https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d63f876989b59d078017 Police bodycam debunks ‘too good’ claim as parents of 3-year-old soccer prodigy push GoFundMe te 2026-10-27T16:50:07.971Z Police bodycam debunks ‘too good’ claim as parents of 3-year-old soccer prodigy push GoFundMe Despite new bodycam footage released to OutKick showing that police were called because the parents were disruptive — not because their 3-year-old was "too good" for a predominantly White 5U beginner soccer league — a Florida family continues to push that claim while raising money on GoFundMe. On Saturday, Winter Park police were dispatched to a city soccer field to handle a disturbance called in by a soccer league director who told police that the family of the soccer prodigy doesn't like when he tries to make the league fair for all the kids. "So he scored a lot of goals, but he pushed the kids to do that, all that stuff. So I tried to tell him. Hey, stop!," i9 Sports league director Thomas Hayes told police with the bodycams running. "Don't let him push. Don't want to play with pushing. Right. So a few weeks ago there was like six kids on the team anyway. I swapped the kids out. Right? Because he's so good. Take him out. They don't like that. Tell me I'm ignorant. I'm this, I'm that." COPS CALLED TO FLORIDA YOUTH SOCCER GAME TO DEAL WITH PARENTS OF 3-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PRODIGY Things boiled over Saturday, according to Hayes. He says there was more pushing by the 3-year-old. That's when he got involved. That led to the boy's parents creating a "big scene," Hayes added. The boy's parents then allegedly started arguing with other parents and Hayes had a situation on his hands. Enter the police. WISCONSIN PARENT STORMS FIELD DURING YOUTH FOOTBALL GAME AND TRIPS 9-YEAR-OLD KID IN WILD SCENE Meanwhile, despite Hayes praising the boy's God-given talents, the prodigy's mother, Martasia Griffin, is now pushing a GoFundMe for her son to break away from what she continues to push as an injustice. "On October 24, 2026, during a game with i9 Sports in Winter Park, Florida, Nevada went through an experience no child his age should have to endure," Griffin writes on GoFundMe where she's now raised over $25k. "He was removed from the game because of concerns about his skill level, and the situation escalated to the point that law enforcement was called. At just 3 years old, Nevada could not understand why he was being taken away from a game he loved. What should have been a happy childhood moment became heartbreaking and distressing for him and deeply painful for our family to witness." Based on that, you can surmise that Griffin isn't taking any responsibility here. Instead of admitting that they entered their advanced son in a beginner-level soccer league, Griffin plays the victim card. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "As his mother, it has been incredibly hard to see the emotional impact this has had on him. We believe every child, regardless of abilities, background, or potential, deserves the chance to learn, grow, and enjoy the game they love in a safe and supportive environment," Griffin continues. That's exactly what Hayes was trying to do. How are the other kids enjoying the game if Little Pelé is scoring 40 goals in a handful of games where they don't have goalies? It's a beginner league. It's true that Nevada is a victim here. He's a victim of parents who entered him into a beginner soccer league that he could dominate for clicks. They had him in this same league back in the spring. They knew he was going to dominate those other kids. They'd been producing dozens of videos of Nevada destroying other kids and farming it out on social media. "Nevada Missed 3 games this season and still ended the season with with 40 goals in just 4 games," the parents bragged in a May Instagram post. Yep, bragging about goals in a league without goalies. That's where we are with youth sports. This was posted in July. Nevada was already able to dribble through the entire opposing team. The family knew it was going to be more of the same this fall, yet they kept the boy in the league. If there's a positive takeaway from this story, it's that Nevada will now go play against high-level talent where he can continue to develop. He seems to love his athletic gift. That's awesome. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER As for the parents, they got an influx of new Instagram and TikTok followers and $25k from GoFundMe. Yet another Instagram child star is born. Cashing in right now will be easy. The hard part for the boy is still to come –– he has to continue to be good or the Internet stardom fades. Chasing those clicks for families is a tough game. It's cute now. Let's see how this pans out. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d63e876989b59d07800e House report says NYC prosecutors tailored plea deals to shield illegal immigrants from deportation te 2026-10-27T16:50:06.273Z House report says NYC prosecutors tailored plea deals to shield illegal immigrants from deportation New York City prosecutors from all five boroughs have given "preferential treatment" to noncitizens who commit crimes, all to help them avoid deportation, according to a report from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee. The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said nonpublic documents obtained through its oversight work revealed new details about the extent to which the city's district attorney's offices sought to limit the immigration consequences of criminal prosecutions. Some of the report's most serious allegations came against Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. The report claims she "trains prosecutors in her office to conceal certain facts" from defendants' conviction records and pursue charges that would not trigger deportation. Internal materials from the Bronx DA's office explicitly instruct prosecutors to leave references to firearms out of conviction records to maintain "immigration-conscious plea bargaining," according to the report. SOROS-BACKED DA ACCUSED OF GOING EASY ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GETS SQUEEZED BY HOUSE GOP In cases of domestic violence or crimes against children — offenses that are often deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act — Bronx prosecutors were told to leave out defendants' relationships with their alleged victims and pursue charges that did not specify the ages of child victims. Clark, who has been the Bronx DA since 2016, was also accused of encouraging prosecutors to charge foreign nationals with "nonexistent, legally impossible" crimes to skirt deportation. The report's authors offered the example of Clark's staff getting someone to plead guilty to "attempted reckless assault," a crime they described as legally impossible because someone cannot intend to act recklessly. A plea to such a crime, they said, could allow a noncitizen defendant to stay in the country indefinitely. New York courts nevertheless allow defendants to plead guilty to such hypothetical offenses as part of negotiated plea deals. The Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, upheld the legal concept this year. DENVER, BOULDER IGNORED ICE DETAINERS FOR MIGRANTS WITH CHILD ABUSE, ASSAULT ARRESTS, HOUSE GOP REPORT REVEALS The practice is not limited to the Bronx. State data obtained by the Immigrant Defense Project showed 289 convictions for attempted reckless assault across New York City from 2015 through 2025, including 50 in the Bronx. The House Judiciary Committee also pointed to similar practices within the Queens DA's office, led by Melinda Katz since 2020. It cited a May 2026 email from a Queens prosecutor informing an NYPD detective that the DA's office had "basically made a [plea] deal which is ‘immigration safe’ while still having [the defendant] plea to multiple crimes and do some jail time." Queens prosecutors were also instructed to "exercise extreme caution" when resolving cases involving noncitizens and to consult the office's immigration specialist when considering plea deals for them, the report said. WATCH: DEM DEMANDS 'ONE CASE' WHERE SANCTUARY CITIES DIDN'T TURN OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS; DHS PROVIDES LIST Over in the Manhattan office, the report said DA Alvin Bragg issued a memo in 2022 telling prosecutors to "seek dispositions that avoid immigration consequences for all misdemeanors, and all felonies" where prosecutors generally did not expect defendants to receive jail time. Bragg's office responded to the committee by describing its January 2022 policy as "outdated," adding that it had updated it to give prosecutors discretion on individual cases. The DA's offices in Brooklyn and Staten Island were shown to use comparable tactics when dealing with noncitizen defendants, according to the report. The five offices referenced in the report did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. The mayor's office also did not immediately respond. DHS SECRETARY BASHES NEW YORK LEADERSHIP AFTER ANNOUNCING THOUSANDS OF ARRESTS IN SWEEPING OPERATION Citywide sanctuary policies led the NYPD to decline 20,255 immigration detainers between July 2018 and June 2026, the report said. Detainers are federal requests asking local authorities to hold certain noncitizens briefly so Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can take them into custody. The city's Department of Correction also declined all 2,852 ICE detainers it received during the same period, according to the report. These figures are not necessarily surprising, given that each mayoral administration throughout that period has limited city agencies from cooperating with ICE. What stands out, however, is that nearly half of those detainers — almost 10,000 — were lodged between July 2025 and June 2026, an indicator that the second Trump administration has acted far more aggressively in its attempts to scoop up noncitizens arrested by local police than either the Biden administration or the first Trump administration. The House Judiciary Committee's findings come as House Republicans push legislation that would prevent state and local governments from restricting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. In March, the committee advanced the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act — a bill that has stalled in the House — and the report said lawmakers would continue investigating sanctuary jurisdictions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d3e9876989b59d077fa8 Armed Senate hopeful triggers police manhunt near grade school as alarming tweets go viral te 2026-10-27T16:40:09.227Z Armed Senate hopeful triggers police manhunt near grade school as alarming tweets go viral 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). Police arrested a Libertarian North Carolina state Senate candidate Monday after an hours-long armed standoff near a private school, ending a tense confrontation that unfolded as the candidate posted threatening messages on social media. Jonathan Miller, a Libertarian challenging a Democratic incumbent for a North Carolina state Senate seat, raised widespread concern Monday when he began making cryptic and viral posts on X suggesting that he was in the process of an armed pursuit with law enforcement. "The whole police department is chasing me with guns drawn. This should be fun," he wrote around 9:38 a.m. "I've got six shots and the high ground. I hope they don't find me, but if they do it's going to be a hell of a show." LIBERTARIAN TECH MOGUL TO HIT DSA WITH AN EIGHT-FIGURE SPENDING NUKE A number of individuals pleaded with Miller to lay down his arms and surrender, including 2024 Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver. Responding to Oliver at 10:04 a.m., Miller claimed that he had "reached the tree line," indicating that he was attempting to hide in the woods. Responding to another user offering to send him money, Miller claimed that he "gave away all [his] money to charity" and that he didn’t "want or need yours." Police said they received calls from concerned members of the public after Miller posted messages Sunday night suggesting he was considering suicide. Officers attempted to check on his welfare Monday morning, and during a subsequent encounter, Miller was carrying a firearm. Police said he fled after being ordered not to touch the weapon. 'MODERATE' AG'S OFFICE TURNED TO GROUPS THAT SPENT YEARS SUING PRISONS FOR RECRUITING HELP, EMAILS REVEAL WRAL, a local NBC affiliate, managed to get Miller on the phone during his standoff with the police, where he gave his side of the story. "Last night I was pretty depressed and suicidal, and I sort of put a suicide note on X, and it has gone quite viral," he told WRAL during one such call. "Actually, millions of people have seen it. I usually get about 50 views on my post, but this one has gone super viral on me. I spent all night crying, and angry and upset, and depressed, and all the emotions. And this morning I was tired, but I had things I needed to do. And I didn't kill myself. "So I got up and made coffee," Miller continued, "and I had two sips of coffee, and I went outside to have a cigarette, and while I was having a cigarette, a police officer approached me, knew my name, saw that I had a holstered revolver on my hip, so he drew his weapon and told me to keep my hands away from mine. I told him I was going to refuse that order, and I backed away slowly until I was far enough away from him to turn and run, and then I turned and ran into the woods." DOJ OPENS NEW PATHWAY TO RESTORE FEDERAL GUN RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN BARRED INDIVIDUALS Cary Police Chief Terry Sult stated that Miller had a warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Police expressed fear that the public could be in harm's way as a result of the standoff, urging pedestrians and motorists to avoid the surrounding area. The armed confrontation unfolded near Resurrection Lutheran School, a private K-8 school that was placed under a code yellow lockdown for part of Monday as police searched for Miller, according to local reports. "They had some hostage negotiator type dude call me. While I was distracted talking with him on the phone they were moving in around me. Luckily I spotted one of them and took off," Miller posted to X around 1:46 p.m. Around 3:00 p.m., law enforcement officers closed in on Miller and arrested him without incident. He has been charged with communicating threats, resisting a public officer, going armed to the terror of the people and possession of a firearm by a felon. No shots were fired during the confrontation, according to police. The Libertarian Party of North Carolina told the New York Post that it was "aware of the situation," thanking law enforcement for "pursuing a solution without involving violence." Miller is running for office on a relatively standard Libertarian platform of weakening legal protections for police, repealing drug laws and reducing economic regulations. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d3e5876989b59d077f92 Prominent Texas Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church te 2026-10-27T16:40:05.746Z Prominent Texas Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas had waged an unusually public campaign against the denomination’s demands for control. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d3e3876989b59d077f75 Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering te 2026-10-27T16:40:03.327Z Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering Google DeepMind released Genie 4, a world model with real-time audio, more realistic simulations, and mid-simulation text prompts, in research preview for trusted testers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d19d876989b59d077f15 RFK Jr. Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs on the Campaign Trial in Michigan te 2026-10-27T16:30:21.206Z RFK Jr. Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs on the Campaign Trial in Michigan Stumping for the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that Arabs did not win global awards for science and “don’t produce literature.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d19b876989b59d077f00 Dak Prescott Explains Postgame Attitude From Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer te 2026-10-27T16:30:19.605Z Dak Prescott Explains Postgame Attitude From Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer Reporters noticed something different about head coach Brian Schottenheimer after the Dallas Cowboys' Week 7 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d199876989b59d077ef7 Former All-Pro Receiver Names 4 Trade Targets for Chiefs Ahead of NFL Deadline te 2026-10-27T16:30:17.800Z Former All-Pro Receiver Names 4 Trade Targets for Chiefs Ahead of NFL Deadline Steve Smith Sr. says the Chiefs need a WR who can stretch the field and has listed four targets ahead of the NFL trade deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d197876989b59d077eee Stephen A Smith Refuses to Apologize to Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer te 2026-10-27T16:30:15.955Z Stephen A Smith Refuses to Apologize to Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer ESPN broadcast personality Stephen A. Smith refuses to apologize for his previous takes on Dallas Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d196876989b59d077ee5 Madison Beer Reacts to Disney Heckler Over Justin Herbert's Winless Chargers te 2026-10-27T16:30:14.406Z Madison Beer Reacts to Disney Heckler Over Justin Herbert's Winless Chargers A Chargers fan heckled Justin Herbert's fiancée, Madison Beer, at Disneyland over the winless start, prompting her to react. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d194876989b59d077edc Healthcare Must Stop Separating Oral and Medical Care | Opinion te 2026-10-27T16:30:12.668Z Healthcare Must Stop Separating Oral and Medical Care | Opinion Better information-sharing, preventive care and professional training could reduce the human and economic costs of oral disease. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d192876989b59d077ed3 Texas Republican Judge Faces Backlash Over AI Endorsement Video te 2026-10-27T16:30:10.857Z Texas Republican Judge Faces Backlash Over AI Endorsement Video Texas Republican Daniel Wong faces criticism over an AI-generated campaign video depicting Black supporters praising his help. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d190876989b59d077eca Map Reveals Where Americans Are Leaving Blue for Red States te 2026-10-27T16:30:08.965Z Map Reveals Where Americans Are Leaving Blue for Red States Moves from Democratic-leaning to Republican-leaning states outnumbered moves in the reverse direction by a net 86,626. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d18e876989b59d077ec1 Midwife Makes Surprising Suggestion Weeks Before Birth, Mom Says It Worked te 2026-10-27T16:30:06.651Z Midwife Makes Surprising Suggestion Weeks Before Birth, Mom Says It Worked At her 6-week check-up, Isabelle Fisher was told something by her midwife that she would never forget. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0d18b876989b59d077ea0 Rio Nuevo board adds two members, eyes new downtown mercado te 2026-10-27T16:30:03.777Z Rio Nuevo board adds two members, eyes new downtown mercado A downtown restaurateur wants Rio Nuevo to pay $112,500 to turn the historic Betty Gay Building on East Congress Street into a mercado with six small shops for local vendors. Board members discussed the project during their Oct. 13 study session, which also saw them welcome two new members: George H. “Hank” Amos III and Kameron “Kam” Norwood. Amos was appointed by the speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. Having graduated from the University of Arizona in 1981 with degrees in finance and real estate, he brings decades of relevant experience to the board. He currently serves as president and chairman of Tucson Realty & Trust Co., the oldest real estate company in Arizona. Amos previously held leadership roles with the Greater Tucson Economic Council and the Arizona Board of Regents, serving on the latter from 1994 to 2002 and as president in 2000. Amos’ extensive civic and nonprofit board service also includes the Pima County Real Estate Research Council, Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation and the Tucson Unified School District Business Advisory Council. “Hopefully I can assist Rio Nuevo to reach greater heights,” Amos said during the meeting. Norwood grew up in Tucson and graduated from the UA. He came to Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR in 2023, bringing experience across commercial real estate, business operations and entrepreneurship. His path to real estate ran through eight years in technical staffing. From there, he started multiple companies, among them Packdash, a third-party logistics firm he co-founded. He helped build it into a $2 million business that was sold in 2023. Hank Amos and Kam Norwood joined the Rio Nuevo board at its Oct. 13 study session. Courtesy of Rio Nuevo. Norwood also serves on the boards of the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce and Desert Sage High School and holds a Google Black Founder Award for his entrepreneurial work. “I love everything about Tucson. I left and came back, but when I was asked to join this board, not only was I honored, but I felt it was a duty of mine to keep moving my passion for Tucson forward,” Norwood said. “I think I bring a lot of knowledge, not only from the entrepreneurial standpoint, but also from the financial and real estate underwriting standpoint as well.” Discussion then turned to the district’s financial report. Dan Myers, the district’s chief financial officer, said that as of Sept. 30, the board had about $3 million in cash available to spend on new commitments, debts and overhead costs. Myers also brought up the board’s ongoing financial challenges. “It’s been tight the last year or so. Our revenues are down, and we took on some really big commitments,” he said. The district has about $15 million left to pay toward its existing commitments. Around $12 million of that will go to its two biggest projects: the Moxy Hotel and the Tucson Inn & Marketplace. Most of the board’s remaining commitments are $1 million or less. All of the projects will generate revenue through sales tax, allowing the board to invest and reinvest to further develop downtown Tucson. “We hope as new projects come on board and continue to develop that things will move up again, but we should try to be a little conservative here so that we don’t overspend,” Myers said. The board then discussed a proposal from Legends Global, a worldwide venue management company, to take responsibility for finding a sponsor for the Tucson Convention Center. Despite being “commission only,” the agreement would require Rio Nuevo to pay Legends Global a guaranteed $12,000 every month to cover its ongoing work, regardless of whether a sponsor has been found. The board moved to support the agreement under two conditions: that Rio Nuevo speak with the city about splitting the cost of the retainer and that Rio Nuevo pitch Legends Global on applying the retainer to the board’s commission. The motion passed unanimously. Next, Rio Nuevo Chairman Fletcher McCusker provided an update on the board’s land at the base of “A” Mountain. The property served as a local landfill until the late 1960s, and some toxicity remains in the area as a result. McCusker said there have been no proposals to purchase the land, though several different parties on the west side have expressed interest in its outcome. Neighbors and other constituents in the environmental sector have advocated that it remain an open space, with McCusker saying Rio Nuevo does not have the ability to remediate the property. The board unanimously voted to authorize an expenditure of up to $10,000 for a Phase 1 environmental study of the land. The study will help interested parties on the west side understand the nature of the former landfill’s toxicity. The board also discussed a possible extension for the Lucky Penny Project, a restaurant and patio with a downstairs coffee shop at 47 N. Sixth Ave. Brock Lynch, owner of Open Container Hospitality and the project, requested a 60-day extension of the project’s Economic Benefit Agreement with Rio Nuevo. Though it’s unlikely, there’s a chance that the business may not obtain its certificate of occupancy by the Nov. 11 deadline outlined in the agreement. Danny Cordova owns Cruda Mariscos & Oyster Bar, one of several downtown restaurants he runs through RealGood Concepts. Courtesy of Cordova The board did not vote on the extension, but it will likely approve it at its next meeting. Finally, the board heard from business owner and entrepreneur Danny Cordova, who owns RealGood Concepts, a hospitality group, and many popular restaurants downtown, including La Chingada, The Neighborhood and Cruda Mariscos & Oyster Bar. “I cannot say enough about Danny Cordova. He’s taken over some really troubled property with really troubled owners and landlords and he’s done everything he ever said he was going to do,” McCusker said. “He’s got a lot of credibility with us.” Cordova is proposing to revamp the historic Betty Gay Building at 125 E. Congress St. into a “mercado” with six shell spaces that would allow local vendors to sell and display their products. The project would help the district activate the block by converting an underused property into six storefront or flex spaces. Smaller spaces would make it easier for independent businesses to open downtown and encourage customers to visit multiple shops at a time. Cordova is seeking $112,500 from the board, 50% of the total cost of the project. Rio Nuevo’s participation would help reduce the initial redevelopment burden and allow Cordova to break ground on the project before the year ends. The board did not take action on the item, but will likely vote in support of Cordova at its next meeting. Ahva Ghazanfari is a University of Arizona student and Tucson Spotlight intern. Contact her at ahvanghazanfari@arizona.edu. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0cf39876989b59d077e6b Knicks look to end winless skid as Pistons roll into New York without injured Jalen Duren te 2026-10-27T16:20:09.151Z Knicks look to end winless skid as Pistons roll into New York without injured Jalen Duren The NBA season is only about a week old, but some teams are already searching for answers. Slow starts can often be explained by injuries or the challenge of building chemistry with a new group. Sometimes, though, a team simply struggles to find its footing. The Pistons have raced out to a hot start, while the Knicks are still searching for answers after a rough opening week. The Detroit Pistons enter the game with a 3-0 record, including road wins over the Heat and 76ers. They also rallied from a big deficit to beat the Celtics in their season opener. All three opponents are expected to contend for playoff spots, making Detroit’s hot start even more encouraging for last season’s No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. CARMELO ANTHONY THINKS KNICKS ARE THE 'TEAM TO BEAT' AS LONG AS THEY DO THIS FOLLOWING NBA TITLE WIN Winning on the road in the NBA is always tough as well. I am interested to see how this team responds to Jalen Duren being out. He missed the game against Philadelphia and likely will be out for a couple of weeks. Ausar Thompson is also hobbled with an ankle injury. Those two are probably their best defensive options. This team really revolves around how well Cade Cunningham plays, and he has scored 21.3 points per game and dished out eight assists per game. The New York Knicks could hardly have imagined a worse start to the season. They lost their opener on the night they raised their championship banner and received their rings. The team also endured a public relations fiasco after employees were told they would receive championship rings, only to learn the message was part of a phishing test. And shortly before the season began, the Knicks said they would no longer continue contract discussions with Karl-Anthony Towns. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM A bad start could be somewhat expected, considering the team has essentially celebrated for the past four months. Winning a championship does that for a squad.  The Knicks aren't built to try and win in the regular season; they just want to get into the postseason and look to dominate from there. It might not be that easy, though. They may not be able to just flip a switch. It's way too early to worry about that, and the losses have, for the most part, been close. In the three games the Knicks have played, they lost to the 76ers by six, then to the Celtics by four, and then returned home to lose by nine to the Magic. New York needs to get off the skid, and tonight may very well be that time to do it. The Pistons will not lay down for the Knicks, but I do think a group of professionals like the Knicks will take care of business tonight. Give me the Knicks to cover the -3.5. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0cf35876989b59d077e58 Alaska Asks Court to Halt Trump’s Effort to Block Votes in Senate Race te 2026-10-27T16:20:05.450Z Alaska Asks Court to Halt Trump’s Effort to Block Votes in Senate Race The administration had filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of the election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0cf33876989b59d077e4f Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings te 2026-10-27T16:20:03.704Z Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0cce1876989b59d077df8 Medical schools accused of rebranding DEI programs to evade Trump administration scrutiny te 2026-10-27T16:10:09.042Z Medical schools accused of rebranding DEI programs to evade Trump administration scrutiny FIRST ON FOX: Medical schools across the U.S. are rebranding their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments as the Trump administration increases scrutiny of DEI programs in higher education and medicine, according to a new report by CriticalRace.org. The report, which examined six medical schools, found that although the departments have been renamed, their programming has remained largely unchanged, despite some softened language since President Donald Trump began his second term in 2025. "The rebranding is not really meaningful in a sense," William Jacobson, a Cornell Law School professor and founder of the Equal Protection Project, told Fox News Digital. "The programming hasn't changed and a lot of the examples, and I think there's a couple in our report, they simply shift programs over to a different department or under a different name, but the programming hasn't really changed."  TRUMP DEI CRACKDOWN ‘MISSES CORE IDEOLOGY' AND MUST TARGET LINGERING DANGER ON CAMPUSES, WATCHDOG WARNS The medical schools profiled in the report include Drexel University College of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and the University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med). CriticalRace.org's report notes that the schools often used terms such as "belonging," "engagement" and "excellence" in names of what appeared to be rebranded DEI departments. "You see all of these euphemisms for critical race theory, all of the euphemism, frankly, for race discrimination popping up, and that's the rebranding that we're talking about, and that is what we've documented at six particular medical schools," Jacobson told Fox News Digital. "Medical schools are the worst when it comes to DEI." Drexel University College of Medicine, according to the report, described its Office of Community Health and Inclusive Excellence in an announcement, saying it "incorporates the functions of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the former Office of Community Health & Health Equity, to better align and strengthen the College’s resources to address inclusivity across missions." The office, according to Drexel's website, supports a Diversity Week and the college's Diversity in Medicine Research Symposium. The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell did something similar, rebranding its DEI office as the "Office of Engagement & Excellence," according to the report. The office's list of featured events includes student-led "Safe and Brave Spaces" and "Diversity Night." In response to Fox News Digital's request for comment, Terry Coniglio, spokesperson for Hofstra University, said, "The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell supports all students while remaining consistent with its institutional values and applicable law." METHODIST UNIVERSITY DENIES OPERATING 'HIDDEN' DEI PROGRAM AFTER UNDERCOVER VIDEO POSTED OF SCHOOL OFFICIAL At Northwestern University, the Feinberg School of Medicine once had a DEI office, but the report says it has since been replaced by the Office of Health Equity, which offers "Safe Space Training." CriticalRace.org's report notes that the training is open to students, trainees, staff and faculty and aims to educate LGBTQIA+ allies. The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University also rebranded its DEI office, according to CriticalRace.org, which cited a Campus Reform report on the matter. Campus Reform reported in November 2025 that the school renamed its Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the Office of Strategic Partnership in Health, Education and Resources (SPHERE), which still promoted "equity" programs. Meanwhile, UNR Med appeared to have moved its DEI programs to another department, taking them from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to the Multicultural Center, according to the report. The university's website describes the Multicultural Center as "a critical hub of cultural, LGBTQIA+, gender-focused services, programs and social justice initiatives that support student success and increase graduation rates of students at the University of Nevada, Reno." The website page for the Multicultural Center's webpage also features a DEI statement. In response to a question about what happened to its Office of Diversity and Inclusion, UNR Med told Fox News Digital that "in line with multiple unit reorganizations within the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine the dean’s staff currently includes an associate dean for inclusive excellence but does not include a named office." Additionally, UNR Med clarified that the Multicultural Center serves the entire university and acts as "a student support and engagement center dedicated to fostering belonging, cultural understanding and student success." "The Multicultural Center does not conduct student recruitment, admissions or enrollment services; its primary focus is supporting students once they are part of the university community and helping create an inclusive environment," UNR Med told Fox News Digital. UNR Med said that it "abides by accreditation standards related to curricular programming, student admissions and faculty recruitment" and that it "remains compliant with all federal laws and guidelines, as well as state law, the Nevada Constitution and the U.S. Constitution." Fox News Digital reached out to Drexel University College of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University for comment but did not immediately receive responses. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES STRIPPING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FROM SCHOOLS USING RACE-BASED PROGRAMS Upon his return to office in 2025, Trump signed several executive orders aimed at eliminating DEI from various aspects of American life. Jacobson said that while these orders have had an impact, many in academia are not ready to let go of DEI, which he called a "religion on campuses." The Cornell Law School professor believes that many are biding their time until the Democrats return to power, hoping that it will mean a return to DEI. "The schools, particularly the medical schools, are hanging on to DEI, like survivors on a shipwreck, and they're hoping for a rescue, and they think their rescue is going to be Democrats getting control of the federal government again, because then all the DEI will come back. They're not giving it up," Jacobson told Fox News Digital. Jacobson argued that, while DEI is an issue in academia, it presents a different set of risks when introduced in the medical field. He explained that it "destroys confidence in the system," as patients may question whether their physicians were admitted to medical school and trained fairly, as well as whether they will receive fair treatment. "When this sort of race-based focus, when this sort of identity group focus happens in medicine, it's extremely destructive," he added. In 2022, Jacobson was named as the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging New York guidance that instructed healthcare providers to consider race and ethnicity when prioritizing scarce COVID-19 treatments. He argued that the policy was discriminatory and violated federal civil rights laws. Courts dismissed the case after finding that he lacked standing. However, Jacobson told Fox News Digital that the case was a prime example of the dangers of having DEI influence the medical field. "This has a real world impact," Jacobson told Fox News Digital. "This is not just the crazy dance therapy department or the crazy gender ideology department or the sociology department where the most harm they can really do is to the minds of young people. Here we're talking about healthcare decisions are being made, access to healthcare because of the DEI infusion in medical schools is being rationed and affected by these ideologies. So this is life and death. This is serious stuff." DISCRIMINATORY 'SHADOW' REVIEW PROCESS LOCKS WHITE, ASIAN STUDENTS OUT OF CALIFORNIA MED SCHOOL, DOJ ALLEGES While Trump's executive orders did not categorically prohibit DEI programming at medical schools, a January 2025 order pointed to the medical industry and institutions of higher education as areas in which race- and sex-based preferences could violate federal civil rights laws. The order, titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," called on the Justice Department and the Education Department to issue guidance to federally funded institutions on complying with the Supreme Court's 2023 decision restricting the use of race in college admissions. Jacobson argued that many medical schools had changed the language used in programs without necessarily changing their intent. "I think it's less blatant. I think, again, they don't use the terminology of color in their programming like they used to, but it's the same programming," Jacobson said. There is one major difference when it comes to DEI in medical schools, according to Jacobson. The law professor told Fox News Digital that, while in most areas of academia the push for DEI is driven by professors, in medical schools it tends to come from administrators rather than instructors. "If you'd asked me four years ago, I would have said, wait five years, and DEI will have captured STEM, the sciences, and we're now four to five years and it's captured a lot of STEM, not as bad as the humanities and the social sciences, but there is a real problem in the sciences with DEI," Jacobson said. "Unlike the other aspects of the universities where it's professor-driven, in medicine, it's mostly administration-driven." He said that this could mean the policies may be easier to address once identified, but that medical schools remain "extremely resistant to change." Jacobson believes states could play a significant role in challenging DEI policies at public medical schools, particularly as federal officials and accrediting organizations increase their scrutiny of race-based requirements. He also noted that the federal government has played a role in the accrediting stage, adding that some DEI practices were required by accreditors, who are now under pressure. Ultimately, Jacobson believes that government action has to be accompanied by a significant cultural shift in academia. "The federal and state governments can help, but we need a long-term effort over many years to change the culture on campuses to a culture of equality, not a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion," he told Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ccdc876989b59d077de6 Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters te 2026-10-27T16:10:04.280Z Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caae876989b59d077d85 Louisiana Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps te 2026-10-27T16:00:46.238Z Louisiana Sports Betting — Best Sportsbooks and Apps Louisiana sports betting has been live since Jan. 28, 2022, when the Louisiana Gaming Control Board licensed its first online operators. Bettors in the state can now choose from nine legal sportsbook apps. Sports betting is legal in most of Louisiana for anyone over the age of 21. It has been legal since January 2022 and is regulated by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. However, it is illegal in nine parishes: Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Sabine, Union, West Carroll and Winn.   Below is a list of some of the best Louisiana sports betting apps available on the market. We’ve compiled some of the good things about each and some of the things that could be improved. Take a moment to review and decide which books are right for you.  Louisiana sportsbooks offer new users exclusive offers, often in the form of bet-and-get, deposit bonuses or profit boosts. The funds do expire after you receive them, so be sure to monitor when that happens so you don’t miss out. A bet-and-get model gives you bonus funds for your bankroll based on a small wager. A deposit bonus matches equally or at a fraction of whatever funds you put into your account. The other option typically offered is a profit boost. Profit boosts usually double your winnings on a set number of wagers.  Louisiana has legal sports betting in 55 of the state’s 64 parishes. Voters approved sports wagering in those parishes in November 2020, and Senate Bill 247 was signed into law in June 2021. The first retail book was opened on Oct. 7, 2021. Mobile wagering became live on Jan. 28, 2022.  There are just two professional teams that might get your attention for sports betting in Louisiana — the Saints in the NFL and the Pelicans in the NBA. LSU is likely the most popular college team in the state.  You can wager on college sports in Louisiana, but you cannot wager on player props in the state.  There are many licensed casinos and racetrack locations where you can wager on sports in Louisiana. Licensed Retail Locations: Caesars New Orleans (formerly Harrah's New Orleans) – New Orleans Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino (Caesars Sportsbook) – Bossier City Horseshoe Lake Charles (Caesars Sportsbook) – Westlake Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack (Caesars Sportsbook) – Bossier City Paragon Casino Resort (The Draft Room / Betfred) – Marksville Coushatta Casino Resort (The Rez Sportsbook) – Kinder Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Vinton Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Opelousas Treasure Chest Casino (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Kenner Sam's Town Hotel & Casino (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Shreveport Amelia Belle Casino (FanDuel Sportsbook) – Amelia Boomtown Casino Hotel Bossier City (ESPN BET) – Bossier City Boomtown Casino & Hotel New Orleans (ESPN BET) – Harvey L'Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge (ESPN BET) – Baton Rouge L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles (ESPN BET) – Lake Charles Margaritaville Resort Casino (ESPN BET) – Bossier City Bally's Shreveport Casino & Hotel – Shreveport Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots (TwinSpires Sportsbook) – New Orleans Fair Grounds OTB & Casino (TwinSpires) – Metairie Yes, sports betting is legal in Louisiana outside of nine specific parishes (Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Sabine, Union, West Carroll, and Winn). You get to make the call on which is the best sportsbook in Louisiana. Each sportsbook has its benefits and drawbacks. It is in your best interest to try them all and see which you like best. You need to be 21 years old to bet in Louisiana. Yes, you can bet on college sports, but you cannot bet on college player props.  You do not need to be a resident of Louisiana to bet, but you need to be physically located in one of the 55 legal parishes in the state to bet on sports.  There are nine legal sportsbooks in Louisiana.  You can bet on sports at one of many retail casinos and racetracks in Louisiana without an app. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caaa876989b59d077d73 Map Shows States Where Top Republicans Are Endorsing Democrats te 2026-10-27T16:00:42.730Z Map Shows States Where Top Republicans Are Endorsing Democrats Former GOP governors and members of Congress are among those who have issued cross-party endorsements ahead of the midterms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caa8876989b59d077d6a Commanders Linked to Big Potential Trade for Young Star WR te 2026-10-27T16:00:40.910Z Commanders Linked to Big Potential Trade for Young Star WR The Washington Commanders are being linked to Jacksonville Jaguars star wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. ahead of the deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caa6876989b59d077d61 Bills Predicted to Swing Trade for Star Safety in Major Move te 2026-10-27T16:00:38.980Z Bills Predicted to Swing Trade for Star Safety in Major Move The Buffalo Bills are being predicted to trade for Arizona Cardinals star safety Budda Baker ahead of the deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caa5876989b59d077d58 Tom Brady Could Mentor Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza, Biographer Predicts te 2026-10-27T16:00:37.283Z Tom Brady Could Mentor Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza, Biographer Predicts Tom Brady’s $375 million Fox deal may not be enough. His biographer explains why a bigger Raiders role could be next. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caa3876989b59d077d4f What Has Gadi Eisenkot Said About Trump As Israel Heads to Polls te 2026-10-27T16:00:35.505Z What Has Gadi Eisenkot Said About Trump As Israel Heads to Polls The opposition leader, a former chief of Israel's military, founded his Yashar party just over a year ago. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0caa1876989b59d077d46 Ravens Star Rookie Vega Ioane Hit With Injury Setback After Bengals Game te 2026-10-27T16:00:33.756Z Ravens Star Rookie Vega Ioane Hit With Injury Setback After Bengals Game The Ravens face a critical test after a collapse against Cincinnati and an injury setback for standout rookie Vega Ioane. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca9f876989b59d077d3d Deion Sanders Offered Critics $50,000 on 1 Condition: Report te 2026-10-27T16:00:31.705Z Deion Sanders Offered Critics $50,000 on 1 Condition: Report Uncle Neely says Deion Sanders made critics a $50,000 offer with a catch as Colorado Buffaloes sink to 2-5 in Year 4. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca9d876989b59d077d34 Can a Psychedelic From Toad Venom Help When Antidepressants Fail?‌ te 2026-10-27T16:00:29.796Z Can a Psychedelic From Toad Venom Help When Antidepressants Fail?‌ A study offers new hope for the 30 percent of people with depression who have a treatment-resistant version of the condition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca9b876989b59d077d2b Italian American Who Democratized Banking, Inspired Capra's George Bailey te 2026-10-27T16:00:27.910Z Italian American Who Democratized Banking, Inspired Capra's George Bailey A.P. Giannini forever changed how—and with whom—banks in America do business. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca99876989b59d077d22 Dan Campbell Slammed for Risky Decision in Lions Win Over Packers te 2026-10-27T16:00:25.933Z Dan Campbell Slammed for Risky Decision in Lions Win Over Packers Dan Campbell's aggressive coaching style came under scrutiny after a risky fourth-down call in Detroit's win over the Packers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca98876989b59d077d19 Police Using AI to Flag 'Suspicious' Drivers Who Haven't Broken Law: Report te 2026-10-27T16:00:24.102Z Police Using AI to Flag 'Suspicious' Drivers Who Haven't Broken Law: Report Advanced license plate surveillance is prompting questions over privacy, policing and the tracking of everyday travel. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca96876989b59d077d10 Nikola Jokic Rips Fake Nuggets Fans Again: 'I'm Sticking to What I Said' te 2026-10-27T16:00:22.151Z Nikola Jokic Rips Fake Nuggets Fans Again: 'I'm Sticking to What I Said' Denver Nuggets three-time MVP center Nikola Jokic doubled down on his criticism of fans who boo their hometown team. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca93876989b59d077d07 'Endless' World Cruise Ends Over Fuel Struggles te 2026-10-27T16:00:19.939Z 'Endless' World Cruise Ends Over Fuel Struggles A residential ship’s global voyage has been suspended as its operator struggles with sharply higher operating costs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca91876989b59d077cfe JD Vance Accuses Abdul El-Sayed of Anti-White Racism Before Michigan Rally te 2026-10-27T16:00:17.956Z JD Vance Accuses Abdul El-Sayed of Anti-White Racism Before Michigan Rally Vice President JD Vance accused Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of engaging in “explicitly anti-white racial hatred." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca90876989b59d077cf5 Eric Swalwell-Linked Beverly Hills Mansion Raided by FBI: Reports te 2026-10-27T16:00:16.131Z Eric Swalwell-Linked Beverly Hills Mansion Raided by FBI: Reports In August, federal agents searched the former California representative's Washington, D.C., home. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca89876989b59d077cda Energy and Data Resilience Must Be Planned Together | Opinion te 2026-10-27T16:00:09.859Z Energy and Data Resilience Must Be Planned Together | Opinion Power, connectivity and computing failures interact, requiring companies to assess their critical infrastructure as one system. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca87876989b59d077cd1 Abdul El-Sayed's Antisemitic Ad Controversy Didn't Come Out of Nowhere  te 2026-10-27T16:00:07.718Z Abdul El-Sayed's Antisemitic Ad Controversy Didn't Come Out of Nowhere  El-Sayed disavowed an ad accused of antisemitism. But did his own rhetoric make its message seem at home in his campaign? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca85876989b59d077cc8 Troy Aikman Urges Caution After Cowboys Win Over Eagles te 2026-10-27T16:00:05.714Z Troy Aikman Urges Caution After Cowboys Win Over Eagles The Dallas Cowboys stopped their losing skid on Monday night, taking down the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ca83876989b59d077ca7 Propuesta 422 busca extender el impuesto de ventas para Reid Park Zoo te 2026-10-27T16:00:03.071Z Propuesta 422 busca extender el impuesto de ventas para Reid Park Zoo Leer en inglés Los votantes de Tucson ayudaron a construir un hábitat para jaguares y una laguna para flamencos en el zoológico Reid Park; el 3 de noviembre, decidirán si continúan financiando las próximas etapas, que incluyen un nuevo recinto para elefantes y un espacio más amplio para leones. La Proposición 422 determinará si se renueva un impuesto sobre las ventas del 0.1% destinado a financiar la expansión, mejoras de capital, reparaciones y reemplazos, infraestructura, operaciones y mantenimiento del zoológico hasta el año 2047. Este impuesto sobre las ventas fue aprobado inicialmente por los votantes en 2017 y su vigencia termina a finales del próximo año. De aprobarse, la ciudad creará un fondo de mejoras para el zoológico Reid Park, y todo lo recaudado mediante dicho impuesto se destinará a este fondo para usos futuros, los cuales serán determinados por el alcalde y el concejo municipal. El zoológico es propiedad de la ciudad y forma parte de su Departamento de Parques y Recreación, pero su gestión está a cargo de la organización sin fines de lucro Reid Park Zoological Society, mediante un contrato con el municipio. Entre 2025 y 2026, el zoológico Reid Park recibió más de 610,000 visitantes, de los cuales una cuarta parte eran turistas. El impuesto aprobado en 2017 ha cubierto el 85% de los costos de los grandes proyectos de capital contemplados en el Plan Maestro del zoológico Reid Park de 2018. Esto incluye el hábitat para jaguares, la laguna para flamencos en el 2021 y la actual expansión Camino a Asia, cuya inauguración está prevista para el 13 de noviembre. Además, el zoológico tiene varios proyectos planeados para los próximos 10 años que, de aprobarse el impuesto, recibirían financiamiento a través de este. Ayúdanos a crear noticias locales que unan a las personas, en lugar de separarlas. El zoológico Reid Park recibió más de 610,000 visitantes entre 2025 y 2026; una cuarta parte de ellos eran turistas. El 3 de noviembre, los votantes de Tucson decidirán si prorrogan el impuesto sobre las ventas del 0.1% que ayuda a financiar el zoológico. Caitlin Schmidt / El Foco de Tucson. Estos proyectos fueron presentados al Concejo Municipal de Tucson durante su reunión del 6 de octubre. El plan comienza en 2028 con una nueva exhibición de hipopótamos pigmeos, seguida en 2030 por una nueva área de sabana que se ubicará junto a la zona actual destinada a jirafas, rinocerontes y aves, la cual incluirá además exhibiciones de animales pequeños. Para 2031, está prevista la construcción de un nuevo establo para elefantes, con el fin de dar cabida a la creciente manada del zoológico; asimismo, en 2032 se ampliará el hábitat de los perros salvajes. En 2034 se añadirán más exhibiciones de animales pequeños. Para 2035, el recinto de los leones se ampliará hasta alcanzar seis veces su tamaño actual, y en 2036 se construirá un hábitat compartido para facóqueros, puercoespines y suricatas. Las autoridades municipales han vinculado la ampliación del zoológico con otras estrategias, como la Iniciativa de Ciudad Segura, la Iniciativa de Prosperidad y el Plan Tucson 2025 todas ellas con el objetivo de fomentar la cultura local, impulsar el turismo y promover la cohesión social. Representantes del zoológico y del sector turístico han expresado su apoyo a la medida. Nancy Kluge, presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la Sociedad Zoológica de Reid Park, señaló en una carta a favor de la Propuesta 422 que el impuesto sobre las ventas aprobado en 2017 permitió al zoológico contratar más personal veterinario y de cuidado animal, realizar mejoras importantes en los hábitats y aumentar el número de niños que visitan el zoológico mediante visitas gratuitas. Kluge subrayó que la renovación no supondrá un aumento de los impuestos. “La Propuesta 422 simplemente prorroga el impuesto sobre las ventas ya existente aprobado previamente por los votantes para que podamos completar la visión a largo plazo del zoológico,” escribió Kluge. “La Proposición 422 garantiza que estos fondos asignados permanezcan en el Zoológico de Reid Park y sigan utilizándose exclusivamente para mejoras de capital, operaciones y mantenimiento.” La ampliación Camino a Asia tiene previsto abrir sus puertas el 13 de noviembre en el zoológico de Reid Park. Este proyecto forma parte de las iniciativas financiadas mediante un impuesto sobre las ventas, cuya posible prórroga será sometida a votación por los residentes de Tucson el 3 de noviembre. J. Felipe García, presidente y director ejecutivo de Visit Tucson, envió una carta en la que destaca el papel fundamental que desempeña el zoológico en el turismo y la economía local de Tucson. García calificó el impuesto sobre las ventas como una “inversión probada” que ya ha generado beneficios tangibles para la ciudad. “Cuando las familias planean sus vacaciones en Arizona, comparan distintos destinos. Un zoológico de clase mundial ayuda a mantener a Tucson en sus itinerarios, lo que impulsa las estancias en hoteles, las visitas a restaurantes y el consumo en comercios locales,” escribió García. “Cada visitante que llega de fuera de la ciudad y acude al zoológico gasta dinero en negocios locales, lo que crea empleos y genera ingresos fiscales que superan, con creces, la inversión realizada.” García señaló que, de no aprobarse la renovación de la Propuesta 422, el zoológico se enfrentaría al “deterioro de su infraestructura y a la imposibilidad de ampliar sus exhibiciones para cumplir con los estándares actuales.” “Ciudades competidoras, como Phoenix, mejoran constantemente sus atracciones,” afirmó. “No podemos permitirnos quedarnos atrás.” No se presentaron argumentos en contra de la Propuesta 422, ni existe una campaña organizada de oposición. 💡 Las elecciones generales se llevarán a cabo el 3 de noviembre. Los votantes del condado de Pima pueden registrarse, verificar su estado de registro o solicitar una boleta electoral por correo a través del sitio web recorder.pima.gov.  Ian Stash es egresado de la Universidad de Arizona y periodista independiente en Tucson. Puede contactarlo a través del correo electrónico ianjgs16@gmail.com.  Esta nota fue traducida por el equipo bilingüe de El Foco de Tucson. El Foco de Tucson es una sala de prensa comunitaria que ofrece oportunidades remuneradas a estudiantes y periodistas emergentes del sur de Arizona. Por favor, considera apoyar nuestro trabajo con una donación deducible de impuestos. Donar a El Foco Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c832876989b59d077b74 Bill Maher, Justine Bateman compare far-left policies to 'The Purge in real life' te 2026-10-27T15:50:10.466Z Bill Maher, Justine Bateman compare far-left policies to 'The Purge in real life' Actress Justine Bateman and comedian Bill Maher compared far-left policies — specifically, the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) goals — to "The Purge" in real life on Monday, questioning why critics of those policies are expected to "bow down." "What's the endgame?" Bateman asked of the socialist policies of the DSA during an appearance on Maher's "Club Random" podcast. "Let's say you get everything you wanted. Let's say everything on that list. You get the whole thing. The whole thing. I mean, first of all, I can tell you for sure, anybody could tell you, you haven't thought this through." Maher called it "cloud cuckoo land" as Bateman began comparing the proposals to the movie "The Purge." DSA CO-CHAIR PUSHES BACK ON SOVIET UNION COMPARISONS, WANTS PRISONS TO BE 'LESS NECESSARY' "You've got ‘The Purge’ in real life because you have no jails and no – everybody better have a gun. Don't touch the Second Amendment. Everybody needs a gun if you're going to have that," she said. "I’ve said the same exact thing. It’s ‘The Purge.’ It’s ‘The Purge.’"  "The Purge" is a movie about a government-sanctioned, 12-hour annual event where all crime, including murder, is completely legal. BILL MAHER WARNS DEMOCRATS STILL HAVEN'T 'RENOUNCED THEIR CRAZY,' SAYS IT COULD SPELL TROUBLE IN 2028 "But again, as I said at the beginning, it's like you expect me to bow down to just one side of it, the left side of it. I'm the bad person because I'm questioning things," Maher said during the discussion with Bateman. "We're going to abolish the police, that everything is going to be free. I mean, their website literally says, 'Imagine this world where you don't have to worry about rent. You don't have to worry about transportation." He continued, "But you're the good people. You're the smart people. You're the people who shouldn't be questioned." The DSA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. SOCIALISTS LAUNCH RADICAL PLATFORM TO ABOLISH THE US SENATE IN BID TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM AMERICA. The DSA's policies drew scrutiny earlier this year after DSA co-chair Megan Romer discussed the organization's positions during an interview in July. Those positions included proposals to abolishing the Senate, police, and prisons. Romer affirmed the organization's support for replacing the presidency and Supreme Court, abolishing ICE, eventually eliminating national borders while granting amnesty to people living in the country illegally, defunding the Pentagon, phasing out prisons and shifting most large corporations to public ownership during the interview. BILL MAHER ADMITS HE COULD VOTE FOR JD VANCE, WARNS 'COWARDLY' DEMOCRATS FACE SOCIALIST TAKEOVER "This is not about politics. This is about – and I was saying to the guys earlier, like to me, being an American is, I am free to pursue the kind of life I want and to do whatever I want so long as what I'm doing doesn't impinge on somebody else's ability to do the same. Now, the stuff they're talking about impinges on my ability. And this is not conducive to an American society," Bateman said. Maher said he agreed and noted that he had told Vice President JD Vance in June that his vote was in play for Republicans if Democrats continued down this path. "That's why I told the vice president, 'My vote is in play.' And then, of course, within 24 hours they wrote, 'Bill Maher is a Republican now.' I never said that. I'm not. I said my vote is in play," Maher said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Author, psychotherapist and cultural commentator Jonathan Alpert told Fox News Digital, "Here's a guy who's been a liberal his entire life, and now he's talking about voting Republican. That should tell Democrats something. He's not the one who's changed his politics dramatically. He's questioning how far some people on the left want to go." "Bateman makes a good point," Alpert added. "What exactly happens if you get rid of police and prisons? Are we supposed to naively believe violent criminals will suddenly behave themselves? It's absurd to think you can just get rid of the institutions you don't like and somehow everything will work out. Human nature doesn't change because you pass a law. Maher and Bateman aren't asking anything outrageous. They're simply asking people to think through the consequences of what they're proposing. If you want to abolish prisons and police, you should be able to explain how you're going to keep people safe. That's not an unreasonable expectation." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c830876989b59d077b6b UK charges 2 men in suspected Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford after US bombers pulled te 2026-10-27T15:50:08.839Z UK charges 2 men in suspected Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford after US bombers pulled British prosecutors charged two men Tuesday under the U.K.’s National Security Act following an incident at RAF Fairford, a key base used by the U.S. military’s heavy bombers. Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, of London, was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service. Nouman Essghir, 24, was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the United Kingdom, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. British counterterrorism police said they believe the foreign country Abdulkarim was assisting was Iran, Reuters reported. RUBIO CONFIRMS 'FOREIGN ACTOR' INVOLVED IN UK TERROR PLOT The charges follow a September incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. British police arrested five men outside the base in the early hours of Sept. 27, according to Reuters. The base had been used by U.S. bombers to carry out strikes against Iran. About a dozen B-1 bombers were among the aircraft later withdrawn from RAF Fairford and returned to their home stations in the United States on security grounds, according to previous Fox News reporting. FOILED TERROR PLOT AT BOMBER BASE SIGNALS WIDER THREAT TO US MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: EXPERT RAF Fairford serves as a key European operating location for U.S. heavy bombers and has supported American military missions. Frank Ferguson, chief crown prosecutor for the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said the agency decided to prosecute the two men following a "complex" counterterrorism investigation. "We will continue to work closely with our partners as this complex investigation continues," Ferguson said. Both men were expected to appear Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The CPS emphasized that the charges are not findings of guilt and that both defendants have the right to a fair trial. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c82f876989b59d077b62 College football corporate overlords ruin another classic rivalry game with stupid new name te 2026-10-27T15:50:07.007Z College football corporate overlords ruin another classic rivalry game with stupid new name The state of college football is in flux these days, to put it conservatively. Between increasingly exorbitant NIL bills being footed by fans and boosters alike to an infinitely expanding College Football Playoff, the sport is going through its share of trials and tribulations. One aspect of college football that has seemingly stood the test of time is the sanctity of the rivalry game (for the most part, anyway). ESPN FUMBLES THE HOLY WAR BY FORCING UTAH AND BYU INTO A DREADED EARLY-MORNING KICKOFF FOR FANS Sure, some great traditional showdowns have been railroaded thanks to the ever-evolving nature of the modern game, but most of the all-time exciting matchups in college football are safe. The Game. The Iron Bowl. Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. The Holy War. These are games with names that have become synonymous with the sport, but lately, our corporate overlords have decided to screw with another tradition that is nearly universally loved by college fans. The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs play an annual rivalry game in the city of Jacksonville that is a sight to behold. Orange and blue on one side, red and black on the other, split down the middle. And for decades, they called this game "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," and although both universities have distanced themselves from the moniker thanks to the negative implications of students drinking themselves blind at a football game (God forbid), the fans still use the name to this day. Unfortunately, the game has been moved for the next few seasons thanks to renovations at EverBank Stadium, and a bunch of sponsors and suits saw this as an opportunity to rebrand one of the SEC's coolest rivalry games. I'm sorry, the WHAT? I can't believe they're going to make Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit vomit out "The Invesco QQQ Atlanta Gridiron Classic" at the top of the broadcast. I think I'm going to be sick. Georgia fans and Florida fans can't agree on anything. They don't agree on whether "Florida" or "Georgia" should come first when calling the game the "Florida-Georgia Game." They don't agree on the overall record in the series. And they can't even agree on who coined the term "Bloody Tuesday." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! But one thing they all can agree on is that this name sucks. What's even more insulting is the official Mercedes-Benz Stadium X account calling it a "cocktail party" in their social media caption, just reminding us what we lost. I understand why they accepted a sponsorship to this game, and it's the same reason every terrible idea has been adopted in modern college football: money. Oh, and by the way, just because EverBank Stadium is under renovations doesn't mean this game has to be played at another NFL venue. These people are aware that the Gators and Bulldogs have on-campus stadiums, right? It's not even an unprecedented event to have this game played in Athens or Gainesville, which happened in 1994 and 1995, respectively. Two of the most iconic venues in the SEC will sit dormant this weekend so that a couple of corporate sponsors can milk some money out of a classic rivalry game. You gotta love college sports in 2026! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c82d876989b59d077b59 GM wants drivers to take their eyes off the road by 2028 te 2026-10-27T15:50:05.225Z GM wants drivers to take their eyes off the road by 2028 Would you feel comfortable watching a movie while your car cruises down the highway at 70 mph? General Motors is betting that someday you will. The automaker plans to introduce technology in 2028 that could let drivers take their hands off the steering wheel and their eyes off the road. That means you could potentially answer emails, watch a show or attend a virtual meeting while your vehicle handles the driving. The technology is expected to debut in the Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV. However, GM still has plenty to prove before drivers can safely look away from traffic. The company is testing how people react when a vehicle suddenly needs their attention. That research could help GM determine how much warning drivers need before safely taking control. 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. IKEA TURNS TO DRIVERLESS SEMIS WITH NOBODY IN THE CAB GM already offers Super Cruise, a hands-free driving system available on more than 20 models across Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick. It can manage steering, acceleration and braking on compatible roads under certain conditions. However, drivers must continue watching the road and remain ready to take control. The next version of Super Cruise would remove that constant attention requirement when the eyes-off feature is active. GM plans to introduce it on compatible highways before eventually expanding to other roads. The system will use lidar, radar and cameras to monitor its surroundings. Turquoise lights on the dashboard and exterior mirrors will signal when eyes-off driving is available and active. GM says the technology could arrive as early as 2028. However, the launch depends on further development, safety testing and other requirements. Availability will also depend on state laws. GM's ambitions are also growing. On Oct. 21, the company announced plans to bring autonomous highway driving to its full-size SUVs and light-duty pickup trucks, including gas-powered vehicles. Those vehicles represent some of GM's biggest sellers. However, the automaker has not announced when the technology will reach those additional models. Before asking drivers to trust a vehicle with their safety, GM wants to understand what happens when people stop concentrating on driving. At its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, hundreds of volunteers have climbed into real GM vehicles, including the Cadillac Lyriq. However, instead of driving onto an actual highway, they enter an immersive simulator that recreates different road conditions. Researchers can introduce sudden traffic changes, construction zones and hazardous situations. Meanwhile, sensors monitor drivers' eye movements, heart rates and stress responses. The tests help GM understand how people behave when the technology encounters something unexpected. GM also tests its automated driving technology on closed courses and public roads with trained safety drivers. According to the company, its simulation tools can reproduce the equivalent of 100 years of driving in a single day. That gives engineers opportunities to study dangerous situations without exposing everyday drivers to those risks. Here's something I didn't expect to see in automotive safety research. GM is asking some participants to play Candy Crush while researchers study their reactions. The game creates an engaging distraction. Players become focused on improving their scores, which gives researchers a way to measure what happens when they must suddenly shift their attention back to driving. According to reporting by The Associated Press, Maureen August, a senior manager at GM Research & Development, explained that the game helps researchers draw participants into an activity before interrupting them. That interruption is especially important. Consider how long it takes to understand what's happening around you after you've been concentrating on your phone. Now consider making that adjustment while sitting behind the wheel of a moving SUV. At 70 mph, a vehicle travels roughly 103 feet every second. Even a five-second delay means it covers more than 500 feet. That's a lot of highway to travel while someone figures out why the car needs help. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WAYMO COMPUTER FAILS? This may be the biggest question surrounding GM's plans. What happens when an automated vehicle encounters a situation it cannot safely handle? Perhaps there's debris blocking the highway. Maybe road markings disappear during construction. An unexpected maneuver by another driver could also create a dangerous situation. GM's engineers are studying how much warning drivers need before taking control. Researchers also examine whether people understand the system's alerts and feel comfortable trusting the technology. However, an eyes-off system must be designed around the possibility that someone cannot respond immediately. That's why the vehicle's ability to handle unexpected conditions and safely manage a failed takeover becomes especially important. GM has not yet publicly detailed every situation its planned system will handle or exactly how it will respond when a driver fails to take over. Several automakers already offer systems that reduce the work involved in highway driving. However, their capabilities vary considerably. Ford's BlueCruise allows hands-free driving on compatible roads, but drivers must continue paying attention. Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) can handle many driving tasks, although it still requires active human supervision. Mercedes-Benz previously introduced its DRIVE PILOT system, which allowed conditional eyes-off driving in limited situations. However, the automaker has since pulled back from that technology in the U.S. as it develops its next generation of automated driving systems. GM's larger ambition is to make eyes-off driving available at highway speeds across a broader network of compatible roads. The company hopes to expand the capability to additional models after the Escalade IQ. There's a financial incentive behind the push toward automated driving. Automakers increasingly offer advanced features through paid software subscriptions. GM already charges for continued Super Cruise access after the included service period expires. According to the company's August 2026 update, equipped vehicles include three years of service, followed by plans starting at $39.99 per month. GM has not announced pricing for its future eyes-off technology. Some industry analysts believe drivers will be more willing to pay for technology that frees up their time behind the wheel. Still, there's a practical question for buyers. If you're already paying a premium for a luxury SUV, how much more would you be willing to spend each month to use its most advanced driving features? WAYMO RECALLS ROBOTAXIS OVER CONSTRUCTION-ZONE RISK If you're considering a vehicle with advanced driving technology, pay attention to what the manufacturer actually promises. Today's hands-free systems generally require you to keep watching the road. GM's planned eyes-off feature would allow you to look away only when the system is properly engaged under compatible conditions. Before paying for that capability, you'll want to know where it works and how the vehicle handles emergencies. It's also worth asking what happens if the system requests your attention while you're distracted. Also, don't overlook the ongoing cost. Subscription fees could make a vehicle more expensive to own than its original purchase price suggests. And remember, GM's planned system remains under development. Until a manufacturer explicitly authorizes eyes-off operation under the appropriate conditions, keep watching the road and follow the system's instructions. I love the idea of a less stressful drive, especially on those long stretches of highway where you're staring at the same traffic for miles. But handing over control is one thing. Taking my eyes off the road while traveling at highway speed is another. GM's research is encouraging because the company is studying how people actually behave when they're distracted. Still, I want to know what happens when the car encounters something it wasn't expecting. And if automakers plan to charge us every month for this technology, they'd better be able to show that it's safe and dependable. I'd be curious to try it, but I'd want a lot more evidence before settling in to watch a movie. Would you trust your car enough to watch a movie while it drives at 70 mph, or would you always want to keep an eye on the road? 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/6ae0c5d8876989b59d077b03 Hit Netflix show boss, Obama’s former UN ambassador take shots at Trump's 'wreckage of our institutions' te 2026-10-27T15:40:08.695Z Hit Netflix show boss, Obama’s former UN ambassador take shots at Trump's 'wreckage of our institutions' Debora Cahn, showrunner of the Netflix series "The Diplomat," and former Obama United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power attacked the Trump administration on Monday amid cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Cahn and Power took part in a discussion about the state of U.S. diplomacy and the series' latest season, along with the show's lead actress Keri Russell, at the John F. Kennedy Forum at Harvard.  Throughout the event, they lamented the state of government since President Donald Trump took office again in 2025. Cahn described the situation in 2025 as a "funeral" in Washington. "We go to Washington every year," Cahn said. "Last year, it was the funeral for democracy. I had never seen so many people in a state of complete existential despair over the wreckage that was falling around them, and I think we all went home and started Googling, 'How did you get an EU passport.'" ELON MUSK THREATENS TO SUE RO KHANNA OVER CLAIMS USAID CUTS SENTENCED CHILDREN TO DEATH However, she remarked that the upcoming midterm elections have provided more hope to people struggling in the "wreckage" of government institutions. "I think as a citizen, I think we are all so exhausted by the constant barrage of, you know, somebody we talk to in Washington called them, 'dead cats getting thrown on the table' in the midst of the wreckage of our institutions," Cahn said. "We no longer have the capacity for outrage. So, I worry we don't have the capacity to kind of mount any kind of resistance to the crumbling of our own democracy. And so, to see people are like, 'God, stop worrying about that, that is so last year. Move on. There are things we can do and things we will do.' It is good," she said. Power took more issue with the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID, having been the agency's administrator from 2021-2025. She added that the truly "horrifying" part of the process was the compliance of the employees. "For all of us who watched USAID be dismantled and other agencies in the U.S. government be gutted, what was so horrifying about it was the complacency and complicity of so many people who believed in that work five minutes before," Power said. AP POST ON USAID CUTS BACKFIRES AS CRITICS QUESTION TAXPAYER-FUNDED NEPAL TRANSGENDER JOBS "And the effectiveness of the people with the wrecking ball was that they did it so quickly and it really was shock and awe. And what it took away for so many, particularly those who worked at places like USAID, many of whom are here, was a sense of agency," she said. Power lamented a lack of "dissent" within the president's team or from Congress, claiming it was a staple of the Biden administration. "Whether it is the press, internal voices of debate even, not only dissent but even debate. Anything that is not just, 'Yes, Mr. President, what a brilliant idea, Mr. President,' that individual does not seem to get invited back to the next meeting. What does that result in? Not always, but chances are, really bad decisions, like invading a country on a false pretext and with no plan, in a manner that not only hurts the American people, the people of Iran and other countries but hurts the president," Power said. She continued, "This is one thing that Liz Sherwood-Randall, who was President Biden's homeland security advisor, worked with me in the Obama administration. We were so fortunate that we had leaders who believe that dissent made and checks and balances and arguing things out made for better decisions in the end, even if it was really unpleasant, and they would have much preferred everybody to be like, 'Oh my God, what a great idea, Mr. President.'" Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and State Department for comment. BILL GATES 'WORRIED' ABOUT SCALING BACK USAID: 'YOU COULD HAVE LITERALLY MILLIONS OF DEATHS' Power has come under scrutiny for meeting with left-wing organizations during her time as a USAID administrator.  According to nearly 700 pages of internal calendar entries obtained by Fox News Digital in 2023, Power met with George Soros' Open Society Foundations at least two times, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at least five times and held meetings with several other powerful groups like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations.  Fox News Digital also reported on Monday how U.S. and Latin American officials accused USAID of pushing left-wing politics and candidates around the world. "You have plenty of examples out there of how USAID was attempting to run its own foreign policy," U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera told Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c5d6876989b59d077afa Schumer, Dems are quietly betting big on one sleeper race in the Deep South te 2026-10-27T15:40:06.726Z Schumer, Dems are quietly betting big on one sleeper race in the Deep South National Democrats are getting aggressive in the homestretch of this election cycle, sending money and party figureheads to a state that, for decades, has been out of reach. Mississippi has been a Republican stronghold for the GOP in the Senate since the 1980s, but in a political environment that is proving tough for incumbents of the party in power, Democrats appear to smell blood in the water. But Republicans aren’t buying the last-minute play in the Deep South, arguing that it’s a reach, at best, to make the race competitive. DEMOCRATS SEE NEW CHANCES TO FLIP RED STATES — BUT A $400M GOP SPENDING ADVANTAGE COULD DERAIL THEIR PLANS "Largely, I think they’re just throwing s— at the wall at this point," a GOP political operative told Fox News Digital. The Senate Majority PAC, a political action committee with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., reserved $1.2 million in advertising in the state to boost Scott Colom, a district attorney mounting a bid against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. And major figures in the Democratic Party, like former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have also made the trip or are set to appear in the state — Buttigieg is scheduled to hold a rally on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast on Tuesday. Jake Monssen, Hyde-Smith’s campaign manager, told Fox News Digital in a statement that "This is simply Washington insiders making a last-ditch effort to give life to Scott Colom's failing campaign." "Scott is bankrolled by the radical left because he is in lockstep with their agenda," Monssen said. "He supports tax increases, open borders, taxpayer benefits for illegal immigrants, and sex change surgeries for minors." Like in other races across the Senate map, Colom has a fight with history to contend with. Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982, and the Magnolia State has consistently supported President Donald Trump. TRUMP-BACKED SENATOR ADMITS GOP FACES NIGHTMARE SCENARIO IN STATE REPUBLICANS HAVEN'T LOST IN 90 YEARS But Colom believed that the ground operation he’d developed while national Democrats stayed away from the state is what would put him over the top against Hyde-Smith, not the last-minute support. "It could be enough," Colom told Fox News Digital. "I mean, the thing is, the people of Mississippi built this campaign." Colom went on the offensive against Hyde-Smith, arguing that she "refuses to debate, she doesn’t campaign." "Because of that, I was able to build momentum on the ground, which means now that it's getting attention, now that it's getting resources, I'm able to take advantage of it in a way that other candidates couldn't," he said. Republicans aren’t resting on their laurels in the state, however. The Senate Leadership Fund, a political action committee closely aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., teed up a seven-figure ad buy there in response to Democrats’ spending. And Trump appeared in Corinth, Mississippi on Monday to rally for Hyde-Smith. He made a similar pitch to voters that he’s done at every rally stop this midterm cycle: pretend he’s on the ballot. "In this election, if you would, I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot," Trump said. "And the reason is that when I'm on the ballot, exactly 49% more people show up." Jonathan Klingler, a professor of political science at the University of Mississippi, told Fox News Digital that the increased spending and national attention to a once-sleepy race have generated the "talking point of Mississippi as evidence for momentum and building a Democratic wave." THUNE MAKES BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT REPUBLICANS' SENATE CHANCES AS GOP PULLS MILLIONS FROM KEY RACES "So at least I'm not — I can't say whether that's the intent of the funding here or visits, but that is the effect," he said. There are also voter demographics that both Hyde-Smith and Colom have to contend with. Mississippi has the highest share of Black voters in the country at nearly 40% of the electorate. In order for Colom and "Democrats to be successful, they simply have to peel off a larger share of white voters," Klingler said. There’s another storyline underneath the headlines of this race, too. Hyde-Smith and Colom have a history dating back to the Biden administration, when the lawmaker blocked his nomination to serve as a district court judge in Mississippi. "Instead of saving himself the embarrassment of being denied a job twice by Hyde-Smith, Colom is running a campaign backed by Chuck Schumer, funded by George Soros, and built on pro-transgender and other far-left policies," National Republican Senatorial Committee spokeswoman Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. That’s not Colom’s motivating factor, however. He had just left Trump's northeast Mississippi rally where he spoke to voters about their main concerns, "everybody I talked to, gas prices, grocery prices," and tariffs, he said. But Colom said his personal dispute with Hyde-Smith was not his primary motivation. "I'll tell you, as a Christian, I forgive her for that. That's not a motivating factor for me," Colom said. "I mean, as a district attorney, I have to prosecute cases where people lost their loved ones to gun violence. So, you know, and I’ve seen them forgive that person." "So that's not the motivating factor," he continued. "For me, it's really the betrayal of the America First movement, right? Like she was supposed to help President Trump get lower grocery prices. Well, she betrayed us. We're not getting lower grocery prices." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c386876989b59d077acd 8,000 Events. 1 Million People. Communities Rally for Afterschool Programs. te 2026-10-27T15:30:14.588Z 8,000 Events. 1 Million People. Communities Rally for Afterschool Programs. (StatePoint) A large, powerful body of evidence demonstrates improvements in grades, school attendance and behavior among children who participate in afterschool programs. Researchers have also found that students in afterschool programs are more engaged in school and excited about learning,… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c128876989b59d077a52 Can you understand your ballot? Many measures are written above a college level te 2026-10-27T15:20:08.120Z Can you understand your ballot? Many measures are written above a college level Voters mark their primary election ballots at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 3, 2026. This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026’s ballot questions — which ask voters to weigh in on issues as varied as abortion, property taxes, voter ID and firearms — varies by state, political data tracking nonprofit Ballotpedia found in its newest Ballot Measure Readability Report. The report analyzes the level of education voters would need to understand the titles and summaries of the measures put before them. Because ballot measures are often lengthy and full of legal language, states write shorter titles to be published on the ballot for voters to read. Many of this year’s ballot measures don’t include summaries to supplement the titles. And many voters don’t read beyond a measure’s title before deciding how to vote, Ballotpedia researchers note. This year, 164 measures have been or will be on the ballot across 40 states. The titles average a reading level requiring 17 years of education, which corresponds to a first-year graduate student. The summaries average a reading level requiring 15 years of education. About 42% of the U.S. adult population ages 25-54 have a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to the most recently available data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Title readability ranges from a fifth-grade level for an Idaho question asking voters to choose an official state gun to a 48th-grade level for a Colorado constitutional amendment that would establish a right to hunt and fish, Ballotpedia found. No formal education level corresponds to a 48th-grade level, but that rating indicates an extremely advanced language structure. “The most significant factor driving readability differences isn’t the type or topic of the ballot measure, but which state it’s in,” said Ryan Byrne, managing editor of Ballotpedia’s ballots team, in a statement. Kentucky, Massachusetts and Tennessee had the lowest average title readability grade level, at 10 years of education, while Colorado had the highest at 33 years, followed by Hawaii at 31 years and Nevada at 26, according to the report. Research has found voters are more likely to skip ballot questions that have more complex language. About half of states have enacted laws designed to make ballot measure language easier to read. Earlier this year, Maryland enacted a law requiring ballot questions to be written in plain and clear language. Last year, Arkansas required ballot titles to be written at no more than an eighth-grade level. But still, the average readability score for state ballot measures since 2017, when Ballotpedia began tracking it, is about 18 years of education, or the equivalent of a second-year graduate student. This year, Kansas had the longest ballot question title, at 927 words for a constitutional amendment that would have authorized the election of state Supreme Court justices and abolished an existing nominating commission. Voters defeated it in August. Alaska will have the shortest title, at just five words, for a measure to amend state law to allow only U.S. citizens to vote in elections. Ballotpedia uses two formulas to calculate readability, which includes looking at the number of syllables, words and sentences in a text. Readability scores for each of the 164 ballot measures this year can be found in Ballotpedia’s report. Stateline reporter Anna Claire Vollers can be reached at avollers@stateline.org. This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Arizona Mirror, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0c125876989b59d077a31 Multi-state manhunt underway as murder victim's close friend fears escaped killer could strike again te 2026-10-27T15:20:05.672Z Multi-state manhunt underway as murder victim's close friend fears escaped killer could strike again The close friend of a Tennessee murder victim fears his convicted killer could strike again after escaping prison and triggering a multi-state manhunt. Jacob Allen Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday, though officials have not said exactly when he got out. Prison staff discovered Morley was missing around 11:30 p.m., and a subsequent review of surveillance video showed him breaching the facility's perimeter fence. Around 1 a.m. Monday, surveillance video captured Morley stealing a pickup truck from the 400 block of Keystone Drive, roughly two miles south of the prison, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The white 2008 Ford F-350, bearing Tennessee license plate 138BBQV, has "Lindamood Planting Company" marked on its side. TENNESSEE INMATE CONVICTED OF MURDER ESCAPES FROM PRISON, STEALS PICKUP TRUCK, MANHUNT UNDERWAY: OFFICIALS Morley was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield three years earlier. Diana Reid, one of Birchfield's close childhood friends, told Fox News Digital that she's concerned Morley may hurt more people now that he's on the run. "He's already been convicted of taking an innocent life. I believe he's extremely dangerous and I'm genuinely concerned that someone else could end up hurt if he's not caught soon," Reid said. "I'm genuinely scared knowing that someone convicted of such a violent crime is out there, not knowing where he's headed. What he's capable of doing next is just frightening." "He’s got absolutely nothing to lose at this point and someone could become a victim just so he can continue his path to wherever he’s headed," she said. Reid said Birchfield was "such a kind soul" and "had the biggest heart." "He was more than just a murder victim, that he was someone who was deeply loved. He had a whole life ahead of him and he was completely robbed of that when he was murdered," Reid said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X As the manhunt for Morley expanded beyond Tennessee, the Missouri State Highway Patrol urged residents to remain alert and check their surveillance cameras for any sign of the escaped inmate. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Morley is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he should be "considered dangerous," adding Morley is now on the state's most wanted list. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB In addition to the first-degree murder conviction, he was also found guilty of burglary, vandalism, tampering with evidence and evading arrest. SEND US A TIP Federal and state law enforcement is assisting to help find Morley, according to officials. GOT A TIP? Birchfield disappeared in early February 2022 after he was last seen in Elizabethton, Tennessee. According to WJHL, investigators from the Carter County Sheriff's Office saw indications that a "violent crime" had occurred inside his house. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST WATCH: Escaped Tennessee inmate seen on video stealing truck, officials say On March 2, 2022, Morley was arrested after a police chase that went to the North Carolina state line. After the arrest, Birchfield's body was found underneath Morley's home. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Morley's former girlfriend, Landree Sheperd, testified at Morley's trial and claimed that the defendant said at one point that "he f---ing killed him." People with information about Morley's whereabouts are encouraged to contact 844-832-3463. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bed7876989b59d0779f9 8,000 Events. 1 Million People. Communities Rally for Afterschool Programs. te 2026-10-27T15:10:15.948Z 8,000 Events. 1 Million People. Communities Rally for Afterschool Programs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bece876989b59d0779b7 Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese sponsors for laughing at meme of dictator Mao te 2026-10-27T15:10:06.584Z Kylian Mbappe predictably bends the knee after losing Chinese sponsors for laughing at meme of dictator Mao Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe laughed at a meme involving Mao Zedong, the Chinese dictator who died a half-century ago, and is facing serious backlash in the form of losing Chinese sponsors and having his team's matches banned on television around the country. During a recent interview on The Bridge, a French talk show hosted by Mbappe's Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni, the 27-year-old star reportedly said the meme "that makes me laugh the most, it's the one where there's a video of a guy, I think it's a Chinese dictator, they put my [face over it]." Mbappe smiled as the show cut to a meme of his face imposed on an image resembling Mao. One of Mbappe's most popular nicknames is "The Dictator," given his prowess on the field and overall influence on the sport globally. Mao ruled China as a communist dictator from 1949 to 1976, with his regime resulting in tens of millions of deaths. ADIDAS APOLOGIZES AFTER AD FEATURING FORMER ISRAELI SOLDIER WHO LOST LEG DRAWS BOYCOTT CALLS Eastroc Beverage Group Co. and China Mengniu Dairy Co., two Chinese consumer brands that hired Mbappe, have both announced that they are cutting ties with Mbappe after their stocks took a hit, according to Bloomberg. Dongpeng, a drink company, stated it was cutting all ties with Mbappe as well. Mbappe's official social media accounts on the Weibo and Xiaohongshu platforms have reportedly been frozen and marked with notices about violating regulations. State-run CCTV not only reportedly stopped airing Real Madrid matches in China, but also all La Liga matches, the top-flight league in Spain that features a total of 20 clubs. Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, even weighed in with a stark statement about Mbappe's joke about a meme. "We have noted the relevant reports. Words and deeds that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with opposition from all sectors of Chinese society," Jian stated, per The Financial Times. With fierce action being taken by communist China, both La Liga and Mbappe did not take long to succumb to the pressure and swiftly issued apologies. On Tuesday, La Liga issued a statement explaining that it "deeply regrets the offense caused by Kylian Mbappé's recent comments among Chinese fans. These comments were made in a personal capacity and do not represent LALIGA. To the extent of our institutional responsibility, we apologize on behalf of LALIGA and all its clubs." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Less than an hour later came Mbappe's apology, which he shared with his millions of followers across social media. "During a recent interview, I reacted to an image of myself," the statement began. "My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world. "I apologise to everyone my words have upset. This was absolutely not my intention. I have deep respect for the Chinese people and their history, and I am sincerely sorry." If this situation feels familiar, it's because it is, as the NBA faced similar backlash in China years ago. In 2019, then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey posted an image on Twitter, now X, showing support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The image read, "Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong." The backlash in China was swift and fierce, to put it mildly. The Rockets had many of their Chinese sponsors suspend ties with the organization, CCTV stopped broadcasting NBA games for roughly a year and league commissioner Adam Silver faced calls from the Chinese government that Morey should be fired. Despite the NBA reportedly losing hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of Morey's post, Silver defended Morey's right to free speech while understanding the social media post offended some Chinese fans, and certainly the country's leaders. LeBron James, however, took a different approach. As a Nike athlete with substantial financial ties to China, James claimed that Morey was "misinformed" by the situation taking place with the protests. "And so many people could have been harmed not only financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually. So just be careful what we tweet and say and we do, even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too," James said when initially asked about the situation. One year after his social media post, Morey resigned as the Rockets' general manager before quickly taking over as the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. Morey was fired by the 76ers in May 2026, two months before James opted to sign with Philadelphia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bc7d876989b59d077961 Pakistan’s top court upholds Christian man’s death sentence for blasphemy te 2026-10-27T15:00:13.411Z Pakistan’s top court upholds Christian man’s death sentence for blasphemy Shock and anger greeted the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to uphold the conviction and death sentence of a Christian man accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad.  Supporters say that the decision has far-reaching implications for human rights in Pakistan and for Pakistan’s standing on the international stage. The Open Doors 2026 World Watch List listed the Asian nation in its top ten list of countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. CeCe Heil, Senior Counsel and International Legal Director for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), told Fox News Digital the case against brothers Amoon and Qaisar Ayub began in 2014.  AMERICANS TRAVEL TO PAKISTAN TO FREE CHRISTIANS TRAPPED IN MODERN-DAY SLAVERY: 'GOD'S HAND WAS IN IT' Qaisar was arrested after a WordPress site displayed the Ayub brothers’ contact information and shared content that insulted the Prophet Muhammad. Amoon was arrested the following year. Heil says that in the 12 years of legal wrangling that followed, the Pakistani legal system has never presented evidence proving that either brother was truly affiliated with the offending WordPress blog site. The ACLJ, through its Pakistani counterpart, the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA), began representing Amoon shortly after his arrest in 2015. Both brothers were sentenced to death in 2018. They unsuccessfully sought appeal in the Lahore High Court in 2022. After a continuation at the Supreme Court in 2025, Qaisar asked the OLA to represent him. Following years of arguments and 13 postponed hearings, an Oct. 7 verdict from the Supreme Court saw Amoon acquitted after some 10 years in prison, while Qaisar’s conviction and death sentence was upheld. Heil said that a threatening atmosphere now attends many blasphemy hearings, where she says "mobs" commonly show up in courtrooms. In one trial, she said that a mob filmed themselves saying that "if the judge does not enforce death by hanging, we will kill him by our own hands." She said another video shows a prominent lawyer involved in numerous blasphemy cases celebrating the 15-year journey that led to Qaisar’s sentencing. A translation of the description reads, "There is only one punishment for one who insults the Prophet: The death penalty for Qaisar Ayub." Heil said the precedent set by the Supreme Court’s decision could impact "every single person that is sitting in prison right now on blasphemy charges," which includes at least three OLA clients. Other Christian men facing death include Shahzad Masih who was 16 years old when he was accused of blasphemy in 2017. He was sentenced to death five years later. His appeals have repeatedly been postponed in the years since 2022. Intizar Masih is pending trial for a blasphemous post he is said to have shared on WhatsApp in 2023. Ahsan Masih was accused of posting blasphemous content to TikTok in 2023, and was sentenced to death the following year. His appeal hearings have also been postponed. The OLA plans to file a review petition with the Supreme Court as early as this week, addressing the lack of evidence convicting Qaisar. They also plan to reach out directly to the Government of Pakistan to request support, including a presidential pardon for Qaisar.  Heil said that she finds it "very strange" for a country posturing itself as a "more tolerant" negotiator between world powers in the ongoing conflict in Iran to fail to protect the religious freedoms of its people. CHRISTIAN FARMING COMMUNITIES UNDER SIEGE AS US REPORT NAMES FULANI MILITANTS NIGERIA'S DEADLIEST THREAT The Pakistani Embassy in Washington D.C. did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions about the possibility of a presidential pardon for Qaisar, or whether the Supreme Court’s decision could impact Pakistan’s perception in the West, or if justice can prevail in courtrooms mobbed with threatening onlookers. A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the U.S. "is concerned about religious freedom in Pakistan and throughout the world" and that "we regularly discuss this concern with Pakistan, as we would with any country." Heil said the ACLJ has requested that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, intercede on Qaisar’s behalf. Tidball-Binz did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions about whether he held concerns about the precedent set by the Supreme Court upholding Qaisar’s conviction. The Human Rights Council Secretariat provided a letter that Tidball-Binz and other U.N. officials wrote to the Government of Pakistan in Sept. 2025, emphasizing their concerns about the cases of the Ayub brothers and Shahazad Masih.  It stated, "Without making any judgment as to the accuracy of the information made available to us, we would like to express our grave concern about the imposition of the mandatory death penalty for blasphemy related charges against Mr. Shahzad Masih, Mr. Qaiser Ayub and Mr. Amoon Ayub, despite an apparent lack of conclusive evidence against them for acts and for offenses which do not qualify as ‘most serious crimes,’" it read. The U.N. officials concluded that, "If the above allegations prove to be accurate, they would be in contravention of Mr. Shahazad Masih´s, Mr. Qaiser Ayub’s and Mr. Amoon Ayub’s rights to life, not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, not to be deprived arbitrarily of their liberty and to be afforded fair proceedings before an independent and impartial tribunal, to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, the right to express their opinion in a peaceful manner and the right to be equal before the law and are entitled to the equal protection of the law without any discrimination."  The Government of Pakistan responded earlier this year, and outlined how "Under Pakistan's Constitution, such matters fall within the judicial domain, and the Executive is constitutionally prohibited from intervening in individual cases." Heil said that while Amoon has been spared from the death penalty, their work is ongoing to keep him safe from reprisals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bc7b876989b59d077958 Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address te 2026-10-27T15:00:11.237Z Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address An Illinois man was charged with two felonies Monday after allegedly sending letters containing an unknown white powder substance to members of Congress, according to a criminal complaint. Matthew G. Unglesbee was charged with false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications after four members of Congress received the letters, which were marked with his return address, according to the complaint. Unglesbee told the FBI the substance in the letters was salt and that he mailed them as a joke, the complaint read. OHIO MAN CHARGED OVER GRAPHIC THREATS TO KILL TRUMP, BEHEAD GOP LAWMAKER The FBI received a tip that Unglesbee had sent the letters on Oct. 16. The tipster had overheard Unglesbee at a restaurant saying he had mailed suspicious substances to members of Congress, the complaint stated. The tipster allegedly provided authorities with Unglesbee’s full name, address and date of birth. MAN INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY POSTING GRUESOME DEATH THREATS AGAINST KRISTI NOEM, PAM BONDI ON SOCIAL MEDIA Members of the FBI’s field office in Chicago responded to the offices of three members of Congress in the northern Illinois area after receiving the tip and a 911 call from one of the congressional offices. "A staff member at Congressperson A's office, the first office to receive a letter, noticed that the letter felt like it contained a powder and the staffer could hear something inside the letter," the complaint read. This staff member called 911. BIOWEAPON THREAT EXPOSED AS ANTHROPIC SOUNDS ALARM ON FOREIGN ACTORS PLOTTING VIRUS EXPERIMENTS The office had already been on high alert, having received a similar letter within the previous few weeks, according to the complaint. All three letters contained "a white granular substance" and a handwritten letter which read "HA HA," the complaint stated. CONGRESS IS A HUGE TARGET FOR SPIES. MEMBERS AND STAFF NEED A WAKE-UP CALL AND TRAINING On Friday, FBI Chicago responded to the office of a fourth member of Congress, a senator in the Northern District of Illinois. The senator had also received an envelope with a white granular substance, also with a letter which also read, "HAH enjoy the gift". All four letters were marked with Unglesbee’s name and return address, according to the complaint. FAA EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO KILL PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EMAIL TO WHITE HOUSE FBI Task Force Officer Chris Hobbs, who wrote the criminal complaint, characterized the letters as a common intimidation tactic, pointing out that preliminary lab testing "did not detect the presence of chemical or biological toxins in the white granular substance." The FBI interviewed Unglesbee at his home Saturday where he allegedly confessed to sending the letters, telling law enforcement that he heard someone in a restaurant talking about similar letters Congress members had received. UTAH MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HATE CRIME AFTER ALLEGED THREAT TO 'BLOW UP' SYNAGOGUE He told the FBI he knew his powder would be perceived as potentially being anthrax and anticipated people responding with hazmat suits. He also told the FBI that the powder was salt, claiming he used salt specifically because it looks like anthrax. PENNSYLVANIA MAN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING ISIS ATTACK ARRESTED WITH RIFLE AND 190 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION: DOJ "Unglesbee claimed he was joking but recognized that the recipients would not know he was joking and could perceive it as a threat," the complaint read. The FBI searched Unglesbee's home and found a fifth letter marked with one of the congresspeople's Washington, D.C., office's address. The FBI also determined that Unglesbee sent the letters on Oct. 19. Fox News Digital contacted the FBI for further information. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bc76876989b59d077933 Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house te 2026-10-27T15:00:06.333Z Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2x capability. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0bc73876989b59d07792a Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace te 2026-10-27T15:00:03.863Z Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ba34876989b59d0778c5 Kamala Harris calls Trump administration 'most callous and corrupt' in American history te 2026-10-27T14:50:28.056Z Kamala Harris calls Trump administration 'most callous and corrupt' in American history While on the campaign trail Monday for Democrats ahead of the midterms, former Vice President Kamala Harris offered some of her harshest criticism of the Trump White House yet, calling it the "most callous and corrupt and incompetent" presidential administration in American history. Twice during her speech at an event for David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin, Harris accused the Trump administration of wielding an agenda of "brutality" against Americans. Though in her lambasting of President Donald Trump's character and leadership style, she didn't mention him by name once. "We in this room, I know, understand that the measure of the strength of the leader is based on who you lift up, not who you beat down," Harris said. "Unlike some other people who are constantly looking in the mirror, David is looking at the people. That's the kind of leader we want." KAMALA HARRIS CLAIMS GOP 'CHEATING' AHEAD OF MIDTERMS, SAYS SHE'S FOCUSED ON STOPPING THE 'MADNESS' Her more specific, policy-based attacks came against Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., Crowley's opponent in the gubernatorial race. Harris noted that Tiffany supported Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election based on unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud, before framing the upcoming election as a test of longstanding democratic norms. "Let's talk about the fact that David's opponent denied the election of 2020. By the way, we won. Yes, you can call me former madam Vice President. We won that election," Harris said. She continued: "We are now in the phase of the moment in our democracy, while we can still hold on to it, where the people's voice reigns, where the will of the people reigns, where the power of the people is demonstrated by what we do to organize." MAPPED: THE STATES TRUMP AND TOP DEMOCRATS ARE TARGETING BEFORE ELECTION DAY At an earlier event on Monday, Crowley called Harris a "huge mentor" of his, adding that his wife loves her. Tiffany pounced on the connection in a social media post, accusing Crowley of sharing Harris' support for higher taxes, "taxpayer benefits for illegals" and "Green New Deal policies" that he argued would drive up energy costs. Over the last several weeks, Harris has barnstormed through several key presidential battlegrounds to campaign alongside Democrats, including Nevada gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford and Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire. Her increased involvement has only fueled speculation that she is laying the groundwork for another White House run in 2028. During a September event with NAACP leaders in Detroit, Harris said she has yet to decide whether she'll run for president again. "I do sincerely believe '28 won't matter if we don't get through '26," she said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ba2e876989b59d0778bc Best NBA Betting Sites and Apps for 2026-27 — Top Basketball Sportsbooks Ranked te 2026-10-27T14:50:22.835Z Best NBA Betting Sites and Apps for 2026-27 — Top Basketball Sportsbooks Ranked Whether you are a rookie bettor or a seasoned veteran, the NBA offers great betting opportunities, and it helps to know the best NBA betting sites. The season starts on Oct. 20, 2026, and goes through the Finals in June 2027. We’ve considered the best sportsbooks on the market, from things like player props to in-game odds, and provided context around the best NBA betting sites available. Every book we have considered is legal and licensed, but check your state and rules to find out if the book is available in your location.  Every book has its own benefits and drawbacks, but we’ve compiled a list of what each book is best for when wagering on the NBA.  We have provided a list of multiple sportsbooks with many features that stand out for betting on the NBA.  FanDuel is one of the best sports betting apps available for the NBA. Their bet builder, and same game parlay functionality make it one of the best on the market.  Our Verdict FanDuel is one of the easiest sportsbooks on the market for betting on NBA player props. Not only do they offer a multitude of options to wager on, they have many alternative lines that can be included in the bet. The welcome offer from FanDuel requires you to wager $5 per day for seven days, not just once.  BetMGM consistently offers many alternative lines to the normal spread, total and moneyline wagers. This makes BetMGM a great option for those looking for additional options to wager on the NBA.  Our Verdict Of all the sportsbooks available, BetMGM might provide you with the most different ways to bet on an individual NBA game. You can get your losing wager back in bonus bets, up to $1,500. An alternative welcome offer for those in MI, NJ, PA, and WV is to bet $10 and earn $150 in bonus bets.  Live game betting is one of the best on bet365. Bettors should always include bet365 as an option when shopping for lines as they often offer some of the best on the market.  Our Verdict If you’re concerned about getting the best odds, always check bet365. Although they are not as popular as FanDuel or BetMGM, they will periodically have better numbers provided on NBA games.  Combine your love for a team or for the NBA in general with sports betting and you get Fanatics Sportsbook.  Our Verdict Basketball fans in general will love earning FanCash on every wager which can be redeemed for merchandise and memorabilia on their site.  Late scratches, lineup switches, and player availability are always an issue with the NBA, but theScore Bet integrates their media arm with the betting side to give sports bettors all the information in one spot.  Our Verdict If you are already using theScore app to stay informed of game results, news, and other things, the switch and integration with theScore Bet is one of the easiest and best on the market. The welcome offer helps you receive the same value in bonus bets if your first cash wager loses.  Hard Rock Bet is the best app if you’re looking to wager on the Heat or the Magic.  Our Verdict Although Hard Rock Bet has the advantage of being the only legal sportsbook in Florida, Hard Rock Bet offers great rewards to any user in any state where they are available. If you want loyalty points you can use on stays, dinner, or perks at Hard Rock properties, this is a great sportsbook.  FanDuel, BetMGM and theScore Bet all have partnerships with the NBA. The benefit of being an official partner is that the sportsbook gets to promote that fact and also gets league data. It doesn’t mean their lines are necessarily better or tougher than any other sportsbook. For the end user, there is not much difference in the user experience. Any sportsbook can be used to wager on the NBA. It does not need to be an official partner for you to place a bet on the NBA. MGM Resorts, part of the BetMGM connection also has access to league data feeds and highlights.  Over the past few seasons, we’ve seen a few players be nabbed for manipulating games one way or another. Most often, this relied on their player props. Some of the more famous cases were Jontay Porter, Terry Rozier and Malik Beasley.  Player props have now come under scrutiny in the NBA because of how the players mentioned impacted the games. In some situations, the players in question have been accused of avoiding rebounds or missing shots on purpose. Although not every accusation was proven, it did change how sports betting happens with NBA player props.  League injury reporting has changed to be more specific, and some players may not have props offered for both over and under. Some sportsbooks also may cap the betting amount for specific players or props.  We have taken into consideration many points to rank the best NBA sites, and some of the key points are shared below:  The NBA offers plenty of different options for sports bettors, but you may not be familiar with all of them, so we have explained them for you here:  A point spread bet is the most common wager for an NBA game. These lines are impacted by players, home court, travel, and rest for games.  Unlike a spread bet where a team has to win or lose by a certain amount of points, a moneyline bet is specifically on a team winning or losing the game.  Totals are listed as either team totals or straight totals. Team totals are for the specific team in question; whatever the other team's score doesn’t matter. For straight totals, this combines both teams’ scores to be either an over or under a set amount.  Player props are common bets for the NBA game as you can focus on one player instead of a full team’s performance. The most common types of bets are on a player’s points, rebounds, or assists. There are also combinations of the three stats. For example, a player could have a line of 35.5 points, rebounds, and assists. They would win if they collected 30 points, five rebounds and one assist, or just 36 points and nothing else.  Quarter and halftime bets are important because they avoid some of the garbage time play from teams. Quarter bets often can be good if you have one team whose starters play 10 minutes facing another team whose starters only play 8 minutes. The bets isolate sections of the game.  With a same game parlay, you can wager on multiple things happening in the same game. Since it is often correlated, like a good defensive team winning and the total for the game going under, same game parlays are not paid out as high as non-same game parlays.  Live betting refers to any bet during the game. Lines can change frequently but are mostly offered during breaks in the game.  Future bets are anything that is placed before the season starts or during the season on things like individual awards, division winners, team win totals, or the NBA Champion.  If you’re looking for bets that offer plus money and are a little less volatile than daily NBA betting, place a wager on a future bet. You can wager on things like individual player props, the NBA Champion, the exact matchup for the NBA Finals, or team win totals. Search multiple sportsbooks for lines, as they can vary greatly.  There are key times during the season to wager on future bets. Before the season typically provides the best numbers for individual awards and championship predictions. Additionally, this is the main time to bet on team win totals. The All-Star Break and trade deadline (February 11, 2027) will also impact odds and be a good time to lock in wagers. Below are a few examples of future bets to consider making:  If you like to bet on live games, basketball is an ideal sport to wager on. You can watch a team go on a run and glean information from how they are playing. Maybe one team is shooting well that night, or perhaps a key player looks like they are playing through an injury.  With timeouts and scoring runs affecting totals and point spreads, bettors can watch closely and quickly choose a line to wager on. FanDuel and bet365 are two of the best sports betting apps to use if you choose to wager on live NBA games.  The most common bets to make on an NBA game are spread bets, quarter and full game totals, as well as live player props. You can often cash out these wagers after you place them as the odds change as the game goes on.  There are many key moments in the NBA Calendar, and many of them coincide with promotions or offerings from sportsbooks.  Betting on the NBA can be a lot of fun, but there are plenty of things to consider before placing the wager. Below are some of the things to examine before you lock in a wager:  If sports betting starts to get frustrating, impacts your life negatively, or is just not enjoyable for you, there are plenty of free options to help you quit.  FanDuel is considered the best NBA betting site by many users for the odds offered and the depth of player props. There are many great options for the best NBA betting site, but you can see which one you enjoy the most.  FanDuel is an official NBA partner for sports betting. BetMGM has a relationship through MGM Resorts. theScore Bet is also partnered with the NBA.  BetMGM is considered one of the best apps for betting on NBA player props. There are plenty of options for wagers and some of the best lines on the market on BetMGM.  Some players may not have lines listed because they are not expected to play much, or they are potentially not in the lineup for the night.  Yes, you can bet on live NBA games. All sportsbooks offer in-game betting options, and NBA games are great for them because of the frequent timeouts and stoppages.  Yes, you can bet on the NBA Cup similarly to how you would bet on the NBA Finals.  Online sports betting on basketball is legal in 39 states plus Washington, D.C. Check your state regulations and laws for specific details.  The championship odds for the NBA tend to change the most around the trade deadline, when teams are adding pieces for the postseason runs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ba21876989b59d077896 US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs te 2026-10-27T14:50:09.924Z US government says hackers are now exploiting critical PHP web bugs The U.S. government cyber agency warns that hackers have figured out a way to exploit the popular PHP software, used in 70% of the web's software. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b7ca876989b59d077858 Super Bowl Betting Sites 2027 — Best Sportsbooks for Super Bowl LXI te 2026-10-27T14:40:11.000Z Super Bowl Betting Sites 2027 — Best Sportsbooks for Super Bowl LXI The Super Bowl is one of the biggest games in sports and often the most heavily bet-on game of the year. Choosing the best Super Bowl betting sites can be a challenge, but in preparation for Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, we have evaluated sportsbooks to help you compare prop markets, futures and game options. Every sportsbook we’ve evaluated is licensed and legal, but availability depends on your state. Take a look at our list of Super Bowl betting sites and why you might consider using them for this year’s big game.  Below is a review of many different sportsbooks and why they should be used for betting on the Super Bowl. As an official NFL partner, FanDuel is the premier choice for building a big Super Bowl ticket thanks to an intuitive Same Game Parlay builder that effortlessly bundles the full prop menu into one slip. Paired with live in-slip leg tracking and Super Bowl week boosts on a top-rated app, it makes managing your championship wagers completely seamless. Our Verdict If you’re a first-time bettor, it doesn’t get much easier to use a sports betting app than FanDuel. Building a same game parlay is very easy on FanDuel as well, with quick odds updates.  