booked its place in the quarterfinals, where it will face the winner of Switzerland and Colombia on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. Switzerland and Colombia were scoreless at halftime of their Round of 16 match.

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Bo Derek reveals why she felt like an 'impostor' and walked away from Hollywood despite blockbuster fame

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:46:06 -0400

Bo Derek has finally revealed why she decided to walk away from Hollywood despite reaching blockbuster fame.

Derek was a guest on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast and shared the real reason why she left the industry behind after rising to international fame in the late 70s thanks to the movie, "10."

Maher thanked Derek for being a guest on his show, since she doesn't normally put herself back into the limelight. "I'm not promoting anything. I'm loving my life. I don't need to go back to work," Derek said.

"It's very strange. People don't understand it," Derek began, referring to her decision to walk away from fame. "You know that expression, they would kill to do it, to be famous, to be in movies and not for some of us."

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She continued, "I love retirement. I am so happy in retirement."

Derek told Maher that she lives just north of Santa Barbra and has been there since 1981.

Elsewhere on the podcast, Maher talked about how Derek was the most beautiful girl in the world for a decade, claiming it must have been gratifying while also being a burden.

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"It was none of those things," Derek replied. "Like I say, it was just it was just a whirlwind because I had no aspirations to be in films. I had when I did '10,' it was just a fluke that I got the part and I had no agent, no manager, no nothing, no fantasies about being in the movies."

Derek went on to explain that she felt "uncomfortable" seeing her face plastered across magazines when she walked down the street.

"I was just always uncomfortable with my image, being all over magazines when I walked down the street. And I always felt kind of fake and an impostor at the same time 'cuz I didn't work as an actress," she continued. "Or drive a limo or whatever everybody else did to be in movies."

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"You made the right choice there. By the way, you are not missing anything," Maher said. "I'm not missing anything. I don't miss it," Derek replied.

Derek was known for her signature braided hairstyle in the "10" and became one of Hollywood's most recognizable stars of the late 1970s and 1980s. Beyond acting, Derek is also an advocate for animal welfare and has been involved in various charitable and conservation efforts.

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Hochul says Stefanik would've been tougher GOP opponent than Blakeman in surprising swipe at rival

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:42:51 -0400

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested Rep. Elise Stefanik would have been a tougher Republican opponent than GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman this fall, prompting the Nassau County executive to fire back by comparing the incumbent to Disney villain Cruella de Vil while blasting her record.

Hochul made the remarks during an interview with Newsday's editorial board after she was asked whether Stefanik, who publicly considered running for governor before declining, would have been a stronger general election opponent than Blakeman.

"Probably. I mean, Bruce is, you know, Bruce," Hochul said.

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The governor said Stefanik's national profile would have changed the dynamics of the race.

"She had the ability to raise a lot of money" because of her national following, Hochul said.

"It would have been a different race."

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Hochul added that she still believes she would have defeated Stefanik.

"Our polling shows us beating her as well," she said.

Blakeman, however, accused Hochul of trying to distract from her record.

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"Cruella de Vil is more likable than Kathy Hochul and her high taxes, high electric bills and soaring health care costs," Blakeman said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital reached out to Stefanik for comment. This story will be updated with any response.

Before exiting the race, Fox News Digital reported exclusively that Stefanik had consolidated support from Republican county chairs and party leaders across New York, making her the early front-runner for the GOP nomination.

"Elise Stefanik, a fantastic person and Congresswoman from New York State, has just announced she won’t be running for Governor," Trump wrote on Truth Social last December. "Elise is a tremendous talent, regardless of what she does. She will have GREAT success, and I am with her all the way!"

Trump ultimately endorsed Blakeman after Stefanik opted against entering the race, helping cement the Nassau County executive as the Republican nominee in an election cycle that has put the president's influence in party primaries on full display.

Hochul is seeking a second full four-year term after first taking office in 2021 following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation.

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She defeated Republican Lee Zeldin by roughly six percentage points in 2022 despite Republicans posting one of their strongest gubernatorial performances in deep blue New York in years.

The next campaign finance filings are due later this month, though Hochul has maintained a significant fundraising advantage over Blakeman. Republicans are hoping public matching funds and outside spending will help narrow the gap as the race ramps up.

Doug Burgum says vandalism of Reflecting Pool started as early as June 9 after Trump announced renewal

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:30:49 -0400

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum spoke with podcast host Katie Miller, wife of President Donald Trump advisor Stephen Miller, about how vandalism of the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool goes back to early June.

Burgum, who clashed with CNN's Dana Bash about the issue on Sunday, discussed the topic on "The Katie Miller Podcast," released Tuesday.

