https://meenews.co/post/6a3e09e3197238567835e0f3 Marina Mabrey ties WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points in Tempo's historic win te 2026-06-26T05:10:59.768Z Marina Mabrey ties WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points in Tempo's historic win For the third time in WNBA history, a player has scored 53 points. Toronto Tempo star Marina Mabrey tied the single-game scoring record with 53 points in a dominant 125-94 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Only A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage have reached that 53-point mark before Mabrey. Mabrey, who poured in nine three-pointers in the win, helped the Tempo set the highest point total scored in a regulation game in WNBA history. The Phoenix Mercury scored 127 points in a 2010 game, though it was double overtime. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Mabrey was clearly feeling it in this game, scoring 27 points by halftime. Then, she poured in 12 more by the end of the third quarter, giving herself an incredible 39 points. With the game seemingly out of reach, it was clear that the Tempo were feeding Mabrey in hopes that she could set a new WNBA record. Mabrey was launching three-pointers and drilling them, and she ultimately reached the 53-point mark as the crowd cheered her on throughout the flurry of points. TORONTO TEMPO LOOK TO USE HOME COURT EDGE AGAINST CHICAGO SKY IN BATTLE OF FLAWED WNBA ROSTERS Mabrey had time to get the record all to herself, as there were about two minutes left on the clock to get the job done. However, her last two three-point attempts didn't go through the hoop, and she checked out of the game with just over a minute left to play. The crowd gave her a loud roar of approval and a standing ovation, while Mabrey’s Tempo teammates congratulated the veteran on a historic night. It was also a special night thanks to Mabrey's sister, Michaela, who starred alongside her at Notre Dame after the two rose through the New Jersey girls basketball ranks, being in attendance. Michaela ran right onto the floor after the final horn blew and hugged her sister in a heartfelt moment that will surely be remembered by the Mabrey family. Mabrey stated in a post-game interview that her sister doesn’t get to see her play too often, making this one that much more special. "None of this happens without my teammates. They really found me," Marina said. "For a three-point shooter, you need your teammates to set screens and deliver the pass, and that’s what they did." It’s the inaugural season for the Tempo, an expansion team that put together this squad through an expansion draft. Mabrey has been a key cog in their early season, totaling 37 points last week to set the franchise’s highest point total for a game. That’s obviously going to be much harder to break now. Mabrey’s final line read 17-of-28 and 9-of-18 from three-point territory for her 53-point total. She also tallied six rebounds and two assists in the victory. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3e09d0197238567835e0ea Slotkin says Democratic Party needs 'new leadership': 'Old models are no longer working' te 2026-06-26T05:10:40.320Z Slotkin says Democratic Party needs 'new leadership': 'Old models are no longer working' Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said she believes the Democratic Party is in need of "new leadership," arguing that the party never completely recovered after its losses in the 2024 elections.  During an appearance on SiriusXM's "Straight Shooter" on Wednesday, the senator told host Stephen A. Smith, "Every day there’s a debate within the party about the path forward." "That's why I believe we need significant new leadership. The old models are no longer working, and that includes the Democratic Party," she said. Slotkin explained that new leaders are needed in both the House and the Senate, adding that her party needs to center its focus more on a few key issues. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR SAYS PARTY IS LACKING LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY FOLLOWING DEFEAT TO TRUMP "Democrats were soundly defeated in 2024. I was in a swing state, and I won that same year. To me, the lesson was simple. Democrats had too many priorities. They tried to make everyone happy and answer every question. When you prioritize everything, no one knows what you actually stand for," Slotkin said. "Donald Trump came in with one clear message. He said, ‘I’m going to make your life more affordable. I’m going to put more money in your pocket.’ He won because he kept his message simple and focused on the issue Americans cared most about," she added. Earlier this week, Slotkin said in a speech that Democrats need to get back to basics by addressing issues such as the economy and education. SEN. SLOTKIN SAYS DEM SOCIALIST NYC CANDIDATE MAMDANI REPRESENTS 'NEW GENERATION' OF LEADERS YOUNG VOTERS WANT "We just need to show people that what we care about is an economy where if you work hard and play by the rules, you get ahead and your kids do better," she said at the time. Slotkin's call for new leadership comes as Democratic socialists and other progressive candidates posted several victories in New York's Democratic primaries this week, backed by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose campaign has emphasized affordability and improving conditions for working-class residents. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin has sought to ease tensions within the party since taking office in February 2025. However, Slotkin suggested a broader change in party leadership would be necessary to produce a meaningful shift. A group of Democratic senators had sought to replace Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over how he handled last year’s government shutdown, The Wall Street Journal reported in March. Democrats in the Senate will elect a party leader after November's general election through a secret ballot. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3e0070197238567835df5a Team USA falls to Türkiye in final seconds, still set for round of 32 match vs Bosnia and Herzegovina te 2026-06-26T04:30:40.830Z Team USA falls to Türkiye in final seconds, still set for round of 32 match vs Bosnia and Herzegovina The United States men's national soccer team lost its final Group D match to Türkiye, 3-2, as Kaan Ayhan scored on the final shot of the game in a crushing blow to the home country.  The only, and more important, caveat: this game never affected the United States' chances of winning the FIFA World Cup in the first place. Yes, Team USA was trying to take momentum into the round of 32 next week, and even make history for the country as the first team to win three World Cup matches. Instead, it's some slight heartbreak in Los Angeles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM  Meanwhile, Türkiye, who has had a lackluster tournament, will go home on a high note as they celebrated their hard-fought win against a USMNT squad that saw nine changes to the starting XI from head coach Mauricio Pochettino to keep players fresh for next week.  The crowd was shaking during the national anthem, but all of Inglewood, Calif. likely felt the moment Auston Trusty hammered in a corner kick from Sebastian Berhalter just three minutes into the match against Türkiye. Trusty hit a dead sprint to the U.S. bench, while the sold-out crowd at Los Angeles Stadium was in rapture. But Türkiye, despite having no chance of moving forward in the tournament, was not going out lightly with this match. Only seven minutes later, Arda Güler, the 21-year-old who stars for Real Madrid, took advantage of some soft U.S. coverage and buried a ball past Matt Turner, taking over for Matt Freese in net, to tie the game at one apiece.  FIFA FACES PRESSURE TO DISCIPLINE 2026 WORLD CUP CO-HOST MEXICO AFTER ANTI-GAY CHANT RETURNS VS CZECHIA It was a physical match moving forward, with the U.S. showing that this game still meant something, as they were searching for history as the only team to ever win three World Cup matches. Meanwhile, Türkiye was playing for pride, and it was written all over their faces.  It was Türkiye breaking through the tie first, though, as Orkun Kökçü had a clean look right in front of the goal thanks to solid passing around the U.S. box. He tapped it in and the crowd quieted a bit.  The first half ended with Türkiye out in front, but if there’s one way to get the crowd going in the second half, it’s seeing "Captain America" finally back on the pitch. Christian Pulisic played just 45 minutes in this World Cup due to a left calf injury, missing the entirety of the match against Australia.  But Pulisic said he felt 100% prior to the match, and instead of letting him sit out until the round of 32, Pochettino thought it smart to give him time. He immediately made an impact, forcing Türkiye back into their defensive zone, and that ultimately led to a moment where a throw-in led to a pinball that landed at Berhalter’s foot.  Berhalter hit a low strike, and through traffic, the ball scurried past the Türkiye keeper for the equalizer at two apiece. Once again, it was just three minutes into the half, and all the momentum fell back on the home country.  Both teams tried their best to break the tie once more, with Pulisic having the best chance with a left-footed strike that just went outside the left post. However, Ayhan's heroic slide to kick the ball in the back of the U.S. net is how this one ended just before the final whistle.  The USMNT will play their round of 32 match on July 1 at 8 p.m. in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3deff6197238567835dbff Second Lady Usha Vance joins celebrity-filled crowd for Team USA's group-stage finale in LA te 2026-06-26T03:20:22.617Z Second Lady Usha Vance joins celebrity-filled crowd for Team USA's group-stage finale in LA Team USA’s final group stage match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup may not have had any implications for either team, but patriotism was in full force for the home country as Second Lady Usha Vance was among the many prominent figures at Los Angeles Stadium on Thursday night. As the U.S. national anthem rang across the stadium, with players and fans singing in unison, the FOX Sports broadcast showed Vance in a suite with a huge smile on her face as "The Star-Spangled Banner" ended. Vance was present at the match just two days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that President Donald Trump would present the World Cup trophy to the winning team at the final in New Jersey on July 19. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Vance was just the beginning of the stars that showed out in Inglewood, as Paris Hilton was seen presenting the match ball before kick-off.  Then, cameras started to pick up the many high-profile faces throughout the crowd. Among them were Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, a pair that many movie lovers know from their hit classic "Fight Club." Some social media users even hoped that the discussion they were seen having was about a sequel. TOM CRUISE, DAVID BECKHAM, KATY PERRY AND MORE CELEBRITIES SPOTTED AT 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCHES Also, movie star Ashton Kutcher was seen speaking with Los Angeles Rams standout wide receiver Puka Nacua, who knows the confines of SoFi Stadium (what it is called outside of FIFA play) very well. Then, Colin Farrell, though Irish born, was rocking a replica Team USA jersey alongside his son in the stands to support the Stars and Stripes. Leonardo DiCaprio, Scottie Pippen and more were also seen in the seats. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for the USMNT from everywhere, celebrity or not, throughout this tournament. The 4-2 win over Paraguay at the same Los Angeles stadium caused a frenzy in the stands, as the U.S. made a statement to begin the tournament on home soil for the first time since 1999. USA WORLD CUP TEAM CLINCHES SPOT IN KNOCKOUT STAGE AFTER ANOTHER HISTORIC PERFORMANCE VS AUSTRALIA Then, it was on to Seattle, where a 2-0 victory over Australia not only led to a spot in the knockout round, but led to a bellowing of the John Denver classic, "Take Me Home, Country Roads," from everyone in the stands. The USMNT saluted their fans after yet another successful match. It was a much different look for the USMNT entering Thursday night's matchup against Türkiye, with nine changes to the starting XI after the team had already secured its place in the knockout stage. The Americans will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on July 1. No matter who's on the pitch, some of the biggest names in the country are showing support for the team that has inspired tremendous national pride to kick off this tournament. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dedc8197238567835db92 USA scores second-fastest goal in team World Cup history in group-stage finale against Turkey te 2026-06-26T03:11:04.160Z USA scores second-fastest goal in team World Cup history in group-stage finale against Turkey The U.S. men's national team wasted little time getting on the scoreboard once again. Auston Trusty scored his first international goal just three minutes into Thursday night's match against Turkey, converting a corner kick to put the Americans ahead 1-0 at Los Angeles Stadium. The goal was the second-fastest the United States has scored from the opening kickoff in World Cup history. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE It also moved the United States one step closer to a perfect group-stage campaign. The Americans entered Thursday seeking a third straight victory after defeating Paraguay 4-1 and shutting out Australia 2-0 in their first two matches. Christian Pulisic started the group-stage finale on the bench but was available as a substitute. The USMNT star has been dealing with a left calf injury since suffering a knock on June 10. FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE But the U.S. lead was short-lived. Arda Güler found the back of the net in the 10th minute before Orkun Kökçü struck in the 31st to put Turkey ahead 2-1 in the first half. When: Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET Where: Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California. TV: FOX Stream: Watch on FOX One and FOX Sports. This story is developing. Check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3de91d197238567835da6e NY Governor Kathy Hochul tries to get Bills chant going at new stadium, completely fails te 2026-06-26T02:51:09.655Z NY Governor Kathy Hochul tries to get Bills chant going at new stadium, completely fails The Buffalo Bills, after years of playing home games at the old Highmark Stadium, officially cut the ribbon on their brand-new facility this week. Several prominent figures spoke at the ceremony, including team owner Terry Pegula, and Mary Wilson, the wife of former owner Ralph Wilson. Oh, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, not exactly the most charismatic or popular politician in the sports world, took the opportunity to try and get the crowd hyped up, even attempting to lead a cheer. It did not go well. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Hochul appeared in a Bills hat with team-colored clothing, taking the stage and starting off with a rowdy, "Alright, let's get this party started, let's go!" And got what sounded like a handful of clips in return. BILLS LEGEND JIM KELLY REVEALS HE SUFFERED A STROKE THIS SPRING, SAYS HE FEELS 'REALLY GOOD' NOW Apparently unable, or unwilling, to take the hint, she kept going, yelling, "Buffalo, let's go!" and attempting to start a call-and-response chant. She even pointed to different sections of the arena, hoping to coax fans into joining in. They didn't. Clearly frustrated by the complete silence, Hochul addressed the crowd directly: "Alright, seriously? You want to win a championship season with that kind of enthusiasm? Men and women of labor, you know what I'm talking about," before trying to start another chant. And got nothing in response, again. "We gotta give this place some good karma, right?" she then said, referring to the new $2.1 billion stadium. As if Kathy Hochul is the politician everyone thinks of when they want to bring "good karma" to a new facility. The Bills will open the 60,000-seat facility with a "Return of the Blue & Red" training camp practice on Aug. 8. The stadium is 99.75% complete, according to Bills Senior Vice President of Design and Stadium Operations Frank Cravotta. Stadium architects Populous designed the building with underground heating coils to allow the natural grass to avoid freezing, along with lights specifically designed for growing grass. There's also a snow-melt system, and a canopy that blocks wind to keep fans more comfortable during the brutal Buffalo winters. Sounds like a pretty fantastic facility. As long as Kathy Hochul isn't there to ruin it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3de6a9197238567835d9b4 Judge weighs challenge to Arizona polling place electioneering rules te 2026-06-26T02:40:41.807Z Judge weighs challenge to Arizona polling place electioneering rules PHOENIX -- A challenge to election rules by the Pima County Republican Party could open the door to people standing 75 feet from polling places being able to shout at voters about how they should cast their ballots -- and… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3de695197238567835d9ab AAA forecasts slight increase in holiday travel te 2026-06-26T02:40:21.846Z AAA forecasts slight increase in holiday travel A few more people are expected to travel during the upcoming Independence Day holiday than a year ago, according to a forecast by AAA. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3de46b197238567835d918 Trump administration pledges $150M in aid, deploys Navy warships after deadly Venezuela earthquakes te 2026-06-26T02:31:07.355Z Trump administration pledges $150M in aid, deploys Navy warships after deadly Venezuela earthquakes Following a catastrophic set of earthquakes that left at least 235 people dead in Venezuela, the Trump administration has activated a government-wide humanitarian response, pledging $150 million in aid and deploying U.S. Navy warships to assist in life-saving rescue operations. The rapid mobilization Thursday comes after back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela roughly 120 miles west of Caracas Wednesday night.  The rare earthquake "doublet" injured more than 940 people and turned the state of La Guaira into a disaster zone, while forcing the closure of the damaged Simón Bolívar International Airport, according to Venezuela’s Health Ministry. US RESCUE TEAMS TO DESCEND ON HARD-HIT CARIBBEAN AFTER CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MELISSA'S IMPACT The U.S. Department of State announced on Thursday it is mobilizing $150 million in aid, which includes $50 million in new bilateral awards for relief partners on the ground — such as Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services and World Vision — along with a $100 million contribution to a United Nations humanitarian pooled fund. To spearhead efforts on the ground, the State Department has deployed a regional Disaster Assistance Response Team alongside two highly specialized urban search-and-rescue teams from fire departments in Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles County, California.  U.S. WARSHIPS TO PATROL INTERNATIONAL WATERS AROUND VENEZUELA AS TRUMP VOWS TO STOP CARTELS U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said it is surging assigned U.S. military forces to the region, directing the USS Fort Lauderdale and the USS Billings to Venezuela to back the State Department-led operations. The USS Fort Lauderdale will serve as a "floating command center" with a flight deck to support heavy-lift helicopters and a well deck to launch landing craft, according to SOUTHCOM. Meanwhile, the agile USS Billings will provide critical support close to the shorelines to accelerate the disaster response missions. SOUTHCOM said it is also sending rotary-wing aircraft, which will provide critical life-saving airlift support, transporting U.S. government response personnel, search and rescue teams and partners during relief operations. Amid the crisis, the State Department emphasized that the safety of U.S. citizens remains the administration's highest priority. "The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans. The Department of State is working tirelessly to provide consular assistance to U.S. citizens and their families in the affected areas," officials wrote in a statement. "The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to helping Venezuela recover from this devastating disaster and will continue to explore additional ways to provide meaningful assistance during this critical time." U.S. citizens in Venezuela are urged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) and can contact the State Department 24/7 at 202-501-4444 for emergency assistance. Family members in the U.S. seeking information on loved ones can call toll-free at 888-407-4747. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3de20f197238567835d88f Florida executes 74-year-old for wife's murder, becoming oldest inmate put to death in state's modern history te 2026-06-26T02:21:03.077Z Florida executes 74-year-old for wife's murder, becoming oldest inmate put to death in state's modern history A 74-year-old Florida man was executed on Thursday for his conviction in the 1992 fatal stabbing of his wife, making him the oldest inmate in modern state history to be put to death. Dusty Ray Spencer was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m., after officials executed him using a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. "Sorry, sorry to the family. Into thy hands I commit my spirit and my soul. I’m on my way, Lord. I’m on my way. Amen," Spencer said when asked if he had any final words. After a few minutes of labored breathing, he ceased all movements. The warden then shook Spencer and shouted his name several times without a response. He was checked by a medic and pronounced dead. FLORIDA BREAKS 50-YEAR EXECUTION RECORD WITH NINTH DEATH SENTENCE CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR Spencer was convicted in November 1992 of the first-degree murder of his wife, Karen Spencer. Her family did not release a statement following his execution. According to Florida Department of Correction records dating back to 1924, the oldest inmates previously executed by the state were both 72 — Samuel Lee Smithers on Oct. 14, 2025, for the 1996 killings of two women, and R. Charlie Gifford on Feb. 21, 1951, for the 1950 shooting death of state Rep. Charles Schuh Jr. Another 74-year-old Florida inmate, Dennis Sochor, is scheduled to be executed on July 14 for his conviction in the killing of a woman just hours after midnight on New Year's Day in 1982 after meeting her at a New Year’s Eve party. The oldest person executed in modern times in the U.S. was Walter Leroy Moody Jr., 83, who was put to death in Alabama in 2018, for sending mail bombs during a wave of Southern terror, killing a federal judge and a Black civil rights attorney. Spencer's execution was the ninth in Florida so far this year. FLORIDA MAN WHO WRESTLED COP'S GUN AWAY AND KILLED HIM TO BE EXECUTED AFTER FINAL APPEALS REJECTED In 2025, 19 people were put to death in Florida, setting a record for the most executions in one year in the Sunshine State. Before last year, Florida's record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in 1976 was eight in 1984 and 2014. Florida also executed more people last year than any other state, with Alabama, Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with five each. Across the U.S., 47 people were executed in 2025. Spencer was arrested after choking and threatening to kill his wife, Karen, in December 1991. As he was sitting in jail, he called his wife and warned her that he would finish what he started when he was released. On Jan. 18, 1992, Spencer beat his wife’s teenage son with a clothes iron when the teen attempted to stop Spencer from attacking his mother, according to officials. About a week later, the boy went to check out a commotion outside their home and saw Spencer hitting his mother in the head with a brick. The teen attempted to shoot Spencer with a rifle, but the gun misfired. Spencer threatened the boy with a knife, and the boy ran away to search for help. When police arrived, Spencer's wife was found dead with several stab wounds to the chest. Spencer was initially sentenced to death in 1992, after he was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery. Two years later, the Florida Supreme Court ordered his new sentencing after finding that the trial court had mishandled evaluating aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Spencer was resentenced to death the following year, and subsequent appeals were denied. Last week, the state Supreme Court rejected Spencer’s appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal earlier on Thursday. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ddd35197238567835d751 California Will Vote on a Billionaire Tax. Billionaires Aren’t Happy. te 2026-06-26T02:00:21.194Z California Will Vote on a Billionaire Tax. Billionaires Aren’t Happy. The wealthy are fighting back with two ballot issues that could nullify the measure in November. The battle reflects a broader tension as American politics processes deep inequality. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ddb08197238567835d708 FIFA faces pressure to discipline 2026 World Cup co-host Mexico after anti-gay chant returns vs Czechia te 2026-06-26T01:51:04.666Z FIFA faces pressure to discipline 2026 World Cup co-host Mexico after anti-gay chant returns vs Czechia An anti-gay slur that has been chanted by Mexico fans could lead to discipline from FIFA for the squad of one of the host countries in the 2026 World Cup. There were at least three instances during Mexico’s 3-0 victory over Czechia on Wednesday night where the anti-gay slur was chanted by fans. This specific chant has caused stoppages in play during past matches, and has even led to fines for Mexico. However, officials allowed play to continue despite it being heard throughout the crowd. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE The chant is directed at the opposing goalkeeper, and though FIFA has tried to get the fans to stop, it made its return on Wednesday night. Now, it’s up to FIFA to try to potentially discipline Mexico again amid a solid start to its tournament. FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE During the 2018 World Cup, FIFA showed it would discipline a country for its fans’ actions. It was Mexico they made an example of, as fans performed the same chant during a victory over Germany. The team was eventually fined by FIFA for the chant. The discipline worked, at least in the short term. In Mexico’s next match against South Korea that year, the chant wasn’t used. However, during the 2019 Gold Cup, the chant returned, and fans were urged to stop. CONCACAF stepped in, releasing a statement that called the chant "offensive," but it returned during the team’s match against the United States. Mexico ended up winning the Gold Cup that year, but FIFA moved quickly to update its disciplinary code, where officials now had a three-step procedure to respond to "discriminatory incidents." That procedure started with stopping play until chants stopped, and if that didn’t help, the game would be suspended. Then, if it reaches level three, the match would be abandoned altogether. The Mexican Football Federation also tried stopping the chants themselves. In 2021, the football organization posted two videos, one calling the chant "discriminatory," while the other showed prominent Mexican players telling fans not to use the chant moving forward. The messages also threatened ejection for those who start, or engage, in the chant. Despite all the attempts, it’s clear Mexico’s fan base doesn’t want to listen. So, the ball is in FIFA’s court once again to see if it will discipline the team. The Mexican Football Federation was previously fined $65,000 by FIFA, while the team was forced to play two World Cup qualifier matches in an empty stadium. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dd3ff197238567835d578 Carville disavows Mamdani-backed candidate, tells her to start her own party te 2026-06-26T01:21:03.395Z Carville disavows Mamdani-backed candidate, tells her to start her own party Democratic socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier won a shocking primary victory in New York, but veteran Democratic strategist James Carville is not celebrating. The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District, has made a career out of "community organizing," and has a history of controversies, including having founded a group in college that called for the "total eradication of Western civilization." NewsNation interviewed Carville on Thursday for his response to multiple far-left candidates winning in New York. While he downplayed some of the panic as essentially being about three seats in New York, he nonetheless argued Avila Chevalier should not be associated with the Democratic Party. "Two of ‘em I don’t think are even Democrats. This Chevalier lady, I don’t – they should not seat her in the caucus. Her views are totally against anything that any Democrats have. We believe in pluralism, she doesn't believe in interracial dating," he said. "I don't think there's a place in the party. I'm not, by the way, I’m not sure she wants to be a Democrat. Go do something else! Form your own party!" LIBERAL MS NOW WRITER CALLS MAMDANI PRIMARY SWEEP A ‘GENUINELY SCARY NIGHT FOR NEW YORK CITY JEWS’ NewsNation host Elizabeth Vargas noted that Avila Chevalier has called to abolish ICE and the police, stop all deportations, called veterans war criminals, and various other issues, asking, "Who is this person?" "She is not a Democrat, okay?" Carville said. "That is pretty clear, and frankly, I think a lot of Democrats feel like I do. I don't have any power, just an old washed-up consultant, but I wouldn’t seat her! This is not who we are! And we should just say, look, you’re duly elected, have your seat in Congress, but you would not be getting any committee assignments when the Democrats got the majority." He noted another commentator had observed that many politicians that hate the Democrats nonetheless run as part of their party. "Why do you want to run as a Democrat?" he responded. "Start your own movement! If it’s such a powerful, sweeping movement that’s got more momentum everywhere, then go ahead, be at the head of it, don’t use the Democratic Party to advance it. We don’t have any interest in it." Vargas went on to note that there is a rising tide of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment within the Democratic Party, asking Carville whether he agrees with Rep. Dan Goldman that this development represents a hazard to democracy itself. RISING SOCIALIST STARS ON TRACK TO CONGRESS: WHO ARE DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER, BRAD LANDER AND CLAIRE VALDEZ? "It's disgusting, OK? And you've got to be careful not to conflate two things," he warned. "You can be hugely ‘anti-’ the policies of the government of Israel, which I would describe myself as one, but when you say 'I don’t think Israel should exist,’ then I don’t have room for ya." "I have all the room in the world to criticize Israeli policies, to criticize the settlements — which I think are stupid and ignorant to start with, and they continue to be. You can criticize whether they reacted strategically to October the 7. That's all fine. That's all fine," he said. Where he draws the line, he said, is when a person is against the concept of Israel’s existence or is against Jewish people themselves as a group.  "You've got no place at my table, I can tell you that," he said of such people. "But I think the smart political move is not to seat these people." When pressed on whether many left-wing people are representatives of the modern Democratic Party, Carville argued again that while they have the right to speak their mind, they should not identify themselves as Democrats. "Just don’t invoke the name of the Democratic Party in doing that, because you’re really hurting the United States in the end," he said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Vargas juxtaposed Carville mentioning the more establishment Democratic agenda, as opposed to the far-left sentiments of "abolish everything and, you know, ‘free Palestine.’" "Insane," Carville said of those who espouse those ideals. "I’ve got no time for these people." Fox News Digital reached out to Avila Chevalier's office and did not receive an immediate reply. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dcd0b197238567835d40e GOP lawmakers mull special session for school voucher deal with teachers union te 2026-06-26T00:51:23.686Z GOP lawmakers mull special session for school voucher deal with teachers union Arizona state lawmakers and their guests fill the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives for opening day ceremonies on Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo by Caitlin Sievers/Arizona Mirror) Republican lawmakers are contemplating trying to call a special session of the Arizona Legislature as they attempt to negotiate a deal that would likely kill a Republican ballot initiative as well as one headed by public school advocates, both aimed at reforms to the state’s school voucher program.  In the final hours of the annual legislative session just two weeks ago, Republican lawmakers pushed through a ballot referral that, if approved by voters, would nullify the two citizen-led initiatives aimed at regulating the state’s billion-dollar school voucher program, formally known as the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.  The move came after the Arizona Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, tried and failed to make a deal to keep both initiatives off the ballot. That proposal would have implemented more modest reforms on the universal K-12 voucher system, in exchange for GOP legislators abandoning a ballot referral asking voters to effectively kill the AEA. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE The push for the Republican constitutional amendment barring school voucher reforms that passed along party lines in the last hours of the legislative session was a backup plan for GOP lawmakers pushed through after a compromise with the teachers union failed. All through the day of June 12, rumors circulated around the Capitol that a deal had been in the works between Republicans and the AEA to regulate school vouchers.  The ESA program provides payments for any K-12 Arizona student to attend private or parochial schools, and pays for tutoring or homeschooling supplies. In exchange for getting the AEA to abandon the initiative campaign, Republicans had reportedly pledged to drop their retaliatory ballot referral that would effectively defund the teachers union by prohibiting school districts from deducting membership fees from employee paychecks — even though that is done at the employee’s request.  However, when that negotiated bill materialized on the Senate floor, it failed to pass, with two Republicans, Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, and Senate President Warren Petersen, joining Democrats in killing it.  Republicans then swiftly moved on to Plan B, House Concurrent Resolution 2048, dubbed the “Military Families College Savings and Scholarship Protection Act.”  But the legislation does far more than Republicans advertised: Buried in the legislation is a clause that says it is not just limited to “scholarship account programs that are established and maintained by this state for only children of military families.” Democrats said that means it would effectively bar any reforms to the ESA program. On Thursday morning, lawmakers, Capitol insiders and ESA advocates said in social media posts that Republicans were planning to caucus to discuss a “deal” that would see them withdrawing HCR2048, among pieces of legislation aimed at teachers in exchange for some concessions on ESA reform.  In return AEA would drop its ballot initiative. Multiple sources at the Capitol confirmed with the Arizona Mirror that lawmakers were meeting to discuss some sort of deal and that the AEA was monitoring the situation.  “I’m not privy to all those conversations so I’m not in the details of what might be happening or not,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said when asked about the discussions during a Thursday press conference.  “I think this is all a result of what happened at the end of the legislative session and an attempt to really undermine any measures that are being referred to the ballot, and the level that folks are willing to go to to stifle people’s say in curtailing the out-of-control waste, fraud and abuse in the ESA program.” Despite Hobbs’ opinion on Republican lawmakers’ attempts to kneecap the ballot initiative, she said she would be open to calling a special session to address ESA reform.  “I don’t know what an ultimate special session will cover, but I know that is part of the conversation happening now,” Hobbs said. “It could happen in an hour but I’m not going to call a session until I know it is productive and produces a result.”  Multiple groups Thursday began sending out calls to their supporters asking them to contact their lawmakers and the governor to ask them to either support or oppose the special session idea.  One of those groups, the pro-public education Save Our Schools Arizona, which is pushing one of the initiatives, said the deal is a way for Republicans to “negotiate away the will of Arizona voters by seeking a special legislative session to invalidate all signatures for the Protect Education Initiative, just one week before signatures are due.”  A special legislative session would either need to be called by Hobbs or by two-thirds of each chamber of the legislature, which would mean Republicans would need buy-in from Democratic lawmakers who did not support the deal two weeks ago.  “Republicans are terrified of the Protect Education Act. They know Arizona voters are ready to pass this long-overdue voucher reform in November, so politicians are doing everything they can – including cutting backroom deals – to prevent Protect Education from reaching the ballot,” SOSAz said in a statement.  While SOSAz opposes the “backroom deal,” so do some ESA advocates, although their reasons differ.  The Alliance for Education Freedom, a group that supports charter schools, private schools and ESAs, said they would not support the deal if it included some of the provisions that were included in the bill proposed in the final days of session.  Other Arizona Republican firebrands like Hoffman, who voted against the previous deal, said in a social media post that it would hand Hobbs a win and give her a better chance at re-election come November.  However, others, like the far-right Center for Arizona Policy urged its supporters to reach out to lawmakers and the governor to support a special session and a deal, saying doing so would save the ESA program.  All of this is happening amid a court battle over the Republican’s “Plan B” which is now facing a legal challenge aimed at knocking it off the ballot. That lawsuit, filed by SOSAz, argues that the referral violates the state’s constitution.  SOSAz argues that the ballot referral violates the separate amendment rule and the no-severance rule. The first rule says that a measure cannot combine multiple elements into a single piece of legislation. The group argues that the ballot measure does this by combining protecting military families with voiding any future ESA accountability measures.  The second rule relates to how a measure is titled and the lawsuit argues that the measure’s title misleads voters who may not understand that voting for it would eliminate the possibility of future ESA accountability measures  As of late afternoon Thursday, there had been no announcements about a special session or that a deal had been brokered.  YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dccce197238567835d3e2 How Trump Wants to Upend Voting in America te 2026-06-26T00:50:22.243Z How Trump Wants to Upend Voting in America President Trump is demanding that Congress pass the SAVE America Act to change American elections. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti looks at what’s in it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dcab4197238567835d388 French citizen who illegally cast ballot in 2022 midterms says New Jersey automatically registered him to vote te 2026-06-26T00:41:24.082Z French citizen who illegally cast ballot in 2022 midterms says New Jersey automatically registered him to vote FIRST ON FOX: Attorneys representing a French national who recently admitted to illegally casting a ballot in the 2022 federal midterm elections told Fox News Digital that he thought he was allowed to vote because he was automatically registered when he received his New Jersey driver’s license. Eliezer Kadoch, 39, of Toms River, pleaded guilty to voting by an alien in a federal election before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Brandon Day in Trenton federal court, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Though Kadoch is a citizen of France and has never held U.S. citizenship, he illegally voted on Nov. 8, 2022, during an election that was held in part to elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to court documents. FOUR NONCITIZENS CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY VOTING IN 2020, 2022 AND 2024 FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN NEW JERSEY Attorney Yosef Jacobovitch, who is representing Kadoch, told Fox News Digital that when his client cast the ballot, he "mistakenly believed" he was legally permitted to vote because he had been automatically registered when he obtained his New Jersey driver’s license. "Mr. Kadoch accepted responsibility for his actions," Jacobovitch said. "... There was never any intent to violate the law or cast an unlawful ballot. Unfortunately, the offense to which he pleaded guilty does not require proof of criminal intent, and he now fully understands that." Kadoch now faces up to six months in federal prison and a $100,000 fine, according to officials. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 26. SUPREME COURT HANDS TRUMP TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION VICTORIES The America First Police Institute (AFPI) reported that issuing driver's licenses to noncitizens, combined with automatic voter registration, can result in them being added to voter rolls. In recent years, the nonprofit said numerous states — including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — investigated the issue and identified noncitizens on their voter rolls. Model legislation drafted by AFPI suggested solutions including requiring proof of citizenship to vote, and implementing audit requirements to ensure that noncitizens are not on the voter rolls. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer noted the case was brought by the United States Attorney’s Office’s Election Integrity Task Force, a coalition of federal law enforcement partners dedicated to preserving and protecting the integrity of elections in New Jersey. The investigation was a joint effort involving special agents from the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Kadoch's immigration status was not publicly released. AFPI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc821197238567835d2f3 Trump Issues Order to Reduce Pesticides in Food as Kennedy Allies Fume te 2026-06-26T00:30:25.215Z Trump Issues Order to Reduce Pesticides in Food as Kennedy Allies Fume The order, which calls for studying the health risks of pesticides in the food supply, does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for regulations or legislation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc616197238567835d290 The bat flip heard ‘round the world: Punishment of ASU’s Landon Hairston raises questions bout ABS te 2026-06-26T00:21:42.554Z The bat flip heard ‘round the world: Punishment of ASU’s Landon Hairston raises questions bout ABS PHOENIX – With an NCAA regional championship within its grasp, the Arizona State baseball team watched as a single call led to a bat flip, an ejection and significant online debate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc602197238567835d287 The bat flip heard ‘round the world: Punishment of ASU’s Landon Hairston raises questions bout ABS te 2026-06-26T00:21:22.589Z The bat flip heard ‘round the world: Punishment of ASU’s Landon Hairston raises questions bout ABS Arizona State sophomore centerfielder Landon Hairston rounds the bases after his 28th home run during the Big 12 baseball tournament at Surprise Stadium on May 21, 2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc3e6197238567835cc1f Dems put on blast over poll that shows record-low patriotism in US: 'Tear our society apart' te 2026-06-26T00:12:22.818Z Dems put on blast over poll that shows record-low patriotism in US: 'Tear our society apart' Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., is sounding the alarm over polling revealing that a record-low number of Americans were "very proud" of their country last year. "In Gallup’s 25-year patriotism survey, just 17 percent, or less than 1 in 5 American adults, reported that they were ‘very proud’ of being an American," Hageman said in a recent floor speech. "Our excitement for America has been dimmed by accusations of an unacceptable morality, our self-image tarnished by a novel self-flagellation," she added. Hageman’s speech, set to be delivered in the coming week, argues that the country has a distinct cultural identity that merits preservation and urges readers to rekindle their appreciation of it on America’s 250th Independence Day. STUNNINGLY LOW PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS IN US THINK AMERICA STANDS ABOVE EVERY OTHER NATION: POLL "We must stop pretending that America is just an idea, or that we have no shared culture worth fighting for," Hageman wrote. "This does not mean that we reject other cultures or traditions. America has, in fact, been one of the most gracious countries in history to welcome people from across the globe to our shores.  By inviting those who seek to make our country home, however, we are not obligated to subjugate our American history, culture and traditions for theirs.  We instead welcome them here to partake in and succeed in the American way of life." Gallup’s 2025 findings record that only 36% of Democrats said they were "very proud" of the U.S., down from 62% the year before. Comparatively, Republicans recorded much higher levels at 92 percent among respondents. Independents also hit a low point, with just 53% expressing a great deal of pride, a seven-point drop from a year prior. ONLY 27 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS WILL DISPLAY AMERICAN FLAG ON JULY 4: POLL Hageman said she believes the findings reflect the thinking of the Democratic Party and attempts to reinterpret the country’s founding. "My friends on the other side of the aisle have worked mightily to weaponize our history with slavery to indict our nation as irredeemable," Hageman said. "Today, the left reveres 1619 as the year of America’s true founding. The year the first slaves were imported to America has become the defining moment for a new generation of cultural revolutionaries hellbent to tear our society apart." Hageman said she believes the trend is reversible. In particular, she said a sense of patriotism could be restored through a renewed focus on the country’s founding. WHAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD TELL AOC ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION "I hope that by focusing on America’s 250th anniversary – and looking back over that history with honesty and accuracy — we will reverse these declines," Hageman said. "I am, in fact, optimistic that those festivities we’ve already enjoyed are currently inspiring a new sense of purpose in our national identity. And I believe we are on the right track to making America proud again." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc3d3197238567835cc16 Virginia school district sued over alleged policy of keeping students' gender transitions hidden from parents te 2026-06-26T00:12:03.363Z Virginia school district sued over alleged policy of keeping students' gender transitions hidden from parents America First Legal filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Fairfax County Public Schools of violating parents' constitutional rights through a policy that allegedly allows school staff to withhold information about a student's gender transition from their parents. The lawsuit alleges that Fairfax County Public Schools' Regulation 2603.3 "directs school staff to support and facilitate a student’s social ‘gender transition’ at school without notifying parents or obtaining their consent." It also alleges that FCPS mandates that school staff use a student’s preferred pronouns and name, ability to use sex-segregated facilities based on a student’s self-identified "gender identity," and "participation in gendered classes, activities, and programs based on a student’s self-identified ‘gender identity.’" LOUDOUN COUNTY PARENTS NOT 'SATISFIED' AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON TRANSGENDER POLICIES It further alleges that FCPS does not make parents aware of students who are struggling with gender confusion, and does not give parents the ability to reject school-sponsored "support plans." The lawsuit argues that these policies infringe on the U.S. and Virginia constitutions, which protect parents' right to direct their children's upbringing, education, and religious development, as well as argues that school employees overstep their authority by facilitating a student's gender transition without parental knowledge or consent. The lawsuit came after America First Legal’s May 1 demand letter, which referenced the alleged infractions and directed FCPS to completely remove the policies, or immediately stop their enforcement during revision, or make a parental notice and exemption mechanism by May 18. LOUDOUN COUNTY PARENTS NOT 'SATISFIED' AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON TRANSGENDER POLICIES "FCPS was given an opportunity to correct its anti-parent policies," Ian Prior, senior counsel at America First Legal, said in a statement. "It failed to do so and will now face the consequences. AFL will continue defending parental rights from woke school districts until each and every one complies with the law." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for America First Legal wrote, "Last week, America First Legal secured its second circuit-level victory grounded in the Supreme Court’s decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta when the Ninth Circuit entered a preliminary injunction in City of Huntington Beach v. Newsom, a lawsuit AFL filed on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach and California parents. The Ninth Circuit blocked enforcement of key provisions of California’s AB 1955 — a law that prohibits schools from disclosing information to parents about a child’s sexual orientation, 'gender identity,' or gender expression, unless the child consents." "Previously, in Doe v. Pine Richland School District, the Third Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of AFL’s client’s claims, ruling that the mother had Article III standing to pursue her constitutional claims against a Pennsylvania school district that secretly provided 'gender transition teams; to students without parental notification or consent," the spokesperson added. "AFL has now secured victories in two federal circuits reinforcing parents' fundamental constitutional right to be informed about critical decisions in their children’s lives." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for FCPS said, "At FCPS, every student and staff member deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all members of our school community, including our transgender and gender-expansive students and staff."  The spokesperson added, "By working together with families, we strive to ensure every FCPS student feels a sense of belonging and has access to the world-class education we provide. FCPS continues to follow all state and federal laws and will respond through the appropriate legal process after completing its review of the complaint."  SCHOOL DISTRICT’S TRANS POLICY BLASTED FOR FOSTERING 'DECEPTION’ UNDER SHADOW OF SCOTUS RULING Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc3bf197238567835cc0d Jury deadlocks in federal trial of man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles te 2026-06-26T00:11:43.906Z Jury deadlocks in federal trial of man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles Jurors in the federal trial of a man accused of starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in California told a judge on Thursday that the panel was deadlocked — shortly after previously stating they had reached a verdict. The announcement came on the second day of deliberations in the trial against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, following a 10-day federal trial over the blaze. The conflagration stands as the most destructive in Los Angeles County's history and claimed at least a dozen lives. A note sent by the jury foreman to the judge initially stated that the panel had reached a verdict. However, a second note sent just minutes later claimed the opposite. "We have people on both sides that are dead-set. Unwavering. We are at a standstill. We are unsure how to proceed," the note read. DANIEL PENNY JURORS TELL JUDGE THEY CAN'T AGREE ON TOP CHARGE IN SUBWAY CHOKEHOLD CASE In response, the judge asked the jury what the court could do to assist them. "For example, would an additional instruction or the re-reading of any testimony help the jury in their deliberations?" the judge asked. "There is nothing the court can do to assist the jury in their deliberations. Additional instructions or rereading the testimony would not help in deliberations. Unfortunately, we cannot reach a unanimous verdict," the jury replied. HARVEY WEINSTEIN RAPE TRIAL ENDS IN MISTRIAL AFTER JURY DEADLOCKED Both the prosecution and defense agreed they needed more time to research legal options after the jury's latest update. The judge eventually instructed the jurors to return and resume deliberations at 9 a.m. Friday. A deadlocked jury could ultimately result in the judge declaring a mistrial. Federal prosecutors would then have to decide whether to re-try Rinderknecht, who is charged with destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and timber set afire. He has pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors maintain that Rinderknecht was driven by anger, loneliness, and a thirst for revenge against the wealthy when he allegedly started what would become the Palisades Fire. PALISADES FIRE SUSPECT WAS ALLEGEDLY 'FIXATED' ON LUIGI MANGIONE AND HELD 'RESENTMENT OF THE RICH': COURT DOCS The fire originally started shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 2025, in a remote, brush-heavy area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. That initial blaze was dubbed the Lachman Fire. Firefighters responded to the scene on New Year's Day and believed they had successfully extinguished the blaze. However, investigators later determined that the fire never fully went out and instead continued to smolder underground. On Jan. 7, 2025, powerful Santa Ana winds fanned the underground embers and caused the fire to resurface above ground. Driven by the strong winds and severe drought, the blaze exploded into the Palisades Fire, eventually burning over 23,000 acres and destroying roughly 6,800 structures, many of them homes. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danbee Kim told jurors during closing arguments on Tuesday that the affluent Palisades area represented a wealth disparity across the country to Rinderknecht, noting that the defendant "had a deeply entrenched belief that the wealthy were destroying the world." Defense attorney Steven Haney argued that no physical evidence linked Rinderknecht to the destruction and contended that the Lachman and Palisades fires were entirely separate events that had nothing to do with his client, FOX Los Angeles reported. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc3ab197238567835cbfb Arizona scholarship nonprofit paid millions to leaders’ own companies te 2026-06-26T00:11:23.433Z Arizona scholarship nonprofit paid millions to leaders’ own companies The post Arizona scholarship nonprofit paid millions to leaders’ own companies appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc192197238567835cba1 MLB owners reveal new details of salary cap proposal that all but guarantee a lockout this December te 2026-06-26T00:02:26.257Z MLB owners reveal new details of salary cap proposal that all but guarantee a lockout this December We're halfway through the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season, and hopefully fans are enjoying it, because it might be the last baseball they see for a while. And it's partially their own fault. The collective bargaining agreement between the league's owners and the MLB Players Association expires at the beginning of December, and negotiations are expected to be contentious. In fact, the two sides have already exchanged preliminary proposals and based on the response from both sides, they are very far apart. And not moving closer. MLB's official account on X posted Thursday afternoon about their proposal to reconstruct the structure of the league in order to make owners more money, and predictably, the players aren't happy about it. In a remarkable combination of inaccurate weaponized propaganda, the post claims that "Ultimately the game is about hope," which is both nonsense and inaccurate. "Too many fans in too many markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win," it continues. MLB'S SALARY CAP PROPOSAL WON'T FIX THE LEAGUE'S NON-EXISTENT COMPETITIVE BALANCE PROBLEMS "Fans overwhelmingly support a salary cap and floor like in the other leagues because they don't believe a $446 million spending gap from top to bottom is a fair fight," the post reads. With the "fans" portion of the sentence purposefully in bold. "Our proposal levels the playing field while sharing baseball revenue with the players 50/50 as we grow the game together. Further, revenue from all local media will be centralized and shared equally, which will allow MLB to address local market blackouts. We look forward to working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to continue improving the game for the fans." And this is why fans themselves might shoulder some of the blame for the inevitable lockout. Because the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the Los Angeles Dodgers has allowed the league and its owners to make the claim that fans care how revenue in MLB is distributed. They don't. But they're taking advantage of fans' lack of awareness about the current structure of the sport and the misplaced rage toward LA to accomplish their own ends. MLB OWNERS ALREADY PUSHING BACK ON PLAYERS' FIRST CBA PROPOSAL AS WORK STOPPAGE LOOMS AFTER 2026 SEASON Fans want their teams to win. Owners want their teams to be more profitable. Players want to maintain or grow their percentage of total revenue and avoid artificially limiting their value on the open market through a form of sports socialism. "Level the playing field" is great marketing for Zohran Mamdani, not so much for a competitive enterprise. Which is why siding with ownership in this negotiation makes little sense. The latest details in the proposal add several details that don't change the overall picture, while providing little benefit to players. Free agents changing teams can sign for up to five years only, for a maximum of 15% of the team's payroll, increasing 5% each year under contract. The "Cornerstone Player Provision" would allow teams to retain their own players by giving them...one whole extra year. This protects bad front offices by limiting the downside on longer contracts. While hurting players who aren't able to use market forces to sign longer-term deals. There's little incentive for players to stay in their home, ostensibly smaller, market, for only one extra year of guaranteed salary, if they can still get five years from a better organization, like, say, the Dodgers. Then there's the other problem: small-market teams will still be run by cheap owners. Whatever the floor is, the Marlins will spend at the floor. As will the Pirates and so on. So stars will leave anyway, because ownership will do whatever it can to minimize costs. That's the problem with the supposed "$446 million spending gap" isn't the top end, it's the bottom. Per Spotrac, the Dodgers' total payroll obligations are $350 million. The Marlins is $67 million. That's not $446 million, it's $297 million. Obviously still large, but the league knows fans will see the larger number and get even more upset. Big numbers are meaningful. Just ask the NFL, which has less scoring per game than baseball, but uses a ridiculous scoring system to convince fans otherwise. The Marlins receive an estimated $60 million to $70 million in revenue sharing distribution quite literally right now. That doesn't include stadium revenue, television revenue, merchandise sales, concession sales, parking revenue, or advertising revenue. So why is their payroll so low? Because ownership is currently allowed to spend as little as possible with little fear of existing rules enforcement from MLB. The Marlins aren't meant to be a competitive organization, they're a profit maximizing enterprise. Then there's the other side of this, the supposed lack of "hope" and competitive balance under the current format. Let's take a look at how some of the big market teams and the "hopeless" small market teams are faring as of Thursday afternoon. The Dodgers and Yankees are in first place in their respective divisions. And that's about it. The New York Mets, who've spent as much on payroll as any team in baseball over the past five years, are 34-46, 14.5 games out of first place, nine games out of a wild-card spot, and effectively dead and buried. The Boston Red Sox, one of the league's signature franchises, are even worse. They're 32-46, 15.5 games out of first, and quite literally have the worst record in the American League. Then there's the Los Angeles Angels, who play in the second-largest media market in the country. They're 34-48, and all but guaranteed to finish with yet another year under .500. Second-largest market, zero playoff appearances since 2014. In San Francisco, another giant (pun intended) market with no competition, the Giants are 33-46 in fourth place. The Chicago Cubs are in third place. The Texas Rangers, who play in Dallas, the fourth-largest media market in the country, are in fourth place and under .500. The Astros, who play in the massive Houston market, are 39-43. Second place in the AL East isn't the big-market Toronto Blue Jays, it's the Tampa Bay Rays. That's the other side of this. The small-market Brewers are once again running away with the NL Central. The White Sox, the "other" team in Chicago, are in a tie for first place with the Cleveland Guardians. The Padres are once again in playoff position in the tiny San Diego market. The Marlins, Pirates and Nationals are all in playoff contention. The Giants and Mets aren't. In fact, the combined record of the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Angels, Rangers, Astros, Red Sox, Giants, Phillies and Cubs is 396-401. Small market teams, the Brewers, Guardians, White Sox, Rays, Cardinals, Padres, Mariners, Pirates and Marlins, are 383-331. That's a .495 winning percentage compared to .536. Some of these organizations are actively trying not to win! And they're still winning! The financial details of the proposal are even worse. It's not an actual 50/50 split, as they claim, because it takes billions in ancillary revenue off the table first. In actuality, the proposal would take roughly $550 million out of players' pockets. A substantial portion of the "salary" cap is taken up by player benefits and amateur bonus pools. Meaning that owners get to reduce their overall costs while claiming to spend more on salaries. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Not to mention that if a floor system is feasible, why can't teams also spend more without being forced to? Yes, more revenue sharing from TV deals would give the Marlins more income, but why not just increase that percentage then, without resorting to a cap? "After making a series of proposals to reduce player compensation by billions of dollars, eliminate fundamental rights with a salary cap, and destroy the amateur entry process, Major League Baseball and team owners are now attempting to distract from the true impact their plan would have on baseball," the players association said in a statement. And they're right. Just a few months ago, Rob Manfred said the Dodgers were good for baseball. Now they're the villain, when it comes time for owners to make more money. Had the Blue Jays gotten Miguel Rojas out in the ninth inning of Game 7, a player making around $5 million per year, none of this would be happening anyway. Not to mention how quickly fans forget how much they enjoyed making fun of the "choker" Dodgers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Baseball doesn't need fixing. A salary cap won't fix it. These proposals are not about "improving" the game or hope, they're about making owners richer. And there's zero, less than zero, reasons for fans to support it or be used as pawns in the league's propaganda war. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc17e197238567835cb98 Blue state leaders erupt after Supreme Court’s decision ending TPS protections for Haitians, Syrians te 2026-06-26T00:02:06.800Z Blue state leaders erupt after Supreme Court’s decision ending TPS protections for Haitians, Syrians The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in two key immigration cases on Thursday, drawing strong opposition from blue state Democrats and prompting a prominent House Republican to break ranks over concerns of a looming healthcare "crisis." In a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe, the high court ruled that Haitian and Syrian nationals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot turn to federal courts to postpone the revocation of their legal status while challenging the Trump administration's policies.  In a separate ruling, the court also held that migrants turned away at the southern border before entering the U.S. are not entitled to apply for asylum. Democrat leaders in New York and Massachusetts immediately held news conferences to denounce the Supreme Court's decisions and pledge local resistance. SUPREME COURT HANDS TRUMP TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION VICTORIES In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state would push back by designating "sensitive locations" to block ICE agents and banning masks for immigration enforcers. "This is New York. We fight back. We defend our people," Hochul said. "For those who think they can come here and just tell us that that's going to be the different way that it is, you got to get to us first." New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivered some of the harshest rhetoric, accusing the Trump administration of operating with a "White supremacist lens." "This is another day in Trump's America where we have someone in the White House who believes in fascist rules with a White supremacist lens," Williams said. "He is doing that because his policies are based on treating people like they are not human beings, particularly if they're Black and Brown." TRUMP FOES MELT DOWN THAT SCOTUS IS UNLEASHING 'RACIAL TERROR' ON US WITH ICE RAID RULING In her dissenting opinion on the ruling, Supreme Court Justice Elena argued there is evidence the Trump administration was motivated by "racial animus" when revoking Haitians’ TPS, citing statements Trump made during the lead-up to the 2024 election, including claims that Haitians were "eating pets in Ohio." However, Justice Samuel Alito, who authored both majority opinions for the Supreme Court's decisions, noted the respondents themselves suggested the administration might simply oppose TPS as a general policy matter rather than targeting a specific group. Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James called the ruling a "betrayal of who we are supposed to be as a nation," and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the activation of a free municipal legal hotline to help affected immigrants. "The people of New York City are going to show up for you as we face down a Supreme Court ruling that just opened the door to fear instability and the threat of deportation for so many," said Mamdani, whose wife is Syrian-American. "... We don't let those who are afraid of what makes this city great try to divide us. We reject the politics of fear." FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS TRUMP TPS POLICY, ACCUSES DHS OF MAKING MIGRANTS 'ATONE FOR THEIR RACE' In Massachusetts, which hosts roughly 45,000 TPS holders, Gov. Maura Healey slammed the decision, arguing it "makes no sense for our families, our economy, our communities, [or] our country."  A visibly emotional Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addressed migrants directly, telling them, "You belong here." The ruling also exposed a rift within the GOP, as Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., strongly criticized the move to end TPS for Haitians. While Lawler noted he does not dispute the president's legal authority to end TPS, he warned that doing so now could trigger a disaster for the U.S. healthcare system, which heavily relies on Haitian workers. "Of the 350,000+ lawful Haitian TPS holders, roughly 1/3rd work in our healthcare system," Lawler wrote in an X post. "Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis in our hospitals, nursing homes, and in the I/DD community." Lawler also pointed to the rampant gang violence in Haiti, citing the State Department's Level 4 travel advisory, as proof that the situation "continues to warrant an extension" of protections. DHS FIRES BACK AT 'ACTIVIST JUDGES' BLOCKING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS CRACKDOWN He urged the administration to allow an "orderly process" over the next six months for Haitian TPS holders to maintain their work authorizations and called on the Senate to take up his legislation to temporarily extend their status. Following the decision, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated the rulings as a win for the rule of law. "This ruling is a tremendous win for the Trump administration," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. "Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what President Trump has always maintained: temporary protected status is, by definition, temporary. It was never intended to be a pathway to permanent status or legal residency." Similarly, DHS General Counsel James Percival posted on X that  "the T in TPS stands for TEMPORARY, yet many of these designations became de facto amnesty." "This is a win for the rule of law and common sense," Percival said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc169197238567835cb86 State launches new childcare search tool te 2026-06-26T00:01:45.811Z State launches new childcare search tool In mid-April, Governor Katie Hobbs announced $3 million in grant awards for out-of-school time providers and launched a new Child Care Provider Search Tool to help families find high-quality care for their children. She also announced that four nonprofit community lending organizations will receive more than $700,000 in funding to help childcare microbusinesses grow the number of children they serve. These efforts are part of the Governor’s Bright Futures AZ initiative to make childcare more affordable and accessible for Arizona families. The $3 million awarded through the Bright Futures AZ Out-of-School Time Grant Program, which is being administered by the Department of Economic Security (DES), will enable 59 providers across the state to serve more than 2,500 children ages 5 to 12. These funds will cut the cost of childcare by two-thirds, helping working families who are juggling the cost of food, gas, and housing. Thirty percent of the funding will support families in rural communities. The funds are being distributed in partnership with the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence. The new Child Care Provider Search Tool allows families to search for childcare based on their specific needs and to see a provider’s availability or openings. They can search by ages accepted, hours of operation, quality rating, languages spoken, types of financial assistance accepted and more. To learn more, visit https://azchildcaresearch.azdes.gov/s/providersearch. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dc12c197238567835cb70 Is an ESA special session imminent? te 2026-06-26T00:00:44.379Z Is an ESA special session imminent? Key Points:  Special session could resolve ESA ballot measure standoff before November Proposed compromise swaps reforms for withdrawal of ballot measures  Lawsuit aims to shield ESA reform measure from referral voiding the act A rumored special session could cut through a controversial ballot measure attempting to reform the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. After a failed attempt before sine die, lawmakers are once again contemplating passing a modest package of reforms in exchange for the elimination of the Protect Education Act, a ballot measure proposing stricter guardrails on enrollment, account balances and academic oversight. As part of negotiations, the Republican majority would supposedly back-pedal on three legislative referrals. House Concurrent Resolution 2048 voids the Protect Education Act. House Concurrent Resolution 2040 limits the abilities of educators to participate in unions and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1032 dictates and restricts school district spending. But to bring lawmakers back to the chamber floor, Gov. Katie Hobbs would have to call a special session or the Legislature would have to agree to reconvene with a three-fourths vote. As of June 25, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were still negotiating the contours of a supposed deal and the prospects of a special session. But in a press conference June 25, Hobbs noted that, even though she was not privy to the ongoing conversations around the ESA deal, she was open to the idea. “If we can get to a solution that addresses the concerns, then that is a tool that’s on the table,” Hobbs said. The Legislature already attempted this deal once. After negotiations between Republican leadership, the Arizona Education Association and school choice groups during the last week of session, lawmakers put a last minute measure on the board. As introduced, the proposal would have explicitly banned the purchase of luxury items, require background checks and fingerprints for ESA educators and restrict the amount of money a participant could stockpile in their account. The bill would have also added 15 more full time employees to the Arizona Department of Education to administer the ESA program. If passed, the AEA agreed to cut the Protect Education Act from the ballot. The voter initiative, spearheaded by AEA and Save Our Schools Arizona, would restrict enrollment in the program to households making less than $150,000, prohibit luxury purchases, enact more stringent safety requirements for tutors, educators and private schools, require academic testing and sweep all unused funds sitting in ESA accounts back to public schools. For lawmakers’ part, the Republican majority agreed not to move forward with HCR2040 and SCR1032. While AEA took the lead on negotiations, SOSAZ, its initiative partner, stood in staunch opposition. Organizers showed up to the Senate gallery donning red shirts as lawmakers took up the measure. Democrats voted against the bill, and opposition from Senate President Warren Petersen and chair of the Arizona Freedom Caucus Sen. Jake Hoffman put a final nail in the coffin. After the deal failed, the majority went on the offense. Republican lawmakers passed HCR2040 and SCR1032. Lawmakers also advanced a proposal via strike-everything amendment to prohibit scholarship confiscation from military families. The fine print voided any ballot measure in violation of the act, effectively dooming the Protect Education Act if passed. Now, all four measures are on the table. On June 24, special session rumors started making the rounds. School choice groups pressured legislative leadership and lawmakers to act. The Center for Arizona Policy called the deal “the best chance to ensure that more than 102,000 ESA students continue to thrive in learning environments that meet their educational needs.” The Arizona Christian Education Coalition prodded its supporters to reach out to their lawmakers and voice support for a special session. The Arizona Police Association put its weight behind a special session, too, amid fears HCR2040 would inadvertently decimate the organizing powers of police and fire unions. In letters to Hobbs, Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro, Joe McClure, executive director of the Arizona Police Association, urged repeal. “Matters of public safety should never be a partisan topic or be used as a political pawn,” McClure wrote. Montenegro showed early signs of support. “We’ve worked too hard for too many years, giving parents greater choices and opportunities. Together we will save school choice in Arizona,” Montenegro wrote in a post on X. But the majority is not unified, as Hoffman once again expressed his distaste for any deal. “Establishment House Republicans will be handing Hobbs her crowning achievement,” Hoffman wrote. “Establishment House Republicans will energize the Democrat base, while infuriating our own base and depressing turnout in November.” Tommy Schultz, chief operating officer of American Federation for Children, a national school choice group involved in the first ESA deal, claimed Hoffman was “willing to risk kicking 100,000 kids off of Arizona’s biggest school choice program – all while giving the unions a MASSIVE turnout machine in November.” A spokesperson for AEA said the group was monitoring discussions at the capitol but declined to comment on involvement in negotiations. Its partner, SOSAZ, reaffirmed its opposition to any deal and its commitment to see the ballot measure through. “Republicans are terrified of the Protect Education Act. They know Arizona voters are ready to pass this long-overdue voucher reform in November, so politicians are doing everything they can – including cutting backroom deals – to prevent Protect Education from reaching the ballot,” the organization said in a statement. Signatures are due to the Secretary of State’s Office on July 2. And if the special session ends up a spectre and all measures head to the ballot, the Protect Education committee is still working to see HCR2048 invalidated by the court. In a lawsuit filed June 24, the Protect Education, Accountability Now Committee and Save Our Schools Arizona, represented by the Center for Law in the Public Interest, claim the Legislature’s measure to void the voter initiative under the guise of military family protection is unconstitutional. The complaint alleges the legislative referral violates the state constitutions requirements to submit distinct issues to voters in separate amendments and to reflect the subject matter of an act in its title. “The result is a single, take-it-or-leave-it ballot question that forces Arizonans to surrender their courts’ remedial authority and to entrench an entire spending program under the guise of safeguarding military families,” attorneys Daniel Adelman and Sambo Dul wrote. The post Is an ESA special session imminent? first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dbebd197238567835cad7 National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warning for all of northern Arizona te 2026-06-25T23:50:21.888Z National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warning for all of northern Arizona The Red Flag Warning begins Friday at 11 a.m. and runs until 8 p.m. on Sunday. A wind advisory is also in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dbc7c197238567835ca6a Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump te 2026-06-25T23:40:44.713Z Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump After meeting with the president, the speaker said he would send him a housing bill that Mr. Trump declined to sign this week. There was no word on whether he would sign it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dbc64197238567835ca3e The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns te 2026-06-25T23:40:20.145Z The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dba52197238567835ca13 Hobbs Vetoes 88 Bills Before Weekend, Bringing 2026 Total To 151 te 2026-06-25T23:31:30.466Z Hobbs Vetoes 88 Bills Before Weekend, Bringing 2026 Total To 151 By Matthew Holloway | Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed 88 bills in a single day last week, rejecting Republican-backed legislation dealing with gender-transition procedures for minors, immigration enforcement, election administration, medical mandates, civics instruction, religious instruction, photo radar penalties, parents’ rights, and local business regulations. The Governor’s Office listed 72 bills signed and 88 bills vetoed in a June 19 legislative action update. The vetoes brought Hobbs’ total for the 2026 session to 151, according to Arizona Capitol Times, which reported that she remains short of the 174 vetoes she issued last year, with more than 40 measures still on her desk after the Legislature adjourned that face an uncertain future. The vetoes were wide-ranging, from mundane measures to controversial ones: from refusing to lower Arizona’s learner’s permit age to 15 to refusing to prohibit the application of Sharia law in Arizona courts to prohibiting illegal immigrants from accessing banking services. Among the highest-profile vetoes were the three measures dealing with gender-transition procedures. Hobbs vetoed SB1015, dealing with provider liability for gender-transition procedures; SB1094, dealing with civil liability for gender-reassignment surgery; and SB1095, dealing with gender-transition procedures for minors. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote, “It is already unlawful to perform gender transition surgery on minors in Arizona; therefore, this legislation is unnecessary.” Potentially one of the most politically significant vetoes was SB1186, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope (R-LD16), which would have required companies holding or seeking state contracts and certain state grants to disclose anything of value provided during the previous five years to the Governor, campaign-related entities, inaugural funds, joint fundraising committees, and organizations supporting the Governor or opposing the Governor’s political opponents. In a statement, Senate Republicans said the veto came as Hobbs remains under investigation by Attorney General Kris Mayes over allegations involving donations connected to Sunshine Residential Homes and a subsequent rate increase approved by the Department of Child Safety, as previously reported by AZ Free News. Hobbs dismissed the legislation as a “political stunt,” according to the Senate Republican Caucus. 🚨FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hobbs Blocks Transparency Reform for State Contracts Worth Billions While Facing Ongoing Investigation into Alleged Pay-to-Play Scheme Full Press Release: https://t.co/IAqycF0YjI@TJShope pic.twitter.com/ydw784vESX — AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) June 22, 2026 Hobbs also vetoed SB1055, sponsored by Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-LD7), which would have required U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection to be immediately notified when an unlawfully present alien is arrested by a state or local law enforcement agency for a violation of state or local law. In her veto letter, Hobbs said existing law already allows law enforcement officers to contact immigration enforcement when they have reasonable suspicion regarding a person’s immigration status. She said the bill could strain resources, increase workload, and divert law enforcement attention from public safety duties. Another immigration-related measure, SB1520, would have dealt with immigration data sharing by state agencies. Hobbs wrote in her veto letter that the bill was “unconstitutional” and risked violating federal and state privacy laws. 🚨FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hobbs Rejects Border Security Package, Sides with Failed Policies Arizona Voters Already Rejected Full press release: https://t.co/oUFz3lSnvN@WendyRogersAZ @SenFrankCarroll @DaveFarnsworth_ pic.twitter.com/gBGKMneTXJ — AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) June 22, 2026 Rogers responded in a statement from the Arizona Senate GOP Caucus, saying,  “Governor Hobbs continues to show just how disconnected she is from the reality many Arizona families face every day. These bills were not extreme. They were practical steps to help enforce existing laws, improve cooperation with federal authorities, ensure taxpayer-funded benefits go to those legally entitled to receive them, and prevent Arizona from becoming a magnet for illegal immigration. Arizonans have already spoken.” The veto list also included several election-related measures. Hobbs vetoed SB1057, which dealt with fraud countermeasures for paper ballots. In her veto letter, Hobbs said she remained confident in Arizona election officials’ ability to administer free and fair elections “without added expense and complexity.” Hobbs also rejected SB1429, sponsored by Sen. J.D. Mesnard (R-LD13), which would have required ballot measure petition circulators to disclose whether they were paid circulators, volunteers, or out-of-state residents. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote that the bill “would further narrow the pathway for citizens’ initiatives and referenda at the local level.” Additional election-related vetoes listed by the Governor’s Office included SB1037, dealing with voting equipment, internet access, and custody; SB1038, dealing with cast vote records as public records; SB1040, dealing with voter registration rolls and internet access; and SB1060, dealing with voter registration and temporary absence. Hobbs vetoed two measures dealing with vaccines, masks, and medical interventions. HB2086 dealt with vaccination mandates and masks, while HB2248, titled the “Arizona Medical Freedom Act,” would have barred businesses, schools, and state or local government entities from requiring certain medical interventions as a condition of services, entry, employment, government benefits, or transportation, with exceptions. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote, “Vaccines save lives,” and said Arizona law already provides robust exemptions to immunization requirements. She added that diseases once eliminated are “making a comeback in Arizona’s playgrounds and classrooms because of dangerous misinformation.” Education-related vetoes included SB1572, sponsored by Sen. Mark Finchem (R-LD1), which dealt with public school civics instruction requirements. Hobbs wrote in her veto letter that she was confident the curriculum outlined in the bill was already adequately covered during the school year, including through the Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day and the Arizona Civics Test. “Changes to civics education should go through experts, not the legislature,” Hobbs wrote. Hobbs also vetoed SB1741, which dealt with released-time courses for public school students, previously reported by AZ Free News. The measure would have expanded access to off-campus religious instruction during the school day if a student’s parent provided written consent and the course provider met statutory requirements. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote that Arizona has “a robust school choice system,” and said public school instructional time should be used for standards-aligned instruction. Hobbs vetoed SB1624, sponsored by Sen. David Gowan (R-LD19), which would have capped civil penalties for photo radar speeding violations at $75. Arizona Capitol Times reported that the measure also would have barred the Motor Vehicle Division from reporting certain speed-camera violations to insurers and prevented those citations from being used as points for license suspension. Hobbs wrote in her veto letter that the bill undermined cities’ ability to make their own decisions about law enforcement policies. Another vetoed bill, HB2460, sponsored by Rep. Nick Kupper (R-LD25), would have barred municipalities and counties from imposing penalties on businesses for stolen or abandoned movable property, including shopping carts and hand-held baskets. In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote that the bill “delves into a truly local issue that is best resolved between businesses and their local elected leaders.” The Governor’s Office also listed vetoes of HB2249, a parents’ bill of rights remedy, and HB2830, a bill on fetal and prenatal development instruction. Hobbs said in her HB2249 veto letter that parents already have the right to direct their children’s education and upbringing, and that the bill would threaten schools and educators with “exorbitant financial penalties.” In her HB2830 veto letter, Hobbs wrote that instructional requirements should be left to experts rather than “politicians trying to force mandates on our teachers.” The 88-bill veto sweep drew criticism from Republicans, including gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs. In a Saturday Post to X, Biggs wrote, “The Katie Hobbs record: 541 vetoes, 45th in Affordability, 0 victories for Arizonans. We cannot afford four more years of the Veto Queen!” In a Monday post, the Biggs War Room account wrote, “Katie Hobbs just vetoed 88 bills in one day, bringing her near 150 vetoes this session.” 🚨THE HOBBS FILES JUST DROPPED🚨 Katie Hobbs just vetoed 88 bills in one day, bringing her near 150 vetoes this session. But what exactly did she veto? Here are the highlights: -She vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. -She vetoed a bill to cap photo radar… — Biggs War Room (@BiggsWarRoom) June 21, 2026 “This is not leadership,” the War Room added. “This is the Hobbs agenda in black and white. Arizona does not need another four years of common-sense reform dying under a veto pen,” the post continued. “It needs a Governor’s Office that will sign real reform, protect families, defend taxpayers, and put Arizona voters first.” The Governor’s Office also announced 72 signed bills on June 19, including measures dealing with candidate financial disclosures, worker death benefits, law enforcement reinstatement costs, health care licensing, missing and kidnapped children reporting requirements, assisted living facilities, and Department of Child Safety procedures. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for the latest stories or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Hobbs Vetoes 88 Bills Before Weekend, Bringing 2026 Total To 151 first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db819197238567835c9a3 Hakeem Jeffries confronted on 'you're next' chants following NY Democratic socialist victories te 2026-06-25T23:22:01.812Z Hakeem Jeffries confronted on 'you're next' chants following NY Democratic socialist victories House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., avoided directly answering questions about socialist candidates and their supporters chanting that he's "next" to face a primary on Thursday. Days after the state's primary elections, Jeffries was asked about New York social activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, who has taken part in anti-Israel protests, called for the abolition of prisons and called the U.S. a "f---ing disgrace." "Her views are clearly not my views, and that should be obvious to everyone in terms of what brings Democrats together," Jeffries said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "Listen, we believe that we’ve got to drive down the high cost of living. We’ve got to solve this affordability crisis. It’s not a hoax. There are far too many people in this country who are working hard. They’re playing by the rules, and they can’t thrive. In fact, they can barely survive. That’s not acceptable in the wealthiest country in the history of the world." FETTERMAN WARNS DEMOCRATS 'DRIFTING FIRMLY INTO COMMUNISM' AFTER SOCIALIST PRIMARY WINS Jeffries then went on to attack President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, only to be interrupted by host Joe Kernen, who urged him to stay on topic. "We all agree with what you just said, but it totally shifted from what we’re talking about is whether the Democratic Party includes someone in that tent that believes these things. I don’t think any of those things are going to solve what you just talked about or answer to any of our problems that you delineate so eloquently," Kernen said. He added, "They were saying, 'you’re next' about Hakeem Jeffries. 'You’re next, you’re next, you’re next.' You can’t think this is a positive development in New York politics, can you? And, oh, they’ll just, you know, ‘Dems will be Dems’ or something like that. I don’t see how you can say that." DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST CALLS SOCIALIST CANDIDATES 'PARASITES' WHO COULD 'SET THE PARTY BACK DECADES' "First of all, I’ve clearly rejected those things. That’s number one. Number two, my record speaks for itself. This is not a ‘Dems will be Dems’ situation. Donald Trump is the President of the United States of America right now. Are you kidding me?" Jeffries responded. He repeated that his focus was on "ending this national nightmare" caused by Trump and rising costs. Kernen then asked about concerns that far-left candidates could deter people from the Democratic Party. Jeffries emphasized that voters would have more issues with the failures of the Republican Party but returned to the concern over the socialist candidates. MILLER WARNS MAMDANI MOVEMENT 'SPREADING ACROSS' DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS NOTCH KEY VICTORIES "The reality is, primaries do happen. There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. And am I going to agree with every single member on the Democratic or Republican side on every issue? Of course not. But there are members, you know, who are on their way, you know, into Congress right now who, you know, I have a long track record of having worked with," Jeffries said. Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries' office for comment. Three socialist candidates won their primary elections Tuesday night, defeating candidates backed by the Democrat establishment, including Jeffries. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members Darializa Avila Chevalier and State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, along with progressive Democrat and former DSA member Brad Lander, all have a clear path to Congress after winning in heavily blue districts. In response to the wins, Valdez's supporters were seen shouting "you’re next" at a television screen showing Jeffries on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db806197238567835c99a 'Forrest Gump' star Gary Sinise tells Tomi Lahren why Americans should cherish everyday freedoms te 2026-06-25T23:21:42.353Z 'Forrest Gump' star Gary Sinise tells Tomi Lahren why Americans should cherish everyday freedoms Legendary actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise was a guest on the latest edition of OutKick's "Tomi Lahren is Fearless," and one of the things they touched on had to do with the idea that, as Americans, we should never take our freedoms for granted. Lahren noted to the "Forrest Gump" star and veterans advocate that World Cup fans from around the globe were discovering rural and small-town America. "And they love it," she said. "I mean, things as simple as air conditioning or going to a Buc-ee's gas station, people from the world are discovering not only America, but they're discovering like, middle America or small town America. And they're mesmerized by it." THE USA IS A FIFA WORLD CUP HIT AS VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ARE IN LOVE WITH AMERICANA She then brought up that, despite visitors loving America, a recent Gallup poll found that just 36% of Democrats consider themselves proud to be an American. Sinise talked about how there are plenty of people around the world who have no concept of the freedoms we enjoy every day, and recounted what it's like to visit the DMZ between North and South Korea. "A North Korean guard can come down, and he can be standing two feet away from you. And the South Koreans are behind you, looking toward North Korea. And the South Koreans understand what freedom is. They've lived with freedom for all their lives, these young folks. And this soldier who's standing two feet away from me, staring at me in the face, he has no concept of what living in a free society is." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Sinise said he doesn't take for granted that people fought to defend those freedoms. "I don't take my freedom for granted," he said. "I don't take Buc-ee's for granted, I don't take air conditioning for granted, I don't take any of these things for granted because I know there are places on Earth that really don't really understand what those kinds of things are. "You know, I saw somebody from Scotland, I think it was, that was in a restaurant, and they brought him some bread," Sinise continued. "And he said, 'How much is that?' And they said, 'Well, it comes with the meal...' And they were flabbergasted at that. "So we're grateful that we have these, and I don't take them for granted." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db7f2197238567835c991 Red state gov bans July Fourth fireworks statewide over wildfire concerns ahead of America's 250th anniversary te 2026-06-25T23:21:22.905Z Red state gov bans July Fourth fireworks statewide over wildfire concerns ahead of America's 250th anniversary Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday issued a temporary, statewide restriction on fireworks for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, citing "historic" and "extraordinary" wildfire conditions across the state. Cox, a Republican, signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency, temporarily suspending state law to allow the state forester to ban the discharge of fireworks within municipal boundaries between July 2 and July 5. As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, 94% of Utah is facing severe or extreme drought. RESIDENTS WAKE UP SCREAMING AS COPS RACE TO RESCUE THEM FROM LATE-NIGHT APARTMENT BLAZE: VIDEO The state has already seen 354 wildfires scorch nearly 142,000 acres this season, with more than 75% of the wildfires having been caused by humans. While the mandate snuffs out some of the holiday excitement, it offers a potential compromise for residents wanting to celebrate.  Local municipal leaders, working alongside their fire chiefs, are granted the authority to designate specific "safe areas" where fireworks will still be permitted. FIRE DEPARTMENTS TURN TO AI TO DETECT WILDFIRES FASTER If local leaders do not designate these areas, the state forester's closure remains in full effect. "Nothing about this decision was easy," Cox wrote in a statement, acknowledging that Utahns typically enjoy celebrating with pyrotechnics. "But this year is different. We are seeing fire behavior that even our most experienced firefighters say they’ve never witnessed before." In a statement posted to X, Cox added, "Our goal is to make sure our neighborhoods and communities are still standing on July 5." COLORADO UTILIZING GRAZING CATTLE TO HELP PREVENT WILDFIRES IN AT-RISK AREAS Utah State Forester Jamie Barnes warned that prolonged drought, critically dry vegetation and extreme weather are causing blazes to spread faster and behave in ways that "defy historical expectations." To deter preventable fires, the Utah Department of Public Safety is ramping up patrols in high-risk areas, and officials warn that sparking an illegal wildfire could lead to significant criminal and civil consequences. State officials plan to re-evaluate the wildfire danger after the Independence Day weekend to determine if similar restrictions will be necessary for the state's Pioneer Day holiday from July 22 to July 25.  