https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b72075342cf4db91c613 College football chaos: Historic upsets, Arch Manning's fiasco, clock controversy and CFP ramifications arise te 2026-10-18T12:10:08.772Z College football chaos: Historic upsets, Arch Manning's fiasco, clock controversy and CFP ramifications arise BLOOMINGTON - I guess we should have seen the chaos in college football coming on Saturday after Indiana fans had thought the Hoosiers were about to steal a win against Ohio State in the final minute of a chaotic fourth quarter. But, did we expect to see this type of madness around a sport that essentially agreed to expand the CFP to 24-teams before the weekend got underway? Absolutely not. THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IS SACRIFICING ITS SOUL TO BE AN ATM FOR CONFERENCES WITH EXPANSION TO 24 TEAMS Maybe it's fair to say that we have zero clue which teams are actually elite this year, coming off Indiana's perfect season in 2025. Or, maybe the actual answer to what occurred on Saturday across the SEC and other conferences is that parity has finally set in to a sport that has seen multiple teams spend over $35 million to piece On Saturday, we witnessed the No. 1, No. 2, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 13, No. 16 and No. 18 ranked teams in the AP Top-25 poll go down, with five of the top eight teams losing on the same day for the first time since 1989. There are also no more unbeaten teams within the SEC, and only one in the Big Ten (UCLA), while the ACC also has just one. The Big 12 currently sits with three unbeaten teams, which Utah capped-off early Sunday morning in its win over Colorado. In what might have been the game of the day, it was BYU and Notre Dame going to war in Provo to cap off what was a monumental day in the sport, with the Cougars coming out on top in the 28-24 upset. A Top-10 showdown turned into sixty-minute battle that came down to the final play of the game as CJ Carr's pass was deflected in the end zone, leading to thousands of fans rushing the field in what was a cinematic ending to this non-conference matchup. But, it turns out that the college football world would be talking about a game-clock, once again. COLLEGE FOOTBALL FACES ANOTHER CLOCK CONTROVERSY AFTER BYU UPSETS NO.2 NOTRE DAME There was plenty of controversy surrounding the final seconds, given the fact there might have actually been one second remaining on the game clock, while there also not a flag thrown for pass interference that sent social media into a frenzy. Early Sunday morning, the Big 12 released a statement saying that there should have been one second put on the clock, which would have led to Notre Dame being allowed to run one final play from the BYU 8-yard line. "Following the Big 12’s review of the final play of Saturday’s Notre Dame-BYU game, it was determined that time remained on the clock when the ball hit the ground and the play was incorrectly cleared by the replay officiating crew. The Conference will conduct a complete review of its end-of-game officiating process in advance of next week's games." This came just hours after No. 1 Georgia was upset at home by the Auburn Tigers, which had already set the tone for what was to come throughout this wild day. And, the way in which No. 3 Miami defeated Florida State will probably haunt Seminole fans for at least the rest of this season. Yes, there was a wild ending that included FSU completing a Hail-Mary attempt during the second overtime that would've given them an opportunity to tie the game on the ensuing conversion attempt. Unfortunately for Mike Norvell, a holding call materialized, erasing the touchdown pass, forcing the Seminoles to try again. FLORIDA STATE FALLS AGAIN AS MIAMI SURVIVES OVERTIME SCARE TO REMAIN UNBEATEN IN WILD ENDING Alabama, Georgia and Texas had not lost on the same weekend since 1996. Think about that stat for a second, or the fact that the Bulldogs had won 53-straight games against unranked opponents, or that Auburn was the first team not to be ranked that upset a No. 1 squad on the road since 2007. TENNESSEE DOMINATES AS ALABAMA SUFFERS FIRST BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR-SEASON LOSSES IN NEARLY TWO DECADES For all of the chatter that the regular season no longer has the same feeling because of the college football playoff, well that conversation can wait until the CFP expands to 24-teams next season. If you had been paying attention to what was taking place in Austin, you would have seen that this group of Longhorns were an average SEC team that has a very staunch defense. The non-stop discussion around Arch Manning has grown stale. His head coach, Steve Sarkisian, for some reason loves to act as though if he should be praised for the job he had done leading up to the Florida loss on Saturday afternoon. Yes, if you take the last name off his uniform, Manning might be sitting on the bench if he was playing for another school without the legendary last name. And let me be clear, it's ok to call Arch an average quarterback. STEVE SARKISIAN’S ‘JOE SMITH’ ARGUMENT FOR ARCH MANNING IS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE FOR AN AVERAGE QB Sure, a nice chunk of the blame should also go towards the guy who is calling plays on offense: Steve Sarkisian. Texas would have lost to Ohio State if the Buckeyes did not implode in the fourth quarter, or missed a field goal late in the game. The Longhorns would have lost to Tennessee if the Josh Heupel had a quarterback that could have completed a 20-yard route across the middle. OHIO STATE SHATTERS INDIANA'S 22-GAME WINNING STREAK WITH WILD ENDING IN BLOOMINGTON, BUT BUCKEYES LOSE QB JULIAN SAYIN IN THE PROCESS And now, the Longhorns have lost two-straight games against teams they were 'supposed' to beat, with their starting quarterback being a major factor in those losses. Whether it's erratic interceptions or fumbles, or overthrowing receivers, things are not clicking for this Texas offense. COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S MEGA ROSTERS AREN’T DELIVERING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT AS LSU, TEXAS A&M AND OREGON PROVE Now? Steve Sarkisian is just one-loss away from having his words of making it past the CFP semifinals blow up in his face. Maybe he will actually open the quarterback competition up this week, or we can continue having these conversations about his inept offense. Well, that was fun while it lasted at No. 1 for Georgia Over in Athens, the Georgia Bulldogs obviously didn’t get the memo that the SEC is just full of itself this season, and any one of their teams can catch a loss on any given Saturday. How else are we to describe what the Tigers did for the first time since 2007, in being an unranked team to go on the road and beat the No.1 team in the country? UNRANKED AUBURN UPSETS TOP-RANKED GEORGIA WITH WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL, MARKING WILD FEAT NOT SEEN IN 36 YEARS Two interceptions and one lost fumble for starting quarterback Gunner Stockton was the perfect recipe for Auburn to stroll into Athens and shock the top-ranked team in the country. Tied 24-24 with :58 seconds remaining in the game, Auburn drove 40-yards thanks in-part to a bad penalty on Georgia, to have Alex McPherson drill a 34-yard field goal to send the Tigers home with the shocking win. What does this mean for the Bulldogs? I still think they are the best team in the SEC, but obviously that doesn’t mean much at the moment. Tennessee lights them up again in Knoxville after beating Alabama Just when I thought Kalen DeBoer had this team in the right frame of mind, the Crimson Tide strolled a whooping on Saturday afternoon against the Vols. George MacIntyre made his second ever start as the Tennessee quarterback, throwing for 197 yards and 1 interception. But, if you had been paying attention to the Vols, it wasn’t hard to notice that this defensive group is playing out of their minds under defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Having laid that part out, this win for the Vols came down to them pushing Alabama around for an entire afternoon, led by running back DeSean Bishop and his 159 yards with two touchdowns. The scary part is that if Heupel can get just a bit more out of his quarterback, this team could be even more dangerous over the second half of the season. For Alabama, the supposed wake-up call for the program against Georgia last weekend in the heavyweight fight that resulted in a loss led to another rough night at the office. Quarterback Keelon Russell was brought back down to reality with his two interceptions, and if they don't figure it out pretty quickly, they will be eliminated from any CFP conversation over the next few weeks. As for the rest of this conference... I can honestly say I did not have Ole Miss holding No. 13 Missouri to just three points on my bingo card for the weekend, but it go ugly in Oxford, with the Rebels now preparing for a trip to offensively-rudderless Texas next weekend. LSU took care of a Mississippi State team playing without starting quarterback Kamario Taylor and starting running back Fluff Bothwell, giving Tiger fans something else to think about for at least one night after the shocking loss to Kentucky two weeks ago. No, this does not mean Lane Kiffin has things figured out in Baton Rouge, with a trip to Auburn coming next week. What we witnessed on Saturday across the country will be hard to replicate over the next two months, but more importantly over the next five years. Thanks to the money-driven decisions and pariticpaption trophy mindset, the college football playoff will expand to 24-teams next season, which in the minds of most is twelve more than necessary in this current era of the sport. It's obvious that college football is thriving, and the fans are reaping the benefits of parity starting to become more of a factor within the NIL-Revenue Sharing era that has encompassed the sport. Will the optics around the college football regular season change in the future with the additional teams? Yes. But, can Saturday's like the one we just witnessed still hold the same type of meaning moving forward is the bigger question on the minds of many around the country. That's what conference commissioners are banking on. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b71f75342cf4db91c60a Forget New York and Chicago: An unlikely American city is becoming a pizza lover's paradise te 2026-10-18T12:10:07.940Z Forget New York and Chicago: An unlikely American city is becoming a pizza lover's paradise New York City and Chicago may be the American cities best known for their pizza, but another city — in Connecticut of all places — has carved out its own slice of the pie. In New Haven, pizza fans can now bike between famous pizzerias, sleep in a pizza-themed hotel suite and even visit a museum exhibit devoted to the city's signature food. Just in time for National Pizza Month, historian and self-described "pizza guru" Colin Caplan has launched a new pizza crawl aboard the Elm City Party Bike, a 15-passenger pedal-powered trolley. AMERICA' S BEST PIZZERIAS CROWNED IN NEW RANKINGS AS PIZZA EXPERT SHARES SKEPTICISM The bike has operated in the city for the past nine years but, for the first time, is being used specifically for pizza tours.  Guests can choose their own pizzerias or take a guided tour with Caplan — who is also a professional tour guide, author, architect and founder of Taste New Haven — sampling similar pies from several restaurants and comparing them. "We're going to try cheese pizza from three or four different places, and then we'll rate it at the end, and you can decide what's better," Caplan told Fox News Digital. "It's a great way to team build, to have the pizza together, to be outside, to frolic and have some fun." AMERICA'S MOST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE PLACES TO ORDER PIZZA REVEALED IN NEW STUDY But the rolling pizza party is just one example of how deeply the dish has become woven into New Haven's identity. The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale even offers a Pizza Suite decorated with the city's signature food, along with gift cards to famed New Haven pizzerias Sally's Apizza and Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana — two of the spots that make up the so-called "Holy Trinity" of New Haven-style apizza; the third is Modern Apizza. Visitors build entire trips around the city's pie, Caplan said.  "We actually have people who are doing staycations from all over the country," he added. PHILADELPHIA PIZZA SHOP SELLS $55 SLICES TOPPED WITH CAVIAR, SERVED ON GOLD PLATE WITH KEEPSAKE SPOON New Haven has increasingly earned a place alongside America's better-known pizza destinations, Caplan said, set apart by its signature style, which is locally known as "apizza" and features a thin, crispy, chewy and slightly charred crust. "Let's face it, New York City has always been the center of pizza in everyone's mind," Caplan said, noting Chicago and Detroit as runners-up. "Everyone knows about these big cities and the pizza scene. What New Haven has had to do was prove itself." A traditional pie in New Haven can be remarkably simple, he said, topped only with tomato sauce and some grated Pecorino Romano. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "People are obsessed with cheese," Caplan said. "But, I want to tell you something, the real pizza, the original pizzas, they didn't have tons of cheese." In addition to its more traditional approach to cheese, the city is also known for its white clam pizza, famously associated with Frank Pepe. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Caplan's go-to topping, however, has an unexpectedly salty twist: anchovies.  "That little brininess, that little bit of salt, that extra protein, that flavor ... it is, to me, complete," he said. Anchovy-topped pizza was also the original option in New Haven for diners who wanted something other than a plain pie, he said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Those traditions are part of what Caplan believes makes New Haven's pizza culture worth traveling for, and it's about more than just determining which city has the best pies. "People are coming for pizza, but they're seeing the culture. They're seeing what we really have here," he said. "For a small city, we pack a big punch." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b71f75342cf4db91c601 WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire te 2026-10-18T12:10:07.085Z WATCH: Virginia cops crawl through burning house to save man trapped in fire As police officers raced up to a wooden house in the town of Culpeper, Virginia on the evening of Oct. 3, heavy smoke billowed out of the windows. Residents who lived in separate apartments in the house stood outside, according to the Culpeper Police Department. But one man hadn’t come out, they told police. They worried that he might be inside. MYSTERY STRANGER VANISHES AFTER FAMILY SAYS FRANTIC WARNING SAVED THEIR LIVES DURING DEVASTATING HOUSE FIRE Officer Ashley Sain didn’t wait. She rushed toward the house and went in without protective gear and began checking doors, searching for anyone who might still be inside. Moments later, Officer Neal Coffey joined her. SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SAVES MAN FROM FIERY WRECK AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE ENDS IN CRASH Body-worn camera footage shows one officer running up stairs, past "No Smoking" signs with red lettering posted on the walls. On the second floor, the duo found a door that was locked from the inside. Smoke slipped through through cracks above and below. MARINE VETERAN AND BOSTON FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER RESCUE EFFORTS AT MASSIVE HOUSE BLAZE "Police department, if you’re in here!" Sain shouted over shrieking smoke alarms. Meanwhile, Coffey quickly opened the lock with a pocket-size tool and cautiously swung open the door, calling out, "Police department!" HISTORIC NYC CHURCH ENGULFED IN 5-ALARM BLAZE; 6 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BATTLING STUBBORN FLAMES But there was no answer. Heavy black smoke poured from the bedroom. The officers could see flames. MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFS APARTMENT COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FORCES EVACUATIONS IN SOUTH BEND "Police department!" Sain shouted again. "Anybody inside?" By that time, Sgt. David Cole and Officer Michael Beel had made it to the second floor, as well. HEART-STOPPING VIDEO SHOWS OFFICERS USE UNLIKELY TOOL TO SAVE FAMILY TRAPPED IN FLOODWATERS Body-worn camera footage shows Coffey crawling on his hands and knees, then flat on the wooden plank floor, searching the room with a flashlight. "I can’t see!" he shouted with a tone of increasing desperation, as he pushed through thicker smoke. POLICE DOG FOLLOWS HIS NOSE TO FIND MISSING AUTISTIC TEEN SCREAMING FOR HELP He inched forward on his chest, feeling around through the smoke. Suddenly, he found a man lying unresponsive on a bed. "Hey brother, come on!" he urges frantically, tugging the man’s arm. FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE PULL YOUNG WOMAN FROM SEWAGE-FILLED RAVINE AFTER DAYS TRAPPED IN 104-DEGREE HEAT "Come on! Come with me!" He shouted again through the smoke to fellow officers. "We’ve got to get him out! I have him! He’s breathing!" Video shows him struggling to move the man. "Hey! We need help!" an officer shouted. Coffey pulled the limp man onto the floor. Beel crawled in to help. Together, the four officers dragged the unconscious man into the hallway. Then a firefighter in protective gear emerged through the smoke. A team of firefighters carried the man out of the burning building, and extinguished the fire. SEND US A TIP The rescued resident was transported to a hospital, then transferred to a regional burn center. His name and the cause of the fire have not been released because those details are part of an active investigation. GOT A TIP? Three of the police officers also were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation and other injuries. They were released that evening. All four who braved the smoke and flames were honored with valor awards on Oct. 14, Capt. Kevin Tooley of the Culpeper Police Department told Fox News Digital. He was a supervisor on the scene. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "They went above and beyond the normal call for a police department," Tooley said of his team. "We normally don't go into burning buildings. I mean, that's not our job. That's typically the fire department's job. But we don't know how to say no, especially when there's a life … that we know we have to save." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b71e75342cf4db91c5f8 Colts and Patriots 6-point teaser is the football betting play of the week at -130 odds te 2026-10-18T12:10:06.136Z Colts and Patriots 6-point teaser is the football betting play of the week at -130 odds This football season has been a struggle for me, but I’ve gotten back to a manageable point, and I’m looking for more this week. The problem actually is that I feel like I’ve seen more games that are worth wagering on than those that stand out to me. That could be a good sign, like I’m seeing the board well. I have one play that I think should be an easy winner with a 6-point teaser on the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots. The Tennessee Titans come into this game at 0-5 and 0-2 on the road. They have yet to score more than 20 points in a game, but their defense also hasn’t allowed more than 26 points this season. They lost last week in rather embarrassing fashion, falling 26-3 to the Texans. They just can’t seem to sustain drives or to get their defense to make stops when needed. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Colts are struggling this season with a 2-3 record. Their two wins have come against the Texans and Commanders. Their losses have been against the Ravens, Chiefs, and Steelers. They took the Chiefs to overtime. The Steelers and Ravens both got whatever they wanted on offense against Indianapolis. Last season, Tennessee faced the Colts twice, and they lost 41-20 in Tennessee and then 38-14 in Indianapolis. I don’t know that you even need to drop the Colts down, but you’re essentially giving the Colts a chance to just win the game. The New York Jets have been surprisingly competitive this season. The Jets are 2-3 for the season and just 1-2 on the road. Their lone road win was against the Titans. The two losses on the road were against the Lions and Bears. In both of those games, they lost by at least seven points. The third loss came at the hands of the Packers, at home, in overtime as they lost 20-17. The fact that they’ve either won or lost two of three games within one score is a good improvement for them. PATRIOTS' DRAKE MAYE 'LOOKING MYSELF IN THE MIRROR' AS GAME HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED SINCE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP The New England Patriots struggled a bit in the early going of the season. They were just 1-2, having lost two games to the Seahawks and the Jaguars. Both losses have come on the road. At home, they’ve beaten the Raiders (last week) and the Steelers (Week 2). They’ve had a combined score of 65-20 against opponents at home this season. Drake Maye has come alive in the past two weeks, throwing for seven of his eight touchdowns. He has also thrown for over half of his total passing yards in the past two games. The Jets are not a team that I trust on the road, and the Patriots seem to be getting their season together. I do think the Patriots could also cover this game at the regular spread, but why bother when all you need them to do is to win by two points or more. Teaser: Patriots -1.5 + Colts -1 at -130 For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b71d75342cf4db91c5ef Trump tries different approach with Russia to bring Americans relief amid ongoing war with Ukraine te 2026-10-18T12:10:05.188Z Trump tries different approach with Russia to bring Americans relief amid ongoing war with Ukraine President Donald Trump is easing some of the economic pressure on Russia in hopes of bringing Vladimir Putin closer to a peace deal — a gamble that will test whether economic incentives can move Moscow where years of sanctions have not. The administration's decision to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian diesel has drawn opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill and skepticism over whether the move will meaningfully lower prices for Americans. Meanwhile, Russia has offered few public signs of concessions in return. Six Republican senators joined Democrats this week in urging Trump to reverse the decision, while five House Republicans signed a separate bipartisan letter Thursday seeking to revoke the Treasury authorization. The resistance comes as Washington approaches an Oct. 18, 2026, deadline to begin implementing a sweeping new sanctions law Congress overwhelmingly approved to increase economic pressure on Russia. BIPARTISAN SENATORS DEMAND TRUMP SCRAP RUSSIA DIESEL DEAL, CALL IT 'BETRAYAL' OF US ALLIES The administration argues that allowing Russian diesel back onto global markets could help bring down prices for American consumers while demonstrating the economic benefits Russia could gain through improved relations with the United States. Trump has defended the agreement as a way to add supply to a global diesel market strained by high prices, stressing that the Russian fuel does not necessarily need to come state side to benefit American consumers. "That's a diesel deal that's going to be released into the world for the world market because the world market suffers with high prices," Trump told reporters Tuesday. But energy analysts have questioned whether the volumes involved would meaningfully affect prices. Russia, meanwhile, continued striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure after Trump declared an immediate energy ceasefire Sunday. John Hardie, deputy director of the Russia Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, argued the diesel agreement would make more sense as part of a reciprocal deal under which Moscow and Kyiv both stopped attacking energy infrastructure. "The Ukrainians could stomach it if it were part of a mutual energy truce where both Russia and Ukraine don't strike each other's infrastructure," Hardie told Fox News Digital. Instead, Hardie said, Trump pressed Ukraine to halt its refinery strikes without securing the same restraint from Putin. "The better solution is to go back to the Kremlin and try to get that two-way solution," he said. Trump announced the diesel agreement Oct. 9 after a phone call with Putin, saying Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the "American and Global Marketplace," followed by another 500,000 tons in November, 1 million tons shortly thereafter and eventually another 3 million tons depending on the condition of its refineries. TRUMP RUSSIA DEAL COULD FUEL PUTIN'S WAR, EX-NATO COMMANDER WARNS AS ZELENSKYY SAYS 'NYET' Treasury issued General License 135 the same day, temporarily authorizing transactions involving Russian-origin diesel through April 7, 2027. The diesel dispute has become part of a broader strain between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump has repeatedly pressed Kyiv to halt refinery attacks, while Zelenskyy has criticized the diesel deal and accused Russia of ignoring Trump's energy ceasefire. Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian oil infrastructure this week after saying Moscow had failed to observe the pause. Russia, meanwhile, has intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy system as winter approaches. A major missile and drone attack Wednesday damaged dozens of energy facilities and left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power, according to Ukrainian officials. The White House says the deal serves two purposes: adding supply to global fuel markets and showing Moscow some of the economic benefits that could come with improved relations. Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed the agreement with Ukrainian officials as part of an effort to revive peace negotiations, Reuters reported. One person briefed on the talks said the deal could help "soften" Moscow's position by signaling that Trump remains open to doing business with Russia. But analysts question how much genuinely new diesel Russia can provide. "The amount of diesel Russia can provide would be a drop in the bucket compared to global demand," Masha Kotkin, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told S&P Global. "If you are asking about US diesel prices, I don't think it's going to make a difference," she said. Sergey Vakulenko, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and former Russian oil executive, similarly cautioned against treating the roughly $7 billion value of the diesel contemplated under the agreement as new revenue for Moscow, noting that Russia was already exporting substantial quantities despite Western sanctions. He estimated the sanctions relief could instead benefit Russian exporters by roughly $30 to $40 per ton through better commercial terms and lower shipping costs — tens of millions of dollars per month, only part of which would reach the Russian state through taxes. At the same time, Ukrainian strikes have sharply constrained Russia's ability to increase supply. Vakulenko said Russian diesel available for export fell from roughly 3 million tons per month in April to about 325,000 tons in September, leaving both Russia's additional financial benefit and the deal's potential impact on global prices more limited than the headline figures suggest. Hardie said signs of division between Washington and Kyiv could encourage Putin to increase military pressure rather than compromise. "That message of irresolution and of division between Washington and Kyiv only encourages Putin to intensify military pressure, kind of seeing that opportunity," Hardie said. He said the administration had previously presented sanctions relief and renewed economic ties as benefits Russia could unlock through a negotiated settlement. Offering some of those benefits beforehand, he warned, could undermine that incentive. "It'll lead Putin to kind of digging his heels in on maximalist demands," Hardie said. The debate comes as Congress is moving in the opposite direction. Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law Sept. 18, giving the administration new authorities to target Russian officials, financial institutions and entities helping sustain the war. Its first 30-day implementation deadline arrives Oct. 18. Six Republican senators — Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, Alan Armstrong, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn — joined six Democrats Tuesday in calling on Trump to rescind the diesel agreement and implement the new sanctions law. The senators acknowledged the need to bring down energy costs but argued the Russian diesel would have a "negligible impact" on prices while generating additional revenue for Moscow. A separate bipartisan group of 22 House lawmakers called on Trump Thursday to revoke the diesel authorization and fully implement the Graham law. The White House has stood by the agreement, arguing Trump's priority is lowering costs for Americans while continuing to pursue an end to the war. Hardie questioned whether economic incentives would carry enough weight to change Putin's calculations. "Putin cares much more at this point about Ukraine and his legacy, and this broader kind of cocktail of grievances that led him to this war than he does about, you know, clearly Russia's GDP or well-being, or else he never would have done this in the first place," Hardie said. The diesel agreement now puts Trump's theory of leverage to an early test: whether giving Putin a glimpse of the economic benefits available through improved relations can draw him toward a settlement, or whether Moscow will see easing pressure before a ceasefire as a reason to hold out for more. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b4c775342cf4db91c563 Pope Leo welcomed back as he delivers Angelus prayer days after lung cancer surgery te 2026-10-18T12:00:07.721Z Pope Leo welcomed back as he delivers Angelus prayer days after lung cancer surgery Pope Leo XIV made a remarkable return to the Vatican on Sunday, appearing before thousands of Catholic faithful in St. Peter's Square just five days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his lung. The 71-year-old pontiff delivered his traditional Angelus prayer from a window overlooking the square, marking his first official engagement since being discharged Saturday from Rome's Gemelli hospital, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung. Leo thanked the faithful for their prayers and support throughout his hospitalization, saying his recent health struggles had brought him closer to those suffering from illness. He also expressed gratitude to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff who cared for him following the operation. POPE LEO XIV DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, WILL RETURN TO VATICAN AFTER SURGERY TO REMOVE LUNG CANCER The first American-born pope said he planned to gradually resume his regular activities with God's help and the continued prayers of the faithful. During his Angelus address, Leo reflected on one of Jesus' best-known teachings, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's," urging Christians to live with integrity and resist hypocrisy. His return came sooner than expected after doctors initially anticipated a hospital stay of approximately one week following Tuesday's surgery. As he departed the hospital on Saturday, the pope told a reporter in English that he was doing "much better." Claire Holland, visiting from Jacksonville, Fla., told The Associated Press she felt "very blessed" to witness the pope's return. "I think there have been millions and millions of prayers. And he is a strong determined man, and I am so happy that he is feeling well enough to do this," Holland said. POPE LEO UNDERGOES BLOOD TESTS, X-RAY FOLLOWING CANCER SURGERY, VATICAN SAYS The surgery marked the first major health crisis of Leo's 17-month pontificate. Doctors confirmed that the tumor was adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer. Doctors are conducting further testing on the tumor and surrounding lymph nodes to determine the extent of the disease and whether additional treatment, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapy, may be necessary. The pope is scheduled to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from Nov. 6 through Nov. 17, a demanding itinerary that includes a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high-altitude destinations. His surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, told Vatican News on Saturday that the pope appears well enough to go on the trip. "The Holy Father has put his heart and soul into his recovery," Margaritora said, adding that he expected Leo to recover fully from the surgery "in another 10 days or so." "As for a long trip involving air travel in about three weeks, I would say there are no clinical reasons why it should not take place," Margaritora said. Fox News’ Courtney Walsh and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b27075342cf4db91c523 Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on NFL Sunday, Chiefs vs Chargers, Packers vs Cowboys te 2026-10-18T11:50:08.286Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Play $5, Get $100 on NFL Sunday, Chiefs vs Chargers, Packers vs Cowboys Every week, it seems like a few games stand out more than others, and Week 6 of the NFL is no different. Underdog is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS to earn $100 in bonuses from a $5 bet per day for ten days. Start betting today with games like Chiefs vs. Chargers or Packers vs. Cowboys.  The Chiefs and Chargers square off in the afternoon game, kicking off at 4:25 PM ET. When this game was originally scheduled, the league had to assume it was going to be a great game. It still can be, but the Chargers are having a terrible season, entering the week winless. The Chiefs are coming into the game with extra rest. Last week was a bye week, and that means they’ve had extra time to prepare. They could move to 5-0, and the Chargers could drop to 0-6.  Odds subject to change If any two teams in the league this season could be compared to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it would be the Cowboys and Packers. Dallas, in their two wins, has scored 71 points. In their three losses, they’ve scored 67 points. Their defense has struggled to stop anyone in any game, last week failing to stop backup quarterback Jalon Daniels from Tampa.  The Packers have allowed 74 points in their two losses, but just 38 points in the three wins. Their wins have been against the Jets, the Buccaneers and the Bears. Two of those three victories have come against a team starting a backup quarterback. Though their loss to the Vikings was mostly to a backup quarterback there as well. 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He has been an instant difference-maker for the club. He has scored six total touchdowns, and two in three of the four games he has played. He has also run the ball 18 or more times in all four games. Give me the over 18.5 rush attempts against a Chargers team that has struggled to stop anyone.  Justin Herbert - Los Angeles Chargers - QB - Herbert made headlines in the offseason for getting engaged to Madison Beer. Unfortunately, it seems like that’s the only thing he did because he has regressed significantly this year. He has seven interceptions and five touchdowns this season, getting at least one of each in every game. In 11 career games against the Chiefs, Herbert has thrown 31 or more times in six of them. However, he has done it just once in the past six games, against Kansas City, and he has only done it twice this season. Odds subject to change MarShawn Lloyd - Green Bay Packers - RB - The Packers still don’t have a very good running game, but the Cowboys have the worst rushing defense in the league. Lloyd finally got going last week, but only got 31 yards on 10 carries. He did find the end zone twice, though. Against a Cowboys team that has allowed five touchdowns on the ground, Lloyd is a good look for a touchdown.  JaVonte Williams - Dallas Cowboys - RB - The Packers' rushing defense hasn’t been great either. They are in the bottom third of the league in rushing defense, but they’ve allowed eight touchdowns to opposing running backs. The anytime touchdown is at -200, which is a high price to pay, but Williams could find the end zone. His yardage is a bit too high, though. He is averaging fewer than 60 yards per game, and his total is listed at 71.5. Dallas doesn’t look to run the ball enough to justify playing the over. Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b26e75342cf4db91c511 BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Get $1500 in First Bet Cover for Week 6 of the NFL te 2026-10-18T11:50:06.665Z BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Get $1500 in First Bet Cover for Week 6 of the NFL If you’re ready to park yourself in front of the television on Sunday and watch the NFL from 9:30 a.m. ET until the last game ends, somewhere around 11:00 p.m. ET, we can’t blame you. There are some great games, and BetMGM is offering new users a promo code, FOXNEWS, to allow you to place a bet of up to $1,500 that will be refunded if it loses.  The Panthers come into the game off a Bye Week, so they had extra time to prepare for this game. This will still be a difficult one for the Panthers, as playing in Philadelphia is really tough. Bryce Young has started the year strong and now looks to keep rolling. They have alternated wins and losses this season. They dropped the opener to the Bears, then won over the Falcons. They lost by three to the Browns, then beat the Lions.  The Eagles have lost three straight games, though only one was a blowout. Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London. Philadelphia kicked a field goal with eight seconds remaining, but Jacksonville returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards with no timeouts. The Jaguars then hit a game-winning 57-yard field goal. Odds subject to change   Note: The Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings are on a bye this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b26d75342cf4db91c508 Fanatics Sportsbook promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20 on Packers-Cowboys, Get $350 in FanCash te 2026-10-18T11:50:05.816Z Fanatics Sportsbook promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20 on Packers-Cowboys, Get $350 in FanCash While Sunday football is always great, it really is Sunday Night Football that most of us anxiously await. It is usually between two exciting teams and often the best game of the day. Tonight, the Cowboys take on the Packers, and Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when they place a $20 wager on the game using promo code FOXNEWS350.  Dallas and Green Bay are two of the most popular teams in the NFL. The two teams have played each other 40 times over the years, with almost a quarter of those games happening in the postseason. They have played each other three times since 2022, and one of those was the NFC Wild Card Game.  Since 2009, this battle has almost been entirely one-sided. Green Bay’s record since 2009 is 10-1-1 against Dallas, including three playoff games. Will they add to their record this week? Last year was a shootout game with both teams scoring 40 points and ending in a tie.  Jordan Love has been phenomenal against the Cowboys in his career. He has thrown for 609 yards and completed over 70% of his passes against them. He also has six touchdown passes against them in just two games.  Dak Prescott has more experience against the Packers and has thrown for 2,250 passing yards, or an average of 321 yards per game. He has thrown for three touchdowns in six of the seven games, and two touchdowns in the other. He has also thrown 10 interceptions. Last year was the first time he didn’t have an interception in seven games against the Packers.  Odds subject to change Cowboys vs. Packers Quarterback Comparison Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b26c75342cf4db91c4ff Best Sportsbook Promos for NFL Week 6: Get $2000+ on NFL Sunday With BetMGM, FanDuel, Fanatics, and More te 2026-10-18T11:50:04.813Z Best Sportsbook Promos for NFL Week 6: Get $2000+ on NFL Sunday With BetMGM, FanDuel, Fanatics, and More Sunday brings us the bulk of the slate for Week 6 in the NFL. We’ve compiled a list of the best sportsbook promos for new users to take advantage of this week. There is over $2,000 in bonuses up for grabs if you take advantage of all the offers. We will share a bet with you to place at the four sportsbooks.  BetMGM offers promo code FOXNEWS, so if your first bet loses, they will give you a refund matching your wager (up to $1,500) in bonus bets. 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On Saturday, they earned that title once again by the way they treated women's sports activists, including former gymnast Jennifer Sey, at Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at Chase Center in San Francisco. Sey and her friends were on the receiving end of some of the most vile harassment and verbal abuse you'll ever see at a sporting event. All because they simply wore T-shirts that had XX-XY on the front. Jennifer Sey, founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, who traveled across the country to Indiana Fever games with other female sports activists in support of Sophie Cunningham, said in a statement to OutKick discussing what lead her to attending the game: "I lived in San Francisco for thirty-ish years, so I thought it would be fun to come back and go to a game with some of my San Francisco friends." After explaining, "At first it was fine. We were very friendly with our seat mates," Sey recounted how "it got more and more contentious as the game wore on." LYNX, VALKYRIES COACHES RIP 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' MOVEMENT AS PRO-TRANS MOB ROCKS 1ST RALLY AT NON-FEVER GAME This is where things took a major turn. "There was a woman across the aisle, who was pointing at us aggressively, giving us the finger. She was clearly filming us," Sey said. "What she thought we were doing wrong was wearing a [XX-XY] shirt and I think she assumed she thought she could get us kicked out." WNBA WON'T NAME PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY INCIDENT OVER FANS' SHIRTS, AS DREAM BLAME LEAGUE In a video posted by Sey, you can see the woman with a short haircut, glasses, wearing a mask on her chin, alerting security by pointing at Sey and her three friends. In posts online, that same fan could be seen holding a "Trans Lives Matter" sign as they were escorted from their seats to have a conversation with security, because another fan made a complaint about her and a female companion confronting Sey's group. Remember, the WNBA, it's teams, and it's arena's security have been in hot water for the way they have treated women in XX-XY T-shirts since Cunningham's comments. Earlier in the season, I shared a story about a mother and a daughter sitting court side who were threatened with ejection because they wore XX-XY T-shirts at an Atlanta Dream vs Indiana Fever game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. They were both forced to put Atlanta Dream T-shirts over their shirts if they wanted to stay for the remainder of the game. ADF SENDS LETTER TO WNBA AFTER CONTROVERSIES OVER TREATMENT OF SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS Two teenage girls sitting court side in XX-XY T-shirts at a Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever game in Seattle earlier this season were cussed out and verbally attacked by a Storm co-owner, who was eventually fined and suspended. The treatment of women in these shirts has been unacceptable and targeted. That's been abundantly clear. TRANS ACTIVISTS HARASS, HURL SLURS AT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS BEFORE FEVER GAME IN MINNESOTA Sey went on to describe what happened as they were approached by security at their seats. Videos of the way Valkyries fans reacted to her group walking up the aisle, thinking they may be getting kicked out, is some of the most vile, nasty images and messages you'll ever see and hear at a sporting event. "We were told [by security] you have to come with us," Sey said recounting the events. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS RALLIED OUTSIDE IN PORTLAND WHILE LIBERAL FANS BOOED HER INSIDE "As we were walking up the stairs, everybody was giving us the finger, telling us that they hoped that we'd die, and that we're horrible, disgusting people," Sey stated. "They were in our faces." In a video filmed and posted by Sey on X, shows just how much vitriol they received while heading up the stairs. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS RALLY IN CHICAGO, WHILE PROTESTERS SHOWCASE WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICA One Valkyries fan told Sey, as they were ruthlessly booed by the fans in their section, to "eat my a– after you s—. You're disgusting." The woman also tried knocking Sey's phone out of her hand, flipped her off, and the told her to "f—— kill yourself." Near the top of the stairs, dozens of Valkyries fans waved and said, "Bye!" One woman stood Sey, "Bye! I'm sorry you don't understand." Oh the irony. PAYTON MCNABB: THE BACKLASH AGAINST SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM PROVES THE GOALPOSTS HAVE MOVED Right before approaching security, another Golden State fan said, "Go f— yourself." Again, this is all because these women wore T-shirts that affirmed biological reality. That's it. That's all it took for people to cuss at, berate, ruthlessly attack, and boo these women. LONG LIST OF EMBARRASSING WNBA INCIDENTS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SPORTS LEAGUES MADE POLITICS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS "The guy (security guard) seemed kind of confounded," Sey said speaking to her interaction with security before they were ultimately released back to their seats. "He told us, 'You're instigating or we're being told you're instigating because of the shirts." After a brief conversation where the security guard said, "There complaint is you're antagonizing them with your shirts pointing in their direction," and he affirmed that the shirts were not in violation of the Fan Code of Conduct. He asked Sey's group to not hold them up or point the shirts in those fans, or any fan's direction, he escorted them back to their seats. Sey also told OutKick that security offered them an escort out of the building because the Valkyries fans became so hostile. Sey shared an additional video on X of an angle from one of her friend's perspectives, showcasing just how awful the verbal attacks were that they received. One male Valkyries fan got in her face telling her, "You're a horrible human being." Another female fan held a pro-trans sign upside down near them, which stated, "We are stronger when we play together." A similar take from Valkyries star Gabby Williams, who stated earlier this season, following the comments from Sophie Cunningham about protecting women's sports from the inclusion of male athletes: "I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team any time. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world. It’s just another way to attack trans people." In a video shared late Saturday night, showing Sey and her friends kindly escorted out of the arena after the conclusion of the game for their safety, a friend perfectly encapsulated the insanity of what just happened: "It's unbelievable. All we're doing is wearing shirts, supporting girls." The WNBA has always claimed that their games are an "inclusive" and "tolerant" environment that does not tolerate "hate", yet all they've done is either insinuate, or allowed the rhetoric to determine that people like Jennifer Sey and her friends who want the league and women's sports as a whole to remain female, are the problem. They've allowed these legitimate WNBA fans to be mistreated, simply because they affirm biological reality and want the league to as well. The WNBA has allowed their fans to mistreat and attack other fans, who are on the opposite end of the trans debate than them, without repercussion. They've allowed, and in my opinion, fostered this toxic, intolerant, hateful environment. Former ESPN host, Elle Duncan, who is now the face of Netflix's sports coverage, and occasionally covers WNBA games on USA Network, wants the public to believe conversations and female sports activists are the problem with WNBA fandom and why the league has become "toxic as Hell." It's nonsense. These people don't actually want tolerance. They want people like Jennifer Sey, and you reading this, to be forced into conformity. They think their feelings trump biological facts. That's the problem. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4b01575342cf4db91c4b2 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 for Any NFL Week 6 Game te 2026-10-18T11:40:05.748Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 for Any NFL Week 6 Game The full slate of Week 6 in the NFL kicks off this week at 9:30 a.m. ET once again with the Texans taking on the Jaguars, and then we get another 11 games to enjoy the rest of the day. 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Their offense stagnated and could muster only 12 points in the game. This is a key division match at home for the Browns.  How can you not love watching Josh Allen? If your favorite team is facing him, it has to be frustrating to watch. However, he wins games for the Bills with his arm and his legs. Last week, his team did everything they could to lose the game, but Allen willed them to victory. The Raiders lost their second straight game last week, getting blown out by the Patriots. Another loss here would undo the good work they had to start the season and put them at .500.  Those are just three of the great games that we get to enjoy on the schedule today. Another source of enjoyment comes from Fanatics Sportsbook, where they are offering you $350 in FanCash when using promo code FOXNEWS350 and wagering $20 on one of the games.  Note: The Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings are on a bye this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4ab6875342cf4db91c431 Accused teen killer's own dashcam could prove murder of two girls mowed down, lawyer says: 'not an accident' te 2026-10-18T11:20:08.790Z Accused teen killer's own dashcam could prove murder of two girls mowed down, lawyer says: 'not an accident' An accused New Jersey killer’s own dashcam could help prosecutors prove he deliberately killed two girls riding an e-bike, an attorney for one victim’s family said, after investigators say the recording shows him turning around to follow them. On Wednesday, a Union County grand jury indicted Vincent Battiloro, 18, of Garwood, on two counts of first-degree murder in the teen girls’ deaths. Brent Bramnick, who represents the family of victim Maria Niotis, said the dashcam recording from the 2021 Black Jeep Compass driven by Battilori could help prosecutors establish Battiloro’s intent when he allegedly struck and killed Maria, along with Isabella Salas, both 17, on Sept. 29, 2025. MAN ACCUSED OF MOWING DOWN TWO GIRLS IN ALLEGED DOUBLE MURDER EXPOSES TWISTED REASON HE KEPT STREAMING According to court records, Battiloro had been driving up to 70 mph on a residential street in Cranford, with a speed limit of 25 mph, when he plowed into the girls on Burnside Avenue. The best friends were riding together on an electric bicycle when Battiloro allegedly struck them from behind. Cranford police issued citations for offenses including, in part, speeding, reckless driving, improper passing and an unsafe lane change. While the citations described dangerous driving, the murder charges will require the prosecution to prove that Battiloro purposely caused the deaths, Bramnick said. COSTCO EMPLOYEE FATALLY RAMMED CAR INTO CO-WORKER ON MOTORCYCLE AFTER SEEING HUG: DA "So I think even more important than the allegations in the tickets, even though obviously everything’s important, is the fact that this was evidently recorded as it’s happening," Bramnick told Fox News Digital. "And that requires a lot of work and that requires making sure you have all the evidence to show, piece by piece, what this defendant was thinking, and that it was not an accident." MOTHER ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL DAUGHTERS IN FREEWAY CRASH AND KNIFE ATTACK AS SOLDIERS STEP IN Bramnick said that he is confident, however, that the evidence will prove murder. "We certainly believe based upon all the evidence presented so far that the intention was to commit those murders," he said. WATCH: DRIVER SMIRKS IN MUGSHOT AFTER ALLEGEDLY HITTING GROUP OF CYCLISTS IN CAUGHT-ON-CAMERA ROAD RAGE Authorities said that following the crash, Battiloro abandoned the SUV and fled the scene on foot. Police cited him for leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury and failing to report an accident. He’s also accused of having improper or unclear license plates, no proof of registration and insurance, and no proof of a driver’s license. The day after the incident, Battiloro appeared in a gaming livestream on YouTube and complained that people were ridiculing him over what he called "false allegations." Niotis' mother, Foulla Niotis, said that Battiloro, who previously attended Lincoln School in Cranford with her daughter, had stalked the girl for months before the collision, and although she had reported it to police, nothing came from it. "Nobody said to me if there was anything I could do, restraining orders or anything against him," Niotis previously told Fox News Digital. "They just kept saying, 'Oh, he's a juvenile.' " The defendant is also accused of swatting the Niotis residence on at least two occasions in Sept. 2025, according to Bramnick. DRIVER ACCUSED OF KILLING 2 COLLEGE CYCLISTS IN TENNESSEE CRASH ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO BRAKE: COURT DOCS Cranford police questioned Battiloro on Sept. 29, 2025, but subsequently released him to his father after Battiloro claimed someone carjacked him at knife-point. In June, after reviewing the dashcam footage, police arrested Battiloro and charged him as an adult. SEND US A TIP Bramnick said Battiloro remains in custody after his defense agreed to detention without prejudice, leaving open the possibility of challenging the status later. GOT A TIP? Battiloro’s defense attorney, Brian Biglin, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Battiloro’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 27, at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "There'll be an opportunity to have this play out, where people can see what's going on, and that is hugely important for the public," Bramnick added. "Certainly, enormously important for the family, and I think, the Niotis family certainly is happy we're here, and, you know, want justice." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4ab6775342cf4db91c428 Could injured Giants star Jaxson Dart return for the playoffs? Surgeon doesn't rule it out te 2026-10-18T11:20:08.000Z Could injured Giants star Jaxson Dart return for the playoffs? Surgeon doesn't rule it out Could Big Blue get a big boost in the playoffs in the form of Jaxson Dart? Former college football quarterback-turned-foot-and-ankle surgeon Dr. Drew Burdi won’t rule out a playoff return for the New York Giants' star quarterback, should they get there. "He's a good player. So, I don't know if they'll rush him back. But it could I mean in in some world yeah he could potentially come back," Burdi told OutKick in a recent interview. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Dart underwent surgery on his left knee on Sept. 25, during which doctors repaired his meniscus and addressed damage to his MCL and PCL. Burdi, who doesn’t specialize in knees, said rushing Dart back too soon could put his career at risk. "I think in his situation, they'll probably hold him out. I don't think it's worth risking his career because I mean, you got guys like (Robert Griffin III) and people that have had these injuries in the past and it's just not worth it, I think, for one season. Because if they let him heal, he's a huge investment for them potentially come back," Burdi said. Giants head coach John Harbaugh initially ruled Dart out only for the regular season, leaving the door open for a playoff return if the Giants make it. The estimated recovery time for Dart's injuries is about four to six months. Four months from Sept. 25 is Jan. 25, 2027, and the NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs are scheduled for just two days before. Harbaugh tempered expectations for Dart’s return after the quarterback underwent surgery. "I think he tweeted out he's going to be back for the playoffs. Did he put that out there? Maybe he just texted me that," Harbaugh said on Oct. 1. "Maybe that's a little ambitious." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! A return for Dart won’t matter if the Giants don’t make the playoffs, but there is reason to believe they could. At 3-1-1, the Giants have beaten the teams they were expected to beat and sit atop the NFC East, while the rest of the division doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence. The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-3 and have lost three straight, including their last two games after blowing fourth-quarter leads. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has a superficial blood clot and will miss at least the Eagles’ game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys are 2-3 as their defense has once again struggled mightily this season. Despite making wholesale changes to their defense during the offseason, the Cowboys rank 27th in the NFL in scoring defense, allowing 27.2 points per game. Last week, the Cowboys lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-16. The Buccaneers came into the game 0-4, starting an undrafted rookie who was making his second career start in a primetime road game during a short week. The Washington Commanders are 1-3-1 after a 27-27 tie marked by one of the worst displays of game management from head coach Dan Quinn and quarterback Jayden Daniels. Their next game is Monday against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. With the rest of the NFC East reeling, if the Giants can stack up enough wins, they could win the weakened division and earn a playoff berth, allowing fans to dream about Dart’s return. The Giants are 2-0-1 without Dart and will look to keep things rolling when they play the 1-4 New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4ab6775342cf4db91c41f Trump's chief of staff almost skipped screening that detected aggressive cancer te 2026-10-18T11:20:07.241Z Trump's chief of staff almost skipped screening that detected aggressive cancer Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, recently shared that she is cancer-free after a diagnosis of an aggressive form of breast cancer. Wiles, 69, who became the first woman to hold the chief of staff role in January 2025, was diagnosed in March 2026 and underwent six months of treatment, according to public reports. On Sept. 16, she shared on X that her pathology results from Mayo Clinic had come back clear, stating, "I am cancer-free." TRUMP PRAISES SUSIE WILES’ CANCER FIGHT IN SURPRISE GALA VIDEO: ‘WINNING IT DECISIVELY’ Wiles recently shared some additional details of her cancer journey with Fox News Digital. Wiles’ diagnosis came as a complete surprise, as she had no symptoms and no indications that anything was wrong, she said. "I felt fine. I was working every day in one of the most demanding jobs imaginable. There was nothing telling me that I had cancer," she told Fox News Digital. Wiles had gone in for her annual checkup. She wasn’t due for her annual mammogram until several months later, but the machine happened to be available that day. "My doctor asked if I wanted to get it out of the way," she said. "I told him I wasn’t due for another few months and I’d come back." Wiles’ doctor insisted that she proceed with the scan, as he knew that her job’s busy schedule would make scheduling a challenge. "He said, essentially, ‘You’re here. The machine is available. Let’s do it now.’ Thank God he insisted." The mammogram detected Wiles’ aggressive breast cancer at an early stage. CANCER TREATMENT DELAYS SURGE ACROSS US AS DOCTOR WARNS SYSTEM ‘NEEDS FIXING IMMEDIATELY’ "Had he not encouraged me to do it that day, I would have gone back to work and probably not thought about it again until July," she said. "We would be having a very different conversation in that case. Four months may not sound like a long time, but with cancer, early detection matters. I will always be grateful to my doctor for knowing me well enough to insist." While the physical effects of cancer treatment are well-known, Wiles emphasized that there is also a mental and emotional toll. "There were hard days. I don’t want to minimize that or make cancer sound anything less than it is — brutal and unrelenting," she said. "You wake up thinking about it. Sometimes you go to sleep thinking about it. There is always another appointment or test result somewhere on the horizon." Wiles credits her "exceptional" doctors and nurses, as well as her family, friends and colleagues, for supporting her through the process. Her faith also sustained her, she added. JUST 5 MINUTES OF PRAYER COULD HAVE SURPRISING HEALTH BENEFITS, STUDY FINDS "One of the things I have shared is how cancer can consume both your conscious and subconscious mind," she said. "Even when you’re doing something else, it’s there — treatment, side effects, test results." "Having people around you who can carry some of that weight matters enormously." Everyone finds strength in different places when going through hard times, Wiles noted. "For me, my family, my faith, and continuing to work and serve the president and the country gave me purpose," she said. "Those were the things that reminded me there was so much in my life beyond cancer." "I was surrounded by people who loved me, prayed for me and supported me. And I had faith that whatever happened, God was with me." CAN FAITH HELP PATIENTS HEAL? VETERAN DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT HE'S WITNESSED FIRSTHAND The disease can make the world seem "very small" for someone who receives a diagnosis, Wiles pointed out. She opted to continue working during treatment, noting that she was "surprised" by how much it helped. "Work gave me somewhere else to put my mind," she said. "It reminded me that I was still myself and that cancer was something I was going through, not the entirety of who I was." Now that she is cancer-free, Wiles said she places a higher priority on healthy habits. "I am far more conscious of the need for a clean and healthy diet, how important sleep is to your body, and the importance of exercise — even something as simple as getting up, moving and walking outside," she said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Between reading everything I can get my hands on, hearing often from Secretary Kennedy about healthy living and following my doctors’ recommendations, I have recommitted myself to doing the things we know are good for us and that will put me in the best possible position to avoid a recurrence." After her close call and "fortunate" discovery, Wiles is now encouraging others to stay on top of their routine medical appointments and screenings, urging them to "please make the appointment." "I understand how easy it is to put yourself last. We do it all the time," she said. "We take care of our families, our jobs and everyone who depends on us, and we convince ourselves that our own appointment can wait another week or another month." "We all have reasons to put things off … but you cannot be too busy to take care of your health. I learned that in a very personal way." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER To others who are in the midst of a cancer journey, Wiles emphasized the importance of letting other people step in to help. "My advice would be to let them. Accept the help. Lean on the people you love. Trust your doctors," she advised. "And for me, most importantly, trust God." There is no single right way to fight cancer, Wiles said. "Some days, you will feel strong, and some days simply getting through the day is an accomplishment," she said. "I hope people going through it know that they are not alone, and that there can be life, joy and purpose not only on the other side, but also in the midst of the fight." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Wiles says her cancer experience has given her a fresh perspective and greater appreciation for the "ordinary days" that many take for granted — but she also noted that the disease has not made her an entirely different person. "I love my work. I love my family. I am enormously grateful to be cancer-free, and I intend to live my life fully," she said. "There isn’t a day that I don’t understand what a blessing that is." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4ab6675342cf4db91c416 The crisis facing American boys might trace back to one essential problem te 2026-10-18T11:20:06.303Z The crisis facing American boys might trace back to one essential problem America spends a great deal of time talking about what has gone wrong with young men. They are falling behind in building families and in their careers. Too many lack direction, discipline, purpose and confidence. Many worry about pornography, loneliness, video games, declining marriage rates, anger, apathy and more. Yet remarkably little attention is paid to a more fundamental question: Who should be forming boys to become men? For much of American history, the answer was men themselves. DADS AREN’T OPTIONAL — AND AMERICA’S KIDS ARE PAYING THE BRUTAL PRICE Before education became synonymous with brick-and-mortar classrooms, a boy learned first from his father, then from a career mentor, from older male relatives and from other leading men in his community. Education certainly included literacy and arithmetic, but also scripture, history, duty, courage, self-control and how a man was expected to conduct himself. At least until reformers such as Horace Mann came on the scene. Mann, known as "the father of American education," wanted standardized education across the country, which required enormous numbers of teachers. Women, who were up until then typically homemakers, became the answer. Some argued women were naturally nurturing and morally suited to shape children. Still, others noticed something else. Finding inexpensive labor for the growing number of schools became a priority. Women at that time could be paid considerably less than men. Mann asked in 1838 why communities should pay male teachers $25 or $30 monthly when women could do the job for roughly half the price. By 1870, nearly 90% of Massachusetts teachers were women. Industrialization further transformed fatherhood. Boys who once watched their fathers work on farms, in workshops and running family businesses increasingly saw less and less of their fathers who began working elsewhere. Fathers became primarily breadwinners while others assumed responsibility for children’s formation. The cultural division became this: Dad earned the money. Mom handled education. TRADITIONAL TWO-PARENT FAMILIES VANISH FROM BIG AMERICAN CITIES AS 'MARRIAGE DESERTS' EXPAND Today we can see what Mann’s reform wrought. Nearly 80% of America’s public school teachers are women. Meanwhile, approximately one in five American children, more than 15 million, live with their mothers but not the fathers. ALEX BERENSON: GENTLE PARENTING CAN'T REPLACE THE STRENGTH OF A GOOD DAD Based on the proportion of female elementary teachers, a simplified statistical model reveals nearly half of American children could complete kindergarten through fifth grade without ever being in a classroom led by a male teacher. This is not to suggest female teachers provide inferior education. Women stepped into a space too many men vacated and continue to carry an enormous responsibility educating both girls and boys. But a system offering boys almost no male role models is missing something essential. Consider then what happens when these two realities intersect. Millions of boys are growing up without a father in the home. And classrooms are overwhelmingly led by women. Some boys may go through their most formative years — during which they develop confidence, courage, resilience and the ability to handle frustration — without a consistent male role model in the places they spend most of their time. BILL BENNETT: WHAT I TOLD MY SONS ABOUT THEIR FAITH, FAMILY AND AMERICA This raises a serious question: Who is teaching America’s boys how to become good, responsible men? Should we really be surprised too many boys are struggling when good male role models are so scarce in their daily lives, especially in education? Boys need meaningful exposure to good men who take intellectual and moral development seriously. Men who teach boys to turn aggression into protection, competitiveness into excellence, physical strength into service and eventually sexual desire into restraint, responsibility and commitment. WE SHOULD TELL REAL AMERICAN ADVENTURE STORIES TO TEACH OUR BOYS ABOUT HEROES Yet, influential men spend hours today discussing what’s happened to 25-year-olds while devoting remarkably little attention to boys at 7, 10 or 13. They discuss declining masculinity without discussing curriculum, history, character formation or what fathers should personally teach their sons. We have become fascinated by repairing men while remaining strangely disengaged from making them. It's been said, after all, it's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. AMERICAN SCHOOLS COST MORE THAN EVER BUT OUR STUDENTS STILL KEEP FAILING This boy crisis is indeed an education crisis. And nothing will be solved by a new bureaucratic policy or a government spending scheme. The heart of education is the human mind and important formation happens when boys are little. How does a 10-year-old prepare for life’s challenges? Where does he find courage? Can he distinguish good from evil, control his emotions, tolerate rejection and understand his responsibilities to his family and to his neighbor? Perhaps the most consequential change in America was when men gradually stopped believing educating children was central to how boys became men. That is a cultural mistake we should correct. Boys need more male teachers and fathers who are involved in their children’s schools and learning journeys. America’s boys need more intellectuals who take childhood education as seriously as geopolitics. And they need more politicians who care as much about who helps form a child’s mind as who gets to formulate a school’s budget. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Here and now I hear my own father saying: "Stop complaining and do something about it." Many men complain about education becoming "too feminine" while at the same time treating education as a woman’s responsibility. But if men genuinely want to reverse the boy crisis, American education can no longer remain a no-man’s land. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM MARISSA STREIT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4ab6575342cf4db91c40d House panel warns Singham-linked nonprofits: Comply with subpoenas or face Congress te 2026-10-18T11:20:05.393Z House panel warns Singham-linked nonprofits: Comply with subpoenas or face Congress Lawmakers have escalated their probe of three nonprofits linked to Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham's funding network, warning that their leaders — and even Singham himself — could be hauled before Congress to answer questions under oath unless they comply with subpoenas by Tuesday. In new letters announced this week, the Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee renewed its demands for financial records and other documents as lawmakers investigate whether millions of dollars flowing through Singham's network of tax-exempt nonprofits are being used to advance Chinese Communist Party interests in the United States. Singham himself is among 21 individuals identified by the committee for potential questioning under oath, according to Fox News Digital sources. The list includes nonprofit executives, activists and journalists associated with the three organizations. PROBE INTO 'SUBVERSIVE' ANTI-AI SINGHAM NETWORK IS 'ENORMOUS,' FORMER TREASURY ADVISOR SAYS DOJ LAUNCHES GRAND JURY PROBE INTO MARXIST MOGUL NEVILLE ROY SINGHAM'S FUNDING OF LEFTIST GROUPS The letters were sent to The People's Forum Inc., a New York City-based activist hub; BreakThrough News, a left-wing nonprofit media outlet that shares a Manhattan address with The People's Forum; and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a Massachusetts-based Marxist think tank. "Shanghai Singham has poured millions of dollars into these groups to take advantage of America's nonprofit sector and promote Chinese Communist Party propaganda. That much is public. What these groups are fighting to keep hidden is even more concerning," Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said in a statement. "Either these organizations turn over the documents, or their leaders will answer the Committee's questions under oath." The threatened depositions mark another escalation in a dispute that began with requests for financial records in 2025 and intensified when the committee subpoenaed the three nonprofits in July. The organizations have challenged the investigation, arguing lawmakers are targeting their political views and First Amendment-protected activities. The potential deposition targets include eight individuals at The People's Forum, seven at BreakThrough News and six at Tricontinental. Among those named are The People's Forum executive director Manolo De Los Santos, education director Layan Fuleihan and organizing director David Chung; BreakThrough News editor-in-chief Ben Becker, news director Zoe Alexandra and chief correspondent Rania Khalek; and Tricontinental executive director Vijay Prashad and Singham, who is listed as chairman of its international advisory board. The committee has not publicly announced that deposition subpoenas have been issued to any of the individuals. SUBPOENAED PRO-CHINA OUTLET DEFENDS ITSELF ON DEMOCRACY NOW!, WHICH PAID SINGHAM-FOUNDED COMPANY MILLIONS The panel alleges that Singham channeled money through shell companies and donor-advised funds before it reached the three tax-exempt groups. Such arrangements, the committee said, can allow foreign-linked funding to pass through intermediaries that "by design, obscure the original source of the contribution." Singham is an American-born technology tycoon and longtime Marxist activist who sold his software company, ThoughtWorks, for an estimated $785 million in 2017 and now lives in Shanghai. Fox News Digital previously traced at least $278 million from Singham into six core U.S. nonprofits that served as funding hubs within a broader international network of activist groups, media organizations and think tanks promoting socialist, communist and pro-China causes. Of that funding, the investigation found $22.44 million flowed to The People's Forum, $16.76 million to Tricontinental and $1.098 million to BreakThrough BT Media Inc., the parent organization of BreakThrough News. Together, the three received approximately $40.3 million, according to the investigation, which the committee cited in its earlier correspondence. The committee says it is examining whether existing tax laws adequately protect against foreign influence in the nonprofit sector and whether Congress should strengthen those laws. Separately, Singham is under federal grand jury investigation in the Southern District of New York over alleged financial crimes involving his nonprofit funding network, as previously reported by Fox News Digital. The investigation is examining possible wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and other financial offenses. No criminal charges against Singham have been announced. BreakThrough News condemned the latest demands in an Oct. 9 statement on its website, accusing the committee of targeting its journalists because of their political views. The outlet said it receives no outside editorial direction and that its major donations come from U.S. organizations. During an episode of its BT Live program, hosts Alexandra and Khalek, both named among those facing potential depositions, denounced the committee's demands. "Unless BT gives up its legal rights, including our First Amendment protections, he'll subpoena each of us individually and drag us to Washington for depositions," Alexandra said. Khalek accused lawmakers of targeting journalists personally after the outlet challenged earlier demands. "They will come after us individually if we don't comply with their unconstitutional demands," she said. BreakThrough News also urged supporters to sign a petition opposing the investigation and donate to help cover its legal expenses. Fox News Digital contacted all three organizations and their attorneys for comment on the latest demands but had not received a response as of publication. The investigation has also drawn accusations of McCarthyism from prominent left-wing figures, including Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who called the July subpoenas "the McCarthy trials" and warned, "They will come for you," and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who described them as a "terrible attack on independent journalism." ‘MCCARTHY TRIALS’: HASAN PIKER, FAR-LEFT FIGURES ERUPT OVER SUBPOENAS IN $39M SINGHAM PROBE The committee first sought records from The People's Forum in September 2025 and expanded its investigation to BreakThrough News and Tricontinental in February 2026. After the organizations challenged the requests, lawmakers narrowed their demands in May before issuing subpoenas in July. The committee sought records involving foreign-linked funding, financial arrangements, communications with Singham and other foreign interests, and information about donors and overseas grants. Attorneys for BreakThrough News and The People's Forum formally objected in August, arguing the subpoenas violated First Amendment protections and demanded information beyond the committee's legitimate legislative authority. "A witch-hunt is not a valid legislative purpose," the attorneys wrote in their Aug. 7 responses, comparing the investigation to the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigations of suspected communist influence during the 1940s and 1950s. The organizations also accused lawmakers of repeatedly changing the stated purpose of the investigation as they challenged earlier requests. Both left open the possibility of responding if the committee narrowed or revised its demands. The committee rejected those arguments, maintaining that its investigation concerns the organizations' finances and structure rather than their political views or journalism. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4a45e75342cf4db91c359 European Parliament votes to confront Muslim Brotherhood, 'Islamist entryism' in overwhelming vote te 2026-10-18T10:50:06.381Z European Parliament votes to confront Muslim Brotherhood, 'Islamist entryism' in overwhelming vote Following the sanctioning of foreign Muslim Brotherhood groups by the Trump administration, the European Parliament recently took its own action against the transnational radical Islamist group. As Europe begins to respond to the threat of radical Islam across the continent, an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted for a resolution that condemned the Muslim Brotherhood and its actions. European Parliament member Céline Imart of France, who sponsored the resolution, called the vote "a historic victory because it is a European first. For the first time, Europe has voted on a text that tackles Islamist entryism and the Muslim Brotherhood." EUROPE’S LEFT COURTS MUSLIM VOTERS AS ANTI-ISRAEL POLITICS RESHAPE CONTINENT Imart posted on X that she had "broken a taboo that Europe has been dragging around like a chain: this victory signifies a major doctrinal shift in the institutions… We were able to transcend partisan divides on a major issue for our societies and our youth." Lorenzo Vidino, director of the program on extremism at George Washington University, told Fox News Digital that, "This is something that the French and the Austrian governments have been pushing for almost a decade," noting a growing consensus across Europe that wants action. The resolution was led by the European People’s Party, or EPP, a center-right coalition that is the largest group in the European Parliament. "The voting does reflect a gap between the right and the left," said Vidino, "with the right voting almost entirely in favor of the resolution, and a good part of the left, although with some notable exceptions, voting against it." As part of her post on X, Imart made it a point to thank "the negotiators from the other groups with whom I had the pleasure of working - excluding the socialists and the far left, who boycotted the text." Vidino said, "The Brotherhood remains something that is seen through the political lenses of our own political debates, where it shouldn't be... because it's a challenge to our societies." DENMARK'S LEFT-WING PM WARNS: 'BIG ENEMY HAS STARTED TO GROW FROM WITHIN' AS EUROPE FACES MIGRANT RECKONING A press release on the resolution issued by the European Parliament's news website stated that Islamist entryism targets "democratic institutions, the rule of law, equality between women and men and fundamental freedoms." It stressed that Muslim citizens must be protected from discrimination as "a democratic obligation," while "warning against treating organized Islamist networks as representative interlocutors." The release also stated, "While Europe must remain free, open and faithful to its principles, it can ‘no longer fund, consult or legitimize networks that use its language, procedures and funding to weaken its values from within,’" but "MEPs stress that anti-discrimination policies must not be used to shield Islam from criticism or legitimize organized Islamist networks." The resolution was slammed by ENAR, a pan-European anti-racism network, which released a statement following its passage. "ENAR condemns in the strongest possible terms the racist and Islamophobic resolution "on the need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network" proposed by the European People’s Party (EPP) and passed by the European Parliament today, including its targeting of ENAR and its members like FEMYSO through sham allegations and falsehoods seeking to associate our network with the Muslim Brotherhood. ENAR categorically rejects these claims." It added in part, "This resolution is a stain on the European Parliament and marks a profoundly shameful day in Europe’s history. A Parliament that should defend democracy, equality and fundamental rights has instead given institutional legitimacy to a racist politics of suspicion that casts Muslim communities, Muslim-led civil society, organizations combating Islamophobia, and those who defend their rights as inherently suspect."  Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News Digital "This resolution is where the pushback begins against Islamist entryism in Europe. It is admirably clearly worded. The task of converting it into binding legislation begins now and will be difficult." The former UK ambassador to Yemen, Fitton-Brown added, "Europe regularly imagines that "legal", "non-violent" Islamism is in conflict with, and a potential antidote to, violent Islamist terrorism. It is not, it is a gateway to it, it creates the climate for it, and the two are pursuing the same goals, only via different tactics." He added, "Europe fails to prioritize subversion as a threat, whereas during the Cold War it understood that threat and took serious measures to counter it. Europe also seeks to appease Islamist entryism by adopting hostile policies towards Israel, and sometimes by passing blasphemy-adjacent and anti-"Islamophobia" laws, thinking they are protecting the Muslim community. In fact, the main victims of these laws are liberal Muslims trying to escape the confines of their community and enjoy Western freedoms." Asked about the differences between Europe and the U.S. approach to the Brotherhood, Vidino said the European way is "a bit more nuanced" than that of the U.S., where the Trump administration has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and 4 of its branches as terrorist organizations. He says Europe sees the Muslim Brotherhood "mostly through the lenses of entryism, of subversion, of a group that destroys the fabrics of society… a matter of a threat to democracy, but a lot of the activities of the Brotherhood might be legal if taken individually." TRUMP ADMIN ACCUSES HAMAS OF BACKING GAZA FLOTILLA, SANCTIONS ACTIVIST AND MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD NETWORKS While noting that numerous security services across Europe have been warning about the Muslim Brotherhood for some time, Vidino says the resolution "sets the tone. It gives a political push," suggesting agencies and governments "might feel more legitimized in seeing the Brotherhood in negative ways." "I'm a bit skeptical on whether this resolution would have a major tangible impact," Vidino added. "Islamist groups are very good at camouflaging their activities." While there is "no organization that calls itself Muslim Brotherhood in Europe," he said if and when funding is pulled from an Islamist organization by the EU, "They will make a fuss… They fight back. They have an ability to also leverage what could be a crisis, but turn it to their advantage by playing the victim card and the Islamophobia card." As part of the resolution, the European Council was asked to assess whether entities or individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood should be added to the EU list of terrorist organizations. It called for full traceability of EU funding and a European Commission overview of EU funds awarded to people or entities suspected of links to the Muslim Brotherhood or political Islam.  It also welcomed initiatives by member states to draw up national lists of hate preachers and calls for the establishment of such a list at EU level, while also calling for stronger scrutiny of foreign funding and transnational partnerships, particularly involving actors linked to Qatar or Turkey and greater use of Schengen tools and EU databases. "This vote is a victory, but it is also a starting point," Imart said. "The Commission and the Council must now take action, and I will make sure they do." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4a45d75342cf4db91c350 MIKE DAVIS: Justice Department must be wrapping up Rep. Ilhan Omar's Christmas present te 2026-10-18T10:50:05.544Z MIKE DAVIS: Justice Department must be wrapping up Rep. Ilhan Omar's Christmas present When U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents raided the DC home of far-left Islamist and Democrat U.S. House Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota last Monday, they came armed with a judicial warrant. Omar’s fellow leftists shrieked that the raid amounted to political revenge from President Trump. We do not know yet the facts contained in the agents’ affidavit that goes with any warrant, but we certainly know enough to say this: These leftists’ accusation is laughable. The more likely scenario is Omar and many others will receive a Christmas present in the form of federal indictments. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION The Fourth Amendment bars judges from issuing a warrant without probable cause. U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the District of Columbia, the DC duty judge when the Omar raid occurred, reportedly signed the warrant for Omar’s home. That means Judge Sharbaugh found probable cause evidence of at least one federal crime is inside Omar’s home. Supreme Court precedents like United States v. Leon (1984) require that an issuing judge must be neutral and detached. If anything, Judge Sharbaugh's record suggests a judge predisposed to rule against the Trump Justice Department, not for it. Before becoming a judge, Sharbaugh donated to Hillary Clinton during her losing 2016 campaign against President Trump. Sharbaugh clerked twice for Judge Robert Wilkins, a leftist appointee of President Obama, on both the D.C. U.S. District Court and the D.C. U.S. Circuit. Judge Wilkins was one of the three D.C. U.S. circuit judges rammed through by former Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the end of 2013 just before Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate. Omar's leftist allies in Congress claimed that President Trump is targeting Omar because of the upcoming midterms. Those allies include U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. So which is it, exactly? Are these leftists accusing Judge Sharbaugh of joining the conspiracy? Are they claiming he isn't neutral, and that he harbors prejudice against Omar? DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘DIRTY HANDS’ OVER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OMAR RAID WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION, EX-PROSECUTOR SAYS If so, the charge is ridiculous. According to all evidence, Judge Sharbaugh is no puppet of the Trump administration. The DC U.S. district judges who appointed him as a magistrate judge in October 2024 are overwhelmingly leftists–overwhelmingly Obama and Biden appointees. In reality, the truth is far more devastating for Democrats. Judge Sharbaugh's almost certain signature on that warrant shows beyond any reasonable doubt that this matter is serious and based in evidence. This is no political hit job. FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE PHONE OF REP ILHAN OMAR IN RAID TIED TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD PROBE The government has probable cause concerning at least one federal crime. We are unsure what the crime is, because the affidavit remains sealed. But The New York Times reports that members of Omar's family have received subpoenas. Perhaps the crime entails immigration fraud. ILHAN OMAR SHOULD BE JAILED, DEPORTED IF CITIZENSHIP FRAUD PROVEN, TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN SAYS Omar claims she was 17 when she purportedly became an American citizen through a process called derivative naturalization. Her father sought and purportedly obtained citizenship. Under our immigration law, that made his minor children eligible for citizenship as well. But two issues call into question Omar's citizenship status. ILHAN OMAR'S TURBULENT WEEK EXPLAINED: THE DUELING PROBES THAT THREW THE SOMALI-BORN PROGRESSIVE INTO CHAOS First, some allege that her father was a Somali warlord, who never should have received citizenship in the first place. In other words, he allegedly lied to obtain it. Moreover, no one seems to be able to find any official record of his citizenship. Second, Omar's staff surreptitiously changed the date of birth on her biography in 2019, according to the Library of Congress. Indeed, as the Washington Post recently reported: ILHAN OMAR’S HUSBAND INSISTS HE HAS ‘NO CONCERNS’ AMID FEDERAL IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION "The library told The Washington Post on Tuesday that Omar’s staff had sought that change, saying at the time that it was in the process of correcting Omar’s birth year in various public sources." Under the original, pre-2019-changed birth date, Omar would have been 18 years old when she became a citizen. That would have made her ineligible for derivative naturalization through her father. ILHAN OMAR RAID SPARKS OMINOUS PREDICTION FROM WATCHDOG: 'THEY PROBABLY GOT THE GOODS' Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires seven years of citizenship to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. But based on these allegations, Omar may have obtained citizenship fraudulently. In other words, she may have never been a legitimate citizen and therefore never eligible to serve in Congress. In addition to the DOJ and DHS investigations, the U.S. House of Representatives must investigate this immediately. If Omar isn’t a U.S. citizen, the House must expel her. Federal law provides a process for denaturalizing those who engaged in fraud to procure their citizenship. No statute of limitations stops the government from pursuing denaturalization in a civil process. Just ask the former Nazis, who came to the United States claiming to be "refugees." Decades later, the government sought and won their denaturalizations, because they had lied on their paperwork to procure citizenship. We have done it before, and we can do it again. There is also more. Another possible crime is Omar's 2009 marriage to a man who is allegedly her brother. Omar was (possible fraud aside) a nominal American citizen at the time, so marrying her eased her alleged brother’s own pathway to citizenship. That alleged conspiracy would be blatant immigration fraud. Omar and her alleged brother, who perhaps was one of the subpoenaed family members, could face prison time for such a scheme. Her alleged brother could also face denaturalization proceedings on the basis that he too allegedly obtained his citizenship through fraud. Yet another possibility of criminal conduct is Omar's recent financial disclosures, which every Member of Congress must file. One year, Omar disclosed modest assets. The next year, she and her second (non-brother) husband disclosed approximately $30 million—about 13,000 times what she had disclosed the year before. Then, after getting exposed, she amended her disclosure and indicated modest assets again. Omar refused to give any explanation. Perhaps the government is seeking documentation to corroborate its reasonable suspicion of financial malfeasance. RICO charges against Omar and many others involved in potential fraudulent activities related to Minnesota food assistance and other welfare programs are certainly foreseeable. The claim that the government targeted Omar to influence the upcoming election, or because of her virulent rhetoric against President Trump and the country that generously gave her a refuge from war-torn Somalia is absurd. Judge Sharbaugh, a prior Hillary donor, is plainly a leftist judge. It defies common sense to believe he would go along with such a plan by the Trump White House and Justice Department. The simplest explanation is this: the federal government has strong evidence of federal crimes–so strong that even a hardcore leftist judge could not overlook it. It is hard to get a judge to order a home raid. This is particularly true against a sitting Member of Congress, who enjoys Speech and Debate Clause immunity under the U.S. Constitution. And this happened three weeks before the midterm elections, by a DC Democrat judge against a leading Democrat politician. The evidence against Omar–and likely many others–must be overwhelming. Omar would be wise to look out for an indictment before Christmas. CLICK FOR MORE FROM MIKE DAVIS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad49d5775342cf4db91c281 Florida fisherman, 71, killed by nearly 12-foot alligator as rescuers face more gators te 2026-10-18T10:20:07.163Z Florida fisherman, 71, killed by nearly 12-foot alligator as rescuers face more gators A 71-year-old man was killed Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator in the second fatal attack in Florida this year, police said. Steven Hamilton was fishing along the shore of Lake Apopka in Winter Garden near Orlando, when he was attacked around 5 p.m., the Winter Garden Police Department said. Emergency crews attempted to rescue Hamilton, but weren’t able to because other alligators were also in the water, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX 35. FLORIDA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS CONFIRM 13-FOOT GATOR KILLED ORLANDO WOMAN WITH 'DEATH ROLL' ON RIVER His body was recovered by 7 p.m. "The FWC extends its deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim during this difficult time," the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission said. SON OF FLORIDA ALLIGATOR ATTACK VICTIM SAYS TOURISTS AND TIKTOKERS ARE EMBOLDENING THE GATORS The alligator was trapped and killed, Winter Garden Police Chief Michael Mason said. Mason said the lake "has tons of alligators in it" and authorities weren’t aware before the attack that one was near the shore. MASSIVE ALLIGATOR ATTACKS YOUNG SWIMMER IN NATURE PRESERVE DESPITE POSTED WARNING "Always be aware of your surroundings. Always be safe," he said. "Wildlife: Respect it. Keep your distance. It looks like it's docile, it looks like your Florida emblem, but it can be dangerous." American alligators can be found all over Florida, although attacks are rare. In June, a 31-year-old woman named Brittany Clark was killed by an alligator near her home in Oviedo. FLORIDA WOMAN LOSES ARM IN SILVER RIVER ALLIGATOR ATTACK AS BOATER RACES TO SAVE HER LIFE And in May of last year, 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema was killed after an alligator tipped her out of her canoe. Including Hamilton, since 1948, 34 people have been killed by alligators, according to state data. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad49d5675342cf4db91c278 American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on culinary curveballs and airport antics te 2026-10-18T10:20:06.266Z American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on culinary curveballs and airport antics The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States. This week's quiz highlights culinary curveballs, airport antics — and a lot more. Can you get all 8 questions right? Give it a try and see how well you do! CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.  And to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad49d5575342cf4db91c26f Teen suspected of killing boy and stepmom was in prosecutors' sights for years — until new law let them strike te 2026-10-18T10:20:05.467Z Teen suspected of killing boy and stepmom was in prosecutors' sights for years — until new law let them strike Indiana investigators identified a suspect years before charging a man with the 2006 murders of 10-year-old Blake Dickus and his 26-year-old stepmother, Chynna Dickus, but prosecutors say an unusual gap in state law prevented them from bringing the case. Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner told Fox News Digital that authorities had identified Michael Jerome James as a suspect in the double murders, but spent years working to establish a legal path to prosecute him for crimes he allegedly committed at age 14. "That's what took us so long," Hamner said. "We had a suspect identified. We weren't able to bring charges for several years because we were trying to get the jurisdictional statute in place." KILLER UNDONE BY DECADES-OLD THREADS — GLOVE, TOWEL AND SHIRT STITCH TOGETHER COLD CASE JUSTICE James, now 35, appeared in Johnson Circuit Court in Franklin on Thursday, Oct. 8, following a grand jury indictment in the July 24, 2006, deaths of Blake and Chynna. James faces four counts of murder. Prosecutors accuse him of killing Blake and Chynna while burglarizing or attempting to burglarize their Franklin home. During his court appearance, James told Johnson Circuit Court Judge Andrew Roesener that he did not have an attorney yet but planned to get one. Roesener gave James until Nov. 2 to hire an attorney and set his next status hearing for the same day. James' age at the time of the killings is what created an unusual problem for the state, Hamner said. Indiana law historically gave juvenile courts jurisdiction over crimes committed by minors, creating a dilemma when authorities identified an alleged juvenile offender only after that person had aged out of the system. Since authorities did not identify or charge James while he was a juvenile, prosecutors faced the question of whether an adult court could legally hear the case. TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO GIRLS IN ALLEGED HIT-AND-RUN WILL BE TRIED AS ADULT AFTER IDENTITY REVEALED "That leaves a gap because this person is alleged to have committed a crime when he was 14, was not charged in juvenile court, and now that he's over the age of 18 could not be charged in adult court because of the way that law was written," Hamner said. In 2023, state law changed. A new legal path was created for adult courts to handle certain cases involving those accused of committing serious crimes as juveniles. The law did not cover every violent crime and depended partly on whether prosecutors could have sought adult prosecution when the offender was a juvenile. Hamner said another case involving child molestation allegations tested the 2023 statute. The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected its application in that case, and the Indiana Supreme Court later reached the same conclusion. "That means that we couldn't use it either," Hamner said. NEW CALIFORNIA LAW EXPANDS DNA TOOLS FOR MISSING PERSONS INVESTIGATIONS "We started back over. We went back to the legislature and, with the guidance of the decision in that 2023 statute, drafted a new law that would satisfy the concerns that the Indiana Supreme Court had." Hamner said lawmakers passed a new statute in 2025 after considering the concerns raised by the Indiana Supreme Court. The 2025 change gave prosecutors the legal mechanism needed to charge James. "Then we were back in business to be able to charge this individual," he said. Hamner said he is more confident the latest statute will withstand a legal challenge. "Nothing's ever certain, but I'm a lot more confident about this statute than we were with the other one," Hamner said. Criminal defense lawyer Mike Cunningham, however, told Fox 59 News that he believes Indiana law does not allow prosecutors to charge James as an adult for crimes he allegedly committed before the state changed its juvenile jurisdiction law in 2023. "For acts that are committed after 2023, if you’re a juvenile and we don’t learn about it until after you’re 21, then you may be held accountable in adult court," he said. "But what the court has said is for anything that happened before 2023, the law does not permit that because they did not have adequate notice." If James' eventual defense attorney challenges the court's jurisdiction, the dispute could determine whether prosecutors can pursue the murder case at all. Blake and Chynna suffered multiple stab wounds inside the family's home on Aberdeen Drive in the otherwise peaceful Branigin Woods subdivision. Investigators determined that Blake also had blunt-force injuries and signs of smothering. Blake's father, Sean Dickus, returned home and discovered the bodies. Blake's mother, Christina Smith, had planned to pick up her son that day but instead arrived to find the neighborhood surrounded by police. She later learned that Blake appeared to have fought desperately against his attacker, and had severe injuries to his hands. "His poor little hands were so bad, like, he tried to grab the knife and like, his thumb was almost sliced off," Christina Smith told WTHR. "The knife went through his hands... I don't know how that guy could live with himself." For years, investigators explored possible connections between the murders and a string of break-ins occurring within a half-mile of the Dickus residence. They also questioned multiple construction workers who were working in the neighborhood around the time of the murders. "They did a very extensive and thorough investigation, but they weren't able to identify any suspects," Hamner said. "They were getting a lot of tips, but nothing was coming from it." Hamner declined to say whether authorities uncovered evidence suggesting a juvenile committed the burglaries or whether James had any connection to them. The Dickus murders have followed Hamner through years of his career. Voters first elected Hamner as Johnson County prosecutor in 1991, and held the position when the 2006 murders happened. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Hamner left the prosecutor's office and became a judge in 2009 with the murders still unsolved. In 2021, he learned that investigators believed they had caught a break in the case, although he declined to reveal what initially led authorities to James. Hamner had already considered leaving the bench and running for prosecutor again. He said the development in the Dickus investigation played a major role in his decision. "When I found out about this, this was a huge part of my making that decision to come back and work on this case that had sadly just been languishing all those years," Hamner said. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS The arrest came after nearly two decades of unanswered questions for the family. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB As the years passed without an arrest, the family continued appealing for information while investigators revisited evidence and pursued leads. SEND US A TIP Sean Dickus also faced years of public suspicion after discovering the bodies, despite investigators clearing him in the killings. GOT A TIP? "My family went through torture, so I can't go through anything worse than that," he told WTHR. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Despite the indictment, authorities have revealed little about the evidence that ultimately connected James to the killings. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Franklin Police Capt. Jeff Dawe told WTHR that James represents the first lead in the nearly 20-year investigation supported by forensic evidence. Authorities have not publicly disclosed the nature of that evidence. James remains held without bond at the Johnson County Jail in Franklin. The court has scheduled a pretrial conference for Dec. 10. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad49d5475342cf4db91c266 This robot dog was made to save soldiers' lives as US races into new era of autonomous warfare te 2026-10-18T10:20:04.469Z This robot dog was made to save soldiers' lives as US races into new era of autonomous warfare A four-legged robot dog prowled the floor of the Army's largest annual conference in Washington, D.C., this week. Nearby a handheld weapon promised to knock drones from the sky without firing a shot, and a new interceptor was built to chase down the faster, deadlier versions coming next. The displays offered a glimpse of a battlefield changing at a pace that is forcing the U.S. military and defense industry to race not only to develop new weapons, but to keep them from becoming outdated as quickly as they arrive. "It's always a cat and mouse game, and we do have to be looking down the field," Eric Brock, CEO of defense technology company Ondas, told Fox News Digital in an interview at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) annual meeting. That race was hard to miss at the AUSA expo this week, where drones, counter-drone weapons and autonomous systems crowded the show floor as the Army looks to rapidly incorporate lessons from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East into its battleplan. PENTAGON JUMPS FROM $225M TO $55B ON DRONES AS CHEAP ATTACKS OVERWHELM US DEFENSES "If you walk around the hall at AUSA, it'll give you a good indication of the Army's priorities. Our priorities are reflected in what we're procuring," Army Under Secretary Mike Obadal said ahead of the conference. On the ground, Ondas demonstrated a huge piece of that shift: Scout, a four-legged robotic system designed to move ahead of troops into buildings, tunnels and other potentially dangerous areas while sending imagery back to an operator. "The whole concept is that if the Scout takes fire, it's better than the soldier," Brock told Fox News Digital during the demonstration. The Army's new autonomous systems command is part of a wider Pentagon effort to organize around unmanned warfare, while War Secretary Pete Hegseth said at AUSA this week that the department is working toward a four-star-led Autonomous Warfare Command. Obadal predicted an "immense number" of drones and counter-UAS systems at the show, saying their prevalence reflected procurement and budget priorities across the Pentagon. Ukraine, he said, had "cemented" counter-UAS as a critical part of modern operations. The Army is reorganizing around that reality. This month it announced a new Futures and Autonomous Systems Command tasked with accelerating autonomous capabilities across formations including aviation, armor, fires, sustainment and reconnaissance. At AUSA, the service also expanded drone and counter-drone marketplaces designed to allow the U.S. and its allies to purchase pre-approved systems in days rather than months. US MILITARY BASES ARE ‘ILL-EQUIPPED’ TO STOP DRONE SWARMS, TOP COMMANDER REVEALS AFTER RUBIO'S UAP WARNING For Brock, one of the clearest lessons from the recent war with Iran was the sheer number of threats defenses could be forced to confront. "It's more about mass," he said. "So we have to make these affordable, low cost, returnable systems, and we have to produce this to scale." Ondas has rapidly expanded its own role in that push. Its Mistral subsidiary has secured more than $240 million in orders under the Army's $982 million Lethal Unmanned Systems contract, including an additional order worth more than $50 million announced in August. The company also acquired DZYNE Technologies this summer in a deal valued at roughly $875 million, adding a portfolio of drones and counter-drone weapons that includes the IonStrike kinetic interceptor and handheld Dronebuster demonstrated for Fox News Digital at AUSA. INSIDE AMERICA'S LASER REVOLUTION AS THE MILITARY NEARS BIG BATTLEFIELD BREAKTHROUGH IonStrike is designed to physically intercept incoming drones, including Shahed-class one-way attack drones. Brock said newer versions of the threat are becoming faster and increasingly difficult for defenses built around earlier, slower drones to defeat. "The faster moving [Shaheds] now need more autonomous systems," Brock said during a demonstration of the interceptor. "So this system is designed to be very fast." The system uses onboard guidance to pursue a detected threat and is designed to be deployed in numbers when multiple drones are approaching. But no single weapon can address the growing range of unmanned threats. Ondas also demonstrated its handheld Dronebuster, which uses electronic warfare to jam or spoof communications and navigation links rather than physically destroying an incoming drone. The company recently unveiled a longer-range version under contract for delivery to the Office of Naval Research for testing and evaluation. Those tools illustrate the increasingly layered approach to counter-drone warfare: electronic attack may be enough against one type of drone, while another operating without a vulnerable radio link could require a physical interceptor. And each adaptation can prompt another. Brock pointed to Ukraine, where defenders have developed increasingly effective ways to counter the Shahed-type drones Russia has used in attacks across the country. Russia and its suppliers, in turn, have worked to make those weapons faster and harder to stop. That rapid cycle is putting pressure on a Pentagon acquisition system historically accustomed to developing major weapons over years or decades. The Army used AUSA itself to hunt for more affordable interceptor technology, offering up to $20 million through a competition focused on defeating air and missile threats at a more sustainable cost. The challenge is also moving beyond individual drones and interceptors. Ondas has partnered with Palantir on software aimed at connecting sensors, drones, robotic platforms and command systems so they can operate as part of a larger autonomous network. Its SkyWeaver system uses Palantir-powered AI as part of an architecture designed to link intelligence, mission planning and autonomous operations across multiple domains. "We're moving from each platform being individually autonomous platforms to mission autonomy," Brock said. That could mean connecting intelligence gathered by high-altitude balloons and long-endurance unmanned aircraft with smaller drones, ground systems and other sensors closer to the fight, including in environments where traditional communications are degraded. For Brock, keeping pace will increasingly depend on whether the U.S. can manufacture autonomous weapons and defenses in the numbers a future conflict could demand. "I think that's the bigger challenge," Brock said. "Technology is not really a challenge. We can build fast interceptors. We can build autonomy. That technology is there. It's ready." "Can we produce this en masse as our adversaries are?" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4964d75342cf4db91bec8 5 Takeaways From The Times’s Re-Examination of the O.J. Simpson Case te 2026-10-18T09:50:05.920Z 5 Takeaways From The Times’s Re-Examination of the O.J. Simpson Case Newly unsealed court files and interviews challenge the popular narrative around the murders and the “trial of the century.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4964c75342cf4db91bebf O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery te 2026-10-18T09:50:04.878Z O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery An “extremely reliable” informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant’s brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad48ced75342cf4db91bdeb Becoming a lawyer could get cheaper and faster under looming Trump admin shakeup te 2026-10-18T09:10:05.312Z Becoming a lawyer could get cheaper and faster under looming Trump admin shakeup The Trump administration is expected to decide by late December whether to strip the American Bar Association’s (ABA) law school accrediting arm of federal recognition, a move that would not automatically end the ABA’s accreditation of law schools or change state bar-admission rules but could accelerate states’ efforts to approve alternative paths to becoming a lawyer. Two legal education experts told Fox News Digital that while most law students would be unlikely to lose access to federal loans if the ABA's accrediting arm loses recognition, the decision could accelerate a broader shift away from the organization's longstanding dominance over legal education, with states increasingly exploring alternative accreditation pathways that could change how law schools operate and who qualifies to practice law. "I think the biggest thing is, everyone should know that the federal recognition of the ABA is just the first step," Adam Biggs, general counsel of the University of Austin, told Fox News Digital. "If they get knocked off their perch, that's going to supercharge the conversations of these state supreme courts to create alternative pathways that are not just the ABA." The looming decision follows a September vote by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), the federal panel that advises the Education Department on accreditation matters, which remained deadlocked over whether to recommend renewing the ABA's federal accreditation recognition. Education Department staff have already recommended denying renewal, and now the decision rests in the hands of Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent to rule on whether the ABA's accrediting arm can retain its federally recognized status, which it has held since 1952. AI BACKLASH REACHES MAJOR UNIVERSITY WITH BOLD BAN ON LAPTOPS AND PHONES FOR LAW STUDENTS The ABA has long served as the primary gatekeeper for legal education in the United States, with most states requiring graduates to have attended an ABA-accredited law school to qualify for the bar exam. Although losing federal recognition would not automatically end that arrangement, critics argue it could accelerate efforts already underway in some states to recognize alternative law school approval systems, potentially allowing institutions to experiment with cheaper, shorter programs outside the ABA’s traditional accreditation model. One such alternative is taking shape in Texas, where Biggs is helping develop a new law school at the University of Austin (UATX) that would operate without ABA accreditation. The university is considering a two-year law program or a model that combines undergraduate and legal studies. It plans to make tuition free and avoid federal funding altogether. The proposed school could also depart from traditional law school staffing models by relying more heavily on practicing attorneys and federal judges as adjunct instructors, rather than maintaining the extensive full-time faculty structure that Biggs says ABA accreditation standards require and that can pose a high bar for institutions. Biggs argued that the ABA's longstanding influence over legal education has discouraged such experimentation by imposing what he described as a "one size fits all elitist model of education," which he said drives up costs and limits schools' ability to offer alternative approaches to training future lawyers. DUKE LAW'S ALLEGED RACE-BASED ADMISSIONS ACCUSED OF DEFYING SUPREME COURT RULING: DOJ "Right now, the model they force makes it impossible to cut overhead, and it's going to be an expensive product," Biggs said, criticizing the ABA's accreditation requirements. "That makes the decision for you. Because you need to live in a big city to go work at a firm to pay off your massive amount of debt." Biggs added that reducing the cost of legal education could help address attorney shortages in rural and underserved communities, where graduates carrying substantial student debt may struggle to pursue lower-paying legal work. Allowing law schools to operate with less overhead, he said, could give new attorneys greater flexibility to serve those communities and potentially make legal services more affordable. The ABA faculty requirements criticized by Biggs are also facing scrutiny from the Justice Department, which has threatened an antitrust investigation over restrictions on adjunct professors teaching core law school courses. In an Oct. 7 letter, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward gave the ABA 15 days to revise or justify its rules, arguing that the requirements restrict competition and contribute to higher tuition costs, The Wall Street Journal reported. The emergence of alternative accreditation pathways could offer aspiring lawyers new opportunities, but also introduce complications for graduates hoping to practice in states other than where they attended law school. While the federal government determines which accrediting agencies it recognizes for federal purposes, state supreme courts generally set their own bar-admission requirements. Many states currently require graduation from an ABA-accredited law school, a requirement that would not automatically disappear if the ABA loses its federal recognition. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCUSES PRESTIGIOUS LAW SCHOOL OF FAVORING BLACK APPLICANTS OVER WHITE, ASIAN PEERS That means graduates of schools approved through alternative state-level processes, such as the one UATX hopes to pursue in Texas, could qualify for the bar in their home state but face additional hurdles elsewhere. Biggs predicted that as more states adopt alternative pathways, others could face pressure to reconsider their requirements. "Eventually there's gonna be a very large group of states that are not ABA or nothing," Biggs said, predicting that states such as New York and Illinois would eventually have to confront the issue. "They're gonna have to come to the table and try to figure out how portability is gonna work." Several states have already begun loosening the ABA's longstanding hold over legal education. In January, Texas became the first state to end its exclusive reliance on ABA accreditation for bar eligibility, with the state Supreme Court assuming authority to approve qualifying law schools. Florida followed nine days later, adopting its own approach to recognizing law schools outside the traditional ABA system. The movement has since extended to other states. Ohio's Supreme Court proposed changes in May to establish a state-run law school approval process, while courts in Tennessee, Alabama and Washington have also taken steps toward reducing their reliance on the ABA, as Fox News Digital previously reported. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TUITION PERKS PUT 4 STATES IN TRUMP DOJ CROSSHAIRS The potential consequences for federal student loans, meanwhile, may be far more limited. Biggs explained that most law schools are affiliated with larger universities that maintain their own institutional accreditation, allowing students to access federal aid without relying exclusively on the ABA's recognition. "So unless you are a freestanding law school that only relies on the ABA, your students are gonna be fine," Biggs said. Sarah Parshall Perry, attorney and vice president of nonprofit Defending Education, similarly told Fox News Digital that the more immediate federal-aid concerns would fall on standalone law schools that rely on the ABA's federal recognition rather than a parent university's institutional accreditation. Perry estimated that roughly 15 standalone law schools could potentially face federal funding complications if the ABA loses its recognition. Beyond the immediate financial implications, Perry argued that loosening the ABA's grip on legal education could bring more fundamental changes to what law schools teach and how they prepare students for the profession. TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES NEW YORK, OTHER BLUE STATES OVER TUITION FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS "These law students are actually going to get a better education," Perry argued. "Because we get the ABA meddling away from curricular inclusions, and we get them away from race mandates in admissions and in hiring and promotions, we get back to ground zero on making excellent lawyers." "I don't care what color my attorney is if I get in a car crash. I am very concerned that he recognizes principles of contract law and insurance liability. That's what matters most," she added. The ABA's accrediting council has already moved to roll back some of its DEI requirements amid concern the federal government could strip its accrediting status. In September, the council voted 10-6 to repeal Standard 206, which had required law schools to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion among students, faculty and staff. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Education Department officials previously told Fox News Digital that staff had recommended denying the organization's renewed recognition after finding it out of compliance with more than 26 federal recognition criteria, including concerns about the accrediting council's independence from the broader ABA membership and advocacy activities. The ABA has disputed the Department's findings and defended the independence of its accrediting council. Even if the administration ultimately revokes federal recognition, the organization could continue accrediting law schools, leaving states to decide whether to maintain their longstanding reliance on ABA approval or embrace alternative pathways as some have already started doing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad48cec75342cf4db91bde2 Mamdani praised over move to dismantle controversial NYC industry — but insiders say there’s more to the story te 2026-10-18T09:10:04.310Z Mamdani praised over move to dismantle controversial NYC industry — but insiders say there’s more to the story A century-old tradition is on the line in New York City, and horse carriage drivers are speaking out about who will ultimately pay the price if Mayor Zohran Mamdani succeeds in ending the iconic industry. Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced Tuesday that they had reached a deal to phase out horse-drawn carriages in the Big Apple, with a vote expected next week on a bill that would ban carriage operations beginning in June 2028. A longtime source of controversy, the horse-drawn carriages lined up at Central Park to take families and tourists for rides are at the center of a public safety debate after 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan was killed from a fall in June. The bill was later renamed "Romanch’s Law." Animal rights activists have targeted the industry, accusing carriage drivers of mistreating horses and even heckling some on the streets over concerns about proper care, food and water. Viral videos of horses collapsing and escaping into traffic have prompted calls to terminate the industry for good. MAN KILLED AFTER HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE BOLTS AND FLIPS NEAR POPULAR NEW YORK CITY TOURIST DESTINATION But Fox News Digital spoke to leaders in the industry who pushed back on the criticisms and argued that the New York City tradition is being unfairly maligned, and that livelihoods will be destroyed thanks to Mamdani's efforts. "You have pedicabs flying around, so why are they permitted to have a business?" Frank Riccobono, owner and manager of NYC Horse Carriage Rides, told Fox News Digital. "And now a 168-year-old tradition, attraction is being forced to surrender, which is very taboo. I want my investment to stay there for the next 20 years, 50 years, 100." Riccobono, who owns 12 horses and three carriages, said raising horses is like raising a child, and that "non-horse people" will never understand that bond. "I had horses give birth in front of me," he said. "I've owned their mom and I have their baby and it's like taking a child away from me." The bill would not take the horses away from their owners. Owners could keep, sell or transfer them as long as they are not sent to slaughter, another carriage business or an "inhumane purposes," but Riccobono could no longer use his horses for carriage rides in the city. He called the criticism "brainwashing," adding his horses receive "the most perfect lifestyle" and regularly see certified veterinarians. "That's what this bill shows," he said. "It shows they're trying to criminalize us because a horse is working." Riccobono said he will also lose a huge investment after purchasing a medallion for nearly $400,000. Medallions are licenses that allow horse carriage drivers to legally operate in New York City. "I am going to take a very, very big loss here and there's no reimbursement in this bill," he said. MAMDANI, CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO END ICONIC NYC HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE INDUSTRY AS WORKERS FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE The ban means much more than just losing a business, according to Riccobono, who said it threatens a family legacy with horses spanning generations. Riccobono has spent more than two decades driving horse-drawn carriages after falling in love with the career through his father, who spent 47 years in the business. "I have a father that has medical conditions," he said. "I have colleagues that are on dialysis. These people rely on these medallions for income, for retirement. But they're trying to strip this away from us and they don't even know how much they're gonna give us." Riccobono’s wife, Natalie, said that without her husband’s income, the family will not be able to "sustain what we have right now." "By taking away these businesses from us, they are literally taking food off of our table and possibly a shelter from over our heads," she said. However, what comes next remains up in the air to drivers who say their voices have been left unheard. Mamdani, who has made waves with his socialist agenda, and Menin have vowed to help the city’s roughly 200 carriage drivers transition into new jobs. MAMDANI'S LATEST FREEBIE SETS OFF ONLINE FURY AS CRITICS RIP CITY PRIORITIES: 'OPERA SOCIALISM' "I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving anybody out to dry," Mamdani told reporters Wednesday. "They should not be ones that are simply left as an afterthought of what comes after this." Christina Hansen, a veteran New York City horse carriage driver and Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 shop steward, told Fox News Digital drivers have yet to hear directly from Mamdani and are being treated "as if we don't matter, as if we don't count." "The only cruelty in the New York City carriage industry has always been the way that the people in it, the way the carriage drivers and carriage owners and stable owners are treated," she said. In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Menin said she will remain involved in the transition that "must include meaningful protections for the workers" and said she invited TWU and the administration to join a new working group. "Through thoughtful conversations with labor and other stakeholders, the Council developed a framework to ensure better economic opportunities for these New Yorkers," she said. With the city anticipating the horses will go to rescues or sanctuaries, Hansen warned those facilities already struggle to care for the horses they have because of declining donations and a lack of resources. Once the national attention fades, Hansen worries the horses could be left behind. "There's no funding from the city or anything like that to say, we're going to make sure that, you know, the city pays for the horse's retirement," she said. MAMDANI PLEDGES MILLIONS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM WHILE LEAVING KEY QUESTION UNRESOLVED This isn't the first time carriage drivers have feared the industry could disappear. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to ban horse-drawn carriages after taking office in 2014 and backed vintage-style electric cars as an alternative. The effort, like others over the years, failed. Hansen encouraged Mamdani to sit down for lunch with the drivers or meet their horses to get a different perspective. "He hasn't and he probably won't, because he'd get so much blowback on social media or whatever," Hansen said. Riccobono said the fight doesn’t end here and he will continue pushing back on the "unconstitutional" bill. "We're gonna fight for our rights, number one, we're gonna fight for our horses, and we're gonna fight for fairness and justice," he said. Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's offices for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4813475342cf4db91bcbd Liberal-city resident hesitates when pressed on beliefs: 'I hadn't really thought about socialism that way' te 2026-10-18T08:20:04.714Z Liberal-city resident hesitates when pressed on beliefs: 'I hadn't really thought about socialism that way' PORTLAND, Maine — Americans who were asked for their opinions of socialism by Fox News Digital offered sharply different interpretations of the ideology, with some embracing its promises of economic equality while others expressed strong reservations about government control over the means of production. Fox News Digital took to the streets of Maine's largest city, a progressive bastion, to talk to residents about their definitions of socialism and how far they would be willing to go to embrace its ideals. The topic of socialism has featured prominently in campaign coverage during this midterm election cycle, as candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) scored high-profile victories over more centrist rivals in a slew of Democratic primaries this year. DSA's outsized influence has been a driving force in the ballot box battle for the Democratic Party's ideological future. LIBERAL HOTSPOT RESIDENTS CAN'T AGREE ON WHAT SOCIALISM MEANS A new Fox News national poll indicates 32% of voters have a favorable view of socialism, with 64% seeing it in an unfavorable way. But the favorable rating matches an all-time high, first reached five years ago, since Fox News first began asking the question in 2019. And a September Gallup poll found that 43% of Americans had a positive image of socialism, the highest level since the polling organization began tracking the question in 2010. Lewis, a retired Navy veteran, said socialism was a good thing because it "looks out for people's needs.... and it's not communism." Socialism and communism both emphasize collective ownership of the means of production, such as factories, businesses and major industries. But socialism encompasses a range of approaches, including those that allow private enterprise, while communism traditionally envisions the abolition of private ownership of productive assets and, ultimately, a classless society. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS NATIONAL POLL Lewis turned skeptical when Fox News Digital asked whether he would personally surrender private property to government or collective control. "I guess. I hadn't really thought about socialism that way. I think about taking care of the needs of people, you know, things like... national health care, things like that," he answered. "I don't like government taking things away from you." Nolan, who recently moved to Portland, told Fox News Digital "there's a lot of wealth imbalance in America right now, and we could benefit from some sort of leveling system." He said socialism exists to help "people who aren't as, you know, benefiting in society." Nolan added that "business owners should have their autonomy" and that "people deserve to earn their money." "But there are a lot of really high-end... corporations that benefit so much... that really don't need that much wealth... there's so much exorbitant wealth at the top end that a lot of that could trickle down to people who are disadvantaged and don't have homes," Nolan stated. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Nola, another resident passing through Portland's Monument Square, said socialism's "a good thing. It means equity." Asked about the takeover of businesses and means of production under socialism, Nola said she still "100%" supported socialism. "I'm the daughter of a small business owner. I've seen how tough it is to run a small business in this country and how easy it is for corporations to just do whatever they want," she explained. "So if we gave actually back to small businesses and the government helped them out... and so much of the market that's privatized actually became public, I think... with how big the U.S. has gotten, it's only a good thing." Ted disagreed. "Socialism overall, I think it's a horrible idea," he emphasized. "If we can learn from history, anything from history, we see that it's gonna really give way too much power to the government institution. It's gonna... make things that are harmful overall for everyone... it's like it's dictatorship." Ted argued that "socialism just impoverishes. Capitalism, the free market economy is a good thing." He added that while "some people are very wealthy and very greedy," that overall capitalism "creates other wealth for other people." The new Fox News poll found that 51% of voters had a favorable view of capitalism, compared with 32% who viewed socialism favorably. Another 46% had an unfavorable view of capitalism. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad47a3375342cf4db91bc3f DHS Secretary Visits Phoenix To Oversee Deportation Flights For ‘Dangerous’ Illegal Aliens te 2026-10-18T07:50:11.868Z DHS Secretary Visits Phoenix To Oversee Deportation Flights For ‘Dangerous’ Illegal Aliens By Staff Reporter | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief was in Phoenix on Friday to oversee deportation flights for what the agency said were “dangerous illegal aliens.” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin oversaw the deportation flights headed for Mexico. Among the deportees were illegal aliens identified as pedophiles, violent assailants, drug traffickers, drunk drivers, burglars, and gang members. DHS quoted Mullin in a press release as saying that these latest deportation flights out of Phoenix are part of this administration’s continued promise to mass deport illegal aliens. “The American people voted for mass deportations, and that’s exactly what we’re giving them. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are removing dangerous illegals like these from our communities and from our country every single day,” said Mullin. “We will not stop until we have deported as many illegals as possible, so that we can make America safe again.” Friday’s deportees included: Jaime Velasquez Orozco, convicted in the past of child sexual abuse, attempted rape, domestic abuse, burglary, battery, driving under the influence, hit-and-run, and drug possession.  Jiovany Baray-Acosta, convicted in the past of driving under the influence with a minor in the car, drug possession, illegal weapon possession, and kidnapping. Noe Ochoa Torres, convicted in the past of child abuse, sexual assault of a child, and drug possession. Luis Antonio Vasquez Encinas, convicted in the past of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor under 15. German Garcia-Ordonez, convicted in the past of assault and battery in the presence of a minor. Filiberto Preciado-Gamboa, a gang member convicted in the past of domestic abuse, drug possession, and shoplifting.  Jose Cruz Estrada, convicted in the past of domestic abuse, terroristic threats, driving while intoxicated, and evading arrest. Rolando Carbajal Villegas, convicted in the past of driving while intoxicated and assault. Octavio Felipe-Olivera, convicted in the past of driving under the influence and disturbing the peace. DHS reported last December that more than 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the country since Trump took office in January of last year. Of those exits, more than 600,000 were reportedly formal deportations and approximately 1.9 million were voluntary self-deportations.  Approximately 10 million illegal aliens reside within the country.  DHS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also announced on Friday that the preliminary data for this fiscal year indicate a 95% drop in southwest border apprehensions compared to the last administration, along with what they allege to be the “lowest annual encounters in American history and the first-ever fiscal year with zero Border Patrol releases.” According to CBP, encounters of illegal aliens along the southwest border have dropped from an average 177,000 encounters per month during the final year of President Joe Biden’s administration to about 11,000 encounters per month under President Donald Trump. In CBP’s 2026 fiscal year — which runs from October 2025 through September 2026 — there have been just over 128,000 encounters. Under Trump’s first month in office, monthly encounters dropped by about 20%. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post DHS Secretary Visits Phoenix To Oversee Deportation Flights For ‘Dangerous’ Illegal Aliens first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4758475342cf4db91bbcb Maricopa Supervisors Attack Recorder For Contacting FBI Over ‘Suspicious’ After-Hours Election Work te 2026-10-18T07:30:12.255Z Maricopa Supervisors Attack Recorder For Contacting FBI Over ‘Suspicious’ After-Hours Election Work By Staff Reporter | Members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors are publicly airing their grievances against Recorder Justin Heap for notifying federal authorities about election work that took place late one night last week.  Heap’s office immediately contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after learning about a viral post about ballot tabulation center livestream footage in which two county employees were seen working alone after-hours in the facility from about 9 to 11 p.m. on October 7.  In the footage, the employees can be seen inserting flash drives into computers. 🚨BUSTED: Exclusive Video of Maricopa County BOS employees (toddler in tow) in highly secure Ballot Tabulation Center at 10:30pm inserting flash drives into computers (Post L&A) during an active election obtained by our source! Additional video obtained shows 3 hours of activity… pic.twitter.com/EqoOzQR9TY — We the People USA Alliance (@WethePeopleAZA1) October 9, 2026 The FBI confirmed it investigated Heap’s complaint and found no evidence of wrongdoing.  A week later, on Wednesday, Board Chair Kate Brophy McGee and Vice Chair Debbie Lesko responded to the viral footage with a joint statement denying that the election workers had performed unauthorized work, and said that it wasn’t unusual for employees to work outside traditional business hours in the weeks preceding and following an election. McGee and Lesko explained that the employees updated software on the ballot duplication system and uploaded election data files to a computer terminal not connected to the internet or ballot tabulation equipment.  After issuing that statement, Brophy McGee spoke with media outlets to criticize Heap for contacting federal authorities.  “Public employees who work in elections already face public threats and intimidation, but it is disgusting that Recorder Heap and his team would add to this climate of fear by referring to the FBI our hardworking county employees who were simply doing their jobs,” said Brophy McGee.  Judy Keane, Heap’s spokeswoman, said the recorder has a duty to request an investigation into any suspicious activity involving elections. “Suspicious activity occurring within logic and accuracy tested facilities late at night should always be investigated by those with the power to do so. Any notion that it shouldn’t is irresponsible and fails to maintain the highest of standards for Arizona elections,” said Keane.  Supervisor Thomas Galvin called Heap “inept” for notifying authorities of his concerns, and accused him of being a “puppet” of Shelby Busch, the local grassroots activist with We the People AZ who contacted Heap’s office with concerns about the livestream footage. Lesko accused the recorder’s office of attacking “innocent election workers.” Galvin also implied there would be repercussions for those who assisted Heap with contacting the FBI.  “Heap worked w[ith] bad grifting hombres to target one of the BOS’ employees. If any other public official enabled Heap’s latest circus act then there’s Hell to pay,” said Galvin.  Sam Stone, Heap’s chief of staff, later posted on X to reveal that he called the FBI and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office about the after-hours work. Stone said that it was important for public trust in elections to seek an assessment from an official third party, rather than insisting the public rely on the county’s word. “Did I think anything nefarious was at play in this situation? No,” said Stone. “[But] when questions about potentially fraudulent activity in an election come to light the proper reaction is not for the organization at hand to clear themselves, but to bring in an appropriate outside investigative agency to do it.” Galvin called Stone “one of the amoral amoebas” within Heap’s office and accused him of “spinning [his] latest stunt.” Stone, in return, accused Galvin of lying.  “[Y]our ‘proof’ there was no wrongdoing in this case is the word of the same team that created the controversy,” said Stone. “You are a crap lawyer, a liar, and unfit for public office.” AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Maricopa Supervisors Attack Recorder For Contacting FBI Over ‘Suspicious’ After-Hours Election Work first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4732b75342cf4db91bb7d Federal Interest Payments Could Consume More Than Half Of Tax Revenue By 2036 te 2026-10-18T07:20:11.443Z Federal Interest Payments Could Consume More Than Half Of Tax Revenue By 2036 By Ethan Faverino | Federal interest payments could consume more than half of federal tax revenue by 2036, as rising borrowing costs and mounting national debt threaten the nation’s long-term fiscal stability, according to a new report from Congress’ Joint Economic Committee (JEC). The report, titled Federal Interest Spending Could Now Exceed Half of Available Tax Receipts in Ten Years, warns that higher interest rates could significantly increase the federal government’s debt-servicing costs, placing additional pressure on the federal budget over the next decade. According to the JEC, net interest payments could account for 55.4% of federal receipts excluding payroll taxes by 2036 under a higher-interest-rate scenario, compared to 38.1% under the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) baseline projections. The findings come as the national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, with approximately $32.4 trillion held by the public at the end of fiscal year 2026. Interest payments could consume 55 percent of federal receipts excluding payroll taxes by 2036.Under CBO's higher-rate scenario, net interest spending would reach 55.4 percent of available tax receipts by 2036, compared with 38.1 percent under CBO's baseline projection. Even… — Joint Economic Committee Republicans (@JECRepublicans) October 15, 2026 “We are rapidly approaching a fiscal reality where more than half of federal receipts outside of payroll taxes could go toward servicing our debt by 2036,” stated JEC Chairman and Arizona Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01). “Under this higher interest rate scenario, we could spend $23 trillion on interest alone over the next decade. That is spending not on Social Security, not on Medicare, not on national defense, but simply paying for yesterday’s borrowing,” Schweikert added. According to the JEC, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes increased from approximately 4.2% in February to 5.2% on October 1, 2026. The increase reflects higher federal borrowing costs, raising concerns that interest rates could remain above earlier projections and place additional pressure on the federal budget. The report draws on a recent CBO analysis examining how higher interest rates could affect federal deficits, debt, and borrowing costs between 2026 and 2036. Under a scenario in which interest rates remain 1.5 percentage points above the CBO’s February 2026 baseline projections, cumulative federal deficits would increase by approximately $6 trillion over the next decade. Even under a less severe scenario in which interest rates remain 0.5 percentage points above the CBO’s baseline projections, cumulative federal deficits would increase by approximately $1.9 trillion through 2036, highlighting the federal government’s growing sensitivity to borrowing costs. Of the projected $6 trillion increase under the higher-rate scenario, approximately $4.9 trillion would result directly from higher interest costs, while an additional $1.1 trillion would come from borrowing needed to finance those increased payments. The JEC estimates that total net interest spending could reach $23.2 trillion through 2036 under the higher-rate scenario, compared to approximately $17.2 trillion under the CBO’s baseline projections. The report also highlights the federal government’s exposure to rising borrowing costs as existing debt matures. Approximately $10 trillion in marketable Treasury debt is expected to mature within the next year, potentially requiring refinancing at higher interest rates. Under the higher-rate scenario, annual federal interest spending would grow by an average of 10.8% over the next decade, significantly exceeding projected annual economic growth of 3.9%. “When interest costs are growing nearly three times faster than the economy, the math becomes impossible to ignore,” stated Schweikert. “Every dollar we borrow makes us more vulnerable to higher interest rates and leaves fewer resources for everything else. We are approaching a debt spiral that could become mathematically impossible to escape and the window to avert a full-blown fiscal crisis is rapidly closing.” The CBO further estimates that debt held by the public could reach 133.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2036 under the higher-rate scenario, compared to 120.2% under its baseline projections. The JEC warned that without significant reductions in federal spending, rising interest obligations could leave Congress facing increasingly difficult decisions involving higher taxes, reduced government spending, or additional borrowing to meet existing financial obligations. Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Federal Interest Payments Could Consume More Than Half Of Tax Revenue By 2036 first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad45e0e75342cf4db91b813 Fatalities, injuries reported at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta after 'incident' that sparked fire te 2026-10-18T05:50:06.012Z Fatalities, injuries reported at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta after 'incident' that sparked fire Canadian officials confirmed fatalities and injuries following a serious incident that sparked a major fire at one of the country's busiest military bases Saturday. Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty confirmed the incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, a major Army training installation. He did not immediately specify how many people were killed or injured. "I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base," McGuinty told reporters. AT LEAST 1 KILLED, 34 FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS WORKERS INJURED IN 'MAJOR' STATEN ISLAND SHIPYARD EXPLOSION: FDNY McGuinty said the fire was still burning Saturday evening. "I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory," he added. The municipality of Wainwright said the fire had spread beyond the military base's perimeter into the surrounding area. FAST-MOVING SANDY FIRE BURNS HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, FORCING EVACUATIONS IN SIMI VALLEY AREA However, local officials said no evacuation orders had been issued. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the incident in a post on X. "A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta," Carney wrote. "Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected." Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described the incident in a post on X as a "significant and tragic fire" that affected military personnel at the base. The Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and local emergency personnel were responding to the incident, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). AMTRAK FIRE NEAR PENN STATION TRIGGERS MAJOR NYC COMMUTER DISRUPTIONS, NJ TRANSIT AND LIRR CANCELLATIONS "The Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence, partners across the federal government, including public safety, are working with the government of Alberta and municipal governments to mobilize all necessary support," McGuinty said. Canadian Forces Base Wainwright is located roughly 130 miles east of Edmonton and had approximately 1,310 military and civilian personnel stationed there in 2021, according to census figures cited by Reuters. The nearby town of Wainwright has a population of approximately 6,600. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident. Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad44da675342cf4db91b346 College football faces another clock controversy after BYU upsets Notre Dame te 2026-10-18T04:40:06.189Z College football faces another clock controversy after BYU upsets Notre Dame It was a wild Saturday in college football, and if top team after top team taking losses wasn’t crazy enough, another game ended with a one-second clock controversy. BYU pulled off an upset over Notre Dame — but social media seems to think the game may not have actually been over. Thanks to the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs losing at home to Auburn, No. 2 Notre Dame had a chance to take over the top spot with a win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Unfortunately, they would have to do that on the road against the Big 12's top team, the unbeaten No. 8 BYU Cougars. And, to make matters worse, the Fighting Irish were without one of their best defensive players almost immediately. On BYU's first series, defensive lineman Boubacar Traore was called for targeting on a hit on BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier. That was a costly penalty for a team that doesn't take a lot of them, and the Cougars made them pay. They marched downfield — even forcing Notre Dame to burn a timeout — with Bachmeier finding the end zone to open the scoring. Notre Dame hit a field goal in the first quarter and then found the end zone in the second with running back Nolan James Jr. hitting paydirt to give them a 10-7 lead. However, BYU had more, particularly a trick play that saw Bachmeier trotting into the end zone with the help of a blocker. Then, as if that wasn't enough, Bachmeier scored another touchdown using his legs just before the half, and with the extra point, that gave BYU a 21-10 lead. However, there was still enough time for Notre Dame to get another possession, and with just nine seconds on the clock, the Fighting Irish found themselves on the BYU 5-yard line. Notre Dame QB CJ Carr attempted to spike the ball, but he never had total control of it, and upon review, it was ruled a fumble, with the Irish leaving points on the table and forking over possession. Notre Dame battled back in the second half, and eventually found themselves up by a field goal. BYU responded when Bachmeier — who had already shown he can find the end zone as a rusher and receiver — threw his first passing touchdown of the game by finding tight end Walker Lyons with just under two minutes left in regulation. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! That gave BYU a four-point lead and meant Notre Dame couldn't settle for a field goal. The Irish converted on a crucial fourth-and-2 to keep their drive alive, but after failing to get into the end zone, they found themselves facing fourth-and-five with ten seconds remaining. They managed to convert with four seconds on the clock, setting up the final play of the game. There was some contact on that one, but no flags. That'll frustrate Notre Dame fans, but not as much as this will. Uh... not that again. The field had been stormed, and both teams had headed to the locker room before that started making the rounds on social media. Nonetheless, what a game. That ended Notre Dame's 16-game winning streak and is one of several outcomes that are going to shake up the rankings and CFP picture in a big, big way. Notre Dame will take a week off and then get back at it against Navy, while the Cougars will keep chugging along with a visit to Orlando to take on the UCF Knights. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4469d75342cf4db91ae87 Rays even ALCS at two games apiece with Game 4 win over Guardians after series postponement te 2026-10-18T04:10:05.921Z Rays even ALCS at two games apiece with Game 4 win over Guardians after series postponement It will take at least six games to crown an American League champion. The Tampa Bay Rays tied the ALCS at two games apiece, winning Game 4 over the Cleveland Guardians 7-3. The Guardians got on the board early, as Chase DeLauter drove in Steven Kwan with an RBI single in the first. But Cleveland's offense was quiet after that. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Tampa Bay got the run back with a two-out rally in the third — Yandy Diaz doubled, and then Jonathan Aranda drove him in to tie the game. In the sixth inning, Junior Caminero smoked an RBI double with runners on first and second and none out to give the Rays a 2-1 lead, but they squandered an opportunity to tack on more. The Rays began the next frame with runners on second and third, no outs and the top of their order at the plate. Diaz struck out, but Aranda brought both of the runs in to give Tampa Bay a 4-1 lead. He would score on a sac fly two batters later. BREWERS FAN CASHING IN ON 'TIMELESS TICKET' PURCHASE FOR 2026 WORLD SERIES SEAT Cleveland was able to cut the deficit in half in the bottom half of the frame and even got the lead run to the plate but couldn't take full advantage. In the top of the ninth, Diaz added some huge insurance runs with a two-out, two-run jack that DeLauter just missed robbing. Any lead is comfortable for All-Star closer Bryan Baker, but four runs was a walk in the park. He got a double play after a leadoff single, and he struck out Angel Martinez to end the game. No team has won back-to-back games this series. The series was postponed due to weather on Friday night, pushing both Games 4 and 5 back one day each. Game 6 will be played on Monday as normally scheduled, but there are no more scheduled off days this series. Game 5 is Sunday at 5:08 p.m. ET. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4444975342cf4db91adfe Florida State falls again as Miami survives double-overtime scare to stay unbeaten te 2026-10-18T04:00:09.889Z Florida State falls again as Miami survives double-overtime scare to stay unbeaten Florida State has sputtered this season and Miami has not lost a game. Both trends held true, although barely, as the Hurricanes needed two overtimes to survive another upset bid on a day filled with chaotic finishes and upsets. Miami quarterback Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival FSU 43-35 in a back-and-forth classic. OHIO STATE SNAPS INDIANA'S 22-GAME WINNING STREAK, HANDS REIGNING CHAMPS FIRST LOSS SINCE 2024 IN THRILLER Toney finished the night with 154 receiving yards and threw a 2-point conversion pass to Cooper Barkate. Hurricanes defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald sealed the win with an interception for the Hurricanes on the final play. Ashton Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns for FSU. Duce Robinson had a pair of touchdown catches late, including a 75-yarder that tied the game with less than three minutes left in regulation and a 20-yard score to open the first overtime. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Florida State head coach Mike Norvell has faced endless speculation about his job security, having been at the helm of a team that's had one of the nation’s worst records over the last three years. Starting with the 2023 Orange Bowl debacle against Georgia, the Seminoles have now lost 14 consecutive games away from Tallahassee and are 0-13 since 2017 in true road games against ranked teams. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4444775342cf4db91adcf Ashley Hinson Asks for Gas Money in Iowa Senate Race Against Josh Turek te 2026-10-18T04:00:07.375Z Ashley Hinson Asks for Gas Money in Iowa Senate Race Against Josh Turek Hinson's request for campaign-bus gas money drew Turek's criticism as high fuel prices dominate their close Iowa Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad441ec75342cf4db91ad69 Alabama Football Faces Harsh Reality After Second Straight Loss te 2026-10-18T03:50:04.169Z Alabama Football Faces Harsh Reality After Second Straight Loss Alabama suffers its first back-to-back regular-season losses since 2007 after Tennessee's dominant 26-10 upset. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad43d3f75342cf4db91acc9 Joel Embiid rejects idea 76ers stars must 'take a back seat' as NBA regular season looms te 2026-10-18T03:30:07.040Z Joel Embiid rejects idea 76ers stars must 'take a back seat' as NBA regular season looms The Philadelphia 76ers boast a star-studded roster that has been projected to make a run at the NBA title. Jaylen Brown arrived in Philadelphia as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade, while LeBron James later chose the Sixers after considering several teams in free agency this offseason. Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid have spent their entire NBA careers in Philadelphia. Some have questioned whether the 76ers can keep all of their stars satisfied this season, but Embiid believes the team can succeed without forcing its stars to make major sacrifices or drastically alter their playing styles. "I'm against the concept of sacrificing," Embiid said after Friday's preseason finale. "I think the way I explained it was you do what you do best, and we're going to support you. ... I don't think anybody has to take a back seat." LEBRON JAMES ADMITS HE NEARLY JOINED THE KNICKS BEFORE JALEN BRUNSON WON THE NBA TITLE WITHOUT HIM Four of Philadelphia’s stars took the court in the 76ers’ preseason finale Friday, while emerging star VJ Edgecombe sat out. The exhibition nonetheless offered a glimpse of what Nick Nurse’s team could look like when the regular season begins next week. Embiid, in particular, looked to already be in midseason form Friday night, finishing with 27 points, eight rebounds and a highlight-reel-worthy dunk. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The Boston Celtics held on for a 125-120 overtime win to close out both teams’ preseason schedules. The Sixers’ star-laden lineup looked out of sync at times, with Brown pointing to spacing issues as a factor in some of the turnovers, an area Philadelphia still has time to smooth out. LEBRON JAMES’ 76ERS DEBUT SET FOR BLOCKBUSTER KNICKS SHOWDOWN AT MSG "We're not where we want to be yet," he said. "So that's just a part of it. It's a part of coming together, a new group with a bunch of guys, different style, but we just got to keep getting better every day." James struck a similar tone to Brown, although neither seemed concerned about the Sixers’ ability to come together. "We're getting there," James said. "I mean, obviously we are a couple of weeks in, so we're still working on our rhythm, working on our kinks, and it's not going to be perfect." The 2026-27 NBA season tips off Tuesday with three marquee matchups, including the 76ers’ visit to Madison Square Garden to face the reigning champion New York Knicks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad43aee75342cf4db91aaca Desert Star football drops regular season finale, will face San Pasqual on Thursday te 2026-10-18T03:20:14.397Z Desert Star football drops regular season finale, will face San Pasqual on Thursday The Desert Star football team hosted its final game of the regular season on Friday against Trivium Prep. Both teams were at 4-4 going into the game and looking to go above .500 and improve their chances of a playoff… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad43aed75342cf4db91aabf Laughlin wins, MALC secures No. 3 seed in playoffs, Mohave and River Valley fall te 2026-10-18T03:20:13.239Z Laughlin wins, MALC secures No. 3 seed in playoffs, Mohave and River Valley fall It was a tough week for the area teams as one team saw victory and the rest either struggled or fought as hard as they could. One team now begins playoffs while the others have two left in the regular… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad43ae475342cf4db91aa6a Major Canadian Military Base Hit by 'Tragic' Fire te 2026-10-18T03:20:04.327Z Major Canadian Military Base Hit by 'Tragic' Fire The deadly fire broke out after an incident occurred at CFB Wainwright military base in Alberta. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4388d75342cf4db91aa0e Cowboys Have Big Joey Porter Jr. News Day Before Packers Game te 2026-10-18T03:10:05.242Z Cowboys Have Big Joey Porter Jr. News Day Before Packers Game The Dallas Cowboys had big news on Joey Porter Jr. after listing the cornerback questionable to play the Packers on Sunday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad433e075342cf4db91a96b Top takeaways from JD Vance town hall: Costly gas, DC corruption, immigration hot takes and the war te 2026-10-18T02:50:08.652Z Top takeaways from JD Vance town hall: Costly gas, DC corruption, immigration hot takes and the war Vice President JD Vance faced questions from Michigan voters during a town hall in Flat Rock as the state emerges as a key battleground in the fight for Senate control in November's midterms. The town hall hosted by CBS News came just weeks before the midterm elections as Republicans are fighting to keep their majorities in the House and Senate. Vying for the open Senate seat in Michigan is Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Republican candidate Mike Rogers, a former member of the House of Representatives. Here are the top moments from the town hall: The first question Vance fielded Saturday came from a 43-year-old Detroit barber, who asked him why gas prices remain significantly higher than during Trump's first term. Vance first pointed to Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping and the resulting disruption to global energy markets, but he also placed blame on the Biden administration. "That's actually the biggest reason why gas prices are so high, because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline," Vance said. Vance said the Trump administration was using the Defense Production Act to help restore domestic refining capacity, but cautioned that rebuilding that infrastructure would take time. CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil pushed back on Vance's attempts to blame Biden, noting that Trump and Vance have been in office for nearly two years while Americans continued to face high gas prices. MORNING GLORY: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE AMERICAN MILITARY HAVE BEATEN IRAN Dokoupil shifted the conversation to government corruption, citing a Fox News poll showing that 60% of voters were extremely concerned about the issue. He asked Vance whether anything he had witnessed inside the Trump White House made him feel "squeamish." "You certainly see evidence of corruption in Washington, D.C. Do I see evidence of corruption from the president of the United States, from the administration? No, Tony, I just don’t," Vance said. The exchange came days after Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations that she sought $100,000 from a donor seeking access to Trump administration officials. Guilfoyle has denied wrongdoing. Dokoupil pressed Vance on the allegations involving Guilfoyle, along with concerns about restrictions on IRS scrutiny of Trump's tax returns and the president's cryptocurrency earnings. Vance said selling access to the White House would be "disgusting and despicable" and that anyone responsible should face consequences. Dokoupil then asked whether Vance would comply with subpoenas investigating alleged corruption if Democrats took control of Congress in January. "Of course, of course I will," Vance said. "Look, we follow the law. I follow the law." KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE FACES POTENTIAL SENATE PROBE OVER BOMBSHELL $100K ALLEGATION Vance was confronted over his immigration rhetoric by a naturalized U.S. citizen who said she voted for the vice president but questioned why the administration was "scapegoating immigrants." The voter, who immigrated to the United States 20 years ago, challenged Vance over his characterization of certain H-1B visa workers as "foreign indentured servants." "To the extent that my rhetoric has been imperfect here, that's on me," Vance said. But Vance defended his remarks, arguing that his criticism was aimed at companies exploiting foreign workers rather than immigrants themselves. He said the H-1B visa system gives employers too much power over foreign workers whose ability to remain in the country depends on their employment, while also allowing companies to replace American workers with visa holders. "That's not a criticism of the H-1B visa holder. That's a criticism of a company who brings a person in, who sometimes will literally lay off an American worker," Vance said. Dokoupil pressed Vance on whether his rhetoric and that of the Trump administration dehumanized immigrants. "My goal here is not to dehumanize any immigrant. And in fact, I love a number of immigrants," Vance said. But Vance argued that allowing too many immigrants into the country too quickly could undermine social cohesion and fundamentally change American communities. "I have neighbors, I have friends of mine who literally don't know a single person in their neighborhood who speaks the language they do," Vance said. "I don't think it's unreasonable for an American citizen to want to share their community with people they have something in common with." Though the town hall was pre-recorded, Vance took to X shortly after it aired to share footage from showing a burning building in France amid mass riots. He said what's unfolding in France is a cautionary tale for the United States. "Western liberals imported the third world into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion. They ignored fundamental questions of assimilation and compatibility," Vance posted on X. "They were told it would lead to this and they didn't listen. I pray that France, a beautiful country of amazing people, will stop this madness before more of its landmarks burn," Vance continued. Dokoupil pressed Vance on why the war with Iran had dragged on longer than the Trump administration anticipated, asking the vice president, "Why haven't we won decisively?" Vance argued that the U.S. had "in some ways" already won the war, claiming that American military strikes had successfully destroyed Iran's nuclear program, which he described as the central reason Trump launched the operation. "Have we destroyed the Iranian nuclear program? The answer is yes," Vance said. But Vance said the administration was still working to secure a "long-term" and "verifiable" commitment from Iran that it would not rebuild its nuclear capabilities, while also preventing Tehran from disrupting global energy supplies. Vance said the Iranians responded by terrorizing commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global oil supplies and driving up gas prices. He claimed gas prices would be "three times as high" if it weren't for the U.S. Navy protecting commercial shipping through the waterway. VANCE TAKES AIM AT SOFT-ON-CRIME DEMS AS GOP FACES UPHILL MIDTERM BATTLE: ‘LOST THEIR MINDS’ Vance was also urged by a Michigan voter to condemn antisemitism within his own political base, including rhetoric from prominent conservative figures such as Tucker Carlson. The question came from Eddie Rubin, a lifelong Democrat whose 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son survived the attack at Temple Israel, which occurred in March in Michigan. The attacker, a Lebanese-born U.S. citizen, rammed his pickup truck through the synagogue's entrance before exchanging gunfire with security. The attacker was killed, but no children or synagogue staff members were injured. "I condemn anti-Semitism. I condemn Jew hatred," Vance said. But Vance also turned the conversation to Michigan's Senate race, criticizing Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed for his response to the synagogue attack. Vance pointed to El-Sayed's remark that "hurt people hurt people." "He went around and said, 'hurt people, hurt people', showing empathy, not with you and your family, which is where I think that we got to show empathy. But showing empathy to a guy who nearly killed hundreds of innocent children," Vance said. El-Sayed had condemned the attack and later apologized for his wording, saying he never intended to justify the violence. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad433df75342cf4db91a962 Michigan Democrat confirms sister-in-law's terror watchlist lawsuit days before Obama campaign appearance te 2026-10-18T02:50:07.790Z Michigan Democrat confirms sister-in-law's terror watchlist lawsuit days before Obama campaign appearance Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged Saturday night that his sister-in-law was involved in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit during the Obama administration, just days before former President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign alongside him. El-Sayed was confronted by Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin about court documents identifying his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, as a plaintiff in a 2016 lawsuit challenging her alleged placement on the federal Terrorism Screening Database, commonly known as the terrorist watchlist. "There's reporting in a lawsuit that now backs it up. And documentation with the lawsuit that Mariam Jukaku, who's your sister-in-law, that she was on the terrorist watch list?" Tobin asked. "Yeah," El-Sayed responded. MICHIGAN SENATE DEBATE ERUPTS INTO PERSONAL ATTACKS AS ROGERS, EL-SAYED CLASH OVER ISRAEL, IRAN AND MORE El-Sayed then defended his sister-in-law, insisting she had committed no wrongdoing and turning his criticism toward Republican Senate rival Mike Rogers. "She did nothing wrong and was captured on that and then sued and got off," El-Sayed said. "You've got this system where folks are guilty until proven innocent because they've got different kinds of names, because of the infrastructure that people like Mike Rogers set up." The exchange comes as Obama prepares to campaign alongside El-Sayed in Michigan on Oct. 24, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. EL-SAYED ASKED IF HE BELIEVES AMERICA IS 'READY FOR A MUSLIM PRESIDENT' AHEAD OF SENATE RACE According to the 2016 complaint, Jukaku underwent additional airport screening in 2012, and alleged she was never told why she had been flagged. The filing said she was believed to have been removed from the watchlist by 2016. El-Sayed said she sued and won, but a federal appeals court overturned a ruling favoring the plaintiffs in 2021. A separate lawsuit seeking damages was dismissed in 2017. Despite El-Sayed's claim that she sued and won, a federal appeals court overturned a ruling favoring the plaintiffs in 2021, while a separate lawsuit seeking damages was dismissed in 2017. TRUMP LINKS MICHIGAN SENATE CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED TO MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: 'HE'S A CON MAN' The FBI said it does not confirm or deny individuals' watchlist status. "It is the U.S. government’s policy to neither confirm nor deny a person’s inclusion in the Terrorist Screening Dataset, commonly known as the terrorist watchlist," the agency told Fox News. The exchange follows separate allegations about El-Sayed's family's purported Muslim Brotherhood connections, which his campaign called "racist and untrue." Rogers called the allegations "disqualifying" Saturday. The watchlist lawsuit does not establish wrongdoing by Jukaku or El-Sayed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad433dd75342cf4db91a933 Oregon State WR Beats Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith to Impressive Milestone te 2026-10-18T02:50:05.347Z Oregon State WR Beats Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith to Impressive Milestone Oregon State WR Jesse Legree beats Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith to 1,000 receiving yards on the season in their Week 7 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad42f2e75342cf4db91a6fc 4 Takeaways From a Voting-Focused ‘No Kings’ Day te 2026-10-18T02:30:06.176Z 4 Takeaways From a Voting-Focused ‘No Kings’ Day Saturday’s gatherings were more subdued than some past events, and many prominent Democrats skipped them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad42cd575342cf4db91a6a9 Steve Sarkisian vows to 'evaluate everything,' won’t rule out benching Arch Manning amid Texas' two-game skid te 2026-10-18T02:20:05.892Z Steve Sarkisian vows to 'evaluate everything,' won’t rule out benching Arch Manning amid Texas' two-game skid Florida's 2026 season got off to a strong start, with the Gators moving to 4-0 after upsetting then-No. 4 Ole Miss in Week 4. Florida then dropped their next two games. Despite entering this Saturday's game at Texas on a two-game skid and as an underdog, a late game sack-fumble by Arch Manning sealed a 30-27 upset victory for Florida. Texas has struggled against Florida in recent history, losing to the Gators 29-21 in October 2025. That Florida team went on to finish 4-8. The past eight days have been particularly painful for the Longhorns, who suffered a crushing loss to Oklahoma last week that cost them the No. 1 ranking. Following back-to-back losses to struggling SEC opponents, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said everything was under consideration as he looked to get the team back on track. UNRANKED OKLAHOMA KNOCKS OFF NO. 1 TEXAS IN WALK-OFF FASHION AFTER ARCH MANNING'S ROUGH 4TH QUARTER "Everything’s going to be evaluated," Sarkisian said. He also did not rule out a potential change at quarterback. "Everything means everything," Sarkisian said. "It would be easy for me to say, 'Hey, Arch was the problem today.' Was Arch perfect? No. But nobody was perfect on offense today." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Sarkisian added that the opening quarter was the Longhorns’ lone bright spot. "Obviously, I'm extremely disappointed," he said. "We didn't play very good football today, outside about the first quarter. We kind of bled out." Texas finished Saturday's game with only 50 offensive snaps, the lowest total in Sarkisian’s tenure. Florida sacked Manning five times. Manning's day ended with 173 passing yards and one touchdown pass. Texas entered the day having defeated 22 consecutive unranked opponents at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns now hold the dubious distinction of being just the third team since 1936 to reach No. 1 in the AP poll before losing consecutive games to unranked opponents, according to ESPN Research. UNRANKED AUBURN UPSETS TOP-RANKED GEORGIA WITH WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL, MARKING WILD FEAT NOT SEEN IN 36 YEARS Sarkisian offered a blunt assessment of how Texas has performed recently. "We're not playing very good football right now," he said. "I have to evaluate everything. It's gonna be a long night." Sarkisian also calls Texas’ offensive plays, meaning his own role will likely be part of the evaluation process. "I don't know how many times I need to say it," Sarkisian said. "We're going to evaluate everything from an offensive perspective. Part of that is playcalling." Texas will host Ole Miss in Austin next Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4282475342cf4db91a5b7 Marco Rubio Denies White House Ordered Ukraine Starlink Slowdown te 2026-10-18T02:00:04.709Z Marco Rubio Denies White House Ordered Ukraine Starlink Slowdown Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that the White House ordered satellite internet service used by Ukraine to be slowed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4237875342cf4db91a530 In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event te 2026-10-18T01:40:08.156Z In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event Participants in a No Kings day event march toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2026. The Umbrella Walk 4 Change was one of thousands of No Kings events across the nation encouraging early voting. (Photo by Baya Burgess/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, spread out its fourth effort across several Saturday events in Washington, D.C., in addition to thousands across the nation, to encourage early voting.  The Umbrella Walk was one of them. No Kings worked with the advocacy group Umbrella Walk 4 Change to hold the street protest.  Octavia Clapp, of Maryland, at the Umbrella Walk on No Kings day in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2026. (Photo by Baya Burgess/States Newsroom) Octavia Clapp, a 25-year-old protester from Maryland, said using her right to vote especially matters as Trump attempts to wield authority over voting. The Trump administration has spent more than a year in court battles with dozens of states and voting rights groups seeking to force states to provide sensitive voter data and curb voting by mail. “I think cracking down on mail-in voting and restricting people’s ability to vote easily is anti-democratic,” she said. “Democracy is really important to me, and freedom is really important to me.” Linda Levine, a Washington, D.C., resident, said restrictions on abortion rights drew her to the march. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right.  Linda Levine, left, of Washington, D.C., and her daughter, Ari Hershey, walk toward the U.S. Capitol during the Umbrella Walk on No Kings day on Oct. 17, 2026. (Photo by Baya Burgess/ States Newsroom) “I am 83 and I can’t believe that my daughter has less rights now than I had,” she said. “We fought for them and this Supreme Court took them away.” Her daughter, Ari Hershey, attended with her two young sons to show them how to protest. It was a record number of participants for the Umbrella Walk 4 Change, according to the walk’s organizer, Peter Stinson. Umbrella Walk organizer Peter Stinson speaks to protesters as the walk ends at the U.S. Capitol West Lawn in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2026. (Photo by Baya Burgess/States Newsroom) Stinson said he hopes Saturday’s events will lead to larger, more powerful demonstrations in front of the Capitol and eventually impeachment of the president. “We need 30,000 people right here, right here, every day for about four to six weeks,” he said.  Aida Thoj of Lorton, Virginia, leads chants in protest of the Trump administration at the No Kings day event in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2026. (Photo by Baya Burgess/States Newsroom) Ashley Thoj from Lorton, Virginia, attended with her spouse Aida Thoj. For Ashley, early voting was the walk’s most important message. “Especially now that we’re in early voting periods, just getting people to get out to the polls,” she said. Already, more than 8.5 million Americans have voted in the 2026 midterm election, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. Unlike past No Kings events, only some of Saturday’s actions involved protests. The events across the United States included help with voter registration, walks to ballot drop-off locations and car pool sign-ups. At the Umbrella Walk, Stinson ended the march with a reminder to participants to vote and help others vote. “Work within your circle of influence,” he said. “Work within your skill set.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4212375342cf4db91a396 ‘No Kings’ protesters spurn organizers' rules: ‘This is as partisan as you can get’ te 2026-10-18T01:30:11.148Z ‘No Kings’ protesters spurn organizers' rules: ‘This is as partisan as you can get’ ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On South Washington Street, 26-year-old environmental engineer Nayely Cruz Hernandez had a straightforward message for voters as she joined a phalanx of protesters lining the street for nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump: "Vote blue." "We got to take the power away from Trump, from the Republicans," Hernandez told Fox News Digital. "So we got to win the House, we got to win the Senate, not only in Virginia, but across the country." Standing beside her boyfriend, Noah Schwarzott, 25, their 13-year-old Maltese-poodle, Maybellene, in her arms, Hernandez acknowledged that national No Kings organizers had their own rules for the protests to be "nonpartisan," but she wasn't following orders. 'NO KINGS' FOOT SOLDIERS IGNORE ORGANIZERS' WARNING, GO ALL IN FOR DEMOCRATS "The No King ... organizers can say whatever," she said. "But I'm saying vote blue, because why are we here? Who's in the House? Who's in the Senate? Who is the President? It's red, it's Republicans, and it's Trump." A Fox News Digital investigation documented about 300 organizations with $2.5 billion in combined annual revenues behind the "No Kings" protest network, including Democratic-aligned advocacy groups, major labor unions and nonprofits including MoveOn, the American Federation of Teachers and the ACLU. Cruz Hernandez ended by introducing Maybellene and declaring that the dog was "telling you to vote for Don Beyer," a Democratic member of Congress who represents Alexandria, Arlington and other Northern Virginia communities. The national organizers' position is that the Oct. 17 events must be "nonpartisan." That's to comply with the federal laws that regulate the nonprofits that fund the No Kings protests. PARTY POOPERS' FIGHT CARD: JANE FONDA, 'NO KINGS,' COMMUNISTS ROLL OUT RIVAL SPECTACLE TO TRUMP'S 250TH Her comments directly contradicted the written instructions of the national "No Kings" organization and its leaders at the Indivisible nonprofit, prohibiting calls to "vote Blue," elect Democrats or endorse candidates and target individuals. Nearby, a man held a sign by a far-left group called "Refuse Fascism" with another message defying the organizers' guidance: "TRUMP MUST GO NOW!" Another man held an inflatable balloon mocking Trump as a baby in a diaper. Another sign said "86 47," the controversial message former FBI Director James Comey posted on social media and which federal prosecutors deemed an overt threat against Trump. As the young couple cheered honking cars, Eunic Epstein-Ortiz, national spokesperson for No Kings, called Fox News Digital to insist "No Kings" is a "nonpartisan, peaceful movement that has brought millions of Americans together to stand up for democracy, defend our freedoms, and reject authoritarianism." DAVID MARCUS: AS DEMOCRATS PROTEST IN DALLAS, CONSERVATIVES ARE QUIET AND CAUTIOUS Told that a Fox News DIgital investigation found "No Kings" events from Maine to Oregon were clearly partisan, Epstein-Ortiz said, "We are aware of partisan events circulating online that are not affiliated with or officially organized by No Kings. Many people utilize the No Kings name as a rallying cry." But, in this case, the protest on South Washington Street was an official "No Kings" event, advertised on the organizers' official website. Among the demonstrators, one woman beamed while waving a sign that was explicit about the protest's agenda: "THE USA Needs a Big Beautiful BLUE WAVE." But hours after the Alexandria demonstration, Fox News Digital encountered another protester marching on H Street NW by the White House who openly rejected the nonpartisan description. She marched at an official "No Kings" event. Nadine Seiler, a self-described "professional protester" recently mentioned by Trump, was asked whether she agreed with organizers' insistence that the demonstration was nonpartisan. "No, no, the people who agree with Trump are not out here," Seiler responded from behind an inflatable costume. "So it's never gonna be non-partisan if it's a resistance to the fascist regime." "They can pretend, but it's not," she added. Asked directly whether the event was partisan, Seiler answered: "Yes, this is a partisan protest." She explained that participants were resisting what she described as illegal policies of the Trump administration. "Yeah, so this is as partisan as you can get," she concluded. The exchanges offer a ground-level perspective on the political character of a movement whose organizers have gone to considerable lengths to insist its voter-mobilization activities are "nonpartisan." FIRST ON FOX: ‘NO KINGS’ PROTEST NETWORK BEHIND FIGHT AGAINST AI DATA CENTERS AND FLOCK CAMERAS "No Kings" has distributed detailed election-law guidance prohibiting partisan slogans, campaign materials, candidate endorsements and coordination with political parties. Yet the movement's own leadership has openly discussed its broader Democratic electoral objectives. During an Oct. 15 livestream, Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin contrasted the parties' candidates. "Our candidates are quite good all around the country. Their candidates are quite trash all over the country," Levin said. In an Oct. 9 webinar, Levin explained how activists could criticize Trump while avoiding explicit Democratic endorsements. "Uh, you've got to let people connect the dots on that one," he said. Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg, meanwhile, described No Kings as a "nonpartisan coalition" intended to welcome participants across the political spectrum. The distinction matters legally. Individual protesters expressing partisan opinions don't automatically establish that event organizers violated election law. Tax-exempt charities also face restrictions different from those governing political advocacy groups. In yet another sign, a protester again targeted Trump, writing, "EVERY DAY I HATE HIM MORE THAN I DID THE DAY BEFORE." Another sign read: "NO CROWN FOR THE CLOWN." From northern Virginia to the White House, participants were making no effort to conceal their political preferences. For Seiler, the description was simple: "This is as partisan as you can get." Fox News Digital's Reagan Schroeder and Tessa Hoyos contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4212075342cf4db91a368 Garrett Wilson Makes Admission Regarding Matchups with Christian Gonzalez te 2026-10-18T01:30:08.589Z Garrett Wilson Makes Admission Regarding Matchups with Christian Gonzalez New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson gave props to New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez on Thursday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad41ec875342cf4db91a228 Alpine Pizza adds ingredients of success to expansion te 2026-10-18T01:20:08.299Z Alpine Pizza adds ingredients of success to expansion Like pizza, this gathering place crosses boundaries to create happy moments. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad41ec475342cf4db91a1df Trump Makes $100 Million Promise to Kentucky if GOP Wins Midterms te 2026-10-18T01:20:04.294Z Trump Makes $100 Million Promise to Kentucky if GOP Wins Midterms Trump tied a $100 million investment in Kentucky pharmaceutical manufacturing to Republicans winning the midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad41c7675342cf4db91a1cd Phoenix Raceway trades championship finale for new stakes in NASCAR’s return to the Chase te 2026-10-18T01:10:14.177Z Phoenix Raceway trades championship finale for new stakes in NASCAR’s return to the Chase AVONDALE — For six consecutive years, NASCAR’s championship road ended in the Arizona desert. On Sunday, Phoenix Raceway will instead become another stop on the road to a title. The championship banners are no longer the centerpiece of the fall race weekend, and no driver will leave Phoenix with the Cup Series trophy. But with four races remaining in NASCAR’s revamped championship format, the stakes are far from diminished. The Freeway Insurance 500 marks the seventh race of NASCAR’s Chase, which replaces the controversial elimination-style playoff system and winner-take-all championship finale that defined the sport’s postseason for more than a decade.  The Chase is a 10-race season conclusion in which the top 16 points-scoring drivers from the 26-race regular season qualify for the championship. Phoenix will host its first fall race since 2019 without determining the Cup Series champion, with the season now concluding Nov. 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For drivers accustomed to the championship atmosphere at Phoenix, the difference is already noticeable. “It does feel a little bit weird coming here,” Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron said, noting the absence of championship banners and “big race feel” around the facility and the city of Phoenix as a whole. “I don’t approach it any differently this weekend because of those things. Just a little unique and a little different feel.” Chase Elliott, who won the 2020 Cup Series championship at the venue, shared that sentiment. “It’s still obviously really important as it pertains to just the championship as a whole,” Elliott said. “But, it definitely has a different vibe to it.” Under the previous format, the championship went to whichever of the four remaining title contenders finished highest in the season finale. The 10-race playoff had three rounds: 16, 12, 8 and the Championship 4.  This year, 16 drivers entered the Chase, with no eliminations, and the points leader after the final race won the championship. Race victories are now worth 55 points, up from 40, while stage points and finishing positions remain crucial to the title fight. A second-place finish earns 35 points, giving drivers an extra incentive to chase wins without sacrificing consistency. For Chase Briscoe, the difference could change how teams approach Sunday’s 312-lap race, especially when late cautions force pit-strategy decisions. Briscoe was one of the four championship contenders at Phoenix last November, when finishing ahead of Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Kyle Larson was all that mattered in the title fight. “If you don’t win the race, it still definitely matters,” Briscoe said of the new format. “I’m sure the strategy will definitely be different by the end of the race.” Last year’s finale illustrated the volatility of the former championship format. Hamlin dominated much of the afternoon, leading 208 laps before a late caution changed the race’s complexion. Ryan Blaney ultimately won the race, while Larson finished third to claim his second Cup Series championship without leading a lap. Now, Larson returns to Phoenix as the driver everyone is chasing. The Hendrick Motorsports driver leads the standings by 49 points over Hamlin, with Christopher Bell 51 points behind and Briscoe fourth, 65 points back. Larson averages a 2.8 finishing position through the first six Chase races, the best for any driver in NASCAR postseason history, regardless of format. Briscoe, however, enters Phoenix with momentum. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has won the past two races, at Las Vegas and Charlotte, cutting his deficit to Larson by 58 points in that stretch. Phoenix also matters to Briscoe, who earned his first career Cup Series win at the track in March 2022. Although Larson has established himself as the championship favorite, Team Penske has recently dominated Phoenix Raceway. Ryan Blaney, Sunday’s pole-sitter, has won the past two Cup Series races at the one-mile oval, including the March event, when he overcame multiple pit-road setbacks and passed Ty Gibbs with 10 laps remaining. He has finished in the top two in six of his last eight Phoenix starts. “I thought the track really moved around today,” Blaney said after qualifying. “This weekend, we can’t show up the same way we did in the spring because you learn things through the year that you think are a better direction as an organization.” The 2023 Cup Series champion enters Sunday fifth in the standings, 85 points behind Larson. His Penske teammate Joey Logano is sixth, 92 points back. Logano has four career Cup Series victories at Phoenix, the most among active drivers, including the fall 2024 race that secured his third series championship. Christopher Bell and Hamlin each have two Phoenix victories, while Larson, Briscoe, Byron and Elliott have also visited Victory Lane. Blaney acknowledged that even a successful history at Phoenix doesn’t guarantee a strong result. “It just shows you the competitiveness of the Cup Series and how hard it is,” Blaney said. “Running well is one thing, but then trying to win the race … is obviously incredibly difficult.” For others, Phoenix offers an increasingly urgent opportunity to salvage their championship hopes. Chase Elliott sits 12th in the Chase standings, 185 points behind Larson, while Byron is 13th, 208 points back. Both have won at Phoenix before, but their championship paths have narrowed considerably with only four races remaining. Ty Gibbs, meanwhile, enters ninth in the standings, 156 points behind Larson. He finished fourth at Phoenix in March after leading late, which encouraged his return to the desert. While much of the field focuses on championship calculations, Gibbs also pointed to a lighter aspect of the annual trip to Arizona. “I think Phoenix is just fun to come out and get some real Mexican food, authentic, and the track’s really fun, too,” said Gibbs, who won the 2022 Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix. After Phoenix, the Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway before concluding at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 8. With three races remaining after Sunday, every point gained or lost in the desert could influence the championship outcome. For Joey Logano, however, losing the championship finale distinction has done little to diminish the urgency of racing at Phoenix. “It’s still just as important, right?” Logano said. “If we want to win the championship, we have to win this week, in my opinion. So same attitude as normal here.” The Freeway Insurance 500 is scheduled for noon MST Sunday, with coverage on USA Network. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad41c6e75342cf4db91a1a1 Tennessee dominates as Alabama suffers first back-to-back regular-season losses in nearly two decades te 2026-10-18T01:10:06.677Z Tennessee dominates as Alabama suffers first back-to-back regular-season losses in nearly two decades The latest edition of the third Saturday in October rivalry was highlighted by a pair of upsets in the Southeastern Conference. Unranked Auburn capitalized on a late fumble by Georgia and kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to knock off the top-ranked Bulldogs in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. It marked the second consecutive week that the nation’s No. 1 team had suffered a loss. Oklahoma knocked off then-top ranked Texas in Week 6. Shortly after Auburn's upset, one-loss Tennessee celebrated a 26-10 win over No. 6 Alabama. UNRANKED AUBURN UPSETS TOP-RANKED GEORGIA WITH WALK-OFF FIELD GOAL, MARKING WILD FEAT NOT SEEN IN 36 YEARS Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns as the Volunteers handed the Crimson Tide its second consecutive loss. Alabama hasn't dropped back-to-back regular season games since 2007. Tennessee relied on a stout defense and the steady play of quarterback George MacIntyre to win their third straight game. Alabama had just 201 yards of total offense, including 54 rushing, and turned the ball over four times. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Alabama entered its trip to Neyland Stadium already knowing it would be without leading receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, who recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a meniscus injury. Crimson Tide quarterback Keelon Russell threw for 147 yards and scored the only touchdown on a 19-yard run. Alabama lost two fumbles, and Russell threw two interceptions. Tennessee led 12-10 at halftime after both offenses struggled. The teams combined for five turnovers and were 3 of 17 in third-down conversions. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad41a1e75342cf4db91a169 Phoenix Raceway trades championship finale for new stakes in NASCAR’s return to the Chase te 2026-10-18T01:00:14.064Z Phoenix Raceway trades championship finale for new stakes in NASCAR’s return to the Chase AVONDALE — For six consecutive years, NASCAR’s championship road ended in the Arizona desert. On Sunday, Phoenix Raceway will instead become another stop on the road to a title. The championship banners are no longer the centerpiece of the fall race weekend, and no driver will leave Phoenix with the Cup Series trophy. But with four races remaining in NASCAR’s revamped championship format, the stakes are far from diminished. The Freeway Insurance 500 marks the seventh race of NASCAR’s Chase, which replaces the controversial elimination-style playoff system and winner-take-all championship finale that defined the sport’s postseason for more than a decade.  The Chase is a 10-race season conclusion in which the top 16 points-scoring drivers from the 26-race regular season qualify for the championship. Phoenix will host its first fall race since 2019 without determining the Cup Series champion, with the season now concluding Nov. 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For drivers accustomed to the championship atmosphere at Phoenix, the difference is already noticeable. “It does feel a little bit weird coming here,” Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron said, noting the absence of championship banners and “big race feel” around the facility and the city of Phoenix as a whole. “I don’t approach it any differently this weekend because of those things. Just a little unique and a little different feel.” Chase Elliott, who won the 2020 Cup Series championship at the venue, shared that sentiment. “It’s still obviously really important as it pertains to just the championship as a whole,” Elliott said. “But, it definitely has a different vibe to it.” Under the previous format, the championship went to whichever of the four remaining title contenders finished highest in the season finale. The 10-race playoff had three rounds: 16, 12, 8 and the Championship 4.  This year, 16 drivers entered the Chase, with no eliminations, and the points leader after the final race won the championship. Race victories are now worth 55 points, up from 40, while stage points and finishing positions remain crucial to the title fight. A second-place finish earns 35 points, giving drivers an extra incentive to chase wins without sacrificing consistency. For Chase Briscoe, the difference could change how teams approach Sunday’s 312-lap race, especially when late cautions force pit-strategy decisions. Briscoe was one of the four championship contenders at Phoenix last November, when finishing ahead of Denny Hamlin, William Byron and Kyle Larson was all that mattered in the title fight. “If you don’t win the race, it still definitely matters,” Briscoe said of the new format. “I’m sure the strategy will definitely be different by the end of the race.” Last year’s finale illustrated the volatility of the former championship format. Hamlin dominated much of the afternoon, leading 208 laps before a late caution changed the race’s complexion. Ryan Blaney ultimately won the race, while Larson finished third to claim his second Cup Series championship without leading a lap. Now, Larson returns to Phoenix as the driver everyone is chasing. The Hendrick Motorsports driver leads the standings by 49 points over Hamlin, with Christopher Bell 51 points behind and Briscoe fourth, 65 points back. Larson averages a 2.8 finishing position through the first six Chase races, the best for any driver in NASCAR postseason history, regardless of format. Briscoe, however, enters Phoenix with momentum. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has won the past two races, at Las Vegas and Charlotte, cutting his deficit to Larson by 58 points in that stretch. Phoenix also matters to Briscoe, who earned his first career Cup Series win at the track in March 2022. Although Larson has established himself as the championship favorite, Team Penske has recently dominated Phoenix Raceway. Ryan Blaney, Sunday’s pole-sitter, has won the past two Cup Series races at the one-mile oval, including the March event, when he overcame multiple pit-road setbacks and passed Ty Gibbs with 10 laps remaining. He has finished in the top two in six of his last eight Phoenix starts. “I thought the track really moved around today,” Blaney said after qualifying. “This weekend, we can’t show up the same way we did in the spring because you learn things through the year that you think are a better direction as an organization.” The 2023 Cup Series champion enters Sunday fifth in the standings, 85 points behind Larson. His Penske teammate Joey Logano is sixth, 92 points back. Logano has four career Cup Series victories at Phoenix, the most among active drivers, including the fall 2024 race that secured his third series championship. Christopher Bell and Hamlin each have two Phoenix victories, while Larson, Briscoe, Byron and Elliott have also visited Victory Lane. Blaney acknowledged that even a successful history at Phoenix doesn’t guarantee a strong result. “It just shows you the competitiveness of the Cup Series and how hard it is,” Blaney said. “Running well is one thing, but then trying to win the race … is obviously incredibly difficult.” For others, Phoenix offers an increasingly urgent opportunity to salvage their championship hopes. Chase Elliott sits 12th in the Chase standings, 185 points behind Larson, while Byron is 13th, 208 points back. Both have won at Phoenix before, but their championship paths have narrowed considerably with only four races remaining. Ty Gibbs, meanwhile, enters ninth in the standings, 156 points behind Larson. He finished fourth at Phoenix in March after leading late, which encouraged his return to the desert. While much of the field focuses on championship calculations, Gibbs also pointed to a lighter aspect of the annual trip to Arizona. “I think Phoenix is just fun to come out and get some real Mexican food, authentic, and the track’s really fun, too,” said Gibbs, who won the 2022 Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix. After Phoenix, the Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway before concluding at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 8. With three races remaining after Sunday, every point gained or lost in the desert could influence the championship outcome. For Joey Logano, however, losing the championship finale distinction has done little to diminish the urgency of racing at Phoenix. “It’s still just as important, right?” Logano said. “If we want to win the championship, we have to win this week, in my opinion. So same attitude as normal here.” The Freeway Insurance 500 is scheduled for noon MST Sunday, with coverage on USA Network. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4156975342cf4db91a066 New protein ranking names unexpected winner over beef, salmon and eggs te 2026-10-18T00:40:09.880Z New protein ranking names unexpected winner over beef, salmon and eggs A new analysis of 20 protein sources found that the top scorer wasn’t steak, salmon or eggs — it was an everyday food many shoppers may be overlooking. The BPI Score, introduced in a July paper published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, gave tofu the top mark: 36 out of 40 points. Beans, chia seeds and quinoa rounded out the top four, while mozzarella, lamb, beef and cheddar were among the lowest-ranked foods. The BPI Score, created by University of Cambridge researcher Chris Macdonald and the Better Protein Institute (BPI), rates 20 protein sources on a 40-point scale that combines nutrition, affordability and availability with environmental impact. AMERICANS STILL CRAVE PROTEIN DESPITE RECORD BEEF PRICES AS EXPERT REVEALS THE 'HEALTHIEST BURGER' Its "People Score" factors in sodium, saturated fat, cholesterol, whether a food contains all nine essential amino acids, affordability and availability. Its "Planet Score" considers greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, land use and freshwater use. Tofu earned the highest scores in both categories. The paper estimated that producing 100 grams of protein from tofu was associated with 0.61 kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions, compared with 64.19 kilograms for beef. It also found tofu required about 2 square meters of land for that amount of protein, compared with about 211 square meters for beef. IS FARM-RAISED FISH REALLY WORSE THAN WILD-CAUGHT SEAFOOD? EXPERTS SOUND OFF Experts note that the ranking is an initial scoring system developed by one researcher, not a controlled trial or dietary guideline, and it relies on U.K. grocery data. The score also compares the amount of each food needed to provide 100 grams of protein, not equal-sized portions. "While acknowledging the limitations of this first iteration, the score provides a robust foundation for a more nuanced conversation," Macdonald wrote in the paper. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Corry Matthews, a California-based fitness and nutrition expert and founder of Strength & Grace Fitness, said consumers should consider protein quality, serving size and whether they can realistically get enough of a food to meet their needs. "For example, three ounces of cooked chicken breast provides roughly 26 grams of protein," Matthews told Fox News Digital. "A half cup of firm tofu may provide around 10 to 15 grams, depending on the product. Two tablespoons of chia seeds provide only about 4 to 5 grams." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER She continued, "That doesn't make chia seeds a bad food ... but I wouldn't rely on them as my primary protein source if my goal were to get 25 to 30 grams of protein at a meal." Animal proteins such as eggs, dairy, fish, and lean meats generally provide complete protein and can be concentrated sources of essential amino acids, she noted. Tofu, a soy food, is also a complete protein but those relying plant-based proteins may need to be more intentional about serving sizes and total intake, Matthews said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Ashley Koff, an Oregon-based registered dietitian and founder of The Better Nutrition Program, also said individual needs matter. "Many people do not digest tofu well at all," Koff said, adding that people should choose protein sources they enjoy and can access. "My advice? Don't let a ranking do all your nutritional thinking for you," Matthews added. "Understand what the ranking measures, then choose foods that support your actual goals." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4156875342cf4db91a05d Bend school district honors slain teacher, praises staff member's courage during attack: ‘Forever grateful’ te 2026-10-18T00:40:08.984Z Bend school district honors slain teacher, praises staff member's courage during attack: ‘Forever grateful’ BEND, Ore. — The Oregon school district that lost three young students and a teacher in a mass shooting this week expressed profound grief on Saturday, praising the courage of the educator and staff member who risked their lives during the attack. "Our hearts are broken," the Bend-La Pine Schools district said in a social media post. "They responded to an attack on their school in a way for which we are forever grateful." Among the victims was Megan Lambert, 25, a special education teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Lambert had just joined the district this fall for her first teaching job. HERO DAD WHO TOOK DOWN OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH TEACHER, STUDENT BOTH KILLED IN ATTACK The district remembered her as a bright light for her "students, family, and our community," adding, "She will be missed beyond words can express." The district also praised Becky Drury, an inclusion educational assistant who was injured during the attack and is currently recovering. "We continue to wrap our arms around Becky Drury," the post stated. "In addition, a learning specialist responded with extraordinary courage and engaged directly with the shooter. We are so thankful for her safety and forever in her debt." HERO DAD WHO TOOK DOWN OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH TEACHER, STUDENT BOTH KILLED IN ATTACK The tragic shooting has devastated the community of Bend, located about 170 miles south of Portland. On Saturday, residents gathered near the school to mourn Lambert and the three young victims: 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, along with two other children, ages 8 and 11, whose families requested their names not be publicly disclosed. A 7-year-old girl and Drury both sustained injuries and are recovering, according to police. At a growing sidewalk memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary, mourners have left flowers, offered prayers, and wrote messages of support in chalk. HERO DAD WHO TOOK DOWN OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH TEACHER, STUDENT BOTH KILLED IN ATTACK Community members and authorities have also commended Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a father of two Silver Rail students, who intervened during the attack. Giamanco was on his lunch break when he saw the teenage gunman entering the building with a shotgun. He retrieved a legally secured .40-caliber pistol from his car, pursued the shooter into the school, and fatally shot him. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz praised the rapid response of both citizens and staff, while highlighting an unnamed teacher who confronted the gunman directly by throwing a cellphone and tackling him. "The teacher... was willing to stand and fight for her children," Krantz said Friday. "I think we all recognize that that is true heroism. She almost certainly helped avoid more bloodshed." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4156875342cf4db91a054 Minnesota Senate race takes bizarre turn after dark family history uncovered te 2026-10-18T00:40:08.048Z Minnesota Senate race takes bizarre turn after dark family history uncovered A dark chapter in the family history of Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has made its way into the race, but it is unclear whether voters will hold the alleged sins of her long-dead grandfather against her.  Earlier this week, Alpha News revealed the troubled mental health history of Flanagan's grandfather, John Jacob Hartmann, supported by old newspaper accounts and court records. He spent decades in psychiatric custody, escaped twice and was suspected in multiple killings, though never charged. The reporting comes just weeks before the midterm elections, in which Flanagan, the state's lieutenant governor, faces former television sports reporter Michelle Tafoya in a race to fill the seat of Democrat Tina Smith, who is retiring. Neither Flanagan nor Tafoya has commented publicly on the matter since the decades-old allegations resurfaced. But the bizarre development has generated a buzz on social media. Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet highlighted the "violent mental illness in Minnesota Democrat Peggy Flanagan's family," in an X post, followed by a photo of Flanagan wearing a shirt that says "Protect trans kids." and Dustin Grage, a columnist with Town Hall, wrote the report "adds up." Flanagan has frequently spoken about her upbringing, including being raised by a single mother who relied on SNAP benefits and housing assistance, and the influence of her indigenous father, a tribal land rights activist who helped inspire her own advocacy for Native American communities. But a lesser-known part of her family history involves Hartmann, who made headlines in Minneapolis newspapers throughout the 1970s and early 1980s for his time in psychiatric hospitals, his escapes and allegations linking him to at least four killings, which was dredged up by Minnesota-based outlet Alpha News. WARREN’S ANCESTRY SAGA ROARS BACK AFTER DEM ALLY TOUTS NATIVE SENATE FIRST: ‘ARROWS FIRED’ Flanagan was three years old when Hartmann died on Feb. 6, 1983. A Minnesota Star Tribune death notice listed Flanagan’s mother, Patricia Hartmann, and her three sisters — Kathleen, Mary and Margaret — as his surviving daughters. An obituary for Patricia, who died in 2022, listed her maiden name as Hartmann and identified her father as John. In an interview with Minnesota Women’s Press, Flanagan said both her mother and grandmother were single mothers. She described her grandmother as having raised four daughters "at a time when that didn’t happen a lot." Flanagan's mother eventually married Thomas Flanagan, who is identified as Peggy Flanagan's stepfather in his obituary. In a Feb. 9, 1983 article announcing Hartmann's death, the newspaper now known as The Minnesota Star Tribune stated that he was committed on Nov. 1, 1951 after his wife filed a petition claiming that he was "mentally ill and dangerous." His commitment came after the body of a man named Theodore Foth was found burning in his room, although Hartmann was never charged in Foth's death. The paper also named Hartmann as a suspect in a 1964 murder of a fellow patient at the Minnesota Security Hospital, but he was never charged. SLEEPER GOP CANDIDATE PUTS BLUE-LEANING STATE IN PLAY AS FRAUD SCANDAL SHADOWS DEMS Hartmann was transferred to Anoka State Hospital in 1970, but escaped to New Mexico, where the newspaper reported he was suspected in the deaths of a man and woman. However, a 1973 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling does not mention the alleged murder allegations against Hartmann. Instead, the ruling stated New Mexico authorities picked up Hartmann from a warrant issued by Minnesota Probate Judge Melvin Peterson in September 1970. The authorities found that he was living in the state "without incident and without hiding his identity following his escape in Minnesota." A special prosecutor later released Hartmann, finding that he was "sane and safe to be at large." Hartmann was apprehended in Colorado for a misdemeanor charge the next year and brought back to Minnesota. In April 1979, Hartmann failed to return from a visit pass at the Minnesota Security Hospital and fled to Missouri, where he allegedly threatened U.S. District Judge Miles Welton Lord during a phone call. Lord presided over Hartmann’s earlier federal challenge to his involuntary return from Colorado to Minnesota and initially dismissed claims against several Minnesota officials. Hartmann was charged by federal authorities for the alleged threat, according to a 1979 Star Tribune article. Fox News Digital reached out to Flanagan's campaign for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4156775342cf4db91a04b Freshman Tommy Carr's second-half magic leads Michigan to must-have win over Penn State te 2026-10-18T00:40:07.031Z Freshman Tommy Carr's second-half magic leads Michigan to must-have win over Penn State Every season, one of the most anticipated matchups on the Big Ten slate is Penn State and Michigan. It goes way back, and in more seasons than not, there's a lot on the line. This year was no different, except the stakes were simply about preventing their respective seasons from getting any worse. Matt Campbell's Nittany Lions entered with a rough 3-3 record, while Kyle Whittingham and the Wolverines came in at 0-2 in Big Ten play, and looking to avoid dropping to 3-3. BRYCE UNDERWOOD ADDRESSES KYLE WHITTINGHAM'S COMMENTS ABOUT REMAINING STARTING QB AT MICHIGAN Penn State was first to get on the board. The Nittany Lions capped off their opening drive with a 24-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Barker after the Rocco Becht-led offense fizzled out in the red zone. The Nittany Lions absolutely dominated on the time of possession front, staying on offense for nearly two-thirds of the half. But with the Wolverines threatening to tie the game with a field goal of their own or more on a strong late drive, Penn State freshman Josiah Zayas picked off Michigan's Bryce Underwood with an impressive interception. That was Underwood's second interception of the first half, and with offense tough to come by, the Wolverines made a decision to throw freshman Tommy Carr under center to see if he could jump-start the offense. He received a big ovation from fans at the Big House. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, Carr's first drive of the game was a quick three-and-out that was almost entirely on the ground, save for one 3-yard pass. However, they got the ball right back as Becht threw an interception on the first play of the ensuing drive, putting the ball right back in Carr's hands with solid field position just past midfield. That's when Bryson Kuzdzal used his legs to get the Wolverines on the board with an impressive 43-yard run to the end zone. Later in the quarter, Carr took matters into his own hands and rushed the ball up to the Penn State 1-yard line on what was initially ruled a touchdown but was reviewed and marked short. A couple of plays later, running back Jordan Marshall forced his way across the goal line for six. Penn State finally scored a touchdown a few minutes into the fourth quarter to make it a one-possession game, and made it even closer by converting on their two-point attempt to pull within a field goal. However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan. It was especially costly because it took only a few plays for Carr to score his first career touchdown on a 12-yard run. But it wasn't over just yet. Becht connected with Chase Sowell — who had 11 catches for 151 yards on the day — for a touchdown. OHIO STATE SNAPS INDIANA'S 22-GAME WINNING STREAK, HANDS REIGNING CHAMPS FIRST LOSS SINCE 2024 IN THRILLER However, Penn State's attempt at an onside kick was swallowed up by the Wolverines, and that was it. A huge win for the Wolverines and a coming-out party for Tommy Carr, who went 5-for-7 passing for 47 yards, all of which came in the second half. On the other side, that's a crushing loss for a Nittany Lions team that certainly didn't need any more games going in the loss column. Michigan will look to keep the momentum going against defending champion Indiana Hoosiers, while Penn State will have a much-needed week off before facing Purdue in Happy Valley on Halloween. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4156475342cf4db91a01d Indiana's Charlie Becker Apologizes to Ohio State Following Loss te 2026-10-18T00:40:04.480Z Indiana's Charlie Becker Apologizes to Ohio State Following Loss Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Charlie Becker took time to apologize following Saturday's loss to Ohio State. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad410b575342cf4db919f85 Gabby Williams delivers late as Valkyries shut down Angel Reese, Dream to win WNBA Finals opener te 2026-10-18T00:20:05.470Z Gabby Williams delivers late as Valkyries shut down Angel Reese, Dream to win WNBA Finals opener SAN FRANCISCO – The Atlanta Dream had a three-point lead with just over three minutes left in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday. They didn't score again. Gabby Williams finished with 26 points and made six free throws in the final 2:15 as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Dream, 68–64, at Chase Center. Golden State closed on a 7–0 run to take a 1–0 series lead after trailing by seven earlier in the fourth quarter. Atlanta scored just eight points in the final frame and didn't make a field goal after Jordin Canada's jumper with 4:23 remaining. The Dream had opportunities to steal the opener on the road. They spent the closing minutes missing one after another. DREAM, VALKYRIES LEAVE COURT FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM, RETURN SECONDS LATER BEFORE WNBA FINALS Golden State's defense produced one of the biggest sequences with the Valkyries trailing 62–59. Veronica Burton blocked Canada's layup attempt, and Kiah Stokes rejected Angel Reese on the same possession. Tiffany Hayes grabbed the rebound and found Williams for a running layup that cut the deficit to one with 3:22 left. Stokes finished with five blocks. That one helped turn a potential five-point deficit into a one-point game. Rhyne Howard pushed Atlanta's lead back to three with two free throws, but Williams answered with four straight at the line. Her second pair put Golden State ahead 65–64 with 1:18 remaining. Reese twice stole the ball from Williams in the final 1:41, giving Atlanta chances to change the ending. Neither possession produced a point. Allisha Gray missed a layup after the first steal, and Naz Hillmon missed a three after the second. Stokes split two free throws with 23.8 seconds left to make it 66–64. Gray then missed a potential go-ahead three, and Williams made two more free throws with 4.1 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach. The Chase Center crowd made its feelings about the officiating clear with repeated, loud chants of "Refs you suck." Through three quarters, Atlanta had attempted 17 free throws to Golden State's 5. The Dream finished 18-for-21 at the line, compared with 11-for-16 for the Valkyries. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE One of the most notable sequences came with 3:12 remaining, when Howard drove to the basket and Burton was called for a foul. Burton went down holding her face and remained on the floor for a while. Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard. Howard made both free throws to give the Dream their 64–61 lead. Those turned out to be Atlanta's final points. Less than a minute later, Hayes went down holding her face after attempting a steal, just before Burton blocked Gray's shot. There was no foul call or review on that sequence, and another loud chant followed from the crowd. These teams account for six of the 10 players named to the WNBA's All-Defensive teams, but the first half produced 81 combined points. Reese did much of the early damage. She scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the first quarter, including nine during Atlanta's 11–0 run to close the period. The Dream turned a 14–11 deficit into a 22–14 lead, with Reese supplying half their points. ANGEL REESE'S WNBA FINALS APPEARANCE AFTER CHICAGO EXIT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT WINNING MENTALITY But she didn't make another field goal. Reese finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, scoring all three of her remaining points on second-quarter free throws. Williams took over in the second quarter, scoring all 16 of her first-half points in that period. She shot 6-for-9 and hit three 3-pointers as Golden State outscored Atlanta 28–17 to take a 42–39 halftime lead. That wasn't enough to satisfy Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase. "We were sleeping the whole first quarter," Nakase said at the break. She added: "Our defense is terrible right now!" Golden State's offense became the problem in the third quarter. The Valkyries scored just nine points, and Atlanta took a 56–51 lead into the fourth. Gray, who led the Dream with 19 points, made two jumpers in the final two minutes of the third to help Atlanta regain control. The teams combined for just 51 points after halftime, a much better fit for their defensive reputations. Golden State got enough offense from Williams to survive it. Atlanta couldn't find a basket when it needed one. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad40e5f75342cf4db919f41 Arizona No Kings crowds channel anger at Trump and Republicans into early votes te 2026-10-18T00:10:07.056Z Arizona No Kings crowds channel anger at Trump and Republicans into early votes Valentin Espinoza showed up to protest against the Trump administration in Glendale, Arizona on Oct. 17, 2026. Espinoza, 85, wore an American flag as a cape because he said he still believes in the country despite becoming disappointed in Trump after voting for him in 2024. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror) Tens of thousands of Arizonans rallied and voted early on Saturday as part of the fourth No Kings day of protest that saw 44 demonstrations across the Grand Canyon State in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies.  The protests and marches in Arizona were part of some 3,000 similar events planned across the country. The demonstrations are part of a national day of action hoping to harness opposition to Trump to get out the vote. While the three previous No Kings days focused on speaking out against Trump and his allies, Saturday’s events all emphasized the need for participants to exercise their power at the ballot box.  The events drew large crowds all with a central message: vote.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE “This is it. This is your ticket to a better America,” U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego told the crowd of about 200 people gathered at Grant Park in downtown Phoenix while holding up an early ballot envelope.  Grant Park holds significant history as a gathering place for Phoenix’s Latino community. Across the street sits Friendly House, which has helped immigrant communities since 1915, and next door is American Legion Post 41, which was the first to allow Hispanic members after World War II.  “This is where the civil rights movement started in the Latino community,” Gallego said of the neighborhood. A protestor holds a sign at the No Kings rally on Oct. 17, 2026 at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) A No Kings volunteer holds up an early ballot envelope to help guide rally attendees to a nearby dropbox at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) A protestor holds a sign at the No Kings rally on Oct. 17, 2026 at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Voters hang up signs along the 101 highway overpass in Glendale as part of the nationwide No Kings Rally. More than 30 demonstrations took place across the state. (Photo by Kiera Riley/for the Arizona Mirror) A cyclist leads the Bike Out the Vote rally down Osborn toward 15th Ave on Oct. 17. The ride, hosted by Rush-hour Resistance Rally, looped around midtown Phoenix as part of the No Kings Day get out the vote effort. (Photo by Kiera Riley/for the Arizona Mirror) Protestors hold up signs against the fence so that passing cars can see them on a pedestrian bridge overlooking U.S. 60 in Tempe, Arizona on Oct. 17, 2026. The demonstration was part of the No Kings Day nationwide movement and was meant to mobilize voters ahead of the November midterms. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror) Mary Rose Wilcox, the state’s first Hispanic woman to serve in the Phoenix City Council and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, leads No Kings attendees at Grant Park to the nearby ballot drop box at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Valentin Espinoza showed up to protest against the Trump administration in Glendale, Arizona on Oct. 17, 2026. Espinoza, 85, wore an American flag as a cape because he said he still believes in the country despite becoming disappointed in Trump after voting for him in 2024. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror) Residents and voters in Glendale, Arizona wave their handmade signs calling for people to participate in the November midterms above Loop 101 on Oct. 17, 2026. The demonstration was part of the No Kings Day nationwide movement and was meant to mobilize voters ahead of the November midterms. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror) Rose Kelly, 17, holds a handmade protest sign at the No Kings Rally at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) No Kings Day signs line the highway overpass on the 101 and 59th Ave in Glendale. More than two dozen voters showed up to hold and hang signs on Oct. 17. (Photo by Kiera Riley/for the Arizona Mirror) A North Phoenix resident holds a sign up to oncoming traffic during the No Kings Rally in Glendale on Oct. 17. Demonstrations popped up at parks, highway overpasses and sidewalks across the valley. (Photo by Kiera Riley/for the Arizona Mirror) No Kings attendees wave homemade signs at oncoming traffic near the 101 overpass in Glendale. The demonstration garnered mixed reactions from passing traffic, with honks and angry shouts. (Photo by Kiera Riley/for the Arizona Mirror) Protestors hold up signs against the fence so that passing cars can see them on a pedestrian bridge overlooking U.S. 60 in Tempe, Arizona on Oct. 17, 2026. The demonstration was part of the No Kings Day nationwide movement and was meant to mobilize voters ahead of the November midterms. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez /Arizona Mirror) A protestor holds a sign at the No Kings rally on Oct. 17, 2026 at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego holds up an early ballot envelope and encourages attendees to vote early at a No Kings rally at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) No Kings rally attendees line up to drop off their ballot at a drop box at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Rose Kelly, 17, holds a handmade protest sign at the No Kings Rally at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) A protestor holds a sign at the No Kings rally on Oct. 17, 2026 at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Bob Quin, 72, holds two protest signs made by his wife at the No Kings rally at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix.(Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) A protestor holds a sign at the No Kings rally on Oct. 17, 2026 at Grant Park in Downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) Republicans peeled off a larger number of Hispanic voters than usual in 2024, but amid Trump’s violent mass deportation agenda that has torn apart immigrant communities, the president’s favorability among Hispanic voters has plummeted, with only 24% approving of Trump.  The political power of Latino voters was the focus of the Grant Park event, which was organized by Latino advocacy groups. It was suffused with Latino culture, featuring a live mariachi band.  Among the speakers were Mary Rose Wilcox, the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Phoenix City Council and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. She led attendees to the nearby drop box to vote.  “We are proud to be proud Mexican-Americans, and Americans we are,” Wilcox said to cheers from the audience. “Su voto es su voz!”  The Grant Park event culminated in a march to the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center, where, in 2020, far right protesters swarmed when Trump lost his first reelection bid.  The event also included speeches from U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari and Maricopa County Board Supervisor Steve Gallardo, both Democrats.  The crowd was full of a diverse set of people from all age ranges and for many, it was not their first No Kings event.  “I feel like AI is really messing with the youth’s intelligence and using all of our water,” 15-year-old Kalli Hester told the Arizona Mirror when asked what brought her to the Saturday event.  It was Hester’s second No Kings rally and she said that if she was old enough to vote, she’d be voting for a straight Democratic ticket.  She also said she hopes more candidates focus on reproductive health going forward.  “It kinda makes me scared for me, my siblings and my cousins,” Hester said while reflecting on the landmark Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade.  On the other end of the spectrum, 61-year-old Byrd Preston said it was hard for him to choose one thing in particular that has spurred him to participate in the rallies.  “Everything,” Preston said with a chuckle. “The lying, the facism, the nastiness of this country.”  Preston, who attended business school in the 1980s, said he has never liked Trump, even back then, and that he hopes more emphasis is put on flipping the state’s long-time Republican controlled legislature. National Democratic organizations have been flooding the state with campaign money the past several years in an attempt to flip it with little success.  “I wish I heard more in this election cycle honestly about turning the legislature blue,” Preston said, adding that he approves of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ record number of vetoes of  Republican proposals. “The legislation that comes out of (the legislature) is just horrendous.”  Immigration was also a hot-button topic for younger attendees at the rally at Grant Park.  Rose Kelly, 17, said one of her main concerns about immigration is “how violent it is, how violent it has all gotten. Even to innocent people.” Kelly added that, while she is unable to vote, she has been active in anti-ICE demonstrations, including a walkout at her high school over how the agency has been being used by the Trump administration.  “It is not about immigration anymore, it is about weaponizing,” her father, Jaxon Kelly, said.  Over in Glendale at another event, multiple voters voiced their concerns about affordability.  Affordability and the economy were key issues Republicans campaigned on in 2024 but have now become a pain point, as prices have continued to rise under Trump, due in part to the costly war in Iran.  “The main issues are accountability for what they’ve been doing, the ability to afford things, the price of food, gas — that’s terrible,” former school teacher Gordon Pinda said. “I mean, I’m an old guy. But for young people starting out, it’s hard enough.” North Phoenix Democrat Becky Delaware agreed that lowering prices is an important issue, but said she’s also concerned about how her tax dollars are being used by the administration.  “Lower prices. But that’s not number one. Our tax dollars are going to annihilate an entire race of people,” Delaware said, pointing to a Palestinian flag.  The United States has sent over $300 billion to Israel, with $244 billion of that for military aid, from 1946 to 2024. And then there’s the increased spending on immigration enforcement and rounding up immigrants, many of whom have no criminal record and have lived in America for decades. “We’re annihilating in a different way,” Delaware said, motioning to a Mexican flag. “Brown people are being put in these detention centers and just snatched up off the street and disappeared and deported to God knows where and put in these detention centers where God knows what happens to them.”  At a “Bike Out the Vote” event in Central Phoenix, attendees said that they’ve been focused on trying to improve voter turnout for this midterm election cycle.  “The last primary had like 20% voter turnout, which is just ridiculously bad,” Phoenix resident Evo Terra said. “People have been beaten down since I’ve been alive that voting doesn’t matter. It’s going to be the same crooks that are in charge…I understand that. I understand the argument, the frustration, but it’s important because, if we’re going to make change in the country, we got to do it through voting. That’s really the only visible way we’re going to make a change.”  Terra said he and the group he’s a leader of, the Rush Hour Resistance Rally, have been heavily focused on trying to turn out the vote this election.  “We have three primary things that RHRR, that we’re concerned about, and one of those things is protecting democracy, protecting our neighbors and the vulnerable within us, whether that’s the homeless community or Latinos or other people being targeted by administration,” Terra said. “And then the third one, which we’ve been focusing on for the last six months, is getting out the vote.”  Several dozen protesters lined the sidewalks of 59th Avenue and the Loop 101 in Glendale early Saturday morning, with many leaning over the concrete barricades to wave their signs at passing cars and others hugging the chain link to show their posters to the commuters speeding by on the freeway below. White block letters, blown up big enough to be seen from the freeway, asked drivers: “I voted, have you?” Dennis McNulty joined the demonstration to speak out against Trump’s illegal use of power, including his decision to launch a war with Iran without first seeking congressional approval. McNulty, a Vietnam war veteran, said he strongly disagrees with Trump’s weaponization of executive orders and his flagrant disregard for the Constitution.  But the 74-year-old said he’s hopeful the November midterms will flip at least one Congressional chamber to ensure there is some pushback on the executive branch.  “There has to be a return to sanity,” McNulty said. “Congress has to take back its responsibilities and not let Trump run rampant.”  Some Glendale residents who showed up to criticize the Trump administration were formerly his supporters. Valentin Espinoza voted for Trump two years ago but he said he regrets that now, after witnessing the violent tactics federal immigration agents have employed across the country and feeling the crunch of the worsening economy.  And, Espinoza added, he’s concerned by what he called Trump’s blatant disregard for the separation of powers and his lack of consideration for working Americans.  “He believes he’s a king,” Espinoza said. “He doesn’t respect the laws or the Constitution.”  In Scottsdale, hundreds of people filled the intersection of Scottsdale and Camelback roads. Musicians performed live, singing “All we are saying, get ICE out for good!” to raucous cheers from the protestors clustered around them. Progressive organizations manned small tables, offering baked goods and free voting guides. People brandished signs calling for participation in the midterms at passing cars, cheering when they were answered with honks.  While the city has long been a Republican stronghold, voters of all political stripes showed up to Saturday’s rally in Old Town Scottsdale. Gail Fithian, a registered independent, said her top concern is political corruption. Fithian, 66, said she’s always been worried about politicians who are seeking office for financial gain, but said she believes that political greed and corruption has never been worse than under the Trump administration.  She said she’s planning to vote in November to elect politicians that could address that. And she called on others to vote, too, saying that every vote counts, particularly in Arizona.  “Your vote matters,” Fithian said. “So many elections are won by small margins here.”  In 2022, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes won her seat by just 280 votes.  Judy Appleyard, 74, has been a Republican for most of her life. But Trump and the Make America Great Again movement prompted her to switch her party registration to independent, she said. She still identifies as a conservative voter, but said she can’t support the Republican Party’s new priorities, which have shifted too far to the right for her.  Appleyard toted a sign advocating against the MAGA movement, with the title crossed out under “VOTE” in large, stark capital print. She said the list of her grievances with the Trump administration is long, but noted that her most recent frustration was the White House’s decision to lift sanctions on Russia and import diesel fuel from the country, which Appleyard called a betrayal of U.S. ally Ukraine. And while she acknowledged that fuel prices are straining the budgets of everyday Americans, including hers, she said that betraying Ukraine isn’t worth the temporary benefit.  “If the cost is someone’s freedom to buy cheaper gas — that’s too big a price to pay,” she said.  Kathy Hayden, 66, said she’s hoping voters will award Democrats control of Congress in November. She said she’s concerned about the lack of balance in the federal government, as the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and the conservative Supreme Court have each capitulated to Trump’s agenda.  “I’m hoping a blue wave will happen. I would like to see some more control taken over the executive branch,” Hayden said. “Republicans aren’t doing that, Democrats have the ability to have a stronger say in things.”  In Tempe, residents plastered signs against the chain link fencing of the pedestrian bridge that overlooks U.S. 60. Jennifer Bentz held up her sign that read: “NO WAR, NO ICE, NO KINGS,” against the fence so that drivers speeding by could see it. The 47-year-old said she’s been a sometimes infrequent voter over the years, but said that this year is different. She’s determined to make her voice heard at the ballot box because federal policies have left her feeling abandoned.  Bentz and her teen son are among more than 400,000 Arizonans who lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits after the Trump administration enacted new work requirements for the federal aid program. And she said she’s worried she’ll be kicked off of her Medicaid coverage next year when similar work requirements are implemented.  “If it wasn’t for my mom, I don’t know how we would eat,” she said.  Bentz said she’s more fired up than ever to vote in November to make her discontent with the Trump administration known.  “He promised no new wars and that he wouldn’t touch Medicaid or SNAP,” she pointed out, saying that those promises were flagrantly broken.  Early voting is already underway in Arizona and voters have until Oct. 23 to request a mail-in ballot with Oct. 27 being the last day it can be mailed in. Voters can check their registration status, request an early ballot and find other information at Arizona.vote.  YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad40e5d75342cf4db919f20 Ole Miss defense takes charge, shuts down Missouri's high-powered rushing attack in 31-3 win te 2026-10-18T00:10:05.198Z Ole Miss defense takes charge, shuts down Missouri's high-powered rushing attack in 31-3 win Despite his defensive background, Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding was starting to field some uncomfortable questions about his side of the ball. That tends to happen when you give up 52 points like the Rebels did three weeks ago against Florida. What a difference 21 days makes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ole Miss completely smothered one of the best offenses in the SEC en route to a 31-3 drubbing over number 13 Missouri. The Tigers came into today's matchup boasting a top-ten rushing attack and one of the nation's top quarterbacks in Austin Simmons, though you wouldn't have been able to tell after watching this game. Give all the credit to Golding and the Rebels' defense, as the team held Mizzou to 39 yards rushing and harrassed Simmons all game. The senior signal caller looked uncomfortable for virtually the entire game, throwing for 340 yards but needing nearly 50 attempts to do so. LANE KIFFIN CAUGHT LYING ABOUT LSU-OLE MISS SERIES WHILE COMPLAINING ABOUT NINE-GAME SEC SCHEDULE On the other side of the ball, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss wasn't perfect but came through when the Rebs needed him, tossing three scores and adding another on the ground. It was the Ole Miss rushing attack that really torched the Tigers' run defense. The Rebels racked up 257 yards on the ground in large part because of the efforts of Kewan Lacy and backup Makhi Frazier. Missouri looked as though they were heading for a potential College Football Playoff berth, but a blowout loss against the Rebels changes the calculus of things. Meanwhile, Ole Miss is right back on track with all of their goals still in front of them. The Rebels will go on the road to play a reeling Texas Longhorns team, but things don't get much easier in terms of a path to an SEC Championship and beyond. Ole Miss will face a November stretch that includes Georgia, Oklahoma and Mississippi State. The Tigers, on the other hand, will travel to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas, which could be just what the doctor ordered. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad40c0875342cf4db919e9e Joe Manchin Warns Democrats Trump Investigations Could Cost Them in 2028 te 2026-10-18T00:00:08.128Z Joe Manchin Warns Democrats Trump Investigations Could Cost Them in 2028 Joe Manchin says Democrats risk a Republican takeover in 2028 if they prioritize Trump investigations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad409ad75342cf4db919e19 The Atlanta Dream Just Made History — But Not in an Ideal Way te 2026-10-17T23:50:05.153Z The Atlanta Dream Just Made History — But Not in an Ideal Way Since their foundation in 2008, the Dream have been to the Finals four times including this year. How many games have they won? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4075875342cf4db919de2 Unranked Auburn upsets top-ranked Georgia with walk-off field goal, marking wild feat not seen in 36 years te 2026-10-17T23:40:08.763Z Unranked Auburn upsets top-ranked Georgia with walk-off field goal, marking wild feat not seen in 36 years Being ranked No. 1 in the country might actually be a curse. For the first time since 1990, the No. 1 team in the nation lost to an unranked opponent in consecutive weeks after Georgia fell at home to Auburn, 27-24. Georgia had defeated 53 consecutive unranked opponents. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE It looked like all Georgia early, as they got out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. But the Dogs would not score on their next five drives, punting three times, missing a field goal and throwing a pick. The Tigers used that all to their advantage and scored 24 unanswered points to put Georgia on upset alert. The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter down 10, but an early field goal cut the deficit, and they were able to force two Auburn punts. After the second, they embarked on a 13-play, 94-yard touchdown drive to tie the game. Auburn was stuffed and had to punt the ball away for a third consecutive drive, giving Georgia the ball at its own 39 with over a minute to go and all the momentum. They got a gift with a defensive pass interference on the first play. But suddenly, all that momentum shifted. On the next play, Gunnar Stockton lost a fumble, giving Auburn and all three of its timeouts the ball with 58 seconds at its own 44. OHIO STATE SNAPS INDIANA'S 22-GAME WINNING STREAK, HANDS REIGNING CHAMPS FIRST LOSS SINCE 2024 IN THRILLER The Tigers got 22 yards on three straight carries and then drew a roughing the passer penalty, putting themselves in chip-shot range. Alex McPherson came on for a 34-yard field goal, and he drilled it to complete the upset. Texas lost the Red River Rivalry to Oklahoma last week, causing it to drop all the way to No. 7, in case you are wondering how far Georgia may fall. This is also Georgia's first unranked opponent loss at home under Kirby Smart since 2019. Georgia, now 5-1, had taken the top spot after it defeated Alabama last week in a dogfight, but the spot is now up for grabs for squads like No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Miami and No. 4 Ohio State. The Bulldogs will be off next week before returning on Halloween to face Florida, which upset Texas in Austin earlier Saturday. Auburn, meanwhile, will host No. 22 LSU next week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4075675342cf4db919db6 Arch Manning's Starting Job at Texas in Question After Sarkisian Comments te 2026-10-17T23:40:06.633Z Arch Manning's Starting Job at Texas in Question After Sarkisian Comments Steve Sarkisian raises questions about Arch Manning's starting role after Texas suffers a second consecutive loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4075575342cf4db919dad El Niño Could Leave the East Coast Facing Bigger Threat Than Hurricanes te 2026-10-17T23:40:05.490Z El Niño Could Leave the East Coast Facing Bigger Threat Than Hurricanes A new nor'easter is forming in the Atlantic Ocean and could hit the U.S. next week, prompting warnings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4075475342cf4db919da4 Bills' Bradley Chubb Fined After Being Punched by Rams' Alaric Jackson te 2026-10-17T23:40:04.176Z Bills' Bradley Chubb Fined After Being Punched by Rams' Alaric Jackson Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb was fined despite being on the receiving end of a sucker punch Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad404fd75342cf4db919d44 Texas Makes Ugly History Not Seen Since 1961 in Loss to Florida te 2026-10-17T23:30:05.414Z Texas Makes Ugly History Not Seen Since 1961 in Loss to Florida The struggling Texas Longhorns have achieved a feat during their two losses in two weeks that has not been seen since 1961. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad402a575342cf4db919ccb Ohio State Receives Crushing Injury News Following Indiana Victory te 2026-10-17T23:20:05.639Z Ohio State Receives Crushing Injury News Following Indiana Victory Ohio State QB Julian Sayin is expected to miss several weeks after suffering an injury in the Buckeyes' win over Indiana. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad402a475342cf4db919cc2 Michigan Benches QB Bryce Underwood After Ugly First Half te 2026-10-17T23:20:04.377Z Michigan Benches QB Bryce Underwood After Ugly First Half Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood was benched in the second half of Saturday's matchup with Penn State. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad402a375342cf4db919cb9 Jets' Minkah Fitzpatrick Hit With NFL Punishment for Knocking Out Browns Rookie te 2026-10-17T23:20:03.170Z Jets' Minkah Fitzpatrick Hit With NFL Punishment for Knocking Out Browns Rookie The NFL revealed its punishment for Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick after his scary hit knocked out Browns rookie KC Concepcion. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4004e75342cf4db919c7f Limoges Town Hall 'largely lost' after far-left rioters set historic building on fire amid French unrest te 2026-10-17T23:10:06.885Z Limoges Town Hall 'largely lost' after far-left rioters set historic building on fire amid French unrest A historic building in the French town of Limoges, about three hours south of Paris, has been "largely lost" after it was set on fire by rioters as demonstrations continue across France. The Limoges Town Hall was built in 1883, and was made a historic landmark in 1975. "The roof has collapsed onto lower floors, except the west wing, and two-thirds of the exterior has already disappeared," the local prefect, Maurice Barate, told the AFP news agency. MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYS 400-YEAR-OLD FOOD MARKET, LEAVING HISTORIC LANDMARK IN RUINS Barate called it "a deliberate act by hooligans," adding that it was a "catastrophe for heritage."  The destruction came as far-left anti-government protests and violent clashes entered their fourth week in the European country over the cost of living. On Saturday, outgoing President Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media: "There is no place for violence in our republic." FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS STUDENTS RIOT OVER EDUCATION "Those who have broken, attacked the prefectures as well as businesses, looted even our town halls, will be prosecuted and punished," he added translated from French. "To the law enforcement forces, guarantors of the right to demonstrate, I express the support of the Nation. We will all stand united against the sowers of chaos, who seek only to bring down our institutions and prevent those who peacefully express their demands from doing so." Macron leaves office in six months. GRETA THUNBERG JOINS MASSIVE FRENCH STUDENT PROTESTS AS CARS BURN, POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS Around 400 people were arrested on Saturday, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, as more than a half million people took part in more than 100 marches across the country. Masked groups also attempted to break into city halls in Lille and Calais and a police station in Brest, the interior minister reported, along with violence in Rennes, Toulouse, Montpellier and Grenoble, among other cities. BEHIND FRANCE'S STUDENT RIOTS: COMMUNISTS, UNIONS AND A GLOBAL PROPAGANDA NETWORK Nuñez blamed the unrest on "extremely violent, radical far-left groups." While many of the protests were without violence, many have descended into riots. Police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse violent groups in Paris, where people wearing hoods and masks threw fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la République. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad4004c75342cf4db919c51 Raiders DE Maxx Crosby Hit With Huge NFL Fine for Actions in Loss to Patriots te 2026-10-17T23:10:04.385Z Raiders DE Maxx Crosby Hit With Huge NFL Fine for Actions in Loss to Patriots The Las Vegas Raiders' Maxx Crosby received the NFL's largest individual fine for an incident during the Week 5 games. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fdf975342cf4db919c03 In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies te 2026-10-17T23:00:09.782Z In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fdf875342cf4db919be9 Pat Fitzgerald Suffers Heartbreaking Loss Against Former Team te 2026-10-17T23:00:08.420Z Pat Fitzgerald Suffers Heartbreaking Loss Against Former Team Pat Fitzgerald's reunion with Northwestern ended in heartbreak as the Wildcats rallied to defeat Michigan State 24-21. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fdf675342cf4db919be0 New Browns Star Trade Target Emerges Ahead of Ravens Matchup te 2026-10-17T23:00:06.768Z New Browns Star Trade Target Emerges Ahead of Ravens Matchup The Cleveland Browns are being linked to Philadelphia Eagles star guard Landon Dickerson with the deadline getting closer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fdf575342cf4db919bd7 Bears Make Major Caleb Williams Decision After Three-Game Absence te 2026-10-17T23:00:05.016Z Bears Make Major Caleb Williams Decision After Three-Game Absence The Bears plan to start Caleb Williams against Atlanta after the quarterback missed three games with a torn hamstring. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fba175342cf4db919b91 Child among 2 killed after vehicle drives onto soccer field at Kansas sports complex te 2026-10-17T22:50:09.987Z Child among 2 killed after vehicle drives onto soccer field at Kansas sports complex Two people, including a child, were killed, and several others injured Saturday when a vehicle drove onto a soccer field at a sports complex in Wichita, Kansas. The driver was taken into custody following the incident at Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita Police Department official Aaron Moses said in a news briefing. The victims included a child and an adult, who have not been identified.  Authorities have not confirmed whether the driver acted intentionally. This is a developing story; check back later for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fba175342cf4db919b88 Conor Kennedy, RFK Jr's son, celebrates wedding with Brazilian pop star in gorgeous setting te 2026-10-17T22:50:09.088Z Conor Kennedy, RFK Jr's son, celebrates wedding with Brazilian pop star in gorgeous setting Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, mountaintops and historic streets were among the scenes of the wedding celebration of Conor Kennedy and Brazilian pop star Giulia Bourguignon Marinho earlier this month — with plenty of images circulating across social media in recent days.  Conor Kennedy is a son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health & Human Services in the Trump administration.  The three-day wedding celebration, which kicked off Oct. 8, included a blessing at the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, a ceremony at the downtown church Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé and a reception at a historic mansion in Jardim Botânico, according to reports. The couple officially married in a private civil ceremony in Los Angeles in March, Vogue reported. FANS SWARM JFK JR. SITES IN MAJOR CITY AS HIT SERIES ‘LOVE STORY’ TRIGGERS TOURISM FRENZY "We wanted to celebrate not just the wedding, but also Rio de Janeiro, the city we love," Marinho, who is professionally known as Giulia Be, told the outlet.  "Being there, overlooking Rio, with our family was one of those moments I’ll never forget." Earlier this year, Marinho told Brazilian outlet Globo she saw it as "the only chance to bring all of [Kennedy's] friends and all of his family to Brazil," and she "wanted to show them a good time." She recalled that she told her then-fiancé, "'My love, I love you, but I’m not getting married in Massachusetts.'" CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The church where the couple's ceremony was held, commonly called the Antiga Sé, sits in Rio’s historic center.  It dates back to 1808, when, after the Portuguese royal court arrived in Brazil, it served as their royal chapel and cathedral. Nearby Praça XV de Novembro is a historic square that hosts a Saturday flea market, where shoppers browse antiques, records and clothes, according to The New York Times.  The area also offers visitors proximity to other historic sites and waterfront views. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The festivities reportedly began with a welcome party in the hills of Alto da Boa Vista.  The next day, guests joined the couple for beach volleyball on Ipanema before attending the blessing at Christ the Redeemer, atop Corcovado Mountain. The statue sits within Tijuca National Park, where visitors can take in views across the city. The reception took place at Instituto Brando Barbosa in the neighborhood of Jardim Botânico, which is home to the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, a public attraction known for its plant collection and historic grounds. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Conor Kennedy is a grandson of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's brother. Vogue noted that Marinho's Calvin Klein slip dress for the wedding blessing evoked the understated elegance of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Conor Kennedy’s late aunt by marriage. RFK Jr. shared family photos from the festivities on social media. Pictures showed the wedding party beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue; his wife, Cheryl Hines, pictured alongside samba dancers; and the newly married couple checking their phones for updates on the Seminoles-Cardinals game. In a response on Instagram, his new daughter-in-law commented, "Love you, Bobby." The bride added, "It made me so happy seeing all of you enjoying my hometown." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fb9f75342cf4db919b6f Two Killed, Including Child, as Truck Plows Through Wichita, Kan. Soccer Game te 2026-10-17T22:50:07.209Z Two Killed, Including Child, as Truck Plows Through Wichita, Kan. Soccer Game A pickup truck drove through a soccer field in Wichita, Kan., the authorities said. Multiple other people were injured and the driver was in custody. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fb9e75342cf4db919b54 Rams Linked to New WR Amid Ugly Start to Season te 2026-10-17T22:50:06.149Z Rams Linked to New WR Amid Ugly Start to Season The Los Angeles Rams are being linked to Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman as they continue to struggle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3fb9c75342cf4db919b4b 'No Kings' Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account on Key Protest Day te 2026-10-17T22:50:04.889Z 'No Kings' Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account on Key Protest Day "No Kings" organizers said Meta cut off some of their account features during their main day of organizing prior to the midterms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f94575342cf4db919aed Eagles Signal Big Problem With Jalen Hurts Move on Saturday te 2026-10-17T22:40:05.577Z Eagles Signal Big Problem With Jalen Hurts Move on Saturday The Philadelphia Eagles made a move with Jalen Hurts on Saturday that signals he'll miss numerous games this season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f94475342cf4db919ae4 Lane Kiffin's LSU Sends Strong Message With Blowout of No. 16 Bulldogs te 2026-10-17T22:40:04.449Z Lane Kiffin's LSU Sends Strong Message With Blowout of No. 16 Bulldogs Lane Kiffin's LSU Tigers shut out No. 16 Mississippi State 31-0 behind four touchdown passes from Sam Leavitt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f6f175342cf4db919a94 Sylvester Stallone scoffs at nepotism critics over daughter's 'Tulsa King' role: 'You idiot' te 2026-10-17T22:30:09.408Z Sylvester Stallone scoffs at nepotism critics over daughter's 'Tulsa King' role: 'You idiot' Sylvester Stallone isn't apologizing for giving his daughter a shot in Hollywood. The 80-year-old action star is pushing back against criticism of nepotism after casting his daughter, Scarlet Rose Stallone, in his crime drama "Tulsa King," delivering a blunt response to those who question whether she earned her place on the show. "First, they go, 'Nepotism is terrible.' I said, 'Oh please, you're not a good parent if you haven't performed a little nepotism. Then obviously you don't care about your kids, because they come first,'" he said, according to USA Today. SYLVESTER STALLONE SHARES HARROWING NEW DETAILS ABOUT ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD "Of course it's nepotism, you idiot. That's why we're parents. We want the best for our children. So obviously we let them have every advantage," Stallone laughed. The "Rocky" legend made clear that getting an opportunity and proving oneself are two different things. SYLVESTER STALLONE SAYS HE'D BE IN 'BIG TROUBLE' TRYING TO MAKE HIS CAREER IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD "Can they maintain that level of excellence? That’s out of our hands," he said, according to USA Today. Scarlet, 24, plays Spencer in "Tulsa King," while her father plays Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a New York mobster who attempts to build a criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after spending years behind bars. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Scarlet, who debuted in season one, takes on a bigger role in season four as her character becomes increasingly involved in the family’s criminal operation. Stallone shares three daughters with his wife Jennifer Flavin — Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE He also recently opened up about the physical toll of his decades-long Hollywood career while promoting the fourth season of "Tulsa King." In an interview with Fox News Digital, Stallone revealed that his work on "The Expendables" left him with serious injuries to his back, neck and shoulders. "I have been injured many, many times, but after 'Expendables,' I ended up with nine back operations, three neck fusions. Both shoulders ripped out. It's been brutal," he said. "Don't. Don't. Let the pro do it," Stallone said of deferring to stunt men in the future. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE As for his own stunt-heavy past, the Hollywood veteran was less than impressed with his younger self. "I think I'm an idiot for doing that," he admitted. "I'm proud that I broke myself in pieces? Like, duh, no." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f6ef75342cf4db919a7c Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon te 2026-10-17T22:30:07.413Z Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has made a point of investing in Republican-leaning states. He rallied in Tampa for Ms. Nixon, the underdog Democratic nominee for Florida Senate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f6ee75342cf4db919a61 Ohio State QB Julian Sayin Exits With Concerning Injury in Win Over Indiana te 2026-10-17T22:30:06.341Z Ohio State QB Julian Sayin Exits With Concerning Injury in Win Over Indiana The Ohio State Buckeyes may have been dealt a serious blow to their championship hopes if Julian Sayin suffered a serious injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f6ed75342cf4db919a58 Ohio State Gets Revenge on Indiana With Massive Top-Five Victory te 2026-10-17T22:30:05.120Z Ohio State Gets Revenge on Indiana With Massive Top-Five Victory Ohio State defeated No. 5 Indiana 19-15, ending the Hoosiers' 22-game winning streak and avenging last year's Big Ten title loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f49875342cf4db919a14 Hollywood veteran Kevin Pollak spills wild secrets about 'craziest' actor he's ever worked with te 2026-10-17T22:20:08.884Z Hollywood veteran Kevin Pollak spills wild secrets about 'craziest' actor he's ever worked with Kevin Pollak didn’t have to think twice when asked to name the craziest actor he ever worked with. The "Tulsa King" actor singled out late Hollywood veteran Rip Torn, recalling a string of bizarre incidents from the set of "Canadian Bacon," a film starring John Candy that was released after his death. "Oh, jeez. It's not even a competition," Pollak said during an appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show." TOM HARDY'S 'MOBLAND' DRAMA TOPS HOLLYWOOD'S MOST NOTORIOUS ON-SET MELTDOWNS AND FEUDS Torn, who died in 2019, kept his co-stars guessing, according to Pollak. "Every day Rip would decide someone in the cast or crew was out to get him," Pollak recalled. 'CADDYSHACK' STAR MICHAEL O'KEEFE CLAIMS COCAINE WAS BUDGETED ON SET, ADMITS FILMING SCENES HIGH Pollak, who also starred in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," said Torn repeatedly brought up his inclusion on former President Richard Nixon's enemies list. "If a day also went by without Rip Torn saying, ‘I was on Nixon's list.’ All right, we got it," Pollak quipped. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS When asked what Torn had done to earn a spot on the list, Pollak replied, "Well, no one wanted to ask, quite frankly." But the Nixon references were hardly the strangest part of Pollak’s story. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Pollak recalled that fellow actor Kevin O'Connor and his new bride stayed in a room next to Torn at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. According to Pollak, the couple repeatedly heard Torn shouting at someone through the hotel's thin walls. After weeks of overhearing the outbursts, O'Connor and his wife compiled their own top 10 list of Torn's most memorable lines. DANNY DEVITO EXPOSES WILD PARTY SCENE ON 1980S 'TAXI' SET: 'CRUDITÉ AND COCAINE' "The number one thing we heard Rip Torn yell at the hooker through the wall: ‘I said milk it like a cow,’" Pollak recalled. The anecdote offered a glimpse into Pollak's recollections of Torn's off-camera behavior. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Torn built an acclaimed career across film, television and theater, earning an Academy Award nomination for his performance in "Cross Creek" and becoming a familiar face to audiences through films and television shows including "Men in Black" and "The Larry Sanders Show." His role as Artie on "The Larry Sanders Show" earned him six consecutive Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award in 1996. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f49675342cf4db9199eb Robert Griffin III Rips Former NFL Player Over Jalen Hurts’ Eagles Injury Take te 2026-10-17T22:20:06.576Z Robert Griffin III Rips Former NFL Player Over Jalen Hurts’ Eagles Injury Take Former NFL player Robert Griffin III blasted Michael Robinson's "ridiculous" take about Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' injury situation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f49575342cf4db9199e2 Florida Stuns No. 7 Texas in Major SEC Upset as Longhorns Collapse te 2026-10-17T22:20:05.369Z Florida Stuns No. 7 Texas in Major SEC Upset as Longhorns Collapse Florida erased a 14-point deficit to stun No. 7 Texas 27-24, handing the Longhorns their second straight loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f49475342cf4db9199d9 Two Dead After Vehicle Drives onto Youth Soccer Field in Kansas te 2026-10-17T22:20:04.129Z Two Dead After Vehicle Drives onto Youth Soccer Field in Kansas A child and an adult were killed during the incident in Wichita, Kansas, with multiple injuries reported as well. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f24075342cf4db91996d Ohio State shatters Indiana’s 22-game winning streak, but questions linger about Julian Sayin's health te 2026-10-17T22:10:08.339Z Ohio State shatters Indiana’s 22-game winning streak, but questions linger about Julian Sayin's health BLOOMINGTON, IN - The biggest home game in Indiana history was ruined by Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, and a Hoosiers foot that was just out of bounds. For the past 14 months, the talk of college football has centered around the Hoosiers stacking up wins and a national championship. All the while, the Buckeyes just sat quietly in the background with the best player in the sport, waiting for their turn to prove the doubters wrong after a loss at Texas earlier in the season thanks to a fourth quarter collapse. Even though Julian Sayin did not have his most productive outing on Saturday, all he needed was his Heisman Trophy candidate Jeremiah Smith to bail him out a time or two en route to a close-shave 19-15 victory over the Hoosiers. Plenty of times this afternoon in Bloomington, it felt as though this Ohio State team was just one play away from ending the party. But, with Josh Hoover throwing a touchdown pass with just over 10:12 remaining in the fourth quarter, we found ourselves wondering if the Buckeyes would once again blow a fourth quarter lead. COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S CHAOS ERA IS HERE: TEXAS RALLIES, OREGON FALLS AND LANE KIFFIN EYES RETURN TO OLE MISS As 1:02 was remaining in the game, the Indiana crowd bursted into cheers after Nick Marsh came down with what the Hoosiers thought would be the go-ahead touchdown catch in what would be one of the wilder endings we've seen this season. Turns out, it was one of the crazier plays we've witnessed, but for all the wrong reasons for Indiana, as Nick Marsh immediately signaled by grabbing his helmet. As the fireworks went off inside Memorial Stadium, the mood quickly shifted within the hearts of Hoosier fans, as Nick Marsh was ruled to be out of bounds when he caught the football, sending the Ohio State sideline into a frenzy of joy. "We had it, but we just didn’t make it happen," Curt Cignetti said following the loss. "It's a hard one to swallow, learn from it and move on." A 22-game winning streak for Indiana came to an end, while Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia jubilantly told assistant coaches after the game that he'd rather not watch the final play over again. What we witnessed on this chilly day in Bloomington will go down as one of the most complicated games over the past few seasons for both teams. INDIANA'S BATTLE AGAINST OHIO STATE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM HIGHLIGHTS HOOSIERS' STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE MILITARY Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin will at the very least be out a "couple of weeks", according to head coach Ryan Day following the game, after suffering a shoulder injury during the fourth quarter that saw him return to the sidelines wearing a sling. Ohio State does have a bye next week, before a trip to USC in late October. Everything was starting to come up roses for the defending national champions during a frantic fourth quarter, which also saw Jeremiah Smith give the Buckeyes the eventual game-winning touchdown. "I actually ran the wrong route," Smith said postgame. But, Julian (Sayin) trusted me and I made the play." The pageantry of college football was on display for the few days leading up to this top-five showdown in Bloomington, as fans flocked to town in hopes of seeing Indiana extend its winning streak to 23 games. But, the heartbreak would come sneaking around the bend over what might be the wildest 20 seconds of recent Big Ten memory, thanks to the insane final few minutes. NICK SABAN AND TIM TEBOW GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON EXPANDING THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TO 24 TEAMS Is this the defining game for an Ohio State football team that has all the potential to be inside Lucas Oil Stadium at regular season's end for a Big Ten title game? Absolutely, but they'll have to get through the next month without a starting quarterback who nearly cost them the game on multiple occasions on Saturday. In what was actually an uneventful game for nearly three full quarters, each squad decided to save their best theatrics until the final minutes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE On one hand, Indiana has a ways to go on the offensive side of the ball, even with Josh Hoover slinging it. It's no secret that this unit is not fundamentally the same as we witnessed last season, but that doesn’t mean Curt Cignetti's squad can't put itself in a position to hoist the Big Ten trophy once again. But, the Hoosiers will need more out of their starting quarterback, along with a group of wide receivers who found themselves looking over their heads numerous times against the Buckeyes. Who knows, maybe they put it all together, but judging by what we witnessed on Saturday, there are plenty of things to fix if they are going to make another CFP run. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! For the Big Ten, nobody can deny the drama created in the buildup to this one, with so much on the line in terms of postseason placement. A loss would not have destroyed the Buckeyes chances at making the postseason, though the same cannot be said for their week-two opponent in the Texas Longhorns after their loss to Florida. Now, though, with a win on the road in Bloomington in front of a crowd that was foaming at the mouth for another win over the Buckeyes, this Ohio State team will have to endure at least the next few weeks of the season without Julian Sayin. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER On one of the most entertaining weekends for Indiana football, the Ohio State Buckeyes came into their house and earned a colossal Big Ten game in one of the most important times in recent memory. Now, we see where each team goes from here, with plenty of quarterback questions remaining. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f23d75342cf4db919943 24-Team College Football Playoff to Majorly Affect Notre Dame’s Scheduling te 2026-10-17T22:10:05.864Z 24-Team College Football Playoff to Majorly Affect Notre Dame’s Scheduling Is this March Madness or college football? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3f23c75342cf4db91993a New Kristi Noem Hunting Photo With Gun, Dog Sparks Concerned Comments te 2026-10-17T22:10:04.233Z New Kristi Noem Hunting Photo With Gun, Dog Sparks Concerned Comments Noem posted the photo a day after news broke that she was no longer special envoy to the Shield of the Americas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eff475342cf4db919921 ‘He’s a leader of men’: NHL connections laud hiring of new ASU hockey coach Dave Hakstol te 2026-10-17T22:00:20.862Z ‘He’s a leader of men’: NHL connections laud hiring of new ASU hockey coach Dave Hakstol PHOENIX – Jordan Schmaltz has a picture in his head of the man who will walk into the Arizona State men’s hockey team’s locker room this weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eff375342cf4db919918 ‘He’s a leader of men’: NHL connections laud hiring of new ASU hockey coach Dave Hakstol te 2026-10-17T22:00:19.688Z ‘He’s a leader of men’: NHL connections laud hiring of new ASU hockey coach Dave Hakstol Arizona State announced the hiring of Dave Hakstol as its new men’s hockey coach on Thursday. Hakstol has 31 years of coaching experience, including 11 seasons in the NHL as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken,… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3efe975342cf4db9198c3 ESPN Faces Massive $1.7 Billion Bill for 24-Team College Football Playoff te 2026-10-17T22:00:09.876Z ESPN Faces Massive $1.7 Billion Bill for 24-Team College Football Playoff ESPN could pay an additional $1.725 billion over five years to broadcast an expanded 24-team College Football Playoff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3efe875342cf4db9198ba Oregon Makes Shocking Dylan Raiola Decision Ahead of Nebraska Game te 2026-10-17T22:00:08.340Z Oregon Makes Shocking Dylan Raiola Decision Ahead of Nebraska Game Oregon reportedly plans to start Brock Thomas over Dylan Raiola against Nebraska, denying Raiola a start against his former team. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3efe675342cf4db9198b1 Atlanta Dream Get Major Allisha Gray Injury Update Before WNBA Finals te 2026-10-17T22:00:06.139Z Atlanta Dream Get Major Allisha Gray Injury Update Before WNBA Finals Atlanta Dream star Allisha Gray is expected to return for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals after recovering from a finger injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ed8f75342cf4db91986d Bears to start Caleb Williams vs Falcons after missing three games with hamstring injury te 2026-10-17T21:50:07.820Z Bears to start Caleb Williams vs Falcons after missing three games with hamstring injury Nearly a month after being carted off the field, Caleb Williams is set to return. The Chicago Bears' star quarterback will return to the starting lineup after missing three games due to a hamstring injury, barring any complications during pregame warmups, OutKick confirmed. ESPN first reported Williams' return. When Williams went down against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, Bears fans feared the worst as he grabbed the back of his leg. The 24-year-old was carted off the field in the rain, but it appeared the rain cloud would hang over the Bears much longer than that Sunday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Instead, Williams is set to return against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Bears went 2-1 without Williams. Williams made it through a full week of practice without any setbacks but told reporters on Thursday that he wasn't sure whether he would start against Atlanta. Williams refused to disclose the grade of his hamstring injury but called it "pretty serious." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Bears started Case Keenum against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 and won 27-7. The following week, Tyson Bagent started against the New York Jets, and the Bears won 23-12. However, last week, the tide turned as the Green Bay Packers demolished the Bears, winning 31-7. Bagent started the game, but Keenum entered in the fourth quarter. The Bears are 3-2, leaving them tied for second in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions and the Packers, who are also 3-2. The Vikings lead the division at 5-0, and the Bears hope Williams' return can help close that gap. OutKick's Armando Salguero contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ed8e75342cf4db919864 Ex-wrestler Pac's sudden death cause revealed by Cook County Medical Examiner's Office te 2026-10-17T21:50:06.828Z Ex-wrestler Pac's sudden death cause revealed by Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Former wrestling star Pac, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, died of bronchial asthma late last month, the California Post said, citing the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Pac was 40 years old when All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced his death. "All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac," the company said. "A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organizations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans." He challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out, which occurred just one day before his death. Pac was found dead in a rental car the next day outside of a CAVA outside of Chicago, where that bout occurred. Officers saw his phone's GPS guiding him to O'Hare airport. PRO WRESTLER TAKING HIS SHOT AT RUNNING HIS OWN INDEPENDENT SHOW: 'LET'S JUST TAKE IT UP A NOTCH' Pac was one of the first wrestlers to sign with All Elite Wrestling in 2019. He was a two-time trios champion and the inaugural all-Atlantic champion. Before wrestling in AEW, he was with WWE and known as Adrian Neville. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Satterley was a two-time cruiserweight champion, an NXT champion and two-time NXT tag team champion. OutKick's Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ed8c75342cf4db91983a Eagles QB Jalen Hurts’ Medical Saga Takes a Surprising Turn te 2026-10-17T21:50:04.537Z Eagles QB Jalen Hurts’ Medical Saga Takes a Surprising Turn Medical professionals said Hurts has a “superficial blood clot,” but other doctors are weighing in, sources say. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ed8a75342cf4db919831 Colts Add New Receiving Threat Hours Before Titans Game te 2026-10-17T21:50:02.981Z Colts Add New Receiving Threat Hours Before Titans Game Indianapolis has added another pass catcher as the Colts offense looks to get back on track against the winless Titans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3a75342cf4db9197da Megan Fox unveils provocative new photos as she launches new venture with OnlyFans co-founder te 2026-10-17T21:40:10.396Z Megan Fox unveils provocative new photos as she launches new venture with OnlyFans co-founder Megan Fox's latest sultry photos are drawing attention as the actress steps into a new role behind the scenes of a subscription-based content platform. The 40-year-old actress shared a series of revealing photos on Instagram as she launched an exclusive subscription page on Subs.com, a direct-to-fan platform co-founded by OnlyFans co-founder Tim Stokely. But Fox isn't simply signing up to share content. She's also becoming a co-owner of the company. SYDNEY SWEENEY FIRES BACK AT TROLLS AFTER FACING CRITICISM ONLINE FOR PROVOCATIVE SPORTS AD In one striking photo, the "Transformers" star emerged from dark water beneath blue lighting, staring directly into the camera with wet hair slicked back and a metallic swimsuit partially visible above the surface. Another image showed Fox reclining beneath the same dramatic lighting in a metallic two-piece swimsuit. "A neo-noir erotic thriller," Fox captioned the Instagram post. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE The actress followed up with another provocative photo shoot, this time posing in pink-and-black lingerie while surrounded by stacks of $100 bills. In one image, Fox held a handful of cash against her face as though wiping away tears with the money. "Transmuting evil eye into abundance since 2009," she captioned the post. The photos accompanied Fox's latest business venture, announced Oct. 9 in a press release obtained by Fox News Digital. According to the announcement, Fox has taken an ownership stake in Subs.com while launching an official page offering exclusive content directly to subscribers. The platform allows celebrities and other public figures to share exclusive content directly with paying subscribers. Fox said the arrangement represents an opportunity to take greater control of her public image. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Women have spent decades being told that visibility is power while someone else owns the platform, the audience or the image," Fox said in the announcement. "I'm interested in what happens when women own all three." Stokely, who helped launch OnlyFans before co-founding Subs.com, said Fox would play a role in developing the business rather than simply promoting it. "Megan isn't simply launching a page on Subs. She has a seat at the table and is helping us build the platform," he said. The launch quickly attracted attention online, with several Instagram users claiming they were unable to access Fox's new page. "You've literally broken the internet—the site isn't working!" one person commented. "It's not working I think yall crashed the page already 🤣🤣🤣," another wrote. But the response was far from universally positive. ‘AMERICAN PIE’ STAR SHANNON ELIZABETH SWEARS OFF DATING, SAYS ONLYFANS IS ‘THE ONLY RELATIONSHIP I NEED’ Some followers questioned why Fox, who has previously spoken about being sexualized in Hollywood, would embrace a subscription-based platform featuring revealing photographs. "Why are we normalizing the idea that women's bodies are something people can buy OMG IM SO DISAPPOINTED," one person wrote. Another questioned whether the move contradicted Fox's earlier public comments about objectification. Others defended the actress and celebrated her new venture. "Forever girl crush ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥," one follower commented. "Crying allll the way to the bank," another joked beneath her money-themed photos. The new images also sparked an unexpected controversy involving Fox's former fiancé, Machine Gun Kelly. SYDNEY SWEENEY’S PROVOCATIVE SPORTS AD 'REINFORCES THE IMAGE SHE HAS ALREADY BUILT' DESPITE BACKLASH: EXPERT A fabricated social media post circulated online this week, falsely suggesting that the musician regretted ending his relationship with Fox after seeing her latest photos. The fake message, shared alongside images of Fox and an older photograph of the former couple, claimed Kelly was devastated by the breakup and blamed himself for losing her. Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, quickly dismissed the supposed confession. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "That tweet is faker than a pair of t--s," he wrote on X on Oct. 13. Fox and Kelly began dating in 2020 after meeting on the set of "Midnight in the Switchgrass" and announced their engagement in January 2022. The former couple split in late 2024 but welcomed their daughter, Saga Blade, in March 2025. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3875342cf4db9197b2 49ers TE George Kittle Lost Concerning Amount of Weight Before Seahawks Game te 2026-10-17T21:40:08.392Z 49ers TE George Kittle Lost Concerning Amount of Weight Before Seahawks Game George Kittle opens up about a difficult experience before the 49ers' Seahawks clash, revealing how it affected his performance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3775342cf4db9197a9 3-Way Bidding War Expected Over Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Next Season te 2026-10-17T21:40:07.108Z 3-Way Bidding War Expected Over Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Next Season An NFL insider predicted a three-way bidding war for tight end Travis Kelce after he finishes this season with the Chiefs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3675342cf4db9197a0 Oregon QB Dante Moore’s NFL Draft Stock Takes Shocking Turn Amid Injury te 2026-10-17T21:40:06.007Z Oregon QB Dante Moore’s NFL Draft Stock Takes Shocking Turn Amid Injury Dante Moore’s NFL draft stock is reportedly slipping as Oregon's star quarterback remains sidelined with an injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3475342cf4db919797 Trump DOJ Says Judge Questioned Its Lawyers’ Intelligence te 2026-10-17T21:40:04.794Z Trump DOJ Says Judge Questioned Its Lawyers’ Intelligence The DOJ seeks to remove Judge Ana Reyes, accusing her of hostility toward government lawyers in a fight over a D.C. golf course. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3eb3375342cf4db919789 Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns te 2026-10-17T21:40:03.196Z Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e8e175342cf4db919752 Eagles' Jalen Hurts placed on injured reserve after superficial blood clot found in his calf area te 2026-10-17T21:30:09.536Z Eagles' Jalen Hurts placed on injured reserve after superficial blood clot found in his calf area The Philadelphia Eagles have placed quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve after he was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot. Hurts will now miss a minimum of four games. The Eagles released a statement Thursday about the medical condition of their quarterback in announcing his looming absence, saying Hurts had been receiving treatment for nearly a week and even flew to and from London with it. Hurts played in the team’s London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and practiced in full on Wednesday, one day before the team announced he would not play Sunday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "On Thursday, October 8th, Jalen visited the training room after practice requesting treatment for his calf. He informed the medical staff he had been cleated during the (Los Angeles) Rams game on October 4th. This was his first treatment session for the calf injury following the game, after having practiced in full both Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, Jalen received treatment, practiced in full, and was added to the practice report," the team said in its statement earlier this week. "Out of an abundance of caution, an ultrasound was performed on Saturday following the team’s flight to London and walkthrough. The ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot. Our medical staff and doctors in London reviewed the results and concluded that activity and mobility were important and that Jalen could safely play. Doctors recommended a follow-up ultrasound within 72 hours of the game and the return flight to Philadelphia. "Jalen played without limitation in the game Sunday, received treatment on Monday and Tuesday, and practiced in full on Wednesday, as reflected in the practice report. Throughout our time in London and this week, we have remained in communication with the league office regarding the matter. FORMER NFL TEAM DOCTOR ADDRESSES JALEN HURTS' BLOOD CLOT AS QB'S SEASON HINGES ON ONE KEY WORD "On Wednesday night, a follow-up ultrasound revealed movement in the small blood clot. Jalen will be out for Sunday’s game vs. the (Carolina) Panthers as we determine the appropriate course of treatment. His health and safety are our highest priority." Hurts will miss games against the Panthers and each of the Eagles’ three NFC East rivals. He will be eligible to return in Week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers (the Birds have a Week 10 bye, which is when Hurts would initially be able to come back). Blood clots can be dangerous because they may block blood flow to vital organs, causing a pulmonary embolism, stroke or heart attack. They can also damage tissue or be fatal if they form or travel without prompt treatment. Tanner McKee, a third-year veteran, is Philadelphia's backup and is now in line to start against the Panthers. McKee has started two games in his career and the team has lost one and won the other. The struggling Eagles have already been without DeVonta Smith and Saquon Barkley. OutKick's Armando Salguero contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e8de75342cf4db919728 Ex-Broncos Pro Bowler Slams Ryan Fitzpatrick for What He Said About Bo Nix  te 2026-10-17T21:30:06.661Z Ex-Broncos Pro Bowler Slams Ryan Fitzpatrick for What He Said About Bo Nix  The former Harvard product played on 9 different teams in his 17 years in the NFL, but, hey, he did score high on the Wonderlic. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e8dd75342cf4db91971f USC President’s Terse Response to Lincoln Riley’s Future Speaks Volumes te 2026-10-17T21:30:05.122Z USC President’s Terse Response to Lincoln Riley’s Future Speaks Volumes USC's president responded to questions about Lincoln Riley’s future as speculation grows over the coach’s $70 million buyout. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e68975342cf4db9196fa Turnovers erase Coconino’s fast start in loss to Lee Williams te 2026-10-17T21:20:09.293Z Turnovers erase Coconino’s fast start in loss to Lee Williams The Panthers scored two touchdowns in the opening three minutes against Lee Williams, but rough turnovers and a bulldozing running back gave the Volunteers a pivotal 35-21 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e68575342cf4db9196af Democratic Socialists Deny Involvement in White Powder Letters te 2026-10-17T21:20:05.626Z Democratic Socialists Deny Involvement in White Powder Letters The FBI is investigating letters that have been sent to political offices in more than 15 states containing an unknown substance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e42f75342cf4db91964b Texas blows 14-point lead, Arch Manning experiences first home loss as questions mount in Austin te 2026-10-17T21:10:07.233Z Texas blows 14-point lead, Arch Manning experiences first home loss as questions mount in Austin It had the makings of another classic home win at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns were up 17-3 after Ryan Niblett returned a punt for a touchdown to give the Horns a two-score lead midway through the second quarter while their opponent, the Florida Gators, looked hapless. Then something flipped. TEXAS LONGHORNS FAVORED BY 11.5 OVER FLORIDA GATORS DESPITE BACK-TO-BACK STRUGGLES IN SEC FOOTBALL The Gators buckled down, adopting the hard-nosed mentality that head coach Jon Sumrall has been trying to impart on them since their blowout loss to Missouri two weeks ago, and outscored Texas 24-7 over the final two and a half quarters to nab a signature win. Florida could have easily folded, especially given the two-game losing streak they came in on, coupled with the loss of starting quarterback Aaron Philo and top wideout Vernell Brown III. Instead, the Gators turned to Tramell Jones, making his first collegiate start in a venue that has not been kind to opposing teams or quarterbacks. Jones turned in a yeoman's effort, going 22-35 for 155 passing yards and two touchdowns while also keeping the Longhorn defense honest with his legs. Running back Jadan Baugh started to look like his old self as well (25 carries for 91 yards and a score), which certainly helped Florida and Jones by extension. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE For Texas, this loss leaves a team that was a national championship favorite just two weeks ago with a lot of tough questions. Starting with their quarterback, Arch Manning once again looked less than adequate for large stretches of the game. Outside of a massive 62-yard pass on 4th and 7 late in the game, Manning had just over 100 yards through the air. Give some credit to Florida's defensive line for harassing the junior signal caller for much of the day, but the Gators' pass defense has ranked in the 100s in most statistical categories and was supposed to represent a "get right" opportunity for Manning. Instead, the beleaguered quarterback continues to slide down mock draft boards as the season matures. UNRANKED OKLAHOMA KNOCKS OFF NO. 1 TEXAS IN WALK-OFF FASHION AFTER ARCH MANNING'S ROUGH 4TH QUARTER For as bad as things look for Manning's future, it might look worse for Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian. Another loss would almost certainly mean the end of the Longhorns' College Football Playoff hopes, and missing the postseason tournament two years in a row would be unacceptable for a team as talented as Texas. Many pundits were ready to put Sarkisian on the hot seat to start the season, and if he doesn't turn things around in a hurry in Austin, he could very well be on his way out. All the pieces were in place for the Longhorns to make a run at the title this fall, but a loss today puts everything on life support. It doesn't get any easier, either, as Texas will welcome a top-ten Ole Miss team to DKR next week. With coach and quarterback both under fire, the pressure could prove to be too much. From number one in the land to crushed dreams in 14 days. College football can be so cruel. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e42c75342cf4db919620 Mom Spots Something Different in Newborn’s Eyes—Then Doctor Makes Discovery te 2026-10-17T21:10:04.709Z Mom Spots Something Different in Newborn’s Eyes—Then Doctor Makes Discovery When Sonny Stubbs welcomed her son Emerson into the world she didn't think much of his distinctive eyes - then came the diagnosis. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e1da75342cf4db9195c6 Dream and Valkyries leave court for national anthem, return seconds later at WNBA Finals te 2026-10-17T21:00:10.376Z Dream and Valkyries leave court for national anthem, return seconds later at WNBA Finals SAN FRANCISCO – The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries both left the court before the national anthem ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday at Chase Center. And they were back within seconds of it ending. Both teams were on the floor beforehand, warming up for the game, then disappeared for roughly the two minutes it took to perform the "Star-Spangled Banner." Almost immediately after the singer concluded, both teams jogged back onto the floor. Guess that's just part of the pregame routine. WNBA FINALS: ANGEL REESE HEADLINES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN AS LEAGUE SEEKS TO DRAW VIEWERS WITHOUT CAITLIN CLARK In its Aug. 2, 2020, game notes, Atlanta included messaging from the WNBA players' union explaining anthem protests. The statement said "the anthem does not represent freedom, justice and liberty for all Americans" and indicated that protests would continue in different forms. That statement was made six years ago, during the 2020 WNBA season. The reasons for Atlanta's and Golden State's absences Saturday were not immediately clear. But the timing was. If this was about pregame preparation, what required both teams to be off the floor for those two minutes? LONG LIST OF EMBARRASSING WNBA INCIDENTS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SPORTS LEAGUES MADE POLITICS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS And watching an Angel Reese team miss the anthem brought back a familiar scene. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE I was in Albany, New York, for LSU's Elite Eight game against Iowa in 2024. Caitlin Clark and her Hawkeyes teammates stood together, holding hands during the national anthem. Reese and the Tigers were off the floor. After the game, I asked LSU coach Kim Mulkey whether that was a conscious decision on her part. "Honestly, I don't even know when the anthem was played," Mulkey told me. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! She explained that LSU's routine involved leaving the court at the 12-minute mark before tipoff to handle its pregame preparations. She said the absence was not intentional. "I'm sorry, listen, that's nothing intentionally done," Mulkey said. That was Mulkey's explanation in 2024. My question then, and the one that comes to mind again now, is why being present for the anthem can't be part of the routine. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Taking a couple of minutes to show some appreciation for the country where you're playing for a championship is a pretty reasonable expectation. And if your pregame routine requires leaving the court for the national anthem, it's time for a new routine. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3e1d475342cf4db919596 TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account te 2026-10-17T21:00:04.586Z TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3df7d75342cf4db919533 After School Shooting in Bend, Ore., a Community Tries to Recapture Its Identity te 2026-10-17T20:50:05.047Z After School Shooting in Bend, Ore., a Community Tries to Recapture Its Identity Days after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, the community is questioning its resilience — and safety. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3dd2575342cf4db9194d9 Ohio State snaps Indiana's 22-game winning streak, hands reigning champs first loss since 2024 in thriller te 2026-10-17T20:40:05.859Z Ohio State snaps Indiana's 22-game winning streak, hands reigning champs first loss since 2024 in thriller For the first time since December 2024, Indiana has lost a football game. No. 4 Ohio State snapped Indiana's 22-game winning streak, beating No. 5 Indiana 19-15 despite losing star quarterback Julian Sayin to an injury on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. It was Indiana's first home loss in 19 games. Heisman frontrunner Jeremiah Smith scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter with a spectacular catch, and Ohio State's defense repeatedly stood tall during the fourth quarter, holding the reigning national champions at bay. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ohio State bookended the first-half scoring. Julian Sayin came out firing, quickly driving the Buckeyes into Indiana territory before the Hoosiers' defense stood tall and forced a field goal. On the final possession of the first half, Sayin drove the Buckeyes into a goal-to-go situation. The Hoosiers' defense shut Ohio State down on the first three plays, but Ryan Day decided to go for it. Day's gamble paid off, as Sayin found a wide-open Bo Jackson in the flat for a touchdown, putting Ohio State up 10-7. Indiana's lone touchdown in the first half came after a Sayin interception. The Buckeyes quarterback's pass was intercepted deep in Ohio State territory, and two plays later, Hoosiers running back Turbo Richard scored on a 7-yard touchdown run. Indiana once again drove into Ohio State territory and seemed primed to score, but kicker Nico Radicic's 32-yard field goal clanged off the upright. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Down 10-7 at halftime, Indiana trailed at home at the break for the first time under Curt Cignetti. Ohio State got the ball first in the third quarter and, as it did in the first quarter, opened the half with a field goal to extend its lead to 13-7. After Ohio State's field goal, the teams traded turnovers. With Indiana in Ohio State territory, Hoosiers quarterback Josh Hoover was crushed from behind by Ohio State defender Jaylen McClain on fourth-and-4, resulting in a sack and a turnover on downs. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! However, the Buckeyes couldn't capitalize, as Sayin threw a deep pass to Jeremiah Smith that was intercepted by defensive back Amare Ferrell, his second interception of the day. After the big hit on the previous drive, Hoover remained in the game but appeared to be playing through an injury. Despite that, Indiana was able to drive the ball into Buckeye territory again, but the Hoosiers were unable to capitalize. Radicic attempted a career-long 55-yard field goal, but it fell short, keeping Ohio State ahead 13-7. In the fourth quarter, Smith, the aforementioned Heisman frontrunner, made his presence felt. On fourth-and-1 from the Indiana 38, Sayin launched a play-action pass toward the end zone, and Smith leaped over everyone else to haul it in for a 38-yard touchdown that put Ohio State up 19-7. The Buckeyes went for a two-point conversion but failed to convert. Indiana promptly responded with a touchdown of its own , as wide receiver Nick Marsh hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass to cut Ohio State's lead to 19-13. Unlike Ohio State, Indiana went for two and converted, as Hoover found Richard in the flat to cut the deficit to 19-15. Ohio State looked to be mounting a response as it drove into Indiana territory, but Hoosiers defensive end Mario Landino hammered Sayin for an 18-yard sack and knocked him out of the game. The Buckeyes were forced to turn to freshman quarterback Luke Fahey. With Fahey in the game, the Hoosiers' defense forced a punt to get the ball back to Hoover, giving Indiana a chance to take the lead with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter. Yet, Indiana couldn't do anything with it and punted the ball right back. With Sayin on the sideline in a sling, Ohio State's fate was in Fahey's hands. The Hoosiers' defense smelled blood and forced a three-and-out to once again give their offense another shot with just over three minutes left in the game. For a brief moment, it looked like Indiana had scored the game-winning touchdown. On fourth down, Hoover took a shot for Marsh, but Marsh caught the ball out of bounds, sealing Ohio State’s 19-15 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3dad075342cf4db919422 Cornell defense fights to boot Letitia James from fraternity probe, warning she cannot be fair to client te 2026-10-17T20:30:08.184Z Cornell defense fights to boot Letitia James from fraternity probe, warning she cannot be fair to client The defense attorney for a Cornell University fraternity member named in a civil sexual assault lawsuit is asking a judge to invalidate the appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor. Speaking on "Saturday in America," attorney Andrew Miltenberg, who represents Cornell student Gillio Lopes, argued that the case has become a "cultural battleground" and that James’ public statements supporting the accuser compromised her ability to conduct an impartial investigation. "I do not believe she can be fair. Had she made a statement that was empathetic or compassionate towards a victim, that's fine. I don't think that person can become a neutral investigator or prosecutor," Miltenberg said. ATTORNEY FOR FORMER CORNELL FRATERNITY MEMBER WANTS AG JAMES OFF CASE OVER POST SUPPORTING ACCUSER Before her appointment, James expressed support for Doe in a Sept. 28 post on X. "What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable. I'm holding her in my heart and in my prayers," James wrote. "To her, and to all survivors: you're not alone. We stand with you." Miltenberg told host Kayleigh McEnany, "We welcome an investigation, just not her, and I don't know how anyone could think at this point that she could be fair." CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMS On Oct. 19, 2024, Jane Doe attended a party at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house. Weeks later, she filed a report with Cornell University Police detailing the alleged incident. Campus police investigated and submitted Doe's six-page voluntary sworn statement to the Tompkins County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors declined to pursue charges at the time, concluding that the evidence presented did not meet the threshold for criminal charges under New York law. In the civil complaint cited on air, Doe alleged that Lopes and another defendant placed her on a bed before two men had nonconsensual sex with her. Miltenberg disputed that account, calling it "not true." INSIDE EXPLOSIVE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS: 7 MEN ACCUSED, CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS AND A POLITICAL FIRESTORM Miltenberg points to text messages Doe allegedly sent the day after the party, which he maintains show the encounters were consensual and contradict the allegations in her lawsuit. "I understand that perceptions shift and memories shift after a period of time, but her initial statements, her initial texts, her initial testimony with respect to the police, all was very clear about how she viewed this situation," Miltenberg said. While acknowledging that "post-traumatic stress memory repression is a real thing," Miltenberg maintained that the earliest records contradict the allegations in Doe's lawsuit. TISH JAMES CONFRONTED ON CAMERA OVER TRUMP'S ACCUSATION OF BIAS IN CORNELL RAPE CASE The case drew the attention of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who appointed James as special prosecutor. In her order, Hochul cited concerns raised by Doe and the public that the alleged incident could not be investigated locally "without conflict or bias." LETITIA JAMES' 'FAIR' CORNELL RAPE PROBE VOW COLLIDES WITH ACCUSED AIDE'S 'QUIET' EXIT James has rejected accusations that she prejudged the case, saying during an attorney general campaign debate that her comments supporting the alleged victim were intended to demonstrate "empathy" and insisting that "politics stops at the door" of her office. Miltenberg and an attorney representing another defendant have filed a motion seeking to invalidate James' appointment as special prosecutor. Miltenberg said he believes the challenge has a "good chance of having her appointment voided." WHO IS SALLY YATES? CORNELL RAPE-REVIEW PICK WAS FIRED BY TRUMP AFTER REFUSING TO DEFEND TRAVEL BAN "I am hopeful that the judge will see it that way and will void her appointment and appoint or ask the governor to appoint someone equally as experienced, equally as interested in the facts and perhaps less personally invested in the case," he said. Miltenberg said Lopes remains enrolled at Cornell, adding that his client is "keeping a low profile, and he is looking forward to finishing his degree as a regular college student." Fox News Digital reached out to the New York Attorney General's Office and Doe's legal team for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Fox News Digital's Elaine Mallon contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3dace75342cf4db919419 Man shot and killed inside New York City subway station in Midtown Manhattan: NYPD te 2026-10-17T20:30:06.873Z Man shot and killed inside New York City subway station in Midtown Manhattan: NYPD A man was shot and killed in the New York City subway on Saturday afternoon, police confirmed to Fox News Digital. The shooting happened at the 53rd Street and 7th Avenue station in busy Midtown Manhattan just after noon, according to the NYPD. Hassen Pinchback from Orlando, Florida, told Fox News Digital he witnessed the incident and that everyone started running after hearing gunshots.  "It was like a stampede," he said. HERO DAD WHO TOOK DOWN OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH TEACHER, STUDENT BOTH KILLED IN ATTACK "When the train doors opened, that’s when you heard pop pop pop," Pinchback said, adding that a female bystander was doing chest compressions on the victim before police arrived, telling him to ‘Hang in there.’" Another witness from Washington state who gave the last name of "Miller," said she and her daughter heard about five shots while sitting inside the subway car with the doors open and her daughter went outside, and the shooter looked right at her before he continued shooting. "I just started praying. I’m a very strong Christian," she said. "Jesus saved us. 100%." JUDGE SENTENCES NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO SET HOMELESS MAN ON FIRE ON SUBWAY She said her daughter was able to motion to a conductor on another subway train that there was a shooter and that he called 911. The victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition where he later died of his injuries. PENN STATION STABBING VICTIM SLAMS MAMDANI, DA BRAGG FOR SUSPECT BEING FREE ON STREETS No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, the NYPD told Fox News Digital. PIX11 reported that the shooting stemmed from an argument that broke out between the shooter and the victim. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3dacb75342cf4db9193eb Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings te 2026-10-17T20:30:03.408Z Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d87875342cf4db9193a9 Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct te 2026-10-17T20:20:08.036Z Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist won a legal victory this week after losing his position following sexual misconduct allegations made by a female colleague. Dr. David Sabatini, a former MIT biology professor and prominent biomedical researcher, was awarded $6 million in damages Friday after a jury found that his former colleague, Dr. Kristin Knouse, had defamed him. At the time of the allegations, Sabatini had led a research lab at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for approximately 24 years. His work focused on cell biology and its connections to neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, aging and cancer. FORMER CAL SOFTBALL PLAYER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY, FEMALE EX-COACH OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT In 2021, Sabatini lost his position at Whitehead following an internal investigation into allegations made by Dr. Kristin Knouse, a younger colleague who worked at the institute. The pair met in 2012 and began a sexual relationship in 2018, which ended the following year, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Knouse later alleged the relationship was coerced. AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS According to records from the investigation, Whitehead also found that Sabatini had fostered a sexualized atmosphere in his lab. He subsequently resigned from the institute. Following his departure from Whitehead — and amid an ongoing investigation at MIT — Sabatini filed a defamation lawsuit against Knouse, "alleging claims for defamation, tortious interference with contractual, prospective, and advantageous relations," according to court documents. US OLYMPIC HERO NANCY HOGSHEAD WINS LEGAL BATTLE AFTER VOLLEYBALL COACH'S $250M DEFAMATION SUIT IS DISMISSED Knouse subsequently filed a counterclaim against Sabatini, alleging sexual harassment. Throughout the legal battle, Sabatini maintained that he had never fostered an improper atmosphere in his lab and that his relationship with Knouse was consensual. EX-MAYOR FOUND LIABLE FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF 7 WOMEN, ORDERED TO PAY $13M During the trial, his attorney, Lisa Arrowood, cited text messages between the pair that she argued showed Knouse willingly participated in their relationship. In one 2020 exchange, Knouse lamented that she was "pouring a lot of energy and emotion into a game I'm destined to lose" and wondered "if it's best for both of us to cut all but work-related ties for the foreseeable future." FORMER UCLA GYNECOLOGIST SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSAULTING PATIENTS AT SCHOOL She concluded the message by writing, "But most times I feel at peace and want to do everything and anything I can to help you." Sabatini and his legal team argued in court that the relationship was consensual. They also presented evidence they said showed that Knouse had become jealous of another woman in whom Sabatini was interested and had sought to have him fired. HARVEY WEINSTEIN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2006 SEX CRIME IN NEW YORK A day after a Suffolk County jury awarded him $6 million in damages, Sabatini told Fox News Digital that hearing the verdict was "overwhelming." "It was done," Sabatini said. "We had won everything, lost nothing. It was like a complete sweep." HOUSE BACKS MASSIE'S PUSH TO RELEASE TAXPAYER-FUNDED SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT RECORDS Five years after filing his lawsuit, Sabatini emerged from the trial with a favorable verdict after the jury rejected Knouse's counterclaims, including her allegation that he had coerced her into a sexual relationship. "The sad reality of our time is that society still has a difficult time believing women and appreciating the difficulty they encounter with men who too often control their fate," Knouse’s attorney, Ellen Zuker, said in a statement to the New York Times. Knouse’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Despite the legal victory, Sabatini is now attempting to pick up the pieces of his career. The allegations seeped into every aspect of his life, and many of his loved ones — including his parents, nephew and high school-aged son — began receiving threats shortly after Knouse’s claims were made public. "Everyone who came out and tried to defend me got attacked every which way," Sabatini told Fox News Digital. Shortly after his departure from MIT and Whitehead, Sabatini discussed a potential faculty position at New York University (NYU). But after students and faculty members protested his possible hiring in 2022, the university ultimately did not offer him a job. Sabatini said protesters also appeared outside his parents' home, drawing his family further into the controversy. One year later, in 2023, Sabatini landed a job at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague after receiving several offers from foreign countries — including China. He later opened a Boston branch of the institute, and he splits his time between Prague and the United States. "It was a necessity," Sabatini said. "There were no options [in the United States]. So there was no choice." Following Friday's verdict, Knouse's attorneys said they planned to appeal, while Sabatini's legal team also prepared to challenge the dismissal of his claims against the Whitehead Institute. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "I think institutions don't care about due process," Sabatini said. "They care about having a certain conclusion. And for whatever reason that one could discuss, at that time the conclusion was, ‘Get this guy out of here and make an example of him.’" Sabatini said he hopes to rebuild his life and career following the verdict and eventually return to working primarily in the United States. "But ultimately for me, it’s just being able to be close to my son before he goes to college," Sabatini told Fox News Digital. "That’s really number one through 100." Fox News Digital also reached out to the Whitehead Institute and MIT for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d87675342cf4db9193a0 West Virginia medical team backs cart into wall with injured Cincinnati player onboard te 2026-10-17T20:20:06.769Z West Virginia medical team backs cart into wall with injured Cincinnati player onboard There was quite the painful-looking medical cart blooper on Saturday when the Cincinnati Bearcats headed a few hours east to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers. Bearcats defensive tackle Josh Hough went down with what was later revealed to be a lower-leg injury. We've got to assume that the injury occurred on the field, or at least the first one did, because poor Hough took another knock while trying to get to the locker room on the back of the medical cart. SOCCER PLAYER GETS SMOKED BY LAWN ROLLER DURING HALFTIME WARM-UP IN WILD MOMENT CAUGHT ON CAMERA Oh man... the West Virginia staffer driving that cart may never live that one down. In fairness, the sidelines of a college football game seem like a tough place to drive anything with a wheelbase longer than a Smart ForTwo (remember those?). It's even tougher if you find yourself having to throw down a three-point turn with a 335-pound defensive tackle sitting on the back. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Having said that, I haven't gone through it myself, but I have to assume that item numero uno on the agenda at medical cart driving school is "Do not crash into a wall if there is an injured player on board, especially if they're the first thing that hits said wall." If that's really how it goes, then this guy broke the golden rule. Of course it was an accident — although it's a great way to thin out the opposition's roster a little bit — but Hough did not return to the game. However, we may never know if he would've been fine had that little incident not happened. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Still, it could always be worse. It's not like he was on a backboard being loaded into an ambulance when the gurney tipped over with him still strapped to it. Ask Mike Madonno what that one is like. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d87475342cf4db91938a Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed te 2026-10-17T20:20:04.158Z Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d61e75342cf4db919334 California diners are cutting back as costs soar — but restaurant owner reveals one trend that's booming te 2026-10-17T20:10:06.563Z California diners are cutting back as costs soar — but restaurant owner reveals one trend that's booming Happy hour is becoming the main event for some California diners as the state's high cost of living pushes more customers to seek out discounted meals instead of paying full price for a night out. Chef Alex Carballo of Grand Restaurant Group told Fox News Digital that happy hour once accounted for an estimated 5% to 8% of his business. Now, that figure has climbed to nearly 30%, even as customers cut back on dining out. "My happy hour has increased a lot, so I think people are looking for deals and looking for options," Carballo said. The shift reflects a broader affordability squeeze across California where residents told Fox News Digital that rising costs for housing, groceries and gasoline are forcing them to rethink everyday spending.  California has the highest overall price levels in the nation, according to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, with prices running roughly 11% above the national average. But affordability pressures extend far beyond the Golden State, as Americans nationwide grapple with elevated costs for housing, groceries and other everyday necessities. NEWSOM UNDER FIRE AS CALIFORNIA GAS TAX HIKE SENDS PUMP PRICES EVEN HIGHER Carballo said customers are visiting his restaurants less frequently, with some scaling back how often they eat out. "They're going out three times a week, where they were coming out to see me four or five [times]. And the people that used to see three times a week, they're only coming out once," he said. What was once a stop for drinks or appetizers before dinner is increasingly becoming the dinner itself, Carballo said. "Now it's like, that's where they're going and they're hitting those scenes," he said. Customers can still enjoy the same food, service and atmosphere at lower prices, Carballo said, making happy-hour deals particularly appealing. But those discounts also create challenges for restaurant operators who are already grappling with rising expenses. "I'm still paying the same amount for food. I'm still paying the employees. My rent didn't change. Nothing changed. Only thing I'm doing is trying to discount my product to gain people to come here," Carballo said. AMERICANS SAY TIPPING PRACTICES 'HAVE BECOME RIDICULOUS' AS DIGITAL PROMPTS PUSH HIGHER GRATUITIES Fox News Digital also spoke with residents in Southern California who described making financial trade-offs that extend well beyond restaurants. Jonas, a Santa Monica resident who is planning a wedding with his fiancée, said he and his fiancée are reevaluating their budget as everyday expenses continue to add up. "Certainly gas is expensive, rent is high, and then grocery prices are pretty high as well," Jonas said. He estimated that he spends approximately $100 a week on groceries and said rising costs are influencing their decisions about dining out and transportation. The couple is "eating out a little bit less," Jonas said, adding that he has also started walking to work to "save money on gas as well." "I think that people are just seeing prices go up everywhere, and feeling like they're getting less than what they had four years ago maybe," he said. "I think everybody's really feeling that." BELOVED RESTAURANT CHAIN DWINDLES FROM 850 LOCATIONS TO 87, BUT EXPERT SEES 'A LOT OF LIFE LEFT' For some Californians, the financial strain has gone beyond cutting back on restaurants. Justin, a California native from Glendora who moved to Las Vegas seven years ago, told Fox News Digital that the state's high cost of living was one of the reasons he left. "Affordability is crazy," Justin said while visiting Los Angeles for a Rams game. "I left seven years ago and I thought gas and you know rent was high then," he said. "Here I am seven years later and it's ... one of the reasons why I'm in Vegas now. It's just unaffordable." Justin said many of his friends who remain in California are still struggling with housing costs. EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE LA'S HOMELESS HELLSCAPE — UNLIKELY CRITICS BLAST DEMS AS GOP HOPEFUL TOURS SKID ROW "90% of my friends are living with a roommate. It is really hard to live alone here," he said. Housing remains another major affordability challenge in the Golden State. Just 19% of California households could afford the state's median-priced home of $916,750 in the second quarter of 2026, according to the California Association of Realtors. In Venice, resident Tatiana described rising expenses across everything from gasoline to groceries and neighborhood restaurants. "Everything is more expensive, gas is more expensive, food," she told Fox News Digital. "There's really very few affordable restaurants left on Abbot Kinney. Even our local co-op prices have gone up at least 15%. Everything costs more." "We're not getting any breaks in California," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d61d75342cf4db91932b Joy Behar wants Trump back on ‘The View’ despite saying he’s ‘not long for this world’ te 2026-10-17T20:10:05.510Z Joy Behar wants Trump back on ‘The View’ despite saying he’s ‘not long for this world’ "The View" co-host Joy Behar extended an unlikely invitation Friday to her longtime political foe President Donald Trump, saying she would welcome him back to the daytime talk show despite suggesting that he is "not long for this world." Behar, who has said she wants her legacy to include helping remove Trump from office, reflected on her decades-long history with the president during an interview with New York Magazine. "I’d love Donald Trump to take the heat," said the longtime Trump critic. "You know Trump is not long for this world. He seems ill. He does not seem like he’s well," Behar added. BILL MAHER REVEALS HE'S HAVING DINNER WITH TRUMP AGAIN, SAYS HE WAS 'REALLY NICE' BY TEXT A White House spokesperson responded to Behar’s comments about Trump’s well-being in a statement to Fox News Digital. "‘Joyless’ Behar is an extremely unlikeable, talentless hack with a poorly rated TV show who clearly suffers from a severe and incurable disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome," the statement said. "I lose braincells every single time I have the displeasure of hearing her speak," the spokesperson continued. TRUMP DECLARED 'FULLY FIT' FOR ALL PRESIDENTIAL DUTIES AFTER ANNUAL PHYSICAL SHOWS 'EXCELLENT HEALTH' Behar’s comments mark the latest instance in which "The View" co-host has publicly questioned Trump’s health. Last month, she argued that the media does not scrutinize Trump’s health to the same degree it scrutinized former President Joe Biden’s. Despite their bitter political divide today, Behar and Trump share a history from long before his political career. Trump made more than a dozen appearances on "The View" before he was president and Behar even attended his wedding to Marla Maples at The Plaza Hotel in 1993. DONALD TRUMP'S AGE IS NOT RECEIVING THE SAME 'SCRUTINY' AS BIDEN'S DID, ATLANTIC WRITER COMPLAINS Behar said Trump’s humor has changed significantly since she knew him as a New York celebrity decades ago. "I knew him when he was just an annoying New York figure," she said. "Back then, he had a sense of humor that was not as bizarre as it is now. Now his sense of humor is making fun of handicapped people." "The View" co-host recalled her earlier interactions with Trump, including a time in which she compared Trump to Woody Allen after he said that he would date his daughter Ivanka if they were not related.  "He actually thought that was funny," Behar said. Behar has said that Trump is "much more dangerous" now than he was during his first term and recently urged Americans to call on their members of Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment against him because she believes he is "destroying the United States of America." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d17075342cf4db919260 ALDS postponement leaves Guardians ticket holders upset with altered game assignments te 2026-10-17T19:50:08.767Z ALDS postponement leaves Guardians ticket holders upset with altered game assignments Some Cleveland Guardians fans got screwed by the rain in more ways than one on Friday night. For starters, Game 4 of the American League Division Series was postponed due to weather, but not until roughly an hour after the originally scheduled first pitch, meaning fans had traveled to the game and potentially paid for parking, food and merchandise. The postponement, ironically, came despite the Guardians' X account posting "Rain or shine" an hour before first pitch. But the mess took a turn when the Guardians announced a slight change in the tickets for the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The Guardians said that fans with tickets for Game 4 will be able to use them for Game 5, which is now on Sunday instead of the originally planned Saturday. Fans with Game 5 tickets "do not need to take action" and can go to the ballpark on Saturday night. That seems fine at the outset until one realizes that fans who bought tickets to Game 5 in hopes of seeing a pennant victory will not be able to do so, since they are now going to Game 4 — Cleveland is up 2-1 on the Tampa Bay Rays. "This is an insane way to handle tickets. Tomorrow should be Game 4 and Sunday should be Game 5. Tickets should be used in that order. This is gonna cause hella problems," one user on X wrote on Friday night. RAIN FORCES MLB TO POSTPONE GUARDIANS-RAYS ALCS GAME 4 IN CLEVELAND "Imagine you thought you had tickets to a possible pennant-clinching win at home tomorrow night and they just casually change your tickets to Game 4. Totally ridiculous. Game is not of equal value," wrote another. "Tickets should remain assigned to their originally designated Game # in the series." "I'd be a little annoyed if I bought what could be series ending tickets and got moved up a game," said one more. On the flip side, if the Guardians win on Saturday, those who had tickets for what was supposed to be Friday's game could get quite lucky. If the weather holds this time around, first pitch is at 8:00 p.m. ET. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d16f75342cf4db919257 LSU stays alive in College Football Playoff race with blowout win over No 16 Mississippi State te 2026-10-17T19:50:07.733Z LSU stays alive in College Football Playoff race with blowout win over No 16 Mississippi State For one more week, LSU remains alive in the College Football Playoff hunt. Lane Kiffin's squad bounced back in a big way after its crushing overtime loss to Kentucky last week, beating No. 16 Mississippi State 31-0 on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. Mississippi State was without star quarterback Kamario Taylor due to a foot injury, and the Bulldogs sorely missed him. Freshman Parker Puckett started in Taylor's stead and struggled, completing 16 of his 26 passes for 121 yards and one interception. Compounding matters for the freshman quarterback, No. 22 LSU jumped out to an early lead, leaving Puckett playing from behind the entire game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Mississippi State went three-and-out on its opening possession, and LSU promptly responded with an eight-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt connected with wide receiver Eugene Wilson III for a 10-yard touchdown to put LSU up 7-0. On Mississippi State's ensuing possession, Puckett threw an interception. LSU once again marched down the field, and Leavitt found Jackson Harris for a 27-yard touchdown to put LSU up 14-0 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leavitt connected with Harris again for a 17-yard touchdown to put the Tigers up 21-0. It looked like Mississippi State was going to get on the board when its offense drove into the red zone on the following possession, but the Bulldogs went for it on fourth-and-goal from the LSU 6-yard line and failed to convert. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! It was the first time Mississippi State had been shut out in the first half under Jeff Lebby. LSU kept it coming in the third quarter, as they scored 10 points in the third quarter to go up 31-0 and effectively put the game away. Leavitt was outstanding in the win, completing 31 of 38 passes for 289 yards with four touchdowns, while Harris had six catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns. LSU improved to 5-2 with the win, and or Kiffin's squad to make the College Football Playoffs, LSU will not be able to lose another game this season. Saturday's victory was a good start to that. LSU will look to keep it rolling when they play Auburn on the road next Saturday. The Bulldogs dropped to 4-2 with the loss will look to bounce back when they play Oklahoma on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d16e75342cf4db91924e Engelbert Humperdinck says he tied up a nurse during tuberculosis sanatorium stay after painful treatment te 2026-10-17T19:50:06.748Z Engelbert Humperdinck says he tied up a nurse during tuberculosis sanatorium stay after painful treatment Engelbert Humperdinck opened up about the time he spent in a sanatorium in 1961. During a recent episode of his podcast, "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show," the 90-year-old British singer recalled his time at Leicester's Groby Road Hospital Sanatorium, after he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. When speaking about the treatments he endured, he described having "to stay on your back for I don't know 8 weeks," without attempting to sit up or "do anything strenuous," in addition to getting "an injection with a needle about this big in your butt" every morning. "There was one lady nurse who was, I don't think she liked me very much because of the injection that she gave me, she really hurt, and I used to scream at her and I used to ask for somebody else. They wouldn't give me anybody else, but this lady was very bad, and she was really hurt, and I had big blue marks," he explained. ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK SAYS HE ‘WENT THROUGH HELL’ REJECTING 'CASTING COUCH' ADVANCES EARLY IN CAREER After she continued to hurt him with every injection, Humperdinck thought to himself, "When I'm a little better I'm going to do something" and be a bit "mischievous" to get back at her. "I said to my friend in the next bed, I said, 'I've got to get some rope. I get some rope,'" he said. "So we got this rope, and when the nurse came around in the morning before doctor's rounds, I got the nurse, grabbed her, tied her hands behind the back, put her in the empty bed next to us, covered her up." He said when the doctor came by for his rounds, "he knew that I was responsible for that..but he ignored it" and "just walked straight by." Once she was free from the bindings, the singer said he "was in trouble," but that he "never let her give me another injection." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I said, 'I don't want her to give me,'" he said. "And they had a male nurse come and do it for me, and it was much better." Humperdinck spent six months in the sanatorium after he started coughing up blood during a concert in Manchester. After initially receiving a diagnosis of "a bad throat infection," his mom told the doctor 'I'm not happy with that. Not when I see blood,' and demanded an X-ray. He explained that within an hour of getting the X-ray he was told to pack his belongings as he had tuberculosis and needed to be sent to the sanatorium. "Eight weeks later, when I became negative from this disease, my mother visited and, I said, 'Mom, is this place a great place?' I said, 'Cause you remember when you brought me in, the priest was here spent an hour with me,'" he said. "She said, 'Son he was giving you the last rites.' Apparently I had three days." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Humperdinck, born Arnold George Dorsey, had his big break in the music industry in 1967 with the release of his song, "Release Me," which reached No. 1 in the U.K. According to his official biography, Humperdinck has sold more than 140 million records worldwide throughout his career, received four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for entertainer of the year and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3d16d75342cf4db919245 Nick Saban and Tim Tebow give their thoughts on expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams te 2026-10-17T19:50:05.715Z Nick Saban and Tim Tebow give their thoughts on expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams Saturday morning, before a full slate of college football games, including two Top-10 matchups (Ohio State vs Indiana and Notre Dame vs BYU), many media personalities got the chance to make their opinions known about the expansion of the College Football Playoff from 12 teams to 24. Two of the most prominent voices were former Alabama head coach, Nick Saban and former Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow. Saban, sitting down with his fellow hosts on ESPN's "College GameDay" on the campus of BYU, made a very definitive statement. "People want to see the best teams in the Playoffs. There's not 24 teams in the country that deserve to be in the playoffs," he started. "I don't think there's 24 teams in the country that can win the championship." Saban went on to say: "Bowl games are gonna be a thing of the past." COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF EXPANDING TO 24 TEAMS IN 2027, WITH MORE GAMES COMING TO CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY In my opinion, bowl games were on life support once the NCAA introduced the 12-team College Football Playoff and NIL deals. They were instantly devalued and there wasn't nearly enough incentive for players to participate in the Mom & Pop Mortgage Weedwacker Bowl (this is obviously not a real bowl, but you get the point). Why risk injury and participate in a bowl where there is virtually no upside? That's the way most players and teams view bowl games now. Saban also mentioned, "We're gaining something but we're also giving something up. There's gonna be no SEC Championship Game now." NICK SABAN WANTS A DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR JUDGING WHICH TEAMS REACH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF While Saban and the "College GameDay" crew acknowledged there are pros and cons in the expanded Playoff, it did seem like the cons outweighed the pros in Saban's mind. As for Tebow, he made his voice heard on the SEC Network. "We changed the goal posts. Before it was about how consistent can you be throughout the season? Now it's can you just get in and get hot at the right time?," Tebow stated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "It takes away the consistency. Before you had to focus every single week and you had to show up and you had to bring your best. Now, you have weeks where you don't have to show up." "One of the biggest reasons why I don't like it, is because when you're looking at this game (college football), there's a few things that separate us: It's the regular season," Tebow added. "The regular season is so critical. It's so important. Now you're diluting something that was so special and it was one of the biggest differentiators from the rest of the country, and all of these other sports (college and pro)." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IS SACRIFICING ITS SOUL TO BE AN ATM FOR CONFERENCES WITH EXPANSION TO 24 TEAMS Tebow acknowledged that there will no doubt be some good things that come out of this, but in his opinion, there are some glaring issues that make college too similar to the NFL. The proposal for expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is nearly locked in, which would give teams seeded 1 through 8 a first-round bye, followed by a home game. The Playoff including home games for the highest seeded teams is a nice touch that many personalities seemed to agree was a positive. Other personalities, like Josh Pate said on Friday, while speaking on ESPN's 'Bussin' & Pate On Campus,' "The public overwhelmingly hates this." He went as far as calling it an "embarrassment for the sport." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Is this about profit more than the betterment of the game? Is this setting up the sport for a positive future? That'll be debated this weekend and beyond. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3cf1875342cf4db9190d2 Man fights for his life after tragic cliff jump into water at vacation hot spot te 2026-10-17T19:40:08.769Z Man fights for his life after tragic cliff jump into water at vacation hot spot A newly engaged New Jersey man was critically injured after he reportedly jumped into the sea from a height of nearly 100 feet while vacationing in Italy with his fiancée. Jacob Fleig, a 22-year-old from Berlin, New Jersey, was visiting Fiordo di Furore, a narrow inlet along the Amalfi Coast, on Oct. 5 when he jumped from the coastal road above the water, according to U.S. and Italian reports. He has undergone multiple life-saving procedures and surgeries and was in intensive care, his brother, Jimmy Dorner, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign about him earlier this week. TOURISTS SHOCKED AFTER INNOCENT VACATION ACTIVITY LANDS THEM IN HOT WATER WITH LOCALS "Currently, our main priority is getting him medically stable and strong enough to be transported back to America where he can continue with future surgeries, therapy and ongoing care," Dorner wrote. A day after the incident, a cousin wrote on Facebook that Fleig was in a medically induced coma at a Salerno hospital as his mother and brother traveled to be with him. She also said Fleig proposed to his girlfriend after they landed in Italy — and she said yes. Fleig struck the water in a bad position and suffered a cut to his back, Italian outlet RaiNews reported.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Emergency medical responders took him to a hospital before he was transferred by helicopter to Salerno.  The day after the accident, Fleig’s injury was determined to be serious but not life-threatening, the same outlet said.  Fleig is currently studying electrical engineering, according to his LinkedIn profile. Dorner described his brother as "a light in every life he encounters," adding that his humor and charisma are among the first things people notice about him.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "Jacob has persevered through many adversities in life and has always come out a stronger man," he added. The fundraiser took in more than $47,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Saturday afternoon. Fiordo di Furore is a scenic gorge and popular stop on the UNESCO-listed Amalfi Coast, with a small beach beneath a bridge. Italy’s tourism site notes that professional divers leap from the cliffs during organized events. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The broader coast also attracts thrill-seeking tourists who jump from rocks and bridges, according to the New York Post.  A woman slipped and fell at the cove in 2023, which was caught in a viral video, the outlet reported.  It also quoted a local resident who criticized the mass tourism in the area. Government agencies warn that hidden rocks or shallow water can cause serious injury or death, and advise visitors not to dive into unfamiliar water and to follow local warnings. Fox News Digital reached out to Fleig's family for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3cf1675342cf4db9190bd New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote te 2026-10-17T19:40:06.253Z New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote With midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3cf1475342cf4db919098 George Santos Says He’d ‘Jump’ at Chance to Be Trump’s Press Secretary te 2026-10-17T19:40:04.529Z George Santos Says He’d ‘Jump’ at Chance to Be Trump’s Press Secretary The former congressman expressed interest in the role after Katie Zacharia announced her departure after five days on the job. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ccbe75342cf4db918e71 Paxton Hits the Road, Looking to Rally Texas Republicans te 2026-10-17T19:30:06.101Z Paxton Hits the Road, Looking to Rally Texas Republicans Ken Paxton’s bus tour of Texas comes as polls have shown the race for Senate is increasingly close. His rival, James Talarico, is scheduled to kick off a similar tour on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3c80e75342cf4db918dc4 Titans CEO apologizes to beleaguered fanbase after dreadful start to the season: 'We're sorry' te 2026-10-17T19:10:06.342Z Titans CEO apologizes to beleaguered fanbase after dreadful start to the season: 'We're sorry' You know a season hasn’t gone according to plan when just five weeks into the year, the CEO is apologizing to the fan base. The Tennessee Titans are 0-5 this season and haven’t provided much hope for their beleaguered fan base. Titans CEO Burke Nihill is empowered to speak on behalf of controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and has admitted the product on the field hasn’t been good for a while. "The first thing I would say back to the fans is just that we're sorry," Nihill told ESPN on Friday. "There's nobody in this building that doesn't feel ... a sense of grief about it, because not only are we fans of the team as well, but we feel the sense of responsibility to deliver. And we've let our fans down because football is supposed to be fun." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I think it starts on the field and the state of the franchise. We're 0-5, and that's not nearly good enough. It hasn't been for a while." The Titans hired head coach Robert Saleh in the offseason, and general manager Mike Borgonzi is in his second season. With 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward entering his second season, the Titans were hoping to emerge as playoff contenders . Instead, the results have been dismal. The Titans have scored the fewest points per game (11.6) in the NFL. Their defense has been solid, as they are tied for 11th in the NFL, allowing 21.8 points per game, but it hasn't been enough to overcome a hapless offense and get in the win column. Despite that, Nihill has confidence in the Titans’ leadership. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I personally feel a sense of stability," Nihill said. "I believe that Mike Borgonzi and Robert Saleh are ultimately going to get this team out of the woods and restore it to competitive football. The train is on the tracks. It just hasn't picked up momentum, but it will. "I can confidently say this organization is in a place where there is organizational belief in Mike, in Robert, and they absolutely have all the support they need to get this train moving and moving faster." The two constants for the Titans in recent years have been change and losing. They have lost 33 of their last 39 games and are on a seven-game losing streak that dates back to last season. They have won just six games since the start of the 2023 season. The Titans have fired either a general manager or a head coach every year since 2022. Nihill and a victory-starved Titans fan base hope their team can win its first game of the season when it plays the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3c80b75342cf4db918db1 Florida Man Killed by Alligator While Fishing Near Lake Apopka in Winter Garden te 2026-10-17T19:10:03.984Z Florida Man Killed by Alligator While Fishing Near Lake Apopka in Winter Garden The man, 71, was fishing at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park near Lake Apopka when he was killed by a 12-foot alligator. The reptile was later “removed as a danger to the public,” the authorities said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3c35e75342cf4db918d08 What Pennsylvania Reveals About the Midterms te 2026-10-17T18:50:06.637Z What Pennsylvania Reveals About the Midterms In Pennsylvania, four congressional districts exemplify the types of seats that Democrats are aiming to flip. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3c35b75342cf4db918ce1 Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says te 2026-10-17T18:50:03.755Z Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3c10a75342cf4db918ccc Fashion show brings imagination to runway te 2026-10-17T18:40:10.052Z Fashion show brings imagination to runway More than 42 Sedona companies and organizations rallied around sustainability and creativity on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Fashion Lab Sedona brought its annual sustainable fashion show to Brady Hall at Verde Valley School. The event welcomed 200 attendees, with 100 designers, models, photographers, make Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3beb575342cf4db918c6e Desert Star vs Trivium Prep 10-16 (564).JPG te 2026-10-17T18:30:13.590Z Desert Star vs Trivium Prep 10-16 (564).JPG Nathan Paris goes into the air to catch a pass from Nathan Clark in the fourth quarter of Friday's loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3beb475342cf4db918c65 Desert Star vs Trivium Prep 10-16 (559).JPG te 2026-10-17T18:30:12.412Z Desert Star vs Trivium Prep 10-16 (559).JPG Connor Lowe (18) and JT Baker (8) tackle a Trivium Prep running back in the second half on Friday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3beb375342cf4db918c5c Desert Star football drops regular season finale, awaits 2A crossover opponent te 2026-10-17T18:30:11.209Z Desert Star football drops regular season finale, awaits 2A crossover opponent The Desert Star football team hosted its final game of the regular season on Friday against Trivium Prep. Both teams were at 4-4 going into the game and looking to go above .500 and improve their chances of a playoff… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3bc5675342cf4db918be5 Former California mayor pushes guaranteed income as fix for affordability crisis te 2026-10-17T18:20:06.983Z Former California mayor pushes guaranteed income as fix for affordability crisis The architect behind the nation's growing movement for no-strings-attached cash pilot programs is doubling down on direct payments, arguing that unconditional cash transfers are the fastest route to easing the burden of high living costs. "Giving families direct, unrestricted cash is the fastest way to address the affordability crisis," the advocacy group Mayors for a Guaranteed Income declared in a recent video on X. "Data from pilots across the country show that guaranteed income works. It's time for us to get to work and make it a reality." Former Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs — founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income — argued in an accompanying video that traditional economic solutions fail to provide immediate relief to struggling families. According to Tubbs, "half of U.S. states saw some kind of guaranteed income legislation introduced" this year. "At a time when key federal aid programs are being dismantled, state leaders are picking up the slack and looking for ways to bolster economic stability for residents. Ultimately, I believe this needs to become a federal intervention, and we are building the momentum needed to earn that kind of national support," he told Fox News Digital. AS AMERICANS ARE CRUSHED BY AFFORDABILITY, GROWING TREND OF MAYORS PUSHING CASH HANDOUTS AS THE ANSWER Americans nationwide have struggled to grapple with rising costs of living, healthcare, and gas prices. "The U.S. is unaffordable for almost all of us," Tubbs said. "Yet, so many solutions about affordability focus on the importance of long-term solutions, like building more affordable housing or breaking up monopolies. But people also need relief now." Tubbs' comments coincided with an Oct. 13 celebration hosted by the group and Alameda, California, city leaders marking the completion of "Rise Up Alameda," the city's first guaranteed income pilot project. City staff presented the program's final 24-month evaluation report to the Alameda City Council on Oct. 6. The Alameda City Council previously allocated $4.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to finance the program, which provided 150 low-income households with $1,000 per month over two years. "Guaranteed income is a proven tool to help our most vulnerable residents achieve financial stability," Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft said. "I am proud that Alameda launched this critical program when families need it most." Ashcraft also provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday. "As Mayor of the City of Alameda, one of 14 cities in Alameda County, I am focused on the health and wellbeing of residents of the City of Alameda," she said. ALBUQUERQUE USES WEED TAX TO FUND 'NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED' GUARANTEED INCOME, SPARKING POLICY DEBATE According to the city’s official site, the pilot aimed to "reduce economic instability for program participants, help to change local narratives and perceptions surrounding poverty and the provision of public benefits, and help to support and inform the national discussion regarding public benefits and anti-poverty policies." "There are now more than 30 independent, scientifically-rigorous studies, including around 10,000 recipients of guaranteed income; this is the largest body of research ever amassed on guaranteed income. Very few policies have been this studied this thoroughly before being implemented at scale," Tubbs told Fox News Digital on Friday. He added, "Data is important, but it's only part of our strategy. It's also crucial that people hear from the recipients of guaranteed income, and understand the real life impacts of this kind of unconditional support. As the affordability crisis squeezes working families and an increasingly large majority of Americans struggle to make ends meet, polling shows a bipartisan majority support guaranteed income as an intervention." Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of more than 150 mayors, advocates for direct taxpayer-funded stipends as a tool to tackle poverty and economic insecurity. The network has supported dozens of local pilots nationwide since launching in 2020. Cook County, Illinois, recently became the first county government in the nation to make guaranteed cash payments a permanent line item in its budget following an initial ARPA-funded trial. BALTIMORE MAYOR BACKS BALLOT MEASURE CREATING TAXPAYER-FUNDED 'BABY FUND' FOR NEWBORN FAMILIES Tubbs launched one of the nation's earliest municipal cash experiments in Stockton in 2019 and has long maintained that federal tax dollars should supplement income for lower-income households. However, local leaders face funding challenges as the Dec. 31, 2026, deadline to spend most obligated federal pandemic relief funds approaches, potentially leaving cities with budget shortfalls if other funding sources do not replace the expiring aid. At the same time, Republican state officials and conservative policy groups have sought to block guaranteed income programs. Critics argue unconditional handouts discourage work, increase dependence on government assistance and misuse taxpayer funds. TRUMP-BACKED FIREBRAND WINS ARIZONA GOP GOVERNOR PRIMARY, SETTING UP HIGH-STAKES SHOWDOWN Four states — Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, and South Dakota — have passed state laws banning local governments from administering unconditional cash transfers. A similar ban took effect in Kansas after passing without the governor's signature. In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully challenged Harris County's "Uplift Harris" cash program in court, resulting in the Texas Supreme Court blocking the direct payments. Conversely, Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed GOP-led legislation in her state that would have barred municipal guaranteed income initiatives. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3bc5575342cf4db918bdc 'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly ignored alarming symptoms before sudden death: police report te 2026-10-17T18:20:05.954Z 'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly ignored alarming symptoms before sudden death: police report Robert Kelker-Kelly, the actor best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," experienced chest and arm pain shortly before his death at 62, according to a police report detailing his final hours. The St. Peters Police Department report, obtained by Fox News Digital, stated that Kelker-Kelly's wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked up her husband, who also worked as a professional pilot, from Spirit of St. Louis Airport at approximately 7:30pm on Oct. 3. During the drive home, Kelker-Kelly said he felt pain in his left arm and chest and asked his wife to pull over so he could vomit, according to the report. ‘DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ STAR ROBERT KELKER-KELLY DEAD AT 62 Kelly asked her husband whether he needed to go to the hospital. He declined and instead requested that she take him home so he could lie down. After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed. He continued experiencing pain and asked his wife to get him an aspirin, according to the report. When Kelly returned from the kitchen, she found her husband unresponsive and not breathing. She called 911 and began performing CPR, according to the report. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS St. Peters police and the St. Charles County Ambulance District responded to the couple's Missouri home shortly after 8 pm. Paramedics "attempted life-saving measures," but Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at 9:09 pm, according to the report. Kelly told investigators her husband had no known medical conditions and took no prescription medications. He had not had any serious injuries or had surgery in the previous year, she said. HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2026: PHOTOS Police told Fox News Digital that nothing suspicious was found at the scene. "Mr. Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive, and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event," police said. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The St. Charles County medical examiner released Kelker-Kelly "with no further need for investigation," according to the report, which did not specify an official cause of death. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Born April 18, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, Kelker-Kelly built a career across several popular soap operas. He began playing Sam Fowler on "Another World" in 1987 before taking over the role of Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives" in 1992, replacing original actor Peter Reckell. He remained on the NBC drama until 1995 and won a 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award for outstanding lead actor. Kelker-Kelly later played the villainous Stavros Cassadine on "General Hospital" from 2001 to 2003, reprising the role in 2013 and 2014. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b9ff75342cf4db918b78 America's softest generation isn't the kids — it's their parents te 2026-10-17T18:10:07.108Z America's softest generation isn't the kids — it's their parents The biggest babies at a girls' flag football tournament in Revere, Massachusetts, weren't the girls. They were the grown men running the game. A coach and referee got into a fight in front of children who had come to play football, not watch two adults lose their tempers. Both men later apologized, but what kind of example were they setting? We hear plenty about how soft kids have become. They can't handle losing, expect trophies for showing up and need constant praise. But as a psychotherapist, I wonder whether we've been blaming the wrong people. Maybe the problem isn't that children can't handle disappointment. Maybe it's that their parents can't stand watching them experience it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Spend a Saturday at a youth sporting event and you'll see parents screaming at referees and treating a missed call like a personal insult. A father tells his son to stop making excuses after striking out, then berates the umpire. A mother tells her daughter to be a good sport, then complains that the coach didn't give her enough playing time. These are often the same people complaining that America is raising a generation of wimps. Yet the moment a referee makes a call they don't like, they behave like toddlers. A parent who would punish his child for screaming at a teacher may have no problem screaming at a referee. He sees nothing wrong with it because he believes he's standing up for his kid. But defending your child doesn't give you a free pass to behave like a bully. YOUTH FOOTBALL COACHES FIGHTING & ACTING LIKE FOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA ISN'T THE LEAST BIT SHOCKING For some parents, their child's athletic success has become tied to their own self-esteem. When the child wins, they feel successful. When the child loses, they feel embarrassed. A father who never made varsity may see his son's benching as another personal rejection. The child is playing a game, but the parent is still trying to settle something from 25 years ago. Your child's athletic career isn't a second chance at your own. If you didn't make varsity in high school, screaming at your son's Little League coach isn't going to change that. Youth sports have become an expensive business. Families spend thousands on travel teams, private lessons and tournaments. Some start talking about college scholarships before their children are even teenagers. After all that investment, parents can begin to feel they're owed something. If their child isn't starting, the coach must be playing favorites. If the team loses, someone must be incompetent. Sometimes your kid just isn't that good. Sometimes he has a lousy game. Sometimes the other team is better. That's sports, and arguing with the coach won't change it. We've gotten so used to treating children's disappointment as something that needs fixing that ordinary setbacks have become emergencies. Losing isn't a crisis. Sitting on the bench isn't trauma. A coach telling your kid he needs to improve isn't abuse. Yet some parents respond as though their children have suffered a serious injustice. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! A child who gets benched may be upset for an hour or two. He complains on the ride home, and moves on. His father, meanwhile, is still angry three days later, replaying the coach's decisions. The kid who struck out has forgotten about it. Dad is still furious on Tuesday. These parents are depriving their children of some of the most useful experiences sports can provide. Kids need to learn that trying hard doesn't guarantee winning, that someone else may be better and that unfair things sometimes happen. They need to figure out what to do when they're disappointed rather than expect an adult to intervene. I've seen adults struggle with this same habit. They get passed over for a promotion and assume the boss has something against them. They receive criticism and spend days complaining about how unfairly they've been treated. They devote more energy to proving somebody else was wrong than considering what they might do differently. Of course, parents should intervene when a coach is abusive or a child is genuinely being mistreated. But not making the starting lineup isn't mistreatment. Neither is losing a game or being told to practice more. There's a difference between protecting children from harm and protecting them from disappointment. Which brings us back to Massachusetts. Whatever prompted the disagreement, two adults at a children's football tournament ended up fighting in front of the players. Had one of the girls behaved that way, she probably would have been removed from the game. Instead, the adults were the ones who needed to be separated. Those girls showed up to play football. Instead, they watched two grown men make fools of themselves. Maybe the next time we complain that kids today can't handle disappointment, we should look at the adults standing on the sidelines. If your child's Little League game can ruin your entire weekend, your child isn't the one who needs to grow up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b9fc75342cf4db918b67 U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe te 2026-10-17T18:10:04.726Z U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b54c75342cf4db918a71 Three men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican well te 2026-10-17T17:50:04.780Z Three men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican well Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad. A federal judge in the town of Ensenada, Baja California sentenced Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús each to 158 years and nine months in prison for murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence. An accomplice of García's — Ary Gisell Silva Raya — was also convicted of aggravated robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence and sentenced to 20 years in November after agreeing to an abbreviated trial. AMERICANS WARNED POPULAR TRAVEL ROUTES THIS SUMMER COULD CARRY CRIME AND KIDNAPPING RISKS García, Francisco and Jesús were convicted last week of killing the Robinson brothers and Rhoad, which authorities said was carried out in order to steal the tires from the deceased men's truck. "The attackers pull out a gun they were carrying and kill the person who initially resisted the robbery, then on the other two," Baja California prosecutor María Elena Andrade said, according to a report from The Associated Press. THREE WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN POPULAR AMERICAN TOURIST HOT SPOT AS LOCAL POLICE SEARCH FOR CLUES Mexican authorities found the trio's bodies in a well in the state of Baja California in May 2024. The three men traveled to Punta San José, about 50 miles from where their bodies were found in Ensenada, for a surfing trip in April 2024. MEXICAN SPORTS JOURNALIST ROBBED AT GUNPOINT DURING LIVE REPORT The parents of the Robinsons attended the sentencing, telling reporters the moment marked a significant conclusion to the tragic two years since their sons' deaths. "Today’s guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024," Matin Robinson said. POPULAR CRUISE LINE'S GIANT BEACH PARK BLOCKED BY MEXICO AFTER LOCAL BACKLASH ERUPTS The deaths captured international attention and rocked the local economy, which authorities said was heavily reliant on tourism. Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California surfers association, said he was happy to see justice served but admitted the incident led to a "major drop" in tourism. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b2f775342cf4db918a0e Former US ambassador says South Korea prosecuted him over speech made on American soil te 2026-10-17T17:40:07.595Z Former US ambassador says South Korea prosecuted him over speech made on American soil A former U.S. diplomat appeared in court in South Korea Friday facing charges of defamation against President Lee Jae Myung for comments made on American soil in a case that has left him stranded in the Asian country. Morse Tan's troubles began after he delivered a talk in June 2025 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and responded to a question where he brought up the South Korean leader's alleged involvement in a crime as an adolescent. Since visiting the country in May, Tan has not been allowed to leave due to the case against him, having been charged under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., and the Criminal Act. Tan issued his remarks about Lee’s alleged juvenile crimes at a National Press Club event titled: "Report on Election Fraud in the June 3 South Korean Presidential election." In response to a question about President Lee and other issues, Tan responded by citing allegations from a few years back that Lee was involved in a gang rape and murder when he was a teenager. He added that Lee, now 62, was sent to a juvenile detention center and did not complete junior high and high school.  SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT JUMPS TO INVEST IN MILITARY AFTER TRUMP CUTS JOINT EXERCISES South Korean prosecutors say the criminal allegations against Lee are unsubstantiated, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. The outlet wrote that they said Lee had not "been prevented from attending middle or high school due to such a criminal record."  Another South Korean news outlet, KBS World reported that "the prosecution previously verified that there was no record of Lee’s being incarcerated at a juvenile detention center and concluded that the rumors about his incarceration were false." Asia Business Daily reported that Tan's attorney said that "Even if jurisdiction is recognized, the statements did not present false information, and Tan was not aware that they were false," adding, "He had no intention to defame." Tan told Fox News Digital on Friday that he "pleaded not guilty because I believe that Lee Jae Myung is guilty" during his hearing at the Seoul Central District Court. OVER 50 HOUSE MEMBERS ACCUSE SOUTH KOREA'S NEW LEFT-WING GOVERNMENT OF ATTACKING US COMPANIES, FAVORING CHINA Tan, who has taught constitutional law and served as the dean of Liberty University’s law school, told Fox News Digital his "protected speech is about as protected as it gets." He said South Korea’s prosecutor invoked "criminal defamation, a dubious category which does not exist in the U.S.," to prosecute him. A spokesperson for the South Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. told Fox News Digital, "This case is being handled in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, established principles and due process in the Republic of Korea and the restriction on departure is also imposed and reviewed accordingly." Tan says he is disappointed that the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Michelle Steel, a former Republican congresswoman from California, has not publicly commented on Tan’s legal case — both Steel and Tan are Korean-Americans. A U.S. State Department spokesperson declined to comment on the specifics of the case. "The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Due to privacy and other considerations, we have nothing further to share at this time." Tan said the case against him violated his due process rights, and the South Korean judicial system lacks jurisdiction to bring the case. He added that the second charge against him involves his July 2025 talk in South Korea, where he "raised some issues as questions" involving the president. "This is political lawfare. This is a persecution, not a prosecution," he said.  TRUMP SHOULD PRESS XI ON CHINA’S PERSECUTION OF BELIEVERS AT HOME AND ABROAD Tan believes the motivation for seeking to criminalize his free speech stems from the South Korean government’s view of him as a "threat" and an outspoken critic of Lee’s alleged appeasement policy toward the North Korean communist regime. "People consider me to be leading a movement against the communizing of South Korea," Tan said. Tan accused the present government of being aligned with North Korean and Chinese communist regimes "against the U.S. and the Korean people."  Tan points to bias against him by South Korean authorities, who he says prohibited him from attending the funeral of his grandmother, while it allows South Korean prisoners to attend funerals for family members. KBS World reported that the "Police, who had initially decided not to hand over Tan’s case to the prosecution, launched a reinvestigation at the prosecution’s request." National Review Online also reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Cyber dismissed a complaint about Tan’s alleged defamatory statements in April 2026, declaring "no right to prosecute." According to South Korean law, Tan could face a prison term if found guilty. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b2f675342cf4db918a05 Netanyahu praises Trump's 'wicked sense of humor,' defends ironclad alliance ahead of historic Israel vote te 2026-10-17T17:40:06.471Z Netanyahu praises Trump's 'wicked sense of humor,' defends ironclad alliance ahead of historic Israel vote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a rare glimpse into his relationship with President Donald Trump, praising the president's "wicked sense of humor" and their shared commitment to protecting their nations from common threats. Speaking on "Life, Liberty & Levin," the Israeli leader told host Mark Levin that his relationship with Trump is built on years of mutual understanding and shared security concerns. Netanyahu said their partnership could continue to "bring security" if he wins Israel's upcoming election. "I always recognize he's the president of the United States, he does what he thinks is good for the United States. And that's exactly what he does. I do the same for Israel," Netanyahu said. "And I'm glad that it often, very often, this meshes." TRUMP WELCOMES NETANYAHU TO WHITE HOUSE AS RAGING IRAN WAR THREATENS TO SOUR US-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP Netanyahu also highlighted Trump's personal warmth, a side of the president he said many people may not know about. "Our rapport not only comes from knowing each other for so many years, it's also from understanding that we face a common danger and that we have to protect our common future. And that's really it," Netanyahu said. "Aside from the fact it's fun being with him, I mean, I don't know. Most people don't know that he has a wicked sense of humor. I mean, he can be very funny and very warm. And so, I treasure this relationship," he added. 'BIBI'S HAIR ON FIRE': TRUMP-NETANYAHU PUBLIC 'RIFT' MASKED UNIFIED FRONT AGAINST IRAN, ANALYST SAYS Israel is preparing to hold its first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks and the wars that followed, with voters set to head to the polls Oct. 27. When asked about his political future, Netanyahu said he's focused on winning re-election. "First, I have to get elected," Netanyahu said. "And by the way, I fight every campaign as though I'm [going to] lose, and that's the only reason I win. But I have to fight it in the coming week, and I will." "But God willing, if I'm elected, then this partnership will continue to bring security and bring peace," he added. 'PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH': TRUMP GAZA PLAN GAINS GLOBAL BACKING ONE YEAR ON NETANYAHU REJECTS REPORTS OF A RIFT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, SAYS THE TWO REMAIN ALIGNED ON IRAN Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and has worked closely with Trump during both of Trump's presidential terms. While their relationship remains close, it has not been without friction. Earlier this year, Trump confirmed reports of a heated phone call during which he called Netanyahu "f---ing crazy" over Israel's military operations in Lebanon. Trump also emphasized that he "really love[s] Bibi" and works with him "excellently." Netanyahu later described the disagreement on CNBC as "tactical disagreements" that happen "in the best of families." The full interview airs Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. ET on "Life, Liberty & Levin." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b0a075342cf4db9189a4 Indiana's battle against Ohio State at Memorial Stadium highlights Hoosiers' strong commitment to the military te 2026-10-17T17:30:08.072Z Indiana's battle against Ohio State at Memorial Stadium highlights Hoosiers' strong commitment to the military There are a couple of anti-aircraft guns and part of the USS Indiana, including the mast, sitting outside Memorial Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. It’s all a tribute to the men and women from Indiana who have served in the armed forces of the United States. As No. 5 Indiana, the defending national champion, hosts No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten college football mega-tilt on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, OutKick's Game of the Week, the connection between sporting events on campus and the military is undeniable. THE CIGNETTI EFFECT IS REAL: INDIANA FOOTBALL SPARKS AN UNBELIEVABLE 'REVIVAL' IN BLOOMINGTON The importance of the military every single day at Indiana University is also undeniable. "IU definitely has an upper echelon of military history, and they do really treat their military personnel with a lot of respect," said Vasiliios Koultourides, a senior at Indiana and a member of the Indiana National Guard. "They do really care about us. " EXCLUSIVE: NEW AMERICA 250 MONUMENT LETS FAMILIES FIND MILITARY RELATIVES IN SECONDS: 'I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES' And Indiana University cares about its military history, not just by displaying relics outside the football stadium, but by chronicling the military service of every single person with ties to the university with a cherished, one-of-a-kind piece of history carefully and respectfully housed inside the school’s Memorial Student Union on campus. The Golden Book at Indiana has its own hallowed room there. Dating back to 1898, the book is now a fragile specimen, protected in a clear plastic box that still allows for viewing. A GENERATION CANNOT REMEMBER 9/11. WE HAVE A DUTY TO MAKE SURE THEY LEARN The Indiana Daily Student began the initiative to document military service by IU students and staff by publishing a list of those who served in the Spanish-American War. Next was an effort to compile a list of those who had served in the Civil War. According to Indiana University’s website, each of the 152 pages of the book "lists the names of veterans as well as donors to IU’s Memorial Fund, which sponsored the construction of three buildings on campus in honor of those men and women: Memorial Hall, Indiana Memorial Union, and Memorial Stadium. UNIVERSITIES ACROSS AMERICA HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMBS "Inside the book, carefully written by hand, are the names of IU alumni who served in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Mexican Border Expedition, World War I, and World War II." In 2016, Indiana University began a digital version of the Golden Book and now more than 25,000 names are listed. ‘THEIR SOULS ARE IN THAT STEEL’: 9/11 BEAM MAKES EMOTIONAL STOP IN INDIANAPOLIS BEFORE RETURN TO NYC "I just think it's the coolest thing ever, and I think it's so unique," said Indiana student Zainab Diouf, who is a member of the Indiana National Guard. "No other school has that, so I think it's such a cool thing, and I really encourage if you're here at IU to go see it." Koultourides certainly remembers the first time he saw the book. He was touring the Indiana campus while still in high school. The Golden Book mesmerized him. VAN HIPP: WHY THE ARMY SHOULD RESTORE ITS GRASSROOTS LINK TO AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES "I was like, whoa, I’ve never seen anything like this before. It's like a little chapel kind of, but I remember walking up to the book and just looking at it, and that's when it kind of hit me like, oh, this is a memorial for everyone that's ever been (in the military). It’s amazing to see how they've kept such in-depth records about these people's lives and service. It means a lot to know that you're not forgotten, and you'll forever be there and remembered. It's really cool to see." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Indeed, make no mistake, Indiana University doesn’t forget its veterans, or its military-connected students. The school features a comprehensive Center for Veterans and Military Students that offers assistance with benefits, funding, scholarships, career guidance and more. "The Center for Veterans and Military Students is awesome," Koultourides said." It's a nice area where you can sit, study, and then also meet individuals that are just like you who have shared experiences. Which is really important for a lot of people who have gone and actually deployed, and they come back to school." Elsewhere on campus, Indiana’s military members are treated with equal importance. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Most athletic teams at Indiana have "Salute to Service" games each season. In addition, military students and veterans have a role in countless athletic events, from running the color guard to helping the cheerleaders fire up the crowd. At football games, military students pound out pushups after touchdowns. They also fire off a cannon. "We just have such a big military-oriented culture here. At the football games, you'll see the ROTC on the field cheering on, helping cheer with the cheerleaders. I feel like IU just really loves its veterans and its veteran students and allows us to be students while understanding our service." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER That gratitude isn't lost on the students who have committed themselves to our country. "It's a really nice experience for all of us to really have the opportunity (to be a part of IU's athletic culture)," Koultourides said. "And it shows how thankful they are for what we do for the community and for everyone who serves." Is the military honored and showcased on your favorite college campus? Let me know at: patricia.babcockmcgraw@outkick.com Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3b09e75342cf4db91899b Here's some tips on how to organize photos with keywords on your phone te 2026-10-17T17:30:06.821Z Here's some tips on how to organize photos with keywords on your phone Your phone probably holds thousands of pictures. Some are important family memories, while others are screenshots you saved because you thought you might need them later. Then comes the frustrating part. You remember taking a particular photo, but finding it feels like searching for a needle in a digital haystack. Apple's iOS 27 offers a way to make that search easier by letting you add keywords to individual photos. Instead of scrolling through months of pictures, you can search for a word you've assigned to a photo and pull it up again. Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel users have similar ways to organize their pictures, although the tools work differently. Here's how to take advantage of them and spend less time hunting for photos. Join our upcoming CyberGuy LIVE class: 5 Ways to Travel Smarter and Save Money In this free live online class, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson will share five practical ways to protect your trip and your wallet this holiday travel season. You’ll learn how to secure your phone and personal information, find better travel deals, avoid common scams, save money on bookings and use technology to make your travels easier and less stressful. No technical experience is needed. Join us Saturday, October 31, at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT. Register free now at CyberGuyLive.com. YOUR PHONE CAN FIX BADLY FRAMED PHOTOS AFTER YOU TAKE THEM Apple's Photos app can already recognize people, pets, places and objects. However, automatic searches don't always understand why a particular photo is important to you. That's where manually assigned keywords can help. For example, you might photograph a parking spot at an airport or save a picture of a particular appliance model number. Adding a keyword you will remember later can make the photo much easier to find. These instructions are based on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 27. Choose words that make sense to you. For example, a picture of your car's license plate might get a keyword such as "license plate." You could also tag pictures from a family vacation with a memorable trip name. Once you've added keywords, searching for those pictures takes only a few seconds. You can also manage your keywords by opening Photos > Collections > your profile icon > Manage Keywords. From there, you can rename keywords, delete them or add frequently used keywords to your favorites. Pro tip: Start with photos you actually struggle to find. Important documents, appliance labels and travel information are useful candidates. There's no need to spend an entire weekend tagging your photo library. Samsung Galaxy phones also let you add tags to pictures using the built-in Gallery app. That means you can assign your own keywords and search for them later, much like you can on an iPhone. Depending on your Galaxy model and Gallery version, the exact location of the tagging controls may vary. However, Samsung supports manual photo tagging on compatible devices. Here's how to tag a picture using Samsung Gallery. On some Galaxy versions, you may need to tap Edit in the photo's details to add a tag. If you don't see the option, make sure your Gallery app is updated. Once you've tagged a photo, you can use the Gallery's search feature to find it again. For example, you could tag pictures of your home appliances with their model names. Later, when you need a serial number or replacement part, you can search for the tag instead of scrolling through your entire camera roll. Albums offer another way to keep related pictures together, especially when you want to organize several photos from the same event or project. For example, you could create an album for home repairs and keep pictures of paint colors, appliance labels and receipts in one place. Pro tip: If you regularly photograph product labels or serial numbers, keep them together in an album called "Home information." You'll appreciate having those pictures handy when something breaks. HOW TO SAVE A VIDEO FRAME AS A PHOTO ON YOUR PHONE Google Pixel phones take a different approach. Instead of relying on manually assigned keywords, Google Photos uses automatic recognition to help you find pictures based on what's in them. For example, you can search for "dog," "beach" or "receipt" and Google Photos may find relevant pictures without requiring you to tag them first. You can also create albums to organize pictures you want to keep together. Google Photos can recognize many objects, places and other details in your pictures. Here's how to use its built-in search feature. Google Photos can often identify objects and locations without requiring you to manually label every picture. However, results depend on what the app can recognize, so you may need to try a different search term if your first attempt doesn't find the right photo. If you prefer organizing pictures yourself, albums offer a straightforward way to group related photos. To find your albums later, open Google Photos > Collections > Albums. You can create albums for vacations, family events or important household information. That way, pictures you frequently need are grouped together instead of scattered throughout your photo library. Google Photos also offers a useful feature for organizing certain documents automatically. On supported versions, backed-up pictures of receipts and other paperwork may appear in a dedicated Documents collection. To check, open Google Photos > Collections > Documents. If Google Photos recognizes documents in your backed-up pictures, you may find them organized into categories. This can be particularly helpful when you're trying to locate a receipt or another document you photographed months ago. Pro tip: Try searching Google Photos before creating dozens of albums. You may discover that it already recognizes much of what you're looking for. You don't need a complicated system to keep your pictures under control. In fact, a few consistent habits can make a bigger difference than spending hours organizing every image you've ever taken. Start with photos you know you'll need again. Travel confirmations and warranty information are good candidates. Then choose simple names that you'll remember when searching. Avoid overly specific labels that might be difficult to recall months later. For example, "kitchen repair" will probably be easier to remember than the exact date you photographed a broken dishwasher. Also, remember that photo organization doesn't replace a backup. Important pictures should be protected through a trusted cloud backup service or another reliable backup method. And if you're photographing sensitive information, think carefully about whether you want those pictures stored in a cloud account. STOP LOSING PHOTO QUALITY WHEN YOU SHARE PICTURES I've lost count of how many times I've taken a photo specifically so I wouldn't forget something, only to spend several minutes trying to find it later. A simple keyword or well-named album can solve a surprisingly annoying problem. What I like about Apple's approach is the ability to assign a word that means something to you. Your phone might recognize a picture of a car, but it doesn't necessarily know that you took it because you needed to remember where you parked. Samsung Galaxy users can take advantage of manual tags, too, while Google Pixel owners have powerful automatic search tools built into Google Photos. My advice is to start small. Organize the pictures you'll actually need again, and let your phone's built-in search handle the rest. Would you rather have your phone automatically analyze every picture to make it searchable, or would you prefer more control over how your personal photos are labeled and organized? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Newsletter Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ae4975342cf4db918935 'Moderate' AG's office turned to groups that spent years suing prisons for recruiting help: emails reveal te 2026-10-17T17:20:09.363Z 'Moderate' AG's office turned to groups that spent years suing prisons for recruiting help: emails reveal EXCLUSIVE — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office repeatedly sought recruiting help from two prominent left-wing legal groups that spent years suing the state’s corrections department alongside Mayes’ top deputy, internal emails obtained by Fox News Digital show. Chief Deputy Attorney General Daniel Barr sought recommendations from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Berkeley-based Prison Law Office (PLO) for attorneys to handle Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) work inside the Attorney General’s Office and later for candidates to serve as ADCRR general counsel, according to the emails. Barr already had a long history with both groups before joining Mayes’ office. Prior to his position in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, he was a partner at Perkins Coie, where he spent years litigating alongside the ACLU and PLO in a federal case that ultimately resulted in a judge finding Arizona’s prison conditions to be constitutionally inadequate. Both groups advocate substantial changes to incarceration policy. The ACLU has pursued a nationwide goal of cutting jail and prison populations by 50% through reforms including decriminalization, bail reform, shorter sentences and clemency, and has called for reductions in immigration detention. The PLO, meanwhile, says it works to reduce incarceration while also litigating on issues related to prison conditions, medical care, disability rights and solitary confinement. 