"So, I'm a bit of a conspiracy theorist, so I'm going to ask this question," Miller began. "There's a lot of cameras on the pool. There's lot of National Guard. How did somebody cut it and us not know who cut it?"

"We had very few or no cameras at the beginning, because we have cameras all over our monuments," Burgum replied. "The Reflecting Pool is part of the Lincoln Memorial, but there had never been vandalism on this helpless, harmless Reflecting Pool before."

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"Until President Trump decided to beautify it," Miller noted.

"Yeah, until he decided to beautify it," Burgum agreed. "And then others decided it was a point of attack."

However, he noted how the White House has cracked down on such activity.

"But we got mobile camera stations and towers in, that captured some of the secondary activity. But we did have some vandalism starting as early as June 9, which we didn't advertise because we didn't want to have copycats," he revealed. "But we started putting up cameras. We've got better camera coverage today."

Miller's full interview with Burgum will be released at 6 p.m. ET.

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Amid criticism of Trump's renovations around Washington, D.C., in the lead-up to America's 250th celebration, vandals targeted the National Mall with multiple separate "8647" markings, a blood-written message on the Washington Monument and damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prompting federal officials to warn of a growing trend.

The pattern emerged after President Donald Trump ordered a restoration and repainting of the Reflecting Pool, which was met with protesters leaving multiple "razor-blade cuts" and removing fencing to then toss into the water.

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Miami Marlins moneyline bet looks strong as Max Meyer dominates and Bryan Woo struggles on road

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:30:40 -0400

I lost the lone baseball play that I had on my card last night as the Diamondbacks destroyed the Padres. Once again, Walker Buehler lost after allowing a bunch of runs. I don't know if this is a blip in his season or if last month was a fluke for his performance this year. I'm looking to avenge myself with a game from a different series as the Mariners take on the Marlins.

The Seattle Mariners have a bit of distance from the .500 mark as they are now three games over. While this isn't anything to celebrate, it does give them at least a little bit of positivity to look at for now. This is not a team that anyone was thinking would throw in the towel anyway. They have a great chance to win the division, and with their roster, they should have plenty of potential to win games down the stretch. I also think this rotation is one you don't want to face in the postseason.

Before they get to the postseason, they need to find a way to navigate the rest of the season. Tonight, one of those studs from the rotation, Bryan Woo, takes the pill and goes for Seattle. Woo is 7-6 for the season with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. I look closely at those numbers regularly, and I think that Woo is probably due for a very good second half of the season. His WHIP means he doesn't have a ton of traffic on the bases, and he is allowing just one homer every ten innings. Most of his troubles have happened on the road this season. He is 1-6 on the road with a 6.38 ERA, and teams are batting .284 against him compared to .156 at home. His last four road starts have seen him allow four or more earned runs. He has never faced any of the Marlins hitters.

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The Miami Marlins are one of the hottest teams in baseball. They have been great since around May 25th. That day started an eight-game winning streak, and they went from 25-29 to now sitting at 47-44. That's a 22-15 stretch, which isn't great, but they have also won five of the past six games they've played. The trade deadline should be interesting to see if the team gets a chance to make a run at the postseason or if the team decides to test the trade market, as this is still part of the rebuilding plan.

Their main resource on the trade market is actually not starting tonight — that would be Sandy Alcantara, who will have a lot of interest should the Marlins decide to part ways. Tonight's starter is Max Meyer, who has put together a fantastic season. He is 9-1 for the year with a 2.53 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has been better at home than on the road, but has struggled a bit in night games. Throughout the season, he has only had two starts in which he has allowed more than four earned runs. Overall, the Mariners are hitting just 3-for-13 against Meyer in their careers.

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Based mostly on the splits for these two pitchers, there is clearly one better than the other. Woo is a phenomenal pitcher, but his road struggles are so bad, and they've been bad lately. I do think there is a possibility that since the Marlins hitters have never seen him before, they will struggle against Woo the first or second time through.

On the other hand, Meyer is one of the better starters in the league this season. He has been very good at limiting the damage and figuring out ways to navigate issues. The Mariners have had some success in limited opportunities against him, but I think Meyer is pitching better than expected this year. Give me the Marlins in this one on the moneyline.

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ABC fires back at FCC investigation of 'The View' in new comments calling it a First Amendment violation

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:00:44 -0400

ABC doubled down on its defense of "The View" against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday as the agency continues to probe the daytime talk show.

The Disney-owned station filed new comments on a petition it initially sent to the FCC in May to have the show be declared a "bona fide" news program. In the months since, the petition has garnered over 77,000 comments defending the show out of concern for government interference.