Residents are urged to check local restrictions, sign up for emergency alerts and report any suspicious activity immediately. Cox's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db5c5197238567835c5b5 Four charged in alleged billion dollar healthcare fraud tied to Russian transnational criminal organization te 2026-06-25T23:12:05.598Z Four charged in alleged billion dollar healthcare fraud tied to Russian transnational criminal organization Four people in New Hampshire have been charged for their alleged roles in a long-running, $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering operation, prosecutors announced this week. Fructoso de Jesus Gomez Agudelo, 76, of Nashua, is charged with wire fraud and accused of stealing another person's identity. Kakha Bendeliani, 48, and Goga Danelia, 31, both from the country of Georgia, were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare. Bendeliani and Danelia allegedly laundered proceeds for a Russian transnational criminal organization that participated in the largest identity theft-driven healthcare fraud scheme ever prosecuted, authorities said. The investigation began after thousands of people, including the elderly and those with disabilities, contacted Medicare after receiving Explanation of Benefits (EOB) forms. The forms indicated they had received durable medical equipment (DME) that they never actually ordered or received. MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR HEALTHCARE FRAUD SCHEME INCLUDED GIVING PEOPLE 'UNNECESSARY' SKIN GRAFTS: DOJ The criminal network orchestrated the multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme that sought to steal from Medicare, other government-sponsored health insurance programs and private health insurance companies, prosecutors said. "These charges expose the staggering scale of fraud and money laundering that Transnational Criminal Organizations are willing to inflict on our health care system and the people of New Hampshire," Erin Creegan, U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, said of the charges against Danelia and Bendeliani. Separately, Rima Gerges-Maalouf, 60, of Massachusetts, was charged with diverting controlled prescription drugs while working as a pharmacist in New Hampshire. Investigators accused her of opening up drug capsules to steal the powdered medication inside. STOLEN IDS SOLD FOR ‘HAPPY MEAL’ PRICES FUEL BILLIONS IN US BENEFIT FRAUD The indictments allege a wide variety of fraud. Agudelo allegedly stole and assumed the identity of a U.S. citizen for over 20 years, using the stolen persona to apply for and steal over $500,000 in public assistance — including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, housing and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Meanwhile, Bendeliani allegedly acted as the "nominee owner" of a fraudulent medical equipment front company called Centennial Med Supply LLC. He allegedly allowed others to use his personal information to buy the business and set up bank accounts across six U.S. banks. He then allegedly withdrew $12,589,770 in fraudulent Medicare payouts derived from a massive $3 billion urinary catheter billing scam. He used cashier's checks to hide the money's origin before wiring more than $12.5 million to overseas accounts. HOSPICE FRAUD USES STOLEN IDENTITIES FOR FAKE PATIENTS Danelia was Bendeliani's primary accomplice, the Justice Department said. Since Bendeliani did not speak fluent English or drive, Danelia allegedly provided driving and English translation services to help him navigate U.S. banks. Danelia also helped Bendeliani open accounts, withdraw the fraudulent cash via cashier's checks and move it into secondary accounts. The funds were ultimately wired out of the U.S., authorities said. While working as a temporary, per diem pharmacist at a pharmacy in New Hampshire in August 2024, Gerges-Maalouf also allegedly stole prescription pills and capsule medication powders meant for sick patients. She kept the medication and ingested some of the stolen drugs while actively on duty, according to the DOJ. In total, she is accused of stealing 147 pills or capsules of controlled substances in a single month. All four suspects face decades in prison if convicted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db5b2197238567835c537 Fanatics Sportsbook launches program to identify, punish sports bettors who threaten athletes on social media te 2026-06-25T23:11:46.129Z Fanatics Sportsbook launches program to identify, punish sports bettors who threaten athletes on social media The rise of legalized sports betting has led to a rise of online abuse that athletes have had to deal with while trying to perform on a daily basis in their respective sports. Fanatics Sportsbook, which has become the fastest-growing sportsbook in the United States, is trying to combat that social media abuse with a groundbreaking partnership announced on Thursday. Fanatics Sportsbook has partnered with Integrity Compliance 360, Inc. (IC360) and Signify Group to establish the Bad Actor Program, designed to tame online hostility toward athletes, which is ever-increasing across social platforms. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM This important step in safeguarding the well-being of everyone involved in legalized sports betting will begin at the start of football season in the U.S., which comes at the start of college football in late August. IC360 will collaborate with Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service to monitor for targeted abusive and threatening content across multiple social platforms. If problematic abuse and threats toward athletes, organizations and teams are detected, those individuals behind the accounts will be placed into IC360’s ProhiBet Bad Actor program. It’s a similar platform as IC360’s ProhiBet, which helps restrict wagering by athletes, coaches and trainers. The Bad Actor program will provide sportsbooks with the ability to restrict wagering by those who are threatening athletes and coaches. PRO TENNIS PLAYER REVEALS SCARY MESSAGE FROM SPORTS BETTOR: 'I WILL COME AFTER YOU' "This groundbreaking program will hold bettors accountable for threats made against players, coaches, and officials," Matt King, CEO of Fanatics Betting and Gaming, said in a statement. "It falls in line with our core values at Fanatics — respect and tolerance for the athletes and coaches that play the games that we love. We encourage other operators to join the initiative because there is no sports betting potential loss that should embolden a sports betting customer to threaten or harass an athlete online." Also, as part of Threat Matrix’s monitoring of global sports competitions, athletes and officials will be encouraged to report abusive direct messages to expedite the process. Once submitted, Signify will analyze reports, assess the severity of the messages and escalate serious cases to its in-house specialists for detailed investigation. And if behavior crosses to a criminal threshold, the proper law enforcement agencies will be contacted. Fanatics Sportsbook will also be suspending or permanently terminating a customer’s account if it is determine they have engaged in abusive, threatening, defamatory or harassing conduct of any kind toward sports officials, players or coaches. As the sportsbook enforces a  zero-tolerance policy for bettors who engage in threatening conduct, the Bad Actor program only escalates that key pillar of the company. "Threats of violence and harassment in sports at arenas and on social media are increasing at an alarming rate, undermining the integrity of the sports betting industry," Scott Sadin, co-CEO of IC360, said in a statement. "Addressing the individuals with ProhiBet Bad and Threat Matrix is crucial to protecting athletes and other stakeholders from serious, long-term harm." Too many times athletes have come forward, sharing their direct messages where sports bettors have sent threats, used vulgar language and much more. Arthur Bouquier, who was the No. 219-ranked men’s tennis player in the world at the time, revealed a scary message he received in 2025, where a bettor who lost his wager, "I will come after you." "French tennis is so mediocre right now that French players stick to playing at home to avoid embarrassment abroad," the message to Bouquier read. "Let me remind you that you don’t achieve much when you leave France – it shows the limits of your tennis game.  "I swear, if you lose, I will never forgive you. I will track you and your family down just to hurt you, even if it means going to prison. Might as well, because if I lose these 2000 euros, I’ll be on the streets, so my life won’t make sense anymore – I might as well spend my days in prison." Fanatics Sportsbook hopes the Bad Actor program helps deter and punish abusive online offenders, while showing those involved in the sports world that they can identify those who cross the line and deal with them accordingly. As King said, Fanatics Sportsbook hopes the rest of the sports betting world follows suit to maintain the integrity of an industry that continues to evolve. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db574197238567835c493 Obama Says He Occupies a ‘Suite’ in Trump’s Head te 2026-06-25T23:10:44.175Z Obama Says He Occupies a ‘Suite’ in Trump’s Head Former President Barack Obama says President Trump has an obsession with him and that Mr. Trump “knows better” than to say “crazy stuff” to his face. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db560197238567835c481 Justices clear way for end of temporary protected status for Syrian, Haitian migrants te 2026-06-25T23:10:24.725Z Justices clear way for end of temporary protected status for Syrian, Haitian migrants Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db343197238567835c440 Haters who framed Caitlin Clark's success as racial now dismiss race when she's targeted on the court te 2026-06-25T23:01:23.125Z Haters who framed Caitlin Clark's success as racial now dismiss race when she's targeted on the court Caitlin Clark was violently fouled again Wednesday night, this time when Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas appeared to drive her fist into Clark's throat. Officials didn't call a foul. The following day, the WNBA suspended Thomas for one game. Predictably, the usual suspects in sports media spent Thursday dismissing any suggestion that the play had anything to do with race. "Some of you dummies can’t help but make any issue no matter what about race huh? You support someone, it’s race related. You don’t support someone, it’s race related. The stupidity of a lot of you has zero bottom. It’s amazing. But then again, it isn’t. It’s 2026," ESPN analyst Louis Riddick posted on X. WNBA SUSPENDS ALYSSA THOMAS FOR 'RECKLESSLY' HITTING CAITLIN CLARK IN THROAT DURING SCRAMBLE Jemele Hill went further, accusing those who believed officials should have called a foul of "implying that [Clark] should receive special treatment because she’s straight and white." She then directed the criticism at me after I argued that Clark deserved to be officiated like every other player, regardless of her race. How dare I? "Secondly, y’all the ones always hollering and crying about race being brought up too much … but surprise, surprise, that isn’t the case now," she tweeted. No one can say for certain that Thomas cheap-shotted Clark because she is White. But it's entirely reasonable to ask whether race played a role. After all, the same people dismissing that possibility have spent the past three years arguing that race and/or racism explain nearly every aspect of Clark's career. They have repeatedly claimed that Clark became the biggest star in women's basketball because she is a straight White woman. "We would all be very naive if we didn’t say race and her sexuality played a role in her popularity. While so many people are happy for Caitlin’s success, including the players, this has had such an enormous impact on the game, there is a part of it that is a little problematic because of what it says about the worth and the marketability of the players who are already there," Hill told the Los Angeles Times in 2024. ESPN analyst Monica McNutt accused young White girls of gravitating toward Clark because she is White. Stephen A. Smith made similar arguments. So did Shannon Sharpe, "The View," USA Today and the New York Times, along with numerous current and former players. Several of those same players have also accused Clark of benefiting from "white privilege" because she refuses to speak publicly about alleged racism against Black women in the WNBA. Angel Reese even posted a TikTok mocking Clark as a "white girl afraid to catch the fade," alongside a photo of herself confronting Clark. Last summer, ESPN published a remarkably irresponsible article portraying Clark's fan base as racially threatening. The author described attending a Fever-Sun game where she noticed a fan wearing a MAGA hat. She never explained why that constituted racism. Instead, she concluded the atmosphere itself felt threatening. CAITLIN CLARK BEING 'WHITE GIRL FROM THE MIDDLE OF AMERICA' HELPED CONNECT WITH YOUNG FANS, ESPN PUNDIT SAYS "Every time the Fever scored," she wrote, "the crowd would erupt, but it didn’t feel like fans were rooting for their team. It felt like a threat." Initially, many of these same individuals denied that Clark was targeted at all. When Chennedy Carter blindsided Clark in 2024, they insisted she was simply "playing basketball." Two years later, that argument has become harder to maintain. The cheap shots are too frequent, too blatant and too consistent. So the narrative has shifted. The fouls are now acknowledged, but any suggestion they reflect a broader pattern is dismissed. The problem is that these race idolaters cannot have it both ways. If race is responsible for the advantages Clark enjoys, as they have repeatedly argued, then it must also remain a legitimate consideration when examining the disadvantages she faces, including the way she is officiated. Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White made that point after Wednesday's game. "We have a generational talent and WNBA superstar, with two cheap shots right there, that weren’t called," White said. "She is not called the way everybody else is called." The obvious question is: why? One explanation is that years of media coverage have shaped attitudes inside the league. If players are repeatedly told Clark owes her popularity, wealth, and influence to racial privilege rather than extraordinary ability, it should surprise no one if some eventually resent her. And that's increasingly what these incidents resemble: repeated hostility directed at one player. Three years into Clark's professional career, there is still no evidence that she represents the great White hope. She is a cultural icon for the same reasons as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Steph Curry and Tiger Woods are cultural icons. Clark is a generational talent with a uniquely entertaining style of play. In the meantime, she looks more like the great White target with every fist to throat, nail to the eye and shove to the floor. It is no wonder figures such as Jemele Hill and Louis Riddick have become so defensive. They spent years encouraging audiences to interpret Clark's career through the lens of race. Now others are applying that same framework to Clark's treatment on the court. It ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun, is it? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db305197238567835c3f4 Justices clear way for end of temporary protected status for Syrian, Haitian migrants te 2026-06-25T23:00:21.695Z Justices clear way for end of temporary protected status for Syrian, Haitian migrants Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3db0b0197238567835c358 Supreme Court opens door for Trump to restart border turnback policy te 2026-06-25T22:50:24.667Z Supreme Court opens door for Trump to restart border turnback policy Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dae56197238567835c2cb He Was Deported Back to Venezuela and Started Anew. Then the Quakes Hit. te 2026-06-25T22:40:22.110Z He Was Deported Back to Venezuela and Started Anew. Then the Quakes Hit. Venezuelans in South Florida were frantically trying to track down friends and relatives after two earthquakes in Venezuela. Jorge Erazo was among the missing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dac52197238567835c284 EXCLUSIVE: DHS asks Florida not to release illegal immigrant accused of drugging, raping woman after clubbing te 2026-06-25T22:31:46.217Z EXCLUSIVE: DHS asks Florida not to release illegal immigrant accused of drugging, raping woman after clubbing FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Florida authorities not to release an illegal immigrant accused of drugging and raping a woman. Yusel Keoma Perez-Leyva, 42, a Cuban citizen, was arrested on June 18, after a woman claimed she had been drugged and sexually assaulted following a night of clubbing. The woman alleged that Perez-Leyva, who was operating as an Uber driver, drugged her. A day after the alleged assault, she noticed soreness in her vaginal area, leading her to believe she had been raped. SIX HUMAN SMUGGLERS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO 2021 CRASH THAT KILLED DOZENS Surveillance video reviewed by investigators showed Perez-Leyva carrying the victim, who appeared inebriated, into his apartment, NBC Miami reported. "This illegal alien from Cuba is charged with raping and kidnapping a woman in Miami," said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "This sexual predator was released into our country by the Biden Administration. ICE has lodged a detainer against him, and because Florida cooperates with ICE, he will be turned over to ICE custody and never released into American communities again." UBER DRIVER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING YOUNG WOMAN NOW FACES ICE ARREST DETAINER AFTER OVERSTAYING VISA Perez-Leyva is charged with kidnapping and sexual battery while a victim was physically incapacitated, according to jail records. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (MDCR) not to release him without first notifying federal authorities. Fox News Digital has reached out to the MDCR for comment. Miami-Dade authorities, and Florida as a whole, generally cooperate with ICE and honor the agency's detainers, unlike sanctuary jurisdictions in other states. Perez-Leyva illegally entered the United States through Arizona in 2021 before being released by the Biden administration, DHS said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dac3e197238567835c27b Ex-NFL player Doug Martin's family sue Oakland police, allege restraint asphyxia in fatal mental health crisis te 2026-06-25T22:31:26.762Z Ex-NFL player Doug Martin's family sue Oakland police, allege restraint asphyxia in fatal mental health crisis The family of former NFL running back Doug Martin has sued the city of Oakland, its police department and an ambulance company, alleging their actions contributed to the circumstances surrounding his death. In the suit, the late NFL star’s parents claim police played a role in the 36-year-old’s death and allege paramedics failed to respond quickly enough to calls for medical care. Martin’s parents, Leslie and Douglas, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit states the plaintiffs believe Martin died from restraint asphyxia, which they allege was "caused by Oakland police officers and the FALCK NORCAL paramedics’ failure to provide timely medical care." He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Leslie called paramedics in response to her son having a mental-health crisis on Oct. 18. Martin then fled and hid in a neighbor’s house two doors away, where the Oakland Police Department found him in the basement, according to the suit. According to the suit, Leslie called paramedics Oct. 18 after her son began experiencing a mental-health crisis. Martin then left the home and hid in a neighbor’s house. Oakland police later located him in the basement. Furthermore, the lawsuit says law enforcement officers physically restrained Martin and placed him "face down while one or more officers pressed on his back." When officers turned Martin on his side, he was unresponsive, at which point the suit alleges that the officers thought he was "sleeping or pretending to be asleep." DETAILS EMERGE IN DEATH OF EX-NFL STAR DOUG MARTIN The lawsuit also alleges law enforcement restrained Martin, placed him "face down while one or more officers pressed on his back," and later found him unresponsive after turning him on his side. Officers believed Martin was "sleeping or pretending to be asleep," the suit continued. It also alleges that at least one officer requested medical assistance while Martin was still unresponsive. The Martin family alleges the response was not immediate enough, claiming Falck Northern California paramedics arrived about 15 minutes after the call for service was made, per the suit. "When they arrived," the suit says, they "did not promptly provide medical care." "They just want to know what happened," John Burris, a lawyer representing the family, told The Athletic. "Here’s a situation where the mother was calling for help. He was emotionally out of it, and she was calling for help." EX-NFL STAR DOUG MARTIN WAS DEALING WITH 'MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES' BEFORE DEATH, REP SAYS "When you call for help and the police come, it’s not a death warrant. You don’t expect the person to die." Burris continued. He added that an independent pathologist, who was not named, told Martin’s parents that restraint asphyxia may have been their son’s cause of death. Martin’s parents are seeking damages, including for wrongful death, hospital and medical expenses, coroner’s fees, funeral and burial expenses, loss of support and familial relationship, among several others. Burris noted that Martin’s mother sent her son’s brain to Boston, where the Boston University CTE Center is based, in an effort to learn whether he developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease that can be diagnosed only after death. While the pathologist told Burris that a CTE finding "really has no consequence as it relates to the cause of death," Burris said the family is seeking a clearer picture of Martin’s brain health. The Oakland Police Department has a policy of not publicly commenting on pending litigation. Fox News Digital was referred to the Oakland city attorney’s office, which also did not offer comment on the case. Representatives for Falck Northern California could not immediately be reached for comment. Martin, an Oakland native, closed out his NFL career with the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018. Before that, he spent six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who selected him in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He received a four-game suspension in 2016 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. After testing positive for Adderall, Martin revealed plans to enter a treatment program. Martin finished his NFL run with more than 5,300 rushing yards and was named to two Pro Bowl teams. He played college football at Boise State. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3dac01197238567835c23b Military Leaders Sought Flu Vaccination Program Weeks Before Outbreak Hit Base te 2026-06-25T22:30:25.328Z Military Leaders Sought Flu Vaccination Program Weeks Before Outbreak Hit Base Officials anticipated a problem soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the vaccine requirement in April. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da9f7197238567835c1e2 Florida tattoo shop refuses service to military and veterans for being 'war criminals' te 2026-06-25T22:21:43.177Z Florida tattoo shop refuses service to military and veterans for being 'war criminals' A Florida tattoo shop is facing backlash following a social media post from the shop that said active-duty military members and veterans are not welcome at the company, prompting online criticism. A June 23 post from Revival Tattoo Collective in Largo, Florida, read, "People all in their feelings because I expressed my opinion of the military and law enforcement. My opinion is that the military is a bunch of war criminals and law enforcement kills babies and unarmed citizens in the street. If you don’t like my opinion cool, but you’re not going to change it. Call me short, post records from 20 years ago, threaten the health dept, use homophobic slurs. That only proves my point and shows the true character of our military. Thanks for showing your true colors." The post added, "Once again for the slow ones the military. Pretty simple if you are ex military or currently serving just don’t come to the shop. You will be turned away." SOCIAL MEDIA ERUPTS OVER MAMDANI'S SILENCE AFTER BROOKLYN COFFEE SHOP BANS JEWISH CONGRESSMAN The shop was founded by Brady Martinson, who is described on the website as "a tattooist and sign painter — script, blackletter, and custom typography on skin. He treats every word as architecture: measured, weighted, and built to live a lifetime." A few of the replies to the controversial post appeared to agree with the sentiment, with one woman saying, "The military preys on underprivileged youth by luring them in with promises to pay for college and makes it sound like it’s their only opportunity to get ahead in life. ACAB." ACAB is an abbreviation for "all cops are b----ds."  But many of the replies were negative. DEM SENATE HOPEFUL UNDER FIRE FOR RESURFACED COMMENTS CALLING COPS 'OPPORTUNISTIC COWARDS' One person wrote, "This kind of thinking is disappointing and immature. Judging an entire group by the actions of a few is the same type of prejudice I’m sure you claim to oppose. (IE: Against a race, the lgbtq community, etc…) There are good and bad people in every profession and every walk of life." They added, "I’ve served alongside people of every background imaginable and some of the most selfless, compassionate individuals I’ve met wear a uniform. Reducing millions of military members and law enforcement officers to the worst examples among them isn’t being "woke" or smart — it’s just bias. If you are going to reject stereotypes, you should reject them consistently. Heal yourself and break this never-ending cycle of conflict among humans." Another person replied, "Lmao it must be so peaceful being this ignorant." DOJ INVESTIGATING NYC COFFEE SHOP OVER HOSTILE SOCIAL POST ABOUT PRO-ISRAEL POLITICIAN "I don't agree with your opinion, but that doesn't mean I won't fight for your right to say it. Please keep in mind that the First Amendment merely proyects [sic] you from being punished by the government for your speech. It does not protect you from the consequences of what you say," another commentator wrote.  One gun replied to the post with a gif that said, "Stop breaking the law a--hole." Another posted a reply saying, "I'll go and just wont tell you till after lmao," and Revival Tattoo Collective responded to the post with, "No you won’t." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the shop said, "Yeah I’m booked up I can’t take any clients military or civilian. Thanks for your interest on my opinion." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da9e3197238567835c1d9 Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown, joins NASCAR's Legacy Motor Club as strategic owner te 2026-06-25T22:21:23.720Z Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown, joins NASCAR's Legacy Motor Club as strategic owner Celebrities getting into motorsports ownership is nothing new, with Michael Jordan co-owning 23XI Racing in NASCAR, David Letterman having a piece of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in IndyCar, and many, many more. But there's a new celebrity motorsports owner on the block, and his name is Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown. On Thursday, Fieri was announced as a new "strategic owner" of Cup Series team Legacy Motor Club. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Motorsports and race cars have always had that raw energy I love — the people, the passion, the culture, the speed," Fieri said in a statement. "Legacy Motor Club is building something different, and I wanted to be part of it. This is about more than racing — it’s about creating a brand that connects with fans everywhere, from the track to the table." Legacy Motor Club is about to have the best catering in all of NASCAR, and it won't even be close. Any other team rolling into the track with giant bottles of Donkey Sauce? Yeah, I don't think so... 6 FOODS EVEN GUY FIERI REFUSES TO EAT — SOME COMMON, SOME BIZARRE Of course, Fieri — a restaurateur, entrepreneur and Emmy-winning TV host — is a car guy. If you've ever seen an episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" (and if you haven't, how?! I think dentists' offices play it at this point), you've seen Fieri cruising to mom-and-pop joints across the nation in his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible. "Guy has built an incredible brand by being authentic and connecting with people in a real way," Legacy Motor Club co-owner and NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson said. "That’s at the heart of what we’re building here. We want Legacy to reach far beyond race day, and Guy’s creativity, energy, and perspective are exactly what this ownership group is about." Fieri will be involved in collaborative content, fan engagement initiatives and licensed merchandise that tie racing, food and lifestyle culture together. Of course, there's still the matter of on-track action, and right now, Erik Jones, who drives the No. 43 car for Legacy Motor Club, is having a really solid year and is currently sitting 14th in the standings. Meanwhile, his teammate, John Hunter Nemechek in the No. 42, is currently in 27th. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da9a5197238567835c197 Colorado Brothers Hid Decaying Bodies in Their Funeral Home, Authorities Say te 2026-06-25T22:20:21.776Z Colorado Brothers Hid Decaying Bodies in Their Funeral Home, Authorities Say The owners of Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, Colo., face multiple charges after state inspectors said they found two dozen decomposing bodies behind a concealed door. One of the owners is a former coroner. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da7b1197238567835c145 Team USA's unsung hero has the team poised to make historic World Cup run as it wraps up group play te 2026-06-25T22:12:02.013Z Team USA's unsung hero has the team poised to make historic World Cup run as it wraps up group play As the U.S. Men's National Team continues their torrid run through the group stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many familiar names have stepped up their play to help guide the squad to back-to-back wins in the tournament for the first time since 1930. Coincidentally, that 1930 team was the last one to advance past the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and if America wants to reach those heights again, they will need to rely on more than just their marquee players to get there. Guys like Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun are well known to most soccer fans, but a name that hasn't been as talked about until recently has been midfielder Malik Tillman. The 24-year-old has plenty of big-game experience, playing in top-flight European leagues for PSV and Bayer Leverkusen, but Tillman has kicked his play into another gear during the first two games of the USMNT's 2026 World Cup journey. Tillman had a brilliant assist against Paraguay in the United States' 4-1 rout that signified their arrival as a force to be reckoned with in this year's tournament, but it goes beyond the stat sheet. The German-American sensation was all over the field for both group stage games, showing off flashy back-heel passes and displaying a confidence well beyond his years. It's not a stretch to say Tillman has been the best player on the USMNT, and you could make the argument that he's the best player of the tournament so far. USA WORLD CUP TEAM CLINCHES SPOT IN KNOCKOUT STAGE AFTER ANOTHER HISTORIC PERFORMANCE VS AUSTRALIA That's not just hot air and American "homerism" speaking — the advanced analytics back it up. According to Gradient Sports, Tillman has graded out as the highest-rated player of the entire group stage through two games. If you thought Tillman flashed on your screen as much or more than anyone during America's games against Paraguay and Australia, your eyes didn't deceive you. USA CLINCHES FIRST PLACE IN WORLD CUP GROUP AFTER PARAGUAY'S WIN OVER TURKEY SEALS FAVORABLE BRACKET PATH Tillman will be an integral part of the USMNT's plans for making a run through the knockout stages of the tournament. I would say he has to elevate his game to an even higher level, but I'm not sure that's possible given what we've seen. He's been, quite literally, nearly perfect, and if he continues his superb play in the midfield, there is no ceiling to what this American squad can do. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Manager Mauricio Pochettino has gotten this United States team to play at a level few American fans have seen in their collective lifetimes, and one of the unsung heroes of this whole operation is Tillman. Appreciate what you're seeing from this USMNT. This is a squad firing on all cylinders with a bunch of quality players in the primes of their careers. Cherish it, because who knows when we will see it again. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da774197238567835c105 John Stockwell, Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About the C.I.A., Dies at 88 te 2026-06-25T22:11:00.521Z John Stockwell, Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About the C.I.A., Dies at 88 A former covert operative, he published his resignation letter in The Washington Post and went on to write “In Search of Enemies,” a book the agency sought to suppress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da761197238567835c0f5 Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker unveils switch to No. 15 at Flagstaff High School te 2026-06-25T22:10:41.079Z Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker unveils switch to No. 15 at Flagstaff High School Booker unveiled the jersey number swap to his father in a video filmed at Flagstaff High School's War Memorial Gymnasium. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da74c197238567835c0ca YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed te 2026-06-25T22:10:20.081Z YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed YouTube Shorts is getting a makeover. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da2f1197238567835ba01 Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling exorcism, claims woman moved objects without touching them te 2026-06-25T21:51:45.705Z Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling exorcism, claims woman moved objects without touching them Father Carlos Martins shared a harrowing account of performing an exorcism, describing the chilling moments a woman exhibited unexplained strength and defied gravitational norms. "She hit my skull with such force I needed two surgeries to repair the damage," he said during a new episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." Martins recalled how the woman lifted and threw a large man across the room like a rag doll, sending him 15 feet with "remarkable" fluidity. "He did a complete turn in the air and landed on his rear end," the Catholic priest said. TEXAS EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED TODDLER DURING 30-HOUR ‘EXORCISM’ Martins described how the possessed woman caused a screw to unscrew itself without touching anything, then watched as it flew into her hand. "And then she pointed at the light switch on the wall. You know, a typical light switch has two screws. The cover plate has two screws holding it in the wall," he said. "The top one unscrewed itself." MARTIN SCORSESE UNRAVELS ST. MARY MAGDALENE'S COMPLEX LEGACY IN SERIES FINALE OF 'THE SAINTS' "It came through the air into her hand, into her open hand, and then she drove it into her left arm," he continued. The Catholic priest, who said he has encountered "multiple dozens" of possessed individuals, described how another man exhibited animalistic behavior and a 14-year-old whose reflection disappeared in the mirror. "I have seen, for example, somebody jump out of a chair and start hissing like a cat and his canine teeth seemed to be over an inch long," he told Fox News host Sean Hannity. PART 2 OF 'MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS' RETURNS ON FOX NATION FOR EASTER SEASON "There was a young lady, a girl, 14 years old or so. Her reflection wouldn't show up in the mirror. So, you could be there in a group in front of the mirror, everybody will show up. She doesn't. In a photograph, the whole group will show up. She doesn't." Martins attributed those phenomena to the devil’s ability to "bend light." He said the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist" accurately portrays many aspects of a real-life exorcism, including people displaying extraordinary strength, saying "everything" in the movie could happen — with the exception of the famous moment when the girl's head made a 360-degree turn. Martins said every diocese is required to have at least one exorcist and to become one you have to be asked. Not every priest can perform exorcisms, he said, because "you can get yourself hurt really easily." Hannity’s full interview with Martins on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da2de197238567835b9f8 Fan celebrates Mexico advancing in the World Cup by dunking his head into a cotton candy machine te 2026-06-25T21:51:26.287Z Fan celebrates Mexico advancing in the World Cup by dunking his head into a cotton candy machine Thanks to a 3-0 beatdown of Czechia at Mexico City Stadium — a.k.a. Azteca Stadium — Mexico wrapped up group play with three wins to top Group A and move on to the knockout stage. Sure, anything less than getting out of their group would've been a monumental letdown for a competitive Mexican team representing a soccer-mad nation, but fans were still fired up about advancing as dominantly as they did. How excited? Well, one fan was so pumped he decided to dunk his head into a cotton candy machine. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE The video started making the rounds on social media and... well, it is as advertised. It is indeed a man sticking his head straight into a cotton candy machine. He came out of that looking like a sugary version of the Wolfman. I don't want to be that guy, but I hope this was the end of the night for that cotton candy stand. Imagine waiting in line for cotton candy, then the guy in front of you does that? FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE The vendor would be like, "Pink or blue?" and you'd be like, "I think I'm actually in the mood for a churro..." Mexican fans are wild. During the 2014 World Cup, some friends and I went to Cancun and watched a Mexico-Brazil match with fans at our resort's sports bar. That match ended as a 0-0 draw, but it's still one of the best sports-watching experiences of my entire life. The place was just insane. And, if you need further proof of that, may I direct your attention back to Cotton Candy Head? If this is how he celebrated advancing to the Round of 32, can you imagine what he'll do if Mexico makes a deep run in this tournament? I have a feeling it'd make even the "Jackass" crew cringe. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da2a0197238567835b9af Justices Clash on Whether Race Played a Role in Trump’s Bid to Deport Haitians te 2026-06-25T21:50:24.305Z Justices Clash on Whether Race Played a Role in Trump’s Bid to Deport Haitians The split mirrored one that has long divided Americans: how seriously to take the president’s loose, provocative and sometimes ugly remarks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da086197238567835b957 Immigrant families lose food aid as Trump restrictions take hold te 2026-06-25T21:41:26.327Z Immigrant families lose food aid as Trump restrictions take hold WASHINGTON – Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest has been helping legal immigrants in the Phoenix metro assimilate to life in the United States and land on their feet for more than five decades. The process had been straightforward for decades, said president and CEO Connie Phillips. The rules have been in place since 1980. More than 3 million refugees have been resettled nationwide under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. But President Donald Trump suspended the program on Day 1 of his second term. Months later, on July 4, 2025, he signed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which contains a raft of restrictions on refugees and asylum. These migrants no longer qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, often called food stamps. The law also curtailed eligibility for other benefits. “The changes that have occurred are making that process much more difficult,” Phillips said. “The refugees who are here, who came under that system, have lost a lot of those benefits.” SNAP participation nationwide dropped 10% from when Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill through March, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which studies policies affecting low-income people. That’s 4 million fewer people receiving food aid, though not all are refugees and asylum seekers. In Arizona, the estimated drop was 47% over the same period, the biggest of any state. In addition to refugees and asylum seekers, H.R. 1 ended SNAP eligibility for other immigrants who lack permanent resident status, including survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. The law limits eligibility to U.S. citizens; green card holders; certain immigrants from Cuba and Haiti; and immigrants from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau. People in the country illegally were already ineligible for federal public benefits, but refugees and asylum seekers have legal protections regardless of their lack of permanent status. The eligibility cutbacks are part of a broad Trump deterrence strategy.  White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s hardline immigration policies, has asserted that there is widespread abuse of federal safety net programs, claiming that immigrants routinely take advantage of an “honor system” by fraudulently reporting their income to secure benefits.  He has also incorrectly asserted that immigrants face no eligibility requirements or vetting, and receive “unlimited free money forever.” SNAP and other welfare programs require proof of income below certain levels among the eligibility requirements. The refugee program, USRAP, provides for an extensive vetting process before resettlement agencies like LSS-SW and the International Rescue Committee step in with aid and services aimed at integrating refugees into the United States. The changes introduced in H.R. 1 have also cut off children of refugees and asylum seekers from free and reduced lunch at school, according to recent reporting by ProPublica.  That flies in the face of assurances from supporters of the law. “If you have young children at home, your benefits are unaffected by this bill,” Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., chair of a House Agriculture subcommittee, said at a May committee meeting on SNAP. But school meal assistance is directly tied to SNAP,  with households that qualify for SNAP automatically enrolled.  The pace of the changes has been dizzying for immigrants, immigration lawyers and social service agencies.  “There’s really two issues,” said Dan Berger, an immigration lawyer in Massachusetts and an immigration policy fellow at Cornell University. “One is taking away benefits from people who have them, and the other is taking away the immigration status.” The administration is also ending certain humanitarian parole programs that came with the same benefits eligibility given to refugees, Berger said. “The Biden administration set up programs where Ukrainians could come here during the war and then set up protections for them after they were here,” he said. “Same thing with Afghans. And now the Trump administration is trying to shut down those programs.” Congress extended eligibility to certain Afghan refugees who arrived in 2021, and to Ukrainians who entered the U.S. beginning in April 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but these humanitarian parole programs were ended in early 2025 by the Trump administration. Apart from legal hurdles such as H.R. 1, Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations and crack down on illegal immigration have made it scary to seek public benefits, said Valerie Lacarte, a senior policy analyst for the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute.  She cited efforts to create a federal registry of noncitizens and to end birthright citizenship, under an executive order the Supreme Court is expected to rule on in coming days. “That would create a chilling effect on people accessing or requesting these services whether they are eligible or not,” Lacarte said. The “public charge rule” is also a major deterrent. That longstanding element of U.S. immigration law allows authorities to deny admission to anyone deemed likely to need government benefits in the future. While some form of the public charge rule had been in place since the Immigration Act of 1891, a 1999 version excluded “non-cash” benefits such as SNAP. Trump erased that exception in 2019, during his first term. Using food stamps and certain other public benefits for more than 12 months in a 36-month period could cost an immigrant the possibility of ever obtaining a green card. The change had the intended effect; a 2020 report by the nonpartisan Urban Institute estimated that food stamp sign-ups dropped nearly 10%. President Joe Biden changed the rule back to the 1999 version. Once again, immigrants otherwise eligible for SNAP; nutrition aid for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) would no longer be penalized in the immigration process.  H.R. 1 didn’t alter the public charge rule. Still, even noncitizens who are eligible for public benefits are reluctant to apply for fear of losing green card eligibility, according to Lacarte and others.  In Arizona, around 13% of the population is foreign-born, according to Census data. Noncitizens account for about 7% of the population.  Newly arriving migrants such as refugees and asylum seekers are a relatively small subset but require an outsized share of services provided by resettlement agencies like LSS-SW and the IRC. LSS-SW mainly works with refugee resettlement, though it also provides legal aid services for green card holders. Phillips said the agency has seen cases of green card holders inappropriately cut off from benefits they qualify for, like SNAP. “Some of our folks … are telling us that they’re receiving letters that say that they are no longer eligible, and the reason says immigration status,” she said. The Arizona Department of Economic Security “has really made an attempt to get their error rate down,” Phillips said, but staffing shortages have allowed these errors to fester. “These folks are just sort of getting lost in the shuffle.”  Leon Rodriguez, who served as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under President Barack Obama, noted that the Trump administration is seeking to end Temporary Protected Status status for immigrants from 17 countries, including Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Honduras, which would also end work authorization. On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the administration’s decision to terminate TPS for people from Haiti and Syria.  “That in turn affects all other kinds of things. … As far as drivers licences, state-level public benefits eligibility, security clearances, all those could in some way be negatively affected,” Rodriguez said. Phillips said LSS-SW is working with food banks and other community partners to feed refugees in need, but they are having difficulty closing the gaps. “It’s not adequate because they’re hungry and they’re not getting enough food,” she said. “They’re not getting any kind of financial subsidy. They’re all people who are working. It’s just that they’re working low-wage jobs,” she said. The post Immigrant families lose food aid as Trump restrictions take hold appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3da049197238567835b923 Complaint Seeks Disclosure of Pentagon’s Agreement With Scouting America te 2026-06-25T21:40:25.410Z Complaint Seeks Disclosure of Pentagon’s Agreement With Scouting America The Pentagon and the organization have given contradictory accounts of an agreement reached in February. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9ded197238567835b898 On Dobbs anniversary Hobbs warns of her GOP opponents’ past abortion ban support te 2026-06-25T21:30:21.783Z On Dobbs anniversary Hobbs warns of her GOP opponents’ past abortion ban support Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9bd4197238567835b852 Alex Murdaugh's lawyers withdraw request for civilian clothes, accuse prosecutors of creating a 'spectacle' te 2026-06-25T21:21:24.266Z Alex Murdaugh's lawyers withdraw request for civilian clothes, accuse prosecutors of creating a 'spectacle' Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say prosecutors are trying to turn his next courtroom appearance into a spectacle. The convicted former Lowcountry lawyer had asked to appear unshackled and in civilian clothes at trial and in televised pretrial hearings as he awaits a new murder trial in the killings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. But after prosecutors accused him of seeking special treatment, Murdaugh’s defense team withdrew the request, saying they would not waste court time arguing over "the optics" of a status conference. "If the State wants to use that for a public spectacle, so be it," the defense wrote. "Mr. Murdaugh will not waste the Court’s time at the upcoming status conference arguing about the optics." MURDAUGH DEFENSE FIGHTS OVER DEATH PENALTY, VENUE CHANGE AND EVIDENCE – WHAT COULD CHANGE IN SECOND TRIAL South Carolina prosecutors had urged a Colleton County judge to deny the motion, arguing that Murdaugh’s fame does not entitle him to be treated differently from other inmates. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Murdaugh remains in state custody on financial-crime convictions and is serving a 27-year sentence, prosecutors said. He is also serving a concurrent 40-year federal sentence tied to similar crimes. BECKY HILL’S 'DISGRACEFUL' COMMENTS AND BOOK AMBITIONS UNRAVELED ALEX MURDAUGH'S MURDER CONVICTION: DOCS His murder convictions were reversed in May by the South Carolina Supreme Court, which ordered new proceedings after finding improper interference  by the former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca "Becky" Hill. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER But the state said the reversal does not change Murdaugh’s status as an inmate or the security concerns surrounding him. "SCDC’s practice and position here is that any inmate should remain in restraints and in uniform for court appearances," prosecutors wrote, adding that Murdaugh’s long sentence, the seriousness of the murder charges and his notoriety all heighten security concerns. SEND US A TIP HERE The state also pointed to past custody issues, alleging that during the original trial, a family member passed Murdaugh a book through a defense staffer without law enforcement’s knowledge. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Prosecutors said the book was later found in his cell and led to a jail contraband warrant. They also cited two prison disciplinary actions from August 2023, including abuse of privileges and unauthorized use of another inmate’s PIN. WHAT TYLER ROBINSON'S DEFENSE WANTS HIDDEN AND WHY PROSECUTORS AND MEDIA SAY NO IN COURT "This case is ultimately about the fact that Defendant thinks he is special. He is not," prosecutors wrote. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Murdaugh’s lawyers fired back, accusing prosecutors of "histrionics" and arguing that the state had failed to show any special need to display him in shackles before potential jurors. They said Murdaugh has never threatened or attempted escape or violence while in custody and has appeared at numerous hearings and through a six-week trial without disruptive behavior. The defense also argued that courts recognize the danger of showing defendants in restraints, even outside a jury’s physical presence, when cameras could broadcast the image to future jurors. To make the point, Murdaugh’s lawyers cited the case against Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, saying the judge there ordered cameras repositioned after reports Robinson had been shown in shackles and warned they could be excluded if it happened again. The defense accused prosecutors of relying on rhetoric rather than law, writing that the case is not about whether Murdaugh "thinks" he is special, but whether the state can prove the murder charges against him. Still, Murdaugh’s lawyers withdrew the motion, saying they did not want to distract from more substantive issues ahead of retrial, including motions involving unknown DNA from the crime scene, access to case materials and a possible venue change. Fox News Digital has reached out to the prosecutor's office as well as Murdaugh's defense team. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9b96197238567835b80c Republicans in CD1 clash over who would best preserve the Trump agenda te 2026-06-25T21:20:22.835Z Republicans in CD1 clash over who would best preserve the Trump agenda Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d996a197238567835b7cb Married Brazilian soccer president accused of World Cup affair & is she hooking up with her sugar daddy again? te 2026-06-25T21:11:06.670Z Married Brazilian soccer president accused of World Cup affair & is she hooking up with her sugar daddy again? Welcome to the latest edition of True Romance. We've caught World Cup fever, sort of. What we've actually caught is the "a soccer president is allegedly caught up in an affair scandal" fever. It's a slightly different fever, and I'd argue a more entertaining one. I don’t think there's any debate about that. There's no running around all afternoon without any scoring with steamy affair allegations. What we have is a married president of a soccer organization accused of using funds to allegedly fly his mistress to New York before he traveled to Mexico City and met up with his wife before the World Cup opening ceremony. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! We're also going to take a look at a man who believes that his unemployed pretend influencer girlfriend who is always walking around with a bunch of cash might be sleeping with her sugar daddy again. Who knows where he's getting that idea? We're going to get into that and find ourselves in the most erotic things anyone has ever said to people. Plus, we have a few emails this week. Evidently, a couple getting it on while riding a Ferris wheel at a music festival was worthy of emails. CATCHING YOUR WIFE IN BED WITH THE NEIGHBOR TOOK THE FUN OUT OF SWINGING, AND HOW SOON IS TOO SOON TO MOVE ON? Go follow True Romance on Twitter and Facebook. Send your emails here: sean.joseph@outkick.com (anonymously if you prefer). Was love in the air in New York for married Brazilian Football Confederation President Samir Xaud and a mistress prior to the World Cup’s opening ceremony? That’s what’s being alleged. I don't know that we're going to get to the bottom of it, but I do know we're going to take the journey through this together. The Brazilian outlet Portal Leo Dias reports that the 42-year-old was seen out wining and dining in Manhattan with a fitness entrepreneur days before the World Cup got underway, according to the NY Post. In addition to the wining and dining allegations, the fitness entrepreneur is alleged to have stayed at a four-star hotel for eight days in a room booked under Xaud’s name. The outlet also claims that the two were seen leaving the restaurant in a vehicle rented by the federation for Xaud’s trip. The early June trip to New York came to an end when the Brazilian soccer president is alleged to have left the fitness entrepreneur for a return trip to Brazil before making his way to Mexico City, where he met up with his wife of more than 20 years, Natalia, for the World Cup’s opening ceremony. I know exactly what you’re thinking so far. Can’t a guy do some traveling and have friends without facing extramarital affair accusations or claims of inappropriate use of funds on personal trips? You would think so, but people are always trying to connect dots about one thing or another, aren’t they? 'WORLD'S SEXIEST FAN' DROPS HER WORLD CUP ANTHEM AND HERE'S WHY YOU NEVER ASSIST A BIKE THIEF This isn’t the end of the allegations against Xaud. Portal Leo Dias alleges that he did this sort of thing before, in December 2025, when he sent a model/influencer to Qatar for a FIFA Intercontinental World Cup match at the federation's expense. The Brazilian Football Confederation denied the allegations regarding the misuse of funds. Whether this is a case of a man who loves too much or someone on a mission to grow the game in his country isn’t known. It could be a little of both. What I do know is that it’s done the unthinkable and brought the World Cup to True Romance. I never saw that coming. Follow True Romance on Twitter and Facebook. A man is being hit in the face with a ton of evidence that his girlfriend has done the unthinkable and has either started sleeping with her sugar daddy again or found a new one. He doesn’t want to believe it. He's in love. She says that she's in love. This "wonderful woman" with whom he has a "red hot" sex life might be involved with older men who she sleeps with to fund her lifestyle. EX UFC STAR PAIGE VANZANT SIZZLES IN MIAMI AND JAPANESE WORLD CUP FANS DISCOVER EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS Is that a dealbreaker? Well, his hesitancy to bring the subject up with her says a lot. He's done the math on the secret phones, the loads of cash, the designer clothes and the fact that she's unemployed. "Sometimes she takes off for places like Paris and New York to ‘see friends’ but I’ve never met any of these mystery friends. I fear she’s sleeping with her sugar daddy again," he wrote to the Daily Star. "What other explanation can there be?" There could be several different answers to that question. Does it have to equal she's banging a sugar daddy? She could be flying all over the world to serve as the woman who lures men unknowingly into having their organs removed, for example. So her best friend told you that while she lived in Spain she had an older man who showered her with gifts and gave her a taste of the good life in exchange for her company and sex? You also know that they officially went their separate ways when she met you. Yet here you are "convinced that she’s contacted him – or someone like him - and that I’m being made a fool of." Does it bother you that she still likes nice things? Or that she tells people she makes a living as an influencer? Have you tried being happy for her? She wants nice things and she has them. Did you forget the part where "she swears she loves" you? It sounds like you have. "I know I should front her up, but I’m just too scared to hear the truth. What if she dumps me because I’ve dared to bring things to a head?" Words like pathetic and weak probably popped in your head when you read that last statement from this guy. That's probably a contributing factor. I'm not going to pretend it isn't. But I'm also a hopeless romantic with a glass-half-full approach. What if this is all a test? What if she's an heiress who thinks he's the one and is testing him? What if he fails? Is a lifetime of living comfortably worth losing if it turns out she's not an heiress and she's just hooking up with a sugar daddy? That isn't for me to answer. He has to figure that one out for himself. Now to a topic that I think is near and dear to most of us. We've all been on the receiving end of an erotic line or two. Whether it was from a co-worker or a homeless lady with three teeth, you remember those moments. It could be a compliment about your looks, your smell or even a low percentage on a fixed-rate mortgage that gives you that feeling of excitement. A wow that hit me in a way I wasn’t expecting. Here are a few of those from the unwashed on Reddit: OFFICER'S ROMANTIC OUTINGS IN PATROL CAR LEAD TO TROUBLE, NAUGHTY CRUISE SETS SAIL & UNCONVENTIONAL ATTRACTION - Anonymous writes: ​I read your recent piece about the couple at the Download Festival and had to laugh. Calling it "romantic" is certainly one way to frame it, but let’s be honest it’s just public indecency. Whether they thought the glass was tinted or not, they chose to engage in that behavior in a public space where families and other concert-goers were just trying to enjoy the show. It’s not "setting the mood" for Guns N' Roses; it’s just inconsiderate. I hope the police hold them accountable, if only to discourage others from thinking public spaces are their private playrooms. SeanJo Talk about a buzzkill. I get that there's a time and a place, but sometimes romance can't be contained and if you're bringing your family out to Guns N' Roses that's on you. - Anonymous writes: Regarding the story about the man who received a naked photo from his best friend’s wife: the advice given in your column to "see how far she’s willing to take it" is incredibly destructive. This man is currently in a position where he could save his friendship and protect a marriage by setting a firm boundary and telling his best friend exactly what happened. Encouraging him to play along and "make a complete mess of everything" isn't "romance", it’s toxic. He should delete the photo, block the woman, and have a serious conversation with his friend before someone’s life is permanently ruined by a "test of the water." SeanJo I can't believe there are this many people walking around in their everyday lives without the ability to identify when someone is joking. It's insane. - Anonymous writes: ​I had to chuckle after reading your coverage of the couple on the Ferris wheel. Honestly, I think the internet (and the authorities) need to take a breath. People go to these massive festivals to escape the humdrum of their daily lives, and sometimes that includes a bit of spontaneous, rebellious fun. It actually reminded me of a night I had at Lollapalooza a few years back. My partner and I were caught up in the absolute euphoria of a late-night set near the edge of the grounds. We weren't doing anything as bold as a Ferris wheel, but we definitely crossed the line of "proper" public etiquette in a dark corner of the lawn. Looking back, it’s one of my favorite memories of that trip not because we were trying to shock anyone, but because, in that specific moment, the energy of the music just made us feel like the only two people in the world. ​Are people going to get caught? Sure. Is it a little risky? Absolutely. But festivals are supposed to be wild, unconventional, and a break from the societal norm. As long as they aren't causing a scene or hurting anyone, I say let the "romantic rebels" have their moment. It’s a lot better than the alternative of people being bored and miserable at a show. SeanJo This emailer gets it. There are still people out there with a sense of humor. That gives me hope for humanity and for weekly columns such as this one. ------------- That's it. June is in the books. I'll see you next Thursday in July. Feel free to reach out, anonymously if you prefer, at sean.joseph@outkick.com. Send me whatever you want. I get plenty of hate mail as it is and yours will be a welcomed addition to the pile. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9712197238567835b74c Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding betting frenzy reveals one overwhelming prediction te 2026-06-25T21:01:06.343Z Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding betting frenzy reveals one overwhelming prediction Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven't confirmed a single wedding detail, but that hasn't stopped bettors from putting millions on what could be the biggest celebrity ceremony in years. With speculation reaching a frenzy, prediction markets are revealing where gamblers think the couple will say, "I do," who will score an invite — and the one outcome they're betting almost certainly won't happen. While bettors are divided over where the couple will marry and who will make the guest list, there's one prediction with overwhelming consensus: Swift is almost certainly not pregnant. Polymarket bettors have poured more than $2 million into the market, and only 2% believe she's already expecting. TRAVIS KELCE'S DAD CALLS TAYLOR SWIFT 'THE GIRL NEXT DOOR' AS WEDDING SPECULATION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS While bettors appear nearly unanimous when it comes to the possibility of Swift being pregnant, the money doesn't stop there. An additional $2 million has been wagered on Kalshi over where Swift and Kelce will tie the knot, with New York emerging as the overwhelming favorite. Roughly 75% of bettors expect the Empire State to host the ceremony, and more than half of those predict the couple will exchange vows at Madison Square Garden, according to Vanity Fair. Twenty-five percent of bettors believe Swift and Kelce will get married at her home in Rhode Island. TAYLOR SWIFT, TRAVIS KELCE NUPTIALS CALLED A 'ROYAL WEDDING' BY NFL PALS DROPPING MAJOR TIMING HINTS While people continue to place their bets, an entertainment industry executive confirmed to The New York Times that a multi-day event was set to take over Madison Square Garden, which was rented by Swift, beginning July 2. The festivities will reportedly kick off with an intimate gathering of about 100 people before a much larger celebration for roughly 1,000 guests on July 3. The July 3 celebration may include stage performances, according to the outlet's sources. Two NYPD officers patrolling Madison Square Garden on June 24 confirmed to Variety that they had been warned about a possible influx of Swift fans and paparazzi during the alleged wedding weekend. The speculation doesn't end at the altar. Bettors are also putting money on who will land coveted spots in the wedding party. Abigail Anderson, Swift's best friend since high school, leads the bridesmaid predictions, with 92% of bettors expecting she'll be part of the bridal party. Ashley Avignone, Gigi Hadid, Este Haim and Kylie Kelce also rank among the favorites. On Kelce's side, brother Jason Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Swift's younger brother, Austin, are widely expected to make the cut. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Kalshi users are also trying to predict who will – and won't – receive one of the year's hottest invitations. An overwhelming majority of users don't believe Blake Lively received an invite. Roughly three-quarters of bettors believe the actress didn't make the guest list following the legal drama surrounding Justin Baldoni's lawsuit, which pulled Swift into the dispute through unsealed text messages. Harry Styles also isn't expected to attend, despite his engagement to Swift's longtime friend Zoë Kravitz. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS As for those expected to make the cut, longtime friend and producer Jack Antonoff tops the list, followed by Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, Selena Gomez and fiancé Benny Blanco, the Haim sisters and fellow pop stars Sabrina Carpenter and Gracie Abrams. Neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly commented on the latest wedding rumors, but that hasn't stopped fans from scrutinizing every potential clue. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d94cd197238567835b691 Colorado mom allegedly bought alcohol daily for 16-year-old daughter found dead with 173 empty bottles te 2026-06-25T20:51:25.878Z Colorado mom allegedly bought alcohol daily for 16-year-old daughter found dead with 173 empty bottles A Colorado mother has been charged in connection with the death of her 16-year-old daughter, who prosecutors say drank herself to death and had 173 empty alcohol bottles hidden in her bedroom, authorities announced. Gretchen Leanne Ryan, 55, is charged with second-degree murder, according to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Her daughter was identified in an obituary as Grace Elizabeth Ryan. The younger Ryan was found dead on March 9 at her Arvada home after authorities received reports of an unresponsive female. Preliminary autopsy findings revealed the teen had an abnormally fatty liver for someone her age, which medical professionals believed indicated prolonged periods of alcohol consumption. Her cause of death was determined to be aspiration pneumonia related to chronic alcohol use. ALCOHOL DEATHS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED IN RECENT YEARS, ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN The mother and daughter frequently drank extensively and smoked marijuana together, prosecutors said. Beginning in September 2025, the pair discussed drinking and purchasing alcohol on an almost daily basis via text messages, according to authorities. "The communications indicate Ryan arranged regular alcohol deliveries to the home and took steps to conceal the victim’s alcohol use from her father, who primarily resided in the basement of the home," the DA's office said in a news release. Ryan kept supplying her daughter with alcohol despite the teen's significant physical health concerns, according to text messages. The communications described episodes of blood vomiting, difficulty eating, difficulty walking and the use of diapers due to symptoms associated with excessive alcohol consumption. FLORIDA MOM ACCUSED OF ABANDONING DAUGHTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TO GO DRINKING AT BAR Aware of her excessive drinking, the younger Ryan feared she would die and repeatedly expressed concerns about her health to her mother, authorities said. Text messages sent to her mother the night before her death revealed that the teen said she was not feeling well. During their investigation, detectives found 173 empty alcohol bottles hidden in the teen's bedroom — under her bed and inside a closet, the DA said.  The bottles included various brands and sizes of vodka and other hard liquor. Amid her alcohol consumption, the teen was un-enrolled from her high school in April 2025 to attend online classes, police said. At the time of her death, she had completed only one online semester of ninth grade and had not participated in activities outside the home for several months. Ryan is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d94ba197238567835b688 Mercury's now-deleted social media post mocking Caitlin Clark draws scrutiny after star's injury te 2026-06-25T20:51:06.429Z Mercury's now-deleted social media post mocking Caitlin Clark draws scrutiny after star's injury The Phoenix Mercury appeared to think Wednesday night was a good time to mock WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark. Then, apparently, the team thought better of it. Screenshots circulating on X appeared to show the Mercury’s official account posting a meme after Phoenix’s 111-109 win over the Indiana Fever that included a cartoon player lying on the floor with the caption, "DE-WANNA PIECE OF THIS?!?" ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The post appeared to be a play on DeWanna Bonner’s name. Bonner, of course, is now with the Mercury after a brief stint with the Fever last season, and the two teams have already had plenty of tension this week. That timing was notable because of a particularly ugly sequence during Wednesday night's game. Midway through the second quarter, Clark ended up on the floor after trying to drive to the basket. As players scrambled for the ball, Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas appeared to drive her knee into Clark’s thigh and press her fist into the Fever star's neck and throat area. Many, including Indiana head coach Stephanie White, labeled the play a blatant cheap shot. No fouls were assessed on the play at the time. On Thursday, the WNBA announced Thomas had received a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty and a one-game suspension following postgame review. The league said Thomas was disciplined for what it described as "recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area" of Clark and said the incident was deemed a non-basketball act. Later in Wednesday's contest, Clark was fouled by Valeriane Ayayi on a 3-point attempt. Officials reviewed the play but did not upgrade it to a flagrant foul. Clark grabbed at her back afterward and later left the game and did not return. She finished with 19 points and eight assists in 20 minutes before exiting. CAITLIN CLARK EXITS EARLY WITH BACK ISSUE AS FEVER FALL TO MERCURY After the game, White went off on the league's officiating. "We have a generational talent and a WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots right there that weren’t called," White said after the game. She called the no-call involving Thomas "absolutely egregious and utterly disrespectful" and called the treatment of Clark "absolutely unacceptable." That context matters when examining the alleged post from the Mercury’s official account. Many professional sports teams, across all leagues, have adopted a more confrontational style on social media. But there's a line that shouldn't be crossed. If the Mercury's post meant what it appeared to mean, the official team account could be read as mocking Clark after she took contact the league later deemed worthy of a Flagrant Foul 2 and suspension. The post is no longer visible, suggesting someone inside the organization realized that maybe this wasn’t the best idea. OutKick reached out to the Mercury to ask whether the post was authentic, who approved it, why it was deleted, whether the organization believed it was appropriate and whether anyone internally would be held accountable or whether the team would review its social media approval process. The Mercury did not respond to OutKick’s request for comment by the deadline. WNBA WANTS A BIGGER STORY THAN CAITLIN CLARK, BUT TV RATINGS KEEP POINTING BACK TO HER OutKick also reached out to the WNBA to ask whether the league had any comment on the post and whether it had contacted the Mercury about the post or its deletion. The WNBA did not respond to OutKick’s questions about the alleged post by the deadline. The league’s separate Thursday announcement disciplining Thomas did not address the Mercury post. OutKick also asked the Fever for a response to the post and whether the organization had contacted the Mercury or the WNBA about the post, the plays White referenced or broader concerns about player safety and officiating. The Fever did not respond to OutKick’s request for comment by the deadline. Wednesday’s game came just two days after another physical matchup between the Fever and Mercury. In that game, officials handed out six technical fouls to five players, including Clark, Thomas and Bonner, and Fever forward Myisha Hines-Allen was ejected after her second. So, this wasn't a normal midweek regular-season game between two teams with no history. The Fever and Mercury had already created a storyline. Bonner’s connection to Indiana only added another layer. Clark, as always, brought plenty of attention. And that is the part the WNBA continues to struggle with. Clark has brought a level of attention to the league that it has never had. That attention comes with higher ratings, bigger crowds, more conversation and more scrutiny. It also means moments like this don’t just disappear because a social media post gets deleted. It also means fans deserve answers. Who approved the post? Why was it deleted? And if it was harmless, why not leave it up? The Mercury should answer those questions. And while the WNBA has now punished Thomas, the league still should answer why officials missed the play in real time and whether it views the alleged Mercury post as acceptable. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9250197238567835b5c5 Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for TPS Holders te 2026-06-25T20:40:48.427Z Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for TPS Holders The ruling on Temporary Protection Status will have swift repercussions for migrants and employers alike. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d923c197238567835b5b5 Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court te 2026-06-25T20:40:28.476Z Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9069197238567835b56d Someone with spare time and their mind in the gutter noticed something about Edmonton Oilers head coaches te 2026-06-25T20:32:41.911Z Someone with spare time and their mind in the gutter noticed something about Edmonton Oilers head coaches The Edmonton Oilers officially have a new voice behind the bench in Mike Babcock, and it's easily one of the most controversial hirings in recent memory. Only time will tell whether Babcock is the guy who can get this team over the hump after they took a step backward last season, but one thing is certain: He fits the Oilers mold. It's not because of his style or his demeanor, it's because of his name. Because someone — someone with a lot of time, and male anatomy on the brain — noticed that the last five Oilers coaches have all had names with some kind of slang term for male genitals in them. MIKE BABCOCK GOING TO EDMONTON JUST MADE THE OILERS APPOINTMENT VIEWING THIS UPCOMING SEASON Don't believe me? See for yourself. Ken Hitchcock, Dave Tippett, Jay Woodcroft, Kris Knoblauch, and now Mike Babcock. That is a generational run of penis-named head coaches. ALL-TIME TALENT, ZERO TITLES: THE MOST UNDERACHIEVING FRANCHISES IN NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Sure, it's childish, but it's kind of unbelievable to hit five in a row. Two or three would be a funny coincidence, but five? That makes it seem like it's somewhere on the front office's checklist. Like, it's not a dealbreaker if you don't have a wang name, but if you do, it could put you over the top or fill a gap in your resume. Even wilder, some common and obvious dong names are not represented. No Johnsons and no Richards. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! That seems almost impossible, but here we are. So, it seems like Babcock was always destined to be the guy (although you've got to think that using this crotch logic, Peter Laviolette had to be in the running). Still, you'd think after four straight phallically named coaches in a row and no Cups to show for it, they'd try something else. Now that they've kept the wiener names streak alive, it's time to get to work on those depth and goaltending issues. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9055197238567835b564 Kane Brown says he's 'glad I'm here' after 150 mph golf ball struck him in the ear te 2026-06-25T20:32:21.950Z Kane Brown says he's 'glad I'm here' after 150 mph golf ball struck him in the ear Country star Kane Brown is glad to be alive after suffering a brutal injury that landed him in the hospital. On Tuesday, Brown shared a series of photos detailing the gruesome circumstances. "Shot in the head by a golf ball," he wrote on the first Instagram Story, accompanied by a photo of his ear. COUNTRY STAR BILL ANDERSON'S 'FREAK ACCIDENT' FORCED GRAND OLE OPRY CANCELLATION "Just a scratch," he wrote on a follow-up photo, which highlighted his stitches. "That said, it will prob get worse next 48 hours but I'm alive and that's all that matters … holy crap," he wrote in a third post. In a video posted on TikTok, Brown — who appeared to have blood on his shirt — further detailed the incident. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "A lot of people, they think that the ball came over multiple fairways. No, this one, it was my own buddy. I ain’t going to name any names. He feels terrible, but he needs to know that I’m good," Brown said. "I went to the hospital… I had a split ear and some swelling… it was about a 150 to 180 mile an hour ball, a three-wood slice… We already hit our drives… I’m just glad I’m here." Brown's wife, Katelyn, shared more details on Wednesday. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "This wasn't a golf ball that had been flying through the air and had been losing momentum. He was right off the side from it," she wrote on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday. "It could have been so much worse." "We got great news after his CT scans — nothing internally, no skull fractures — this was just all basically external with a minor concussion. We were so relieved." Because of the injury, Brown was forced to miss the Tight End University concert in Nashville on Tuesday, June 23. Representatives for Brown did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9042197238567835b55b Detroit Tigers making big demands in Tarik Skubal trade, will historically bad AL keep him in town? te 2026-06-25T20:32:02.488Z Detroit Tigers making big demands in Tarik Skubal trade, will historically bad AL keep him in town? It's rare that a player of Tarik Skubal's caliber is available on the open market. He is the reigning Cy Young Award winner in the American League. He's become one of the most consistent pitchers in Major League Baseball. He offers a rare blend of elite stuff that can miss bats when necessary along with the command and control to avoid putting extra runners on base. To their credit, the Detroit Tigers held on to Skubal over the offseason, despite immense interest from other clubs. Instead, ownership and the team's front office doubled down on their surprising 2025 season, coming up just short of an ALCS berth after losing to the Seattle Mariners. They added Framber Valdez, one of the best available free-agent starters. They brought back Gleyber Torres and Justin Verlander, and added Kenley Jansen to stabilize the back end of the bullpen. TARIK SKUBAL GETS INTO SHOUTING MATCH WITH RIVAL'S DUGOUT AFTER STRIKEOUT, HELD BACK BY TEAMMATE But despite playing in arguably the single worst league in modern baseball history, the Tigers as of Thursday afternoon are just 34-46. They're 7.5 games behind in the AL Central, and five games back in the race for the third wild-card spot. And therein lies the difficulty. There are five teams ahead of the Tigers in the American League standings. Skubal has just returned from an arm injury that required surgery, and has yet to really dominate since rejoining the rotation. His velocity is down a bit in 2026 compared to 2025, but his track record is as good as anyone. And the AL this season is so underwhelming that even at 34-46, Detroit might have a path to postseason baseball. All these factors complicate a potential trade, which is why it's not surprising that Detroit is making big demands of any team interested in acquiring Skubal for a playoff run of their own. TIGERS INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO TRADE TARIK SKUBAL BEFORE DEADLINE AS PLAYOFF HOPES FADE, REPORTS SAY Per the New York Post's Jon Heyman, the Tigers are asking for pitching under team control for several years, and athletic hitters who are close to reaching the big leagues. Heyman also reported that, at least from the New York Yankees, the Tigers wanted their No. 1 overall prospect, George Lombard, and reliever Carlos Lagrange, their No. 4 prospect. Both are highly regarded, with Lombard widely viewed as a top-20 prospect in baseball. The Yankees, reportedly, balked. That's quite a bit of return for a player only under contract through the end of the season. Especially one represented by Scott Boras, which means he's unlikely to sign an extension before reaching free agency. But Skubal isn't just any player, and Detroit can make big demands, with the position they're in. Incredibly, entering play on Wednesday, there were just two teams in the AL with a positive run differential. There were eight in the National League. The Chicago White Sox, leading Detroit's division, are just 41-38, having been outscored by three runs on the year. Detroit can tell other teams they're willing to hold on to Skubal, thinking that one hot streak could put them right back in contention. While the trade deadline is still more than a month away, the Tigers can hold the opposition over a barrel. You want Skubal now? Give us your two best prospects and a major-league pitcher. Or we'll just hang on to him, see if we can get back in position. Or are you willing to risk waiting until the end of July and miss out if the Dodgers swoop in? CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM It's one of the most unusual situations and questions we've seen in baseball. But it sure seems like Detroit is willing to trade Skubal. If someone's aggressive enough to meet the asking price. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d9005197238567835b53b Arizona faces potential $208M penalty over food stamp errors te 2026-06-25T20:31:01.051Z Arizona faces potential $208M penalty over food stamp errors Key Points: State blames some errors on having fewer employees checking applicants Some errors actually involve under-payments Hobbs office says it is dealing with the issue It’s official, Arizona’s food stamp application error rate for the last budget year was higher than the national average, a fact that could cost the state $208 million in federal penalties. New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture put the total error rate for the state at 10.8%. That includes more than 8.6% in overpayments and almost 2.2% where recipients got less than the amount to which they were entitled. That compares with the national rate of 10.6%. That is significant because a provision in HR 1, the budget bill approved last year by Congress, says that states with error rates at 6% or more must start paying part of the costs associated with administering the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Insurance Program. Normally, all benefits are paid for by the federal government. That penalty hits 5% of program costs for error rates up to 8%, 10% of costs when the error rate goes up to 10% — and 15% for rates higher than that. That’s where the estimate of a $208 million penalty comes in beginning in the 2027-2028 budget year. The news about the error rate comes more than two months after it was revealed that a higher percentage of Arizonans have been knocked off of food stamps after Congress approved HR 1 than any other state in the nation. Figures from the state Department of Economic Security showed that the number of recipients was cut by half, with more than 450,000 losing benefits in the past year, including close to 200,000 children. In February 2025, close to 920,000 Arizonans were getting food stamps. DES Director Michael Wisehart told Capitol Media Services last month that some of that is related to HR 1 – specifically the mandate to reduce the error rate. That, in turn, has put more pressure on eligibility workers to do more to screen applicants and make sure they have all the necessary documentation. And there’s something else. “Arizona invests less money than other states in terms of eligibility determination than other states do,” Wisehart said. Gubernatorial press aide Christian Slater said his boss has moved to deal with that part of the problem. He said the governor allocated $6.4 million in leftover Covid relief funds to hire more eligibility staff. And Slater said the new state budget that kicks in July 1 has another $10.8 million, though that is one-time funding for 146 positions within DES. But he said all of that came too late to affect the newly released 10.8% error rate, calculated for the period from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025. Still, there is a chance that Arizona could reduce — and possibly even eliminate — that $208 million penalty. HR 1 is structured so that the final decision on how much Arizona will have to pay out of its own treasury for food stamp benefits in 2028 fiscal year can be reduced. That’s because it will be computed based on the lower of the error rates for the 2025 fiscal year — the one with the 10.8% figure — or the one the state manages to attain for the 12 months ending this coming Sept. 30. A spokesman for DES did not provide any estimates on June 24 for the state’s anticipated future error rate, or even what the error rate is now. And the official figure from the USDA will not be released until June 2027. But the state has shown it can do better: The food stamp error rate for the 2024 fiscal year was 8.84% The Arizona Center for Economic Progress, which lobbies to put more dollars into public programs, says that the error rate is not necessarily related to fraud or cheating. “These errors can include cases in which an eligible family received slightly too much or too little assistance because of a processing delay, a mistake by an eligibility worker, incomplete information, or problems with a computer system,” the organization said in a press release June 24. It also warns that even if Arizona does escape federal penalties, what’s in HR 1 will still result in higher costs for the state. That’s because federal law also shifts more of the responsibility of administering the food stamp program to states, regardless of the error rates. A preliminary analysis says that this federal decision should add about $33 million in costs to Arizona’s 2026-2027 budget year, rising to about $44 million annually after that. There’s a separate question beyond the error rate but one closely tied in: How many Arizonans actually are eligible for the food stamp benefits — the maximum ranges from $298 a month for a single individual to $994 for a family of court — but aren’t getting them. Wisehart said that even before Congress enacted HR 1, DES was hobbled by layoffs, a move the state blamed on other cuts in federal funding. That came at the expense of eligibility workers. The agency said the number of employees who reviewed food stamp eligibility dropped from 1,370 in July 2024 to 880 last July. Those Covid funds were designed to address the delays in processing not just food stamp applications but also to deal with those seeking unemployment benefits, another program within DES. But those dollars were temporary. Wisehart said that efforts by the state to reduce its error rate means continued changes in how DES screens its applicants. That shift has included policies like reducing the ability of the people to self-attest to income. That amounts to more applications being denied, driving down the number of Arizonans collecting benefits. That drop in food stamp recipients has, in turn, increased demand on food banks. The Arizona Food Bank Network reported in January that about 720,000 people are visiting food banks each month. The post Arizona faces potential $208M penalty over food stamp errors first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8ff0197238567835b508 Condado de Pima aprueba presupuesto de 1,800 millones con bono de 1,000 dólares para empleados  te 2026-06-25T20:30:40.567Z Condado de Pima aprueba presupuesto de 1,800 millones con bono de 1,000 dólares para empleados  Read in English La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Pima aprobó el presupuesto para el Año Fiscal 2026-2027, que asciende a 1.800 millones de dólares y que servirá como la hoja de ruta financiera del condado para el próximo año. El plan presupuestario está alineado con el Plan Estratégico del Condado de Pima, así como con las iniciativas “Prosperity” y “One Pima”, enfocadas en fortalecer los servicios públicos, mejorar la calidad de vida de los residentes, impulsar la movilidad económica y atender desafíos comunitarios de largo plazo como la vivienda. La decisión se produjo tras una reunión celebrada el 23 de junio, en la que los supervisores discutieron prioridades de gasto e inversiones en programas clave. La Junta aprobó el presupuesto por 4 votos a 1, siendo el supervisor Steve Christy el único integrante que votó en contra, al expresar su desacuerdo con el aumento de impuestos. El presupuesto se proyecta para el año fiscal que comienza el 1 de julio. Este presupuesto aprobado representa aproximadamente 58.5 millones de dólares más que en el año fiscal actual, un incremento cercano al 3.3%. Parte del aumento será cubierto principalmente por la recaudación de impuestos sobre la propiedad. Entre las novedades de la sesión, los supervisores aprobaron una bonificación de último momento de 1,000 dólares para los empleados permanentes contratados antes del 28 de junio que ganan menos de 45,000 dólares al año. La medida tendrá un costo total de 1.3 millones de dólares y “se asignará al fondo que el personal considere más adecuado”, dijo la presidenta de la Junta, Jennifer Allen. “Es por la difícil situación que nuestro condado y nuestros empleados están pasando por los crecientes costos. Siento que es algo significativo e importante que hacemos por nuestro personal en estos tiempos difíciles”, dijo Allen. La junta de supervisores y el personal escuchan una presentación pública durante la reunión de la junta de supervisores el 26 de mayo de 2026. Credit: Summer Williams El presupuesto aprobado contempla recursos totales por aproximadamente 2.19 mil millones de dólares y gastos estimados en 1.81 mil millones de dólares. De acuerdo con los documentos presupuestarios los ingresos proyectados ascienden a 1.53 mil millones de dólares, provenientes principalmente de impuestos a la propiedad (652.7 millones de dólares), ingresos intergubernamentales (544 millones de dólares) y cargos por servicios (264.6 millones de dólares). Además, el presupuesto contempla 660.9 millones de dólares en balances de fondos acumulados de años anteriores, lo que eleva los fondos totales disponibles a aproximadamente 2.19 mil millones de dólares.  Los recursos se destinarán principalmente a servicios generales de gobierno (581 millones de dólares), seguridad pública y justicia (453.5 millones de dólares) e infraestructura (446.9 millones de dólares), entre otras áreas.  La Junta de Supervisores aprobó por separado distintos puntos del presupuesto: Por votación de 4 a 1, aprobaron el presupuesto general del condado, que incluye una tasa principal del impuesto a la propiedad de 4.27 dólares por cada 100 dólares del valor neto tasable, un aumento de 7.9 centavos respecto al año fiscal anterior. La Junta también aprobó por unanimidad el presupuesto del Distrito Regional de Control de Inundaciones, con una tasa impositiva de 0.34 dólares, un incremento de 1.2 centavos. Asimismo, en una votación de 4 a 1, aprobó el presupuesto del Distrito de Bibliotecas, con una tasa de 0.58 dólares, 2.4 centavos más que el año anterior. Por otra parte, los supervisores aprobaron de manera unánime el presupuesto del Servicio de la Deuda, cuya tasa impositiva será de 0.09 dólares, una disminución de 2.8 centavos en comparación con el año fiscal 2025-2026. El presupuesto aprobado también refleja las prioridades establecidas por la Junta de Supervisores en su Plan Estratégico. La mayor asignación de recursos se destina a servicios públicos, con 957 millones de dólares para la operación de funciones esenciales y la prestación de servicios a los residentes. Asimismo, se contemplan 525 millones de dólares para iniciativas relacionadas con la calidad de vida, 306 millones de dólares para infraestructura y crecimiento económico, y 23 millones de dólares para proyectos de conservación, sostenibilidad y resiliencia climática. The post Condado de Pima aprueba presupuesto de 1,800 millones con bono de 1,000 dólares para empleados  appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8fdd197238567835b4ff Pima County approves $1.8 billion budget with $1,000 employee bonus te 2026-06-25T20:30:21.121Z Pima County approves $1.8 billion budget with $1,000 employee bonus Leer en español The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the Fiscal Year 2026–2027 budget, totaling $1.8 billion and serving as the county’s financial roadmap for the next year. The budget plan is aligned with the Pima County Strategic Plan, as well as the “Prosperity” and “One Pima” initiatives, focused on strengthening public services, improving residents’ quality of life, promoting economic mobility and addressing long-term community challenges such as housing. The decision came after a June 23 meeting in which supervisors discussed spending priorities and investments in key programs. The board approved the budget 4-1, withSupervisor Steve Christy the only member opposed, citing disagreement with the tax increase. The budget is for the fiscal year beginning July 1. It represents approximately $58.5 million more than the current fiscal year, a roughly 3.3% increase. Part of the increase will be primarily covered by property tax revenues. Among the developments during the meeting, supervisors approved a last-minute $1,000 bonus for permanent employees hired before June 28 who earn less than $45,000 annually. The measure will cost a total of $1.3 million and “will be allocated to the fund that staff considers most appropriate,” said Board Chair Jennifer Allen. “It is because of the difficult situation our county and our employees are facing due to rising costs. I feel it is something meaningful and important that we are doing for our staff in these difficult times,” Allen said. The board of supervisors and staff listen to a public presentation during the board of supervisors meeting on May 26, 2026. Credit: Summer Williams The approved budget includes total resources of approximately $2.19 billion and estimated expenditures of $1.81 billion. According to county budget documents, projected revenues total $1.53 billion, coming primarily from property taxes ($652.7 million), intergovernmental revenues ($544 million), and service charges ($264.6 million). In addition, the budget includes $660.9 million in fund balances carried over from previous years, bringing total available funds to approximately $2.19 billion. Resources will primarily be allocated to general government services ($581 million), public safety and justice ($453.5 million), and infrastructure ($446.9 million), among other areas. The Board of Supervisors voted separately on different parts of the budget: By a 4-1 vote, they approved the general county budget, which includes a primary property tax rate of $4.27 per $100 of net assessed value, a 7.9-cent increase from the previous fiscal year. The board also unanimously approved the Regional Flood Control District budget, with a tax rate of $0.34, a 1.2-cent increase. In a 4-1 vote, it also approved the Library District budget, with a rate of $0.58, 2.4 cents higher than the previous year. Separately, supervisors unanimously approved the Debt Service budget, with a tax rate of $0.09, a 2.8-cent decrease compared to Fiscal Year 2025–2026. The approved budget also reflects priorities set in the Board’s Strategic Plan. The largest allocation goes to public services, with $957 million for core county functions and resident services. Additionally, $525 million is allocated to quality-of-life initiatives, $306 million to infrastructure and economic growth, and $23 million to conservation, sustainability, and climate resilience projects. The post Pima County approves $1.8 billion budget with $1,000 employee bonus appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8d9e197238567835b49d ‘Super Speeders’ law will enable motorists to avoid license suspension te 2026-06-25T20:20:46.672Z ‘Super Speeders’ law will enable motorists to avoid license suspension Key Points:  Judges can soon offer an option for “Super Speeders” to install a speed control device in their vehicle instead of a license suspension Bill received bipartisan support and a recent signature from Gov. Katie Hobbs  The measure takes effect in 2027 Arizona will soon give habitual speeders an alternative option to losing their license — a temporary device, opted into by the driver, that limits vehicle speed.  Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2417, called the “Stop Super Speeders Law,” into law last week. Once the law goes into effect in July 2027, judges will be able to offer excessive speeders an option to install a speed assistance device that automatically limits vehicles to the road’s posted speed limit. The new law’s sponsor, Rep. Quang Nguyen, R-Prescott Valley, said he considers the measure to be a workforce bill — one that keeps people facing a license suspension with a means to operate their vehicles legally so they can keep working. The device would be optional, and installed at the vehicle owner’s expense.  “This is not forced on you. This is not big brother,” Nguyen said. “The reality is that big brother already took your license.” According to Steer Safe Coalition, a national advocate for speeding legislation, the speed control devices can range in installation prices from $100 to $250, depending on the year and make of a vehicle. Nguyen said while he didn’t think dangerous drivers who have DUI-related charges should be on the road, he did want to offer an alternative means for people to continue driving if they’ve racked up numerous speeding tickets.  The Arizona Department of Transportation assesses points against the driving record of motorists who violate traffic laws or drive under the influence. Judges then determine if a person’s license should be suspended depending on how many points they’ve accumulated and the severity of their driving offenses. “This law focuses on the small number of repeat speeders who put every family at risk using proven technology to stop dangerous behavior before tragedy occurs,” said Amy Cohen, the founder and president of Families for Safe Streets. Cohen’s 12-year-old son was killed in 2013 while he was waiting for a friend to take him to soccer practice. He was struck by a van while attempting to retrieve a soccer ball from a street in Brooklyn, which led to Cohen starting Families for Safe Streets and advocating for safer transportation infrastructure in her city. After some research, she found that drivers consistently exceeded 30 miles above the posted speed limit on the road her son was killed on. The most recent crash report from the Arizona Department of Transportation indicates there were more than 121,000 crashes in the state from 2024. Of those crashes, nearly 21,000 people were injured from speed-related crashes and 417 people died.  A bipartisan group of legislators helped get HB 2417 through the Legislature and the measure received a supermajority vote in the Senate before Hobbs signed the bill.  “I was proud to co-sponsor this bipartisan bill to make sure we protect people against excessive speeding and help prior offenders correct their behavior without becoming a drain on society,” said Rep. Kevin Volk, D-Tucson. The law requires the speed control devices to have an override feature so that a person can accelerate up to 10 miles per hour above a posted speed limit for 60 seconds if they need to make an evasive maneuver while driving. “No one should have to lose a loved one because of reckless speeding. This legislation takes a smart, evidence-based approach by focusing on the most dangerous behaviors while allowing people to move safely throughout their communities,” said Sen. Analise Ortiz, D-Phoenix. The post ‘Super Speeders’ law will enable motorists to avoid license suspension first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8d85197238567835b455 Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents te 2026-06-25T20:20:21.426Z Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents Agent testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experienced nearly insatiable demand, its investor says. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8b6e197238567835b422 Debt collection letter for debt you don't owe? What to do now te 2026-06-25T20:11:26.557Z Debt collection letter for debt you don't owe? What to do now A letter arrives about a debt you don't remember, from a company you've never dealt with, for an account you never opened. For a growing number of people, that notice is how they first learn someone used their identity. Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about attempts to collect a debt not owed rose about 115% above their prior two-year average in 2025, and many of those consumers reported balances they didn't recognize and suspected identity theft. Before you panic or pay, it helps to understand why these letters show up and what rights you have. WHY LAST YEAR'S BREACH IS THIS YEAR'S IDENTITY FRAUD Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Why debt collectors contact you about a debt you do not owe When a charged-off account is sold to a collection agency, the agency receives the original creditor's application file, including whatever identifiers were used to open it. That contact information is often 90 to 180 days out of date by the time the account changes hands. HOW SCAMMERS BUILD A PROFILE ON YOU USING DATA BROKERS Before the first call, the agency runs skip tracing: matching a name, Social Security number (SSN) and past addresses against public records, postal change-of-address data, property and utility records and data-broker files to find the current person behind the account. At bulk volume, each lookup costs the agency pennies. The agency then contacts you directly, by phone or mail, whether or not you have looked at your credit file. The account behind the notice may have been opened with your information pulled from breaches and resold, then approved by an automated check that matched the data to an existing file without confirming that the applicant was you. Opening a new account is the leading form of attempted identity misuse reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), which counted it more often than takeovers of accounts people already held. What happens after is less understood. 10 SIGNS YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING SOLD ONLINE Charged-off debts, including fraudulent ones, are sold in bulk portfolios for pennies on the dollar, often with thin supporting paperwork. One fraudulent balance can be sold and resold across several agencies. A debt you dispute and clear with one collector can be repackaged and reappear with another months later. With medical debt, a bill can sometimes move toward collections before you see every explanation of benefits, insurance update or corrected statement. That is why you should contact the provider and your insurer before paying a collector. Federal law gives you a defined response, and the clock starts at first contact. Under the CFPB's Regulation F, a collector must send a validation notice describing the debt and your rights in, or within five days of, its first communication with you. 5 MYTHS ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT THAT PUT YOUR DATA AT RISK You have 30 days from receiving that notice to dispute the debt in writing under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Dispute inside that window, and the collector must stop collecting until it verifies the debt. One important note: the FDCPA generally covers third-party debt collectors, not every original creditor. However, credit reporting laws, identity theft protections and state laws may still give you rights. If the debt came from identity theft, send the collector an FTC Identity Theft Report from IdentityTheft.gov. Also, tell the collector in writing that you dispute the debt, that it resulted from identity theft and that you want it to stop reporting the account to the credit bureaus. IS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AT RISK? SIGNS SOMEONE MIGHT BE STEALING IT Ask Equifax, Experian and TransUnion for a block under Section 605B of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). With a valid identity theft report and proof of your identity, the bureaus must block the fraudulent item within four business days. A block is harder to reverse than an ordinary dispute, which counts when the same debt can be resold. The CFPB has said it may expand the meaning of identity theft under Regulation V to cover "coerced debt," money run up in someone's name without their consent, including in domestic and elder abuse cases. Before you send money or confirm any personal details, slow down and make the collector prove the debt belongs to you. Do not pay, promise to pay or give out more personal information during the first call. Ask for the validation notice in writing and save every letter, voicemail and call log. Then send a written dispute within 30 days. If you believe identity theft caused the account, create an FTC Identity Theft Report at IdentityTheft.gov. Send copies to the collector, the original creditor and all three credit bureaus. Also, place a fraud alert or credit freeze with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, so it becomes harder for someone to open another account in your name. With medical debt, contact the provider and your insurer before paying a collector. Ask for an itemized bill and an explanation of benefits. A medical bill can end up in collections while paperwork, insurance reviews or billing disputes are still catching up. If a collector sues you, do not ignore the papers. Respond by the court deadline or contact a consumer law attorney or legal aid group. Even a debt you do not owe can create bigger problems if you miss a court deadline. Once a fraudulent account charges off and sells, cleanup gets harder. You may need to dispute the debt with the collector, the original lender and all three credit bureaus. If someone resells the debt, the same problem can come back months later. YOU HAVE A CREDIT FREEZE. IT STILL ISN’T ENOUGH Credit monitoring can help you spot a new account or hard inquiry before the debt reaches collections. That gives you time to contact the lender, dispute the account and freeze your credit sooner. No service can prevent every account opened in your name. However, three-bureau credit monitoring can alert you when lenders report new accounts or hard inquiries. That can help you act before a collections notice arrives or a lender denies you credit. See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at CyberGuy.com. A collection letter for an unfamiliar debt deserves a closer look. It may mean someone opened an account in your name. Do not pay just to stop the calls. Ask for written validation and dispute the debt fast. If someone misused your information, file an FTC Identity Theft Report. Then freeze your credit and check all three credit reports. Early alerts can help you catch fraud before collections begin. That can save you money, time and stress. Have you ever gotten a collection letter or call for a debt you knew you did not owe, and what did you do first? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8b5b197238567835b419 WNBA suspends Alyssa Thomas for 'recklessly' hitting Caitlin Clark in throat during scramble te 2026-06-25T20:11:07.097Z WNBA suspends Alyssa Thomas for 'recklessly' hitting Caitlin Clark in throat during scramble The WNBA reviewed the Caitlin Clark-Alyssa Thomas incident from Wednesday night. The league apparently didn’t like what it saw. Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas received a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty and a one-game suspension after the league reviewed her contact with Clark during the Mercury’s 111-109 win over the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The WNBA announced Thursday that Thomas was punished for "recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area" of Clark. CAITLIN CLARK EXITS EARLY WITH BACK ISSUE AS FEVER FALL TO MERCURY The play occurred with 6:52 remaining in the second quarter. Clark drove toward the basket and went to the floor as multiple players fought for the ball. During the scramble, Thomas appeared to drive her fist into Clark's neck and throat area. No foul was called on the play during the game. The WNBA said on Thursday that Thomas’ action was deemed a non-basketball act. The league also noted that its office has the ability, after reviewing any game, to reclassify a flagrant foul or classify any foul not called as a flagrant during a game. The league can also impose a fine or suspension. Thomas will serve the suspension June 27, when the Mercury visit the Toronto Tempo. The ruling came after Fever coach Stephanie White blasted the officiating following the loss. "We have a generational talent and a WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots right there that weren’t called," White said after the game. White called the no-call on Thomas "absolutely egregious and utterly disrespectful." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! White also criticized a separate play where Clark landed awkwardly after being fouled by Valeriane Ayayi on a 3-point attempt. Officials reviewed the play, but did not upgrade it to a flagrant foul. Clark grabbed at her back afterward and later left the game and did not return. She finished with 19 points and eight assists in 20 minutes before exiting. The Thomas suspension won’t change the result. Phoenix still won the game, 111-109. But the league’s ruling does matter. It means White’s complaints weren’t just postgame frustration after a close loss. At least on the Thomas play, the WNBA admitted referees missed an obvious flagrant foul. That’s the part that should concern the league. Clark is the WNBA’s biggest draw, and the conversation around how she’s officiated isn’t going away. The league can insist it is reviewing plays after the fact, and in this case, it did. But it’s fair to ask why a fist to the throat area had to wait until the next day to become a Flagrant 2. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8927197238567835b39d JONATHAN TURLEY: Supreme Court hands Trump a border victory liberals can't spin te 2026-06-25T20:01:43.966Z JONATHAN TURLEY: Supreme Court hands Trump a border victory liberals can't spin "In ordinary speech, no one would say that a person ‘arrives in’ a place ... before the person enters that place." Those words may seem ripped from the pages of Dr. Seuss, but they are taken from the 6-3 majority opinion of Justice Samuel Alito iin Mullin v. Al Otro Lado. They captured the lost-in-translation character of the Court's fight over whether undocumented persons must be physically present in the United States to make an asylum claim. In one of a pair of major immigration wins for the Trump administration, the Court ruled that asylum seekers who are stopped on the other side of the Southern border are not present in the United States. If treated as inside the country despite being outside it, these individuals would be allowed to enter and remain while their asylum claims are pending. The case highlights the lengths to which the Biden administration went to facilitate the entry of undocumented persons into the country. It rescinded a policy of "metering" that was put into place by the Obama administration (and later restored and expanded by the Trump administration). SUPREME COURT AGREES TO REVIEW TRUMP ADMIN EFFORT TO LIMIT IMMIGRANT ASYLUM PROCESSING CLAIMS AT BORDER In seeking to bar Trump from enforcing the same policy as the Obama administration, the three liberal justices sounded positively Clintonesque in debating what the meaning of "in" is. Justice Sonia Sotomayor denounced the majority's "illogical interpretation is driven almost entirely by a fixation on a single word: ‘in.’ Words, however, must be read in context and with attention to how they fit into the statute as a whole." In their view, "contextual" reading means that you can be "in" the United States without actually being "in" the United States. The sharp disagreement in the opinions spilled over to the release of the opinions. Justice Alito read a summary of his opinion, followed by a more lengthy reading by Justice Sotomayor of her dissent. The stinging dissent produced a rare rebuttal from the bench by Alito, who was surprised by the extended comments and said that, if he had not been blindsided, he would have said more, including how "the policy in question was adopted by two very different administrations." The court also delivered a major victory in Mullin v. Doe, upholding the right of the administration to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protection status. Again, lower courts afforded the Obama and Biden administrations greater leeway in granting such status than Trump in rescinding it. The combination of the two opinions offers significant advances for the administration in addressing millions of undocumented persons in this country.  In her dissent in Mullin, Sotomayor invoked the image of the voyage of the M. S. St. Louis, where Jews fleeing Nazi Germany were not allowed entry in various countries only to be returned to Germany, where many died in the Holocaust. The problem with the analogy is that all of those on the St. Louis were demonstrably in flight from lethal persecution. Virtually all of the asylum claims made at our borders are rejected as unsupported or invalid. Immigration groups hand out material across the border, coaching immigrants to claim asylum status to guarantee that they can stay in the country for years before any final adjudication can be made. The acceptance rate of these claims is currently below five percent. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The question is how to limit such constructive entries if being "in" the United States does not require actually being in the United States. More importantly, absent a clear legal basis for such constructive entries, it is not clear why courts should be able to dictate such policies. The control of our borders has long been an area marked by heavy deference to the Executive Branch. During the Biden administration, courts often embraced that discretion as the administration allowed over ten million unvetted immigrants to enter. Trump was elected on the pledge to reverse these policies by using the same discretion that his predecessor employed to open the border. The dissent shows how untethered these opinions are from not just "ordinary speech," but principles of judicial restraint. Placing these disputes in "context" is a liberating construct that allows a court to read the words "arrives in the United States" to include those outside of the United States. It also gives a glimpse at the likely approach of the newly expanded Supreme Court that Democrats are pledging if they regain power.  The decisions in Mullin v. Doe and Mullin v. Al Otro Lado will not erase the backlog in immigration cases or remove millions of unvetted immigrants. That will require both an expansion of our immigration courts and real reforms to further streamline the removal process. However, in two 6-3 opinions, the administration regained substantial authority in the management of our borders.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d88e9197238567835b359 Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Texas, at least the 20th fatality this year te 2026-06-25T20:00:41.495Z Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Texas, at least the 20th fatality this year Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d88d4197238567835b336 Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds te 2026-06-25T20:00:20.509Z Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third party breach. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d86f9197238567835b312 Chinese drone monopoly put on notice amid concerns over CCP spying: 'Strategic mistake' te 2026-06-25T19:52:25.250Z Chinese drone monopoly put on notice amid concerns over CCP spying: 'Strategic mistake' Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., who serves on crucial subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee, is leading a charge to phase out Chinese-manufactured drones from use in U.S. law enforcement. "Here in the United States, we've allowed China to dominate much of the global drone market while American agencies continue relying on systems built by companies tied to the Chinese Communist Party," Harrigan said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "That's a strategic mistake," he continued. The bill, titled the American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026, would offer domestic law enforcement an off-ramp for whatever Chinese-made drones they might be currently using. It also furthers legislative ways in which Republicans have sought to step away from Chinese manufacturing and supply in sensitive areas. It also makes federal grant funding conditional on not acquiring any foreign-made drones after Jan. 1, 2027. SEN WICKER: ENDING CHINA’S DRONE DOMINANCE WITH A MADE-IN-AMERICA REVIVAL In its current form, the bill sets aside $1.5 billion in federal funding, funded through Trump's Section 301 tariffs, to accelerate the removal of Chinese-made drones and would subsidize a domestic drone manufacturing base with defense applications. Harrigan said drones have become a clear security issue in light of their use in overseas conflicts and their growing sophistication. "One of the clearest lessons from Ukraine is that drones are no longer a niche capability; they're a foundational part of modern warfare," Harrigan said. Almost all major U.S. cities have implemented restrictions on the use of drones. In Washington, D.C., for instance, drones are completely banned from use due to the federal Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) that governs highly restricted airspace. Even so, their use has climbed in recent years — especially in border security, where their fast-moving capabilities have allowed border agents to monitor wide swaths of land. BORDER ON THE BRINK AS CARTEL DRONES FORCE US TO ACT AFTER YEARS OF PARALYSIS In 2020, an internal memorandum authored by then U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott signaled CBP’s intent to significantly expand their use. "These unmanned technologies will achieve levels of detection, response and interdiction efficiencies not realized by current CBP technological capabilities," the memorandum states. Local law enforcement also uses drones, but is reliant on Chinese manufacturers like Da Jiang Innovations (DJI). In Texas, for instance, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Texas, for instance. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) said that of the 966 drones registered to police and sheriff’s departments in the Lone Star State in 2024, 879 were produced by DJI. Harrigan believes drone use isn’t going away. But even as their use expands, he believes lawmakers should prioritize American safety through U.S. manufacturing. I'M A DRONE CEO. OUR SKIES ARE DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED — HERE'S THE SOLUTION "If drones are going to play a central role in national security, public safety, and critical infrastructure, America needs to be able to build them here at home," Harrigan said. It’s unclear when Harrigan’s bill would reach the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d86e5197238567835b309 Olivia Dunne is making beer great again before the Fourth, explaining the Caitlin Clark hate & oh no, Orioles! te 2026-06-25T19:52:05.788Z Olivia Dunne is making beer great again before the Fourth, explaining the Caitlin Clark hate & oh no, Orioles! Over the hump and safely onto the other side. Whew. We're barreling towards the weekend, and, more importantly, barreling towards a new month. Five days left. Let's leave it all out on the field and end June with a bang. All gas, no brakes right now. We're full steam ahead until we get a few days off this weekend. For now, though, we have to defend Caitlin Clark AGAIN after the insufferable WNBA witches tried to choke her last night. Goodness, what a league. What a scene. Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where Olivia Dunne continues to slug back Miller Lites and put the beer industry on high alert. What else? I've got plenty of fallout from last night's Caitlin Clark mugging, the Orioles have decided to dip their toe into some Pride night nonsense, and I've got a quick PSA for those of you looking for something to binge on Netflix this weekend. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Don't watch what I watched earlier this week. Trust me. Lordy. OK, grab you a Miller Lite and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap! We covered Livvy Dunne's marketing campaign with Miller Lite last month, but it's worth another look today. Such a simple move by Molson Coors to bring in an attractive female to sell more beer, but it's very much appreciated in today's world. You don't see it often anymore, you know? Remember the Bud Light fiasco a few years back? They're STILL trying to recover. OutKick did a deep dive earlier this year when Dunne joined Miller Lite, because we wanted to see how long it had been since Bud Light featured an image or video of a female on its Instagram account. Over a year! Go back and look. The last time was April 29, 2025. Amazing. OLIVIA DUNNE WASHES CARS IN HER "BAYWATCH" SWIMSUIT, NICK SABAN LIKES A "WIDE A--" & ESPN RUINS SOMETHING ELSE Meanwhile, Miller Lite has Olivia Dunne slugging back mini-pitchers with the Fourth of July one week away. This is the way. It's simple. It's always been simple. OK, let's get this class started with the story of the day: Caitlin Clark getting absolutely assaulted last night with not a whistle in site. Incredible: Goodness gracious. The obvious question? How was THAT not a foul? What are we doing here? The second-most obvious question, at least for me? At what point does Caitlin start fighting back? Yesterday's Nightcaps was centered around Sophie Cunningham sticking up for Clark the night before when she got into a scuffle with some player I won't bother to name because, frankly, I don't care to look it up. But a person can only be protected for so long until they start to fight their own battles, right? Sure, the argument could be that Caitlin Clark is a superstar and teammates need to protect their superstars. When a quarterback takes a late hit, you see 1,500 pounds of offensive linemen immediately rush over to stand between him and whoever was brave enough to lay the hit. It's game over for the defender. He's cooked. The same probably should apply here, but it hasn't. The league is full of jealous, hateful women who despise Caitlin Clark. Why? Well, let's ask Boomer Esiason. He has a theory that's probably not that far off: "She's a straight white basketball player. And she is not being treated with any sort of respect." I mean, is he wrong? Tough to argue with that, right? The proof is in the pudding. At this point, it's undeniable. This feels like a turning point. We've seen Caitlin Clark targeted before, but nothing like what we saw Wednesday night. I know Boomer suggested she just give the WNBA the finger altogether and go play overseas. But she's not gonna do that. Personally, I say the time for talking is over. The case is closed. We're past debating whether or not Clark is being targeted by the rest of the league. She is, and if the refs don't have the stones to get involved, she needs to take matters into her own hands. At some point, you have to fight back. Sophie Cunningham can't fight your battles for you. Head coach Stephanie White, who blasted the league last night, can't do it. You have to just start laying into people. Start cracking some skulls. Throw a haymaker. Have some pride. And I ain't talking about Major League Baseball's version of Pride! Speaking of ... let's rapid-fire this Thursday class into a big night of drag-show baseball: My God. Yes, you read it right. The Orioles have decided to not only have a Pride night, but also have a drag queen act as the "guest splasher" in the Tower Federal Credit Union Bird Bath during the bottom of the second inning. The Bird Bath, for those who don't know (hand raised), is the Orioles' popular splash zone in left field. Folks of all ages sit out there, including kids. It's also directly next to the park's Under Armour Kids Home Run Porch, which is billed as "the ultimate gameday destination for kids and their families." So, yes. Friday's Pride night at Camden Yards will feature a drag queen in the outfield spraying kids with water. Play ball! To quote my very old grandmother: "This country is going to hell in a handbasket." Finally, on the way out, I have that quick PSA for everyone that I mentioned at the top of the hour ... Stay away from "Maternal Instinct." The First Lady had some work to do the other night, so she stayed out in the living room while I got in bed. I needed something to watch, and I found this little documentary staring at me on Netflix. The first hour or so is fine. Frankly, it's nothing absurdly crazy. Sure, this lady is nuts, but I just figured that would be the end of it. The final 30 minutes is some of the most depressing, disturbing, nauseating content I've ever watched in my life. Admittedly, I had no clue how this true-crime doc ended before I hit 'play,' so it's a little bit on me for not doing my research. But goodness gracious, it was just horrifying. And horrible. And made me so incredibly angry before putting on an episode of "Roseanne" to fall asleep to. We got in bed last night and my wife asked me if I'd heard about it. I snapped my head over and said, "Don't even think about it. It's not for you," and left it at that. Anyway, probably not the greatest endorsement for the folks over at Netflix and "Maternal Instinct," or maybe it is? Don't say I didn't warn you, though. OK, that's it for today. Good work, everyone. One day left this week, and then we're off to the races. Keep grinding! See you tomorrow. OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots). What would you do if you were Caitlin Clark? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d86d2197238567835b300 WATCH: AOC won't rule out Senate bid after New York progressives notch primary wins: 'Inspired and encouraged' te 2026-06-25T19:51:46.343Z WATCH: AOC won't rule out Senate bid after New York progressives notch primary wins: 'Inspired and encouraged' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., declined to rule out a future Senate campaign after a trio of far-left candidates won New York's primary elections Tuesday, saying the results left her "inspired and encouraged." "I’m sorry I'm not going to be breaking any news here as I consider what's going to happen in the future," Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News Digital when asked whether the election results made her more inclined to run for Senate. "But I’m definitely inspired and encouraged by all the new faces that we're going to be sending to the states and to Congress next year," she continued.  AOC CRUISES TO PRIMARY VICTORY AS SPECULATION SWIRLS ABOUT POLITICAL FUTURE The four-term "Squad" member crushed her two Democratic primary challengers running to unseat her in New York’s 14th Congressional District. Coupled with the victories by three fellow progressives in her state, the results fueled speculation that Ocasio-Cortez could potentially mount a successful primary race against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments come after broader speculations have continued to swirl around the possibilities of her political future. The progressive New York Democrat has also refused to rule out a 2028 presidential run, telling Fox News Digital "maybe, maybe not" on whether her running for president was in consideration.  The victories by candidates backed by socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over more moderate Democrats also fueled debate over whether the progressive wing is becoming a national blueprint for the Democratic Party. WATCH: AOC LEAVES DOOR OPEN TO 2028 WHITE HOUSE BID: 'MAYBE, MAYBE NOT' Asked whether the wins by candidates critical of Israel represented a blueprint for Democrats nationally, Ocasio-Cortez shifted the focus from policy to campaign strategy. "It's not only about our substantive positions, but also how we organize and run as well," she said. Like Ocasio-Cortez, the three primary winners have all been critical of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, making the issue a defining point of the Democratic Party's progressive wing. RISING SOCIALIST STARS ON TRACK TO CONGRESS: WHO ARE DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER, BRAD LANDER AND CLAIRE VALDEZ? The victories showcased a surge of support for socialist-backed Democratic candidates, at least in New York. Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., in New York’s 13th Congressional District; Assembly Member Claire Valdez won the Democratic primary in New York’s 7th Congressional District, where retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., is not seeking re-election; and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., in New York’s 10th Congressional District — all after aligning themselves with Mamdani's campaign. If they prevail as expected in November’s midterm elections and head to Congress, their victories would signficantly expand the number of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned members in Congress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d8695197238567835b2e2 Will abortion be a defining issue in Arizona’s general election? te 2026-06-25T19:50:45.405Z Will abortion be a defining issue in Arizona’s general election? Key Points: Reproductive rights advocates want abortion to be a “defining” issue in 2026 election Abortion could be central to the races for governor and attorney general Advocates are connecting abortion access to broader economic concerns Arizona voters will stare down a dizzying array of issues on their ballots come November, but Gov. Katie Hobbs and reproductive rights advocates are pushing to make abortion one of the most important. Voters amended the Arizona Constitution in 2024 through Proposition 139, a citizens initiative guaranteeing a right to abortion, shortly after Hobbs signed a repeal of a territorial-era statute banning abortion outright. But abortion rights groups say there is still much more at stake as Republican lawmakers attempt to legislate around the amendment and fight against it in court.  On the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the governor joined local women’s health providers, college students and Reproductive Freedom for All advocates to make the case that abortion should remain a defining issue in 2026.  “We know that Prop. 139 didn’t magically take down a lot of barriers or erase some of the challenges for accessing (abortion) care,” Hobbs said on June 24.  One of those barriers is Arizona’s Republican-controlled Legislature, which advocates argue continues to ignore the will of voters who approved Prop. 139 in 2024. Since its passage, lawmakers have continued to introduce bills that nibble around the edges of the constitutional right to abortion access. Hobbs has vetoed a handful of bills in the past four years related to abortion issues, including proposals instituting “fetal personhood,” requiring instruction on fetal development in public schools and regulating “partial-birth” abortions. She has also attempted to advance the repeal of a statute requiring providers to report data on abortion procedures to the state and to enhance protections for contraceptives, but those proposals were largely dead-on-arrival in the Legislature.  Another barrier is the gubernatorial contest Hobbs is hoping to survive in November. The two congressmen vying for the Republican nomination to take on the governor have both been vocal in their opposition to abortion during their time in Washington, D.C.  Congressmen Andy Biggs and David Schweikert have both described themselves as “pro-life” and have introduced or voted for federal legislation restricting access to abortion. In a survey conducted by the conservative Center for Arizona Policy, Schweikert indicated he would support a legislative ballot referral asking voters to repeal Prop. 139. It appears that Biggs did not respond to the same survey. When asked by the Arizona Capitol Times if the congressman would support a Prop. 139 repeal effort, Biggs’ senior campaign adviser Drew Sexton did not directly address the question. “Katie Hobbs is looking backwards to distract Arizonans from her status under criminal investigation for a pay-to-play scheme and her policies driving Arizona to 45th in affordability,” Sexton said in a statement. Athena Salman, director of Arizona campaigns for Reproductive Freedom for All, told reporters on June 24 that Biggs’ lack of response to the CAP survey shows GOP politicians know their anti-abortion records are unpopular with voters. “They are not being frontward facing and loud like they used to be before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,” Salman said. “The reason that they’re doing this is because they know in elections, especially in battleground states where we are very purple, one of the top disqualifying issues for a candidate is whether or not they have extremist stances on abortion.”  Reproductive Freedom for All announced plans to spend $23.5 million on a national campaign dubbed “My Body, My Ballot,” aimed at bolstering election bids for candidates like Hobbs and other Arizona Democrats who are supportive of abortion rights.  Salman said voters should consider reproductive rights when voting in down-ballot races as well, in the hopes of flipping the Legislature and preventing anti-abortion candidates from flipping Democrat-held statewide seats.  She specifically highlighted the attorney general’s race and called out Senate President Warren Petersen, a GOP candidate for the office, and House Speaker Steve Montenegro for “playing pretend AG” to defend abortion statutes rendered unconstitutional by Prop. 139. “We took a significant step forward by getting the constitutional amendment, but as of earlier this year, they have wasted $800,00 in taxpayer money trying to defend these unconstitutional laws,” Salman said.  After voters passed Prop. 139, two OB-GYN doctors and the Arizona Medical Association, represented by attorneys for the Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged a sweep of state laws.  The challenged provisions mandated waiting periods and state-dictated information on risks and alternatives, banned telemedicine appointments and medication abortion prescriptions and prohibited physicians from performing an abortion if the patient sought to terminate the pregnancy based on genetic abnormalities.  Petersen and Montenegro stepped in to defend the laws after Attorney General Kris Mayes pledged not to. But in a February ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Greg Como struck down all three schemes, finding violations of the state’s constitutional right to an abortion across the board.  “In sum, it is the Challenged Laws’ universal suppression of medical judgment and choice that renders them invalid in all circumstances,” Como wrote.  The legislative leaders are now in pursuit of an appeal. In an opening brief filed June 18, Petersen and Montenegro argue that Prop. 139 was only meant to go as far as upholding abortion rights intact under Roe v. Wade.  “(T)he Superior Court failed to give effect to the voters’ intent to return the regulation of abortion to the status quo that existed under the Roe/Casey framework,” Andrew Gould, attorney for the Legislature, wrote. “Instead, the Superior Court used (the constitutional abortion provision) to strike a wide range of health-and-safety regulations relating to abortion—provisions that were plainly valid before the abrogation of Roe.”  The language of Proposition 139 provides every individual with the “fundamental right to abortion” and prohibits the state from enacting, adopting or enforcing any law, regulation, policy or practice that denies, restricts or interferes with that right unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.  With the lawsuit ongoing — and Petersen angling to defeat Mayes and uphold the abortion statues — the stakes are high for reproductive rights advocates.  Hobbs and Salman acknowledged that voters have a lot on their minds this year, especially as the nation wades further into a cost-of-living crisis. But they argued that abortion rights are connected to all of the most pressing issues at stake this year, including affordability. “It’s not just about advancing policies that protect access to reproductive healthcare and making sure that people feel like they can start a family safely, but also that we have the economic policies that support those families,” Hobbs told reporters. “… it is directly tied to people feeling like they can start a family in a community that will thrive, and so that is all part, to me, of the same agenda.” The post Will abortion be a defining issue in Arizona’s general election? first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d867c197238567835b29a Xbox follows Apple with price increases  te 2026-06-25T19:50:20.474Z Xbox follows Apple with price increases  The price increase comes amid rising components costs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d81fb197238567835b1e6 Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border te 2026-06-25T19:31:07.955Z Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border A family waits in line to apply for asylum at the southern border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2023. (Photo by Corrie Boudreaux for Source NM) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Thursday with the Trump administration’s request to turn away asylum-seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.  The question the justices considered was whether migrants have to fully cross into the United States in order to have the right to apply for asylum and be processed, or if they can apply for asylum when they appear at a port of entry while on Mexico’s side of the border.  In a 6-3 decision, the conservative justices agreed with the Trump administration that a noncitizen who is standing in Mexico doesn’t arrive in the U.S. “by attempting, and failing, to set foot in this country.”  The justices held that a noncitizen only arrives in the U.S. “when he crosses the border,” and that the Immigration Nationality Act does not entitle that noncitizen who is standing on Mexico’s side of the border who wants to apply for asylum to be inspected by an immigration officer.  Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote for the majority, said the case before the justices presented a “straightforward question.” “The phrase ‘arrives in the United States’ … carries its ordinary meaning: A person arrives in a geographic location only when he enters it,” he wrote. “A person arrives in a destination when he enters within its area—not before—and that conclusion does not change because someone or something blocks entry. Everyday examples of how people ordinarily use the phrase ‘arrives in’ confirm this understanding.” The policy requiring a full crossing, known as metering, is defunct, but Vivek Suri, assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, argued before the high court that it was a policy the federal government should be allowed to have in its toolbox for future uses at the southern border.  Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent saying the ruling will allow the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers, a policy she said violates Congress’ refugee law. “Because the Court today blesses the Executive Branch’s decision to slam the door shut on all who are fleeing persecution, despite the detailed inspection and asylum system that Congress enacted and commands, I respectfully dissent,” she wrote.  During oral arguments in March, the justices seemed ideologically split, with the six conservative justices agreeing with the Trump administration. The three liberals of the Supreme Court — Sotomayor and Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson —  questioned whether the policy violated federal law protecting refugees.  This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7fdc197238567835b11e Brooks Nader wows in iconic red one-piece bathing suit as 'Baywatch' reboot films beach scenes te 2026-06-25T19:22:04.725Z Brooks Nader wows in iconic red one-piece bathing suit as 'Baywatch' reboot films beach scenes Brooks Nader is giving fans a sneak peek at her "Baywatch" character. The 29-year-old actress and model was recently photographed in the iconic red "Baywatch" swimsuit, as she and the rest of the cast filmed beach scenes for the upcoming reboot. In the photos, Nader is seen flaunting her beach babe bod in a red one-piece swimsuit with a high-cut leg, showing off her long legs. Also starring Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell, Hassie Harrison and others, the reboot is set to premiere on Fox in January 2027. BROOKS NADER AND SISTERS POSE FOR BIKINI PHOTO SHOOT DURING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GETAWAY Fox first announced Nader's casting on Instagram in March, writing, the actress "sure manifested this one into being."⁠ She will be playing Selene, a captain of the Zuma beach lifeguards. Nader then took to her social media to confirm the news, sharing multiple photos of herself on set, as well as herself as a child, including one of her wearing a shirt with "movie star" written on it, and another of her posing in a one-piece swimsuit. "I believed in this long before it made sense 💫," she wrote in the caption. "Never give up, chase your dreams no matter how wild there are!!!!!@baywatchtv @foxtv LETS GO! ❤️." While she was excited about being part of the show, many social media users took issue with the influencer-heavy casting on the show. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Some called it "influencer casting, not acting" and slammed the project as "a JOKE" with an "awful cast." In addition to Nader, influencers on the cast include Noah Beck, who found fame on TikTok, and Livvy Dunne, who has over 13 million social media followers. "I think that the times are different, and everyone is so multi-hyphenate now. And you can be both an actor and an influencer and have influence," Nader told the Daily Mail in response to critics. "And that's the beauty of the culture that social media has created." "We now have platforms," she continued. "I think … during the '90s, you didn't have social media. You didn't have Instagram or TikTok. And, so, people could use their voice now, and I think as long as they're using it for good ... I think that … it'll bring a vibe to the show." The original show, which ran for 11 seasons over the course of 12 years, from 1989 to 2001, and launched the careers of many of its stars, including Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Electra joined the show in its eighth season, in 1997. During an appearance at 90s con in September 2024, Electra spoke about her big break and what her life was like prior to being discovered, noting she "was homeless in L.A." "I knew where I needed to be in N.Y. or L.A.," she said, according to People. "So, there was a lot of struggling, and I didn’t really know what I was going to do. But I just started to try things and come out of my shell really. So that’s the beginning." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7fc9197238567835b115 Trump's $88B Iran war bill collides with Senate opposition te 2026-06-25T19:21:45.269Z Trump's $88B Iran war bill collides with Senate opposition The Pentagon’s massive funding request to pay some of the costs of the Iran war is going to be a hard sell for Senate Democrats, and a key issue buried deep in the multibillion-dollar request could divide Republicans.  Congress received the nearly $88 billion package Wednesday afternoon after months of speculation about whether it would ever come, and exactly how much it would cost. The current price tag is drastically lower than earlier estimates, which project the package could reach as high as $200 billion.  But after roughly four months and a tenuous peace deal in place, Democrats appear unwilling to support the funding that would replenish munitions, despite sweeteners that appear geared toward attracting their support.  CLOSED-DOOR OUTBURST TURNS INTO VICTORY FOR TRUMP’S IRAN NEGOTIATIONS "It seems designed to repel Democratic votes," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said. "They’re clearly not trying to pass this." Those sweeteners, which include $11 billion in aid for farmers and $1.4 billion to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa, didn’t sway Murphy, who charged that the farm assistance in particular was a "war cost."  The package isn’t getting any love from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., either, who accused President Donald Trump of "asking taxpayers to clean up his messes."  "After dragging America into a reckless war, he now wants Congress to hand him tens of billions more to paper over the damage — while families are still paying higher prices," Schumer said on X. "We should be lowering costs for the American people, not writing another blank check for Trump." Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wasn’t surprised that Senate Democrats appeared ready to bat down the package, which will need at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate, arguing that "they haven’t supported anything this year, or last year."  IRAN WAR'S PRICE TAG HITS $80B — MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT CONGRESS WAS TOLD "It's literally true. I mean, including stuff that they negotiated," Hawley said. "FISA, they negotiated, which I didn't like when they negotiated, but still, you know, they negotiated and said, ‘No,’ they negotiated all the appropriations bills then said, ‘No.’
I mean, so, you know, I'd be shocked if they did support it." The bulk of the request is geared toward the Pentagon and includes $67 billion for the War Department, including $21 billion to replenish missile stockpiles depleted during the Iran offensive, known as Operation Epic Fury, $17 billion for military operations, $2.4 billion for drones and $5.1 billion for cybersecurity and autonomy. Another $12 billion of the War Department funding would go toward classified programs. The request also includes $2 billion for the Coast Guard and $800 million for the National Guard. The administration is also seeking $672 million for the removal of Iranian nuclear materials, inspections and verification efforts, and other counterproliferation activities. According to the proposal, the funding would support the removal of Iranian nuclear materials, including uranium hexafluoride (UF6), uranium in various forms and research reactor fuel, including highly enriched uranium. The proposal would also fund potential U.S. verification activities in Iran, subject to site access, support inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, strengthen nuclear-smuggling detection efforts and expand Nuclear Emergency Support Team operations across the Middle East. The funding comes as U.S. and Iranian negotiators work to translate the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) into a more detailed agreement governing Iran's nuclear program and stockpile of enriched uranium. While the memorandum established downblending as the minimum acceptable method for handling Iran's enriched uranium, negotiators have not publicly disclosed whether the material would ultimately remain in Iran, be transferred to another country or be destroyed. TRUMP SEEKS $672M TO STOP IRANIAN NUKES AS NEGOTIATORS WEIGH FATE OF URANIUM STOCKPILE While Democrats shake their fists at the supplemental spending package, one provision tucked into the legislation could also give Republicans heartburn.  Among the farm aid provisions is a policy to permanently extend the sale of gasoline with a blend of ethanol, a liquid biofuel made from corn, known as E15.  The E15 issue showed a rare rift in Senate Republican leadership, and one that ripples through the Senate GOP based on geography. "Promising a year-round E15 mandate is a check the president can't cash," a Republican source said.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., backs it, particularly for the benefits it could give candidates running for election or re-election in states where corn crops are king.  But his second-in-command, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., bucked the House’s year-round E15 bill when it passed last month and has argued that allowing a mandate on the fuel blend would hurt small refiners and undo strides for energy production made in Trump’s flagship legislation, the "big, beautiful bill." "America’s small refiners are unsung heroes of affordable American energy. Washington D.C., often overlooks them. Working families depend on them," Barrasso said on the Senate floor earlier this week. "I represent several small refineries in Wyoming. The refineries employ thousands of people." "They make gasoline prices more affordable," he continued. "They strengthen our nation’s energy security. Proposed new mandates on small refineries would harm them and the people who work for them." Since the House bill passed, Thune said he has continued to have conversations to find a "path forward" on the issue.  "We’re working with the stakeholder community and our members on both sides to figure out if that’s something we can execute on and get done," Thune said. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a proponent of the provision, argued that he viewed it as an "incentive," but acknowledged there was a chance it could be amended out of the broader supplemental package.  "I mean it makes a better deal, and I don’t know why they would want to take it out," Rounds said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7f8b197238567835b0d1 7 UA faculty to represent Tucson across 4 continents as Fulbright scholars te 2026-06-25T19:20:43.828Z 7 UA faculty to represent Tucson across 4 continents as Fulbright scholars Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7f74197238567835b0af Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover te 2026-06-25T19:20:20.282Z Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover Notion's email service is shutting down on September 22 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7d85197238567835b06f Florida Democrat says his state 'thankfully' doesn't have Democratic socialists like New York te 2026-06-25T19:12:05.906Z Florida Democrat says his state 'thankfully' doesn't have Democratic socialists like New York Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., remarked how "thankfully" he doesn't have Democratic socialists in his state after the recent New York primary election results. Tuesday's primary election surprised many members of the Democratic Party after three socialist candidates not only won their elections but defeated establishment Democratic politicians. Moskowitz was reluctant to celebrate the candidates' victory on CNN's "The Situation Room" Wednesday, calling it more of a sign of the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) growing power in the country. DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST CALLS SOCIALIST CANDIDATES 'PARASITES' WHO COULD 'SET THE PARTY BACK DECADES' "We’re going to lose two good members in New York that, you know, one had served for four years, one had been there for 10 years," Moskowitz said. "But this is what elections are about, right? I mean, New York City is different than Florida. Florida is different than California. Texas is different than New York. People get elected in different areas. We have districts there that are, I don’t know, D20s, D30s, D40s. So the primary is what matters. Obviously, they’re very progressive seats. The DSA has been increasing their power in New York." He added, "They have a mayor, and he’s obviously flexing his power. Thankfully, we live in Florida, and we don’t have Democratic socialists like they have in New York. And, you know, like, that’s something that people in New York are going to have to decide whether, you know, they want to stay there and deal with those policies or leave." A CALIFORNIA TOWN BET BIG ON SOCIALISM. IS IT COMING TO MORE AMERICAN CITIES? Fox News Digital reached out to the Democratic Socialists of America for comment. Though Moskowitz remarked that they "don't have" socialists in Florida, Moskowitz himself will face a primary against socialist candidate Oliver Larkin in August. According to Larkin's campaign website, Larkin is "an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist" who previously worked as a volunteer for Sen. Bernie Sanders's, I-Vt., 2016 presidential campaign. LIBERAL MS NOW WRITER CALLS MAMDANI PRIMARY SWEEP A 'GENUINELY SCARY NIGHT FOR NEW YORK CITY JEWS' New York congressional candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier all delivered upset victories in campaigns largely propped by a socialist economic agenda, anti-Israel posture and opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They each received an endorsement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7d72197238567835b066 Trump scores SCOTUS asylum win — but liberal justice warns it could backfire at border te 2026-06-25T19:11:46.448Z Trump scores SCOTUS asylum win — but liberal justice warns it could backfire at border The Supreme Court’s Thursday decision to restrict asylum applications, hailed by immigration hawks, could actually end up increasing illegal crossings, according to the three dissenting justices and immigration nonprofit involved in the case.  On Thursday, the Supreme Court held in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that migrants must physically set foot in the United States in order to be eligible for asylum, reversing lower court rulings that had required the government to process certain asylum seekers turned away at ports of entry. While the decision is broadly viewed as making asylum claims more difficult to secure, an objective of the Trump administration, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Al Otro Lado both argue that it may have unintended consequences. "This Court has previously recognized that immigration statutes and procedures should not be construed to ‘create a perverse incentive to enter at an unlawful rather than a lawful location. ​​Yet, the majority’s construction does exactly that," Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. "It tells asylum seekers that they may apply for asylum if they can make it across the border illegally but that they cannot apply if they patiently wait at the edge of a port of entry." Al Otro Lado argued on similar lines, stating in a court filing that restricting asylum access to those who physically enter the United States would"create a perverse incentive to cross the border between ports of entry" as people who do so will receive greater rights than those stopped at ports. SUPREME COURT HANDS TRUMP TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION VICTORIES It is unclear if the Department of Homeland Security, which celebrated the decision, has prepared for the potential uptick in asylum seekers illegally crossing the border. DHS did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Thursday.  The conservative majority, led by Justice Samuel Alito, downplayed this possibility, calling the concern "overstated." DOJ ACCUSES COURTS OF UNDERCUTTING EXECUTIVE POWER IN HIGH-STAKES SUPREME COURT BORDER CASE "Metering does not permanently bar any alien from arriving in the United States and then applying for asylum," Alito wrote for the majority. "Illegal entry, on the other hand, may be expensive and dangerous, and it carries adverse legal effects. Entry at an improper location is a crime. An alien becomes ineligible for asylum if he unlawfully re-enters the country after having been removed." "An alien whose admission and inspection are delayed due to metering would need a powerful reason to apply for asylum immediately for it to be preferable to run all the risks of illegal entry," he added. TRUMP ADMIN EASES ASYLUM FREEZE FOR VETTED MIGRANTS, KEEPS BANS ON ‘HIGH-RISK’ NATIONS Metering refers to the practice of limiting how many asylum seekers can approach or enter a U.S. port of entry each day for processing. Under the policy, migrants were often told to wait in Mexico until U.S. officials determined the port had capacity. Alito's rationale was not enough to convince Sotomayor and the other dissenting justices. "The point, however, is not that illegal entry always produces a net windfall for asylum seekers; it is that Congress was unlikely to devise a system in which asylum is available to those who unlawfully set foot over the border, but not to those who attempt to comply with the law and are physically blocked from entering at the threshold of a port of entry by an immigration officer," she wrote. "It is also the unfortunate reality that, despite the adverse consequences the majority cites, many asylum seekers are desperate enough to flee the persecution they face in their home countries that they are willing to run significant risks to apply for asylum." Sotomayor went on to cite a 2018 DHS Office of the Inspector General report that found metering had "unintended consequences" which "le[d] some aliens who would otherwise seek legal entry into the United States to cross the border illegally." The report was published before lower courts held that migrants turned away at the border could apply for asylum, meaning that the conditions it covered are comparable to the new status quo set by the Supreme Court. "This administration has demonstrated that the border can be secured against illegal entries. As border wall construction continues, the ability to deter illegal crossings will only improve," Matt Crapo, the director of litigation at the right-wing Federation for American Immigration Reform, told Fox News Digital. "So long as the federal government makes border security a priority, illegal crossings should not be a major concern," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7d35197238567835b026 U.S. Military’s Weapons Shortage Shows Few Signs of Easing Soon te 2026-06-25T19:10:45.012Z U.S. Military’s Weapons Shortage Shows Few Signs of Easing Soon President Trump and Pentagon officials tried to reassure manufacturers as they sought additional funding from Congress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7d21197238567835b00e Gardening Etcetera: Neighborhood salad bar -- how mule deer can impact your landscape te 2026-06-25T19:10:25.562Z Gardening Etcetera: Neighborhood salad bar -- how mule deer can impact your landscape This week's edition of the Gardening Etcetera column, written for the community by certified Master Gardeners of the University of Arizona's Coconino County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7b1e197238567835afb8 Breaking down EA Sports' College Football 27 team ratings: who's too high, who's too low? te 2026-06-25T19:01:50.266Z Breaking down EA Sports' College Football 27 team ratings: who's too high, who's too low? One of the most hotly anticipated games of this summer -- especially for college football fans who are looking for anything to satiate their appetites during the offseason -- is College Football 27, the latest offering from EA Sports. The game is slated for a July release, but EA has been giving fans little breadcrumbs to tide them over, and one of the biggest appetizers they've dropped so far has been the team ratings. I went through the overall ratings and found a few that raised my eyebrows. Some teams were rated too low, while others seemed far too highly rated. Below, I'll share with you three teams from each category that caught my eye, and if you think your team is rated too low or your rival is rated too high, don't be afraid to sound off in the comments. This narrative that the Georgia Bulldogs are cooked in the era of NIL and the transfer portal is a lazy one at best, and that's coming from a fan of a rival SEC team to boot. Head coach Kirby Smart has recruited like a madman since day one in Athens, and he hasn't slowed down in recent years either. On offense, the Dawgs have an experienced starter at quarterback in Gunner Stockton returning to go along with dynamite running back Nate Frazier and transfer portal addition Isaiah Canion at wide receiver. GEORGIA FOOTBALL'S FALL FROM GRACE IN A POST-NIL ERA: DEBUNKING A LONGSTANDING NARRATIVE A veteran defense should lead the way for the Bulldogs, with studs like defensive tackle Jordan Hall and safety KJ Bolden giving Smart one of the saltiest defensive units in the country, and I fully expect Georgia to once again win the SEC. Sleep on these mutts at your own risk. Call me a "star gazer" all you want, but Indiana hasn't recruited well enough to merit this high of a team ranking. INDIANA STARS REVEAL WHY HOOSIERS CAN REPEAT AS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS UNDER CURT CIGNETTI I don't even think the Hoosiers were one of the most talented teams in the College Football Playoff last postseason, and their performance was more a testament to head coach Curt Cignetti and his staff's greatness. Even their transfer portal class wasn't anything to write home about this offseason. Sure, it was ranked in the top 10 by 247Sports, but they only took 17 transfers, 11 of which were three stars. SMU COACH CALLS ESPN RANKINGS SYSTEM 'RIGGED' AFTER LATEST FOOTBALL POWER INDEX UPDATE The only other teams in the top 10 of the transfer portal rankings to take fewer than 20 transfers were Miami and Ohio State, two teams who recruit well enough to not have to rely exclusively on the portal to get their talent. Indiana isn't there yet, and the fact that they lost their Heisman-winning signal caller gives me pause when it comes to their 90 overall rating. I'll never doubt coach Cig's abilities as a coach, but I don't think the Hoosiers are the second best team in the country from a talent perspective. UNIVERSITIES ARE DESPERATE TO WIN NOW, BUT ATHLETES AND THE NATION BOTH LOSE Two things can be true at the same time: the Clemson Tigers have been one of the most disappointing programs in college football since the turn of the decade, but they've also been one of the more talented teams in the country during that time frame. If overall team ratings are largely talent based, I'm not sure how Clemson can be slotted where they are in 2026. While the Tigers aren't known for using the transfer portal, they have consistently signed some of the best recruiting classes in the ACC in the last five years. DABO SWINNEY GETS CANDID ABOUT PAST EXPECTATIONS, TRANSFER PORTAL HESITANCY Guys like linebacker Sammy Brown and wide receivers T.J. Moore and Bryant Wesco are still on this roster and have been recruited and developed the old-fashioned way. I'm not going to sit here and argue that Clemson should be one of the highest-rated teams in CFB 27, but 83 is just way too low for my liking. This is a perfect example of comparing rosters and poking holes in the rating system. I understand BYU had a better year in 2025 than Clemson and might even be projected to have a better season in 2026, but you can't look me in the eye and tell me the Cougars are appreciably more talented than the Tigers. The recruiting rankings refute it. The disparity in transfer portal rankings is negligible at best. And I guarantee you the Tigers will have more players drafted next April than the Cougars will. I understand BYU is expected to compete for a Big 12 conference title while Clemson has an over/under win total of 7.5, but when you put the two depth charts side by side, I just can't see the Cougars being three overall points better. If you were to hang out in Tuscaloosa for a weekend and listen to Crimson Tide fans talk about their team's chances this year as well as the direction of the program, you would probably think 86 was too high of a rating for Alabama. That's just because every Tide fan is comparing their current state to the heyday of the Nick Saban era, but if you look at this roster objectively, you'll see it's littered with talent that makes an 86 overall rating dubious at best. This team is still littered with five-stars and highly rated four-stars nearly across the board, and Kalen DeBoer has kept the Crimson Tide recruiting at an insanely high level throughout his time in T-Town. OREGON QUARTERBACK DYLAN RAIOLA HAS THE CHANCE TO DO THE FUNNIEST THING (AGAIN) It remains to be seen whether the Tide can put it all together this season, but the talent is there and the rating should absolutely reflect that. Threw you for a loop there, didn't I? ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Yes, the Auburn Tigers have an overall rating of 83, which I actually don't have a problem with, but their 86 rating on the offensive side of the ball honestly made me do a double take. It's no secret the Tigers recruited fairly well on that side of the ball under former head coach Hugh Freeze, but many of their best players hit the transfer portal after he was fired, including their top two receivers from last season, Cam Coleman and Eric Singleton Jr. New head coach Alex Golesh brought over plenty of his players from his last stop at USF, including quarterback Byrum Brown, but it remains to be seen how American Athletic Conference standouts perform in the SEC. I wouldn't have a problem with Auburn having an 86 rating on offense come late October when more players have proven themselves, but right now there is just too much to be seen on that side of the ball to give such a high rating. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7b0a197238567835afaf Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America's classrooms te 2026-06-25T19:01:30.796Z Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America's classrooms Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms. The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. It’s inevitable. "The question is not whether AI is going to impact education. The real question is whether we will shape its use thoughtfully. Responsibly," said Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten during a recent Senate hearing. Lawmakers are focusing not just on what AI teaches students. But how. "What do we know when it comes to long term cognitive impact of the use of this technology?" asked Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., at the hearing. SCHOOLS TURN TO HANDWRITTEN EXAMS AS AI CHEATING SURGES "We have no causal studies on long term impact on social or cognitive development," replied Erin Mote, who, as CEO of InnovateEDU and the EDSAFE AI Alliance, works on technological innovation in the classroom. Pushing students onto screens, iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom was all the rage about 12 years ago. But since that rush to technology, the percentage of high school seniors performing at grade level in math and reading is down four points from 2009, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), sometimes known as the report card of the nation. "The students did not learn the content better and their social and emotional health has suffered greatly. We need to ensure as we move forward teaching about and with AI that we do not become overly tech reliant and that critical thinking skills remain imperative" said David Slykhuis of Valdosta State University at a House hearing earlier this year. That’s why lawmakers are skeptical that AI can boost classroom performance. "Kids have outsourced critical thinking. Have outsourced friendship. Have even outsourced moral advice to AI," said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. 95% OF FACULTY SAY AI MAKING STUDENTS DANGEROUSLY DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING: SURVEY There are also privacy concerns. AI can glean what each student learns and knows. AI could harvest what lessons they’ve covered. How fast students picked up different concepts. AI or data brokers could then track that for decades as students head to college or even enter the workforce. "These tools are getting more access to more information about our students that we may not even be aware of," warned Marten. Teachers are already leaning on AI to develop lesson plans and grade papers. Elementary teachers can certainly deploy AI to grade simple multiplication tables and spelling. But it could spell trouble if teachers or professors use an AI rubric to grade subjective assignments such as creative writing or a term paper. "For those that start using AI, there's a tendency to trust everything that it spits out that can create serious problems," said Joshua Jones at the Senate hearing. He’s CEO of QuantHub, an education AI literacy firm. Some lawmakers doubt that AI can do everything. And some aspects of education are hard to copy. "The foundational relationship between a child and a teacher is not something that AI is going to recreate. It's not something that I will substitute for," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. WHY A CLASSICAL EDUCATION MAY BE THE KEY TO HUMANITY’S FUTURE IN THE AI ERA Educators want to know how AI may shift their roles. And if the concept of a "teacher" or a "professor," tomorrow is the same as what we think of today. "The idea of pulling that away is probably really scary to teachers who think this is what teaching looks like. But we know that it's not an effective way for teaching or for learning. And so it's going to require some real ecosystem shifts," said educator Emily Cherkin, who has written about AI. Graduating college seniors showered several tech CEOs with a chorus of boos at commencement exercises around the country this spring. The reason? These students may have earned a diploma. But they wonder if that’s sufficient for gainful employment in the age of AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently met with a host of bipartisan lawmakers at the Capitol about their hopes and fears about AI. "I understand that college students have a lot of anxiety about the future," said Altman. "I think there will be a lot of jobs in the future. I think that the impact on jobs has been less than many people in our field expected. And it doesn't mean that it will always stay that way in the future." Moreover, students may question the value of an education if they can’t get work due to artificial intelligence. "(High school seniors) were saying that they can't find jobs. Saying that 30 to 40 percent of them are unemployed and they blame AI for this," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. "We've got to make some choices about AI to make sure it actually is good for the American workforce. And I think a lot college grads don't think it is." AI RISKS TO KIDS, WORKERS RISING FASTER THAN REGULATION, NEW GROUP WARNS Hawley believes Congress should take action on AI. But not in the ways you might think. "We ought to pass legislation right now that would require these tech companies to turn over the data on how many jobs they're creating or how many they're destroying," said Hawley. Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., is one of the leading voices in Congress on AI. He recently helped draft a bipartisan framework for legislation to regulate AI. Obernolte says he hears what college students are saying. "It's an indication that we collectively have done a terrible job at articulating to the American public the optimistic case for AI deployment," said Obernolte. "AI will probably be the most powerful tool for enhancing human productivity that we have ever invented. And that will not only have positive economic consequences for our country and our world, but could create this rising wave of prosperity that literally lifts all the boats." House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wants to pass an AI regulation bill by the end of the year. But the Congressional calendar is especially clogged. The House skipped out of town a day early this week. Even next week’s schedule may be in jeopardy thanks to a dispute over the SAVE America Act. That’s the GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. But it’s unclear how a bill may address the specifics of AI in the classroom. That means AI may continue unbridled in primary, secondary and even collegiate education. And unless lawmakers move fast, AI may school us all. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7acc197238567835af69 Challengers in Marana Town Council races hosting forum on proposed data center te 2026-06-25T19:00:28.337Z Challengers in Marana Town Council races hosting forum on proposed data center Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7871197238567835aee8 Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands te 2026-06-25T18:50:25.317Z Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands A cache of internal emails offers a look at the pressure the nation’s public health officials faced from the new health secretary in the early months of the Trump administration. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7656197238567835adb8 Pocket Fire seven miles north of Sedona grows to 1,187 acres; as seen in photos, videos and maps te 2026-06-25T18:41:26.069Z Pocket Fire seven miles north of Sedona grows to 1,187 acres; as seen in photos, videos and maps Pocket Fire update as of June 25, 2026 7 a.m. Firefighters conducted firing operations last night, Wednesday, June 24, on the Pocket Fire. These firing operations led to a noticeable increase in smoke production. Firing operations were conducted along the north edge of the fire, building a catcher’s Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d7641197238567835ad8e From overseas to the Valley: More international collegiate women’s basketball players make trek to Arizona te 2026-06-25T18:41:05.598Z From overseas to the Valley: More international collegiate women’s basketball players make trek to Arizona PHOENIX – The airport’s luggage and accessibility carts beep and hum loudly. An intercom system barks out words in a foreign language that are hard to understand, even for a native speaker. As she begins to walk through the terminal, Heloisa Carrera spots a sign that signals her new journey: “Welcome to Atlanta.” It was then that it finally set in for Carrera. She was no longer in her home country of Brazil. The college journey was just beginning.  Arizona State forward Carrera is one of over 1,200 international players competing on NCAA women’s basketball rosters, according to research by Her Hoops Stat, an increase of 25% from the 2021-22 season. The potential for these athletes to benefit from name, image and likeness opportunities in the future could bring even more to the United States. Welcome to America Now over 4,600 miles away from home, Carrera remembers just how far she had traveled alone. “It was the first time (I had left Brazil),” Carrera said. “I went to the Atlanta airport, which is massive, and I sat down and looked to the sky and was like, ‘Oh my God – I’m here by myself.’” With all the built-up stress and anxiety moving a continent away can impose, feeling scared isn’t unusual. However, Carrera felt a strong sense of excitement knowing what opportunities were in her near future. “It was scary, but at the same time I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to have a lot of fun here.’”  A little over five years later, Carrera would be the starting forward at Arizona State, and not only starting, but third in points, leading the team in blocks and starting every game for the Sun Devils during the 2025-26 season.  The journey from São Paulo, Brazil, to Tempe and starting at ASU – although seemingly untraditional – is the journey Carrera needed to become one of the top players for the Sun Devils. When she landed in Atlanta, Carrera was bound for Bradenton, Florida, a part of the broader Tampa Bay area. There she would attend high school at IMG Academy, one of the top high school programs in the country for athletics. Over the next few years, Carrera showcased her abilities on IMG’s women’s basketball team and on Brazil’s FIBA U19 women’s basketball team. By getting a top-tier high school program and FIBA experience on her resume, Carrera was set up perfectly to make the jump to the collegiate level.  Coming out of IMG, Carrera committed to the University of Mississippi, a prominent SEC program for women’s basketball in recent years.  In just a few years, Carrera went from the beaches of São Paulo, Brazil, to sunny Tampa, Florida. She described the move to be easier due to the similarities in both of the cities’ environments. However, the move to Oxford, Mississippi, was a massive culture shock.  “When I went to Mississippi, I was lost,” Carrera said. “It was really, really different … but I’m glad I’m here and back on the heat here in Arizona.”  Carrera had spent her entire life in the bustling city of São Paulo and the large coastal city of Tampa. The change to a small Southern college town was an adjustment. Mississippi is slightly under three million people, while her hometown of São Paulo has more than seven times the population with 23 million. Carrera said that her experience in Mississippi was positive but overall was limited because of how different the environment was.  After only a year in Mississippi, Carrera entered the NCAA’s transfer portal and found a new home in Tempe.  Recruiting international players is not an exact science. There is no clear set way to get from “Point A” to “Point B.”  The junior college route One of the more unsung and challenging paths is the junior college journey. Many times, JUCO players use the junior college route as a way to get to the higher ranks of the sport, hoping to land on an NCAA Division I team. Sometimes though,  players utilize it just to play the sport they love in tandem with a free education. At Benedictine University Mesa, Alannah Northam is a year away from graduating while playing for the Redhawks women’s basketball team. The native of Ocean Grove, Australia, made the journey to the U.S. to play at Olympic College in Washington before transferring to Benedictine to finish out her career.  Playing in the United States to enhance her basketball and academics was always a goal. “Just because the basketball I find is a lot better,” Northam said. “And I was able to study and get a degree while playing the sport that I loved.” Northam comes from a small beach town. When she arrived in Seattle, with its massive interstates and imposing buildings, the culture shock set in.  “America is just a lot bigger (than I imagined),” Northam said. “And seeing the roads, the highways, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh where am I?’” While in the United States, Northam has played for two different junior colleges and has experienced tough setbacks in her journey. “When I was in Washington, I completely tore my whole ankle apart,” Northam said. “So I had to get surgery and take a year off from playing.” The road to recovery is already intimidating but when it is as serious a surgery as the one Northam had – and when you are an ocean away from home – it makes it all the more mentally draining. Instead of having the helping hands of family members to assist with getting around and taking on and off braces, Northam had to rely on herself and her school’s athletic training staff. Although Northam is still playing, she does need another surgery to fully repair her ankle. She is confident this injury will not affect her journey after she completes her degree. “I would love to stay here (in the U.S.) and get a job, but I also would love to go and play overseas,” Northam said. “I’d love to just travel and play basketball. That would be the main plan.” Northam said she wants to be a physical education teacher after her playing career is over. It would combine her passion for teaching and staying active. These opportunities and goals are achievable for Northam because she decided to come to the U.S. to play collegiate basketball. A commonality between Carrera and Northam’s journey to the U.S. is the jarring experience they had traveling to the U.S. solo. “Packing my whole life up in two suitcases and then saying bye to everyone to go to a completely different country that I’ve never been to before was definitely scary,” Northam said. However, and most importantly, Northam said she has no regrets abot the decision to come and play in the United States.  Why here? Why now? Why would an athlete go through such a difficult journey to play in the United States?  Benefits abound for those who make the trek, especially for players trying to reach the professional ranks. The U.S. features some of the best coaching and exposure to prepare them for the next level. However, for players who do not have aspirations or the skill to play basketball professionally, the U.S. is unique in its offering of full-ride scholarships. Other countries may provide funding, but it’s often through government subsidies or national sports federations. Charli Turner Thorne, the former Arizona State women’s basketball coach and current scout for the Phoenix Mercury, said there’s a strong reason for them to come to the United States to play.  “There is no other place in the world besides the United States where you can play and get your education paid for,” Thorne said. “(Most of the time) they’re separate. That’s what’s so enticing for international kids to come to the U.S. because they can play and they get their education paid for.” The sport’s status as a global game is another reason why so many international players come to the U.S., said Lynn Holzman, the NCAA vice president of women’s basketball. Holzman pointed to the recent Summer Olympics in Paris as proof that the game itself is not dominated by the U.S. in the way it was in the past. In the 2024 Summer Olympic women’s basketball final, the U.S. barely slipped past France in a 67-66 thriller. Since the playing field is more level than it has been in the sport’s history, more international players are coming to the U.S. to compete regardless of the level. “Our U.S. national team and women’s basketball continues to dominate, but it’s not like it used to be,” Holzman said. “The performance on the court – and you see the competitiveness of the games, how other countries, what they are bringing to that international stage – that is a pretty stark reveal … about how the game is progressing internationally.” That growing competition on the court is reflected in the growth of the sport in the media as well. Meg Aronowitz, ESPN’s vice president of production, said she has been blown away by the growth of women’s college basketball. “We reported (recently) that we’re up 33% year over year in audience size,” Aronowitz said. The 2026 Women’s Final Four was the second-most viewed Final Four on record, ESPN reported, averaging 6.7 million viewers across three games.  The demographics of viewership has changed, too. “The audience growth has been terrific,” Aronowitz said. “And the audience growth in specific demographics, we’re getting younger. We’re getting more diverse. Women are watching. And that’s where it’s important because that opens up eyeballs and doorways and pathways to new sales opportunities as well, which benefits everybody in this world.” International college athletes continue to face major hurdles with NIL due to U.S. immigration laws, but recent developments could change that and eventually lure more athletes. “The last few years, international kids couldn’t get NIL,” Thorne said. “They couldn’t get some of the extra money so it was almost an advantage to have them because you didn’t have to worry about paying.” Thorne said it’s good that the system is getting figured out and that there may soon be ways to pay these athletes. These changes could encourage more international players to come to the U.S. ASU women’s basketball coach Molly Miller had three international players on her 2025-26 roster. Miller said she believes that having international players on a team is vital to that team’s chemistry and journey. “The diversity of any sports team is extensive,” Miller said. “You’ve got a bunch of different people from different backgrounds coming together for common goals. When that happens, people lean into that story … and our team with international students.” NCAA Division I women’s basketball is at an interesting point when it comes to roster construction. There are teams that are built up and stick together through multiple years like 2025-26 national champion UCLA; there are teams built entirely through the transfer portal; and there are teams that solely rely on international talent. ASU has consistently been a mix of international and homegrown talent over the past decade. However, some teams – due to the added benefits U.S. colleges have compared to international universities – use this as leverage when recruiting players overseas.   Thorne remembers how the late June Daugherty, a coach at Washington State for several years, sought out players overseas. Daugherty often told Thorne how hard it was to get American players to come to Pullman, Washington. As a result, Daugherty would almost exclusively recruit international players. Daugherty’s successor, Kamie Ethridge, has continued similar tactics. These changes to the way universities can recruit and sustain international players with NIL funds will put a strain on schools. But it is also an opportunity for more players to head to the U.S. to strengthen their skills and receive more benefits than they would anywhere else in the world.  Growing the game at ASU ASU has seen an increase of international women’s basketball players. (Graphic by Parker Porrill) During this time frame, ASU has had three different head coaches (Thorne, Natasha Adair and Molly Miller). With every head coach there is a different emphasis on who and what type of player is recruited. From the 2010-11 season to the 2017-18 season, ASU averaged one international player on the roster.  From the 2018-19 season to the 2025-26 season, the average number of international players on an ASU women’s basketball roster increased to 3.125.  This is a sharp increase, especially when you consider a basketball roster has a limit of 15 players. However, due to scholarships and roster differences across the country – most schools have around 13 players. This means that the increase in the average number of international players went from one out of 13 spots to 3.125 out of 13, for an increase from 7.7% to 24.0% of a 13-player roster. This is a dramatic difference compared to previous years.  However, it does suggest that if this rise can happen at ASU, it can happen on a similar scale with other schools across the United States. Five years difference, 5,800 miles away Thousands of miles away from where the journey started, Heloisa Carrera’s journey might have seemed extremely unlikely. While many players are now taking similar steps, it does not mean the journey has been easy nor is the same for everyone. For Carrera, she had to brave paths by herself and was without her family for many of the early days in her journey. However, during her senior year of high school, Carrera’s parents moved to Florida to closely follow her games and career.  Although they did not follow her to Mississippi, as soon as Carrera knew she was heading to Arizona, her family decided to head to the Valley as well. From an airport terminal in a foreign country a continent away from your family, Carrera can now look in the stands and spot her family at Desert Financial Arena every time she suits up for the Sun Devils. The post From overseas to the Valley: More international collegiate women’s basketball players make trek to Arizona appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d73ec197238567835ad12 WATCH: Hearing derails as purple-haired Dem points finger, screams at chair to put DHS chief 'in his place' te 2026-06-25T18:31:08.602Z WATCH: Hearing derails as purple-haired Dem points finger, screams at chair to put DHS chief 'in his place' A House oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security derailed Thursday after purple-haired Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., pointed her finger at Secretary Markwayne Mullin and demanded the committee chairman "put him in his place." DeLauro and Mullin got into several shouting matches during her questioning, while House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei, R-Nev., struggled to maintain order in the room. At one point, while DeLauro was ripping the Trump administration for a border policy that she said meant "3,900 children were separated from their family," Mullin interrupted, saying, "450,000 kids were lost under the Biden administration, and you didn’t say a word about that." In response, DeLauro became visibly agitated, pointing her finger and shouting, "Mr. Secretary, Mr. Secretary, do not interrupt." TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS Mullin shot back, "Don’t you point your finger at me." "I will point my finger at you," DeLauro retorted. "Don’t be a hypocrite. You should be as upset about the 450,000 kids that were lost [under Biden]," said Mullin. After DeLauro said, "I am upset," Mullin pressed further, saying, "You didn’t say a word about it. For four years you never said a word." After this, Amodei attempted to intervene, saying, "Mr. Secretary." Turning to the secretary at the center of the dais, DeLauro said, "Could you put him in place?" TRUMP PUTS ASYLUM LAWYERS ‘ON NOTICE’ WITH NEW FRONT IN WAR ON FRAUD To this, Amodei turned back to DeLauro and said, "Well, don’t yell at me." "You should be put in your place," prodded Mullin. Finally, the chair slammed his gavel, saying, "We are going to have something resembling order here." Turning to Mullin, he said, "If you would like to respond later on there are methods to do that but it’s not a who can talk louder into the mic." Despite this, Mullin said, "I will not sit here and listen to her lie and accuse something this ridiculous," to which DeLauro said, "Do not accuse me of lying, do not." "Then don’t," said Mullin. EXCLUSIVE: GUATEMALAN NATIONALS PLEAD GUILTY TO HORRIFIC HUMAN SMUGGLING CRASH THAT KILLED 56, INJURED 100+ "There is concern for children across the board," continued DeLauro. "We care deeply about what is happening to children. I went to the border and I watched children in those fenced in places years ago and what was happening to them. So, I have a long history, Mr. Secretary, in this area. 3,900 kids were separated." The same day as the hearing, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two major immigration wins. The court ruled that Homeland Security officials may resume turning back immigrants claiming asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border before they enter the country to apply for asylum. The court also allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians while limiting judicial review of future TPS decisions. 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On Tuesday, the 34-year-old democratic socialist mayor of the nation's most populous city took a major step toward that goal as three far-left congressional candidates he endorsed and campaigned tirelessly for defeated more mainstream Democrats, including two incumbents. The victories by the Mamdani-backed candidates guarantee that the number of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates will at least double in the next Congress and give Republicans further ammunition as they continue to portray all Democrats as far-left radicals. A decade after progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont came close to capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, and eight years after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez burst onto the national stage by ousting then-House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley in a shocking primary upset, the far left appears further emboldened as it takes on the center-left establishment in a high-stakes battle for the future of the party. LURCHING LEFT: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST ESTABLISHEMENT DEMOCRATS Darializa Avila Chevalier, the 32-year-old Mamdani-backed community organizer and democratic socialist who narrowly topped incumbent Democrat Adriano Espaillat, the 71-year-old Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair and the first Dominican American elected to the U.S. House, called her victory a "clear mandate." Mamdani-endorsed state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, who won her primary on Tuesday in New York's 7th District, emphasized in her victory speech that "we haven't just won an election. We have declared that this movement is durable — that it is growing, and that it will not stop until working people are no longer asked to just build the table, no longer just offered a seat at the table, but will run the table." In the race to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Valdez topped the congresswoman's handpicked candidate, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, by over 20 points. Mamdani, whose kingmaker status was dramatically boosted by the primary victories, said Wednesday that he sees "these results as a reflection of the fact that New Yorkers are hungry for a new kind of politics." Looking to the national stage, the mayor added, "My goal is to make America a place that every American can afford And possibly looking to the national stage, the mayor added, "My goal is to make America a place that every American can afford." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Rep. Ro Khanna of California, one of the most visible national progressive leaders and a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, said the results in New York City "shows we have a new party." Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, told Fox News Digital that "New York's clean sweep was a political earthquake that shows voters want shake-up-the-system fighters who are not owned by corporate interests, billionaires, or corrupt Trump allies like AIPAC," referring to the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group. The results will give Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the top two Democrats in Congress, major headaches in their own backyard of New York. The 75-year-old Schumer, who is certain to face a primary challenge from the left if he seeks re-election in 2028, repeatedly pointed to Republican President Donald Trump when asked about the victories by the far-left candidates. "We have a great unified party, and we're going to stop Trump," Schumer told reporters. WHAT TUESDAY'S BALLOT BOX SHOCKERS MEAN FOR AOC Jeffries is also likely to be targeted from the left. The crowd at the Valdez victory party chanted "you’re next" as a cable news interview with Jeffries appeared on the big screens on Tuesday night. Jeffries told reporters on Wednesday, "I'm going to continue to stand behind every single Democratic incumbent, while of course, continuing to focus on what we actually need to do for this country, which is to take back control of the House of Representatives." Matt Bennett, one of the leaders at the Third Way, a leading center-left Democratic organization, acknowledged that "there is enormous energy around the far left in very, very blue places, like New York City" and that "they are succeeding in their mission to oust incumbents or mainstream Democrats from blue seats and make them bluer." But outside what has been labeled New York City's "Commie corridor," which includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens where voters in recent years have consistently backed far-left and socialist candidates, more mainstream Democrats prevailed in Tuesday's primaries. In the high-profile showdown to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler in Manhattan, former Nadler staffer Micah Lasher came out on top. Miles north of New York City in the state's swing 17th Congressional District, Army veteran Cait Conley won the primary and will challenge GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in a key midterm contest that is one of a handful which will determine if Republicans hold the slim House majority. In Utah, former Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams defeated progressive rivals to win the primary in the newly redrawn and blue-leaning1st Congressional District. And in Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., in the race to succeed longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer, Adrian Boafo, who was supported by Hoyer, topped a crowded and diverse Democratic primary field. Bennett said that the New York City races grabbing outsized attention "are not representative districts, and it remains the case that the far left, in the Trump era, has failed to flip a single seat in Congress from red to blue, House or Senate." "They’re doing nothing to put a check on Trump or get power back," he argued. "And in fact, they’re making it harder, because they’re handing Republicans very potent ammunition to use against Democrats in swing districts the way the GOP used ‘defund the police’ very effectively in 2020." Since Mamdani's shocking Democratic mayoral primary win a year ago, Republicans have used him as a cudgel as they work to hold their razor-thin House majority in this year's midterm elections. National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella argued that "Zohran Mamdani’s socialist brand is as toxic as it comes." Pointing to Tuesday's results, Marinella charged that "it was the night the Democrat establishment officially surrendered to Zohran Mamdani and the socialist wing of their party. Every House Democrat, in safe and competitive districts alike, will now answer to the radicals calling the shots. And Americans should be terrified by where the Democrat Party is headed." REPUBLICANS RELENTLESSLY USE MAMDANI AS SOCIALIST CUDGEL TO BASH VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS Mamdani says bring it on. "We've heard from Republicans time and again that they're going to try and make these candidates the face of the Democratic Party. To them. I say that we are ready for that," the mayor said on Wednesday. Tuesday's primaries were just one chapter in the ongoing struggle between the far left and the establishment. More battles are ahead, including next Tuesday's congressional primaries in blue-leaning Colorado, the high-profile Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, the gubernatorial showdown in Wisconsin in early August, and the Los Angeles mayoral general election in the fall. And the fight will continue after the midterms, as the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination race officially gets underway. "For Democrats to win at the national level, they need candidates who span the political spectrum. The party has always had a big tent. But the old battle lines of progressive versus moderate are less important now than insider versus outsider," Democratic strategist Chris Moyer told Fox News. Moyer, a veteran of multiple Democratic presidential campaigns, said, "More than anything else today, the authenticity question is decisive. Too many politicians are full of s---, and voters have never been better at spotting phonies." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6f73197238567835ac03 Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump's election order as SAVE America Act fight intensifies te 2026-06-25T18:12:03.665Z Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump's election order as SAVE America Act fight intensifies An Obama-appointed judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to curb noncitizens from registering to vote or voting in federal elections. "President Trump is committed to ensuring that Americans have full confidence in the administration of our elections. The President’s executive order lawfully protects our elections, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.  The lawsuit centers on President Trump's March executive order, Executive Order (EO) 14248, which directed the creation of a federal voter registration list and imposed new restrictions on eligibility for voting by mail as part of the administration's broader effort to combat voter fraud. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Thursday that the president does not have the power to set election rules because only Congress and the states have that authority. Talwani has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts since 2014, after then-President Barack Obama appointed her to the bench. 'ROGUE' OBAMA JUDGE'S SMACKDOWN OF TRUMP ELECTION RULES PROVOKES OMINOUS WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY The lawsuit also comes after Trump recently threatened to withhold support for the bipartisan 21st Century Housing Act in an effort to pressure Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. "President Trump has also urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and other legislative proposals that would establish a uniform standard of photo ID for voting, prohibit no-excuse mail-in voting, and end the practice of ballot harvesting to secure our elections for generations to come," Jackson added. Trump’s EO ordered a federal voting registration list and directed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail-in ballots only to individuals on said list. TRUMP VOWS BLOCK ON SIGNING NEW LAWS UNTIL SAVE AMERICA ACT PASSES SENATE Talwani's ruling prevents the administration from enforcing those provisions ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The lawsuits were brought by a coalition of states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by 22 other states and the District of Columbia as well as voting rights organizations. The decision found that Trump exceeded his authority by trying to change election rules through executive action, writing that the Constitution gives that power to Congress and the states, not the White House. The ruling follows a decision Tuesday that struck down parts of President Donald Trump's March election integrity executive order titled, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper found that the order went beyond enforcing existing law and instead attempted to create or change election rules on its own. The decision blocks the administration from requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration, changing voting rules for military and overseas voters, or withholding election funding from states that reject certain election rules, including counting ballots received after Election Day. Trump abruptly canceled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Wednesday and issued an ultimatum demanding passage of the SAVE Act. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act includes Trump's long-sought voter ID and citizenship verification requirements ahead of the midterm elections. Fox News Digital's Elaine Mallon contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6f60197238567835abfa Katie Couric reveals behind-the-scenes drama at '60 Minutes' that made her 'crazy' te 2026-06-25T18:11:44.210Z Katie Couric reveals behind-the-scenes drama at '60 Minutes' that made her 'crazy' Podcast host and journalist Katie Couric discussed some behind-the-scenes drama from her time at CBS on Wednesday during an interview with the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. Couric told "Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper that "60 Minutes" was her dream, and explained a story idea she had pitched about Lady Gaga and said that the producer at "60 Minutes" at the time, Jeff Fager, didn't like her. "I was sort of seen as somebody from a different network coming in and sort of muddying the waters and I hadn't come up in the CBS system. So I don't know. He just didn't like me and I remember saying to the people who work on '60 Minutes,' I've got this great idea, because I always felt like ‘60 Minutes’ was a little behind on like big cultural moments."  "I said there's this incredible singer and I think she's going to be the next Madonna," Couric continued. "She's so interesting. She went to Catholic school, but she's so outrageous, and she is huge, and she's got a huge number one song. I think we should do a profile of this person, Lady Gaga. And they're like, ‘Mmm.’ And so they, the producer, who now is a good friend of mine, called me and said, 'You know, I talked to Jeff, and he said it's not for us.' And I said, ‘OK.'" SHARYN ALFONSI OUT AT ’60 MINUTES' AFTER FEUD WITH BARI WEISS, RIPS CBS FOR ‘CHILLING MESSAGE’ TO NEWSROOM Couric worked as a "60 Minutes" correspondent at CBS, but was also an anchor for "CBS Evening News." "Fast forward a year, and she calls me and says, ‘Hey, guess what? Jeff wants to do the piece on Lady Gaga.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, well, she's kind of overexposed now. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone,'" she said. After pitching an updated idea on Lady Gaga, she explained that somebody else had gotten the interview. "I said, ‘Okay. Well, that's great. Maybe we could do a different angle. Maybe we could talk to the nuns who educated her at Sacred Heart and kind of talk about this juxtaposition of her background and education and this outrageous singer she's become.’ So they said, ‘Great.’ So I was all excited. I went back over, and they had a whiteboard at CBS, and they had the name of the correspondent and the story next to it. And I see Lady Gaga- Anderson Cooper," Couric explained. She said it made her "crazy." The former CBS employee said a similar situation happened with an interview with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state. SCOTT PELLEY HAS HEATED CONFRONTATION WITH NEW ‘60 MINUTES’ BOSS, ACCUSES BARI WEISS OF ‘MURDERING' SHOW "But that happened again with Hillary Clinton. They said Jeff Fager, the executive producer, said, ‘Katie, we want you to do a profile of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.’ I said, ‘That's awesome. Maybe I could really focus on the work she's doing for women and girls all around the world,'" she said. She then said the State Department called and expressed confusion because Scott Pelley, a "60 Minutes" correspondent, had been reaching out to the State Department about doing a feature on Clinton. "So, I go to Jeff Fager and I say, ‘I thought you wanted me to do Hillary. You told me explicitly that you wanted to assign that story to me,’" she said, discussing her interaction with Fager. Fager told her, according to Couric, that they decided to go into a different direction. The journalist said she was being "gaslit." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "Well, that's I think the point, you know, that it was sort of a bald-faced lie. And then it was being done behind my back, like without even the decency to call me and say, ‘Guess what? We've decided to reassign this story and this is why,'" she said. "Instead, I have to find out because the State Department spokesperson tells my producer. So, stuff like that was, you know, talk about getting gaslit. I mean, to me, that is the definition of it." Fox News Digital reached out to CBS for comment.  Tensions at CBS reached a new high earlier this month after correspondent Scott Pelley was fired following a bitter clash with the network's editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton. Couric said during her online show that she understood why Pelley was let go, and said Weiss had no choice. "I don't think that Bari Weiss had any choice but to let Scott Pelley go," Couric said earlier this month. "I mean, I think it's a classic definition of insubordination." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6f4c197238567835abf1 House Republican breaks with Trump, says ending Haitian TPS risks US healthcare 'crisis' te 2026-06-25T18:11:24.752Z House Republican breaks with Trump, says ending Haitian TPS risks US healthcare 'crisis' Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's Thursday decision in Mullin v. Doe, which ruled that Syrian and Haitian nationals seeking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could not receive judicial relief postponing the Trump administration decision to rescind their TPS while challenging Trump's decision in court. Lawler, in a post on X, maintained that he supported President Donald Trump's right to end TPS, but he disagreed with the decision to end it for Haitians at this time. "While I have never disputed the ability of the President to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), I strongly disagree with ending Haitian TPS at this time. First, the situation on the ground in Haiti is a humanitarian and political disaster and continues to warrant an extension," Lawler wrote. Lawler cited the State Department's decision to issue a level 4 travel advisory to Americans, warning them to evacuate Haiti and not travel to the Caribbean island due to heightened gang activity. "The gangs are in charge of the country, engaged in gun and drug trafficking, and kidnapping innocent Haitians," Lawler continued. Lawler then pointed to the large number of Haitians on TPS working in the U.S. healthcare system, arguing that revoking the status would create a healthcare "crisis." "Of the 350,000+ lawful Haitian TPS holders, roughly 1/3rd work in our healthcare system. Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis in our hospitals, nursing homes, and in the I/DD community," he said. TRUMP ADMIN TURNS TABLES ON POLICY 'EXPLOITED' BY BIDEN DHS TO SHIELD MORE HAITIANS FROM DEPORTATIONS Lawler outlined a request to the Trump administration to extend Haitian TPS. "I’m asking the administration to allow for an orderly process by which Haitian TPS holders can maintain their work authorization while their immigration cases are adjudicated over the next six months, if the revocation of TPS moves forward. Furthermore, I believe the Senate should take up my legislation with Congresswoman Gillen to temporarily extend Haitian TPS to address these issues," Lawler concluded. Trump first attempted to revoke TPS for Haitians, which was initially granted after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, during his first term in 2017. A series of federal challenges to that attempt kept Haitian TPS in place throughout Trump's first term, but in 2025, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended the status entirely. TRUMP SAYS VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES LEFT 'DEVASTATING NUMBER OF DEATHS' AS US READIES AID On Thursday, the Supreme Court bolstered that order, ruling 6-3 that federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to second-guess executive branch decisions regarding TPS terminations. The White House and representatives for DHS reacted positively to the rulings. "This ruling is a tremendous win for the Trump Administration. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what President Trump has always maintained: temporary protected status is, by definition, temporary. It was never intended to be a pathway to permanent status or legal residency and it is committed to the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. "The Trump Administration continues to lawfully end the egregious abuses to our immigration system that have hurt Americans for years," Jackson concluded. James Percival, general counsel for the DHS, also praised the ruling in a Thursday post on X. "The Court vindicates DHS yet again," Percival wrote. "The T in TPS stands for TEMPORARY, yet many of these designations became de facto amnesty. This is a win for the rule of law and common sense," Percival concluded. Fox News Digital contacted Lawler's office for additional comment. Fox News Digital's Robert Schmad contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6f0d197238567835abac Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message, Squandering His Own Trifecta te 2026-06-25T18:10:21.782Z Trump Keeps Undercutting Republicans’ Message, Squandering His Own Trifecta Divisions between the president and his party on Capitol Hill have muddled Republicans’ midterm pitch to voters, and have crippled the G.O.P. at what should be the peak of its power. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6cf5197238567835ab3d No charges at Manzanita Outreach te 2026-06-25T18:01:25.444Z No charges at Manzanita Outreach No charges will be filed by the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office with regards to an embezzlement investigation within the food assistance nonprofit Manzanita Outreach, according to the Cottonwood Police Department. Potential financial mismanagement came to Manzanita’s attention in October 2024, and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6cb4197238567835aabb a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most te 2026-06-25T18:00:20.927Z a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in exchange. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6a77197238567835aa71 South Dakota mayoral candidates separated by just two votes in shockingly close race, recount expected te 2026-06-25T17:50:47.854Z South Dakota mayoral candidates separated by just two votes in shockingly close race, recount expected Out of more than 36,000 votes cast in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, mayoral runoff contest, the candidates are shockingly separated by just two votes. Christine Erickson, a former South Dakota state representative and former Sioux Falls city council member, is leading state Sen. Jamie Smith, who is also a former state House member, by that razor-thin two-vote margin. The candidates have 18,280 and 18,278 votes respectively. WHAT'S NEXT FOR KRISTI NOEM? 2026 SENATE CHATTER GROWS AFTER DHS EXIT Smith, who plans to request a recount, said during a phone call with Fox News Digital on Thursday that "every vote does count," noting, "This is exactly an election that shows you that." While the race was nonpartisan, Smith is listed as a Democrat on the South Dakota legislature's website, while Erickson, who served in the state House over a decade ago, is listed as a Republican on the site. SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR SURVIVES CROWDED PRIMARY -- FOR NOW "Thank you Sioux Falls! To my family, friends and supporters, I couldn’t have done this without you. This election exemplified that every single vote truly matters. To the people of Sioux Falls, even with a close margin, I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to lead Sioux Falls forward for the next four years," Erickson said in a Wednesday statement. "Even though the polls have closed, the fight continues. We know there will be a recount and I feel confident going into this next phase. My team and I are prepared to make sure the recount moves forward fairly with accuracy and transparency," she continued. TRUMP MAKES LATE-NIGHT ENDORSEMENTS IN SIX STATES AHEAD OF TUESDAY PRIMARIES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA "Congratulations also to Jamie for a hard fought campaign. Sioux Falls has a bright future, and we will come together to make sure our community thrives today and for generations to come. My promise is the same as it was on day one of this campaign: I will lead with common sense and make sure city government serves you, the people. I’m excited to get to work," she concluded. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6a64197238567835aa68 Former Florida special education teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationship with teen boy, police te 2026-06-25T17:50:28.400Z Former Florida special education teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationship with teen boy, police A former Florida high school special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with the 17-year-old brother of one of her former students. Michelle Lynn Hancock, 41, of Palm Bay, is charged with transmitting information harmful to minors, using a computer to seduce or solicit a child, traveling to meet a child after using a computer to lure them, lewd and lascivious touching, sexual battery by an authority figure, and soliciting or engaging in conduct with a student, according to Brevard County jail records. CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NABBED IN CHILD SEX STING Hancock was arrested Wednesday after police responded to a suspicious pickup truck on the side of the road, where she was found inside with the teen. Both allegedly admitted to having engaged in sexual activity. A Brevard Public Schools spokesperson told Florida Today that Hancock was no longer employed by the district. MARRIED FLORIDA MATH TEACHER, 32, ACCUSED OF CLASSROOM SEX WITH STUDENT DURING LUNCHTIME "We are deeply troubled by these allegations. The District remains committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all students," the district said. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Palm Bay Police Department and the school district for comment. Hancock was a special education teacher at Heritage High School, where she met the teen after having previously taught his older brother, according to an affidavit obtained by People. The teen had withdrawn from the high school and enrolled in virtual classes, authorities said. However, he began visiting Hancock at the school and stated they had kissed in her classroom. They maintained a relationship before briefly separating, local media reported. However, the pair began texting each other again and re-engaged in sexual activity a month ago, authorities said. Hancock would also send the teen photos of herself that were "sexual in nature," police said. Hancock is being held in the Brevard County jail on a $525,000 bond. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d683f197238567835a9dc The 17-year-old who said he designed the US flag te 2026-06-25T17:41:19.899Z The 17-year-old who said he designed the US flag Who designed the U.S. flag? Betsy Ross? How about the widespread decades-long claim that a 17-year-old high school junior from Lancaster, Ohio, Bob Heft, made the first 50-star flag and sent it to the White House to be approved as our current stars and stripes? "I, of course, designed the flag of our country, the current flag," said Heft. "It’s not just a piece of cloth, it's the fabric of America." This compelling and uniquely American story is told in the first episode of "Crazy America History with Eric Shawn," now streaming on Fox Nation. ONLY 27 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS WILL DISPLAY AMERICAN FLAG ON JULY 4: POLL Heft sewed his flag as part of a high school history class project. He then sent it off to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959, asking him to adopt his design as the nation's new flag when Hawaii became the 50th state.  Eisenhower's chief of staff Wilton B. Persons sent Heft a letter thanking him. In an exchange of correspondence with White House officials, Heft pressed his claim that the design that the president chose was from him. "I made and flew the first 50-star flag in the United States," he wrote. "The flag was first flown March 7, 1959, and there are none recorded before this date...it has been displayed in the White House in Washington and also the Governor's mansion and capital building in our state of Ohio." NJ RESIDENTS RAMP UP PROTESTS OVER TOWN COUNCIL'S AMERICAN FLAG FLAP: 'IT HIT A NERVE' Heft, who died in 2009, spent his life touting his claim, speaking to school groups, veterans and reporters about his making the 50-star flag. But is his story even true? And why haven't you heard of Bob Heft? He did create his 50-star flag before the design's official adoption by the Eisenhower administration, and he was able to get his flag flown over at least 40 state capitol buildings from 1960 to 1962. The states included New York, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska and Alaska. It flew for five hours over the Texas state capitol in Austin on Oct. 5, 1960, but Gov. Price Daniel wrote "it would have been displayed all day except for a rain and high wind which started about 12 p.m." Ohio Gov. Michael DiSalle wrote Heft that he was "pleased to verify your story that yours was the first 50-star flag displayed in Ohio on Ohio property." But was Heft really the first, or were officials fooled? It is the tale of the teenager who lived his life for Old Glory. And wait until you see what we do with his flag at the end of our episode! Watch "Crazy American History with Eric Shawn," now streaming on Fox Nation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d682c197238567835a9d3 Biden judge rejects Trump's sanctuary cities lawsuit, says even a win wouldn't solve DOJ's problem te 2026-06-25T17:41:00.443Z Biden judge rejects Trump's sanctuary cities lawsuit, says even a win wouldn't solve DOJ's problem A federal judge has tossed the Trump administration's lawsuit against four New Jersey sanctuary cities, ruling the Justice Department targeted local policies that largely mirror a statewide immigration directive — meaning a court victory wouldn't eliminate restrictions on ICE cooperation. U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin of the District of New Jersey, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, on Wednesday dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City and Paterson, ruling the federal government lacked standing because striking down the cities' policies would not remedy its alleged injuries. "The Federal Government's case has a fundamental flaw — it treats the Challenged Policies as though they operate in isolation. They do not," Padin wrote. "New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive is a statewide directive that, like the Challenged Policies, limits voluntary cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement beyond what the law requires." The lawsuit was part of President Donald Trump's renewed immigration crackdown following his return to office. Since declaring a national emergency at the southern border on Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has aggressively targeted so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, arguing that local policies limiting cooperation with ICE obstruct federal immigration enforcement and violate the Constitution. DHS TORCHES NEW JERSEY’S PROFANE ‘F---ICE ACT’ AS ASSAULTS ON AGENTS SKYROCKET 1,300% The Justice Department filed the lawsuit in May 2025, arguing the four cities' sanctuary policies violate the Constitution's Supremacy Clause by interfering with federal immigration enforcement, including limiting voluntary cooperation with ICE, restricting information sharing, declining to honor certain immigration detainers and barring participation in civil immigration enforcement beyond what federal law requires. Newark, Hoboken and Jersey City each adopted executive orders declaring themselves "fair and welcoming" or "sanctuary" cities, while Paterson implemented police procedures designed to comply with New Jersey's immigrant protections. The cities have argued the policies preserve community trust and allow local police to focus on state and local crime rather than federal civil immigration enforcement. But Padin did not address the question of whether the sanctuary policies are constitutional. Instead, she ruled the federal government lacked standing because New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive independently imposes many of the same restrictions on law enforcement agencies across the state. GOP CANDIDATE RIPS BLUE STATE DIRECTIVE MEDDLING IN POLICE FORCE'S COOPERATION WITH ICE: 'HANDCUFFED' The directive, first issued under former Gov. Phil Murphy in 2018 and codified into state law by Gov. Mikie Sherrill earlier this year, limits when state and local police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities on civil immigration enforcement. Because the statewide directive wasn't challenged in this case, Padin concluded that even if she struck down the cities' policies, many of the same restrictions would remain in place. "Even if the Court enjoined the Challenged Policies," she wrote, "its injuries would persist." NEW JERSEY'S BAN ON PRIVATELY OPERATED ICE DETENTION CENTERS STRUCK DOWN BY COURT That directive has already survived multiple legal challenges. The Third Circuit upheld it after New Jersey counties argued it conflicted with federal immigration law, and the Justice Department later sued New Jersey directly over the policy, lost and did not appeal. "No judgment here could invalidate the ITD or relieve municipal law enforcement officers of their independent obligation to follow it," Padin wrote. The opinion also faulted the government for failing to identify concrete injuries caused solely by the cities' policies. While the Justice Department cited several instances in which ICE detainers allegedly were ignored, every example involved the Essex County Correctional Facility, a county-operated jail that is not a defendant in the lawsuit and is governed by the statewide directive. "The Federal Government must plead facts that substantiate its feared harm," Padin wrote. Padin dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning the administration isn't barred from bringing the case again if it can overcome the standing issue. The Justice Department declined to comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6818197238567835a9a5 What Are the Paths Forward for the Housing Bill After Trump Refused to Sign It? te 2026-06-25T17:40:40.476Z What Are the Paths Forward for the Housing Bill After Trump Refused to Sign It? President Trump abruptly scrapped plans to sign a major housing bill. It could still become law, with or without a presidential signature. But Mr. Trump could also try to kill it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d6804197238567835a97e Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT te 2026-06-25T17:40:20.522Z Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d638819723856783596ab Baseball’s prosects learn from All-Stars of past at Chase Field’s MLB Draft Combine te 2026-06-25T17:21:12.257Z Baseball’s prosects learn from All-Stars of past at Chase Field’s MLB Draft Combine PHOENIX – The MLB Draft Combine is more than a preview of the game’s next stars. It also serves as a reflection, bridging the future to the past.  “I think anybody that played at a higher level knows it all started at something like this,” former No. 2 overall draft pick and MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds said.  Reynolds received back-to-back All-Star nominations in 1987 and 1988, over 30 years before the inaugural MLB Draft Combine in 2021. The evolution of the event is a testament to how far baseball has come. “I think the thing with an older player like myself, you’re envious,” he said. “You’re like, ‘Man, I wish I could’ve had something like this.’” Now in its fourth consecutive year at the Diamondbacks’ home ballpark, Chase Field, the MLB Draft Combine offers prospects the opportunity to learn from legends. MLB Network’s coverage of the event puts former big leaguers close to the action, allowing players to receive guidance between drills. “The main focus I could tell kids, don’t try to be something you’re not,” six-time All-Star Kenny Lofton said. “When you go out of your element, you play out of your element and you don’t want to do that.” Drafted out of the University of Arizona, Lofton returned to the desert to help outfield prospects during the fielding portion of their workouts on Tuesday. Few better mentors exist than a four-time Gold Glove winner, especially one with Lofton’s background. He originally committed to Arizona for basketball and was part of the program’s 1988 Final Four run. That same season, his junior year, was his first playing baseball at the school. Lofton only recorded one official at-bat for the Wildcats, but his potential was clear to minor league scouts. “I had the talent, but you’ve just got to put it together,” he said. After his four years at Arizona, Lofton made the full-time transition to baseball. The decision came with many early difficulties, but 622 MLB stolen bases later, it’s safe to say his choice paid off. Switching sports also taught Lofton an important lesson. “We’re all gonna fail.” One he wants to pass on to the next generation. “Don’t worry about failure at this point, you gotta worry about trying to get better,” Lofton said. “You learn from your mistakes, and I think a lot of kids don’t want to do that.” Reynolds agrees with the lesson. “Just let it fly, and not worry about mistakes, and let ‘em see your talent and have fun,” he said. 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell is also one of MLB Network’s analysts, and spent most of his time Tuesday assisting future prospects around the batting cages. A four-time All-Star, Lowell offered similar advice on how players can make the most of their opportunities. “I think it’s normal human nature to be a little nervous, you want to showcase your skills,” he said. “Try to lower that heart rate a little bit, and just let your talent and your skillset take over.” Lowell was honest about how he compared to today’s prospects. “Not at all,” he said. “I don’t think I matched up physically with these kids. For being 18 to 21 years old, they’re pretty put together.” Players are not only well put together, but well prepared. Last year, 82.8% of combine participants were eventually selected in the MLB Draft, including 87 of the top 100 picks. That number could increase this year. “Kids nowadays, they have the resources to understand what they need to do to get to the big leagues a lot younger, a lot earlier, which they’ve used to their advantage,” Lowell said. He encouraged them to continue that tenacity at the combine. “I think the whole process of playing in front of people, trying to prove your worth and then seeing how that translates into a full season, it’s an exciting time for all these young men and they should take advantage of it,” Lowell said. Reynolds is equally enthusiastic for this year’s participants. “It’s really cool, I’m excited for the kids to have the opportunity to get in front of all these people and all the scouts that are here at a combine,” he said. The 2026 MLB Draft takes place in Philadelphia July 11-12, with Hamilton High School alumnus Roch Cholowsky expected to be one of the first players selected. Although he did not participate in this year’s on-field workouts, he was busy interviewing with teams at the top of the draft board. Cholowsky is ready to see his dream come true. “Everyone wants to be the No. 1 overall pick,” he said. “I’ve done everything that I can to put myself in the best position, it’s out of my hands, but whoever takes me, I’m excited to be there.” The post Baseball’s prosects learn from All-Stars of past at Chase Field’s MLB Draft Combine appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d635d19723856783594ae Supreme Court T.P.S. Ruling on Haiti Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo te 2026-06-25T17:20:29.773Z Supreme Court T.P.S. Ruling on Haiti Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo The decision renders 1.3 million people from more than a dozen countries, many who have lived in the United States for decades, vulnerable to deportation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d613f1972385678358c1e GEORGE KHALAF: Accountability Is Not Optional In Arizona Government te 2026-06-25T17:11:27.448Z GEORGE KHALAF: Accountability Is Not Optional In Arizona Government By George Khalaf | Arizona taxpayers work hard for every dollar they send to the government. They expect those dollars to be spent wisely, transparently, and honestly. When government fails to protect taxpayer money from waste, fraud, and abuse, it goes beyond just a financial problem. It is a betrayal of the public trust. Over the past two years, Arizonans have learned disturbing details about widespread fraud within our state’s Medicaid system. Investigations have uncovered billions of dollars in questionable spending, fraudulent billing schemes, and the exploitation of vulnerable individuals who were supposed to be receiving treatment and care. Reports indicate that taxpayers may have lost billions while bureaucrats failed to ask basic questions or exercise proper oversight. The media rarely covers these stories. Bureaucrats hate being watched. And way too many politicians would rather stay quiet than cause a stir. But that silence is exactly how fraud keeps growing. But we cannot shrug this off and move on. What we need is real accountability. One elected leader who deserves tremendous credit for refusing to look the other way is Senator Carine Werner (LD4). Through multiple legislative oversight hearings, Senator Werner has demanded answers from state agencies, pursued whistleblower testimony, and insisted that government officials be held accountable. While many were content to issue statements and move on, she rolled up her sleeves and did the hard work of oversight. Her efforts have brought much-needed transparency to a scandal that should concern every Arizona taxpayer. The push for accountability extends beyond Medicaid. Republicans in the House and Senate have also raised important concerns about ensuring public assistance programs are administered responsibly and that benefits are directed to those who genuinely qualify, including SNAP, which provides food assistance to every corner of this state. Programs designed to help struggling Arizonans who have no other avenue to meet their basic needs must be protected from abuse and mismanagement. Taxpayers have every right to expect strong verification standards, accurate eligibility determinations, and regular oversight of how public dollars are spent. As I have conversations all over Legislative District 3, I hear the same frustration from voters. People are tired of government waste not being addressed while families continue to hand over their hard-earned money every April. They want leaders who will protect taxpayers with the same care they use to manage their own personal finances. I’ve said repeatedly that government should be focused on delivering results in a few limited areas, not protecting and growing bureaucracy. Every dollar wasted by government is a dollar that cannot be used for public safety (a key focus that needs to be invested in), infrastructure, water security, education, or sent back to Arizonans in the form of needed tax relief. Taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going and whether programs are actually working. When elected to represent LD3 in the Arizona House, I will make accountability a top priority. That means supporting aggressive legislative oversight – and leading it when necessary, demanding transparency from state agencies, strengthening protections for whistleblowers, and ensuring fraud investigations receive the resources necessary to follow the facts wherever they lead. It also means asking tough questions about spending and insisting that agencies justify how taxpayer dollars are being used, or face significant cuts. Arizonans are tired of the excuses. We need a real change in culture and elected officials from the top down who will demand audits, push back against resistant agencies, tighten the rules, and stop treating taxpayer money like some endless slush fund. As a member of the State House, I pledge to support the efforts already begun by vigilant legislators. I will fight to expose waste, stop fraud, eliminate abuse, and ensure taxpayer dollars are treated with the respect they deserve. George Khalaf is a candidate for the Arizona House in Legislative District 3. You can follow him on X here. The post GEORGE KHALAF: Accountability Is Not Optional In Arizona Government first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d61281972385678358c06 Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court te 2026-06-25T17:11:04.409Z Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 05, 2026, in City of Industry, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A federal judge blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail on Thursday, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority. The decision halts, at least until a nearly certain appeal is heard, efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to require states to submit the names of likely mail voters before it delivers ballots. It also stops the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from compiling lists of voting-age citizens in each state. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of President Barack Obama in Massachusetts, is the first judge to block the March 31 executive order. State and local election officials have raised concerns that its requirements would inject chaos into preparations for the November midterm elections. Talwani ruled that Trump had asserted too much control over elections in several parts of the order as he directed federal officials to quickly take actions that he argues are needed to prevent noncitizen voting, which rarely occurs. “The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” Talwani wrote. Order overpowered states The executive order directed Postmaster General David Steiner to put forward a rule requiring states, at least 90 days before a federal election, notify the Postal Service whether they intended to allow ballots to be sent through the mail. States would then have to submit to USPS a list of voters planning to vote by mail at least 60 days before the election. Talwani wrote that the Postal Service lacks any authorization by Congress to put forward binding regulations on mail-in voting. The Constitution, she wrote, “reserves the power to determine voter eligibility to the States alone.”  The executive order also required the Department of Homeland Security, with help from the Social Security Administration, to compile a list of voting-age U.S. citizens living in each state and then provide that information to state officials at least 60 days before each federal election. The order does not tell states how to use the data. The list of citizens would be drawn from naturalization and Social Security records, according to the order. It would also include data from SAVE, a powerful computer program maintained by Homeland Security that verifies citizenship by checking names against information in federal databases.  The executive order pointed to no relevant constitutional or legal authority supporting the compilation of the citizenship lists, Talwani wrote. Trump “lacks any authority to compile voter lists for each State,” she wrote. A day before the decision, Steiner told a U.S. Senate committee that a proposed Postal Service rule to implement the executive order would lead to non-delivery of ballots in states that don’t provide lists of anticipated mail voters — a position condemned by Democrats. “Trump is trying to turn the Postal Service into a voter suppression machine. This is not election security — it is election interference in broad daylight,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in a Wednesday statement. Latest setback Trump has suffered a series of setbacks in recent days in his efforts to influence the administration of state-run elections.  A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Department of Justice wasn’t entitled to state voter rolls. Senators also continues to rebuff the president’s attempts to pressure them into passing the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to show documents proving their citizenship. Talwani’s decision came in a lawsuit brought by Democratic state attorneys general. It is the second major district court ruling over the executive order, after a judge in Washington, D.C., declined to stop the order because the Trump administration hadn’t taken enough action to implement it. Under Thursday’s decision, federal officials must notify their employees within a week that sweeping portions of the executive order are void. And on Monday, a judge blocked the use of SAVE to search for noncitizen voters. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d61141972385678358be6 Socialist wave causing voters to 'wake up' and leave Democratic Party in key swing state: GOP Senate candidate te 2026-06-25T17:10:44.437Z Socialist wave causing voters to 'wake up' and leave Democratic Party in key swing state: GOP Senate candidate Republican Michigan Senate candidate and former Rep. Mike Rogers said the Democratic Party's recent embrace of socialist candidates is evidence that the party has moved "so far to the left" that everyday Americans are now starting to "wake up" and notice. "Welcome to the modern Democratic Party," Rogers told Fox News Digital. "This is not your dad's Democratic Party. It's not your grandmother's Democratic Party. This thing has veered so far to the left, and Michigan is at the epicenter of that." Following New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's mayoral primary victory, which shook the Democratic Party, three more socialist and progressive candidates emerged victorious in Democratic primaries. Mamdani-backed Democratic Socialists of America members Darializa Avila Chevalier and state Rep. Claire Valdez, as well as progressive Brad Lander, prevailed in their Democratic primaries this week. The candidates have campaigned on platforms centered on abolishing ICE, universal healthcare, affordability and criticism of Israel. WINNERS AND LOSERS EMERGE AFTER SOCIALIST EARTHQUAKE ROCKS NYC PRIMARIES The winning candidates have raised renewed concerns about where the future of the Democratic Party is headed. Rogers said the Democratic Party has neglected working-class and middle-class Americans, leaving more people in Michigan questioning whether they should build their futures in the state or look for opportunities elsewhere. "I think that the Democratic Party walked away from working and middle-class Americans a decade ago, and in Michigan, people are starting to wake up to this notion that we can't continue to do this and expect our kids to stay," he said. Rogers said Michigan has its own worries about socialism and called the ideas from far-left figures in Michigan "a little bit terrifying." "Matter of fact, I think all three of the Democrats who are running for the nomination are out of step already, and it's only gonna get worse," he said. "This really will be about crazy versus common sense in the state of Michigan." Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has campaigned on many of the same policies as New York City's winning candidates. The progressive has also faced criticism for opposing the current U.S. partnership with Israel over humanitarian concerns during the war in Gaza and for campaigning with controversial streamer Hasan Piker, who has called Hamas "the lesser of two evils" and said the U.S. "deserved 9/11." DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATE HOPEFUL SAYS HER PARTY NIXING ROGAN INTERVIEW IS WHY PEOPLE ARE ‘TURNING AGAINST’ IT However, Rogers said voters are rejecting the Democratic Party's shift, pointing to Graham Platner's Senate primary victory in Maine and accusing Michigan Democrats of "flirting" with socialism. New York’s socialist sweep came just weeks after another closely watched race in Maine, where Graham Platner won the party's nomination despite multiple controversies, including inflammatory Reddit posts, a Nazi-linked chest tattoo, reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women while married, and allegations from former girlfriends involving rape fantasies, heavy drinking and violent behavior. "But people see a guy in Maine, Nazi tattoo, communist in 2019 espousing," Rogers said. "You see the candidates in our race who are flirting with all that Democrat socialism. That's why our message is resonating, and that's why we're doing as well as we are on the ground." Rogers is running in Michigan's Republican Senate primary, while El-Sayed will face fellow progressive state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in the Democratic primary. Both primaries will be held on Aug. 4 to determine who will fill the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. Rogers said Michigan Democrats are promoting "shared misery" and predicted "the rest of the country is going to be as confused as we are about who they are and what they want to do." "What these three Democrats are talking about, shared misery," he said. "We're gonna share our misery with everybody in the state. Not selling well, so we look forward to November and let them hash it out between now and then about who the Democrats are." LIZ PEEK: DEMOCRATS FACE A SOCIALIST RECKONING THEY ARE TOO SCARED TO STOP Michigan depends on manufacturing jobs, Rogers said, arguing a socialist environment "doesn't allow those jobs to grow" and instead "makes a lot less of them." He said Sanders' win in Michigan's 2016 Democratic presidential primary is evidence that "there is a faction of Democrats that are willing to give up on the free-market idea of an American economy and aren't really happy with America." But Rogers said voters he has spoken with no longer trust Democrats' promises to lower costs, saying they are "ready for change" after years of Democratic control in the state and that "everything bad that's happened to us has really happened in that time frame." Rogers also blamed Democratic leadership for weaker school rankings, slow wage growth, manufacturing job losses and higher utility bills, saying those issues can be "traced back to what Democrat policies did to us in the state." Highlighting his own campaign, Rogers said his "optimism" and focus on affordability, jobs and education is helping him beat his Democratic opponents in recent polls. "Our positive, issue-centered campaign for Michigan is working, and that's why in the last six polls or so we've been ahead of our Democrat opponents," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d61001972385678358bdd Joe Rogan mocks Gavin Newsom for dismissing growing state problems as LA film production craters te 2026-06-25T17:10:24.989Z Joe Rogan mocks Gavin Newsom for dismissing growing state problems as LA film production craters Podcaster Joe Rogan, a former California resident, condemned the state’s leadership as he spoke to California-based comedian Tim Dillon on Wednesday. As Rogan noted on his podcast that there are some beautiful estates in Pasadena that recall another era of American life, Dillon agreed, saying that is a perfect way of describing how Los Angeles feels in general, saying, "Whatever it is, it's not what it was. And every place seems a little bit like a museum or like it was cool 20 years ago or 15 years ago." "You know, somebody recently said this and it's perfect. They said LA is slowly becoming Detroit," Rogan replied. He went on to note that while the entertainment industry in LA was once its flagship industry, but they "barely make movies anymore." "They overtaxed and overregulated their biggest industry to other states and other countries," Dillon replied, saying that the number of major films being made there had dropped dramatically.  FROM ‘SCREAM’ TO STREAM: JAMIE KENNEDY REVEALS HOW HOLLYWOOD LOST ITS WAY AND WHY HE WON'T GIVE UP ON LA "That's a giant difference," Rogan said, criticizing the "arrogance" of rhetoric "like ‘This is the best place in the world. Everyone's going to come here no matter what. That's the Gavin Newsom attitude whenever he defends California." Rogan mocked Newsom’s rhetoric touting California as an economic power, replying, "He starts rattling off all these wonderful statistics and this is like instead of acknowledging, ‘Yeah we've got f---ing real problems. People are moving for the first time ever more than they're coming here. We're losing all these giant corporations that are leaving.’" "Instead of that, it's just this, ‘We're the s---, I’m very big on California, I’m bullish on California, it’s always gonna be amazing here—" Rogan began. "Well, it's what every empire said until they fell, right?" Dillon replied, later asking Rogan if he thinks there’s any chance LA can have a comeback. CALIFORNIANS FLEEING TO RED STATES ARE DRIVING UP HOME PRICES AND RENTS IN THEIR NEW CITIES, DATA SHOWS "Something has to happen," Rogan said. "Something big has to happen. I mean, there has to be something that completely shifts the way LA looks at itself. You know, it has to look at itself as like a functioning business instead of a giant scam for nonprofits. A big part of LA's problem is there's a bunch of people that are in the empathy industry." Dillon recalled issues he saw in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where a casino owner had told him that a high population density of people and social programs has caused issues for the area, including crime, vandalism, and various other forms of disorder. Newsom's office mocked Rogan when reached for comment in a manner parodying President Donald Trump, telling Fox News Digital, "JOE ‘LITTLE GUY’ ROGAN IS TOO CHICKEN TO HAVE ME ON HIS FAILING PODCAST BECAUSE HE KNOW I'D CRUSH HIM, SO HE TAKES CHEAP SHOTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY AS HE GETS RELEGATED TO IRRELEVANCY. ALL TALK, NO ACTION. I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE, ‘LITTLE GUY.’ OR KEEP HIDING!!!!"  CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5ece1972385678358b73 Ask a Ranger: The bear came over the mountain te 2026-06-25T17:01:02.008Z Ask a Ranger: The bear came over the mountain This week's Ask a Ranger column, from the NPS/USFS Roving Rangers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5eb91972385678358b4a 12-year-old boy rushed to hospital after shark attacks him in Bahamas, police say te 2026-06-25T17:00:41.529Z 12-year-old boy rushed to hospital after shark attacks him in Bahamas, police say A 12-year-old American boy is in stable condition after suffering a shark attack in the Bahamas on Tuesday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force told multiple media outlets. The boy was vacationing in the Exuma Cays when the shark attacked him, the New York Post reported. The boy was swimming off the coast of the Staniel Cay island when the assault occurred, according to the Post. Authorities did not provide details on the species of shark. AMERICAN TOURIST ATTACKED BY SHARK IN VACATION HOT SPOT The boy was rushed by boat to receive medical treatment on New Providence, The Bahamas' most populous island and home to the capital Nassau. The boy is in stable condition, the Royal Bahamas Police Force reportedly told the Post. While The Bahamas ranks ninth globally in yearly shark attacks, the Tuesday attack is the second recorded unprovoked shark attack in The Bahamas in 2026. SHARK ATTACK SURVIVOR WAKES FROM 10-DAY COMA AND SHARES FIRST WORDS WITH FAMILY AT HER HOSPITAL BEDSIDE In March, an Australian woman was bitten while swimming near the country's Andros Island, sustaining severe injuries to her right arm, according to the Global Shark Attack File. There were five unprovoked shark attacks in the country's waters in 2025, according to the database. Fox News Digital contacted the Royal Bahamas Police Force for additional information. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5ea51972385678358afe General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world te 2026-06-25T17:00:21.052Z General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5c751972385678358ac2 Bionic hands are now teaching robots to feel te 2026-06-25T16:51:01.806Z Bionic hands are now teaching robots to feel Robots have gotten very good at moving fast, repeating steps and doing jobs that would wear you and me out. But ask a robot to pick up something delicate, oddly shaped or slightly different from the last item it handled, and things can get a little complicated quickly. That is where a new collaboration between ABB Robotics and PSYONIC comes in. ABB Robotics is working with PSYONIC, a California bionics company, to explore whether real-world touch and motion data from human prosthetic use can help train robotic arms. In other words, the same kind of bionic hand that helps a person grip a tool, pick up a fragile object or adjust pressure in real time could help teach robots how to do those tasks better. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report SOFT ROBOTIC ARMBAND GIVES PROSTHETIC HAND USERS NATURAL CONTROL The collaboration centers on PSYONIC's Ability Hand and ABB's GoFa cobot. The Ability Hand was originally developed for prosthetic use. It has multi-articulating fingers, pressure sensors, vibration feedback and flexible mechanics that help it conform to irregular objects. That combination is important because human grip isn’tt one fixed action. You hold a coffee cup differently than a screwdriver. You handle an egg differently than a phone. Most of us do that without thinking about it. For robots, that instinctive adjustment is hard. ABB and PSYONIC want to explore how movement, contact and grip-force data from the Ability Hand can help train robots to handle objects that are fragile, uneven or unpredictable. ABB's GoFa cobot brings the industrial side of the equation, offering the accuracy and repeatability needed to test those movements in a controlled way. The result could be a robot arm that learns from real human handling data, then applies that information to factory and warehouse tasks. Industrial robots can already lift, move, weld, sort and assemble with impressive speed. However, many still struggle when a task involves subtle touch. Think about a robot picking up a soft package, a medical component or a part that shifts slightly on a conveyor belt. Too much pressure can damage the item. Too little pressure can make the robot drop it. A tiny change in angle can throw off the whole process. JOB-KILLING ROBOT LEARNS AT WORK, AND IT’S COMING TO THE FACTORY FLOOR That is why gripping and dexterity remain major challenges in automation. ABB calls this a key part of Autonomous Versatile Robotics, or AVR, its vision for robots that can sense, reason, move and handle objects with precision in changing environments. Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, put it this way: Human dexterity remains "one of the most difficult things to replicate in industrial-grade robotics." He said the collaboration with PSYONIC could help "close the long-standing gap" between human and robot dexterity. That gap is where this technology could make a real difference. The PSYONIC Ability Hand was built to help people. It uses myoelectric control, touch sensing and compliant mechanics in a lightweight design. Its sensors can detect pressure during a grip, while vibration feedback can help communicate touch back to the person using it. That same sensing ability could be valuable for robots. AI ENABLES PARALYZED MAN TO CONTROL ROBOTIC ARM WITH BRAIN SIGNALS PSYONIC says the Ability Hand can capture detailed data about movement, contact and grip force. When that hand is used by people in real-world situations, it can generate a more natural dataset than a lab-only robot demonstration. Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, founder and CEO of PSYONIC, called dexterous manipulation "a data challenge as much as a hardware challenge." That line really gets to the heart of this. Better robot hands are important. Yet the training data behind those hands may be what decides how useful they become in real workplaces. ABB and PSYONIC say this work could apply across automotive, aerospace, packaging, logistics and life sciences. That makes sense. These are industries where robots already play a major role, but where delicate or variable handling can still slow things down. A robot that can better adjust its grip could help with fragile components, oddly shaped products, soft packaging or repetitive tasks that are tough on the body. HUMANOID ROBOTS HANDLE QUALITY CHECKS AND ASSEMBLY AT AUTO PLANT The International Federation of Robotics has also pointed to advanced gripping and digital integration as a way to reduce engineering time by up to 30%. That's important for companies because automation often gets delayed by setup, tuning and custom engineering. If touch-enabled robotic hands can reduce some of that work, companies could deploy robots faster and use them in more flexible ways. There is a hopeful side to this. Robots that handle repetitive or ergonomically challenging work could reduce strain on people. That could mean fewer workers stuck doing the same painful motion all day. However, there is also a bigger labor question here. More capable robots could take on tasks that once seemed too variable to automate. That may affect how companies hire, train and assign work in the future. The most useful version of this technology would support people instead of simply replacing them. For example, robots could handle the repetitive gripping while workers focus on oversight, quality checks, machine setup and higher-skill work. Your phone holds your email, passwords, photos, banking apps and personal data. In this free CyberGuy Live replay, Kurt the CyberGuy walks you step by step through simple phone security fixes you can do at your own pace. You’ll learn how to improve your privacy settings, spot the latest phone scams, use trusted security tools and walk away with a simple checklist to stay protected. Watch the replay and get our checklist here: CyberGuyLive.com  ABB Robotics and PSYONIC are taking a different approach to one of robotics' hardest problems: touch. Instead of training robots only in a lab, they want to use real movement and grip data from a bionic hand that people already use. That could help robots become better at delicate, variable tasks that have traditionally been hard to automate. It could also push industrial robots closer to working safely and effectively around humans in more settings. But the human side should not get lost in the excitement. If robots are going to learn from human touch, companies need to be clear about data use, workplace impact and safety testing. Would you feel comfortable knowing a robot at work was trained using real human touch data?  Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5c5f1972385678358a77 Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats te 2026-06-25T16:50:39.786Z Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats Market research company Klue told customers that it believes the hacking group that stole their data is now deleting it. The company, however, warned about a second group of hackers wanting ransom. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5c4c1972385678358a64 Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x te 2026-06-25T16:50:20.335Z Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x Un0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate conventional AI systems. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d59f71972385678358a1d Bernie Sanders, DSA reveal demands for Dem party after socialists sweep New York elections te 2026-06-25T16:40:23.766Z Bernie Sanders, DSA reveal demands for Dem party after socialists sweep New York elections Following a socialist sweep in New York City’s Tuesday elections, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are dictating their terms and sending warnings to the Democratic Party not to cross them. In a post-election call clipped by Manhattan Institute analyst Stu Smith, a DSA leader remarked that in addition to socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "more than three million New Yorkers are now represented by socialists at multiple levels of government, and in some cases that is every level of government." To anyone looking to break the DSA’s hold on these areas, the leader warned, "Don’t even try it," adding, "We control these areas." "We have a democratic socialist mandate in New York City," he said. ZOHRAN MAMDANI IN POSITION TO HELP SOCIALIST PARTY 'SEIZE STATE POWER,' DSA LEADER ADMITS Meanwhile, Sanders, once one of the few openly socialist politicians on the national stage, declared that "working people" across New York "delivered a powerful message: the era of status quo politics is over." Sanders boasted in a post about "lessons" from Tuesday’s election that "when working people stand together, organize, and fight back, they can defeat establishment politicians and enormous amounts of money and political influence." "We’re making progress. The task before us now is to build on that momentum," he continued, cautioning that "if Democrats regain control of Congress next year, they must listen to the people who put them in office." NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI SAYS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 'LOST ITS FOCUS ON WORKING PEOPLE' At least a dozen candidates endorsed by New York City-DSA statewide were victorious on Tuesday night, signaling the embrace of Mamdani’s socialist policies and the reach of his influence in the party. Tuesday's primaries also cemented Mamdani's status as a kingmaker in the Democratic Party. Most notably, Mamdani's endorsed Democratic Socialist candidates Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez won their primary races in deep-blue congressional districts, with two of them ousting incumbent Democratic Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat, all but securing their seats in the November general election. All three candidates ran on platforms broadly aligned with Mamdani’s socialist economic agenda, anti-Israel posture and opposition to ICE, while facing candidates backed by the establishment wing of the party. RISING SOCIALIST STARS ON TRACK TO CONGRESS: WHO ARE DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER, BRAD LANDER AND CLAIRE VALDEZ? The victories sent a warning shot to Democratic leadership, with both House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer representing New York. Socialist supporters at Valdez’s election night party were seen shouting "you’re next" at a television screen showing Jeffries on Tuesday night. Sanders, a close ally of Mamdani’s, praised the candidates for having "ran bold campaigns focused on the struggles facing working people." He also noted that these victories occurred "despite the fact that super PACs funded by AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee], the crypto industry, AI and other billionaire-backed groups have spent tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat progressive candidates and crush a movement that threatens their economic and political power." "Status quo establishment policies are not enough," said Sanders. "We must be bold. We must take on Oligarchy. We must represent working families and create a government that works for all, not just the few." Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d57f0197238567835899c Intermittent delays expected on US 89 near Cameron on June 25 and 26 te 2026-06-25T16:31:44.059Z Intermittent delays expected on US 89 near Cameron on June 25 and 26 Restrictions will be in place from 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 to 6 a.m. Friday, June 26 for the installation of overhead utility work by APS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d57dc1972385678358993 Catholic Charities of Northern Arizona to host Monte Carlo in the Pines on June 27 te 2026-06-25T16:31:24.090Z Catholic Charities of Northern Arizona to host Monte Carlo in the Pines on June 27 Each reservation includes dinner, one drink ticket, $100 in play chips to use at casino-style game tables, and access to raffles and auctions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d57c8197238567835898a Dr. Larry Grogin passes through Flagstaff in run to promote importance of movement with Parkinson’s te 2026-06-25T16:31:04.119Z Dr. Larry Grogin passes through Flagstaff in run to promote importance of movement with Parkinson’s Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019, Dr. Larry Grogin is determined to run 100 marathons in 100 days. He ran one in Flagstaff en route to his finish line in California. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d57b31972385678358961 World Cup group stage nears the end with high-stakes matches and betting opportunities across four games te 2026-06-25T16:30:43.641Z World Cup group stage nears the end with high-stakes matches and betting opportunities across four games I did pretty well in soccer yesterday. I had three plays and went 2-1 for the day. Looking back on it I probably should've taken a full unit on the one bet I felt most confident in -- both teams scoring in the Canada game. Today, there is a big card for the World Cup as they try to get the last of the games in for the group stage. Let's put some bets on these games. Ecuador vs. Germany Ecuador needs to get a win if they want to advance. Germany has already locked up their spot in the next round. What do you do when one team has their fate locked up and the other needs to get a win in order to stay alive? Germany is a significantly better team, but most teams tend to rest their players when they have already taken care of business. Ecuador still has not scored in this World Cup, losing their first game 1-0, and their second game was a draw 0-0. I think Ecuador will likely take their chances, but there is some good opportunity to grab some money on their team total under 0.5 goals at +149. Even if Germany rests their best players, they've only allowed four total shots on goal in two games. I'll take a shot. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Japan vs. Sweden This is the most important game of the day. It has massive implications for the next round, but it also has two of the better teams facing each other. If Japan wins or gets a draw, they advance. A win and a loss from the Netherlands means they also win Group F. A loss means they would have to hope they get in as a third-place team. For Sweden, getting a win means they advance past Japan and will make it into the next round. A loss probably eliminates them, and a draw gives them the same fate as Sweden. I think this will be a very strategic and cautious game from both teams. Give me the under 2.5 with so much on the line. Turkey vs. United States If you've been living under a rock, you probably are unaware that the United States has advanced to the next round. This is the first time since 1930 that they've gone 2-0 in the World Cup. This game means nothing to them, aside from pride. Turkey has lost both games they've played 1-0 to Paraguay and 2-0 to Australia. The United States has beaten both of those teams with relative ease. The only reason that Turkey has a chance at a point in this game is that the United States has already stated it will likely rest a lot of key guys for the next game. I do think the backups could still beat Turkey. Give me the United States at -115. I like both teams to score, but at -170 it is too pricey for me. Australia vs. Paraguay This is a very similar game to the one between Japan and Sweden. A win for Australia gives them automatic qualification to the Round of 32. Paraguay would have the same fate with a win. A draw would give Australia the second spot and push them through because they have a better goal differential than Paraguay. So, essentially, Paraguay needs to win. Australia can win or draw and advance. I think the draw is the most likely option at +130, but Paraguay is likely to take more chances in this game. That may open them up for some exposure. Give me Australia to win at +340. To be very clear, this is a complete shot based on the value instead of me being certain they will win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d579f1972385678358933 Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting te 2026-06-25T16:30:23.676Z Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting The ruling rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to change federal election procedures through an executive order. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d554819723856783588d6 Baltimore Orioles tap drag queen as Guest Splasher in kid-friendly Bird Bath zone for Pride Night te 2026-06-25T16:20:24.932Z Baltimore Orioles tap drag queen as Guest Splasher in kid-friendly Bird Bath zone for Pride Night If MLB fans thought the San Francisco Giants Pride Night controversy was messy, the Baltimore Orioles had a message for them this week. Hold our beer. The Orioles announced that Heidi N Closet, a drag queen best known from "RuPaul's Drag Race," will serve as the Guest Splasher in the Tower Federal Credit Union Bird Bath during the bottom of the second inning for Friday's Pride Night at Camden Yards. Yes, a drag queen. As the "Guest Splasher." At a Major League Baseball game. The Bird Bath is the Orioles' popular splash zone in left field, where fans get sprayed with water by Mr. Splash after extra-base hits. The team tells fans in Sections 84 and 86 to "be alert and ready at all times" because "Mr. Splash might be sending water your way." To be clear, the Bird Bath isn't exclusively for children. Fans of all ages can buy tickets there, and Mr. Splash has become one of the more recognizable attractions at Camden Yards. But let's not act like this is some adults-only corner of the ballpark, either. It's a water-splash attraction at a baseball game. Kids like being splashed by water. Kids like silly ballpark gimmicks. Pretty easy math. The section also sits directly next to the Orioles' Under Armour Kids Home Run Porch, which the team markets as "the ultimate gameday destination for kids and their families." That area covers Sections 76-82, and kids must be 12 and under and accompanied by an adult. So, technically, the Orioles aren't putting a drag queen in the kids section. They are putting a drag queen in one of the ballpark's biggest kid-friendly attractions, right next to the actual kids-only home run porch, during Pride Night. This is not satire. GEORGIA PRIDE GROUP RECRUITING KIDS AS YOUNG AS 13 INTO DRAG SHOWS SPARKS BACKLASH "I'm frankly indifferent on most of these political topics, but isn't the splash zone area for kids?" one X user wrote. "Like this is kinda weird even for centrist, independents, or even slightly left leaning folks right?" Yes, it is. One user sarcastically asked whether children would even be allowed at Friday's game, suggesting a drag queen is adults-only entertainment. Another user declared that the Orioles are about to have their "Bud Light moment." Still another wrote, "This is nothing more than activism, all the while ignoring the fact that preferential treatment is ALWAYS divisive." And this is the predictable problem for the Orioles. This isn't some impossible-to-see-coming controversy. Some MLB teams hold Pride Nights every year. That's not new. The Orioles are giving away Pride Night jerseys to 15,000 fans Friday night for the game against the Washington Nationals, and the team's official Pride Night page lists pregame music, photo ops, face painters, friendship bracelet making, Pride decorations, Pride merchandise, rainbow candied popcorn and a Pride-themed cocktail. That's the team's choice. But choosing a drag queen to lead the Bird Bath, a fan attraction built around spraying water on people in a left-field area tied directly to kids and families, adds a layer that makes the Orioles unique among MLB teams. And they are quite proud of this, by the way. The team has been pushing the event from its main social media accounts, including the Heidi N Closet Guest Splasher announcement and a separate Pride-themed wallpaper post that read, "Baseball is for everyone" and told fans, "See you at The Yard this Friday for Pride Night!" The team also promoted free roundtrip MARC Camden Line train tickets for Pride Night, telling fans that rides would be free beginning at 3:30 p.m. and that an extra train would depart 30 minutes after the game. The graphic included a Pride-colored Orioles logo and told fans to "hop on and arrive right at The Yard for Pride Night." The team is not being subtle. The Orioles are promoting Pride Night across multiple posts, with giveaways, transit help and a drag queen guest splasher as part of the larger push to get as many people to the ballpark for this specific game as possible. And it comes at a particularly combustible time for Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the San Francisco Giants became the center of a national Pride Night debate after several pitchers wrote Bible verses on Pride-themed caps. MLB issued an oral warning under its uniform policy, and the Department of Justice later opened an investigation into whether the league discriminated against the players on religious grounds. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS HOST GAY COUPLES RENEWING VOWS WITH DRAG QUEEN IN VIRTUE-SIGNALING PRIDE NIGHT CEREMONY MLB commissioner Rob Manfred later said the players weren't fined or disciplined and said the Giants failed to properly communicate that players could opt out of wearing the Pride caps. So baseball was already dealing with one Pride Night PR nightmare. Now, the Orioles may have added another one. This one is more straightforward. Fans aren't debating uniform rules or religious accommodation. They're asking why the Orioles think it's a good idea to put a drag queen in charge of spraying fans in a kid-friendly section of the ballpark, right next to an official kids-only area. The Orioles wanted a Pride Night splash. They got one. Just maybe not the kind they expected. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d533c1972385678358853 Travis Kelce's dad calls Taylor Swift 'the girl next door' as wedding speculation reaches new heights te 2026-06-25T16:11:40.343Z Travis Kelce's dad calls Taylor Swift 'the girl next door' as wedding speculation reaches new heights As wedding speculation surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reached a fever pitch, the NFL star's father added even more fuel to the fire. Ed Kelce didn't just gush about the couple's upcoming wedding. The proud father also offered a glowing description of Swift while fans continued searching for clues about when she and the Chiefs tight end will say, "I do." "I am super excited," Ed told Fox 29 Philly about the highly anticipated wedding. "She is a sweetheart. That is truly the girl next door." Ed has been notoriously loose-lipped when it comes to details about Kelce and Swift's relationship. He gave fans all the details of Kelce's proposal back in 2025. Kelce proposed in the backyard of his home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. TAYLOR SWIFT ENGAGED TO TRAVIS KELCE: HOW NFL STAR CROSSED THE GOAL LINE AFTER OTHER STARS FUMBLED "He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, 'Let's go out and have a glass of wine.’ ... They got out there, and that's when he asked her, and it was beautiful," he told News 5 Cleveland. "They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great." Swift and Kelce first sparked dating rumors in 2023 after the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed that he had unsuccessfully tried to give the pop superstar a friendship bracelet during her Eras Tour stop in Kansas City. The pair later confirmed their romance when Swift began attending Chiefs games and cheering Kelce on from the stands. After two years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in August 2025. Neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly commented on the latest wedding rumors, but that hasn't stopped fans from scrutinizing every potential clue. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The mystery surrounding Swift and Kelce's wedding timeline only deepened this week as The New York Times reported that a permit application was filed to close the streets outside Madison Square Garden from July 2 until July 4. The outlet also reported that Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammates had made hotel accommodations at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square around July 3. Winick Productions also filed a permit with New York City's Street Activity Permit Office to set up a tent or canopy outside MSG. The prominent event planning company has produced large-scale red carpet events, according to The New York Times. Perhaps the biggest clue of all: A city official confirmed to the outlet that Madison Square Garden is prepared to host wedding festivities on July 3. Amtrak Police officers have also been informed of the expected Swift-Kelce wedding during the weekend of July 4, the NYT reported. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Swift made an appearance at Kelce's Tight End University, an NFL camp created by the football player, along with George Kittle and Greg Olsen, on Tuesday night. The "Life of a Showgirl" singer showed up at the concert to watch Lainey Wilson perform and made a surprise performance of her iconic song, "Love Story." As speculation mounts over when Swift and Kelce will tie the knot, Kittle fueled the frenzy by suggesting the couple's wedding could be right around the corner. "She’s just such an awesome person to give us her time this close to their wedding," he told People magazine regarding Swift's appearance at Tight End University. "So we’re just so thankful that they’re here." "She’s just hanging out, talking to my mom," the San Francisco 49ers star added. "Thanks, mom. Shoutout Taylor for talking to my mom again. But she’s just so kind, and it’s awesome to have her around." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d5328197238567835884a George Michael died worth $128M, but friends say he secretly gave away millions for decades: author te 2026-06-25T16:11:20.889Z George Michael died worth $128M, but friends say he secretly gave away millions for decades: author George Michael secretly gave away millions — and didn't want anyone to know. The British singer-songwriter who first captured hearts with Wham! and later achieved worldwide success as a solo artist died on Christmas Day 2016. Known for his enduring hits and unmistakable voice, Michael also remained a fixture in the headlines for his often-public personal life. While his public life was endlessly scrutinized, some of Michael's most extraordinary deeds remained largely unknown. The late star, who would have turned 63 on June 25, is the subject of a new book, "Tonight the Music Seems So Loud." OZZY OSBOURNE'S LEGENDARY FINAL PERFORMANCE RAISED A STAGGERING $190M FOR WORTHY CAUSES "We will never know how much George Michael gave away because it was secret," author Sathnam Sanghera told Fox News Digital.  "He died with a net worth of around 97 million pounds (more than $128 million), but I suspect a lot of that money is still being given away by his estate. The estate releases annual statements about the donations it has made. So his good work continues." For Sanghera, Michael's greatest achievement was compassion. Throughout his life, Michael frequently donated to charities supporting disabled children, cancer research, refugees and AIDS-related causes, just to name a few. He began supporting charities as early as the 1980s while he was in Wham!, and his dedication continued for the rest of his life. As he quietly made large donations, Michael ensured they remained out of the public eye. "George Michael was an incredible secret philanthropist, and the secrecy is what made it great," Sanghera explained. "We're only just finding out some of his charitable acts. For example, he gave away the first few years of royalties from 'Last Christmas,' one of the most successful pop songs of all time, to Band Aid, a U.K. charity aimed at combating hunger and poverty." WATCH: GEORGE MICHAEL DONATED MILLIONS WITHOUT SEEKING CREDIT: AUTHOR "He gave away the U.K. royalties from his 'Best Of' album in the 1990s," Sanghera shared. "There are so many charities and individuals who have come forward to say, 'He secretly paid for my IVF when he heard about my story on TV,' for example." Michael didn't just give money — he gave his time. At a homeless shelter in London, he served food, sat with guests and listened to their stories. The book recounts how he would show up in jeans and a baseball cap, preferring anonymity to recognition. If someone commented that he resembled George Michael, he would chuckle and insist he got that comparison all the time. "His ex-boyfriend, Kenny Goss, has spoken about how he was given a job at every venue where George Michael played to identify a local charity and donate £20,000 to £30,000 to it," Sanghera said.  "Often, it had to do with children or nurses. And he would also invite the staff and beneficiaries of that charity to attend the concert. This is the way in which his philanthropy was routine as part of what he did day-to-day." In 1990, Michael established the Platinum Trust, where, with the help of his sister Yioda, he supported disabled people. Michael donated royalties from his 1991 duet with Elton John, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," to the Terrence Higgins Trust, a London-based HIV awareness organization, The Associated Press reported, as cited by NPR. According to the outlet, proceeds from 1996's "Jesus to a Child" went to Childline. The founder of the organization went on to tell the outlet that Michael donated millions of dollars over the years and urged everyone in the charity to keep his acts private.  In 1999, when Michael performed at Net Aid to help refugees from Kosovo, he donated half a million pounds. Sanghera wrote that Michael was "annoyed" when the news leaked. "There are so many stories about his generosity," Sanghera told Fox News Digital. "There’s one story where his mother was sick with cancer at a local London hospital. After she passed, he put on a concert for all those nurses in the local community." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER While his career soared and his personal life often played out in public, Michael continued supporting those in need. "Along with Eric Clapton, he helped the family of Nigel Browne, a former bodyguard, win compensation after he was killed in a helicopter crash," Sanghera wrote. "He helped Martin Kemp, whom he set up with Shirlie Holliman, get life-saving treatment for a brain tumor. He played benefit gigs, raising money and awareness for famine relief, World AIDS Day, refugees, debt relief and Project Angel Food, which provides food to vulnerable Los Angeles residents suffering from critical and life-threatening illnesses. "... One time, studio colleague Johnny Douglas talked about how Michael not only allowed him to take a terminally ill child to his home in the south of France, but also provided a helicopter to pick them up and drop them off in the garden. "He bought friends and relatives houses and cars in striking quantities, provided some with employment, and I lose count of the number of people I meet who tell me he paid for medical bills, funerals and housing in times of crisis," Sanghera wrote. "On his death, his significant art collection was sold, raising more than £11 million for charity." Sanghera told Fox News Digital he was stunned by the sheer amount of money Michael donated over the years. As he researched, he also lost count of the people who came forward with stories of how the singer had helped them behind the scenes, far from the public eye. Many of those stories poured in after Michael’s death. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "George Michael supported charities that weren't necessarily glamorous for a pop star," Sanghera said. "[Still], he gave away millions of pounds. His estate continues to support those charities in significant ways." In 1993, The Independent reported that Michael didn't like to discuss his charity work. But that year, he was ready to talk, specifically about the charity album that he recorded for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an AIDS-fighting organization founded in honor of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. "Everyone's got really p----- off listening to celebrities patting each other on the back saying how generous they are being," he told the outlet at the time. "And they are right to. The reason I am doing this interview is to support the Phoenix Trust. It’s very important these tracks get heard." Sanghera stressed that Michael was no saint. But the evidence of his generosity is undeniable. And when it comes to the lives he touched, it's easy to have faith. "He wrote a song called 'Praying for Time,' and there's a lyric in that song where he complains about charity being 'a coat you wear twice a year,'" Sanghera said. "... Charity means more when it is sincerely meant, when you do it without hoping to get anything out of it. And that's what George Michael did." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d531419723856783587fe Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android te 2026-06-25T16:11:00.410Z Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android Users will be able to access their watchlists, real-time market data, live financial news, and Google's AI-powered "Key Moments" feature, which explains why stocks moved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d530019723856783587f5 Parker Conrad knows which employees are worth their AI spend and says Rippling can help you, too te 2026-06-25T16:10:40.440Z Parker Conrad knows which employees are worth their AI spend and says Rippling can help you, too "There were employees doing things like, 'Claude is so helpful for me — it analyzes my calendar and my email and puts together a plan for me,'" he says. "That person was spending at a run rate of $30,000 a year for this." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d52ec19723856783587ec From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world te 2026-06-25T16:10:20.991Z From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d4e41197238567835870c USPS wouldn't deliver ballots in states that refuse to fork over mail-in voter info under proposed rule te 2026-06-25T15:50:25.048Z USPS wouldn't deliver ballots in states that refuse to fork over mail-in voter info under proposed rule U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner indicated to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters, D-Mich., during a Wednesday hearing that under a proposed rule, if a state declined to furnish the federal government with its absentee voter list, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) would not mail election ballots in that state. Peters asked Steiner whether, under the proposal, the USPS would mail ballots from a state that "refuses" to provide the federal government with the state's absentee voter list. "Under our proposed regulation, no," Steiner said. DHS APPROVES PLAN TO VERIFY VOTER CITIZENSHIP, MONITOR MAIL BALLOTS AS TRUMP PUSH INTENSIFIES "All that does, senator, is make sure that we match the ballots that a state believes they're sending out to what actually gets sent out," he said. Part of the proposed rule, which pertains to federal election balloting, would create a process in which states "will notify the Postal Service of the individuals to whom they are mailing a mail-in or absentee ballot, along with the unique barcode applied to the outbound and return ballot mail envelope for such individuals such that the name and barcode of the voter will be included on a Mail-In and Absentee Participation List," according to the text of the proposal. The states "may thereafter add to or modify the list of enrollees until the last day that ballots may be mailed out to individuals under state law," the proposal notes, adding that "the Postal Service will provide to each state's chief election official a final State-Specific Mail-In and Absentee Participation List for each state compiling the names of all enrolled individuals in such state, along with the barcodes associated with such individuals' mail-in or absentee ballots." USPS REVEALS SHOCKING NUMBER OF DOG ATTACKS ON MAIL CARRIERS, ISSUES URGENT WARNING TO PET OWNERS Peters said the "effort by this administration to nationalize elections and have the federal government having this information is incredibly dangerous precedent." "We need to protect the integrity of the voting rolls. We need to protect the separation of elections from federal government and ensure that our state and local governments are the one administering their own elections," he declared. POSTAL SERVICE CAN'T BE SUED FOR INTENTIONALLY NOT DELIVERING MAIL, SUPREME COURT RULES IN 5-4 SPLIT Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d4bfc1972385678358686 Former Las Vegas youth pastor accused of murder in death of wife at Zion National Park te 2026-06-25T15:40:44.837Z Former Las Vegas youth pastor accused of murder in death of wife at Zion National Park U.S. Marshals arrested former youth pastor David Vander Meer on Monday after prosecutors charged him with murder and insurance fraud connected to his wife Bernadette Vander Meer's 2006 death in Zion National Park. Investigators had originally closed the case but relaunched it last year after Barry Diamond, a senior pastor at a church where Vander Meer had worked, allegedly expressed he didn't believe the death was an accident, according to the probable cause affidavit. "At the time, due to a lack of evidence, and limited investigation, Bernadette Vander Meer’s fall was ruled an accident and the case was closed — although investigators felt the circumstances were suspicious," the affidavit reads. A little over 17 months before Bernadette's Aug. 22, 2006, death, David Vander Meer took out a life insurance policy for himself and Bernadette, each worth $150,000. Eight months later in November 2005, Vander Meer increased the policies by $400,000 each, the affidavit read. HIKER FALLS TO HIS DEATH AT ZION NATIONAL PARK IN UTAH: 'WAS BEYOND HELP' Vander Meer submitted a claim for the policy in November 2006, once his wife's death was ruled an accident. In July 2007, he received a $567,439 payment. He reportedly spent the money lavishly on cars and all-expenses-paid trips for romantic partners, according to the affidavit. At the time of Bernadette's death, Vander Meer said his wife fell off the edge of a cliff while the pair were hiking in Utah's Zion National Park. Vander Meer claimed he went to clear obstructions to a camera he had set up to take a photo of the pair when his wife fell and that he "heard her scream as she fell," the affidavit reads. Bernadette's father doubted this account. 2 MYSTERY DEATHS AT ZION NATIONAL PARK PROMPT URGENT QUESTIONS ABOUT VISITOR SAFETY "I did a lot of hiking with her," her father, Richard Gudenkauf, told the Las Vegas Review Journal. "She was a mountain goat. For her to fall off a cliff? No." In April 2022, investigators received a tip from a former member of Vander Meer's youth group who claimed he used "his position of special trust to groom kids." The tipster, identified in the affidavit only as "SH," told a sheriff's detective she had been in a sexual relationship with Vander Meer when she was 16, the affidavit alleges. SOUTH CAROLINA PASTOR FACES NEW ALLEGATIONS MONTHS AFTER WIFE’S SUICIDE DEATH, FBI RAID ON HOME The tipster claims she broke the relationship off the night before Bernadette's death because she "felt it was wrong," according to the affidavit. After Diamond's statement prompted investigators to reopen the case, they re-interviewed the tipster, at which point she told them that Vander Meer allegedly told her "the only way they could be together is if Bernadette was not alive," the affidavit reads. The tipster later re-entangled with Vander Meer, eventually marrying him in 2008, claiming she did so "so David could be on SH's health insurance," according to the affidavit. The tipster and Vander Meer divorced in 2014, and Vander Meer married again at least two other times, according to the affidavit. In follow-up interviews with Diamond, the pastor told the Washington County Attorney's Office that multiple members of Vander Meer's former youth group reported engaging in sexual relationships with him while they were underage. The affidavit details one incident in which "SH" and Vander Meer were having sex in a church when Bernadette, who "was becoming suspicious," showed up to the church banging on the door looking for David. David "knowingly gave misinformation" to officers during interviews, stating he had never been unfaithful to his wife, which officers learned to be untrue, according to the affidavit. "David had a lot to lose if Bernadette found out about his relationship with SH. David stood to lose his job as a youth pastor at a church, due to the infidelity. David stood to lose his marriage. Based on SH's age at the time their relationship became physical, David faced possible criminal charges and being a registered sex offender," the affidavit reads. The investigator who compiled the affidavit against Vander Meer recommended he be arrested on a no-bail warrant; however, the warrant set bail at $100,000. Vander Meer has not yet had his first court appearance and is currently being housed at Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to NBC News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d4be81972385678358657 Frank Guarini, Seven-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 101 te 2026-06-25T15:40:24.873Z Frank Guarini, Seven-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 101 A reform-minded Democrat, he served on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee and offered a pragmatic mix of progressive legislation and conservative fiscal philosophy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d49e51972385678358611 Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts te 2026-06-25T15:31:49.851Z Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts WASHINGTON – Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado River caused by a decades-long drought. The price tag , however, will likely be very steep unless a long-term deal is struck. A framework signed June 3 by water authorities in Arizona, California, Nevada and the federal Bureau of Reclamation opens the door for an interstate swap – the first of its kind, according to all parties involved.  “It’s never been done,” said Dan Denham, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. Arizona would cover the costs of desalinated water that San Diego pays for but doesn’t need. In return, California would transfer some of its entitlement to the Colorado River.  With the nearest Pacific beaches nearly 300 miles away, a swap is far more practical than a pipeline to the landlocked Grand Canyon State.  “As a water industry in the West, we’ve contemplated it before, had one-offs of it with Mexico and the basin states, but maybe the urgency wasn’t there. Everything always seemed to just get put on the back burner as hydrology improved,” Denham said. The water crisis is coming to a head, especially for Arizona. Negotiations between the three states in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River and four others in the Upper Basin – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico – are at a stalemate over how to split the declining supply of river water. Without a resolution soon, the federal government will impose its own plan for dividing the river for the next few years. Arizona faces cuts of up to 77% under a draft released earlier this year.  With that dire outcome looming, Arizona officials have been scrambling. “As we continue to have our growing issues with the water supply the Colorado River and Mother Nature creates, this is going to become one of the solutions,” said Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, “but it will be more expensive than the water that has been delivered from the Colorado River in the past. There’s no doubt that it will.” Mechanics and cost of a swap Removing the salt and impurities from ocean water requires tremendous amounts of energy. The San Diego region currently gets about 10% of its water from the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant.  “It’s one of their more expensive supplies,” said Leslie Meyers, associate general manager and chief water resources executive for the Salt River Project, which supplies power and water to much of the Phoenix area. Under a “take or pay” arrangement, the San Diego County Water Authority guarantees payment for a certain amount of water from the plant, whether it uses it or not. In recent years, it has not needed as much as the plant produces.  The surplus would be at the heart of the Arizona-California swap. The memorandum of understanding between the states sets ground rules for hammering out that sort of deal, though price, quantity and timing haven’t been negotiated so far. Even if desalinated water is only a small part of Arizona’s future water portfolio, Meyers said, it provides a real opportunity for Lower Basin states to protect themselves. “It’s something we all agree on. It’s something we ought to do,” she said. Buschatzke pointed towards desalination efforts in Mexico as an example of how expensive the process can be. The high costs underscores that agricultural and other major industries would likely not benefit from desalinated water in the short-term. “When we looked at desalination in Mexico, you were talking like $3,000 an acre-foot. … Their profit margin isn’t big enough, unless somebody subsidizes the cost,” he said. The San Diego County Water Authority currently pays $3,500 per acre-foot to operate the Carlsbad plant. Arizona pays about one-tenth that – $365 per acre-foot – for water delivered by the Central Arizona Project, the state’s main water distributor.  