'THRILL KILLER' AND DESERT EXECUTIONER — MEET THE DOZENS OF CRIMINALS DEM AG BACKED FOR PAROLE: 'NO BRAINER' In November's general election, Mayes is slated to face Arizona state Sen. Warren Petersen, a Republican, as she seeks to defend her role as the top law enforcement officer in the state. Mayes won her 2022 race by just 280 votes, one of the narrowest margins in state history. "Maybe FOX News should start with the facts: the ACLU has repeatedly sued Kris Mayes over issues where they disagreed with her," Delaney Corcoran, the campaign manager for Mayes' re-election campaign, told Fox News Digital when asked about the email correspondence. "Mayes has consistently fought for funding for Arizona police and cartel task forces — and stands shoulder to shoulder with Arizona sheriffs and police. Together, Mayes and law enforcement have seized 27 million fentanyl pills off of our streets, more than any other Attorney General in state history." Mayes has defended Arizona against lawsuits from the ACLU challenging laws that allowed state and local police to arrest people illegally entering the country between ports of entry and restricted when people could film police officers. She later settled with the ACLU in the police filming case, agreeing to permanently prohibit the unconstitutional police recording law. Though Mayes describes herself as a "moderate" and sparred with liberal legal groups, Barr — one of her top aides — repeatedly sought candidate recommendations from the progressive ACLU and PLO for corrections-related legal roles. DRAG QUEENS, TRANS PASTOR, ABORTION RALLIES: INSIDE DEM GOVERNOR HOPEFUL'S PROGRESSIVE CHURCH "I am looking to bring as much ADCRR work back in-house as possible in the Arizona AG’s Office. To do that, I need to hire attorneys to represent ADCRR in numerous capacities. If you know of anyone who may be interested in helping to turnaround things around here, please let me know," Barr wrote to representatives of the ACLU and PLO in February 2023. In April of that year, Barr again turned to the groups, this time seeking possible candidates for ADCRR’s top legal position. "Let me know if you have any suggested candidates," he wrote, forwarding an email to PLO and ACLU representatives soliciting applications for ADCRR general counsel. When his efforts to fill the role of ADCRR’s top lawyer bore no fruit, he again turned to the two groups. "Still no takers for the ADCRR general counsel job. If you have any suggestions, please let me know," he wrote to them on May 11, 2023. That same day, ACLU National Prison Project director David Fathi responded, promising to "redouble" his efforts to find a candidate for Barr. Among the priorities of the ACLU National Prison Project are "substantially reducing the incarcerated population" and promoting a criminal justice system in which incarceration is used only as a "last resort." Fathi has also criticized relying on police and prisons to address drug problems,stating in one social media post that "we will never solve drug problems with police and prisons." Corene Kendrick, the deputy director of the National Prison Project, responded in turn to Barr's email that one of her possible recommendations was already "enjoying suing ADCRR in civil rights damages cases in her spare time of running her café in Carrizozo," showing that at least one prospective candidate being floated to Barr had experience suing ADCRR in civil-rights cases. SOCIALISTS SET SIGHTS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF GOVERNMENT AS GOP WARNS OF BIGGER PLAN UNFOLDING Fox News Digital only obtained email records, not call transcripts or in-person meeting minutes, so it’s unclear what further assistance, if any, the PLO and ACLU gave the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. ADCRR ultimately hired Ashley Oddo to serve as its general counsel. Before joining ADCRR, Oddo led Arizona State University’s Academy for Justice and had backed several criminal-justice positions associated with the left, including addressing systemic racism in policing and pardoning people convicted of nonviolent federal marijuana offenses. Oddo has no institutional affiliation with the ACLU or the PLO nor was her name mentioned by either organization in email communications with Barr. Other communications obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital show a cordial relationship between Barr and staffers working for the ACLU and PLO. Fathi, for instance, requested a phone conversation with Barr in February 2023, and Barr responded two minutes later. Fathi disclosed in another email that the director of ADCRR reached out to him "to schedule a call about working together on ADCRR issues." Don Specter, a longtime PLO attorney, also reported having a "productive meeting" with the head of ADCRR in June 2023. To reduce incarceration, the PLO has pursued litigation that contributed to court-ordered reductions in California’s prison population, supported credit systems that can advance release or parole eligibility, and advocated reentry programs allowing eligible people to serve portions of their sentences in the community. The organizations Barr turned to for recruiting assistance have taken positions on policing and incarceration that differ sharply from Mayes’ public law-and-order posture. ARIZONA DEM AG BLASTED FOR 'DANGEROUS' CLAIM RESIDENTS CAN SHOOT ICE AGENTS UNDER STATE LAWS "As Attorney General, Mayes has been a partner to law enforcement, delivering millions of dollars in funding and resources so border sheriffs and Arizona police can keep us safe," her campaign website reads. "She has locked up drug cartel members, seized more than 27 million deadly fentanyl pills off our streets and gone after criminals trying to take advantage of our kids." The ACLU, meanwhile, has explicitly advocated defunding or divesting from police departments and redirecting resources toward other community services — publishing blogs with titles such as "Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer" and "Local Officials: Pledge to Divest from Police and Reinvest in Black Communities." Additionally, the legal advocacy group has urged Congress to cut federal police funding while also calling on state and local leaders to reduce law enforcement spending. The PLO likewise advocates reducing incarceration, expanding release opportunities and increasing community-based alternatives. Those positions differ sharply from Mayes’ stated position on police funding. During her 2022 campaign, Mayes responded with "a resounding no" when asked whether she supported defunding the police. Barr, Fathi, Oddo, Specter, Kendrick, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the ACLU and the PLO did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ae4875342cf4db91892c John Goodman admits he felt 'frightened' after the sudden fame he experienced from 'Roseanne' te 2026-10-17T17:20:08.383Z John Goodman admits he felt 'frightened' after the sudden fame he experienced from 'Roseanne' John Goodman is getting real about the downside of starring in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time. During a conversation with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the 74-year-old actor admitted he was "frightened" by the level of fame he achieved following his starring role in "Roseanne" and other projects. When asked what his biggest pitfalls were that he wished he would have foreseen, he replied he wished he would have understood fame better. "I wish I would have taken to it better," he said. "I didn't. I was frightened … I'm my own worst enemy, by far." ROSEANNE BARR HASN’T SPOKEN TO TV SISTER LAURIE METCALF SINCE SHOW’S CANCELLATION Earlier in the conversation with interviewer Joe Neumaier, Goodman was asked about the way his career picked up in the late ‘80s and early '90s, and how he shifted from being a more independent actor to being a celebrity. "It changed ,'" he said. "That's when I was told, ‘You better get a publicist and get a hold of this stuff.’ And I just … I had a bad time dealing with how famous I got all of a sudden, and just [said], ‘Well, that ain’t me.'" He added, "It took a long time to deal with it, so I got that out of the way. But just the negotiations you have to go through, the things you have to do to sell a film, they're not ideal, but they need to be done. People put a lot of money into these things, and let's help each other out and get this done. They have a job to do, and you have to support it." At another point in the interview, Goodman shared he agreed to do "Roseanne" "to quit living out of a suitcase," adding that he "hit it off with [Roseanne Barr] immediately, to the point where, and not in an arrogant way, I just knew when I left that I had the job." "Roseanne" aired on ABC for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997, releasing 222 episodes in its first run and winning four Emmy Awards. "At the time, the hot shows in television were all wealth porn, like 'Dynasty,' 'Dallas,' stuff like that. And we were sober reality," he said. "Rose said something early on that 'just because we're poor doesn't make us stupid.' And the reason that family stayed together was because of laughter and obvious love. And I think that showed on the screen in a real way." Following his time on "Roseanne," Goodman starred in many successful movies, including "The Flintstones," "The Big Lebowski," "Monsters Inc." and others, before returning to the role of Dan Conner in the "Roseanne" reboot in 2018. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE While successful, the reboot only lasted one season, as it was quickly canceled after Barr made a racist statement on social media in reference to President Barak Obama's senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett. Just a few weeks later, ABC announced that the show's cast would be returning for a new spin-off, "The Conners," without Barr. The show aired for 112 episodes from 2018 to 2025, with Goodman filming that and "The Righteous Gemstones" at the same time. "I didn’t think [the 'Roseanne' reboot] was going to go beyond the initial five or six episodes. I thought it’d be a one-off thing, and then we got picked up, and Roseanne got fired," he told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2025. "I thought that was it, and as soon as they dismissed the cast, I picked up 'Righteous Gemstones.' Then we got to do the show again as 'The Conners.' I didn’t know how long it would last, but I sure enjoyed it while I was there." When speaking to the outlet, he also shared that he and Barr had not spoken "for about seven or eight years" at the time, adding "I’d rather doubt if she wants to talk to me." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Barr told listeners of her podcast, "The Roseanne Barr Podcast," in March that she felt "betrayed" by Goodman due to his decision to scale back his appearances on the show in the later seasons. "I don't think I heard it from his agent, I think I heard it from the producers of the show actually [that] he doesn't want to be on the show anymore," she explained. "I think they said he'll do six of the 24 or something like that." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ae4775342cf4db918923 College Football Playoff expansion is just the latest example of why 'growing the game' isn't always healthy te 2026-10-17T17:20:07.439Z College Football Playoff expansion is just the latest example of why 'growing the game' isn't always healthy "Grow the game." It's a phrase you hear quite often on social media these days, particularly with more "niche" sports like hockey or golf. Just this past week, a different sport has made yet another attempt to "grow the game," as college football announced it will be expanding its playoff from 12 to 24 teams sometime in the near future. Plenty has been written on why this is a bad idea, mostly with regard to destroying what was once the greatest and most consequential regular season in sports, and while I share those sentiments, I'm looking to attack this from a different angle. This isn't even the first time college football has attempted to "grow the game" and appeal to a wider audience. HERE'S WHY THE COACHES ASSOCIATION'S 24-TEAM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COULD RUIN THE SPORT The College Football Playoff, since its very inception, was created in part to appease those who cried that the BCS was an unfair and antiquated system. So we went to a four-game model, then a 12-game model, and now that 12 isn't enough, we have moved to 24. CFP, NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPANSION BOTH DRAW BACKLASH, BUT ONE IS DEFINITIVELY WORSE THAN THE OTHER Surely, that's the end of it, right? If 24 is good, is 32 better? Where is the limiting principle? And it's not just the Playoff, either. Conference expansion and realignment, as well as an unfettered transfer portal, has college football looking more and more like the NFL by the day, and that's by design. SEC, BIG TEN ARE DOMINATING COLLEGE FOOTBALL THANKS TO MASSIVE ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER CONFERENCES One of the biggest arguments I've seen in favor of the expanded CFP is that the NFL has a certain percentage of its teams make the postseason, and that a 24-team model will have those numbers look closer to the NFL. With all due respect, if I wanted to watch the NFL, I'd just watch the NFL. HERE'S WHY, EVEN WITH ALL ITS PROBLEMS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS STILL BETTER THAN THE NFL Can we stop trying to turn college football into something that "everyone" wants to watch? Because you're not just appealing to a wider audience, you're appealing to a lowest common denominator as a result. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE College football was never the most popular sport in America, but it was certainly the most beloved. Fans were insanely passionate and regionally focused, and the game reflected that. The folks who "didn't get it" were more than welcome to tune out. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! I understand from a money perspective why college football is trying to "grow the game," and my colleague Trey Wallace wrote a great piece about that, but sacrificing the will of loyal fans for the almighty dollar is unhealthy for the sport long term. I mentioned the NHL trying to "grow the game," and while that has gotten them slightly more exposure, it's also attracted fans who read "Heated Rivalry" with pronouns and "Free Palestine" in their social media bio. College football isn't for everyone. It never was. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER So stop trying to include the ones who weren't on board from the start. If you like the NFL, that's great. But let us enjoy our Saturday religion while you enjoy your Sunday corporate clash. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ae4575342cf4db9188ff Republicans Turn on Trump Over Russia Sanctions Waiver te 2026-10-17T17:20:05.216Z Republicans Turn on Trump Over Russia Sanctions Waiver Trump's sanctions waiver has drawn bipartisan criticism, with lawmakers warning it could weaken pressure on Moscow. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3ac0075342cf4db9188ca Meet Maricopa’s gardening gurus te 2026-10-17T17:10:24.946Z Meet Maricopa’s gardening gurus Harriet Phelps and Wende Gehrt both grew up gardening from an early age. But gardening in Arizona meant learning a few new rules.   “We killed everything the first two years we lived here,” Phelps said of she and her husband, Ted, who live in Hidden Valley. “We had to adjust our growing period. We were doing it at the wrong time of the year.”  Phelps and Gehrt are two Pinal County Master Gardeners helping gardeners figure out what grows — and what doesn’t — in Maricopa. In fact, it’s why they write a gardening column in each issue of InMaricopa.   “We’re here to help. We want people to be successful,” Gehrt, a Glennwilde resident, said. “We are happiest when we know you are being successful.”    Always a gardener  The gardening journey for Phelps began in a farming community in southern Kansas. “When we were young, we knew to take a bowl out and pick the peppers or cut the okra,” she recalled. “It was just a given.”  Before moving to Arizona in 2010, she was a Northern Illinois Master Gardener for seven years. Add in 13 years as a Master Gardener in Arizona, and she has 20 years of experience in the program.  A retired psychologist, Phelps worked with families and on child welfare issues for a quarter century. She believes gardening is much more than a hobby or popular diversion: She believes it can empower others to sustain themselves.   She relayed the story of a teaching colleague in Illinois who was advising young people about orchards in the area.  “A 5-year-old asked if all apples grow on trees. That told me how separated we are from agriculture, leaving our young people in jeopardy,” she said. “My personal perspective is that gardening teaches young families survival and sustainability. If we are ever in a food crisis situation, it’s going to be ugly. Young families need to understand what they need to do so sustain themselves.”  Gehrt looks back on similar beginnings. Her mother’s orchard and strawberry patch were only part of the equation.   “I’ve been involved in gardening since I was a child growing up on a large dairy farm in Wisconsin because that’s where the food came from,” she said. “We grew and raised everything we ate. The kids also grew cucumbers for the local pickle factory, which paid for our school supplies and clothes.”  She carried her love of gardening throughout her life.  “Every place we lived, I always found a way to garden,” she said. “It’s the purest way to get your food.”  She quickly became involved with the Master Gardener program upon moving to Maricopa in 2017. The secret she learned? Focus on native or desert-adapted plants.  “I walk around the big box stores and I say, ‘This shouldn’t be sold in Arizona, or this shouldn’t be grown in Arizona,’” Gehrt said.   She gives petunias as an example, noting they can be grown in February but should not be sold in stores in June. Phelps puts hostas in the same category, explaining they are too tender for the Arizona heat.    All gardeners, however, should not be afraid of trial and error — or at least within reason given the extreme conditions.  “It’s always an experiment; we don’t use the ‘F’ word,” she said. “There’s no such thing as failure if you try something and it doesn’t work.”    Pinal County Master Gardener Resources  Plant hotline: 520-374-6263   Email: MacMasterGardener@gmail.com  Website: https://extension.arizona.edu/programs/pinal-county-master-gardener    Guru tips for novice gardeners   What tips do you have for new gardeners?  Phelps: Be aware of the weather and your environment. If you are planting seeds, pay attention to the seed packet. That’s an encyclopedia of information. Gehrt: Choose wisely. If you want to not do a lot of care, there are certain plants you can try. If you want something to be colorful and blooming, you’re going to do a lot of pruning and watering. One plant every gardener should start with  Phelps: The prickly pear cactus is easy to grow. It puts out a red fruit and you get the prickly pear jelly. Gehrt: Outdoors, one of the easiest is the agave cactus. There’s no care, no pruning and it can handle the heat. It can grow in sun or shade – and you have the different colors. Current personal project  Phelps: I love cactus. They are survivors and there are so many varieties. I’ve become the cactus lady. I have blue agave in my yard and a 20-foot saguaro was recently blown over by monsoon winds. It’s quite a sight seeing me hold the cactus back with a bungee cord. You have to be careful with them. Gehrt: My tomato garden. I love trying different varieties and colors. I get such a kick out of putting a packet of seeds in the ground and ending up with big, beautiful plants.   This story first appeared in the October issue of InMaricopa. The post Meet Maricopa’s gardening gurus appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3abf675342cf4db91887f Commanders Hit With Brutal Injury News Right Before 49ers Game te 2026-10-17T17:10:14.264Z Commanders Hit With Brutal Injury News Right Before 49ers Game Washington is expected to rule out one key player against the 49ers. Here's the latest on his injury and potential replacements. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3abf475342cf4db918876 Nick Saban Reveals His Biggest Fear With 24-Team College Football Playoff te 2026-10-17T17:10:12.820Z Nick Saban Reveals His Biggest Fear With 24-Team College Football Playoff Nick Saban points to one major concern with the College Football Playoff reportedly set to expand to 24 teams. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3abf075342cf4db91886d Tech Company Barred From Green Card Filings Amid H-1B Visa Crackdown te 2026-10-17T17:10:08.763Z Tech Company Barred From Green Card Filings Amid H-1B Visa Crackdown A tech company has been suspended from participating in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program for two years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9ae75342cf4db91880d El-Sayed Scores Boost With Conservative Pollster As Trump Escalates Attacks te 2026-10-17T17:00:30.691Z El-Sayed Scores Boost With Conservative Pollster As Trump Escalates Attacks “I can call you whatever the hell I want,” the president said at a campaign rally as polls point to a close Michigan Senate race. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9ab75342cf4db9187f2 Trump Threatens ‘Jail’ In California Midterm Election Fight te 2026-10-17T17:00:27.285Z Trump Threatens ‘Jail’ In California Midterm Election Fight Trump said California officials who count ballots of suspected non-citizens 'will all go to jail for a long period of time.' Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9aa75342cf4db9187e9 ALS Stole My Father’s Voice. Could We Bring It Back?  te 2026-10-17T17:00:26.160Z ALS Stole My Father’s Voice. Could We Bring It Back?  I could not cure my dad's disease. But I had worked in tech for years. Maybe I could give him back his voice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9a875342cf4db9187e0 Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low 17 Days Before Midterms te 2026-10-17T17:00:24.943Z Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low 17 Days Before Midterms A widening intensity gap leaves Republicans reliant on MAGA turnout as Democrats lead national forecasts for control of Congress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9a775342cf4db9187d7 Zelensky Links Huge Russia Energy Attack to Trump Sanctions Waiver te 2026-10-17T17:00:23.902Z Zelensky Links Huge Russia Energy Attack to Trump Sanctions Waiver More than 15 critical power facilities were targeted as Zelensky warned that easing pressure on Moscow encourages Putin. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9a375342cf4db9187b3 Patriots Get Major AJ Brown Injury Update Ahead of Jets Game te 2026-10-17T17:00:19.276Z Patriots Get Major AJ Brown Injury Update Ahead of Jets Game The Patriots received encouraging A.J. Brown news ahead of Sunday's Jets game as New England looks to strengthen its offense. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9a275342cf4db9187aa Packers Get Troubling Micah Parsons News Ahead of Cowboys Clash  te 2026-10-17T17:00:18.052Z Packers Get Troubling Micah Parsons News Ahead of Cowboys Clash  The Packers received another Micah Parsons injury update ahead of Sunday's primetime showdown with the Cowboys. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a9a075342cf4db9187a1 Ex-NFL Star Draws Major Backlash for Controversial Jalen Hurts Take te 2026-10-17T17:00:16.985Z Ex-NFL Star Draws Major Backlash for Controversial Jalen Hurts Take An ex-NFL player sparked backlash after playing "devil's advocate" about Jalen Hurts' injury situation with the Eagles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99f75342cf4db918798 Pittsburgh Makes Major QB Change Ahead of Boston College Showdown te 2026-10-17T17:00:15.921Z Pittsburgh Makes Major QB Change Ahead of Boston College Showdown Pitt looks to bounce back against Boston College after its first loss of the year, with a major storyline emerging at quarterback. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99e75342cf4db91878f Nick Saban Names Biggest Big Ten 'Disappointment' This Season te 2026-10-17T17:00:14.727Z Nick Saban Names Biggest Big Ten 'Disappointment' This Season Nick Saban called out a Big Ten program for underperforming through the first six weeks of the college football season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99d75342cf4db918786 Georgia Set to Welcome Back Offensive Star Against Auburn te 2026-10-17T17:00:13.419Z Georgia Set to Welcome Back Offensive Star Against Auburn Georgia is expected to have one of its best offensive players back in the lineup Saturday as the Bulldogs host the Auburn Tigers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99c75342cf4db91877d Eagles Make Major Decision on Jalen Hurts’ Season Before Facing Panthers te 2026-10-17T17:00:12.049Z Eagles Make Major Decision on Jalen Hurts’ Season Before Facing Panthers Jalen Hurts' injury has taken another turn as the Eagles make a telling decision involving their star quarterback. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99a75342cf4db918774 Joel Embiid Takes Subtle Shot at Knicks Ahead of Championship Ring Ceremony te 2026-10-17T17:00:10.655Z Joel Embiid Takes Subtle Shot at Knicks Ahead of Championship Ring Ceremony Joel Embiid has a pointed response to the Knicks' ring ceremony ahead of opening night, adding fresh intrigue to the rivalry. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99875342cf4db91876b Sophie Cunningham Calls Out 'Dangerous' Angel Reese Plays Before WNBA Finals te 2026-10-17T17:00:08.845Z Sophie Cunningham Calls Out 'Dangerous' Angel Reese Plays Before WNBA Finals Sophie Cunningham called out Angel Reese's "dangerous" plays ahead of the Dream playing the Valkyries in the WNBA Finals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a99775342cf4db918762 Nick Saban Names the 4 Legit National Championship Teams in College Football te 2026-10-17T17:00:07.248Z Nick Saban Names the 4 Legit National Championship Teams in College Football Nick Saban identifies four college football contenders, while Indiana faces a crucial test that could change the playoff picture. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a73d75342cf4db91871b 5 reasons Americans are no longer inviting guests into their homes te 2026-10-17T16:50:05.563Z 5 reasons Americans are no longer inviting guests into their homes The dinner party may be dying in America, with hosting at home far less common than it was in past decades, a new analysis found. Only 67% of Americans said they entertained people in their homes at least once in the past year, down from 88% in 1995, according to an analysis by Data for Progress. The think tank compared its own 2026 survey with a similar survey from 1995, noting that the two used different methods and therefore offer an indication of a trend rather than a precise measure of change. The share of Americans who host friends or family at home at least once a month, meanwhile, plummeted from 42% in 1975 to 12% in 2026, The Atlantic reported. LONELINESS MAY BE SILENTLY ERODING YOUR MEMORY, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS Experts point to busier schedules, parenting demands, shrinking friendship networks and the appeal of at-home entertainment as some possible reasons for the decline. After a long day of work and family responsibilities, hosting can feel like yet another demand. And with more women working, the social schedules they traditionally maintained, from parties to potlucks, have frayed, The Atlantic noted. Working multiple jobs to make ends meet leaves people feeling burned out and without the same level of "social battery," Florida-based psychotherapist John Puls told Fox News Digital. 1 IN 6 ADULTS PLAGUED BY LONELINESS AS RESEARCHERS REVEAL LASTING IMPACT OF COVID PANDEMIC "When you’ve spent the day working and taking care of your kids, hosting people can seem like just another task to complete, even though you’d love to see them," added Shebna N. Osanmoh I, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner in California. In an era where every moment might be shared on social media, many feel the need to make their gatherings picture-perfect. "High expectations may clash with what people can realistically manage, making hosting feel stressful rather than enjoyable," said Wildaliz Caro, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Puerto Rico. "Trying to plan the perfect gathering can fuel pressure to impress others." NEARLY 3 IN 4 AMERICANS ARE BATTLING THE SAME EXHAUSTING HEALTH PROBLEM, CDC REVEALS Accommodating preferences and dietary needs can also feed that pressure, The Atlantic noted. Experts agree that hosting takes more than just time — it takes money. With grocery prices still climbing, feeding a crowd can make even a casual get-together feel like a luxury. 5 REASONS MORE AMERICANS ARE CUTTING OFF THEIR OWN PARENTS, ACCORDING TO PSYCHOLOGIST "Housing costs and smaller living spaces make hosting feel financially and practically harder," Daniel Schatz, Ph.D., a political scientist and former visiting scholar at Harvard, Stanford and Georgetown, told Fox News Digital. The share of Americans with five or more close friends dropped from 63% in 1990 to 38% in 2021, according to Data for Progress. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "Americans spend more time alone, report fewer close friendships and participate less in the kinds of local institutions that once created regular social contact," Schatz said. He warns that younger adults, people living alone, lower-income households and those without strong social networks are most affected. The U.S. surgeon general’s 2023 advisory described loneliness and social isolation in America as an epidemic. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES Declining friendships can contribute to depression, anxiety and social isolation, Puls added, and he sees the trend most often among younger generations, while Gen Xers and baby boomers still commonly gather in person. Puls said that adults are more inclined to stay home and stream movies and TV shows instead of hosting friends and family or going out. "A dinner party requires planning, cleaning, coordination and a degree of social energy," Schatz added. "Streaming or scrolling requires none of those things." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ But experts say bringing back casual get-togethers, even in small ways, can help people stay connected. "The remedy need not be elaborate," Schatz said. "The most realistic response is to lower the threshold for gathering: a simple coffee, takeaway meal, walk or recurring 'come as you are' evening." He continued, "The point is not to revive the perfect dinner party. It is to rebuild the ordinary habits of seeing one another." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a29075342cf4db918677 Trump spills details of dinner with Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock at the White House te 2026-10-17T16:30:08.295Z Trump spills details of dinner with Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock at the White House President Donald Trump hosted an unexpected celebrity dinner at the White House Thursday night, bringing together a comedian, a prominent sports commentator and a country music star. Speaking with reporters as he departed the White House on Friday, Trump revealed he dined with comedian Bill Maher, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith and musician Kid Rock Thursday night, according to C-SPAN. "The dinner last night with Kid Rock and Stephen A. [Smith] and Bill Maher was great," Trump told reporters. "I think they had a good time." The president said that Maher "likes me a lot more than people understand." TRUMP HOSTED A DINNER WITH – WAIT FOR IT – STEPHEN A SMITH, KID ROCK AND BILL MAHER While Trump did not reveal the specific topics discussed at the meal, he suggested that the four men enjoyed their time together despite Maher's frequent criticism of the president. "We talked about everything. It lasted a long time." he said. BILL MAHER ADMITS HE ENJOYS WATCHING TRUMP GET COMBATIVE WITH JOURNALISTS IN TENSE INTERVIEWS The president then went on to praise Kid Rock, Maher and Smith, while also revealing additional details of their evening at the White House. "And I actually liked them," he continued. "We had a great time. We even took a little tour of the ballroom. We took a — we went inside the ballroom with beams that are being put up over our heads. But it was a great dinner. It was a very informative dinner. Smart people. Stephen A. is great," he said. BILL MAHER CREDITS TRUMP’S ‘KICK-A--’ CRIME APPROACH AS VIOLENT OFFENSES FALL ACROSS AMERICA Trump also praised Maher, one of his frequent critics. "Bill Maher, I tell you what, he likes me a lot more than people understand," he said. "And I absolutely like him. It was a good dinner." Fox News Digital reached out to Maher for comment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Maher previously made headlines after he attended a White House dinner with Trump, Kid Rock and UFC CEO Dana White in April 2025. Afterward, he acknowledged that his previous impressions of the president's demeanor may have been mistaken, telling his audience that Trump was "more self-aware" in private. "You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured," Maher said in 2025. "And why isn’t that in other settings- I don’t know, and I can’t answer, and it’s not my place to answer. I’m just telling you what I saw, and I wasn’t high." However, Maher has not held back in his criticism of the president. In June, Maher mocked Trump's Iran agreement, saying Trump moved from demands for "unconditional surrender" to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as the White House defended the framework as a foreign policy win. "We got everything we wanted except for everything we asked for," Maher said on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher." More recently, Maher predicted a "classic historical a—whooping" for Republicans in the midterms and said, "Trump screwed the pooch." "That’s what happened. He got drunk with power."  Maher's apparent closeness with the president was noted by Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd, who told Fox News Digital the dinner carried both reputational risks and rewards for each attendee. "Bill Maher and other comedians tend to win by joking first and clarifying later. He also has a model. It’s the same one he used in April 2025 on ‘Real Time’ after his first White House dinner with President Trump. He reported what he saw, and said it plainly. The moment a host sounds like a surrogate, he loses the credibility that makes him worth quoting," Mudd said.  He added that each guest should have arrived at the dinner with a plan for responding to media questions afterward. "A dinner this high-profile carries reputation risk and reward for each guest," Mudd said. "I advise anyone invited to a high-profile event to decide what they’ll say about it before, during and after, whether they accept the invitation or not." – Fox News' CJ Womack contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a28d75342cf4db918667 Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Payment From Congo te 2026-10-17T16:30:05.756Z Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Payment From Congo The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a03875342cf4db91861b Michigan teen volleyball player files lawsuit after she unknowingly shared locker room with trans athlete te 2026-10-17T16:20:08.740Z Michigan teen volleyball player files lawsuit after she unknowingly shared locker room with trans athlete A 16-year-old Michigan volleyball player suing her school district says she was frightened to learn days after a match that a transgender athlete had allegedly shared the girls' locker room, telling Fox News Digital she had no idea at the time and now worries about the privacy of female athletes. Briley Lechner, a varsity volleyball player at Monroe High School in West Monroe, Mich., said she and her teammates routinely changed clothes, took pictures and recorded videos in the locker room without knowing that a transgender athlete from the opposing team was allegedly present. "What's very scary is that the day that this happened, I had no clue that there was a boy on the other team," Lechner told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday. WOMEN WHO FACED BIOLOGICAL MALES IN GIRLS' SPORTS AND LOCKER ROOMS SPEAK OUT AHEAD OF WASHINGTON STATE VOTE Lechner said the experience left her feeling uncomfortable and disrespected, arguing that female athletes should be able to expect privacy in spaces designated for girls. Lechner and her father, Sean, filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. 9, announced by the Thomas More Law Center, raising Title IX and constitutional claims against Monroe Public Schools, the Michigan High School Athletic Association and school officials over the alleged incident. WASHINGTON FEMALE WRESTLER APPEALS TITLE IX CASE OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT BY TRANS OPPONENT TO NINTH CIRCUIT "I personally think that this is a very point-blank situation," Lechner said. "I think it's very straightforward. There should not be males competing in female sports, and so I realized that if my father and I just said, ‘OK, like whatever, you guys declined it, it is what it is, then nothing's going to change.'" The lawsuit alleges that school officials knowingly concealed from the Monroe High School girls’ volleyball team and their parents that a Sept. 9, 2025, match with Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School included a biological male, according to the Thomas More Law Center. COLORADO SCHOOL PARENTS SOUND ALARM AFTER DAUGHTERS WERE CUT FROM VOLLEYBALL TEAM WHILE TRANS ATHLETE PLAYS The lawsuit also alleges that school officials defended their actions, dismissed the family's formal Title IX discrimination complaint and denied them a meaningful opportunity to appeal the decision. Lechner said the lawsuit is so critical because fairness for women hangs in the balance. "This is so important to me, and I want everyone to know that, because we play the sport, us female athletes play the sport, yes, for the sisterhood, yes, for the love of the game, but also girls take this seriously," Lechner said.  "Some girls want to play at a collegiate level, and so this is everyone's, like their life sometimes. They put their tears, their sweat, everything into it. And so this isn't just something so little, like, ‘Oh, it's just a high school sport.’ No, it's not, because it's also happening in college places. It's happening everywhere. It's happening in elementary school, it's all age ranges, and so if we allow it in one age range, it's going to continue." AMERICANS CLASH OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AS DEBATE HEATS UP: ‘JUST GETTING OUTRAGEOUS' Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, echoed similar sentiments. "This lawsuit is about much more than a single volleyball game," Thompson said in a statement. "It’s about whether public school officials can, with deliberative indifference, knowingly sacrifice the rights of female athletes to accommodate a biological male athlete, conceal that decision from the girls and their parents, and then evade accountability under federal law and the U.S. Constitution." In a statement to Fox News Digital, Andrew Shaw, superintendent of Monroe Public Schools, said, "Monroe Public Schools is aware of recent reports regarding an alleged federal lawsuit, though the district has not been served with any lawsuit. We remain steadfast in our commitment to adhering to all state and federal guidelines and laws while upholding student safety. Should legal proceedings be initiated, the district will address the matter through the appropriate legal channels." The Michigan High School Athletic Association told Fox News Digital in a statement, "For many years, MHSAA policy in this area has been crafted to be fully compliant with federal and state law. We believe the claims made are legally unsound, and we will defend that position through the legal process. Due to the ongoing litigation, we will have no further comment at this time." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3a03775342cf4db918612 Violence erupts at France protests as Macron warns unrest is being exploited te 2026-10-17T16:20:07.794Z Violence erupts at France protests as Macron warns unrest is being exploited Violent clashes broke out across France on Saturday as demonstrations entered a fourth week. Earlier in the week, President Emmanuel Macron made some of his most direct comments yet on the protests as he enters his final six months in office. In his weekly cabinet meeting, Macron "stressed that young people have legitimate concerns," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told the AFP, "but these are being exploited for political purposes and turned into urban violence." Bregeon added that Macron called on his ministers to come up with "concrete responses" to the unrest within weeks. This comes as a national day of protest over rising costs of living and additional student grievances led to violence in Paris and other major cities today. While many of the protests were without violence, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent groups in the capital, where people wearing hoods and masks threw fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la République. The interior ministry reported assaults on police, looting and damage to public buildings, saying there have been at least 272 arrests nationwide. FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS STUDENTS RIOT OVER EDUCATION French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu took a more direct approach than Macron, saying the student movement has been "instrumentalized by the allies of France Unbowed (LFI)... for electoral reasons." The left-wing LFI’s presidential candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, even participated in one of the Paris protests this week, while LFI councilors, deputies, and mayors have joined student blockades in multiple cities. Elections to replace the term-limited Macron are set for April and May, and opposition parties have seized upon the ongoing unrest. Leading candidate Marine Le Pen, of the conservative National Rally party, has voiced support for the police, blaming students for any violence. BEHIND FRANCE'S STUDENT RIOTS: COMMUNISTS, UNIONS AND A GLOBAL PROPAGANDA NETWORK Meanwhile, students, unions, rights groups and parents have accused the police of using excessive force against the students. According to the AFP, the interior ministry has opened internal investigations into 36 allegations of police officer violence against demonstrators. But the national police union, Alliance Police Nationale, says it has filed a lawsuit against the government for "putting lives in danger" over what it called "contradictory orders" given to officers deployed in the protests. The Alliance says officers felt "betrayed, abandoned, left to fend for themselves" by their political leaders because of their "unclear instructions" and what they said were public expressions of "empathy towards the rioters." "This is the country of the French Revolution. Everyone boasts about it," police officer and union representative Walid Hrar told The Associated Press. "Some political parties don’t hesitate to say that we need to disobey the law. That’s what Robespierre and other revolutionaries taught us in 1789." FRANCE IS DEVOURING ITSELF AS SCHOOL RIOTS REVEAL A CRISIS FAR BIGGER THAN BROKEN CLASSROOMS "France always tends to react rather than anticipate," he added. "In other words, we’re always going to extremes." On the sidelines of Friday’s European Council summit in Brussels, Macron again called for calm, saying, "There is a constitutional right to protest and to express oneself. But this right comes with the need to respect. Respect for people, respect for property, and therefore a commitment not to insult or destroy." Lecornu told Parliament that 937 police officers and 149 teachers and school staff have been injured since the protests began, while the French justice ministry reports that nearly 8,000 people have been arrested. Protests have also spread to neighboring Belgium. Several hundred mostly young people protested in Brussels today, according to Reuters, clashing with police in protests at least partly inspired by what is going on in France. A similar protest occurred in the French-speaking city of Liege. Student groups say they are protesting rising education costs and reforms they say will make higher education less accessible. Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin posted on X that what is happening in his country: "is no longer mere protest! It is pure and simple violence, organized and repeated to destabilize our society… All necessary means will be used to restore order in the face of the rioters." Small solidarity events have also taken place in neighboring Luxembourg and the French-speaking parts of Switzerland, but they have been peaceful with no arrests reported. Student protests also occurred in India this week over education issues there, but they do not appear to be linked to the protests in France. French authorities have expressed hope that the protest movement will ease in coming days as schools nationwide are closed until Nov. 2 due to the Toussain, or All Saints’, holiday. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad39dde75342cf4db9185c0 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver blindsides Sonics faithful by floating surprise expansion alternative te 2026-10-17T16:10:06.252Z NBA Commissioner Adam Silver blindsides Sonics faithful by floating surprise expansion alternative Hold on, Adam Silver said what now? The NBA commissioner informed league owners that Seattle is no longer a "lock" for expansion? That's the word according to a new report from ESPN, and if you're a Seattleite, you just spit out your $9 oat-milk latte. SACRAMENTO MAKES ITS CASE AS MLB'S NEXT EXPANSION CITY, CALLING ITSELF A MARKET TOO BIG TO IGNORE Last March, all 30 of the NBA's owners voted in favor of exploring expansion in Seattle and Las Vegas. The thought was that this would finally lead to a Sonics return after the team left the Emerald City for Oklahoma City in 2008. ESPN's Brian Windhorst was on television telling Seattle fans to get excited. But Friday, Windhorst's latest article left fans exasperated. The acclaimed NBA reporter wrote that while Silver is a "full-go" on expanding to Vegas, Seattle is far from a guarantee. The commissioner reportedly mentioned Mexico City as an expansion alternative in a meeting with the board of governors last month. ROGER GOODELL DETAILS NFL EXPANSION POSSIBILITIES AND A TIMETABLE FOR A FULL SEASON OF INTERNATIONAL GAMES This didn't officially break any promises, but it did seem to violate an unwritten understanding. It was no accident that the aforementioned owners' vote named Vegas and Seattle exclusively. The former is one of the world's foremost entertainment capitals, and the latter has a starving fan base and state-of-the-art venue in Climate Pledge Arena. Just as notably, One Roof Sports — the group spearheading the Sonics' return — recently landed a billionaire backer in Melinda French Gates. Done deal, right? Not so much. At the heart of all this is Silver's attempt to increase franchise values across the league. And right now, the expectation is that bids for a new team in Vegas could exceed $10 billion. Seattle's bids, meanwhile, are expected to be substantially lower, perhaps because the city already has an NBA-ready arena. Prospective owners don't just want revenue from ticket sales and television contracts. They want the money that comes with controlling an arena, too. Luxury suites and premium seating. Concessions and merchandise. Sponsorships and advertising. Naming rights, concerts and other events. But an ownership group outside One Roof Sports wouldn't necessarily have access to those revenue streams without negotiating a deal with the arena's operators. And building another venue would add billions to an already enormous investment — assuming the city would even approve a second NBA arena. That gives One Roof a significant advantage over competing Seattle bidders and little incentive to offer anything close to $10 billion. But Silver has leverage of his own. And that's where Mexico City comes in. LAS VEGAS PRICES SQUEEZE EVERYDAY TRAVELERS AS POPULAR CITY EMBRACES EXPENSIVE MAKEOVER By floating a city south of the border, Silver is saying that the league can go elsewhere. Could it just be posturing to drive up Seattle's bids? Yeah. But Silver has made no promises to Seattle — nor has he committed to adding two teams at once, assuming he adds two at all. This, of course, is driving some people in the Emerald City bonkers. As former Seattle Post-Intelligencer sports columnist Jim Moore posted on X above a picture of Silver: "This s—t is laughable. It never ends. When does Seattle finally say f—k off to this guy?" Understandable reaction. Sonics fans have been jerked around for 18 years. But Silver has a job to do — dirty as it may seem. His responsibility isn't to make things right with Seattle. It's to get the best possible deal for the league's 30 existing owners. And if invoking Mexico City helps him squeeze another billion or two out of a Seattle bidder, don't expect him to apologize. Just don't expect Sonics fans to forgive him, either. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad39b8a75342cf4db91856f Lane Kiffin's son faces Arch Manning-style scrutiny after eye-opening high school blowout te 2026-10-17T16:00:10.026Z Lane Kiffin's son faces Arch Manning-style scrutiny after eye-opening high school blowout We're getting down to the nitty-gritty portion of the high school football season. This time next month, the playoffs will be in full swing across the U-S-of-A. That means we're in the stretch run. Some teams are making one final postseason push. Others are resting up for November (and hopefully December). We have districts up for grabs, at-large bids at stake, and seeding implications everywhere. Which brings us to Louisiana, where none of that really happened in Friday's game between University Lab and Collegiate. ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL QB LEAVES FANS IN AWE WITH RECORD-BREAKING TOUCHDOWN PASS For those who don't know, Knox Kiffin — the son of LSU head coach Lane Kiffin — plays QB for University Lab. The junior has offers from several schools already, including Syracuse, Missouri and Georgia Tech. He's still young, but getting better, as you're about to see. I've taken it upon myself here at OutKick to highlight at least one high school football play/ player/ story each and every Saturday during the season. These guys are all about to be millionaires with the silly NIL rules, so we might as well get ahead of the curve and start identifying them early. FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME ERUPTS INTO VIOLENT BRAWL INVOLVING PLAYERS, COACHES AFTER FINAL WHISTLE So far this season, we've seen (arguably) the country's top running back do incredible things in Tennessee on multiple different occasions, a wild Hail Mary in Florida, an entire California team get suspended because the mascot shot the bird to some fans, and a giant running back in Kentucky. Today, we're gonna check in with Knox Kiffin and the Cubs, who are both going viral today for absolutely destroying a team, 62-0, Friday night: Lord have mercy, what a mismatch. I've covered a lot of high school football over the years, and I don't know that I've seen so much talent disparity on the same field. Well, that's probably not true. I've definitely seen games like this one where it's pretty evident from the opening kick that we're about to get a running clock. But still... Look at that pass rush Knox is having to face! That's stunning. I'm not knocking the throw, which was dropped in the bucket, but what's the deal there? Why aren't those guys even attempting to rush the quarterback? I don't get it. And how about the hit at the goal line on the second touchdown pass? That receiver sends that poor defender into next week at the pylon. Brutal. This will naturally raise questions about Knox Kiffin in the same way it does about Arch Manning. Every time Arch has a bad game, old videos from the competition he faced in high school go viral because he wasn't exactly facing the '85 Bears. Right on cue, look at the first comment under the above post: "This dude is the next arch manning, lmao. What’s this competition he’s playing against?" Like clockwork. It's probably a fair point to raise given how bad it looks. I get it. But, also ... Knox has looked pretty darn good at times this season. He's also got a pretty decent teacher in his ear, despite what some may think of Lane Kiffin. I think he'll be OK. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad39b8875342cf4db918566 'Vast majority' of Iran's attempted attacks on Strait of Hormuz are unsuccessful, CENTCOM spokesman says te 2026-10-17T16:00:08.393Z 'Vast majority' of Iran's attempted attacks on Strait of Hormuz are unsuccessful, CENTCOM spokesman says The "vast majority" of Iran's attempted attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are "unsuccessful" as the key waterway remains open for transit, U.S. Central Command Spokesperson U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins told Fox News Digital this week. Hawkins spoke after CENTCOM said the GFS Pride, a Singapore-flagged, Cyprus-owned container ship was hit by an Iranian projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and sunk while being towed ashore due to a fire on board the ship. "The vast majority of Iran's attempted attacks on innocent civilian mariners transiting an international waterway, being the Strait of Hormuz, they are unsuccessful. As a matter of fact, the U.S. military has assisted in providing coordinated protection for thousands of ships that have safely transited," Hawkins said. "That translates to about 97% of the ships that have sought to transit the Strait of Hormuz have done so successfully without being hit by an Iranian projectile. "But let's be clear here, what the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran is doing is unjustified and it's also unsuccessful because they are not achieving their objective of closing the Strait of Hormuz," he added. "It is open, it is available for transit, and we've seen that transit continue this very day." LIVE UPDATES: IRANIAN ARMY SPOKESPERSON SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL REOPEN 'IF AMERICA LEAVES THE REGION' In an update Friday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, he said, "In recent days and months, we have seen the IRGC continually attack merchant ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and in many cases kill innocent civilian mariners. "The International Maritime Organization reports that more than 20 civilian mariners have been killed by Iran's attacks against commercial shipping since February," Cooper continued. "Over the last seven days alone, about 400 merchant ships have sailed through the Strait. U.S. forces have also assisted Gulf partners in shipping over 100 million barrels of crude oil during the same period, adding to the more than 1.3 billion barrels of crude we have helped regional allies ship through the Strait in recent months," he added. Hawkins also told Fox News Digital that he thinks "every American should be proud of American service members who are serving across the Middle East, in particular focusing on doing two things at once as it relates to Iran. VIDEO: ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UN ISSUES STARK WARNING TO IRAN, HEZBOLLAH DURING ELECTION PERIOD "And one is helping maintain flow through the Strait of Hormuz in the form of commercial vessels despite Iran's unjustified aggression," Hawkins said, noting that thousands of ships have crossed through the waterway over the last few months, "in addition to more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil. "At the same time that they are encouraging traffic flow in support of international shipping, they are maintaining a steel wall blockade against Iran. There have been no exports or imports to Iran without U.S. permission in the form of allowing humanitarian ships to go through," Hawkins continued. "So that shows the precision, dedication, and professionalism of our troops who are executing this complex mission — not just one — but two at the same time." More than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently stationed across the Middle East, according to Hawkins. "They are highly vigilant, they are highly dedicated, and they're serving with courage and bravery. And they're doing so alongside our regional allies and partners. It shouldn't be forgotten that we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Gulf allies and partners to help them defend their airspace from unjustified and unwarranted attacks from Iran, and we have been highly successful in working together, and will continue to do that," he said. Fox News' Liz Friden contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad396db75342cf4db918465 Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police for Oct. 15 & 16 te 2026-10-17T15:40:11.375Z Arrests & Citations: Lake Havasu City police for Oct. 15 & 16 Lake Havsu City Police reported the following arrests and citations: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad396da75342cf4db91845c More than 600 homes proposed north of Havasu as county backs rezoning te 2026-10-17T15:40:10.217Z More than 600 homes proposed north of Havasu as county backs rezoning More than 600 new residential lots could be coming to the north end of Lake Havasu City, outside city limits, after the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended converting nearly 180 acres of land to residential use. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad396d875342cf4db918431 Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland te 2026-10-17T15:40:08.153Z Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland The Pop Culture Quiz is your weekly test of what’s making headlines and breaking the Internet, from the Heartland to Hollywood. This week's quiz spotlights a Brooklyn shopping dispute and sizzling swimsuit moments. Can you get all 5 questions right? For more Entertainment articles, visit www.foxnews.com/entertainment To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad396d775342cf4db918428 Why eating oysters raw may mean missing out on their best flavor, celebrity chef says te 2026-10-17T15:40:07.280Z Why eating oysters raw may mean missing out on their best flavor, celebrity chef says When it comes to oysters, Andrew Zimmern believes location is everything. The celebrity chef and television personality, who will host the Oyster Bash at the New York City Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, said the secret to a great oyster lies in its flavor, texture and, perhaps most importantly, where it originates. "Oysters really taste of place," Zimmern told Fox News Digital. IS FARM-RAISED FISH REALLY WORSE THAN WILD-CAUGHT SEAFOOD? EXPERTS SOUND OFF Much like wine grapes, oysters develop distinctive characteristics based on their environment. Water conditions, food sources and even the composition of the seafloor can influence their flavor and appearance. Zimmern has experienced these differences firsthand, tasting oysters harvested just a few hundred yards apart that delivered dramatically different flavors. "One's very sweet, one's very saline. And it really depends on what you like," he said. LOBSTER ROLL WAR ERUPTS IN NEW ENGLAND OVER CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT IN 'DIE-HARD' DIVIDE As for his own preferences, Zimmern gravitates toward oysters with a particular combination of flavors. "I like oysters that are coppery, taste like a cross between pennies and celery and have enough salinity to sort of carry the oyster," he said. He's particularly fond of West Coast oysters, although he noted that East Coast growers are increasingly producing oysters with similar flavor profiles by carefully selecting growing locations based on the food available in the water. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER But while oyster aficionados might debate which region produces the best shellfish, Zimmern is decidedly less particular about how they're prepared. Raw, grilled, fried or baked, he's game for all of them. "If the oyster is flavorful enough, you can do anything with it," he said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Zimmern recalled visiting an oyster restaurant outside Houston where the raw oysters were unremarkable, but the grilled preparations — including versions with spinach, cheese, garlic, butter and hot sauce — were extraordinary. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ He also has a soft spot for fried oysters and regularly makes oyster chowder during the colder months. "I love cooked oysters," he said. "I love oyster chowder. I make oyster chowder almost every other week in the wintertime." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad396d475342cf4db91840e Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better te 2026-10-17T15:40:04.492Z Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3922875342cf4db91832b Younger men are attracted to older women for reasons that have nothing to do with looks te 2026-10-17T15:20:08.693Z Younger men are attracted to older women for reasons that have nothing to do with looks Relationships between older women and younger men are drawing more attention as traditional dating expectations continue to shift. Tammy Nelson, a board-certified sexologist, sex therapist and integrative relationship therapist in Los Angeles, told Fox News Digital that she is seeing greater interest in these age-gap relationships. "Older women and younger men are now a thing," she said. "I know a lot of older women, even my age, that are dating or … being attracted to younger men." Polling and research in recent years suggests that traditional dating rules around age may be loosening. POLITICAL FIGHTS CAN RIP COUPLES APART — THERAPIST SHARES 3 WAYS TO SAVE A RELATIONSHIP A 2023 Bumble poll of 26,849 dating-app users across more than 20 countries found that 59% of women were more open to dating someone younger, while 35% said they had become less judgmental about age-gap relationships. A 2025 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences similarly found that men and women were both slightly more attracted to younger partners after blind dates. The study, which included adults ages 22 to 85, measured initial attraction rather than long-term relationship outcomes. "This preference for youth among women will be shocking to many people," Paul Eastwick, a psychology professor at the University of California, Davis, and lead author of the study, said in a university news release. "But women’s preferences on the dates themselves revealed something else entirely." A separate 2024 analysis of nearly 36,000 couples across 29 European countries found that women’s tendency to partner with slightly older men shifted toward same-age partners as they grew older. Together, the findings do not establish a definitive rise in older women dating younger men, but they do suggest that the traditional older-man/younger-woman dating pattern may be less rigid than commonly assumed. Nelson said some women may feel more comfortable expressing their sexuality as they get older. "As women grow into their bodies, grow into their sexuality, we become less concerned with how other people see us," she said. "And then we discover that being sexy is an inside job." CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES A 2026 Ashley Madison survey found that 45% of the dating site’s female members said they reached their sexual prime at age 40 or older. Nelson said her own conversations with age-gap couples suggest that men are drawn to older women because they may feel more comfortable communicating their sexual needs. Additionally, many women are entering a new phase of life after raising children, which means the younger men may face less pressure around marriage. "They're really participating as equal partners," Nelson said. "It comes back to this place where you realize you deserve pleasure," she added. "And what does pleasure look like? That's a whole new fun phase of life." That does not mean relationships between older women and younger men are without complications, particularly when couples are considering a long-term future. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Differences in life stage, caregiving expectations and finances can create tension, according to Nelson. Couples may also have different views about marriage, children, retirement and long-term plans. Mismatched cultural references can pose another challenge. "It can be frustrating to be with someone who doesn't know who the Grateful Dead is, who's never been to a Rolling Stones concert or just doesn't know your level of cultural references," Nelson said. "There's something comforting about being with someone who grew up in the same world that you did." At the same time, those differences can create opportunities for couples to learn from each other, she noted. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "You can teach each other and share with each other a different perspective about the world," Nelson said. "And maybe share playlists with each other and discover new music." Ultimately, according to the expert, women should not assume that desire or intimacy has an expiration date. "We used to think that you hit menopause, and you went off the cliff and that was it," Nelson said. "And it's just not the case now." "If we're going to be alive, we want to feel alive." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3922775342cf4db918322 'Virgin River' star Ben Hollingsworth says his kids have freedom in small town that 'doesn't fly' in LA te 2026-10-17T15:20:07.727Z 'Virgin River' star Ben Hollingsworth says his kids have freedom in small town that 'doesn't fly' in LA Ben Hollingsworth is all about giving his young kids the freedoms he grew up with. During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 42-year-old actor discussed his participation in the upcoming Meet Cute Con, the latest season of "Virgin River" and how raising his kids in a small town affords them certain freedoms. "Our kids are actually, we're able to kind of let them go off and be like, be back at five, which I feel like is kind of gone away now," he explained. "It's really, really tricky to do that. You definitely can't do it in major cities, or you'll be arrested as a parent. Like, what are you doing? Letting your kid run across Ventura Boulevard? In LA, that doesn't fly." He went on to say that he is "thankful" he is able to give his children the kind of life where they can play outside as long as they are "back by this time when the sun goes down," noting, "I'm happy to provide them with some of what I got growing up." 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' STAR JAMES DENTON SAYS LA IS 'NOT A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE KIDS' DUE TO IMAGE CULTURE Another way they have managed to keep their children out of the Hollywood bubble and grounded is by keeping them active in sports and through family activities, including hikes. WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth is 'grateful' to give his three children the childhood he had The actor also shared that while shooting season three of the show in British Columbia, Canada, his wife got pregnant with their third child, and inspired their big life change. WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth and his family moved to a 'Virgin River-esque town' "I'll be transparent with you, I won't say where we are, but we did move out of a large center and we actually did move to a very Virgin River-esque town because of 'Virgin River,'" he said. "We got pregnant with our third and we made a decision to put down roots in a smaller place. And raising your kids in small town is just, it's a luxury, and we're very happy that we're able to provide that for the kiddos." He admitted that for them spending more time outside of Los Angeles happened "organically," noting that he isn't the only Hollywood star choosing to leave the city, citing Jana Kramer and Bethany Joy Lenz as examples. JONAH HILL ABANDONED LOS ANGELES TO RAISE GROWING FAMILY IN ‘VERY SMALL TOWN’ Hollingsworth also shared his excitement about participating in the upcoming Meet Cute Con taking place at the Loveless Barn and Virgin Hotels Nashville between November 6 and 8. The "Small Town Swoon" themed event will bring together stars from "Virgin River," "One Tree Hill" and "The Way Home," providing fans with the warmth, romance, and community they see on television in real-life. WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth says 'Virgin River' is 'apple pie entertainment'  "I think community is the key," he said. "In today's world, we're losing that sense of community more and more every day, I feel like. And there's something really great about getting together and bringing a fan community together with some of the people that they're excited about, and they're used to seeing on the screen. They can meet and see in real life and ask questions that they've been dying to ask." He is looking forward to meeting all the fans, noting this is the first time the entire cast of "Virgin River" has "gotten together as a cast to do this in the public," saying it "just felt right." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "It felt really great. We love Nashville. Who doesn't love Nashville? They're doing it at this barn, and it's not gonna be this massive convention center," he added. "It's a small intimate thing. So everyone who comes is gonna be a few feet away from us. And that really kind of helped sell it to us that we should do one." When it comes to the success of his own show, Hollingsworth attributed it to the idea that it speaks to "a part of America that that we don't celebrate enough." He explained that many television shows on Netflix and other streaming services tell stories of people in big cities, but as "more and more communities outside those centers have gained access" to these services, stories with "small town charm" and a "sense of community" have begun to resonate. WATCH: Ben Hollingsworth is excited to attend Meet Cute Con with the 'Virgin River' cast "We really took off during the pandemic," he said. "Because I think just… that it was a comforting show, it is a comforting show. We really take pride in kind of supplying, it's almost like medicine for people. You don't need to take whatever to go to sleep. You can watch a nice episode of 'Virgin River' and it's like a warm fuzzy blanket, or a hug." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE He added: "It's apple pie entertainment. And I mean that in the best ways because we're not reinventing the wheel. We're doing something that's been done many times before, but we're making really good apple pie, I think. And so you know what you want, you know you're gonna love it, and we do it right." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3922675342cf4db918319 ‘Little House on the Prairie’ star says brutal filming conditions left cast members unconscious te 2026-10-17T15:20:06.662Z ‘Little House on the Prairie’ star says brutal filming conditions left cast members unconscious The cast of "Little House on the Prairie" is opening up about the brutal reality of filming the hit TV series. Cast members were guests on Patrick Labyorteaux's podcast to discuss their experiences on the show. He asked Alison Arngrim, who starred as Nellie Oleson, what the first day was like for her. "Complete chaos and confusion," Arngrim admitted. ‘LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE’ STAR SAYS CHILD ACTORS GET ‘DROPPED’ AFTER HOLLYWOOD FAME FADES She explained that she hadn't known she was supposed to show up with her character's signature ringlet curls, "So it was lots of panic and phone calls back and forth, and then massive curling of my hair. So yeah, bananas. And then, first day on location, of course, I pass out." "So, I was off to just a rousing start right there," she added. The conversation also included fellow cast members Dean Butler, Pamela Roylance and Jennifer Donati, as well as Tracy and Victor French, the children of late cast member Victor French. Labyorteaux also starred in "Little House on the Prairie" as Andy Garvey. During a later conversation about how hot it was in Simi Valley, where the show was filmed, Arngrim joked that the cast and crew were able to tell when summer hit because the "first day of summer is when Alison hits the ground, because I was out like that. It was that hot." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Speaking again of her first day on set, she explained that she was "so disciplined," she approached the director and said, "Excuse me, I think I'm going to faint" before she "completely lost consciousness and dropped." "It's like basically how to not pass out was the challenge," she continued. "It was insane, though – the great thing is that other people began to pass out, so people realized it wasn't me, the first one being Sean Penn." Penn, who was a child at the time, "didn't wake up and come back to work. That was it, he was done for the day." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Arngrim said, "That's when they decided maybe it was not just me, that it was actually that hot." Later in the podcast, the subject of their least favorite episodes came up, and Arngrim shared that she disliked any episodes where sporting events were involved, because that meant sitting in bleachers "where it was 100 million degrees" for hours at a time while crew members filmed reaction shots. She recalled one of these shoots when Charlotte Stewart, who played school teacher Eva Beadle Simms, "was just sitting there, and she had in fact lost consciousness and fainted and blacked out, but just didn't fall over, and they didn't know she was out." About the sweltering set, Butler admitted, "You just had to do whatever strategy you could. I always felt sorry for the women on the set … [the men] were basically dressed in a shirt and pants and dog-eared boots" while the female cast members wore dresses, petticoats, stockings and sometimes wigs. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Roylance shared that Michael Landon, who acted as executive producer, writer and director on "Little House" in addition to his starring role, let her film one scene with her blouse unbuttoned and her sleeves rolled up because "it was just miserable hot" that day on the set. "It kind of just wasn't done," she admitted about the way she wore the blouse, "but it's in the shot, you can see it in the episode, and I was so grateful for that." She also said that Stan Ivar, who played her husband, gave her "a little fan that I wrapped around my leg and blew up my skirt." Donati, who, along with her twin sister, was an infant when she played Baby Rose Wilder, joked, "I don't want to brag, but I think I was the most pampered cast member there. They didn't let me get hot." "Little House on the Prairie" was a Western family drama loosely based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's semi-autobiographical books. It follows the Ingalls family as they build a life in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, during the late 19th century. Landon starred as the Ingalls family patriarch, Charles, Karen Grassle played his wife, Caroline, and Gilbert portrayed their daughter, Laura. The series premiered on NBC in 1974 and ran for nine seasons, through 1983, followed by three television movies. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad38fd575342cf4db9182cb Congress is weighing an AM radio mandate. Broadcasters say it’s still a lifeline across Arizona. te 2026-10-17T15:10:13.762Z Congress is weighing an AM radio mandate. Broadcasters say it’s still a lifeline across Arizona. WASHINGTON – The technology may be more than a century old, but AM radio waves continue to carry safety alerts, news and entertainment in multiple languages across Arizona. Now, national lawmakers are working to keep drivers tuned in with a bipartisan bill that would require AM radio in new passenger vehicles, despite pushback from car manufacturers.  The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill, known as the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025,” last month, and it awaits a decision from the Senate. Previous versions of the legislation going back to 2023 stalled in Congress. Over the past decade, manufacturers including BMW, Mazda, Tesla and Volkswagen have stopped putting AM radio in electric vehicle models. The technology in electric vehicles in particular can cause interference for AM radio waves, prompting manufacturers to invest in engineering solutions that reduce interference or remove AM receivers altogether. Gary Shapiro, executive chair of the Consumer Technology Association, said the bill would be an unnecessary government mandate with other communication technology widely available.  “America is about choice, and given how few people actually listen to AM radio, it seems wasteful and harmful to electric vehicles to require an AM radio in every car,” Shapiro said in a written statement.  John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, opposed a mandate before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee in April 2024. “Automakers consider several factors when making decisions on vehicle design and features,” Bozella said in a witness statement. “This may vary among manufacturers but is based on extensive research, testing and regulatory analysis – while prioritizing safety and consumer preferences.” The Alliance for Automotive Innovation did not respond to a request for comment about the passage of the current house bill.  The proponents behind the bill argue AM radio is a necessary safety feature. Don Brown, who owns AM/FM stations in Nevada and Arizona, said he worries that without oversight, manufacturers will begin to phase out other radio technology until passenger vehicles only carry subscriber-only listening options.  Brown said his AM station’s signal in Phoenix reaches from Wickenburg to Casa Grande, broadcasting a mix of Latino music targeted at an 18 to 34-year-old audience, and recently, allowing listeners to tune into local live shows.  Beyond being an option for entertainment on the road, he said the radio becomes necessary for alerts during emergencies. “You’re driving cross country and you have a crisis coming, weather issues, you’re not going to hear it on the internet,” Brown said. “You’re not going to hear it on your Spotify.”  In 2023, seven former Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders sent a letter to the then-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging him to ensure automotive manufacturers continue to put AM in vehicles.  “Because of the great distances that its signal carries, and due to its resiliency during even the worst natural disasters, the success of the National Public Warning System hinges on the use of AM radio,” the letter said. Laura Madrid runs an AM/FM radio station in Phoenix that broadcasts live Spanish news throughout Maricopa County. She said the station acts as a trusted hub for keeping people informed about local news.  She said her station connects listeners to community resources and ensures they know what is happening politically in the state. “We’ve been keeping the public informed since 2005, whether it be policy, whether it be pandemic, whether it be during the 2008 Recession,” she said. “It’s important for us to be able to continue to do that.” Loris Taylor, the president and CEO of Native Public Media, said having AM radio is especially important for certain Native American tribal communities that are spread out over vast rural areas in and around Arizona.  “Perhaps because cellular service is not robust, or where electrical service can go out during a severe storm, it makes the reliance of AM radio essential for information,” Taylor said. Taylor’s organization provides services and resources to Native American radio and TV stations across the country, like KTNN, which broadcasts programming in English and Navajo on AM and FM channels from its station in Window Rock, Arizona. Justin C. Ahasteen, then the Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office, testified before the 2024 House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. He told lawmakers that while KTNN does broadcast in FM, which has better quality, the AM signal spans much further across over 27,000 square miles that make up the Navajo Nation.  “Most remote communities across the reservation exclusively use and rely on AM radio to stay informed with current world and local news in the Navajo language,” he told the subcommittee in his witness statement. Taylor said beyond emergency alerts, tribal radio stations provide hyperlocal programming for their communities.  “You’ll hear perhaps a program on the cultural activities of the community,” she said. “You’ll hear about public affairs relating to the civic health of their community, which may be a focus on education one day, perhaps on Hantavirus for some of the Arizona stations or some of the Southwest stations.”  Shapiro, of the Consumer Technology Association, believes many car companies will continue to place AM radios in their vehicles.  “Many car manufacturers would simply like the legal ability to remove AM radios for certain models aimed at certain demographics or regions,” Shapiro said. “Why should every American have to pay a radio tax when they buy a new car?”  Taylor would like to see the continued inclusion of AM radios in all vehicles. “For rural communities, it’s super important that our communities are not left behind during emergencies and that we have access to information when it really matters,” she said. The “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” would require the Government Accountability Office to “study and report on the dissemination of emergency alerts to the public.” Ten years after the bill’s implementation, the mandate for manufacturers would sunset. For car models made without AM radios before the mandate would go into effect, companies would be required to notify buyers through clear labeling. Companies would also be prohibited from charging a fee for AM radio access. Though the bill received broad endorsement from the House, it will still need to clear the Senate and the president in order to become law. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad38fcd75342cf4db918290 How Pennsylvania Explains the Forces Shaping the Midterms te 2026-10-17T15:10:05.035Z How Pennsylvania Explains the Forces Shaping the Midterms Four battleground congressional districts in the state reveal fault lines that are echoing nationwide. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad38b1c75342cf4db9181be Susan Collins Says Rival’s ‘Oh, Shut Up’ Comment Reflects How He Treats Women te 2026-10-17T14:50:04.944Z Susan Collins Says Rival’s ‘Oh, Shut Up’ Comment Reflects How He Treats Women Ms. Collins, a Republican running in a crucial race, called the debate remark by her opponent, Troy Jackson, “very telling.” Mr. Jackson has defended his comment, and his campaign said Ms. Collins had run a campaign based on personal attacks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3867675342cf4db9180c8 4 quit Yavapai College Foundation over dispute te 2026-10-17T14:30:14.362Z 4 quit Yavapai College Foundation over dispute Objected to YC terminating a staffer; president says members met improperly Four board members of the Yavapai College Foundation have resigned, through emails addressed to the college’s leadership, alleging “improper actions” by the Yavapai College administration. Chairman Raymond Sigafoos, Secretar Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3867175342cf4db9180b6 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council announces 2026 awards, opens community nominations te 2026-10-17T14:30:09.822Z Criminal Justice Coordinating Council announces 2026 awards, opens community nominations The awards will be presented at a joint Flagstaff City Council and Coconino County Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3867075342cf4db9180ad APS customers to receive bill credit in November te 2026-10-17T14:30:08.337Z APS customers to receive bill credit in November The savings will be applied through the environmental benefits surcharge on each bill as customers do not need to take any action to receive the credit. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3841575342cf4db917f1c Angel Reese is in the WNBA Finals, but her Chicago exit raises questions about her winning mentality te 2026-10-17T14:20:05.904Z Angel Reese is in the WNBA Finals, but her Chicago exit raises questions about her winning mentality Angel Reese has been talking about taking control of her destiny. With the Atlanta Dream preparing for the WNBA Finals, things have worked out pretty well for her. But OutKick wanted to know what, exactly, she meant by that. Earlier this week, Reese told WSB-TV about "taking control of your destiny" and said, "I wanted to come to Atlanta." Those comments got people talking about how she ended up there, particularly the question of whether she forced her way out of Chicago. ESPN TURNS ANGEL REESE’S 49 ‘MEBOUNDS’ INTO PROOF THAT SHE’S A LEGENDARY WNBA REBOUNDER Accounts sharing the interview clip mocked the defense that Reese never requested a trade and didn’t "run from the grind." There’s a difference between formally asking for a trade and making your dissatisfaction known, and Reese had certainly done the latter. Reese has blocked me on social media, so I’m probably not her first choice for this conversation. I’ve written critically about her and, even more often, her fawning media fans. This was an opportunity to hear her explanation in person. So, during Friday’s WNBA Finals media availability, I asked her directly: "What role did you play in the trade?" "I mean, they..." Reese began before trailing off, looking away, and pausing for about three seconds. "I was being traded," she continued after the false start, turning her eyes back to me. "And I found out I was being traded, and luckily enough, I was able to work with Chicago and where I wanted to go. And Atlanta also wanted me, so it made sense for both of us. And I’m happy just to be here." Watching her answer, it seemed like she was being very cautious about what she wanted to say. She acknowledged helping choose the destination, but began by describing the trade as something happening to her. It still seems strange that the Sky were looking to trade Reese in the first place, given how much Chicago invested in her. The Sky traded up from No. 8 to No. 7 in the 2024 draft to select Reese. The deal included sending Minnesota a 2025 second-round pick and the right to swap first-round picks in 2026. That 2026 pick became an expensive part of the story. In a separate trade the following year, Minnesota acquired Chicago’s first-rounder outright in exchange for the No. 11 pick in the 2025 draft. The Lynx eventually used Chicago’s selection on Olivia Miles, this season’s unanimous Rookie of the Year. Then, after two seasons with Reese, Chicago traded her to Atlanta for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. The organization went from spending draft capital to make sure it got Reese to deciding it would rather have future picks than keep her. So, what happened in between? Well, for one thing, Reese publicly criticized the roster. "We have to get good players. We have to get great players. That’s a non-negotiable for me," she told the Chicago Tribune in September 2025. ANGEL REESE’S LATEST WNBA CONTROVERSY SHOWS HOW VICTIMHOOD BECAME CENTRAL TO HER BRAND She also said she wanted to spend her career in Chicago, "but if things don’t pan out, obviously I might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me." The Sky suspended her for half a game over comments they called "detrimental to the team." Reese said she apologized to her teammates. She never played another game for the Sky, remaining sidelined with a back injury after serving the half-game suspension. Chicago traded her the following April. ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and Kendra Andrews reported when the trade was announced, citing unnamed sources, that Reese hadn’t requested a trade and that there was "no contention" between the two sides. Chicago, according to that account, worked with her representatives to find a new home. That’s a pretty favorable version of events for Reese. And I’ve written plenty about WNBA reporters acting more like PR representatives than journalists, so I’m going to have some questions before accepting that account as the full story. Who were those sources? Were they speaking for Reese, Chicago or someone else? The ESPN report never identified them. How much did that public criticism contribute to Chicago deciding to move on? Reporting that she never formally requested a trade doesn’t answer that. And I’m not taking an anonymously sourced account of an amicable trade as the full explanation for how the relationship ended. Atlanta was quite a landing spot for the 24-year-old forward. The Dream went 30–14 the season before Reese arrived, and she’s helped them reach the Finals this year. Reese had also compared coming to Atlanta with transferring from Maryland to LSU, where she helped win a national championship. So, I asked her a second question: How does she balance looking for a new opportunity to win against staying where she is and trying to build a winner? "I mean, anywhere I go, I’m looking to win," Reese said. "I’ve won at every level I’ve been at. So I know me coming into any situation that I’m coming to, it’s a winning mentality, no matter what it looks like and how long it takes." The Sky weren't strangers to winning before Reese arrived. Chicago made the playoffs five straight seasons from 2019 through 2023, including winning the WNBA championship in 2021. Then the Sky missed the postseason in both of her seasons there. Reese also explained why she thought LSU was a useful comparison. "I mean, when I transferred to LSU, not a lot of people expected that we were going to win the championship," she said. "I don’t even know if we were ranked at the time." I checked. They were. LSU finished the season before Reese arrived at 26–6, second in the SEC and No. 9 in the final AP poll. Tigers coach Kim Mulkey had already won national championships at Baylor and had just been named AP National Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU. The Tigers entered Reese’s first season ranked No. 16. ESPN, SPORTS MEDIA RUSH TO CALL ANGEL REESE CRITICISM RACIST IN WAKE OF CAITLIN CLARK TAUNT CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Maryland was a good program, too. The Terrapins went 23–9 and reached the Sweet 16 in Reese’s final season there. Terps coach Brenda Frese was also a national championship coach, but her title came in 2006, 16 years before Reese transferred. Mulkey had won her most recent championship at Baylor in 2019, just three years earlier. Reese explained that Mulkey wanted to push her and prepare her for the next level. "When you have a coach that really believes in you and has a mentality of winning, it really helps," she said. "So I was looking forward to and am grateful for that." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Now, Reese is right that LSU wasn’t widely expected to win the championship. FanDuel’s opening-day odds for the 2022–23 season had the Tigers at 50–1, the same price as Maryland. South Carolina was the clear favorite at +135. But you don’t have to join the preseason favorite to improve your situation. Playing for Mulkey at a program coming off 26 wins was a pretty attractive option. Reese told me she brings a winning mentality "no matter what it looks like and how long it takes." But in Chicago, two losing seasons brought public complaints about the roster and talk of going elsewhere. Now she’s in the Finals with a team that won 30 games before she got there. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Of course that’s a better situation for Angel Reese. I wasn’t asking why she’d want to play for a contender; I was asking how she weighs sticking around when winning takes longer than she’d like. Chicago gave us a much clearer answer than she did Friday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad381c375342cf4db917ec6 7,000-year-old bones uncovered at construction site in startling find te 2026-10-17T14:10:11.325Z 7,000-year-old bones uncovered at construction site in startling find Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned elementary school in Germany have unearthed a roughly 7,000-year-old skeleton — the oldest known grave ever discovered in the city. The discovery, made in the eastern German city of Leipzig, was announced by the Saxony State Office for Archaeology in late September. Archaeologists were brought in ahead of the school's construction because the site was near a previously known Bronze Age archaeological site, officials said in a statement. ANCIENT 'SEATED' SKELETONS UNEARTHED BENEATH MODERN SCHOOL SITE, PUZZLING ARCHAEOLOGISTS "Prehistoric finds were also to be expected simply because of the site's flood-free location near the White Elster River, within the fertile Leipzig Lowland Basin, an area exceptionally rich in archaeological finds," they added. Instead of simple artifacts, the excavation uncovered the remains of an ancient Neolithic settlement, including the roughly 7,000-year-old grave. The grave dates to a period when people were transitioning from hunting and gathering to living in permanent settlements, farming and raising livestock, according to officials. The person buried there is believed to have belonged to the Linear Pottery culture — named for the distinctive spiral and wavy patterns decorating its pottery. SHOCKING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT BONES TURNS COUPLE'S KITCHEN RENOVATION INTO 'CRIME SCENE' Archaeologists also uncovered the remains of a 98-foot-long wooden house, along with evidence of at least two other houses. The experts were taken aback by the unexpected discovery of the grave. "The discovery of a burial within the settlement came as a surprise," officials said. "This is a rare stroke of luck because, in large parts of Saxony, bone preservation is so poor that graves can only be identified by the objects placed in them and the shapes of the burial pits." DISCOVERY BENEATH SOCCER FIELD REVEALS MASSIVE MEDIEVAL CONVENT LOST FOR CENTURIES Although officials have not identified the person's sex or age at death, they said the skeleton was found lying on its left side, with its legs drawn up. The grave contained no grave goods — objects buried alongside the dead — but archaeologists were able to estimate its age based on the skeleton's crouched position and the grave's relationship to the nearby settlement and one of its houses. "In this case, the crouched position of the body, together with the grave's direct stratigraphic relationship to the settlement and one of its houses, makes it possible to date the burial to the Neolithic Linear Pottery culture, even in the absence of grave goods," the statement said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Officials added, "This means that the approximately 7,000-year-old burial is the oldest grave discovered to date within the city limits of Leipzig." Archaeologists will continue excavating the site until the middle of this month, when the Saxony State Office for Archaeology is expected to begin its scientific analysis. State archaeologist Regina Smolnik emphasized the importance of conducting archaeological investigations even in heavily developed areas. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "Our investigations in Leipzig-Möckern demonstrate very clearly how important the involvement of archaeology is, even in urban areas," Smolnik said in a statement. "Although such sites have long since become part of the urban landscape and have been built over for many years, important evidence of prehistoric and early historic settlement can still be documented there." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Other ancient burial sites have also been uncovered across Europe. Last year, archaeologists in Poland uncovered an 11th-century grave that had been reopened more than 1,000 years ago, apparently by people living during the medieval period. This spring, archaeologists in Croatia announced the discovery of ancient Roman graves beneath the coastal city of Zadar — revealing a burial site used for nearly 500 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad381c275342cf4db917ebd 'Whalefall' Review: Austin Abrams is swallowed by a sperm whale in immersive survival drama te 2026-10-17T14:10:10.386Z 'Whalefall' Review: Austin Abrams is swallowed by a sperm whale in immersive survival drama Talk about a nightmare come to life.  If you have an overwhelming fear of the ocean or being eaten by a whale, perhaps "Whalefall" isn't for you. But if you can stomach, well, being in the stomach of one of Earth's biggest mammals for about 90 minutes, you're in for a whale of a time.  "Whalefall," adapted from the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus, follows Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams), a college student haunted by the passing of his cancer-stricken estranged father Mitt (Josh Brolin). Mitt, an enthusiastic but erratic scuba diver, had committed suicide by sinking himself in the water off the California coast.  ‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING’ REVIEW: ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK ARE THE ENEMY IN PREACHY SLOP DISGUISED AS JOURNO DRAMA Feeling guilty about leaving home and not being there for his father's final moments, Jay commits himself to finding his father's remains underwater. However, Jay's search is upended when he's swallowed by a giant sperm whale. For the rest of the film, Jay is literally fighting for his life with less than an hour's worth of oxygen in his tank as he attempts to escape from the belly of the beast, which sometimes involves fighting other creatures, including a giant squid the whale also swallowed. Throughout the ordeal, the film flashes back to his tumultuous relationship with his father. DIGGER REVIEW: TOM CRUISE DESTROYS THE PLANET IN ALEJANDRO IÑÁRRITU'S GRANDIOSE, MESSY POLITICAL SATIRE Austin Abrams has certainly been getting his reps in as a leading man with his other movie, "Resident Evil," still performing well at the box office. There's just something inherently likable about him that will have audiences wanting to root for him, which works in this underdog, truly David vs. Goliath story.  Brian Duffield, who previously wrote and directed 2023's alien thriller "No One Will Save You," sure knows how to build suspense with a solo character. What leaves me baffled is how his team brought to life what it's like to be trapped inside a whale. It's difficult to tell where the visual effects end and practical effects and set designs begin. You feel like you're there with Jay. The third act kind of gets lost in the current for me, and 15 minutes of blubber could've been trimmed from the runtime. And why cast someone like Elisabeth Shue to play Jay's mother and then completely underutilize her?  ‘PRIMETIME’ REVIEW: ROBERT PATTINSON CHANNELS CHRIS HANSEN IN RIVETING DRAMATIZATION OF ‘TO CATCH A PREDATOR’ CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWS "Whalefall" is a thrilling and immersive survival drama that rides on the tail of Abrams' endearing and heart-wrenching performance and offers promise from Duffield as a rising filmmaker. While this isn't exactly a must-see and not for the faint of heart, this is the type of movie that is best served for the big screen. Whatever you decide, just make sure you come up for air.  "Whalefall" is rated PG-13 for peril, violent content, bloody images, some strong language, and thematic content. Running time: 1 hour, 46 minutes. In theaters now. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad381c175342cf4db917eb4 From handyman to House history: HVAC mogul Joe Strada pushes trade schools, business mindset in Florida race te 2026-10-17T14:10:09.544Z From handyman to House history: HVAC mogul Joe Strada pushes trade schools, business mindset in Florida race If Republican Joe Strada wins Florida's eleventh congressional district in three weeks, he will likely be the wealthiest individual to ever hold a seat in the US House of Representatives. It's an impressive trajectory for a man from humble beginnings who got his start fixing equipment in a bowling alley, but always had a zest for learning, building, and working with his hands. Strada, whose HVAC, electrical and plumbing company employs roughly 4,000 people across 13 states, told Fox News Digital that his journey from handyman to wealthy entrepreneur embodies the American Dream but that neither his fortune nor his business success defines him. PULLING BILLIONS FROM HARVARD TO FUND TRADE SCHOOLS? HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT TRUMP’S LATEST MOVE "How about that? Just the kid, a handyman in a bowling alley, fixing things that break…and now I'm blessed to have a business that's in 13 states, thousands of people that work for me. It's been a blessing and, I'm able to live the American dream.  "But it's difficult. It was difficult with the headwinds and the rules and regulations that come out of Washington, D.C. And it was very challenging …It should be difficult, but not this challenging." Strada wants everyone to be able to benefit from the American capitalist system that brought him great success: "You know, as a business owner, I realized and recognized all the problems that Washington, D.C. is causing. All the rules and regulations that are impacting families, small business owners all across the country. And I finally said, we need a different type of person in Washington, DC.  "We have enough lobbyists, politicians and attorneys there. It's time to have a business-minded person that knows how to fix things that could go to Washington, and solve problems for the real, you know, real problems for the American people." Strada is on a nationwide mission to pitch young people on the value of the trades, and suggests it's a worthy alternative to racking up massive student loans: "The word of trade is really starting to spread now. Trades people, young people just want to be successful. Sometimes they don't know there's an opportunity in the trades. You come to my company, you don't know how to spell AC, you don't know what end of the screwdriver to hold, but you're paid the very first day. We train you. We give you a career that will support yourself and your family the rest of your life.  "You don't have a $250,000 student debt, and you're able to be successful… And my objective, not just with my company, it's across the country. I'm working with trade schools and high schools everywhere. I'm talking to young people all over our country to come into the trades because it's a great opportunity to live your version of the American dream." As Strada's HVAC company was growing throughout the country, a labor shortage prompted a serious challenge, and a major shift in business strategy: "The most difficult challenge was we had the opportunity to grow, and we didn't have enough labor. So I had to develop a program to teach people the trade. So we could grow, and we've been fortunate: we're in 13 states now and 4,000 people that work with us. We never would have done that if we didn't develop our own training program.  "I couldn't wait for the government to come and solve my problem. I'm a business guy who solves problems and I had to go develop a training program for young people." Strada argues that people on government assistance should also take a serious look at the trades, suggesting we have a large untapped labor pool within our own borders: "The border had to be closed, and we did a great job keeping all the criminals out of our country. And as far as getting more workers, we have Americans that want to work. We have plenty of people sitting at home getting a government paycheck. Let's get them to work.  "Some of them are just lazy and don't want to work, others just need the opportunity and the push to say, 'this is easy, let's get into a trade, let's learn a business.' TRUMP-BACKED GOP CANDIDATE WHO OUSTED SCANDAL-PLAGUED INCUMBENT WARNS AGAINST 'NEVER-ENDING WAR' WITH IRAN "I've have plenty of people that turned out to be an entrepreneur. They've opened their own business, and I'm very happy and gratified when I'm helping people." Hard work is at the foundation of Strada's success, and he argues an inherent part of that economic success is bringing others along: "You know, most people think when you're successful, it was handed to you. I got to tell you, David, I'm proud of the hard work my father did, but it was tough growing up. We were fortunate, we had a swimming pool, but it was mainly, a lot of times it was green because we couldn't afford chlorine. It was the best Marco Polo pool in the neighborhood. "I started with nothing. It's just hard work. The passion and drive to want to be successful, to achieve goals. And it's always about everybody wins. My employees have to win. My customers have to win, the company has to win and that's the position I like to be in is to be able to help sit at a table, moderate those kinds of things and execute those results." Ultimately, Strada downplays the importance of money, and emphasizes character, while revealing that his greatest motivation in life was born from a family tragedy: "I wake up every day the same person I was when I was 12 years old that I am today. I've been blessed to be wealthy. I worked hard. I don't apologize for it…But you know, money is just a number. My perspective is everybody puts their head on the pillow at the end of the night. And when you put your head on your pillow, what do you stand for? What's the character of who you are?  "How much money you have…How many zeros you have and where the decimal point is on your bank account? None of that matters. What kind of character are you? I strive every day to do the right thing. For my God, my son in heaven who looks down at me, I want to make him proud. Every decision I make is to make him proud of me, and I do the best I can every single day." Strada's son, Joe Strada, was an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet in Lake Mary, FL, during a gunfight outside a shopping center in 2018. Finally, Strada promises to be a powerful voice for tradeschools if he is elected to Congress next month. "Well, first of all, I would love to have my name on the SAVE Act and put it into law. That's the first thing. I also think our trade schools are so important: to treat our trade school just like we have our Ivy League colleges.  "We're funding our Ivy league colleges billions and billions of dollars and we're graduating unhirable people that, some of them, hate America. I think the trade schools need more support from our government and treat them just like the universities." Strada will face off in the general election against Democrat James Pericola, a Clinton administration official. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad381c075342cf4db917eab Jessie James Decker used kitchen secret to win over NFL star husband in one weekend te 2026-10-17T14:10:08.587Z Jessie James Decker used kitchen secret to win over NFL star husband in one weekend Jessie James Decker knows the way to her man's heart — and it involves a little spice. The country singer revealed how she won over her husband, Eric Decker, after just one weekend together. "I mean we all know he loves the jambalaya that's how I sealed the deal and had him fall in love with me after one weekend," Jessie, co-author of "The Secret Sauce," told Fox News Digital. JESSIE JAMES DECKER RAISES ATHLETIC KIDS "BAREFOOT AND BEING FREE" INSTEAD OF GLUED TO IPADS More than 13 years into their marriage, the former NFL wide receiver is still one of Jessie's biggest fans in the kitchen — although the singer admits that food isn't just fuel in the Decker household. It's practically a love language. "I couldn't have married someone that didn't just enjoy food," Jessie emphasized. "And there's people out there that are like that. They're just like a meal's a meal. I'm like, it is an event. It's a celebration. Everything is." When Jessie and Eric met, the country singer said he was "a Midwestern guy" who had never had Southern Cajun food. Now, the "Cajun Queen" chapter of her new cookbook, "The Secret Sauce," which she wrote with her mother and sister, has earned a special place on his plate. Fox News may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. "I would say the ‘Cajun Queen’ chapter is probably one of his favorites because that's what I started cooking because my mom pretty much fed us ninety percent Cajun growing up and… Cajun food has so much flavor." He’s also become one of his wife's most trusted taste testers, although Jessie said he tends to tread lightly when a dish doesn't quite hit the mark. WATCH: JESSIE JAMES DECKER DISHES ON HOW SHE WON OVER HUSBAND IN ONE WEEKEND "He'll just be like, 'it's good, it's good,'" she said, explaining that he usually asks a tactful question rather than coming right out and saying he doesn't like something. Eric has also supported his wife in a saucy way: by posing nude with nothing but her cookbook covering him. In a video posted to Jessie's Instagram, the former NFL star made some cheeky puns to promote her new cookbook.  "Morning buns anyone?" he asked as the camera pulled back to reveal his backside — covered by nude-colored underwear. "It's in 'The Secret Sauce.'" "Need something hot and ready?" Eric asked as the camera pulled back to reveal him standing in front of a pizza oven wearing nude-colored underwear. "It's in 'The Secret Sauce.’" It's become something of a tradition. Eric previously stripped down to promote Jessie's other cookbooks. JESSIE JAMES DECKER SHOWS OFF TONED BIKINI BODY AFTER MONTHSLONG FITNESS TRANSFORMATION With four children — Vivianne, Eric Jr., Forrest and Denver — and busy schedules packed with sports and school activities, Jessie said protecting family time takes effort. One tradition, however, remains nonnegotiable: eating dinner together as a family. "Something that I'll always protect is sitting down at the dinner table all together and eating and just talking about our day," she told Fox News Digital. The family ritual includes bread and oil in the middle of the table and Denver's requests for more butter. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Those moments will just always be my favorite, and no matter what life brings, we always find our way at that dinner table," Jessie said. WATCH: ‘THE SECRET SAUCE’ AUTHOR KAREN PARKER SPILLS WHY HER FAMILY GUARDED A TREASURED RECIPE Jessie is sharing her family's culinary secrets in her fourth cookbook, "The Secret Sauce," written with her sister, Sydney Rae Bass, and their mother, Karen Parker. The book celebrates the family's Southern, Sicilian and Cajun roots with recipes, entertaining tips and treasured traditions designed to bring loved ones together. But cooking with family doesn't always mean following the rules. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS When asked who makes the biggest mess in the kitchen, Sydney didn't hesitate. "No matter what, the mess is always Jessica ... Jess and I, we don't fully follow directions in the kitchen. We kind of look at recipes and go, 'All right, I got it,' and then we kind of just throw our own little flair in there." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Their mother, Karen Parker, told Fox News Digital the family once treated its recipes almost like a closely guarded superpower before deciding they were too special not to share with the world. WATCH: SYDNEY RAE BASS ROASTS JESSIE JAMES DECKER OVER MESSY KITCHEN HABITS "I really hope that when people cook these recipes and serve their family, that they realize that they're creating their own traditions now," she said. "So, these may have been our family's traditions, but now they belong to you." "The Secret Sauce" is available now. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad381bf75342cf4db917ea2 Hard Rock Bet Promo Code: Bet $5, Get $500 in No Sweat Bets for College Football Week 7 te 2026-10-17T14:10:07.623Z Hard Rock Bet Promo Code: Bet $5, Get $500 in No Sweat Bets for College Football Week 7 College football comes into full swing on Saturday with a great schedule of games. 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We all know about the Ole Miss loss, but they also dropped a game last week against Kentucky.  Georgia, coming off a big win over Alabama, hosts Auburn this week. They are expected to win big, but it is possible that this is a trap game. It wasn’t much of an emotional victory for Georgia; however, teams tend to have letdowns immediately after rival wins. Auburn has struggled against ranked opponents, losing to both Florida and Tennessee.  Oklahoma State, ranked at 18th in the country, heads into Houston and faces the Cougars. The Cowboys are 4-1 for the season, losing to Tulsa, but they did beat Oregon, so maybe those games cancel each other out. Houston’s lone loss was to Texas Tech, one of the best teams in the country.  These are just four games on the schedule for you to choose from. There are still around 50 other games to choose from if you have an angle on one of those. Hard Rock Bet is giving new users a chance to bet $5+ on their first wager. 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After a 16-year career walking around UFC octagons for so many Saturday nights, there comes a point where a ring girl knows she has lost a step and needs to pivot. Then comes retirement. For many of these women, there's no senior circuit for ring girls. There's no Senior PGA Tour. Some turn to OnlyFans to keep the lights on. The easy way out. It's true, Palmer has any OnlyFans account, but she's also one of the hottest sports artists in the United States right now. She's making art on OF and designing baseball cards for Topps and is now even creating artwork on NFL jerseys for a Fanatics project called Under Wraps where fans pay $500 or more to buy a mystery jersey box. Someone will walk away with this piece of art - from a UFC legend. • Adam in Nebraska checks in: Give me 80s/90s college football. Give me 80s/90s Wendy’s Years from now I’m gonna be more fired up for Maction, and MTN west than any SEC/ BTN Saturday in October. We cannot lose what football meant to this country. COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS ARE DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS SO FAR THIS SEASON • Galen in Sunset Beach, NC is ready for the third Saturday in October: A sacred day in the South today…The Third Saturday In October! The historic day that pits the Tennessee Volunteers vs the Alabama Crimson Tide. Ironically, it was 56 years ago on this very date! I was with my Dad and we won 24-0. That was the last time the two teams wore their home jerseys for the game. 56 years later, they are doing it again today. Should be quite a spectacle! Go Vols! • Lee D. in Tampa is frustrated over the 24-team playoff: Well, the suits killed the golden goose. Nothing like watching Tulane vs. Iowa. This guy won't be watching that. Just like I have yet to watch a play-in game (no offense to Dayton) in the NCAA tournament (64 teams was the sweet spot), I have no interest in watching Liberty vs. Ole Miss or SMU vs. Indiana. They can have their playoff games. Doesn't mean I have to watch. When the playoffs get down to the quarterfinals, then I'll start paying attention. This is what happens when a major conference hires a network suit with a baseball background to run things. Go google "Tony Petitti" and watch what pops up. It's not Tony Petitti, Big Ten commissioner, it's "Tony Petitti, television producer." Think it was back in the summer at B1G football media days that he was visibly astonished why fans wouldn't want more playoff games and he openly touted how college football should be like baseball and basically double the number of playoff games. Dude, did you even watch last year's first round games? No one who saw those box scores would demand more of the same, or worse. The BCS had the number of playoff games right (eight). They just weren't smart enough to use that format as a quarterfinal round. What would have been better is if the B1G and SEC decided to have a four-team playoff for the conference title. Those are games that fans would want to watch and all the TV suits would be happy with the eyeballs.  Yeah, trade the conference title games for James Madison vs. Oregon (and more FCS vs. B1G/SEC games to open the season). What a friggin' trainwreck! ... as for Elon Musk's new flying car, this makes Kirby Smart very nervous. • Brad S. on woke concerts: Back in 1979, the 'cause célèbre' of the week was No Nukes. (I think it fell between the Acid Rain and Ozone Hole movements.) Of course, they had a big concert in Central Park to 'raise awareness' (read: sell albums). Anyway, Jackson Browne was a part of that concert and toured soon after that. One of his stops was the Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois. It became apparent that neither the singer nor his staff did any research as to the where he was playing, because they would have discovered the U of I has a huge Engineering College and one of the top Nuclear Engineering programs in the world. Well, about four songs in, Jackson Browne decides to start his spiel about 'No Nukes' and how there was a nuke plant near Champaign, and everyone should 'duck and cover' or some crap like that. (The Clinton Nuclear plant is about 40 miles west of the campus.) GOO GOO DOLLS' JOHN RZEZNIK DRAWS LINE ON POLITICS AT CONCERTS: 'I'M NOT GOING TO LECTURE YOU' After about three minutes, someone from the crowd yelled, "Shut up and sing!" and it got a huge round of applause. Jackson Browne looked visibly pissed off! He played the rest of the show, but did not utter another word! This should be the proper way to handle things, whenever these idiot artists decide to rant. Mrs. Screencaps lit up this morning over this question. I'm talking a deep dive into the memories of her life. Here at our house, we typically pile up the coats on a living room chair that is sacrificed instead of people trudging upstairs to drop a coat. But there's something about that memory deep in all of our brains of going into your grandmother's bedroom to get the coats before leaving. According to Gemini, the coat thing dates back to the 19th century when there were dedicated spaces in houses for guests to "de-layer," as the historians call it. The coat thing would evolve. Etiquette writers told women in the 1920s to instruct female guests to de-layer in dressing rooms, typically on the second level. Men were not expected to de-layer upstairs. Eventually, the WWII veterans bought one-story houses in the suburbs and the de-layering tradition was modified to what many of us still do today. There you go. When people de-layer in your bedroom before card night, they're keeping a 19th century tradition alive. • Homebrew Bill in Nebraska checks in on the topic of having people over in 2026: Wanted to chime in on this topic. I'm guessing there are others in the group in the same boat. We live in a decent neighborhood and have really good friends right next door and are friendly with a half-dozen other neighbors. We hardly ever host anymore or go anywhere primarily because my wife is a bit OCD and is very introverted. Keep in mind, it's not that our house is unkempt. Our best friends next door know that and they've seen our home "lived in". But if we do invite them over my wife thinks everything needs to be done like we're listing the house for a realtor. On the rare occasions I have friend(s) over for a beer I get grief because there might be dog hair in the basement. Most of the time those meetings occur in the garage where the keg fridge is. It's frustrating at times. • Mark from NC seems to hate people: I think the TV show "Friends" was the worst TV in history….and I’ve never watched one episode.  If you’re that age, and you’re hanging out in someone else’s living room, you’ve yet to assume adult responsibilities…..like being married, having kids, having a job.  I haven’t hung out at someone else house since maybe a few times in my 20’s and that was over 40 years ago. If someone even thinks about coming to my house, I’ll be sure to hear from my wife "Don’t let them in the house."  • Phil in Florida likes to pack his house: I personally love having people over. I don’t have to drive, the party ends when I want it to, and I usually am left with fuller beer fridge than before I started. Also fun things happen, like when I had 1 friend come over, then her roommate, then roommate’s friends, and before you know it my girlfriend came home to a house full of people that she didn’t know, all having a great time. I was in so much trouble after everyone left. My mom’s side of the family is excellent at these type of shenanigans as well. I will forever carry with me the morning I found myself smoking a cigarette in my parent’s lanai putting together the pieces of the night before, when my sister walked outside and I asked her "Did grandma die yesterday and then we threw a huge rager?" She said "Yes, that is exactly what happened." If there is a room containing a bed for you, and has a door, hell yeah, have people over. You can’t tell stories about not having people over. I will refrain from discussing the Bears or anything Chicago. We don’t wanna talk right now. Have a good one CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE • Scott in Rocky Point, NY puts it all in perspective: Officially, I'm a 51 yr old Dodgers fan. Family was hauled to Lake Havasu, AZ in 1975 and the only baseball we watched was Dodger baseball (out of a Vegas TV channel). So, became a Dodgers fan. So many highs, so many lows. Garvey, Cey, Lopes, Russell infield. Fernando Valenzuela. Almost busting my hand on the ceiling watching Kirk Gibson's HR off Eckersley. Mr. October beating Dodgers. Dodgers beating Yankees in '24. Machado failure. Piazza. Etc. Etc. Etc.  But, even though a huge Dodgers fan, I'm an equal baseball fan. Played it and dreamt of a future in it. Don't hate teams (except for those evil Braves).  My take on this year's Dodgers' exit - sucks but well deserved series sweep by the Brewers. A team that played as a team and won as a team. Had that "feeling" early on game one that it just wasn't happening for my Dodgers. And when an entire team are playing poorly, the writing was on the wall. And seeing how the Brewers were playing, that's what makes baseball, baseball. Fun to see a team that hasn't been to the series in 44 years. I don't care about large market teams vs small market teams, that's for the bean counters and "never played the game" dorks. While MLB and the networks airing the WS want large market teams ($$$), this World Series (guessing Brewers v Guardians) will be fun to watch. I'm going with Brewers taking it all and last game being in Milwaukee to give their fans what they've been missing. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps ################## SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER That's it for this Saturday morning with temps in the low 40s. We're heading for the low 50s with bright blue skies. I'm off to a soccer game followed by the Ohio State game and whatever else I can get into with the kids. After tomorrow's day off, I face another 13-day Screencaps run. It's time to make this weekend count. Have a great one. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad37d1175342cf4db917dee Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350 Unlocks Bet $20, Get $350 Promo for Indiana vs Ohio State te 2026-10-17T13:50:09.847Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350 Unlocks Bet $20, Get $350 Promo for Indiana vs Ohio State Week 7 has arrived with the full suite of games as the Saturday slate is upon us, and it starts early with a great ranked matchup as Indiana takes on Ohio State. Fanatics is offering new users a chance to earn $350 in FanCash from a $20 wager when using promo code FOXNEWS350.  Ohio State is one of the best teams in the country, coming into today’s game with a 5-1 record, and they are ranked fourth in the nation. They are also 3-0 in the Big Ten. Their lone loss this season came against Texas on the road. Their last loss to a Big Ten team was also against Indiana, last year. Now they may be looking for some revenge. In order to get their revenge, they will turn to Julian Sayin who has put together a really strong year. His favorite target, Jeremiah Smith, has already hauled in 916 yards and 11 touchdowns for the season. That duo could be the major difference in this game and something Indiana has to figure out how to stop. The Indiana Hoosiers haven’t lost a game since 2024, and the team went 11-2. Their lone loss in the regular season was against the Buckeyes and it wasn’t particularly close. They dropped the game 38-15. Since then, they’ve won 29 straight regular-season contests. They beat Ohio State 13-10 last season in the Big Ten Championship.  Being at home should give the Hoosiers a bit of an edge in this game. They’ve been on the road for the past two weeks. After beating Rutgers 47-15, Nebraska gave Indiana all they could handle. Ultimately, the Cornhuskers fell short, 20-17. Josh Hoover will look to go toe-to-toe with Sayin and stay perfect with no interceptions.  Will the Buckeys suffer their second loss of the season, or will the Hoosiers get their first blemish on their record? Fanatics Sportsbook is getting you in on the action with a $20 wager giving you $350 in FanCash when using promo code FOXNEWS350.  When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at 12:00 ET Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana TV/Streaming: FOX Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad37d1075342cf4db917de5 Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Tennessee vs Alabama, BYU vs Notre Dame te 2026-10-17T13:50:08.801Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Tennessee vs Alabama, BYU vs Notre Dame Every week, it feels like college football delivers us games that you absolutely can’t miss. Some stand out more than others, but Fanatics is helping you choose a couple of good ones this week. Bet $20 on Tennessee vs. Alabama or BYU vs. Notre Dame using promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash.  After last week’s game against Georgia, Alabama has no chance to get any rest. The Crimson Tide are now facing Tennessee and have to do it on the road. Alabama dropped to sixth in the nation, and now Tennessee comes in ranked 14th. Both teams have a loss on their record, and both were to top teams in the country.  After winning five straight games to start the year, Alabama couldn’t find a way to get the win against Georgia. This was a back-and-forth battle between the squads, with Georgia striking first, but Alabama going into the locker room up 14-10. It was tied at 17 going into the fourth quarter, but Georgia was a bit more effective on offense, giving them the win. Meanwhile, Tennessee has won their past two games after losing to Texas.  In the mood for a different College Football Playoff preview? Look no further than Notre Dame heading to Utah to take on BYU. 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Underdog brings new users an offer of $100 in bonuses on a $5 wager when using promo code FOXNEWS.  Any week we get where there are multiple ranked teams playing is a good week. This Saturday, we get six ranked matchups to enjoy. There aren’t always this many great matchups, so soak up everything you can.  The first matchup worth focusing on is between Ohio State and Indiana. This Big Ten battle is between the two best teams in the conference, and arguably a preview of what we will see in the Big Ten Championship Game. Last season saw the Hoosiers win the game, hosting and beating Ohio State.  As you’d expect from two top-five teams, they have very few holes and weaknesses, especially on offense. The two quarterbacks in this game have combined for 34 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Jeremiah Smith has hauled in 48 passes for 916 yards and 11 touchdowns for Ohio State and is a Heisman candidate. On the other side, Charlie Becker has caught 30 passes for 529 yards and eight touchdowns.  This isn’t the only great battle that you should focus on. If you’re an SEC fan, you’ll love the battle between Alabama and Tennessee. The Crimson Tide are sixth in the nation and are 5-1, coming off a loss to Georgia last week. Alabama didn’t even fall in the rankings, and it was mostly because they played so well against the Bulldogs.  Tennessee, on the other hand, is 14th in the nation, and their lone loss also came against one of the best in the nation. Texas went into their stadium and beat them 20-17. The Volunteers are still ranked the same as they were after that game as well. In the past two weeks, they beat Auburn and Arkansas. This should be a tough battle for each team. Alabama needs a rebound, and Tennessee needs a statement win.  With a full slate of college football ahead of us and great games on the horizon, there are endless options for what to wager on. 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He has also found the end zone six times, leading the running back room.  The Hoosiers are equally strong on the ground. Their main back is Lee Beebe Jr., and he is just under 100 carries with four touchdowns. Beebe Jr. is also averaging 5.6 yards per carry this season. The other main back for Indiana is Turbo Richard. Aside from being a great name for a running back, Richard leads the team in rushing yards at 597, despite having 27 fewer carries than Beebe Jr. He has one more touchdown as well.  Indiana does have more rushing yards than Ohio State, running for 1,328 compared to the Buckeyes’ 994. Whichever team wins the ground game could win this matchup. BetMGM is offering new users a chance to bet on today’s game and earn up to $1,500 if your first bet loses when using promo code FOXNEWS.  When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at 12:00 ET Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana TV/Streaming: FOX Odds subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3786075342cf4db917390 Notre Dame faces first real test as unbeaten BYU hosts the Fighting Irish in top-10 clash te 2026-10-17T13:30:08.788Z Notre Dame faces first real test as unbeaten BYU hosts the Fighting Irish in top-10 clash Rankings in college sports can be a bit misleading. It really is hard to say who has the best team. One week you can be great; the next, you can suffer. Everyone is relying on people who will go do almost anything other than play professionally. Teams carry over 50 players, and only two or three from most teams will advance to the professional ranks. Maybe more at some of the best schools. Tonight, we have the #2 team in the country taking on the #8. Do either deserve their ranking? Notre Dame comes into the game with a 6-0 record for the season, but I’ll be the first to tell you that I don’t believe in this team. I know there is plenty of talent on their roster, but they aren’t exactly challenged with their schedule. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Beating up on teams that will combine to have a losing record isn’t exactly a major accomplishment. Are CJ Carr’s 1,378 passing yards and 16 touchdowns as impressive as, say, Julian Sayin’s 1,772 yards and 17 touchdowns? Sayin has at least faced Iowa and Texas this season. This season, the Fighting Irish have played Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State, Purdue, North Carolina and Stanford. That combination of teams isn’t the worst in football by any means, but they also aren’t ranked teams. They do have three teams coming up on their schedule who are ranked – today against BYU, Nov. 7 against Miami and Nov. 21 against SMU. They haven’t really had a challenge this season, and only one game could be considered remotely close with an 11-point victory. WHO'S REALLY PLAYED THE BEST THUS FAR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON? BYU is coming into this game as the top team in the Big 12 and has a perfect record. They are the 8th-ranked team in the country and a loss here, unless very close, will almost certainly drop them down in the national rankings. So far this season, the Cougars have taken down Utah Tech, Arizona, Colorado State, TCU, and Iowa State. I’d argue that they have had a tougher schedule than what Notre Dame has faced. This team is built around a balance of passing and rushing, instead of being solely focused on one of those games. Bear Bachmeier, the quarterback, is completing over 65% of his passes for 1,033 yards and eight touchdowns. He has also pulled the ball down and run with it 36 times, second most on the team, and scored four touchdowns. Take him out of the game, and the team has three guys with over 20 carries, averaging over five yards per carry and seven touchdowns. I do wonder if the team will have any success against Notre Dame if they don’t get the ground game going to open the passing attack. Perhaps they will need to get the passing game going to open the running. The books seem to expect this to be a bit of a defensive battle. The total opened at 54.5, but it has been bet down to 46.5 points. The spread also started at 11.5 in favor of the Fighting Irish. I personally like BYU at home to make this a game. I think their defense can combat some of Notre Dame’s running game. I also think Bachmeier will make this a dynamic game for him. Give me BYU +10.5. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3785f75342cf4db917387 Hackers hide dangerous fake AI downloads behind Google ads te 2026-10-17T13:30:07.624Z Hackers hide dangerous fake AI downloads behind Google ads You search Google for Claude, the popular AI assistant, and spot a sponsored result. The link points to Bing, Microsoft's search engine. Nothing immediately screams scam. However, that click could send you through several websites before landing on a convincing fake Claude download page designed to trick you into running a dangerous command on your Mac. Security researchers at Push Security uncovered a clever attack that uses legitimate search engine links to hide a malicious installer. The technique, which researchers jokingly call "Adception," takes advantage of how Google ads and Bing redirects work. Even more concerning, the fake installer shows one command on the screen while secretly copying another. Here's how the scam works and what you should know before downloading AI software. Join our upcoming CyberGuy LIVE class: 5 Ways to Travel Smarter and Save Money In this free live online class, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson will share five practical ways to protect your trip and your wallet this holiday travel season. You’ll learn how to secure your phone and personal information, find better travel deals, avoid common scams, save money on bookings and use technology to make your travels easier and less stressful. No technical experience is needed. Join us Saturday, October 31, at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT. Register free now at CyberGuyLive.com. HACKERS HIJACK VERIFIED STREAMING ACCOUNT TO SPREAD MALWARE, RESEARCHERS FIND The attack begins with a Google search for "Claude Mac." According to Push Security, researchers discovered a sponsored search result that displayed bing.com as its destination. That address might seem reassuring because Bing belongs to Microsoft. However, clicking the advertisement sends users through a series of redirects. First, Google's advertising system processes the click. Next, Bing's legitimate click-tracking service forwards the browser to a compromised WordPress website belonging to a South American retailer. Finally, that website sends the visitor to a fake Claude download page. The final website, claude-desk-code[.]com, imitates the real Claude download experience. It presents what appears to be a legitimate macOS installation option. By the time someone reaches the page, they may have little reason to suspect the journey began with a malicious advertisement. Researchers say the attackers deliberately used a real Bing search result for a compromised website. This allowed the attackers to display Bing's legitimate domain in the Google advertisement while using Bing's click-tracking redirect to send visitors toward the malicious destination. The scammers added another layer of deception to make their operation harder to detect. The compromised retailer's website checks whether visitors arrived through Bing and whether their browsers send certain information. Meanwhile, the fake Claude website checks whether visitors came from Google or Bing. Someone who visits the malicious website directly may see a 404 error page instead of the fake installer. That behavior can make it harder for security scanners to investigate the attack because they may never encounter the page that victims actually see. Push Security calls this technique cloaking. Attackers use it to control who reaches their malicious content while showing something harmless to other visitors. In this case, the researchers observed two separate checks designed to protect the attack from unwanted attention. The result is a carefully constructed path that makes a dangerous destination appear more trustworthy than it really is. Here's where the attack gets particularly sneaky. The fake Claude page displays an installation command that appears to come directly from Anthropic, the company behind Claude. The command references Claude's legitimate website and looks like something a technically confident Mac user might recognize. However, the page's Copy button places a completely different command on the clipboard. According to Push Security, the substituted command uses Base64 encoding to conceal an attacker-controlled website. When someone runs the pasted command in Mac Terminal, it first displays a reassuring message claiming that Claude is being downloaded from its official website. Behind the scenes, the command decodes the hidden address, downloads a remote script and sends it directly to the Mac's Z shell for execution. That means the person running the command sees references to Claude's legitimate website even though the Mac is executing code from an unrelated server. This attack follows a technique known as InstallFix, a variation of ClickFix. These scams convince people to execute malicious commands themselves, often by disguising the instructions as a software installation or troubleshooting step. Push Security identified several additional websites associated with the same malicious toolkit, which it tracks internally as AcSig. The researchers found matching installation commands and similar fake installer interfaces across those sites. The research confirms that the malicious command is designed to download a remote script from an attacker-controlled server and pass it directly to the Mac's Z shell for execution. However, Push Security's published findings do not identify the final payload or establish what the downloaded script does after execution. That uncertainty is important. Running an untrusted Terminal command can give malicious code an opportunity to operate with the permissions of the person executing it. Depending on the script, an attacker could potentially steal information, modify files or install additional software. The researchers have not confirmed those specific outcomes in this campaign. The bigger concern is how easily the attack can persuade someone to bypass their own caution. The user voluntarily pastes the command, believing it came from a legitimate software provider. Meanwhile, the actual destination stays hidden inside encoded text. Push Security reports that four out of five ClickFix attacks it detects reach victims through search engines. That figure comes from the company's own detection data rather than a measurement of all attacks worldwide. Still, it shows why malicious search advertisements deserve attention. Google confirms it has taken action against the advertiser accounts associated with the reported campaign. "We've suspended the advertiser accounts running the reported campaign. Using ads to distribute malware is an egregious violation of our policies, and we consistently update our detection systems to stay ahead of bad actors' evolving tactics," a Google spokesperson told CyberGuy. Google also says attackers use cloaking to show its advertising review systems different content from what people actually see. The company says it continues monitoring attempts to evade its protections and updating its detection systems. Microsoft also responded to CyberGuy's request for comment, confirming that its security protections identify the malicious indicators described in the research. A Microsoft spokesperson told CyberGuy, "We take reports of malicious online activity seriously and continuously work to help protect customers from evolving threats. Microsoft Defender protections detect and block the malicious indicators identified in the report." We also reached out to Anthropic for comment on the findings but did not hear back before our deadline. ANTI-SCAM SETTINGS ON IPHONE, PIXEL AND GALAXY YOU SHOULD CHECK You don't need to understand every line of computer code to avoid this scam. A few precautions can help you recognize suspicious downloads before they put your Mac at risk. Instead of searching for a download and clicking the first sponsored result, go directly to Claude's official download page. Anthropic provides a macOS download there, so you can install the desktop application without relying on an unfamiliar website. You can also access Claude through your browser at claude.ai. Be especially careful when a website tells you to copy a command into your Mac's Terminal. Terminal commands can download software, change system settings and execute scripts. Even legitimate-looking instructions can become dangerous when they come from an untrusted source. For the regular Claude desktop app, Anthropic provides a downloadable installer. You don't need to paste a command from a search advertisement to get started. A website's Copy button can place different text on your clipboard than what appears on the page. Before running an unfamiliar command, paste it into a plain-text editor and compare it with the instructions. Watch for unexplained web addresses, encoded strings or commands that download and immediately execute remote scripts. However, even a command that looks harmless may contain hidden risks. When in doubt, stop and verify the instructions with the software developer. Install macOS security updates and keep your browser current. Additionally, use strong antivirus software that offers real-time protection against malicious downloads and suspicious activity. Security software may help detect harmful scripts or their effects, although no antivirus product can guarantee protection against every attack. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices at Cyberguy.com A sponsored placement means someone paid to promote a link. It does not guarantee that the destination is safe. Before clicking, check the advertiser by selecting the three dots next to a Google search ad. You can review who paid for it and check the advertiser's verification status. Google's Ads Transparency Center at adstransparency.google.com/ offers another way to research advertisers. Always confirm you're visiting the software developer's official website before downloading anything. If an ad looks suspicious, use its three-dot menu to select "Report this ad." If you pasted an installation command from a suspicious Claude website into Terminal and pressed Return, treat your Mac as potentially compromised. The researchers have not established what the final payload does, so don't assume everything is safe simply because nothing unusual appears on your screen. WHY VERIFIED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS CAN STILL LEAD YOU INTO A SCAM What concerns me most about this attack is how much effort the scammers put into making everything look familiar. You start with Google, pass through a legitimate Microsoft service and eventually arrive at a page that looks like it belongs to a popular AI company. Then, with one click of a Copy button, the website quietly substitutes a command that could put your Mac at risk. I've always encouraged people to pay attention to website addresses before downloading software. That's still important, but this case shows why checking the address alone may not be enough. The attackers used trusted services to disguise where their link was taking people. My advice is to go straight to the software developer's official website, especially when installing AI tools. And whenever a download page asks you to run something in Terminal, make sure you understand exactly what you're authorizing. A few extra seconds of caution could save you from a much bigger headache. Would you trust a software download if it appeared in a Google ad and showed a familiar Microsoft link, or has this kind of scam made you question whether search results can be trusted at all? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Newsletter Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad373b075342cf4db917286 Leonardo DiCaprio's 'dad bod' puts spotlight on dangerous belly fat — and how to lose it te 2026-10-17T13:10:08.170Z Leonardo DiCaprio's 'dad bod' puts spotlight on dangerous belly fat — and how to lose it Recent beach photos of actor Leonardo DiCaprio have reignited the "dad bod" debate — and raised questions about whether carrying a little extra weight around the middle can pose hidden health risks. The popular term generally describes a softer physique with extra weight around the midsection. While appearance alone isn’t an indicator of health, excess abdominal fat — particularly visceral fat surrounding the organs — has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and other medical conditions, according to Cleveland Clinic. YOUR WAISTLINE COULD REVEAL A HIDDEN HEART RISK YOUR BMI MISSES, MAJOR STUDY FINDS Marfred Suazo, a New York City-based personal trainer known as Fonz the Trainer, spoke with Fox News Digital about the potential risks associated with excess abdominal fat and ways to reduce it. Suazo, who has not trained DiCaprio, defines a dad bod as a "loss of structure," an increase in waist circumference and a loss of muscle mass. "Maybe you're losing structure in your day-to-day eating … moving a lot less, taking fewer steps per day," he said of potential causes. "And typically you're eating and drinking more than you're moving. And the body just starts showcasing that stuff." BEST FOODS FOR REDUCING DANGEROUS BELLY FAT AND PROTECTING HEART HEALTH An expanding waistline can be an important indicator of health risk. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, men with a waist circumference greater than 40 inches have a higher risk of developing health problems, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Visceral fat — which lies deep within the abdomen and surrounds internal organs — has also been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic states. "We want to try to mitigate these things as best as possible before they become an issue," Suazo said. Reversing a "dad bod" starts with getting nutrition in check, according to Suazo. That includes understanding daily calorie intake and getting an appropriate balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES He recommends pairing that strategy with full-body strength training two to three times per week, focusing on compound movements such as squats, stiff-leg deadlifts, back rows, push-ups and chest presses. Also among his favorite exercises are pull-ups. "It’s a tremendous exercise that targets the stomach, the biceps and the back," he said, noting that working larger muscle groups can help build overall strength. Suazo also recommends incorporating cardio into a well-rounded routine that includes nutrition, strength training and cardiovascular exercise. Federal physical activity guidelines recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity each week, along with muscle-strengthening exercise on at least two days. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER The trainer noted, however, that exercising the abdominal muscles alone won't eliminate belly fat. "When it comes to belly fat and any fat on the body, we can target our exercises through isolated movements … but we can only reveal it through a loss of body fat throughout the whole body," he said. Suazo said people who improve their nutrition may begin noticing changes within several weeks, although results can vary based on factors including diet, activity level and starting body composition. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Upon four weeks of dialing in your nutrition, you will see a tremendous change in the body," he said. Nutritional improvements can also boost energy and confidence, the trainer noted, which may help people become more consistent in the gym. Better nutrition can also support sleep and exercise recovery, he said. Combining those dietary changes with a smart exercise routine and cardio can create a "recipe for success," according to Suazo. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad373af75342cf4db91727d Ilhan Omar should be jailed, deported if citizenship fraud proven, Top House Republican says te 2026-10-17T13:10:07.236Z Ilhan Omar should be jailed, deported if citizenship fraud proven, Top House Republican says EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking House lawmaker from Rep. Ilhan Omar's home state is calling for the embattled progressive to be jailed and deported if it is found that she or her father lied on federal paperwork to get her U.S. citizenship. Omar, D-Minn., is under federal investigation over allegations that she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork in order to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. She and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have denounced the probe as political persecution of one of President Donald Trump's detractors weeks before a critical election. But Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 leader in the House of Representatives, told Fox News Digital that "there have been rumors for years" about Omar and, if proven true, she should face consequences. "I would say first she should probably serve time in the gray bar motel and then get the hell out of here. She should go back to where she came from" if the allegations are proven to be true, Emmer said. "If it's determined that she lied to gain citizenship, then absolutely, she should go back to the front of the line." REP ILHAN OMAR'S IMMIGRATION HISTORY FACES NEW SCRUTINY AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA RELATIVES Omar is a member of the House "Squad," a far-left clique that includes Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION Federal agents raided Omar's Washington, D.C., home earlier this week and took her cellphone and other possessions. The allegations stem from her father becoming a U.S. citizen in 2000. Omar was believed to be 17 at the time, and as a minor was automatically qualified for citizenship under U.S. law along with him. HOMAN CONFIRMS 'CRIMINAL' INVESTIGATION INVOLVING ILHAN OMAR, SAYS HE KNOWS 'THINGS ARE GOING ON’ But recently, it’s been alleged that she was actually 18 and would have needed to go through the process herself at that point. "I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation," Omar posted on X after the raid. "I will not be silenced." DEMOCRATS' FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’ Omar’s allies and other critics of the probe have called it an unprecedented action with less than three weeks before Election Day on Nov. 3. Jeffries and his top deputies said in a joint statement that the raid was "deeply disturbing and raises serious questions about the continued corrupt weaponization of the federal government against Donald Trump’s adversaries." Emmer argued it was not political. He said that the existence of a judicially authorized search warrant, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) said was being acted on, meant there was a reasonable basis to believe the allegations could be true. "That judge had to determine that there was probable cause that a federal crime has been committed. And I'll tell you what, as long as it was Ilhan Omar, it was going to be scrutinized to the very detail," Emmer said. "So the fact that they issued the warrant in the first place and then executed it, I mean maybe after all these years, someone is finally going to hold Ilhan Omar accountable." Fox News Digital reached out to Omar’s congressional office for comment. Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad373ae75342cf4db917274 Our kids aren’t broken. We need to stop treating every struggle like a disorder te 2026-10-17T13:10:06.324Z Our kids aren’t broken. We need to stop treating every struggle like a disorder My patient Zach was an objectively awesome tenth grader. He was academically talented and motivated, with a mix of A's and A-minuses in accelerated classes. He was a starter on the varsity basketball team. He did Math Olympiad. He even played the French horn in the school band, though he admitted that was mostly for his college application and to get out of an art history requirement that had a reputation for being pretty onerous. He started preparing for the ACT in April of his sophomore year, hoping to get it over with the following fall. His tutor charged $800 an hour, with a minimum of two-hour sessions, twice a week. Within weeks, he was in my office complaining that there was no way he was going to do well. He couldn't get the pacing right and never finished all the questions in the allowed time. Mind you, he was consistently getting 34s on his practice tests. A perfect score on the ACT is 36. It's an exceptionally rare score. And Zach was very close to it. But Zach wanted to go to the University of Pennsylvania, and he said that a 34 still wasn't good enough. Zach was already in the top percentile of test takers nationally, and he still felt like a failure. I am a clinical neuropsychologist. I offer psychotherapy and cognitive remediation to children with learning disorders and related developmental disorders. Zach came to see me because he wanted me to write him a letter saying he needed testing accommodations. Maybe with time-and-a-half he’d get the perfect score he really needed. STUDENTS DIVIDED OVER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HIDING FIRST-SEMESTER GRADES FOR 2027 FRESHMEN When nothing is enough, when excellence is the minimum acceptable, we fall short. And when we fall short, we reach for labels and accommodations and services to close the gap. Of course, sometimes children have real disorders and disabilities, and labels and supports are crucial. But in other cases, the struggles are healthy, normal parts of development, and medicalizing them backfires. The supposed quick fixes may seem helpful in the moment, but more often than not, they make kids even more miserable. How we learn to live by the numbers Zach isn't alone in his anxiety about scores and percentiles. We're all socialized to care about measurements, and we think about how our data compare to everyone else's. From day one, pediatricians measure our kids' height, weight, and even head circumference, and tell us where those numbers fall relative to same-age peers. I remember my son's first checkup. I was so excited to hear that my chunky little guy was in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. It’s only a matter of time before our obsession with toddler head circumference turns into an obsession with teenage ACT scores. We get emotionally attached to these numbers. We give them more importance than they deserve, and we read them more negatively than we should. I talk to parents all the time who are worried about a score in the 37th percentile. In reality, the 37th percentile is solidly average. More isn't better What I usually explain to parents is that in most domains, more isn't better. The average range is wide, and it's the middle that’s often optimal. Take attention. With too little, we have trouble in school. With too much, we become hypervigilant about tiny, insignificant details and lose the forest for the trees. Anxiety works the same way. Too much and you can't leave the house; too little and you're reckless, walking into oncoming traffic. We want to land somewhere near the healthy middle. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PLANS TO SHIELD 2027 FRESHMAN LETTER GRADES FROM TRANSCRIPTS IN NEW MENTAL HEALTH PLAN Most scores are also imperfect descriptors of what we can do. We try hard to measure and quantify our traits and abilities, but those measurements are snapshots in time. How we do in a given domain today isn’t necessarily a good predictor of how we'll do tomorrow, since we’re constantly learning, developing, and growing. Also, there's always measurement error. Scores are estimates, not absolutes. And, finally, the best predictors of success are things like perseverance, creativity, and people skills, which usually can't be measured at all. The squeeze from both ends But we're human, and we feel the squeeze from both ends. If our kids are struggling, we see a disorder, and like Zach, we look for a diagnosis and accommodations. If our kids excel, we worry they're perfectionistic, people-pleasing or anxious. We can't win. The messy middle, where most healthy development actually happens, seems to have disappeared. And this tendency to pathologize everything is making our kids miserable. GAVIN NEWSOM AVOIDS QUESTION ON BRINGING BACK SAT SCORES AFTER UC OPEN LETTER, ASKS 'SHOW ME THE DATA' Nothing is free We bring in interventions and services to fix the problem, thinking, "What's the harm? It can't hurt." But there's an opportunity cost to everything. Every minute and every dollar spent on some kind of therapy is a minute and a dollar not spent on soccer practice, day camp, playdates, or regular old homework. The choice isn't between an intervention and doing nothing. It's between an intervention and doing something else with that time and money, something that might bring our kid joy and enrichment (and might even build the perseverance, creativity, and people skills I mentioned earlier). Working against their mental health We mobilize all these supports to protect our kids' mental health, but we might actually be working against it. Start with depression. Depression is characterized by helplessness and an external locus of control, the feeling that we aren't in charge of our own destinies. Diagnostic labels locate problems in the brain, outside of kids' control. And when outcomes seem to hinge on rankings and status and paid accommodations, effort stops feeling like it matters. Anxiety is similar. Anxiety is maintained by avoidance, and the best treatment involves exposure to the feared thing. When we provide an accommodation that lets our kid avoid whatever seems hard, it brings short-term relief. But we deprive them of the opportunity to learn how to cope. They don’t internalize the message that they can do hard things, and the anxiety grows. We accommodate to relieve the pressure, but the accommodation actually keeps the stress going. I WORRY LESS ABOUT SCREENS THAN ABOUT THE CHALLENGES TODAY’S TEENS NEVER FACE We get swept up, too Of course, we want the best for our kids. I'm not saying we're hurting them on purpose. We get swept up in the same pressure they do. And how could we not? There's so much mom guilt. We're constantly told that every little decision we make on our kids' behalf matters, and we're trying to navigate an impossible landscape, bombarded with conflicting information. It's hard to separate what's valuable from what isn't, especially with a robust influencer economy that literally profits from our feelings of inadequacy. In that context, a diagnosis makes sense. It partly absolves us, and it offers a clear fix. So what do we do instead? If the diagnosis isn't the solution, what is? CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION We need to reframe "average" as good and talk about rankings differently. We need to broaden what counts as success. We can actively work against helplessness by giving kids real control and crediting their effort and hard work. We can reduce their anxiety by supporting them through hard things instead of constantly removing obstacles. And we have to be honest with ourselves about the difference between support and enabling. Most important, we should trust our instincts. When there's a real problem, it's usually obvious. In that case, seek help. When there isn't, take a deep breath. Support your kid informally. The struggle will pass, and most likely, it will be a blip on the radar, eventually not mattering nearly as much as we think. Zach will probably get into a really good college whether he gets a 34 or a 33 or a 35. And he'll probably be a happy, successful human regardless of where he goes to college. Development is resilient. Let's be resilient, too. Author's note: The character in this opinion article is a composite and/or fictionalized. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3715875342cf4db91721c Ivy League football team gets ruthlessly mocked after losing game in dumbest way possible te 2026-10-17T13:00:08.223Z Ivy League football team gets ruthlessly mocked after losing game in dumbest way possible We had an Ivy League thriller during Friday night's three-pack college football weekend appetizer, with the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia going down to the wire in Philadelphia. That's right. Penn and Columbia. While the rest of the country flipped between Memphis, App State and Purdue, I was locked in the Ivy League battle of the year. It's called GRINDING, folks. Look it up. HERE'S WHY, EVEN WITH ALL ITS PROBLEMS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS STILL BETTER THAN THE NFL Anyway, I'm glad I was, because this one had it all. Big moments. Big comebacks. Big plays. And, of course, a finish that left me utterly speechless on multiple different levels. Before we dive into the Xs and Os, take a look: Amazing. You just don't expect that sort of foolishness out of an Ivy League roster, right? Sure, there are other programs where you wouldn't be surprised to see this level of idiocy (I won't name names), but not Penn. Not the IVY LEAGUE. These are supposed to be the smartest dudes on the planet, and they can't run a simple fire drill with the clock ticking down? Get on the ball and SPIKE it! Why are they rushing their field goal kicker out there? There was plenty of time. He caught it was 10 seconds to go. The clock stops on a first down in college football when its under two minutes to go in a half. HARVARD FOOTBALL OUTSMARTS COLGATE ON HAIL MARY ATTEMPT TO WIN GAME IN FINAL SECONDS So the clock was stopped. There was plenty of time of left. And they instead opted to sprint the field goal unit onto the field, and have the kicker quickly try a 52-yard field goal? Clearly, the kicker had no idea what was happening, by the way. None. That's why he was the last one onto the field. He came sprinting into the camera with four seconds left, barely lined up (he looked too close), and then came up woefully short with the kick. Game over. Columbia wins. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Amazing. We've seen a lot of dumb football over the past week, mostly out of the NFL. You had Nick Sirianni doing dumb things across the pond with the ill-fated kickoff, and then Jayden Daniels and the Commanders running what just may be the dumbest play of all time in overtime against the Giants. I won't put this disaster by Penn on that level, but it's up there. A quick spike of the ball, and maybe one more pass play to try and gain a free 3-4 yards would've put the kicker in a much better spot. Duh. He probably drills it if that happens. Instead, we got ... whatever that was. I think we all expected better out of an Ivy League school. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad36f0075342cf4db9171da Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 17 te 2026-10-17T12:50:08.677Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for October 17 Oct 17 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad36ca575342cf4db91715a Texas Longhorns favored by 11.5 over Florida Gators despite back-to-back struggles in SEC football te 2026-10-17T12:40:05.471Z Texas Longhorns favored by 11.5 over Florida Gators despite back-to-back struggles in SEC football College football brings us a full slate of action this week. There are plenty of Top-25 teams taking the field, and multiple are even facing each other. This is one of the best schedules that I’ve seen in the past couple of years. However, I have one game that I’m focused on more than any other, as we have Florida going into Texas to take on the Longhorns. The Florida Gators are 4-2 for the season, and 2-2 in SEC play. If you watched them a few weeks ago, you would’ve thought they were the best team in the country. They absolutely destroyed Ole Miss, dropping them 52-28. However, their big win may have set them up for a letdown. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE They headed to Missouri the next week, and they got killed, losing 45-17. Florida gave up six unanswered scores. They had one touchdown in the last few seconds of the game, but clearly it was meaningless. You might’ve been able to say that the Gators were in a letdown spot after Ole Miss. However, that doesn’t explain how they were manhandled by the Gamecocks last week. South Carolina went into the swamp and beat the Gators 38-19. LaNorris Sellers, the quarterback from South Carolina, threw for four touchdowns and ran for another score. The Gators threw two interceptions and lost another ball via fumble. Florida just seems to have their offense stall out. They allowed the Gamecocks to score three straight touchdowns in the second half. FLORIDA DROPS IMPRESSIVE OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE TO PULL OFF MASSIVE WIN OVER NO. 4 OLE MISS Texas was ranked #1 last week, and this week… not so much. They’ve fallen to #7 in the nation after losing last week to a vastly inferior Oklahoma team. Perhaps we all should’ve recognized this coming. The team faced Ohio State in Week 3, and they were getting crushed before some poor Buckeye play, and a good second half from the Longhorns gave them a one-point win. They dismissed UTSA fairly easily in Week 4. Coming off of a bye week, the Longhorns were able to narrowly escape Tennessee on the road. They won 20-17, but I could still give them credit for beating a ranked opponent on the road. Last week, though, was inexcusable. They lost 27-24 to an unranked Oklahoma team. Most of the damage came in the third quarter as the Sooner scored 17 unanswered points. Texas tied it up in the fourth quarter, but the defense allowed the team to get into field goal range, and the Sooners won. This game was technically a home game for Oklahoma, but it was played in Texas. At this point, you genuinely have to be concerned about something with Texas. Is Arch Manning really a great quarterback? Does the Texas defense have what they need, or is their head coach the main issue? I personally think the problem is their head coach. Manning needs to protect the ball better, and he had two interceptions against Oklahoma. Still, I don’t want to get in the way of a mad Texas team. Florida looks awful over the past few games, and I just don’t believe they will keep up with the Longhorns. Give me Texas to cover the -11.5. It’s a big number, but Texas should look to make a statement tonight. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad36a4f75342cf4db9170fa Sophie Cunningham commends Washington state girls who walked off cross country race over male teammate te 2026-10-17T12:30:07.755Z Sophie Cunningham commends Washington state girls who walked off cross country race over male teammate WNBA star Sophie Cunningham praised the Washington state high school girls who walked out of a cross-country race in protest of a transgender teammate. "Good work girls," Cunningham wrote in a comment on an XX-XY Athletics Instagram post about the protest. The three-word message echoed her earlier defense of teenage fans caught in a confrontation at a Seattle Storm game after showing support for her stance on women’s sports. RALLY PLANNED TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON GIRLS WHO REFUSED TO RACE AGAINST TRANSGENDER TEAMMATE IN CROSS COUNTRY About a dozen Camas High School runners walked off the course Oct. 13 during a meet against Battle Ground. Their teammate had begun the season competing in boys’ races before switching to girls’ competition. The dispute has drawn national attention and prompted plans for an Oct. 21 rally supporting the runners. Cunningham has previously argued that girls’ and women’s sports should be separated by sex. In a July ESPN profile, she described her position as protecting opportunities for girls while rejecting accusations that she hated transgender people. Later that month, two teenage supporters attended a Fever-Storm game at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and carrying a sign thanking Cunningham for speaking up for girls. The teenagers alleged that Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton confronted them and used profanity. The WNBA subsequently fined Keaton an undisclosed amount and suspended her from attending Seattle’s next five home games. Cunningham then reposted OutKick’s reporting of the Seattle controversy in July, writing "Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe," on X. STORM CO-OWNER SUSPENDED AFTER INCIDENT WITH SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM FANS AS STAR BREAKS SILENCE ON CONTROVERSY Cunningham also emphasized that she welcomed people regardless of gender identity and believed disagreement should not prevent kindness. But she sharply criticized the conduct attributed to Keaton. "Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is," Cunningham wrote. Storm majority owner Ginny Gilder apologized for the co-owner’s comments. "Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome," Gilder said in a statement that also reaffirmed the team’s commitment to treating fans respectfully. The Fever said at the time that neither the organization nor Cunningham had advance knowledge of the demonstration held outside the Seattle arena or contact with its organizers. The Camas dispute now brings Cunningham’s support back to Washington as voters prepare to consider Initiative 638 on Nov. 3. The measure would prohibit biologically male students from competing in certain female-only school sports and require health care provider verification of biological sex. Backers say the proposal would protect fair competition. Opponents say it would exclude transgender girls and create new medical and privacy burdens. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has said its gender-identity eligibility policy follows state law and that it cannot implement proposed restrictions that would violate that law. Amy Sousa, who helped organize demonstrations supporting Cunningham during the WNBA season, is organizing the "Camas Courage" rally for Oct. 21. "You should not have to become student activists. Adults are now taking the reins and adults are standing up," Sousa said in an interview. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad367fa75342cf4db917091 Detective suspected in girl’s murder may have killed others, former investigator fears te 2026-10-17T12:20:10.412Z Detective suspected in girl’s murder may have killed others, former investigator fears More than 65 years of searching for a killer has ended: Chicago police say they now know who shot an 8-year-old girl walking to mass. He was part of the force. Chicago cop Thomas F. McInerney Jr. has been identified as the man who abducted, shot and killed Gloria Kowalewicz on Nov. 12, 1960. FORMER CHICAGO POLICE DETECTIVE LINKED BY DNA TO 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S COLD-CASE MURDER, POLICE SAY At the time, McInerney was a recent addition to the agency, a violent crimes detective with the Chicago Police Department. He died in 2006. But evidence pointing to him as the killer lived on. And recent improvements in technology finally brought answers. DNA TECHNOLOGY LEADS TO ARREST IN 1988 KILLING OF ORLANDO WOMAN AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES Just before 8 a.m. on the morning of her death, Kowalewicz began walking a few blocks from her home to St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church. She never arrived. About four hours later, her body was found in a ditch in a forest preserve southwest of Chicago. Her killer left evidence scattered at the scene of the crime and along a highway back to Chicago. Investigators found a bullet, Kowalewicz’s coat, her shoes, and her little, white communion purse that held her prayer book. But the killer was never identified. But recently, investigators pursued more clues using updated technology. Ultimately, it was a fingerprint lifted off the strap of her purse that led investigators to McInerney after more than six decades. DNA BREAKTHROUGH LEADS TO ARREST IN GRISLY 33-YEAR-OLD COLD CASE INVESTIGATORS NEVER GAVE UP ON As part of the investigation, Chicago police formed a task force. They knocked on hundreds of doors and interviewed more than 1,300 people in the hopes of finding the girl's killer. More than a dozen people were questioned under a polygraph. The man responsible continued to blend inside the department. "It's not that law enforcement was incompetent at the time—they just didn't have the sophisticated investigative tools," said Michael Gould, a founding member of the New York Police Department’s K-9 unit. Using K-9 teams to track the scent of the killer could have been a more effective strategy, Gould told Fox News Digital. But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said. Now, they’re routinely used and have "cracked a lot of missing person cases." "Dogs could have tracked where the person lived and what direction he fled." "They give us X-ray vision. They allow us to see things—evidence—that's invisible to the naked eye. And that's what the primary locating tool should be for law enforcement, police K-9." KILLER EX-COP EXECUTED FOR CHILD'S SLAYING AS SHERIFF SAYS HE’S SURE SAME MONSTER MURDERED ANOTHER GIRL Chicago Police Department detectives never stopped searching for the girl’s killer, according to a statement sent by the agency to Fox News Digital. Through the years, they worked with Illinois State Police and the FBI to continue a quest for answers. The DNA and fingerprint evidence was preserved for decades until, finally, technology advanced enough to bring answers. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X It’s rare for law enforcement to maintain records and keep evidence that long, Gould said. He expects the DNA connection may lead to solving more cold cases. "My prediction there are going to be other victims [linked to McInerney]. I don't think this was a sole act." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "This, in my view, would have been a planned and intentional act. It's rare that this happens once in a serial murderer's life," he said. "They don't do it one time. In fact, it usually escalates when they're successful." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB What makes it "even more horrific," Gould said, is that McInerney may have used his influence as an officer to lure her into his car. SEND US A TIP "We teach our children that you should trust law enforcement, and when they leverage that against innocent people, particularly children, it's horrendous." GOT A TIP? After working in the Chicago Police Department for 28 years, McInerney retired and moved to Las Vegas. He died 20 years ago at age 70. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "His abhorrent actions not only took the life of an 8-year-old child, but left her parents and all who knew and loved her shattered as they searched for answers," the Chicago Police Department said in a prepared statement. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "McInerney should never have worn the CPD star, and it is devastating to accept that he was never identified and held accountable while he was alive. Though her parents have since passed away and were not able to receive justice in their daughter’s murder, we hope that this news brings a measure of closure to all who knew Gloria and her story." The Kowalewicz family’s spokeswoman, their attorney, did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad367f975342cf4db917088 Kelly Clarkson risks looking like 'rich and famous prima donna' in $15K bird fight, expert says te 2026-10-17T12:20:09.516Z Kelly Clarkson risks looking like 'rich and famous prima donna' in $15K bird fight, expert says Kelly Clarkson’s public dispute with a Brooklyn small business over a $15,000 mechanical bird could damage the relatable image she has built over the past two decades, a crisis PR expert warned. "There will certainly be some naysayers who think Clarkson was acting like a rich and famous prima donna and using her platform vindictively," Steve Honig, founder of The Honig Company, told Fox News Digital. "But most people will likely think that, for the most part, she acted accordingly and in many ways was a role model for standing up for oneself." The controversy began after Clarkson claimed she was treated like Julia Roberts’ character in "Pretty Woman" while shopping at Art of Play in Brooklyn. KELLY CLARKSON'S STORE CALLOUT SHOWS THE 'POWER' OF CELEBRITY STATEMENTS: EXPERT Clarkson said an employee appeared to judge her based on her appearance and suggested she look at "something comparable" instead of the $15,000 mechanical bird she wanted to purchase. She also called the employee an "idiot" and said the store lost a major sale. Art of Play, which sells puzzles, games, toys, books and other specialty items, responded to Clarkson's original social media post, saying the business had been bombarded with hateful messages from "8 million people" after the singer's accusations. "Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store. It’s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity. Thanks to all our friends for their support and welcome to all the curious folks who discovered us amidst the drama. We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,’" the store wrote on its Instagram page on Sunday afternoon. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE After Art of Play's Instagram post, Clarkson responded Sunday afternoon on X and Instagram stories to the store's assertion that the mechanical bird wasn't for sale. "Cool, cool. Sure, it wasn't for sale. That's the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with," Clarkson wrote, adding a thumbs-up emoji. The singer continued: "So the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn't happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone "yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can." That all never happened and now it’s not for sale. Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it," adding a checkmark emoji. Clarkson added: "And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things. I love small businesses and know they are important and I always support them, but you don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren’t." Clarkson’s post also prompted criticism online, with some users accusing her of using her platform to target a small business. The store reportedly received a wave of negative Google reviews after the singer’s comments went viral. SELMA BLAIR SAYS 'NO ONE RETURNED MY CALLS' AFTER ANTI-ISLAM COMMENT LED TO HOLLYWOOD FALLOUT Art of Play shared another post on Instagram Sunday to "clarify one additional detail" about Clarkson's visit.  "During the 5 minutes she spent in the store, she inquired about our mechanical bird puppet named Molly. We explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle. He told us he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson." "We also offered to show her a different singing bird automaton, made by a traditional clockmaking shop in Germany, that she could have taken home with her that day. It costs about $2,000. She did not stick around long enough to see it." "We’ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air," the shop concluded. "We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding." Adam Rubin, co-owner of Art of Play and a children’s author, spoke with Fox News Digital inside the Brooklyn store Tuesday morning, claiming the singer has put his business in danger after their viral dispute. Rubin claimed the backlash has extended beyond angry comments online, with people associated with the business allegedly facing threats and having their personal information exposed. "We've got incredible support from our neighbors and fans over the past few days, and all of them have been attacked, threatened, doxed," he said.  Evan Nierman, CEO of crisis PR firm Red Banyan, said Clarkson’s long-established reputation will likely protect her from any lasting damage — but warned that continuing to discuss the dispute could change how some people view her. "Arguing with a boutique toy store over a $15,000 mechanical bird is not going to make or break the long-term reputation of a literal ‘American Idol,’" Nierman said. "Right or wrong, she initiated this conflict by telling her 9 million followers that the owners of the store are idiots who lost a huge sale and mistreated her." TAYLOR HICKS CREDITS FAITH AND BLUE-COLLAR BIRMINGHAM ROOTS FOR KEEPING HIM GROUNDED AFTER 'AMERICAN IDOL' WIN "Prior to this incident, she was perceived as a down-to-earth and relatable celebrity, but this acrimonious back and forth over social media is sullying everyone involved," he added. Honig argued that the dispute could ultimately strengthen Clarkson’s image because she presented herself as someone standing up to unfair treatment. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "The dispute is more likely to strengthen Clarkson’s image than undermine it because she was standing up against being judged based on appearance," Honig said. "This was not really about a $15,000 item, but about how she says she was treated when she tried to buy it." "Just as in ‘Pretty Woman,’ someone appeared to be judging a book by its cover," he added. Still, Honig acknowledged that the situation could become more damaging if the dispute continues. "The only risk is if the dispute drags on and starts to look like a celebrity using her platform against a small business," he said. Nierman also urged Clarkson to let the controversy fade rather than risk having the dispute overshadow her career. "Clarkson has built up over two decades of goodwill since winning ‘American Idol.’ She has built a deep reservoir of trust, and her fans will give her the benefit of the doubt every time in a fight like this," he said. "Every new round of arguing over Molly the Bird makes it more likely that the general American public will start to make conclusions about Clarkson and her character based on this dispute, which does not serve her," Nierman added. "Clarkson should do what she can to move past this, since she wants the first thing people think about her to be her musical accomplishments and not a petty and protracted fight over a singing birdie." Honig said Clarkson should eventually "declare victory and move on," while Nierman suggested she ask her supporters to stop harassing the store. "Kelly’s silence has been helpful and the right move," Nierman said. "But if she really wanted to win the day and come out permanently ahead, she could call on her fans to stand down and leave the store and its employees alone." A representative for Clarkson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.  Fox News Digital's Danielle Minnetian contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad367f875342cf4db91707f BROADCAST BIAS: Feminist freakout over Shane Gillis comment is the real joke te 2026-10-17T12:20:08.682Z BROADCAST BIAS: Feminist freakout over Shane Gillis comment is the real joke In recent years, NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" has followed the late-night trend of waging a self-righteous "humor" war on President Donald Trump. Almost every show begins with a Trump-mocking skit, and the "Weekend Update" fake newscast is heavily laden with snide comments about Trump and his conservative coterie. What caused thumping outrage this week was comedian Shane Gillis, who was announced as an incoming "SNL" cast member in 2019 before getting canceled almost immediately for some anti-Asian jokes. His opening monologue this week was denounced for joking, "I haven’t been to the gym in so long. I didn’t know women just dress like whores now. Look, I'm sorry, there's no other way to describe. Have you seen it? I've seen it, the shorts. Have you seen the shorts? Those neon, they’re, like, artificial vape-colored. The wrinkles go, like, around the cheeks and combine at the butthole." What drew less attention was the second half of it, Gillis mocking himself, or men in general: "And don’t look. You’re not allowed to look. For real, don’t look, because they are filming. I’m in the background of like 10 TikToks right now." ACTOR DAN LEVY BLASTS SHANE GILLIS' 'SNL' MONOLOGUE, CLAIMS MEN'S 'COMPLACENCY' FUELS SEXUAL ASSAULT The first broadcast network to pounce on Gillis was actually NBC, on NBCNews.com. Reporter Rebecca Cohen lamented: "Gillis, who is known for his raunchy style of comedy, has a history of placing women — and other marginalized groups — at the butt of jokes. Many people called it tone-deaf of Gillis to make such comments following the reports around a former Cornell University student who alleged she was gang-raped at an on-campus fraternity house in 2024." "Many people" were represented by feminist author Jessica Valenti: "This is his contribution to that conversation," she said. "This is him telling us what he thinks of the discourse on sexual assault. ... That is rape culture." SALLY YATES' CORNELL REVIEW OF ALLEGED GANG RAPE COULD SCRUTINIZE CRUCIAL POLICE INTERVIEW, ATTORNEY SAYS NBC’s "Today" picked it up on air on Tuesday in the fourth hour. "I wouldn’t want my kids to listen to that," co-host Jenna Bush Hager said. "It feels mean," co-host Sheinelle Jones agreed. "And that is the energy that I think made people upset." "Today" also put the controversy on TV when fake "Weekend Update" anchor Michael Che came on to promote his new Netflix special. "How are you thinking about what happened this week with Shane’s opening monologue?" substitute host Laura Jarrett asked. "You’ve seen the pushback." SWIFTIES CLAIM TRAVIS KELCE DID THE UNSPEAKABLE BY LIKING SHANE GILLIS' 'SNL' MONOLOGUE & THEY'RE NOT HAPPY Che replied: "That’s comedy. It’s like, you think it’s funny and then some people don’t." Jarrett asked Che if he laughed in real time. He denied seeing it in real time, as he prepared for his skit. Che also did an interview on NPR’s "Morning Edition," but they never brought Gillis up. NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben posted an angry thread on Bluesky: "I know this is nothing you haven’t heard before but like In the year of our Lord 2026 a dude went on the big comedy sketch institution program and said 'lol women dress like whores' and … it’s all fine and good? It’s not all over my feeds? Is it bc no one watches SNL or like I dunno normal misogyny?" Profanity followed. CORNELL PROTESTERS SWARM CAMPUS TO SUPPORT JANE DOE, CALL FOR UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION On ABC’s "The View," co-host Sara Haines picked up the "rape culture" spin: "When the language like ‘whore’ is passed along, I might have not noticed it before in the past, because it was under the guise of a joke. And as we’re talking about this Cornell 7, I'm not saying a joke makes an assault, but it makes it much easier to look at it as another human as an object." It wasn’t misogyny, apparently, on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live," when the host displayed a picture of then-White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia in skin-tight gym clothes to make fun of how unqualified she was: "Katie met a number of qualifications for the job. She has blonde hair. She can do a thumbs up, and end of list. Really, what else do you need? Where do they all get that same face? Is that makeup, or do they have a machine that stamps it on?" SETH MEYERS, JOHN OLIVER TELL JIMMY KIMMEL HE'S THEIR 'BULLETPROOF VEST' WHEN IT COMES TO TRUMP By the time the Gillis controversy was picked up on "CBS Mornings" on Oct. 14, there was at least a debate of sorts. Co-host Nate Burleson set it up: "The question is: Is he being targeted unfairly by cancel culture, or does he deserve all of this criticism he’s getting?" After running through outraged clips, co-host Adriana Diaz admitted Gillis "recently broke a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance ever at a comedy show with nearly 74,000 audience members." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION But they kept up the anti-women angle: "Sophie Carpenter is a fitness coach and content creator. She worries jokes like the one Gillis made Saturday could discourage some women from working out altogether." All this fuss might cause the sneaking suspicion that NBC wanted its comedy "institution" to make news, which would explain why they were the first ones out of the gate in denouncing it. It’s likely this will only help Gillis, just as he built his career on getting canceled by NBC in the first place. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad367f775342cf4db917076 Your bumper sticker could help Flock cameras track where you go — new bill aims to stop it te 2026-10-17T12:20:07.772Z Your bumper sticker could help Flock cameras track where you go — new bill aims to stop it FIRST ON FOX: Americans are sounding the alarm over privacy concerns surrounding Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that can snap photos of cars and track locations, and one GOP lawmaker is moving to close the gaps. Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., introduced a bill Thursday that would ban ALPR searches targeting political or religious messages on vehicles, require warrants for most searches, mandate that records be deleted within 24 hours and prohibit vendors from selling or sharing location data. "When you consider that these systems track everything that you do, where you work, where your kids go to school, where you even go to church, I think it's pretty easy to understand why people are concerned," Harrigan told Fox News Digital. "So that's an extraordinary amount of information about somebody that the government has that has never committed a crime." POWERFUL CRIME-FIGHTING SURVEILLANCE GROWTH SPURS LAWMAKERS TO ISSUE WARNING: 'ORWELLIAN' Flock cameras and other ALPRs have drawn widespread debate. Law enforcement uses them in criminal investigations to collect searchable license plate, location and other vehicle data that allow officers to search by location and identify vehicles matching a suspect’s vehicle description. Critics believe they raise constitutional concerns by tracking drivers without consent, while supporters say they are needed for crime prevention. President Donald Trump has voiced support for Flock cameras, telling reporters on Sept. 13 that he "sort of" likes them because of their use by law enforcement despite some people calling them "an infringement." Harrigan's bill would impose restrictions on all ALPR systems, including prohibiting government agencies from categorizing vehicles by "expressive attributes" like political or religious bumper stickers, flags or decals. HAWLEY RIPS FLOCK’S SPRAWLING SURVEILLANCE WEB AS TEXAS CITIES CUT CAMERAS OVER PRIVACY AND DATA FEARS "At the end of the day, they have nothing to do with whether you committed a crime or not," Harrigan said. "As all of this data comes in and is vacuumed in by the government, it becomes searchable, particularly with the new technologies that we have surrounding artificial intelligence." That means messages ranging from "Back the Blue" to "Jesus Saves" or "Black Lives Matter" could not be turned into searchable data. The bill would also block ALPR searches targeting political or religious activity, civil immigration violations, parking or non-moving traffic violations, debts and other civil penalties. As ALPR technology expands, Flock Safety says its systems can detect bumper stickers but cannot identify their type, "like a political party or a house of worship." However, its AI-powered FreeForm search allows users to search vehicle characteristics "in plain terms," raising questions about how bumper stickers and other markings could be used to identify vehicles. The company said safeguards are designed to block searches for vehicles based on political or religious bumper stickers and symbols. The bill would require law enforcement to have a probable cause warrant in most searches, with exceptions for immediate threats to someone’s life or safety. Records would have to be deleted within 24 hours, with exceptions for warrants, emergencies and court orders. It would also require agencies to log ALPR searches, publish annual reports and undergo audits. States without qualifying protections could lose 10% of certain federal criminal justice funding. Additionally, vendors would be prohibited from selling ALPR data or using it to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. And for Americans worried about their Fourth Amendment rights, the bill would offer legal protections, allowing people to sue over illegal searches for at least $1,000 per violation and keep illegally obtained evidence out of court. TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT MOVES TO CUT STATE FUNDING FOR AI-POWERED FLOCK CAMERAS AMID PRIVACY CONCERNS In August, The Washington Post found that at least 50 officers had been accused or charged with misusing license plate readers. Some reportedly used them to spy on romantic partners, exes or other women, with Flock’s system used in 46 cases. Harrigan said the bill would not stop the technology from being used as an investigative tool and would instead place limits on how far law enforcement can go. "Simultaneously, when we have technology that can benefit humanity and our experience here as Americans and make America safer, we should leverage that. But we have to strike the right balance," he said. He said he believes lawmakers can get behind the bill "regardless of your political philosophy." "Protecting Americans from criminals and protecting their constitutional rights, to me, those are two core responsibilities of government," he said. "And I think that that's something that members on both sides of the aisle can get behind." Fox News Digital reached out to Flock Safety for comment but did not hear back before publication. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad367f675342cf4db91706d DEPROGRAMMED: She was all in for socialism - until the 'red flags' became impossible to ignore te 2026-10-17T12:20:06.918Z DEPROGRAMMED: She was all in for socialism - until the 'red flags' became impossible to ignore Germania Rodriguez Poleo, a Venezuelan-American journalist who emigrated to the United States when she was 11 years old, grew up to vote for Bernie Sanders in support of some of the socialist policies her family fought to escape — before she recognized what she described as the "red flags" of what she once supported. "Once I looked at the details, it looked more like Chavismo than Scandinavia[n socialism]," Poleo told Fox News Digital. Chavismo, a socialist program "characterized by nationalism, a centralized economy, and an active military involved in public projects," was named after autocratic leader Hugo Chávez, the movement's founder. "Ever since, I've been trying to share that message with fellow young people who truly just fall for the misinformation," she continued. SOCIALISM WILL 'CONTROL PEOPLE' AND 'TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY' FROM AMERICA, ACCORDING TO THESE EXPATS "[Venezuela has] done the suffering for you, we destroyed our country. Venezuela is an example for the entire world of how a democratic country can vote itself into total collapse… One vote was enough to lose our country, and who knows if we'll ever get it back," Poleo said. She went on to detail "the war over what the definition of socialism is," arguing that adding "democratic" before "socialism" creates a misleading distinction between socialist policies and the realities of life in Venezuela, Cuba and other countries. "Socialism and capitalism are mutually exclusive — and that's where [socialists are] lying to people," she continued. JONATHAN TURLEY: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS WANT TO REMAKE AMERICA IN THEIR IMAGE. THAT’S TERRIFYING "If you really talk to these DSA types, they'll admit it — they think capitalism has failed and they want to try a different system… That's [where] they're lying. Social democracy is under capitalism. Socialism wants to end capitalism and that is a very, very important distinction," Poleo revealed. "When did I open my eyes? When the red flags became too many," she added. She went on to explain how she came to support candidates like Sanders, touching on the "immigrant experience" and pressure to "assimilate" to the new Western culture that surrounded her. "It’s the same thing that's convincing young Americans all over the United States to view socialism favorably," she continued. OPINION: SOCIALISM LOOKS APPEALING WHEN SCHOOLS REFUSE TO TEACH ITS HORRIFIC, REAL-WORLD COST "By the time I got to NYU, and I had fancy professors telling me that the problem wasn't socialism, but capitalism, unchecked capitalism, repeating the horrors of trickle-down economics. [I was] going to classes like ‘the politics of inequality,’ ‘Latina feminism.' This is what was building my world view, all taught by White American professors, of course," Poleo recalled. "I ended up believing their lie that what they're talking about is social democracy, like in Scandinavian countries, and not what happened in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua," she continued. Poleo, the narrator of "Escaping Venezuela," a documentary by Reason, said that the lives, experiences and memories that encompass the stories of immigrants are "not convenient" for the people who support socialism. TODAY’S LEFTISTS ARE DANGEROUSLY WRONG ABOUT COMMUNISM. JUST LISTEN TO THE SURVIVORS "Our story and our tragedy is not convenient for people who say they care about victims of dictatorships or migrants… They don't like our story because it shows what happens in the real world when an anti-Western, anti-U.S., supposedly anti-imperialist government gets to power and establishes socialist policies," Poleo noted. "They want to say that's not real socialism, and they don't want to listen to us. I mean, they call themselves progressives while silencing the voices of the people who understand these systems the best," she stated. "I want young Americans, my fellow young Americans, to understand that Venezuela did not have to end this way… Listen to the victims. Don't insist [o]n the idea in the book that has never been put to work the ideal way that you're still waiting for. This is socialism. This is what happens outside of the utopia little book that promises equality… The examples are there. Stop looking away," Poleo said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad365a075342cf4db917013 Americans are secretly cooking during virtual meetings, with one age group leading the way te 2026-10-17T12:10:08.263Z Americans are secretly cooking during virtual meetings, with one age group leading the way Your colleagues might be chopping, stirring and whipping up a meal on the other side of your video call, a new survey found. A national survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults found that 17% of respondents have cooked during a work meeting while their cameras were off, and among Gen Z, the figure rose to 26%. The poll, conducted by Savanta for AI meeting assistant company Bluedot, also found that 23% have used the bathroom during a meeting with their cameras off, 14% have shopped online and 13% have exercised. Twelve percent, meanwhile, have fallen asleep while their cameras were off, and that figure rose to 30% among Gen Z. BRINGING THIS POPULAR DRINK TO A JOB INTERVIEW COULD HURT YOUR CHANCES, EXPERTS WARN John Coleman, co-CEO of Atlanta-based Sovereign's Capital, told Fox News Digital he has occasionally resorted to eating lunch during back-to-back meetings and taken conference calls while exercising, with his camera off, but he draws the line at cooking while participating in a call. "I'd hate for someone to have a cooking accident while they're on Zoom and not be a full participant in the meeting," Coleman said. And some of the other behaviors are even riskier, he noted. "I had a colleague forget that his video was on and take his laptop into the restroom with him actually, which gave a great view of the restroom to everybody on the call, much to his chagrin," Coleman recalled. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ His tip is to treat video calls — on camera or not — as if you were face-to-face.  "You want to be engaged with the person across from you," he said. If you need to step away and complete a task, he recommends sending a quick message to let the other people on the call know. Kristen Hadeed, a Texas-based leadership expert and author of "Human Leadership," said her company treats making lunch as "human time" — an everyday need employees should be able to handle. "These moments are part of life, and I want my team to feel empowered to take the time they need while maintaining open communication with the team." "When a person's time away from work will affect their availability, responsiveness or the team's ability to get work done, I expect that it is communicated so that we are all on the same page," Hadeed added. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER For Catherine Fisher, LinkedIn's vice president of communications and a California-based career expert, the key question is whether multitasking affects someone’s ability to take part. "The question isn't necessarily, 'Are you doing anything else?' It's, 'Can you still contribute when you’re needed?'" Fisher told Fox News Digital. "If you can't follow the discussion, answer a question or contribute meaningfully, that's when multitasking can start getting in the way of your participation." Coleman said part of the problem is how some meetings are organized.  "A lot of this responsibility, I think, rests on organizations," he said. "We overcrowd meetings. We make them too long." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS When employees feel they are not needed in a discussion, or that a meeting could have been handled by email, they may start multitasking, he said, and that erodes cognitive ability. Coleman recommends keeping virtual calls brief, limiting attendance to those who need to participate and asking whether a video call is even necessary in the first place. Fisher said the higher share of Gen Z respondents who said they have cooked during meetings may reflect how the pandemic shaped their expectations around work and home life. "I wouldn't look at this data and conclude that Gen Z cares less about work," she said. "Many started their careers during the pandemic, at a time when the boundaries between work and home had already been rewritten." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad360ee75342cf4db916f54 Bears star Caleb Williams could reinjure hamstring by returning too soon, surgeon says te 2026-10-17T11:50:06.159Z Bears star Caleb Williams could reinjure hamstring by returning too soon, surgeon says Caleb Williams is listed as questionable for the Chicago Bears' game on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons as he looks to return from his hamstring injury. Should he play, though? Former college football quarterback-turned-foot-and-ankle surgeon Dr. Drew Burdi isn’t sure if the juice is worth the squeeze. Burdi dealt with a hamstring injury during his playing days at Western Michigan and knows how tough they are to manage. "I think he could reinjure it," Burdi told OutKick in a recent interview. "I had, when I was playing, I had a hamstring, I pulled my hamstring. It felt the same way. I remember looking around, I was running and I felt like somebody came up and hit me in the back of my leg, and then I realized there was no one around me, and I knew exactly what happened." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Burdi said that when the hamstring is injured, it's actually partially torn. If it's not given time to heal properly, it becomes more susceptible to tearing again. "Then that just puts stress on other parts of the body, you could be running differently. It can put him in a compromising positions that he just normally wouldn't be in when he's 100%," Burdi said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Williams refused to disclose the medical grade of his hamstring injury but called it "pretty serious." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "I felt a pop," Williams said. "That's why I looked back. I looked back just like everybody else does when you feel a pop. Think somebody grabbed you and nobody grabbed me." The Bears' star quarterback also said he wasn't sure whether he would play against the Falcons. Burdi said that if Williams has any trepidation, he should sit out another week. "'Cause they really look good (without him), except for the Packers (game). But I mean, without that game, I don't know. I'd probably say take more time because I think that they could. It depends on their schedule too. If their schedule is good enough where they can get out of it at .500 and have him come back healthy, I think it's better than trying to push himself, win a game, maybe this week, but then he injures it further, and then he might be out longer. It's one of those injuries where you can try to push it, but you really have to know yourself. If it feels like you're still not 100%, it's probably worth just holding off on it," Burdi said. Without Williams, the Bears have gone 2-1. They beat the Philadelphia Eagles with Case Keenum, beat the New York Jets with Tyson Bagent, and then lost to the Green Bay Packers. Bagent started against the Packers but was replaced by Keenum late in the blowout loss. If the Bears heed Burdi's advice and sit Williams for one more week if he doesn't feel 100% and lose to the Falcons on Sunday, they will still have managed to go .500 without their star quarterback for a month. The last thing the Bears need is for Williams to hustle back only to reinjure himself and miss more time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad35e9775342cf4db916efa Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican after surgery to remove lung cancer te 2026-10-17T11:40:07.383Z Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican after surgery to remove lung cancer Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday following surgery to remove a cancerous node in his lung, according to a statement from the Holy See. "Following the doctors’ assessment this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital, where he was hospitalized for surgery on his right lung," the statement read. "He will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. Tomorrow, he will lead the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment," the statement added. The pope received blood tests and a chest X-ray Saturday, both of which confirmed he is well enough to return to the Vatican, according to Vatican News. The pope will celebrate mass in a room on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital before returning to the Vatican, according to the Holy See press office. DR MARC SIEGEL: POPE LEO'S LUNG SURGERY PUTS MODERN MEDICINE ALONGSIDE FAITH Pope Leo underwent thoracic surgery to remove the node on Tuesday. Following the successful surgery, doctors diagnosed him with lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer. "The Pope was in the operating room approximately three hours, while the operation itself lasted about 90 minutes. The doctors said it was successful and there were no complications," a statement from the Holy See press office read. RECOVERING FROM LUNG SURGERY, POPE LEO URGES PUTIN TO AGREE TO CEASEFIRE IN RUSSIAN-HELD UKRAINE CITY "Pope Leo awoke normally after surgery and, following a brief period of observation, returned to his room on the hospital’s 10th floor," Vatican News added in a statement. While recovering, Pope Leo called Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him to call for a ceasefire in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky. POPE LEO XIV SEEN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE LUNG CANCER SURGERY AMID MAJOR RECOVERY MILESTONE "During the conversation, the Holy Father expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population," a statement from the Vatican read. "Finally, the Holy Father reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to promoting dialogue and peace," the statement added. TRUMP WISHES POPE LEO SPEEDY RECOVERY AFTER LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS, SPEAKS HIGHLY OF PONTIFF'S BROTHER Russia has controlled the southern Ukrainian city since May and has not allowed any humanitarian food deliveries in the city. Oleshky also has no electricity, gas or running water, and the hospital is barely functional, according to previous Fox News Digital reporting. Fox News Digital contacted the Holy See for further comment. Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad35e9675342cf4db916ef1 The Cignetti effect is real: Indiana football sparks an unbelievable 'revival' in Bloomington te 2026-10-17T11:40:06.319Z The Cignetti effect is real: Indiana football sparks an unbelievable 'revival' in Bloomington The crowd inside the "Upstairs Pub" started to grow as the clock turned toward Friday night on the campus of Indiana, with students getting out of class and heading towards to local drinking establishments for what was going to be a wild 24 hours. Obviously, the mood has shifted around this college town thanks to the Hoosiers winning last year's CFP title, along with having a head coach in Curt Cignetti who has turned this program into a football juggernaut in just two years. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IS SACRIFICING ITS SOULD TO BE BECOME AN ATM FOR CONFERENCES WITH 24-TEAM EXPANSION Whether it was the apparel stores that had fans waiting in lines for their chance to purchase Indiana gear, or the restaurants that were already filling up early Friday afternoon, it's obvious that the attitude has changed around this college town that once glossed over the football season in anticipation for basketball. Later today, it will be No. 4 Ohio State visiting No. 5 Indiana in what will be the most electric atmosphere Bloomington has seen in decades. You can call it a "revival," or the Cignetti effect, but it's not hard to notice the culture change in Bloomington. "We're a football school now, and I hate to say that about the basketball program," Edward, from just outside Indianapolis noted. "We spent years praying for some type of revival of college football within this fan base, and we finally have it during one of the craziest times in sports. "A lot of schools are trying to pull off the Indiana magic of rebuilding a program in such a short time period. And those expectations are truly centered around what transpired here in Bloomington. That part is wild to me. We expect to win football games now, which is a wonderful feeling to have. The last time a Hoosiers' football team defeated the Buckeyes in Bloomington was in 1988. It took thirty years for Indiana to snap a losing streak to Ohio State, which finally came to an end last season inside Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten championship game. Also, this will be the first time a top-five college football matchup has taken place inside Memorial Stadium since 1960, as Indiana rises a 22-game winning streak into their showdown with the Buckeyes on Saturday. Essentially, there are a lot of firsts that could end up coming to fruition for an Indiana team that has defied the odds over the past two seasons, against plenty of odds and fans who might still be under the impression this was all just a fluke. I'm here to tell you that nothing Curt Cignetti is doing on this campus, and opposing ones, is centered around some magical voodoo that the Hoosiers head coach has placed on the Big Ten. CURT CIGNETTI WAS SO FOCUSED THIS OFFSEASON, HE TURNED DOWN ALL EXTERNAL REQUESTS: 'I'M 95% FOOTBALL' Whether or not folks outside Bloomington believe Indiana can do it again this season is not the point. The supporters who are lining Kirkwood avenue, or the thousands who made their way into town on Friday evening, are the true barometer of where this program has been taken in such a short time period that has other college athletic directors trying to replicate the Cignetti magic. "I don't think folks truly understood what we were going through as a fan base," Thomas, longtime season ticket holder told OutKick. "I've been coming to games for thirty years, and I've never seen this type of excitement, and it's hard to correlate it with basketball. Sure, we're not oblivious to the narrative that followed our football program like a black cloud. "But, why do you think we're not taking these moments for granted? We've earned this sh-t, and I promise you this fan base isn’t cocky. We just expect to win now, which clearly wasn’t the case just a few years ago. So yea, I expect us to beat Ohio State." I've been around plenty of college campuses during my career, and the resurgent joy that you see in Bloomington is contagious. This is no longer a loyal group of fans waiting for November to roll around so they can walk into Assembly Hall to watch the basketball program, which has also had its problems over the years. But what Indiana football did for the school is provide hope that everything that has transpired over the last two years in one sport, can be done again across multiple venues across campus. Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years. The man who told you all to 'google' him has reignited an athletic department and fan base that will make Saturday's atmosphere on Indiana's campus feel more like a cinematic backdrop that will host college football's premier matchup of the day. At the same time, since it's happening here in Bloomington, there are programs across the country that now believe they can pull-off the same type magical story that we're witnessing take place with Indiana. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad359e875342cf4db916e29 Ilhan Omar's turbulent week explained: The dueling probes that threw the Somali-born progressive into chaos te 2026-10-17T11:20:08.305Z Ilhan Omar's turbulent week explained: The dueling probes that threw the Somali-born progressive into chaos It was a week of legal turmoil for one of America's most recognizable members of Congress. Early Monday morning, federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the chief investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), executed a search warrant on Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. The raid was part of an ongoing criminal probe into Omar's immigration status, with sources telling Fox News Digital that authorities are scrutinizing whether she or her father committed fraud when filling out paperwork for her to become a U.S. citizen. A day later, U.S. Attorney for the District of Washington, D.C., Jeannine Pirro, announced her office was investigating Omar's financial disclosures, which had previously been subject to public scrutiny and congressional oversight, but never by authorities. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION Fox News Digital breaks down what we know so far about each investigation: In May 2025, Omar filed financial disclosure forms for the year 2024, a required for every member of Congress to complete every year. I showed that she had between $6 million and $30 million in assets connected to two businesses run by her husband, Tim Mynett. One was was a venture capital firm, and the other a California winery. Her financial disclosures from the year prior, covering 2023, said those assets were only valued at between $15,000 and $51,000 total. The now-defunct winery, eStCru LLC, saw its reported valuation jump from between $15,000 and $50,000 in 2023 to between $1 million and $5 million in 2024. Rose Lake Capital LLC showed an even sharper increase, rising from a reported value of between $1 and $1,000 in 2023 to between $5 million and $25 million the following year. The massive reported spike in net worth over the one-year span raised eyebrows, leading a watchdog group called the National Legal and Policy Center to file a complaint with the Office of Congressional Conduct in February of this year. 'SQUAD' DEM DISMISSES FRAUD PROBE SPECULATION AFTER $29M NET-WORTH DROP Less than a month after the complaint was filed, Omar amended her 2025 disclosure form. The new filing reduced the couple's combined reported assets to between $18,004 and $95,000, and said the businesses had zero value after accounting for liabilities. ILHAN OMAR'S OFFICE SAYS SHE'S ‘NOT A MILLIONAIRE’ AFTER $30M FILING REVISED DOWN TO UNDER $100K: REPORT Omar blamed an accounting error, and has since repeatedly insisted that she is not a millionaire. In September, the Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss misconduct allegations stemming from the financial disclosures. But the hubbub caught the eye of Pirro, who confirmed on Fox News' "America Reports" Tuesday that her office is investigating the discrepancies. Further details about the investigation have not yet been released. Monday's judicially authorized raid of Omar's Washington, D.C. home sent shockwaves through the political world, with many critics calling it politically motivated because it occurred three weeks before November's general elections. The Trump administration has denied those accusations. DEMOCRATS' FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’ HSI agents spent several hours at Omar's home, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the lawmaker's personal cell phone, computers and passport were seized during the search. She has not been seen publicly since before the raid. Sources told Fox News Digital that investigators are scrutinizing whether Omar or her father fraudulently filled out immigration paperwork when Omar was become a U.S. citizen decades ago. The Journal also reported that the goal of the probe is to strip Omar of her citizenship. A dozen people, including family members, were subpoenaed in relation to the investigation. FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE PHONE OF REP ILHAN OMAR IN RAID TIED TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD PROBE "Well, I understand they’re looking at her very carefully," President Donald Trump said Monday of the raid. "I’ve always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me." "I think she’s a terrible person. Just a complainer. She comes from a country that is ... a non-country, and then she comes over here and she complains about our Constitution," he continued. "I think she’s a terrible person, but that’s really up to the DOJ. I have nothing to do with it." On Tuesday in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital after rallying for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Tyler, Texas, Vice President JD Vance echoed a similar sentiment. "We don't want to be like the Biden administration. We never want to be like that — where they would allow the law to go after their political opponents," Vance said. "We really want to let the law, the facts drive this. And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we'll take a step when we have to." ILHAN OMAR’S EMBATTLED HUSBAND APPEARS AT SCENE OF HSI RAID IN MIDST OF CRIMINAL FRAUD INVESTIGATION Vance made it clear taking that unprecedented step of denaturalizing a sitting member of Congress is possible, but only if the law requires it based on the facts of the case. "And to the question of it being unprecedented, I mean, what I'd say is that Ilhan Omar herself is a very unprecedented person," Vance said. "We have very rarely had a person in Congress who seems to have such disdain and such rage at the country that gave her a better life," Vance said. "Now, that's not a crime." "But we're going to see whether she did commit a crime. And if she did, we're obviously going to follow the law." A spokesperson for Omar did not return multiple requests for comment throughout the week. However, Omar has responded on social media. "This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies," she said. "For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad359e775342cf4db916e20 Serial killer's ex-wife slept beside murderer for 8 years, never suspected his deadly double life te 2026-10-17T11:20:07.444Z Serial killer's ex-wife slept beside murderer for 8 years, never suspected his deadly double life This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). For years, Bonnie Lou Gower shared a bed with a man she thought she knew better than anyone. She had no idea the man sleeping beside her was capable of murder. Her husband, Richard "Marc" Evonitz, was leading a double life, one that would ultimately expose him as a serial killer who preyed on young girls. His victims included a 16-year-old who lost her life while Evonitz was still married to Gower. SERIAL KILLER SURVIVOR WHO ESCAPED 18-HOUR CAPTIVITY REVEALS INSTINCT SHE WISHES SHE NEVER IGNORED Decades after Evonitz’s crimes came to light, Gower is revisiting the warning signs she didn't recognize — alongside the young woman who survived him. In Investigation Discovery’s true crime docuseries "The Serial Killer Connection," Gower meets with Kara Robinson Chamberlain, who endured 18 hours of captivity and torture before escaping Evonitz, as they investigate whether he may be linked to other unsolved cases. For Gower, one question has followed her since learning the truth about the man she married. "When I initially learned about [his crimes] and I told people, honestly their first response is, ‘Well, obviously you knew. How could you not have known?’" Gower told Fox News Digital. "That was my very first question to the FBI. ‘How could I not know this? How could I not know I was sleeping next to somebody for eight and a half years that was doing this?’ And of course, they assured me that there’s no way I could have known." Looking back, Gower admitted there were things she didn’t question at the time. Whenever she left town to visit family, Evonitz insisted on staying behind, claiming he had to work. Only later did Gower discover that he had actually taken time off while she was away. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X "One of the reasons he never came with me was because he said he was working," said Gower. "And then, I come to find out, he had actually taken off work on the days that I was out of town. But at the time, I wasn’t at all concerned about leaving him behind. I was just going and visiting my family. It definitely makes you look at everybody and everything now, whether you can trust someone’s words or actions." Gower met Evonitz, who was eight years her senior, in South Carolina. He was the older brother of one of her friends and would come home whenever he was on leave from the U.S. Navy. She quickly developed a crush on him as she got to know him and, at age 16, Evonitz asked her out on a date. They married in August 1988 when she was 17 and he was 25. "You think you know who you are when you’re 17, but I really don’t think I did," said Gower. "I don’t think I had a handle on that. And I was relatively sheltered. I was very naïve, very trusting, taking everything at face value. I think he knew that." During the marriage, there were moments when Gower suspected Evonitz was being unfaithful. Whenever she questioned him, Evonitz told her it was all in her head. She believed him. But as the relationship progressed, Evonitz began isolating her from friends and family as they moved around the country, from Maine to San Diego to Virginia. SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER "No one ever thinks that their significant other is going to be a serial killer," Chamberlain told Fox News Digital. "I think worst case, and this is something that she expressed to me, he was having an affair. No one ever thinks your spouse is out murdering someone." "He kept that part of himself very tightly controlled and didn’t show it to the people he was closest to." The marriage began to unravel after Evonitz left the Navy. Gower said financial pressures fueled growing tensions between the couple, while Evonitz became prone to mood swings and what she described as "rages." He also frequently criticized her weight. Behind closed doors, Gower was also uncomfortable with his interest in bondage, according to the docuseries. Even as the marriage reached its breaking point, Gower said she still didn’t see Evonitz as someone capable of hurting her. Walking away, she said, was a decision that came after years of mounting unhappiness. When Gower made the decision to leave the marriage, Gower said her fear was for him, not herself. "I was concerned for his safety when he said he was going to take the gun and kill himself," Gower recalled. "I never feared for my own life." SEND US A TIP Even after she finally walked away, Gower said Evonitz had left her questioning whether she had any justification for doing so. "When I left, I felt like I was leaving for no real good reason," she said. "[But] I wasn’t happy." According to Gower's TikTok, she and Evonitz were married from August 1988 until January 1997. Multiple reports indicate that their divorce was finalized in 1998. Years later, Gower would learn just how much she hadn’t known about the man she left behind. On June 24, 2002, 15-year-old Chamberlain was at a friend’s home in South Carolina when Evonitz pulled into the driveway. The stranger approached her with pamphlets and asked if her parents were home. Then, he held a gun to her neck and threatened to shoot her if she screamed. He forced Chamberlain into a dark storage container in his car. At Evonitz’s apartment, Chamberlain was repeatedly sexually assaulted. He restrained her to a bed. After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept. As she took off, Chamberlain encountered two men who took her to a police station. Chamberlain led officers back to her captor’s apartment. But when investigators arrived, Evonitz had escaped. Police tracked Evonitz to Sarasota, Florida, but as they closed in on him, Evonitz died by suicide. He was 38. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Once investigators began digging into Evonitz’s past, Chamberlain’s abduction proved to be only part of the story. Evidence recovered from Evonitz’s South Carolina apartment, former Virginia residence and vehicle linked him to three unsolved murders. On Sept. 9, 1996, Evonitz abducted 16-year-old Sofia Silva from the front steps of her home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he and Gower had been living. Her body was discovered about five weeks later in neighboring King George County. Then, on May 1, 1997, sisters Kristin "Kristi" Lisk, 15, and Kathryn "Kati" Lisk, 12, vanished after returning home from school. Both girls had been sexually assaulted and strangled. Their bodies were discovered five days later in the South Anna River. Notes discovered by investigators indicated that Evonitz already had his eye on other potential victims, Fox News Digital previously reported. It would be months after Chamberlain’s abduction that Gower learned of her ex-husband’s other victims. "It felt like it wasn’t real at all," Gower admitted. "It felt like this was something that happens in the movies. This wasn’t real life. It was very hard to believe that he could hurt anybody. He had never hit me or physically abused me." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Now, Gower and Chamberlain are looking to Evonitz’s past for answers about whether there could be other victims. Gower has helped piece together a timeline of Evonitz’s movements during their marriage, providing investigators with dates, locations and old calendars as potential cold cases are examined. "Of course, he wasn’t always where I thought he was," said Gower. Chamberlain, meanwhile, has been investigating whether Evonitz could be responsible for other unsolved crimes, examining cases dating back to the 1980s and tracing his movements during his years in the Navy and in the decades before her own abduction. "I genuinely think that there is a level of escalation that we see between an indecent exposure [incident] and then three homicides in approximately nine months and then a break before me that is unexplainable to me," she said. "Everything’s possible and nothing has been confirmed," Chamberlain stressed. "It’s a frustrating place to be, but I will not stop searching." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST One potential key to finding answers is DNA. While investigating cases for the docuseries, Chamberlain said she learned that Evonitz’s DNA profile was not in CODIS, the FBI’s national DNA database. However, she said authorities in Spotsylvania County still have a blood sample that can be provided to law enforcement agencies seeking to compare his DNA with evidence from other cases. Chamberlain said she hopes Evonitz’s DNA can ultimately be entered into CODIS, allowing for broader comparisons with evidence from unsolved crimes. "I genuinely believe that there’s no way he only murdered three girls and kidnapped me," she said. "I don’t think that there’s a world in which that’s true." While making the docuseries, Gower learned that Evonitz had kept a photograph of her when she was just 11 years old — years before they began dating — hidden behind another framed picture of her. Gower said it was not a photograph she had taken with her when she left home and that she never knew Evonitz possessed it. "It’s disturbing enough that he would have 11-year-old me in a picture behind something," she said. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE Decades after learning the truth about the man she married, Gower said she is still trying to make sense of it. "I don’t think you ever make sense of it," she said. "There’s no tidy little box to put it in to make it make sense." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "I’m still grappling with it. I’m still processing." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad359e675342cf4db916e17 Hasan Piker's influence tests breaking point of Democratic Party te 2026-10-17T11:20:06.637Z Hasan Piker's influence tests breaking point of Democratic Party Ahead of the midterm elections, one name has repeatedly surfaced in conversations about the future of the Democratic Party: Hasan Piker. The political commentator streams for hours each day on Twitch, promoting socialism, criticizing Israel and the U.S. and discussing the news of the day from his far-left perspective. But as Piker has gone from a niche online commentator to a real-life player in Democratic politics, his growing involvement has raised questions about what his influence could mean for the future of the party. While Piker's Twitch streams are viewed by tens of thousands daily, his online reach is not what has drawn the questions about the future of the party; rather, it is how engaged his followers are. "It's very clear to me that the people who do love and support him, really love and support him. So, the followers that he has are super loyal and I think they're really active, and they're very engaged," Isaac Saul, founder of the non-partisan politics newsletter Tangle, told Fox News Digital. OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLS FOCUS ON HASAN PIKER 'ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS' AS SOME DEMOCRATS DEMAND DISTANCE Piker's followers are mostly young people, a demographic Saul called a "prized possession for the Democratic Party." He explained that Democrats were eager to hold onto young voters "because if they can turn out younger voters, that's going to increase their odds of winning in all manner of elections that happen in American politics." Mark Penn, a longtime Democratic pollster who served as an adviser to former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, similarly pointed to Piker's appeal to young voters, describing him as almost a "Pied Piper." However, Penn questioned how closely those voters actually align with the streamer's views. "Nobody could possibly agree with the garbage that Hasan Piker says. It's anti-American, it's antisemitic, it's anti virtually anything, it's anti-having any decorum, sensibility, or intellectual component beyond kind of throwing everything and everyone overboard. So, the whole thing is nihilistic," Penn told Fox News Digital. STEPHEN A SMITH WARNS HASAN PIKER WILL ‘CONTAMINATE’ DEMOCRATS IN THE MIDTERMS, ‘COME BACK TO HAUNT THEM’ Saul recently outlined his positions on Piker in a piece titled, "My honest thoughts on Hasan Piker." He told Fox News Digital that readers asked him repeatedly, "What's your beef with Hasan Piker?," prompting him to explain his position fully. Saul started his piece by stating that he believes "Piker is a bad guy" and said that he doesn't "trust" the Twitch streamer. Saul sees Piker as a "big pariah" within the Democratic establishment, even as he gains prominence. The Tangle founder believes, however, that the 2026 midterm elections could shift the party's perspective on Piker and the influence of the far left. HASAN PIKER VOWS HE WILL PRESSURE JAMES TALARICO TO GOVERN AS A LEFTIST, NOT A MODERATE "I still view him as kind of an outsider-y person trying to throw his weight around. I think the 2026 midterm has the potential to change that because Piker has endorsed some of the more progressive kind of DSA-type candidates, and if we see them win in House or Senate races, he said, 'We're gonna hold them accountable,'" Saul told Fox News Digital. Penn also sees the midterms as a potential test of Piker's influence, specifically in the Michigan U.S. Senate race where he was involved with Abdul El-Sayed's campaign. Beyond Piker, Penn sees the midterms as an evaluation of the effectiveness of socialist movements. "Obviously, I think the Michigan race is a big test case on all of this. I think that if El-Sayed wins in Michigan, then that will be a huge boost to these movements, to people like Piker and all of the outlandishness that they stand for because it wins elections," Penn told Fox News Digital. "If there's a setback here and a setback on the headline elections in Maine, Michigan, and Texas, then maybe the Democrat party is going to come much more to its senses and say these 'movements really didn't work.'" KYRSTEN SINEMA QUESTIONS WHETHER MODERATES STILL HAVE A PLACE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY While Saul and Penn see the midterms as a test of whether Piker can leverage his online popularity into real-world results, others argue that the shift is already happening, pointing to the growing number of candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Julian Epstein, a former chief counsel for Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News Digital that he believes mainstream Democrats are underestimating the influence of Piker and the left-leaning movement behind him. "I think that the lie a lot of moderate Democrats are telling themselves is that you're only going to see 10, 12 members of Congress that fall under the DSA banner, and I think that's delusion," Epstein told Fox News Digital. "I think what you're increasingly seeing is that the socialist movement and the far-left movement is becoming the beating heart of the Democratic Party. Why? Because that's where all the activist energy is, and we saw that with the primaries." Mainstream and moderate Democrats, according to Epstein, are "scared of this movement" and that they are not willing to fight against it. "Democrats are increasingly scared to take this movement on because they fear the flying monkeys of the online left," he said. Epstein also argues that establishment Democrats have lost control of the party. He said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other establishment Democrats have ceased being leaders and are increasingly turning into "marionettes of the far-left." While Epstein believes Piker appeals to "very frustrated" voters who "want to burn down the system," Saul sees some of the streamer's more mainstream views as part of the key to his popularity. INSIDE HASAN PIKER’S RADICAL VIEWS ON AMERICA, ISRAEL AND SOCIALISM "Hasan Piker supports Medicare for all. He wants to abolish cash bail. He thinks big agriculture needs to be broken up. He wants to renegotiate our relationship with Saudi Arabia. I mean, I think those ideas are not just broadly popular with progressives, but popular probably with some people in the populist MAGA right," Saul told Fox News Digital. "I think he could become an influential figure. If there was more momentum in Congress to make some of those policy prescriptions law." As some Democrats attempt to reach Piker's young audience, they could risk losing voters who already feel that the party has gone too far to the left. JAMES CARVILLE VOWS TO ABANDON DEMOCRATIC PARTY IF FAR-LEFT HASAN PIKER BECOMES LEADING VOICE Penn noted that political parties could have much more to gain by saying no to extreme movements than going along with them. "So much time is spent on turnout and base and not enough realization that if I said no to the extremes, I could get a lot of those voters in the middle to switch. And those are twice as powerful as getting those extreme movements," Penn said. Tanya Tsikanovsky, a former Democrat who worked to elect Hillary Clinton in 2016 before later leaving the party, told Fox News Digital that she believes the Democratic Party's shift to the left is leaving voters like her politically "homeless." "I think that we need to stop focusing on how bad or how maybe salvageable the Democratic Party is and not think about them at all, and instead focus on the independents or on the moderate Democrats, like I once was, that feel completely homeless," Tsikanovsky told Fox News Digital. "Because there are a ton of [Sen. John] Fettermans and Bill Mahers that are gonna really not have anywhere to go soon. Their party is going to be completely eaten up by the DSA." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Tsikanovsky agreed with Epstein's assessment that moderates in the Democratic Party have been left without power amid the rise of DSA candidates across the country. "The DSA candidates and people like Hasan Piker are the ones that are being platformed by that party and the moderate ones don't really have power anymore at all," Tsikanovsky said. The debate over Piker's role in the Democratic Party is at the heart of a larger question about how far left the party is willing to shift in order to gain voters, and how much that change could cost or benefit them. Saul argued that Piker's influence is best understood by viewing his ability to shape the national conversation, rather than seeing him as a politician or activist. "I think when you consume his content, or you think about him as a player in the space, you should think about them as a kind of provocateur, a pundit. Not a journalist, not even an activist. Not a politician, but somebody who is just trying to change the conversation culturally that people are having. And I think, when you do that, he makes a lot more sense," Saul said. Fox News Digital reached out to Hasan Piker and the DSA for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad359e575342cf4db916e0e MIKE DAVIS: Iowans can't afford a soft-on-crime attorney general te 2026-10-17T11:20:05.582Z MIKE DAVIS: Iowans can't afford a soft-on-crime attorney general As an Iowa native, graduate of the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa College of Law, and two-time staffer for Iowa's senior U.S. Senator and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, I know this for certain: Brenna Bird is the Attorney General Iowa needs reelected. Her Democrat opponent Nate Willems would be a disaster for Iowa, and the choice for voters in November could not be clearer. Since January 2023, Bird has served with distinction as Iowa's Attorney General. Her credentials are sterling: University of Chicago Law School, years as a prosecutor, county attorney in both Fremont and Guthrie Counties, and president of the Iowa County Attorneys Association — the highest honor a prosecutor can earn in this state. Today, as Iowa's Attorney General, Bird does not merely hold the office. She wields it as a force for justice. By contrast, Willems has never demonstrated the same seriousness. His legislative record and public conduct reveal a candidate soft on crime, hostile to the Constitution, and willing to smear American heroes for political points. He has no business within a hundred miles of the Iowa attorney general's office. Consider the results. In 2021, Ryan Cooper, a husband and father in Traer, turned up shot dead in his home. The case sat cold for two years until Bird's newly created cold-case unit took it on. Within months, Karina Cooper and her lover Huston Danker faced arrest. A jury convicted Karina, and she now serves life without parole. Barbara Lenz, a 31-year-old mother in Woodbine, disappeared in 1989 after her abusive partner Robert Davis claimed he dropped her off. No body. No confession. Nearly four decades later, Bird's unit charged Davis. A jury found him guilty, and the judge sentenced him to 50 years. He will never hurt another woman. That is what a real attorney general looks like. TRUMP’S PUSH FOR NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY WOULD PROTECT GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS Willems' record runs the other direction. As a legislator, he voted against requiring electronic monitoring for convicted sex offenders — including those who victimized children. That position disqualifies him on its face. It might fly in San Francisco, but it has no place in Iowa. His contempt for the Constitution is equally evident. While Bird defends the Second Amendment, Willems voted against making Iowa a shall-issue concealed-carry state — the standard the Supreme Court affirmed as constitutionally required in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Willems also seeks to dilute Iowans' voting power by opposing voter-ID laws in a state with two swing House districts and recent races decided by fewer than a dozen votes. And while Bird has filed court briefs supporting federal immigration enforcement, Willems has publicly attacked those policies. A Willems victory would transform Iowa from a legal ally of the president into a state resembling California or Illinois — states dedicated to obstructing federal law enforcement at every turn. Willems does not represent Iowa. He represents the resistance. WHAT MY SON'S ULTRASOUND TAUGHT ME ABOUT ABORTION — AND MASSACHUSETTS IGNORES Willems is also an extremist on abortion. He voted against a ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Opposing a limit after 20 weeks means defending abortion more than halfway through pregnancy — when the child stands only weeks away from viability outside the womb. That is not moderation. It is a radical position. Then there is the D-Day post, which should have immediately ended any aspirations Willems harbored of becoming Iowa's top law enforcement officer. On the 82nd anniversary of the Normandy landings, Willems reposted an image equating American paratroopers with leftwing terrorist group Antifa. The caption read: "A plane full of uniformed antifa, circa 1944," placed beside a photograph of the brave American men who jumped behind enemy lines to liberate France from Nazi occupation. Comparing those heroes to an anarchist group responsible for widespread riot violence and attacks on federal officers is not edgy commentary. It is a moral failure. A man willing to smear the heroes of Normandy has no business serving as any state's chief law enforcement officer. TOP CONSERVATIVE GROUP UNVEILS FULL-COURT PRESS IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE TO EXPOSE ‘SHOCKING’ DEM PLATFORM The contrast for Iowa voters could not be clearer. Bird hunts and prosecutes murderers decades after their crimes; Willems wants convicted sex offenders — including child predators — back on the street without electronic monitoring. Bird defends the Second Amendment. Willems voted to gut it. Bird stands with President Trump. Willems aligns with George Soros. Bird honors the men who died at Normandy. Willems compares them to terrorists. Bird stands with the Constitution and the rule of law. Willems has repeatedly placed ideology above both. Iowa voters know exactly what they have in Brenna Bird. And they know exactly what they would get in Nate Willems: a radical who is soft on crime. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad34e3875342cf4db916aa8 Family Yard Fall To-Dos te 2026-10-17T10:30:16.374Z Family Yard Fall To-Dos (NAPSI)—Fall’s a paw-some time to enjoy your family yard­—and prep it for a lush spring, say the experts at The TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for outdoor living and the care and stewardship of yards, parks, schoolyards and other green spaces,… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad34e3775342cf4db916a9f Family Yard Fall To-Dos te 2026-10-17T10:30:15.374Z Family Yard Fall To-Dos Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad34e2e75342cf4db916a5c Income inequality at Obama Foundation, as brass thrives and rank and file seeks union te 2026-10-17T10:30:06.981Z Income inequality at Obama Foundation, as brass thrives and rank and file seeks union FIRST ON FOX: The beleaguered Obama Foundation has an income inequality problem: While half of its employees earn six-figure salaries, led by CEO Valerie Jarrett at $771,000, dozens at the other end of the scale are fighting for union representation. The workplace disparity comes to light just as Fox News Digital reported that the long-delayed Obama Presidential Center's price tag hit $1 billion — nearly triple the original estimate for the Chicago facility. The Obama Foundation, former President Barack Obama's private nonprofit, reported 172 employees receiving more than $100,000 in salary in its 2025 tax filing — roughly half its 342 reported employees. Jarrett, one of former President Barack Obama's closest advisors and a former senior White House official, has led the Obama Foundation since 2021, overseeing the final years of construction of the Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side. OBAMA'S BILLION-DOLLAR BABY: CHICAGO CENTER'S PRICE TAG HITS MONUMENTAL MILESTONE, TRIPLING ORIGINAL ESTIMATE Her total pay rose by around $15,500 from 2024 and she is one of at least four of the nonprofit's 10 highest-paid executives with previous ties to the Obama White House or campaign. "The Foundation pays our employees rates that are competitive with the market," Emily Bittner, the Obama Foundation's vice president of communications, told Fox News Digital. "We have more than 500 employees worldwide, roughly 300 of whom are based at the Center." The current workforce of more than 500 is substantially larger than the 342 employees reported in the Obama Foundation's 2025 tax filing, which covers the year ending nearly six months before the Presidential Center opened in June. The nonprofit did not provide an updated payroll breakdown. The Obama Foundation saw its annual payroll and benefits bill come in at $50.4 million in 2025, soaring from $18.5 million in 2018. The nonprofit brought in approximately $159 million in revenue last year, of which nearly $151 million consisted of contributions and grants. The spending surge came as the Obama Foundation expanded its leadership and civic programs at home and abroad while racing to finish the beleaguered Presidential Center. The sprawling 19.3-acre campus sits on publicly owned parkland in Chicago's Jackson Park. Brian Mittendorf, an accounting professor at Ohio State University who specializes in nonprofit finances, said the proportion of Obama Foundation employees earning more than $100,000 stood out compared with a typical nonprofit, but noted that the organization relies heavily on specialized staff. "That's clearly higher percentage than your average nonprofit," Mittendorf told Fox News Digital. "But here we're dealing with a nonprofit that's probably very expertise heavy. It's very heavy on like the think tank side. And as you look at a think tank, it would look very differently than say a local food bank." Mittendorf said the Obama Foundation's employees likely possess specialized skills that could command substantial pay elsewhere. "So it does reflect that a lot of their employees are ones that they would consider having an outside opportunity that would justify them getting paid at that level," he said. "Like I said, it is atypical for a standard nonprofit, but probably not that unusual for a nonprofit of its type." The Obama Foundation also reported a higher proportion of employees receiving more than $100,000 than five other presidential nonprofits examined by Fox News Digital. Roughly half its reported workforce exceeded that threshold in 2025, compared with 37% at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, 29% at the Carter Center, 23% at the Clinton Foundation, 13% at the Reagan Foundation and 10% at the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, according to their respective 2024 tax filings, the most recent available for the review. OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER'S $470M SAFETY NET UNDER SCRUTINY AS SUBCONTRACTORS SAY THEY'RE OWED MILLIONS Jarrett's salary rose from approximately $581,000 when she took over as CEO in 2021 to $740,000 in 2022, remaining at that level through 2024 before climbing to nearly $755,000 in 2025. For comparison, Fox News Digital reviewed the latest available tax filings from five other major presidential foundations, all of which reported lower CEO salaries than Jarrett's $771,000 in 2025. The Reagan Foundation paid its CEO approximately $735,000 and the Carter Center $531,000 for fiscal years ending in 2025, while the George W. Bush Presidential Center paid its top officer $661,000, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation $426,600 and the Clinton Foundation $425,000 for 2024. Beyond Jarrett, several former Obama administration officials continued to collect hefty six-figure paychecks at the Obama Foundation. Christina Tchen, former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama, received approximately $431,000 in salary in 2025, while Michael Strautmanis, a former Obama campaign and White House aide, collected approximately $404,000. Laura Lucas Magnuson, a former White House communications official, received approximately $396,000. Other top earners included Robbin Cohen, who received approximately $666,000. Cohen previously led Pritzker Realty Group, founded by billionaire Democratic donor and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, a cousin of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Former Cook County chief financial officer Ammar Rizki received approximately $400,000. The Obama Foundation defended its executive salary practices. "The Board of Directors uses comparability data and a compensation consultant to review and approve the compensation of the CEO, officers and key employees on an annual basis," Bittner told Fox News Digital. OBAMA CENTER SUBCONTRACTOR SHUTS DOWN AMID $4M FIGHT, LAYS OFF 25 The nonprofit also pointed to higher pay for top executives at other major charitable institutions, including approximately $2 million for the Getty Trust's president and CEO, $1.7 million for the Rockefeller Foundation's president and $1.5 million for the Mellon Foundation's president, citing figures from their recent tax filings. The Getty Trust, however, operates on a vastly different financial scale, with a multibillion-dollar endowment compared with the Obama Foundation's approximately $14.2 million in reported endowment funds at the end of 2025. Asked whether Jarrett's pay was excessive, Mittendorf said the answer was subjective, particularly given the Obama Foundation's size and financial resources. "This is not an unusual amount that to see for a highest paid employee for a director or a CEO," he said, noting the nonprofit's net assets exceeded $1 billion. Mittendorf acknowledged, however, that substantial executive pay at charitable organizations can attract criticism. "So I think you see criticism from time to time of executive directors that get paid at this level, not that they could not get paid similar amounts in the private sector, but that there is a belief that in the nonprofit sector, the pay should not just reflect what you would get in the public sector, but something more modest," he said. "It's quite common, though, for an organization of this size." Illinois Republican Party Chairman Bob Grogan, a longtime critic of the Obama Foundation's use of public parkland for the private organization, accused the nonprofit of enriching Obama's inner circle at taxpayers' expense. "The Obama Center is another far-left political operation that acts as a non-profit while using taxpayer dollars to make Barack Obama's inner circle rich," Grogan told Fox News Digital. The Obama Foundation maintains that construction of the Presidential Center was privately funded and that its operating costs are covered by revenues and private donations. Public funds have also supported infrastructure improvements surrounding the campus. The hefty executive paychecks come as rank-and-file Obama Foundation employees push to unionize, alleging rolled-back benefits and mounting workloads. Workers also claim deteriorating conditions have driven experienced colleagues to leave, taking valuable institutional knowledge with them and piling more work onto those who remain. The employees, organized under Obama Workers United with AFSCME Council 31, include visitor services and cleaning staff, museum and technology workers, and employees involved in the nonprofit's educational and global programs. "Amidst increasing workloads we have seen our benefits rolled back and support from leadership to be minimal," the workers wrote in a public letter. SUBCONTRACTORS SAY THEY’RE OWED MILLIONS, FACE FINANCIAL RUIN, AFTER HELPING BUILD OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER The workers also urged Obama Foundation leadership to respect their right to organize and refrain from spending money on anti-union lawyers, messaging or meetings. The Obama Foundation said it supports employees' right to organize. "We are deeply committed to the fundamental right of workers to organize and make their voices heard," the nonprofit said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "As members of our staff explore union representation, we approach this process with immense gratitude for their contributions, deep respect for unions, and a sincere commitment to working collaboratively with our partners in labor." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3498375342cf4db9169a8 ICE arrests more than 100 alleged gang members in single week, including violent MS-13, TdA suspects: DHS te 2026-10-17T10:10:11.203Z ICE arrests more than 100 alleged gang members in single week, including violent MS-13, TdA suspects: DHS In the last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested more than 100 suspected gang members in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exclusively told Fox News Digital. Agents arrested 131 gang-affiliated people between Oct. 4 and 10, including 22 affiliated with MS-13, and 13 with Tren de Aragua (TdA). ICE has made 12,018 gang-related arrests since President Donald Trump took office again in 2025, DHS said. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS "In less than a week, the brave patriots of ICE have arrested more than 100 gang members across the country, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. "The best that America has to offer are on the frontlines every day to ensure that the worst of humanity cannot threaten or harm innocent Americans." Mullin praised Trump’s leadership for helping ICE to smash the "gangs and cartels, making it impossible for them to do business in America, and removing their members from our country. Arresting and deporting illegal aliens, especially gang members, is how we make America safe again." MULLIN TELLS RUTHLESS PODCAST THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS APPREHENDED 2,210 TERRORISTS Among the arrestees was Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national who DHS said is an MS-13 member. Arrested in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, he's wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, aggravated femicide, rape of a minor or incapacitated person, illegal or irresponsible handling, carrying, or possession of firearms, illicit grouping, and crimes involving public peace. It’s not known when he first illegally entered the country, but he was arrested in the U.S. in September 2021 and deported to Mexico. He then illegally entered again, which is considered a felony, at an unknown time. ICE-LED FLORIDA OPERATION NETS 500 — INCLUDING ILLEGAL ALIENS ACCUSED OF MURDER, CHILD ABUSE, CARTEL TIES Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national and TdA member, was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, DHS said. Perez-Arrias is a suspected hitman for TdA. He illegally entered the country in Oct. 2023, while former President Joe Biden was in office and was arrested by Border Patrol agents and released into the country. MORE THAN 25 CHARGED IN NATIONWIDE TREN DE ARAGUA CRACKDOWN INVOLVING GUNS, DRUGS AND CASH Emerson Jossiel Calderon-Hernandez, a Salvadoran national and suspected MS-13 member, was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. He illegally entered the country in August 2012, while former President Barack Obama was in office, and was released into the country. Calderon-Hernandez has been arrested for second-degree assault, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and false imprisonment. DOJ CHARGES 8 ALLEGED TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBERS IN TEXAS, ILLINOIS MURDER AND KIDNAPPING CASES An unnamed 14-year-old from Venezuela facing charges of first-degree murder — criminal attempt with extreme indifference was arrested in Denver on Tuesday.  The 14-year-old is associated with the Los Piratas Gang, a faction of TdA, according to DHS and was illegally carrying a Glock 48 pistol at the time of his arrest. He also faces charges of first-degree assault with extreme indifference, first-degree kidnapping, aggravated criminal extortion, illegal discharge of a weapon, and conspiracy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3498275342cf4db91699f Inside the family business that turned a famous fair food into an American tradition te 2026-10-17T10:10:10.464Z Inside the family business that turned a famous fair food into an American tradition DALLAS — Every fall, millions flock to the Lone Star State for one of America's largest and most iconic state fairs, where towering midway rides, blue-ribbon livestock and the latest deep-fried creations compete for attention. But while each year's newest culinary creation may dominate social media, the State Fair of Texas has long been defined by the long-held traditions that keep generations of families coming back for more. Few are more recognizable than Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs. "What started as a simple idea has turned into now an 84-year Texas tradition for fairgoers," Amber Fletcher, a third-generation owner of Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs, told Fox News Digital as the fair kicked off this year. MEET THE VOTERS WHO COULD BREAK THE GOP’S DECADESLONG GRIP ON A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD Her grandfather, Neil Fletcher, and his brother Carl say they invented the corny dog in Dallas in the late 1930s before introducing it at the State Fair of Texas in 1942. More than eight decades later, that simple creation has grown into a massive family operation. During the fair's 24-day run, Fletcher's sells roughly 550,000 corny dogs, going through about 60,000 pounds of hot dogs, 1,500 gallons of mustard and 800 gallons of ketchup. "I don't remember the oil, but it is a lot," Amber Fletcher joked after listing the other metrics. Yet even as the operation has grown, the family has largely resisted changing the product that made it famous. "We've never changed our recipe. We haven't even tinkered a little bit," she said. "It is the same method and recipe my grandfather started with." TEXAS VOTERS HAVE PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT WHETHER LONE STAR STATE COULD TURN BLUE That stalwart mindset includes resisting shortcuts, too. "There's a lot of things we could do to speed up the process," Fletcher acknolwedged. "We could get our hot dogs pre-stuck, but no. Each corny dog is hand-stuck. Everything is hand-dipped, fried, made to order." By "stuck," the granddaughter and grand-niece of the inventors is referring to the stick that goes through the middle of the corn dog. For Aaron Fletcher, also a third-generation owner, consistency helps explain why the old-fashioned corny dog continues to hold its own against the over-the-top creations that debut at the fair each year. "The viral stuff is cool, but people know what they're going to get when they come to Fletcher's," Aaron told Fox News Digital. "They get excited about it. They look forward to it all year." Being rooted in tradition doesn't mean the menu was also frozen in time. Over the years, Fletcher's has added jalapeño cheese, turkey and veggie corny dogs. This year, the family even ventured into dessert with a chocolate corny dog, earning one of the fair's most coveted awards for the creation. Pulling it all off requires months of preparation, seven locations across Fair Park and roughly 200 seasonal workers. Running an operation that produces more than half a million corny dogs also means navigating rising food and operating costs while trying to keep the fair tradition affordable for families. "You do have to adjust for pricing as you go along," Aaron said. "We try our best to be fair in that we are a family-owned business, so we appreciate the importance of being able to take your family to the fair." Sometimes, that means absorbing higher costs rather than passing them along to customers. "I know a lot of business owners won't say this — we eat it. We eat the price sometimes," Aaron said. "There's only so much you can do before people are going to look at it and be like, 'No, I'm not going to do that.'" "If we don't have to, we aren't raising prices," Aaron added. After 84 years, the challenge for Fletcher's is balancing what changes with what doesn't — keeping up with the cost of doing business without losing what has kept generations of fairgoers coming back. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3498175342cf4db916996 Alex Murdaugh's defense makes 'high risk' move to show DNA proves he didn't kill family, prosecutor says te 2026-10-17T10:10:09.682Z Alex Murdaugh's defense makes 'high risk' move to show DNA proves he didn't kill family, prosecutor says Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is gambling on a "high risk" DNA test in its bid to point to another killer, a prosecutor said, citing the defense’s own expert. Judge Debra McCaslin sided with the defense over prosecutors’ objections Friday, allowing new testing on swabs from Maggie Murdaugh’s cellphone and clippings from under her fingernails, even though the process will likely use up the last of the testable samples. McCaslin said due process requires that a defendant be given "a meaningful opportunity to present a full and complete defense." Murdaugh was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, at the family's Moselle property in Colleton County. The South Carolina Supreme Court later overturned the convictions after finding that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill improperly influenced the jury. His retrial is scheduled to begin April 5, 2027. Murdaugh has maintained his innocence in the killings. MURDAUGH WANTS IDAHO MURDERS DNA DREAM TEAM BEHIND KOHBERGER CASE TO HELP REWRITE SECOND MURDER TRIAL The defense team plans to employ Othram to conduct a Y-STR test, a method that isolates DNA from the Y chromosome to generate a profile of a male contributor in samples where female DNA is predominant. Murdaugh's attorneys contend that all three samples contain unidentified male DNA and are seeking to determine whether a single man was the source. Defense attorney Phil Barber said the findings could rule out certain individuals as contributors and may provide ancestry information, although the test cannot differentiate between men who share the same paternal ancestors. MURDAUGH DEFENSE SAYS NEWLY DISCLOSED RESERVE DNA SAMPLES SHOULD GO TO OTHRAM BEFORE STATE ANALYSIS The defense said the process will require approximately 90 days. Creighton Waters, the lead prosecutor, said in court that the testing would be "high risk" and unlikely to generate significant evidence. ALEX MURDAUGH'S 'WILD GOOSE CHASE' FOR MISSING MURDER GUNS TARGETS POLICE CHIEF: EXPERT "When we talked to their expert, he said, yeah, that’s pretty much a sole source sample. This would be high risk and unlikely to generate anything, and [it] appears that that’s the case, because when we got back the quantification from [Othram], it’s goose eggs on the Y chromosome," Waters said. Barber laid out his reasoning for the new test, acknowledging the unknown male DNA could have an innocent explanation but saying the pattern is hard to ignore. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X "Maybe it’s different male DNA. Maybe it’s the same. Maybe it’s red herrings ... But as we keep progressing from one hand to two hands and now the phone, you know, it’s starting to look less and less like a red herring," Barber said. "If you have an unknown person under both her fingernails and throwing the phone out the side of the road after she’s murdered and it’s not him. I mean, that’s extremely important to the defense." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Notably, the defense and prosecution both said once the DNA test is performed, there won't be enough samples left to test again in any post-trial proceedings, which Murdaugh was OK with. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB "To perform the test, there is enough to perform the test, but there’s not enough to perform the test and then have enough left over," Barber said. SEND US A TIP "My client just informed me that he will waive that," he said referring to any post-conviction retesting. ALEX MURDAUGH DEFENSE SAYS MURDER WEAPON MAY BE TIED TO SEPARATE KILLING AS JUDGE SEEKS ANSWERS Former prosecutor Joshua Ritter told Fox News Digital the strategy could backfire, saying the defense may have been better off leaving the DNA untested and using the unknown male profile to raise reasonable doubt at trial. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "They could make an argument, hey you found samples, it was unknown male DNA. That DNA did not come back to our client, correct? There's somebody else out there who could potentially be linked to this crime," Ritter said. "Now, unless it comes back that it's a person who does have some reason to be suspicious, they've got a problem because if it comes back to a person with a rock solid alibi or a person with an innocent explanation as to why their DNA would end up underneath her fingernails, they've foreclosed any argument that they could have made." GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "It's one of those situations where sometimes it's better left unknown for the defense, but they seem to be determined to try to figure out who that DNA belongs to," he added. Murdaugh is due back in court on Nov. 13. Fox News Digital reached out to Murdaugh's defense team for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3498075342cf4db91698d From ‘Third Reich’ to ‘not that informed’: Senate debates deliver fireworks before midterms te 2026-10-17T10:10:08.575Z From ‘Third Reich’ to ‘not that informed’: Senate debates deliver fireworks before midterms With control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance this November, candidates across the country have been trading blows on debate stages, delivering everything from explosive personal accusations to embarrassing gaffes and unexpected admissions. The heated exchanges have unfolded in closely watched general-election contests and contentious primaries alike, offering voters a glimpse of the personalities and policy differences shaping the battle for Washington. Some confrontations have drawn national headlines, while others produced memorable moments that quickly spread across social media. 12 RACES SCRAMBLE SENATE BATTLEFIELD AS DEMOCRATS EYE COMEBACK Here are five standout moments from Senate debates leading up to the 2026 midterm elections: The first head-to-head debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed took an unusually combative turn on Oct. 8, with the candidates repeatedly interrupting each other and trading personal attacks. The confrontation became so heated that the arguing reportedly continued even after the televised debate went to a commercial break. "In 30 years of doing debates, I've never seen it continue during the commercial. But it did," moderator Rick Albin remarked when the broadcast resumed. The arguing got so bad Albin had to get stern with the candidates. "Look, here's the situation. We've got dozens of questions we want to get to. You can't litigate all of these with 14 different rebuttals," he told them at one point. EL-SAYED REFUSES TO ANSWER WHETHER IRAN OR ISRAEL IS MORE DANGEROUS Throughout the hourlong showdown, Rogers questioned El-Sayed's medical credentials, accused him of misleading voters and repeatedly attacked his political ideology. The candidates also sparred over their respective property holdings, including Rogers' Florida home and El-Sayed's overseas investments. El-Sayed, meanwhile, accused Rogers of enriching himself through corporate relationships after leaving Congress and criticized his support for President Donald Trump. Rogers described his Democratic opponent as a "con man" during Thursday night's debate, while El-Sayed accused the Republican of being "weak" and "cowardly." "I'd like to be part of the debate, too," Albin interjected during one particularly contentious exchange. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., unleashed a series of accusations against Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., during their first head-to-head debate Oct. 8, accusing the congressman of associating with white nationalists and employing individuals with extremist ties. "Mike Collins has brought dishonor to our state through his personal bigotry and his widely documented ties to white nationalists," Ossoff declared in his opening statement. The Democrat later escalated his attacks while questioning Collins about his support for tax incentives benefiting data center developers. "It's not just that you've hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office and you have promoted neo-Nazi content online," Ossoff charged. The accusations followed reporting about Collins' former congressional staffers and son-in-law, whose social media activity and alleged associations with white nationalists have drawn scrutiny. Collins rejected the characterization, insisting he has consistently condemned extremist rhetoric. TOP ELECTION SCHEMES ROILING KEY MIDTERM RACES AS BOTH PARTIES ACCUSE RIVALS OF TRICKERY "I've condemned racism, anti-Semitism, hate. I don't care where the source is. And I tell him that too" Collins said. "It's wrong. We have no place in this world for that." Ossoff also invoked the late civil rights leader John Lewis, declaring that if Lewis were marching from Selma to Montgomery today, Collins "would be grabbing a billy club." Collins countered by portraying Ossoff as a radical liberal who was out of touch with Georgia voters, accusing him of supporting extremist policies and criticizing his connections to progressive political figures. A South Carolina Republican Senate primary debate produced an unexpected admission when Sen. Darline Graham acknowledged that she wasn't very familiar with foreign policy. Graham, who was appointed to the Senate following the death of her brother, longtime Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, faced Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., during an Aug. 18 debate ahead of the state's Republican primary runoff. Asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea represented national security concerns for the United States, Graham struggled to provide a substantive answer. "I'm just going to be honest here," Graham said. "I'm not that informed on national security." Graham went on to emphasize her support for the military, pointing to her late brother Lindsey Graham's 33 years of service in the Air Force and her father's service in the Army, while acknowledging that she was "not a polished politician." DEMOCRATS ARE CHANGING THEIR TRANSGENDER MESSAGE. REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'RE JUST FLIP-FLOPPING "National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise, but I do support the military," she said. The admission prompted audible reactions from the audience and a subsequent frenzy on social media. Among Graham's critics was former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who endorsed Graham's Republican primary opponent, Norman. In a post on X following the debate, Haley argued that national security expertise was not something Graham could inherit from her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, emphasizing its importance for serving in the U.S. Senate. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, demanded an apology from Democratic challenger Troy Jackson during an Oct. 8 debate after he accused her and her husband of financially benefiting from the ongoing war in Iran. Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, argued that Collins had failed to use her influence in Washington to stop the conflict because of her family's financial interests. "Sen. Collins and her husband are making money off this war," Jackson charged, suggesting that financial interests were helping prolong the fighting. Collins immediately rejected the accusation and called the allegations against her "absolutely false." DEM SENATE NOMINEE APOLOGIZES TO JEWISH VOTERS AFTER 'GENOCIDE' REMARK SPARKED BACKLASH "That is absolutely outrageous, and you owe me an apology," the Republican senator shot back at Jackson. But Jackson refused to back down, responding, "You owe me an apology." Daffron owns stock in two U.S. defense contractors, Boeing and RTX. According to the couple’s 2025 financial disclosure, filed in May 2026, Daffron held between $15,001 and $50,000 in stock in each company. A Collins spokesperson previously told the Maine Independent the investments were managed by a third party and that no individual stocks had been bought or sold from his account in more than three years. A Maine Democratic Senate candidate sparked widespread mockery on social media after citing songwriting and writing books among her qualifications for serving in Congress during a July 16 primary debate. Ashley Webb, one of eight Democrats competing to replace former nominee Graham Platner, who had to drop out amid a flurry of accusations targeting his character, was asked directly what qualified her to serve in the U.S. Senate. "I ran for office several times, didn't win, but I did run and then, I'm a songwriter and then I write my own books," Webb responded. Webb went on to emphasize her transparency and honesty, arguing that Americans were being deceived by politicians, particularly over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies. The exchange quickly circulated on social media, drawing reactions from conservative commentators and political observers. "Surely you can't be serious," conservative commentator Dave Rubin wrote on X. "You cannot and will not convince me that this is real," author and political commentator Bethany Mandel added. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Webb subsequently defended herself in a statement to Fox News Digital, dismissing the criticism and insisting that her remarks had been taken out of context. "If people choose to spend their time trying to belittle me, more power to them," Webb said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3497f75342cf4db916984 ChinaAid raises alarm over imprisoned Chinese pastor's health as family seeks answers te 2026-10-17T10:10:07.673Z ChinaAid raises alarm over imprisoned Chinese pastor's health as family seeks answers The founder of Christian human rights organization ChinaAid is raising concerns over the health of an imprisoned Chinese pastor who may be suffering from advanced liver cancer, as his family continues to face restrictions on visitation adn access to medical information. Rev. Dr. Bob Fu, founder and president of ChinaAid, told Fox News in an interview that reports concerning Pastor Wang Yi's health are "very worrying," citing information received from multiple sources inside China. Wang, the founding pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, has been imprisoned since December 2018 and is serving a nine-year sentence on charges of inciting subversion of state power and illegal business operations. Although Fu believes that reports of advanced liver cancer are credible, he acknowledged that his organization has not been able to independently confirm the diagnosis. REPORT DETAILS RISING PRESSURE ON UNDERGROUND CATHOLICS AS CHINA DENIES CRACKDOWN Fu said ChinaAid was "not able to really independently verify" the reports, citing restrictions on access to Wang and the absence of an independent medical examination. The organization first publicly raised concerns about Wang's condition on Sept. 28, calling on Chinese authorities to provide his family with access to him and disclose information about his medical treatment. During the interview, Fu revealed that authorities reportedly provided information by telephone about medical examination they claimed had been conducted on Oct. 1. According to Fu, prison officials cited medical information indicating Wang was in good health. However, his family has not been permitted a new in-person visit to independently assess his condition. Fu said that despite repeated letters from Wang's wife and relatives requesting access, "no meeting had been granted at all," since the latest health concerns emerged. The pastor's church has also expressed uncertainty about his condition. TRUMP SHOULD PRESS XI ON CHINA’S PERSECUTION OF BELIEVERS AT HOME AND ABROAD In an Oct. 3 open letter, Early Rain Covenant Church acknowledged the reports but said it could not determine whether Wang had fallen ill. The church called on prison authorities to permit regular family visits, correspondence and telephone calls, as well as provide information about any necessary medical care. According to the church, Wang's family has been permitted fewer than five visits during nearly eight years of imprisonment. Fu likewise described severely restricted visitation, saying meetings have been brief and closely monitored by authorities. He alleged that discussions concerning Wang's health or religious beliefs have resulted in visits being abruptly terminated. "Two years, not a single letter for his wife," Fu said, describing the restrictions on communication. "That's not acceptable. That's even a violation of its own law." Wang was arrested on Dec. 9, 2018, during a crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church, an independent Protestant congregation operating outside China's state-regulated religious systems. In December 2019, a Chinese court sentenced him to nine years in prison. The U.S. State Department condemned the conviction at the time, describing the prosecution as connected to Wang's peaceful advocacy for religious freedom and calling for his release. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom currently lists Wang as a religious prisoner of conscience and has documented reports of medical neglect. Fu also raised concerns about the treatment of Wang's wife Jiang Rong, who was detained during the initial crackdown. He said Jiang had previously been subjected to residential surveillance at a police-arranged location, rather than being allowed to remain in her own home, and described the lasting emotional consequences of her treatment. Fu said he believes the severity of the reports warrants immediate action, particularly given the limited access to Wang. He called on the Chinese authorities to permit Wang's wife, son and elderly parents to meet with him privately, allow an independent medical examination in the presence of legal counsel, and release his medical records, including information concerning medications administered during his imprisonment. Fu also expressed concern about reports of mistreatment of other prisoners of conscience, including allegations of forced medication and serious physical and psychological harm. Those allegations were discussed as part of his broader concerns about the treatment of detainees in China, rather than as established evidence of what has happened to Wang. PENCE COMMENDS TRUMP FOR WINNING FREEDOM OF BEIJING'S ZION CHURCH PASTOR EZRA JIN FROM CHINESE DETENTION The ChinaAid president urged the Trump administration to raise Wang's case directly with Chinese officials during upcoming diplomatic engagements. "I really want to see the Trump administration to continue to speak up forcefully," Fu told Fox News, calling for the names of individual prisoners of conscience to be included in high-level discussions. He pointed to the July release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, who was reunited with his family after President Donald Trump raised his case with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a May visit to Beijing. Fu believes that example demonstrates the potential importance of direct diplomatic intervention, although the circumstances of Jin's release do not establish that such pressure would produce the same result in Wang's case. Trump and Xi are expected to attend upcoming international summits, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leader's meeting in Shenzhen, China, in November and the G-20 summit in Miami in December. Fu urged U.S. leaders not to allow trade and security negotiations to overshadow concerns about religious freedom, human rights and the treatment of prisoners. "I think it's time to hold them accountable," Fu said. In a statement to Fox News, Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Chang said the embassy had no information to provide regarding Wang's specific case. The spokesperson defended China's religious policies, saying the government protects freedom of religious belief under Chinese law and does not interfere in religious groups' internal affairs. Liu added that China prohibits illegal activities carried out under the guise of religion and opposes foreign interference in its domestic affairs. The embassy did not directly address questions about Wang's reported medical condition, family visitation or the possibility of an independent medical examination. The U.S. State Department did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment by publication time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3497e75342cf4db91697a 'No Kings' foot soldiers ignore organizers' warning, go all in for Democrats te 2026-10-17T10:10:06.648Z 'No Kings' foot soldiers ignore organizers' warning, go all in for Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the high-level organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations seek to turn their operation into a nationwide get-out-the-vote rally Saturday, their warning to steer clear of partisan messaging that could violate their own rules is falling on deaf ears. A Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, on the ground, the political activation is in fact highly partisan, led by the center-left Indivisible nonprofit that has received millions of dollars of funding from Democratic mega-donor George Soros. "No Kings" organizers didn't respond to a request for comment. The partisan nature of the day's events is important because political experts say the "No Kings" operation reveals a sophisticated electoral strategy: transform the crowds assembled for anti-Trump protests into a durable voter bloc that participates in elections and turns out a "Blue Tsunami" of votes in political battles. But federal election law bars nonprofits, many of which fund the "No Kings" operation, from advocating for particular candidates. Behind today's action, Fox News Digital has identified a sprawling network of 300 progressive advocacy organizations, labor unions, Democratic political operatives and tax-exempt nonprofits with an estimated $2.5 billion in annual revenues, transforming the "No Kings" protest movement into a nationwide voter-mobilization operation of an estimated 3,000 events for Democrats. A review of digital advertisements for Saturday's "No Kings: Vote Early" demonstrations and their organizing rhetoric identifies multiple instances of organizers promoting the very language the coalition's national rulebook forbids in its attempt to create the illusion of nonpartisanship. In Newark, Delaware, Democratic activists from the local Indivisible chapter are encouraging voters to "wear blue" to their 2 p.m. demonstration at the corner of S. College Avenue and W. Main Street, and their "Sign Ideas" include: "Vote Blue Nov. 3," "Vote Early, Vote Blue" and "Time for a Blue Tsunami." NEW MIDTERM BATTLEGROUND TAKES SHAPE AS PARTIES BUILD ELECTION ARMIES Their announcement reads: "💙 Wear blue to signify the blue tsunami we are hoping we will see in Nov!" Some 3,000 miles away, in Roseburg, Ore., Indivisible Douglas County activists are advertising their own "No Kings" rally with suggested signs reading "DOUGLAS COUNTY VOTES BLUE!," "REPUBLICANS HAD THEIR CHANCE!" and "VOTE EARLY. VOTE THEM OUT!" "Be bold. Be direct. Don't hold back," the Oregon organizers tell participants. Those are precisely the kinds of partisan political messages the national "No Kings" coalition has explicitly prohibited. On a Thursday night webinar promoting the protests, a member of Indivisible Colorado Springs told Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin that the group's event is struggling to attract media attention without focusing on President Donald Trump. Levin replied: "By all means, make it about Trump. Y'all make it about Trump. Create some conflict. Use some strong language. There's nothing about No Kings that says you can't focus on the fascists in the White House." SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMIT ON PARTY CAMPAIGN SPENDING IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES Under "Event Prohibitions," a "Host Toolkit" warns: "Events must not be partisan in nature or make references to preferred election outcomes." It bars "candidate campaign activity," "any political party or political committee attending or helping coordinate the event." The "Event Prohibitions" list bars events from being held at "overtly partisan organizations, or held at campaign offices, political party headquarters, or other locations principally associated with candidate or party political activity." The prohibitions explicitly state: "Events should not be jointly branded with partisan organizations,' and provides as "Examples: Democratic clubs, 'the Lincoln County Democratic Party.'" Yet, in Roseville, Calif., the Placer County Democratic Party in California is explicit in its connection to the "No Kings" voter drive, advertising a canvassing operation specifically tied to Saturday's "No Kings" rally at the Roseville Galleria. The party's website invites activists to attend a morning canvassing session at Harry Crabb Park, saying voters will be gathered at the rally at the Galleria and promising materials to help participants "support our endorsed candidates." On their Democratic Party website, the local party activists describe the "No Kings" rally as "a day of nonpartisan voter participation." ACTBLUE SCRUTINY FUELS NEW GOP BILLS TO TIGHTEN ELECTION DONATION RULES The advertisement raises questions about the relationship between the Democratic Party's candidate-support operation and an event whose national organizers expressly prohibit political parties, political committees and candidate campaigns from coordinating activities. In Springfield, Pa., an event listed on the Women's March organizing platform advertises a one-hour "No Kings FOUR" demonstration at 1200 Baltimore Pike. The event calls for voter participation and, in another direct conflict with the national coalition's ban on "vote Blue" appeals, also declares: "Vote Blue. Vote. Make Your Voice Count." FIRST ON FOX: ‘NO KINGS’ PROTEST NETWORK BEHIND FIGHT AGAINST AI DATA CENTERS AND FLOCK CAMERAS The coalition's own documents leave little ambiguity about its official standards. In a five-page "Talking Points + Messaging" guide, organizers instruct participants not to use partisan political language, including telling participants to "vote for Democrats up and down the ballot" or saying, "we can get a Democratic Congress elected in 2026 to resist Trump." It bars any "speaker expressing bias for or against any candidate for office," the guide states. It prohibits candidate campaign activities, including campaign literature, fundraising and coordination with campaign staff. Political parties and political committees are also barred from helping coordinate events. The instructions go beyond conventional warnings against endorsements. Organizers specifically prohibit references to "MAGA politicians" and calls to elect a Democratic Congress. Even urging participants to register as Democrats ahead of the midterms is explicitly forbidden. Another document, "Event Prohibitions + Things to Note," specifically prohibits "vote them out" and "vote Blue" messaging, campaign fundraising and political party coordination. Still, in Kingstowne, Va., Indivisible of Franconia is promoting its Oct. 17 rally at South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne Village Parkway with the statement: "We vote for leaders to represent our interests—and if they don’t, we need to vote them out." The coalition also prohibits events hosted or co-sponsored by overtly partisan organizations, including Democratic clubs. Its "Election Law FAQs" and "Resources" go further, warning that merely describing an event as "nonpartisan" doesn't establish that it meets the standard. "Saying this doesn’t automatically make it so," the document states. The contradictions come as "No Kings" draws on a sprawling coalition of advocacy organizations, labor unions and political activists. In March, Fox News Digital identified about 500 organizations associated with the movement, representing an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues. The coalition partner list for today's protests is smaller but continues to include major labor organizations such as the American Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union. It also includes organizations that align with the Democratic Party, including: Indivisible, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, End Citizens United, NextGen America, Our Revolution, Voto Latino and the Democratic Socialists of America. Most of these organizations or their affiliated political committees have histories of substantial spending to support Democratic candidates and causes. Their involvement places organizations with extensive electoral experience inside a coalition now publicly promising to avoid partisan campaign activity. The coalition's breadth also raises questions about how organizers distinguish between participating in a nonpartisan event and advancing the electoral objectives of affiliated political organizations. The political infrastructure was visible during the March 28 flagship No Kings rally in St. Paul, Minn. Fox News Digital documented an estimated $250,000 production operation involving nine vendors, approximately 30 semitrucks, a massive stage, eight video screens and other concert-scale equipment. Roger Fisk, a former Obama and Biden administration political strategist, described himself as a senior adviser to the flagship event and credited its sophisticated media operation with generating hundreds of millions of digital impressions. The event featured Democratic political figures and celebrities, including rock star Bruce Springsteen and actress Jane Fonda, illustrating the extensive organizational and political relationships behind the movement. Former Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison – all Democrats – were among the event's political speakers, alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. The involvement of Democratic officials in earlier anti-Trump demonstrations illustrates the movement's close relationship with Democratic political figures. Now the coalition is moving from street demonstrations to voter mobilization. In its October "Host Toolkit," "No Kings" describes Saturday's events as an opportunity to turn protest participation into electoral engagement. "Pivoting our strategy from marching to voting is our movement using the tool available to us when it matters most," the coalition tells organizers. The "Host Toolkit" insists: "Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters. The event should not reference, endorse, or oppose any candidate or political party. The event should not coordinate with any campaign or permit campaign materials. The event should comply with all applicable federal, state and local election laws." The campaign calls for voter education, early-voting assistance, volunteer recruitment and election-protection training, with additional organizing sessions scheduled after Oct. 17. The coalition maintains that the effort is intended for all eligible voters, regardless of party preference. The distinction between partisan advocacy and nonpartisan voter education matters particularly for tax-exempt organizations. Under federal law, 501(c)(3) charities are prohibited from supporting or opposing political candidates. Other organizations, including 501(c)(4) advocacy groups and political action committees, operate under different legal restrictions. Indivisible, the coalition's leading organizer, operates through several affiliated entities with different legal structures, including a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a political action committee. The coalition has scheduled an Oct. 21 training on what happens after the demonstrations, followed by an Oct. 22 session on sustained mobilization and protecting election results. Just two days before the nationwide No Kings demonstrations, Indivisible co-founders Levin and Greenberg discussed the November midterms in openly partisan terms, celebrating Democratic candidates, criticizing Republicans and outlining their hopes for Democratic control of Congress. "Our candidates are quite good all around the country. Their candidates are quite trash all over the country," Levin said, referring to Democratic and Republican candidates, respectively. During the program, Levin, identifying himself as "a Texas Democrat," summarized the organization's immediate priorities: "Right now, we're just full on let's win the election, but after that, we're going to shift." Levin said "you got to let people connect the dots" on the "nonpartisan" messaging. In a webinar last week, Levin was clear about the effort's political and electoral goals to win a "Democratic trifecta" in the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate, saying: "It ain't over in November. It ain't over in 2027. It ain't over in 2028. We are building towards a national Democratic trifecta in 2029 that ushers in an age of accountability and reform..." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33dc775342cf4db916790 Biden-appointed judge deals Trump another sanctuary city defeat in major immigration fight te 2026-10-17T09:20:07.929Z Biden-appointed judge deals Trump another sanctuary city defeat in major immigration fight A Biden-appointed judge dealt the Trump administration another legal blow Thursday, tossing its lawsuit seeking to upend New York City’s sanctuary policies after ruling that the Justice Department’s arguments amounted to a "backdoor around the Tenth Amendment." The Trump administration sued New York City in July 2025, alleging that its sanctuary laws unlawfully hinder federal immigration enforcement by restricting local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal authorities. The New York City case is one of more than two dozen lawsuits the Trump administration has filed against state and local jurisdictions over sanctuary and related policies restricting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. But U.S. District Judge Ramón E. Reyes Jr. ruled that the federal government lacked standing to challenge New York City’s restrictions on honoring ICE detainers and rejected the Justice Department’s claims that the city’s sanctuary policies are preempted by federal law. MAMDANI BLASTS FEDS FOR WAGING 'CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND TERROR' AGAINST NYC'S IMMIGRANTS New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the ruling in a Friday post on X, accusing the administration of attempting to turn city employees into immigration enforcement agents. "The federal government tried to turn our public servants into deportation agents and force New York City to carry out ICE’s cruel agenda. Today, a federal court rejected that effort and upheld our laws. Every New Yorker deserves to seek help from their city without fear of being targeted for deportation. We will stand by our immigrant neighbors, defend our laws and protect the promise that this city belongs to all of us," Mamdani wrote. Reyes found the administration lacked standing because striking down the city’s restrictions would not remedy its alleged harm because separate state laws restricting cooperation would remain in place. But Abhishek Kambli, a former federal prosecutor and current partner at Holtzman Vogel, disputed that reasoning, arguing that the city's laws independently harm the federal government's authority regardless of whether similar state restrictions exist. "The sovereign harm is done just by the fact that New York City has the law in the books, no matter what other factors prevent practical application of the United States's position," Kambli told Fox News Digital. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS NEW YORK LAW BANNING ICE AGENTS FROM WEARING MASKS Reyes also rejected the Justice Department's argument that New York City's sanctuary policies are overridden by federal immigration law. "Even if the United States has standing — and it does not — its preemption claims fail," Reyes wrote. "All of the United States’ preemption claims — express, conflict and field — fail because the relevant federal statutes do not regulate private actors." The judge pointed to the Tenth Amendment's anti-commandeering doctrine, which prevents the federal government from forcing state and local governments to use their own officials and resources to administer federal programs. "If states cannot remain free to control their agencies and employees to resist federal immigration enforcement, which is within states’ constitutional prerogatives, the Tenth Amendment anticommandeering doctrine means nothing," Reyes wrote. Kambli, however, argued that Reyes misinterpreted the distinction between forcing local governments to assist federal immigration enforcement and preventing them from actively obstructing it. "Really what the 10th Amendment anti-commandeering means is you can't force states to go from doing nothing to affirmatively assisting. What these statutes are doing is basically preventing states from actively obstructing federal immigration enforcement," Kambli said. He argued that the Justice Department was not seeking to force New York City officials to carry out federal immigration enforcement, but instead to prevent local laws from interfering with federal authorities' ability to enforce immigration law. "That's different from the federal government saying a state or a city is required to actively assist ICE in operations," Kambli said. HUNDREDS OF JAILED ILLEGAL ALIENS RELEASED BACK ONTO BLUE-STATE STREETS DESPITE ICE DETAINERS, RECORDS SHOW The Justice Department also argued that New York City's sanctuary policies went beyond simply refusing to assist federal authorities by restricting information-sharing with ICE that is protected under federal law. The administration additionally claimed that the city unfairly singled out federal immigration officials for restrictions that did not apply to other law enforcement agencies. Reyes, however, found that federal information-sharing protections apply specifically to information about an individual's citizenship or immigration status and do not require local governments to provide ICE with broader details, such as a person's release date or whereabouts. "The United States’ assertion that information regarding release dates and custody status is information regarding immigration or citizenship status is contrary to law," Reyes wrote. Kambli, however, argued that the distinction over what information is being withheld misses the greater issue at hand. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "The issue is mainly whether any state or locality that prohibits cooperation is preempted by federal law, regardless of what the information is," Kambli said. The ruling marks the latest setback for the Trump administration's efforts to challenge sanctuary policies in federal court, following dismissals of similar lawsuits involving Boston, Los Angeles and Minnesota. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33dc675342cf4db916787 Meet the 22-year-old candidate eyeing history in key swing state as Gen Z embraces conservatism: 'Step up' te 2026-10-17T09:20:06.984Z Meet the 22-year-old candidate eyeing history in key swing state as Gen Z embraces conservatism: 'Step up' From delivering pizzas to running for an Iowa House seat, 22-year-old Dillon Fillion hopes to make history in his swing district and inspire Gen Z to embrace conservatism, which he says he's already seeing on the ground. Fillion, believed to be the youngest candidate ever to seek office in Scott County, spoke to Fox News Digital about his ambitions to cut property taxes, boost police funding, give parents more say in their children’s education and draw Gen Z to the polls. "I think people are very excited that a young person is running because they see a lot of these old people running for office, no offense to them, but people wanna see some fresh new faces and I think it's time for my generation to step up," Fillion said. Before launching his bid for the Iowa House, Fillion decided to take a gap year from Scott Community College, where he is pursuing a criminal justice degree. He currently works as a Domino’s delivery driver while hitting the campaign trail, which he described as juggling "two full-time jobs." MEDIA NARRATIVE PREDICTING BLUE WAVE IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE NOT MESHING WITH LOCAL REPUBLICANS: 'FIRED UP' "Basically, I do a full-time job as well as campaigning," he said. But campaigning wasn’t always Fillion’s vision. A lifelong hockey fan, he said his initial dream was to play professionally before stepping into politics. Fillion said he became interested in politics in 2019 after seeing Democrats accuse President Donald Trump of colluding with Russia, saying he found it "weird" they were "calling our president a lot of weird, untrue things." From there, he said he went down a "rabbit hole" researching what he described as corruption within the Democratic Party, which he found "baffling and shocking." "I just couldn't stand back and just watch all this stuff happen, and I decided to get involved," he said. "Keep Iowa Great!" is the slogan Fillion has plastered across campaign signs and merchandise as he works to win over Iowa voters. One of three siblings, Fillion had an upbringing "grounded in Christian family values, a strong work ethic, and the perseverance to stand by his principles no matter the challenge," according to his campaign website. Fillion credited Charlie Kirk with helping young men like him "find a purpose" and turn to conservative principles. "The men in my generation are really conservative. They admire conservative principles. I think Charlie Kirk really helped with the young men in my generation in regard to finding a purpose in life. And I think that's really helped a lot of men in my generation," Fillion said. "I do think my generation is going in the right direction in regard to conservatism. It's just, I think my generation needs to turn out more in our elections." LIZ PEEK: HASAN PIKER EXPOSES DEMOCRATS' DESPERATION TO WIN BACK YOUNG MEN Fillion will challenge incumbent Democratic state Rep. Daniel Gosa for a seat representing Iowa's 81st House District. Fillion says he finally has the opportunity to "carry the ball down the field" in his district and is calling for a leadership overhaul. "I wouldn't be in this race if I didn't think I could win it," he said. "However, my Democrat opponent does not stand up for the things that this district cares about." Among Fillion’s most high-profile endorsements are Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Iowa House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann, according to his campaign website. DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'LL MAKE LIFE AFFORDABLE. YOUR WALLET MAY DISAGREE One of Fillion’s top priorities is eliminating property taxes completely. His campaign website said if that isn’t "immediately achievable," Fillion will work to lower taxes as much as possible. "I wanna keep Iowa number one in affordability," he said. Crime and education are also on Fillion’s mind, and he told Fox News Digital those will be two of his top priorities if elected in November. "When I get into that legislature, I will be introducing a constitutional amendment for the Back the Blue Act to make sure our police are protected so they can do their job correctly," Fillion said. "And I will continue to empower parents and teachers in our kids' education, because parents should be the forefront of your kids' education, not the government." He said his ultimate goal is to make Iowa "the number one state to live, work, and raise a family." With voters preparing to head to the polls in November, Fillion said his campaign aims to spread more optimism and show people that Gen Z wants to make the world a better place. "I just want our country to know that there are people in my generation that are doing everything they can to try and save this country," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33b7075342cf4db916728 Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices te 2026-10-17T09:10:08.677Z Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices Cabinet members are seldom major figures in campaigns, but the defense secretary’s forays into politics and his bravado in defense of an unpopular war have made him a target. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33b6f75342cf4db91671f How Pennsylvania Explains the Forces Shaping the Midterms te 2026-10-17T09:10:07.804Z How Pennsylvania Explains the Forces Shaping the Midterms Four battleground congressional districts in the state reveal fault lines that are echoing nationwide. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33b6e75342cf4db916716 Trump Revives 2020 Election Conspiracies, With Help From the Federal Government te 2026-10-17T09:10:06.946Z Trump Revives 2020 Election Conspiracies, With Help From the Federal Government Voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration may use the federal government to cast doubt on the election, discourage participation or try to delegitimize results. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad33b6e75342cf4db91670d Boy Throb, a Very Online Boy Band, Holds a Concert to Celebrate a Member’s Visa te 2026-10-17T09:10:06.069Z Boy Throb, a Very Online Boy Band, Holds a Concert to Celebrate a Member’s Visa To celebrate, Boy Throb made its first live appearance as a foursome at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3346875342cf4db9161ef Dem congressional candidate's police record reveals suspensions over stolen gun, insubordination te 2026-10-17T08:40:08.092Z Dem congressional candidate's police record reveals suspensions over stolen gun, insubordination Johnny Garcia, a candidate for Congress in Texas’ newly redrawn 35th District, faced a pair of suspensions for "job performance," "insubordination" and "conduct or action that would seriously impair job effectiveness" during his time with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, records show. In the first suspension in 2009, Garcia brought a cellular device into a secure area against repeated instruction. The second, in 2020, arose when Garcia left a firearm in an unsecured location, where it was later stolen. In both cases, Garcia was suspended without pay. The suspensions, discovered through a public records request, put new scrutiny on a law enforcement career that Garcia has made a central part of his campaign as he wages a race against Republican candidate Carlos De La Cruz, an Air Force veteran. The race, set to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, is expected to be significantly more competitive in the upcoming midterms than in years past. FOX NEWS POLL: IT’S A LONE STAR SENATE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TALARICO AND PAXTON The first suspension came in 2009 when Garcia carried his cell phone into a secured jail area, something he had been told repeatedly not to do. "You have been instructed multiple times not to bring cellular phones or electronic equipment into the secured area and that doing so is a violation of policy. You stated you had been informed several times during Roll Call that cellular phones are not permitted in the secured area," a notice of suspension reads. "You are hereby notified that the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department is suspending you without pay for a total of three days… for insubordination [and] conduct or action that would seriously impair job effectiveness." The second suspension, according to the disciplinary record, came in 2020 when Garcia left his Glock firearm, four magazines and his badge in his car — items that were later stolen. "Your equipment was not properly secured and was kept temporarily in your vehicle against Bexar County Sheriff’s policy. This negligent behavior has seriously impaired your job effectiveness and is a clear violation of the policies and procedures of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office," a report read. Garcia received a five-day suspension without pay, for "job performance," according to the county's records. The firearm was eventually recovered after Garcia reported it was missing. The Sheriff’s Office did not address questions about additional context on the suspensions, how frequently such suspensions are imposed and what other kinds of discipline the office would consider ahead of a suspension. Instead, it confirmed that Garcia had not faced any other forms of discipline as a result of the two incidents. TRUMP-BACKED AIR FORCE VETERAN WINS GOP RUNOFF IN NEWLY-REDISTRICTED HOUSE DISTRICT "The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office handles all policy violations in strict accordance with Civil Service Commission guidelines. Deputy Johnny Garcia served a 3-day unpaid suspension for bringing an electronic device into a secure facility, and a 5-day unpaid suspension for failing to properly secure county issued equipment. The disciplinary actions were the agency's final decision of the incidents," Deputy Noel Diaz said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "All deputies are required to maintain complete knowledge of the Civil Service Commission policies. Disciplinary actions are handled independently on single incidents," she added. Garcia, who has not held elected office before, faces considerably steeper election odds than other Democrats who have run in Texas’ 35th District. Casar, a progressive, last won re-election in the old district through a 67.4% to 32.6% victory in 2024. But Republicans targeted that electoral advantage through redistricting changes passed last year, prompting Casar to seek re-election in the state’s neighboring 37th district. "Trump and Abbott just rammed through maps designed to kick people like me out of office. They don’t want me in Congress because they don’t want us to be heard. But we’re not going anywhere," Casar said in a post explaining his move. To overcome that shift in political advantage, Garcia has brought a centrist message to voters, highlighting his service with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a post he joined at the age of 21. He would go on to work with the county jail and then as a hostage negotiator. On his website, Garcia lists border security as a top priority alongside items like affordability and protecting government programs like Social Security. He said he had faced border weakness firsthand, stating that he had seen "how Biden failed us on the border." "An old school Democrat … he believes true public safety means more than tough talk," his website states. SUPREME COURT HANDS GOP A REDISTRICTING WIN BY STRIKING DOWN LOWER COURT BLOCK ON TEXAS MAP When asked about the two suspensions, Garcia’s campaign pointed back at his record with safety as a law enforcement officer. "As a sheriff's deputy, I've spent nearly two decades putting my own safety on the line to protect my community to keep violent criminals off our streets. These politicized claims are Republicans' desperate attempts to distract from the fact that tariffs and his war in Iran have made everything more expensive for working families," Garcia said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Having cleared his party's primary in in May, Garcia heads to the state's general election on Nov. 3. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad32fb675342cf4db916067 Army expo attendees skeptical of Trump's Iran peace deal hopes: 'Beat 'em into submission' te 2026-10-17T08:20:06.696Z Army expo attendees skeptical of Trump's Iran peace deal hopes: 'Beat 'em into submission' Attendees at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Exposition were skeptical of President Donald Trump’s signal that a deal with Iran to end the war may be near, arguing the United States needs to continue its military and economic pressure on Tehran to bring the conflict to a close. "Look at history, and that area only respects strength, right?" a member of AUSA’s Marne chapter in Georgia told Fox News Digital about Iran. "We're not going to get a deal with them. We're going to have to, unfortunately, beat them into submission." He added, "There is no such thing as negotiation. So I think we're probably looking at at least another year, if not two." TRUMP AGAIN SAYS DEAL IS CLOSE, THEN CONFIRMS A LAST-MINUTE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN, BUT DETAILS STILL SECRET The war began in February with joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The conflict has continued despite an April ceasefire and a June agreement intended to pave the way for a broader settlement, which later collapsed amid renewed fighting. Trump still signals optimism about ending the conflict, saying earlier this month that Iran was "ready to fold up" and suggesting the war could end before the November midterm elections. "It looks like you guys are holding off because of the midterms," Lincoln from Australia said. He also argued that wealthy Gulf allies should take greater responsibility for their own security. "But it also appears that the Gulf allies need to step up and start doing something for themselves, for their own defense," Lincoln said. "Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to be doing enough." "It shouldn't just be the United States providing security for the entire world," he added. TRUMP’S IRAN DEAL REACHES MAKE-OR-BREAK DEADLINE AS 60-DAY NEGOTIATING CLOCK EXPIRES Trump said Thursday that he would not use nuclear weapons against Iran after reports started circulating that the Department of War was developing new strike plans that could include using a bomb known as the "Mother of All Bombs" against Iranian nuclear sites and energy infrastructure. "I know they tried diplomatic channels and … that's a good idea," Joe from Florida said. "It looks like we have to move beyond that. It looks like force is needed. They keep trying force on us. Let's talk their language." An Army veteran had more optimism toward the prospects of a deal, arguing that continued economic pressure on Iran could help to end the conflict. "Physically, they're having a hard time because there's a lot of pressure on them," Carl from Maryland said. "They're running low on resources, cash." US ECONOMIC CHOKEHOLD ON IRAN REACHES PEAK LEVERAGE AS COLLAPSE RISKS EMERGE He continued, "I think that more of … this continued pressure on them — economically, the sanctions — not allowing them to export the oil that they've done in the past to their other partners will continue to put pressure on them to cease hostilities." But even among those who expressed support for Trump's handling of the conflict, questions remained about whether the Trump administration could end the conflict through negotiations. "I respect the hell out of President Trump," the AUSA Marne chapter member said. "I think he'll do what he can, it's best for our country, but I'm very skeptical that there's any type of brokered peace between us and Iran." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad32fb575342cf4db91605e Ilhan Omar raid sparks ominous prediction from watchdog: 'They probably got the goods' te 2026-10-17T08:20:05.796Z Ilhan Omar raid sparks ominous prediction from watchdog: 'They probably got the goods' The federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home prompted warnings Wednesday from a conservative watchdog leader that more revelations could be coming, as the Minnesota Democrat faces separate investigations involving her immigration records and financial disclosures. Oversight Project President Mike Howell, whose group pushed to strip a $1.031 million earmark backed by Omar, says the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) search raises broader questions about congressional accountability and what investigators may uncover next. His warning comes as U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro confirmed on "America Reports" that her office is investigating the Minnesota Democrat's financial disclosures, while separate reporting revealed that federal investigators had subpoenaed Omar's relatives as part of an immigration-related probe. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION "I think there's other shoes that are going to drop here," Howell told Fox News Digital. "That's why I think the Democrats really just couldn't resist the temptation to jump out of this before they saw any evidence and just circle the wagons [around Omar]," he said. DEMOCRATS' FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’ "I will say it appears they're walking that back a little bit. It has shifted from just a wholesale defense of Omar to a non-substantive defense, talking about, ‘well, this stuff was old,’ or ‘this is political since she's Ilhan Omar’." Howell suggested that Omar’s defenders’ arguments indicate that it’s "not all peaches and cream underneath the hood." WATCH: ILHAN OMAR DENIES FEDS HAVE CONTACTED HER AFTER BORDER CZAR HOMAN CONFIRMS 'CRIMINAL' INVESTIGATION Howell's warning extends beyond Omar to what he describes as a broader failure of accountability in Washington, where lawmakers can champion taxpayer-funded projects that later face questions about their legitimacy. Fox News has learned that federal investigators are examining whether Omar's age was accurately reported when she arrived in the United States in 1995 and when she acquired U.S. citizenship in 2000, including whether any inaccurate information could have affected her eligibility for citizenship through her father under the law in effect at the time. ILHAN OMAR’S HUSBAND INSISTS HE HAS ‘NO CONCERNS’ AMID FEDERAL IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION The inquiry also encompasses paperwork completed by her late father and whether he provided inaccurate information. Sources told Fox News that investigators are examining potential immigration fraud spanning multiple years. Federal investigators have issued more than a dozen subpoenas as part of the immigration inquiry, including subpoenas to members of Omar's family. The immigration inquiry is separate from the financial-disclosure investigation being handled by Pirro, sources told Fox News. "We're in the speculation zone, of course," Howell told Fox News Digital, acknowledging uncertainty about the full scope of the federal investigations. DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘DIRTY HANDS’ OVER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OMAR RAID WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION, EX-PROSECUTOR SAYS Still, Howell argued that obtaining a search warrant for a sitting member of Congress in Washington suggested investigators had developed substantial evidence, though the warrant establishes only that a judge found probable cause to believe the search would uncover evidence or other items subject to seizure, not that Omar committed a crime. Howell pointed to what he viewed as a unique combination of circumstances — an HSI investigation under the Trump administration, a warrant authorized by a federal judge in heavily Democratic Washington, D.C., and the proximity of the election — as reasons he believes investigators may have substantial evidence. "They probably got the goods on her," Howell said. "You don't get a federal judge to sign off on something like this in Washington, D.C., of all places, unless there is something that is rather convincing." Jonathan Fahey, a former acting ICE director and federal prosecutor in the neighboring Eastern District of Virginia, said the timing of the HSI search raises questions about whether investigators are examining more recent documents tied to longstanding immigration allegations. "I surmise that what they may be looking for is newer things that were used with what they believe is false information," Fahey told Fox News Digital, referring to the immigration investigation. Fahey suggested that knowingly repeating materially false information in more recent federal filings could create separate legal exposure, depending on the documents, circumstances and applicable statutes, even if criminal charges based solely on older paperwork would be barred by the statute of limitations. Former FBI agent Nicole Parker cautioned that Omar might not face criminal liability if her father completed allegedly false paperwork while she was a minor. "If her father lied and filled out the [citizenship/naturalization] forms, then in my opinion, she will not be criminally held responsible," Parker said. However, Parker said Omar could face a separate legal question if authorities establish she obtained citizenship through materially-false information. "It could potentially cause her to be denaturalized and lose her citizenship if her citizenship was gained on false pretenses and false information," she said. In January, the Oversight Project challenged a proposed $1.031 million earmark for Generation Hope MN's Justice Empowerment Initiative in Minneapolis, a project backed by Omar and Minnesota's Democratic senators. The group raised concerns about the nonprofit's finances, operations and eligibility for taxpayer funding, including questions about its addiction recovery services at a location shared with a Minneapolis restaurant, whose owner previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that Generation Hope operated in upstairs office space. "We said, let's go check out those earmarks," Howell recalled. Conservative Republicans subsequently objected to the funding, with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, among those pushing for its removal. The earmark was stripped, and Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, later requested Justice Department scrutiny of the nonprofit. The funding dispute raised questions about congressional vetting of proposed recipients, but its removal did not establish fraud by Omar or the organization. No connection between the earmark controversy and either federal investigation has been publicly confirmed. As part of his broader "institutional rot" argument, Howell argued that Omar’s earmark controversy is not unique, criticizing what he sees as lawmakers placing loyalties outside the United States ahead of their constitutional responsibilities. "This isn't normal. And it only seems normal because it's been happening so much. And I think it's about time we take the oath to the Constitution that members swear seriously," he said. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "If somebody has loyalties to another place, they should not be in Congress." Omar has denied wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement against political opponents. Her office called the search an abuse of power and previously pointed to congressional ethics findings recommending dismissal of allegations concerning her financial disclosures, but did not respond to a request for comment on this story. Fox News' David Spunt contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad32b0d75342cf4db915fc7 ANGELA WHEELER: Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional And Scientific Review te 2026-10-17T08:00:13.519Z ANGELA WHEELER: Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional And Scientific Review By Angela Wheeler | The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether municipalities can set national energy policy by forcing oil and gas companies to pay for weather damages purportedly precipitated by carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from combustion of their products. While the question before the court hinges on constitutional provisions that reserve such power to the federal government, it is important to note that the premise of the case is scientifically invalid. In Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County and City of Boulder v. Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil — the lead case in nearly three dozen similar suits — the producers of fossil fuels are blamed for the effects of bad weather. The suits are a coordinated effort to bankrupt energy companies and force an economically devastating “green” agenda on the public. On Monday, lawyers for oil and gas companies argued in the U.S. Supreme Court that state and local governments are precluded by the Constitution from taking the kind of legal action in the Colorado case, reserving such power to the federal government. Those suing the companies would have the country’s 90,000 counties, cities, townships, boroughs, school districts, and so forth effectively setting national energy policy, suggested one attorney. We agree that city hall should not be deciding whether the producers of coal, oil, and natural gas are allowed to stay in the businesses that make modern civilization possible. However, equally important is that the apocalyptic claim of a climate emergency underlying what could become hundreds, or thousands, of lawsuits is fearmongering with no basis in reality. Published in August, the CO2 Coalition’s report, Colorado and Climate Change: Colorful Colorado Greener Than Ever, finds no climate crisis in the state — a conclusion our researchers have reached in several other regional and state reviews. In Colorado, the record shows that temperatures have fluctuated, as one would expect, since the late 1800s. A modest rise since the mid-1970s is driven by nights becoming less cold, not by hotter days, and recent averages are comparable to earlier warm decades. Days at or above 95 degrees Fahrenheit have declined since a peak in the 1930s, the decade of the infamous dust bowl. Nights at or below zero have declined since the 1920s. Annual precipitation in Colorado records significant fluctuations year-to-year but no overall decreasing trend, as recent values are comparable to those from past decades. Dry periods since 1999 can be partially explained by natural phenomena in the Pacific Ocean, namely El Niño and La Niña. Occurrences of floods show no clear worsening outside a few unusual years. Wildfires, tornadoes, and winter storms are not becoming more frequent or severe, according to official records. In short, despite claims of “weather damages” from the modern use of fossil fuels, natural phenomena have exhibited little variation from the time before SUVs and multi-megawatt power plants. If Colorado were suffering unduly from weather, agriculture would be a likely victim. However, crop productivity is increasing in Colorado and around the world. Much of this is due to longer growing seasons resulting from modest warming since that end of the Little Ice Age in the mid-19th century, agricultural innovation, and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. CO2 is not a pollutant but a trace atmospheric gas necessary for plant photosynthesis and all life. Higher concentrations increase plants’ growth and drought resistance. About 70% of global greening confirmed by NASA satellites has been attributed to CO2’s fertilization effect. Greenhouses routinely increase CO2 levels to boost crop yields. As for warming from CO2, the effect of U.S. emissions from 2025 to 2100 is calculated to be about 0.13 degrees Celsius, and of Colorado’s approximately 0.0021 degrees. These are differences too small to be felt. Neither figure can support a damage award of any amount, much less one ruinous to international businesses and national economies. Boulder seeks a monetary judgment, subject to treble damages, for health programs, “green-fit” streets and transit, and general climate mitigation. A parallel suit by Multnomah County, Oregon, has demanded as much as $51 billion. Lawyers associated with the Colorado litigation have described the strategy as a tax on oil companies and consumers. Plaintiff-aligned estimates of cumulative exposure run into the trillions. A ruling for the companies would not strip states of authority over activities inside their borders. It would stop localities from using damage awards as a substitute for rational energy policy. Whatever one thinks of the climate issue, its questions need to be answered according to the disciplined rationale of both the U.S. Constitution and scientific inquiry. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Angela Wheeler is a contributor to The Daily Caller News Foundation and executive director of the CO2 Coalition, Fairfax, Virginia. She is a cum laude graduate of Emporia State University, Kansas, where she studied communication, with additional biology and pre-medicine coursework. The post ANGELA WHEELER: Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional And Scientific Review first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad328b475342cf4db915f60 Phoenix Felon Gets 10 Years In Prison For Stealing $2.2 Million In COVID Relief Funds te 2026-10-17T07:50:12.691Z Phoenix Felon Gets 10 Years In Prison For Stealing $2.2 Million In COVID Relief Funds By Staff Reporter | A federal court sentenced a Phoenix man previously convicted of a felony to 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $2.2 million in COVID-19 relief funding. Mohammed Maio, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, bank fraud, and felon in possession of a firearm. Between May 2020 and May 2024, Maio fraudulently obtained and misused loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) relief loans, claiming the relief funds for multiple businesses without employees.  Maio’s mother, Souzan El-Sayed, and father, Abukar Maio, were also convicted for participating in the COVID fraud scheme. The trio submitted 18 PPP and EIDL applications.  Maio’s mother was associated with Magna Detail, Global Connection Plus, GEGE LLC, Reign Transportation, AFGOYE LLC, and Arcadia Adult Home Care. Maio’s father was associated with Magna Detail, Arcadia Adult Home Care, AFGOYE LLC, and Reign Transportation. Maio associated himself with the following businesses: Magna Detail, AZ Jumpstart, AZMBK, Apyulent, MMM Consulting, and Reign Transportation.  Court documents reflect that the Maio family used the fraudulently obtained funds to purchase properties.  Maio also arranged for his mother to purchase a firearm for him in 2021, since he was a convicted felon who couldn’t purchase it for himself.  Arizona Department of Corrections records reflect that Maio served two years in prison from June 2016 to August 2018 for drug and fraud violations, and served six months in 2006 for drug and attempted weapons misconduct violations. During his two prison stints, Maio received three major infractions for threats or intimidation, fighting, and unauthorized conduct.  U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said in the press release announcing Maio’s conviction that Maio exploited a system meant to provide relief to legitimate business owners during an unprecedented public health emergency.  “Maio’s actions resulted in significant financial loss to the U.S. government and exploited a program intended to provide relief to small businesses during a national crisis,” said Courchaine. “Fraud of this nature weakens the effectiveness of federal assistance programs and places an additional burden on taxpayers who ultimately bear the cost of these crimes.” Scott Brown, acting special agent in charge of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) CI Phoenix Field Office, said his agency is committed to finding each and every individual who defrauded the COVID-19 relief programs.  “While business owners and families were struggling during the COVID pandemic, Maio was scheming to defraud the government relief programs for personal gain,” said Brown. “This case demonstrates IRS CI’s ongoing commitment to pursuing individuals who abused these pandemic relief programs and ensuring they are held accountable.” A.J. Gibes, special agent in charge for the ATF Phoenix Field Division, pointed out that Maio decided to take violent measures to continue his fraud scheme.  “This significant sentence is part of a multi-agency effort to hold those who took advantage of COVID-era programs accountable,” said Gibes. “Not only did Mr. Maio commit fraud against the United States government, he illegally armed himself to protect his multi-million-dollar scheme. We are proud to work with our IRS partners to bring those who would defraud the American people to justice.” AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Phoenix Felon Gets 10 Years In Prison For Stealing $2.2 Million In COVID Relief Funds first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad3240675342cf4db915e8d Mayes Accused Of Voting To Raise Utility Rates Six Times te 2026-10-17T07:30:14.558Z Mayes Accused Of Voting To Raise Utility Rates Six Times By Matthew Holloway | Republican attorney general nominee and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is targeting Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes’ utility-regulation record in a new campaign advertisement, contrasting her votes on the Arizona Corporation Commission with his support for tax reductions in the Legislature. The ad accuses Mayes of voting to increase utility rates six times and attributes higher gas, water, and electricity costs to her decisions. “I’m Senate President Warren Petersen. I helped pass one of the largest tax cuts in state history, eliminating tax on tips, rent, and overtime,” Petersen says. “But my opponent voted to raise your utility rates six times.” Petersen’s campaign also criticized Mayes’ role in establishing renewable energy surcharges during her tenure on the Arizona Corporation Commission. The commission adopted the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) rules in November 2006, establishing renewable energy requirements and procedures for utilities to recover program costs through customer surcharges. The rules became effective in August 2007. Mayes’ office has described her as instrumental in adopting the rules. She has defended the renewable energy standards, arguing that repealing them would threaten electricity affordability and reliability. The commission reported in March 2026 that APS, Tucson Electric Power, and UNS Electric had collected more than $2.3 billion in REST surcharges from customers. That figure measures collections under the program and does not establish its net economic impact after accounting for benefits or avoided costs. “While we’ve fought to make life more affordable for hardworking Arizona families, Mayes has supported higher utility rates that squeeze household budgets and punish the very people she was elected to protect,” Petersen said. Petersen’s tax message references changes enacted at different times. The Arizona Department of Revenue states that cities stopped collecting transaction privilege tax on residential rentals beginning January 1, 2025. The change applies specifically to municipal taxes on residential rentals. In June 2026, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the fiscal year 2027 budget after vetoing nearly all bills sent to her desk from April 13 until May 14, including a proposed Republican budget containing over $1 billion in tax relief. The package, spearheaded by Repbulican lawmakers, incorporated full conformity with the tax cuts of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act and included $1.4 billion in tax cuts, with relief involving tips and overtime, a higher standard deduction, and an additional deduction for seniors. The advertisement follows another dispute between the candidates over Mayes’ past statements about utility pricing. Petersen recently criticized a resurfaced 2009 Arizona PBS interview in which Mayes, then chair of the Corporation Commission, discussed higher water prices as a means of reducing consumption and the energy required to pump water. The discussion also included Mayes calling for utilities to provide conservation tools and participate in a statewide conversation about resource use. The interview did not identify a particular rate increase she approved. Petersen’s new release also criticizes Mayes for challenging utility costs as attorney general after supporting increases during her commission service. Petersen said affordability would remain a priority if he wins the attorney general’s office. “As Attorney General, I will fight from day one to protect Arizona families, challenge policies that drive up costs, and help restore the financial breathing room Arizonans desperately need and deserve,” he said. 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 Mayes Accused Of Voting To Raise Utility Rates Six Times first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad321ad75342cf4db915e2b Arizona Supreme Court To Review Clean Elections Commission’s Authority To Demand Repayment te 2026-10-17T07:20:13.266Z Arizona Supreme Court To Review Clean Elections Commission’s Authority To Demand Repayment By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review whether the Citizens Clean Elections Commission can determine that the secretary of state incorrectly certified candidates’ qualifying contributions and order repayment of public campaign funds on that basis. In the order, the justices granted review of two questions in Lombardo v. Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission. The court ordered the parties to submit simultaneous briefs by Monday, Oct. 19, at 4 p.m., and will consider the case on an expedited basis without oral argument.  Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier, the Green Party nominees for governor and secretary of state, are challenging the commission’s authority to demand repayment amid an investigation into whether they properly qualified for public campaign financing. In September, Lombardo and Collier alleged that the threat of repayment obligations had effectively halted their campaigns and burdened their free speech rights. Their lawsuit also challenged the commission’s authority to revisit their qualification for public funding after certification by the secretary of state. At that point, the commission had directed Executive Director Thomas Collins to investigate further without issuing a repayment order. The Supreme Court’s first question asks: “Does the Citizens Clean Elections Commission possess legal authority to determine that the Secretary of State’s certification of qualifying contributions was incorrect?” The second asks: “If yes, does the Commission have the authority to order repayment of funds on that basis?” Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer signed the two-page order. It limits review to those questions and contains no ruling on the underlying allegations or express directive halting the commission’s investigation. The candidates contend that the secretary of state and county recorders have authority to determine whether they collected sufficient qualifying $5 contributions. Their attorney, Timothy La Sota, has argued that the threat of repayment interfered with their campaigns and that relief after the election would come too late. The litigation reached the state Supreme Court after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Iyer Julian dismissed the candidates’ lawsuit. Julian concluded in her ruling that the challenge was premature because the commission had not completed its investigation or issued a repayment order. “Plaintiffs’ challenge is to the basis for a repayment order that has not and may never be issued,” Julian wrote. “That claim is not ripe for this Court’s review.” The judge said the administrative process could establish the facts and allow the commission to determine whether enforcement was warranted before judicial review. The Court of Appeals declined special action jurisdiction on Oct. 6. Lombardo and Collier then sought Supreme Court review through a special action petition that the clerk docketed as a petition for review. The Supreme Court considered the petition and responses from the commission and its executive director, Thomas Collins, before granting limited review. The underlying investigation includes allegations that qualifying-contribution records were falsified. La Sota has disputed the accusations, characterizing them as conspiracy theories. 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 Arizona Supreme Court To Review Clean Elections Commission’s Authority To Demand Repayment first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e70d75342cf4db914da9 NCAA moves to block Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's executive order expanding college athletes' eligibility te 2026-10-17T03:10:05.876Z NCAA moves to block Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's executive order expanding college athletes' eligibility The NCAA filed a lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday, escalating a dispute that began three days earlier when he signed an executive order giving state universities the option to allow athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to compete for a fifth college season. The order challenges a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes those athletes. The suit was filed in federal court in Ohio. NCAA President Charlie Baker described taking the legal action as an "extraordinary step" intended to prevent DeWine from making it "impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field." In the lawsuit, the NCAA accused DeWine, a two-term Republican governor, of trying to give Ohio athletes "a hall pass" from following NCAA rules. NCAA WINS TENTH CIRCUIT 'STAY', BUT FACES MORE ELIGIBILITY LAWSUITS FROM 2022 CLASS ATHLETES IN CHAOTIC TIME DeWine’s executive order and the NCAA’s lawsuit in response mark the latest escalation in a wave of legal maneuvering that is reshaping college sports rules on a state-by-state basis. The latest clash quickly prompted reactions from across the college athletics landscape. "This whole thing has become comical," University of Tennessee athletic director Danny White said on social media in reaction to the NCAA announcement. Ohio’s eight Division I programs have yet to publicly weigh in on DeWine’s order. The measure has received support from Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a championship-winning former coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State. The state’s Division I ranks include No. 4 Ohio State of the Big Ten, Cincinnati of the Big 12 and six members of the Mid-American Conference. Under DeWine's order, public and private universities in Ohio would be able to allow the Class of ’22 athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons. The rule, passed in June, is the subject of multiple court fights. DeWine’s office declined to comment on the lawsuit. Although it is unusual for the NCAA to sue a governor, the organization has done so before. In the early 1990s, the NCAA prevailed in a case against then-Nevada Gov. Bob Miller over a state law that would have required the association to provide greater due-process protections during enforcement proceedings. COURT RULING OPENS DOOR FOR MICHIGAN TO ADD FORMER MIAMI, BOISE STATE PLAYER TO ROSTER MID-SEASON IN WILD MOVE In its court filing, the NCAA said it was trying "to halt a misguided attempt to give Ohio colleges and universities an unfair, unprecedented and unwarranted competitive advantage in stadiums and arenas throughout the country." "College sports, like all sports, depend on participants following the rules. (DeWine) is attempting to give Ohio institutions a hall pass to break the rules," the lawsuit says. The Ohio Supreme Court has already said it will determine the legality of the executive order. As part of that, it paused an appeals court ruling in a case there that had declared the ’22 athletes ineligible; the court asked both sides to file briefs in the case, in which basketball player Filip Borovićanin is the lead plaintiff, by next Monday. Baker said the NCAA did not believe the Supreme Court's order did, in fact, declare those players immediately eligible to compete. That case, like others around the country, is becoming more urgent by the day, as it involves football players, along with a handful of basketball players whose status for the upcoming season is in jeopardy. Among them: Gonzaga transfer Javon Bennett, Cincinnati's MJ Collins and Borovićanin himself, who played in an exhibition against Tennessee on Thursday night after DeWine's order put him back on the eligible list. For years, the NCAA has urged Congress to pass federal legislation that would curb lawsuits challenging its rules, which govern hundreds of thousands of athletes nationwide. The Senate has sent the Protect College Sports Act, aims to provide that protection, to the House, but its fate remains uncertain in an election year. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e4b875342cf4db914d0f Trump’s Tariff Strategy Collides With $2 Trillion US Deficit te 2026-10-17T03:00:08.957Z Trump’s Tariff Strategy Collides With $2 Trillion US Deficit The U.S. deficit neared $2 trillion as tariff refunds undercut a revenue source Trump has touted as a solution to debt. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e4b775342cf4db914d06 Broncos Legend Comes to Defense of QB Bo Nix After Rough Outing vs. Seahawks te 2026-10-17T03:00:07.575Z Broncos Legend Comes to Defense of QB Bo Nix After Rough Outing vs. Seahawks Broncos legend Ed McCaffrey takes to social media to come to the defense of QB Bo Nix following the team's win over the Seahawks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e4b675342cf4db914cfd Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions One Week After Diesel Deal te 2026-10-17T03:00:06.043Z Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions One Week After Diesel Deal Trump on Friday signed an executive order setting, but immediately waiving, sweeping new tariffs and sanctions on Russia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e25e75342cf4db914c90 Rain forces MLB to postpone Guardians-Rays ALCS Game 4 in Cleveland te 2026-10-17T02:50:06.177Z Rain forces MLB to postpone Guardians-Rays ALCS Game 4 in Cleveland Steady rain in Cleveland forced MLB to postpone Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. The stadium grounds crew was forced to pull the tarp well before the scheduled 8 p.m. ET first pitch. The grounds crew continued working in an effort to salvage the game, but by approximately 9 p.m. ET, the league announced the game had been moved to Saturday. The postponement also pushed Game 5 to Sunday, eliminating the scheduled off day and travel day for the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays. Should the series go the distance, the Guardians and Rays will play four games in four days to determine which advances to the World Series. Games 6 and 7 were already scheduled for consecutive days, Monday and Tuesday. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DESPERATELY NEEDS TO FIX ITS TERRIBLE POSTSEASON SCHEDULING PRACTICES In a statement acknowledging the inclement weather, the Guardians also said tickets purchased for Friday night’s game would be honored. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "Fans with tickets to the original ALCS Game 4 on Friday, October 16 may use those same tickets for ALCS Game 5 on Sunday, October 18 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Gates will open at 2:30 p.m. ET." Before tonight’s decision, it had been nearly four years since rain forced a postseason game to be rescheduled. The previous rainout came on Halloween in 2022, pushing Game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies to the following day. Philadelphia shut out Houston 7-0 on Nov. 1, 2022. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e00575342cf4db914c0a Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit te 2026-10-17T02:40:05.383Z Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit Escalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2e00475342cf4db914bdf Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept te 2026-10-17T02:40:04.071Z Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2ddae75342cf4db914950 Prison healthcare takeover put on hold as Arizona’s appeal moves forward te 2026-10-17T02:30:06.405Z Prison healthcare takeover put on hold as Arizona’s appeal moves forward (Photo via iStock / Getty Images Plus) A last-minute order from a federal appeals court on Friday delayed a takeover of the state prison healthcare system.  The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry was slated to lose control of healthcare operations on Monday. But in a new order, the 9th U.S.  Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to put off a complete transfer of power. The court allowed the appointed receiver, Annette Chambers-Smith, to start working on an operational plan and assess what resources are necessary to get the receivership off the ground.  But the order simultaneously kept ADCRR director Ryan Thornell at the helm, at least for now, citing the state’s legitimate interest in maintaining control of policies, budgets and contracts and “serious questions concerning the extent of a federal court’s remedial authority over state prisons.”  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Attorneys for the department have fought to block the orders greenlighting a receivership and appointing a receiver, going so far as to plead to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The department claimed the district court Judge Roslyn Silver did not attempt any other remedial measures to push toward compliance before granting receivership, a “remedy of last resort.”  And they pointed out the department has only had three years to comply with the terms of a 2023 agreement it struck with the court and the incarcerated plaintiffs, while the receiver would be granted five years to turn around the prison healthcare system.  And of critical importance, ADCRR’s attorneys wrote, the loss of control of the healthcare system before a final say on the matter still means loss of control of budgets, staff and policy.  “That politically unaccountable individual will then assume sole responsibility for supervising state employees and contractors, directing hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds, and otherwise overseeing healthcare for more than 25,000 inmates in nine prison complexes across Arizona,” attorney for the department and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement wrote in his brief to the Supreme Court. “The gravity of that action and the costly and disruptive consequences for the Department and the State are hard to overstate.”  That argument failed, until now.  After considering an emergency motion to reconsider from the department, the 9th Circuit agreed to grant partial relief.  Though the court declined to completely halt receivership, judges agreed that the department had shown a potential for success on appeal and irreparable harm to the state if the federal takeover goes forward before the appellate courts make a final decision on receivership.  Still, the court did not discount the ongoing harm to the tens of thousands of inmates incarcerated in Arizona prisons.  “The deprivation of a prisoner’s constitutional right to adequate medical care is irreparable harm,” the court wrote. “Here, the district court made extensive findings that the Appellee prisoner class has suffered from constitutionally deficient medical care and that the deficiencies have not been corrected since issuance of the 2023 injunction.”  With this in mind, the court tried to split the difference.  Now, the 9th Circuit turns toward the issue of receivership itself.  The department filed its opening brief on Sept. 15, with support from legislative leaders House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen.  In its briefing, the department again claimed it had made progress in complying with the injunction and contended it was entitled to more time to remedy healthcare failings.  Attorneys noted, too, that Silver should not have taken into account the entire 14-year history of the lawsuit but instead should have zeroed in on progress made since the 2023 injunction took effect.  In an answering brief, attorneys for inmates argued the department has continually failed to provide constitutional care, creating “life-endangering conditions” and “subjecting people in its prison to shocking medical and mental health neglect.” The plaintiffs’ attorneys pointed out that the court had made multiple attempts to force compliance throughout the case’s 14-year history up to the present, including a vacated settlement, $2 million in contempt sanctions, enforcement orders and the ultimately unsuccessful implementation of a staffing plan.  All the while, prison healthcare continues to be lacking, as shown in medical failings, deaths and suicides documented by court-appointed monitors.  “During the 14-year history of this case, ADCRR has not reached ‘even a semblance of compliance’ with its obligation to provide minimally adequate healthcare to people in its prisons,” attorney Sophie Hart wrote. “This appeal is, at core, a request to further stave off remedies that ADCRR pledged to implement years ago.”  The 9th Circuit scheduled oral argument for Dec. 7.  YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2db5475342cf4db9148b3 School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers te 2026-10-17T02:20:04.795Z School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2d90075342cf4db914841 Jalen Brunson is afraid to open the bag containing his NBA championship hat because of horrors inside te 2026-10-17T02:10:08.975Z Jalen Brunson is afraid to open the bag containing his NBA championship hat because of horrors inside You'd think that a player's NBA Championship hat would be one of their prized possessions, but when it's carrying the potential funk factor that New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson's might be, perhaps not so much. The Knicks locked up their first NBA title in decades back in June, and after all of the festivities, Brunson revealed that his championship lid is still packed away in a bag. And the potential horrors within are keeping him from opening it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Mine is still not washed; it’s in the bag, and I’m afraid to open it," Brunson said on a recent episode of his podcast "Roommates Show" with teammate Josh Hart. "It smells terrible: Champagne, sweat, cigars, food, beer, tequila." That sounds like the notes of the worst cologne of all time. That's a recipe for some serious stink, and that's why on the off chance you ever win a championship (hey, it could happen; your church league softball team could be a wagon next season) you've got to suck it up, let it air out and wash it. What you don't want to do is leave it in a sealed bag like Brunson has done. Now he's got a science fair project on his hands. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Not only will that thing smell so bad it'll make your hair fall out, at this point it could have a small civilization growing on it, or it could've sprouted a set of eyes. Three of them. I know someone — it was not me, I swear — who left a sweaty hat in a bag for quite some time, and then, after a bit, put it in their closet. However, this closet was accessed through the bathroom; therefore, it maintained the right level of humidity for some kind of mold or fungus or alien entity to start growing from this hat. It was a horror show, and unfortunately, that may be the fate of Jalen Brunson's NBA Championship hat. I hope I'm wrong, but if there's one thing I know, it's the do's and do-not-do's of hat funk. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2d8fe75342cf4db91482d Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation te 2026-10-17T02:10:06.521Z Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation The sanctions were part of legislation that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2d8fd75342cf4db914824 Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances te 2026-10-17T02:10:05.451Z Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2d44e75342cf4db914746 Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Judeo-Christian values under assault in American schools te 2026-10-17T01:50:06.584Z Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Judeo-Christian values under assault in American schools BIBLE BIAS: Washington school district that forced kids to hide Bibles in sealed envelopes must apologize, pay $275K SILENCED BELIEFS: Christian teacher was 'quite shocked' after getting fired for telling student she's pro-life POTTY POLITICS: Pennsylvania school district unveils plans for gender-neutral ‘universal toilet rooms’ HATE 101: Haverford professor charged over alleged ‘heinous’ antisemitic online attacks, barred from campus Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2cfa175342cf4db91465f Falcons' Michael Penix cleared to face Bears following rib injury as Caleb Williams' status remains unclear te 2026-10-17T01:30:09.903Z Falcons' Michael Penix cleared to face Bears following rib injury as Caleb Williams' status remains unclear Michael Penix Jr. made his highly anticipated 2026 debut in Week 3, helping the Atlanta Falcons earn their first win of the season. Atlanta followed with another victory, as Penix threw for 223 yards and Bijan Robinson rushed for 145 in a dominant win over the New Orleans Saints. Then came another scare. A sack late in Atlanta’s Week 6 game against the Baltimore Ravens briefly knocked Penix out of the game. He returned one play later but did not play in overtime because of rib discomfort, leaving many wondering whether he had suffered another setback. BACKUP QUARTERBACK TYLER HUNTLEY LEADS BALTIMORE RAVENS TO IMPROBABLE OT WIN OVER ATLANTA FALCONS Following an MRI earlier this week, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Penix was on track to start Sunday, barring a setback. On Friday, Penix had no injury designation and was fully cleared to take the field as QB1 this weekend. Penix has participated in practice all week, and Stefanski added that he does not anticipate the signal caller needing any sort of extra protection for his ribs on Sunday. The first-year Falcons head coach also does not believe the game plan will need to be adjusted heading into the matchup with the Bears. MICHAEL PENIX JR LIKELY STARTING FOR FALCONS AGAINST BEARS DESPITE RIB INJURY, KEVIN STEFANSKI SAYS Penix played a key role as the Falcons scored a league-high 80 points combined in Weeks 3 and 4. Penix’s injury history, dating back to his college days, is well documented. He suffered his latest ACL injury last November and underwent surgery. Penix has thrown for 719 yards and three touchdowns so far this season. Bears star Caleb Williams' status for Sunday's game in Atlanta is much less clear than Penix's. He has missed the past three games with a hamstring injury. Bears head coach Ben Johnson said Wednesday that Williams would be listed was a full participant on the latest injury report. On Thursday, Williams was listed as a full participant on the team’s injury report for a second consecutive day. He stressed, however, that a decision on his availability for Chicago’s Week 6 matchup with Atlanta had not yet been made. "Before you start asking, do not know if I’m playing yet," Williams told reporters. "Have to go through a bunch of medical protocols, obviously have to get out there and practice, do the stress testing that you do when you’re trying to come back from injury or serious injury." Williams also took issue with the way reports characterized his injury. He said "every single" report was inaccurate and clarified that he suffered a "pretty serious" hamstring tear. "There’s nothing that has come out that has been right about what it is and what it has been," Williams said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2cf9f75342cf4db91464c Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home te 2026-10-17T01:30:07.115Z Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home A criminal investigation into the Minnesota representative’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2cf9d75342cf4db914630 Seahawks Urged to Trade for 3-Time Pro Bowler to ‘Rectify’ Kenneth Walker Loss te 2026-10-17T01:30:05.668Z Seahawks Urged to Trade for 3-Time Pro Bowler to ‘Rectify’ Kenneth Walker Loss Mike Florio urges the Seahawks to trade for Eagles star Saquon Barkley to "rectify" the loss of RB Kenneth Walker. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2caf275342cf4db91452d Kid Rock details sit-down with Trump, Stephen A. Smith and Bill Maher te 2026-10-17T01:10:10.364Z Kid Rock details sit-down with Trump, Stephen A. Smith and Bill Maher Kid Rock joined "Fox & Friends" on Friday and said he recently had dinner with President Donald Trump, comedian Bill Maher, and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith. After talking about the Michigan Senate race and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Kid Rock told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" that there was one thing he, Maher, Smith and Trump all agreed on. "Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith. We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government," he said, before referring to El-Sayed. "This guy is screaming socialism." UNEARTHED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CONTRADICT EL-SAYED’S ‘CAPITALIST’ NARRATIVE Asked how the dinner went, Kid Rock said the group had a great conversation.  "It was epic," he said. "And the thing that was the greatest, there's so many points, I could do an hour on it, is that, you know, two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread, have laughs, talk about, have tough conversations on a lot of the issues." The musician described some of the issues Maher and Smith raised with Trump. "Everything from socialism and communism to the war in Iran to Bill Maher was talking getting our interpreters and things from Afghanistan that helped us out," he said. "Stephen A. Smith was very much engaged in talking about unemployment with Black women and the funding of HBCUs, which we reminded him that President Trump did fund $174 million to historically Black universities and colleges in 2016 [sic], which was great." TRUMP IS DISMANTLING IRAN’S WAR MACHINE, BUT AMERICA STILL NEEDS AN ENDGAME Kid Rock said Smith made the point that, "With Trump putting a dagger through the heart of DEI, it seems like it's scared off a lot of corporate money coming to HBCUs." "I want to make the point, I'll go out on a limb, and say I’m speaking for President Trump and the administration saying, no, no, not only do we support, we want to encourage corporations to continue funding HBCUs and donating to them. We know how important education is, especially in the Black community, to strengthen Black families," he added. Maher and Kid Rock previously had dinner with Trump at the White House in 2025. Maher recently revealed that he planned to meet with the president again. "I'm having dinner with him again next week," Maher told famed Hollywood agent and executive Ari Emanuel during a conversation on Maher's "Club Random" podcast. MAHER MOCKS LIBERALS FOR STILL PANICKING ABOUT TRUMP'S ANTICS, PERSONALITY AFTER 10 YEARS "After the first dinner, I went back to doing what I do ... But then, like, he just, out of the blue, let's have dinner again. And I was like, great. And he was really nice," Maher said. "Like, 'I promise I won't say bad things about you like I did the last time.' And I texted back, and I said, 'You know what, you're the president of the United States. Say whatever the f--- you want. I'm just glad we're talking.' It's like being called a 'hockey puck' by Don Rickles. It's just what he does. It's how he talks." Kid Rock also spoke to "Outnumbered" on Friday about his new album, "Halfway 2 Jesus," which includes collaborations with Eminem and Lil Wayne, among others. "Not just me and my old friend of nearly 40 years, Eminem, Lil Wayne came on last minute," Kid Rock said, "Because me and Eminem decided a different song we did was more powerful than the other one we did, so it left a void there. And Lil Wayne, just being the ace he is. I mean, just, as solid as human beings come." PRESIDENT TALKS 'TRUMP OCEAN,' TRADES JOKES WITH TENNESSEE CROWD AS KID ROCK KICKS OFF SPRAWLING RALLY CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The singer said that he had voices of all kinds of different backgrounds and political beliefs on the album. "I told him, I go, Wayne, whatever you need me for, I will always be there," Kid Rock said. "If you need to come change your tires, I'll be there to rotate them, whatever. But not only them, and the other guests on the record, Gary LaVox and Jimmy Allen, but all the musicians, the songwriters, engineers, we are all from different backgrounds, different religions, different political beliefs." "And yet we came together to make this powerful, very beautiful piece of work that — I haven't promoted many records in the last 10, 15 years — but very important to promote this one because I'm promoting the message of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And that's bigger than me," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2caef75342cf4db91451c David Sabatini, an M.I.T. Scientist, Wins $6 Million in Sexual Harassment Defamation Suit te 2026-10-17T01:10:07.991Z David Sabatini, an M.I.T. Scientist, Wins $6 Million in Sexual Harassment Defamation Suit David Sabatini, once a prominent scientist at M.I.T., sued a former colleague who accused him of inappropriate behavior. A jury found in his favor. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2caee75342cf4db914513 What we learned from the latest news conference on the Oregon school shooting. te 2026-10-17T01:10:06.707Z What we learned from the latest news conference on the Oregon school shooting. The police chief in Bend, Ore. and other officials named two of the victims and the gunman in Thursday’s shooting, and said they were still early in their inquiry into a motive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2caed75342cf4db9144f7 Cardinals' 8X Pro Bowler Could Be Next to Go After Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade te 2026-10-17T01:10:05.179Z Cardinals' 8X Pro Bowler Could Be Next to Go After Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade Arizona Cardinals eight-time Pro Bowler Budda Baker is creating chatter in the rumor mill as a trade candidate to watch. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c89e75342cf4db9144c7 Police file charges after teen shot outside gym te 2026-10-17T01:00:14.264Z Police file charges after teen shot outside gym A 17-year-old is recovering at a hospital and an 18-year-old suspect has been booked into jail following a shooting outside Planet Fitness earlier this week, police told InMaricopa today. The shooting happened Wednesday outside the gym at 20595 N. John Wayne Parkway. Police previously said they believed the shooting was accidental and that the victim and suspect were friends. Criminal charges have been filed in connection with the incident, but police did not specify the charges. The investigation remains ongoing. The post Police file charges after teen shot outside gym appeared first on InMaricopa.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c89975342cf4db91449a College Football Playoff expanding again, but the money behind it is not what some would call a 'win' te 2026-10-17T01:00:09.252Z College Football Playoff expanding again, but the money behind it is not what some would call a 'win' Expansion of the College Football Playoff only needs a few approval signatures and final votes before we can officially start discussing what the sport will look like moving forward now that monetary figures are being finalized. Over the past month, college football commissioners have been dissecting what the financial terms would look like once ESPN presented its final offer for the next iteration of the postseason tournament to crown a national champion. According to sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations, ESPN and the CFP have informally agreed to a contract that would see the network pay an additional $345 million annually for the rights to eleven more football games that would take place with the 24-team playoff. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF EXPANSION IS NOTHING MORE THAN A DESPERATE FINANCIAL BAILOUT DISGUISED AS PROGRESS ESPN was first to report the financial details of its offer to the CFP, which would eliminate conference championship games after this season. Over the next five years, with the loss of conference championship games, the network would pay for those leagues to get out of marketing agreements, along with the revenue generated from those same conference title weekends. ESPN will have to pay FOX upwards of $60 million annually for the Big Ten to exit its agreement with the network, sources added. THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF IS SACRIFICING ITS SOUL TO BE AN ATM FOR CONFERENCES WITH EXPANSION TO 24 TEAMS Just three years ago, CFP committee members agreed to increase the amount of teams from four to twelve, in what many around the sport thought was a pretty decent tradeoff if the postseason was going to expand. At that time, the thought of a 24-team playoff would have been laughed at, and was behind closed doors across college campuses. But, thanks to the increased spending across college sports related to revenue-sharing and NIL budgets, along with a plethora of power-four schools operating at a deficit, there was chatter that sometime in the near future that number would only rise again. Look no further than the NCAA Tournament, which recently expanded from 68 to 76 teams, as an example of college athletics looking to add more schools to an already crowded field. Now, after over a year of back-and-forth negotiating by conferences on what the right amount of teams should be if the CFP were to have expanded, that number increases by twelve. If you remember back to last year's conversation, the thought was that if college football was going to add more teams, that number could have just reached sixteen, thanks to a hard push by the SEC. GREG SANKEY MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SEC DIDN’T START THE 16-TEAM CFP FORMAT DISCUSSION, THAT'S ON THE BIG TEN At the same time, it was the Big Ten conference that held steady in its convictions that having a 24-team field would be the right move, giving more schools an opportunity to fight for the championship. In reality, the additional twelve teams added a a justification mechanism to the postseason, given how many schools are spending over $30 million per year just to piece together a roster good enough to contend for a playoff spot. So, with a push from Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, other conferences, including the ACC and Big 12, embraced the idea that a 24-team postseason would give their teams more opportunities to play meaningful football in December while creating a simpler path to the playoff. On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c63d75342cf4db9143f5 Colts Offensive Star Suffers Injury Immediately After Releasing 4,000-Yard WR te 2026-10-17T00:50:05.489Z Colts Offensive Star Suffers Injury Immediately After Releasing 4,000-Yard WR Colts star Tyler Warren suffers a concerning injury at practice, putting his status in jeopardy for the team's Week 6 game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c3e775342cf4db91437c Pennsylvania socialist Democrat says he opposes imprisonment except for 'lawless MAGA thugs' te 2026-10-17T00:40:07.240Z Pennsylvania socialist Democrat says he opposes imprisonment except for 'lawless MAGA thugs' Pennsylvania congressional candidate and state Rep. Chris Rabb said this week that while he's against incarceration, he's in favor of locking up "lawless MAGA thugs." "I’m a decarceration person," Rabb said on left-wing podcaster Wajahat Ali's show. "I believe the country that represents 5% of the world population, but 25% of the people put in cages is morally wrong. It’s also bad policy, but I will make an exception for all of those f---ers who are lawless MAGA thugs, who have destroyed lives and communities, lock all of those f---ers up. I know that seems a little hypocritical of me being on the left and being anti-incarceration, but lock those f---ers up." Rabb, who was among several members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who won Democratic primaries this year, urged members of Congress to impeach and subpoena the people "who are destroying what’s left of our fragile democracy." SOCIALISTS SET SIGHTS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF GOVERNMENT AS GOP WARNS OF BIGGER PLAN UNFOLDING He also acknowledged the irony of a socialist supporting incarceration but doubled down on the idea. "I hope you all will forgive me in my, perhaps, weakness. It’s not vengefulness, but right is right," Rabb said. "We should have a level playing field. If there are moms who are going to jail because they changed what school district they are so that their kids could get a better education, and they get locked up, you better believe a Jared Kushner should be experiencing some jail time. So if that makes me a conservative, gosh, but we need to send a message."  Fox News Digital reached out to Rabb's campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.  "Trump-deranged Democrats have no agenda except to lob unhinged attacks against the President and obstruct the agenda he was elected to implement. This person is clearly disturbed and should seek help," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital. DSA CO-CHAIR PUSHES BACK ON SOVIET UNION COMPARISONS, WANTS PRISONS TO BE 'LESS NECESSARY' Rabb's comments resembled ones made by Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon, who, despite being a DSA member, has insisted that she is not a socialist. In an interview with CNN, Nixon told host Kasie Hunt that she would like to see her opponent, Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., locked up. "They are spreading, like, a lot of disinformation and lies on commercials about me, of saying things like, I want to abolish prisons and I want to defund the police," Nixon said. "Why would I want to do that when I want her locked up and punished in jail for what she has done?" FAR-LEFT FLORIDA DEMOCRAT ANGIE NIXON CLAIMS GOP IS ‘LITERALLY TRYING TO KILL’ BLACK AMERICANS When asked by Hunt to clarify whether she wanted to see Moody locked up, Nixon replied, "Basically, yes. Because of what she did, yes. I absolutely would want that to happen. Yes." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c19b75342cf4db91433b Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make push for conference title te 2026-10-17T00:30:19.144Z Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make push for conference title PHOENIX – When the University of Arizona football team took the field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia last Saturday, the Wildcats were in a world of hurt. They had lost their leading three receivers, in terms of… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c19a75342cf4db914332 Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make push for conference title te 2026-10-17T00:30:18.015Z Isaiah Mizell, Brandon Phelps step up as Arizona overcomes receiver injuries, make push for conference title University of Arizona sophomore receiver Isaiah Mizell had a career day in a 52-31 win at West Virginia on Saturday. With the Wildcats’ top three receivers out with injuries, Mizell had six catches for 183 yards and two TDs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2c18f75342cf4db9142f1 Bedbugs found in plane's economy seats force major airline to cancel flight te 2026-10-17T00:30:07.857Z Bedbugs found in plane's economy seats force major airline to cancel flight An international flight scheduled to travel from Italy to Australia was abruptly canceled last week when a bedbug infestation was discovered in the cabin during the earlier flight — with the airline issuing an apology for the incident.  The grounding came after passengers on the nearly 17-hour Qantas journey from Perth to Rome reported being bitten by the insects on Friday, Oct. 9, as The Sydney Morning Herald reported. "We sincerely apologize to customers for the cancellation of Saturday’s Rome to Perth service, which allowed our engineers and maintenance teams to carry out a deep clean of the aircraft after an issue [was] identified on a small number of economy seats," Qantas Airways Limited told Fox News Digital. MAJOR AIRLINE ABANDONS 3 KEY CITIES AS PASSENGERS FACE SHRINKING FLIGHT CHOICES Passenger Hailey Bagnall told the TV news program "9News Sydney" that bedbugs were "crawling over our belongings, our clothing, our Qantas blankets — and they were even crawling along the window." The aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Other travelers also recounted their experiences to "9News," with one passenger claiming to be "woken by screaming," while another noted that "the bugs just kept coming."  As they collected their bags, the passengers discovered the pests were inside their shoes and crawling on their clothing. Travelers first alerted the flight crew about the bedbugs during the initial Sydney-to-Perth leg of the journey, according to "9News." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS The airline said that before departing on the subsequent long-haul leg to Rome, staff took several preventative measures, including deep cleaning the cabin, removing seat coverings and soft furnishings, and cordoning off the impacted seats. Qantas also noted that its aircraft are regularly cleaned to a high standard and undergo a precautionary disinfectant treatment every 50 days. To alleviate the itchy bites, travelers on the flight were provided with antihistamines, though the crew eventually ran out of the medication, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After the return flight, which had been due to depart from Rome to Perth on Saturday, Oct. 10, was canceled to complete the deep cleaning, affected passengers were provided with hotel accommodations and rebooked on alternative flights within 48 hours. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Benjamin Hottel, a Georgia-based entomologist with Orkin, previously told Fox News Digital that bedbugs are skilled at "hitchhiking" on personal belongings.  Measuring between one and five millimeters, the insects feed on human blood.  Health officials note, however, that while their bites cause itching and swelling, bedbugs are not known to spread disease and are not considered a public health hazard. Hottel noted that travelers can unknowingly carry bedbugs onto planes, into hotels and eventually back home. Hottel recommended inspecting luggage and clothing after trips and placing travel clothes in a dryer on high heat for about 30 to 45 minutes if exposure is suspected. He said that can help eliminate the insects before they spread inside the home. Kelly McGreal of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2bf3875342cf4db914281 Eagles appear set to add QB from Cowboys' practice squad as Jalen Hurts deals with blood clot te 2026-10-17T00:20:08.913Z Eagles appear set to add QB from Cowboys' practice squad as Jalen Hurts deals with blood clot In the NFL, availability is often described as a player’s best ability. Since taking over as the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts has largely embodied that idea. The Super Bowl LIX MVP started all 17 games in 2023, missed two games with a concussion in 2024 and sat out Philadelphia’s regular-season finale that year as the Eagles rested most of their starters ahead of the playoffs. Backup quarterback Tanner McKee filled in for Hurts in Week 18 to close the 2025 season and will be called upon again this Sunday. Hurts has been ruled out by what the team has described as a superficial blood clot in his calf. FORMER NFL TEAM DOCTOR ADDRESSES JALEN HURTS' BLOOD CLOT AS QB'S SEASON HINGES ON ONE KEY WORD Hurts was considered a full participant in Friday’s practice leading into this past Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite dealing with a calf injury. He was not on the injury report for last week's game in London. While McKee will be QB1 this weekend, the Eagles appear to be turning to a division rival to bolster their quarterback room and potentially push rookie Cole Payton out of the backup role in Week 6. According to multiple reports, Philadelphia is set to sign Joe Milton off the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad. Under NFL rules, any player signed from another team’s practice squad must be placed on the new team’s 53-man roster. Milton will therefore be on the active roster when the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers and look to snap their three-game losing streak. The timeline for Hurts’ return remains unclear. The Eagles did, however, release a statement detailing how the blood clot was discovered. "On Thursday, October 8th, Jalen visited the training room after practice requesting treatment for his calf," the team said. "He informed the medical staff he had been cleated during the Rams game on October 4th. This was his first treatment session for the calf injury following the game, after having practiced in full both Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, Jalen received treatment, practiced in full, and was added to the practice report." LEGENDARY AGENT WARNS NFL TEAMS ABOUT MAKING KEY QUARTERBACK MISTAKE THAT COULD DERAIL SEASON The statement also said team doctors recommended a follow-up scan after the game. "Out of an abundance of caution, an ultrasound was performed on Saturday following the team's flight to London and walkthrough. The ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot. Our medical staff and doctors in London reviewed the results and concluded that activity and mobility were important and that Jalen could safely play. Doctors recommended a follow-up ultrasound within 72 hours of the game and the return flight to Philadelphia." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Payton, a fifth-round pick in April’s draft, has appeared in just one game this season. He has yet to attempt a pass in a regular-season game. Milton has slightly more NFL experience, though he has never started a game. In limited action, he has flashed both mobility and the arm strength that made him an intriguing prospect. Sam Howell won the Cowboys' backup job during the offseason, prompting Milton’s departure from Dallas. Milton said he was surprised by the decision at the time. "It was shocking. But it's life. You got to be able to live with it and deliver blows back when it's time," he said. Milton was later added to Dallas’ practice squad, where he spent the past five weeks before the Eagles came calling Friday. It remains unclear what the Eagles’ decision to add a quarterback signals about Hurts’ status or whether they expect him to miss an extended period. Hurts has thrown for 933 yards and eight touchdowns in five games this season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2bf3675342cf4db914271 School Shootings Have Dropped Lately, but One Number Is on the Rise te 2026-10-17T00:20:06.845Z School Shootings Have Dropped Lately, but One Number Is on the Rise “Near-misses” are increasing, one data scientist says, and gun violence at schools remains far above prepandemic levels. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2bf3575342cf4db914255 Brian Schottenheimer Causes Unexpected Panic Over New Cowboys Coach te 2026-10-17T00:20:05.522Z Brian Schottenheimer Causes Unexpected Panic Over New Cowboys Coach Is every little thing a potential Easter egg for Cowboys fans? This isn’t a new Taylor Swift album. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2bcde75342cf4db9141b1 California Says Government System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy te 2026-10-17T00:10:06.172Z California Says Government System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2ba8b75342cf4db914161 Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan te 2026-10-17T00:00:11.877Z Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan A sign showing Lake Mead's waterline in 2002 is posted near Lake Mead Marina at Lake Mead on Aug. 31, 2026. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, has fallen to its lowest level since it began filling nearly 90 years ago and is now just 26% full. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Grand Canyon State announced Friday that it intends to join Nevada’s lawsuit challenging the federal government’s most recent plan for the future of the Colorado River.  The announcement comes after years of unsuccessful negotiations among the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to develop a plan to deal with decreasing water availability amid a 25-year mega-drought. “Like Nevada, Arizona believes the federal government’s new operating framework ignores the basic elements of the law of the river,” Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke said during a Friday afternoon press conference. “It could result in cuts to the state apportionment that would devastate Arizona’s economy.” GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Under the new federal framework that was revealed in August, Arizona and the other Lower Basin states will face significant cuts to their Colorado River water, but would work together on voluntary conservation efforts to at least temporarily avoid more extreme cuts proposed by the federal government.  The framework crafted by the Trump administration prescribes that Lower Basin states — Arizona, California and Nevada — will collectively reduce their usage by 1.25 million acre-feet in both 2027 and 2028, more than twice the largest reductions required under the current guidelines that expire at the end of the year. Arizona will bear the brunt of those cuts at 760,000 acre-feet per year, with annual reductions of 440,000 and 50,000 acre-feet to California and Nevada, respectively.  An acre-foot of water is enough to cover an acre of land to a depth of one foot, or about 325,851 gallons. That’s enough to provide three homes in Arizona a year of water, on average.  The Upper Basin states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming don’t currently face any government-mandated cuts, and the new federal plan doesn’t prescribe any — a point of contention for the Lower Basin states.  Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s water commissioner, has been firm that her state already deals with mandatory cuts, but they are imposed by Mother Nature, not the U.S. government. The Colorado River is fed by melting snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, which is at a record low this year.  The Lower Basin states have been equally as insistent, after decades of decreasing their water use, that the Upper Basin states must agree to government-mandated cuts of at least a small portion of its water in dry years.  The Lower Basin states have also committed to conserving an additional 700,000 acre-feet of water through 2028, and are still finalizing an agreement that will have to be approved by each state’s legislature.  But via the federal plan, the Lower Basin and Upper Basin states would have to negotiate new terms every two years for the next decade, after the expiration of the two-year plan that spans 2027 and 2028. Some of the options for cuts in that 10-year plan would be devastating to Arizona.  “Those reductions could effectively dry up the Central Arizona Project, as well as many of our on-river communities, and would more than double the water cuts agreed to in the Lower Basin Agreement,” Buschatzke said. “Arizona believes that taking this action now provides the best stand forward for protecting Arizona water users.” The Central Arizona Project delivers Colorado River water to cities, tribes and farms across Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties — home to nearly 6 million people — and is the primary water source for some communities, including Tucson. While Arizona initially praised the federal government’s decision to at least temporarily avoid more extreme cuts it proposed earlier this year, Nevada filed a lawsuit challenging the federal plan just days after it was announced.  Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said challenging the federal plan was “a matter of survival” for Southern Nevada, the Nevada Current reported in August.  The lawsuit requests an injunction to stop the federal plan from being implemented, alleging that it violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Law of the River.  In the complaint, Nevada officials said the federal government failed to consider a reasonable range of alternative plans, failed to adequately consider environmental and socioeconomic effects of the plan, and failed to respond to comments from Nevada. “The challenged agency actions will have direct and potentially catastrophic effects on Arizona,” the state’s attorneys wrote Friday in Arizona’s motion to intervene in the Nevada lawsuit. “They will determine how much water Arizona receives over the next ten years, and they will affect the State’s rights and obligations with respect to the rest of the Colorado River Basin. As one of the seven States that are parties to the 1922 Compact — and as the Lower Basin State that will bear the brunt of supply cuts over the next two years — Arizona has a right to be heard in this case.” Buschatzke told reporters that Arizona still hadn’t ruled out the possibility of filing its own lawsuit against the federal government if it breaches the terms of the 1922 Colorado River Compact.  The Colorado River Compact allocated 7.5 million acre-feet for each basin, with an obligation from the federal government to deliver that amount of water to the Lower Basin.  “We believe that, under the Law of the River, the federal government has an obligation to operate the Colorado River system to comply with the terms of the compact, including the volume of water that, under the law, is supposed to move from the Upper Basin to the Lower Basin,” Buschatzke said.  Colorado disagrees, with its water officials arguing that the compact was based on a faulty model that assumed the river system could supply 15 million acre-feet annually, when it cannot.  The cuts and conservation efforts in the Lower Basin are aimed at stabilizing water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the system’s two key reservoirs, whose water levels fell in July to their lowest point since 1957.  In an Aug. 19 PBS special on the Colorado River, Brad Udall, a water and climate scientist at Colorado State University, described both reservoirs as being just above deadpool, the point at which water drops too low to flow past a dam by gravity.  Reaching deadpool would turn those reservoirs into nothing more than concrete basins where water evaporates, he said.  While the states have all said they would prefer to settle the water agreement outside of court, Buschatzke said it is vital that Arizona weighs in on the Nevada case as it moves forward.  “We have to have a seat at that table to be able to give Arizona’s viewpoints,” he said. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2ba8975342cf4db914141 Arizona Cardinals fans have reached the 'buying billboard space' point of frustration te 2026-10-17T00:00:09.698Z Arizona Cardinals fans have reached the 'buying billboard space' point of frustration Fans of any struggling franchise go through different stages of voicing their frustration, and supporters of the 1-4 Arizona Cardinals have reached a big one. They've officially hit the "going out and buying billboard space" point of frustration with team ownership. According to AZFamily, a couple of electronic billboards have popped up in the Phoenix area with a very straightforward, no-nonsense message to owner and team president Michael Bidwill. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE That message? "SELL THE TEAM. Funded by Cardinals Fans. #BIDWILLOUT." You know things are getting dire when fans start dropping billboard money. This billboard campaign was reportedly the work of a fellow by the name of Nathan Kropp, better known as Mr. AZ Sports on social media. It's been another tough stretch for the team, which has dropped four in a row after winning their season opener. However, Kropp says that what really got him pricing billboard space was this past weekend's game at State Farm Stadium, where he says more fans were rooting for the Lions than the Cardinals. Maybe Lions fans just travel well, but it didn't sit well with Kropp or many other Cardinals fans. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "And then I went on X, and people were just completely outraged," Kropp explained. "Like, I’ve never seen the fan base; I’ve seen the fan base upset." So, he started making some calls, and before you know it — voila! — there were enough disgruntled fans to get not one, but two electronic billboards in the Phoenix area. Kropp said that the toughest thing about being a Cardinals fan is how the team, which hasn't won a postseason game in over a decade, is spinning its wheels. "They want something (to change)," he said of the team's fanbase. "Like, it’s hard to be a Cardinals fan right now." So will these billboards bring about that change? Probably not, but it's definitely going to put the organization — which, perhaps obviously, didn't offer any comments on the billboards — on notice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ad2ba8675342cf4db91411f Dream’s Angel Reese Given New Nickname by Atlanta Hawks Star te 2026-10-17T00:00:06.524Z Dream’s Angel Reese Given New Nickname by Atlanta Hawks Star Atlanta Hawks star CJ McCollum gave Angel Reese a new nickname as she prepares to lead the Dream in the WNBA Finals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home