"The commenters are right to be concerned," the comments read. "The First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor’s chair. Yet that is the seat the Commission now proposes to take—deciding which broadcast programs qualify as legitimate news and, for those it finds wanting, compelling them to surrender their airtime to guests they never chose to feature."

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It continued, "Today, the program in the Commission’s sights is 'The View.' The principle in the balance is far larger: whether a federal regulator may override a broadcaster’s editorial judgment about whom to interview—a judgment the Constitution commits to broadcasters and their audiences, not to the state."

ABC also asserted that the FCC previously recognized "The View" as a "bona fide" news program in 2002 and that the agency's animosity towards the show is due to President Donald Trump.

"What has changed is not the program but the political climate around it. The Commission has trained its attention on daytime and late-night television—programs perceived as unfriendly to the current administration—while leaving untouched the vast landscape of talk radio, where candidates routinely appear without their opponents. A rule pressed against one set of speakers and quietly suspended for another, along lines that track the administration’s political preferences, is not evenhanded regulation. The record here reflects a widespread and well-founded concern that it is not," the comments read.

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The network also opposed the FCC's equal opportunities rule requiring equal time for political candidates in a competitive race during an election season, claiming that it would violate the program's First Amendment rights.

"Giving the Commission carte blanche to decide what is bona fide news programming and what is opinion commentary heightens concerns that the Commission will exercise its authority to punish disfavored content and viewpoints. And those problems are exacerbated if the government pretends to have authority to decide who is, and who is not, a 'real' journalist," ABC wrote.

In a comment to Fox News Digital, an FCC spokesperson said, "While ABC insists that 'The View' is a 'bona fide news program' under the law, ABC should focus on complying with its public interest obligations, rather than misleading the public about them."

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The FCC announced in January that it would be launching an investigation into partisan talk shows like "The View" to provide equal treatment for political candidates.

Since the investigation, "The View" has reportedly eased up on booking political guests for the show out of concern of violating the equal opportunities rule. The program has not hosted a politician in a competitive midterm race since Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in February. His appearance was considered a violation of the rule as he was facing off in a primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett at the time.

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Though the show has brought on more Republicans in 2026, "The View" has overwhelmingly hosted liberal guests, and its hosts have frequently attacked Trump and other conservatives.

Abigail Spanberger’s Virginia a ‘hotbed’ for illegal immigrant crime, DHS says after latest rape charge

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:53:41 -0400

After yet another illegal immigrant was charged with violent crimes in Fairfax County, Virginia, the Department of Homeland Security is once again appealing to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger not to allow the charged individual to be released.

In a statement Tuesday, DHS ripped Spanberger on charges of being too soft on illegal immigrant crime, saying, "Under Governor Abigail Spanberger, Virginia has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime."

The latest involves Juan Arevalo Mendez, a 46-year-old twice-deported illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has been charged with rape and abduction in Fairfax County. Arevalo Mendez was arrested last week in Prince William County on charges of rape and abduction with intent to sexually assault stemming from an alleged attack in Fairfax County last September, according to DHS.

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The agency said Arevalo Mendez originally entered the country legally in 1991, but his status was revoked after his first conviction for destruction of property in 1998. He was deported in 2003, illegally reentered the U.S., was deported again in 2014 and illegally reentered again at an unknown date and location.

In addition to the illegal reentries, Arevalo Mendez has a lengthy criminal history that includes multiple convictions for assault, including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, as well as drug possession, obstructing justice, identity theft and larceny.

The same day he was arrested, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for Fairfax County officials to hold Arevalo Mendez.

Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis remarked that "DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians in Fairfax County to commit to not releasing this dangerous criminal from jail, and to instead turn him over to ICE custody so that we can remove him from our nation and end his crime spree in our country."

Bis added that "Virginia sanctuary politicians need to stop playing Russian roulette with American lives and work with ICE law enforcement to keep criminals out of our communities."

Allyson Conroy, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, told Fox News Digital that Arevalo Mendez "remains in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (ADC)."

Conroy noted that "while it is still too early in the process to know the outcome of his case, ICE has been notified of Mendez’s location at the ADC, and they are able to execute their detainer by responding to the ADC and taking Mendez into custody if and when he is ordered released."

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She emphasized that the "Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office does not obstruct or prevent ICE from acting on their civil detainers."

In its statement, DHS criticized Spanberger for signing an executive order terminating the state’s 287(g) program partnering state and local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities, which it suggested is contributing to the crimes.