Denham said $3,500 is a ceiling, not a floor, and the final price would hinge on the structure and duration of a deal. “A one-time spot water transfer, one year, small amount, it’s arguably going to be at the cost of $3,500 an acre-foot,” he said, adding that the price would be lower in a long-term deal. San Diego has sold $80 million worth of water to neighboring water districts in Southern California, the Eastern Municipal Water District and Western Municipal Water District. The former purchased 30,000 acre-feet for $19 million, or about $633 per acre-foot, according to Denham. How much water can San Diego sell? The Carlsbad plant has a capacity of 56,000 acre-feet of water per year, with a possibility of adding another 6,000. San Diego is currently using roughly 40,000 acre-feet. About 10,000 acre-feet could be made available for interstate transfer within six months to a year, Denham said. Longer-term, the volume could grow substantially. Factoring in San Diego’s recycled water and reuse projects, which Denham said qualify under the terms of the MOU with Arizona, up to 100,000 acre-feet could be swapped. That’s enough to supply the city of Phoenix for 3 months. The San Diego County Water Authority initiated the tentative deal with Arizona. But such a deal requires approval from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and from the federal Bureau of Reclamation, officials said. The Central Arizona Project, which controls the aqueducts that carry water into Arizona, would also have to sign off. Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University, is skeptical such a deal would come together because of demand within California. “It’s a huge hurdle to get Met and the other cities to agree to let San Diego County Water Authority do this deal when potentially that water could benefit them,” she said.  With so many stakeholders on board, Denham said he does not anticipate federal opposition. An ocean full of opportunity? Many hydrologists, civil engineers and policymakers believe that a serious federal investment in desalination can end water scarcity. Nuclear-powered desalination has been heavily documented as a sustainable method of supplying the immense amount of energy needed to clean ocean water. Florida and California currently lead the nation in the amount of consumable water produced through desalination. Florida gets almost 10% of its supply from desalination. California gets less than 1%.  Most of Florida’s desalinated water comes from brackish water, which is significantly less salty than ocean water and requires far less energy to process. Desalination has been widely adopted in parts of the Middle East. Qatar, a Persian Gulf nation that lacks rivers and natural freshwater lakes, gets nearly all of its municipal and industrial water from desalination plants.  Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, gets 85% to 90% of its water from desalination. Both largely rely on their natural gas reserves to generate the power needed for water purification. The post Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d49ba19723856783585df FBI joins probe into ‘Free Karmelo’ mob that allegedly beat woman while chanting support for killer: police te 2026-06-25T15:31:06.835Z FBI joins probe into ‘Free Karmelo’ mob that allegedly beat woman while chanting support for killer: police The feds are now stepping in following a brutal assault on a Texas woman who was allegedly beaten down by a group of suspects chanting "Free Karmelo," police said. In a news conference regarding the case, Longview Police Department Public Information Officer LaDarian Brown announced that the FBI is getting involved in the case due to alleged ongoing threats circulating online. "We are aware of social media conversations concerning retaliation, division and attacks between members of our community. Those statements are being reviewed seriously," Brown said. He went on to say there is no threat to the public. Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for comment. ‘FREE KARMELO’ MOB HUNTED WOMAN IN BLOODY ATTACK AS THUGS SHOUTED SUPPORT FOR KILLER, VICTIM SAYS Fox News Digital reported that a victim claims the suspects said "they [were] going to target the smallest white girl they could find." The attack, which happened in Longview, Texas, appears to be motivated by support for Karmelo Anthony whose murder conviction has inspired a movement of people challenging the jury's decision. Anthony killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, last year. 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns The Longview Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital they are investigating the attack and have arrested one person involved in the attack so far. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL The suspect who was arrested is 21-year-old Ciarrianne Fuller, of Longview, according to KYTX. She is facing assault charges and was booked into jail on a $20,000 bond, the outlet reported. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS The attack happened outside Whiskey J's nightclub in Longview, according to KYTX. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d49a619723856783585d6 Lionel Richie abruptly cuts concert short after falling ill during opening night of tour te 2026-06-25T15:30:46.875Z Lionel Richie abruptly cuts concert short after falling ill during opening night of tour Lionel Richie was forced to abruptly cancel his performance mid-show on the opening night of his tour. The 77-year-old singer was nearly an hour into his concert at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, when fans noticed a change in Richie. While performing his upbeat classic "Dancing on the Ceiling," Richie paused and took a seat on a platform before later revealing to the crowd that he was feeling dizzy, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. During the concert disruption, Richie made a lighthearted comment to the roaring crowd, appearing fatigued. BRANDY ABRUPTLY ENDS CONCERT MID-PERFORMANCE DUE TO DEHYDRATION "When you're feeling dizzy, sit your a-- down," he joked. In a fan video, Richie reportedly transitioned to the piano, where he delivered a seated performance of "Three Times a Lady." Shortly afterward, he stepped away for what audience members initially believed would be a brief intermission. ROD STEWART 'DEVASTATED' OVER MULTIPLE CONCERT CANCELLATIONS AS ILLNESS THREATENS TOUR DATES Fans waited nearly 40 additional minutes before receiving an official update, according to the media outlet. Richie's saxophonist addressed the audience, thanking concertgoers for their patience before explaining that the singer was feeling unwell and would not be able to continue the show. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The concert interruption came after Richie shared his excitement on social media ahead of the tour kickoff. "Opening night. Rehearsals. Sound check. Showtime tonight. Saint Paul, you're up!!!" Richie wrote on Instagram alongside photos from backstage and rehearsals. John Paris, the drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, said Richie showed no signs of illness prior to his performance. Paris added that the "American Idol" judge later explained he felt "a little dehydrated," according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Fan videos began to circulate online showing the moment the "All Night Long" singer took a break during his concert. The concert had been scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes but ended about 55 minutes after it began. Richie is currently slated to return to the stage Friday in Chicago before continuing the tour through major cities including Toronto, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The tour is scheduled to wrap up Aug. 14 in Austin, Texas. Fox News Digital reached out to Richie's representatives for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d499319723856783585cd Supreme Court hands Trump two major immigration victories te 2026-06-25T15:30:27.420Z Supreme Court hands Trump two major immigration victories The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump two major immigration victories on Thursday morning, both having to do with his administration's efforts to reduce asylum claims. In the first case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court held that migrants who are turned away at the border before entering the United States are not entitled to apply for asylum. In the second case, Mullin v. Doe, the court ruled that Haitian and Syrian nationals in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could not receive judicial relief postponing the revocation of their status while they challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke it in court. Writing the opinion in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, Justice Samuel Alito argued that a migrant who reaches the southern border but is turned away before entering has not, for legal purposes, "arrive[d] in" the United States. The holding is significant because current law provides that anyone who "arrives in the United States" has the right to apply for asylum. SUPREME COURT DIVIDED ON TRUMP EFFORT TO TERMINATE TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS FOR HAITIAN, SYRIAN MIGRANTS "This case presents a straightforward question: whether an alien who seeks to enter the United States from Mexico ‘arrives in the United States’ when he or she is still in Mexico," Alito wrote. "In the decision below, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit answered ‘yes.’ That is wrong. In ordinary speech, no one would say that a person ‘arrives in’ a place — for example, a house, a city, or a country — before the person enters that place." Also writing the opinion in Mullin v. Doe, Alito held that the law establishing TPS explicitly blocks recipients from legal relief unless their claims have a constitutional basis.  ALITO BLASTS LAWYER'S WORD-SALAD BLURRING ASYLUM LAW "In these cases, we consider whether respondents, who challenge the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for aliens from Syria and Haiti, are entitled to orders postponing the terminations during litigation," Alito wrote. "We hold that they are not." SCOTUS TO REVIEW TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP "The TPS statute plainly bars consideration of respondents’ non-constitutional claims. It allows ‘no judicial review of any determination . . . with respect to the . . . termination’ of a TPS designation," the justice continued. Both TPS and court rulings recognizing asylum-processing rights for migrants stopped just outside U.S. ports of entry had become flashpoints for conservatives, with immigration hawks arguing they facilitated abuse. By making asylum applications more difficult and green-lighting the termination of Temporary Protected Status for some people already in the country, the Supreme Court's decisions give the Trump administration an advantage in its effort to reduce asylum claims. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d43131972385678358465 Trump backs Biggs for AZ governor, but threatened to end his career during McCarthy speaker fight in 2023 te 2026-06-25T15:02:43.415Z Trump backs Biggs for AZ governor, but threatened to end his career during McCarthy speaker fight in 2023 WASHINGTON – Rep. Andy Biggs faced President Donald Trump’s wrath in 2023 over his refusal to support Kevin McCarthy for House speaker. “I’ll never support you if you don’t support Kevin!” Trump told the Gilbert Republican, in an expletive-filled phone call recounted by a former McCarthy aide in a new memoir. Under pressure from the president, Biggs and a handful of other ultraconservatives ended up dropping their opposition to McCarthy and voting “present,” clearing the way for him to win the speakership 216-212 on the 15th ballot. Less than nine months later, Biggs – now running for governor with Trump’s blessing – helped topple McCarthy, making him the first speaker in U.S. history removed by the House. “It was incredibly intense for the holdouts,” John Leganski, the McCarthy aide, told The New York Times last week ahead of publication of his tell-all book, “Glory, Grief and the Gavel.” “They could barely get a word in.” Any bitterness by Trump has long passed. He endorsed Biggs for governor last year and reiterated his support Tuesday, days after the phone confrontation over McCarthy surfaced, in a Truth Social post: “Vote for Andy Biggs for Arizona Governor. He is GREAT!!!” Biggs faces Rep. David Schweikert, R-Fountain Hills, in the July 21 GOP primary. The winner will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. Aides to Biggs did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Oro Valley, who was also on the receiving end of Trump’s anger during the speaker stalemate, declined to comment.  Between Jan. 4 and Jan. 7, 2023, they and other members of the House Freedom Caucus forced vote after vote while demanding that McCarthy make various concessions. Biggs and others in the ultraconservative bloc had spearheaded efforts to keep Trump in office after he lost the 2020 election. But when it came to McCarthy, they parted ways with Trump.  Biggs himself launched a long-shot bid for speaker after Republicans retook the House in the November 2022 midterms. He lost the House GOP nomination for speaker to McCarthy 188-31.  But when the House convened Jan. 3, 2023, many of the conservatives continued to hold out. Several cast ballots for Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus – enough to deprive McCarthy of the majority. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Bullhead City, fell in line after McCarthy agreed to a rule change sought by conservatives, allowing any single House member to force a vote to remove the speaker.  McCarthy’s opponents secured other concessions, including a rule requiring a three-fifths supermajority to raise taxes. After three days and nights of voting, McCarthy enlisted the former president to pressure the remaining GOP holdouts.  Conferenced into a call by McCarthy, Trump berated Biggs, according to Leganski. Biggs responded that he and the other half-dozen holdouts were “just not going to change.” Trump then demanded to speak with Crane, who’d been elected just two months earlier, claiming he had “saved” his congressional bid and threatening to push him out in the next round of primaries. “I’ll find a challenger to him so fast his head will spin,” Trump shouted, with additional expletives, according to the memoir. Not only had Trump endorsed Crane in 2022, McCarthy had provided $900,000 worth of support, according to campaign spending records.  Two holdouts, Reps. Matt Rosendale of Montana and Bob Good of Virginia, dodged calls from McCarthy’s phone, apparently realizing they would get an earful from Trump, according to Leganski.  It is unclear whether Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Matt Gaetz of Florida spoke to Trump. “It did not surprise me that the others began to duck our calls, because I would never want to be on the receiving end of that,” he told The Times.  Biggs and the other five holdouts voted “present” on the 15th ballot. McCarthy was ousted Oct. 3, 2023, by the same conservative hardliners who tried to prevent his election as speaker. Gaetz orchestrated the “motion to vacate” that led to his ouster. Every Democrat backed the motion, along with eight conservative Republicans, including Biggs and Crane. The vote was 216-210. Those episodes are unlikely to sway Republicans in the Arizona primary, political analysts said. But Democrats could use Biggs’ acquiescence to Trump against him. “With Trump’s approval ratings being low, and with the Democrats set to perform well in the midterms, anything they can do to exemplify Congressman Biggs being a lap dog for the president will be helpful,” said Jason Rose, an Arizona political consultant.  Jessica Taylor, U.S. Senate and Governors editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Democrats are more likely to focus on Biggs’ reputation as a hardline conservative than on the McCarthy fight.  “I can see Democrats using the reputation that Biggs has built in Congress as someone that stonewalls,” Taylor said. “It’s his rigid conservatism that Democrats will make an issue of.” Kyle Kondik, managing editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, also doubts that voters will pay attention to the Trump-McCarthy revelations.  “Palace intrigue in a speaker’s vote from a few years ago is unlikely to have any bearing,” he said via email. The post Trump backs Biggs for AZ governor, but threatened to end his career during McCarthy speaker fight in 2023 appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d42e81972385678358435 Most Trump supporters still back NATO despite years of Trump's criticism, new poll finds te 2026-06-25T15:02:00.401Z Most Trump supporters still back NATO despite years of Trump's criticism, new poll finds Most Americans, including majorities of Republicans and self-identified MAGA Republicans, say keeping the United States in NATO is important to the nation's security and prosperity, according to a new poll.  The Reagan Institute Summer Survey found that 73% of Americans say remaining in NATO matters to U.S. security and prosperity, including 64% of Republicans and 61% of MAGA Republicans. Fox News Digital obtained a preview of the survey, which will be made public Sunday. The poll also found bipartisan support for NATO's collective defense principle. After respondents were told that NATO members are obligated to come to one another's defense if attacked, 76% of Democrats, 71% of Republicans and 69% of MAGA Republicans said they would support the U.S. responding with military force if a NATO ally were attacked.  The findings come as President Donald Trump continues to press NATO allies to shoulder more of the burden for the alliance's collective defense. During a White House meeting Wednesday with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump criticized several European allies for what he described as insufficient support during the recent U.S. operation against Iran, even as Rutte praised Trump's leadership and credited him with pushing NATO members to boost defense spending. NEW POLL REVEALS AMERICANS SEE TWO PATHS ON IRAN — AND SUPPORT BOTH ALMOST EQUALLY The Reagan Institute Summer Survey was conducted May 26 through June 3 among 1,555 respondents nationwide and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. The survey used a mixed-mode methodology that included live telephone interviews, an online panel and text-to-web responses. To better reflect the U.S. population, the results were weighted using demographic benchmarks from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey, including age, gender, race, region and education levels. The poll also included an oversample of 331 MAGA Republicans under age 30, a group with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. The Reagan Institute is a Washington-based policy organization that advocates the Reagan foreign-policy tradition of "peace through strength" and sustained American leadership abroad. Trump met with Rutte Wednesday, who once again offered effusive praise for the American president during their White House meeting. TRUMP PUSHED NATO TO SPEND BIG — NOW COMES THE HARDER QUESTION: CAN EUROPE ACTUALLY FIGHT? "I really want to make clear how important it is what you are doing on Iran," Rutte told Trump. "This is first of all about the nuclear capability Iran was very near to getting its hands on," Trump, meanwhile, criticized several European allies for what he described as insufficient support during the U.S. operation against Iran. "I was disappointed with Italy. I was disappointed with the UK," he said. "We were disappointed with Germany and France. We're disappointed with most of them. Spain is a horror show." "We don't need their money, we don't need anything. We have the most powerful military in the world by far, but I just want loyalty," Trump said. NATO's collective defense principle, known as Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, has been invoked only once in the alliance's 77-year history. NATO allies unanimously invoked the provision after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, declaring the attacks on the United States an attack on all members of the alliance.  Trump has long criticized NATO members for failing to meet alliance defense spending commitments — at times even threatening to pull out of the alliance — arguing the U.S. has carried a disproportionate share of its security burden.  During both his first and second terms, he has pushed allies to significantly increase military spending while warning that the U.S. should not bear the costs of Europe's defense alone. The White House and NATO could not immediately be reached for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d42d4197238567835840e Suspect in Kansas City Shootings Found Dead in Basement, Police Say te 2026-06-25T15:01:40.436Z Suspect in Kansas City Shootings Found Dead in Basement, Police Say Officers found the body of a man believed to be Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the suspect in a series of roadway shootings last week, inside a home they had already searched. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d42c019723856783583fe Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer te 2026-06-25T15:01:20.463Z Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d42ab19723856783583d8 Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now te 2026-06-25T15:00:59.990Z Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now Apple raises prices of MacBook Air and Pro along with iPad Air and Pro Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d429819723856783583cf Trump admin bars Polestar from selling its new EVs in the US te 2026-06-25T15:00:40.019Z Trump admin bars Polestar from selling its new EVs in the US The Department of Commerce declined to give the Chinese-owned automaker a special authorization to keep selling EVs in the US. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d428419723856783583c6 Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster te 2026-06-25T15:00:20.583Z Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the time it takes to go live. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d40a3197238567835837a ‘Deranged’ vandals fuel Mall sabotage trend, from blood writing to Reflecting Pool damage te 2026-06-25T14:52:19.768Z ‘Deranged’ vandals fuel Mall sabotage trend, from blood writing to Reflecting Pool damage FIRST ON FOX: Vandals have 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.  "Unfortunately, this summer has seen a significant increase in vandalism to the National Mall – for example, several 8647 markings, a person writing words in their own blood on the Washington Monument and the cutting of fuel lines around the Great American State Fair," Interior Department communication director Katie Martin told Fox News Digital.  The pattern emerged after President Donald Trump ordered a restoration and repainting of the reflecting pool, which was met with protestors leaving multiple "razor-blade cuts" and removing fencing to then toss in water. Fox News Digital learned that the first known incident targeting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool occurred June 9. Interior Department officials said they initially did not publicize the incident to avoid inspiring copycats, but a vandalism trend emerged nonetheless. WHO IS DAVID HEARN? US OLYMPIAN WHO DENIES VANDALIZING REFLECTING POOL AFTER VIRAL ARREST "At the time of the June 9 incident, the vandalism was under investigation and believed to be isolated. So as not to encourage deranged individuals, we did not announce what we hoped to be an isolated incident," Interior Department communication director Katie Martin told Fox News Digital about the initial vandalism on the Reflecting Pool. "It wasn't until several days thereafter that there were recurring cases and videos of people ripping at the coating began to circulate," she added. "We then knew this was not an isolated incident, but a new trend to attempt to damage the Reflecting Pool." Among the incidents cited by DOI unfolding on the National Mall were multiple "8647" markings. In a separate case, an individual used their own blood to write "I've come" on the Washington Monument, according to a police report reviewed by Fox News Digital.  The administration has previously interpreted the number "86" as a political threat, pointing to its common use in the restaurant industry to mean removing or refusing service, while 47 appears to refer to Trump as the 47th president. WATCH: TRUMP REVEALS FLASHY NEW COLOR FOR NATIONAL MALL'S REFLECTING POOL MAKEOVER Earlier this month, a giant "8647" message appeared to be etched into the grass of the National Mall, prompting an investigation as federal authorities remain on heightened alert over political threats and violence.  The Reflecting Pool was vandalized on the very day it reopened after restoration and repainting, with the first perpetrator leaving "razor-blade-like slashes along the liner in the southern middle section of the pool," according to a police report reviewed by Fox News Digital. The damages totaled over 300 feet with "some cuts [that] were slits while other sections measuring roughly 6–15 inches had been cut out entirely." TRUMP WORKING TO CLEAN 'FILTHY' LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL, BLAMES BIDEN FOR MAINTENANCE DELAYS The same day, it was also reported that pieces of the surrounding metal fence were removed and thrown into the pool along with a broken black chain near the fence, said the same report. U.S. Park Police posted a bulletin on X asking for public assistance in searching for a Reflecting Pool vandal along with a photo of the suspect. "The United States Park Police is seeking assistance in identifying the individual depicted here in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation. The incident occurred on June 19, 2026, at approximately 3:36 p.m. at the Reflecting Pool on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC," said the post. "Anyone with information regarding the identity of this individual is asked to contact the United States Park Police Tip Line: USPP_TIPline@nps.gov or (202) 379-4877," it read. Trump posted a photo of the pool on Truth Social Wednesday after the pool redone prior to it being filled with water. "This is the hard rubber surface — No Paint — Before the Vandals cut and pulled it apart," he wrote. An administration official previously told Fox News Digital that five people have been arrested on vandalism charges for the pool, while federal citations were issued to five additional individuals. There also have been 14 police reports filed for vandalism against the pool. Among those charged was former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was cited Saturday for misdemeanor destruction of government property. Authorities allege he reached into the water and grabbed a hose being used by a National Park Service worker. TRUMP TAKES MOTORCADE INTO REFLECTING POOL, BLASTS PAST ‘$38M DISASTER’ FIX UNDER OBAMA The administration had planned to fence off the Reflecting Pool ahead of the Fourth of July, when the area will serve as a fireworks launch site. Following the vandalism, officials moved up the installation by a week. "The Reflecting Pool was always set to be fenced off ahead of the 4th of July. As in years prior, one of the launch pads for the fireworks is around the pool so fencing is put up to ensure public safety," said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers. "With the increase in vandalism by leftist activists, the fencing is going up earlier than originally planned to ensure no more damage is done to this historic site. "While the President was restoring a crown jewel of our nation’s capital, which is supported by Americans across the country, vandals were attempting to destroy, impede and delay the ongoing work," she added. CALIFORNIA BEACH ‘RESIST!’ PROTEST PUSHES ‘KINDNESS’ WHILE CALLING TO ‘86 47’ IN ANTI-TRUMP MESSAGE Trump has publicly blasted the vandalism, first raising the issue on Truth Social Friday.  "Somebody went in with the knife and cut it. They cut it up good and then they cut at 200, 350 [feet], in the form of lots of little slits. We know horrible stuff," Trump said Tuesday while speaking with reporters. Vandals "destroyed the grass. We put a brand-new big load of grass out there. They destroyed it. So it's all been fixed. But it's a shame," he added speaking of an "8647" message. Protesters have gathered at the National Mall each day over Trump’s restoration with signs that read "Team Algae" referencing the water. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d40901972385678358371 Kansas City Royals look to close out series win against Tampa Bay behind reliable starter Seth Lugo te 2026-06-25T14:52:00.312Z Kansas City Royals look to close out series win against Tampa Bay behind reliable starter Seth Lugo I need to change my baseball strategy. I've struggled over the past few days, and looking back on my history of baseball betting, I tend to hit slumps around the All-Star Game. I know I usually step back a bit at the trade deadline because you never know who is in the right mental space or going to be traded. Perhaps I need to make an adjustment or go back to guys I've relied on. Maybe for now, the best advice is to fade me after a few tough days. The Kansas City Royals are among the top four or five teams in the league that wish it could get a turnaround in the second half of the season. It is not too late for the Royals to make a push for their division. Entering today, they are in last place of the division, but just eight games back. They have been brutal on the road this season, going just 15-25, but they did win two of the first three games in this series with one of the best teams in baseball. Part of what the Royals need is to get their pitching staff on track. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! They have gotten some support from a couple of guys in the staff, and Seth Lugo, today's starter, has been reliable as usual for them. Lugo is 3-4 for the season with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He is basically the same starter on the road as he is at home this season. He has been worse in day starts than night starts, but he has half as many during day games as he does night games. Lugo is either going to give up almost nothing or a lot of runs. He has made 15 starts. In three of them, he has allowed five or more runs. In 10 of them, he has allowed two or fewer. Rays hitters are batting .268 against Lugo in their careers. The Tampa Bay Rays keep finding ways to win. They started the season very hot, and they ran their record to 34-15 on May 22. Since that date, they have gone just 10-18. Perhaps the team is slowing down? Is there some sort of injury that hurt them significantly? It doesn't really seem like it. Some people will say you will win a third of your games, you'll lose a third of your games, and the other third is what truly determines your season. Maybe this is just the losing stretch of their season. One of the things that the Rays have done over the past few years is build a reliable pitching staff. Today, they turn to a reliever, Casey Legumina, to open the game for them. He has not pitched in this series, and actually hasn't appeared since June 17, so he should be rested enough to give them a reasonable number of innings if they want. I'd guess he will be there for somewhere around three innings of work. The Rays don't really need a bullpen game here, but they tend to use them just to give their starters an extra day. I was browsing the player props quite a bit for this game, but I don't see a ton that stand out. Lugo is listed at 17.5 outs recorded for today, and that basically says, will he pitch six or fewer innings? He is hitting that number 66% of the time this season, so I like that over. However, the Rays are a good team and have hit him well, so it could be tough. I think the Royals win this game, though, at least through five innings. Bullpen games are tough on opponents, but Lugo is a reliable pitcher. If there is anyone from the rotation to depend on from the Royals, it would be Lugo. They are playing decent baseball at the moment as well. Give me the Royals through five at +114. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d407c19723856783582e1 Florida GOP candidate warns NYC socialist primary wins will fuel business, resident exodus: 'Concerning' te 2026-06-25T14:51:40.874Z Florida GOP candidate warns NYC socialist primary wins will fuel business, resident exodus: 'Concerning' NEW YORK CITY — Florida Republican House candidate Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, is outlining the reasons he believes people and businesses will continue to flee New York City after socialists had a dominant night in Tuesday’s primary.  "It should be concerning for all Americans because you had the Democratic Party continuing to be co-opted by a fringe socialist base, which is now not the fringe," Singer, running for Congress in Florida’s 25th Congressional District, told Fox News Digital.  "When you have two Democratic members of the House taken out by candidates who say things like they want to abolish ICE, abolish all prisons, and end private healthcare, it shows that the Democratic Party in New York and increasingly in America is not only not our parents' Democratic Party, it's not the Democratic Party of just a year ago. And this radical influence is going to continue to send shock waves that I hope will wake people up to understand where we are as a nation and where that party is." Three Democrats running for Congress endorsed by New York City’s socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, two of whom were also endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), defeated their establishment opposition and signaled that Mamdani’s political power remains strong in the city. FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS A common theme for all three Democrats who won their primaries was hostility toward Israel, which often surfaced in the race between Mamdani-backed Brad Lander and Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman, a race that Lander won easily.  "I think antisemitism is raging in the Democratic Party, it's alarmingly raging in New York City," Singer explained. "Congressman Goldman's office was vandalized three days ago. You had him shut out of a restaurant because of the fact that he was Jewish, and he's a congressman. If this is happening on everyday streets in New York, it's bearing more and more similarities to Germany in the 1930s. God help us if we get there, but we have to understand what people want to do and what's winning in the Democratic Party right now." 'EXISTENTIAL THREAT': JEWISH LEADERS WARN OF NYC 'MASS EXODUS' IF ZOHRAN MAMDANI WINS IN NOVEMBER Most political experts have concluded that Tuesday night was a sign the "moderate" wing of the Democratic Party is on its heels dealing with the momentum from the party’s socialist wing led by progressive activists. "The far left is trouncing what used to be the moderates in the Democratic Party and the Democratic moderates are now becoming Republicans," Singer said. "And I think anyone who's still looking at what this Democratic Party used to be even a few months ago has to understand where it's going. Democratic members of Congress don't often lose primaries and two get trounced by far-left radicals who want to end prisons, end ICE, and end private healthcare." SOCIALIST SURGE: MAMDANI FLEXES GROWING POLITICAL MUSCLE AS HE TAKES ON DEM ESTABLISHMENT Singer continued, "Everyone needs to take note because when we're running in November, we have a real choice between people who value our American system, our free markets, opportunities for all and law and order, and those who want to end prisons." Singer has previously spoken out about how many business leaders have contacted him about leaving New York and coming to Florida due to high taxes and socialist policies. He told Fox News Digital on Tuesday he only expects that to continue after Tuesday night’s results. "We're going to continue to see people flee New York and last night's election should give a lot of people pause because if these Democratic socialists continue to win, not only in New York, but throughout America, we're not going to recognize the country," Singer said, adding that one of the reasons he is running for Congress is his worry about "radicals influencing our state" when they move to Florida from other places like New York. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d4069197238567835823f LaMelo Ball traded to Timberwolves to team up with fellow top pick Anthony Edwards in blockbuster deal: report te 2026-06-25T14:51:21.402Z LaMelo Ball traded to Timberwolves to team up with fellow top pick Anthony Edwards in blockbuster deal: report One of the hottest names in the NBA is on the move to a contender. The Charlotte Hornets reportedly traded LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, teaming the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft with the first overall pick that year in Anthony Edwards. Ball, the 2020-21 Rookie of the Year, has become one of the best guards in the league, averaging 20.8 points and 7.3 assists per game, although injuries have hampered him. He played in just 105 games from the start of the 2022-23 season through the 2024-25 campaign. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Hornets have not been able to break their playoff drought, which has been in place since the 2015-16 season, and opted to trade Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota for Naz Reid, an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks. The T-Wolves have made the playoffs for five straight seasons, including appearances in the Western Conference Finals in 2024 and 2025, so it makes sense to bring in Ball to help out Edwards, who dropped a career-high 28.8 points per game this past season. KNICKS FAN’S TRASH CAN GRAB ENDS WITH FINES, FIRING AND WALK OF SHAME RETURN TRIP FOR JPMORGAN CHASE EXEC And perhaps because of Ball's durability concerns, Charlotte added to an already rich collection of draft assets that includes six first-round picks and eight second-rounders over the next three offseasons. They just selected Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson with the 14th and 18th selections earlier this week and took former Duke star Kon Knueppel with the fourth selection last year. In 2023, Ball signed a five-year, $260 million contract extension and said he felt the team was on the path to success. "I think it’s just a great position and I think we are all going the right way now," he said at the time. That evidently was not the case, but on a personal note, Ball is now back on that path. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d40421972385678358121 Supreme Court Lets Trump End Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians te 2026-06-25T14:50:42.489Z Supreme Court Lets Trump End Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians President Trump has pushed to rescind Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from countries convulsed by humanitarian crises. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d402f1972385678358118 Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law te 2026-06-25T14:50:23.038Z Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law The case involved a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that barred carrying concealed weapons without permission onto private property open to the public. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d3dfd19723856783580bb 'Dutton Ranch' renewed for season two after becoming the face of the 'Yellowstone' universe on Paramount+ te 2026-06-25T14:41:01.854Z 'Dutton Ranch' renewed for season two after becoming the face of the 'Yellowstone' universe on Paramount+ "Dutton Ranch" fans have a lot more of the story on the way. The "Yellowstone" spinoff focused on Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser) is currently airing on Paramount+, and it's been a smashing success through seven episodes. With just two episodes remaining in season one, fans have been desperate to find out if there will be more seasons to follow. That answer is now in. 'YELLOWSTONE' STARS COLE HAUSER, KELLY REILLY CONFIRMED FOR SPIN-OFF SERIES ALONGSIDE MAJOR CASTING ADDITION The official Instagram page for "Dutton Ranch" announced on Wednesday that the popular series created by Taylor Sheridan has officially been renewed for season two. "We're just getting started. #DuttonRanch has been renewed for season 2," the caption on the video announcement states. Give the renewal announcement a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. ‘DUTTON RANCH’ STAR COLE HAUSER SAYS RIP WHEELER IS A ‘THROWBACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL AMERICAN MAN’ While the renewal announcement only just came in late June, it's certainly not surprising. The empire Taylor Sheridan has built is unrivaled, and "Dutton Ranch" is now the face of the "Yellowstone" universe. It feels like a direct extension of the original neo-Western more than a spinoff. "Marshals" doesn't have the energy at all, and that's why I don't even bother watching. "Dutton Ranch" keeps fans on the edge of their seats as the chaos and violence unfolds in Texas. Now, fans have two more episodes of season two to crush, and I have no doubt whatever is coming is going to be epic. Sheridan simply doesn't miss. Hit me with your predictions for how season one will end at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d3dea19723856783580b2 Supreme Court hands Second Amendment win to concealed carry holders in blue state gun control case te 2026-06-25T14:40:42.401Z Supreme Court hands Second Amendment win to concealed carry holders in blue state gun control case The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Hawaii's Attorney General in Wolford v. Lopez in a 6-3 decision Thursday, granting concealed carry holders a huge victory in the blue state.  The Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff, who contested Hawaii's state law requiring a property owner's explicit permission to allow lawful gun owners to bring firearms into public businesses. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d3bb9197238567835803c Fever coach unloads on WNBA over treatment of Caitlin Clark, but it's time for Clark to start punching back te 2026-06-25T14:31:21.398Z Fever coach unloads on WNBA over treatment of Caitlin Clark, but it's time for Clark to start punching back The Caitlin Clark nonsense in the WNBA has officially spiraled out of control. It's been percolating for two years now, and it finally reached a boiling point Wednesday night when Clark was shoved to the floor, punched in the throat and stepped on. That's not hyperbole, by the way. That's what happened. It was absurd. It was disgusting. It was, clearly, intentional. Unbelievably, there was no whistle. No foul called. Nothing from the officials. Crickets. The Fever lost, 111-109. Clark eventually exited the game with a back injury. No word on if it was related to the mugging earlier in the game, but that's probably not a giant leap to make. CAITLIN CLARK SHOVED IN NECK DURING FEVER GAME AS ANOTHER APPARENT FOUL ON STAR GOES UNCALLED Regardless, it's clear, now, that Clark is being targeted by her WNBA peers. Fever fans have been screaming about it for years, but it's undeniable at this point. What's also undeniable is this: If the WNBA won't defend Clark, it's time for her to defend herself. It's time for her to start punching back. This feels like a turning point. We've seen Caitlin Clark targeted before, but nothing like what we saw Wednesday night. The narrative has been out there, but there's never been the real smoking gun. Sure, we almost had it last summer when Sophie Cunningham jumped in and defended Clark, but nothing as egregious as what fans saw last night. CAITLIN CLARK, FORMER FEVER TEAMMATE DEWANNA BONNER HAVE FIERY EXCHANGE DURING GAME At this point, the time for talking is over. The case is closed. We're past debating whether or not Clark is being targeted by the rest of the league. She is, and if the refs don't have the stones to get involved, she needs to take matters into her own hands. Fever head coach Stephanie White, to her credit, unloaded on the refs — and the WNBA — after the loss. "Absolutely disrespectful. We have a generational talent and a WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots right there that weren’t called," she said. "It's absolutely egregious, and utterly disrespectful. [Clark] is not called the same way as everybody else is called. The fist in the throat is crazy. It's crazy. It's dangerous." White has been under the microscope all season for her treatment of Clark. Fever fans have long believed they don't exactly get along. For White to make those comments tells you everything you need to know. She wasn't alone. "Caitlin Clark and every WNBA player should be protected from this targeted behavior," former NFL QB Robert Griffin III said in a social media post. "Tonight was a pivotal moment in Caitlin Clark’s season and career. It’s time the league takes notice and adjusts. It impacts a franchise," added former WNBA player and NFL reporter Stacey Dales. Words are one thing. Actions are another. The WNBA has proven time and time again that it doesn't care. Caitlin Clark is a walking target for the league. It's all a game to the league. Don't believe me? Take a look at what the Phoenix Mercury posted last night: You see? They're not even trying to hide it anymore. Frankly, I'm not sure they ever have. The difference, now, though? Now they're just openly mocking Caitlin Clark, and it's time for her to do something about it. Not Stephanie White. Not Sophie Cunningham. Not RGIII or Stacey Dales or OutKick. Caitlin Clark. The time for talking is over. The rest of the league has taken its gloves off. It's time for its biggest star to do the same. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d3ba51972385678358033 Johnson races to break House GOP blockade in high-stakes meeting with Trump te 2026-06-25T14:31:01.948Z Johnson races to break House GOP blockade in high-stakes meeting with Trump With just over four months until November's midterm elections, the House of Representatives is consumed by GOP infighting as President Donald Trump continues to push for the SAVE America Act. A group of conservatives, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has vowed to effectively block all legislation on the House floor until the Senate passes the stalled Trump-backed elections bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is racing to unlock the House floor and is set to meet with Trump at the White House Thursday afternoon in an effort to break the impasse. At stake is whether House Republicans can advance government funding bills, a long-shot third party-line reconciliation package incorporating defense spending and fraud prevention safeguards, and the annual defense policy bill, among other priorities, before the chamber leaves for the August recess. 'AS LONG AS IT TAKES': TRUMP ALLIES FREEZE HOUSE FLOOR TO PRESSURE SENATE ON VOTER ID BILL Thursday's meeting comes after House Republican leadership was forced to cancel a series of votes Wednesday after the conservative bloc declined to end its blockade. "We're not giving up on it yet, but we're having contingencies in place," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told reporters. Luna indicated she is not planning to relent anytime soon, despite having no apparent leverage to force the Senate to weaken the legislative filibuster or pass the SAVE America Act. "The president's been very clear," Luna told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. "He's not playing these games anymore, and I'm going to fully back him, and I have the votes to do it." "There's going to be no votes this week," Luna added.  For months, Trump has stated that passing the SAVE America Act is at the top of his legislative agenda. But progress has not materialized as the legislation has failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. The House has yet to pass a version of the SAVE America Act that includes Trump-backed provisions that restrict mail-in voting, bar men from women’s sports and ban child sex change procedures.  Signaling his frustration with the bill's stalled progress, Trump on Wednesday canceled a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill the White House endorsed.  REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: GOP WEIGHS 'NUKING' FILIBUSTER TO PASS TRUMP'S SAVE ACT Johnson, in a likely attempt to break the logjam, proposed incorporating a skinny version of the SAVE America Act into a third party-line package that House Republicans are currently negotiating. Johnson’s legislation would provide grant funding to states to encourage them to mandate federally verified REAL IDs when voting. But Luna warned against passing a watered-down version of the elections bill.  "I want to warn the American people that you cannot get SAVE America Act on reconciliation," Luna said, referring to another GOP-only megabill. "It's not possible to be done, so we're not drinking the Kool-Aid on that. Unless the Senate decides to fire the parliamentarian, nothing will change." House GOP fiscal hawks have also warned their support for a third reconciliation bill is contingent on including "dollar-for-dollar and year-for-year spending cuts" to offset the package’s deficit impact. The Senate left Washington late Wednesday to begin a two-week recess, meaning the standoff is not expected to resolve anytime soon. No senators — including the SAVE America Act’s biggest proponents — objected to beginning the July 4 recess early.  "I will not be voting to reopen the floor until the Senate gets back to Washington," Luna wrote on social media. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d3b7f1972385678358024 Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border te 2026-06-25T14:30:23.041Z Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d37a61972385678357f5b ADOT completes 'Dark Skies' LED lighting project in Flagstaff te 2026-06-25T14:13:58.245Z ADOT completes 'Dark Skies' LED lighting project in Flagstaff The project, which started in May, allowed crews to install lights that replaced more than 370 outdated high pressure sodium light fixtures used to illuminate highways under ADOT’s jurisdiction in the area. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d37921972385678357f4a Get ready for the semiquincentennial: Americans celebrate a 250th anniversary te 2026-06-25T14:13:38.277Z Get ready for the semiquincentennial: Americans celebrate a 250th anniversary A 250th anniversary flag on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, location of the vice president’s office, on 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Parties, protests, displays of historic documents, odes to the Founding Fathers — and a massive political rally by the president — will mark a deeply polarized nation’s 250th anniversary on this Fourth of July. Pomp and circumstance will abound for the semiquincentennial as the similarly named America250 and Freedom 250 offer different slates of programming on Independence Day and beyond.  A countdown and ball drop will ring in the holiday in the eight time zones across the United States and its territories. The milestone birthday bash will close with an “unprecedented pyrotechnic spectacle” in the skies above the National Mall, livestreamed.  Tourists walk along the barricades surrounding the Freedom 250 construction site on 7th Street NW on June 22, 2026. A banner in the distance promoting Freedom 250 hangs on the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) In Philadelphia, a time capsule, to be opened in 2276, will be buried beneath Independence National Historic Park. The capsule contains contributions from each state and territory; sports memorabilia, including an Olympic gold medal; a 1GB digital archive from the Library of Congress; and a pocket Constitution signed by each Supreme Court justice, among hundreds of other items. Visitors to the nation’s capital can watch and anyone across the country, and the world, can tune in to a live dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. Eastern at the National Archives. The public will also be invited to seldom-accessible spaces. The Federal Circuit Center for Innovation & Law will open its doors July 3. Guests, who must register ahead, will get the rare opportunity to don a judge’s robe and take part in a mock trial inside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s courtrooms.  Federal judges will be on hand to answer questions, and Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore hopes the experience will “show how courts, public service, discovery and history continue to shape the American story,” she told States Newsroom in a statement. Former first lady Dolley Madison’s parlor at her former residence on H Street NW in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) The court complex, which is connected to the residence of first lady Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison, will also showcase various highlights of American history. Visitors can see Dolley’s parlor, but also learn that NASA was headquartered there from 1958 to 1961. Space suits and a 3.9-billion-year-old moon rock will be on display. America250 vs. Freedom 250 Two separate celebrations of America’s big year are similarly named but feature vastly differing programs that stretch beyond Independence Day. America250, a 24-member bipartisan commission created by Congress a decade ago, has spearheaded nationwide initiatives for school students, corporate employees and young entrepreneurs. The commission has organized plenty of July Fourth happenings, including the ball drops, time capsule burial and simultaneous block parties in Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Milwaukee. America250 will also host a benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which will feature Chris Stapleton and the Smashing Pumpkins. Tickets are $17.76, and all proceeds go to nonprofit organizations to kick-off “Giving 4th,” a nationwide initiative to promote mid-year donations. It is all separate from President Donald Trump’s plans for 2026. Days after beginning his second term, Trump issued an executive order creating Task Force 250, resulting in White House-led programming known as Freedom 250. Fencing along the Freedom 250 construction site on the National Mall near Madison Drive and 7th Street NW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) America250 Chair Rosie Rios said the parallel initiatives are a collaboration to balance events in the nation’s capital and beyond. “You see a lot of activities that the administration is planning in D.C. It was our agreement that we would focus on ‘sea to shining sea,’ and still obviously have opportunities for all Americans to participate across the board,” said Rios, who served as U.S. treasurer under the Obama administration.  State fair, car races, Trump rally The White House initiative will take over the National Mall.  The president will kick off the Great American State Fair with a speech on Wednesday night. The fair, featuring 150 exhibits from all states and territories, a Ferris wheel and a model of Trump’s controversial proposed “triumphal arch,” will last until July 10.  The Washington Monument can be seen from a Freedom 250 ferris wheel at 7th Street and Madison Drive NW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) Winners of the Freedom 250 “American Heroes” student art contest will also be honored at the fair. As part of the Freedom 250 lineup, Trump will visit North Dakota on July 1 ahead of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening set for July 3. A Freedom 250 firework display at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota is also scheduled for the eve of Independence Day. Trump promised the “most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all” on July Fourth, featuring military bands and orchestras, military flyovers and keynote remarks from the president himself.  The night will culminate with the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform on June 15.  A National Guard member stands along the National Mall on Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) Attendees can also expect to see an increased National Guard presence as part of the administration’s “summer surge.” Trump’s Freedom 250 festivities will extend into August with a national high school athletic competition for 14-to-17 year olds, dubbed “The Patriot Games.” The games are scheduled in Washington, D.C., for Aug. 9-11 and will stream on the ESPN app.  A one-hour primetime finale special will air on ABC the evening of Aug. 13. One female and one male athlete each will win a $250,000 scholarship. A banner promoting the Freedom 250 Grand Prix scheduled for August hangs on the Department of Transportation’s Orville Wright Federal Building at 800 Independence Ave. SW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) On Aug. 22-23, motorsports will come to the capital for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix where an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race will follow a 1.7 mile circuit “through the National Mall and surrounding city streets,” according to the event’s website. The event will be broadcast live on FOX. ‘After the fireworks’ Rios said America250 also has an “after-the-fireworks strategy.” Winners of essay, art and poetry contests at schools across the U.S. can choose an all-expenses-paid “America’s Field Trip” to one of several locations.  They include a private guided tour of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida; Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota; or Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming, among other choices. A national contest and expo for young entrepreneurs in San Francisco — and another in Washington, D.C., this coming November — awarded $25,000 in seed grants under the “America Innovates” and startup initiative. A 3.9 billion-year-old Moon rock on display at the Federal Circuit Center for Innovation & Law, which is connected to NASA’s former headquarters on Madison Place NW on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) The commission is also aiming to make 2026 the “largest year of volunteer hours ever recorded by our country,” Rios said. A counter on the commission’s website displays the number of “America Gives” hours tracked, and Rios will announce a grand total on New Year’s Eve in Times Square. “We’ve had great stakeholders who’ve already made their pledges, so Coca-Cola, for example, made a pledge for 250,000 volunteer hours. Not to be outdone, Rob Manfred from Major League Baseball says, ‘Well, we’re going to do 250,000 volunteer hours,’” Rios said, referring to the baseball commissioner. ‘Declaration of Interdependence’ Not all are feeling celebratory.  A coalition of organizers led by those who spearheaded the 2017 Women’s March will host a nationwide mobilization event June 27 demanding change for America’s next 250 years. “We know the oxygen is going to be consumed by the official Trump-led commemoration on the Fourth. Kicking this off, in a proactive way, if we can talk about what we want this country to look like and what it actually does look like ahead of that, it’s important that we go first,” said Angelo Greco, a D.C.-based strategist handling messaging for the event. Progressive groups including the 50501 movement, All of U.S. 250, Next 250 and Get Free are expecting up to 5,000 people at a flagship march near the White House and thousands more at teach-ins, faith events, art installations, marches and cultural events at 80 locations throughout the U.S.  Organizers are collecting signatures on a “Declaration of Interdependence” outlining four principles for a nation where: “All people are treated with dignity and respect; Everybody feels safe in every community; Access to clean, green spaces is abundant; and Every person who works earns a living wages and benefits that allow families a work-life balance.” “We’re taking away the spotlight from those in power that want to whitewash our history, and instead setting the terms of the debate about what the story of America has been, who we are, and who we should become,” said Anthony Vidal Torres, communications director at Get Free. Activists said they are ready to incorporate any relevant news events into their messaging, not least of which could include a forthcoming Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship. The future of a polarized nation Thought leaders, lawmakers and former administration officials from both parties are marking the nation’s semiquincentennial by sounding the alarm about the effects of polarization.  Citing recent statistics, including that only 4 in 10 Gen Zers are more likely to describe the Founding Fathers as “villains” rather than “heroes,” an advisory board convened by the center-left Progressive Policy Institute launched the American Identity Project meant to guide policymakers and educators on the future of civics education. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., an adviser on the project, said he worries the liberal patriotism modeled by figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Barack Obama is “vanishingly rare.” “The central emotion of our time is not patriotic hope about America, but rage against America across the political spectrum,” Torres said at the think tank’s June 11 event to unveil the board’s Identity Project “manifesto.” Linda Chavez, a former Reagan administration official and chair of the conservative Center for Equal Opportunity, said she sees the problem on “both the left and right.” “I see kids on the left who find our whole system of government, including democracy, as not important, and you know they seek to transform the country, they want to throw everything out,” Chavez said at the June event. “And on the right I see young people who are falling under the sway of people like Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens, who want to divide Americans, and basically they’re going to get to decide what an American is and who gets to count as an American.” Other current and former lawmakers who advised include Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and former Sens. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., who is Alabama’s current Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d377e1972385678357f2c Mets brutal season comes to head with 6-error game in doubleheader sweep, chants for former star out of anger te 2026-06-25T14:13:18.310Z Mets brutal season comes to head with 6-error game in doubleheader sweep, chants for former star out of anger This year's New York Mets are the new worst team money can buy. The Mets' $329 million payroll, the largest in the league, has been all for naught, as they are currently tied for the fourth-worst record in the major leagues. And when one looks back at the 2026 Mets however many years from now, Wednesday's debacle will be known as the microcosm of this team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Mets hosted the Chicago Cubs for a day-night doubleheader and lost the first half of it, 10-3, much to the delight of Norwegian fans in the ballpark. Three hours later, though, it got much worse. The Mets made six errors, their most in a game since 2014, and each of their four starting infielders committed one. That has not happened in franchise history since 1962, the team's first year in existence that is widely regarded as one of the worst teams in baseball history. Even Francisco Lindor, known for his defensive prowess, made an error on the first ground ball hit to him after returning from an injury. NORWEGIAN WORLD CUP FANS TURN CITI FIELD BLEACHERS INTO A VIKING LONGSHIP DURING METS GAME Out of frustration, the Mets fans in attendance decided to chant Pete Alonso's name - the Mets moved on from the fan favorite, along with others, after last year's midseason collapse to miss out on the postseason. Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, and Edwin Díaz all left as the Mets opted for a "run prevention" system - but six errors in a game won't exactly do that. Entering this series, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson was hitting .183 with a .617 OPS, but in three games against the Mets, he is 7-for-12 and has driven in 15 of his 46 runs this season against them. It is a far cry from the "OMG Mets" team that rallied from a poor start just two years ago to a National League Championship Series appearance. In their current five-game losing streak, they are being outscored 50-19. New York is now 34-46 on the season, on pace to win fewer than 70 games. The Mets have not won 69 or fewer games in a 162-game season since 2003 when they went 66-95. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d376a1972385678357f23 Hollywood plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow reveals the cosmetic mistake male celebrities keep making te 2026-06-25T14:12:58.853Z Hollywood plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow reveals the cosmetic mistake male celebrities keep making Hollywood's leading men are aging in reverse — and everyone is noticing. As male actors' faces grow more scrutinized over every red-carpet appearance, one celebrity plastic surgeon says the pressure to look youthful has never been greater. "I think there is," Dr. Terry Dubrow, a celebrity plastic surgeon known for his work on shows like "Botched" and "Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind," told Fox News Digital when asked whether male celebrities are facing increased pressure to age perfectly in the social media era. 'REAL HOUSEWIVES' STAR DR TERRY DUBROW WARNS STARS AGAINST CAREER-RUINING PROCEDURES "I think the ‘forever 35’ that was just relegated to only female celebrities is now because of… I mean look at Brad Pitt, look at John Stamos… you know, look at these guys who basically look pretty ageless." "Obviously, I'm not their doctors, so I don't know exactly what they've done, but I think it's pretty obvious that people are sort of trying to get locked into a certain age range and, for a man, it maybe isn't ‘forever 35.’ It might be ‘forever 45,’ but it's not ‘forever 65,’ the actual age these people are." WATCH: HOLLYWOOD PLASTIC SURGEON SAYS CELEBRITY MEN ARE CHASING A ‘FOREVER 45’ LOOK  Dubrow's comments come as conversations about aging, cosmetic procedures and celebrity appearances continue to dominate social media, with male stars increasingly finding themselves under the same microscope long experienced by women in Hollywood. While Pitt has never publicly acknowledged undergoing plastic surgery, Stamos has been candid about some cosmetic procedures. DENISE RICHARDS DEBUTS ‘SHOCKING’ FACELIFT TRANSFORMATION IN BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS The "Full House" star previously revealed that he underwent a nose job as a young actor after breaking his nose as a child. "When I was a kid, I had a nose job," Stamos said on "The Really Good Podcast," explaining that he decided to have the procedure during his time on "General Hospital" in the early 1980s. "I broke it when I was a kid. I got hit with a golf club. There's a little scar here," he said. "And I was on 'General Hospital,' which is a soap opera. And I just didn't like the way it looked." CANDACE CAMERON BURE SAYS FILMMAKER’S COMMENT ABOUT HER AGING NECK SENT HER ‘BACK TO THERAPY’ Stamos has also spoken openly about using Botox but has indicated he has no plans to undergo a facelift. According to Dubrow, the conversation surrounding cosmetic procedures changed dramatically in recent years, particularly after high-profile celebrities began speaking openly about their experiences. KRIS JENNER DEFENDS SECOND FACELIFT AT 69, SAYS IT'S HER VERSION OF 'AGING GRACEFULLY' "You know, I really believe that Kris Jenner changed everything, like, overnight with that facelift," Dubrow said. "And I think by coming out and admitting to having a facelift, it changed the whole thing about whether you're willing to acknowledge that you've gotten older and that you had something significant done." WATCH: HOLLYWOOD PLASTIC SURGEON REVEALS THE ANTI-AGING TREATMENTS CELEBRITY MEN PREFER "It's interesting. When Botox first came out, no one would admit to Botox. And then that became OK… and no one would admit to other procedures. No one would ever admit to a facelift." "Now, because of Kris Jenner, it's perfectly okay. Rosie O'Donnell, Denise Richards, and everyone else." But Dubrow believes a growing number of male celebrities are making a critical mistake when pursuing facial rejuvenation. "The problem is, the same wonderful surgeons who are doing facelifts on A-list [female] celebrities are unfortunately applying those same principles to A-List male celebrities," he said. "And it's looking very feminized." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "They're taking too much skin from the upper lids, too tight in the face and neck. I mean, there is no man over 60 who doesn't have some excess eyelid skin and some laxity in their neck. It just doesn't look normal." Rather than dramatic transformations, Dubrow said today's most successful cosmetic work often goes unnoticed. When Fox News Digital asked what procedures leading men are quietly requesting to look refreshed without appearing surgically altered, Dubrow pointed to one common giveaway. "Well, I'm glad you're asking me that, because when you look at the male celebrities who have obviously done something, the reason it's so obvious is because they've had their upper eyelids done, right?" he said. Dubrow explained that male facial anatomy requires a different approach than female facial rejuvenation. "Well, because rather than in a female where you tighten the skin and show all the upper eyelid skin that you used to have when you were younger, men don't have zero upper eyelid skin," he said. "So, if you take all of the upper eyelid skin in a man, you're taking him to a period, not where he was when he was younger, but to a time that he never had, okay? … even when you look at a guy who's 23, he has excess eyelid skin, so what you want to make sure you don't do is just do too much." "Don't make the neck too tight. Don't make the upper lids without any excess skin at all. Don't overly feminize, okay? That's the key." Instead, Dubrow said Hollywood's newest status symbol isn't an obvious facelift — it's maintenance. "I think the big deal now is, is that there's a new series of non-invasive procedures that all of Hollywood is doing," he said. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "And, you know, you've heard of them, the Xerfs and the radio frequencies and the micro-needling and so on. But the difference now is that we realize they only work if you do them all the time." Dubrow added, "In Hollywood and Beverly Hills, people really are just committing, almost like it's a diet and exercise program, to doing these procedures like every six to eight weeks. That's when they're really at their sweet spot." As speculation surrounding celebrity appearances continues online — from facial rejuvenation rumors to discussions about how stars age in the public eye — Dubrow said the industry's focus has shifted away from dramatic makeovers and toward subtle interventions designed to keep people looking like themselves. The goal, he suggested, is no longer to appear decades younger. It's to look naturally youthful enough that nobody can tell any work was done at all. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d37571972385678357f1a How to watch USA vs Turkey: Live stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup te 2026-06-25T14:12:39.403Z How to watch USA vs Turkey: Live stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup The United States men’s national team opened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a commanding 4-1 rout of Paraguay behind two goals from Folarin Balogun, and after taking care of Australia, the team has one match left in the group stage against Turkey on Thursday night. The Americans took care of Australia last week 2-0 to keep their strong start rolling. The victory clinched a knockout-round berth for Team USA. The USMNT will look to carry its momentum into their match against Turkey as the Stars and Stripes return to Los Angeles Stadium. WATCH USA VS TURKEY ON FOX ONE Australia began its World Cup run with a win over Turkey before suffering a setback against the U.S. The Australians will meet Paraguay on Thursday in a match featuring two teams already beaten by the Americans during the group stage. Late last month, the Americans defeated Senegal, 3-2, in a World Cup tuneup match. Under head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the USMNT entered the tournament as the No. 17 team in the FIFA World Rankings. FIFA determines its world rankings using the Elo rating system, which rewards teams for wins and penalizes them for losses while also factoring in the strength of the competition. FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE This year's World Cup features an expanded field of 48 teams. Here's how to watch the game, including start time, TV information and streaming options. When: Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET Where: Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California. TV: FOX Stream: Watch on FOX One and FOX Sports. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d37431972385678357f11 Nancy Guthrie ransom notes don't match suspect's behavior, profiler says: 'I don't believe they're real' te 2026-06-25T14:12:19.942Z Nancy Guthrie ransom notes don't match suspect's behavior, profiler says: 'I don't believe they're real' A veteran criminal profiler says the alleged ransom demands tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie appear inauthentic, telling Fox News Digital the notes read as if they were written by two different personalities — a cold-blooded "psychopath" and someone far more "emotional." "Bottom line is, I don’t believe they’re real," criminal profiler John Kelly said in an interview. "The first note is strictly about the dollars, about the bucks....Now when you get into the second note, you're talking about a kind of a different personality to me." There was no sensitivity shown during the abduction — a masked man with a gun and an early-morning home invasion that snatched Guthrie from her bed and left blood on her doorstep, Kelly said. "Most of these guys are psycho, and going to do that, rouse an older woman out of her bed and haul her away like that bleeding all over the place...they're going to just want to get away from the problem as quick as possible," Kelly said. "They're not going to be worried about leaving condolences." NANCY GUTHRIE CASE COULD HINGE ON MYSTERY TIPSTER Excerpts from the first note include a demand for millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin, gave a deadline for payment and were said to include crime scene details that were not widely known at the time it was sent to local media. It did not include proof of life. Details about the second note — or at least versions of it sent to different media outlets — have been made public this week. It included claims that Guthrie had died inadvertently after her abduction, a federal law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News on Monday. And it said she was "buried with nature." SEND US A TIP HERE "She's not with us anymore, was not 'intentional,'" Kelly said. "Now I see an emotional word: 'intentional.'" And that doesn't fit the profile that Kelly sees, he said. "This is a person to me that wouldn't know a feeling if they tripped over one," he told Fox News Digital. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER In taking Guthrie, the abductor or abductors "objectified her," Kelly said. "That's very different than what I'm seeing in the few words that I was able to see...in the ransom note saying that it wasn't intentional and she's buried with nature now," Kelly explained. "Like that should give us some comfort after that whole horrific trial of removing Nancy and freaking torturing her emotionally right out of that house." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Authorities haven’t publicly confirmed or ruled out the authenticity of the demands. Early on, they appear to have taken them seriously, with Heith Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix field office, sitting down with Guthrie’s adult children to record a video response to the first note. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST The 84-year-old Guthrie’s daughter, "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, has also said publicly that she believes at least two of the notes were real. "There are a lot of different notes, I think, that came, and I think most of them — it’s my understanding — are not real, and I didn’t see them," she told colleague Hoda Kotb in a March interview. "…But I believe the two notes that we received, that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Kelly, a veteran profiler and psychoanalyst who has interviewed a number of serial killers, said he believes the kidnapper is a "very cruel person" without remorse or guilt and likely a "psychopath." "I was watching his eyes on the video that we could get to see, I mean, I wasn't seeing normal blinking taking place. I wasn't seeing anxiety," Kelly said. "Psychopaths are like that — they can be as cool as cucumbers. They don't feel a whole lot of fear...They just go about their business." Anyone with information on Guthrie's case is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI. There is a combined reward of more than $1.2 million for information that cracks the case. Tips can be provided anonymously to Tucson's Crime Stoppers affiliate, 88-Crime, at 1-520-882-7463. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d371d1972385678357f06 M.I.T. Didn’t Publish an Antisemitism Report. A Professor Wrote His Own. te 2026-06-25T14:11:41.028Z M.I.T. Didn’t Publish an Antisemitism Report. A Professor Wrote His Own. Now, the professor is in a fight with the university over whether he can use M.I.T. money to promote a book critical of the school. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d37091972385678357efd Bible Passages May Soon Be Required Reading in Texas Public Schools te 2026-06-25T14:11:21.573Z Bible Passages May Soon Be Required Reading in Texas Public Schools Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d36f61972385678357ef4 Senate Democrats Will Train Staff as Election Observers te 2026-06-25T14:11:02.126Z Senate Democrats Will Train Staff as Election Observers Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said the program was aimed at counteracting potential efforts by the Trump administration to manipulate elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d36e11972385678357eeb Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist te 2026-06-25T14:10:41.643Z Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d36cd1972385678357ec3 2 days left to save up to $190: Join 1,000+ founders and investors at TechCrunch Founder Summit te 2026-06-25T14:10:21.166Z 2 days left to save up to $190: Join 1,000+ founders and investors at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2 days left to lock in your spot at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 and save up to $190 before Early Bird rates expire on June 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d34b21972385678357e78 3 Sedona soccer players keep kicking te 2026-06-25T14:01:22.080Z 3 Sedona soccer players keep kicking Longtime friends and teammates to play on same Sedona Red Rock High School team for first time in 3 years When 14-year-old Atlas Branch was about 4 or 5 years old, he received a soccer ball as a gift. “My mom would always take me to Posse Grounds and just let me kick the ball […] The post 3 Sedona s Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d349c1972385678357e4f Mamdani-backed socialist primary winner founded group whose goal is to ‘eradicate' Western civilization te 2026-06-25T14:01:00.063Z Mamdani-backed socialist primary winner founded group whose goal is to ‘eradicate' Western civilization The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District founded a group in college that called for the total destruction of the West.  Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, a Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress who made career out of "community organizing," wrote in her biography for an opinion piece in independent news outlet The Electronic Intifada that she "helped launch the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign Columbia University Apartheid Divest." "We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization," the group said in a now-deleted 2024 Instagram post. In May 2024, eight years after she graduated from Columbia, Chevalier was back on campus advocating alongside the group she founded, known as CUAD, wearing a keffiyeh and a t-shirt emblazoned with the group's name. Avila Chevalier was interviewed by the Associated Press at the school's infamous encampment against Israel that year, which was later broken up by police. MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC WINS VICIOUS DEM PRIMARY RACE Only months after that, CUAD, caused a firestorm when it reportedly posted its goal of eradicating Western Civilization. "We stand in full solidarity with every movement for liberation in the Global South," the post continued. "Our Intifada is an internationalist one — we are fighting for nothing less than the liberation of all people." "We reject every genocidal, eugenicist regime that seeks to undermine the personhood of the colonized," the group added. HASAN PIKER CELEBRATES AMERICA BEING 'CLOSER THAN EVER' TO SOCIALISM AS HE BACKS NYC CANDIDATES Columbia University has roundly denounced CUAD, and says it is not affiliated in any way with the school. Avila Chevalier was born in Florida to Dominican immigrants. She converted to Islam in recent years. 'PARTY OF ZOHRAN': MAMDANI EMERGES AS DEMOCRATIC KINGMAKER AFTER SOCIALIST ALLIES SWEEP NYC PRIMARIES The surfacing of her affiliation with the group has sparked intense online backlash, including from elected Democrats. "Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization. Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists?" Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said on X Wednesday evening. Avila Chevalier also infamously expressed anti-white women and anti-American sentiments in deleted social media posts, one time calling her home country "a f---ing disgrace." LETITIA JAMES FUMES AS MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK PRIMARIES "I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me," she said in another deleted post. "This lady founded an organization with a stated goal of Eradicating Western civilization, & a bunch of rich white progressives who know she means them, said 'please do,'" X personality Sean Fitzgerald said. "The real 'country over party' test isn’t going to be about Trump," said RealClearInvestigations writer Mark Hemingway. "It’s going to be over communist Congress members who literally say they want to eradicate Western civilization." In a deeply blue district, Avila Chevalier is likely to waltz her way into Congress in November. Fox News Digital reached out to Avila Chevalier's campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d34741972385678357e25 Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla te 2026-06-25T14:00:20.644Z Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d32331972385678357dbf Fetterman warns Democrats 'drifting firmly into communism' after socialist primary wins te 2026-06-25T13:50:43.135Z Fetterman warns Democrats 'drifting firmly into communism' after socialist primary wins Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., delivered a blistering rebuke of the Democratic Party's progressive wing, arguing the party is "drifting firmly into communism" after socialist-backed candidates scored major victories in New York. "It was a huge night for the dirtbag left last night in New York City, without a doubt," Fetterman told "The Will Cain Show." Fetterman said Wednesday the Democratic Party is increasingly embracing candidates who are "anti-Israel," "anti-American" and opposed to core institutions like immigration enforcement and prisons. MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC WINS VICIOUS DEM PRIMARY RACE He specifically pointed to Democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier — one of three far-left candidates who defeated mainstream Democrats in New York on Tuesday — as an example. "If you want to get elected as a Democrat now [you have to] hate on Israel and say the strongest anti-Israel kinds of statements," he said. "It's a perfect correlation between if you're going to be hating on Israel become anti-Israel, you're also going to be anti-American. And these kinds of views, they're going to be anti-Western civilization..." CONGRESSMAN RESPONDS AFTER NEW YORK CITY COFFEE SHOP BANS HIM OVER ISRAEL SUPPORT: 'SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS' Fetterman's concerns come as Democratic voters appear to be warming to candidates who increasingly align with the party's far-left progressive wing. Outside New York, Democratic socialist Nithya Raman advanced to a November runoff, where she will face Democratic incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. In Washington, D.C., 38-year-old Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George defeated her more moderate opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, in a high-stakes primary to replace incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in many polls to succeed Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who is not seeking re-election, and progressive Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary in Maine. Fetterman, who has refused to toe the party line on many issues, distinguished himself as a "normal Democrat" proud to stand for Israel and proud to be an American. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2fec1972385678357d4c 'As long as it takes': Trump allies freeze House floor to pressure Senate on voter ID bill te 2026-06-25T13:41:00.090Z 'As long as it takes': Trump allies freeze House floor to pressure Senate on voter ID bill A group of conservatives is vowing to grind the House floor to a halt until Republicans pass the SAVE America Act.  "There's going to be no votes this week, and it's going to be as long as it takes," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who is leading the effort, told Fox News Digital in an interview. The hardball tactics led House Republican leadership to pull a series of votes on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to put legislation that had already been teed up for a vote Thursday, but it is unclear whether he will be able to convince Luna and other conservatives to end their blockade, effectively freezing the House floor.  "The president's been very clear," Luna told Fox News Digital. "He's not playing these games anymore, and I'm going to fully back him, and I have the votes to do it." REPS. FINE, SELF, HARRIS, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: WE'LL BLOCK THE SENATE UNTIL THE SAVE ACT PASSES President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the SAVE America Act is his top legislative priority. The sprawling legislation, which would enact voter ID requirements, crack down on mail-in voting and ban sex change procedures for minors, has stalled in the Senate amid widespread opposition from Democrats.  House conservatives are pressuring their Senate colleagues to fight for the bill, but a version that incorporates all the president’s priorities has yet to receive a vote in their chamber. Johnson is scheduled to meet with Trump later Thursday in a likely attempt to break the logjam. Given the speaker's razor-thin majority, just a few dissenting Republicans can have an outsize impact on whether legislation can be advanced through the House.  Johnson floated Wednesday incorporating a narrow version of the SAVE America Act into a third budget reconciliation package. The provision would create a grant program encouraging states to require federally verified REAL IDs at the ballot box. But Luna indicated to Fox News Digital that the speaker’s proposal was an inadequate fix.  "I want to warn the American people that you cannot get SAVE America Act on reconciliation," Luna said, referring to a potential third party-line package. "It's not possible to be done, so we're not drinking the Kool-Aid on that. Unless the Senate decides to fire the parliamentarian, nothing will change." IRATE REPUBLICANS ACCUSE TRUMP OF HANDING DEMOCRATS A WIN AFTER BLOWING UP HOUSING PACKAGE The impasse is not expected to resolve soon, with the Senate leaving Wednesday to begin a two-week recess around the July 4 holiday. No senators objected to starting the planned break early.  Luna also dismissed the significance of the bipartisan housing bill that passed the lower chamber this week. Republicans have pointed to the legislation — aimed at expanding the nation’s housing stock — as crucial to their affordability messaging ahead of November’s midterm elections.  "They don't get to go home and say that they're getting wins for the American people when they're not even able to deliver on that 80/20 issue," Luna said, referring to the SAVE America Act.  "And I really applaud the president for saying that he's not going to sign it into law. I think that he reserves the right to veto," the Florida lawmaker continued. Luna and the band of conservatives opposed the sweeping housing bill as part of their pledge to vote "no" on every piece of legislation that comes over from the Senate until the SAVE America Act passes. "In us shutting down the floor, it's showing that … they're not going to be able to get done what they want to get done," Luna said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2fc41972385678357d22 Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs te 2026-06-25T13:40:20.667Z Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs Adobe said that it will integrate Topaz Labs' tools across its apps. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2d841972385678357ce1 Republicans in CD1 clash over who would best preserve the Trump agenda te 2026-06-25T13:30:44.408Z Republicans in CD1 clash over who would best preserve the Trump agenda Former state Rep. Joseph Chaplik, former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely and John Trobough participate in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections primary debate for the 1st Congressional District at Sneaky Big Studios in Scottsdale on June 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Diannie Chavez/The Arizona Republic) Republican candidates vying for the chance to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District sought to convince voters that they’re the best choice to preserve President Donald Trump’s agenda and keep the party in power in the nation’s Capitol during a Wednesday night debate.  The district is one of the state’s wealthiest, spanning Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills. It’s also among the most competitive and has in recent years been a top priority for Democrats hoping to claw back control of Congress. U.S. Representative David Schweikert, who currently represents the district and has served in Congress since 2011, won his last election against Democrat Amish Shah in 2024 by a narrow margin, netting 52% of the vote to Shah’s 48%. Last year Schweikert chose not to seek reelection and instead launched a campaign to unseat Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat.   Running to replace Schweikert are former state lawmaker Joseph Chaplik, who represented Scottsdale in the Arizona House of Representatives for six years, former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely, who won Trump’s endorsement, and businessman John Trobough. Feely’s endorsement from the president puts him ahead of the pack, but Chaplik isn’t far behind, benefitting from his time in office to pull in a groundswell of local support.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Who’s who: legislative know-how, Trump ally and Tech CEO  To differentiate themselves from each other, the trio pointed to their professional backgrounds, arguing that their unique experience and connections would help them make gains for Arizona in Congress. Chaplik highlighted his legislative experience, saying his participation and frequent leadership of committees has prepared him for similar work in Washington, D.C.  “I can hit the ground running in D.C. with that experience,” he said. Chaplik pointed to his support of legislation that enshrined a flat income tax, expanded school choice vouchers, and prohibited mask mandates as proof of his conservative bonafides and ability to get laws passed.  Feely, meanwhile, repeatedly referenced his close friendship with Trump to convince voters that he has a direct line to the White House which he could leverage to make inroads for Arizonans. And he sought to bill himself as a dedicated conservative, invoking Charlie Kirk as part of the inspiration for his campaign and likening his willingness to listen to opposing viewpoints from constituents to the Turning Point USA founder, who after his assassination has been hailed by conservatives as a champion of free speech.  “Who can call (President Trump) and get him to answer? That’s me,” Feely said, when touting his ability to make progress on water policy. “He will take my call and he will listen. I have the ability to get the ear of the president.” Troubough set himself apart from his rivals as someone knowledgeable about economic pressures and the technological landscape, which he billed as critical to advancing the right legislation to move Arizona and the country forward. The former tech CEO especially sought to distinguish himself as better able to handle the regulation of artificial intelligence as the country grapples with getting a jump on the technology while at the same time limiting its impacts on the local electric and water supplies.  Inflation: immigration and Biden to blame The trio waved away concerns over the country’s high inflation rates, shifting the blame onto the Biden administration and immigration. The economy and inflation are top of mind for voters going into the election season, and Democrats have worked to hammer Trump for record-high inflation rates. In May, inflation spiked to a level not seen since 2023, worsened in part by the ongoing war in Iran, according to experts, but Trump and his allies have played down the issue.  Feely criticized Democrats who campaign on the affordability crisis as “ridiculous” and “hypocritical,” saying that the fault for the country’s struggling economy lies with them because of Biden-era policies that allowed immigrants to remain in the country while their legal cases moved forward.  “Now these people are here, and they’re buying homes and they’re renting homes and they’re driving up the costs,” he said. “They’re on SNAP and driving up the costs of groceries.”  The vast majority of people who receive help from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, are U.S. citizens. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 2023 found that 89% of SNAP recipients were citizens, and only 11% were foreign-born. Few categories of immigrants are eligible to apply for SNAP, including refugees, asylees and lawful permanent residents. Troubough agreed that immigration was to blame for the country’s skyrocketing inflation and Chaplik praised the Trump administration’s hands off approach, saying that allowing free market competition would eventually push inflation downwards.  “Inflation has skyrocketed in those four years of the Biden administration and it takes time to bring the inflation down,” Chaplik said.  Feely called for slashing housing regulations to make homeownership more affordable. And Chaplik and Troubough both said that addressing the country’s deficit would help resolve inflation rates. Chaplik said reducing “bloated” government would be one way to cut down on the national deficit and advocated for lowering taxes to keep more money in people’s pockets. But Troubough countered that lowering taxes won’t make a dent in the national debt without also reducing spending on services.   “We turn around as Republicans and we cut taxes but then we turn around and we don’t reduce our spending,” Troubough said. “We do not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. We need to get our spending in line with the services that we want to offer to our citizens.” Candidates juggle support for ICE and Trump’s deportation agenda with potential legal immigration reform The candidates each firmly sided with the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement and called for strengthening border security while at the same time carving out moderate stances on immigration reform.  Chaplik said he is in favor of opening up labor force opportunities for immigrants, but said his priority would be to first “thin out” criminals among immigrants already in the country. He said he would be open to revisiting the country’s legal immigration system and addressing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but also said he believed anyone who crossed the border without authorization should be punished.  “If you’ve crossed over our border, you’re illegal, you have already broken the law,” he said.  He added that he supports the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite the public criticism the agency has weathered in the wake of the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.   Trobough said he would support a seasonal immigration program and restructuring the country’s legal immigration system into one that’s merit based. He noted that he supports the DACA program as one way to address the country’s labor shortage.  “We need to come up with smart immigration if we are going to fuel our economy and maintain our leadership as the global power,” he said.   Feely blamed Democrats for funding the protests that resulted in the killings of Good and Pretti and criticized calls to abolish ICE in the aftermath as too extreme.  “The Democrat Party is paying for those protestors to go there and to interact with ICE and try and get a reaction, to try to get something that we saw happen unfortunately up in Minnesota,” he said. “No one wants to see any American lose their life interacting with ICE but we have to be honest about this evidence.”  The evidence-free claim that Democrats and progressive groups are paying protestors is frequently voiced by Republicans as a way to dismiss public criticism of the Trump administration. When questioned about his views on legal immigration reform, Feely shared a story about his family’s decision to help a Haitian man apply for an education visa in the U.S. Chaplik recently pointed to pictures of Feely with the man on social media as proof that he supports illegal immigration. But Feely clarified on Wednesday that people can be “ardently against illegal immigration while still loving immigrants.”  “The legal immigration process needs to be easier,” Feely said. “But the illegal immigration process and the border has to be completely secure.”  Should data centers be built in Arizona? While the technology industry pushes to make artificial intelligence more mainstream and lobbies for data centers across the country to support that goal, much of the public, including in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, has been opposed to data centers near their homes.  Troubough, Feely and Chaplik all agreed that the country should invest in artificial intelligence to bolster its defense ability and maintain its place in the world order, especially to fend off competition from China. But the trio differed on whether CD1 should be the landing hub of such efforts.  Troubough and Feely both said Arizona needs to host data centers, saying that the benefits outweigh the costs and claiming that much of the backlash is based in misinformation. Troubough added that the Congress should regulate artificial intelligence with a “light hand” so as to not stifle innovation.  “You can create (data centers) and have them without adding to the cost of the local consumer,” Feely said. “They should be investing into the local areas, driving down the costs for the local consumer, they should make sure that they’re using recirculated water.” Chaplik, by contrast, said he supports the creation of data centers and the continued advancement of artificial intelligence but said he is against building data centers in the district because residents oppose doing so, and added that he is for regulating artificial intelligence to prevent the spread of misinformation, including during political campaigns.  “The people of this district do not want data centers right next to their homes. We have plenty of land to build it,” Chaplik said, noting that there are other, less populated areas in the country they could be better placed. A sidebar on the 2nd Amendment Feely was briefly given an opportunity by moderators to defend himself against accusations leveled by Chaplik’s campaign that he opposes Arizonans’ Second Amendment rights. He noted that his views on the issue have changed since his time playing in New York after he moved to Arizona and began shooting guns with friends. He added that he was persuaded of the importance of the right to bear arms during the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic, when he was convinced that the government was willing to take away people’s civil liberties. Feely said that at that time he and his neighbors saw their neighborhood on a list that was going to be “attacked” and armed themselves in advance.  “Our neighborhood was on this list that they were going to attack next and so we stood in defense of our homes and walked around our development with our guns to make sure that our homes didn’t get attacked,” he said, chuckling.  Voter ID laws, mail-in ballots Public trust in elections was also a topic of discussion, hours after Trump scuttled a plan to sign  bipartisan housing affordability legislation until Congress approves the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act. Known as the SAVE Act, the proposal enshrines voter ID and citizenship verification requirements and it’s long been a priority for the Trump administration, which has advanced evidence-free claims that noncitizens vote.  Each of the candidates said they would support the SAVE Act and expressed misgivings about the state’s current election procedures, calling for quicker results and casting doubt on how election officials handle ballot tracking and verification processes. Arizona already requires voters to provide proof of citizenship to vote in local elections.  Chaplik went further, saying he favors significantly limiting the ability of Arizonans to vote by mail and returning the state to a precinct-style voting.  “We should go back to one day voting, and if you can’t vote on that one day we should have absentee ballots. Now we have all mail in ballots and mail in ballots I don’t believe in,” he said.  Trobough, however, declined to oppose voting by mail, noting that Arizona has a sizable community of retirees who favor doing so.  The vast majority of Arizona voters use no-excuse vote by mail, which was first implemented in the state in 1991. In their final remarks, the Republican candidates framed the upcoming election as critical for keeping Democrats away from the levers of power and urged voters to back someone who would work toward preserving and advancing Trump’s political priorities.  “The most important thing is making sure we keep the House, and making sure that we can codify what President Donald Trump has done,” Feely said, which he had warned earlier could be undone by a future administration unless Congress enshrines it in law. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2b4f1972385678357c69 NY socialist surge could push Dem voters to defect, GOP governor candidate predicts te 2026-06-25T13:21:19.800Z NY socialist surge could push Dem voters to defect, GOP governor candidate predicts FIRST ON FOX: Following a string of high-profile victories by socialist candidates, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman warned the Democratic Party has veered too far left and predicted establishment Democrats will increasingly back Republicans. Speaking exclusively to Fox News Digital in the wake of Tuesday's wins, Blakeman said the results underscored the growing influence of the party's progressive wing and exposed a widening divide within the Democratic coalition. "The lunatic left has taken over the Democratic Party," he said just hours after three socialists backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primaries in New York districts. "They've lost control of their party." The rise of socialist victories against traditional Democrats have intensified debate over the Party's future and the growing influence of its far-left flank. Republicans have seized on those wins as evidence the party is moving away from moderate voters on issues such as taxes and public safety. MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST CANDIDATE STORMS OUT OF LIVE INTERVIEW WHEN CONFRONTED WITH OLD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Blakeman, who is running to unseat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, argued that socialists have effectively taken control of the Democratic Party, creating an opening for Republicans among moderate and working-class voters in the state. "They've offered everybody free stuff," Blakeman told Fox News Digital, adding that progressive candidates are making unrealistic promises to voters. "They're never going to do what they say they're going to," he continued, warning that such proposals would ultimately prove impossible to deliver. He argued voters are being sold an unrealistic vision in which "everything in New York could be free," while longtime Democrats increasingly feel disconnected from the party's recent direction. "The traditional Democrats are going to vote for Republicans this year," Blakeman predicted. "They know their party has gone off the deep end." The Republican hopeful pointed to Mamdani's meteoric rise as evidence of what he described as the growing influence of socialists within the party. Blakeman acknowledges that proposals such as government-run grocery stores and other publicly funded programs may be politically popular but claims they would ultimately fail to deliver on their promises. "Free grocery stores, I mean, that's complete nonsense," Blakeman said. "Government should not be competing with the private sector." FROM FREE BUSES TO CITY-OWNED GROCERY STORES, HERE ARE MAMDANI’S KEY ECONOMIC PROMISES Blakeman said many of the policies being championed by progressive candidates could harm small businesses and accelerate the outflow of residents and employers from New York. Instead, he argued, the state should focus on lowering taxes, reducing utility costs and creating a more business-friendly environment. During his interview with Fox News Digital the night after sweeping socialist victories in New York, Blakeman accused Hochul of being just as radical and failing to stand up to the Democratic Party's left flank as progressive figures like Mamdani gain prominence. "They're in league together," Blakeman said of Hochul and Mamdani. "I now call her Comrade Kathy." Though he ran uncontested, Blakeman's campaign received a boost earlier this year when he secured President Donald Trump's endorsement as he seeks to unseat Hochul in deep blue New York, the president's longtime home state. Asked about Trump's support, Blakeman said it's valuable but urged voters to focus on shared concerns such as affordability, public safety and lowering taxes. Blakeman argued that the Democratic Party's growing embrace of socialist candidates could ultimately benefit Republicans, particularly among suburban and working-class voters who he believes feel increasingly disconnected from the party's priorities. "Traditional Democrats see their party going off the deep end. They don't like it," Blakeman said. "They're going to come on board with us because it's the only way to stop their party from becoming an extinct party." Mamdani's office and Hochul's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2b271972385678357c37 Guía electoral para fiscal general de Arizona: Posiciones de Glassman y Petersen te 2026-06-25T13:20:39.866Z Guía electoral para fiscal general de Arizona: Posiciones de Glassman y Petersen Read in English En su papel como la principal autoridad encargada de hacer cumplir la ley en el estado de Arizona, la fiscal general Kris Mayes ha emprendido acciones contra propietarios de parques de casas móviles, ha respaldado a comunidades que se organizan contra industrias contaminantes y se ha sumado a numerosas demandas nacionales contra la administración Trump. Ahora busca la reelección, y los aspirantes republicanos que compiten en las elecciones primarias de este verano proponen un enfoque marcadamente diferente para el cargo. Rodney Glassman y Warren Petersen prometen mantener una relación de cooperación con la administración Trump y han centrado su campaña en lo que describen como el enfoque políticamente progresista de Mayes para gobernar. Pero antes de enfrentarse a ella en las elecciones generales, los votantes deberán elegir a uno de los dos candidatos en las elecciones primarias de este verano.  Lo que está en juego La fiscal general es la principal funcionaria legal y de procuración de justicia del estado, y supervisa lo que en la práctica es el despacho jurídico más grande de Arizona. Los abogados de la oficina presentan y defienden demandas en nombre del estado, además de elaborar opiniones legales formales solicitadas por legisladores y fiscales de condado sobre diversos asuntos jurídicos. Además, la fiscal general es la principal funcionaria estatal con autoridad para investigar y procesar casos de fraude electoral a través de la Unidad de Integridad Electoral de la oficina. Todas las apelaciones de condenas por delitos graves en el estado también son manejadas por la oficina de la fiscal general. La votación anticipada para las elecciones primarias de julio comienza el 24 de junio. ¿Quiénes son los candidatos? Rodney Glassman Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Campaign Website Glassman es un fiscal de la Reserva de la Fuerza Aérea, abogado en práctica privada y ex miembro del Concejo Municipal de Tucson. Cuenta con el respaldo de la Asociación de Oficiales de Policía de Nogales, el sheriff del condado de Maricopa, Jerry Sheridan, la expresidenta del Senado de Arizona, Karen Fann, y el superintendente de Instrucción Pública, Tom Horne. “Me postulo para proteger a nuestros policías, para proteger a nuestros niños y para proteger la prosperidad de Arizona”, dijo Glassman en su declaración inicial durante un debate el 28 de mayo. El comité de campaña Glassman for Attorney General ha recaudado más de 3 millones de dólares, según los datos de financiamiento de campañas del sitio web de la Secretaría de Estado de Arizona. Anteriormente, Glassman se había postulado como demócrata y actualmente está bajo investigación por posibles violaciones a los límites de contribuciones de financiamiento de campaña. Entre los donantes a la campaña de Glassman que aportaron 5,500 dólares se encuentran el capitalista de riesgo Peter Ianello, Steve Martori, director de Martori Farms, y el agente inmobiliario Emanuel Junc. Warren Petersen Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website Petersen, agente inmobiliario y corredor desde hace muchos años, es presidente del Senado estatal. En ese cargo, dijo durante el debate sobre la fiscalía general, administra a unas 200 personas. Fue elegido en 2012 y actualmente representa el Distrito 14, en el condado de Maricopa. Fue citado mediante una orden de comparecencia en su calidad de presidente del Senado esta primavera por la administración Trump como parte de su esfuerzo por investigar las elecciones de 2020. “Me postulo para mantener a Arizona seguro, libre y próspero. No quiero permitir que Arizona se convierta en California”, dijo en su declaración inicial del debate. El comité de campaña Friends of Warren Petersen ha recaudado 1.4 millones de dólares, según los datos de financiamiento de campañas de la Secretaría de Estado de Arizona. Petersen ha recibido el respaldo del representante federal Andy Biggs, la Asociación de Policía de Arizona, un grupo de acción política de pequeñas empresas y un comité político financiado por la empresa de prisiones privadas GEO Group. También ha recibido donaciones de BoaVida, un propietario de parques de casas móviles que está siendo demandado por la actual fiscal general Kris Mayes. Dónde se posicionan Para ayudar a los votantes del condado de Pima a diferenciar entre los candidatos en una contienda concurrida, Arizona Luminaria les hizo a cada uno preguntas clave. Los candidatos respondieron tres preguntas de Luminaria por correo electrónico a través de un portavoz. Sus respuestas han sido editadas por extensión y claridad. ¿Cuál considera que es el problema más urgente en el que podría influir el fiscal general y cómo lo abordaría? Glassman: Proteger a la policía y a los niños de Arizona, lo que significa atender el crimen violento. Aunque hemos visto una disminución del crimen violento a nivel nacional, Arizona es uno de los pocos estados que ha registrado un aumento en el último año, debido en gran parte a la negativa de nuestra fiscal general a respaldar a la policía, y en cambio enfocarse en construir su “currículum de resistencia” para donantes liberales de fuera del estado. (Según el Crime Index, un sitio web que visualiza datos sobre tendencias del crimen, Arizona registró una disminución considerable en el crimen violento en 2025 después de un ligero aumento en 2024). Petersen: Kris Mayes ha presentado más de 40 demandas contra el presidente Trump, desperdiciando dinero de los contribuyentes en vendettas políticas en lugar de proteger a los arizonenses. El trabajo del fiscal general es hacer cumplir la ley, no perseguir a oponentes políticos. Como su próximo fiscal general, pondré fin a la “lawfare” y reorientaré esta oficina a combatir el crimen, defender nuestra Constitución y eliminar el fraude y la corrupción. La fiscal general Mayes ha utilizado las leyes de protección al consumidor en temas que van desde la vivienda hasta el medio ambiente. ¿Cómo utilizaría usted esta herramienta como fiscal general? Glassman: Proteger a Arizona significa proteger nuestra prosperidad, lo que significa proteger a los adultos mayores y a los consumidores, no ir tras empresas exitosas con quejas frívolas para generar titulares. Debemos procesar de forma rigurosa el fraude y otros actos criminales, mientras trabajamos con las empresas de Arizona para hacer crecer nuestra economía y proporcionar empleos bien pagados que sostengan comunidades familiares y asequibles. Debemos enfocar nuestra atención en los verdaderos criminales. Petersen: La protección al consumidor es una herramienta poderosa y tengo la intención de usarla para realmente proteger a los consumidores y no para promover una agenda política. Ya he sentado las bases para ello. Algunas de las cosas en las que me enfocaré son el engaño impulsado por inteligencia artificial, las llamadas automáticas, las estafas románticas y los esquemas depredadores. La oficina del fiscal general representa a comunidades en todo el estado. ¿Cómo se aseguraría de que también represente los intereses de comunidades con puntos de vista políticos distintos a los suyos? Glassman: Como fiscal general, espero trabajar con el presidente Trump y el gobierno federal en asuntos de importancia nacional, como las drogas ilegales y los cárteles. Espero trabajar con un gobernador republicano para combatir el crimen, hacer crecer la economía y proteger los derechos de los arizonenses. Sin importar quién esté en el cargo, me enfocaré en proteger a la policía de Arizona, a los niños de Arizona y la prosperidad de Arizona. Estaré dispuesto a trabajar con cualquiera que comparta esos objetivos y a oponerme a quienes no lo hagan, porque respondo únicamente al pueblo de Arizona. Petersen: Mi trabajo como fiscal general es hacer cumplir la ley, y la ley se aplica por igual a todos los arizonenses, sin importar su código postal o su política. He pasado 14 años trabajando junto a fiscales de condado, alguaciles, departamentos de policía y socios federales en todo el estado. Comunidades rurales, urbanas, comunidades que votaron diferente a como yo voté: todas merecen igual acceso a la justicia y la misma protección bajo la ley. Créditos Traducción: Beatriz Limón  Mantén informada a Arizona El equipo de Arizona Luminaria está trabajando incansablemente para ofrecerte reportajes en profundidad sobre las elecciones de Arizona 2026. Ayúdanos a continuar con esta labor tan importante donando hoy a nuestra sala de redacción sin fines de lucro. The post Warren Petersen appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d2b141972385678357c2e Your AZ attorney general voter guide: Where Glassman, Petersen stand  te 2026-06-25T13:20:20.416Z Your AZ attorney general voter guide: Where Glassman, Petersen stand  Leer en español In her role as the chief law enforcement officer in the state of Arizona, Attorney General Kris Mayes has challenged mobile home landlords, stood with communities organizing against polluting industries and joined numerous national lawsuits against the Trump administration.  Now she is up for reelection, and the Republican challengers running in the primary this summer are offering a markedly different approach to the position.  Rodney Glassman and Warren Petersen are promising to play nice with the Trump administration, and waging a campaign against what they say is Mayes’ politically progressive approach to governing. But before they can go up against her, voters must choose one of the two candidates in this summer’s primary election.  What’s at stake  The attorney general is the chief legal and law enforcement officer in the state overseeing what is effectively Arizona’s largest law firm. Attorneys with the office bring and defend lawsuits on behalf of the state, and prepare formal opinions requested by legislators and county attorneys on legal issues.  In addition, the attorney general is the primary statewide official who can investigate and prosecute election fraud through the office’s Election Integrity Unit.  All felony conviction appeals statewide are also handled by the AG’s office.  Early voting for the July primary begins June 24. Who are the candidates? Rodney Glassman Campaign Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube LinkedIn Campaign Website Glassman is a reserve Air Force prosecutor, private attorney and former Tucson City Council member.  He is endorsed by the Nogales Police Officer’s Association, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan, former Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Superintendent of Public Education Tom Horne.  “I’m running to protect our cops, to protect our kids and to protect Arizona’s prosperity,” Glassman said in his opening statement of a debate on May 28.  The candidate committee Glassman for Attorney General has raised over $3 million, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s campaign finance data website.  Formerly running for office as a Democrat, Glassman is also under investigation for possible violations of campaign finance contribution limits. Contributors to Glassman’s campaign who gave $5,500 include venture capitalist Peter Ianello, Steve Martori, head of Martori Farms, and realtor Emanuel Junc. Warren Petersen Campaign Facebook Personal Facebook Campaign X Campaign Instagram Campaign Website A longtime real estate agent and broker, Petersen is the state Senate president. In that role he manages about 200 people, he said during the AG debate. He was elected in 2012 and currently represents District 14, in Maricopa County.  He was subpoenaed in his role as Senate president this spring by the Trump administration as part of its effort to investigate the 2020 election. “I’m running to keep Arizona safe, free and prosperous. I do not want to allow Arizona to turn into California,” he said in his opening statement of the debate.  The candidate committee, Friends of Warren Petersen, has raised $1.4 million dollars, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s campaign finance data website.  Petersen has been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, the Arizona Police Association, a small business political action group, a political action group funded by private prison company GEO Group. He has also received donations from BoaVida, a manufactured home owner being sued by current Attorney General Kris Mayes.  Where they stand  To help Pima County voters differentiate between the candidates in a crowded race, Arizona Luminaria asked each of them key questions. Candidates responded to three questions from Luminaria by email through a spokesperson.  Their responses have been edited for length and clarity. What do you think is the most pressing issue that the attorney general could impact, and how would you address it? Rodney Glassman — Protecting Arizona’s cops and kids, which means addressing violent crime. While we have seen a nationwide decrease in violent crime, Arizona is one of the few states that has seen an increase in the last year, due in large part to our Attorney General’s refusal to back our police, instead focusing on building her resistance resume for out-of-state liberal donors.  [According to the Crime Index, a website visualizing crime trend data, Arizona saw a sizable decline in violent crime in 2025 after a slight increase in 2024.] Warren Petersen — Kris Mayes has filed over 40 lawsuits against President Trump, wasting taxpayer dollars on political vendettas instead of protecting Arizonans. The AG’s job is to enforce the law, not go after political opponents. As your next AG, I will end the lawfare and refocus this office on fighting crime, defending our constitution, and eliminating fraud and corruption.  Attorney General Mayes has used consumer protection laws on issues from housing to the environment. How would you use this tool as attorney general? Rodney Glassman — Protecting Arizona means protecting our prosperity, which means protecting seniors and consumers, not going after successful companies for frivolous complaints to earn headlines. We should relentlessly prosecute fraud and other criminal acts while working with Arizona businesses to grow our economy and provide the good-paying jobs that underpin affordable, family-friendly communities. We will narrow our focus to the real criminals.  Warren Petersen — Consumer protection is a powerful tool and I intend to use it to actually protect consumers and not advance a political agenda. I have already laid the groundwork on this. Some of the things I will be targeting are AI driven deception, robocalls, romance scams, and predatory schemes.  The AG’s office represents communities all across the state. How would you make sure to use the office to also represent the interests of communities with different political views from yours? Rodney Glassman — As Attorney General, I look forward to working with President Trump and the federal government on issues of national importance, such as illegal drugs and cartels. I hope to work with a Republican governor to tackle crime, grow our economy, and protect Arizonans’ rights.  No matter who is in office, I will focus on protecting Arizona’s cops, Arizona’s kids, and Arizona’s prosperity. I will be happy to work with anyone who shares those goals and work against anyone who doesn’t, because I answer only to the people of Arizona.  Warren Petersen — My job as Attorney General is to enforce the law, and the law applies equally to every Arizonan regardless of their zip code or their politics. I have spent 14 years working alongside county attorneys, sheriffs, police departments, and federal partners all across this state. Rural communities, urban communities, communities that voted differently than I did, they all deserve equal access to justice and equal protection under the law. Keep Arizona Informed Arizona Luminaria’s staff is working tirelessly to bring you in-depth reporting on Arizona’s 2026 elections. Help us continue this important work by donating to our nonprofit newsroom today. The post Warren Petersen appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d29231972385678357be4 Healthcare Careers: A Pathway to Success for Kansas City Professionals te 2026-06-25T13:12:03.372Z Healthcare Careers: A Pathway to Success for Kansas City Professionals (NAPSI)—U.S. workers are facing a tough job market for entry-level white-collar roles—yet some of the fastest-growing, most upwardly mobile careers remain widely overlooked. Consider this: Healthcare provides in-demand jobs students can prepare for through shorter, career-aligned training programs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d290f1972385678357bdb Healthcare Careers: A Pathway to Success for Kansas City Professionals te 2026-06-25T13:11:43.402Z Healthcare Careers: A Pathway to Success for Kansas City Professionals You can do well while doing good with a career in healthcare—and getting started in one may be easier than many people realize. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d28e41972385678357ba9 Blue state governors join gun-grabbing efforts by targeting Glock pistols te 2026-06-25T13:11:00.577Z Blue state governors join gun-grabbing efforts by targeting Glock pistols In Maryland, the statute defines the term "machine gun convertible" pistol to effectively ban most Glock and Glock-style handguns on the market — firearms owned by millions of Americans for lawful purposes. Connecticut’s law follows the same playbook. It bans the future manufacture, sale and importation of a wide range of commonly owned handguns while layering new restrictions on unfinished frames and receivers. New York has gone even further, making it a Class D felony to sell or transfer what it calls a "convertible pistol."  The NRA has already filed suit in Maryland, atop our prior suit against California last October, and we are considering challenges in other jurisdictions.  These measures have less to do with public safety than with implementing a broader strategy of restricting access to commonly owned firearms. DOJ SUES DENVER OVER BAN ON ‘ASSAULT WEAPONS’ AS CITY'S DEM MAYOR SAYS IT 'WILL NOT BE BULLIED' These laws are being promoted to the public as targeting "DIY machine guns." The branding, like the justification for these laws, collapses under even minimal scrutiny. Converting a semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm is already a serious federal offense, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and federal law also prohibits the manufacture, sale and possession of the conversion devices used to make that modification. On top of that, more than half the states in the country have already outlawed the conversion devices themselves. Since converting a semiautomatic to full auto is already illegal three times over, the real question is why aren’t criminals deterred from using them? Quite simply: lack of enforcement. But rather than call for stronger enforcement of existing laws, activists instead have shifted the focus away from criminals and squarely onto law-abiding citizens. FLORIDA COURT SAYS 18-YEAR-OLDS HAVE SAME GUN RIGHTS AS OTHER ADULTS Glock bans won’t end criminal creativity, but they will begin to move the needle on the gun control extremists’ long desired goal to ban all handguns.  Courts have repeatedly rejected broad handgun bans, so gun control advocates are trying a different route: redefine these common firearms as "DIY machine guns" and ban them as a safety risk. But the guns being banned aren’t exotic or unusual. They are being targeted because they are the most popular handguns in America, widely used for personal protection, law enforcement, and recreational shooting. Their consistent design and affordability have made them accessible to first-time gun owners and valued by experienced shooters.  Small businesses will bear the brunt of the economic damage, as the brand that accounts for much of their sales is removed from shelves. The impact of the bans in these states is compounded by pre-existing bans on semiautomatic rifles passed under the moniker "assault weapon." Taken together, they threaten the survival of small stores in an industry where margins on retail sales are historically tight. NRA SUES CALIFORNIA OVER BAN ON GLOCK-STYLE FIREARMS: 'VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT' The consequences for gun owners, present and future, will be substantial. Law-abiding Americans will see their choices for self-defense sharply reduced. Besides being affordable and dependable, Glocks, which come in more than 40 models, vary widely in size and caliber to accommodate a range of personal and use case preferences. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Women often choose subcompact and slimline variants because they fit their hands better. These laws reduce choice for Americans who simply want to defend themselves and their families. Americans have seen efforts like this before, and they have not survived constitutional scrutiny. Under recent Supreme Court precedent, including New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, firearm regulations must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of gun ownership. That will not change here. The right to keep and bear arms does not hinge on the political preferences of a handful of states, nor can it be erased by redefining common firearms out of existence. These bans will face vigorous legal challenges, and if they are judged on the same constitutional principles that have protected this right for generations, we are confident they’ll be overturned. But gun owners can’t sit back and hope for the courts to intervene on their behalf. Other states will seek to follow now that three others have joined California. And when the gun grabbers take this bad legislation as far as they can go, they’ll move on to other ways to limit your ability to exercise your Second Amendment rights. That’s why gun owners have to stay engaged, make your voice heard to your elected officials, and when November comes around, vote for someone who will stand with you. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JOHN COMMERFORD Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d28bd1972385678357b78 Court inquiry denounces “disturbing pattern” of violations at Arizona’s largest sheriff’s office te 2026-06-25T13:10:21.274Z Court inquiry denounces “disturbing pattern” of violations at Arizona’s largest sheriff’s office This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Arizona’s largest sheriff’s department is losing ground in its effort to comply with court-mandated reforms tied to a long-running racial profiling lawsuit and settlement, a monitor has found. An investigation launched last year by the monitor’s team and published this month alleges a “disturbing pattern” of violations of department policy and court orders that undermined efforts to investigate misconduct and root out racial profiling in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The findings echo allegations from a decade ago that led to contempt charges against sheriff’s office leaders. The monitor’s investigation follows an analysis by Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica that found ongoing racial disparities in traffic stops by the sheriff’s office, which continue to hold back its compliance with court orders. The accusations this time center on the department’s Professional Standards Bureau, which investigates reports of misconduct. U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow, who is overseeing the settlement, appointed Robert Warshaw as the monitor in 2014 to track compliance with mandated reforms. Among other things, Warshaw said the sheriff’s office leadership tried to pressure the bureau’s commander to reopen closed investigations into two deputies who had been disciplined and placed on the Brady list, a public database of officer misconduct. The monitor also claimed that top leadership attempted to interfere in the disciplinary process to protect employees accused of wrongdoing. When the commander resisted, he was placed on leave, investigated by an outside agency and temporarily transferred out of the bureau, the report alleges. “What the Monitoring Team has found here is an attempt to create an internal culture where favor and reprisal are tools of control: to impact outcomes; to instill fear in changemakers; and to grant favors and position to those who bend to misguided directions,” the report stated. As a result, the monitor determined that the sheriff’s office has regressed in its compliance with the reforms mandated in a settlement of the Melendres v. Arpaio class-action lawsuit. The suit accused the law enforcement agency of using traffic stops to arrest people on immigration charges, racially profiling Latinos in the process. At the time, the court found that when the public did report misconduct, then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio and others interfered with investigations. The court held Arpaio in criminal contempt in 2016 for continuing to make immigration arrests in violation of court orders, though he was eventually pardoned by President Donald Trump. The constitutional violations began in 2007 under Arpaio. The current sheriff, Jerry Sheridan, inherited the settlement when he took office in January 2025. Sheridan climbed the ranks of the department to become Arpaio’s second-in-command in 2010. He was found in civil contempt in 2016 for denying knowledge of a court order to stop making immigration arrests, despite evidence to the contrary presented in court. Sheridan contends he was always truthful. He distanced himself from his former boss during his campaign and after taking office, stating that he was committed to seeing through the reforms. The sheriff’s office filed a 78-page response to the inquiry with the court, denying any violations of court orders or department policy and labeling the investigation as “speculative” and “improper.” The sheriff’s office said the incidents in question proved that internal checks strengthened by court orders were working properly, and that the monitor was penalizing the department for following those orders and policies. The department also asserted that the sheriff’s decision to place the commander on administrative leave and refer him for investigation by an outside agency was justified and also required by court orders. Upon taking office, Sheridan’s newly appointed staff asked the bureau commander’s advice about reviewing investigations that had been completed or were under appeal to understand if they could potentially change the outcome, but ultimately chose not to take further action, the office said. “Because the complaint alleged criminal-nature misconduct (evidence tampering) against the current PSB Commander, referring the matter to an outside agency was the only way to avoid a conflict of interest,” the sheriff’s office said in the court filing. In a separate statement to reporters, Sheridan questioned whether the monitor’s investigation had strayed into “areas involving management discretion, personnel administration, and internal policy disagreements that are more appropriately addressed by agency leadership.” The sheriff’s office also questioned the timing of the inquiry’s release, two weeks before oral arguments over whether to end court oversight. Lawyers for the sheriff’s office are preparing to argue that the law enforcement agency has fulfilled all of the settlement’s requirements on racial profiling and should be released from the settlement. The monitor “discussing these issues has everything to do with providing inflammatory soundbites” to aid the plaintiff’s opposition to Maricopa County’s motion to end oversight, the sheriff’s office stated in its response filed in court. Snow has issued four court orders since 2013 with 368 requirements for the department. Warshaw, the monitor, tracks compliance with Snow’s orders and reports the department’s progress quarterly. The Professional Standards Bureau remains a focal point of court oversight, largely over a backlog in misconduct investigations. Its failure to eliminate the backlog is one of the main reasons the sheriff’s office has not fully complied with orders to prove it can police itself. Capt. Gregory Lugo has led the bureau since February 2021. He helped reduce the backlog from over 2,100 misconduct investigations in November 2022 to 371 as of May. But in April 2025, Sheridan placed Lugo on leave, sparking the monitor’s inquiry. At the same time, the sheriff’s office referred a criminal complaint against Lugo to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The state agency closed the investigation without finding evidence of wrongdoing, according to the monitor’s report. A separate investigator hired by the court to review the Department of Public Safety’s investigation found the allegations against Lugo were unfounded and also cleared him of any wrongdoing. The criminal complaint was filed by a sergeant whom Lugo demoted in 2020. Lugo also had filed insubordination charges against him. The sergeant appealed the charges, which were initially sustained but overturned after Sheridan took office. “The Monitoring Team concluded that the stated reason for Captain Lugo’s transfer was a pretext,” and that instead it was taken in retaliation for not going along with the meddling in investigations, in violation of court orders, the report said. The monitor team also highlighted the case against a deputy who was dismissed for clocking into a sheriff’s office station when he was instead working an off-duty job. The deputy appealed. Sheridan’s second-in-command questioned the deputy’s dismissal and asked Lugo about reviewing that decision, but Lugo said the deputy was fired for timesheet violations totaling “thousands of dollars.” The monitor said Sheridan and another member of the command staff also inquired about potentially weakening disciplinary policy to avoid firing a sergeant who was arrested for DUI. Command staff argued the sergeant should not have been fired because he self-reported the arrest. Lugo warned that change was not likely to be approved by the monitor or the attorneys involved in the settlement. The monitor’s inquiry into the Professional Standards Bureau has resulted in a decline in the sheriff’s office compliance with the settlement. Compliance rates, which measure the department’s progress, decreased in three of the four court orders. The biggest drops were for an order focused mainly on internal oversight and discipline, where implementation rates dropped from 95% to 70%. Compliance rates for an order directed at ending the backlog in pending investigations dropped from 88% to 68%. Because the sheriff’s office disputes the accusations, it contends that it remains in full compliance with requirements related to the monitor’s inquiry and called the change in its compliance rates “punitive, draconian oversight.” The costs to taxpayers of implementing the reforms has reached $350 million, according to the county. On June 22, the county’s Board of Supervisors approved an additional $36 million for compliance expenses in the upcoming fiscal year. But the court has questioned these costs. The monitor published an audit last October that determined the sheriff’s office misattributed or inflated about 72% of its settlement-related expenses. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents all Latino drivers in Maricopa County as part of the settlement, said the monitor’s latest inquiry proves that the department cannot be trusted to police itself without court oversight and called for the sheriff’s office leadership to be held accountable for the alleged violations of court orders. “A public law enforcement agency like the MCSO cannot be allowed to operate with impunity if it is to have any legitimacy with the communities it serves,” the ACLU said in its response to the monitor’s inquiry. Snow will hear oral arguments on Friday over the motion filed by Maricopa County attorneys. They argue court oversight of the sheriff’s office should end completely and immediately, asserting that court reforms have now gone beyond the original scope of the lawsuit and that the sheriff’s office does not racially profile any longer. The post Court inquiry denounces “disturbing pattern” of violations at Arizona’s largest sheriff’s office appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d24211972385678357ac2 European World Cup Instagram influencers can stay after backing the blue, Caitlin attacked & a steak rack! te 2026-06-25T12:50:41.699Z European World Cup Instagram influencers can stay after backing the blue, Caitlin attacked & a steak rack! It's a cloudy, dark morning here in NW Ohio, but today is my last Screencaps until next Friday, so it's actually a sunny day in my brain. It's not that I need a break writing America's Best Daily Column. But, it's really good to get a break to go explore the world and develop new stories in my brain. That said, there's work to do today and we get things rolling with European World Cup influencers thanking the blue keeping them safe at these events that are taking place around the country. Stop and think about how you haven't heard about any problems at these events. Things are going so well with the World Cup that the purple hairs have focused their attention on the Reflecting Pool. Meanwhile, you have Twitter legend Leah Ray and Elsa Thora singing the praises of this great country and our first responders. These two can stay. Ladies, you're welcome to make Marblehead, Ohio, your summer home while wintering in Miami, or wherever you'd like. TEXAS SHERIFF RESCUES RV FULL OF SWEDISH WORLD CUP FANS WHO NEEDED A HELPING HAND, BUY BURROW'S BRONCO & MEAT Trade proposal: Woke Sweden, where Elsa is from, can take 100 of our worst wokes and we'll take Elsa. If the Swedish lefties, where the birth rate is lower than the United States, would like even more wokes to bump their population, then that's fine. We'll give you an entire woke village in Vermont. Take your pick. Oh, and if you want that America-hating idiot politician in New York who was rooting for Senegal to win the World Cup instead of the U.S., you can have her. Please sign her to an NIL deal and get her out of here ASAP. You'll love her. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps ▶️ YouTube: Screencaps with Joe Kinsey Subscribe for videos, rants, and behind-the-scenes. 🐦 Twitter/X: @JoeKinseyexp Tag me or drop a DM. 📸 Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. 📘 Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook 👥 Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community 📬 Mail (Thursday Night Mowing League): 27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 🗞️ Newsletter: 👉 Subscribe here – Matt in Oklahoma reacts to my upcoming golf trip: Joe, enjoy your trip!  We went up there in September of last year and had a great time.  We stayed at the Highlands (Boyne) and played Quarry/Preserve, Preserve/Links and Arthur Hills.  Not sure if you’re playing any of those.  It was all gorgeous.  I’m a 16 handicap.  Was lucky to break 100!  Have fun. Kinsey: My goal, as I wrote, is one round in the 80s. I was able to do it last year at Forest Dunes on The Loop, so it's not out of the question. Friday afternoon makes the most sense just based on the body starting to break down as the week goes on, but the course, The Legend, is going to chew me up. I actually like my chances Saturday morning when we play Cedar River. I shot a 93 there in the fall after a slow start. My plan remains to stay focused, play to bogey and sneak in a few pars. – Red in western New York reacts to German soccer fan Freddy driving through Elmore, OH: Been through Elmore many times (wife is from nearby Graytown, in-laws still reside there).  Have played several rounds of golf at Sugar Creek Golf Course.  Between Elmore, Genoa and Oak Harbor you'll get that small town feel that you describe.  Definitely a good part of the world ("God's country" as my late grandmother-in-law would say). Kinsey: Where I grew up in SW Ohio, they would call the hills of Kentucky and Tennessee God's country, but who am I to argue with Red. I'll allow it, Red. PAIGE SPIRANAC BACK ON THE GOLF COURSE WORKING ON HER SWING, ELIZABETH HURLEY IN A BIRTHDAY BIKINI & MORE MEAT – Craig in New Mexico is a new emailer: As a fellow Ohio boy, now in NM, I hope you have a great trip trip to Northern Michigan- pains me to say this, but, they do have good golf. Kinsey: It sounds like Craig is an Ohio State fan. I've never had an issue being an Ohio State fan once I get above the Zilwaukee bridge on I-75. That seems to be a dividing line between the Michigan mob and the Michigan State fans who seem to heavily populate northern Michigan. – Michael C. in Utah checks in: I am extremely envious of your Michigan golf trip.   Northern Michigan in the summer is amazing. Are you playing Arcadia Bluffs. I have only played the Bluffs course there, and not the South Course, but it was extremely fun and worth your time and money. Kinsey: As I told Michael C., Arcadia is on my list. I'll never play Pebble Beach, but I can afford to play along the shores of Lake Michigan and then stay in some roadside motel because Michigan is still reasonable, so Arcadia will definitely happen at some point soon. You guys don't hate the WNBA and the militant lefty morons who run this organization enough. These idiots start flying on private jets because Caitlin Clark bumps up the TV ratings to historic levels and they thank her over and over by disrespecting what she has meant to the league financially. Now, it is just some stupid poster, but this just shows how big of morons we're talking about here. They could make 4X, 5X, hell, maybe 10X the money (I'm not a chief financial officer) if they actually promoted Clark as the face of the league. But, we know the black players and lesbians would absolutely lose their minds over a straight, white, American female playing such a role. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM PROTECTS CAITLIN CLARK WITH A RAGE-BAITING FINGER-WAG, MISERABLE BUSTER & CRASH LANDING! Can't have that. – Kevin in Frederick shares: Joe, I get it it’s late. You’re probably gonna skip over this. But I can’t tell you how important it is to pay attention to what private equity companies are doing to you online.    I was messing around thought I’d go to Bear Lake on the boarder of Idaho and Utah in July. Supposed to be beautiful - Like Torch Lake beautiful, but in the mountains (And if you haven’t been a Torch, like don’t go because you want to keep that a secret). Long story short log on Southwest.com I find a flight to Salt Lake City. It says 268 out 165 back.  Cool I got that.  When I go to book a ticket, I’m sorry "but things happen fast" your seat prices changed. It’s now 298. There were 12 seats available at this rate.  No problem I choose a different outbound flight at 268. Because there’s a bunch. Flight back is still 165… Go to book it.  " I’m sorry but things happen fast" you’re outgoing flight is now 298.   Joe, this happened four other times. I went to the low flight Calculator on Southwest. It showed 270. I clicked 270. I selected 270 when I went to check out I’m sorry your flight is now 298.  We’re a month out Joe, a month.  Additionally, with Southwest, apparently now you have to opt out of pre-selected tickets they choose for you so you can select your own flight times (Even though they’ve changed the price). NASCAR MOM NATALIE DECKER RETURNS TO RACING AFTER WILD RADIO MELTDOWN, TRUMP'S INSANE PIZZA MOVE & FIFA WOMEN!  This used to be one of the best companies in America. And now you’re getting effed over by private equity.   It’s like they want you to buy with Priceline (et al) and other third parties so they can sell their tickets wash their hands and be clean. Oh, there was a problem on your flight? Sorry you have talked to Priceline. I posted it on Twitter both videos. It’s about a 10 minute watch but I’m telling you at 1:28 in the morning on June 25 Southwest is screwing you over.   – Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston sent this one: VELMA FROM 'SCOOBY-DOO' CRANKS UP THE HEAT, NICK SABAN DRAGGED ON CAPITOL HILL & THE GREAT CAR DEALERSHIP SCAM Queen of Rust popping off. As we close down June, I want all of you to remember how important next week will be. Think about what sort of memory you want to leave for future generations. That July 2 mow will be your America 250 mow. Get dialed in. ######################### And with that, I'm done with Screencaps for a week. SeanJo will take control on Friday. Saturday, the column will be dark. Sean needs time off. I need time off. We're taking time off. He'll be back Sunday. I'll be back next Friday. Stay safe. Have a great weekend and let's go celebrate summer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1f7519723856783579fd Dianna Russini pulled pathetic move with an officer to get out of a ticket, and it should have the NFL nervous te 2026-06-25T12:30:45.099Z Dianna Russini pulled pathetic move with an officer to get out of a ticket, and it should have the NFL nervous The Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal grew new legs this week in the oddest of ways. The New York Times, which owns The Athletic, published a scathing report on their former NFL insider Wednesday morning, to the tune of 5,000 words. The novel included several eyebrow-raising items, including Russini's reported salary at The Athletic ($800,000), a tense back and forth between Russini and the writers of the story (her former co-workers), and an ESPN source telling the Times that Russini and Vrabel were operating "very flagrantly." No clue what that means, but it doesn't sound great! NEW RUSSINI-VRABEL PHOTOS RAISE ESPN CONFLICT QUESTIONS BUT THE NETWORK WON'T ANSWER THEM Anyway, one of the juicier nuggets from the report centered around Russini getting pulled over earlier this year. According to the Times, she tried to get out of the ticket by FaceTiming the officer's favorite NFL team's head coach. It worked. "Do you want to talk to the coach? You should talk to the coach," Russini asked the officer, according to The Times. Russini essentially verified the story earlier this year during an appearance on the "Stugotz and Company" podcast. Take a look: "I FaceTime the head coach," she said. "Head coach is in his office. He said, ‘What’s up?’ I go, ‘I just got pulled over and I just wanted you to meet my friend, Officer Joe.’ What a nasty play. But it worked." Lordy. This Dianna Russini is a piece of work. Perhaps we should've seen this coming, though. She was saying this kind of stuff on podcasts MONTHS AGO. I've seen some shady clips that date back years. And we all just glossed over them, or fake-laughed like the podcast crew in the above clip. In hindsight, Russini had been dropping hints for years. HOW THE MIKE VRABEL-DIANNA RUSSINI SCANDAL COULD DERAIL THE PATRIOTS' SEASON ON THE FIELD As for this particular incident ... I'd imagine it has some folks in the NFL sweating today. Ever since the Russini-Vrabel scandal erupted back in March, we've heard at various times that the rest of the league is nervous. It's almost like there's more meat on this bone, and folks know what it is, but nobody has actually said it yet. Take the above clip, for instance. She FaceTimed an NFL head coach during a traffic stop to get out of a ticket, he allegedly answered, and it worked. It seems harmless on the surface, but why in the world is an NFL head coach answering a FaceTime from Dianna Russini? That doesn't just happen by accident. It's not a great look for the NFL, which, I'm quite sure, would love this story to go away. MIKE VRABEL, SPEAKING FOR FIRST TIME SINCE STEPPING AWAY FOR 'COUNSELING,' TELLS REPORTERS HE LOVES HIS WIFE "I think the entire league is nervous," two-time Pro Bowler Mark Schlereth, now an NFL on FOX analyst, said in a social media post last week. Training camps open in less than a month. The season is just over two months away. The New York Times has still not concluded its investigation into Russini, but this story is probably a sign that it's coming. And if this was any indication, it's probably not good. For Russini, or the NFL. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1b361972385678357939 Flagstaff Event Almanac for June 25 te 2026-06-25T12:12:38.318Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for June 25 June 25 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1b211972385678357915 Former NFL star says he 'would definitely be' frustrated with NFL letting FIFA bring grass to turf fields te 2026-06-25T12:12:17.832Z Former NFL star says he 'would definitely be' frustrated with NFL letting FIFA bring grass to turf fields NFL players have asked for years to make grass fields mandatory at their stadiums -- this summer, they are, but for another reason. Seven NFL stadiums that use artificial turf have transformed their playing surfaces to grass for FIFA regulations during the World Cup. Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Understandably so, Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth said he "would definitely be" annoyed with the league if he were still playing. "I don't think there's any doubt about it, only because we've voiced so much that we'd love to have it," Whitworth admitted. "I get it. Here's the reality -- when you look at these stadiums, they're entertainment venues. They're not just for football. From the Taylor Swift tour to you name it, everything happens there. So when you say, all right, from an owning-a-building standpoint, from this being able to operate as a venue like that, I get it. To be able to have concerts, to be able to have all the events they want to have there, you need a harder surface. So you understand that part of it." But one of the reasons that Whitworth was "jacked up" to be a Ram was that his division opponents played on grass in their home stadiums. Even when he first signed, the Rams were on grass at the Los Angeles Coliseum. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE At this point, plenty of studies about injuries and playing surfaces are conflicting, but Whitworth said it goes far beyond actual injuries. "We could nitpick every surface in the world of injury rates, right? But I'll tell you this -- ask the people who actually stand on the grass and the turf, what would you rather play on? There's no other discussion," he said. "The reality is everyone wants to play on grass because you feel better. "At my age, older age or younger, you feel it in your body and in your bones. Forget injuries. You feel it for days after that game. Days and days. You can just feel the difference. I always tell this to people. Go out and take a long walk on concrete in your neighborhood, then go take that same walk on a rubber surface at a track and see how much different you feel in your body. That's the reality. You play grass games, dude, I would bounce back in a second. Even at 40, I'd play a grass game and be like, 'Dude, I'm ready to go lift tomorrow. I feel great.' "But a turf game almost zaps you of all your energy and your bones and all that. So I think whenever we get into it, it's not just about data. It's about when these players are saying it's that extra feeling of another three, four days of, man, I just feel terrible. I feel awful." FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE It was announced late last year that each NFL team will be provided with "a library of approved and accredited NFL fields" before the 2026 season begins. Any new field will immediately have to meet those standards, and all teams will have two years to achieve them. Both grass and synthetic turf fields will be subject to the new standards. The NFL has no plans to require natural grass fields. The league’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said there are no "statistically significant differences" in lower-extremity injuries or concussions that can be attributed to the type of playing surface or a specific surface, despite widespread preferences by players for grass fields and complaints about surfaces such as the one at MetLife Stadium, where the New York Giants and Jets play and where the World Cup final will be held on July 19. Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1b0e197238567835790c John Barrymore's biographer challenges the Hollywood corpse party legend Drew Barrymore once confirmed te 2026-06-25T12:11:58.377Z John Barrymore's biographer challenges the Hollywood corpse party legend Drew Barrymore once confirmed John Barrymore’s biographer refuted a rumor that the legendary Golden Age actor’s body was stolen from the morgue by his friends in 1942 so he could join them for one more party. Drew Barrymore, the "Grand Hotel" star’s granddaughter, even confirmed the story six years ago, saying "Not only yes, but there have been cinematic interpretations of that." Terry Chester Shulman, who wrote the biography "Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players," about John Barrymore told Fox News Digital: "I would like nothing more than to tell you that it's true, because it's such an outrageous story, but it isn't, and it couldn't be because both of the participants, Raoul Walsh, the director, and Errol Flynn, who the trick was supposedly played on, told totally different stories." He continued, "In their autobiographies, you think they would have gotten their story straight. But, you know, in one story … Raoul Walsh's story, Flynn runs out of the house screaming and hides behind an oleander bush, and Flynn's story, he does something else: He runs out into the porch." ‘POLTERGEIST’ STAR'S FAMILY FIGHTS BACK AGAINST 'RIDICULOUS' CONSPIRACY THEORIES 38 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH He added that in one account, Barrymore’s body is propped in a chair in front of a door and in another it’s on a sofa. "The other thing is that Walsh says that he asked Malloy, the owner of Malloy's funeral home, if he could borrow Jack's body," Shulman said. "And Malloy said, ‘Yes.’" But Barrymore’s body was actually at the Pierce Brothers funeral home, not Malloy, he added. EDDIE MURPHY PAID FOR FUNERALS OF CELEBRITY FRIENDS WHO DIED BROKE IN HOLLYWOOD "So, I hate to dispel that great story," he lamented. "And finally, Jack's great friend Gene Fowler and his son Will sat up with Jack's body all night and said it absolutely wasn't true. So I'm sorry to be a killjoy." Barrymore was an alcoholic, which contributed to his death at 60 years old. WATCH HERE: BIOGRAPHER OF DREW BARRYMORE'S GRANDFATHER DISPELS RUMOR ABOUT HIS BODY BEING TAKEN FROM MORGUE But Shulman noted that while drinking "destroyed" his personal life, it actually helped his career. 'I LOVE LUCY' STAR DESI ARNAZ BEAT ALCOHOLISM WITH HELP FROM HIS SON: 'I DON'T WANT TO DIE' Golden Age performers such a W.C. Fields and Jack Benny often created a signature caricature of themselves they would portray in movies, Shulman explained, saying that Barrymore’s was "kind of boozy Shakespearean ham that was hugely successful. He was a huge star on radio, and it kept him working right up until his death." But his drinking ruined his marriages, he said. "He was married four times, and this horrible combination of his alcoholism with pathological jealousy made for some very bad marriages," Shulman said. "He would interrogate his wives like it was a police interrogation, have a light on them because he was --- some man may have smiled at them, but he just went ballistic." '50S FILM PRODUCER SHOT MOVIE STAR WIFE'S AGENT AFTER BEING 'GRIPPED BY A JEALOUS RAGE': BOOK Barrymore had a really "destructive childhood," Shulman explained, saying that he had lost his virginity at 15 to his stepmother after his mother died at 11 and his grandmother, who was his "emotional rock," also died. "He was suspicious of women," Shulman said, "and I think perhaps mostly because of his sexual abuse from his stepmother. I mean, imagine the guilt that he would feel about his father. He was cuckolding his father with his wife. So that and the combination of his alcoholism and all of this really created a really destructive person to be married to." Still, despite his personal problems, Barrymore "changed the world" of theater and was incredibly "innovative in film." ‘I LOVE LUCY’ STAR PLAYED MATCHMAKER FOR MARILYN MONROE AND JOE DIMAGGIO: AUTHOR "Serious drama died during World War I, and he brought it back to life with these four smash hit Broadway plays, which opened the door for Eugene O'Neill and kind of lit the spark for this great age of American drama and dramatists and great dramatic actors that followed," he explained. "If he'd just done that, it would have been incredible," he continued. "But then he reintroduces Shakespeare to the 20th century … It's not an exaggeration to say that he taught the British how to play Shakespeare in a modern way." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Shulman said when Barrymore brought his production of Hamlet to London, John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier — who went on to be great Shakespearean actors — were there as young men "and they were just transformed." ‘BABES IN TOYLAND’ ACTRESS JILL SCHOELEN EXPLAINS WHY SHE LEFT HOLLYWOOD FOR 29 YEARS Barrymore "tried" to spend time with his kids — including Drew Barrymore’s father, John Drew Barrymore – but Shulman said that his exes had seen him at his worst, and they were afraid of him being alone with the children. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "It did terrible damage to Drew's father," he said. "You know, he would tell the story that he met his father, remembers being with his father several times. He wasn't." He agreed that Drew had succeeded in softening the image of the Barrymore family. "Arguably, I was going to say she's been the most successful [Barrymore], but in a modern context, but they were known as the royal family of the stage and screen," he said. "Because of her, people are aware of the Barrymore name, It's still in the public eye and it's still current. So yeah, I think she's done wonderful things for their legacy and I think they would think so." Fox News Digital has reached out to Barrymore for comment. "Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players" will be released on July 21. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1afa1972385678357903 Senate Republican pushes overhaul to cut red tape and speed up American energy projects te 2026-06-25T12:11:38.922Z Senate Republican pushes overhaul to cut red tape and speed up American energy projects FIRST ON FOX: The Senate’s newest member is reviving an issue that has echoed through the halls of Congress for years, and one that, if successful, could turbocharge energy production in the U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., who was appointed to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin earlier this year, has one priority in the few months that he has been the Sooner State’s junior Senator: permitting reform.  It’s not one of the sexy, bombastic issues on the Hill, but it’s one that has percolated among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for years. And one that has never quite made it to the finish line.  IN 2026, ENERGY WAR’S NEW FRONT IS AI, AND US MUST WIN THAT BATTLE, API CHIEF SAYS But for Armstrong, who stepped down as CEO of the Oklahoma-based natural gas processor and transporter Williams Companies before joining the Senate until the end of the year, the only issue that matters is gutting red tape and legal hurdles for new energy infrastructure projects that proponents argue, in the long run, could provide a boom in America’s economic competitiveness, particularly against China. "There’s no magic, overnight fix to lower prices, but comprehensive, meaningful permitting reform will ensure that the U.S. remains the global leader in energy," Williams said in a statement. "When we can build our own infrastructure and produce our own supply, our allies will be far less reliant on adversarial sources for their energy."  "The U.S. cannot afford to remain idle while our global competitors move ahead, and the cost of inaction will be paid directly by American consumers through higher utility bills," he continued.  RAPID RISE OF AI PUTS NEW URGENCY ON CONGRESS TO UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY Williams has produced a package of bills geared toward permitting reform that combines ideas from the House and Senate, dubbed the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026. The package would ultimately alleviate time and money spent on the permitting process for pipeline developers, liquid natural gas (LNG) export companies and natural gas producers, among others, as they navigate the dense and slow-moving permitting process.  Armstrong’s legislation, which so far has the backing of Republican Sens. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Rick Scott of Florida, and Katie Britt of Alabama, along with nearly two dozen oil and gas companies, would make the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency (FERC) the lead agency in approving interstate pipelines and LNG terminals, a change in current law that would prevent a single state from blocking a federally approved interstate project.  GAS PRICES THREATEN MEMORIAL DAY ROAD TRIPS AS PUMP COSTS HIT HISTORIC HIGHS It would also require "evidence-based" review when it comes to environmental-based decisions in the permitting process, and would expand the usage of Nationwide Permits under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a broader standardized approval process for certain projects.  The package also creates standardized requirements for projects that affect wetlands and waterways and would make it easier for mining, particularly of critical minerals, to take place on federal lands. And it would broadly reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that requires federal agencies to study environmental impacts before approving many projects to narrow what agencies analyze, clarify that NEPA is largely a procedural law, limit expansive environmental analyses and establish clearer rules for review in court.  "America has got to be able to build again, or else we are leaving our kids a worse country than the one we inherited from previous generations," Armstrong said. "I’m glad that my presence in the Senate these last few months has reinvigorated this conversation, and rest assured, I won’t be stepping off the gas." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1ae719723856783578f5 Joy Behar defends democratic socialism, claims Social Security and first responders prove it works te 2026-06-25T12:11:19.464Z Joy Behar defends democratic socialism, claims Social Security and first responders prove it works "The View" co-host Joy Behar defended democratic socialism Wednesday, arguing that programs including Social Security and public services such as fire departments, ambulance services and garbage collection are examples of the political ideology at work, as the panel discussed the growing influence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies. "I’m not scared of the term," Behar said during the ABC daytime show after the panel debated the victories of three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s Democratic primaries. "Social Security is a democratic socialism," Behar said. "Partly unemployment insurance is. The people who pick up your garbage, the people who take the fire out of your house. All of these are democratic socialism." 'PARTY OF ZOHRAN': MAMDANI EMERGES AS DEMOCRATIC KINGMAKER AFTER SOCIALIST ALLIES SWEEP NYC PRIMARIES The discussion came one day after all three New York congressional candidates backed by Mamdani prevailed in Democratic primary contests, further cementing the democratic socialist mayor's influence over New York's progressive wing and prompting renewed debate about the direction of the Democratic Party. Behar argued that many Americans already benefit from government-funded programs and should not fear the label. She added that New Yorkers aren't afraid of democratic socialism, and compared it to government first responders.  "If I fall down, I want an ambulance," she said. "If my house is on fire, bring your hose. You know what I mean?" Behar also suggested Republicans have turned the phrase into a political weapon. 86 DEMS VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS TO CONDEMN SOCIALISM IN WAKE OF MAMDANI'S MAYORAL VICTORY "I think they're scared of the term in this country," she said. She went on to argue that political momentum was shifting away from President Donald Trump and Republicans. "There is a major reaction formation going on," Behar said. "Republican senators are turning, congressmen are turning on Trump and people have had it with this right-wing nasty politics that we've had to subject ourselves since this guy got into office." DNC CHAIR DOWNPLAYS SOCIALIST–MODERATE RIFT AS MAMDANI’S RISE HAS SOME DEMS RATTLED The comments came during a broader debate among the co-hosts over whether Mamdani's growing influence strengthens or weakens Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Former Trump White House communications director, and co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin warned the victories reflected a leftward shift that could hurt Democrats in competitive districts. "These were left-wing extremists that were elected last night at the expense of moderate Democrats," Griffin said. "I've seen this happen in my party, where the extreme right wing takes over, and you can't get your party back. I would warn you all this is very dangerous, and it could risk you losing the House." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Sunny Hostin disagreed, arguing the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) had become a significant political force. "I think that New York is the nation's cultural and political capital," Hostin said. "The Democratic Socialists of America is a force to be reckoned with at this point." Whoopi Goldberg urged viewers to reserve judgment until November's general election. "Let's see what happens," Goldberg said. "I'm going to wait like everybody has asked me to do with every candidate that wins." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1ad419723856783578ec Centuries-old pirate mystery deepens after wrecks are found near Bahamas haven te 2026-06-25T12:11:00.010Z Centuries-old pirate mystery deepens after wrecks are found near Bahamas haven A group of filmmakers and archaeologists say they've found the first shipwrecks linked to the real-life pirates who once operated from Nassau in The Bahamas. In a joint statement in early June, the New Providence Pirates Expedition and Wreckwatch TV announced that they had discovered six shipwrecks near Nassau, including three from the Golden Age of Piracy. "Until now, not one of their ships has ever come to light in their home waters," researchers said. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK BENEATH HISTORIC CITY: 'UNIQUE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE' The Golden Age of Piracy took place between the 1650s and the 1730s — when pirates operated throughout the Caribbean and other trade routes. The Bahamas emerged as a center of piracy in the late 17th century, and the release noted that 1,000 pirates and sailors lived in the Nassau port at its peak. One wreck yielded iron cannons, lead musket balls and a sword sharpener — items researchers said were consistent with piracy during the era. WORKERS DISCOVER 18TH-CENTURY VESSEL WHILE INSTALLING PIPELINE IN MEDIEVAL 'GAME OF THRONES' CITY The team also found hull planks, rigging and cargo remains, including glass bottles and bricks from the ship's galley. At another wreck, divers found clay tobacco pipes bearing the royal crest of England, suggesting it was an English trading vessel from the 1740s. "The survival of the wreck, heavily smashed by urban construction, is a miracle," the release said of the find. "The trader’s cargo of wine in glass bottles and fancy smoking pipes sheds rare light on Nassau becoming a normal port of trade, bouncing back from the pirate anarchy." MAN FISHING WITH GRANDSON UNCOVERS MYSTERY WRECKAGE IN MUD FLATS, ARCHAEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATING Project co-director Michael Pateman said "crystal-clear visibility" at one site helped researchers identify key features of an armed wreck. "The whole wreck was laid out before us," Pateman said in a statement. "The ship was heavily armed, especially with swivel guns, the cannon of choice for pirates. Slotted onto deck rails, these anti-personnel weapons raked devastating fire on enemy crews." For another wreck, Kingsley said a combination of artifacts and structural evidence suggested it was likely a pirate vessel. "For one site, the smoking gun was literally its iron cannon, a swivel gun, the weapon of choice for pirates, lead musket balls and a sword sharpener," he said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "The absence of cargo like pottery and the narrow width of the ballast mound all point toward a wrecked sloop, the small and swift pirate 'hot wheels' of choice." Sean Kingsley, a marine archaeologist who co-directed the expedition, told Fox News Digital that no specific pirate crew has been identified, though researchers uncovered several signs of piracy. One wreck, a large burned wooden hull discovered in Nassau Harbor, sparked speculation that it could be linked to Henry Avery, one of history's most notorious pirates. Kingsley said the vessel's wooden treenails suggest it was built during the late 1600s or early 1700s, though further research is needed to identify the wreck. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "All we can say for sure is right place, right date, right size," said Kingsley. "The ship needs a lot more science before we can prove that." Though pirates are often portrayed as villains, the researchers said many sailors turned to piracy to escape harsh conditions and low pay in the Royal Navy and merchant fleets. "Piracy offered rebels a chance to escape whipping, poor food and worse on navy warships and to earn up to 1,000% more than sailing on regular merchant vessels," the statement said. Pateman said, "It might have been a short life, but for a brief period of mayhem, sailors found freedom and wealth unmatched anywhere on earth. That escape was the pirate dream." The expedition was documented by Wreckwatch TV for an upcoming documentary series. Kingsley hopes to map the entire harbor with an underwater drone — "especially the more dangerous areas," he said. "We’re certain more secrets are hiding there," Kingsley said. "The cannon wreck needs recording with multibeam or 3D photography. The wooden hull needs digging to crack its full story and look for cargo and small finds to fine-tune its date." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ He added, "There’s so much unfulfilled potential, all the while collaborating with Bahamian custodians to help them protect their sunken history." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d1aac19723856783578c1 Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment te 2026-06-25T12:10:20.590Z Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment Amazon’s latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d186a1972385678357887 Mamdani and Hochul announce cash infusion for New York City Abortion Access Hub expansion te 2026-06-25T12:00:42.555Z Mamdani and Hochul announce cash infusion for New York City Abortion Access Hub expansion New York City and New York state are funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in new funding toward the New York City Abortion Access Hub. Press releases from the offices of Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul declared that the two figures were announcing that the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the state's Department of Health are infusing $495,000 to expand the program's "referral network." "The expansion will allow the Hub to connect callers with a broader network of abortion providers and support organizations outside the five boroughs, helping more people access reproductive health care regardless of where they live," the releases noted. BLUE STATE SHIELD LAWS ALLOWED 330K ABORTION PILLS TO BE SENT TO ABORTION BAN STATES, PRO-LIFE GROUP FINDS The releases say "New York State's annual investment... will support the Hub’s coordination with abortion providers outside New York City and organizations that assist patients with travel, financial support and lodging associated with obtaining care." While the city's press release places this "annual investment" from the state at $220,000, the state's press release puts that figure at $250,000. Fox News Digital has reached out to the mayor's and governor's offices about the discrepancy. FLORIDA GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATE SAYS AS GOVERNOR, HE'D 'SHUT DOWN' EVERY ABORTION CLINIC IN STATE The announcement about the funding came on the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2021 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. "The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives," that ruling declared. The press releases note that "The NYC Abortion Access Hub is a confidential hotline that connects callers to abortion care and related services, including financial assistance, insurance enrollment, transportation and lodging. The Hub was launched in response to the Dobbs decision. Since its launch, the Hub has answered more than 10,400 calls and nearly 5,000 live chat messages. More than half of callers seek medication abortion services, while one-quarter of calls come from outside New York state." NEW YORK GOV. HOCHUL SIGNS LAW PROTECTING ABORTION PILL PRESCRIBERS AFTER DOCTOR INDICTED IN LOUISIANA "Four years ago, the disastrous Dobbs decision stripped away a fundamental right and put reproductive health care out of reach for millions of Americans across this country," Mamdani said in a statement. "Since then, New York has led the fight to protect abortion care. On this anniversary, we are expanding the successful Abortion Access Hub so that anyone seeking care can more easily find it. Together with New York State, we are strengthening a lifeline that connects people to abortion care, medication, transportation, lodging and support. Because abortion is health care. And health care is a human right." "As we commemorate four years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision, New York is sending a clear message to the rest of the country: We’re not going to let Washington Republicans take us backwards," Hochul noted in a statement. "Thanks to our support, we are expanding the reach of this vital resource so more people have access to safe reproductive health care." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d13b919723856783576a2 Protesters gather outside coffee shop that banned Jewish congressman over Israel support te 2026-06-25T11:40:41.392Z Protesters gather outside coffee shop that banned Jewish congressman over Israel support NEW YORK — Israeli flags and accusations of antisemitism were flying outside a Brooklyn coffee shop on Wednesday morning as protesters slammed the café owners for banning a Jewish congressman over his pro-Israel beliefs. "We're here today to show that we're not going anywhere. We're standing proud in our identity. We're proud to be Jewish. And we're not going to be intimidated by businesses who believe that there is a right or wrong view that Jews should hold on Israel," Jayne Zirkle, a protest organizer who serves as Director of Communications and Outreach for The Lawfare Project, told Fox News Digital. Poetica Coffee, which has several locations in New York City, recently became a flashpoint after it viciously blasted Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., on social media. The Jewish congressman said that he went into the cafe because his daughter had to use the restroom and that he bought a coffee in thanks for the establishment's hospitality, noting the barista had been especially kind. CONGRESSMAN RESPONDS AFTER NEW YORK CITY COFFEE SHOP BANS HIM OVER ISRAEL SUPPORT: 'SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS' Goldman, who describes himself as a liberal Zionist according to the New York Times, has been critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has also objected to the idea that Israel committed a "genocide" in Gaza. On its now-deleted Instagram page, Poetica Coffee posted a photo of Goldman in the café and said that they had refunded the congressman. "Hey @repdangoldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?" the cafe wrote in its post. "See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica," the post read. DOJ INVESTIGATING NYC COFFEE SHOP OVER HOSTILE SOCIAL POST ABOUT PRO-ISRAEL POLITICIAN Goldman responded, saying that his experience at the café was pleasant, and he hoped the barista who helped him would still receive her tip, despite the shop refunding his purchase. "I’m sorry to see this post. The barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me — allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything. I made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved," Goldman wrote in response. The controversy unfolded as Goldman was fighting to keep his House seat. On Tuesday, he lost his Democratic primary race in a landslide to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Goldman told CNN's Laura Coates that the post was starkly different from his experience at Poetica Coffee. He also noted the absurdity of the café claiming that he supported genocide. "And the idea of accusing someone who you don't know of supporting a genocide, I mean, it's crazy. It's crazy," he told Coates. "Now, I may disagree as to whether or not there's a genocide. But, come on, we're better than this. And we need to be better than this." MAMDANI-BACKED 'LIBERAL ZIONIST' OUSTS DEM WHO LED TRUMP IMPEACHMENT IN BID TO TAKE NYC HOUSE SEAT Poetica Coffee's post quickly drew outrage, and even the attention of the Justice Department's Office for Civil Rights. The DOJ announced that it opened an investigation into the coffee shop over alleged "denial of service taunts" aimed at Goldman. However, the congressman has said that he did not think the incident warranted an investigation. On Wednesday, protesters gathered on either side of Lorimer Street, some with Israeli and American flags and others with Palestinian flags. The pro-Israel protesters held their demonstration next to Poetica Coffee, hurling accusations of antisemitism as anti-Israel protesters shouted slogans back. Zirkle rejected the idea that the shop's decision to ban Goldman had anything to do with politics. "This person didn't walk in with an Israeli flag looking for foreign policy debate. He walked in to buy a cup of coffee," she said. Another protester argued that attempts to separate antisemitism and anti-Zionism are often futile. "It's horrible because they say it's anti-Zionism, but anti-Zionism could [equate to] antisemitism because most Jewish people are Zionists," the protester said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Ramon Maislen, a Jewish Brooklyn resident who recently helped lead a discrimination complaint alleging antisemitic harassment at the Park Slope Food Coop, said that he sees the incident at Poetica Coffeee as reflective of a broader trend he has seen throughout the borough. "I think that what we have right now, especially in Brooklyn and some progressive places, is that people are willing, or the anti-Zionists are willing to accept Jews as long as they claim that they're anti-Zionists or that they are against Israel in some capacity," Maislen told Fox News Digital. "I've talked to people and Park Slope and Williamsburg and other places in Brooklyn that fully support Hamas," he later added. Many of the protesters criticizing Poetica Coffee's treatment of Goldman cited the coffee shop's website where the owners painted the establishment as a space where all are welcome regardless of their beliefs. The coffee shop's website states it's a place where "the door doesn't close on anyone, where tea gets poured before anyone asks who you are." Critics pointed out that the language contradicts the coffee shop's treatment of Goldman. For Zirkle, it comes down to whether patrons of businesses should have to pass an ideological test before making a purchase. "There shouldn't be a political test that anybody should have to pass to be treated with dignity," she said. Goldman's office and Poetica Coffee did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d11881972385678357639 Senate Republicans flip on Iran war powers vote after fiery meeting with Trump and more top headlines te 2026-06-25T11:31:20.756Z Senate Republicans flip on Iran war powers vote after fiery meeting with Trump and more top headlines 1. Senate Republicans flip after fiery meeting with Trump 2. Venezuela devastated by back-to-back earthquakes 3. Trump kicks off Great American State Fair with National Mall speech SWAMPY GREEN — US Park Police need help finding woman seen damaging Reflecting Pool. Continue reading … WASTE CASE — Knicks trash can dumper gets more bad news after losing her job over viral stunt. Continue reading … HIDDEN TREASURE — Beneath Lincoln's feet, a long-closed world opens to the public for the first time. Continue reading … GROWING DANGER — FBI sounds alarm as battlefield drone threat moves closer to United States. 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IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - COWARDLY COMPAÑERA! Socialist candidate bolts radio show before shock upset - Smithsonian urged to withdraw from retreat with workshop run by anti-Semitic educator - DOJ investigating NYC coffee shop over hostile social post about pro-Israel politician TOP STORY: Newly minted socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier threw a live-air tantrum and stormed out of a radio interview after being grilled over scandalous, anti-Dominican social media posts. Just hours after the radio walkout, the DSA-backed radical shockingly ousted five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat. She will now likely cruise to Congress in November. VIDEO: Ambassador George Deek says Israel's Christian population has grown from 34,000 to more than 180,000 since 1948 as he works to strengthen ties with Christian leaders worldwide. WATCH HERE: RETREAT FROM RETREAT: The watchdog group North American Values Institute is urging the Smithsonian's NMAAHC to withdraw from an upcoming academic retreat. The organization raises serious concerns over workshop co-facilitator Ismael Jimenez, citing his controversial curriculum, ties to activist groups, and anti-Israel rhetoric, including calling Israel a "terrorist state." NAVI warns the Smithsonian risks legitimizing antisemitism by participating. BITTER BREW: The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into Brooklyn’s Poetica Coffee after the shop blasted Rep. Dan Goldman online for supporting Israel. The cafe refunded his purchase, boasting they would have turned him away as a "genocide enabler". Officials warn that denying service based on religion or national origin violates federal anti-discrimination law. TERROR THWARTED: A Florida man has been indicted for plotting a bloody mass shooting targeting Jewish employees at the AIPAC pro-Israel nonprofit. Armed with an AR-15 and a silencer, Forrest Pemberton allegedly stalked the empty office to "break the loop" before being tracked by cellphone data. He now faces life behind bars for the attempted hate crime. BLOOD LIBEL!: Israel is firing back with fury after a bombshell UN report accused the Jewish state of the "deliberate targeting" of Palestinian children. Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon blasted the explosive genocide claims as a political smear campaign, while critics slam the UN’s "sham inquiry" for completely erasing Hamas atrocities and ignoring traumatized Israeli children. GUEST EDITORIAL: Loay Alshareef,can Arab Muslim peace advocate and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, writes that the BDS movement against Israel is a hypocritical, performative campaign. True consistency would require activists to abandon vital modern innovations like life-saving medicine, tech processors, and agricultural tools. Rejecting these global advancements ultimately harms the Arab world and stifles peaceful cooperation. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "It is a political blood libel disguised as a UN document. This commission reaches its conclusions before examining the facts and repeatedly publishes reports that serve one purpose only: to vilify Israel." - Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, reacting to report accusing Jewish state of targeting Palestinian children. - Looking for more on this topic? Find more antisemitism coverage from Fox News here. - Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe to additional newsletters from Fox News here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d11611972385678357627 Conservatives flip script on Swalwell pal's family man image with reminder on pregnant ex-wife te 2026-06-25T11:30:41.854Z Conservatives flip script on Swalwell pal's family man image with reminder on pregnant ex-wife Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was immediately reminded of how he served his 9-month pregnant wife with divorce papers in 2016 as he now attempts to fend off campaign finance scrutiny with family-friendly characterizations. "My daughter Isla was born right in the middle of my Senate campaign. One of the most competitive races in the country. And instead of staying out there campaigning, I took two months off," Gallego said in a video he posted on social media. "My wife had just been through an unplanned C-section. I wanted to be there for her, and for our newborn because being a husband and a father matters more to me than any campaign, or any job," he continued.  Conservatives and a former Jill Biden spokesperson quickly fired back on his portrayal, which comes amid a whirlwind of questions around whether he used donor cash as a personal slush fund, and comes as Gallego is reportedly eyeing a presidential 2028 bid. AOC SPENT OVER $53K IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON LUXURY HOTELS IN 2025: 'CARPETBAGGER' "He’s either terribly arrogant or has zero self awareness," White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on X. "Probably both. And who’s running his comms operation that thought this post would go over well?  "Just unbelievably bad instincts to post this given what everybody knows about his history. The ratio was entirely predictable and now even more people will learn about his behavior," GOP consultant Matt Wolking said on X. "Do you think people are unaware that you left your first wife when she was about to deliver your baby?" Matt Whitlock, a former adviser to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on X.  The campaign account for Kari Lake, once a Republican challenger to Gallego, also fired back. "To clarify: this child is from your second marriage, after you left your first wife nine months pregnant to be with your lobbyist mistress — correct?" the account said in a post.  "You literally gave your wife divorce papers when she was 9 months pregnant. You think people are just not gonna call you on that???" Matt Van Swol, a former nuclear scientist at the Department of Energy, said on X. Katie Miller, the wife of White House policy advisor Stephen Miller, also chimed in. "Ruben Gallego served his wife divorce papers when she was nine months pregnant. He then entered into a relationship with a 25-year-old lobbyist," Miller said. SWALWELL FRIEND GALLEGO DEFENDS CAMPAIGN FUNDED SUPER BOWL, MIAMI TRIPS: ‘GO WHERE THE MONEY IS’ Shortly after Fox News Digital reached out to Gallego's office Wednesday, Gallego's current wife, Sydney Gallego, told Miller on X to "Check your facts."  "Ruben & I didn't even meet until years later. Our whole family has a strong relationship. Wish I was surprised that Katie Miller's lying about us. But these are the same sick people who want ICE ripping families apart. It's not about family at all." "Thanks Katie for providing that clarification that Ruben and I met over a year and a half after his divorce, not while he was still married. Maybe once and for all the lies about the origin of our relationship will subside. Appreciate your help making that happen," Gallego's wife wrote in a separate post. In addition to conservatives, former Jill Biden spokesperson Michael Larosa ripped Gallego on X. "Yes, Ruben Gallego was so vital to his wife's maternal health that when she was pregnant, he didn't take time off to support her—he served her with divorce papers ahead of delivery," he said. "What man doesn't do that to improve his wife's recovery?" Gallego has fended off allegations of donor-funded travel and luxury purchases by arguing that he is a regular parent who sometimes brings his kids and family to fundraising functions. "Are these at nice venues? Yes, it’s where the donors are and it's part of campaigning," Gallego wrote online on Monday. But observers noted that recent reporting from Politico suggested Gallego used campaign funds for family travel, Disneyland and Super Bowl tickets — items that don’t seem to fall neatly under campaign activities. SENATE HOPEFUL WITH DEEP DEM TIES HAS PAID FAMILY OVER $350K FROM HIS CAMPAIGN COFFERS "The Super Bowl was in Arizona, I represent Arizona," Gallego told Fox News Digital. "We threw a Super Bowl fundraiser in Arizona where we raised money for my election in 2023. That's what you do."  "You have to go where the money is to raise money," Gallego added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0f0919723856783575ca US Olympic hero Nancy Hogshead wins legal battle after volleyball coach's $250M defamation suit is dismissed te 2026-06-25T11:20:41.633Z US Olympic hero Nancy Hogshead wins legal battle after volleyball coach's $250M defamation suit is dismissed Three-time Team USA Olympic gold medalist women's swimmer Nancy Hogshead has won a massive legal victory for athlete safety. A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a $250 million lawsuit filed against Hogshead by Rick Butler, a prominent junior volleyball coach accused of sexually abusing underage players. The lawsuit was filed in December 2021 by Butler and his wife Cheryl, targeting statements Hogshead made in 2017 and 2018 regarding allegations that Butler sexually abused teenage girls that he coached in the 1980s. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "For decades, Rick Butler has talked his way out of the consequences that should have flowed from the findings that he sexually abused his minor athletes; he could be very convincing. While substantial evidence existed that would have enabled reasonable people to conclude that Rick Butler posed a serious danger to girls, it was difficult for families and the volleyball community to accurately assess that risk. That record is now plain for all to see," Hogshead said in a statement to Fox News Digital. The lawsuit alleged Hogshead's statements were part of a malicious effort to ruin the couple's volleyball business. But because Butler is a public figure, the court ruled his defamation-style claims failed because he could not establish "actual malice." The judge's decision affirms that sports organizations, advocates, survivors, journalists and nonprofits have the legal right to present a record of abuse, even when the coach is operating outside a specific sports arena. "Survivors, whose coach has been found to have sexually abused them, deserve more than the abuser’s name posted on a little-known database at the U.S. Center for SafeSport," Hogshead added. FORMER UTAH STATE VOLLEYBALL STAR SAYS SJSU TRANS SCANDAL CAUSED INJURED FINGERS, SHATTERED DREAMS "The federal protections we acquired for athletes are inadequate when the sports community does not proactively share their available records and evidence when they learn a banned coach continues to have access to athletes. Disciplinary findings must be shared both widely and in a targeted fashion, as Champion Women did here. We must deny abusers access to athletes. It is highly distressing that Rick Butler continues today to coach young girls." Butler's attorney Danielle D’Ambrose provided a statement to Sportico addressing the ruling. "While we respect the judicial process, we strongly disagree with aspects of the Court’s decision and believe significant factual and legal issues remain unresolved," D’Ambrose said. U.S. Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim ended the case last week. He granted summary judgment to Hogshead, her nonprofit Champion Women and co-defendant Deborah DiMatteo. The judge ruled their advocacy was fully protected by the First Amendment. They were speaking on a vital matter of public concern: the danger Butler posed to young girls. The judge ruled Butler's lost revenue was the natural consequence of his own documented sexual misconduct, not a conspiracy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0cfe1972385678357571 Qatar's Assim Madibo handed five-match FIFA World Cup ban after tackle broke Canada star's leg te 2026-06-25T11:11:58.514Z Qatar's Assim Madibo handed five-match FIFA World Cup ban after tackle broke Canada star's leg Qatar player Assim Madibo was given a five-match ban from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after his tackle on Ismaël Koné broke the Canadian’s leg during their match. Madibo was given a red card for the terrible tackle during the match, but FIFA’s disciplinary committee determined that he deserved a serious suspension for the foul play. While the decision is subject to appeal, Qatar’s 3-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday afternoon ended their World Cup run in the group stages. Madibo, hit with a red card, was already sidelined for the game. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE Still, Madibo’s five-game suspension would roll over beyond the tournament and into later international play. It was something Madibo wasn’t intending to do, though, as he was clearly flustered after recognizing how serious Koné’s injury was. As Koné lay in shock at his leg, Madibo had his hands on his head, while Canadian players were running up to him in anger. FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE After the game, Madibo went to the Canada locker room to apologize to Koné, Canada’s head coach Jesse Marsch told The Athletic. "He was very affected for his injury, never he was intentional," Qatar managed Julen Lopetegui said after the match. "All of you know Madibo, and was a very clear accident, only to remark this, and to wish him all the best." Madibo and Koné, who was in a wheelchair, were pictured embracing, showing there was no ill will despite the horrific injury. It was quite the blowout loss for Qatar, as Canada took full advantage of being up one man following the red card. It was a 6-0 finish for the host country, and while it was an exciting victory, there was a wrinkle given Koné’s importance to the team. Koné underwent successful surgery on his broken tibia and fibula in his left leg. Canada has since fallen to Switzerland, losing 2-1 in a thriller in Vancouver, which gave the latter the Group B victory. Canada still makes the round of 32 for finishing in second place. Now, Canada will travel to Los Angeles to face the runner-up of Group A, which will be determined on Sunday. Group A consists of Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Czechia. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0ceb1972385678357568 Trump can save his legacy with veterans and maybe rescue the midterms, too te 2026-06-25T11:11:39.059Z Trump can save his legacy with veterans and maybe rescue the midterms, too No president in modern history did more for veterans than Donald Trump in his first term. His administration delivered the "Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act," the "Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act," and the Forever GI Bill, each one a win for veterans. That legacy was set to grow even further in his second term. Now career VA bureaucrats are blocking the reforms that would extend it. That will cost veterans their lives, and it could cost Republicans the midterms. The most significant of these reforms was the "VA MISSION Act of 2018," which gave veterans the right to choose between VA and community care. Congress is now debating the "Take Care of America’s Veterans Act," built in part on that same MISSION Act foundation, with a vote expected in the coming weeks. The Biden administration rolled back those MISSION Act gains. Access to community care narrowed and wait times at VA facilities grew. A VA inspector general investigation found that delays at the Fayetteville, Ark., VA contributed to a cancer patient’s death. In Hampton, Va., the VA cut off chiropractic care for veterans managing chronic pain, leaving many of them choosing between opioids and no treatment at all. Veterans expected a second Trump administration to reverse that damage. Instead, career staff inside the VA have worked to slow it down, failing to consistently follow the MISSION Act or Secretary Doug Collins’s reform guidance. Many of them built their careers inside that system, and they resist anything that gives veterans more reason to walk out the door for care. They do not believe in the choice Trump won for veterans in 2018. They would rather keep veterans inside a failing system than lose control of it. AMERICA'S WOUNDED, STRUGGLING VETERANS GET BRAND-NEW HOMES BUILT BY FLORIDA TEENS A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted with Veteran Action shows the erosion already under way. Trump holds 60% approval among military voters, but only 53% rate his administration’s handling of veterans’ issues positively, and just 57% of likely military voters would back the Republican candidate. Veterans want what they were promised: 90% support giving veterans the choice to use healthcare providers outside the VA, and 94% want a Veterans’ Bill of Rights that spells out the rights they already have. That bill delivers what veterans are asking for. It bundles roughly 60 measures, including the "Veterans’ ACCESS Act" and the "Major Richard Star Act," and would make good on the promises made to veterans about their healthcare, benefits and services. VETERANS FACE SURPRISING THREAT AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS, STUDY REVEALS Veterans are not interested in more promises. They want action, and they could decide close elections this November. Maine’s Senate race is one of the most competitive in the country, and Republican Sen. Susan Collins faces a combat veteran challenger there. Seventy-five percent of veteran voters say they are more likely to support a candidate who backs the "Veterans’ ACCESS Act." Congress needs to hear that before it votes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION VA leadership can send that message now, without waiting on Congress. Collins should make clear, publicly, that the department backs the "Take Care of America’s Veterans Act" without reservation, start the pilot programs the bill calls for, and direct every regional office to stop slow-walking community care referrals. The VA career staff chose to protect themselves once before. At the Phoenix VA, where staff kept secret wait lists to hide how long veterans waited, more than 200 veterans died with open appointment requests still pending. The department cannot afford to make that choice again. The VA needs to decide, now, whether it exists to serve veterans or to protect itself. Veterans’ lives depend on getting that answer right. Opposition to the bill is already organized. Democrats such as Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and California Rep. Mark Takano, the unions and self-serving veterans’ organizations have all come out against it. They would rather defend the system as it is than give veterans the choice they have earned. Veterans have earned a VA that works for them, not the other way around. Trump delivered that kind of reform once. Now the "Take Care of America’s Veterans Act" gives Congress the chance to make it last. As Theodore Roosevelt put it, "A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards." Our veterans deserve that square deal now and forever. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM MARK LUCAS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0cd7197238567835755f Latest COVID vaccine may have unexpected health benefit, study suggests te 2026-06-25T11:11:19.603Z Latest COVID vaccine may have unexpected health benefit, study suggests The latest COVID-19 vaccine (2024-2025) has been linked to fewer serious heart-related events among U.S. veterans. New research confirmed a small reduction in COVID-related cardiovascular events, or COVID-19-associated MACE, due to the vaccine. MACE (major adverse cardiovascular events) is a composite measure of serious heart-related outcomes. It typically includes cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke, and may also include hospitalization for heart failure. VACCINES FOR FLU AND COVID: SHOULD YOU GET BOTH AT THE SAME TIME? Using health records from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the researchers compared two groups of veterans — one that received the COVID and flu vaccine on the same day (nearly 350,000 people) and another group that received only the flu vaccine (nearly 700,000 people). Out of more than one million veterans studied, the average age was about 70 and 92% were male, according to a press release. Within about eight months, the results showed that those who received the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine had a lower risk of COVID-associated major cardiovascular events, with a relative vaccine effectiveness of 37.7%. The COVID vaccine was linked to a 57.9% lower risk of cardiovascular death, 38.5% lower risk of heart attack and 41.9% lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure, the researchers stated. The result for stroke was not statistically significant. SCIENTISTS PINPOINT WHY COVID VACCINE MAY TRIGGER HEART INFLAMMATION IN CERTAIN PEOPLE The benefit was greatest among adults ages 75 and older and those with underlying health conditions. In people over 75, the vaccine was 50.7% effective at preventing COVID-associated MACE. As the study was observational, it could not prove cause and effect between the COVID-19 vaccine and lower risk of cardiovascular events, but only highlighted an association. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Dr. Glenn Hirsch, cardiologist at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, called these results "not overall surprising" in an interview with Fox News Digital. "This result is consistent with previous studies of the COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines against infectious diseases [in] preventing cardiovascular events, including heart attack, cardiovascular cause of death or hospitalizations," he said. Acute inflammation in the body from infections like COVID-19 increases the risk of cardiovascular events and can cause further complications, according to the doctor. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "This can lead to a higher risk of blood clotting, but can also make arterial plaques susceptible to rupture, which then leads to clot formation to heal a ruptured plaque," he said. "This clotting can cause a near-total or complete occlusion of an artery, leading to these cardiovascular events." "Vaccines either prevent infection or reduce the severity of infection and subsequent inflammation, lowering the cardiovascular risk." Despite the positive outcome, the overall benefit of the vaccine in this study was less than in previous studies, according to Hirsch, who was not involved in the research. This could be due to the lower severity of illness seen in more recent COVID-19 variants, as well as immunity from prior infections among unvaccinated people, he noted. There has also been a decline in COVID testing, making it more difficult to link cardiovascular events to the virus. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "The bottom line [is] that there is still evidence of benefit from COVID-19 vaccination like many other infectious disease vaccinations, and people should be encouraged to discuss these with their healthcare team annually," Hirsch advised. "This is an observational trial and there can always be some confounding after necessary statistical adjustments and other potential benefits or harms, including adverse effects from vaccines that were not investigated in this study," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0cc41972385678357556 Alex Murdaugh defense points to unknown male DNA in push for new testing te 2026-06-25T11:11:00.147Z Alex Murdaugh defense points to unknown male DNA in push for new testing Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is pointing to unknown male DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails as it pushes for new testing in the disgraced South Carolina legal scion’s murder case. In motions filed Tuesday in Colleton County, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked a judge to order an independent laboratory review of the DNA evidence, move the trial out of the 14th Judicial Circuit and allow Murdaugh to review case materials electronically while behind bars. In one filing, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked the court to require the state to produce DNA evidence collected from underneath Maggie Murdaugh’s left-hand fingernails for independent laboratory review. The defense said the evidence, identified as SLED Item No. 70, was determined by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to be from an unknown and unrelated male. BRYAN KOHBERGER DEFENSE SOUNDS ALARM ON UNIDENTIFIED BLOOD AT STUDENT MURDERS HOME "No further analysis was attempted," the defense wrote. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The motion says Murdaugh’s attorneys contacted Othram Inc., a company specializing in forensic genetic genealogy that was used in the Bryan Kohberger case, about additional testing. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER According to the filing, Othram believes it can conduct a more thorough analysis, but the testing would take considerable time and require a rush order. The defense is asking that the sample be delivered to Othram for testing at Murdaugh’s expense. SEND US A TIP HERE In a separate motion, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked the court to move the trial outside the 14th Judicial Circuit, which includes Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. ALEX MURDAUGH'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY EXPLAINS WHY HE THINKS THE DISGRACED LAWYER IS INNOCENT, WILL GET A NEW TRIAL The defense argued the case is "among the most heavily publicized criminal prosecutions in the history" of South Carolina and said Murdaugh, his family and the law firm associated with his family for generations have been the subject of years of "saturating, sensational, and continuous media coverage." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST The attorneys said publicity has been especially intense in the five-county circuit, where, they argued, the Murdaugh name has been tied to the local legal system for nearly a century. The defense said a transfer to another county within the circuit would not cure the alleged prejudice. This motion is not surprising, as Murdaugh’s lead defense attorney, Dick Harpootlian, previously shared with Fox News Digital his plans to file for the trial to be moved. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB A third motion asks the court to require the South Carolina Department of Corrections to allow Murdaugh to review case materials on a secure laptop computer. The defense said discovery in the case is voluminous and would fill numerous banker’s boxes if printed. Murdaugh’s attorneys proposed providing the prison system with a laptop with an encrypted, password-protected hard drive for his use in preparing for trial. The proposed device would not have cellular capabilities or Internet access, would not be used to make audio or video recordings without written approval from the Department of Corrections, and would be kept in the warden’s office or another secure location when not in use, according to the filing. The defense argued the arrangement would be more secure than sending boxes of paper records to a prison, particularly because many of the materials are sealed or subject to a protective order. No court ruling on the motions was included in the filings. Fox News Digital has reached out to South Carolina's Attorney General's Office and Murdaugh's defense team for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0cb0197238567835754d ‘Halo’ video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington te 2026-06-25T11:10:40.699Z ‘Halo’ video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington In an interview with the Ruthless Podcast, the music composer of the "Halo" video game series and congressional candidate, Marty O’Donnell, said he wants to get the government back to normal. "What I’m hearing a lot is that what the Democrats are trying to push is essentially nonsense," O’Donnell said in an interview released Thursday morning. "They don't have a positive agenda, but what they do propose is nonsensical. And I love the idea as a gamer and someone who has a lot of gamers as my fan base. I love the idea of ‘Revenge of the Nerds,’ but I think in this midterm, it could be the ‘Revenge of Normies.’" O’Donnell, who recorded with Paul McCartney of the Beatles, won the Republican primary earlier this month for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. O’Donnell is set to face incumbent Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., in the general election on November 3.  Lee narrowly won re-election in 2024 in the Las Vegas area district that was also won by President Donald Trump.   Podcast co-host Comfortably Smug noted how the recent election results in New York show that the Democratic Party is headed further left, and Lee is an example of the trend. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE RUTHLESS PODCAST "We are seeing that party go further and further and farther to the left at an unbelievable pace," Smug said to O’Donnell. "And the main Democrat party in Washington is basically just like fully surrendering to them. Susie Lee is a prime example of someone who's not a leader, who does not have Nevada's interests in mind. This is someone who wants to stay in power, will do whatever it takes, will listen to whatever the Democrats in Washington want her to do." O’Donnell received the coveted endorsement from Trump ahead of the primary.  "I look at what Trump is doing, and if you thought there was lawfare and impeachment chaos four years ago, or whatever it was, six years ago now," O’Donnell said of the current political moment. "It's just going to be, you know, times 10 if we don't hold in the midterms." Podcast co-host John Ashbrook noted how the unique entertainment industry of Nevada makes O’Donnell’s profile a great match for the district. FOLLOW THE 2026 MIDTERM RACES HERE "I think what is so interesting about your candidacy is how your career matches up with that district," Ashbrook said. "I mean, you have a district full of people who are small businesses, sole proprietors, people who have been in the hospitality industry, people who have been in the entertainment industry, and now they have a chance for representation from a guy who is among them." The interview took place as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, an ongoing initiative to interview major candidates across the country. The hosts have already interviewed candidates in 16 states, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms.  MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST CANDIDATE STORMS OUT OF LIVE INTERVIEW WHEN CONFRONTED WITH OLD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS "I love my district, my three grandsons were all born here in the district," O’Donnell said. "I can't imagine having them grow up in the district with the Democrats and Susie Lee in control." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0a5a19723856783574f0 Norwegian World Cup fans turn Citi Field bleachers into a Viking longship during Mets game te 2026-06-25T11:00:42.559Z Norwegian World Cup fans turn Citi Field bleachers into a Viking longship during Mets game Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many expected and claimed that the United States would not be a successful host for soccer's biggest tournament. With the World Cup approaching the end of the group stage, it's become clear that those expectations could not have been more wrong. Games have been full, even those between smaller countries held at inopportune times. Or those held in difficult weather conditions. One random German fan who posted on X about how much he liked traveling around the American South has been treated like royalty. Invited backstage at big concerts. Helped out by airlines and politicians after a flight was canceled. Many others have posted about the hospitality they've enjoyed while visiting the United States. Or how good the food at unremarkable chains actually is. Then there's the other World Cup tradition we didn't know we needed: fans of European teams attending Major League Baseball games. WORLD CUP FANS FALL IN LOVE WITH AMERICAN CULTURE, COMFORT FOOD CLASSICS "The Tartan Army," the nickname for the Scottish National Team's fanbase, had the time of their lives attending a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Singing songs, even after the music ended, to the point where announcers on the national broadcast brought up what an experience it was. Then they migrated south to Miami, creating the best atmosphere in Marlins Park since the World Baseball Classic. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Now, we've got yet another national team's fanbase taking over a stadium. This time, it was the Norwegian fans at Citi Field bringing atmosphere to the most unlikely place: a New York Mets game. During the first game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs, they turned the bleachers into a longship with the traditional "Viking Row" celebration. Even the Mets' mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Met, got involved, too. They also provided the most unintentionally funny moment of the broadcast when Dansby Swanson hit a game-changing three-run homer for the Cubs. After the ball cleared the fence, the camera panned to the right-field stands where the Norwegian fans were ... doing a celebratory walk through the bleachers. At a home game for the Mets. These videos of European fans enjoying a slice of American culture have been a heartwarming reminder of what the World Cup is all about. And a reminder that the pre-Cup doom and gloom was always ideologically motivated nonsense. It's been a tremendous success, and much of the credit goes to America and its people. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d0801197238567835748b San Francisco Giants fans protest and shame Christian pitchers for Bible verses on Pride Night caps te 2026-06-25T10:50:41.477Z San Francisco Giants fans protest and shame Christian pitchers for Bible verses on Pride Night caps For the most part, the San Francisco Giants have been a disaster on and off the field this season. They’re getting roasted in the National League West, and the team’s response to multiple players writing Bible verses on their pride hats has been anything but smooth.  On Tuesday, the Giants returned for a series against their former crosstown rivals, the A’s, and I made my way out to the city by the bay myself. San Francisco is arguably the most progressive city in our nation, so it shouldn’t be shocking that their fan base and the LGBTQ community, plus their allies in sports media, we’re ready to fuel the fire in the next chapter of this controversy. I spoke to dozens of fans outside the ballpark, some of whom were disappointed by Giants legend and current president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, refusing to answer any questions about the controversy as he addressed the media over four hours before first pitch, opting to just talk about baseball-related questions. Unsurprisingly, many fans who identify as part of the LGBTQ community, and their allies, claimed that the pitchers were discriminatory, hateful, bigots. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS' PRIDE NIGHT MESS REACHES BOILING POINT WITH PAINFUL INTERVIEW FROM EXEC BUSTER POSEY One fan I spoke with, holding a sign that stated, "Giants Pride. Protest Bigotry," told me that he was "not shocked that a few players on the team [were] homophobic." Ironically, the bottom of his sign had the words "love respect inclusion." That same fan said he didn't want baseball players to be "social commentators," but was stumped when I asked him if he would consider players paraded publicly on a baseball field with the colors and symbols of his political and social movement (LGBTQ Pride) as essentially walking political billboards. Another fan that identified as an "LGBTQ affirming Catholic" had one of the most shocking tapes of all, saying, "The Giants (organization) should have just said, ‘Hey, you put on the uniform the way it is or you can sit out." He reemphasized throughout the conversation that players should be benched for not wearing Pride gear. When I asked him if he believed that could be considered religious discrimination, he simply responded, "No." While not every conversation was as extreme as a few of these examples, some even being enjoyable, classic agreed to disagree, healthy debates and conversations with LGBTQ-identifying fans, most of the people I talked to we’re more interested in labeling these players as the worst of the worst of society. TRACK STAR SAYS SHE'S TIRED OF CHRISTIANS BEING CALLED 'BIGOTS' FOR OPPOSING TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS' SPORTS One fan who was decked out with pride pins and Giants Pride apparel, who identified as a "gay Christian," tried comparing Christian players writing Bible verses on their hats to the time where Black players were not allowed to play in Major League Baseball. He truly believed that players not supporting the LGBTQ Pride agenda could be labeled as hateful and discriminatory just like players from over 50 years ago who were against Jackie Robinson and other Black baseball players playing in Major League Baseball. Though he couldn’t prove that these players would be against a gay teammate or competitor playing in the league, he believed this was an apt comparison. I beg to differ.  I even interacted with a group protesting outside the stadium holding signs that said, "BAD and BIGOTED," as well as "No Bigots in SF" with Matthew 22:39 written below it. They figured this would be a safe place where they could be praised and glorified by local media, who surrounded them, so when I pressed them on the issue, they seemed a little caught off guard.  I essentially asked them to explain how that Bible verse which states, " love your neighbor as yourself," would mean that the Christian pitchers should affirm things which the Bible clearly condemns. My question was, "Would you say that "loving your neighbor" would be accepting something the Bible calls a sin?" One protester refused to answer, while the one holding the sign with the verse stated, "Jesus loves all of his children." Some would argue there’s a fundamental difference between being "Jesus’ children" and being "made in the image of God," as it states in Genesis 1:27. That verse also states we (mankind) are made "male and female." The simple fact is: everyone is not a Christian, so everyone can’t be a "child of God." I won’t bore you with a thorough theological breakdown, but it’s interesting to see a group complaining about Christian players writing Bible verses on their hats, while they misuse Scripture for their benefit. You can’t have it both ways. This is another example why conversations with people on the other side of the religious and political aisle are so important. Most of the people I chatted with have probably never been properly challenged in their worldview. Many I would have to assume don’t have consistent or in-depth conversations with actual Christians. For the life of them, they can’t understand why someone would not promote a movement that states men should be allowed to play in women's sports, biological sex is a social construct, marriage is not between one man and one woman, that children should be subjected to LGBTQ sexual material at games and in their schools, as well as extremes of even promoting and celebrating medical operations to physically mutilate their body so they could look like the opposite sex.  I wish more Americans were like a young Giants fan who I spoke with and who believed that MLB should focus on baseball and stop the political pandering. He said, "I don’t why [Pride Nights] should be in baseball." To that I say, amen. All these nights do is politically divide us, and consistently put Christian and conservative athletes in a position where they need to compromise on their faith by participating or face the threats and hate of the LGBTQ community and their allies in and out of the media. Just play baseball. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d035219723856783573b1 When anti-doping rules punish safety instead of cheating te 2026-06-25T10:30:42.599Z When anti-doping rules punish safety instead of cheating Wimbledon is top of mind for many tennis fans, but not because it’s around the corner. The tournament’s 2023 champion, Marketa Vondrousova, has been handed a four-year ban from tennis for refusing an after-dark anti-doping test back in December. For a 27-year-old athlete who has never failed a drug test, this is effectively a forced retirement. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The Czech player has stated that she refused to open her door to the doping control officer because the officer failed to provide proper identification or follow protocol. She explained that she was scared and alluded to the in-home knife attack of her compatriot Petra Kvitova in 2016, which left Kvitova with serious injuries and a lengthy absence from competition. She further stated that at the time she had suffered an acute stress reaction and generalized anxiety disorder, which impaired her decision-making capabilities. Supporters of the ban say, "rules are rules." It is a known fact that anti-doping officers can and do show up at inconvenient hours to perform invasive and uncomfortable tests. The testing must be done during random times to ensure the lowest probability of manipulating results, with the aim of maintaining a clean sport. But when we put policy over people, we have gone too far. Yes, rules are rules. But the question is not what rules are — it is why they are. Vondrousova was tested again three days after her refusal, and the result was negative. Her ban is as long as the "starting point" for a ban for testing positive. The reason for the hefty four-year ban resulting from a refusal, according to International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) CEO Karen Moorhouse, is that "you can’t have an anti-doping system where a player is in a better place by refusing to take a test than they would [be] by taking a test and testing positive." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Certainly, we don’t want it to become commonplace that athletes can refuse a test and simply be retested later. But we do need to consider the circumstances of Vondrousova’s case and ask whether a four-year ban serves the purpose of the policy. The purpose, again, is to maintain a clean sport. Vondrousova tested negative. Critics would argue that a later negative test cannot conclusively establish what would have been found on the night of the refusal. This is a legitimate concern. However, even accepting that uncertainty, the particular circumstances of this case raise questions about whether the maximum penalty serves justice as well as deterrence. Instead of dismissing valid concerns over personal safety to strictly adhere to a policy whose purpose in this case is not served by implementing a four-year ban, the ITIA should take additional measures to protect athletes and not just the sport that wouldn’t exist without them. Rather than forcing athletes to choose between compliance and personal safety, the ITIA can consider enhanced identification procedures, advance verification mechanisms, or accompaniment protocols for after-dark testing visits. In no world is it reasonable to tell women to ignore their instincts when a stranger shows up at their home unannounced after dark. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3d00f81972385678357342 Israel slams UN report as 'political blood libel' for alleging deliberate targeting of Palestinian children te 2026-06-25T10:20:40.890Z Israel slams UN report as 'political blood libel' for alleging deliberate targeting of Palestinian children Israel reacted angrily over a new United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry report alleging the Jewish state had engaged in the "deliberate targeting of Palestinian children." Prior reports from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, and Israel garnered accusations of antisemitism and incitement to violence. The latest report, released Wednesday, said that, "based on the evidence reviewed, and consistent with its previous reports, the Commission finds on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and the Israeli security forces have continued to commit the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem." UN EXPERT REPEATS ISRAEL 'GENOCIDE' CLAIMS AFTER US CALLS FOR HER REMOVAL Israel's Ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, told Fox News Digital that "this is not an investigative report. It is a political blood libel disguised as a U.N. document. This commission reaches its conclusions before examining the facts and repeatedly publishes reports that serve one purpose only: to vilify Israel. Instead of addressing Hamas' crimes, the October 7 massacre, the hostages, and Hamas' cynical use of children and civilians as human shields, the commission has once again chosen to place Israel in the dock." Danon added that "Israel will continue to defend its citizens and fight terrorism, regardless of how many false reports are published by fringe actors within U.N. institutions." Representatives from the COI and Human Rights Council did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on the concerns addressed about the report. Asked for a reaction from U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to the report, his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, told Fox News Digital "it’s not his report to comment on." ISRAELI AMBASSADOR LASHES OUT AT UN OFFICIAL, CONDEMNS UK, FRANCE, CANADA STATEMENT ON AID Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Commission told reporters during a press briefing that, "The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces." He said "Even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured, with continued disregard by Israel for the ceasefire and for the protection owed to Palestinian children under international law." SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, told Fox News Digital that the COI’s "sham ‘inquiry’ makes the totally unjustified claim of legal authority, while at the same time systematically violating every conceivable legal rule of fairness, impartiality, and due process. Since its creation in 2021, every call for submissions, every consultation and every hearing held, has been contrived to take seriously the allegations of only one side – trashing literally millions of data points both historical and current to the contrary." She said, "the first COI report focused on children…fails to even mention the sickening murders of 9-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel Bibas." She says that "also ignored in the COI report are the hundreds of thousands of Israeli children traumatized by October 7th, by the subsequent mass displacement, and by the excruciating longing for parents absent while defending their country against an inhumane foe." NETANYAHU SHOWS PICTURE OF BIBAS FAMILY AT COMBAT OFFICERS’ GRADUATION: ‘REMEMBER WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR' Bayefsky complained that though the current COI report "was produced weeks ago," the COI members "deliberately withheld" the report when appearing to discuss it before the Human Rights Council last week. "They didn’t publish it until June 23, minutes prior to holding a stage-managed press conference designed to avoid accountability for their wild, unverified accusations," she claimed. Another member of the commission told reporters in Geneva that, "There can be no doubt in anyone who reads today’s report that every international legal norm has been violated by the actions of the Israeli authorities towards Palestinian children and they need to be held accountable." Jonathan Conricus, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, told Fox News Digital that the latest report contains "no evidence to support any of the claims against Israel" and is filled with "inconsistencies in methodology." He said the report represents "an escalation, and it marks maybe the most severe attempt by the U.N. ecosystem to delegitimize Israel." Salo Aizenberg, director of media watchdog group HonestReporting, who has researched and debunked many of the claims made by those claiming genocide in Gaza, told Fox News Digital that the COI’s "report is built on a fictional battlefield where Hamas and [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] do not exist, and where hospitals are treated as purely civilian spaces despite extensive evidence of their military use and infiltration by Hamas operatives. It then accuses Israel of deliberately targeting children without producing a single incident supported by evidence of intent." Conricus said the report erases "Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from the battlefield to create the false kind of perception that Israel was operating out of wanton aggression in a vacuum without there ever being a need for Israeli operations and this is a reoccurring theme." He also noted that this report and others "use the statements of medical professionals as evidence, even when it's way beyond their medical expertise, specifically when it comes to how wounds were inflicted." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cff2919723856783572d9 Roger Stone divulges details on his 2019 jail stay, claims juror bias in Russia probe case te 2026-06-25T10:12:57.655Z Roger Stone divulges details on his 2019 jail stay, claims juror bias in Russia probe case Political adviser Roger Stone revealed details about his 2019 arrest and subsequent jail stay after the FBI raided his Florida home in connection with the Russian interference investigation. The longtime Trump ally told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" about a friendly interaction involving peanut butter sandwiches that he shared with fellow detainees while being held at a facility in Miramar, Florida. "They put me in a holding cell with three African American gentlemen who were, I think, just coming around from a bender," Stone shared. "I was arrested at 6:00 in the morning… it’s now 11:00 in the morning. I said, ‘Is it possible to get something to eat?’ They said, ‘No.’ So, one of these guys gave me half of his peanut butter sandwich," he continued. "Another one of the guys gave me another half his peanut butter sandwich. I explained the 1994 crime bill to them and how their people had been victimized by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden." EX-TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN PAUL MANAFORT OPENS UP ABOUT 'SCARY' TIME SPENT IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Stone said he eventually won over his three cellmates, claiming they supported him by the end of his holding period. "By the time I left, they were chanting 'Roger Stone did nothing wrong,'" he said. Stone was the sixth associate of President Donald Trump to be convicted on charges in connection with former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian interference investigation into the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He was convicted on all seven counts of his indictment, including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to tip the 2016 election. "I should have at a minimum been entitled to a new trial," the political adviser told Fox News. LEFT-WING MOVIE DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE RIPS DEMOCRATS’ ‘LYING’ RUSSIAGATE PROBE AGAINST TRUMP Stone accused his jury of being biased, explaining how one juror, who claimed to be unfamiliar with him, was later found to have posted unfavorable comments about him and Trump on social media. "She'd been attacking me and President Trump on both Twitter and Facebook, but she had them both in a private setting," he explained. "Among many things, she said ‘Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a racist.’ But she attacked me by name on social media prior to being selected… as a juror." "Every lawyer across the board said, ‘This would entitle Stone to a new trial.’ The judge would not allow a new trial. She said that wasn't evidence of bias," he added. In addition to his allegations of juror bias, Stone raised judicial unfairness concerns, saying the judge would not allow him to raise a "reasonable defense" regarding accusations tied to WikiLeaks and election interference. SAGE STEELE, BILLY BUSH OPEN UP ABOUT INFAMOUS SPLITS WITH ESPN, NBC ON ‘HANG OUT WITH SEAN HANNITY’ PODCAST Stone told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" why he opted to wear leg shackles during his arraignment and why he chose to waive the opportunity to exit the courthouse through a back door. "They took me upstairs to be… arraigned and, of course, it was full of reporters, and they said, ‘We don't have to put the leg shackles on.’ I said, ‘No, put them on. I want you to put them on because I want the world to see what you're doing," he said. "Then my lawyer said… ‘We can go out the back now. They're letting you go on your own signature. We can go down through the elevator through the back door.’ I said, ‘No, we're not doing that. We're going out the front door.’" MICHAEL SUSSMANN ACQUITTED BY A JURY OF HILLARY CLINTON'S PEERS After exiting through the front door, Stone said he confidently threw his hands up, telling host Sean Hannity, "You must show them they didn’t break you." Hannity’s full interview with Roger Stone on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cff1619723856783572d0 Chefs reveal their favorite grocery stores and where shoppers can save the most money te 2026-06-25T10:12:38.202Z Chefs reveal their favorite grocery stores and where shoppers can save the most money Inflation, the effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, and an increased interest in healthy living are all affecting the way people shop for groceries, experts say. As consumers look for ways to stretch their food budgets while prioritizing nutrition, grocery shopping strategies are evolving. Most Americans (54%) still prefer shopping at physical grocery stores, the Food Industry Association reported in its U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends for 2026. SUPERMARKET HOT FOOD BARS BOOM AS AMERICANS SEEK CHEAP, EASY MEALS: HERE ARE THE TOP 3 "Shoppers value the in-store grocery experience more than ever, and expect stores to deliver many of the conveniences they've grown accustomed to online," the association said. In-person shopping is generally a smart choice, according to celebrity television chef, author and entrepreneur Jason Smith, of Lakeland, Florida – "but that doesn't mean shopping online is a bad thing," he told Fox News Digital. "When I shop, I like to touch, smell and see what I'm picking out," he said. "This allows me to really make my food pop on the plate and creates the best flavors." HEART DOCTORS SAY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE MAKING COMMON GROCERY MISTAKES — SIMPLE SWAPS CAN HELP Shopping at larger grocery chains can be a cost-effective option when cooking for a large group, Smith said. "Walmart, Kroger and Target are always on my list," he said. "Over the years, I have found their store brands  are some of the best and cheapest around." Generally, though, Smith recommends choosing smaller, local grocery stores. "Most of the time, we are helping our local mom-and-pop shops," he said. "I'm always about shopping local if possible." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER He also advised shoppers to consider "name brand versus store brand" and "freshest versus almost-fresh" when buying groceries. "We have all grown up with certain brand names that we recognize just by the look of the package, but the well-known brands can be a little more in cost versus the store brand," Smith said. Most well-known companies also package the store brands and just change the labels, he noted, adding, "Why pay 75 cents more for something just because it has a name-brand label on it?" When it comes to choosing produce or meat, Smith said, "If it's fresh, it will smell like it looks. That's to say if a banana looks like a banana and has no smell, then it's not fresh or ripe." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Fish should not smell like fish," he added. "When touched, it should spring back. If whole, the eyes will be wet and clear — not dried out. Most meats that are cut in store will be a better price compared to meat that's packaged and shipped in, and an in-store butcher is always fresher." Austin Beckett — a Florida private chef and winner of the fourth season of Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef — said where he shops depends on his clients' needs and cuisine preferences. "Most of the time, all they want is organic and local," Beckett told Fox News Digital. "Those are two super-common phrases that they use." The chef said he purchases some products from Whole Foods and Bedner's Market, but "most of the time, I try to source straight from farmers." Beckett encourages people to start by simply cooking more at home.   "It doesn't have to be organic," he said. "It doesn't have to be locally sourced right away. You want to eventually get to that finish line. But just start by cooking your own food." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cff0219723856783572c7 Biden admin's 'predator' release puts Virginia's sanctuary policies back in the spotlight te 2026-06-25T10:12:18.742Z Biden admin's 'predator' release puts Virginia's sanctuary policies back in the spotlight An illegal immigrant who allegedly exposed himself to one woman before trying to drag another woman into the woods at a Virginia park was arrested last year on felony drug trafficking charges but was released after sanctuary jurisdiction officials refused to cooperate with federal immigration officials, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Moises Domingo Rico Rosales, a Nicaraguan national who DHS says illegally entered the U.S. in Arizona in 2022 before being released under the Biden administration, was arrested Tuesday after Fairfax County police said he was linked to two separate incidents at Wakefield Park in Annandale, Virginia. He is now charged with abduction of a person with intent to defile and indecent exposure, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer asking Fairfax County officials not to release him, DHS said. DHS said Rico Rosales had previously been arrested in Fairfax County in 2024 on felony drug trafficking charges, but was later released after local officials refused to honor an ICE detainer. According to local reporting, court records show the 2024 drug charges were dropped by the office of George Soros-backed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, paving the way for his release from criminal custody. "This criminal illegal alien exposed himself to one woman in a park and then attempted to abduct another woman the same day," said Acting Assistant Secretary of DHS Lauren Bis. "He was previously arrested for drug trafficking in 2024, but Fairfax County sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and released him from jail." SOROS-BACKED DA'S LAX ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES LED TO 'PREVENTABLE' BUS STOP STABBING MURDER: COMPLAINT "This predator was RELEASED by the Biden Administration into our country in 2022. DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal and instead turn him over to ICE custody. Open border and sanctuary policies have real consequences, and they are the creation of more innocent victims." The case is drawing renewed scrutiny to Northern Virginia’s fight over ICE detainers and sanctuary-style policies, coming months after Abdul Jalloh, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with more than 30 prior arrests, was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Stephanie Minter at a Virginia bus stop.  That case helped fuel a recent House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Fairfax County’s sanctuary policies, where Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid faced questions from congressional Republicans over their handling of criminal illegal immigrants and ICE detainers. Fairfax officials have previously defended their policy by saying they do not hold inmates on ICE detainers alone without a judicial warrant. ICE detainers ask local jails to notify federal immigration authorities before an inmate’s release and hold the person briefly, so ICE can assume custody. ICE has argued that at-large arrests are more unpredictable and potentially dangerous than jail transfers. The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office pushed back on DHS’s characterization of the Rico Rosales case, telling Fox News Digital that he was booked into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in 2024 and that ICE filed an "informal request," but "failed to act upon" it after a court ordered Rico Rosales released. JORDAN GRILLS SOROS-BACKED DA DESCANO IN HEATED SPAT OVER SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICY: 'THIS IS ALMOST LAUGHABLE' "There was no judicial warrant filed by ICE," a spokesperson for Sheriff Stacey Kincaid’s office said. The sheriff’s office also said it does not currently have an ICE detainer on file for Rico Rosales in connection with his latest charges, despite DHS saying ICE had lodged one. The office said ICE would be able to take him into custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center if federal immigration officials file a detainer and respond when he is ordered released. "The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office does not obstruct or prevent ICE from acting on their civil detainers," the spokesperson said. Kincaid’s office said its policy is not to hold inmates past their release date unless ICE presents a judicial warrant or court-issued criminal detainer. A portion of the sheriff’s office standard operating procedures provided to Fox News Digital states that, "to hold a prisoner for" Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), ICE or another immigration enforcement official, "a criminal judicial order" is required. When asked about Rico Rosales' charges being dropped in 2024, Laura Birnbaum, chief of staff and public information officer for Descano’s office, said there are "many reasons" why the outcome of a criminal case may differ from the initial charges, including insufficient evidence, victims not wanting to continue with prosecution, key witnesses not being present in court, defendants cooperating with police or prosecutors, defendants taking behavioral steps such as restitution or treatment, coordination with other agencies or the initial charge not reflecting what actually occurred. VIRGINIA GOV. SPANBERGER CUTS TIES WITH ICE IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION "Our office will share additional specifics about cases where possible, but we cannot jeopardize ongoing prosecutions or investigations; disclose personal information about victims or witnesses; or share non-public case information," Birnbaum told Fox News Digital. Birnbaum also pushed back on criticism of the office, saying, "Some right-wing activists may attempt to retrofit political motives onto certain case outcomes or claim that prosecutors have the perfect ability to predict and avert future crimes." Governor Spanberger has moved to limit Virginia law enforcement’s role in federal civil immigration enforcement, including rescinding Youngkin-era directives, ending state-level 287(g) agreements and signing legislation that restricts state and local law-enforcement assistance in civil immigration operations absent a judicial warrant or subpoena. However, her office argues local jail custody decisions, including in Fairfax County, are made by local officials rather than the governor. "Governor Spanberger strongly believes violent criminals who are in the United States illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and deported. Under Governor Spanberger’s leadership, the Virginia Department of Corrections continues the long-standing practice of notifying ICE when individuals born outside of the United States are in state custody. Virginia state law enforcement agencies also continue to participate in task forces and inter-agency cooperation with federal agencies," a statement from Spanberger's office provided to Fox News Digital said. "As a former federal law enforcement officer who went after child predators, Governor Spanberger will always prioritize the safety and well-being of Virginia’s families," her office continued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cfeef19723856783572be International ‘deep state’ prime target of Trump-style candidate for UN chief te 2026-06-25T10:11:59.287Z International ‘deep state’ prime target of Trump-style candidate for UN chief There appears to be a growing number of global leaders embracing President Donald Trump’s mold, with one of the leading candidates to be the next United Nations secretary general even vowing to "make the U.N. great again." Macky Sall, the former president of Senegal, is one of the leading candidates under consideration for the top administrator role at the U.N. He is also a supporter of Trump’s foreign policy. In an interview with Breitbart, he called Trump "a peace builder" despite "some problems today with Iran." Sall lauded the U.S. as "the first power in the world to be with the U.N.," while emphasizing, "They need to be with the UN." At the same time, he admitted that "the U.N. also should be reformed to be efficient," saying, "With other member states together we can build a better UN, or to MUNGA — we can Make the UN Great Again." Sall is not the only one holding this sentiment. According to Hugh Dugan, a U.N. insider with decades of experience in the body, the "MUNGA" slogan, first coined by Trump’s U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz, has become a familiar rallying cry at the global organization. TRUMP MUST MAKE UN FUNDING CONDITIONAL ON REAL REFORMS, EX-DIPLOMAT URGES Dugan served as a U.S. delegate to the U.N. for 26 years and advised 11 U.S. ambassadors during that time. He served on the National Security Council during Trump's first term and currently leads Multilateral Accountability Associates, a nonprofit dedicated to holding the U.N. and other international bodies accountable.  He explained that the MUNGA push is feeding on a growing dissatisfaction by U.N. member states over the body being mired in bureaucracy and unable to fulfill its core functions of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly international relations and promoting international cooperation. "It's a clever slogan to say MUNGA, but I think the fact is that there's been a long-time dissatisfaction among the broader membership at the U.N. on this very matter," he explained. The current U.N. secretary general, former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres, will be leaving office in 2027 after taking office in 2017. During his 10 years as U.N. secretary general, the world underwent some of the most intense conflicts and problems in decades, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Throughout this period, Trump has been highly critical of the U.N. during both of his terms. In an address to the U.N. in New York City last September, Trump went so far as to ask, "What is the purpose of the United Nations?" Trump stated the U.N. "has such tremendous, tremendous potential, but it's not even coming close to living up to that potential. For the most part, at least for now, all they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up." TRUMP SLAMS UN FOR ‘CREATING NEW PROBLEMS,’ QUESTIONS ITS ROLE IN FIERY UNGA SPEECH Yet, despite these criticisms and media reports suggesting otherwise, he believes the president is "not migrating away from the U.N." "He sent his very strongest team he could there, and he remains very strongly engaged," said Dugan, pointing to Trump’s decision last week to resume U.S. funding to the U.N.’s humanitarian work to the tune of $1.8 billion. "So, this idea of distancing from the U.N., it's something that his opponents and antagonists want to promote. But in fact, it's not the case," he said. In the meantime, Dugan said many at the U.N. share Trump’s frustrations. He likened it to "still operating with an abacus when everybody else is on a supercomputer." In line with this, he emphasized that there is broad support for the next secretary-general to be someone "who can demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency in the role." In his interview with Breitbart, Sall said that he is uniquely positioned because he has witnessed U.N. waste firsthand. "Because I was in Africa, I saw how sometimes these [U.N.] peace operations are wasting money, and they have no efficiencies." UN WATCHDOG PROJECT CALLS ON DOGE CAUCUS TO 'AUDIT' THE INTERNATIONAL ORG He cast himself as the candidate who could enact these reforms. "I have the capacity as a political leader," Sall told Breitbart, adding, "Of course, we need to reform, we need to optimize the management, and to cut the cost that I’m sure if I have the support of United States, I can work very closely and put them together with the other partners — particularly Europe, Asia, China and Russia and Africa." At the end of the day, the next secretary general will have to gain broad enough support and avoid a veto from any one of the members of the "P5" Security Council: the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. After serving as president of Senegal for 12 years and president of the African Union from 2022 to 2023, Sall said, "I am able first to talk to all the leaders from the West, and from the East." Dugan framed the selection of the next secretary-general as "the most consequential decision for the future relevance of the U.N. [on whether] … the corporate culture of the U.N. will be at the service of its member states and not to be its own deep state with entitled bureaucrats." "The big word in the end that I think encompasses all of this is the word accountability," he said. "In a major corporation, they have to be accountable to shareholders and the market and interest rates ... The UN bureaucracy doesn't feel those pressures, and therefore, we need to create a culture of enhanced accountability among the international civil service for the use of resources." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cfedb19723856783572b5 Dating-app charmer accused of murder after history of domestic arrests involving women he met online te 2026-06-25T10:11:39.829Z Dating-app charmer accused of murder after history of domestic arrests involving women he met online A Connecticut man accused of murdering his girlfriend months after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase had a separate pending domestic violence case in which another woman told police he strangled, threatened and assaulted her after meeting her on a dating app, court records show. Cole Theodore Werhan, 28, of Burlington, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Janina Brooke Murphy, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, according to Connecticut State Police. Murphy, who went by Brooke, was found in March at the bottom of a staircase inside the Burlington home where she had been living. State police described the death as suspicious at the time. This week, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Murphy died from blunt force injury of the head and ruled her death a homicide. HUSBAND OF NURSE, MOM OF THREE FOUND DEAD AT BOTTOM OF STAIRCASE WENT FOR BEER AFTER FINDING BODY: POLICE "Another detective got on the phone. He said, 'I want you to know something. Your daughter didn't just fall down the stairs. She had wounds all over her,'" Murphy’s mother, Beth Murphy, told WBZ-TV. Beth Murphy said her daughter and Werhan were dating, and that the homicide ruling confirmed what her family had feared. "It's confirmed, it wasn't an accident. So that part, really, that's tough," she told WBZ-TV. EX-BIDEN STAFFER CLAIMS ACCIDENTAL SHOT KILLED GIRLFRIEND AS DAD BLASTS TOXIC, ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP: REPORT Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Werhan was already facing pending domestic violence charges in a separate case out of Torrington Superior Court. In that case, a woman told Connecticut State Police investigators she met Werhan on Hinge and that their communication initially seemed normal before he began "love bombing" her, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. The woman told police that during their first in-person meeting at Werhan’s Burlington home, he was drinking and physically assaulted her, the warrant says. She alleged that between May and August 2025, Werhan slapped her, pulled her hair, screamed in her face, held her down and, during one incident, ran up behind her as she tried to leave, grabbed her, threw her back into the house and held her down, according to the affidavit. CHICAGO MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING, CHOKING UK WOMAN THEN CALLING DAD FOR LAWYER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER In another alleged incident, the woman told police Werhan strangled her with his hands around her neck while he was on top of her, squeezing until she could not breathe, the warrant says. She told investigators she did not lose consciousness but had bruising on her neck for about a week. GOT A TIP? The woman also told police Werhan threatened her and said he wanted to kill her, according to the warrant. "Complainant #1 stated that Werhan would yell at her, insult her, and say that he hated her," the affidavit says. "Complainant #1 explained that Werhan would tell her that he wanted to kill her." FOLLOW US ON X The woman told investigators she eventually left because she believed that if she went back to him, "she would end up dead," according to the warrant. Werhan was charged in that case with second-degree strangulation or suffocation, second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL State judicial records also show Werhan had another pending case involving alleged domestic violence-related charges from November 2025, including breach of peace, third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, unlawful restraint and threatening. That case listed a $75,000 bond. CONNECTICUT MAN ALLEGEDLY KILLED A MOTHER, HER INFANT SON OVER $400 SHE OWED HIM FOR RENTING CAR Werhan is now being held on a $5 million cash bond in the murder case and was arraigned Wednesday in Torrington Superior Court, WBZ-TV reported. Prosecutors called Werhan an "extreme danger to the community," according to CBS News. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS Beth Murphy described her daughter as kind, artistic and deeply loved. "So many people said she was my best friend. Like, pretty much everybody said Brooke was my best friend. She had a heart of gold," she told WBZ-TV. Murphy would have turned 27 on June 17. Connecticut State Police said the investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death remains active. Fox News Digital reached out to Werhan's attorney. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cfec819723856783572ac Watchdog report alleges red-state university trained executives tied to China's defense sector te 2026-06-25T10:11:20.373Z Watchdog report alleges red-state university trained executives tied to China's defense sector A public university in the American heartland spent more than two decades educating executives tied to China's military-industrial complex through a business program that allegedly received taxpayer support, a new watchdog report claims.  The report, titled Heartland for Hire, compiled by the geopolitical research firm Strategy Risks, alleges that Missouri State University (MSU) operated an MBA and Executive MBA pipeline that trained more than 1,500 Chinese executives, government officials and state-owned enterprise managers beginning in 2001, including personnel connected to China's defense sector.  Graduates of the program, according to the report, included executives linked to Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China's largest state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate. AVIC has been designated by the U.S. Defense Department as a Chinese military company and has faced U.S. sanctions and investment restrictions over its ties to Beijing's military establishment. MAJOR COLLEGES FACE HEAT OVER CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP TIES AS ESPIONAGE CONCERNS MOUNT The report's authors argue the program occupied a blind spot in Washington's scrutiny of U.S.-China academic ties, which Fox News Digital has extensively reported on. "Congressional and executive branch attention to American universities' ties to the CCP has been focused almost entirely on three areas: STEM research theft, issues involving free speech and harassment of Chinese students, and Chinese military-affiliated graduate students in defense-relevant doctoral programs," the report states. "This cadre training problem falls into a gap between existing oversight frameworks." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Missouri State University said the school was aware of the report and denied that any taxpayer dollars were used to fund the program.  "As the report further acknowledges, the students studied a ‘conventional business curriculum’ with no evidence of espionage, intellectual property theft, misconduct, false affiliations or complaints of harassment," the spokesperson said. "Students admitted to the program were required to comply with all student visa regulations administered by the U.S. State Department." The report also alleges that participants were largely recruited and selected through Chinese government agencies, state-owned enterprises and CCP-linked organizations rather than through the university's standard admissions process. "One of the most significant features of this program is that the CCP – and not MSU – selected the students," the report said. According to the report, Chinese government documents described the partnership as a "China-U.S. state-to-state cooperation project." The report also identified graduates who later held positions at U.S.-restricted organizations, including AI company iFLYTEK. It alleges the partnership continued after some participating entities were added to U.S. restriction lists. The report cited Chinese recruiting materials that described portions of the program's costs as being covered by U.S. government or Missouri state-supported subsidies, potentially amounting to tens of millions of dollars. However, the report acknowledges that no public U.S. records confirm those taxpayer-funded payments and that the total amount cannot be independently verified. 'SERIOUS CONCERNS': GOP SOUNDS ALARM ON TAXPAYER FUNDS GOING TO 'HIGH RISK' UNIVERSITIES VULNERABLE TO CCP "What we uncover instead is evidence of China's state apparatus using a public American university, American accreditation, and American taxpayer dollars to enhance the management and technical capabilities of the individuals who run the CCP's defense industrial base," according to the report. The report concludes that the Missouri State program reflects a gap in oversight. "No comparable attention has reached degree-granting pipelines, defense industry participants, or the regional public universities under which the system actually took place," the report said. Amid growing alarm over Chinese influence in higher education, the report raises fresh questions about national security risks and foreign interference on college campuses. TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON PLAN FOR 600,000 CHINESE STUDENT VISAS DESPITE MAGA BACKLASH A December report from Strategy Risks and the Human Rights Foundation warned that top U.S. universities, including MIT, Stanford, Harvard and Princeton, have partnered with Chinese AI labs tied to Beijing’s surveillance state and, in some cases, co-authored thousands of papers with entities linked to efforts targeting Uyghur Muslims. Last year, the House Select Committee on China launched an investigation into universities partnering with PRC’s China Scholarship Council (CSC), citing concerns that the program serves as a covert pipeline for Beijing to gain access to sensitive American research and technology and contributes to "systemic CCP infiltration" in U.S. academia. In a September report, American universities were found to be educating thousands of Chinese nationals with ties to the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Two months later, multiple Chinese nationals were charged in November with conspiring to smuggle biological materials into the United States while working at a University of Michigan laboratory, prompting renewed calls for stronger safeguards at U.S. research institutions. Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., urged the National Science Foundation in March to review a $67 million research security initiative over universities' ties to Chinese military-linked institutions. Lawmakers have also introduced legislation aimed at limiting Chinese influence. In June, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, introduced the Espionage Protection Act, which would prohibit federal funding for university intelligence-related programs if schools maintain relationships with organizations alleged to have ties to the CCP. Following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, President Donald Trump said he is not in favor of banning Chinese students from studying in the United States, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity that the move would strain relations with China. More than 260,000 Chinese students were enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2024–25 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education's Open Doors Report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cfeb419723856783572a3 FBI warns battlefield-style drone attacks could reach US: 'Only a matter of time' te 2026-06-25T10:11:00.920Z FBI warns battlefield-style drone attacks could reach US: 'Only a matter of time' EXCLUSIVE: It is "only a matter of time" before the type of drone attacks seen on battlefields overseas reach the United States, FBI Deputy Director Chris Raia warned in an interview with Fox News Digital — as investigators race to prepare for rapidly evolving technology that could eventually allow operators thousands of miles away to pilot aircraft targeting Americans. "I think the biggest threat right now, kind of the five-yard target, if you will, is going to be that threat from a drone," Raia said. Federal officials increasingly have become concerned that advances in commercially available drone technology are giving individuals and small groups capabilities once associated with larger organizations, lowering the barriers to carrying out potentially devastating attacks. "I'm less concerned about a mass 9/11-style attack than I am a lone single person, a single attacker," Raia said. Raia's warning comes as federal authorities grapple with the rapid proliferation of inexpensive drone technology, lessons learned from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and an alleged domestic plot targeting the White House UFC event that prosecutors say involved plans to use explosive-laden drones. The FBI is also in the midst of securing the FIFA World Cup, one of the largest domestic security operations in recent U.S. history. REPUBLICANS RAISE ALARM OVER US VULNERABILITY TO MASS DRONE STRIKES AFTER ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT In Ukraine, relatively inexpensive drones have transformed warfare, carrying out surveillance, targeting and attack missions once reserved for sophisticated military systems. Similar tactics also have appeared in conflicts across the Middle East, where armed groups have used drones to strike military and civilian targets. Investigators are particularly focused on the next generation of drones, which could operate via 5G and LTE cellular networks rather than relying solely on short-range radio-frequency links that generally require operators to remain nearby. "We have seen that overseas, and it's only a matter of time before somebody brings that type of attack, that threat vector here to the United States," Raia said. Most commercially available drones today rely on direct radio-frequency links, Wi-Fi-style connections or other short-range communications that generally require operators to remain relatively close to the aircraft. But Raia said the FBI is increasingly preparing for systems that could be controlled from much greater distances. "That means somebody in China can control a drone over New Orleans," he said. Such a shift, he warned, could make it more difficult for investigators to identify operators and disrupt attacks before they occur. He encouraged the public to keep calling in tips of suspicious drone activity.  "Especially all these drone hobbyists out there that are flying drones for non-nefarious purposes,  Raia said. "They know better what somebody out of the ordinary looks like than we do." 'A NEW KIND OF WAR': INSIDE UKRAINE'S HIDDEN FACTORIES MASS-PRODUCING COMBAT DRONES The FBI's focus on drones has intensified during the FIFA World Cup, which federal authorities have described as one of the largest security operations in recent U.S. history.  Agents have already seized more than 300 drones and made eight arrests tied to unauthorized drone activity during the tournament, according to Raia.  Federal prosecutors say concerns about drone misuse are not merely theoretical. Court records allege members of the alleged UFC conspiracy discussed using explosive-laden drones to trigger a mass evacuation, while a newly charged defendant allegedly exchanged messages about acquiring drones, payloads and specialized equipment for the operation. Newly unsealed court records suggest investigators also were examining whether members of the alleged UFC conspiracy discussed targeting a FIFA World Cup match scheduled for July 3 in Kansas City, Missouri. In one affidavit, an FBI agent wrote that he believed messages exchanged among alleged conspirators referenced the event and preparations for travel to Missouri. Federal officials worry both about what bad actors can do with increasingly capable drone technology, and also how they organize, recruit and plan attacks out of public view. FBI DISRUPTS ALLEGED EXPLOSIVE-DRONE PLOT TARGETING WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, OFFICIALS SAY The alleged UFC conspiracy highlighted another challenge for investigators: encrypted communications platforms that are largely hidden from law enforcement scrutiny. "That is a gap for us in encrypted communications platforms," Raia said. Raia said the bureau attempts to overcome that challenge through confidential human sources, undercover operatives and public tips. But he acknowledged investigators do not have visibility into every encrypted conversation where criminal activity may be occurring. "I think I would be foolish to think that we're in every single one of those rooms," he said. In the alleged UFC conspiracy, investigators got a rare break. According to Raia, the case began with a concerned parent. FBI REVEALS WHY TRUMP WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT WENT AHEAD DESPITE ALLEGED TERROR PLOT "We had a concerned parent that really launched this entire UFC 250 case off," Raia said. The tip from Tycen Proper's mother reportedly prompted investigators to take a closer look at her son's online activity. After obtaining a warrant for Proper's phone, investigators uncovered what prosecutors describe as an alleged network of encrypted chats discussing drone operations, sniper positions, rendezvous points and attack planning tied to the White House event. Court records show Proper's phone allegedly contained a primary Signal chat with approximately 19 participants, along with smaller operational chats organized by role and location. For investigators, the case underscored how emerging technology and encrypted communications can allow small groups of individuals to coordinate sophisticated attack plans while remaining largely hidden from public view — a threat landscape the FBI believes will only continue to evolve. Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino recently issued a similar warning, arguing that the rapid evolution of commercially available drone technology is outpacing traditional security assumptions. "This technology is evolving on probably weekly, if not monthly cycles now," he told Fox News June 16. "And don't think that people looking to commit malicious acts, terrorists and others, haven't picked up on this. It's cheap. It’s very difficult to defeat." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cfe8d1972385678357278 Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway te 2026-06-25T10:10:21.500Z Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway Security researchers found evidence that Russian authorities hacked the iPhone of a political opponent using a phone-unlocking device made by Cellebrite, even after the company said it would stop selling to Putin’s government. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cf324197238567835707b Universities are desperate to win now, but athletes and the nation both lose te 2026-06-25T09:21:40.022Z Universities are desperate to win now, but athletes and the nation both lose I love college sports. As a former college athlete, coach, broadcaster and someone who has spent a lifetime around tennis, I’ve seen firsthand how college athletics can transform lives. For generations, American universities have offered young people a remarkable bargain: earn an education, compete at a high level and develop the skills needed to succeed long after the games are over. That model has served America extraordinarily well. Today, however, it is worth asking a difficult question: RILEY GAINES: COLLEGE SPORTS IS BROKEN – HERE’S HOW TO FIX IT Have universities begun prioritizing winning over developing students? The question extends far beyond tennis. In recent years, college athletics has undergone a dramatic transformation. The transfer portal, NIL money, conference realignment and growing financial pressures have created powerful incentives to pursue immediate success. Coaches are increasingly rewarded for winning now, not developing athletes over time. COLLEGE SPORTS SEES PIVOTAL MOMENT AS SENATE LOOKS TO MOVE LEGISLATION ON NIL, TRANSFERS ACROSS GOAL LINE When immediate results become the priority, recruiting strategies change. The quickest path to victory is often to acquire older, more experienced athletes who can contribute immediately. That trend is particularly visible in sports like tennis. Current NCAA data shows that approximately 64% of men’s Division I tennis players and 61% of women’s players are international, the highest percentages of any sport. In some conferences, the numbers are even more striking. But tennis is not the story. Tennis is the warning sign. The larger story is what these changes may mean for the developmental mission of college athletics itself. For decades, college sports served as one of America’s most important talent-development systems. Universities helped young athletes mature physically, emotionally and academically. They produced Olympians, national team players, coaches, business leaders and countless successful professionals whose careers had little to do with sports. The goal was not simply to identify finished products. It was to develop potential. TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL UNVEIL BIPARTISAN COLLEGE ATHLETICS BILL AMID NIL CHAOS, LAWSUITS, 'LANE KIFFIN RULE' Increasingly, that mission appears to be under pressure. Parents see it. Coaches see it. Athletes certainly see it. Across a range of sports, American athletes are finding it harder to earn scholarships, roster spots and meaningful playing opportunities. Even highly accomplished junior athletes are increasingly asking whether the pathway that once existed for them is still there. TOM BRADY IMPLORES PARENTS TO 'TEACH YOUR KID THE RIGHT VALUES' AMID RISE OF NIL IN COLLEGE SPORTS Many families are responding accordingly. Why spend years training, traveling and investing in youth sports if the opportunities that once justified those sacrifices are becoming increasingly difficult to access? That question should concern anyone who cares about the future of American athletics. To be clear, this is not an argument against international athletes. Many are outstanding competitors, excellent students and valued members of their campuses. They are taking advantage of opportunities available to them, just as any ambitious young person would. The responsibility lies not with the athletes but with the incentives that universities have created. SENATE ADVANCES LANDMARK PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT, IGNORING SEC AND BIG TEN OPPOSITION WITH CLOCK TICKING Nor is this simply a question of nationality. In some sports, athletes arrive on American campuses after years of high-level competition overseas. It is not unusual to see athletes in their mid-20s competing against 18-year-old freshmen. Most Americans would recognize that as an uneven playing field. Again, the issue is not individual athletes. CLOCK IS TICKING AS SENATORS TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL PUSH FOR SEC, BIG TEN BUY-IN ON COLLEGE SPORTS BILL It is the system. The consequences may extend far beyond college campuses. When universities shift from developing athletes to importing finished ones, they weaken the pipeline that has historically helped produce American Olympians, national team members and future leaders in sport. PGA TOUR STAR JUSTIN THOMAS RIPS NCAA FOR CURRENT STATE OF COLLEGE SPORTS At one point this spring, the University of Arkansas announced it would eliminate both its men’s and women’s tennis programs. The decision sent shockwaves through college tennis and raised broader concerns about the future of Olympic and developmental sports. To its credit, the university later reversed course and reinstated the programs. That outcome was welcome news for athletes, coaches and supporters of college sports. But the episode itself remains instructive. The fact that a major SEC institution seriously considered eliminating nationally competitive tennis programs should serve as a warning sign. Arkansas may have changed direction, but the financial and structural pressures that led to the decision have not disappeared. SEC SPRING MEETINGS TURN INTO BLUNT REALITY CHECK FOR BROKEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS Either way, it deserves attention. Because the central question is not whether college sports should remain globally competitive. They should. NORTHERN ILLINOIS COACH THOMAS HAMMOCK RAILS AGAINST NIL ERA'S SHORTCOMINGS IN IMPASSIONED SPEECH The question is whether universities still view athletic programs as part of their educational mission. For generations, winning and development were viewed as complementary goals. Coaches built programs. Athletes improved over time. Universities invested in young people. Today, that balance appears to be shifting. HERE'S WHY NICK SABAN AND NOTRE DAME'S PETE BEVACQUA ARE WRONG ABOUT NIL RUINING COLLEGE FOOTBALL Universities have every right to pursue excellence. But excellence should include developing students, not simply acquiring talent. That is especially true for institutions that receive public support, benefit from alumni generosity and occupy a unique place in American life. The mission of a university is not merely to assemble the strongest possible roster. NCAA SETTLEMENT CHAOS: NEW LEGAL MOVE COULD TRIGGER MASSIVE INCREASE IN NIL SPENDING It is to educate, develop and prepare the next generation. College sports should support that mission. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION If we lose sight of that principle, we risk losing something far more important than a few roster spots. We risk losing one of the most successful athlete-development systems ever created. Arkansas showed that these outcomes are not inevitable. Institutions can still choose to invest in development, opportunity and the next generation of athletes. The question is whether more universities will make that choice before those pathways become significantly harder to rebuild. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cf3101972385678357072 MORNING GLORY: Democrats cliff dive over the far-left edge of American politics te 2026-06-25T09:21:20.567Z MORNING GLORY: Democrats cliff dive over the far-left edge of American politics The Democratic Socialist Party ("DSA") in America is anti-West, anti-American, anti-Israel and antisemitic. It is also on the march across deep blue America. Tuesday night’s sweep by far-left candidates for Congress in New York City, all backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, underscored just how rapidly the DSA is ascending within the shell of the fractured and frazzled Democratic Party. Traditional Democrats who pay attention to their national brand are astonished by what has happened to their party as it goes full "Thelma and Louise" off the far left cliff of American politics. 'PARTY OF ZOHRAN': MAMDANI EMERGES AS DEMOCRATIC KINGMAKER AFTER SOCIALIST ALLIES SWEEP NYC PRIMARIES This is the third act in a three-act tragedy. First, former President Barack Obama’s achievement-free eight years atop the country and the Democratic Party saw a generation of federal, state and local Democratic youngsters get wiped out in the political earthquakes of 2010, 2014 and 2016. Obama always took care of himself, but left the party to the ossified care of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer to collectively run, and they ran it aground. That’s the second act: Every part of the Democrats suffered from at least a touch of "Trump Derangement Syndrome," but none more than the former Speaker from San Francisco. Her and her colleagues’ ongoing obsession with President Trump — even after Obama had hollowed out the Democrats across the country — left the party without a platform or a leader of any ability or charisma who wasn’t also eligible for Social Security. Part three was the passing of the radical baton from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who are executing a swift takeover of the lifeless, void-of-energy-and-ideas Democrats. LIZ PEEK: DEMOCRATS' IDENTITY CRISIS SHOWS NO SIGN OF GETTING BETTER. IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE The hard-left turn of the Democrats didn’t happen overnight. "When Obama took office, there were 60 Democratic senators; now there are 46," NPR recorded in March 2016. "The number of House seats held by Democrats has shrunk from 257 to 188." "There are now nine fewer Democratic governors than in 2009. Democrats currently hold fewer elected offices nationwide than at any time since the 1920s," NPR added a decade ago. Democrats have clawed back a bit to 47 Senators, 212 House members and 24 governors. But of the 7,386 state legislators, only 3,237 are Democrats (as opposed to 4,044 Republicans). Republicans "control" 23 states —meaning the governorship and majorities in both legislative houses — while Democrats have just 16. Those 16 states are the breeding grounds of the hard left — especially New York and California — and the money that fuels the lurch left is from the George Soros well and like-minded dark money vaults as well as sketchy Act Blue contributions. The face of the Democrats nationwide is now a combo of AOC and Comrade Mamdani, with a dash of other "Squad" members, as well as Senate candidates Graham Platner in Maine, James Talarico in Texas and soon, potentially, Abdul el-Sayed in Michigan. This is a carnival on wheels, and center-left Democrats are burdened by the brand. (There aren’t any "moderate" Democrats left, and before long every Democrat will be voting against anything that smacks of alliance with Israel.) AOC’s and Mamdani’s triumph Tuesday night should be a win for the reasonable, rational Republicans across the country. Take soon-to-be Governor of South Carolina Alan Wilson. Wilson, 52, has been the Attorney General of South Carolina since 2011 while spending 30 years in the National Guard. Wilson is a model of center-right "new South" governance and almost certainly a major player in national GOP politics for the next decade or longer. He’s one of the new generation of talented GOP leaders in their 40s and 50s who will be brawling with the hard-left DSAers for the next many years, leaders like Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz, Governors Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas and Ron DeSantis in Florida and a score of House members on the rise with national visibility. More younger stars from the center-right are on the way to national recognition as well, like Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, the 43-year-old GOP Senate nominee in Iowa. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The GOP will emerge from the Era of Trump with a strong, vibrant bench of political leaders of intellect and experience across the country and across the political spectrum from center-right to conservative but not radical. What a contrast with a party of former self-proclaimed communists (Platner) and antisemites that is the "new Democratic/DSA Party." "All politics is local" was a cliché that was at least "truthy" for most of American history. That saying is in the past, though, as every race becomes a national referendum. Voting for any Democrat for any office in any state in November is a vote for the AOC/Mamdani Democrats. That’s the reality. And Republicans will be pounding on that point from now until November. Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" heard weekday afternoons from 3 PM to 6 PM ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives Americans home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel’s news roundtable, hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcasting. This column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cf2fd1972385678357069 MLB’s Pride Night pressure is a swing and a miss for America’s pastime te 2026-06-25T09:21:01.111Z MLB’s Pride Night pressure is a swing and a miss for America’s pastime In America, baseball is our national pastime, a unifying force that transcends politics, bringing families, communities, and fans together through the simple joy of the game. Yet recently, Major League Baseball has strayed far from that tradition. During the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night, three Christian pitchers — Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker — responded to team-issued rainbow-themed caps by inscribing Bible verses referencing God’s covenant promise to His people following the flood (Genesis 9:12-16). MLB responded not with neutrality, but with formal warnings for altering uniforms.   But baseball isn’t simply a game. It is also a business.   And this latest incident underscores a deeper problem plaguing corporate America, including professional sports leagues like MLB: conscripting employees to publicly endorse specific ideological viewpoints, often at the expense of their sincerely held beliefs. Players are employees. Their primary job is to play baseball at the highest level, to entertain fans, compete fairly, and represent their teams on the field. They are not hired to serve as props in cultural debates or to signal allegiance to any social or political agenda.  JOSH HAWLEY CALLS IT 'GREAT OUTCOME' MLB COMMISSIONER ADMITTED WRONGDOING IN GIANTS PRIDE NIGHT CAP SITUATION When a team all-but mandates the players wear specialized "Pride" gear in games, on national television, they cross a bright line. This is compelled speech. It forces individuals, in this case many of whom hold traditional Christian convictions about marriage, sexuality, and human identity, to publicly associate themselves with a controversial viewpoint in direct conflict with their faith. For employees who object, the pressure is immense: conform, stay silent, or risk professional repercussions, media backlash, and accusations of bigotry. That is not inclusion; it is coercion.  Indeed, the players believed they were being forced into wearing the team's "Pride" gear.   Following a statement by commissioner Rob Manfred that the league had issued the "Genesis Nine 3" what he called "routine warnings," the Justice Department announced it would be referring the matter to the EEOC to "investigate whether this amounts to religious discrimination." Additionally, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to Manfred on June 16 asking for answers. Under this pressure, Manfred backtracked, responding that the players would not be punished, and the "Giants' communications to the players was inadequate and not clear." Meaning, the pitchers thought they were required to wear offensive gear because the team didn't tell them it was optional.  It is good that Manfred made this call, but it should not have come to this. The players never should have had to fear the specter of retribution for opting out of advancing ideological expression.   Businesses, including MLB, must get back to business. Just as corporations thrive when they focus on delivering value to customers rather than wading into divisive culture wars, baseball excels when it prioritizes world-class excellence in competition over ideological litmus tests. Forcing players into public displays of support for any cause, especially one as contested as modern gender and sexuality ideology, alienates audiences, divides locker rooms, and erodes the trust that fans place in the game.   This is particularly troubling given MLB’s history of selective tolerance. The league raised no similar objections when players expressed support for Black Lives Matter initiatives or other progressive causes in recent years. In 2020, for example, teams allowed players to wear optional BLM patches on their uniforms, an exercise in free expression that faced little pushback and at times appeared to be actively endorsed by the league and its clubs. Yet when it comes to "Pride" events, players are effectively compelled to wear specialized rainbow-themed caps on national television. Peaceful expressions of Christian faith, such as writing a Bible verse that reclaims the rainbow as a symbol central to their beliefs, prompt swift formal warnings. This is textbook viewpoint discrimination, and it violates the principles of fairness and free expression that should underpin any American institution.   Employees should not face the threat of punishment for declining to endorse one ideology while others are given free rein to promote theirs.  Baseball is America’s pastime precisely because it embodies our highest ideals: merit, opportunity, and resilience. It should be a place where fans of every background, political ideology, or religious belief, can enjoy the game without feeling that their worldview is under siege or that participation requires checking their convictions at the door. Christian athletes and fans alike should not be made to feel excluded or compelled to affirm agendas many view as contrary to their deepest beliefs.   At 1792 Exchange, we track how corporate activism impacts free enterprise, religious liberty, and freedom of speech. MLB’s approach here fits a troubling pattern across much of corporate America: using market power and public platforms to advance one side of the culture war while benching others. This erodes public trust, invites boycotts, and ultimately harms the bottom line. Thankfully, not every team has followed this path. The Texas Rangers stand out as the only MLB franchise that has chosen not to host a "Pride" Night. By refusing to compel players into ideological displays, the Rangers demonstrate that it is possible to focus on the business of baseball without turning the game into a platform of division. The Rangers should serve as a model for the rest of the league: respect players and fans, avoid compelled speech, and let the game unite fans rather than divide them.  It’s time for MLB to refocus. Drop the ideological gear and play ball. Let fans cheer the game itself, not be forced to endure politics layered on top of it. America’s national pastime should unite us around excellence on the diamond, not divide us over politics off it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cf2e91972385678357060 Michigan childcare provider collected $1.1M in taxpayer funds despite no visible signs of operating te 2026-06-25T09:20:41.663Z Michigan childcare provider collected $1.1M in taxpayer funds despite no visible signs of operating Michigan lawmakers are investigating a childcare provider that received more than $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded childcare reimbursements despite allegations that it does not appear to operate at its listed address. The investigation centers on 1st Premier Learning Academy & Daycare in Clinton Township and was launched by the Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on State & Local Public Assistance Programs. According to an investigative report, the facility received $1,121,641 in Child Development & Care (CDC) Program reimbursements between fiscal years 2023 and 2026, yet committee staff said repeated site visits found no evidence that children were being cared for at the advertised location. The facility is listed at 39781 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, but investigators said that address is occupied by Kidz in Motion Early Learning Institute, a daycare whose state license is listed as closed. DEM DONOR’S MASSIVE TAXPAYER-FUNDED PAYDAY BLOWS UP INTO FELONY CASE ROILING STATE POLITICS Investigators also said they were unable to locate an active childcare license for 1st Premier Learning Academy & Daycare. Committee staff said they also attempted to contact the daycare during advertised business hours but were unable to reach anyone, with all calls ending at an answering service. During a June 12 site visit, committee staff reported finding the building locked despite being open during advertised business hours. Investigators said lights were on inside but no staff or children were visible. MICHIGAN LAWMAKER MOVES TO SHUT DOWN 'GUARDRAIL-FREE' CASH HANDOUT PROGRAM FOR NEW MOTHERS A nearby business tenant told investigators they had never seen children at the location, though they reported occasionally seeing construction activity. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jason Woolford conducted his own visit on June 15. According to the report, no one answered the front door despite repeated knocking. Investigators said Woolford found an outdoor play area consisting of a fenced-in asphalt lot with grass growing through the pavement, an old playhouse pushed against the building and chairs stacked outside filled with rainwater. DIRECTOR OF 'CASH GIVEAWAY' PROGRAM TAILORED TO NEW MOTHERS GRILLED ON HOW TAXPAYER FUNDING IS USED IN DEBATE The report also said a rear door was unlocked, but no one responded after Woolford called inside. Employees at a neighboring café told Woolford they had never seen children enter the facility. According to the committee, Premier Early Childhood Education Partners LLC is a Chicago-based company that owns and operates several legitimate childcare facilities in Michigan. The report states that one of those entities, Premier MI Network Clinton Twp, does business as 1st Premier Learning Academy & Daycare and received approximately $1.12 million in CDC reimbursements between fiscal years 2023 and 2026. The oversight committee said its investigation remains ongoing, and no criminal charges have been announced. Fox News Digital has reached out to Premier Early Childhood Education Partners for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce9b61972385678356eef Lumberjacks sign forward Alondra Lizama from Cal State Northridge te 2026-06-25T08:41:26.734Z Lumberjacks sign forward Alondra Lizama from Cal State Northridge Lizama breaks the trend of NAU transfers with experience on multiple college teams. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce9a21972385678356ee6 Ask The Vet: What to prioritize in your senior pet's care te 2026-06-25T08:41:06.773Z Ask The Vet: What to prioritize in your senior pet's care Q: My dog is 11 and hasn’t been to the vet in a couple years. She is starting to get a little stiff. What should I expect at our next vet visit? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce5191972385678356e24 Glendale Prep Graduate Earns Appointment To U.S. Naval Academy Class Of 2030 te 2026-06-25T08:21:45.555Z Glendale Prep Graduate Earns Appointment To U.S. Naval Academy Class Of 2030 By Ethan Faverino | A recent graduate of Glendale Prep has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious military appointments, securing admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David Vosekalns, a member of Glendale Prep’s Class of 2026, will officially join the Naval Academy’s class of 2030 when he is inducted on June 25, 2026. His appointment comes after a highly competitive selection process that saw approximately 16,000 applicants nationwide compete for roughly 1,200 available spots. 🇺🇸WATCH🇺🇸 Recently, our office welcomed David & his family. We celebrated his outstanding achievement, & he sat down for an interview with Great Hearts to discuss the opportunity The official appointment was presented by Blue & Gold Officer Sue Wester (Arizona Area… pic.twitter.com/59jUDTJuty — Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) June 22, 2026 “David was one of about 16,000 students from throughout the nation who applied for one of the approximately 1,200 appointments to the Naval Academy’s Class of 2030,” explained Blue and Gold Officer and volunteer field representative for the Naval Academy Admissions Office, Sue Wester. “In receiving his appointment, David was recognized for his citizenship, athleticism, scholarship, and moral character as being worthy to join the Brigade of Midshipmen and become a U.S. military officer.” Vosekalns received a digital offer of appointment on May 20, 2026 but his official certificate of appointment was formally presented by Wester during a ceremony held at the office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh in Surprise, Arizona. Congressman Hamadeh, who nominated Vosekalns for admission to the Naval Academy, played an important role in his journey to Annapolis. Earlier this year, Vosekalns had the opportunity to meet Hamadeh during a senior trip to Washington, D.C., with his classmates from Glendale Prep. “Today, we’re in Congressman Abraham Hamadeh’s office, said Vosekalns at his appointment ceremony. “He gave me my nomination to the Naval Academy. On the senior trip to Washington, D.C., I was fortunate enough to work with Congressman Hamadeh’s office to meet him with some of my other friends in his Washington office.” Reflecting on his acceptance, Vosekalns expressed both gratitude and humility. “I received the digital offer of appointment on May 20th, and I’m just dumbstruck, still processing it,” he said. “I just know that this is where the Lord’s led me, and I’m still processing it.” As part of the Naval Academy’s freshman class, known as “plebes”, Vosekalns will participate in Plebe Summer, an intensive six-week military training program designed to prepare incoming midshipmen for academy life. During the training, plebes have no access to television, movies, music, or the internet and are only allowed two phone calls during the six weeks. Vosekalns plans to study engineering while attending the academy and credits Glendale Prep with helping him for the opportunity. “Without Glendale Prep, I would not be here in a lot of ways,” he said. “All my letters of recommendation were written by the teachers at Glendale Prep, and the college counselor, Mrs. Sarbacker, was extremely helpful in the process.” The appointment has also drawn praise from Congressman Hamadeh’s office. We are incredibly proud of David Vosekalns, a recent Glendale Prep graduate who has been accepted to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David’s exceptional character, scholarship, and leadership so impressed Congressman Hamadeh that this appointment was an… — Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) June 22, 2026 In a statement posted on X, the office said: “We are incredibly proud of David Vosekalns, a recent Glendale Prep graduate who has been accepted to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David’s exceptional character, scholarship, and leadership so impressed Congressman Hamadeh that this appointment was an easy decision. Congratulations, David! We know you are destined for great things.” As Vosekalns prepares to report for Plebe Summer and begin his journey toward becoming a naval officer, he joins a select group of future military leaders entrusted with serving the nation. Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Glendale Prep Graduate Earns Appointment To U.S. Naval Academy Class Of 2030 first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce5051972385678356e1b Pinal County Attorney Closes Mark Lamb Matter, Finds No Criminal Violation te 2026-06-25T08:21:25.071Z Pinal County Attorney Closes Mark Lamb Matter, Finds No Criminal Violation By Matthew Holloway | The Pinal County Attorney’s Office has closed its review of allegations involving former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb after determining that the evidence reviewed did not establish a violation of Arizona criminal law. Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller announced Monday that his office completed its review of allegations and materials submitted regarding Lamb and concluded that “no abuse of power or other crime occurred.” The matter is now closed. The review followed allegations involving Lamb that were submitted to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors in 2020. According to the preliminary inquiry released by Miller’s office, Tim Gustafson delivered a packet of information to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 29, 2020, regarding allegations against Lamb, who was then serving as Pinal County sheriff. 🚨NEWS RELEASE: Pinal County Attorney Closes Mark Lamb Matter; Preliminary Inquiry Finds No Abuse of Power or Criminal Violation pic.twitter.com/Se7O8ALnuB — Pinal County Attorney's Office (@PCAOAZ) June 23, 2026 “Public officials are entitled to the same due process and the same scrutiny as every other citizen. Not more. Not less,” Miller said. “When allegations are presented to this office, our responsibility is to determine whether a crime occurred, not whether a narrative is politically convenient. This office does not prosecute rumors, politics, social media campaigns, or headlines. We prosecute crimes. We follow the facts, we follow the law, and we follow the evidence. In this case, the evidence does not establish that any law was broken.” The inquiry states that in May 2026, former Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer told the media that he had conducted a cursory investigation into the Lamb matter from 2020. Miller said he directed staff to locate the investigation so he could review it, but no investigation was found. “No investigation was found, and not a single investigator at the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, including the former Chief of Investigations, could recall that such an investigation had ever been conducted,” the preliminary inquiry states. Chief Hank Mueller then requested the materials provided by Gustafson, or any other individual, to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. Those materials were provided on May 29, according to the inquiry. On June 3, an alleged victim came forward and provided more than 3 gigabytes of additional materials for review, including audio, video, documents, and social media materials. Miller said he reviewed all of the materials in preparation for the preliminary inquiry. The Pinal County Attorney’s Office said it reviewed records, witness statements, text messages, social media posts, recorded calls, and other communications before concluding that the evidence did not establish criminal conduct. The inquiry listed three conclusions: that there was no evidence Lamb acted in a criminal manner; that there was no evidence Volkmer performed any investigation into the matter despite what he told the Arizona Republic in May; and that there was no evidence Lamb was a victim of a crime or asked Volkmer to investigate a crime on his behalf. “Based upon all the materials provided I find that Mark Lamb committed no acts that would be considered criminal under Arizona law,” Miller wrote. “This matter is concluded.” Lamb served as Pinal County sheriff from 2017 through 2024 and is now running for Congress in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Pinal County Attorney Closes Mark Lamb Matter, Finds No Criminal Violation first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce4f01972385678356e12 Arizona Supreme Court Directs Maricopa County Officials To Hash Out Election Authority Dispute te 2026-06-25T08:21:04.592Z Arizona Supreme Court Directs Maricopa County Officials To Hash Out Election Authority Dispute By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Supreme Court partially overrode a lower court ruling that would have suspended a mandate for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to restore election authority to the Maricopa County Recorder. The court ruling directed the supervisors and recorder to engage in settlement discussions and proceedings as part of a ruling issued on Tuesday. The two parties were scheduled to have a settlement conference on Monday in the Maricopa County Superior Court. The superior court had ordered the supervisors to restore election authority and certain resources back to the recorder’s office. However, an appeals court issued a temporary stay on that order last Thursday. The latter court found that shifting duties and resources this late in the election season would likely disrupt the primary and general elections.  Recorder Justin Heap appealed on Monday, and the Arizona Supreme Court quickly took up the case. Heap’s counsel through America First Legal (AFL) argued that the appeals court’s justification for its temporary stay was misapplied: a legal doctrine known as the “Purcell principle” that arose from a Supreme Court case involving Helen Purcell, former Maricopa County recorder.  “[T]he stay effectively prevents the recorder from exercising authority that state law assigns to his office,” stated AFL. The Arizona Supreme Court also ruled that any agreement reached during settlement would need to be communicated to it. The supervisors and recorder were also required to file simultaneous pleadings by Thursday addressing operational deadlines for the 2026 primary election; statutory functions that neither dispute; a potential interim relief alternative to the superior court and appeals court rulings; and operational effect of authorizing ballot drop-box locations per the 2025 Elections Procedures Manual, ballot replacement site operations supervision, chain of custody of provisional ballots, on-site tabulation logistics, and any other concrete operational risk supported by the superior court’s findings.  The recorder’s office issued a press release expressing confidence that their team could provide a persuasive operational framework proving the recorder’s office capable of taking on the election duties and resources which the supervisors were ordered to relinquish.  Heap said their office was encouraged by the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing election dispute.  “Our office has consistently pursued practical solutions that protect voters and follow the law,” said Heap. “We welcomed mediation, we developed a detailed transition plan, and we remain prepared to implement a lawful division of responsibilities without disrupting the upcoming election. We are encouraged that the Supreme Court is carefully considering those options.” The supervisors and the recorder have blamed one another for the litigation, which has lasted over a year and cost the board over $750,000. Heap noted that his representation — James Rogers, AFL senior counsel and LD10 candidate for the state legislature — has come at no cost to his office.  Rogers said in a statement that the board’s actions in court were attempts to run out the clock in the hopes that enforcing the superior court order would no longer be feasible. He warned that granting the board the stay would give a “green light” to Arizona’s government officials to avoid court orders through intentional delays. “The Board of Supervisors lost in court. The court ordered it to comply. The Board refused — openly, repeatedly, and deliberately — for two months, while the election drew closer with every passing day. Now, after deliberately running out the clock, the Board claims the election is too imminent to obey the court’s order,” said Rogers. “That is not a valid legal argument. It is a confession that the Board’s strategy all along was to manufacture its own emergency.” The Board has wasted $750,000 of the taxpayer's money, so far, on a legal battle no one voted for. All that time @JamesRogersAZ has represented my office Pro Bono, at no cost to the citizens of Maricopa. He's a true champion for election integrity and the rule of law. https://t.co/5eXp42aZLC — Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (@azjustinheap) June 20, 2026 AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Arizona Supreme Court Directs Maricopa County Officials To Hash Out Election Authority Dispute first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ce4d81972385678356de0 DOJ threatens to sue California over 'Glock ban,' arguing law violates Second Amendment te 2026-06-25T08:20:40.533Z DOJ threatens to sue California over 'Glock ban,' arguing law violates Second Amendment The Department of Justice warned California on Wednesday that it would file a lawsuit against state officials if they do not scrap plans to enforce a "Glock ban," which the federal government argues violates the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. In a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said California residents "have the constitutional right to acquire and use state-of-the-art handguns to protect themselves." "They should not be forced to settle for decade-old models of handguns to ensure that they remain safe inside or outside the home," she wrote. NRA SUES CALIFORNIA OVER BAN ON GLOCK-STYLE FIREARMS: 'VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT' This comes as California’s Assembly Bill 1127, otherwise known as the "Glock ban," is set to take effect on July 1. It was signed into law by Newsom last fall. The law prohibits licensed firearms dealers from selling or transferring any "machinegun-convertible pistol." It also reclassifies Glocks, which are semi-automatic pistols, as "machinegun-convertible" since state officials say their trigger mechanisms can be quickly modified with illegal aftermarket conversion devices. People who already own these firearms may keep them, while sales to law enforcement agencies or the military are exempt from the restrictions. Dhillon said she approved the filing of a complaint in federal district court against California officials over the law, but explained that she would consider deferring the filing if the state agreed to enter pre-suit negotiations. "Although the specific provisions are open to discussion, a resolution must, at a minimum, require that the State: (1) immediately cease enforcement of the laws identified above; (2) acknowledge the unconstitutionality of these laws; and (3) agree to enter into a court-enforceable consent decree permanently enjoining the State from violating its citizens’ constitutional rights through these or any similar laws," the letter reads. Dhillon gave California officials until 5 p.m. Tuesday to agree to enter pre-suit negotiations. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES CALIFORNIA AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS UNCONSTITUTIONAL "We hope that the State shares our interest in achieving a voluntary resolution of this matter," she wrote. Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom's and Bonta's offices for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cd4741972385678356b50 Netanyahu’s growing unpopularity, angering Trump, boosts Mamdani’s pro-Palestine candidates for Congress te 2026-06-25T07:10:44.673Z Netanyahu’s growing unpopularity, angering Trump, boosts Mamdani’s pro-Palestine candidates for Congress Is it all Bibi Netanyahu’s fault? There’s little question that his relentless warmongering – and the chilling toll of civilian casualties – is turning Israel into a pariah state. While Israel was an effective partner in joining President Trump – some say prodding him – in attacking Iran, the two sides are now very much at odds.  Trump has called him "f------ crazy" and told him "you’d be in prison if it wasn’t for me." IRAN WAR'S PRICE TAG HITS $80B — MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT CONGRESS WAS TOLD Netanyahu faces a corruption trial that has been repeatedly postponed because of Israel’s war against Hamas and now Iran.  "All the Jews are sick of you," Trump told the prime minister last year, according to the Maggie Haberman/Jonathan Swan book "Regime Change," when the president was trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza. Trump is particularly angry with Bibi right now because his continued attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon have undermined his efforts to strike an agreement with the Iranians.  TRUMP SEEKS $672M TO STOP IRANIAN NUKES AS NEGOTIATORS WEIGH FATE OF URANIUM STOCKPILE He says he’s creating a security zone to protect his country and that the U.S. would do the same thing. There has long been a natural sympathy for Israel as the only thriving democracy in the Middle East.  It was immediately attacked by its Arab neighbors when, in the wake of the Holocaust, it was created by the United Nations in 1948.  While the Jewish state has since made peace with some of its neighbors – notably Egypt, thanks to Jimmy Carter – other Arab nations insist that Israel has no right to exist. Yet Netanyahu has fiercely opposed a two-state solution that would create an independent Palestinian country, and Israel has been accused of becoming an apartheid state. There was a new wave of global horror after Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas brutally butchered more than 1,200 Israelis, of all ages, in a barbaric assault. But even with the understandable retaliation, Netanyahu’s military tactics have since dissipated much of the resulting goodwill – and arguably fueled a rise in the ancient hatred of anti-Semitism around the world.  Hamas, which sacrifices its own Palestinians by embedding them with the military, puts the death toll at 70,000. "Though Netanyahu defeated Hamas militarily," writes three-time Pulitzer winner Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, "he never nurtured or welcomed a moderate Palestinian alternative. So, killing all those Palestinian civilians during the war looked to the rest of the world just like that: killing, pure and simple, not to clear the way for better Palestinian governance but to clear the way for NO Palestinians in Gaza."  And that brings us to Zohran Mamdani. Though he won the mayor’s race a year ago as a socialist promising free buses and government-run grocery stores, he never retracted his support of the phrase "from the river to the sea," which means wiping Israel off the map. But by successfully pushing three pro-Palestinian candidates for Congress in Tuesday’s primary, knocking off two incumbents, the mayor scored big in New York politics.  But he also created a huge headache for the national Democratic Party. "Mayor Mamdani pulled through three solid Communists, and has received loud and universal applause from the Fake News Media," Trump posted yesterday.  Apparently the word socialist no longer packs a strong enough punch. The problem is that most of the country is well to the right of the five boroughs. Now it will be easy for the opposition to label the Democrats not just as socialists but as pro-Palestinian. In fact, the Democratic Party is moving sharply toward an anti-Israel stance. That’s where the energy is, particularly among younger voters who perhaps don’t remember all the wars in which the country has been attacked. MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC WINS VICIOUS DEM PRIMARY RACE "You’d better believe this is a sign of where the party is headed, which is why Republicans are foaming at the mouth over what they’ve dubbed ‘The Commie Corridor,’" said columnist Rachael Bade on her website. The commentary has been withering. Joe Scarborough said on MS NOW: "The idea that you’re going to be able to brutalize children and women in Gaza with bombing that looks indiscriminate on TV day in and day out for years, that you’re going to be able to level half of Lebanon, that you’ll be able continue to allow thugs to run wild in the West Bank." "And brutalizing Palestinians, brutalizing Christians in Bethlehem, brutalizing Christians across that area, along with Palestinian Muslims — especially Palestinian Muslims — blowing up Catholic churches in Gaza. Of course, I’m saying things that would relate to some of these people who are so shocked that Israel is in such low standing in America right now." In a faceoff of Jewish Democrats, Rep. Dan Goldman was ousted by Mamdani’s pick, former comptroller Brad Lander, who argued that the congressman’s support for Israel made the U.S. "complicit in genocide." Goldman, who rejects the characterization, said after his loss:  "As history has taught us, anti-Semitic tropes and stereotypes — some of which I heard personally on this campaign — will ultimately be the undoing of our democracy if we all don't lean in and speak out." Even in liberal New York City, which has the largest Jewish population outside Israel, it’s stunning that Israel and its cause have become so unpopular.  There has been something of a freak-out among Democrats, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump for alleged financial fraud. James says she and others are "disappointed" in the outcome. "Some of the candidates that he has supported are individuals who do not understand the politics of New York City, the cultural differences from district to district, who have not been part of the history and the struggle of some of these districts, and are relatively new to the body politic." One of Mamdani’s three winning candidates, community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier, walked out of a radio interview on Election Day when pressed about her past support on social media for abolishing the police, eliminating ICE, and declaring that "Israel doesn’t exist." Chevalier, saying only that she regrets past tweets in general, also wrote that "all deportation is wrong"– and used a sexual taunt against the NYPD. Some of these offensive messages were posted as recently as 2022. There’s little question that Mamdani has hurt his party for years to come.  A New York Post editorial yesterday said "Mamdani Takes the Jew-Hate All the Way to 11," adding that he’s going "full-on anti-Semite." Keep in mind that Big Apple voters ignored the endorsement of the party’s leaders, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, in backing the Muslim mayor’s candidates.  There is great frustration with anything that reeks of the Democratic establishment, which is viewed as a bastion of empty promises and failing to deliver for the working class.  That’s why Washington and Seattle also elected socialists for mayor.   So there are several layers of politics here. You can write it off as a low-turnout race, with half as many Democrats showing up as for Mamdani’s election. But given the socialist mayor’s determination to play Palestinian politics, it’s fair to say it all comes back to Bibi Netanyahu. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cc68c1972385678356939 SPORTS-SOC-WORLDCUP-SCOTLAND-BRAZIL-GET te 2026-06-25T06:11:24.327Z SPORTS-SOC-WORLDCUP-SCOTLAND-BRAZIL-GET Brazil's Vinicius Junior (7) celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a World Cup Group C match against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cc6781972385678356930 Brazil, Vinicius Junior overwhelm Scotland 3-0, Tartan Army party could be over te 2026-06-25T06:11:04.367Z Brazil, Vinicius Junior overwhelm Scotland 3-0, Tartan Army party could be over MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A sellout crowd of 64,487 of the most fun-loving and endearing fans in world soccer, the Brazilians and Scotland’s Tartan Army, partied together outside and inside Hard Rock Stadium Monday evening as their teams played their… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cc42019723856783568b8 Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic Texas floods killed 28 people at the girls' camp te 2026-06-25T06:01:04.696Z Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic Texas floods killed 28 people at the girls' camp DALLAS (AP) — Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian camp for girls along the Guadalupe River in Texas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cc40c19723856783568af How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 6/24/2026 te 2026-06-25T06:00:44.733Z How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 6/24/2026 Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street as losses for several tech giants including Microsoft weighed on the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% on Wednesday, even though more stocks rose than fell within the index. The Dow… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cc1b0197238567835681a Trump says Venezuela earthquakes left 'devastating number of deaths' as US readies aid te 2026-06-25T05:50:40.185Z Trump says Venezuela earthquakes left 'devastating number of deaths' as US readies aid President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela had caused what he described as "a devastating number of deaths" as officials continued assessing the extent of the disaster. Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez later said at least 32 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in the earthquakes, marking the country's first official casualty figures. Trump's comments came after back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela earlier Wednesday, causing widespread damage, including in the capital of Caracas, where buildings were damaged, and rescue crews searched through rubble. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the pair of "massive" earthquakes had caused widespread devastation. PLAYERS, FANS FLEE STADIUM AS POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES STRIKE DURING VENEZUELA BASEBALL GAME "The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths," Trump wrote. Trump said the United States was prepared to assist with the ongoing response. "The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!" Trump said. "I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends." Trump added that early reports from Venezuela were "not good." US RENEWS 'DO NOT TRAVEL' ALERT OVER TERRORISM, KIDNAPPING AMID TRUMP NARCO-TERROR FIGHT According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an initial magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck at 6:04 p.m. ET, with its epicenter about 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe. Just 39 seconds later, a magnitude 7.5 quake struck with its epicenter about 14 miles southeast of Yumare. "High casualties and extensive damage are probable, and the disaster is likely widespread," the USGS said in a rare red alert statement. TRUMP ISSUES DIRECT WARNING TO VENEZUELA'S NEW LEADER DELCY RODRÍGUEZ FOLLOWING MADURO CAPTURE Officials said the earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century. Rodríguez declared a state of emergency Wednesday after the earthquakes, which were followed by nearly two dozen aftershocks. In a televised address later that day, Rodríguez urged Venezuelans to remain calm. "We urge our population to remain calm," Rodríguez said. "We urge unity." VENEZUELA RELEASES ALL KNOWN AMERICAN DETAINEES FOLLOWING MADURO CAPTURE AND GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER On Thursday, Rodríguez announced that at least 32 people had been killed and more than 700 others injured in the earthquakes. "We urge our population to remain calm," Rodríguez said. "We urge unity." U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote on X that American officials were in contact with Venezuelan authorities and working to deliver assistance to the South American nation. VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER MARÍA MACHADO HAS URGENT MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP "The U.S. stands with the Venezuelan people in the aftermath of this evening's devastating earthquakes," he wrote. "We're in touch with the authorities and mobilizing assistance." The State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs said it was tracking developments following the powerful earthquakes. "The U.S. Government is closely monitoring the aftermath of a large earthquake in Venezuela," the bureau said in a statement. "We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and are committed to supporting the people of Venezuela during this difficult time," the statement continued. The bureau also urged U.S. citizens in Venezuela to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) and monitor embassy updates. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cbd1719723856783566d0 Officials ask for help identifying person in Reflecting Pool damage investigation te 2026-06-25T05:31:03.222Z Officials ask for help identifying person in Reflecting Pool damage investigation The U.S. Park Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person captured on camera as part of an investigation into damage to the Reflecting Pool and the alleged destruction of government property in Washington, D.C. Police said the incident happened Friday at about 3:36 p.m. at the Reflecting Pool on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation's capital. Video released by police shows what appears to be a person kneeling next to the Reflecting Pool and reaching an arm into the water. The person appears to have dark hair and is wearing a gray shirt and black shorts while carrying a light-colored handbag. WHO IS DAVID HEARN? US OLYMPIAN WHO DENIES VANDALIZING REFLECTING POOL AFTER VIRAL ARREST Police said the investigation follows President Donald Trump's attempt to resurface the Reflecting Pool, which resulted in peeling paint and algae that discolored the intended "American Flag Blue" appearance of the water to a swampy green. Trump and other officials said multiple people were arrested and others were cited for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool. "They went down with probably a box cutter or a very sharp razor of some kind or a knife, and they cut, and then they started ripping it up," Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday. "You know why? Because they’re sick people." WATCH: TRUMP REVEALS FLASHY NEW COLOR FOR NATIONAL MALL'S REFLECTING POOL MAKEOVER "These people should go to jail for a long time," Trump said, adding that he believed the pool was damaged because of what he called "Trump Derangement Syndrome." Trump said some water will be released from the pool so that repairs can be made. The president had previously speculated that fertilizer was poured into the pool and caused the algae. "Around the Reflecting Pool, we have a huge field of grass," he said. "They poured acid on the grass, the same people, I guess." "It killed – you know, acid kills grass quickly – so that’s being fixed," Trump continued. On Monday, he said chemicals were "illegally placed in the water." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cbd0319723856783566c7 Former New Jersey middle school teacher indicted on new charges including manufacturing child abuse material te 2026-06-25T05:30:43.775Z Former New Jersey middle school teacher indicted on new charges including manufacturing child abuse material A former New Jersey middle school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student was indicted Wednesday on new charges, including manufacturing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said. Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township, now faces a 12-count indictment that also includes sexual assault of a minor and a pattern of official misconduct, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. According to prosecutors, the alleged victim, who is now an adult, told police he had an unlawful sexual relationship with Fisler while he was a minor and she was his teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School. Prosecutors said the victim described multiple sexual encounters that allegedly took place in Fisler's vehicle and classroom in 2021. NEW JERSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT Investigators said they recovered text messages that allegedly demonstrated the unlawful nature of the relationship. According to NJ Advance Media, prosecutors allege Fisler continued exchanging thousands of often sexually explicit text messages with the victim after he entered high school. In one of the exchanges included in a tranche of roughly 7,500 pages of text messages collected by investigators, the former student wrote that the teacher left him mentally broken, the outlet reported. NEW JERSEY TEACHER WHO SLEPT WITH STUDENTS AT FAMILY BAGEL SHOP LEARNS PRISON SENTENCE Defense attorney Rocco Cipparone has argued prosecutors lack evidence to support the allegations, saying the text messages cited by investigators were taken out of context. "The selective, salacious texts that were recited by the prosecution lack context," Cipparone previously argued in court. Fisler was arrested in March and initially charged with six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FORMER TEEN STUDENT AT HER HOME The superseding indictment added charges of second-degree pattern of official misconduct, first-degree manufacturing child sexual abuse material, third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, and third-degree distribution of obscenity to a minor. If convicted, each first-degree charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The second-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years, while each third-degree charge carries a maximum sentence of five years. Fisler taught social studies in the Washington Township school district from 2014 until June 2023, according to an online resume. She is no longer employed by the Washington Township School District or any other school district, according to officials. Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cb40a1972385678356582 ‘Building a better culture’: Cardinals’ Jeremiyah Love focuses on team, not individual, goals te 2026-06-25T04:52:26.191Z ‘Building a better culture’: Cardinals’ Jeremiyah Love focuses on team, not individual, goals Jeremiyah Love, the Arizona Cardinals’ No. 3 overall draft pick, said he’s excited to showcase his skills in the NFL. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cb3f61972385678356579 ‘Building a better culture’: Cardinals’ Jeremiyah Love focuses on team, not individual, goals te 2026-06-25T04:52:06.223Z ‘Building a better culture’: Cardinals’ Jeremiyah Love focuses on team, not individual, goals TEMPE – The Arizona Cardinals may have selected Jeremiyah Love with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but the rookie running back refuses to let the expectations distract him. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cb3e2197238567835656d WM Phoenix Open role in new PGA Tour format remains a mystery te 2026-06-25T04:51:46.254Z WM Phoenix Open role in new PGA Tour format remains a mystery PHOENIX – The role of the WM Phoenix Open in a newly announced PGA Tour restructuring remains a mystery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cb3ce1972385678356564 WM Phoenix Open role in new PGA Tour format remains a mystery te 2026-06-25T04:51:26.287Z WM Phoenix Open role in new PGA Tour format remains a mystery Emiliano Grillo salutes the crowd with his hole in one ball in his hand on the 16th green during the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday February 7, 2025. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3cb3ba197238567835655a Alondra Lizama CSUN te 2026-06-25T04:51:06.324Z Alondra Lizama CSUN Cal State Northridge Matadors forward Alondra Lizama (10) looks to get the ball around a UCLA Bruins defender during a game on Dec. 7, 2023 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3caa2d197238567835637d Terrion Arnold, Lions' 2024 first-round pick, charged with kidnapping and armed robbery in Florida te 2026-06-25T04:10:21.614Z Terrion Arnold, Lions' 2024 first-round pick, charged with kidnapping and armed robbery in Florida Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and robbery that investigators say occurred in February, the Tampa Police Department announced on Wednesday night. Police previously arrested six other individuals accused of participating in what authorities described as a "targeted armed robbery" on Feb. 4. Arnold turned himself in and was taken into custody at Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County on Wednesday night. He is charged with four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "We are aware of the matter and have been in contact with the club. We have no further comment at this time," an NFL spokesperson told Fox News Digital. The Lions have not immediately responded to a request for comment by Fox News Digital. According to investigators, Arnold rented an Airbnb in Largo, Florida, where he periodically stayed with several co-defendants: Arianna Del Valle, 19; Jasmine Randazzo, 19; Lyndell Hudson II, 26; Christion Williams, 24; Boakai Hilton Jr., 23; and Freddie Hughes, 27. Authorities said other individuals also stayed at the property. LIONS' JAMESON WILLIAMS WON'T BE DISCIPLINED BY NFL AFTER FACING ARREST IN GUN-RELATED INCIDENT: REPORT Investigators said three male victims, all in their late teens, suffered visible injuries after they were allegedly battered, held at gunpoint and pistol-whipped before being robbed and ordered to leave a residence in the 14000 block of North 46th Street in Tampa. According to investigators, multiple personal items belonging to Arnold and others were stolen from the Airbnb on Feb. 1. Authorities said Arnold suspected two of the three victims were responsible, though Tampa police later determined they were not involved in the theft. On Feb. 3, Arnold, Hilton, Hughes and another individual reported more than $250,000 in stolen property to the Largo Police Department. Investigators allege that later that day Arnold and Hilton coordinated with Del Valle and Randazzo to contact one of the victims and lure him to an apartment. Police said the three victims arrived at the apartment on Feb. 4 to meet the women, where Williams and Hudson were allegedly hiding inside a bedroom closet. According to investigators, Williams and Hudson grabbed the victims, held them at gunpoint and assaulted them. Authorities said Del Valle streamed the incident to Arnold, Hilton and Hughes as they traveled to the apartment. Investigators also said they recovered a group chat involving the defendants in which Arnold and Hilton allegedly gave directions to Del Valle, Williams and Hudson during the assault. According to investigators, Arnold, Hilton, Hughes and another individual arrived at the apartment around 1 a.m. Police allege Arnold directed the group inside, and that Hughes, Hudson and Williams stole the victims' personal property while the assault was ongoing. Authorities said the victims were escorted from the apartment about 40 minutes later, forced into their vehicle and left the scene. They later reported the incident to Tampa police and identified the suspects. Investigators said they believe Arnold was the primary organizer of the alleged scheme based on evidence gathered during the investigation. Arnold, an Alabama product, was selected by Detroit with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The 23-year-old recorded his first career interception this past season in Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, though he was only able to play eight games due to a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery. Arnold played 16 games during his rookie season in 2024, tallying 10 passes defended and 60 combined tackles. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3ca7da19723856783562e1 Millions of Bees Are Unleashed, and Recaptured, After Truck Flips in Texas te 2026-06-25T04:00:26.818Z Millions of Bees Are Unleashed, and Recaptured, After Truck Flips in Texas Local beekeepers rushed to the rescue after a truck carrying roughly 20 million bees overturned on a wet country road in rural Texas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c9e7619723856783560f1 After Trump’s Outburst, Senate G.O.P. Stages a Reversal on Iran te 2026-06-25T03:20:22.721Z After Trump’s Outburst, Senate G.O.P. Stages a Reversal on Iran In a late-night vote aimed at mollifying the president, Senate Republicans rejected a resolution directing him to end the war against Iran, a day after a bipartisan rebuke. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c9c5f19723856783560a3 Closed-door outburst turns into victory for Trump’s Iran negotiations te 2026-06-25T03:11:27.169Z Closed-door outburst turns into victory for Trump’s Iran negotiations An explosive meeting in the Senate turned into a win for President Donald Trump and his administration as key Republicans flipped on another bid to handcuff the administration’s authorities in Iran.  In its final act before leaving Washington, D.C., for an over two-week break, the Senate rejected Democrats’ attempt to rein in Trump’s war powers in Iran as talks continue between Iran and the U.S. to hammer out a long-term peace deal.  It was the same war powers resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., that passed over a month ago and stunned Republicans in the upper chamber. ‘HE NAMED NAMES’: TRUMP’S SENATE MEETING EXPLODES INTO SHOUTING MATCH OVER IRAN What seemed like a predetermined outcome just hours after Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., sparred over the Iran war, and the administration's lack of forthcomingness with lawmakers, during a closed-door meeting to discuss the president's marquee voter ID and citizenship verification legislation turned into a surprise late night win. Trump argued to the GOP that the previous war powers resolution, which passed on Tuesday thanks in part to a pair of Republicans being absent, hurt the administration's negotiating position with the Iranians. Meetings with key holdouts at the White House with key holdouts helped change their minds, and provided the administration with a win as they work toward a deal beyond the 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c9a181972385678355a70 Players, fans flee stadium as powerful earthquakes strike during Venezuela baseball game te 2026-06-25T03:01:44.058Z Players, fans flee stadium as powerful earthquakes strike during Venezuela baseball game Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, one of which sent players and spectators running from a baseball stadium as the ground shook. Video shared on social media appeared to show fans rushing toward the exits while the stadium trembled. Watch the video: According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake was initially measured at magnitude 7.1. Less than a minute later, a second, stronger magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck nearby. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The epicenters were located near the coastal city of Morón, roughly 104 miles west of the capital of Caracas. Both earthquakes were shallow, increasing the intensity of shaking felt across a wide area. According to the New York Daily News, the earthquakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century. "The earthquakes struck shortly after 6 p.m. local time. People evacuated swaying buildings in Caracas and remained outside, many visibly shocked as they saw entire walls that had collapsed, making furniture visible from the street," the newspaper reported. "Dust columns could also be seen in two neighborhoods of the capital, where restaurants and other businesses are typically busy. People remained on the streets after sunset. Some sat on the ground hugging their pets as dust gathered around them." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Authorities reported structural damage in parts of Caracas, including collapsed walls and damaged buildings. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello urged residents to remain outdoors where it was safe because aftershocks could further weaken damaged structures. "It started off gently and then gradually grew, and in the end, we all had to leave our houses, go outside and gather together," Caracas resident Hector Ricci told The Associated Press. Another Caracas resident, Roberto Damas, described the shaking. "The building really shook from side to side. Unreal. The force was incredibly strong," Damas said. "We were walking and it was tossing us around. Everything in the apartment fell. Thank God we were able to get out." The earthquakes were felt across much of northern Venezuela and into neighboring Colombia. Tsunami advisories were briefly issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands before being canceled after officials determined the threat had passed. Officials continued assessing the full extent of the damage Wednesday night. The New York Times reports that neither the scale of the damage nor its human toll was immediately clear. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c99c61972385678355a35 Every star differs at Saguaro City Music Theatre camp te 2026-06-25T03:00:22.229Z Every star differs at Saguaro City Music Theatre camp Thirteen actors move across a blackbox theater stage — some walk, others shuffle, one rolls her wheelchair. Arms above her head and hands raised — think high jazz hands — choreographer Dena DiGiacinto moves in front of the group. “Can you twinkle out on stage?” DiGiacinto, the Saguaro City Music Theatre managing director asks the actors. “Every star is completely different.” In various stages of twinkle, the actors move stage right and try again.  Students and professional actors rehearse a scene during Saguaro City Music Theatre’s summer camp at the Tornabene Theatre in Tucson on June 19, 2026. Credit: Summer Williams It’s week 2 of Saguaro City Music Theatre’s camp. And rehearsals for “The Addams Family Musical” are underway.  This year’s three-week camp features 63 students from ages 7 to 17. Just under half the campers are acting, dancing and singing with special needs, including mobility, auditory and visual impairments. That inclusivity is a hallmark of this camp, said Drew Humphrey, Saguaro’s CEO and producing artistic director.  “The Addams Family Musical” June 26, 27, 28 The Berger Center Ticket info  Kennedy Kay, age 11, grips a broom as she twirls across the stage. As the moon, she soon trades the vertical broom handle for an umbrella, which she now holds horizontally. Kay spins off to stage left. A fourth-year camper, Kay will attend Orange Grove Middle School next school year. “I do the camp because I love spending time here. I love seeing my friends. I just love performing,” Kay said. “This camp gives me encouragement and makes me less nervous and stuff. Because performing in front of an audience can be sometimes hard. We somehow always pull a show together in three weeks.” This week, the production moved from the University of Arizona’s Tornabene Theatre to The Berger Center on the campus of The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. That transition is key, Humphrey said, because The Berger Center is structured to accommodate all the actors.  “We can have children with mobility issues that are able here to get from front of house to backstage without having to go through an elevator or navigate stairs, so that’s crucial,” he said. If the camp had to find another venue, it would have had to shift down to about 20 or 30 kids. “Twinkle with joy!” DiGiacinto says. “You’re going through molasses. Your fingers are an expression.” Three things to know about Saguaro City camp as it culminates this weekend: — We all have stories inside us. “Everyone has a different story. And when we can share in each other’s stories, we grow empathy,” Humphrey said. “And when you put children from great diverse backgrounds and challenges, you put them in the same room, you say, ‘We’re all going to tell the story together in whatever way we can.’ It breaks down whatever those differences are immediately because they have a common goal.” — Repetition pays off. “Our goal is to adapt to the environment in order to make every child feel as successful as possible. There’s also a little bit of tough love sometimes. We know if they aren’t feeling confident with what they’re learning, then getting to the theater and being in the show won’t be fun because it’s more scary,” DiGiacinto said. “And so sometimes it’s about ‘you got to stand up. You got to do it again.’ It’s just part of theater so helping the campers understand that a lot of work goes into it. And then it will be fun later. We have to put this work in. You have to keep doing it over and over, because then you don’t have to think about it and you can go out and just perform and enjoy it instead of trying to remember what comes next or where is my spot and things like that. So, it’s just like helping them along in that journey like encouraging them when they’re feeling discouraged.” — Camp is free and was full in four minutes this year — and there’s a waitlist. “The community is telling us we need a second camp. Each student costs us about $1,700 to support their camp experience,” Humphrey said. “So we’d love to expand camp. We can grow our program with community support.” The post Every star differs at Saguaro City Music Theatre camp appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c92fd19723856783558f6 Caitlin Clark exits early with back issue as Fever fall to Mercury te 2026-06-25T02:31:25.787Z Caitlin Clark exits early with back issue as Fever fall to Mercury Caitlin Clark's night ended early Wednesday as the Fever guard exited before the fourth quarter of Indiana's game against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever announced Clark was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a back issue. It is unclear when Clark first began experiencing back discomfort, but she appeared to tweak it after a second-quarter foul. She left the court with just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter and did not return, the Indianapolis Star reported. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Clark eventually made her way to the locker room. With the Fever star sidelined, the Mercury managed to rally and narrowly got past Indiana 111-109. The victory was just Phoenix's sixth of the season. Kelsey Mitchell finished with 30 points to lead the Fever, but Kahleah Copper's 28-point performance helped lift the Mercury to the win. CAITLIN CLARK UNVEILS NIKE CAITLIN 1 AS HER FIRST SIGNATURE SHOE WITH AN OCTOBER RELEASE DATE The physical style of play Clark has faced has been a talking point since her WNBA debut in 2024. That conversation resurfaced in the second quarter when she was fouled on a drive to the basket and lost control of the ball. Replay videos appeared to show Thomas' knee making contact near Clark's groin as the Fever guard fell to the floor, followed by what looked like contact between Thomas' fist and Clark's throat. No foul was called on the play. The back issue is not new. Clark has landed on Indiana's injury report multiple times this season because of it. The Fever continue their homestand Saturday against the Los Angeles Sparks. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c90b71972385678355888 ‘America is back’: Trump kicks off Great American State Fair with flyovers, patriotic National Mall speech te 2026-06-25T02:21:43.710Z ‘America is back’: Trump kicks off Great American State Fair with flyovers, patriotic National Mall speech President Donald Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair Wednesday evening by touting America’s success under his leadership and likening his political movement to the American Revolution during remarks on the National Mall. "Just like those patriots of 1776, over the past 17 months, we have taken power back from the far off political class," Trump told a crowd gathered in the nation’s capital for the opening ceremony. "They’re trying to gain it back, but it’s not going to happen. We have reclaimed our sovereignty, regained our liberty, restored our prosperity, and we have saved our country in all things. We are once again putting a thing called America first." Trump walked out to Lee Greenwood performing "God Bless the U.S.A." as part of the opening ceremony for celebrations surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary. The president’s remarks were preceded by military flyovers, including B-2 bombers and F-35 stealth fighter jets, as well as comments from Trump Cabinet members and music from the U.S. Marine Band. TRUMP ADMIN UNVEILS 11-FOOT-TALL, AI-DESIGNED NUCLEAR TEST FLIGHT VEHICLE AT THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR "America is back," Trump declared to a roaring crowd. "We’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. We’re respected by everybody. Nobody’s laughing at us anymore." Trump used his remarks to tout improvements to the nation’s capital, saying homeless encampments and graffiti had been removed, more than 50 monuments and memorials had been repaired and beautified, and dozens of statues had been cleaned since he returned to office. Trump also pointed to repairs at Union Station, Meridian Hill Park, Lafayette Square and the Reflecting Pool, which he said had been "gruesomely vandalized by thugs." "The vandals got to it," Trump said of the Reflecting Pool. "They’ve largely been caught and are being prosecuted. We can’t let that happen to our country." Trump previewed several anniversary-related projects as well, including what he described as a new White House ballroom, a "triumphal arc" near Arlington Cemetery, the National Garden of American Heroes in West Potomac Park and a "Spirit of ’76" exhibition at Freedom Plaza honoring figures from the American Revolution. TRUMP’S DC BEAUTIFICATION PUSH WINS RARE DEM PRAISE AS PRESIDENT SNAPS LANDMARKS BACK TO LIFE Trump framed the nation’s 250th birthday as both a celebration of America’s founding and a launchpad for what he called a new "golden age of America." "This anniversary is a time to be proud of our past," Trump said. "But it is also a time to lift our sights, expand our ambitions, and raise our expectations of what America can be." "With all of that being said, the best is yet to come," he added. The president was joined at the event by House Speaker Mike Johnson, several Cabinet officials and administration figures, and what Trump described as "countless" members of Congress. Trump called the opening ceremony "a very special night." VANILLA ICE DOUBLES DOWN ON FREEDOM 250 AFTER ARTIST EXODUS: 'ONCE YOU COMMIT, YOU DON'T QUIT' "It’s my honor to officially kick off the celebration with the Great American State Fair," Trump said. "It’s going to be great. It’s going to be unbelievable." Trump said the fair, which runs from Wednesday through July 10, will showcase all 50 states and six U.S. territories and include military flyovers, patriotic music, high-tech demonstrations, exhibitions, a FIFA fan zone and an "old fashioned rodeo." "You get just a little, little tiny glimpse of it tonight," Trump said after the flyovers. "How good is our Air Force?" Trump also previewed what he said would be a massive Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, telling supporters he would return to speak as the country rings in its 250th year with "the largest fireworks display in world history." He also pointed to additional anniversary events, including the Patriot Games, a competition featuring top high school athletes, and a Freedom 250 Grand Prix race around the Capitol and down Pennsylvania Avenue. Trump closed by casting the anniversary as a celebration of the generations of Americans who built and defended the country, invoking the Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, the Revolutionary War, the settling of the West, the building of railroads and skyscrapers, two world wars and the space race. "This is our heritage. This is our history, and this is the destiny of America to be the greatest, most incredible country ever to grace the earth," Trump said. "We are one people, one nation, marching into one magnificent future under our great American flag." "Happy birthday, America," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c9065197238567835584a Democrats in CD1 agree Trump is the problem, but differ on how to take him on te 2026-06-25T02:20:21.794Z Democrats in CD1 agree Trump is the problem, but differ on how to take him on Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c8e4f1972385678355808 Caitlin Clark shoved in neck during Fever game as another apparent foul on star goes uncalled te 2026-06-25T02:11:27.327Z Caitlin Clark shoved in neck during Fever game as another apparent foul on star goes uncalled Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark was back on the court Wednesday night in Indianapolis, and as we’ve seen in the past, referees were not on her side despite a clear foul that could be categorized as a cheap shot. Clark, who got off to a hot start in the contest against the Phoenix Mercury, was driving to the hoop when she lost her footing in the paint. Three different Mercury players tried stripping the ball from her, and succeeded in doing so. However, Alyssa Thomas had some extracurricular activity with Clark, clearly shoving her first into the point guard’s neck before stepping over her on the ground. This came as the ball was rolling away from the area inside the paint. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Then, Thomas stepped over Clark on the hardwood before joining her Mercury teammates in transition. While video replay showed all of this, no foul was called despite an official clearly standing on the baseline. As a result, social media was left baffled, with many sharing their displeasure with the play. "What are we even doing here? Brutal cheap shot," Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy tweeted. "These women would still be flying commercial without Caitlin and this is how she is treated. Insane." CAITLIN CLARK SCORES 24 TO LEAD INDIANA AS DEWANNA BONNER CLASHES WITH FEVER STARS IN WILD FOURTH QUARTER Another X user added: "The fact that Alyssa Thomas is allowed to commit literal assault on a basketball court without receiving a common foul is beyond criminal. This league is rigged." Clark is no stranger to play getting too physical, and more importantly, no fouls being called in the moment. Meanwhile, the WNBA is still reviewing the technical foul Clark received during Monday's game against the Mercury. Officials assessed the technical for "clapping and instigating" during a viral sequence. Four other players also received technical fouls: Fever teammates Sophie Cunningham and Myisha Hines-Allen, along with Mercury players Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner. Thomas and Hines-Allen were later assessed second technical fouls and ejected. Despite Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers having a technical rescinded earlier this season in a similar clapping situation, it’s likely the league is still deliberating over the "instigating" part of the viral altercation, as Clark’s action ultimately led to the skirmish. Either way, this clear action by Thomas while Clark was vulnerable on the court didn't warrant even the faintest whistle, and play carried on. Clark had to leave the game in the third quarter due to a back injury. She finished the game with 19 points and eight assists. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c874619723856783556b5 Trump administration says federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members te 2026-06-25T01:41:26.078Z Trump administration says federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members The Trump administration marked a major immigration enforcement milestone Wednesday, announcing that federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members since President Donald Trump began his second term. The arrests are part of the administration's broader immigration enforcement campaign, which officials say is aimed at removing violent criminals from U.S. communities. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), those arrested have been accused of crimes including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery and extortion. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has delivered on the administration's goal of making the country's communities safer. TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PUSH RESULTS IN SKYROCKETING ARRESTS OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS "Under President Trump’s leadership, ICE has arrested more than 10,000 gang members," Mullin said in a statement.  "Many of these gang members were released into our country by Joe Biden," he continued. "These vicious criminals murdered, assaulted, robbed, and terrorized innocent Americans for sport." "Thanks to the Secure America Act, ICE is turbocharged to arrest even more gang members and criminals from American neighborhoods," Mullin added. DHS PREPS DEPORTATION OF ALLEGED MS-13 GANG MEMBER WANTED FOR PASTOR'S MURDER IN EL SALVADOR DHS said the 10,000th suspected gang member arrested was Javier Hernandez Rosas, whom the agency identified as an alleged MS-13 member and an illegal immigrant from Mexico. According to DHS, Rosas has prior convictions for cocaine possession and was previously arrested on charges including abduction and weapons possession. The announcement came as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it reached a record staffing level this spring, with 21,471 agents — the highest in the agency's 102-year history. The administration has made border security a central priority during Trump's second term. Officials say illegal immigration has declined by more than 87% compared with October 2024 levels. Fox News Digital's Leo Briceno contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c84fe1972385678355644 Body believed to be Kansas City highway shooting suspect found in burned home's basement by family: police te 2026-06-25T01:31:42.769Z Body believed to be Kansas City highway shooting suspect found in burned home's basement by family: police Police told Fox News on Wednesday that a body believed to be Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the 22-year-old suspect in a deadly string of highway shootings near the Kansas City World Cup venues, was discovered by his family in the basement of a burned home. Officials said the family contacted police at about 2 p.m. local time after finding decomposing remains hidden beneath piles of debris.  While the family had visited the home several times since it caught fire during an overnight police standoff, police said they only discovered the body after removing debris and noticing a distinct odor. MANHUNTS ACROSS AMERICA IN 2025: FIVE CASES THAT LEFT CITIES, CAMPUSES AND TOWNS ON EDGE Previously, investigators, federal partners and K-9 units had repeatedly searched the Independence, Missouri, property without success.  Authorities said the basement partially collapsed, flooded with water, and was filled with a large amount of "clutter," which complicated the search. The discovery brings a presumed end to a massive multi-agency manhunt that began after Sanchez-Munoz allegedly fired at vehicles along Interstate 70, just miles from Arrowhead Stadium where FIFA World Cup matches were being held. MANHUNT INTENSIFIES FOR ARMY VETERAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING 4 IN BAR SHOOTING AFTER TRUCK FOUND ABANDONED The spree of half dozen shootings left one person dead and several others seriously injured, including an Uber driver who was shot while transporting soccer fans.  During the search for Sanchez-Munoz, the FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his capture, warning the public that he was "armed and dangerous." Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche had publicly speculated that the suspect might be dead inside the Missouri home, though police were unable to confirm it at the time. MANHUNT UNDERWAY AFTER MISSOURI DEPUTY SLAIN, SUSPECT’S TRUCK SPOTTED HEADING TOWARD ARKANSAS BORDER Officials said investigators are currently operating under the assumption that the deceased person is Sanchez-Munoz, noting clothing on the body matched what the shooter wore during last week’s attacks. A medical examiner will confirm the identity and determine the cause of death. Officials assured the public there is no threat to the community, and added that all surviving victims are expected to recover. Fox News Digital’s Kelsie Cairns contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c84ea197238567835562f Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, aid to farmers and more te 2026-06-25T01:31:22.803Z Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, aid to farmers and more President Donald Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent Congress a request Wednesday for $87.6 billion in emergency funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran and other expenses.  White House budget director Russ Vought wrote in a letter that in addition to addressing “urgent needs” for the Defense Department, the funding would help the U.S. government assist with the Ebola outbreak and provide aid to American farmers. Funding for the Energy Department, he wrote, would “support nuclear and other energy security requirements, primarily for the National Nuclear Security Administration.” The supplemental spending request asks Congress to provide money for “restoration and construction projects in and around Washington, D.C.,” as well as the project that would modernize Penn Station in New York City.  The proposal asks lawmakers to add a few policy changes, including the year-round sale of E-15 gasoline, to any supplemental spending bill they may approve in the weeks and months ahead. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, praised the move on social media. “Pres Trump’s admin is exactly right 2say yr-round nationwide E15 is ‘urgent’ & ‘needed’ Congress MUST pass yr-round nationwide E15 by end of fiscal yr Im very glad 2 see it incl in Defense Dept’s supplemental request,” said Grassley. The proposals didn’t appear to have broad consensus among Democrats, who would likely be needed for any emergency funding to become law.  Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote in a statement the administration’s request “is not merely meant to pay for the president’s disastrous war, but an attempt to secure tens of billions of additional dollars for unrelated Pentagon priorities that should rightly be considered through the annual appropriations process.” “I will closely review this request in its entirety and ensure we take care of our servicemembers, but I will not rubberstamp tens of billions more for this disastrous war of choice,” Murray added. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, wrote in a statement she will “evaluate the Administration’s supplemental budget request.” “I plan to convene an Appropriations Committee hearing so that Senators can hear directly from the relevant Administration officials,” she said.   The supplemental spending requests ask lawmakers to provide: $67.15 billion for the Defense Department $11.1 billion for the Agriculture Department to provide aid to farmers $3.36 billion for the State Department for diplomatic, security and global health programs $2.03 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard $1 billion for the Transportation Department to “to assist in the final design and construction of a modernized Penn Station in New York City” $1 billion for the Labor Department to “increase the benefit levels for participants of certain pension plans that were sponsored by Delphi Corporation and terminated as a result of General Motors’ bankruptcy in 2009″ $767.5 million for the Energy Department $600 million for the General Services Administration’s federal buildings fund $500 million for the National Park Service to upgrade a seawall and improve the World War II Memorial $40.26 million for the FBI for its role in the Iran war and “other classified needs” $36.18 million for the Treasury Department’s office of terrorism and financial intelligence $13.1 million for the Homeland Security Department’s operations and support account that was part of a “classified request.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c825819723856783555af Venezuelans in South Florida Call Relatives and Organize Aid te 2026-06-25T01:20:24.528Z Venezuelans in South Florida Call Relatives and Organize Aid The large Venezuelan community in the Miami area is “desperate” to reach family members. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c804e1972385678355564 Usha Vance mocks New York Times for drawing 'political significance' from her pregnancy fashion te 2026-06-25T01:11:42.518Z Usha Vance mocks New York Times for drawing 'political significance' from her pregnancy fashion Second Lady Usha Vance had some fun at the expense of The New York Times for what she claims put "political significance" in her pregnancy wear. Vance, who is pregnant with her fourth child as her husband JD Vance serves as vice president, was the subject of a Times piece titled "The Politics and Power of the Pregnancy Image," alongside White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller, podcast host and wife of top White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, both of whom gave birth in recent weeks. New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman began her piece by putting a spotlight on an Instagram Reel post the second lady posted commemorating Father's Day, noting that she was "wearing a stretchy coral dress that hugs her stomach." JD VANCE UNCOVERS THE HIDDEN WHITE HOUSE DRESS CODE PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPECTS FROM HIS INNER CIRCLE "That three such prominent women in the MAGA movement were pregnant at pretty much the same time was, indubitably, a coincidence. But for an administration that has such an intuitive and strategic understanding of the power of aesthetics that an unspoken dress code in which men outfit themselves in the image of the president has developed, it has also become a telling one," Friedman wrote Wednesday. "Together, the women have created a notably consistent, and somewhat paradigm-shifting, picture of the White House’s family and fertility platform." NY TIMES TORCHED FOR FATHER’S DAY ‘TRANS DAD’ ARTICLE CRITICS SAY SHOWS PAPER IS ‘CORRUPTING OUR CHILDREN' After pointing out how the trio "showcased their growing stomachs" once they announced their pregnancies, Friedman said of Vance, "as second lady, her job is also to represent and humanize the vice president. By spotlighting her pregnancy, she is doing exactly that." Vance offered a tongue-in-cheek response to the Times piece. "Now that we know the political significance of my $8.75 coral maternity dress from Old Navy, can’t wait to hear what the New York Times has to say about my elastic-waistband pants and compression socks!" Vance exclaimed on X. The second lady went on to share a screenshot of her Old Navy receipt, showing her maternity dress was marked down from $49.99 to $12.49 and had an additional $3.74 deducted in promo discounts. The New York Times did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. CLICK HERE FORE THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c803b197238567835555b Pennsylvania mother's video captures armed intruder holding her toddler as she begs for child's release te 2026-06-25T01:11:23.071Z Pennsylvania mother's video captures armed intruder holding her toddler as she begs for child's release Pennsylvania authorities have released harrowing video footage shown at the trial of an armed man who took a 2-year-old girl hostage in her own home, while her mother begged and pleaded for her release during an hours-long standoff with police. A jury convicted Antonio Hammond on Tuesday of kidnapping, possession of a firearm and several other offenses, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced. The trial footage captures the early minutes of the May 30, 2023, standoff between police and Hammond, who was holed up inside a Harrisburg home. The mother, Michele Peters, began recording Hammond as he held her crying, autistic daughter, while police officers outside ordered him to surrender. Hammond repeatedly told the frantic mother that the police were "trying to kill me" and to "trust in God" as she begged him to let her daughter go. FBI RESCUES MISSING TEEN FROM FLORIDA HOTEL AFTER MONTH-LONG HUNT FOR ACCUSED KIDNAPPER "I love people. I love kids," Hammond is heard saying in the video. "I don't know what you did. I don't even know you," Peters pleaded. "Give me my baby, please! You're scaring her." "You've got my pride and my joy and I don't know you," the distressed mother added. When Hammond ordered her to keep filming him with her cell phone, she responded, "I am recording. I'm doing everything you asked me to do." As officers surrounded the residence, Hammond repeatedly shouted to the police outside, "I didn't do anything." Peters yelled back to the officers that Hammond had walked into her apartment and taken her child hostage. Meanwhile, officers continued ordering Hammond to step outside with his hands up. At one point in the footage, the phone appears to drop to the floor, leaving the audio muffled. KIDNAPPING SURVIVOR, ONCE DISMISSED AS A LIAR, NOW RETRAINS POLICE TO HELP VICTIMS Prior to the recording, Hammond — who absconded from parole months earlier — had encountered law enforcement, PennLive Patriot-News reported. On the day of the standoff, officers spotted him wearing a mask on a hot day while walking with another individual. Prosecutors said officers noticed Hammond had a firearm and attempted to stop him, prompting him to flee. During the ensuing foot chase, Hammond pointed a pistol at the pursuing officers and pulled the trigger, authorities said. "While there were rounds in the magazine, there was not a round in the chamber," the DA's office stated in a news release. "The pistol only made a 'click' sound when Hammond pulled the trigger. Probation Officers Hoover and Robbins were five to eight feet away from Hammond when this occurred." Hammond then broke into the apartment where Peters and her three young children lived. Startled by his sudden intrusion, Peters was ordered by Hammond to record him, as he believed police would not shoot him if he was on camera. Meanwhile, he continued to hold the 2-year-old child and the pistol while shouting at police. WOMAN LEAPS FROM BALCONY TO ESCAPE KIDNAPPING AFTER HORRIFIC CROSS-COUNTRY ORDEAL: OFFICIALS Peters was eventually able to escape the apartment with her infant daughter. However, Hammond kept the toddler hostage as negotiations with police deteriorated. After nearly six hours, a Crisis Response Team (CRT) entered the home through a rear door. "Hammond had the toddler in his arms while holding the semi-automatic pistol. Hammond pointed the handgun at the entry team and then put the muzzle against the toddler’s face," the DA's office said. A CRT member successfully forced the handgun down and shot Hammond in the face. Other officers then rushed the toddler to safety. Medics treated Hammond at the scene, saving his life, authorities said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c7da819723856783554c6 Ex-Youth Pastor Charged With Wife’s Murder, 20 Years After Her Fatal Fall te 2026-06-25T01:00:24.280Z Ex-Youth Pastor Charged With Wife’s Murder, 20 Years After Her Fatal Fall Bernadette Vander Meer’s death in Zion National Park in Utah had been considered an accident. Prosecutors reopened the case in 2022 and now say her husband was having an affair with an underage girl. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c7b51197238567835545b Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. ‘Sanctuary’ Cities te 2026-06-25T00:50:25.140Z Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. ‘Sanctuary’ Cities Judge Evelyn Padin ruled the Justice Department’s lawsuit ​was flawed because it did not also challenge a state directive limiting local cooperation with federal immigration agents. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c790a19723856783553ef Havasu may get weekend gusts following midweek scattered rain te 2026-06-25T00:40:42.147Z Havasu may get weekend gusts following midweek scattered rain Some Lake Havasu City residents saw scattered rainshowers on Wednesday, June 24. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Planz, no other rain is expected in the area this weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c77041972385678355376 Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside te 2026-06-25T00:32:04.945Z Shark attack survivor wakes from 10-day coma and shares first words with family at her hospital bedside After spending 10 days in an induced coma following a shark attack on a Sydney, Australia beach, a woman uttered her first three words this week. Leah Stewart awoke and told her family, "I love you" on Tuesday while recuperating at a hospital, according to her brother, who wrote the update on a fundraising page. "After a week of life-support and repeat[ed] surgeries, doctors were able to extubate Leah and reduce her level of sedation to bring her out of the induced coma for a short period of time," Stewart said. "This allowed Leah to share her first words ‘I love you’ with her Mum and partner Fernando who have been by her side in ICU since the incident." He added that his sister’s "first thoughts were with her daughter August," asking if she was OK. SHARK ATTACK TURNS HOLIDAY BOATING TRIP INTO BLOODY FIGHT FOR TEEN'S SURVIVAL The mid-30s mother and teacher has already been through five surgeries, including having an arm amputated. She had been airlifted to a hospital in critical condition on the morning of June 13 at Coogee Beach, a popular weekend destination, after a shark bit her legs and arms. HEART-POUNDING VIDEO SHOWS FISHERMAN LEAPING INTO OCEAN TO SAVE GREAT WHITE SHARK Stewart was swimming near shore while a friend watched her daughter on the beach when the attack happened, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. "This is a lot faster than anyone expected, and for us this feels like a miracle and is everything so many of us have hoped and prayed for over the past week," Stewart wrote on a fundraising page. He added, "Leah has a long road ahead and still remains in critical care, but this is such a positive first step and gives us hope for Leah’s long-term recovery." Stewart’s attack came after three men have been killed by sharks in Australia since May. A 12-year-old boy was also killed by a shark in Sydney Harbor in January. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c76f1197238567835536d DHS puts 'sanctuary politicians' on notice after alleged park predator was released under Biden te 2026-06-25T00:31:45.491Z DHS puts 'sanctuary politicians' on notice after alleged park predator was released under Biden An illegal immigrant who allegedly exposed himself to one woman before trying to drag another woman into the woods at a Virginia park was arrested last year on felony drug trafficking charges but was released after sanctuary jurisdiction officials refused to cooperate with federal immigration officials, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Moises Domingo Rico Rosales, a Nicaraguan national who DHS says illegally entered the U.S. in Arizona in 2022 before being released under the Biden administration, was arrested Tuesday after Fairfax County police said he was linked to two separate incidents at Wakefield Park in Annandale, Virginia. He is now charged with abduction of a person with intent to defile and indecent exposure, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer asking Fairfax County officials not to release him, DHS said. DHS said Rico Rosales had previously been arrested in Fairfax County in 2024 on felony drug trafficking charges, but was later released after local officials refused to honor an ICE detainer. According to local reporting, court records show the 2024 drug charges were dropped by the office of George Soros-backed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, paving the way for his release from criminal custody. "This criminal illegal alien exposed himself to one woman in a park and then attempted to abduct another woman the same day," said Acting Assistant Secretary of DHS Lauren Bis. "He was previously arrested for drug trafficking in 2024, but Fairfax County sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and released him from jail." SOROS-BACKED DA'S LAX ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES LED TO 'PREVENTABLE' BUS STOP STABBING MURDER: COMPLAINT "This predator was RELEASED by the Biden Administration into our country in 2022. DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal and instead turn him over to ICE custody. Open border and sanctuary policies have real consequences, and they are the creation of more innocent victims." The case is drawing renewed scrutiny to Northern Virginia’s fight over ICE detainers and sanctuary-style policies, coming months after Abdul Jalloh, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with more than 30 prior arrests, was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Stephanie Minter at a Virginia bus stop.  That case helped fuel a recent House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Fairfax County’s sanctuary policies, where Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid faced questions from congressional Republicans over their handling of criminal illegal immigrants and ICE detainers. Fairfax officials have previously defended their policy by saying they do not hold inmates on ICE detainers alone without a judicial warrant. ICE detainers ask local jails to notify federal immigration authorities before an inmate’s release and hold the person briefly, so ICE can assume custody. ICE has argued that at-large arrests are more unpredictable and potentially dangerous than jail transfers. The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office pushed back on DHS’s characterization of the Rico Rosales case, telling Fox News Digital that he was booked into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in 2024 and that ICE filed an "informal request," but "failed to act upon" it after a court ordered Rico Rosales released. JORDAN GRILLS SOROS-BACKED DA DESCANO IN HEATED SPAT OVER SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICY: 'THIS IS ALMOST LAUGHABLE' "There was no judicial warrant filed by ICE," a spokesperson for Sheriff Stacey Kincaid’s office said. The sheriff’s office also said it does not currently have an ICE detainer on file for Rico Rosales in connection with his latest charges, despite DHS saying ICE had lodged one. The office said ICE would be able to take him into custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center if federal immigration officials file a detainer and respond when he is ordered released. "The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office does not obstruct or prevent ICE from acting on their civil detainers," the spokesperson said. Kincaid’s office said its policy is not to hold inmates past their release date unless ICE presents a judicial warrant or court-issued criminal detainer. A portion of the sheriff’s office standard operating procedures provided to Fox News Digital states that, "to hold a prisoner for" Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), ICE or another immigration enforcement official, "a criminal judicial order" is required. When asked about Rico Rosales' charges being dropped in 2024, Laura Birnbaum, chief of staff and public information officer for Descano’s office, said there are "many reasons" why the outcome of a criminal case may differ from the initial charges, including insufficient evidence, victims not wanting to continue with prosecution, key witnesses not being present in court, defendants cooperating with police or prosecutors, defendants taking behavioral steps such as restitution or treatment, coordination with other agencies or the initial charge not reflecting what actually occurred. VIRGINIA GOV. SPANBERGER CUTS TIES WITH ICE IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION "Our office will share additional specifics about cases where possible, but we cannot jeopardize ongoing prosecutions or investigations; disclose personal information about victims or witnesses; or share non-public case information," Birnbaum told Fox News Digital. Birnbaum also pushed back on criticism of the office, saying, "Some right-wing activists may attempt to retrofit political motives onto certain case outcomes or claim that prosecutors have the perfect ability to predict and avert future crimes." Governor Spanberger has moved to limit Virginia law enforcement’s role in federal civil immigration enforcement, including rescinding Youngkin-era directives, ending state-level 287(g) agreements and signing legislation that restricts state and local law-enforcement assistance in civil immigration operations absent a judicial warrant or subpoena. However, her office argues local jail custody decisions, including in Fairfax County, are made by local officials rather than the governor. "Governor Spanberger strongly believes violent criminals who are in the United States illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and deported. Under Governor Spanberger’s leadership, the Virginia Department of Corrections continues the long-standing practice of notifying ICE when individuals born outside of the United States are in state custody. Virginia state law enforcement agencies also continue to participate in task forces and inter-agency cooperation with federal agencies," a statement from Spanberger's office provided to Fox News Digital said. "As a former federal law enforcement officer who went after child predators, Governor Spanberger will always prioritize the safety and well-being of Virginia’s families," her office continued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c76a01972385678355347 NATO’s Leader Makes His Case to Trump for Preserving the Alliance te 2026-06-25T00:30:24.087Z NATO’s Leader Makes His Case to Trump for Preserving the Alliance Using charts, Secretary General Mark Rutte appeared to defuse the president’s anger by showing that European countries were “equalizing” defense spending with the U.S. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72e01972385678355282 Lincoln Memorial's hidden 15,000-square-foot undercroft opens to the public after a century underground te 2026-06-25T00:14:24.809Z Lincoln Memorial's hidden 15,000-square-foot undercroft opens to the public after a century underground A century-old secret hidden beneath the feet of former President Abraham Lincoln is opening to the public on Thursday, with a new video from the U.S. Department of the Interior teasing some of the never-before-seen views on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.  Visitors will be able to explore the newly unveiled Lincoln Memorial Undercroft, a sprawling 15,000-square-foot museum located directly beneath the iconic monument, for free with advance reservations. For 100 years, the cavernous structural chamber has sat vacant, resembling a "two-story shopping mall" supported by a grid of 122 giant concrete pillars. The project, backed by $26 million in federal funds and $48 million from the National Park Foundation, has been 10 years in the making, with construction officially beginning in 2023, according to Julie Moore, vice president of communications with the Trust for the National Mall. CONGRESSMAN REVEALS HIDDEN SECRET PASSAGEWAY FROM AMERICA'S FOUNDING UNDER CAPITOL FLOORBOARDS Now, a glass-encased exhibit area floats within the infrastructure beneath the statue of the 16th president. The highly anticipated museum features interactive physical displays, multimedia video presentations and a bookstore. Among the most exciting historical treasures on display are original copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, complete with Lincoln's signature, according to the Department of the Interior. DISCOVERY AT MONTICELLO REVEALS CONSTRUCTION SECRETS THOMAS JEFFERSON LEFT OUT OF MAPS AND LETTERS Visitors will also get a unique glimpse into the memorial's construction, featuring historical tools and authentic graffiti left behind by original workers in the 1920s. Beyond its physical foundations, Moore said, the undercroft tells the story of how the Lincoln Memorial evolved into America's "civic stage." Exhibits highlight the site's profound role in civil rights history, memorializing historic events like Marian Anderson's 1939 concert and the March on Washington. Advance reservations can be made through recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. Visitors can book up to 30 days in advance, or get walk-up tickets on a first-come, first-served basis daily at 8:45 a.m. local time at the nearby Korean War Veterans Memorial kiosk. Affiliate FOX 5 D.C. contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72cd1972385678355279 'Yellowstone' creator warns Dems' rejection of Trump's legitimacy is destroying 'rule of law' te 2026-06-25T00:14:05.354Z 'Yellowstone' creator warns Dems' rejection of Trump's legitimacy is destroying 'rule of law' "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan warned Joe Rogan that Democrats’ refusal to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s legitimacy, particularly in the post-COVID era, threatens rule of law. In both his first and second terms, Trump has seen massive pushback from leaders in major institutions. This ranges from sanctuary cities refusing to work with federal agents to major officials going against his agenda as commander-in-chief. Even on the ground level, there has been popular sentiment that he was not a legitimately elected president . This comes amid the same years that America’s other major institutions have had a crisis of legitimacy after the COVID-19 pandemic, something Sheridan addressed in his interview with Rogan. "I think in 30 years when they look back, like — we are still suffering from a society from COVID like still, and not so much from the disease itself, but from our faith in the institutions around us," he said. "Whether it's government, whether it's the media, whether it's pharmaceutical companies and the way that it was manipulated to gain power for a political group, and it was effective and so when something's effective then people just keep doing the same thing until it's no longer effective right?" ROSIE O'DONNELL PUSHES CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT TRUMP DIDN'T REALLY WIN 2024 ELECTION, SAYS ‘I THINK KAMALA WON’ He argued there was a similar idea in the military from the initiative to "win hearts and minds" of America’s adversaries abroad. Sheridan suggested that this may have worked in Japan, where the Emperor had implored his subjects to stand down and surrender amid World War II; it has not worked in other places since. America’s conflict, however, is an internal one, he suggested. "So our government, and it's so dangerous what we're seeing," Sheridan lamented. "You can like Trump or not like Trump," he continued, noting that, "People are going to like presidents and dislike presidents, but now defying the rule of law because he happens to be the head of the federal government and openly defying the federal government. The repercussions of that are going to be, ‘Okay, fine. You can't stand this man. You think he's a terrible president, and you're not going to follow his laws. But that's the new normal now.’" "So when a president gets in that you do support, then the other side, because we've established this precedent, they're just not going to follow his laws either," Sheridan warned. "And now we've eroded the rule of law, and then what happens? GOP SENATORS RALLY AROUND NEW DHS PROPOSAL TARGETING SANCTUARY CITIES: 'SHOULD PAY A PRICE' "The slippery slope is very dangerous," Rogan said, noting that while he is not in favor of illegal immigrants being in the United States, the normalization of militarized police in public life may enable the far-left once they get back into power. Rogan added further that he isn’t even sure whether there is another way to do mass deportations, noting that quick removals may be the only answer to Democrats having allowed an overwhelming and rapid influx of illegal immigrants, but nonetheless, "you’re setting a weird precedent, you’re setting a precedent that can be used in other ways." "It's slippery. It is slippery. And again, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. And these politicians right now who are doing all of us a tremendous disservice in Washington, I feel, our elected officials, because they're not thinking beyond this next election. And maybe they never have," Sheridan said. "But they were better at hiding it, maybe." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72b91972385678355264 On Dobbs anniversary Hobbs warns of her GOP opponents’ past abortion ban support te 2026-06-25T00:13:45.386Z On Dobbs anniversary Hobbs warns of her GOP opponents’ past abortion ban support Gov. Katie Hobbs in January 2026. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) In the run-up to decide who will lead the Grand Canyon State for the next four years, Gov. Katie Hobbs is looking to keep her Republican opponents in the political hot seat over their abortion stances.  “Every chance I have during this election, I’m going to be focused on my opponents’ record of supporting the cost-hiking agenda of Washington (and) of supporting a nationwide abortion ban,” she said, shortly after leading a roundtable discussion with local doctors and advocates on the state’s reproductive healthcare landscape.  U.S. Congressmen Andy Biggs and David Schweikert are vying for the chance to challenge Hobbs in the fall. Both have a track record of opposing abortion and supporting legislation that could lead to a nationwide ban. Biggs and Schweikert each celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional protection for abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Clinic four years ago and both have co-sponsored federal legislation that would bestow personhood at conception, which critics warn would outlaw all abortions.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Arizona voters’ overwhelming support for Prop. 139 two years ago, which made the procedure a fundamental right in the state, didn’t deter Biggs from continuing to push for a nationwide ban, either; he co-sponsored the most recent iteration of the legislation last year on the same day it was introduced. Schweikert didn’t back that version of the bill, but he did co-sponsor six previous iterations.  Sitting between reproductive rights advocates and local doctors at the McKinley Club in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday morning, Hobbs warned that failing to re-elect her could mean new and more successful attacks on abortion care.  “The reality can be really different with a different governor in office,” she said. “I’m committed to continuing the fight to protect what we fought for and won.”  The Democrat ran on a campaign promise to defend access to abortion care and she’s spent her first term in office focused on that goal, issuing an executive order that prevented county attorneys from prosecuting patients or doctors over abortion care and vetoing dozens of bills from the Republican-majority state legislature that sought to restrict the procedure. On Wednesday, Hobbs highlighted those efforts and other actions taken to expand access to reproductive healthcare, including ensuring a law passed during her predecessor’s leadership which had been held up for two years that made birth control available at pharmacies without the need for a prescription, as proof that she’s the best candidate to oversee Arizona.  Doctors lauded the progress made to keep abortion care accessible and said they worried that electing Biggs or Schweikert could mean their patients would again be forced to deal with unnecessary barriers. In February, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge struck down multiple laws that doctors have long said were intended to make it more burdensome to obtain an abortion, including ones requiring a 24-hour waiting period, an ultrasound and the recitation of state-mandated information before the procedure could be performed. Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, the owner of Camelback Family Planning, an abortion clinic in Phoenix, said those changes helped streamline the process for her patients but said several onerous requirements remain, including a state law that forces doctors to ask patients why they’re seeking an abortion. Goodrick said she fears handing the state over to an anti-abortion candidate would only result in more restrictions, which she criticized as politicians meddling in the private healthcare choices of Arizonans.  “There’s no more personal decision that they could make and the government should not have any say in their decisions,” she said.  Athena Salman, the director of the Arizona branch of Reproductive Freedom for All, said all the gains made during Hobbs’ tenure could be reversed under Biggs or Schweikert. And while voters might believe that the legality of abortion is a settled matter after the passage of Prop. 139, Salman warned that letting Republicans win back the state’s leadership positions would only reinvigorate efforts to undermine the abortion rights amendment. Hobbs pointed out that while the anti-abortion bills she vetoed would have invited legal challenges if they had been approved by a Republican governor, the process would have been costly for taxpayers and lengthy, leaving doctors and patients in legal uncertainty.  “Voters can’t be complacent,” Salman said. “If they want to continue to enjoy reproductive freedom, which is integrally linked to your economic freedom, then you need to reelect Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and we need to flip the legislature.” Reproductive rights groups have tried to use concern over abortion access to mobilize voters and change party control at the state legislature since the constitutional right to the procedure was toppled four years ago. But that has proven a difficult sell. In 2024, when the abortion rights amendment was on the ballot and advocates were confident they could sweep the elections, Republicans instead increased their hold at the state legislature. Advocates are hopeful that this year’s election will yield results. On Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Reproductive Freedom for All announced a $23.5 million voter education campaign dubbed “My Body. My Ballot.” Salman said she’s unsure how much of the money is destined for Arizona, but said she expects it will be invested in digital ads and voter outreach. Another reason reproductive rights advocates hope voters reelect Hobbs and shakeup the legislature is to move forward on the effort to enshrine access to contraception in state law.  Hobbs and Democrats at the state legislature have pushed to do just that for three years, with no success. Republican lawmakers have consistently refused to advance their legislative proposals and blocked attempts by Democrats to force consideration of the bills. Yet despite the likelihood that effort will remain stagnant in a GOP-majority legislature and the longshot nature of flipping the legislature, Salman said there’s currently no plan to send the question to voters, instead. Pushing a ballot initiative is a time and cost intensive effort, she pointed out, and there are more laws on the books that chip away at reproductive healthcare than can be addressed in a single ballot measure.  “For us the greatest investment and the quickest way to action that Arizonans can take is reelecting this governor and flipping the state legislature,” she said. “That is the best pathway and most realistic pathway to securing broader reproductive freedoms beyond abortion care.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72a51972385678355255 No injuries reported in early morning structure fire on Bison Avenue te 2026-06-25T00:13:25.416Z No injuries reported in early morning structure fire on Bison Avenue FORT MOHAVE — No injuries were reported in a structure fire Wednesday morning on Bison Avenue. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c7291197238567835524c 062426 FMMFD Bison fire.jpg te 2026-06-25T00:13:05.451Z 062426 FMMFD Bison fire.jpg No injuries were reported in an early morning garage fire Wednesday in the 5600 block of Bison Avenue. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c727d1972385678355243 Adopt a pet te 2026-06-25T00:12:45.481Z Adopt a pet These animals are available for adoption through the Bullhead City Animal Resource Center (BARC). It is located at 2270 Trane Road in Bullhead City. BARC's hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c7269197238567835523a Scene pkg June 24 te 2026-06-25T00:12:25.518Z Scene pkg June 24 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72181972385678354fa4 Trump Claims He Asked Prosecutor to ‘Do Me a Favor’ and Look Into the California Election te 2026-06-25T00:11:04.113Z Trump Claims He Asked Prosecutor to ‘Do Me a Favor’ and Look Into the California Election The president took credit for the advance of the former Fox News host, Steve Hilton, to the runoff for governor. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c72041972385678354ee7 Dolly Parton’s Fans Were Worried. She Came to a Truck Stop to See Them. te 2026-06-25T00:10:44.648Z Dolly Parton’s Fans Were Worried. She Came to a Truck Stop to See Them. Fans have been worried about the singer’s health since she postponed shows last year. So some were thrilled to catch a glimpse of her on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c71ed1972385678354de7 Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war te 2026-06-25T00:10:21.103Z Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now put off limits. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a3c6fd519723856783545f5 FIFA revokes commentator's credentials after on-air crash-out for the ages over player's ejection te 2026-06-25T00:01:25.729Z FIFA revokes commentator's credentials after on-air crash-out for the ages over player's ejection FIFA has revoked the credentials of a Paraguayan soccer commentator who went on a wild, expletive-filled tirade while calling a game. According to The Athletic, Jorge Chipi Vera was calling games for ABC Carnival and ABC TV and was calling Paraguay's match against Turkiye. Paraguay won that match 1-0, but it was notable because Paraguay's Miguel Almirón became the first player to get the ol' heave-ho for violating FIFA's new rule about covering one's mouth. WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE It's a rule that's kind of ridiculous with more than its share of obvious flaws, and I think Jorge Chipi Vera would agree with me on that. WORLD CUP PLAYERS WHO COVER THEIR MOUTHS DURING CONFRONTATIONS COULD GET RED CARDS When Almirón got sent off, Vera went off. There's a good chance you don't speak Spanish (nor do I; four years in high school and a year in college, and the best I can do is order a beer and ask where the kitchen is), so fortunately, others have translated. FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE Vera called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and match referee Ivan Baton "f--king thieves" and said that they were "killing football." That alone is going to get a little heat, but Vera then tacked on 20 "sons of b----hes." Twenty. Does it count as a fleeting expletive if you do it that many times? ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Probably not, but whatever the case, Vera released an apology for his comments. "During the broadcast of the match between Paraguay and Turkiye, I had an outburst," the broadcaster said (as translated by The Athletic). "In the midst of my frustration over the expulsion of a player from my country, and feeling that my national team was being harmed, I used offensive and unacceptable expressions against the referee, FIFA, and its authorities." In fairness, a lot of people say stuff like that when they feel like their favorite team has been wronged. The only difference is they're not normally behind a mic broadcasting to millions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home