According to the agency, Fairfax County has been especially hard hit by illegal immigrant crime in recent months. A suburb of Washington, D.C., Fairfax County is Virginia’s largest county by population and has a Democratic prosecutor, Steve Descano, and a Democratic sheriff, Stacey Kincaid. Both have been criticized by local advocacy groups, Virginians for Safe Communities and Victims Rights Reform Council, for their sanctuary-style approach to enforcement.

DHS detailed 17 alleged instances of serious crimes by illegal immigrants that took place in Virginia in 2026 alone. Nine out of those 17 cases took place in Fairfax County.

In addition to Arevalo Mendez, DHS said that in June ICE also lodged detainers with Fairfax County for Nicaraguan illegal immigrant Moises Domingo Rico Rosales, who was arrested for abduction of person with intent to defile and indecent exposure, and for Cristian Wilfredo Alvarenga Aguilar, an illegal alien charged with abduction, assault, carjacking and robbery.

In May, DHS said that ICE arrested Walvin Victor Hugo Garcia after he was released by Fairfax County despite facing charges of raping a child under the age of 13.

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The month before, ICE arrested Guatemalan illegal immigrant Roni Mendez-Escobar after he was released while charged with possession of child pornography with intent to distribute. That same month, ICE lodged detainers for Salvadoran illegal alien Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, who was convicted of nine counts of assault and battery for groping underage girls at a Fairfax County high school; Guatemalan illegal alien Misael Lopez Gomez, who was charged with murder and felony child abuse after allegedly bludgeoning his 3-month-old daughter to death; and two illegal alien murderers, Maldin Anibal Guzman-Videz and Luis Alonzo Sort-Portillo, who were convicted of stabbing a man to death and given plea deals of five years in prison each.

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In March, ICE also lodged a detainer for Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, an illegal alien from Guatemala who was charged with second-degree murder after allegedly fatally stabbing a man inside his home in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger’s office and Descano’s office for comment.

These Fourth of July sales are still going: Save up to 72% on Wayfair, HexClad and more

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:01 -0400

Fourth of July weekend marks one of the biggest shopping weekends of the summer. You can still score deals from HexClad, Wayfair, Best Buy, REI and more. Top deals include a HexClad barbecue pan for 44% off, a Ninja Slushi machine for $50 off and this six-person outdoor dining set at Wayfair for less than $1,000.

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HexClad is offering deep discounts on cookware, knives and themed bundles. (FOX is an investor in HexClad).

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Platner’s three-day vetting job comes back to haunt Dems as rape allegation rocks Senate bid

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:46:43 -0400

Democratic operatives reportedly commissioned a brief, low-cost background check on Graham Platner before launching his Senate campaign, a decision that appears to be backfiring as new allegations and controversies engulf the candidate and Democrats call on him to drop out.

Candidate vetting, which has become standard practice in high-stakes elections, is a process that often takes several weeks and tens of thousands of dollars to properly complete. Democratic strategist and top Platner staffer Dan Moraff, however, paid just $6,250 for a background check on Platner that took only three days, sources familiar told the Wall Street Journal.

Vetting processes are undertaken to help ensure prospective elected officials don’t have personal baggage that could, if discovered, derail their candidacy.

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Platner faces a rape allegation from one former girlfriend and separate allegations of abusive behavior from another, all of which he denies. The Maine Senate hopeful has also faced scrutiny over a Nazi-linked tattoo that he got during his time in the Marine Corps, as well as over sexually explicit texts he sent to other women while he was married.

While these issues didn’t come up in the brief risk-assessment memo produced for Platner’s campaign, some controversial items that have since been reported did, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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"The firm sent us a thing and it had some of the posts, but it didn’t have all of them," Moraff told the Wall Street Journal, referencing Platner’s now-deleted Reddit posts.

Using the since-deleted Reddit account, Platner denigrated members of the United States armed forces, going as far as to state that one wounded veteran deserved to die due to his conduct under fire. He also made comments alluding to familiarity with prostitution and hard drugs, as well as expressing support for political violence and socialism.

Platner has since apologized for the posts, attributing them to psychological trauma incurred during his time in the military as well as the gruff culture he became accustomed to while serving as an infantryman.

When asked by the Wall Street Journal what he thought when initially shown the posts, Moraff said that he told Platner "none of this will or should stop you from becoming a US senator."

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"If what the voters wanted were people who were grown in vats and had never done or said anything that they might regret their entire lives, we’d have a very different country," Moraff continued. "Part of our thesis here is that people do not want their candidates grown in vats. They want people who are real human beings and they want people who do not look and sound like the lab grown people who’ve been leading this country off a cliff."

A Platner campaign official told the Wall Street Journal that they didn’t have the resources to pay for a more thorough vetting of Platner, claiming that even a more robust background check would not have turned up any additional useful information about him. The background check did not include interviews or require Platner to fill out a questionnaire, according to The Wall Street Journal.

While a number of prominent Democrats have rescinded their endorsements of Platner, he has so far resisted calls to drop out of the race. If Platner ends his campaign before July 13, Democrats could find someone to replace him on the ballot.

"So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins," Platner said in a video denying the rape allegation against him on Monday. "Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today."

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The New York Post reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Platner was refusing to drop out unless he could help choose his replacement.

The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

Tourist's church clothing hack leaves travelers sharply divided over sacred-site etiquette

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:46:25 -0400

A traveler’s church-appropriate outfit hack has viewers weighing in on how far tourists should go to respect local customs abroad.

A TikTok video with over 774,000 views to date shows the traveler slipping a long skirt over a shorter dress and wrapping a scarf around her bare shoulders before entering a church in Italy — allowing her to meet common dress requirements without changing her entire outfit.

Many churches across Italy ask visitors to cover their shoulders and wear clothing that extends below the knees as a sign of respect. Guests who do not meet the dress code may be denied entry.

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Diane Gottsman, an etiquette expert based in Texas, told Fox News Digital that understanding local customs is an important part of being a respectful traveler.

"When it comes to visiting sacred places, either in our country or in another country, dressing respectfully and knowing the rules is an important leadership skill," Gottsman said.

"The key is to know the rules in advance, which takes some investigation."

Travelers should research cultural expectations before arriving at their destination, she said, noting that customs can vary from dress standards to tipping practices.

"Changing or adding layers of clothing to respect local customs is a gesture of kindness, thoughtfulness, decorum and goodwill," she said. "Bottom line is to respect the dress code policy."

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The video prompted some energetic discussions among viewers, highlighting a common challenge for tourists visiting Italy during the summer months.

Many travelers opt for lightweight, sleeveless clothing to stay cool while sightseeing — making church dress codes an added consideration when planning what to wear.

Some commenters praised the traveler for finding a simple solution that allowed her to remain comfortable while still respecting church rules.

"It is that simple to be respectful," one commenter wrote.

"I carried a pretty scarf with me everywhere I went in Italy, and it was such an easy and stylish way to cover my shoulders," another user wrote.

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Others said they had relied on similar tricks for years, including carrying scarves or layering skirts over shorts before visiting churches and other religious sites.

Not everyone agreed with the approach.

Some commenters questioned whether visitors should have to add layers or change their outfits before entering churches, while others argued travelers should simply dress more conservatively from the start instead of relying on a quick cover-up.

"I'm confused. God only had eyes in churches?" one user wrote.

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"You can dress modestly to begin with and still look cute," another commenter said.

Others defended the practice, saying adapting an outfit for a brief church visit is a small but important gesture of respect for local customs.

"I always did this, no questions asked, and watched so many people [become] offended," one commenter wrote. "It's not personal. They literally ask everyone to do it."

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"Thank you for your respect to other cultures and religions," another user commented.

An American traveler who recently visited Italy pointed out something else. Those who stand in long lines to enter the most popular churches at the height of summer travel season may find themselves the focus of aggressive street vendors and mobile sellers, who aggressively push such wares as scarves — and explain to unknowing tourists why the scarves are necessary.

ICE says officer shot and killed illegal immigrant who tried to ram him with car in Houston

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:40:22 -0400

An illegal immigrant was shot and killed in Houston after he allegedly tried to ram U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during an operation, the agency said Tuesday.

ICE officers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen, at around 6:50 a.m., an ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Araujo tried evading the ICE officers when he "weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer, resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense."

ILLEGAL ALIEN ON THE RUN AFTER ALLEGEDLY RAMMING ICE VEHICLE IN PENNSYLVANIA, PROMPTING AGENT TO FIRE WEAPON

Araujo was struck and taken to a hospital, where he later died. The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General is investigating the shooting. The FBI is leading an investigation into the potential assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

On July 1, an ICE agent opened fire on an illegal immigrant who also tried ramming a vehicle into authorities, ICE said.

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The officers were trying to take Clemente Lara-Hernandez, a Mexican national, into custody when he allegedly tried running into an officer and drove the wrong way on a one-way street before crashing into a civilian vehicle.

An ICE officer fired a shot, but no one appeared to be injured. Lara-Hernandez remains at large.

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"Our ICE law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,300% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest the worst of the worst," ICE said at the time of the shooting.

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