BetMGM offers a large number of player props, often more than any other competitor on the marketplace.  Our Verdict BetMGM offers users more ways to bet on the game than almost any other sportsbook. Their player prop market has everything you can think of and tons of different options. You can get your losing wager back in bonus bets, up to $1,500. An alternative welcome offer for those in MI, NJ, PA, and WV is to bet $10 and earn $150 in bonus bets.  If you’re watching the Super Bowl and think you’ve picked up on an angle, bet365 might be the best app on the market.  Our Verdict Some of the best numbers are available on bet365, but since its footprint is smaller than FanDuel and BetMGM it is often not considered by many users. It is highly recommended to include this as you shop around.  Want to buy one of those Super Bowl Champions T-shirts? Fanatics is the place to get it, and Fanatics Sportsbook gives you FanCash, which can be used to purchase it.  Our Verdict Fanatics is the newest official sports betting partner of the NFL. Additionally, they combine the love of sports with the fun of wagering on it. For every wager placed, you are rewarded with FanCash.  theScore Bet is integrated within the media arm of the organization, which provides news and stat updates. Those updates can then be converted into information and bets right from the app.  Our Verdict A convenient way to learn about lineups, updates, and other happenings around the NFL is through theScore app. theScore Bet is one of the best apps on the market for getting information and converting it into a wager. Their welcome offer allows you to get bonus bets if your first bet loses.  Hard Rock Bet is the only legal sportsbook in Florida. Outside of Florida, sports bettors love to earn rewards that can be used at Hard Rock properties.  Our Verdict Hard Rock Bet is essential for Florida sports fans as the state’s sole legal platform. If you want to turn a comprehensive slate of Super Bowl props, spreads, and parlays into real-world casino and hotel perks, it delivers one of the most rewarding game-day betting experiences on the market. The Unity Rewards allows users in other legal states to earn points that can be used on dining, stays, and other perks at Hard Rock locations. Learn the details around Super Bowl LXI and the key moments of each game.  FanDuel has been an official partner of the NFL since 2021. Recently, Fanatics has joined them as an official partner. The partners are entitled to league data, feeds, the NFL, and team marks. Additionally, they receive benefits like ad inventory during games.  The benefit of being an official NFL partner is more for marketing purposes instead of anything that actually impacts lines. FanDuel and Fanatics can use the NFL logos and things in their promotions. It does not impact odds or legality in any way. BetMGM is an approved partner in the USA and an official partner in Canada. theScore Bet is also an official partner in Canada. Trying to rank the best Super Bowl betting sites can be a challenge, but here are some of the criteria we considered:  Betting on the Super Bowl can add a bit of fun to the game. However, you should understand what betting options are available:  The most common bet on the Super Bowl is on the spread. This puts a number that each team can add or take away from their final score to see if they win or lose the game.  A moneyline wager is placed on a team that you think will win the game. The wager only hinges on if the team wins or loses the game; overtime is included.  Totals for the game focus on how many points the team combine to score. A team total wager will focus only on the individual team. Overtime points are included in this wager.  Player props are extremely common for Super Bowl betting. You can wager on things like yards, touchdowns, or more. Additionally, since this game has an MVP, you can wager on this as a player prop.  The Super Bowl has more props and markets than any other game in the world. There are hundreds of bets offered by sportsbooks on a variety of options for the game or team-specific props.  You can bet on things like the length of the national anthem, what type of liquid will be dumped on the coach, and much more. Some states will regulate the prop bets and not allow you to bet on things like which song is first performed at the halftime show.  Same game parlays are very popular for the Super Bowl. Building one is easy; you just pick different things you expect to happen in the game. Since these results are related, the payout is often lower than if you wagered on something that wasn’t related.  You can bet during live action, meaning while the teams are playing the game. There are plenty of options; for more details, review our Live Betting details below.  Super Bowl futures are available to bet all season long. Typically, the first time you can wager on the Super Bowl winner is right after the previous year’s Super Bowl is over. You can place a wager on the winner at any time, but lines do change based on injuries, free agent signings, and trades.  Each playoff round will also change future bets as well. Placing a wager in October is going to pay more than you’d receive if bet on the game in January. Many futures, like the MVP market will not open until the teams are set.  Betting on the Super Bowl while the game is underway is a great option for those who want to stay involved in the action. Sportsbooks may provide live statistical updates before you see the action on TV. Most sportsbooks offer cash-out options, including for live bets. Some of the best sportsbooks to wager on the Super Bowl are bet365 and FanDuel. Keep in mind that the Super Bowl is a busy event, with many people accessing sportsbook platforms. Many bettors also sign up on game day, so if you plan to wager, consider registering and verifying your account a few days in advance. Timing is everything, especially in betting and getting the best numbers. Below is a timeline of when things happen in the NFL, so be sure to know when games are happening so you can grab the best numbers.  If you want to get the consensus from thousands of users, check out the mobile app rating for each sportsbook shared below: While betting on the Super Bowl is fun, it isn’t easy to win. Consider some of the most common mistakes bettors make when wagering on the game:  Sports betting is intended to add fun to watching the games. If you’re not having fun, or losing money you can’t afford to lose, consider these free resources:  The best app to bet on the Super Bowl is FanDuel. There are plenty of props and offerings from the sportsbook to choose from.  Super Bowl LXI is on February 14, 2027. This is Valentine’s Day, so be sure to get your dates out of the way on Saturday.  Super Bowl odds and props for the game come out around two weeks before the actual game is played. Future wagers on the Super Bowl are available all year long. FanDuel and Fanatics are the only official NFL sports betting partners in the USA. You need to check your state's rules about betting on the Super Bowl halftime show or national anthem. Some states allow it, and some prohibit it.  Yes, you can wager on the Super Bowl while it is happening. Be sure to register in advance and know that it can take extra time to place the bet due to network constraints.  Yes, sportsbooks run promotions for the Super Bowl for both new and current users. Oftentimes, there are promotional odds boosts or welcome bonuses that are only available for the Super Bowl.  If sports betting is legal in your state, you can bet on the Super Bowl in it. Check your state for specific sports betting rules. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b7c7876989b59d077848 Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too. te 2026-10-27T14:40:07.113Z Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too. Little known a year ago, Nithya Raman is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons with New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b7c5876989b59d07783f Skeleton of Nanotyrannus ‘Jodi,’ T. Rex’s Cousin, Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million te 2026-10-27T14:40:05.134Z Skeleton of Nanotyrannus ‘Jodi,’ T. Rex’s Cousin, Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million The Nanotyrannus specimen is the latest dinosaur fossil to fetch a high price at a private auction, this time at Sotheby’s. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b570876989b59d077800 Flagstaff Leadership Program celebrates 35 years te 2026-10-27T14:30:08.595Z Flagstaff Leadership Program celebrates 35 years Since the first cohort graduated in 1991, over 738 leaders have graduated from the Flagstaff Leadership Program (FLP). Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b56b876989b59d0777bc Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip te 2026-10-27T14:30:03.393Z Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip The new MacBook Pro comes with 24 hours of battery life, and now features support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b31b876989b59d0777a4 Resort plans 2 years to build te 2026-10-27T14:20:11.171Z Resort plans 2 years to build 36-unit Ambiente Creekside in Uptown is local family’s second luxury resort Two years of construction on the 36-unit Ambiente Creekside resort at 45 Art Barn Road in Uptown is slated to begin shortly after site grading in the first quarter of 2027. The work follows groundskeeping completed before Au Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b313876989b59d077770 Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation te 2026-10-27T14:20:03.913Z Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January were scheduled to speak to reporters on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b0c4876989b59d07771d FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of Eric Swalwell investigation te 2026-10-27T14:10:12.626Z FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of Eric Swalwell investigation BEVERLY HILLS–Federal authorities raided a California mansion related to an investigation into disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., on Tuesday morning, Fox News has learned. Swalwell resigned from Congress and withdrew from the California gubernatorial race earlier this year after facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. The FBI's raid targeted a mansion in Beverly Hills. In August, the FBI searched Swalwell's D.C. home and seized his electronic devices at San Francisco International Airport during an operation. The operation was related to a probe into sexual misconduct, according to sources familiar with the incident. He was not arrested or detained. FBI SEIZES SWALWELL’S DEVICES AT AIRPORT AS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION ESCALATES: SOURCES At least five women, including one former staffer, have accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct or rape. Swalwell also faced renewed scrutiny earlier this week after the White House declassified documents related to an FBI probe into his relationship with Christine "Fang Fang" Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. Swalwell told FBI agents he had "physical relations" with Fang on a handful of occasions, according to declassified FBI records released Monday by the White House. Their last sexual encounter occurred in March 2015, according to Swalwell’s account in the FBI records. The documents were released by the White House's new Government Transparency Task Force. SWALWELL OUT AMID SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS AFTER 13 YEARS IN CONGRESS Swalwell was interviewed by the FBI first in May 2015 and later in March 2016 regarding his relationship with Fang. Fang had suspected ties to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), and her parents were reportedly considered known Chinese intelligence officers. SWALWELL CALLS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS 'FLAT OUT FALSE,' SAYS HE WILL FIGHT THEM 'WITH EVERYTHING' The former lawmaker left office in April after being threatened with expulsion from the House before his exit. He spent 13 years as a member of Congress. "I will fight the serious false allegations made against me," Swalwell wrote at the time of his resignation. "However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b0c2876989b59d077714 Retired Navy admiral warns of decades-long UAP 'cover-up,' points to deep ocean as ultimate hiding spot te 2026-10-27T14:10:10.840Z Retired Navy admiral warns of decades-long UAP 'cover-up,' points to deep ocean as ultimate hiding spot A retired Navy rear admiral is pulling back the curtain on what he believes is an 80-year government UFO cover-up, explaining why the deep ocean could be the ultimate hiding place for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). "If they were to go somewhere basically to not be detected for a period of time... where would you want to go?" retired Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet asked Sean Hannity on his "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast. "You'd want to go... [to] the most unexplored area of the world, and that's the ocean." RETIRED NAVY ADMIRAL MAKES BOMBSHELL CLAIM ABOUT UFOS AND 'NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE' CONTROLLING THEM Gallaudet, a former acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) appeared on Tuesday's episode of the podcast, discussing the mysteries of the deep ocean and what could lurk beneath the surface. His decades of experience studying the ocean have led him to question what its depths could contain, particularly given how much of the seafloor remains unmapped, according to ocean-mapping researchers. HARVARD ASTRONOMER TAPPED TO LEAD WHITE HOUSE UFO COUNCIL SAYS US GOVERNMENT 'BAFFLED BY WHAT THEY ARE SEEING' "We've only explored with either drones, buoys, floats, about 10% of ocean volume," Gallaudet said. "So there's a lot of mystery out there right now." His remarks come as Navy personnel have reported encounters with unidentified objects that they say can travel between air and water without any apparent disturbance. Gallaudet described a video that he said shows a mysterious object moving rapidly underwater before emerging from the water without disturbing the surface, hovering briefly and then accelerating skyward. "It goes into the ocean, no disturbance," Gallaudet said. "I'm aware of another video that shows something similar, but from overhead... so yeah, there's something that they've been able to engineer that we have no idea how to reproduce," he added. Gallaudet also described the objects as silent, saying they can accelerate beyond the speed of sound without producing a sonic boom — a capability he suggested would be difficult to explain using known technology. Beyond the mysterious sightings, Gallaudet and Hannity also discussed claims that the government has attempted to recover and study craft of non-human origin, accusations of decades-long government secrecy surrounding UAP encounters and efforts to increase transparency about the U.S. government's knowledge of unidentified phenomena. Viewers and listeners can watch or listen to Gallaudet's full conversation with Hannity on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b0c0876989b59d07770b COREY BROOKS: Chicago schools are failing kids at the one skill that can change their lives te 2026-10-27T14:10:08.857Z COREY BROOKS: Chicago schools are failing kids at the one skill that can change their lives In Chicago, one of America’s prized and wealthiest cities, only 23 percent of its fourth graders scored proficient or higher in reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Another 53% scored below basic. That means that three out of four fourth graders could not demonstrate solid command of reading skills, and more than half lacked even partial mastery. What is even worse is that the increase in reading proficiency from fourth grade to eighth grade was only four percentage points—from 23 percent to 27 percent. Despite having these damning statistics before them, the educators and parents raised no alarms—those who improved were the exception to the rule. I have discussed youth literacy in previous Rooftop Revelations, and it remains the most pressing issue for the youth I serve. There are real humans behind these test scores. And you will notice that I did not bring race into this issue yet. Those numbers are for all of Chicago’s students. We are all affected by this decline in education standards. MCMAHON CALLS FOR 'RESET' OF EDUCATION AFTER US SPENT $3 TRILLION AND STILL SAW READING SCORES DECLINE A child who cannot read proficiently by the end of third grade is four times more likely to fail to graduate from high school on time than a proficient reader. The number is even worse for children who live in poverty. What kind of quality of life can these children expect as adults? We know from common sense that adults with limited literacy face higher unemployment and lower earnings over their lifetimes. They are literally shut out of any job that requires literacy as a skill. I see the damage from this illiteracy epidemic on the South Side of Chicago every day. I see young people who cannot fill out a simple job application. They come by my church for help. I see it in parents who cannot read medical reports that determine what help their children receive. I have even had to help people who graduated from high school without being able to read and cannot read a lease or understand a text message from a supervisor.  No American should need help with these simple tasks in 2026, and it is no wonder why so many stay trapped in the same cycle of poverty or end up in prison. Reading is the one skill that opens the door to the wider world. Reading can lift anyone from poverty, for it is a skill that enriches the reader with knowledge, spirit and know-how. Without this skill, how can one pursue economic opportunity, personal freedom and one’s dreams? AMERICA’S MASSIVE LABOR CRISIS STARTED IN THE CLASSROOM, NOT THE WORKPLACE This high level of illiteracy is a disease within our city, and yet we treat it like background noise. We give so many other issues, like homelessness and immigration, a higher priority than reading. I’m not discounting those issues at all. I am simply making the point that this illiteracy crisis should rank up there, but it doesn’t. And that is why we continue to fail over and over on the one skill that gives children the real key to a better future: the ability to read. I have kids of my own, and I am a very busy man with a congregation that depends on me at all hours of the day, but I know that teaching a child to read is not complicated.  The science of reading has been settled for decades. It starts with phonics. Each letter is sounded out, and we teach the kids how to blend those sounds into words. We do this at home every night before bedtime, when we read to our children and then challenge them to sound out the words back to us.  We do this every day, and schools that use these structured literacy programs see results. But somewhere along the way, our schools decided that the fundamentals were too simple, that children needed something more sophisticated than learning to sound out words. They were wrong. The children paid for it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION We must put the blame where it belongs, and most of it belongs at the feet of the parents. Do not have a child if you do not have the time to read to him or her every night before bed. There are no excuses for that.  I blame the schools that pass along kids to the upper grades when they cannot read at grade level. Anybody who says that these kids are our future and does not stress reading is part of the problem. We must become merciless in our pursuit of literacy, and there should be no excuses. That is why I am working to open my own school alongside the Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center. I believe this school will set a new standard in this community, one where academic excellence is not the exception but the expectation. We will teach parents how to read to their children every night. When they see what it does for their kids, they will tell other parents. That is how a movement starts. When children arrive at kindergarten already knowing their sounds and their letters, their teachers will see what is possible and want more of it.  I believe this can change the spirit of our community from the ground up. I can envision it. I am building it. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM PASTOR COREY BROOKS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0b0be876989b59d077702 Rob Riggle says Hollywood work is disappearing from LA: 'It's the exception now' te 2026-10-27T14:10:06.953Z Rob Riggle says Hollywood work is disappearing from LA: 'It's the exception now' Rob Riggle said many people in the industry are leaving Los Angeles because the work has moved away. The comedian, who stars in the upcoming holiday horror film "Christmas at the Kringles," told Fox News Digital that getting a job in the city is more the exception than the rule now. "I think a lot has changed, the way things are done," he explained. "I used to be out here because I needed to be available to work here. A lot of the work isn't here anymore. I mean, a lot of it, the work is not here anymore. It's the exception now, if you get to work here. So that's one reason." HOLLYWOOD STAR SOUNDS ALARM OVER DISAPPEARING JOBS AS PRODUCTIONS FLEE CALIFORNIA Riggle said that actors don’t even need to be in L.A. to audition anymore. "They don't even do that anymore. Like you don't get to go in anymore," he said. "You have to put yourself on tape standing in front of a white, opaque wall in your garage, trying to make a selfie video, reading with your neighbor, you know, or whoever's in the house, you know? It's terrible. It's just a terrible way to do business. And for whatever reason, that's what we get after COVID. So that's the new paradigm and it sucks." WATCH HERE: ROB RIGGLE SAYS INDUSTRY WORK IS RARELY WORK IN LA The "Stepbrothers" actor added that "obviously there's economic reasons to move out." The 56-year-old told Fox News Digital he would love to move back to his native Kansas City. JANA KRAMER SAYS LOS ANGELES PRICED HER OUT OF THE CHILDHOOD SHE WANTED FOR HER KIDS "I would love to make that happen," he admitted. "I don't know when that's going to happen. I've got some things here in California that need tending to, and maybe when I get to a place, once those things are tended to, I can make that move and, get back to, where — I've got a lot of family and friends back there. That was where I grew up and stuff. So it'd be nice if I could make it happen." WATCH HERE: ROB RIGGLE ON WHY HE DECIDED TO DO HORROR-COMEDY ‘CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES’ Riggle is promoting his new holiday horror-comedy "Christmas at the Kringles," which was actually shot in Los Angeles. In the movie, Riggle plays a character named "Drunk Santa." "So, I knew there was going to be a lot of fun right then just seeing that," he joked. "I was like, ‘Oh this is going to be fun. And then the story, the fact that we're mixing so many genres, comedy, horror, holiday — all kind of thrown into one thing and that I think makes it wildly entertaining all the way through. And then the cast and the director, the producers, like the whole team, I just thought, ‘My gosh, if nothing else, I'm going to have the best time ever, and that matters to me." The cast also includes Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Beverly D'Angelo and Donald Faison. Riggle said his family has their Christmas locked down. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "We don’t do chaos," he said after being asked about the holidays. "We are pretty good, I gotta say. We hunker down, you know, we get in early and we stay late and we do our shopping in advance. And I'm talking about food even. Like, we get that bunker thing going, so we don't have to go out if we don't want to." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE The former Marine noted that he’s spent past Christmases in some "unusual" places like Afghanistan. CHRIS ROCK EXPOSES LA'S DARK ‘UNDERBELLY’ THAT PEOPLE PRETEND DOESN'T EXIST "It was very early in that conflict," he said. "It was Christmas of 2001, and it was still a very dangerous place. And I remember looking out at the stars. It was a beautiful night. It was very cold, but it was clear, and you could see all the stars and it was very nice." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "The Hangover" actor said he "happened to be with some British special forces people that they're allowed to have a little rum ration. We are not. And so, they were gracious enough to give us a little holiday spirit, which was nice. And so we all celebrated together, and it was a unique moment." 'ANT-MAN' STAR EVANGELINE LILLY SAYS SHE LEFT HOLLYWOOD BECAUSE SHE 'ALWAYS HATED BEING FAMOUS' The Marines, he said, taught him how to be a leader. "Perseverance, I think, is the key," he said. "Discipline and consistency, discipline, perseverance, those simple things. Just those two things really, perseverance and discipline and you'll win. If you just stay at it you'll accomplish what you set out to accomplish, but it's going to take those two things and those two things aren't easy. That's the trick. Those two things are not easy, but if you do them you'll get the results." "Christmas at the Kringles" opens in theaters on Oct. 30. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0ae63876989b59d077682 Apple rolls out iOS 27.2 with new Siri AI languages and security fixes te 2026-10-27T14:00:03.218Z Apple rolls out iOS 27.2 with new Siri AI languages and security fixes The latest Apple software update for iPhones and iPads includes new features and important security updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a9c1876989b59d0775f6 Join a local senior center te 2026-10-27T13:40:17.100Z Join a local senior center Older residents who are looking for a space to stay active and entertained, as well as find community with neighbors, are invited to check out one of the 15 city of Phoenix senior centers. In North Central, the Devonshire Senior Center, 2802 E. Devonshire Ave., and the Sunnyslope Senior Center, 802 E. Vogel Ave., offer events, classes and trips each month that help keep older adults active and engaged. Both centers are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual membership fee is $20 for Phoenix residents, and provides access to all city centers. Lunch is served Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Members 60 and older may give a recommended contribution of $2.50 per meal; the cost of a meal for all others is $5. For additional information about Phoenix senior centers, as well as other city programs for seniors and older adults, visit www.phoenix.gov/humanservices/programs/older. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a9bc876989b59d0775eb School choice supporters should get behind reforms te 2026-10-27T13:40:12.205Z School choice supporters should get behind reforms Bill Phillips Tucked away on the last page of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission Arizona Voter Poll were data on Proposition 212, the disqualified effort by Save Our Schools to roll back the state ESA.  The effort by anti-school choice groups failed to qualify for the ballot, but the numbers from the Clean Elections poll contained important information that should be a warning to school choice advocates and Republican legislators.  The polling showed convincing support for Prop 212: 60% in favor and just 12% opposed. Another 28% were not sure, but clearly persuading these voters would not impact the outcome. These numbers were consistent across Republicans, Democrats and independent/nonpartisan voters.  These results should warn school choice supporters that the public strongly demands reform and accountability for the billion-dollar program that lets parents decide their child’s educational opportunities. The poll reminds us that the educational fate of more than 100,000 students remains at risk. It’s easy to understand why anti-choice groups target tuition-paying students attending private schools. They are the largest users of ESA funds, and groups like SOS desperately want that money to go to public schools, some of which routinely fail to prepare our kids for the future. SOS knew that despite private schools having virtually no misspending issues, Prop 212 would cause them to leave the program, forcing tens of thousands of children — and their funding — back to public schools. While my organization supported the competing Fortify petition because it targeted real misspending problems without attacking private schools, SOS complaints make it clear that offering an alternative ultimately saved ESAs. More surprisingly, many local school choice supporters opposed Fortify. That reflects a small but loud group of users and advocates whose priority is blocking any spending safeguards regardless of consequence to the rest of the program. Fortify gave up some flexibility to stop misspending. That made it a nonstarter, even though it shielded the private schools, which, again, have virtually no misspending. The Fortify proposal was a lifeline for private schools that helped drive the teachers’ union to the bargaining table earlier this year. A grand compromise nearly made it to the finish line — until meddling from the far left and the far right. SOS and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club jumped into action when it was discovered that a bipartisan deal to strengthen the ESA program, add guardrails and curb fraud was in the offing. Those two entities, from completely different ideological spectrums, threatened lawmakers with electoral consequences if they supported this deal.  While the ESA narrowly avoided disaster when the SOS petition failed, many of the same destructive dynamics from this past spring are likely to repeat next year. SOS will keep damaging public support for the program by treating salacious errors as the norm rather than the exception, and AZ Free Enterprise, along with others, will keep gambling with ESA students’ education by waving away fixable problems the public demands be addressed. Most troubling, private schools will again be singled out for the bulk of harmful changes. But I believe a bipartisan deal like last year’s is still possible. And the American Federation for Children will continue to advocate for sensible reforms that protect taxpayers and students and families. The ESA serves more than 100,000 students. It is an established part of Arizona’s government-funded education landscape. This all-or-nothing war between SOS and the school choice community, without compromising the community, is completely irresponsible. It ignores taxpayer interests and endangers ESA families. Lopsided advocacy dynamics and ongoing bravado aside, the local school choice community is not monolithic. It includes thoughtful local advocates who know the program is in trouble. Hopefully, they’ll soon use their considerable influence to support bipartisan policies that appeal to fair-minded Arizonans. Bill Phillips is the National Director for Government Affairs for the American Federation for Children. The post School choice supporters should get behind reforms first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a9b9876989b59d0775c6 Zach Bryan dominates top albums and top country albums charts with 'Young Manhood' EP release te 2026-10-27T13:40:09.062Z Zach Bryan dominates top albums and top country albums charts with 'Young Manhood' EP release Zach Bryan's new music is already absolutely shredding the charts. The incredibly popular country music singer released "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" on Oct. 16 after significant hype and speculation. The eight-track EP is a true music roller coaster covering a variety of different topics and themes, including economic hardship and relationships. ZACH BRYAN ADMITS HE DRANK '15 BEERS A DAY' AS PART OF 'PERFECT ROUTINE' BEFORE QUITTING ALCOHOL Pretty much everything Bryan releases blows up, and "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" is no different. The new EP from the "Something in the Orange" singer is absolutely destroying the competition on the charts. As of publication, the EP is number one on Apple Music's top country music albums chart and number one on Apple Music's overall top albums. The rankings on Billboard are very similar. "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs" holds the number one spot on Billboard's top country albums and is number two for all albums. ZACH BRYAN SURPRISES FANS WITH UNRELEASED ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF 'WALK BACKWARDS' ON YOUTUBE The eight tracks on the EP are listed below: SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER His collaborations with Lana Del Rey and the Turnpike Troubadours appear to have gained the most attention, especially the former. A country music star crossing over with the "Summertime Sadness" singer isn't something I had on my 2026 bingo card. Have you already listened to "Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs"? Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a9b3876989b59d0775a3 Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data te 2026-10-27T13:40:03.226Z Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data Japan's GMO Internet is verifying alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers following a cloud service breach. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a75d876989b59d07756b Cowboys cheerleader forced to watch Eagles boyfriend get lit up on national TV, Jerry's happy & Cornjerkers te 2026-10-27T13:30:05.945Z Cowboys cheerleader forced to watch Eagles boyfriend get lit up on national TV, Jerry's happy & Cornjerkers Welcome to Screencaps, "America's Best Daily Column," as named by the readers. Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world. This column isn't for the coastal elites. Give us a week to steal your heart. Our track record is pretty good. Let's have some fun. "But who we rooting for this week?" Cowboys cheerleader Abby Summers was asked on her Instagram ahead of last night's game. That would be because she's dating Eagles defensive back Cooper DeJean. Abby didn't take the bait. It turned into a very good and very bad night for Summers. On one hand, Abby's employer is officially in the NFC East playoff chase with four home games in November against the Cardinals, 49ers, Titans and the Eagles again on Thanksgiving. On the other hand, DeJean was lit up in front of a national audience that witnessed Coop look pedestrian against CeeDee Lamb. Why does this matter? Coop is eligible for a contract extension after this season. "According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Cooper DeJean has allowed 4 Rec TD on 40 targets this season after allowing 1 Rec TD on 125 targets in the 2024 and 2025 seasons combined," ESPN Insights reported Monday night. Poor Abby. This might not end as magically as she'd hoped. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps • Greg S. keeps his message short and sweet: Not even close. • John H. emails: The Kylie singer was ok but no where near the voice and performance of Guyton in Game 1. Why does she get praise? Maybe white v black? I'm no DEI culture warrior. I'm white and 65 Republican, Conservative, etc etc. but that explains it better than the actual performance comparison. So it might not be race. But why would Cantrell get more love from watchers than Guyton?? PS, Kylie Cantrell needs a ham sandwich. I'll bet she has a diet, eating disorder...brought on by the zeal for fame. Unhealthy look for sure. MIDTERMS UNLEASH WHAT MAY BE THE NASTIEST BARRAGE OF ATTACK ADS YET • Greg Z. checks in: Coming out of a commercial break, I naturally had my remote on MUTE; as soon as I saw this young lady performing the National Anthem, I just had to hear her voice. I was astounded that she could look like that and sound like she did! Her performance was excellent, but Whitney's is still beyond reach! AI IS SUPERCHARGING POLITICAL AD WARS. BUT VIRAL DOESN’T MEAN VICTORIOUS Compared to some of the "Crap" performers of late of our beloved National Anthem, I would take her any day! • Thomas S. hated it: We couldn’t stand it, she can’t sing for s–t. • Gary in NC tells me: I proudly served and retired from the military with over 20 years of service and I'm sorry but I have a problems with the National Anthem being  a performance. I don't remember the last time I heard it sung at a sporting event where it was not a performance. Just sing as it was written and quit trying to make a name for  yourself or to make an impression so that you can get a new/better singing contract. To me making it a performance is all about the singer making it more about them then the Anthem itsetf. Which is no different than taking a knee. • Carlos liked it: My wife and I were highly impressed. Very genuine and talented. Best rendition we’ve heard in ages. LeBron should take note!! • Legacy emailer Jake W. says: Not a fan of slow anthems. IMHO, it takes the power out of the song. And to compare it to Whitney? Nah, not even close. It was...fine. • Gerard W. has been following Jr.'s junior high career: Congratulations on Jr’s PR and State Title! I assume Jr had a negative split if he was knocking of those runners at the end. I’m telling you the 800 is in his future. A competitive 4x8 or 4x4 makes sitting at a track meet for 4 hours at a time much more bearable…. I’m glad that you are starting to love XC. It’s such a great sport for parents. It was by far our favorite to watch our kids participate in. • MP from Staunton, VA says: Congratulations to Screencaps Jr. for his jr. high cross country success. As a former cross country runner in high school (3-year letterman) I am very impressed with his progress. Hope he continues to improve when he gets to high school. Keep in mind that the courses will be longer in high school (anywhere from 2.6 to 3.1 miles aka 5000 meters). MP paints a picture for how Jr.'s freshman year could go next fall: I believe he can have times in the 17-18 minute range. He seems to have good instincts in terms of when to do a finishing kick, etc. I think all he needs to do is to put in the mileage and not let competing against older, more experienced runners get him down. They've officially run out of things to insult each other with in Ohio's governor's race. I'm not a Vivek guy, but this attack ad showing the guy playing tennis caught my attention last night. The idea is simple here: Tennis is bad; it's elitism. The left praises minorities Serena and Venus Williams for playing tennis and being trailblazers, and yet here we are with tennis being bad for Vivek. This election cycle can't end fast enough. One week. We all have seven days to survive before they unleash Christmas commercials on us. • Rick from Arizona emails: Our company recently decided that we need to be on camera for all meetings.  A good policy, professional for sure.  I'm in favor of that policy.  But......a new thing given I've never had to do that in the past. My wife did not realize this. So, there I was, on a meeting today, and she comes rolling past my work area to clean up all of the beer bottles and wine bottles my son and his buddies left behind during their football watching last weekend (bless her heart, she makes more $ than I do). I texted her a few minutes later and told her "in camera."  She said something to the effect of "probably was great given all of the bottles I was carrying."  True that, good sarcasm, and in good fun.  The key aspect of all of this is that she and I were the only ones home, and she has been known to walk around the house in such scenarios wearing not a lot.  I texted her and told her that "at least you were wearing clothes."  Her response was dynamite: "Always 50-50."   I sent the text exchange between my wife and I to my youngest and middle sons (22 and 27), and those dickheads did not even respond.  That's cold, now a'int it?  I texted them later and told them BS.  One finally responded.  D–kheads. At those ages, with a funny scenario like that, gotta at least give a nod?  The reader community can decide.  The numbers say more and more of you are avoiding grocery stores. Personally, as someone who works at a computer in a house all day long, I prefer to get out of the house and go walk around. The same for Mrs. Screencaps. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And one more question, if you are buying groceries online, do you trust the Kroger workers to pick out vegetables and fruit for your family? ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! ######################### That is it this morning. The sun is still out. It's been out for like a month straight. It's beautiful. I've grilled out more this month than any other October in recent memory. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Let's all strive to make a nice dinner tonight. Watch some sports. Go for a walk with the dogs. Blow some leaves. Enjoy life. Have a great day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a506876989b59d0774e3 Bayley, Lyra Valkyria in contention for WWE women's match of the year as brutal feud reached breaking point te 2026-10-27T13:20:06.760Z Bayley, Lyra Valkyria in contention for WWE women's match of the year as brutal feud reached breaking point Bayley and Lyra Valkyria put their names in contention for women’s match of the year in WWE on "Monday Night Raw" as their feud culminated in a no disqualification match. The two stars’ rivalry goes back months. Bayley and Valkyria were tag team partners and failed to capture the women’s tag team titles from Brie Bella and Paige back in June. It led to an eruption from Valkyria, who turned on Bayley. Valkyria then made Bayley tap out in a match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Multiple back-and-forths over the course of several weeks led to the major match on Monday – and the two stars on the women’s roster delivered. To say they went all out and put everything on the line in a non-title match with the only stakes attached being who is the better wrestler, may be the understatement of the year. Bayley immediately went for the foreign objects hidden underneath the ring. She dragged out chairs, kendo sticks, a broom and set up a table. Valkyria got back into the match fairly quickly and the brawl was on. In the middle of the match, the table was propped on its side on top of the announce table. Valkyria hesitated for a split second and Bayley took advantage. Bayley ran full speed through the middle ropes and hit a suicide dive onto Valkyria, who caught Bayley. The momentum carried both of them through the table. Bayley nailed her right shoulder on the bottom of the table but seemed to be OK as she smiled through whatever pain she may have been dealing with in the moment. All was not lost for Valkyria. She made a valiant effort to dust herself off and try to find any sort of offense she could muster. She wedged Bayley in between two chairs in the ring and was going for a high-risk move on the top turnbuckle. Valkyria attempted to moonsault onto Bayley but she missed her. Valkyria writhed in pain and grabbed her left forearm. Bayley wasn’t finished doling out punishment, either. The Irish-born superstar tried to nail Bayley with a Hurricanrana from the apron onto the floor where Bayley was standing. However, Bayley caught her and slammed her down through a garbage can. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The crowd in Fresno, California, was stunned. Valkyria stumbled back into the ring and grabbed a kendo stick, but couldn’t focus on her opponent. Bayley dragged Valkyria down and used the weapon to inflict more pain while she had Valkyria in a crossface submission maneuver. Bayley made Valkyria tap out and the match was finished. Bayley picked up the win and possibly excised any demons haunting her moving forward. Regardless of the outcome, Bayley and Valkyria thrust themselves into the conversation for women’s match of the year in WWE. There have been several great matches put on from the women’s roster over the course of the year, including the title match between Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch that anchored "Raw" later in the night, which ended in a DQ. Bayley and Valkyria showed out and amplified what a wrestling match should be. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2ca876989b59d077492 Fox News Power Rankings: As Iran looms large, can the GOP keep the faithful? te 2026-10-27T13:10:34.637Z Fox News Power Rankings: As Iran looms large, can the GOP keep the faithful? It seems like there are two electorates in these midterms. The first is frustrated with President Donald Trump and ready to reject Republicans. It includes growing numbers of independent, rural and Hispanic voters who say they’ll vote for a Democrat. That’s what the latest round of House polling shows, including a survey last week that had Democrats up 11 points on the generic ballot, and Fox’s most recent national poll. SCHOEN, COOPERMAN: DEMOCRATS COULD BE RIDING A MIDTERM WAVE. THESE NUMBERS SHOULD TERRIFY THE GOP The second electorate is wavering on Republicans but won’t necessarily hand Democrats the Senate. These are the voters in the Midwest and a few other places. They say they prefer the Democrat or Republican in their states by a point or two at most. That’s the right conclusion from most of the battleground Senate polling. How could both things be true? In other words, if Democrats have such a wide lead in the House, won’t the Senate fall too? Both are true, and a big lead in the House doesn’t necessarily translate to the Senate. These voters are all in the same electorate, and they only seem divorced from each other because the House and Senate maps are so far apart this year. DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT The president’s declining approval rating and Democratic advantages on the issues will likely deliver them the House, and possibly by many seats. Those advantages have also allowed the blue team to play in a lot of Senate races that Republicans thought were unreachable, but only to the point of making them battlegrounds. The road to a Senate majority goes through several states that Trump won by 11 points or more. Democrats can win any of these races. If Republicans turn out and stay loyal to their party, the climb for the left will be steep. That’s why the Senate is a toss-up. Voters could give Democrats a majority, and maybe with several seats to spare. They could also let the Republicans keep control. We’ll find out in seven days. In his 11-year political career, President Trump has triumphed over almost all of the threats to his power. The exception was the coronavirus pandemic, which was the top issue for voters in the 2020 election and ushered in the Biden presidency. It was also one of the few threats that Trump has faced from abroad. This time, Trump and the Republicans face a new foreign opponent: Iran. The administration’s decision to start joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against the nation in February has cast a shadow over the GOP. VOTERS PREPARE TO WEIGH-IN ON TRUMP'S ECONOMY AS COSTS CONTINUE TO SURGE First, it has impacted Trump’s approval rating, which will decide the fate of many congressional Republicans and has fallen since the war began. It was 44% in the last pre-war survey and sits at 36% now. NOT EVEN SKY HIGH GAS PRICES OR THE IRAN WAR WILL STOP TRUMP SUPPORTERS VOTING MAGA The war has also given Democrats advantages on the top issues. In Fox’s October survey, Iran played a role in four issues that more than two-thirds of voters said they were concerned about: inflation (85%), gas prices (83%), government leadership (79%), and the war in Iran itself (75%). Most voters said they preferred the Democrats to handle those issues: 16 points on inflation, 12 points on gas prices, 11 points on leadership, and 9 points on foreign policy. Still, voters are not convinced that the Senate should change hands. That comes down to the territory. Trump won seven of these ten battleground states in 2024, and six of them by double digits. That includes Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Democrats don’t need to win all of those states to take the Senate, but it’s hard to see how they get to 51 seats without at least two of them. While former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown leads in Ohio, the other states are close. Turnout, a polling error in either direction, or both could decide them. There’s also a lot of undecided votes. In Alaska, Iowa, and Kansas, three states with recent high-quality polling, an average of 10% of voters say they haven’t decided who they will support or won’t support the major candidates. Any guess on how those voters will break at the ballot box is only a guess. All we know from prior results is that the overall electorate leans conservative, so the Democrats have the tougher assignment to bring them over to their side (or keep them at home). There are far fewer undecided voters in Texas, where last week’s Fox News Poll showed a tied race at 49%-49%. If Democrats only win two Trump-won battlegrounds, they’ll need to win three other races where former Vice President Harris delivered single-digit victories in 2024: Maine, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. Democrats are ahead in the latter two. Maine could go either way. While Democrats win its presidential races, it could just as easily be considered a Republican state when Susan Collins is on the ballot. The final Fox News Power Rankings for 2026 feature three shifts in the Senate and 19 in the House. A tight gubernatorial race is also on the move. Both parties are three seats short of a majority in this forecast. Democrats are favored in 48 seats and Republicans are ahead in 47 (they would control the Senate with 50 seats because the vice president breaks ties). On a good night for Democrats, the party would win most or all the toss-ups, taking their majority up to 53 seats. In that scenario, other competitive states would also come into focus, including two rated Lean R, and on a great Democratic night, two more rated Likely R. A good night for the Republicans would see them simply hold on to most of the states they already have, up to a ceiling of 52 seats. The party also has opportunities to flip a couple of states, including Minnesota and New Hampshire. Three states are moving in this forecast. In Ohio, Brown has enjoyed a lead in three Fox News polls this year, including last week’s survey, which had him five points ahead of Republican incumbent Sen. Jon Husted at 52%-47%. Ohio voters are very familiar with Brown, having sent him to the Senate three times. That has made it hard for Husted to campaign on socialism and woke politics, themes that Republicans elsewhere see as their strongest cards to play. Ohio moves from Toss-up to Lean D. ("Lean D" means the Democrat has an edge but it’s still a highly competitive race. We define every ranking and the process for setting them on FoxNews.com.) South Carolina’s Senate race is effectively open this year. Senator Darline Graham won her primary, but it was close: 52%-48%, and only after Trump rallied with her. Graham has never faced a general electorate before, and she is about to do that in a poor issues environment both for her and the GOP. Republicans view this as an uncomfortably close race. South Carolina moves from Likely R to Lean R. Mississippi is a Republican stronghold, but Trump’s decision to rally there over other deep red states is a sign that the party thinks it’s competitive. GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith faces Democratic District Attorney Scott Colom in a race where protein choice has become a breakout issue. Mississippi moves from Solid R to Likely R. Democrats are still likely to flip the House this November, and in this forecast, they’re predicted to take at least 223 seats. Since a good night for the Democrats would see them take most of the toss-up races, they could end up with as many as 240 seats. (On a great Democratic night, the party would pick up most of the Lean R districts as well, taking them as high as 252 seats.) Republicans have 195 seats in their columns. A good night for them would take that total up to around 212. That’s six short of a majority, but enough to make life difficult for the next Democratic House Speaker, who would have to balance the demands of the moderate and far-left wings of the party. Nineteen more races have shifted in the Democrats’ direction this week, all on the same themes outlined in the last House update: national and district polling, top-of-the-ticket strength, and rural voter erosion. The earliest-closing districts on election night will give some sense of the House’s future. Keep an eye on Kentucky’s 6th district, which covers Lexington and a large central area of the state. Trump won here by 15 points in the last presidential election. Thanks to a combination of left-leaning college voters and farmers grappling with higher costs, it looks close this cycle. The district moves from Lean R to Toss-up. Finally, Ohio’s gubernatorial race is also on the move. The campaign between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy was the top story in politics last week after Ramaswamy ran an ad featuring Acton’s mother, who called her daughter a liar. Acton has been estranged from her mother since age 12, when she says she and her brother left her family home because her mother’s husband was sexually abusing her. Acton’s brother now appears in a response ad discussing their family history. This ratings change is less about the response to the ad (Ramaswamy and President Trump are supportive of the commercial; most others including Husted and Governor Mike DeWine are against it) than it is about the fact that the Ramaswamy campaign felt the need to run it. While Ramaswamy sat only two points behind Acton in last week’s Fox poll, he’s an average of seven points behind in other high-quality polls since September. The businessman and onetime presidential hopeful has struggled in favorability ratings throughout his political career. This ad is unlikely to help. The Ohio governor’s race moves from Toss-up to Lean D. — Fox News’ special coverage of the 2026 midterm elections begins at 6pm ET next Tuesday, Nov. 3, anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Tune in for the latest race calls and projections for control of the House and Senate from the Fox News Decision Desk. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2c7876989b59d077489 Mysterious Roman fort discovered in remote area could prove ancient legend has roots in reality te 2026-10-27T13:10:31.334Z Mysterious Roman fort discovered in remote area could prove ancient legend has roots in reality An ancient Roman fort discovered in a remote part of Wales could help unravel a centuries-old legend about a Roman emperor — and may have accommodated as many as 1,000 soldiers, the archaeologist behind the discovery told Fox News Digital. The fort, located near Frenni Fawr in Pembrokeshire, was the subject of an October announcement by Wolfson College, Oxford, following recent excavations at the site. Mark Merrony, a fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, and editor-in-chief of Antiqvvs, an archaeology magazine, first identified the fort using satellite imagery in 2024. AMERICA'S LITTLE-KNOWN CASTLES, DISPLAYING ‘RAW POWER,’ ARE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT More recent excavations uncovered two Roman coins from the late 4th century, suggesting activity at the site may have continued into the period when Emperor Magnus Maximus ruled Britain from 383 to 388 A.D. Merrony, who described the fort's location as being in the "middle of nowhere," told Fox News Digital the site could have accommodated significantly more soldiers than he initially estimated. "I've been saying 500 troops, but actually it's bigger than the housesteads on Hadrian's Wall, which held 1,000 troops," he said. "So it could have held up to 1,000 auxiliary Roman soldiers." ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER MASSIVE ANCIENT SITE DURING RAIL PROJECT, INCLUDING RARE ROMAN FIND Excavations also uncovered numerous Roman artifacts, including ceramic roofing tiles and what Merrony believes could be floor tiles or materials used for underfloor heating. Despite the attention surrounding the 4th century coins, Merrony believes the fort itself is more significant. "I think the presence of the site is more important than the coins because it was almost certainly founded in the 1st century," he said. The possible connection to Maximus stems from the Mabinogion, a medieval collection of Welsh tales and legends that also features King Arthur. HIDDEN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER REVEALED BENEATH HOME OF LEGENDARY ROMAN EMPEROR One story recounts the Roman emperor establishing a military camp near Frenni Fawr. Merrony told Fox News Digital he identified the fort while tracing the Roman road network, rather than deliberately searching for evidence of the legend. After discovering the fort roughly two miles from the hill's summit, he found no other known Roman sites nearby — leading him to suspect the fort could be the one described in the Mabinogion. "And I put two and two together, and I thought the question is not whether this is the site. The question is, is the Mabinogion correct? And I suspect it is," Merrony said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER He cited the story's "very strong historical underpinning," suggesting that Roman soldiers may have traveled through the area during the late Roman period, possibly under Magnus Maximus himself. Though the discovery does not establish that the emperor visited the fort, Merrony believes the legend may preserve the memory of an actual historical event. He said he wasn't surprised that the medieval tale might contain elements of historical truth. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "I think it's often the case with mythology that it's based on something," Merrony told Fox News Digital, adding that it likely spread through oral tradition before being written down. Merrony also theorized that Maximus may have visited the region in response to incursions by Irish groups during the fourth century, before departing Britain for continental Europe. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Merrony, whose upcoming book, "Lives of the Roman Emperors: From Augustus to Romulus Augustulus," explores the history of Rome's emperors, also pointed to a possible Roman road running alongside the fort. He believes the road could be part of a previously unidentified major route through Wales, although further archaeological investigation is needed. Merrony also said an aqueduct feeding the fort remains to be investigated, with additional excavations planned for 2027. Looking ahead, Merrony said his team plans to widen two excavation trenches over two buildings at the site. In one trench, researchers spotted what appeared to be a collapsed building. "It had come over from the south and toppled north into parallel with the trench we were digging. So that heaven knows what's under that. It's going to be really exciting," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2c3876989b59d077480 New Hampshire journalist says he was blocked from covering Kamala Harris political event te 2026-10-27T13:10:27.951Z New Hampshire journalist says he was blocked from covering Kamala Harris political event A New Hampshire journalist said he was denied entry to an event Saturday featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris. "The reception that I've gotten at past Democrat events from activists, from staff has mostly been positive… which is what makes this situation so disappointing," New Hampshire Journal reporter Leonard Robinson told Fox News Digital in an interview Monday.  Robinson wrote on X Saturday, "@NHDems often make access hard for NHJournal. I've been physically blocked by their operatives, they've hidden locations of their events from NHJournal. Nothing compares to Harris's visit." Harris was on the campaign stump in the Granite State for Democratic New Hampshire Senate candidate Chris Pappas. DEM HANDLERS LASH OUT WHEN CAMERAMAN CONFRONTS THEIR BOSS ABOUT DEBATE: ‘NO PICTURES’ Robinson said he RSVPed to an event hosted by Reproductive Freedom for All (RFA) by filling out a form sent to him by the Pappas campaign after being shut out of another Harris event hosted by the campaign itself due to spatial constraints, according to an email obtained by Fox News Digital. When he arrived to check in, Robinson said a representative of RFA told him he wasn't on the registration list and said the event was at full capacity. Robinson said another journalist who was not on the list was later allowed inside. He also said he saw a Pappas campaign staffer gesture "no" to the RFA representative from a distance. FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESTORE WHITE HOUSE ACCESS TO CNN, MS NOW AND POLITICO Robinson told Fox News Digital he had attended other Pappas campaign events featuring prominent Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia. "Why are [New Hampshire Democrats] afraid for her to talk to me? I think that's the real question that's gotta be answered here," Robinson said.  KAMALA HARRIS FACES DEMOCRATIC DOUBTS OVER 2028 AS ALLIES PUSH BACK ON CLAIMS SHE’S SQUANDERED HER CHANCE Robinson, whose outlet New Hampshire Journal is the state's only right-of-center publication, has had cordial in-person interactions with Pappas staff in the past but expressed frustration at the lack of cooperation from New Hampshire Democrats broadly in sharing its event calendar and being more welcoming to the outlet.  New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Raymond Buckley criticized New Hampshire Journal, calling the outlet "a partisan right wing site created to smear Democrats" and saying it "has rarely, if ever, received credentials to any Democratic or progressive event" in response to Robinson's X thread. NH Journal managing editor Michael Graham stood by Robinson, telling Fox News Digital, "This is a rare occasion for them to literally force Leonard out of, or one of us out of the event. And given Vice President Kamala Harris and her potential hopes to make history, it was really unfortunate that they would keep [out] a reporter from an award-winning member of the New Hampshire Press Association." It is unclear whether a miscommunication error among the Democratic organizers was behind the incident. Neither representatives for Harris nor the New Hampshire Democratic Party responded to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Pappas campaign declined to comment. Harris has taken part in several campaigns for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections. Her appearances also come as she weighs a potential 2028 presidential bid. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2bb876989b59d077461 Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser te 2026-10-27T13:10:19.261Z Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser The new standard, WebAI, is designed to work with a variety of AI models. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2b6876989b59d077458 General Compute raises $100 million Series A, countering the neocloud disaster narrative te 2026-10-27T13:10:14.522Z General Compute raises $100 million Series A, countering the neocloud disaster narrative General Compute is betting on inference chips from outside the Nvidia ecosystem. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2b1876989b59d07744f Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop te 2026-10-27T13:10:09.215Z Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. and by that he doesn't just mean assembly, but every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a2ad876989b59d077446 Billionaire Palmer Luckey isn’t leaving California over the wealth tax te 2026-10-27T13:10:05.504Z Billionaire Palmer Luckey isn’t leaving California over the wealth tax "It's causing a lot of people to run who I don't want to be running," native Californian Palmer Luckey said. "But I'm planning on staying in California. I'm going to keep fighting it." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0a054876989b59d077405 U.C.L.A. Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Antisemitism te 2026-10-27T13:00:04.020Z U.C.L.A. Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Antisemitism The filing was the second time in less than a month that the university moved to throw out a federal lawsuit about its actions after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae09dfc876989b59d0773bc Ceasefire negotiated by Melania Trump holds in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city te 2026-10-27T12:50:04.927Z Ceasefire negotiated by Melania Trump holds in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city A ceasefire that first lady Melania Trump helped negotiate in a front-line Ukrainian city that she described as being on the "brink of disaster" went into effect Tuesday. The pause in fighting in Oleshky started around 3 a.m. local time as "part of a humanitarian mission being carried out with the mediation and coordination of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, in cooperation with Yana Lantratova, Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights," according to Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. "The situation in Oleshky is dire. Oleshky is a front-line war city on the brink of disaster," Trump said in a statement last week. "Oleshky’s remaining population is comprised primarily of elderly residents who urgently need medical attention, medicine, food, and clean water. "The people of Oleshky have limited electricity, live amid mined roads, and endure regular military attacks. It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible," she added. MELANIA TRUMP'S ADVISOR REVEALS HOW SHE BRIDGED PUTIN, ZELENSKYY TO BROKER FRONTLINE UKRAINE TRUCE The White House said both Ukraine and Russia "agreed to temporarily stop all military action in Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid to enter and to prepare a civilian evacuation through a designated safe passageway." "Non-military, civilian leaders from both countries will work together to visit Oleshky residents in their homes and determine the level of assistance they require. Residents who wish to evacuate will receive coordinated support and transportation to their preferred destination. I anticipate some will want to go to Russia, and some to Ukraine," Trump added. Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," senior advisor Marc Beckman said the agreement followed weeks of mediation involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. RECOVERING FROM LUNG SURGERY, POPE LEO URGES PUTIN TO AGREE TO CEASEFIRE IN RUSSIAN-HELD UKRAINE CITY On Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry wrote on Telegram, "In relation to the conduct of the humanitarian operation in the area of the settlement of Oleshky, Kherson region, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have ceased fire in the Kherson direction." Russian troops have held control of Oleshky since the early days of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. The news agency added that the city had a population of around 24,000 prior to the war, but that has since dwindled to only a few thousand. Fresh strikes also hit a bridge and subway infrastructure in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Fox News Digital's Madison Colombo contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae09955876989b59d077315 Hasan Piker lashes out at Republicans, calls them 'terrorists' in event with Ilhan Omar te 2026-10-27T12:30:13.034Z Hasan Piker lashes out at Republicans, calls them 'terrorists' in event with Ilhan Omar Leftist gaming site commentator Hassan Piker and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., met up in Minnesota to cohost a campaign event on Monday night, bashing President Donald Trump's administration as well as Democrats who are willing to work with him. Piker, who streams his commentary on Twitch, called Republicans "terrorists" during the event, and Omar referred to the party as the "pedophile protection party." They made the comments during a Q&A session led by failed Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh. ILHAN OMAR ON TRACK FOR FIFTH TERM AS MINNESOTA VOTERS MAINTAIN FAR-LEFT STREAK "Trump's obsession with us started in 2016, when he arrived at the airport and begged for our vote. We said, no thank you. We continued to say, no thank you. He lies and says he's won Minnesota three times, as if," Omar said. "This defeat is going to be the fourth time! We remind him that Minnesota is not interested in a pedophile protection party. Minnesota doesn't send people who are corrupt and are interested in enriching themselves. And Minnesota does not come after the refugees, they send one to Congress," she added. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SLASHES TIME REFUGEES HAVE TO CHALLENGE LOSS OF LEGAL STATUS Piker went after less radical Democrats later in the interview, saying many in the party had ceded arguments to Trump in 2024 when they "started also saying that migrants were a national security threat." "That's unacceptable. Migrants are not a national security threat. They are our neighbors. They are allies. They work alongside us. They are not the burden, but a benefit. They are what make this country strong, and they're what make it this country great. And any Democrat ... any Democrat that refuses to recognize that, in my opinion, is un-American," Piker said. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT COMPARES TRUMP MIGRANT DETENTION POLICY TO JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT "I'm not even gonna bring up the Republicans because they are the most un-American force in this country. They're terrorists. They are terrorizing our neighborhoods. They're destroying what remains of the social fabric that holds us together. It's completely unacceptable. But to the Democrats who think this problem is going to go away, they were wrong in 2024, and they're wrong now. A paperwork violation does not require deportation. That is cruel and unjust punishment," he added. Piker had largely been sidelined by Democratic campaigns following a disastrous appearance with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan last month. HASAN PIKER'S INFLUENCE TESTS BREAKING POINT OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY Piker’s commentary has stained El-Sayed’s insurgent progressive campaign recently, particularly his assertion that America "deserved" the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Even El-Sayed was driven to put space between himself and Piker after their connection became public. He said that "all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence," and acknowledged that "antisemitism is a scourge, and we need to address it in all its forms," and added that "nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople." "And while politicians and pundits try to make this race about a Twitch streamer, we’re going to be talking about gas, groceries, good schools and healthcare," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0949d876989b59d077255 Jones a trade deadline buyer, respect Lurie, Texans D mess, Ravens COY flub, reason JD Vance right on Bengals te 2026-10-27T12:10:05.445Z Jones a trade deadline buyer, respect Lurie, Texans D mess, Ravens COY flub, reason JD Vance right on Bengals Days before the Dallas Cowboys broke a two-game losing skid against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, team owner Jerry Jones stood in a New York City hotel lobby and spoke about playing better and making the team better. "Not only do I have expectations," Jones said of his high hopes for the remainder of the season, "I have really sound basis of saying, we're better than [what we've shown], and we can improve in the areas that have really frustrated us, especially last week." The Cowboys find themselves at 3-4 and within sight of the NFC East-leading New York Giants. COWBOYS, DAK PRESCOTT GET BACK ON TRACK AT THE EXPENSE OF REELING EAGLES IN KEY NFC EAST WIN And Jones is going to spend the next two weeks until the NFL trade deadline trying to add help. "Yeah, I don't have a specific," Jones said. "But I'll be real clear: I would be active if we could get a chance to help the team this year." The trade deadline is 4 p.m. on Nov. 10. The Cowboys will be buyers. Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame on Monday and that's logical because the club has won two Super Bowls during his ownership tenure and he is promising more despite the team's struggles this season. "The Eagles Hall of Fame honors those who have made exceptional contributions to the history of this organization and the National Football League," former Eagles quarterback and legend Ron Jaworski said. "Among Jeffrey ’s many qualities, it is his unique ability to lead others that has allowed this team to have sustained success over a long period of time." Let me tell you a different reason Lurie deserves this honor – and your respect. RAVENS PLAYERS RIDE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP IN MOTORCADE, GET SHOUTOUT DURING SPEECH AT BALTIMORE SHIPYARD EVENT After the Eagles won the Super Bowl in February of 2025, there was considerable pressure on Lurie to turn down an invitation to visit the White House. Although he has in the past donated to politicians of both parties, most people understand Lurie is primarily associated with the Democratic Party. But against that backdrop, the Eagles visited President Donald Trump in April 2025 to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. If Lurie hadn't approved the trip, it would not have happened. But Lurie did what was right in honoring the highest office of the land, regardless of his personal views, and provided everyone a snapshot of national solidarity on behalf of his franchise and the NFL. Others have fallen short of that mark. The White House contacted the Seattle Seahawks about a similar visit this year. But, nothing. The Seahawks officially say they never heard from the White House. They absolutely got an invite via back channels and declined, but rather than paint it as a snub, the White House dropped the issue. The New York Knicks were invited to the White House and club owner James Dolan, a 30-year Trump friend, immediately accepted. And yet, nothing has moved forward. Lurie's decision benefitted the NFL and showed unity to the country by respecting the office of the President – even if he might not have necessarily agreed with the office's occupant. That is leadership. JD VANCE SEES BENGALS MAKING 'A RUN' BUT THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE HE'S A FAN, ESPECIALLY OF JA'MARR CHASE Vice President JD Vance told everyone he thinks the Bengals are about to make a playoff push following their victory over the Baltimore Ravens and, of course, everyone figures Joe Burrow will have to lead that charge if it's going to happen. Maybe. But not completely. The Bengals have gotten Dexter Lawrence to dominate on their defensive line for that run and his impact makes Vance's prediction plausible. The Giants never wanted to move on from Lawrence in the offseason. But when he got ornery that defensive line coach and mentor Andre Patterson was not retained on John Harbaugh's new staff, and became frustrated with his contract status, and didn't show up to the offseason program, and gained weight beyond his enormous 350 pounds, the Giants sent Lawrence to the Bengals for the No. 10 overall selection in last April's draft. Great move so far the Bengals. Lawrence has four sacks from his interior defensive line spot and has seven tackles for loss. He was gobbling burgers in the offseason but is eating up double-team blocks inseason. The Ravens on Sunday managed only 3.1 yards per carry against the Bengals. Derrick Henry rushed for only 45 yards on 17 carries. That happened against a Bengals defense that was the NFL's worst run defense last season. They are No. 19 against the run this season and if Lawrence can lead that continued improvement, Vance is going to be proven correct. You can argue which team has been the most disappointing so far this season – the Colts, the Chargers, the Saints, the Rams – and that can change week to week. But the most disappointing unit in the NFL has not changed since Week 1: The Houston Texans defense. That unit opened the season yielding 36 points to the Bills and has since given up 31 points in a game twice and 27 points to the New York Giants on Sunday despite facing J.J. McCarthy in his first start for a team he joined 27 days ago. That performance came despite the fact DeMeco Ryans took over the defensive play-calling a couple of games ago without much improvement to show for it. "Honestly, not to boil this down to simplicity, it comes back to basic fundamentals and techniques," general manager Nick Caserio said. "Tackling is tackling. You're either a good tackler or you're not. We can do some things relative to hidden yardage in some of the areas. "But one of the worst penalized teams in the league, one of the worst tackling teams in the league." The Texans are 20th in the NFL in fewest points allowed per game. That's bottom-third in the league for a unit that was second in the NFL in fewest points allowed last season. The Texans have lost four games this season – against Buffalo, Dallas, Indy and the Giants – on the last possession. On defense. "We put ourselves in a position to win those games," Caserio said. "We just haven't really in the end executed and made enough plays to win." The Vikings: They're the NFL's only remaining unbeaten team but they're not the NFL's best team by any stretch (the Bills would like a word) and it says here the Perfect Season Miami Dolphins have nothing to worry about. The next month brings games against the Lions, Bills, Packers and 49ers. The Vikings have a great defense, but have scored only five touchdowns in their last five games. Not. Sustainable. Steve Bisciotti: The Ravens have lost consecutive games and their fans think it's all because of Lamar Jackson's absence, but we train the microscope on the club's owner who fired John Harbaugh and most of his staff, including offensive coordinator Todd Monken. Harbaugh with the Giants and Monken with the Browns are both Coach of the Year candidates right now. Myles Garrett: Tick tock, sir. The NFL season has begun. It is time to join the fun and the Rams are optimistic it starts this week. Daniel Jones: Barring a major and unexpected individual rally, he is playing his last season with the Colts. He is signed through next season but the Colts can save $11.6 million in cap space on a pre-June 1 release next offseason or $38 million in cap space on a post-June 1 release. Does the next Colts GM take one of those cap savings options or keep an inconsistent QB who hasn't lived up to his current $88 million contract? Bye, Daniel. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! As a Miami resident I was compelled to root for LeBron James when he played for the Heat years ago, but it was hard because he is unlikable for countless reasons that include he's not a clutch player. That was over a decade ago when he was still good. Now? The only thing that keeps James relevant on the national stage is the ghost of his past abilities and his political antics that make him newsworthy when he does things like practice his golf swing during the national anthem. LeBygone is today nothing more than the NBA's 69th leading scorer, 42nd leading rebounder, an old man who has already missed one of his team's first four games because of back soreness, and the owner of the league's 102nd best field goal percentage. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0949c876989b59d07724c Restaurants draw the line on substitutions as diners push menu limits te 2026-10-27T12:10:04.133Z Restaurants draw the line on substitutions as diners push menu limits Making substitutions at restaurants has become commonplace, but some chefs and restaurant owners are pushing back against requests they say can disrupt kitchen operations and take away from the intended dining experience. The growing debate has also raised questions about restaurant etiquette, with experts warning that excessive modifications can cross the line from reasonable requests into entitlement. Lom Wong, a Thai restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, recently took a stance against substitutions after seeing an increase in modification requests following its recognition in the 2026 Michelin Guide Southwest. WHY RESTAURANT SERVERS CLEAR YOUR PLATE BEFORE EVERYONE FINISHES EATING Restaurant industry veteran Robert Mahon and national etiquette expert Diane Gottsman told Fox News Digital that while some substitutions are reasonable, excessive requests can create challenges for restaurants and their staff. In a post on Instagram, Lom Wong reminded diners that the restaurant serves "village Thai food" and does not follow traditional European-style coursing methods. "We'll take your whole order at once. Your dishes will come out when they're ready," the post said. The restaurant also asked guests not to expect it to "change or conform to someone else's idea of what an award-winning restaurant should be." RESTAURANTS LOCK UP CUSTOMERS' PHONES AS DEVICES BECOME THE 'NEW CIGARETTES' "We also don't make substitutions simply to make a dish more familiar," the post said. "These recipes were shared with us by our families or by the communities we work with. We respect those recipes and the people who entrusted them to us." The post drew largely supportive reactions, with some commenters praising the restaurant for standing by its approach. "The customer is NOT always right. When you come into someone else's house, you show respect and manners," one Instagram user wrote, noting that this includes eating what's on the menu. Not everyone agreed, however. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "Sounds good in general but no one wants their dessert before their meal or starter after their entree, and it's crazy to say you can't decide you're hungry for more after initially ordering," one commenter wrote. Fox News Digital reached out to Lom Wong for comment. Excessive substitutions can also undermine the flavors chefs intended diners to experience, Mahon said. Chefs "create these dishes on the menu with all these different amazing flavors so the customer can experience them all at once," Mahon, director of operations for the New York-based Mahon Hospitality Group, told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS "However, once you start modifying, the true authentic flavor that was originally meant to be for the dish is not there anymore," he added. "At the end of the day, we're trying to do what's best for the customer and please them to a certain degree," Mahon said. Sometimes, however, it's simply not feasible to accommodate every substitution request while running a restaurant at full capacity and providing the best service possible, Mahon said. Allergies and dietary restrictions are taken seriously and accommodated to the best of a restaurant's ability, Mahon said, but unnecessary modifications can lead to longer wait times, especially if everyone at a table makes changes to their orders. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Excessive substitution requests can also cross the line into poor dining etiquette. "If it's something minor like asking to remove the tomatoes on top of the piece of protein, for example, easy enough. But when you are completely changing up the order, that comes across as entitlement," Gottsman, founder of the Protocol School of Texas, told Fox News Digital. If a dish is "something that you really dislike, you should keep your opinions to yourself because it's offensive," she said, adding that, "if it's on their menu, it means that they think that it's important." For diners with allergies or dietary restrictions, Gottsman said the key is "asking politely, doing it respectfully and not overburdening the wait staff or the chef." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae09247876989b59d0771ec Jalen Hurts' blood clot case will 'put the league on alert' going forward, famed agent Leigh Steinberg says te 2026-10-27T12:00:07.900Z Jalen Hurts' blood clot case will 'put the league on alert' going forward, famed agent Leigh Steinberg says Legendary NFL agent Leigh Steinberg weighed in on the handling of Jalen Hurts' recent blood clot situation, and predicted the impact it may have on the league and quarterback agents moving forward. Steinberg said he would have contacted team doctors and sought answers if a quarterback he represented faced a similar situation. He predicted Hurts’ case would put the league on alert, while repeatedly emphasizing that medical experts must determine whether the Eagles handled his care appropriately. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "The words ‘blood clot’ would set off an alarm bell in my head," he told OutKick. "I would have certainly been in touch with the Philadelphia medical staff, with the Eagles medical staff, and asked questions because blood clot is a red flag." Hurts is expected to miss the remainder of the season after further testing revealed deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli — blood clots affecting both lungs. The NFL and NFL Players Association announced Oct. 25 that they were working together to review the matter, following the union’s demand for an investigation. JALEN HURTS BLOOD CLOT INVESTIGATION TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT EAGLES' LONDON TRIP AND MEDICAL SCREENING TIMING For Steinberg, the situation illustrates why an agent’s responsibilities must extend beyond negotiating contracts. "This just highlights the active role that every agent has to play in safeguarding the health both short term and long term," he said. "It’s where you have to put football aside for a moment," he added, "and the pressures of a season." Steinberg also expressed confidence in Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn, and said his description of how he would respond should not be interpreted as an accusation that she failed her client. "I believe that his agent was diligent," he said. "I know his agent, she’s excellent." The scrutiny centers on Hurts being cleared to play against Jacksonville in London on Oct. 11 after an ultrasound identified a superficial clot in his left calf. According to the Eagles, Hurts first sought treatment Oct. 8, telling medical personnel he had been cleated during the Oct. 4 game against the Rams. He practiced fully before traveling to London, where the ultrasound was performed Oct. 10. The team said its medical staff and London doctors determined that activity and mobility were important and that he could safely play. After Hurts returned to Philadelphia, a follow-up ultrasound Oct. 14 revealed movement in the clot, the Eagles said. He was subsequently placed on injured reserve Oct. 17. FORMER NFL TEAM DOCTOR ADDRESSES JALEN HURTS' BLOOD CLOT AS QB'S SEASON HINGES ON ONE KEY WORD "Should he have played in London?" Steinberg asked. "That’s an open question." He stressed that the later diagnosis alone does not establish that the earlier medical decisions were wrong. "This is a medical question which can only be analyzed by experts in the field of blood clot diagnosis," he said. Steinberg said he knows Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman and believes they are committed to player health. He raised the possibility that Hurts’ condition continued developing despite appropriate attention, and said he knew of no evidence establishing that the diagnosis should have been handled differently. The NFL has defended the care Hurts received. "I have complete confidence in the Eagles’ medical staff and their handling of this situation," NFL medical chief Allen Sills said. The NFLPA, however, called for a full investigation before conclusions are reached. Front Office Sports reported Oct. 25 that the league and union were discussing the investigation’s process and details, citing a source who said it had not formally launched. Hurts’ diagnosis is serious, but the Eagles and Lynn have described him as clinically stable, with no significant functional limitations, and said they expect a full recovery without long-term effects. His treatment involves blood thinners, and he cannot participate in contact activities while taking them. Their statement said he could remain around the team and continue conditioning. Superficial vein thrombosis affects veins near the skin’s surface and is generally less dangerous than deep vein thrombosis. A deep-vein clot can break off and travel to the lungs, causing a potentially life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The distinction matters when assessing what doctors knew at each stage of Hurts’ care. Steinberg expects the case to encourage greater caution across football. "The progression of this from a marginal health problem to a potential life-threatening problem is going to put the league on alert," he said. Asked whether other agents were discussing the situation, he stopped short of identifying specific conversations. "I think they should be," he said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Steinberg connected that responsibility to his work on concussions and brain health, including his foundation and medical conferences. His foundation focuses on understanding, preventing and treating concussions, traumatic brain injuries and related conditions. He said he came to view protecting players’ immediate and future health as a fiduciary responsibility. The football consequences are substantial, too. Steinberg argued that the importance of franchise quarterbacks, combined with their enormous contracts, leaves teams particularly vulnerable when a starter is lost. Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million extension in 2023. Philadelphia has turned to Tanner McKee, its sixth-round selection out of Stanford in 2023. Steinberg described the transition from an experienced, Super Bowl-winning quarterback to McKee as a "precipitous drop off in talent." He also raised the possibility that another quarterback injury could force Philadelphia further down its depth chart. "It alters the balance of power in football," Steinberg said. "And it’s a big setback for the Eagles." His larger concern, however, was what happens beyond the season. "The issue here is long-term health," he said. "The issue is safeguarding him from dire consequences." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08d95876989b59d077139 Dante Moore won’t quit on Oregon, but concussion will keep star QB out of games moving forward for Ducks te 2026-10-27T11:40:05.721Z Dante Moore won’t quit on Oregon, but concussion will keep star QB out of games moving forward for Ducks The unfortunate 2026 season for the Oregon Ducks continues to get worse by the day, as Dan Lanning announced on Monday that he does not expect quarterback Dante Moore to return this season. It was during the September 28th game against USC when Oregon's season took a turn, when Moore sustained a concussion after taking a shot to the head by linebacker Desman Stephens as the quarterback was attempting to slide on a run. LINCOLN RILEY'S USC TENURE COULD END WITH LOSS AGAINST OHIO STATE'S BACKUP QUARTERBACK, WITH $70 MILLION BUYOUT LOOMING Over the past few weeks, Moore had returned to practice for Oregon, participating with the team on a daily basis. But, in terms of returning to the field in an uncontrolled environment, Dan Lanning mentioned that he can not be cleared by the Ducks medical team for a return to live action. "Really got clarity for us over the past week. I think if it was up to Dante in any shape or way, he would want to be out there playing for the guys," Lanning said on Monday. "But unfortunately, it's not really up to Dante, and it's not really up to me. We can control the settting of practice where he's able to do things for us, where that's not always the case in a game. "You know, we said before that this is a serious deal that he'll 100% be able to make a full recovery from. That has not changed, I definitely feel that way. But for him to be out there on the field for us right now, that's not going to happen." MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: ARCH MANNING LIKES THE DISRESPECT, BIG 12'S DISASTER AND A CFP RACE IN DISARRAY Up until the concussion sustained against USC, Moore had thrown for 925 yards and nine touchdowns, with zero interceptions. And, for those that think this was a decision Dante Moore made in relation to Oregon currently having three losses and the season being a wash, Lanning made it clear this was not the case, as Moore is currently the scout team quarterback. "We're getting one of the best scout team looks in practice every week, and he looks good out there," Lanning mentioned. "This isn’t like a selfish decision on Dante's part saying 'I don't wanna come back, the season doesn’t look like theyw ay I want it to look'. That's not at all what this is." USC LINEBACKER SUSPENDED AFTER VICIOUS HIT ON OREGON QUARTERBACK DANTE MOORE The unfortunate situation for the Ducks quarterback has obviously had an effect over the past month. After suffering a loss to Oklahoma State, the Ducks were already working at a deficit in the eyes of CFP committee members, not being able to afford two more losses. But, as Oregon worked through two-different quarterbacks in Moore's absence, Dan Lanning has been dealt two additional losses in the process. Oregon committed seven turnovers in a 17-15 loss to UCLA earlier this month in a loss, and then this past weekend against Illinois could only score ten points in the 21-10 loss on the road. OREGON HEAD COACH DAN LANNING'S WORDS IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK TO BITE HIM IN AWFUL LOSS TO UCLA Now, the reality has set in for a football team that has not been able to establish a rushing attack, while dwindling in the passing game behind their backup quarterbacks. This led to Dan Lanning making the move to fire offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer on Sunday. For Dante Moore, his focus will now shift to making a full recovery in preparation what comes next, which is expected to be the NFL Draft. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Oregon quarterback has been projected to be a first-round pick next April, after choosing to return for another season in Eugene this past offseason. What was once a season full of hope for Oregon has now turned into a disaster with over one month left in the regular season, as the Ducks are currently 4-3 with a very low percentage chance of making the postseason. There will be a lot of questions to be answered over the next few months before the transfer portal opens and Oregon starts to rebuild its roster for 2027, with Dylan Raiola transferring from Nebraska this past offseason in hopes of one day becoming the full-time starter in Eugene. Now, there will be plenty to digest, as Oregon prepares to play Northwestern this weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08d94876989b59d077130 From anthems to definitions, the WNBA keeps doing dumb things, and the reason for it will leave you speechless te 2026-10-27T11:40:04.690Z From anthems to definitions, the WNBA keeps doing dumb things, and the reason for it will leave you speechless Searching for a late snack outside Chase Center on Monday night after the Golden State Valkyries took care of the Atlanta Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, I found myself rather speechless. A woman dressed in a lavender Valkyries jersey saw the media credential around my neck, and, as I stood at the counter of a restaurant trying to decide what to order, she offered to pay for my meal. As we chatted, she said that she appreciates so much the media coverage that the WNBA gets because she is such a big fan. Buying a meal for a reporter, she explained, was the least she could do. Speechless. How unexpectedly nice! I politely declined, of course, and laughed to myself as it occurred to me that, while my newfound friend could see that I was wearing a media badge (I forgot to take it off as I exited the arena), she undoubtedly didn’t see what media organization I work for. 'STAND OR HIDE IN THE TUNNEL' FOR THE ANTHEM, VALKYRIES WNBA FANS SHOW LOYALTY; READY FOR EARLY FINALS GAME 6 Most diehard WNBA fans probably don’t fully appreciate the coverage we give the WNBA here at Fox News Digital/OutKick. To our credit, we have given the WNBA credit when credit is due. We have pointed out its rise in TV ratings and attendance numbers. We are all over Caitlin Clark’s mind-blowing impact on the league and on the sports world in general. We have fun keeping up with Sophie Cunningham and we have even written favorably on Angel Reese beyond just her "mebounds." LONG LIST OF EMBARRASSING WNBA INCIDENTS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SPORTS LEAGUES MADE POLITICS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS Yet, unlike most media organizations that cover, strike that – coddle, the WNBA, we have also pointed out the lunacy that can be the WNBA, and rightfully so. This league. Oh, this league. Lately, it too has left me speechless. If I could type the equivalent of the hand-palming-the-forehead emoji, I would. Prior to coming here, I covered the WNBA for 24 years, starting in its first season. In the early days, players were humble, and genuinely grateful just to have a place in the United States to play. They were extremely conscious of their place as role models for kids, especially young girls. The league, which represented a long-time-coming for professional women’s team sports, was easy to root for. I felt good taking my young kids to games, especially my daughter. I encouraged the girls on the grade school basketball teams I coached to dream big and aspire to be WNBA players someday. I can’t say that I would give that same advice today. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Many of the players today seem entitled and bratty, flat-out unlikable. And over the last three to five years, the WNBA as a league has done so many stupid, self-sabotaging things that it’s hard to even keep track of them all. But I will attempt it. ** Somehow, this league that was created to empower and uplift women cannot define a woman. This is why we have the Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White dilemmas. Those two former NBA players may have generated a lot of headlines with their antics, but they don’t want to play in the WNBA. Obviously. Like many of us, I think they just got sick of the WNBA not using its platform as an advocate for female athletes to take the lead in the fight against men in women’s sports. That should have been a no-brainer for the WNBA. Remember, the W in WNBA does stand for women. Why does the WNBA seem to forget that? ** This league has been out to cook its golden goose from Day 1. It’s beyond comprehension. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark brought fans and eyeballs and money and deals and interest to the WNBA that was unprecedented. And all she’s gotten in return is grief, both physical and verbal, from her colleagues. These other players have stuck her in the eye, pushed her, pulled her, knocked her down. They’ve disrespected her in awards voting, they’ve spoken of her with disdain. Call it jealousy, or sour grapes, or perhaps reverse racism. Whatever it is, it’s insane that the league hasn’t squashed this madness long ago. Whatever the opposite of smart business is, the WNBA is the poster child. ** The WNBA has alienated large swaths of fans by allowing players to issue damning accusations and engage in bad behavior. Angel Reese has accused Indiana Fever fans of being racist. Ditto for DiJonai Carrington and Alyssa Thomas. Meanwhile, Natasha Cloud, while she was playing in a game, got into a yelling match with Kanter Freedom, who was sitting in the stands. And league MVP A’Ja Wilson stepped towards the baseline seats and yelled at a fan, just because he was yelling something innocuous at her during the course of a game, as fans tend to do. All of this is bad behavior, and a bad, bad look. ** Not all messaging is OK in the WNBA. Only that of the preferred ideologies. Fans who wore XX-XY shirts in support of women’s sports to games in Atlanta and San Francisco were harassed, and in one case asked to cover those shirts. But Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve showed up to coach a nationally televised game in a "Trans Kids Belong" T-Shirt, seemingly in response to Sophie Cunningham speaking up for keeping boys out of girls sports. Back when it was en vogue, the WNBA also fully embraced "Black Lives Matter" with signage on its floors and uniforms. ** And then there’s the self-sabotage du jour, the anthem controversy. While in San Francisco, I covered the latest Finals game in which both teams ran off the court as soon as it was time for the national anthem, and then ran back on as soon as it was over. Five Finals games, five run-offs. Why is this a thing? The only "explanation" we’ve heard is that "it’s part of the pregame routine." Really? Running off the court, disappearing for 60 to 90 seconds, only to run back onto the court to resume what you were doing right before you ran off? That’s a key part of the game prep? Please. This feels so wrong to me. It feels disrespectful, irreverent to skip out on the anthem. Part of our sports culture in this country is the playing of the national anthem prior to events. It’s a tradition, it’s an opportunity for people to come together under one flag and feel united as Americans. It’s an opportunity to honor our country and those who served and died for our freedoms. How can any of that be a bad thing? But for some reason, the WNBA has decided to stick a lightning rod in the national anthem, too. WNBA WANTS A BIGGER STORY THAN CAITLIN CLARK, BUT TV RATINGS KEEP POINTING BACK TO HER Without a doubt, the WNBA has gotten more attention than ever lately because of these dumpster fires that inevitably go viral. And while that attention is for, in my opinion, all the wrong reasons, maybe, just maybe, this is all a part of some genius and purposeful marketing plan by the league. A "let’s do and say the craziest things possible" because "there is no such thing as bad publicity." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! And that leads me to what else left me speechless in San Francisco. I interviewed at least 20 fans prior to the Valkyries-Dream game on Monday and I couldn’t believe what most of them were saying. None of them seemed all that bothered by the national anthem issue. And these were all very nice people, too, all seemingly very normal folks. Just very different in their thinking and their worldviews. They said things like: standing on the floor should be the players’ choice, that not everyone views the anthem the same. One said that the anthem shouldn’t be played before games in the first place. See? Speechless. Maybe this is why it seems like the WNBA is constantly doubling down on the madness. It’s not worried. The league is drawing record crowds. Chase Center was packed to the rafters on Monday. Within this very divided country of ours, the WNBA, no matter what insanity it unleashes next, might always have just enough fans of a certain persuasion to not only keep the lights on but to leave the rest of us…well, speechless. Will the WNBA ever stop doing things that alienate half the country? Does it care, so to speak, that "Republicans buy sneakers, too?" Let me know your thoughts at: pbabcockmcgraw@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08b3d876989b59d0770de Lyft driver ejects four women after Portland Thorns protest, then one finds her account deactivated te 2026-10-27T11:30:05.878Z Lyft driver ejects four women after Portland Thorns protest, then one finds her account deactivated Julie Lane had already been struck by a Portland Thorns fan, sending her tumbling over two rows of seats. The Bay Area resident was one of about 20 people at Friday's National Women's Soccer League game wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and holding a "Save Women's Sports" sign.  The demonstration drew verbal and physical backlash from other spectators, prompting Providence Park security to remove Lane and the rest of the group. So you could understand why, after all that, Lane would just want to get back to her hotel. Unfortunately for her and three other women, a Lyft driver made this much harder than it needed to be. After picking up the quartet from the stadium, the driver asked the group, "are you the ladies from the news?" Thinking he was on their side, Linda Serbu answered with an enthusiastic yes. BRANDI KRUSE TELLS LAURA INGRAHAM ABOUT BEING FORCED OUT OF PORTLAND SOCCER GAME: 'WE DID NOTHING WRONG' That, according to Lane, is when the driver pulled over and told them to get out. He said "it's my own private car, and I can cancel any ride I want to, and you don't belong in my car," Lane said. Keep in mind that most of these women were over 50. Serbu had a walker that the driver loaded up in the trunk. But none of them had any idea where they were when he told them to get out. And Lane? Lane refused to leave the vehicle. There were two reasons for her resistance. The first is that she paid for a ride and didn't feel as though she had done anything wrong. This, essentially, was a driver ejecting them for their political views and fashion choices. The second is that she felt genuinely unsafe. These women weren't being chucked next to a shopping mall in broad daylight. According to Lane, it was "a dark corner of Portland." Nevertheless, the driver called the police with the intention of having the ladies arrested for trespassing if they were still in his car. He admitted as much in a Reddit post, where he described the women as "anti-trans agitators." Lane welcomed the police call, saying "please go ahead and get the cops here. I'd love to talk to them about this." But they were gone before any of Portland's finest showed up. Another woman ordered an Uber, which arrived a few minutes later and took the group to its destination. This happened as Lane was on the phone with a Lyft support representative, who said the driver was going to be disciplined. But much to Lane's surprise the next morning — as she was awaiting a scheduled Lyft ride — she discovered that Lyft had deactivated her account. Asked for comment on the whole ordeal, a Lyft spokesperson wrote the following in an email to OutKick. 'SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS' ACTIVISTS EJECTED FROM NWSL MATCH AFTER BEING STRUCK, CONFRONTED BY PRO-TRANS CROWD CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected on the Lyft platform, and discrimination of any kind has no place in our community. Our Safety team was in contact with both the rider and the driver involved and we are continuing to review the incident." The driver's actions may also have violated Portland city regulations. Under Section 16.40.280(C)(13) of the city code, rideshare drivers are prohibited from refusing to transport passengers of "proper demeanor" to destinations within Portland after accepting their rides. But he doesn't seem to feel an ounce of remorse, with his Reddit post reading like a 380-word back pat. He lamented that it took security more than 15 minutes to eject the XX-XY crowd from the stadium, and wrote "Please address this by making better efforts to keep fans safe at Providence Park, especially those in the LGBTQ + community." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Serbu found that line ironic. "He admits that he kicked us out for our T-shirts and our, quote, 'anti-LGB activism,' or something. And just to clarify, we were two lesbians and two bisexual women," she said. Probably a safe bet that none of these women will be moving to Portland any time soon. Even after leaving the stadium, they were met with incessant boos and middle fingers from Thorns fans. A Lyft driver bouncing them from his car for expressing a viewpoint the vast majority of Americans agree with was the final indignity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08b3c876989b59d0770d5 Trump takes campaign blitz to Texas with one week until midterms and more top headlines te 2026-10-27T11:30:04.845Z Trump takes campaign blitz to Texas with one week until midterms and more top headlines 1. Trump takes campaign blitz to Texas with one week until midterms 2. 'Dark money’ group accused of 'scheme' to tip election  3. Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms ‘ROC’ THE HOUSE — Super Bowl LXI halftime headliner announced. 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(Nasdaq: META) ("Meta" or the "Company") announced today the pricing of its previously announced concurrent separate underwritten public offerings of (i) 250,000,000 series A depositary shares ("Depositary Shares"), each… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08698876989b59d07704e Meta Announces Pricing of Offering of Depositary Shares Representing Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and Offering of Class A Common Stock in Connection with Forward Sale Agreements te 2026-10-27T11:10:16.946Z Meta Announces Pricing of Offering of Depositary Shares Representing Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and Offering of Class A Common Stock in Connection with Forward Sale Agreements Meta Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08697876989b59d077043 Seeing the Benefits of an Eye Exam te 2026-10-27T11:10:15.940Z Seeing the Benefits of an Eye Exam (NAPSI)—Most people remember receiving vision screenings at school; a simple test to determine whether a student was seeing well or needed glasses. What some don’t realize is that staying current on eye exams should be a lifelong habit. It is… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08696876989b59d07703a Seeing the Benefits of an Eye Exam te 2026-10-27T11:10:14.930Z Seeing the Benefits of an Eye Exam Be wise, look out for your eyes and get regular vision exams. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08691876989b59d07700c Frustrated Illinois residents seek to redraw state map in bid to break free from Chicago te 2026-10-27T11:10:09.209Z Frustrated Illinois residents seek to redraw state map in bid to break free from Chicago Frustrated Illinois residents are pushing to break away from Chicago and form a new state, driven by what the movement’s leader calls growing resentment over the city’s influence on the rest of Illinois. Loret Newlin, director of Illinois Separation, which is leading the push to let voters weigh in on breaking away from Cook County and forming a new state, told Fox News Digital that residents outside the Chicago area are being ignored by state government and want to change that. "Our area is not taken into consideration when laws are being made," Newlin said. "There's definitely more focus on them, and the laws are centered to benefit Chicago and Cook [County]." ‘VEXIT’ MOVEMENT REIGNITES AS RED STATE INVITES DISENFRANCHISED VIRGINIANS TO ‘BEST VIRGINIA’ "There is a lot of area outside of Cook that should have been taken into consideration," she said. Newlin said that 11 counties and several townships in Illinois will vote on a non-binding referendum in November that asks residents if they'd be interested in separating from Cook County to form a new state. TOP DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ARE HOPING TO RIDE THEIR RECORDS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. CAN THEY? The referendums are intended to gauge whether voters want to pursue forming a separate state made up of Illinois counties outside Cook County. The effort draws on a process outlined in Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, the same provision invoked when West Virginia became a state in 1863. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB She pointed to a proposed per-mile tax for drivers making its way through the Illinois legislature as one example of how she says state lawmakers are overlooking downstate residents. SEND US A TIP Newlin said the proposed per-mile tax, introduced by state Sen. Ram Villivalam, whose district includes part of Chicago, would disproportionately affect rural residents, farmers and truckers who lack the public transit options available in the city. "It's a long way to a lot of important things for people who live in downstate. A lot of our businesses rely on transportation. One of our biggest industries down here is truckers, farmers. And the commute to a job is usually a little farther and we don't have the option of taking the Chicago public transit system," Newlin said. "And we tried to defeat this in 2019 and succeeded, but as typical, they won't take no for an answer." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Newlin also criticized Illinois' SAFE-T Act, saying she's "not happy" with the law and believes it "really benefits the criminals," and pointed to the impact it's having on Chicago. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL The SAFE-T Act, signed into law by Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in 2021, eliminated cash bail and established a new system for judges to determine whether defendants should be detained or released while awaiting trial. Pritzker has opposed the idea of separation, and a spokesperson for his office previously called the movement a "stunt" that is "not going to happen," according to NBC Chicago. Fox News Digital reached out to Pritzker and Villivalam for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae08690876989b59d076fff Sen. Slotkin threatened students like me. Senate needs an ethics probe te 2026-10-27T11:10:08.215Z Sen. Slotkin threatened students like me. Senate needs an ethics probe Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin recently came to my campus, the University of Chicago, to join Vox editorial director Astead Herndon for a live program of America, Actually before a crowd of students. Believing she was speaking to a group of friends, she let her intentions be known should Democrats win back power in November. She wanted young conservatives interested in serving their country in its government to think, "Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems I don’t want, so let me avoid participating in that. I want that deterrence message sent." My friends and I received her "deterrence message," as did millions of patriotic Americans across the country. Unfortunately for Senator Slotkin, our team with the Chicago Thinker was there and listening to her every word. Now the walls are closing in. Members of Congress and President Trump have condemned her remarks. The Article III Project referred her to the Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights for inquiry and potential investigation. And a government watchdog filed an ethics complaint against her. Yesterday, I joined them by filing my own ethics complaint as the student reporter who originally broke the story. It’s time for the Senate Ethics Committee to open an investigation into Senator Slotkin for her remarks. The Ethics Manual is clear: "Conduct [that] has been characterized as ‘improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate,’ … has provided the basis for the Senate’s most serious disciplinary cases in modern times." The question before the Committee, then, is whether threatening young conservatives would reflect poorly on the Senate and set a dangerous precedent for the future. SLOTKIN WANTS GOP PROSECUTIONS TO DETER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JOBS It would. Senator Slotkin’s statement was clearly meant to intimidate one side of the aisle from serving their country in government by way of investigations and prosecutions. She did not merely send a deterrence message — she sent a threat to Americans who dare dissent from her liberal orthodoxy. Whatever your opinions of Senator Slotkin’s own politics, such threats are unbecoming of a member of the United States Senate. Senator Slotkin’s defense so far has been unconvincing. She claims all she really meant was that those who violate the law should be prosecuted for doing so. It’s hard to see how that’s the case when we reexamine her comments and put them in context. She wanted to send a "deterrence message" to those interested in serving in government, not to those interested in breaking the law. As the host remarked to her immediately after her comments, "You could make them a pariah socially, politically, maybe even legally," as she quietly nodded along in front of an audience of college students. If all she wanted to do was prevent those interested in breaking the law from joining the government, she could have said as much. But she did not. MIKE DAVIS: SEN SLOTKIN REVEALS HER INSIDIOUS SCHEME TO TARGET YOUNG CONSERVATIVES Let’s suppose the sides were reversed. Suppose a Republican senator said they would investigate and prosecute so many members of another’s staff that young public servants would be deterred from working for them out of fear of legal retribution. One can already imagine Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Democratic colleagues rushing to the Senate floor to condemn such comments and calling for an ethics investigation, censureship, or even expulsion. They would be right to do so, and I would join them in such calls. This is not about partisan games. Those who love this country, share its values, and seek to serve it should be allowed — indeed, encouraged — to do so, no matter their political background. Many of our nation’s finest moments have come with the help of young staffers. Ted Sorensen began working as John F. Kennedy’s speechwriter when he was twenty-four. Peggy Noonan was in her early thirties when she did the same for President Reagan. And it was a team of young staffers, many in their twenties, who were dispatched in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to document the oppression of Black Americans during the Civil Rights Era. Should Senator Slotkin’s remarks go without formal condemnation from the Senate, or at the very least some form of investigation, I fear the consequences for our country. The world is rapidly changing. Artificial intelligence is shocking the economy, the global order, and the minds of millions of Americans all at once. Wars rage on around the globe. Our body politic is more divided than at any point since the Civil War. Now is the time to be encouraging more political participation among our best and brightest youths, not less. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0868f876989b59d076ff6 Blood sugar spikes may be tied to everyday habits you can control, expert says te 2026-10-27T11:10:07.309Z Blood sugar spikes may be tied to everyday habits you can control, expert says Everyday habits — from what you eat for breakfast to how much you sleep — can have a significant impact on blood sugar levels, according to a metabolic health expert. Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels is essential for energy, organ function and overall metabolic health, while frequent or prolonged spikes and drops can contribute to health complications. Jim LaValle, a Texas-based clinical pharmacist and metabolic medicine expert, told Fox News Digital that understanding how food, exercise, sleep and stress affect blood sugar is key to keeping levels in check. POPULAR DIET SLASHES LIVER FAT BY 67% WHILE REVERSING PREDIABETES IN SOME PEOPLE LaValle recommends monitoring blood sugar after meals, known as postprandial glucose, to better understand how different foods, beverages and eating habits affect blood sugar levels. "Do I spike more from eating rice, or do I spike from eating quinoa? How much can I eat?" he said. "I think that's a foundational issue." The metabolic health expert noted that insulin resistance occurs when cells become less responsive to insulin, a process that can be influenced by inflammation in the body. Normally, insulin helps move glucose from the bloodstream into muscle cells, where it can be stored as glycogen for later use. THINK YOUR CORTISOL IS TOO HIGH? EXPERT REVEALS THE TRUTH BEHIND VIRAL WELLNESS CRAZE LaValle said he’s a "big believer" in eating a higher-protein breakfast rather than one that’s heavy in carbs, pointing to naturally elevated cortisol levels in the morning and their potential impact on blood sugar. "You've got to watch how many sugars are in food, how many refined carbohydrates you're [eating]," he added. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER One of the simplest lifestyle habits to help lower blood sugar, according to LaValle, is taking a 10-minute walk after eating. Regular exercise is an "obvious" healthy practice, he added, although he acknowledged that it's not easy for everyone. "It’s easy to say, ‘eat better, exercise, sleep better,’ but then people are working 16-hour days or are single parents, they get home, they open up their pantry and destroy a bag of cookies because that's the first thing they can eat and their blood sugar’s plummeted," he said. Even a little movement after eating can be beneficial, LaValle said, particularly in a modern world that’s "eliminating the need to move." CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES LaValle also emphasized the importance of managing stress, which can contribute to insulin resistance. Along with healthy eating, exercise and stress management, getting adequate sleep is "huge for glucose regulation," he added. "When you don't sleep and you don’t get enough rest to reset your body for the next day ... all those hormones that are supposed to be getting released get skewed," LaValle said, noting that insulin regulation is particularly affected by inadequate sleep. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ LaValle noted that sleep apnea is often associated with conditions such as diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, emphasizing the importance of healthy sleep habits. Hyperarousal of the brain can contribute to insomnia, LaValle added. For someone who’s "jacked up all day long," feeling overcommitted and anxious, that heightened state of stress can disrupt sleep and, in turn, interfere with glucose regulation. Inadequate sleep can also affect appetite and eating behaviors, potentially making blood sugar management more difficult. "Then you're going to start to put weight on and then, when you don't get enough sleep, you’ve got to eat more to fuel your brain," LaValle cautioned. "So you eat more, you're not efficient at packaging that fuel up, you're moving less ... and those are the things that you have control over." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0868e876989b59d076fed Meghan Markle's acting comeback suffers major blow as Netflix 'safety net' disappears: expert te 2026-10-27T11:10:06.386Z Meghan Markle's acting comeback suffers major blow as Netflix 'safety net' disappears: expert Meghan Markle is no longer in talks to join "The Gentlemen," with friends alleging she was "used to help promote" the Netflix series. Royal experts told Fox News Digital that the Duchess of Sussex's "safety net" with Netflix "is gone" as uncertainty surrounding her relationship with the streaming service threatens to derail her acting comeback before it even gets off the ground. "Harry and Meghan's champion inside Netflix, Bela Bajaria, has recently left the streaming service," British broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. "The previous safety net is gone. Unfortunately for Meghan, she may want to jump straight into a top acting role, but there is far more stacked against it happening." MEGHAN MARKLE’S ACTING RETURN COULD SPARK FRESH PROBLEMS WITH PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON: EXPERT Variety reported Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company. According to the outlet, around 1,000 employees were laid off. Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company.  "What I find most revealing is that Meghan's camp now appears comfortable publicly criticizing Netflix," Kinsey Schofield, host of "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital. "This was one of their most important commercial partners. You don't typically throw a company under the bus when you're counting on them to finance your next big project. To me, this is the clearest indication yet that their relationship with Netflix has effectively come to an end." WATCH: MEGHAN MARKLE NEEDS A HOLLYWOOD REINVENTION, PR EXPERT SAYS The Duchess of Sussex was reportedly under consideration for a role in the third season of Guy Ritchie's Netflix drama following her move back to the U.K. with Prince Harry. However, sources close to Meghan have accused Netflix of leaking news of her potential involvement to boost publicity for the show. "Some people in her camp feel she was used to help promote Season 2, because they knew it wasn't as good as the first season and had already commissioned a third," one source told The Telegraph. "It's the oldest marketing trick in the book: get a big name to read a script, then leak that you're 'in conversation' with them when, in reality, nothing is particularly far along. The whole thing left a bit of a sour taste in the Sussex camp's mouth. Needless to say, Netflix got what it wanted: huge viewing figures for Season 2 and a lot of publicity." Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell and Netflix for comment. Schofield told Fox News Digital she wouldn't be surprised if Meghan's relationship with Netflix had soured. "Netflix has already withdrawn from its investment in As Ever," Schofield said. "Meghan herself credited Bajaria with recognizing the television potential in her homemade gifts. She told the TIME100 Summit that 'With Love, Meghan,' her lifestyle show, was Bajaria's idea." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Now, after Bajaria's departure, we're hearing accusations that Netflix exploited Meghan for publicity," Schofield said. "Does that sound like a relationship with a promising future? I suspect Meghan's camp feels comfortable criticizing Netflix because there's nothing left to protect." A source close to Netflix has pushed back on the accusations, telling The Times, "This is not a show in need of stunt casting." A Netflix consultant who worked closely with Bajaria told The Times that Meghan and Harry's relationship with the streaming service has been called into question. "Effectively, their biggest champion has gone, and they are uncertain about who will be shouting for their cause in the future," the source said. "Teams at the company were well aware of how she was fiercely loyal to the couple and determined to prove they were a successful signing, even when the response from viewers was different." "The Gentlemen," which is set in the U.K., was renewed for a third season in August. Deadline previously reported that talks about Meghan joining the cast were in the "very early stages," while The Hollywood Reporter reported that the role "is currently being written, so it's unclear how many episodes she would appear in." British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that Meghan "did nothing to thwart all the speculation" sooner, noting that Netflix also did not issue a statement to address the casting rumors. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "They benefited from the additional coverage even if, as they claim, it wasn't needed," Fordwich said. "Such a high-profile show would have been a high-profile win for Meghan." In March 2026, Netflix and Meghan announced the end of their partnership involving her lifestyle brand, As Ever, with the Duchess of Sussex moving forward independently. As Ever launched in 2025, about a month after the premiere of "With Love, Meghan." The show released two seasons and a holiday special in 2025. Reports in January 2026 indicated that it would not return for a third season. Harry and Meghan first partnered with Netflix in 2020 under a deal reportedly worth $100 million. Their projects included the 2022 series "Harry & Meghan" and "Live to Lead," 2023's "Heart of Invictus" and 2024's "Polo." Although reports in July 2025 suggested the original agreement would not be renewed, Netflix announced a new multiyear, first-look deal with Archewell Productions in August 2025. According to The Times, Netflix previously scrapped an animated project from the couple, while little has been reported about their planned film adaptations of the war memoir "No Way Out" and the romance novels "Meet Me at the Lake" and "The Wedding Date." It is unclear whether Netflix will pick up a potential documentary about Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, ahead of the 30th anniversary of her death in 2027. People magazine reported that Harry is exploring projects, but no documentary has been finalized or confirmed. "'The Gentlemen' is an established Guy Ritchie production with its own audience," Schofield said. "The suggestion that Netflix needed Meghan to rescue its viewing figures is quite a claim from someone whose own lifestyle series struggled to become a mainstream hit." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "Meghan's royal connections might get her into the room, but they don't guarantee her a successful acting career. At some point, the work has to speak for itself." Before marrying Harry in 2018, Meghan played Rachel Zane in "Suits" for seven seasons. In 2022, Meghan told Variety that she was "done" with acting. She has since filmed a cameo in the upcoming film "Close Personal Friends," which stars Lily Collins and Jack Quaid. Sources told People magazine that Meghan and Harry have been discussing her return to acting "for some time." The outlet reported that Meghan is "excited" about returning to the profession and is exploring opportunities. "Meghan Markle has repeatedly told us she was finished with acting," Schofield said. "During her 2017 engagement interview, she said she'd 'ticked this box.' Now, after six years in Hollywood and several attempts to reinvent herself, she's now reportedly entertaining a return to the profession she so confidently walked away from. Sure, a role in an established Guy Ritchie production would have given her an opportunity to change the conversation about her professional accomplishments. But I also think the timing of the story is revealing." "Harry and Meghan had just returned to Britain, a move that could easily be interpreted as an acknowledgment that their Hollywood ambitions hadn't worked out," Schofield said. "Suddenly, we're hearing about Meghan's potential acting comeback. The Sussexes seem determined to turn every bit of publicity into a much larger PR strategy. The problem is that their PR ambitions continue to outpace their professional accomplishments." Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner believes Meghan's desire to return to acting, whether in Hollywood or the U.K., is genuine. "The role which brought her to fame in ‘Suits’ proves she is an actress of quality," he said. "If she wanted to return to acting, which I believe is still a passion, then she could bring great credit to any production." Bajaria's departure amid layoffs at Netflix raises further questions about the future of Harry and Meghan's projects with the streaming service. "I suspect Harry and Meghan recognized that their Hollywood experiment wasn't delivering the success they expected," Schofield said. "Their return to Britain gives them something Los Angeles can't offer — proximity to the monarchy." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0868b876989b59d076fce Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs te 2026-10-27T11:10:03.396Z Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown 14-fold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae07f88876989b59d076f09 Jay-Z to headline Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show in Los Angeles te 2026-10-27T10:40:08.169Z Jay-Z to headline Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show in Los Angeles Jay-Z is headed to the Super Bowl stage. The music mogul will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show, the company announced during halftime of Monday’s Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game. Super Bowl LXI is set for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. SUPER BOWL LXI GETS PAT MCAFEE TREATMENT AS ESPN ADDS ALTERNATE BROADCAST "GOAT’s out of the bag," Apple Music wrote in a post on X, tagging Jay-Z. The announcement comes after reports that Jay-Z was in the running for the coveted performance.  "From Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl Halftime stage, this has been a journey," shared in a statement with the official announcement. "Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world's biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true." Puck News previously reported that the rapper had been selected over Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, as OutKick reported last week. TMZ had also reported that Harry Styles was among the frontrunners. IRISH ROCK LEGENDS U2 GET THE NOD TO PERFORM DURING THE NFL'S THANKSGIVING EVE HALFTIME SHOW Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, have helped produce and select performers for the Super Bowl halftime show since 2019. "For several years, we’ve had the privilege of working closely with Jay-Z and Roc Nation, and I’ve seen the extraordinary impact he has had on the Super Bowl Halftime Show," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  "When we first reached an agreement with Roc Nation to produce the show, I had just one request: that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him," he continued. "I couldn’t be more excited for fans around the world to experience the artistry, creativity and cultural impact he will bring to the Super Bowl stage." The 56-year-old rapper is no stranger to the stadium where he’ll take the Super Bowl stage. He wrapped up his Jay-Z 30 Tour with back-to-back shows at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23 and 24. The four-city tour celebrated the 30th anniversary of his 1996 debut album, "Reasonable Doubt." Puck reported that three consecutive shows at Yankee Stadium in July grossed more than $42 million, according to OutKick. Jay-Z has won 25 Grammy Awards and was the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His last album, "4:44," was released in 2017. While the rapper has never performed at the Super Bowl, his wife, Beyoncé, headlined the halftime show in 2013 in New Orleans. She returned to the Super Bowl stage in 2016, joining Coldplay and Bruno Mars in Santa Clara, California. OutKick Sports' Mark Harris contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae07f87876989b59d076efb Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks 'uncomfortable' 'GameDay' visit te 2026-10-27T10:40:07.259Z Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks 'uncomfortable' 'GameDay' visit ESPN star Pat McAfee appeared to reference the killing of Charlie Kirk as he ripped the University of Utah over a social media post he says made him feel "very, very uncomfortable" before Saturday’s "College GameDay" broadcast. McAfee said he saw a video on the university’s Instagram account shortly before going on air in Salt Lake City. The post asked students to do impressions of him, he said, and included comments calling him "corny" and "creepy." The video has since been removed from the university’s social media accounts. PAT MCAFEE HAS OFFICIALLY SURPASSED STEPHEN A SMITH AS THE FACE OF ESPN The former NFL punter said he would not have minded if students had shared the remarks themselves, but he took issue with the university posting them before he walked in front of thousands of fans. "The university puts that out, like as I’m about to go out and do an infomercial for the place, and then I’m walking in front of thousands of these people," McAfee said Monday on "The Pat McAfee Show." "This is how the university feels about it. It’s an uncomfortable feeling." McAfee said the post "set me off a little bit" and made him feel "a little weird." He then appeared to reference the September 2025 shooting of Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. 30% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS SAY VIOLENCE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO STOP SPEAKERS ON CAMPUSES, SURVEY FINDS "Has anything like really scary happened at like a college gathering in the state of Utah recently?" McAfee asked. "Like, do we think we should be amplifying reasons for why people hate my guts as a university?" Later in the segment, McAfee again pointed to "what happened 40 miles south of Salt Lake City a little over a year ago," saying the university’s post added to the hostility he faced just before he went on air to promote the school. CHARLIE KIRK'S FAMILY ALLEGES UVU KNEW OF ROOFTOP SECURITY RISK BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION: LEGAL FILING "I was very, very uncomfortable," he said. "I think it made me not have the greatest morning." The University of Utah apologized in a statement posted to its official Instagram account, saying its goal was to create "lighthearted engagement" about McAfee’s return to campus, but it "missed the mark." "University staff are responsible for reviewing and posting content on official social media accounts and we take full accountability for that decision," the school said. The university said officials had reached out to McAfee to express their appreciation and regret. "We sincerely apologize for creating any perception that Pat was unsafe or unwelcome on our campus. Nothing could be further from the truth," the statement said. The school added that McAfee and the entire "College GameDay" crew are always welcome at the university. It said ESPN’s pregame show has visited its campus seven times and that it has enjoyed a positive relationship with the crew. McAfee said he knew some people believed the students’ comments were not particularly harsh, but he kept coming back to who posted the video. "It was the university putting that out. It’s not like a blog. It’s the actual place that we’re at," he said. WHY THE OVER 56.5 IS THE PLAY AS HOUSTON VISITS UNDEFEATED UTAH IN BIG 12 ACTION The Instagram post was not the only part of McAfee’s visit that appeared to frustrate him. He also took issue with a student participating in his weekly "Kicking Is Easy" contest, which gives a contestant a chance to kick a field goal for $1 million. McAfee said the student questioned why the prize was "only $1 million" after the potential prize reached $3 million for the previous week’s Notre Dame-BYU game. "It’s my money! Only $1 million. It’s like, all right, I hate this place. I hate this place," he said. McAfee said he hopes he never has to return to the university and joked that he might have COVID if "College GameDay" goes back. Despite his frustrations, he praised Utah’s football team and called its student section "incredible." He also thanked the fans who attended Saturday’s broadcast. "It was a phenomenal GameDay. Thank you to everybody that showed up," he said. Utah went on to defeat Houston 21-13 on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae07f86876989b59d076ee5 Inside the Somali mall safe haven where Ilhan Omar reappeared after feds raided her DC home te 2026-10-27T10:40:06.004Z Inside the Somali mall safe haven where Ilhan Omar reappeared after feds raided her DC home MINNEAPOLIS — It's the largest Somali mall in the world, according to its owner. It's also where Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., spent a significant chunk of her Friday — marking her first day back in the public eye after the Oct. 12 raid on her Washington, D.C., home. Fox News Digital got a look inside the Karmel Mall of Somalia, which isn't like typical American malls that sport brand-name shops situated around a vast food court and end-capped by large department stores. Rather, the four-floor building has 900 vendors and resembles more of a storage facility. When shop owners arrive, they lift their metal garage doors, signifying that their stores are open. Scheduled opening and closing times don't appear particularly stringent for shop owners. SOMALIS IN MINNESOTA UNLEASH FURY ON TRUMP AFTER FEDS RAID ILHAN OMAR'S DC HOME It was in the mall's dining area, adorned with the Somali, Palestinian and American flags flying at the same height, that Omar dined among friends in the Somali community for lunch on Friday. State Attorney General Keith Ellison was also present. The ceiling of the food vendor area is painted light blue and emblazoned with a white star resembling the Somali flag. Somali cafes sell traditional food, including sambusas, a flaky fried pastry filled with meat and spices, bijaye, which is fried cornmeal similar to a hush puppy or falafel, and goat meat and basmati rice. Many Somalis in the mall ate only with their hands, though Omar and her acquaintances could be seen using forks during their Friday lunch. ILHAN OMAR ISSUES STUNNING ADMISSION WHEN CONFRONTED WITH BROTHER MARRIAGE RUMORS Omar — who's "real name" is Ilhan Nur Said Elmia, according to sources familiar with the criminal investigation into the congresswoman — was greeted by smiling patrons at the mall, some of whom she chatted with briefly and posed for photographs. All the while, she and Ellison were surrounded by security guards. Fox News Digital was allowed access into the mall by its Gaza-born owner, Basim Sabri, in order to film the congresswoman visit just after she and Ellison voted early at a Minneapolis polling station. ILHAN OMAR'S TURBULENT WEEK EXPLAINED: THE DUELING PROBES THAT THREW THE SOMALI-BORN PROGRESSIVE INTO CHAOS Prominently featured among the stores in the mall are shops selling prepaid electronic SIM cards for overseas calling and money transfer stores, including World Direct Link Corp., which advertises simple ways to send money to Somalia, Kenya and other East African nations. There are also several travel agencies offering arrangements from the United States to the Middle East and East Africa. Traditional Somali clothiers sell their goods in the mall, while Somali barbers tend to customers in their own shops. English is the mall's second language. Elderly men, adorned in traditional Somali clothing and brimless white caps called koofiyad, sit in silence in metal chairs alongside the open walls of the mall, many staring onward, as if lost in thought. "You are standing at the Karmel Mall, and the surrounding community next to us, and its referred to as [the] Islamic Peace Village by many other people as well," Sabri told Fox News Digital in an interview outside his mall. "Karmel Mall is the largest Somali mall in the world, and it's also the largest mall in the city of Minneapolis." The largest mall in the United States, the Mall of America, is located in nearby Bloomington, Minnesota. "It is kind of an incubator setting where many businesses start in here, and then many succeed and grow and move somewhere else, to a bigger space," said Sabri. The mall isn't explicitly for Somalis, though Sabri, a high-profile local figure, once banned Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey from the premises in February 2024 after Frey vetoed an Israel-Gaza ceasefire resolution passed by the City Council. ILHAN OMAR CALLS TRUMP ‘CREEP’ AS PRESIDENT REVIVES ‘FAKE NAME,’ MARRIAGE ALLEGATIONS However, there appears to be an implicit understanding that the mall is for Somalis. Outsiders, especially those with cameras, are scrutinized by security guards and mall patrons alike. Sabri told guards to stand down while Fox News Digital walked the mall earlier last week. Sabri is friends with Omar, and also knew her late father, though he did not share details about the rumored Somali National Army colonel's life or their relationship. The congresswoman and Sabri posed for a photo alongside Ellison and a fourth, unidentified man, during the congresswoman's luncheon. The mall owner and Ellison shared a brief but cordial conversation during the midday affair. Fox News Digital spoke with Sabri for about an hour outside the mall in two informal interviews last Tuesday, without cameras rolling. He told stories about growing up poor in the Middle East and eventually moving to study in Minneapolis, where he later built a vast real estate empire that includes the mall. Sabri owns several apartment complexes in the vicinity of his Lake Street mall, occupied mostly by Somalis. During the interviews, Sabri was often interrupted as he directed employees, most Somalis, to tasks which they in turn hustled to accomplish. Members of the Somali community stopped to greet him, including a man described as Rep. Omar's "security." Sabri also solicited conversations with passersby, all of whom recognized him. The jovial character and clearly well-liked by his staff and known throughout the community. He has the ear of local politicians, too, whom he repeatedly called "whores." He arranged an interview for Fox News Digital with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Jamal Osman. Sabri also has an air of worldly sophistication. He sends his son to Institut Le Rosey, known as the "School of Kings," one of the most elite secondary schools in the world. It is located in Switzerland and has a price tag of about $184,000 per year. But the mall owner has also faced troubles in the past. In 2005, Sabri was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for bribing a local Minneapolis public official. He told Fox News Digital about his time in prison, which included a brief stay at the infamous Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth in Kansas, almost boastfully. Sabri bragged that the siloed Somali mall is evidence of assimilation on behalf of his foreign-born tenants and part of living the "American dream," though the opposite seemed true. "You can see [the] Somalis not only integrating in the community, but also prospering," he said. "Somalis are very smart business individuals." "Yes, there's some crooks in every society ... just like every other community," he said, apparently nodding to the massive fraud scandals that have plagued the Somali community in Minnesota in the national headlines. "But my experience is that Somalis are very, very intelligent and extremely hard-working people." "So, I would invite anybody to come into the mall, and know that there are many people doing a great job and making a good living, and learning the American dream, and doing business, and opening businesses that eventually tend to be very successful for them." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae07f85876989b59d076edc Speaker Johnson predicts Democrats' far-left shift will ‘juice enthusiasm’ for GOP in midterms te 2026-10-27T10:40:05.040Z Speaker Johnson predicts Democrats' far-left shift will ‘juice enthusiasm’ for GOP in midterms With the midterm elections just a week away, House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that GOP voter enthusiasm should not be underestimated, and the Democratic Party’s increasingly left-wing agenda will drive Americans toward Republicans, despite polls showing Democrats with a national advantage. "If these Democrats took control of Congress, it would be crazier than the Obama years and the Biden-Harris years, because they've taken a far lurch to the left," he said on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday. "And people see that, and I think it's going to juice enthusiasm for our side." Johnson decried the policy stances of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which several prominent midterm congressional candidates have affiliated themselves with. He warned that their proposals to abolish borders and prisons and defund police departments would be dangerous for the country. SOCIALIST VICTORIES SHOW DEMS' DESCENT DOWN 'DEADLY PATH OF COMMUNISM,' JOHNSON WARNS "This is not our father's Democrat Party," the speaker said. "This group is taking a far turn to the left. You see it by their all-star candidates they're promoting around the country." Johnson characterized the 2026 midterms as a "contrast election," saying voters face a choice between "common sense" and "crazy." ANTI-SOCIALISM PUSH CAN FLIP BATTLEGROUNDS, REPUBLICAN LEADER BETS AS PARTY FIGHTS TO HOLD HOUSE "Truly, everybody has to ask themselves the simple question: Which set of policies is better for my family, my aging parents, my children? You have to vote Republican," he said. "You would be turning the keys over to a group of angry Democrats, who are going to go after retribution of President Trump and his administration. They're going to open those borders wide. They're gonna try to repeal the working families tax cut and all that we've done in the economy." Johnson’s comments come as polls show Democrats leading Republicans this midterm election cycle. A new Reuters Ipsos poll found that registered voters favored Democrats over Republicans by 47% to 36%. The House leader argued that polls are misrepresentative and underestimate Republican enthusiasm. He claimed that Republican voters have become increasingly unwilling to participate in polls and surveys because of distrust. LEE CARTER: POLLS SAY DEMOCRATS COULD SWAMP REPUBLICANS. AS A POLLSTER, I HAVE A QUESTION "The polls are grossly underestimating Republican enthusiasm around the country," he told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. Johnson, who said he will visit 21 states over the next week, said his abundant travel across the nation ahead of Nov. 3 reinforced his confidence in Republican turnout. 10 DEMOCRAT-HELD HOUSE SEATS REPUBLICANS COULD FLIP TO SAVE THEIR MAJORITY "We've been from coast to coast, and I'm telling you, the polling is inaccurate," he said. Johnson warned that a Democratic takeover of Congress would bring prolonged political turmoil to Capitol Hill. "It will be chaos every day for two years in the next Congress. You have to keep Republicans in charge, and every single vote is going to count," he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae07880876989b59d076df9 Dems silent after violent attack in wealthy area of New York City as suspect remains at large te 2026-10-27T10:10:08.713Z Dems silent after violent attack in wealthy area of New York City as suspect remains at large Top Democrats have been silent after the latest in a string of violent attacks in Central Park in New York City, where a suspect is at large after police say he sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint. A 39-year-old woman was raped in the park around 8:30 p.m. Saturday by a stranger who threatened her with a knife near the intersection of East 67th Street and East Drive, the NYPD said. It was the fifth reported rape in the NYPD’s Central Park Precinct this year, data show. "This most recent rape was in an area that's right near $10 million apartments and an area where you would hope that people in this city would feel safe," said Paul Mauro, a retired NYPD inspector and Fox News Contributor. Two of the state’s top Democratic leaders, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, have so far remained silent on the attack—a stark contrast to their highly visible intervention earlier this month in a separate rape case involving seven Cornell fraternity members, where Hochul swiftly appointed James as a special prosecutor. CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMS "Let something hit the news like the Cornell case and all of a sudden they’re all over the media and they’re on a soapbox and they’re holding press conferences," Mauro said. "We are less than 10 days away from an election, and that has to have a lot to do with it," he added. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RIDESHARE DRIVER CHARGED WITH RAPE IN MARYLAND HAD PRIOR NYC SEX ABUSE ARREST: DHS FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The victim in Saturday’s attack was taken to a hospital and is in "stable condition," police said. Julie Menin, speaker for the New York City Council, said in a post on X, in part, "I am outraged by this horrific act of violence. My thoughts are with the survivor, and I hope she makes a full recovery. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in our city." WATCH: Central Park rape suspect wanted in New York City The NYPD asked that anyone with information about the suspect or the attack to call the NYPD's Sex Crimes Hotline at 1-212-267-7273 or 646-610-7272, the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips. GOT A TIP? "Five rapes, five in the confines of Central Park already this year is a very bad number," Mauro said. For comparison, around this time last year, the precinct reported three rape cases. CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS Mauro said the uptick doesn't bode well for NYC public safety. He said police commanders watch Central Park felonies and subway crime as two "bellwether metrics." "Both of those are very much going in the wrong direction," he said. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS 📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com 📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv 🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST The NYPD said the investigation into Saturday’s attack is active and ongoing. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed it during a news conference Monday morning. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL He said in part, "Our administration is working to ensure that the survivor has the support that she needs to navigate the next steps. We are going to continue to work with survivors at large, as well as providers and city partners, to strengthen prevention and address gaps in support and to also hold perpetrators of sexual assault accountable and to ensure that this is a city that puts survivors' needs first." WATCH: 'What happened is horrific’: NYC Mayor Mamdani addresses Central Park knifepoint rape Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0787f876989b59d076df0 Carville advises Dems cater to one key demographic for 2028 nominee, but warns 'they're not that liberal' te 2026-10-27T10:10:07.879Z Carville advises Dems cater to one key demographic for 2028 nominee, but warns 'they're not that liberal' Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville advised Democrats on Sunday that they need to pay attention to what Black southerners want when picking a nominee for 2028, warning they are not a very socially liberal demographic. Political strategist Mark McKinnon spoke to Carville on the most recent episode of the "Politics War Room" podcast, noting the 2028 Democratic presidential primary will begin in South Carolina. When he asked Carville what impact that might have, the Democratic strategist offered one key piece of advice for the party. "The key, single most important voting demographic in selecting a Democratic nominee is, was, and should continue to be southern Blacks," Carville said. "There's no more loyal constituency in the party. And by the way, just so people understand this, they're not that liberal, OK?" "And what they want and what we're going to find out, and there's an expression, is, ‘I don't want someone that's talk the talk. I want somebody that's walk the walk.’ And when you go to South Carolina and make a pitch — advice from James Carville — talk about things you've done," Carville continued. WARNOCK WARNS DEMS TO CUT THE 'JARGON' AND SPEAK 'PLAIN ENGLISH' WITH YOUNG MEN WHO FEEL LEFT BEHIND He then parodied recent Democratic Party rhetoric, saying, "Don't say, ‘I am a great friend of people of color.’ That's the stupidest f---ing expression I ever heard." He advised that if a politician can actually show they have provided opportunities for Black Americans, then they will have actual credibility. Meanwhile, ideologically far-left intellectuals, he warned, would steer the party in an unwise direction, warning, "But don't ever take power of nomination away from southern Blacks. 'Cause if you give it to overly educated people, overly educated people f--- everything up." "As long as that's there," he said of Black southerners being the core guidance of the Democrats’ 2028 nominee pick, "we're going to have a pretty good nomination." BLACK VOTERS, JEWISH DEMOCRATS IN MICHIGAN WARY OF VOTING FOR EL-SAYED, SAY 'HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE' Democrat Dan Turrentine, co-host of "The Huddle," concurred in a statement to Fox News Digital about Carville’s comments. "James is right. The average Black voter, like most Americans, is not crazy liberal," he said. "They are most interested in what you will do to solve today’s problems versus wasting time fantasizing about tomorrow’s revolution. That said, it’s likely the winning candidate will not view this as an ‘either/or’ choice, but find a way to appeal to ‘both’ constituencies." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0787e876989b59d076de7 Trump won this reliably red state by double digits. Now a deadlocked race is bringing him back te 2026-10-27T10:10:06.903Z Trump won this reliably red state by double digits. Now a deadlocked race is bringing him back LUBBOCK, Texas — President Donald Trump is heading back to Texas in the final stretch of the midterm campaign in an attempt to rally Republican voters in a too-close-for-comfort Senate race. Trump will campaign in Corpus Christi on Tuesday morning before heading to Lubbock, deep in West Texas, alongside Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton. The two-stop visit comes exactly one week before Election Day and with early voting already underway. And Republicans are confronting an unusually competitive Senate contest in a longtime red-stronghold state that Trump carried by nearly 14 percentage points just two years ago. A new Fox News poll shows the closely-watched race against Democrat State Rep. James Talarico in a deadlock. TEXAS VOTERS HAVE PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT WHETHER LONE STAR STATE COULD TURN BLUE Tuesday’s stops mark Trump’s fourth visit to the Lone Star State since Labor Day. The president spent two days in Dallas in early September for the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention. He was back in Texas on Oct. 1 for an event at the Peterbilt truck manufacturing plant in Denton, then returned six days later for a campaign rally in San Antonio with Paxton. A Fox News poll released Wednesday found Paxton, the state attorney general and a MAGA firebrand, and Talarico tied at 49% among likely voters in the race to replace retiring Sen. John Cornyn. Last month, Talarico held a two-point edge over Paxton, 51%-49%. The showdown between Paxton, who downed Cornyn earlier this year in a contentious GOP primary battle that went into overtime, and Talarico, a former public school teacher and state lawmaker, is looking to end Democrats’ more than 30-year statewide losing streak in Texas. And the face-off is one of roughly a dozen Senate contests that will determine if the GOP holds on to its slim Senate majority. MEET THE VOTERS WHO COULD BREAK THE GOP’S DECADESLONG GRIP ON A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD Trump's visit will put both sides of the Senate fight in Lubbock on the same day. Talarico is scheduled to campaign at Texas Tech on Tuesday evening, as Trump rallies with Paxton at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The dueling appearances come as Paxton and Talarico make sharply different closing pitches to voters. Paxton has sought to tie Talarico to the national Democratic Party and portray him as too liberal for Texas, as his campaign points to past controversial comments by the candidate. Meanwhile, Talarico has capitalized on voter dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy. HIGH PRICES PUT TRUMP’S ECONOMY IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS THE GOP FIGHTS TO HOLD CONGRESS The latest Fox News poll found Democrats hold an enthusiasm advantage, with 69% saying they are extremely interested in the election compared with 61% of Republicans. Paxton also faces some resistance within his own party, with 90% of Republicans backing him compared with 98% of Democrats supporting Talarico. Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade, including a 2023 vote by the Texas House of Representatives to impeach him. Paxton was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate. Paxton is also currently dealing with a contentious divorce, with his wife citing "biblical grounds" based on "recent discoveries" as she filed last year to end their marriage. Beyond the Senate contest, Texas is also central to the battle for control of the House after Republicans redrew the state's congressional map last year to create additional GOP opportunities. The election will also test whether Trump's 2024 gains among Hispanic voters carry into the midterms. Hispanic likely voters favor Talarico 64%-34%, according to the Fox News poll, a shift from 2024, when Hispanic voters in Texas favored Trump by one point, according to the Fox News Voter Analysis. THE NINE KEY RACES THAT WILL DECIDE WHO CONTROLS THE SENATE, AND WHERE THEY STAND Pocketbook concerns are also weighing on voters. More than twice as many say they are financially worse off than two years ago as say they are better off, 43%-20%. Those who say they are worse off break heavily for Talarico, while voters who say they are better off or about the same favor Paxton. With voting underway and the Senate race deadlocked, Trump’s Texas swing will test whether the Republican coalition that delivered him the state two years ago will show up again — this time without him on the ballot. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0787e876989b59d076dde 'Dark money’ group accused of 'scheme' to tip election in favor of Democrats, manipulate GOP voters te 2026-10-27T10:10:06.019Z 'Dark money’ group accused of 'scheme' to tip election in favor of Democrats, manipulate GOP voters FIRST ON FOX: A mysterious new group purporting to be part of an "anti-globalist," pro-American movement is targeting Republicans in battleground House races across the country in what some are calling a coordinated scheme to suppress GOP votes. The American Forge Coalition has sent out a flurry of mailers to voters this month accusing vulnerable Republicans of not being conservative enough. Some believe it's a coordinated effort by the left to depress GOP voter turnout in the midterm election just a week away. "This is a shady Democrat dark money scheme using a front group that isn't even registered with the [Federal Election Commission], mailing Republicans at the start of early voting to suppress them from turning out," Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., campaign spokesman Ciro Riccardi told Fox News Digital. In fact, an investigation by Fox News Digital found that the group's targets include Lawler's race in New York's 17th Congressional District, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, and Laurie Buckhout, who is running to unseat Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. TOP ELECTION SCHEMES ROILING KEY MIDTERM RACES AS BOTH PARTIES ACCUSE RIVALS OF TRICKERY In Lawler, Kiggans, and Fitzpatrick's cases, the group sent mailers accusing them of supporting "mass amnesty" and "letting criminals escape justice after illegally entering our nation." Mailers sent in Van Orden and Buckhout's races accused them of being too lenient on abortion. Mailers sent in North Carolina claimed Buckhout supports "abortions up until birth," while Wisconsin voters got flyers that said Van Orden "would allow the murder of the unborn into the second trimester." Both attack lines take liberties with the truth. Lawler, Fitzpatrick and Kiggans all support the Dignity Act, which establishes a pathway to temporary legal status for undocumented migrants provided they pay certain fees and pass a background check, while also increasing pay for Border Patrol. But none support amnesty for illegal immigrants with criminal histories. In the case of Van Orden and Buckhout, both have positioned themselves as pro-life and have been attacked by Democrats as "anti-abortion." 'NO KINGS' FOOT SOLDIERS IGNORE ORGANIZERS' WARNING, GO ALL IN FOR DEMOCRATS "They are obviously a left-wing dark money group. This is unfortunately not a new tactic by them. And they are really hurting our country," Fitzpatrick's campaign told Fox News Digital. "They are telling Republicans that we are too independent, and then telling Democrats that we're not independent enough." It is not clear where the American Forge Coalition's money or support is coming from, and it almost appears deliberately structured to obscure that information. WHAT STRANGERS CAN LEARN FROM YOUR POLITICAL DONATION The group is registered as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization or advocacy group rather than a political action committee (PAC), meaning it does not need to disclose its financial information with the FEC. Groups registered as 501(c)(4) are permitted to advocate for certain issues but barred by law from directly campaigning for a specific candidate in an election. "There are liberal and conservative groups that have been taking advantage of the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling to spend secret money in our elections," Money in Politics Reform Director Michael Beckel told Fox News Digital. "When you've got a group like the American Forge Coalition popping up, there is a very slim paper trail that somebody can follow to try to make heads or tails of how they are trying to exert influence in election, what special interests or wealthy mega-donors might truly be calling the shots for a group like this." Fitzpatrick's campaign said the goal of such groups "is to have a Congress where no more pragmatic, reasonable lawmakers are left." Caitlin Sutherland, executive director at Americans for Public Trust, told Fox News Digital, "The funders behind this group are assuredly leaning left. 
So at the same time that they're highlighting threats to democracy, they're actively trying to suppress voters. That does seem to be incredibly hypocritical." Records show the group was created in May 2026 and registered in Delaware, a popular tax haven state. The Wilmington address it's registered at was highlighted in a 2012 New York Times story because it also happens to be the address of some 285,000 different businesses, from small companies to corporate giants like American Airlines, Google, and JPMorgan Chase. DNC LAWSUIT ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF DIVERTING $20M IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 'PROPAGANDA' ADS "A lot of organizations on both the left and the right incorporate in Delaware, where the incorporation laws are generally viewed as pretty friendly. So from the business records alone, we know very little about the American Forge Coalition," Beckel said. He said it's very possible the group is being bankrolled by left-wing actors: "This could well be a group masquerading as a conservative entity that is bankrolled by liberal or Democratic-aligned donors, and the public really doesn't have enough to go on to be able to truly assess who the donors are behind these types of really outrageous attack ads." And there is precedent for such moves on both sides. In 2024, a California-based group linked to former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., called "True Patriots PA" was accused of trying to sway voters away from Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania toward his more right-wing primary challenger, in what appeared to be a bid to give Democrats an easier time in the general election. But Sutherland said American Forge Coalition's campaign stood out against past tactics in that it was not aimed at bolstering other candidates — just kneecapping Republicans. "We've seen it before where these liberal dark money groups pop up late in the cycle, and they try to act as a spoiler," she said. "I will say what seems unique about this situation is that they're not trying to promote a third-party candidate, but it really seems the intention is to get Republicans to stay at home. That to me does seem to be a departure this cycle." Fox News Power Rankings project Democrats winning the House majority by 219 seats, compared to 198 seats likely for Republicans, with 18 remaining as toss-ups. Three of the races — Lawler's, Kiggans', and Miller-Meeks' — are projected to be Democratic pickups, while the remainder are toss-ups, meaning the mailers could potentially help edge the majority away from the GOP if successful. The group's website does not list any donors or leadership, nor many details at all. The website appears to be an appeal to the populist right, led with the phrase: "WE THE PEOPLE built this country. NOT politicians. NOT foreigners. We're hammering it back into shape — one job, one neighborhood, one law at a time." Its platform advocates for tariffs on "cheap imports," against outsourcing jobs, for building a border wall and deporting "criminals," and stopping "Washington and the globalists from dictating to working families." American Forge Coalition did not respond to a list of questions sent by Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0787d876989b59d076dd5 Trump supporters confront Iran, affordability concerns with a message for critics: 'Give him time' te 2026-10-27T10:10:05.195Z Trump supporters confront Iran, affordability concerns with a message for critics: 'Give him time' Trump supporters in Georgia are standing behind the president amid rising affordability concerns and higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war, with one voter calling him the "best president" in her lifetime. While Trump' s approval rating teetered at 36% and his disapproval rating stood at 64%, praise for Trump was high in Perry, Georgia, Saturday as he campaigned alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson, CEO of a healthcare staffing group; Rep. Mike Collins, R- Ga., who is vying to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff, D- Ga.; and candidates in House races across the state. The race for Ossoff's seat is highly contentious, as Republicans are seeking a pickup that would help them maintain control of the Senate. Ossoff won the seat in a January 2021 runoff election by 1.22% — less than 55,000 votes. Trump, meanwhile, won Georgia in 2024 by 2.2%. He told voters Saturday to act like "he's on the ballot" come Nov. 3. Rallygoer Gloria Barkman said she supports Trump because he delivers on his promises.  "I know people are upset because things don't look good with the gas and everything like that, but give him time and they'll be seeing the difference," Barkman said. FORMER NFL ALL-PRO RUNNING BACK JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR GEORGIA MIDTERMS RALLY Barkman's comments come as gas prices in Georgia hover around $3.66 per gallon, compared with an average of $2.72 per gallon in February, before the start of the Iran war. Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and threats to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have destabilized global oil markets, sending prices higher worldwide. The Iran war has been a major point of contention during Trump's second term, with about 65% of Americans disapproving of Trump's actions in the conflict, according to Pew. However, rallygoer Jim Taylor, an Air Force veteran, said temporarily higher prices at the pump are a price worth paying to ensure Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon. "I guess what I'm most proud of is what the president's done in Iran," Taylor told Fox News Digital. "I know he's got a lot of criticism for it, but being a military veteran and a strong supporter of the military itself,  I'm very, very proud that he was at least willing to step up and do what had to be done — to  take care of the bigger picture because gas prices really wouldn't matter if a nuclear weapon went off in our country," Taylor continued. Trump said during the rally that oil prices would come down soon and also touted an inflation rate of 1.7% over the last three months. However, the latest official annual CPI inflation rate was 3.7% in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. SEN DAVE MCCORMICK: TRUMP ACCOUNTS GIVE ALL AMERICANS A STAKE IN PROSPERITY Meanwhile, rallygoer TJ Barb applauded Trump for the creation of Trump Accounts, investment accounts established under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "The investment in children — that's significant," Barb told Fox News Digital. "Financial intelligence. He's going to start giving that to our kids." Barkman said she is voting to protect the country. "I don't want us to lose our country because we stand for the  United States, and I'm going full force for Trump in supporting him and the Republicans," Barkmann said. Taylor described the elections as an "uphill battle" and said that although he wasn't as familiar with Collins before the campaign cycle, Trump's backing carries significant weight. "I would vote for anybody that Trump endorses," Taylor said. "I think Mike's a good candidate." Barb, who described himself as not very political, said he was also not as familiar with Collins before this midterm cycle but trusts Trump's endorsement. "He can't be bought," Barb told Fox News Digital.  "So when he's backing these guys, we know, all right, well, he's already shown what he's done, so this is what we're going to do," Barb told Fox News Digital. "And so it's just cut and paste and let's get another guy up in there." But after seeing Collins on Saturday, Barb said he identified with the candidate beyond Trump's endorsement. "Hearing his story, Blue collar stuff," Barb told Fox News Digital. "He's gone through it, I think that's what helps him relate to other folks. He's straight southern Georgia right there, I'll tell you. He's a good old, good old boy." AFTER 47 YEARS OF CONFRONTING IRAN, DOES AMERICA HAVE A STRATEGY FOR ENDING THIS WAR? John Salvesen, the Republican nominee in Georgia's 5th Congressional District, a Democratic stronghold in Atlanta previously represented by civil rights icon John Lewis, said he is a big fan of Collins. "I think he's wonderful. I like him a lot because he's a lot like me, we're just working dudes," Salvesen told Fox News Digital. "He's a logger. I'm a handyman, and we just didn't like what we saw, so it prompted us to run." "I think Jon Ossoff is terrible," Salvesen continued. "And I'm not saying that because I'm Republican, I'm saying it because I studied him, and Mike Collins is a superior candidate to him if he can get the message out to the right people." SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "I think once you know Mike Collins or Rick Jackson with or without Trump's support you can't help but go for these guys not because they're Republicans because they are awesome candidates," Salvesen continued. Meanwhile, Barkman said she has followed Collins during his time in the House of Representatives and praised his voting record. "I've always been impressed with him," Barkman told Fox News Digital. "He's very personable, friendly. He reaches out to the people, and we love him." A spokesperson for Collins said he is "proud" to have Trump in his corner and is "out every day earning the trust of Georgians." "Like President Trump, Georgians are backing Mike Collins because he delivered the Laken Riley Act to deport criminal illegals, cut taxes for hardworking families, and is the only candidate who can beat radical leftist Jon Ossoff. Ossoff hates President Trump more than he loves Georgia, and Mike Collins is the bipartisan workhorse who will work with anybody to make Georgia safer and more prosperous," Meyer Siegfried, a spokesperson for Collins, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0787c876989b59d076dcc GREGG JARRETT: In a tortured defense of Ilhan Omar, the New York Times reaches for its darkest Trump analogy te 2026-10-27T10:10:04.266Z GREGG JARRETT: In a tortured defense of Ilhan Omar, the New York Times reaches for its darkest Trump analogy Here we go again. Trump is behaving just like Hitler. On Friday, the New York Times published an editorial with the provocative headline "Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression." The editorial was a defense of Minn. Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar,  who is under investigation for potential immigration fraud and more.  GREGG JARRETT: ILHAN OMAR COULD FACE INDICTMENT, DENATURALIZATION AND DEPORTATION The Hitler defense of Rep. Omar was conjured by the Editorial Board of The New York Times. Insofar as name-calling goes, it’s lame. It is also an unmistakable deflection. It’s the kind of stuff kids do in the schoolyard when caught cheating in kickball. But some kids never grow up. Perhaps they just move on to a fancier playground called The New York Times. The Trump-Hitler comparison is a tired cudgel that the Times loves to trot out periodically to remind its readers that the current occupant of the Oval Office is evil. But in the newspaper’s Friday editorial, it deployed the insult in a remarkably disconnected way. The editors argue that since tyrants in history —Hitler included— used "revocation of a political opponent’s citizenship" as a "tool of authoritarian repression" that must be what President Donald Trump is doing to Omar. REP ILHAN OMAR'S IMMIGRATION HISTORY FACES NEW SCRUTINY AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA RELATIVES Never mind those pesky things called the law and its enforcement thereof. In fact, the Times disregards the code of federal statutes entirely, tossing them out as utterly irrelevant or meaningless. In their conceit, the editors openly confess that they are little acquainted with the known facts or evidence. "We do not pretend to know whether the allegations have merit," they write while adding, "They are not the main issue." FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION Really? Are potential crimes like false statements, fraud, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice of no consequence? Immaterial? Try explaining that to the roughly 6-thousand federal prosecutors who spend their professional careers upholding those types of laws. What the Times is really arguing —but doesn’t have the courage to admit— is that a Democratic member of Congress should be entitled to get away with suspected crimes because a particular person they despise is president. Of course, this ignores that the original incarnation of the Omar investigation began under the presidency of Joe Biden. Again, just another pesky detail destined to be overlooked. Instead, the Editorial Board traduces Trump for his "affront to free speech, the rule of law and American ideals." It doesn’t get more syrupy than that. And demonstrably wrong. DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘DIRTY HANDS’ OVER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OMAR RAID WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION, EX-PROSECUTOR SAYS Let’s take free speech as an example. It is not —and never has been— a defense against false statements or fraud in immigration matters. Period. Even more obvious is how the Times editors managed to mangle "the rule of law." It is a cherished principle that dates back to the Magna Carta in 1215. It means that all people are subject to the same rules and receive equal treatment in the legal system. DEMOCRATS' FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’ But apparently the Times believes that Omar is above the law while Trump is not. That’s quite the reversal. You may recall that during the criminal investigations of Trump, the same newspaper published numerous opinion pieces and editorials that explicitly invoked the maxim that "no one is above the law." Indeed, those very words were heralded in the titles of editorials. OBAMA BACKS ILHAN OMAR AMID PROBE, ACCUSES TRUMP ADMIN OF 'APPALLING' TARGETING IN LENGTHY STATEMENT Predictably, the Times accuses Trump of trying to "silence a critic," conveniently omitting how Biden’s Department of Justice targeted his opponent with indictments. But the real kicker is how the newspaper sobs that "no naturalized citizen will be safe." That is a clever artifice. Naturalized citizens have nothing to fear if they told the truth during the application process. But those who did not are subject to the rule of law. Congress passed a statute 120 years ago revoking citizenship in cases of fraud or false statements. Elected lawmakers did that, not Trump. But how dare the president abide by his constitutional duty to enforce the law! Or so the New York Times would have you believe. The government, regardless of who is in charge, has an obligation to investigate the possibility of criminal wrongdoing whenever evidence of it arises. In our national ideal, Lady Justice is blind. It should never matter whether there is a letter "R" or "D" after an individual’s name. Someone should tell the New York Times. FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE PHONE OF REP ILHAN OMAR IN RAID TIED TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD PROBE Omar flatly denies that she did anything wrong or violated any laws. But it cannot be missed that it was a Democrat judge in Washington, D.C. who authorized the search of her home based on sufficient evidence that probable cause existed. The evidence seized and the accompanying warrant raise serious questions. Is Omar the person she purports to be? Was her citizenship obtained through false statements or fraud? Was there a cover-up? And did she engage in a sham marriage to her brother? CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Omar did herself no favors in a recent interview when she responded to the latter question by stating, "Not to my knowledge." That cautious and qualified reply only compounded suspicion. Was it feigned ignorance? Plausible deniability? Or was it a technical or legalistic phrase to avoid lying while hiding the truth? Journalists at The New York Times have done extensive reporting on the Ilhan Omar case. But the Editorial Board seems more interested in blaming Trump than examining the facts. So, what will those same editors do if it turns out that the congresswoman committed citizenship fraud? Will they offer a sincere mea culpa or apology for prejudging the investigation and denouncing Trump? Not likely. They will still compare him to Hitler. Because that’s the playground on which they operate. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM GREGG JARRETT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a72876989b59d076bfb MORNING GLORY: The Democrats have a 'Fanatic Four' of extremist Senate candidates te 2026-10-27T09:10:10.197Z MORNING GLORY: The Democrats have a 'Fanatic Four' of extremist Senate candidates Despite the basic rule of politics — it takes 50% of the vote plus one to win — both parties have occasionally put forward nominees from the farther reaches of the right or from the extreme left. Those candidates have sometimes combined terrible public personalities and debate skills with policy positions far beyond the edges of mainstream politics. This year Democrats are trying to sell four extremists to voters: Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, Troy Jackson in Maine and James Talarico in Texas. In three of those four races, Republicans have countered with nominees from the center: Mike Rogers in Michigan, Michele Tafoya in Minnesota and the incumbent in Maine, Senator Susan Collins, who, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations is the most powerful woman inside the Beltway and whose defeat would be an enormous "own goal" for Mainers. MORNING GLORY: FIVE SENATE RACES SHOW WHY DEMOCRATS MAY REGRET THEIR PRIMARY CHOICES The Republican Senate nominee in Texas is the state’s own attorney general, Ken Paxton, who has run and won three times in the Lone Star State. Paxton is a flawed candidate, but he will be a reliable GOP vote in the Senate and the party has rallied to him even though there are bruised feelings from the contentious primary. Republicans have indulged their base over the years, especially in 2010 when it put forward Christine O’Donnell in Delaware, Sharron Angle in Nevada, and Ken Buck in Colorado, and in 2012 with the nominations of Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana. All five of those Republicans lost. This year, a week out from Election Day, it especially doesn’t look good for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Troy Jackson in Maine. El-Sayed has a reflexive attitude of grievance and in Maine, Jackson suffers in any side-by-side comparison with Susan Collins, who is a formidable political athlete. DAVID MARCUS: IN BLUE MAINE, NOBODY BELIEVES SUSAN COLLINS WILL LOSE UNTIL THEY SEE IT Talarico has seen Paxton rise and rise in the polls and the GOP has spent millions showing Texans how far out in left field Talarico plays. Talarico weirdly vanished from the campaign trail for a dozen days and blamed the flu. In Minnesota — the "bluest" of the four states, the epic fraud scandal has followed Flanagan's campaign, who has been the state’s Lieutenant Governor since 2019. Flanagan is matched against the political "rookie of the year" in Republican moderate Michele Tafoya, a sparkling and affable centrist. Democrats have tried to prop up their failing four fanatics by sending out Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, former Vice President Kamala Harris and have pulled former President Barack Obama off Martha’s Island to throw him into the breach. Trouble is "AOC," "Bernie," and "Kamala" all telegraph "whacky or worse" into the electorate’s consciousness, and the former president’s schtick was old in 2014 when he helped provoke a red wave with Republicans netting nine Senate seats and a baker’s dozen House seats. EL-SAYED’S SCATHING OBAMA CRITIQUE RESURFACES AHEAD OF JOINT CAMPAIGN RALLY El-Sayed’s campaign seems to be in free-fall as the candidate first turned argumentative, then angry, in appearances culminating last week with his interview with Fox News’ own Bret Baier. El-Sayed’s hostile and rude treatment of Baier — the quintessential gentleman of the news business — was instantly understood by anyone who saw it as an attempt to hide his record by loudly talking over Baier’s questions and deflecting to non-issues unrelated to Baier’s straightforward and brief questions. That interview may have done the candidate the most damage of the cycle as it came after Rogers had just blistered El-Sayed in their final debate. El-Sayed’s many attempts in many settings to cover up the details of his "Medicare for All" tax-spend-and-ration health care boondoggle with semantics and word puzzles left viewers wondering on what topic could they actually trust El-Sayed? Certainly not Iran or Islamist extremism, as El-Sayed’s frantic attempts to escape his past actions and statements have backfired. El-Sayed’s biggest blunder — his declaration that "hurt people hurt people" after an attack on a Michigan synagogue — has never receded in the public’s mind. Rogers, meanwhile, has methodically campaigned in traditional Democratic strongholds in and around Detroit and Pontiac and stresses his distinguished career as a federal and state legislator, FBI agent and Army officer. DAVID MARCUS: THE 5 FACTORS THAT COULD DECIDE MICHIGAN'S TIGHT AND UGLY SENATE RACE Peggy Flanagan and James Talarico simply haven’t, and apparently cannot, connect with the center of their states’ electorates. They are just "way outside the ‘40s’" where most of American politics, like most NFL games, are played. Flanagan’s campaign is mired in the swamp of the massive fraud that engulfed part of the Twin Cities’ Somali community. Talarico’s long tenure among "the woke" has haunted him throughout the campaign, as has his resting face of innocent cluelessness. DEMOCRATS WHO ‘NEVER VOTED REPUBLICAN’ BACK ROGERS OVER EL-SAYED IN RAZOR-CLOSE RACE Up in Maine, Troy Jackson got waxed by the veteran Collins in four out of four debates in all of which Jackson struggled with very basic questions about very basic issues — like the enormous difference between Medicare and Medicaid. "Oh shut up!" Jackson also grunted into a microphone on the debate stage as Collins made a joke about a debate disrupter being a Jackson supporter. Mainers are a polite lot. They also know that turning out the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee in favor of a guy who often looks like he slept outside and just woke up would be a singularly unwise trade for everyone in the state. When the Democratic Socialists of America’s ("DSA") hand-picked erratic and voluble Graham Platner had to exit the Maine race, the Maine Democratic Party could have picked anyone in the state to replace him. That they chose Jackson, the third place loser from the then just-completed Democratic gubernatorial primary, remains one of the baffling questions in a year of political surprises. The GOP is "coming home" as President Donald Trump has exhausted his own team with daily rallies and sometimes two. The cliché that "it all comes down to turnout" isn’t lost on the president who knows the hatred of the left is priced into his persona, but that getting his own voters to the polls is exactly what his rallies do. Republicans learned from their "Tea Party" years that candidates cannot win with their bases, but also that you can’t win with just the base. Democrats have forgotten their wilderness years of 1980 through 1993, which only ended when Bill Clinton and the Democratic Leadership Council pulled the entire party back towards the middle. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Now the DSA has put the Democrats in full "Thelma and Louise" mode as they have accelerated their party over the left cliff of national politics. The "false positive" of Mayor Mamdani’s narrow win in the New York mayoral race last year proved to be a disaster for mainstream Democrats this year. "50% plus 1" is the formula. The Democrats of 2026 forgot that recipe even as the Republicans of 2010 and 2012 did. The consequences will be revealed next Tuesday. Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" heard weekday afternoons from 3 PM to 6 PM ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives Americans home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel’s news roundtable, hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcasting. This column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a71876989b59d076bf2 Trump Accounts are just the beginning. Young Americans need a path to homeownership te 2026-10-27T09:10:09.301Z Trump Accounts are just the beginning. Young Americans need a path to homeownership In March of last year, my daughter Margot was born, and like any new father, I found myself thinking about the opportunities that would shape her future. I recently enrolled her in a Trump Account, President Donald Trump's initiative to help American children begin building wealth from an early age. With a $1,000 federal contribution for eligible children born between 2025 and 2028, the program gives the next generation an opportunity to benefit from decades of investment growth. As President Trump's former Federal Housing Administration Commissioner, I also believe Trump Accounts should be just the beginning for how we can help young Americans build lasting wealth. In particular, I think we are at a pivotal point in American history to enact new policies to help generations of families achieve financial independence through owning their first home. At 20 years old, I purchased my first house for $200,000 using an FHA-insured mortgage that required just 3.5% down, or $7,000. I also benefited from an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. Today, that property has more than doubled in value. Yet I worry that the path to homeownership is becoming increasingly difficult for Margot’s generation. According to the National Association of Realtors, first-time buyers now account for just 21% of home purchases, the lowest share on record since tracking began in 1981. WHO WANTS THEIR CHILD TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? TRUMP HAS GIVEN YOU THAT CHANCE The natural next step after the President’s creation of Trump Accounts for young children is to help this same generation achieve the dream of homeownership. I believe this new policy should be called a Trump Mortgage program, which can be a national initiative designed to help qualified first-time homebuyers secure mortgage rates one to one-and-a-half percentage points below prevailing market rates. Here’s how we can develop the policy for the Trump Mortgage: First, the Treasury, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac can immediately purchase the mortgage bonds backed by qualifying first-time homebuyer mortgages. The objective would be to facilitate the financing of these mortgages at lower rates using the secondary bond market, similar to a strategy already being deployed by Secretary Bessent and FHFA Director Pulte. TRUMP-BACKED HOUSING OVERHAUL TARGETING WALL STREET INVESTORS CLEARS SENATE The government should then hold onto these bonds while interest rates remain elevated and sell them when rates decline. It is important to note that this program won’t provide free money as Treasury, Fannie and Freddie are already in the business of buying mortgage backed securities. Any program would have clear limits on its size, funding costs, prepayment risk, and taxpayer exposure. Next, Congress should expand the use of existing tax-exempt mortgage financing. This isn’t some untested financial innovation. State housing finance agencies have been issuing tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds for decades. Since investors generally accept lower yields when interest is exempt from federal income tax, eligible borrowers can benefit from lower mortgage rates. Congress already has bipartisan legislation proposed to expand the capacity of these programs. We should build on that existing model and explore whether a broader first-time homebuyer initiative like the Trump Mortgage program makes sense. Consider a young couple purchasing a $350,000 home with a $330,000 30 year mortgage. At a 6.5% interest rate, their monthly principal and interest payment would be approximately $2,086, but reducing that rate to 5% would lower the payment to roughly $1,772. For a family balancing childcare, groceries and the everyday expenses of raising children, saving more than $300 every month and $100,000 over the life of the loan that could be the difference between continuing to rent and finally purchasing a home THE AMERICAN DREAM NOW COMES WITH A ZIP CODE: HERE'S WHERE STARTER HOMES ARE STILL WITHIN REACH Of course, lower mortgage rates alone will not solve America's housing shortage, and expanding access to financing must go hand in hand with policies that make it easier to build more homes. During my tenure leading the FHA, I saw firsthand how thoughtful reforms could reduce costs, improve efficiency and expand access to homeownership without abandoning responsible lending standards. When I purchased my first home, I never imagined where that opportunity would lead. Today, as I think about Margot's future, I hope she will inherit a country where buying a first home is a realistic milestone rather than a distant aspiration. President Trump has given her generation a head start on building wealth with Trump Accounts, and now we have an opportunity to help turn those early investments into achieving the American Dream with the Trump Mortgage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a70876989b59d076be9 LIZ PEEK: Five reasons Republicans could defy the polls and shock Democrats on Election Day te 2026-10-27T09:10:08.455Z LIZ PEEK: Five reasons Republicans could defy the polls and shock Democrats on Election Day Election Day is one week away. Most pundits are ready to declare the midterms over and Democrats the victors. But hold on: There are several reasons Republicans may outperform the gloomy polls and forecasts making headlines. First, Democrats are unpopular. A recent CNN poll showed Democratic favorability at 35%, considerably below the 38% awarded President Trump in the most recent RealClearPolling average. Second, Republicans are flush with campaign cash that is now flowing into tough races across the country. Money doesn’t win elections (see: Kamala Harris), but it can help snag undecided voters. That is true especially in contests like the Michigan Senate race, where little-known Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is facing off against Mike Rogers, a veteran and moderate GOP former congressman.  Voters are just now discovering allegations about El-Sayed’s possible family ties to the designated terrorist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, causing the polls to tighten. Fox News recently reported, "El-Sayed has also faced scrutiny over social media posts from his half-sister describing their mother's alleged involvement in Muslim Brotherhood activism in the 1970s. He has denied personal or family ties to the organization and said he was raised by his father and stepmother." ABDUL EL-SAYED'S ALLEGED FAMILY TIES TO MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SURFACE AFTER DENYING ANY LINK DURING NBC INTERVIEW Third, President Trump is campaigning vigorously, reminding voters why they elected him. Given the incessant attacks on the commander in chief by the liberal media, his rallies are essential. Yes, his approval numbers have been weighed down by the Iran war, but his appearances will help drive turnout. Fourth, the far left overwhelmed primaries earlier this year, causing Democrats to put up some controversial candidates, like Senate hopefuls James Talarico in Texas and Troy Jackson in Maine. LIZ PEEK: A BLUE WAVE? THE LIBERAL MEDIA WANTS ONE, BUT VOTERS MIGHT DISAGREE Fifth, to quote a recent piece in The Economist: "The polls could be wrong." While the publication concludes that polling errors at the national level have, in different elections, overcounted both Republicans and Democrats, when it comes to specific states and districts, the goofs follow "a remarkably consistent pattern." In the current races, The Economist writes, "applying the historical trend to this year’s polls reverses Democratic leads in the pivotal states of Alaska and Texas. In Ohio, the Democratic advantage would be cut to less than one percentage point, while Iowa and Kansas would move from being tied to leaning Republican." LEE CARTER: POLLS SAY DEMOCRATS COULD SWAMP REPUBLICANS. AS A POLLSTER, I HAVE A QUESTION CNN reported the same thing a few nights ago, with analyst Harry Enten describing Democrats’ lead in numerous toss-up states as "nominal" and pointing out that polling in states won by Trump in the past has undercounted Republicans by more than 4 points. If that same level of error persists, the GOP will win in Texas, Maine, Iowa and Kansas, and keep the Senate. In this year’s election cycle, polling has come under even more scrutiny than usual, especially as totally made-up surveys have entered the mix and been included in supposedly sophisticated aggregates like those published by The New York Times and FiftyPlusOne, which helped reveal the frauds. An outfit called Wedgewood Polls admitted that it had fabricated polls as an "experiment." Some have alleged the fake surveys were meant to boost far-left candidates like Wisconsin gubernatorial hopeful Francesca Hong, while others have insinuated that the originators of the Wedgewood polls were using betting sites to benefit from the fallout.  DEMOCRATS FURIOUS AFTER POLLSTER BOOSTING FAR-LEFT CANDIDATES ADMITS FABRICATING SURVEYS: ‘ABSOLUTE SCUMBAGS’ Wedgewood isn’t alone; several other survey organizations, including Median Strategies and Public Sentiment Institute, have also been revealed as dishonest or out-and-out frauds. Whatever confidence people had in the polling industry has deflated like a Hillary Clinton election-night balloon. Remember that most media outlets are rooting for Democrats to take over Congress and punish President Trump. Publishing stories and polls that present the election as essentially over is calculated. If it suppresses GOP turnout and campaign donations in close races, so much the better. DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT No one should be driven by polls or gloomy headlines. Instead, consider which candidate is offering policies that history shows lead to better outcomes: lower taxes, lighter regulations that reduce costs, robust law enforcement that produces safer communities, strict oversight of welfare spending that reduces fraud and enables assistance for those who need it, and rigorous education. Those are the policies that have made Florida more successful than New York and Texas more appealing than California. Policies matter. OBAMA PREPARES TO RALLY WITH MICHIGAN DEM WHO ONCE DELIVERED SCATHING VERDICT ON HIS PRESIDENCY Voters should also ignore Democratic race-baiting. When President Obama, campaigning in Michigan with Sen. Elissa Slotkin for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, said, "Imagine the power duo of Abdul and Elissa. You got a Muslim man, a Jewish woman, fighting for you in the U.S. Senate. That’s something, Michigan, you can be proud of." That’s vintage Obama, slicing and dicing our politics along race and gender lines, which should have nothing to do with how you vote. What does matter—in Michigan as elsewhere—is that progressives like El-Sayed are pushing Medicare for All and want to eliminate the kind of gold-plated private insurance packages that unions like the UAW have worked so hard to win. El-Sayed claims that if you like your existing insurance, you can keep it, reminding us of President Obama’s false promise that "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it." That canard was PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year in 2013 after Obamacare caused millions of plans to be canceled. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION What matters in New York and many other Democratic-led states is that taxes will have to go up to cover the promises made by far-left politicians. You cannot provide free health care, free child care and free services to people in the U.S. illegally without boosting taxes. New York is already the most-taxed state in the country. The budget for the state is twice that of Florida despite having fewer residents; this is unsustainable. What matters across the country is maintaining U.S. energy self-sufficiency and boosting employment. When New York progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls to shut down fossil fuel production and Gov. Kathy Hochul slaps a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, they are embracing policies that will cost their state jobs and incomes. That matters. President Trump was elected on a common-sense, pro-growth agenda. The Iran war complicates that message, but voters should remember that Democrats largely oppose the U.S.-led technological innovations that are driving progress worldwide, will block exploitation of America’s abundant fossil fuels, and will again embrace Joe Biden’s open border.  Those disastrous policies are not the way forward. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LIZ PEEK Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a6f876989b59d076be0 Trump-backed senator admits GOP faces nightmare scenario in state Republicans haven't lost in 90 years te 2026-10-27T09:10:07.562Z Trump-backed senator admits GOP faces nightmare scenario in state Republicans haven't lost in 90 years WICHITA, Kan. — Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., knows that he’s running for his political life, even in deep-red Kansas, where a Democrat hasn’t won since the Great Depression. It’s a Senate race that, until just a few months ago, was not on national Republicans’ radar. But Adam Hamilton, a well-known megachurch pastor styling himself as a moderate, has made the race uncomfortably close for Marshall and the GOP and pushed what was once a safe bet into toss-up territory. In an interview with Fox News Digital in Wichita, Kan., hours before President Donald Trump was set to rally behind the embattled incumbent, Marshall acknowledged that if he falls, Democrats may very well gain control of the Senate. SLEEPER SENATE RACE EMERGES AS UNEXPECTED HEADACHE FOR REPUBLICANS AHEAD OF MIDTERMS "I think that, you know, I'm not a political expert, I'm a physician, but if we lose Kansas, I don't see how we keep control of the Senate," Marshall said. "And that's why a vote for Adam Hamilton is a vote for Chuck Schumer and Democrat control of the Senate. It’s that simple." Republicans are trying to maintain, and even grow, their slim, 53-seat majority in the upper chamber. Kansas, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century, wasn’t supposed to be a problem. But political experts on the ground contend that Hamilton’s uniqueness as a candidate — he’s been a prominent figure in Kansas for roughly three decades leading the massive Church of the Resurrection — and the political headwinds associated with Trump have created an ideal environment for Marshall to lose. "I can't imagine how factors could be any better for Democrats than they are this election cycle," Don Haider-Markel, a professor of political science at the University of Kansas, told Fox News Digital. "The last time it seemed to be close at all was 2020, and that race ended up not being as close." DEM SENATE HOPEFUL REJECTS SCHUMER BUT BENEFITS FROM MILLIONS IN SPENDING BY HIS ALLIES That was Marshall’s first race for the Senate, where he won by nearly 12 points with Trump at the top of the ticket. But as Haider-Markel and others have pointed out, midterm elections are typically a check on the party in power, and Trump is not on the ballot this year, though that’s a reality he implored Kansans to ignore during his rally in Park City, Kansas. "In this election, I'm asking you to pretend please that I'm on the ballot," Trump said. "Just pretend." Still, voters in Kansas are dealing with affordability issues and high fuel prices, a point that Marshall admitted was why his race was much closer than outside observers initially predicted. "Look, it's the price of gas, and I do feel people's pain," Marshall said. "Every year I go to all 105 counties, finish up the 105 counties in June, and as that price of gas went up, I felt more and more frustration." "So maybe we're up 12 points before the Iran War, and as the price went up our poll numbers went down, so I think it's the price of gas," he continued. Along the asphalt and concrete arteries that connect Hamilton’s home base of Overland Park, Kansas to what would be, for a brief moment, the center of the MAGA universe in Wichita, neon signs sprouting from gas stations almost all showed fuel prices that hovered just below $4 for gas and well over $6 for diesel. TRUMP VOTERS REVEAL THEIR BIGGEST FEAR HEADING INTO MIDTERMS — AND IT'S NOT RISING PRICES Nathaniel Birkhead, a professor of political science at Kansas State University, argued that high gas and diesel prices were certainly a contributing factor to Marshall’s struggles, but not the only one. Birkhead told Fox News Digital that it was Marshall’s tight connection to Trump at a time when the "Trump Brand is not particularly popular" has left an opening for a Democrat like Hamilton to enter the fray. "So we have this kind of contrast of Hamilton benefiting from kind of a down year for Republicans. But then also, again, the fact that Marshall is really kind of tying himself to Trump rather than trying to kind of separate himself," Birkhead said. "I think if this had been Jerry Moran running instead of Roger Marshall, I think it'd be far less competitive." Therein lies the conundrum for Marshall and Republicans — they know that they need Trump’s support and his loyal base of voters, but they have to walk a fine line to capture other Republican voters and independents that might sit this election out, or vote the other way. And that’s the crux of Marshall’s argument: without MAGA voters, he can’t win. "Look, I'm the doctor always weighing the benefits and risks of everything. And I'm telling you, we don't win this election without Trump voters getting out and voting," Marshall said. "The majority of the undecideds are Trump supporters. And they need to hear from him, 'Here's the plan, and this is how we're going to bring those prices back down, that if we leave Democrats in control, the price of the gas will never go down.'" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a6e876989b59d076bd7 Obama cozies up to Dem Party's socialist wing as former president makes surprising midterm moves te 2026-10-27T09:10:06.608Z Obama cozies up to Dem Party's socialist wing as former president makes surprising midterm moves Former President Barack Obama is increasingly throwing his political weight behind socialist and socialist-aligned Democrats as the party's left wing gains ground ahead of the midterm elections. Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have scored several notable primary victories this year, adding to signs of the left wing's growing influence in Democratic politics ahead of November's midterms. While Obama is not backing every socialist candidate, his recent endorsements and campaign appearances show he is willing to bring some of the party’s most progressive figures into the Democratic coalition. "President Obama remains the most popular figure in Democratic politics and a kingmaker whose support candidates actively seek," Democratic strategist Kevin Walling told Fox News Digital of the president who left office nearly a decade ago. "He understands that a Democrat who can win in New York City and a Democrat who can win in Michigan and Ohio have different politics, and the ability to bring those people into the same coalition is exactly what makes him so valuable." BIDEN CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS OBAMA, HARRIS STEP UP FOR MIDTERM PUSH Obama's embrace of the party's progressive wing was on display Saturday in Michigan, where he campaigned alongside Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, while also lending his support to Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon in a campaign video. While El-Sayed does not identify as a democratic socialist or a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he has embraced progressive policies, including Medicare for All, that have become central to the party's left wing. During the Michigan rally, Obama invoked healthcare to defend Democrats against accusations that the party has moved too far to the left. "What is so radical about wanting everybody to have health care?" Obama asked, as he promoted El-Sayed’s pledge to expand access to affordable coverage. Obama’s comments prompted critics to revisit his own Obamacare-era promises and question the affordability of health care under his signature law. One X commenter sarcastically asked, "I thought someone fixed health care. What happened?" Another responded, "Who’s going to tell him?" Obama praised Nixon for championing a $15 minimum wage and opposing Republican-backed congressional redistricting maps, calling her a leader "willing to stand up again and again for what’s right" who would make "an outstanding U.S. Senator." Nixon, a DSA member, is campaigning on Medicare for All, universal child care, rent protections and higher taxes on billionaires. The former president has also campaigned with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, whom Republicans have branded a democratic socialist. Talarico has emphasized economic populism, universal health care, stronger unions and campaign-finance restrictions, but does not identify as a socialist. OBAMA'S STAR POWER GETS A REALITY CHECK FROM BLACK VOTERS IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACE: 'IT'S A TURNOFF' Obama’s outreach comes amid a series of primary victories by democratic socialists and other left-wing challengers this year. In Colorado, Melat Kiros defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, while Donavan McKinney ousted Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan. Socialist-backed candidates also won congressional primaries in New York, building on Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 mayoral victory. Obama's support for the party's socialist left is not new. The former president endorsed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her 2018 congressional race and former Rep. Jamaal Bowman in 2020, both of whom received backing from the Democratic Socialists of America. Obama’s public praise of figures tied to communist movements also extends beyond his current campaign allies. He has repeatedly celebrated Nelson Mandela, who had documented ties to South Africa’s Communist Party, and wrote warmly in "Dreams from My Father" about Frank Marshall Davis, a former Communist Party USA figure who served as a mentor during Obama’s youth. Obama also reached out to Mamdani during his 2025 campaign for New York City mayor, praising the democratic socialist's campaign and offering to serve as a sounding board without formally endorsing his candidacy. DSA’S GROWING GRIP ON DEM PARTY HITS NEW TERRITORY AS ESTABLISHMENT FALLS IN LINE Democratic strategist Mally Smith defended Obama’s campaign activity, arguing that his support reflects an effort to build a broad coalition rather than a wholesale endorsement of every progressive policy. "President Obama is, by far, the most popular politician in America. He is traveling around the country supporting Democrats from across the party," Smith told Fox News Digital. "He understands we need a big-tent coalition, and that is why he is helping Democrats as diverse as Josh Turek in Iowa to El-Sayed in Michigan." "The Republicans have no equivalent when it comes to Obama’s broad appeal across the electorate," Smith said. "They are stuck with Trump, who is on a red-state desperation tour because he can’t step foot in any swing state since at-risk Republicans don’t want to be anywhere near him." At a campaign rally in Kansas, President Trump called Obama "a rotten president," while dismissing his planned appearance with El-Sayed. "I love Michigan. I don’t believe that Michigan values are gonna allow this guy to get in. He’s an arrogant guy. But Barack Hussein Obama is going up there to help him campaign," said Trump. WHO IS ANGIE NIXON? BULLHORN-WIELDING SOCIALIST UPSETS ESTABLISHMENT FAVORITE IN SUNSHINE STATE STUNNER Walling said Obama’s strength comes from his ability to support candidates with different political profiles while keeping them under the same Democratic umbrella. "The former president doesn’t ask which wing of the party a nominee comes from. He asks whether they can win, and he’s helping Democrats build a party broad enough to compete to do just that," Walling said. Obama’s return to the campaign trail comes as Democrats debate whether the party can turn the energy of its socialist and progressive movements into a national coalition — and whether candidates backed by the party’s left can win beyond deep-blue cities and districts. Fox News Digital reached out to Obama's office for comment but did not immediately receive a reply. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a6c876989b59d076bcc A Tight Senate Race in Mississippi? Trump and Others Seem to Think So. te 2026-10-27T09:10:04.802Z A Tight Senate Race in Mississippi? Trump and Others Seem to Think So. President Trump on Monday was the latest big political star to swing through Mississippi and boost a candidate in a red-state Senate race that suddenly seems competitive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a6b876989b59d076bc3 Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died te 2026-10-27T09:10:03.930Z Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae06a6b876989b59d076bba Election Officials Fear Federal Interference in Voting Next Week te 2026-10-27T09:10:03.015Z Election Officials Fear Federal Interference in Voting Next Week State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential I.C.E. raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae05c5c876989b59d0769bb Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms: What to know te 2026-10-27T08:10:04.425Z Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms: What to know TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Campaign banners bearing the faces of Israel's political leaders cover buildings and roadsides, while in homes, coffee shops and family gatherings, the same question dominates conversations: Will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain in power? With Israelis heading to the polls Tuesday, the country is bracing for a closely contested election that could end in another political deadlock. But this vote is unlike any other in Israel's recent history. For many Israelis, the election has become a referendum on accountability for the failures that allowed Hamas terrorists to carry out the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre — the deadliest attack in Israel's history. TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB’ AGAINST IRAN ALONE Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for decades, has resisted calls to accept personal responsibility for the security failures and establish an independent state commission of inquiry. His government instead sought a politically appointed investigation, a proposal fiercely opposed by many bereaved families. Yet Israel's divisions began long before Oct. 7. In the months preceding the attacks, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul, which critics argued would undermine the country's democracy. The confrontation spilled into the military, where reservists threatened to suspend volunteer service, raising alarms about Israel's preparedness. Some critics have argued that the turmoil projected weakness to the country's enemies, although the extent to which it influenced Hamas's decision to attack remains disputed. Three years after the massacre, those divisions have only deepened, transforming Tuesday's vote into something intensely personal. Political allegiances have strained friendships and divided families, with much of the national debate reduced to a single question: Are you for Netanyahu, widely known as "Bibi," or against him? DANNY DANON: FROM OCT 7 TO FLIGHT 1073: THE RESILIENCE THAT KEEPS ISRAEL STANDING For some families who lost loved ones on Oct. 7, the answer is painfully clear. Shir Shai, whose brother Yaron Shai, an Israeli soldier, was killed battling Hamas terrorists that day, delivered a stark message to those considering another vote for Netanyahu. "If you nevertheless decide to vote again for the man who brought disaster upon us and his accomplices, I have one personal request: Don't come here anymore," Shai said over her brother's grave in his memorial ceremony on October 7 "You still have 20 days to be part of the process of putting things right. But if you choose to perpetuate the failure rather than honor the fallen, it would be better if you stayed home next year," she added. NETANYAHU PRAISES TRUMP'S 'WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR,' DEFENDS IRONCLAD ALLIANCE AHEAD OF HISTORIC ISRAEL VOTE Yet other bereaved families have reached the opposite conclusion, crediting Netanyahu with standing firm through years of war on multiple fronts and arguing that Israel's military and intelligence establishment bears the principal responsibility for failing to anticipate the Hamas assault. The deeply polarized atmosphere has been intensified by an increasingly bitter campaign. Just two days before the election, Netanyahu shared an AI-generated image depicting a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv, warning of the existential threat posed by Iran if the country elects a leader unable to confront Tehran. Concerns now extend beyond the election results themselves. Israeli police are preparing for possible unrest after the polls close, while experts have warned about the potential for disputes over the legitimacy of the results — including an extreme scenario resembling the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. With the opposition united in its ambition to replace Netanyahu but divided over how to govern afterward, neither political bloc is assured of a parliamentary majority and the final outcome could take weeks to determine. JD VANCE DECLINES TO ENDORSE NETANYAHU DESPITE TRUMP'S STRONG BACKING Israelis will vote Tuesday, Oct. 27, with most polling stations opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 10 p.m. local time. Election Day is a national holiday in Israel, giving voters the opportunity to cast their ballots. Some smaller communities and special polling locations operate on different schedules. Eligible voters must be Israeli citizens at least 18 years old and generally vote at their assigned polling station. Most Israelis living abroad cannot vote remotely, although exceptions apply to certain official representatives overseas. Israel has a parliamentary system in which voters select a political party rather than an individual candidate for prime minister. The country's parliament, known as the Knesset, has 120 seats, distributed through a system of nationwide proportional representation. Each party submits a ranked list of candidates, and the number of seats it receives depends on its share of the national vote. To enter parliament, a party must win at least 3.25% of the valid votes. Parties falling below that threshold receive no seats, potentially changing the balance between rival political blocs. IRAN IS TRYING TO ‘CREATE A ROT FROM WITHIN’ THROUGH ‘INFORMATION WARFARE,’ ANALYST WARNS Israel's major television networks are expected to release exit polls immediately after voting ends at 10 p.m. Tuesday (4 p.m. EST). Those projections will provide the first indication of how many seats each party may win and whether Netanyahu or his rivals appear better positioned to assemble a coalition. But exit polls are not official results, and even small differences in the final vote could determine whether parties cross the electoral threshold. Actual vote counts will emerge as ballots are counted, with preliminary results developing after polls close and over the following days. Israel's Central Elections Committee has scheduled the publication of official results for Wednesday, Nov. 4 , eight days after the election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, leads the conservative right-wing Likud party and is seeking to extend his record tenure as Israel's longest-serving prime minister. His main challenger is Gadi Eisenkot, 66, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces who leads the centrist Yashar party and has positioned himself as an alternative to Netanyahu's leadership. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, 54, is also seeking a political comeback, running on a joint ticket with former Prime Minister Yair Lapid. Other significant political figures include former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Democrats leader Yair Golan, and Netanyahu's right-wing populist allies Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. Arab political parties, including Ra'am and the Joint List, could also play a crucial role in determining the final parliamentary balance. The key number in Israeli politics is 61 — a majority of the 120-seat Knesset. No single Israeli party has ever won enough seats to control parliament alone, meaning parties generally need to form coalitions with other political factions. This means the party that wins the most seats does not automatically get to lead the government. Instead, the decisive question is which political leader can secure enough parliamentary support to govern. Once the official results are published, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will consult representatives of the newly elected parliamentary factions. Within seven days, the president must assign a member of the Knesset the task of forming a government. The president generally selects the politician considered most likely to assemble a governing coalition, who is not necessarily the leader of the largest party. That candidate initially has 28 days to reach agreements with other parties, with the possibility of an extension of up to 14 additional days. The proposed government must then win a confidence vote in the Knesset before taking office. If the first candidate fails, the president can ask another lawmaker to attempt to form a government, giving that person 28 days without an extension. If that effort also fails, a majority of 61 lawmakers can request that another candidate be given 14 days to try. If no government emerges, Israel could face another national election. Coalition negotiations can take weeks or months. According to the Israel Democracy Institute, the process of forming an Israeli government has historically taken between 20 and 100 days. Until a new government is sworn in, the outgoing government remains in office. Tuesday's vote is the first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza and raised profound questions about Israel's security leadership. Beyond Netanyahu's political future, the next government will face decisions over Israel's national security, the future of Gaza, military conscription, relations with the United States and the country's regional diplomatic relationships. With pre-election polling showing no clear path to a parliamentary majority for either major political bloc, the contest could remain unresolved long after Tuesday's votes are counted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae057b1876989b59d076924 Arizona Supreme Court Rules Clean Elections Can’t Override Secretary Of State’s Funding Certifications te 2026-10-27T07:50:09.380Z Arizona Supreme Court Rules Clean Elections Can’t Override Secretary Of State’s Funding Certifications By Staff Reporter | The Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) lacks the authority to revoke a candidate’s eligibility for public campaign funding once the candidate has been certified. The Arizona Supreme Court clarified in a ruling last Friday that the CCEC does not possess greater authority than the secretary of state to determine which candidates qualify for Clean Elections funding. The court ruled that the CCEC cannot overturn the secretary of state’s certification of qualifying contributions, which are $5 donations from individual donors that candidates must collect to qualify for public funding. The case began after two Green Party candidates sued the CCEC in September: Risa Lombardo, who is running for governor, and DuWayne Collier, who is running for secretary of state. This latest ruling sides with the argument Lombardo and Collier made: that the CCEC was acting beyond its statutory authority by attempting to claim the power to override the secretary of state’s certification authority.  Tom Collins, CCEC executive director, sent letters to Lombardo and Collier in August accusing them of falsifying their qualifying contributions and warning them against further spending of their campaign funds. Collins advised Lombardo and Collier that they would be ordered to repay the millions in funds the pair received collectively.  Lombardo received about $2.8 million and Collier received about $739,000 from the CCEC.  In response, Lombardo and Collier accused the CCEC of threatening them with punishment prior to a formal investigation. The pair claimed the letters from Collins caused them to effectively suspend their campaigns. Both candidates say they felt too threatened to spend the Clean Elections funding the secretary of state certified them as eligible to receive.  The CCEC advised both Lombardo and Collier that they would have to repay the funds they received pending the outcome of the investigations. The CCEC gave Collins until later this week to submit the results of his investigation into Lombardo and Collier — Thursday, October 29, or five days before the general election.  The Arizona Supreme Court took on the case about a week before it issued this latest ruling.  In the ruling against the CCEC, Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer cited A.R.S. §§ 16-950(B) and (C), state law that assigns the secretary of state and county recorders the role of certifying candidates that receive adequate qualifying contributions. Timmer also noted that the CCEC’s own rules also define those roles set forth by state law.  “The statute does not confer authority upon [the CCEC] over that process, nor do the rules contemplate it,” stated Timmer in her court ruling.  However, the CCEC will be permitted to continue its investigations into Lombardo and Collier.  Timmer said that the court would address the CCEC’s authority to investigate and power to punish candidates after the commission undertakes its investigation and in the event that it imposes a punishment. Timmer noted that the CCEC is no longer including the secretary of state’s certification of the candidates as part of its investigation; therefore, the court didn’t rule on whether the CCEC has the authority to order the candidates to return the public funds.  “Those issues are best addressed after [the CCEC] investigates any alleged malfeasance and imposes a remedy if malfeasance is found,” stated Timmer. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Arizona Supreme Court Rules Clean Elections Can’t Override Secretary Of State’s Funding Certifications first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae05553876989b59d0768b4 Feds crack down on stolen car pipeline to Mexican cartels as 13 charged in border scheme te 2026-10-27T07:40:03.806Z Feds crack down on stolen car pipeline to Mexican cartels as 13 charged in border scheme A cross-border pipeline of stolen vehicles allegedly supplied Mexican cartels with cars and trucks to support their criminal operations, federal authorities say, with 13 people now facing charges in the scheme. The vehicles were stolen from private owners and major rental car companies before being driven through El Paso, Texas, and across the border into Mexico, where they were allegedly used to support the cartels’ daily operations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. Authorities have recovered 29 vehicles worth an estimated $1.14 million as part of the investigation, dubbed Operation Southbound Takedown, prosecutors said. PIRRO WARNS CAR THEFT RING USED NEW TECH TO QUICKLY ACCESS VEHICLES: 'GONE IN 60 SECONDS' Ryan G. McRae, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso, said the stolen vehicles reveal a pattern of criminal activity extending beyond auto theft. "These are not isolated property crimes," McRae said. "The stolen vehicles related to Operation Southbound Takedown demonstrate an alarming pattern and are used to support the day-to-day operations of dangerous criminal organizations." Photos released by prosecutors showed a damaged white SUV recovered in Mexico, as well as an armored black SUV and an armored pickup truck. Federal agents and prosecutors began investigating in the spring after identifying a pattern of stolen vehicles being transported to individuals allegedly connected to criminal organizations in Mexico, the U.S. attorney’s office said. NEVADA MAN FUNNELED 140 GUNS TO VIOLENT MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS, INCLUDING POWERFUL 'MILITARY-STYLE' RIFLES: DOJ U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons warned people considering transporting stolen vehicles into Mexico that cartels are exploiting individuals looking to make a "quick buck" to further their criminal operations. Those operations, he said, include "human smuggling, extortion, drug trafficking, and even murder." TRUMP ADMIN'S LIST OF US-DESIGNATED 'FOREIGN TERRORIST' GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA EXPANDS TO 21 "You are now on notice," Simmons said. "If you provide support to these cartels, many of which have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations, by transporting stolen vehicles out of this country and into Mexico, we will find you, and we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law." Of the 13 people charged, 11 are U.S. citizens and two are Mexican citizens, prosecutors said. One of the Mexican citizens has a lawful permanent resident card, while the other has a border crossing card. Two of the Americans, Kimberly Aguilar and Marty Gerardo Jr., are in state custody. The other 11 people were federally indicted and arrested between July 22 and Oct. 19, according to prosecutors. All 13 are charged with interstate transportation of stolen property and face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. The charges are allegations, and each person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and other federal, state and local agencies working through the Homeland Security Task Force. McRae said authorities worked with private-sector partners to disrupt the alleged vehicle theft and transportation network as part of an investigation spanning the United States and Mexico. "This work is ongoing; we’re not stopping here," he said. FBI El Paso acting Special Agent in Charge Coult W. Markovsky also had a warning for people helping cartels. "To individuals assisting the cartels, Justice will find you!" he said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae05303876989b59d076883 Gov. Katie Hobbs Approves Another $16 Million For Homeless Shelters And Services te 2026-10-27T07:30:11.054Z Gov. Katie Hobbs Approves Another $16 Million For Homeless Shelters And Services By Staff Reporter | Gov. Katie Hobbs authorized $16 million more in grants to build additional shelter beds and maintain services for the homeless in Arizona.  The Hobbs administration sourced the $16 million from the state’s Housing Trust Fund, which was originally established by the legislature nearly 40 years ago to assist low-income families with housing. The fund exists within the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH), and unclaimed property makes up one of its main sources of income. ADOH Director Ruby Dhillon-Williams said in a press release issued last week that the additional investment would fund “solutions that help reduce the number of unhoused Arizonans.”  Hobbs said in the press release that health and safety come from the availability and access to shelter. “Access to safe shelter is critical for the security and wellbeing of Arizonans,” said Hobbs. “With this funding, we will ensure more Arizona families have a roof over their heads and the services they need to get back on their feet.” This latest investment is a continuation of the Hobbs administration’s housing first approach.  Housing first refers to policies in which homeless individuals are given housing prior to receiving treatment for the root causes of their homelessness, like drug addiction. City of Phoenix officials identified the housing first approach as the causation for “The Zone,” the city’s mass homeless encampment plaguing its downtown.  One of Hobbs’ first investments as governor in the way of homeless solutions was the city of Tucson’s Housing First program. Hobbs hasn’t openly advocated for housing first since taking office; on the campaign trail, Hobbs expressly advocated for housing first but acknowledged that it wasn’t an approach widely accepted by voters.  “Housing first is a model that works. We know it works. I don’t think we have a lot of political will to institute programs like that here. But we know it works and we should be utilizing models that are successful to address this issue,” said Hobbs in an interview with The Copper Courier in November 2022, several days before winning the gubernatorial election.  The grant awardees for this latest investment include:  Flagstaff Shelter Services in Flagstaff, $2 million UMOM New Day Centers in Phoenix, $2 million ARM of Save the Family Foundation in Mesa, $1 million Catholic Charities Community Services in Bullhead City and Flagstaff, $1 million City of Phoenix, $1 million City of Tucson, $1 million COPA Health in Phoenix, $1 million Keys to Change in Phoenix, $1 million Primavera Foundation in Tucson, $1 million Central Arizona Shelter Services in Phoenix, $901,000 Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona in Sierra Vista, $815,000 Phoenix Dream Center in Phoenix, $700,000 Sister Jose Women’s Center in Tucson, $700,000 Justa Center in Phoenix, $500,000 Coalition for Compassion and Justice in Prescott, $499,000 Cornerstone Mission Project in Kingman, $249,000 Gila Valley Samaritan Home in Graham and Greenlee counties, $197,000 La Frontera Center in Tucson, $140,000 The Hobbs administration previously gave $38 million through the state’s Housing Trust Fund to implement housing first approaches for preventing and addressing homelessness.  AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Gov. Katie Hobbs Approves Another $16 Million For Homeless Shelters And Services first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae050aa876989b59d076822 Arizona Senator Proposes New Commission To Address Colorado River Water Cuts te 2026-10-27T07:20:10.485Z Arizona Senator Proposes New Commission To Address Colorado River Water Cuts By Staff Reporter | A state lawmaker is proposing the creation of a new commission to address the water crisis. State Senator Tim Dunn (R-LD25) announced the proposed commission in a Monday press release in which he also urged for the passage of HR 10420, legislation from Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) that Dunn helped to craft.  Dunn said that he is drafting the legislation to create the Arizona Colorado River Commission.  Arizona is the only Lower Basin state in the Colorado River Basin without a state-level commission dedicated to handling the state’s water allotment. Dunn says a commission will strengthen the state’s position at the bargaining table when it comes to water rights.  The Colorado River Basin has reached historically low levels, forcing the federal government to proceed with water cuts across the seven western states relying on the supply.  Dunn criticized the federal government’s planned water allotments for Arizona — the largest cuts in the Colorado River Compact — as unworkable. Arizona faces a reduction of approximately 30%, or about 760,000 acre-feet annually. Arizona, along with the other Lower Basin states of California and Nevada, faces cuts while the Upper Basin states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico face no mandatory cuts.  “Arizona families, farmers, and businesses cannot afford a future defined only by deeper cuts and higher costs,” said Dunn. “Conservation is essential, but telling our state to stop growing and simply make do with less is not a strategy. Arizona feeds the nation and supports industries critical to America’s independence and defense.” Instead, Dunn says that the state needs to strengthen its advocacy for its preferred water plans. “Congress must advance these projects, and I am drafting legislation to establish an Arizona Colorado River Commission so we can strengthen our water contract holders’ position in negotiations with other Basin states,” said Dunn. Biggs’ bill, shaped by Dunn, would authorize $19 billion for water supply and infrastructure across the seven states in the Colorado River Compact. The funding proposes to empower utilities, private entities, and state, local, and tribal governments to take up projects to maximize the existing water supply, such as desalination, aquifer recharge, storage, treatment, and infrastructure to move water. Additionally, the legislation would authorize $1 billion to restore, modernize, and expand the Yuma Desalting Plant, and invest another $1 billion for desalination projects in Mexico. The bill would also authorize $12 billion for federal water infrastructure support, including feasibility studies for capturing water discharged to the ocean off the California coast.  Last week, Arizona joined a lawsuit initiated by the state of Nevada against the Trump administration over the water reduction plan. Tom Buschatzke, chair of the Arizona Water Banking Authority, told reporters last week that the Law of the River supports Arizona’s right to a certain volume of water from the Colorado River.  “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,” said Buschatzke. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Arizona Senator Proposes New Commission To Address Colorado River Water Cuts first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae04742876989b59d07669f X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand, and people are confused te 2026-10-27T06:40:02.447Z X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand, and people are confused Whose hand is behind this travesty? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae03b8bf04c506ce1c057fe GOP Rep Open to Deporting Melania Trump, Elon Musk If They Lied on Forms te 2026-10-27T05:50:03.043Z GOP Rep Open to Deporting Melania Trump, Elon Musk If They Lied on Forms Representative Randy Fine said anyone who lied on immigration paperwork to gain citizenship should be denaturalized and deported. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae03483f04c506ce1c05705 Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks 'uncomfortable' GameDay visit te 2026-10-27T05:20:03.405Z Pat McAfee invokes Charlie Kirk killing as Utah post sparks 'uncomfortable' GameDay visit ESPN star Pat McAfee appeared to reference the killing of Charlie Kirk as he ripped the University of Utah over a social media post he says made him feel "very, very uncomfortable" before Saturday’s "College GameDay" broadcast. McAfee said he saw a video on the university’s Instagram account shortly before going on air in Salt Lake City. The post asked students to do impressions of him, he said, and included comments calling him "corny" and "creepy." The video has since been removed from the university’s social media accounts. PAT MCAFEE HAS OFFICIALLY SURPASSED STEPHEN A SMITH AS THE FACE OF ESPN The former NFL punter said he would not have minded if students had shared the remarks themselves, but he took issue with the university posting them before he walked in front of thousands of fans. "The university puts that out, like as I’m about to go out and do an infomercial for the place, and then I’m walking in front of thousands of these people," McAfee said Monday on "The Pat McAfee Show." "This is how the university feels about it. It’s an uncomfortable feeling." McAfee said the post "set me off a little bit" and made him feel "a little weird." He then appeared to reference the September 2025 shooting of Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. 30% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS SAY VIOLENCE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO STOP SPEAKERS ON CAMPUSES, SURVEY FINDS "Has anything like really scary happened at like a college gathering in the state of Utah recently?" McAfee asked. "Like, do we think we should be amplifying reasons for why people hate my guts as a university?" Later in the segment, McAfee again pointed to "what happened 40 miles south of Salt Lake City a little over a year ago," saying the university’s post added to the hostility he faces just before he went on air to promote the school. CHARLIE KIRK'S FAMILY ALLEGES UVU KNEW OF ROOFTOP SECURITY RISK BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION: LEGAL FILING "I was very, very uncomfortable," he said. "I think it made me not have the greatest morning." The University of Utah apologized in a statement posted to its official Instagram account, saying its goal was to create "lighthearted engagement" about McAfee’s return to campus, but it "missed the mark." "University staff are responsible for reviewing and posting content on official social media accounts and we take full accountability for that decision," the school said. The university said officials had reached out to McAfee to express their appreciation and regret. "We sincerely apologize for creating any perception that Pat was unsafe or unwelcome on our campus. Nothing could be further from the truth," the statement said. The school added that McAfee and the entire "College GameDay" crew are always welcome at the university. It said ESPN’s pregame show has visited its campus seven times and that it has enjoyed a positive relationship with the crew. McAfee said he knew some people believed the students’ comments were not particularly harsh, but he kept coming back to who posted the video. "It was the university putting that out. It’s not like a blog. It’s the actual place that we’re at," he said. WHY THE OVER 56.5 IS THE PLAY AS HOUSTON VISITS UNDEFEATED UTAH IN BIG 12 ACTION The Instagram post was not the only part of McAfee’s visit that appeared to frustrate him. He also took issue with a student participating in his weekly "Kicking Is Easy" contest, which gives a contestant a chance to kick a field goal for $1 million. McAfee said the student questioned why the prize was "only $1 million" after the potential prize reached $3 million for the previous week’s Notre Dame-BYU game. "It’s my money! Only $1 million. It’s like, all right, I hate this place. I hate this place," he said. McAfee said he hopes he never has to return to the university and joked that he might have COVID if "College GameDay" goes back. Despite his frustrations, he praised Utah’s football team and called its student section "incredible." He also thanked the fans who attended Saturday’s broadcast. "It was a phenomenal GameDay. Thank you to everybody that showed up," he said. Utah went on to defeat Houston 21-13 on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae02420f04c506ce1c051ee Brewers ride ridiculous, record-setting eight-run inning to dominant 3-0 World Series lead over Rays te 2026-10-27T04:10:08.923Z Brewers ride ridiculous, record-setting eight-run inning to dominant 3-0 World Series lead over Rays The Milwaukee Brewers moved one step closer to their first ever World Series title on Monday night, taking a 3-0 series lead with a dominant 10-1 win. That's the short version of the story. The long version? The Tampa Bay Rays will be kicking themselves over a disastrous top of the fifth inning, and historians will one day use a clip of that inning, and the entire 2026 Brewers' postseason run for that matter, as proof of how powerful luck is in Major League Baseball. Game three meant the series shifted to Tampa Bay, and Tropicana Field was packed to the rafters with Rays fans and a sizable contingent of Brewers supporters. But as has typically been the case this postseason, only those in Milwaukee blue and gold had much to cheer about. MILWAUKEE BREWERS' DOMINANT BULLPEN AND CLUTCH OFFENSE PUT THE TAMPA BAY RAYS ON THE BRINK At least defensively, the Rays put up a fight. In the top of the second, outfielder Chandler Simpson made a tremendous running catch in the left field corner, crashing into the fence to rob Sal Frelick of a hit. Then catcher Nick Fortes caught Garrett Mitchell trying to steal second base to end the inning. It was all downhill from there. In the third inning, the Milwaukee superteam machine kicked into high gear. Jackson Chourio started things off with a ground ball single. Jake Bauers followed with a walk. That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again. Christian Yelich popped up a 71 mph blooper that fell in for an RBI single. William Contreras followed with another 79 mph blooper that fell in to drive in the second run of the game. Still, a 2-0 game in the third inning wouldn't normally mean that much, but the Brewers had Robert Gasser on the mound. Who's Robert Gasser you might be wondering? Well, essentially the epitome of a league average pitcher, someone who had a 4.27 "expected" ERA in the regular season, then turned into a Cy Young candidate in the playoffs. Because baseball. Gasser entered his game three start with just one run allowed in the playoffs, but the Rays couldn't muster even that on Monday night. Rarely getting swings and misses, Gasser relied on his best friend in October: the opposing team having exceptionally poor luck on batted balls put in play. Prior to Monday, opposing hitters had just a .185 BABIP against him. Then he went six shutout innings with just three strikeouts and only one hit allowed. How? Because the Rays had an .071 BABIP. Gasser will likely end his postseason with just seven hits on 55 balls put in play, an incredible .127 batting average allowed, when league average is around .300. Gasser's start was the first time a lefty had gone six shutout innings while facing the minimum number of hitters in the World Series since Sandy Koufax. Next time you want your favorite team to acquire the big name starting pitcher in free agency or at the trade deadline, just remember that one of the most effective starters on the team that won the World Series was Robert Gasser. That he did something that hadn't been done in the World Series by a lefty since one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the sport. In large part because of BABIP. There's no luck in baseball, because everything must have an explanation, no matter how absurd. Gasser didn't need much support, obviously, but the Brewers unstoppable offense provided it anyway. In the fifth inning, Milwaukee put together one of the most absurd innings you'll ever see, and a near-perfect reminder of the immense amount of variance and randomness inherent in baseball. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE It started innocently enough, with Chourio once again singling with one out. Jake Bauers flew out for the second out, then Christian Yelich walked to put runners at first and second. Then, the play that will haunt Rays fans forever. William Contreras grounded one in the hole between second and third, and third baseman Junior Caminero went to second base for the force out, unable to see that he had plenty of time to get Contreras at first. But Yelich beat the throw out, loading the bases for Brice Turang. Then, the floodgates opened. Turang hit a grounder to short that Taylor Walls couldn't make the play on, scoring two. Then Garrett Mitchell slapped another single through the infield, directly where the shortstop typically plays. 5-0 Milwaukee. Cooper Pratt followed with a grounder that somehow clipped the foul line for a double, making it 7-0. Sal Frelick hit a soft line drive that fell in to left field to make it 8-0. David Hamilton, having an incredible postseason after a career of being a very bad hitter, drove in the ninth run of the game with a single. Finally, Jackson Chourio added his fourth hit of the game and second of the inning to make it 10-0. Why not? THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! That fifth inning was the first eight-run inning in World Series history. The Brewers went 9-18 with runners in scoring position, had a .471 BABIP and 16 hits against a typically strong Rays pitching staff. Tampa's BABIP? .130. That's only half of it. Per the league's Statcast page, Milwaukee's expected batting average in the game was .254. Their actual batting average was .390. Tampa's expected batting average was .236, and their actual was .107. And that's been Milwaukee's luck all postseason. The Rays added a meaningless garbage time run in the bottom of the ninth, but Milwaukee takes a commanding 3-0 series lead, and is well on their way to the organization's first ever championship. Potentially as soon as Tuesday night's game four. Should the Brewers close it out with a fully rested bullpen, they'd become the first team in the history of the sport to sweep both the NLCS and World Series. They're 10-1 in the playoffs thus far, with a chance to go 11-1 and win ten of nine straight to win a title. Baseball-ruining superteam indeed. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Not all of these results are down to luck, of course, and it's hardly a criticism of the Brewers' team or players to say they've had fortune on their side in the playoffs. Every team that wins the playoff tournament in Major League Baseball has luck go their way. The Dodgers in 2024 and 2025 had plenty of breaks, as did the Rangers in 2023 and Astros in 2022. And the Braves in 2021 and so on. But there's an inescapable conclusion from this World Series, and the whole postseason, as a matter of fact: there is no way to "ruin" baseball. Or build a superteam. Or guarantee a championship. Because at the end of the day, the gaps between teams are so small that a few bounces either way over a short series can, and often does, determine the outcome. Having a rotation filled with Cy Young level pitchers is great and all, except that when it comes down to it, Robert Gasser can become Sandy Koufax over 15 innings. There's no way to predict who will get hot, who will be cold, and which teams will have luck on their side. Which is what baseball has always been, and always will be. No matter how much fake complaining owners do. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0241ff04c506ce1c051e5 Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without overnight supervision: deputies te 2026-10-27T04:10:07.868Z Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without overnight supervision: deputies A Florida mother returning from Las Vegas was met by deputies as she stepped off a plane and arrested after authorities say she left her four children home alone while she traveled for work. Body camera video shows deputies approaching Irene Miller as she exited the plane Friday morning, escorting her through the airport terminal and placing her in handcuffs. The arrest came two days after one of Miller’s children called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on her 9-year-old brother’s head, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. FLORIDA AG SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR COUPLE WHO ALLEGEDLY HELD 4 CHILDREN IN ‘ROLLING PRISON’ FOR NEARLY 7 YEARS Deputies responded to the Kissimmee home shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 and found four children, ages 9, 11, 12 and 14, with no adults present, the sheriff’s office said. Fire rescue crews took the injured boy to Celebration Hospital, where he was treated and discharged. A deputy reached Miller by phone, and she said she was working in Las Vegas and planned to return Oct. 23, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies learned she had left Florida on Oct. 18. FLORIDA 3-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER TRAGIC INCIDENT INVOLVING COMMON PLAY TOY AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE Miller told deputies she had arranged for a babysitter to travel from Tampa in the mornings to help the children get ready for school and check on them afterward. The sitter was not required to stay overnight, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities contacted the children’s father, who agreed to take all four to his home while detectives made plans to meet Miller when her flight landed. SAN JOSE GIRL, 8, DIES AFTER LIVING IN COCKROACH-INFESTED HOME AS MOTHER, STEPFATHER FACE CHARGES Deputies arrested Miller, 50, on four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and booked her into the Orange County Jail. "The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office will not tolerate child neglect," Sheriff Chris Blackmon said. "These cases will be investigated, and charges will be brought against the parents who are not properly supervising or caring for their children." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0241df04c506ce1c051c8 Angel Reese, Dream Face Elimination as Valkyries Near Historic Title te 2026-10-27T04:10:05.366Z Angel Reese, Dream Face Elimination as Valkyries Near Historic Title Angel Reese and the Dream face elimination after the Valkyries take a 3-2 WNBA Finals lead with a 64-55 Game 5 win. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae0241bf04c506ce1c051bf Kings Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. Makes NBA History After Just 3 Games te 2026-10-27T04:10:03.933Z Kings Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. Makes NBA History After Just 3 Games Kings rookie Darius Acuff Jr. makes NBA history with 73 field goal attempts through his first three career games. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae021c8f04c506ce1c05164 Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong' te 2026-10-27T04:00:08.652Z Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong' There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective. Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports. This consistent intolerance and hatred was on full display recently at a women's soccer match in Portland. A group of around 20 women wearing XX-XY shirts to a Portland Thorns game at Providence Park were allegedly harassed by a number of anti-reality fans nearby, including verbal and physical aggression. The "kind and tolerant" left, as always. You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct. But a women's soccer organization in Portland, Oregon, is predictably about as far from sanity as it's possible to be. Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match. PORTLAND THORNS GET DESTROYED IN THE COMMENT SECTION FOR PRAISING FANS ON THE SAME NIGHT XX-XY GROUP ATTACKED The least surprising outcome imaginable, even if it is absurd and offensive. One of the women involved, Brandi Kruse, joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to tell her side of the story. Kruse explained that she never received an explanation from security or from the organization as to why she and the group were forced to leave. Typical. Ingrahm asked if stadium officials or security told her why she was removed, to which she answered, "None. It's been three days ... you hear me in the video demand that security tell me, when they say 'you need to leave,' and I say, 'we didn't do anything wrong.' And she says, 'you know what you did?' And I said, 'I have no idea what I did.'" Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will. But we have not gotten an explanation so far." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ingraham brought up that the Thorns' statement on the incident was to say that they are "committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone," which is obviously the opposite of how that situation was handled. The Thorns also claimed that "security and enforcement decisions are managed locally," and that they are reviewing those actions to ensure that their policies were "applied appropriately and consistently." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kruse said "It's a complicated matter to determine kind of fault because the stadium itself, Providence Park is owned by the city of Portland, but it's operated by Peregrine Sports. And then, of course, you have the Thorns. And so we don't know who ultimately made the call to say, 'remove the people with the XX-XY shirts and leave all the individuals around them who were assaulting them, hitting them with flags, dumping beer on them.'" Importantly, she added, it wasn't just the attendees wearing XX-XY shirts who were confronted. OutKick's Matt Calkins, who was covering the game, was "assaulted by the mob," Kruse explained. "His press pass was ripped from his chest by a security guard." Ingraham then followed up about how security mishandled the situation, acting as police officers though they didn't have the authority to do so. Kruse said the guard confirmed she was not a police officer, then added that regardless of how it was handled, the treatment from the "pro-trans" crowd was unacceptable. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "You know, all they had to do is not react to our t-shirts, be functioning adults in the United States of America. And understand that sometimes you'll be confronted by ideas you don't agree with. And the answer to that is not violence."  Brilliant, and entirely accurate. The XX-XY group had a simple banner, the kind that are frequently displayed at soccer stadiums across the country. They wore t-shirts that simply had scientific, biological chromosomes on it. For this entirely reasonable behavior, they were assaulted and abused, then forcibly removed by security. Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview. No matter how delusional and disconnected from sanity that worldview might be. We've seen it in the WNBA, we've seen it here ... and it's going to continue because the people who run these organizations and institutions support it. Good for Kruse for not letting them get away with it, and good for the Department of Justice for stepping in to investigate too. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae021c5f04c506ce1c05137 Sigler's Mount Rushmore of NFL Head Coaches te 2026-10-27T04:00:05.756Z Sigler's Mount Rushmore of NFL Head Coaches There have been a lot of quality NFL coaches in the modern era. Check out the best and current coaches in the league. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae021c4f04c506ce1c0512e Dan Lanning Shares Brutal News Regarding QB Dante Moore's Season te 2026-10-27T04:00:04.265Z Dan Lanning Shares Brutal News Regarding QB Dante Moore's Season Dante Moore has been out since Sept. 26 after suffering a concussion versus the USC Trojans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae021c2f04c506ce1c05125 Bears QB Caleb Williams Gets Unexpected Offer After NFL Fine for Cleats te 2026-10-27T04:00:02.926Z Bears QB Caleb Williams Gets Unexpected Offer After NFL Fine for Cleats Bears quarterback Caleb Williams received a fine for wearing unauthorized cleats, and the footwear brand said it will pay it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01f6cf04c506ce1c050d0 Cowboys, Dak Prescott get back on track at the expense of reeling Eagles in key NFC East win te 2026-10-27T03:50:04.177Z Cowboys, Dak Prescott get back on track at the expense of reeling Eagles in key NFC East win The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles NFC East bout on "Monday Night Football" in Week 7 wasn’t supposed to feature two 2–4 teams dealing with inauspicious starts to the season. The NFL can be cruel in that way for some teams, but Week 7 turned into a situation where one team could get back on track in a division that seems up for grabs. The Dallas Cowboys, who had quite a different narrative entering this contest on the road despite the same exact record as the team hosting them, did at least turn the ship toward the right direction on Monday night with a 38-21 win over the Eagles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The narrative for Dallas was that they have the pieces, but is the coaching all there? Head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s name has been brought up in hot seat discussions, as the Cowboys lost back-to-back games in Primetime, and certainly didn’t want to make it a third against a struggling Philadelphia squad. Nick Sirianni, despite winning a Super Bowl with this team recently, has also been on the wrong side of Philly fandom to begin this 2026 campaign, but there’s at least the injury excuse. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season, as he deals with blood clots. And though he was back on Monday night in a limited capacity, running back Saquon Barkley just hasn’t been healthy enough this year. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! With the Eagles losing four straight after a 2-0 start to the season, some fans have already resorted to the tanking conversation for a top draft pick. The Cowboys certainly are not at that stage – fans just think the coaching staff needs to get this group playing in sync on both sides of the ball. For Dak Prescott and the offense, they continued to put points on the board, and they did so with a big lift from the run game. This isn’t a team that wants to pass the ball 45 times a game despite their veteran signal caller having done so many times throughout his career. Javonte Williams produced 155 on the ground on 25 carries with a touchdown at the end of the game, weaving his way through the Philadelphia defense for big chunk plays, including a 34-yard burst through the line. That opens everything for this offense that proclaims itself the "G.O.T.I." – greatest offense there is. CeeDee Lamb may have caught just five of his 12 targets, but two of those were touchdown grabs from Prescott. He finished the game with 74 yards, while his counterpart George Pickens had a touchdown himself on a 21-yard connection with his quarterback. And wide receiver three, Ryan Flournoy, totaled 70 yards on four grabs. All was well for Dallas’ offense, but once again, the defense was questionable against McKee and the Eagles’ offense at home. The first drive of the game brought hope to the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field, as the rabid fan base had been waiting for Barkley, the former Offensive Player of the Year, to return to the backfield after a hamstring injury. In just four plays, including a 29-yard run for Barkley, they remembered what it’s like to have a threat like him leading the way. Barkley bounced outside on first-and-5 from Dallas’ eight-yard line for the Eagles’ first touchdown of the game, and it looked like they would compete against a Cowboys' defense that keeps trying to find its identity, or better yet, key stops. But the injury bug continued to halt Barkley from being 100%, as he tried battling through a back injury this time in this game. He was noticed stretching on the sideline and trying to keep his back loose with trainers, but to no avail. Still, it was a back-and-forth battle in this latest chapter of a storied division rivalry, with long drives resulting in touchdowns on both sides. Dameon Pierce, who took over the lion’s share of carries, scored for the Eagles, while rookie Makai Lemon secured his first career touchdown to give the Eagles a 21-20 lead in the third quarter. But as Prescott does, he responded with a touchdown of his own – the second for Lamb – and the Cowboys were eventually able to separate themselves after forcing an Eagles punt and DeMarvion Overshown making an incredible interception on a ball intended for Dallas Goedert while the Eagles were driving in the fourth quarter. At 2-5 now, it may still be too early to say the Eagles’ season is a failure, but the cards they’ve been dealt are not pictures and they’re off suit. The Cowboys, on the other hand, still have chips on the table and are in the hunt. At 3-4, they’re a game-and-a-half behind the New York Giants, who beat them in Week 1, for the NFC East lead. And with winnable games against the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts up next on the schedule, perhaps Schottenheimer's seat can cool down if they can put together their first win streak of the campaign. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01d17f04c506ce1c05084 Raiders coach keeping Kirk Cousins as starting QB despite 4-game losing streak, Fernando Mendoza waiting te 2026-10-27T03:40:07.740Z Raiders coach keeping Kirk Cousins as starting QB despite 4-game losing streak, Fernando Mendoza waiting Everything was going well in Sin City to start the 2026 NFL season, as Kirk Cousins led Klint Kubiak’s new regime to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2021. But the Raiders have lost their last four games, including their most recent 35-21 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams, who got back on track Sunday. With the recent skid, some begged the question whether Kubiak would change quarterbacks considering Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has yet to hear his number called in his rookie season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Kubiak squashed that speculation on Monday. "[Cousins is] playing at a very high level, and he’s got to continue to do that for us to win," Kubiak told reporters, via ESPN. "We got to keep helping all the surrounding areas. [I’m] excited for him to go play against the Jets." So, that settles it: Cousins will be the starting quarterback against the 2-5 Jets on the road this Sunday. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kubiak invited the debate about Cousins’ job security, though, when he said "everything" would be evaluated after another loss. But when you look at his argument, the numbers back it up for Cousins. He has the most passing touchdowns of any quarterback in the NFL this season (16), while sitting third in passing yards (1,877). He’s completed 62.6% of his passes and thrown only five interceptions to his 16 touchdowns. Cousins also owns a 97.4 quarterback rating through seven games this season. But when exactly will the Raiders be bringing Mendoza in, if at all? Kubiak said the Miami product is "going to play football," though his support for Cousins outweighs that notion now. "Kirk is playing really well, and we’re in the hunt," Kubiak added. "It’s really important that we keep playing really well behind him and keep developing Fernando." This was the plan all along for Kubiak, who hoped that Cousins would work his offense efficiently and allow Mendoza time to develop behind him. Las Vegas has hit a rough patch, but Kubiak is poised and confident Cousins and the rest of the team will be back on track against a struggling Jets squad, who gave the Miami Dolphins its first win of the season in Week 7. As for Mendoza, his time will come – just not right now. "Fernando is going to play at some point. It’s not going to be this week," Kubiak said. If the Raiders lose to the Jets on Sunday, perhaps it’s a conversation worth having again with the first-year head coach. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01d16f04c506ce1c05068 John Harbaugh backs Cam Skattebo, rips NFL for controversial flag: 'That's the way you're supposed to run' te 2026-10-27T03:40:06.462Z John Harbaugh backs Cam Skattebo, rips NFL for controversial flag: 'That's the way you're supposed to run' Cam Skattebo shared his thoughts on a controversial unnecessary roughness call against him in the New York Giants’ win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. His head coach, John Harbaugh, shared the same sentiment. Skattebo ripped the NFL after officials assessed a 15-yard penalty against him after lowering his shoulder into Texans safety M.J. Stewart, delivering a forceful blow that sent him to the turf. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "I will say, man, the NFL loves to post me when I do stuff like that, but then also wants to take stuff from me," he said after a game where he ran for over 120 yards with a touchdown. "So, I mean, I’m going to run the ball like I want to run the ball, and if I’m going to continue to get flagged or it or fined for it, man, I guess I’m going to play for free." On Monday during time with reporters, Harbaugh was asked about what he said to the official during his own heated exchange in the moment after holding back Skattebo, who was livid with the official as he came off the field. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Did you see me after the play expressing my opinion? That’s how I felt about it," he said. Harbaugh admitted he understood the idea of why a yellow flag landed on the turf at NRG Stadium after seeing the hit. The NFL is always trying to crack down on helmet-to-helmet contact, and the official thought that Skattebo led with the crown of his helmet when he hit Stewart. Harbaugh saw it differently. "I also understand human physiology and anatomy and the way the body works," he said. "Skat runs low. You have to run low. "You have to run low to protect the football. You have to run low to protect your body. You can’t run in there and give tacklers your chest. When you run low, your head’s down there, too. You can’t move your head off your shoulders. It’s a physical impossibility." Harbaugh added that he didn’t believe his running back was "trying to use his helmet as a weapon, as a battering ram." Skattebo certainly enjoys initiating contact. In fact, Skattebo was featured in multiple commercials during the broadcast where he is seen running through walls and other objects because, well, that’s his thing. Ultimately, Harbaugh believes Skattebo’s running style is "the way you’re supposed to run." "That’s how you protect yourself and the football," he said. It’s old school, it’s punishing, and it’s what helped the Giants pick up a win on Sunday, just as it has in past games. So, Harbaugh begs the question for the NFL: How should Skattebo be running through the trenches? SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01d14f04c506ce1c0503d Thunder Dealt With Another Star Player Getting Injured te 2026-10-27T03:40:04.370Z Thunder Dealt With Another Star Player Getting Injured The last thing the Thunder needed on Monday was having another player suffer an injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01abff04c506ce1c04ff0 'Stand or hide in the tunnel' for the anthem, Valkyries WNBA fans show loyalty; ready for early Finals Game 6 te 2026-10-27T03:30:07.507Z 'Stand or hide in the tunnel' for the anthem, Valkyries WNBA fans show loyalty; ready for early Finals Game 6 Caffeine might not even be needed. Pure adrenaline could get the job done. Fans of the Golden State Valkyries are in for an early-morning wakeup call on Thursday when Game 6 of the WNBA Finals tips off in Atlanta at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time. But during Monday’s Game 5 against Atlanta, which began like every other Finals game, with both teams leaving the floor moments before the playing of the national anthem only to return seconds after it completed, the packed Chase Center in San Francisco was raucous. Fans of this 2-year-old team, clad floor to rafters in their giveaway lavender T-shirts, were beyond keyed up. They were loud and on the edge of their seats, willing their team on every play en route to a 64-55 victory that gave Golden State a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. That buzz could last a few days, which will come in handy when that alarm clock rings. WNBA FINALS GAME 6, A POTENTIAL TITLE-CLINCHER, WILL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY "I will be taking time off of work that day, for sure," one female fan said, planning a personal day for Thursday. "It’s really disappointing that more fans won’t be able to be cheering for the Valkyries on the West Coast," said another female fan, who brings her kids to games. "It’s pretty hard to do with kid drop-offs and school, but I’m going to make it work somehow." Some retirees said they get up early anyway, so they’re not sweating it and will be glued to their TVs for a road game, per usual. A couple of male fans said they would be watching on their laptops … at work. Shhhhhhh. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The strange start time in Atlanta is due to conflicts at State Farm Arena. The Dream, who normally play at Gateway Center Arena, have played playoff games at State Farm Arena because Gateway has a capacity of only 3,500 for basketball games. But now that the NBA season has started, State Farm, home of the Atlanta Hawks, has gotten busy. Some juggling was required once it became clear that the WNBA Finals would be going back to Atlanta for a Game 6 on Thursday. There is a Hawks home game that night. Several other options were considered before the early game time was chosen to create an unusual doubleheader of sorts. Many fans in the Bay Area seemed far more concerned about the scheduling chaos for Game 6 than they are about the controversy surrounding the national anthem walkouts that have been swirling around the WNBA Finals since Game 1. "I don’t understand why we’re singing the national anthem [before games] to begin with, that’s all there is to it," one female fan said. "If they want to go back [in the tunnel] and re-group, great. We’ve been doing it for two seasons." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "This is a non-controversy that people are trying to make into a controversy," a male fan said. "I don’t think not being out on the floor for the national anthem says anything about patriotism or loyalty to the United States." WNBA ANTHEM CONTROVERSY SPARKS CALLS TO BAR PLAYERS WHO DON'T STAND FROM TEAM USA'S OLYMPIC ROSTER Many fans said that being on the court for the national anthem should be a personal choice for athletes, even if that isn’t the choice they would make for themselves. "We have strong feelings about this," said a female fan who came to the game with her husband and both were dressed from head to toe in Valkyries lavender. "We’re both retired military. So we stand, we put our hands on our hearts and we honor the flag. The players … are doing something to get ready for the game. WNBA SILENT AFTER FINALS TEAMS SKIP NATIONAL ANTHEM DESPITE RULE REQUIRING PLAYERS TO STAND AND LINE UP "It’s not new to us that they leave the court for the national anthem. If they stayed and saluted the flag [during the anthem], I’d be fine with that [too]. This country is so divided anyway. Everyone just has to support their own true feelings." There is actually a provision in the WNBA rulebook stating that players should stand respectfully on the court while the national anthem is being played. But the league has not enforced that rule since 2017. "I wish they would stand out there for the national anthem," one female fan said. "But it’s one of those ‘to each their own’ [things] and they’ve been doing it from the beginning. "Maybe the national anthem means different things for different people. But for me, as an American, I think about people who gave up their lives for us to be free, so that we could decide to stand or hide in the tunnel or sit down. But for me, it’s about respect." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Golden State got a balanced offensive effort, with double-figure scoring from four players. Kiah Stokes and Veronica Burton each had 13 points while Tiffany Hayes and Cecilla Zandalasini each had 12 points. Atlanta's Angel Reese again had a lackluster scoring game. She finished with just 7 points but had 15 rebounds. Rhyne Howard of the Dream led all scorers with 20 points. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae01abcf04c506ce1c04fc5 RFK Jr. Says 500M Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ at Michigan Rally te 2026-10-27T03:30:04.584Z RFK Jr. Says 500M Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ at Michigan Rally RFK Jr. made sweeping remarks about Arabs and Muslims while campaigning for Republicans in Michigan. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae00f05f04c506ce1c04dc0 Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show in Los Angeles te 2026-10-27T02:40:05.399Z Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl LXI halftime show in Los Angeles Jay-Z is headed to the Super Bowl stage. The music mogul will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show, Apple Music announced during halftime of Monday’s Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game. Super Bowl LXI is set for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. SUPER BOWL LXI GETS PAT MCAFEE TREATMENT AS ESPN ADDS ALTERNATE BROADCAST "GOAT’s out of the bag," Apple Music wrote in a post on X, tagging Jay-Z. The announcement comes after reports that Jay-Z was in the running for the coveted performance. Puck News previously reported that the rapper had been selected over Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, as OutKick reported last week. IRISH ROCK LEGENDS U2 GET THE NOD TO PERFORM DURING THE NFL'S THANKSGIVING EVE HALFTIME SHOW Jay-Z’s entertainment company, Roc Nation, has partnered with the NFL on the halftime show since 2019. The performance will come months after the 25-time Grammy winner wrapped up his Jay-Z 30 Tour, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of his debut album, "Reasonable Doubt." His wife, Beyoncé, headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013 and joined Coldplay and Bruno Mars during the 2016 performance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae00cb0f04c506ce1c04d52 Deported migrant who '60 Minutes' painted as sympathetic family man claimed he was gay on asylum application te 2026-10-27T02:30:08.352Z Deported migrant who '60 Minutes' painted as sympathetic family man claimed he was gay on asylum application Sunday's "60 Minutes" featured the story of a deported Malian national who was painted as a loving husband and father despite insisting he was homosexual on his asylum application. The CBS News segment focused on Moussa Diawara and his family, speaking to his wife, 16-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. But the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says Diawara, who arrived in the United States in 2001, is actually an example of widespread fraud throughout the immigration system. "The ‘60 Minutes’ sob story tonight highlighted an illegal alien and his wife and two children. One problem. The illegal alien claimed he was a HOMOSEXUAL in order to try and dodge deportation to Mali," ICE posted on X. CBS BOSS FUELS LEFT-WING UPROAR AMID REPORT SHE URGED STAFF TO PROBE ALLEGED EL-SAYED, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TIES Fox News exclusively obtained Diawara’s 2009 asylum application in which he declared that he needed to remain in America because he was a gay man who could be killed if sent back to his native country. "My asylum application is based upon ground of well founded past persecution and an undisputable fear of life threatening to my person if I were to return to my country Mali. In fact I had experienced extreme punishment and persecution based on the ground of my sexual orientation," Diawara wrote in his asylum application. "Since I came to the USA I had the possibilities to express my feelings to men without any embarrassment no reserve. Indeed, my tribal group and community as a whole had reported my sexual orientation to my family back home because such behavior is unwelcome in my society," he continued. "My life is hence worth threatened if I have to go back to my country because I could be executed either by the Islamic group or the community." Diawara also wrote in the application that he was "banished" from attending Malian activities because he’s "a homosexual," who has received threats. "These are the reasons why I applied for asylum in the USA to seek protection from the US government," Diawara wrote. DHS General Counsel James Percival, who was interviewed in the "60 Minutes" segment, took to social media after it aired, saying the newsmagazine made Diawara the "poster child for what it claims are wrongful deportations." "His claimed reason for fearing Mali was that he is ‘gay,’ just in case you’re wondering how bad the immigration fraud problem is," Percival wrote. The segment put a spotlight on Diawara, who was living in the U.S. for 25 years without a criminal record, overstaying his tourist visa and getting nabbed by ICE and sent to Ghana, which ultimately sent him to his home country of Mali. According to the report, Diawara has since fled Mali to an undisclosed African country.  SCOTT PELLEY FIRED AT CBS NEWS AFTER BLOWUPS WITH BARI WEISS, NEW '60 MINUTES' PRODUCER "60 Minutes" noted that a U.S. judge said Diawara could be persecuted in Mali, pointing to fears over converting to Christianity. However, the show did not mention that Diawara’s application contradicted his family man narrative and the reason why he claimed he couldn’t return to his native country was because of his sexual orientation. During the segment, Percival noted that there is "a lot of fraud" in the immigration system and many "fear claims" are untrue. A "60 Minutes" insider defended the integrity of the report, pointing to how Diawara's claim that "part of the reason he didn't feel safe" was for religious reasons made the broadcast. According to the report, he had converted to Christianity and Mali is a Muslim-majority nation. "We also acknowledge that the DHS questioned the credibility of Moussa Diawara's fear of persecution, which they're claiming now on social media," the insider told Fox News Digital. The Department of Homeland Security told CBS News that Ghana had provided the U.S. with "diplomatic assurances for his safety." It is unclear whether CBS News was aware of Diawara’s apparent application discrepancy when the "60 Minutes" segment aired. A spokesperson for the network declined to comment. BARI WEISS POACHES CONSERVATIVE NY TIMES COLUMNIST, OTHERS JOIN '60 MINUTES' IN CBS PROGRAM SHAKEUP Percival posted about his experience with "60 Minutes," saying he spoke for nearly an hour. "In our conversation, we talked about the vicious killers and rapists we are removing to third countries and the fact that no President before President Trump removed these public safety threats from our community. Unfortunately, as they always do, they selectively edited the video and included none of that. They did promise they would publish the entire interview, so I look forward to my comments being posted in full this week," Percival wrote. Percival did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment. The official ICE account on X ALSO wrote, "Fake & Gay! Moussa Diawara, the Malian national featured in this shockingly poorly researched @60Minutes report, now faces allegations of immigration FRAUD after his asylum application surfaced, revealing that he claimed to be a HOMOSEXUAL man who feared persecution in Mali." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae00caef04c506ce1c04d49 Middle school teacher arrested in alleged prostitution scheme at casino hotel te 2026-10-27T02:30:06.980Z Middle school teacher arrested in alleged prostitution scheme at casino hotel A New Jersey teacher was arrested two weeks ago in connection with an alleged prostitution scheme in which a man was restrained, forced to endure sexual acts and robbed in a casino hotel room. The suspect was identified as Amanda Crafts, 35, of Wildwood Crest, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections. She was a computer teacher at Middle Township Middle School, according to her LinkedIn. Her friend, Veda Engel, 23, of Cape May, was also charged in the Oct. 9 incident. Engel has a history of prostitution-related charges, including one dating back to December, Breaking AC reported. FLORIDA WOMAN ALLEGEDLY DRUGS MAN SHE MET AT CLUB, STEALS HIS NEARLY $100K ROLEX: POLICE According to police, the victim met the women at a bar at a hotel resort in Atlantic City, the outlet said. After exchanging numbers with Engel, he reportedly met the two women in their room. MANHATTAN PROSTITUTE PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING 3 MEN WITH FENTANYL-LACED DRUGS IN ROBBERY SCHEME Once inside, the victim said the two women stripped him down and physically restrained him to the bed, the outlet reported. Engel then forced sexual acts on him before stopping and saying, "That’s what you get for $1,250," according to the complaint, Breaking AC reported. As Crafts held the victim down, Engel reportedly used his facial recognition to unlock his phone and made four separate Apple Pay transactions totaling $1,250 to her account. The victim said the transactions were "made without his consent in exchange for sexual acts," a detective wrote in the affidavits, according to reports. During her first appearance in court, Crafts told the judge that she was a teacher and has never been arrested before. "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time," she told Judge Timothy Maguire during a video appearance from the Atlantic County Justice Facility, according to reports. FLORIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER ADMITS TO YEARS OF 'INAPPROPRIATE' CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER STUDENT: DEPUTIES Crafts, who said she has four children, works in the school’s special area department teaching computers, the outlet said, citing the school’s website. The school district released a statement on Oct. 19 acknowledging the arrest of a Middle Township teacher and confirming that the employee had been fired. "Our responsibility is to protect our students, follow appropriate procedures, and ensure that those entrusted with caring for and educating our children meet the standards expected of them. The safety and well-being of our students remain our highest priority," Superintendent Stephanie DeRose said. Separately, Engel works at SoFresh SoClean Commercial Cleaning in Ocean City, her attorney said, according to Breaking AC. The incident was not Engel’s first prostitution-related encounter with law enforcement. Last year, she allegedly offered an undercover New Jersey State Police detective sex in exchange for $1,000 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. She was reportedly released on a summons at the time. Engel and Crafts were both released Oct. 15 after being held for nearly a week, according to reports. The state consented to their pretrial release, which requires them to check in with the court every other week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae00cadf04c506ce1c04d40 Brandi Krause tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong' te 2026-10-27T02:30:05.502Z Brandi Krause tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong' There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective. Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports. This consistent intolerance and hatred was on full display recently at a women's soccer match in Portland. A group of around 20 women wearing XX-XY shirts to a Portland Thorns game at Providence Park were allegedly harassed by a number of anti-reality fans nearby, including verbal and physical aggression. The "kind and tolerant" left, as always. You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct. But a women's soccer organization in Portland, Oregon, is predictably about as far from sanity as it's possible to be. Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match. PORTLAND THORNS GET DESTROYED IN THE COMMENT SECTION FOR PRAISING FANS ON THE SAME NIGHT XX-XY GROUP ATTACKED The least surprising outcome imaginable, even if it is absurd and offensive. One of the women involved, Brandi Kruse, joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to tell her side of the story. Kruse explained that she never received an explanation from security or from the organization as to why she and the group were forced to leave. Typical. Ingrahm asked if stadium officials or security told her why she was removed, to which she answered, "None. It's been three days ... you hear me in the video demand that security tell me, when they say 'you need to leave,' and I say, 'we didn't do anything wrong.' And she says, 'you know what you did?' And I said, 'I have no idea what I did.'" Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will. But we have not gotten an explanation so far." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ingraham brought up that the Thorns' statement on the incident was to say that they are "committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone," which is obviously the opposite of how that situation was handled. The Thorns also claimed that "security and enforcement decisions are managed locally," and that they are reviewing those actions to ensure that their policies were "applied appropriately and consistently." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kruse said "It's a complicated matter to determine kind of fault because the stadium itself, Providence Park is owned by the city of Portland, but it's operated by Peregrine Sports. And then, of course, you have the Thorns. And so we don't know who ultimately made the call to say, 'remove the people with the XX-XY shirts and leave all the individuals around them who were assaulting them, hitting them with flags, dumping beer on them.'" Importantly, she added, it wasn't just the attendees wearing XX-XY shirts who were confronted. OutKick's Matt Calkins, who was covering the game, was "assaulted by the mob," Kruse explained. "His press pass was ripped from his chest by a security guard." Ingraham then followed up about how security mishandled the situation, acting as police officers though they didn't have the authority to do so. Kruse said the guard confirmed she was not a police officer, then added that regardless of how it was handled, the treatment from the "pro-trans" crowd was unacceptable. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "You know, all they had to do is not react to our t-shirts, be functioning adults in the United States of America. And understand that sometimes you'll be confronted by ideas you don't agree with. And the answer to that is not violence."  Brilliant, and entirely accurate. The XX-XY group had a simple banner, the kind that are frequently displayed at soccer stadiums across the country. They wore t-shirts that simply had scientific, biological chromosomes on it. For this entirely reasonable behavior, they were assaulted and abused, then forcibly removed by security. Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview. No matter how delusional and disconnected from sanity that worldview might be. We've seen it in the WNBA, we've seen it here ... and it's going to continue because the people who run these organizations and institutions support it. Good for Kruse for not letting them get away with it, and good for the Department of Justice for stepping in to investigate too. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae00a57f04c506ce1c047d2 Stranded hikers cling to steep California mountain ridge as helicopter crew swoops in te 2026-10-27T02:20:07.098Z Stranded hikers cling to steep California mountain ridge as helicopter crew swoops in Three people stranded high on a steep Northern California mountainside were rescued by helicopter Sunday after a distress call brought crews racing to their aid. The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said the group was found on the Sierra Buttes, just south of a lookout tower near the mountain’s summit. Images and video released by officials show the helicopter near the rugged mountainside as rescuers worked to reach the trio. HELICOPTER RESCUE CREW CAUGHT ON CAMERA SAVING 2 CLIMBERS TRAPPED ALONG POPULAR CALIFORNIA BEACH CLIFF The sheriff’s office was alerted around 2:30 p.m. after a Garmin inReach satellite communication device sent an SOS signal to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Deputies launched a search and rescue response and called in the Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Mountain Rescue Team and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office’s RAVEN helicopter crew. TOURISTS SEEKING 'DRAMATIC' PHOTO ON ISOLATED BEACH TRAPPED BY INCOMING TIDE Once the crew spotted the stranded group, a rescue team member was lowered from the helicopter to reach them. All three were then hoisted off the mountainside and flown to a landing zone, where Sierra County deputies were waiting. "Due to the difficult terrain and hazardous location, a helicopter hoist rescue was necessary," the sheriff’s office said. NORTH CAROLINA CLIMBER AIRLIFTED AFTER PLUNGING 20 FEET DOWN GORGE, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES The agency thanked the teams involved for their "professionalism, coordination, and assistance" in bringing the rescue to a successful conclusion. The Sierra Buttes rise above the North Yuba River canyon, with a fire lookout near the top of the approximately 8,600-foot mountain, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Authorities did not say how the three people became stranded or whether anyone was injured. The rescue drew praise on social media, where commenters thanked the emergency crews and pointed to the RAVEN helicopter team’s role in helping communities across the region. "To see that Sheriff Balaam uses the RAVEN team to assist anywhere they are needed is outstanding and certainly shows just how valuable the unit has become to the region," one person wrote. Another thanked the rescue teams, writing, "Really awesome work, coordination and knowledge by all involved. Impressive and grateful to have this in our community." "Hats off to our emergency special teams!!" another commenter wrote. "We are all very fortunate that you all do what you do." The dramatic rescue came after two other high-profile rescues on Northern California mountains earlier this month. MISSING 72-YEAR-OLD HIKER FOUND ALIVE DAYS AFTER FRIGHTENING 100-FOOT FALL LEFT HER BADLY INJURED Last week, a 39-year-old Florida man was flown to a hospital after he fell through a snow bridge and severely injured his leg on the Whitney Glacier. Rescuers reached the injured climber the following morning, but bad weather prevented an aerial extraction. Crews ultimately carried him to a viable helicopter landing zone the next day, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said. Earlier this month, a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman from Salt Lake City were rescued after becoming trapped between cliffs during a 36-hour ordeal on Mount Shasta. Both were uninjured, authorities said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae007fcf04c506ce1c042a2 Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop te 2026-10-27T02:10:04.787Z Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop Former President Barack Obama had cast his successor as out of touch while jabbing at his extravagant sense of style. Mr. Trump responded at length. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae007fbf04c506ce1c04277 How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant te 2026-10-27T02:10:03.073Z How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae005a5f04c506ce1c04235 Angel Reese's 'Protect Black women' shirt adds to overall strangeness of WNBA Finals te 2026-10-27T02:00:05.758Z Angel Reese's 'Protect Black women' shirt adds to overall strangeness of WNBA Finals Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese had a not-so-subtle message emblazoned across her T-shirt as she walked into the Chase Center for Game 5 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries. "Protect Black women," the shirt read. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! It’s unclear what the shirt was referencing or if it was a general statement. Reese has been unafraid at times to speak or write her opinions on societal topics that resonate with at least one corner of the universe. Reese, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, has been having a pretty solid series, but needed to be locked in for the pivotal matchup against the Valkyries. WNBA fans caught wind of the shirt. Some wondered what the reaction would be if a White WNBA player would have worn a "protect White women" shirt. Obviously, nobody really has to wonder about the outrage. Sophie Cunningham drummed up enough outrage earlier this season with the simplest of messages, "Protect women’s sports." It’s that theme that’s been a point of contention even in the WNBA Finals – what kind of message are you trying to send fans? "Protect women" may have been more appropriate but we don’t even have to go that far. The WNBA pushed itself back into the spotlight as the two teams who are representing the league on the highest of level refused to even stay on the court for the national anthem. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Dream star Rhyne Howard explained to OutKick last week she didn’t believe she was on the floor for the national anthem during her entire tenure in Atlanta. "I don’t think I’ve been on the floor for the national anthem for any of my tenure in Atlanta, so if that’s what people are gonna look to nitpick for then so be it," Howard said. "But as far as competing for your team, when I go put on a USA jersey I’m out for the national anthem every time, there’s no doubt about it." "Yes, I love the country that I play for and I love what we have here," she added. Golden State head coach Natalie Nakase said leaving the floor for the anthem has been part of the franchise’s pregame routine since the team first entered the WNBA. But even if you put all of that to the side, the confusion about where Game 6 will be played as another addition to the strangeness of the series. Before Monday, the league had a huge scheduling conflict with trying to play Game 6 back at State Farm Arena. Instead of moving the game to another venue, the league moved the tip-off time for a potential series clincher to 12:30 p.m. ET. It means Valkyries fans will have to get up early, put their meetings on hold and tune into a huge game. A strangeness certainly lingers over the WNBA Finals in what would be the biggest Finals yet for the league. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae000f9f04c506ce1c0414f Gretchen Whitmer asked whether 'hidden xenophobia' will affect midterm elections te 2026-10-27T01:40:09.007Z Gretchen Whitmer asked whether 'hidden xenophobia' will affect midterm elections MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., on Sunday whether Republican politicians were tapping into "xenophobia" ahead of the midterm elections. Alexander began his show "State of Play" on Monday remarking on the national attention given to the Michigan U.S. Senate race between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and GOP candidate Mike Rogers, which prompted campaign rally appearances by former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump. The MS NOW host showed a clip of himself asking Whitmer over the weekend about what she thought about the "ugly recent rhetoric" levied against El-Sayed by Rogers and Trump, suggesting the attacks could be motivated by "xenophobia." ROGERS FIRES BACK AT WELKER OVER EL-SAYED'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CONTROVERSY, 'YOU ARE GIVING HIM A PASS' "Do you worry that there is some hidden xenophobia in Michigan right now that Donald Trump and Mike Rogers are trying to tap into?" Alexander asked. "I think that Mike Rogers and Donald Trump hope that there is, and that they're trying to cultivate that," Whitmer responded. Later in the show, Alexander aired more of the interview, including a question about whether Whitmer believed the language Trump used to attack El-Sayed was "dangerous." Whitmer agreed that Trump's language was dangerous but added that the bigger issue was Republicans ignoring the state of the economy. FOX NEWS POLL: MICHIGAN VOTERS SPLIT BETWEEN EL-SAYED AND ROGERS "The point is that they're talking about anything other than the cost of living, which has gone up because of the decisions that this administration has made. You ask yourself, are you better off two years ago than you are today? I doubt very many Americans could say that they are," Whitmer said. Fox News Digital reached out to Whitmer's office and the El-Sayed and Rogers campaigns for comment but did not immediately receive responses. In a comment to Fox News Digital, White House Assistant Press Secretary Olivia Wales said, "President Trump is calling out the radical extremists stoking division, defrauding their communities, and perpetuating violence. The President will continue to unapologetically fight for American greatness and call out the extremists who want only to divide and destroy." ABDUL EL-SAYED'S ALLEGED FAMILY TIES TO MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SURFACE AFTER DENYING ANY LINK DURING NBC INTERVIEW Both Trump and Rogers have heavily criticized El-Sayed over allegations involving his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae000f5f04c506ce1c04126 What Record-Breaking Texas Early Voting Says About Talarico vs. Paxton Race te 2026-10-27T01:40:05.796Z What Record-Breaking Texas Early Voting Says About Talarico vs. Paxton Race More than 4 1/2 million Texans have already cast ballots as polls show a tight U.S. Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ae000f4f04c506ce1c0411d Pat McAfee Vows to Never Return to Big 12 School After How He Was Treated te 2026-10-27T01:40:04.098Z Pat McAfee Vows to Never Return to Big 12 School After How He Was Treated Pat McAfee knows he's not everyone's cup of tea, but he took serious issue with how a Big 12 school treated him over the weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffea0f04c506ce1c040ce Brooke Hogan blasts ‘fake, greedy people’ after Hulk’s Florida home sale: ‘Enjoy your dirty money’ te 2026-10-27T01:30:08.077Z Brooke Hogan blasts ‘fake, greedy people’ after Hulk’s Florida home sale: ‘Enjoy your dirty money’ Brooke Hogan is lashing out at the "fake, greedy people" she claims profited from her late father Hulk Hogan as she mourns the sale of the wrestling legend's Florida home. Last week, Hulk's 5,400-square-foot, beachfront mansion in Clearwater Beach sold for $5.9 million after it was originally listed for nearly $11 million in January, according to TMZ. The outlet also reported that the neighboring guest cottage sold separately for $2.8 million. Hulk, who was born Terry Bollea, died at age 71 in July 2025 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater Beach. The WWE icon's cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack. NICK HOGAN HELPS GUIDE HULKAMANIA INTO FUTURE WITH SPORTS BAR OUTSIDE MSG, SHARES THOUGHTS ON FATHER'S LEGACY In a series of emotional posts shared to her Instagram Stories Monday, Brooke reflected on losing the home where she shared memories with her father while accusing unnamed friends and family members of exploiting him for their own gain. The 38-year-old TV personality also took aim at what she described as "dirty money," claiming some people only appeared "at the end" of her father's life "to collect." "The sick feeling is indescribable," Brooke wrote in one post alongside a photo of the house with a red and white SOLD sticker at the top. "This house was where dad and Jen envisioned growing old together," she added, referring to Hulk's ex-wife Jennifer McDaniel, to whom he was married from 2010 to 2021. NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR ON HULK HOGAN'S TRUMP SUPPORT AND THE BACKLASH THAT FOLLOWED HIM TO THE END "Where we brought him back to…surgery after surgery," Brooke continued. "Pool days. The smell of gasoline in his garage. His workouts downstairs." "We cooked, we watched Jerry springer, we played music, we cried," she recalled. "I walked in that garage every visit and hugged him right when he’d open the garage door. I’d sit next to him for hours in the chair he died in." KRISTIN CAVALLARI SAYS SHE LEARNED A PAINFUL $250K LESSON INVOLVING HER FATHER AT 22 "His whole environment, his energy, his work, his relationships: First Jen — who no one but me treated with respect. Then I was gone…the truth teller… I’m sure to everyone’s delight." "And now it’s all gone. Sold for profit. Just like him…used for f-----g everyone else’s gain. Saddest ending I’ve ever seen. You know who TF you are," Brooke concluded. KRISTIN CAVALLARI CUT FATHER OUT OF HER LIFE AFTER HE CROSSED ‘MAJOR LINE’ INVOLVING HER KIDS In another post, Brooke uploaded an image in which she was seen posing with Hulk a dock outside the house, writing, "Let’s not forget who was there for the 15 years before the vultures swooped in conveniently." Brooke went on to share a series of photos documenting the years that she spent by her father's side, writing that she "adored," loved and "cherished" him. She also posted images of pill bottles that were labeled with Hulk's name, noting that she "tracked every med." CRYSTAL HEFNER FELT 'ABSOLUTELY BRAINWASHED' DURING HUGH HEFNER MARRIAGE, REVEALS STRICT PLAYBOY MANSION RULES The "Brooke Knows Best" star also recalled how she and McDaniel helped care for Hulk during his health struggles. "Jen and I were the nurse crew. Notebooks, records, prescription pickups, overnights, switching shifts," Brooke wrote. "This woman spent more time in the trenches than ANY of us did," she continued. "He LOVED her dearly. And she loved him." "She wanted to be there till his last breath despite the trauma she endured that I witnessed..," Brooke added. OZZY AND SHARON OSBOURNE'S LONGTIME LOS ANGELES HOME HITS THE MARKET FOR $17M AFTER HIS DEATH AT 76 Brooke claimed that McDaniel "asked for nothing" following her split from Hulk. She wrote that McDaniel could have "fought for money" but instead "vanished" without launching a "smear campaign." Describing McDaniel as "hilarious," Brooke recalled the two having "girl days" together. She praised her former stepmother as "pure love and grace." "Their breakup was devastating for me," Brooke wrote. "I loved her, but I knew my dad was in the best care with her too." "DEVOTION was an UNDERSTATEMENT," she added. Alongside photos of Hogan recovering from surgeries, Brooke recalled how she and McDaniel repeatedly accompanied him to the hospital. "We did surgery… after surgery… after surgery," she wrote. In one photo, Brooke pointed out blood on McDaniel's shirt and missing fingernails. She posted images of Hulk standing in the hospital room, writing, "I'm taking the photo. You see anyone else there? Whole room… no one else?" Brooke then shared a photo that was taken during a July 2025 episode of "WWE SmackDown!" following Hulk's death. In the photo, WWE stars, several wrestling legends and production crew were seen gathered onstage for the traditional 10-bell salute in memory of Hulk. "Not ONE of these people stayed longer than an hour in the hospital… if they even showed," Brooke wrote. "And I’ve had to hear everyone say I’m the jerk for stepping away from the toxic behavior and brainwashing, fake, greedy people… ‘I should have been there.’ ‘Everyone else’ was there till the end. NO. They were there AT the end. To collect," she wrote on a photo of herself with Hulk. Brooke shared another image of the Hulk's home, writing, "Enjoy your dirty money. You took my dad." However, Brooke later pushed back against reports that interpreted her posts as an attack on WWE stars, insisting that was not her intention. DISGUSTING TROLLS ATTACK HULK HOGAN'S DAUGHTER FOR STARTING EMOTIONAL POST ABOUT DAD WITH A BIKINI PICTURE "Hey reporters: I don't have beef with the stars of WWE. Nor did I say that. Do your job right or don't do it at all," she wrote in a follow-up post on her Instagram Story. Brooke explained that she was criticizing people who she said "show up to public tributes" despite not supporting her father privately when she was "in the trenches with him." "But they'll show up to get their face on camera," she wrote, adding, "That includes so called ‘friends' AND family." In another post, Brooke elaborated on her accusations as she blasted unnamed people who she claimed "only visited him if he payed [sic] for it" and others who "got a paycheck if they pretended they were his friend." She also called out "the 'yes men' who were too afraid to protect him with truth" and "the ones who promised me they'd do the right thing when he died." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "Apparently EVERYONE will show up at the end if you're famous enough and they can profit off your demise," Brooke concluded. Brooke and Hulk were once extremely close and their father-daughter relationship was a major part of their reality series "Hogan Knows Best," which ran from 2005 to 2007. However, their relationship became complicated over the years and Brooke was estranged from Hulk during the final two years of his life. In July 2023, Hulk amended his will to exclude Brooke and her descendants, leaving her brother Nick as the sole beneficiary of his probate estate. The "Rocky III" star shared Brooke and Nick, 36, with his ex-wife Linda Hogan. Hulk was married to Sky Daily from 2023 until his death. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Brooke has maintained that her estrangement from Hulk was not due to a single falling-out. After Hulk died, Brooke said she ultimately stepped away following a series of "respectful disagreements" with her father that took an emotional toll on her. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Hulk never publicly addressed his estrangement from Brooke or his decision to formally remove her from his will. However, a source told Us Weekly in March 2025 that the wrestling icon had told people he did not know why his daughter had stopped speaking to him. Brooke later said she had asked to be removed from his will because she wanted no part of an anticipated battle over his fortune. "I just know how my family is," Brooke told TMZ in August 2025. "I've seen how certain members of my family go after money. And I see how they fight over money. And how they turn on each other over money." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffe9df04c506ce1c040b8 Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park te 2026-10-27T01:30:05.004Z Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc50f04c506ce1c04097 Democrats gain ground in Arizona as Republicans face tough election battle te 2026-10-27T01:20:16.898Z Democrats gain ground in Arizona as Republicans face tough election battle PHOENIX -- Arizonans will learn in slightly more than a week if Democrats' sweep of three top statewide offices four years ago was a fluke or an actual sign that the state is no longer blood red. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc4af04c506ce1c04061 Portland officials say city did not approve policies that led to removal of women's sports supporters te 2026-10-27T01:20:10.557Z Portland officials say city did not approve policies that led to removal of women's sports supporters Officials for the City of Portland says they are reviewing a filmed confrontation in which women’s sports supporters were struck and forcibly removed from a publicly owned soccer stadium. The city denied involvement in decisions concerning the spectators and an OutKick reporter, identifying the stadium operator and its subcontractors as responsible. It also said the operator’s agreement requires compliance with applicable laws. "The City is reviewing," officials told OutKick. "Decisions concerning the incident in question are handled by the Stadium Operator Peregrine, LLC and their subcontractors. The City was not involved in any decisions concerning the spectators or reporter." Asked whether the city approved policies governing XX-XY clothing, messages about transgender participation in sports, banners or press credentials, officials answered, "No." WNBA WON'T NAME PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY INCIDENT OVER FANS' SHIRTS, AS DREAM BLAME LEAGUE "The Stadium Operating Agreement requires the Operator to not only implement a Security, Safety and Traffic Control plan but also comply with all applicable laws. The Ticket Terms and Conditions require all spectators comply with all rules, regulations, and policies of the Thorns, the NWSL and Peregrine Sports, including the Providence Park Guest Guide." Asked what explanation the operator had provided for the removals, and whether the city was examining consistent enforcement across spectators expressing different views, officials said they were still seeking information. "The City is working with the Stadium Operator to receive more details about the incident," the response stated. The response comes as the Justice Department separately reviews the Oct. 23 incident at Providence Park for potential constitutional concerns. "The Justice Department is aware of these reports and will review the matter thoroughly. Where the facts and the law warrant action, the Department will not hesitate to act," a department spokesperson told OutKick. A Justice Department official said that, based on information available so far, the described conduct appears to raise viewpoint discrimination and First Amendment questions rather than sex discrimination. HOSTILE VALKYRIES FANS VERBALLY ATTACKED WOMEN'S SPORTS ACTIVISTS AT WNBA FINALS GAME 1 IN SAN FRANCISCO Friday’s confrontation began during the Portland Thorns’ match against the North Carolina Courage. Approximately 20 spectators kept their XX-XY Athletics shirts covered through the first half, then revealed them and displayed a large "Save Women’s Sports" banner at the start of the second half. Footage captured members of the group being struck by other spectators, including with flagpoles carrying transgender flags, and being forcibly escorted out by security. The organizers included activist Amy Sousa and commentator Brandi Kruse. WNBA ADMITS SECURITY IN ATLANTA WAS WRONG TO MAKE FANS COVER SHIRTS AT DREAM-FEVER GAME Officials cited Section 4 of the stadium operating agreement as the source of the operator’s authority, saying Section 4.3 requires implementation of a security, safety and traffic control plan. They said the agreement requires the operator to comply with applicable laws, while ticket terms require spectators to follow the policies of the Thorns, NWSL and Peregrine Sports, including the stadium’s guest guide. The response did not identify which provision security applied during Friday’s confrontation. Providence Park is city-owned and operated by Peregrine Sports. Portland’s Spectator Venues Program oversees the city’s interests in the facility and its relationship with the operator. The First Amendment generally restricts government action, and a private organization does not automatically become a government actor simply because it holds a public contract. But government direction or joint participation can bring private conduct under constitutional scrutiny. Portland also did not explicitly confirm whether it would request preservation of surveillance footage and incident reports or consider corrective action if misconduct or a contractual violation were established. "The City will continue to engage with the Stadium Operator in accordance with the Stadium Operating Agreement," officials said in response to that question. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc49f04c506ce1c04058 White House defends Trump after archbishop calls prayer moment 'manipulated' ahead of midterms te 2026-10-27T01:20:09.320Z White House defends Trump after archbishop calls prayer moment 'manipulated' ahead of midterms The White House on Monday defended President Donald Trump after Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob publicly apologized for participating in an Oval Office prayer with the president, accusing the administration of using the religious gathering for political purposes less than two weeks before the midterm elections. Grob issued a statement Sunday titled "A Public Apology," alleging that the White House distributed photographs and video of the Thursday prayer without the consent of the 12 participating bishops. He accused the administration of manipulating a sacred moment. The archbishop said he had received messages from Catholics concerned that the prayer appeared to constitute a political endorsement. Grob acknowledged having reservations before attending and apologized for the distress his participation caused. "I feel a heavy sadness, not only over the pain I caused, but also for the fact that something so sacred to a group of religious leaders, prayer to our Heavenly Father, would be manipulated in that way," he said. "We came in good faith to try to work for the betterment of our fellow human beings, to ease their suffering, to build up the common good, and to pray with a president, not to pose for a political photo opportunity to benefit the few." White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers defended Trump's record on religious liberty and Catholic priorities in a statement to Fox News Digital following the archbishop's public apology. BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: MY YEAR WITH DOJ'S RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION: WHY I SAID YES "There has never been a greater president for Catholic Americans than President Trump, and his strong record proves it: he stopped the weaponization of the federal government against Christians, proudly defended and expanded our religious rights, pardoned pro-life activists, stopped the chemical mutilation of our nation’s children, and protected parents’ rights," she said. The meeting, which Grob said was arranged by the Heritage Foundation, was intended to address immigration enforcement, religious worker visas and other Catholic priorities. Following a 90-minute discussion with White House domestic policy staff and advisors, the bishops entered the Oval Office, where Trump presented commemorative tokens before they prayed together. Grob said the group was unaware that video was being recorded. Des Moines Bishop William Joensen also criticized the gathering's subsequent publicity in a statement published Saturday, saying the bishops never intended to endorse a political candidate or party. "None of us bishops were unaware that our meeting was on the cusp of a national election. Yet in no way did any of us intend by our involvement to endorse any political party or any individual candidate," he said. "That said, in retrospect, I would have done well to be more mindful of Jesus’ admonition: ‘Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves’ (Matthew 10:16). I wish I had been more shrewd and less simple, like those who exploited our meeting for partisan political purposes." POPE LEO SLAMS THOSE WHO 'MANIPULATE RELIGION' FOR MILITARY OR POLITICAL GAIN, TRUMP RESPONDS Denver Archbishop James Golka, who led the prayer, discussed his participation in an interview with the Denver Catholic. Golka acknowledged concerns about the video's political implications but emphasized that praying for elected officials remains a longstanding Catholic practice. "I wasn’t sure what to do. On one hand, it was a great opportunity to raise important issues for the Church’s benefit," he said. "On the other hand, I knew people might be upset. Though I originally thought it would be a private meeting, I knew that it could be shared and that some might use it for political purposes. "But as I prayed about it, I thought that this is what Catholics do," he continued. "We pray for people. No matter whether we agree or disagree on anything, we always pray for our country and leaders." The controversy comes as Catholic leaders continue to disagree with the Trump administration over some of its policies, particularly immigration. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the administration in February 2025 over the suspension of refugee resettlement funding. Other prominent Catholic leaders have encouraged continued engagement with the administration. In a May interview with Fox News Digital, Bishop Robert Barron, a member of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, cautioned against demonizing the president despite disagreements over immigration and other policies. "What I don't want from the church is a kind of demonization of the Trump administration," he said. TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS The Archdiocese of Milwaukee declined to comment further on the matter when reached by Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc48f04c506ce1c0404f Rays' Chandler Simpson crashes face first into wall while making incredible catch in World Series vs Brewers te 2026-10-27T01:20:08.102Z Rays' Chandler Simpson crashes face first into wall while making incredible catch in World Series vs Brewers When it’s the World Series, you gotta give your all. Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson did that on Monday night in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Brewers batter Sal Frelick hit a sharp liner to left field at Tropicana Field. Frelick thought the ball might have either been over Simpson’s head or, even better, a home run. If Simpson doesn’t make the play, the ball may have caromed off the wall and back to center field. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Instead, Simpson turned the jets on. He made a leaping grab and crashed face first into the wall. He hung onto the ball and was able to get it back to the infield before Garrett Mitchell could advance to second base. Tampa Bay saved a run and the possibility of giving momentum to Milwaukee early in the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The second-year outfielder may need to step up a little bit more for the Rays as they came into the game facing a 2-0 deficit. Simpson has been 3-for-8 in the series with an RBI and two strikeouts. But if the team is going to be inspired by defensive magic, Simpson may have brought it. Milwaukee and Tampa Bay were two of the best teams in baseball all year. They each came into the series as the No. 1 seed in the postseason, having earned byes into their respective Division Series. The Brewers defeated the Rays 3-2 in Game 1 and 5-4 in Game 2. The intensity of the games have been almost too close for comfort. But that’s baseball, Suzyn. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc45f04c506ce1c04021 Kenneth Walker Refused to Acknowledge Former Teammates After Chiefs-Seahawks te 2026-10-27T01:20:05.092Z Kenneth Walker Refused to Acknowledge Former Teammates After Chiefs-Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker ent viral for snubbing his former Seattle Seahawks teammates after Sunday's loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adffc43f04c506ce1c0400b Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing te 2026-10-27T01:20:03.084Z Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adff795f04c506ce1c03f72 DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns te 2026-10-27T01:00:05.860Z DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns The Trump administration is suspending a visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals visiting a U.S. island territory after Republican lawmakers warned it could facilitate birth tourism and pose national security risks. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s decision targets a Biden-era program that allowed prescreened Chinese nationals to visit the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 14 days without a visa. In a notice announcing the decision, the Department of Homeland Security cited concerns that the program could facilitate birth tourism, espionage and illegal onward travel to nearby Guam, a key hub for the U.S. military. BIRTH TOURISM FIGHT SHIFTS TO US ‘TROPICAL MATERNITY WARD’ WITH HISTORY OF CHINESE EXPLOITATION The decision comes after senators Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rick Scott, R-Fla., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Bill Cassidy, R-La., urged Mullin in April to end the program, warning that it encouraged birth tourism and posed national security risks. Lee celebrated the decision in a post on X. BIRTH TOURISM CRACKDOWN EXPANDS AS HOUSE CHAIRMAN RAISES CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY CASE "America is not a nursery for the CCP to steal citizenship," Lee wrote, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. "Thank you, President Trump!" Rep. Chip Roy’s press office also welcomed the move, saying the Texas Republican and Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., had raised concerns about the program in March. GOP FIREBRAND TARGETS BOOMING BUSINESS LETTING FOREIGNERS EXPLOIT US CITIZENSHIP LAWS "Rep. Roy is pleased to hear the Trump Admin closed this dangerous loophole," his office wrote on X. Birth tourism is when someone travels to the United States primarily to give birth so their child can become an American citizen. Some travelers have hidden the purpose of their trip when applying for a visa. FIRST ON FOX: RUBIO RAMPS UP BIRTH TOURISM CRACKDOWN HOURS BEFORE XI TOUCHES DOWN IN US The program at issue was created in 2024 and took effect the following year. More than 3,000 Chinese nationals used it to enter the Northern Mariana Islands in fiscal year 2025, according to DHS. Those travelers were screened by Customs and Border Protection, but did not have to obtain a visa through a U.S. consulate, the department said. EXCLUSIVE: STATE DEPARTMENT REVOKES OVER 250,000 VISAS IN BROAD IMMIGRATION VETTING CRACKDOWN The suspension is set to take effect at 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 30 and will apply to both new applicants and travelers who have already been approved. Those already in the territory under the program may finish their authorized stays but will need a visa for future visits unless another lawful exception applies. DHS said the suspension will remain in place while the department evaluates the program with the secretaries of state and the interior. BIRTH TOURISM COULD SOON CARRY A SEVERE NEW CONSEQUENCE FEW WOULD RISK: 'EXISTENTIAL CRISIS' The department warned that the program could make it easier for Chinese nationals to travel to the territory to give birth. "While birth tourism has long been an issue in the CNMI, the availability of visa-exempt travel and reduced vetting under EVS-TAP may lower barriers to this practice," the notice says. HOUSE REPUBLICAN CALLS FOR YANKING STUDENT VISAS OF CHINESE NATIONALS DHS also said birth tourism can strain the islands’ medical system. The notice did not provide a number of births linked to travelers who entered through the program, formally known as the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program. The department warned that visa-free travel could be exploited for intelligence gathering near U.S. military facilities. The Northern Mariana Islands are home to Tinian Air Base, while Guam hosts several military installations. TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TARGETING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, BIRTH TOURISM AFTER SUPREME COURT SETBACK Although the program did not permit visitors to travel to Guam or the U.S. mainland, DHS cited previous cases involving Chinese nationals smuggled by boat from the Northern Mariana Islands to Guam. Those cases involved earlier travel policies or other streamlined arrangements, but DHS said they showed a vulnerability that the newer program had not eliminated. The suspension comes as the Trump administration pursues a broader crackdown on birth tourism. A State Department task force launched Aug. 12 had revoked more than 750 visas tied to suspected birth tourism activity as of late August, the department previously told Fox News Digital. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital that officials were working with international partners and law enforcement to identify travel patterns that could point to birth tourism networks. Pigott said some networks help visitors conceal the purpose of their trips and then coach them on how to avoid paying medical bills. The Northern Mariana Islands program is separate from the visitor visa process targeted by those revocations. Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adff53bf04c506ce1c03eeb El-Sayed Campaign Distances Itself From Group’s Ad Critical of Israel te 2026-10-27T00:50:03.015Z El-Sayed Campaign Distances Itself From Group’s Ad Critical of Israel As the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan seeks to overcome intraparty tensions, his opponent in the primary, Haley Stevens, said a PAC’s ad was “fearmongering about Israel.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adff2e5f04c506ce1c03ebb Arizona campaigns enter the homestretch te 2026-10-27T00:40:05.886Z Arizona campaigns enter the homestretch Key Points: Arizona’s pivotal midterm election is entering its final week The state’s voters can have a big impact on national politics, and vice versa The numbers show an advantage for Democrats, but the margins are likely to be slim Arizonans will learn in just over a week whether Democrats’ 2022 sweep of three top statewide offices was a fluke or a real sign the state is no longer blood red. And with all statewide offices and congressional seats up for grabs, the state’s voters have a real chance to decide whether Democrats take control of the Legislature and U.S. House for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. As voters start returning their mail ballots, Democrats are seeing a surge in returns while Republicans are underperforming, sending in their completed ballots at slower rates. Nearly 28% of Democrats have already returned their mail ballots, compared to a bit more than 23% of Republicans. Independents, who make up more than a third of all registered voters, appear to be sitting on their ballots, with fewer than 13% mailing them back as of Oct. 24, according to Stealth Analytics. Nearly 90% of Arizona’s 4.37 million voters use mail-in ballots instead of going to a local polling place. But that doesn’t guarantee an easy Democratic victory, as those numbers tell only part of the story. While the percentage of ballots from Republicans lags behind Democrats, the GOP has far more members in Arizona. So even with the slower return, Stealth Analytics said each party has a nearly equal share of the more than 884,000 ballots returned by the end of last week. And even if those who wait until election day are a minority, the 2022 election showed they tend to skew Republican. High gas and food prices, an unpopular war being felt at home, and concerns about aggressive federal immigration enforcement efforts are helping Democrats and boosting party leaders’ belief that they can win back not only the U.S. House but possibly also the Senate. Some are even convinced they can win control of the state Legislature. Democrats haven’t controlled the state Senate since 1990 and haven’t held the House majority since 1966 — a full 60 years. What the polls say Polling earlier this month by HighGround, a public affairs and campaign firm that has surveyed Arizona voters for decades, shows a historic shift toward Democrats in Arizona, with as many as 20% of Republicans backing the other party’s candidates. Its polling showed Democrats ahead in all five top statewide offices.  HighGround President and CEO Chuck Coughlin, now registered as an independent after leaving the GOP in 2018, said the polling results took him aback. Still, he warned that turnout and the GOP’s natural voter-registration advantage could tighten the numbers as Election Day nears.  “We were all caught a little unaware of how difficult the cycle had become” for Republicans, Coughlin said. “And there’s really no reason to believe, given the president’s narrative and his tour schedule, that they’re fighting the tactical fight,” he said. “They have a full-on house fire going on, and they see it as well.” The Democratic Party’s wins in the governors, secretary of state, and attorney general races in 2022 built a firewall against GOP control of all branches of state government, the first time since former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano resigned to join the Obama Administration in 2009. Although their victories were tiny, polling by HighGround and others shows all three are doing better with voters this year. Hobbs won by just 17,000 votes in 2022, while Attorney General Kris Mayes won by a historically slim margin of just 280 votes that year. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes bested his opponent by the largest margin of the three top officials, outpolling Republican Mark Finchem — who campaigned on the disproven claim that election fraud led to Joe Biden’s 2020 win — by more than 120,000 votes. All are seeking re-election in the Nov. 3 general election and face Republican challengers Andy Biggs, Warren Petersen and Alexander Kolodin, respectively.  National issues top of mind Samara Klar, a political science professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, agrees that Democrats are poised to do well on Election Day despite the GOP’s voter registration advantage of 34.8% to 28.3%, or 6.5 percentage points. Democrats have added nearly 30,000 registered voters since the August primary, while Republican registration is flat. Independents have also surged, adding more than 37,000 voters. Those numbers should still put the GOP ahead, but she said independent voters are breaking for the Democrats. Klar credits their campaigns with eschewing liberal politics. “Democratic campaigns in Arizona have been very disciplined about portraying a centrist moderate ideology, whereas the Republican campaigns in Arizona have not done that,” she said. “They have moved further to the right side of the spectrum in order, presumably, to appeal to their more conservative base,” Klar said. “But given that a full third of Arizonans identify as independent, it’s really the Democrats’ more moderate strategy that seems to be winning.” She said that, for the first time in recent election cycles, some Republicans are trying to move somewhat toward the center. But so far it hasn’t persuaded moderate voters. “There is more of a strategic choice to move away from him, but the candidates themselves are really inextricably tied to Donald Trump,” Klar said. And the national political mood is hurting the GOP across the board. “I think actually immigration could have been a really strong issue for them to run on in 2026, if it hadn’t been for what many see as excessive force by ICE,” Klar said. “But it’s been fully overshadowed by the economy,” she said. “Absolutely overshadowed by gas prices, food prices, cost of living, and that is just making it very hard for Republicans to run any kind of winning message.” Arizona’s effect on Congress In Congressional District 1, which covers the northeast Phoenix suburbs, former professional football kicker Jay Feely hopes to maintain Republican control of the seat vacated by GOP Rep. David Schwiekert, who made an unsuccessful run for governor in August’s GOP primary. He faces Democrat Amish Shaw, an emergency room physician who previously served in the state House.  Shaw won the primary despite lacking Democratic Party support. Part of that may be that he is known at the Capitol as a moderate centrist who sometimes crossed over to support GOP bills in the Legislature. In CD6, encompassing parts of Tucson and all of southeastern Arizona, incumbent Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani is trying to hold the seat against former U.S. Marine drill instructor JoAnna Mendoza.  Ciscomani touts himself as Washington’s most bipartisan congressman, although his record shows consistent support for Trump’s policies. Mendoza is focusing her messages on lowering consumer costs, job growth, border security and immigration reform Both races are incredibly tight and hard-fought, Klar said. Although the national picture clearly shows Democrats doing well, she’s not convinced that will carry over in Arizona, from top of the ticket down. “I think that Arizona is much more competitive than the national picture,” she said. “I think nationally, Democrats are going to do well,” Klar said. “Seems as though they’ll take over the House. They may take over the Senate.” But the picture, she said, is different at the state level. “Arizona specifically is a much, much tighter electorate, and there’s more Republicans in Arizona than there are Democrats,” Klar said. “That is just an indisputable fact, and it’s hard to get around.” The post Arizona campaigns enter the homestretch first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adff08ff04c506ce1c03e33 West Virginia couple charged after kids found in alleged ‘house of horrors’ te 2026-10-27T00:30:07.135Z West Virginia couple charged after kids found in alleged ‘house of horrors’ A West Virginia couple is facing felony charges after authorities said three children endured years of alleged abuse and neglect inside what the local sheriff described as a real-life "house of horrors." Erica Lynn Sayre, 45, and her husband, Clifford Gale Sayre, 46, both of Evans, were charged following an "extensive investigation" by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, authorities announced Monday. Erica and Clifford Sayre each face six felony charges, including three counts of child neglect creating risk of injury. Erica Sayre also faces three counts of child abuse resulting in bodily injury, while Clifford Sayre faces three counts of child neglect resulting in bodily injury. Authorities alleged the children were repeatedly struck and strangled, deprived of food and water and denied access to the bathroom. TENNESSEE INMATE CONVICTED OF MURDER ESCAPES FROM PRISON, MANHUNT UNDERWAY: OFFICIALS Investigators also alleged that soiled cat litter was dumped in their beds, dog feces was placed on their belongings and they were forced to run barefoot on a gravel driveway as punishment. The children were also allegedly struck with household objects, forced to put a soiled sock in their mouths and subjected to having their hair forcibly cut. "One child described being struck in the head with an electronic device, causing a bleeding injury for which she was denied medical treatment. One of the children was threatened to be killed if she contacted Child Protective Services," the sheriff's office alleged. During interviews, one child became emotional and told investigators, "I can't go back to that home," the sheriff's department said. Another said she "just wants a normal life." TEEN ACCUSED OF STEPSISTER’S CRUISE SHIP MURDER BUYS TIME TO CONSIDER PLEA BUT WON’T GET ‘SWEET’ DEAL: EXPERT Investigators alleged Clifford Sayre witnessed repeated abuse but failed to intervene. One child claimed he restrained her hands while Erica Sayre cut her hair with a razor blade, causing an injury. "Because mom hits us and Gale lets her," the children said during a forensic interview, according to the sheriff's department. Authorities said investigators worked with Child Protective Services and a Child Advocacy Center and documented scars that were consistent with portions of the children's accounts.  Investigators said the children's statements also corroborated one another and other physical evidence collected during the investigation. All of the children were removed from the home after the allegations were disclosed, according to authorities. The investigation included multiple interviews, medical examinations and photographic evidence. "The Jackson County Sheriff's Department emphasizes the seriousness of allegations involving child abuse and neglect of vulnerable children and remains committed to investigating such reports thoroughly and efficiently," Sheriff Ross Mellinger said in a statement.  TALLAHASSEE POLICE ARREST 15-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT AFTER SHOOTING NEAR FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL STADIUM Mellinger added, "The outlined findings of the investigation are deeply troubling and underscore the importance of reporting suspected child abuse, as the children were all living in a real life ‘house of horrors’ with the adults in their lives that should have otherwise been protecting them from such occurrences and conditions, not creating them." The Jackson County Sheriff's Department could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adff08cf04c506ce1c03e0b Thunder Get Devastating Jalen Williams Update After Brutal Injury vs Clippers te 2026-10-27T00:30:04.217Z Thunder Get Devastating Jalen Williams Update After Brutal Injury vs Clippers The Oklahoma City Thunder received unfortunate news about Jalen Williams and a key reserve amid an undefeated start to the season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee5ff04c506ce1c03de2 Healthcare drives Arizona’s job growth, but can employers keep up? te 2026-10-27T00:20:47.813Z Healthcare drives Arizona’s job growth, but can employers keep up? Key Points: The healthcare industry is driving much of Arizona’s growth, but employers can’t keep up with demand Healthcare jobs accounted for more than half of the 22,700 non-agricultural jobs added between September 2025 and September 2026 Arizona could face a shortage of 76,000 healthcare workers over the next decade PHOENIX — Mike Renaud says he would hire 20 physicians and 100 mental health therapists tomorrow if he could find qualified candidates. Renaud, president and CEO of Valle del Sol, which provides primary and behavioral healthcare in Arizona, said the organization has increased its staff by 15% over the past year but still needs more workers to meet demand. “We would grow faster, but we don’t have enough of the clinical people here in Arizona to hire,” Renaud said. His experience illustrates a challenge for Arizona’s economy. Healthcare is providing much of the state’s job growth, but employers need workers and money to keep expanding. Arizona added 22,700 jobs outside agriculture between September 2025 and September 2026, including 12,500 in healthcare and social assistance, according to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. That means the healthcare industry accounted for more than half of the state’s overall job gains. The numbers reflect the rising demand for care in Arizona, but meeting that demand requires enough people willing and able to do the work.           Doug Walls, OEO’s labor market information director, said Arizona’s growing and aging population is driving demand for healthcare, including more frequent and specialized services.  At the same time, slower hiring in other industries has made healthcare a bigger part of the state’s job growth, he said. “It’s a little bit of both,” Walls said. Healthcare and social assistance employment grew 2.6% through September from the same period last year, matching the annual pace OEO predicted. The long-term forecast, however, gives other industries a larger slice of the pie. The agency expects healthcare and social assistance to add 113,466 jobs between 2024 and 2034, about a quarter of the state’s overall job growth. The forecasts predict overall job growth after accounting for job losses. Employers must also replace workers who retire or leave, so they will need to hire more people than the growth figures alone suggest. Walls said the forecast assumes the rate at which employees in the industry leave will stay about the same as demand grows.  Still, he said, difficulty finding new workers and employee burnout are long-standing problems in the healthcare industry. At the Greater Phoenix Chamber’s Economic Outlook event Oct. 1, business and healthcare leaders discussed the industry’s growth and challenges going forward. Mark Whalen, Banner Health’s chief enterprise growth officer, said the nonprofit is investing in clinics and technology intended to give medical staff more time for patients. Finding workers remains a challenge. “One challenge is having the workforce to meet the growing demand,” Whalen said. A healthcare shortfall on the horizon The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation’s 2023 workforce report estimated that Arizona could face a shortage of 76,000 healthcare workers over the following decade. Keeping future doctors from leaving Arizona is part of the shortfall, said Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona. After medical school, doctors continue their training in supervised positions called residencies. Arizona needs more of those positions, Derksen said, because many graduates who leave the state for training don’t return.  “We really haven’t kept up with the residency slots that we need for our population,” he said. Derksen suggested encouraging more students from rural and tribal communities to pursue healthcare careers through loan repayment programs. He said those efforts could help bring workers to the communities that lack them the most. Some training programs are helping people find work. OEO’s 2025 review of ARIZONA@WORK adult training programs found health-related training had the strongest effect on employment after participants left the program. After accounting for the differences in people’s backgrounds and local job markets, the agency estimated that completing health-related training was linked to about 14 more people working for every 100 participants, compared with those who did not start or complete training. That suggests training programs can help, but it remains unclear whether they meet employers’ needs. Todd Sanders, the Greater Phoenix Chamber’s president and CEO, said its foundation works with high schools, community colleges and universities to prepare workers. “There is a dire need for more talent, and we are squarely focused on that,” Sanders said. Medicaid cuts aren’t helping Hiring also depends on whether hospitals and clinics can afford more workers, especially in rural communities. If patients lose Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income people, hospitals and clinics may face bills patients cannot pay. “These safety net clinics and hospitals already run on very tight margins,” said Derksen, director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health. Under the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill act, some adults in Arizona’s Medicaid program will face work requirements and have to prove twice a year that they still qualify for coverage. Those changes begin in January 2027, according to Arizona’s Medicaid agency. The need for more doctors and therapists shows the challenge behind Arizona’s job forecasts. Filling those jobs would also support workers in other industries. Dr. Michelle Gourdine, chief medical officer at CVS Caremark, said at the economic outlook event that access to care helps people stay healthy enough to work, providing an economic boost. “Health and economics are deeply interconnected,” she said. ——— This article first appeared on Cronkite News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The post Healthcare drives Arizona’s job growth, but can employers keep up? first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee59f04c506ce1c03dbf Thunder lose both Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace for potentially whole NBA season after devastating injuries te 2026-10-27T00:20:41.857Z Thunder lose both Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace for potentially whole NBA season after devastating injuries The Oklahoma City Thunder confirmed Jalen Williams will need to undergo surgery for a dislocated ankle and fractured fibula after his gruesome injury on Sunday night, but another starter will be out for a significant time as well. Before Williams needed to be stretchered off the court after an injury that left him and everyone else stunned, guard Cason Wallace suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter. Thunder GM Sam Presti announced on Monday that Wallace will also need surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder as well as Williams’ diagnosis. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Williams’ injury in the fourth quarter was a freakish one, as he elevated near the hoop with Los Angeles Clippers defenders around him to attempt a shot. He landed in a very awkward position and fell on his left foot and ankle underneath him. Williams’ reaction said it all, as his foot was not in the correct position. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! As Williams put his head in his hands out of pure disbelief, his Thunder teammates couldn’t believe what they saw as well. Trainers quickly made a circle around him and assessed the situation following the brutal injury. Williams was placed on a stretcher and wheeled off the court, where the Thunder faithful were chanting his name. He delivered a thumbs-up to the crowd to acknowledge their support, but everyone including Williams knows this injury isn’t going to be something he comes back from anytime soon. Now, the Thunder will have to worry about what play could be like without Williams, whom they hoped would get back to his All-Star form after an injury-riddled season last year, and Wallace, who stepped into the starting lineup this season, for the rest of the season. Last season, Williams missed 49 regular-season games and much of the postseason after dealing with a right wrist injury that required surgery and nagging hamstring ailments in both legs. Wallace, who signed a five-year extension worth $139 million before the year began, most certainly didn’t want to begin this season with an injury after just a few games. Oklahoma City will have to lean on its depth, which is one of the best benches in the NBA. Jared McCain and Alex Caruso, who usually play key roles in reserve, are likely to be thrusted into the starting five moving forward. We’ll have a look at what the Thunder plan to do on Monday night against the Phoenix Suns. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee50f04c506ce1c03db6 El-Sayed voters call guaranteed income programs a good idea after the progressive signaled his support te 2026-10-27T00:20:32.746Z El-Sayed voters call guaranteed income programs a good idea after the progressive signaled his support DETROIT – Supporters of Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed voiced support for guaranteed income, a social safety net concept gaining traction in municipalities across the nation. "I think it's a good idea," one rallygoer told Fox News Digital. "With the prices rising and programs being cut like they are and trying to get access to them. Yeah, I think it's a good idea. I hope he supports them." Fox News Digital spoke with voters outside Cass Technical High School in Detroit, where El-Sayed hosted a campaign rally featuring former President Barack Obama. The event marked a key moment in the progressive candidate’s effort to strengthen ties with the Democratic establishment as he seeks to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. OBAMA PREPARES TO RALLY WITH MICHIGAN DEM WHO ONCE DELIVERED SCATHING VERDICT ON HIS PRESIDENCY Rallygoers leaving the overflow venue were asked whether guaranteed income programs are an effective policy and whether El-Sayed should make them a core pillar of his campaign. "I do, and I think the billionaires should be paying for it," voter Dave told Fox News Digital. Kiana Montgomery, a publicist, also voiced support for the concept — provided strict parameters are attached. "I do [support it]. I think there should be parameters — exactly what people can spend it on to ensure everybody's trying to uplift the community as a whole," Montgomery said. "A rising tide lifts all ships, and if people are in need, we should definitely support them." CALIFORNIA MAYOR INSISTS CASH HANDOUT PROGRAM WILL SOLVE AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES, BUT CRITICS QUESTION COST El-Sayed has previously signaled support for direct-cash poverty interventions, including during an appearance at the "Guaranteed Income Now" summit in Detroit. However, his campaign platform focuses primarily on universal healthcare through Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage and expanding existing federal safety net programs. "How do we address poverty at that transition between generations in a family? We’ve got too many parents trying to do the impossible: to go to school, to raise kids, and to earn a living all at the same time," El-Sayed said at the summit. "So what we’ll be proposing ... in Wayne County is a pilot to invest $500 a month in young parents who are enrolled in community college," he added. "As you try to do the impossible, we can give you a leg up — one less shift of work a week to try and be that student you want to be and that parent that you need to be for your kids." The summit was hosted by the Economic Security Project (ESP), an advocacy group founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs, activists and researchers that has helped launch more than 100 guaranteed income pilots nationwide. Guaranteed income initiatives are typically structured as temporary, no-strings-attached pilot programs designed to measure the economic and health impacts of direct cash support. EXCLUSIVE: MICHIGAN HOUSE SPEAKER CALLS FOR ANSWERS OVER $300M TAXPAYER-FUNDED RX KIDS PROGRAM The debate over cash assistance comes as "Rx Kids"— a high-profile public-private cash aid initiative for expectant mothers and infants — expands across Detroit and other Michigan cities. The program provides eligible pregnant women with a one-time, unconditional $1,500 payment, followed by $500 per month for up to 12 months after birth. While Rx Kids organizers classify the model as a targeted "child allowance" rather than traditional universal basic income, critics argue that both rely on direct cash transfers. Michigan House Republicans have questioned the initiative's oversight and spending, which has secured nearly $400 million in combined public and philanthropic funding. House Oversight Committee Chairman state Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, criticized the program's lack of spending guardrails, arguing that unconditional cash operates as a "redistribution of wealth" rather than a solution to systemic poverty. Republican lawmakers have raised concerns over transparency and administrative costs, noting that GiveDirectly, the nonprofit administering the program, receives tens of millions of dollars in fees. Conservative policy groups and state Republicans argue unconditional cash programs undermine workforce participation and deepen government dependency. Proponents, meanwhile, point to data from more than 250 cash transfer pilots across 40 states and Washington, D.C., arguing that direct cash transfers can reduce infant poverty and improve health outcomes. Detroit is among more than 100 U.S. municipalities that have experimented with basic-income-style pilots since 2018. As temporary federal COVID-19 relief funds have dried up, local leaders are searching for alternative ways to fund cash transfers permanently. In Cook County, Illinois, commissioners allocated $7.5 million in local taxpayer funding to continue the county's guaranteed income program as a permanent budget initiative. AS AMERICANS ARE CRUSHED BY AFFORDABILITY, GROWING TREND OF MAYORS PUSHING CASH HANDOUTS AS THE ANSWER For many rallygoers interviewed, economic support and healthcare access were closely connected. "He absolutely should [campaign on it], especially being a woman and knowing what women risk, especially in healthcare, how there's already a deference against us," supporter Tammy Bacon told Fox News Digital. "They don't listen to what we need. There's a significant need for women in healthcare and to listen to our issues, our values, and respect us and give us the care that we need without being discriminatory or presumptuous." Another supporter, Mohammed, a resident of Bloomfield Hills, agreed that targeted assistance could be effective if managed properly. "It's a good thing — as long as the money is being used the right way for good and for children … women, children, and pregnant women," Mohammed said. "For people who want to get an education, that's a good idea, too." El-Sayed’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee47f04c506ce1c03dad The Hitchhiker's Guide to why removing Ilhan Omar from Congress could be harder than Trump expects te 2026-10-27T00:20:23.517Z The Hitchhiker's Guide to why removing Ilhan Omar from Congress could be harder than Trump expects Republicans hope there are lots of Democrats who won’t win re-election next week and return to Capitol Hill. Republicans are imploring voters to kick them out. But President Trump is focused on bouncing one Democrat from Congress who likely wins re-election in a solidly blue district. That’s Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). She carried her district two years ago with nearly three-quarters of the vote. But President Trump questions whether Omar is in the country legally and, therefore, qualified to sit in Congress. "She used a fake name to be sworn in," said the President. "She's a little troublemaker." The Department of Justice is investigating Omar for potential immigration fraud. Federal authorities raided her Washington, DC home recently and removed 17 items. That included phones, notebooks, a camera and a Somali phrase book for her kids. President Trump suggests that her name is not "Ilhan Omar" and that it’s "an entirely different name name. Ihan Nur Sayeed Elmi. It's close." A federal filing in that inquiry lists the Congresswoman’s name as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar." That’s why the President says "she must immediately resign from Congress." A reporter for Fox Digital confronted the Congresswoman about her name. SOMALI RAP PROMISING TO 'SCATTER' ENEMIES UNDERSCORES OMAR'S SERENE LAKESIDE VIDEO "Is your name Ilhan Sayed, Ilhan Nur Sayed Alami, or Ilhan Abdullahi Omar?" asked Rashid Umar Abbasi, working for Fox. "Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. You know it," replied Omar. "Ma'am?" asked Abbasi for clarification. "It's Ilhan Abdullahi Omar," she confirmed. The Clerk of the House of Representatives officially lists the Congresswoman as solely "Ilhan Omar" on 15 different financial disclosure reports dating back to 2018. That’s even before she entered Congress. The same with the Minnesota state legislature where Omar served prior to coming to Washington. The discrepancy is why the President wants the House to banish Omar. "She will not be legally allowed to be a member of that august body that sits in Washington," said President Trump. But it’s not his call. However, Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution grants both bodies of Congress final authority about who it admits to its membership. At least one House Republican is willing to explore that. But only if the facts merit it. "The House has the prerogative to seat or not seat and to throw Members out if it so chooses," said Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.). "There ought to be good sound reasons for it." It’s a different set of rules, but Griffith had experience with this as the Virginia House of Delegates grappled with a similar issue about seating lawmakers in the Commonwealth in 1988. But Congress is altogether different. "It would be extraordinary. And it should be extraordinary and it should not be used except in extraordinary circumstances," said Griffith. Yours truly asked what would meet that bar to block someone from serving in the House. "It's like the Supreme Court said about pornography. I'll know it when I see it," said Griffith, paraphrasing late Justice Potter Stewart from a key 1964 obscenity case. ILHAN OMAR HIT WITH EXPULSION THREAT AS GOP LAWMAKER VOWS TO BOOT HER FROM CONGRESS OVER DOJ PROBE House Republicans have two options to deal with Omar if they are truly determined to take action – regardless of what is proven or not. Qualifications for the House are pretty simple. You must be a citizen and a resident of the state you are representing. And, you must be 25 years old. You could even be convicted of a crime and serving time in jail. The Constitution is silent on all other credentials. You could also have a resume which is without a blemish. It doesn’t matter. The House could still take action against you. The first conceivable option could come now. The Constitution grants the House and Senate the right to expel Members – provided there’s a two-thirds vote. Any scenario to expel Omar seems remarkable. Especially since she hasn’t been convicted of a crime. And even if she is charged, there are lots of other issues which could emerge before a trial. It would be strange to have the executive branch of government trying to remove a Member of the legislative branch of government. Moreover, it’s likely that the House counsel would contest any effort by federal prosecutors to procure Omar’s official House communication devices as well as documents. There’s a firewall between the legislative branch and executive branch known as the "Speech or Debate Clause." Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution grants lawmakers privileges tied to their official duties. So getting those papers — let alone potentially deporting her as some have suggested – is a far cry. Especially since she’s a Member and this all hinges on expulsion. Moreover, two-thirds of the House will never vote to expel a Member under these circumstances unless there’s ironclad proof of wrongdoing. That’s why the House has only expelled six Members in its history. The last was former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in 2023. However, what may be an issue is whether or not there could be an objection to seating Omar when the new Congress convenes in January. In 1968, then Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D-NY) faced a criminal investigation. House Speaker John McCormack (D-Mass.) refused to seat Powell – even though he met all other requirements. The Supreme Court ruled in Powell v. McCormack that the House can’t exclude a Member if they meet the basic standards to serve in the House. TRUMP IMMIGRATION WIN COULD STRENGTHEN ADMIN'S HAND IN LOOMING SUPREME COURT FIGHT That said, it’s possible there could be motions not to seat Omar – or even other progressive Members-elect who have said controversial things about the U.S. and Constitution. Such a motion would come right after the House chooses a Speaker. But the Speaker has not sworn-in the rest of the Members. The House would then swear-in everyone – except the Member or Members-elect who may face questions about serving. Once the House swears in the rest of the body, it can then vote on a motion not to expel those persons, table the motion, or refer the motion to a committee for investigation. In 1985, the House did not swear-in Rep. Frank McCloskey (D-Ind.) and decided to investigate whether or not he won his seat in the Hoosier State. The House didn’t swear-in McCloskey for several months. Based on Powell v. McCormack, it’s hard to envision a scenario where the House declines to seat someone. But it might not do it immediately based on the McCloskey case. Of course, it’s always probable that the House could seat someone – and then expel them. That doesn’t collide headlong with the Powell decision. But considering that the House has only expelled six members, those circumstances are doubtful, too. What’s in a name? Especially for Ilhan Omar. Her adversaries may raise questions about her name. But it’s doubtful they can do anything about her position. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee3df04c506ce1c03d86 Bengals HC Gives Blunt Reason for Making 1st-Round Pick a Healthy Scratch te 2026-10-27T00:20:13.182Z Bengals HC Gives Blunt Reason for Making 1st-Round Pick a Healthy Scratch Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor explained why defensive end Shemar Stewart was made a healthy scratch. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfee38f04c506ce1c03d7d Colin Cowherd Thinks Big Ten Team Should Move on From Head Coach te 2026-10-27T00:20:08.123Z Colin Cowherd Thinks Big Ten Team Should Move on From Head Coach Colin Cowherd believes that Lincoln Riley's time at USC is over after his team lost to Wisconsin. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfec09f04c506ce1c03d28 Raiders coach keeping Kirk Cousins as starting QB despite 4-game win streak, top pick Fernando Mendoza waiting te 2026-10-27T00:10:49.808Z Raiders coach keeping Kirk Cousins as starting QB despite 4-game win streak, top pick Fernando Mendoza waiting Everything was going well in Sin City to start the 2026 NFL season, as Kirk Cousins led Klint Kubiak’s new regime to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2021. But the Raiders have lost their last four games, including their most recent 35-21 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams, who got back on track Sunday. With the recent skid, some begged the question whether Kubiak would change quarterbacks considering Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has yet to hear his number called in his rookie season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Kubiak squashed that speculation on Monday. "[Cousins is] playing at a very high level, and he’s got to continue to do that for us to win," Kubiak told reporters, via ESPN. "We got to keep helping all the surrounding areas. [I’m] excited for him to go play against the Jets." So, that settles it: Cousins will be the starting quarterback against the 2-5 Jets on the road this Sunday. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Kubiak invited the debate about Cousins’ job security, though, when he said "everything" would be evaluated after another loss. But when you look at his argument, the numbers back it up for Cousins. He has the most passing touchdowns of any quarterback in the NFL this season (16), while sitting third in passing yards (1,877). He’s completed 62.6% of his passes and thrown only five interceptions to his 16 touchdowns. Cousins also owns a 97.4 quarterback rating through seven games this season. But when exactly will the Raiders be bringing Mendoza in, if at all? Kubiak said the Miami product is "going to play football," though his support for Cousins outweighs that notion now. "Kirk is playing really well, and we’re in the hunt," Kubiak added. "It’s really important that we keep playing really well behind him and keep developing Fernando." This was the plan all along for Kubiak, who hoped that Cousins would work his offense efficiently and allow Mendoza time to develop behind him. Las Vegas has hit a rough patch, but Kubiak is poised and confident Cousins and the rest of the team will be back on track against a struggling Jets squad, who gave the Miami Dolphins its first win of the season in Week 7. As for Mendoza, his time will come – just not right now. "Fernando is going to play at some point. It’s not going to be this week," Kubiak said. If the Raiders lose to the Jets on Sunday, perhaps it’s a conversation worth having again with the first-year head coach. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfec05f04c506ce1c03d1f Detransitioner says she was denied opportunity to deliver Talarico a message at CNN town hall te 2026-10-27T00:10:45.491Z Detransitioner says she was denied opportunity to deliver Talarico a message at CNN town hall Detransitioner Soren Aldaco said in an interview Monday that she tried to attend a CNN town hall with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico earlier this month, but organizers did not respond to her request until the night before the event and allegedly told her she could not participate. During an interview on "The Katie Miller Podcast," host Katie Miller asked Aldaco, a 23-year-old detransitioner who alleged she was groomed online and subsequently pursued medical treatment as a teenager, about her criticism of Talarico and what her message to him would be. "He needs to have a long-form conversation, a real face-to-face with someone like me. And, you know, I tried to when he did the CNN town hall, where he did the 'prove me wrong' [Steven] Crowder format, engaging with constituents, right? We tried to get me in that room to talk to him about this issue and to be able to give him my message through conversation, which I think is most effective. And they actually didn't get back to us until the evening before and said, 'No, we can't get you in that room,' like 'you can't talk to him,'" Aldaco said. TALARICO DISMISSES PAST COMMENTS ABOUT GOD AND GENDER AS 'PROVOCATIVE' WHILE INVOKING CHARLIE KIRK CNN and Jubilee Media hosted a town hall with Talarico on Oct. 14, where he faced questions from the audience, as well as questions from moderator Erin Burnett. The Texas Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that Aldaco had not missed the deadline to pursue her claims against a therapist and counseling provider, reversing a lower court's finding that her lawsuit was "time-barred" under the state's two-year statute of limitations for healthcare liability claims. Miller asked her guest what she thinks Talarico is getting wrong in his positions on gender transition policies. "I think he is failing to acknowledge the repercussions of how he's been wrong in the past, because I know he's said, 'Well, I said there were six genders, and I was incorrect. I was misinformed.' And it's like, OK, but what are the repercussions of that? Because I tried to get in contact with you across five bills, four years and two sessions, and you wouldn't talk to me about bills that would have even helped people who still currently identify as trans," Aldaco told Miller. CNN did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment. Talarico was asked about his past comments referring to God as "nonbinary" and using the Bible to justify his pro-choice stance on abortion during the CNN town hall. TALARICO SAYS HE 'MISSED THE MARK' AS HE BACKTRACKS ON CONTROVERSIAL WOKE STATEMENTS "You've said some concerning things in the past kind of related to faith and social issues. Things such as God is nonbinary, questions about how many genders there really are and your justifications using the Bible for abortion," Sarah Gardner, a Republican small business owner, said to Talarico. "And so, I think that's led a lot of Christian voters to question the authenticity of your faith. And I wanted to ask you a very direct question. Do you believe that the Bible is the absolute source of truth and God's final authoritative word, even when our culture says otherwise?" she asked. Talarico responded, "Yes." TALARICO CAMP SAYS HE OPPOSES TRANS ATHLETES IF UNSAFE OR UNFAIR BUT ACCUSES POLITICIANS OF BULLYING STUDENTS "And I think it's important to remember that even the early church, the disciples who actually knew Jesus of Nazareth, the early church, we often talk about as a singular body when, in reality, was more like early churches because there was a lot of disagreement, there was a lot of debate," he said. Talarico then went on to explain his past comments as being "provocative," drawing a parallel to his own interpretation of scripture to Charlie Kirk’s. During an interview last week, Talarico blamed Republican extremism for prompting some of his past controversial remarks, including assertions that God is "nonbinary" and that there are six biological sexes, arguing that those weren't issues he ran for office to discuss. "I was put in a position where I had to fight back against that extremism. So, you mentioned some of my comments on gender or on issues affecting trans people. It's not like I ran for the legislature to talk about these things. Again, if you go back to my first session, I wanted to talk about public education, which is why I ran in the first place," he said, pointing to other issues on which he ran. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE He continued, "It's kind of ironic that they're clipping these things to make it sound like I'm the one who was talking about this when, in reality, it was the Republican extremists at the Capitol who were obsessed with talking about trans issues, obsessed with talking about people's private parts. That wasn't me. That was them that changed." Talarico's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebfff04c506ce1c03d16 Billionaire with Epstein ties emerges as top Dem donor bankrolling ads weaponizing disgraced financier’s files te 2026-10-27T00:10:39.937Z Billionaire with Epstein ties emerges as top Dem donor bankrolling ads weaponizing disgraced financier’s files Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn who has faced scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was among the largest donors to House Majority PAC, a key Democratic fundraising group that is now using Epstein-themed ads to target GOP candidates, according to Federal Election Commission filings released last week. In recent weeks, HMP has begun spending heavily as Election Day nears, pressing the case that Republicans have failed to make good on promises to bring transparency to Epstein’s child sex trafficking activities and whether he facilitated illegal sexual encounters for others. The filings do not identify which donor funds were used for specific advertisements, but Hoffman’s contribution came as HMP ramped up spending on Epstein- focused ads just two weeks ahead of election night. In one such campaign, HMP targeted Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, over his vote against a procedural motion that would have advanced consideration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Begich later voted in favor of the legislation, which passed with near-unanimous support. EPSTEIN-LINKED BILLIONAIRE POURS $500K INTO SUPER PAC BACKING KENTUCKY DEMOCRAT: 'DIRTY EPSTEIN-CLASS MONEY' "How did Jeffrey Epstein hide it? He was protected by the elites — elites like Nick Begich. Begich voted against releasing the Epstein Files, trying to hide the truth. Alaskans need someone who cares more about bringing down costs than protecting a rapist," the ad claims. The legislation, which became law in November 2025, requires the Justice Department to release records related to Epstein, with some protections to conceal the identity of his victims. HMP has spent $543,300 on the ad campaign, according to FEC records. But the group has also targeted races in a number of other battleground states, spending $ 480,000 in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, $ 2.06 million in Pennsylvania’s 1st District, $550,150 in Arizona’s 2nd District and $628,000 in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. All the ads launched within the past week, according to ADMO, an advertising- tracking service. TRUMP-LINKED SUPER PAC PULLS FUNDING FROM 2 HOUSE REPUBLICANS AS GOP FIGHTS TO KEEP MAJORITY At least one Republican argued that Hoffman’s ties to Epstein made his contribution — and HMP’s Epstein-focused ads — hypocritical. "Democrats have no problem with money in politics so long as it benefits their own campaign, even if it comes from certified perverts like Reid Hoffman who maintained a relationship with Epstein after his conviction," Natalie Baldassarre, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC), said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Democrats have no morals when power and money are on the line, and they’ll take both from anyone willing to write a check." For many years, Epstein and Hoffman exchanged correspondence and gifts. They also helped raise money for MIT’s Media Lab. According to records made public through the DOJ’s Epstein Files library, Hoffman joined Epstein at his private island and visited him at his residence in New York. In one email, sent on Christmas Eve in 2014, Hoffman told Epstein he had sent him a pair of gifts. "Sent you two gifts to NYC addie. 1 - Ice cream. If you have any interest, you should try — [or] else for the girls. 2 – something that may strike your funny bone for the island," Hoffman wrote, referring to a surfer statue. Hoffman has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, telling The Wall Street Journal in 2019 that he regretted continuing their relationship after Epstein was convicted in 2008 on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor. "My last interaction with Epstein was in 2015. Still, by agreeing to participate in any fundraising activity where Epstein was present, I helped to repair his reputation and perpetuate injustice," Hoffman said in 2019. "For this, I am deeply regretful." EXCLUSIVE: OSSOFF CHALLENGED TO RETURN EPSTEIN-LINKED DONATION OR RETRACT 'EPSTEIN CLASS ATTACK' There is no allegation in the records cited by Fox News Digital that Hoffman participated in Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Fox News Digital asked HMP whether it was aware of Hoffman’s past relationship with Epstein when it accepted his contribution and whether the group considers his donation consistent with its messaging about Epstein. Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Hoffman but did not receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebf5f04c506ce1c03cf2 Chiefs K Harrison Butker Called Out For 'Activism' After Horrific Night te 2026-10-27T00:10:29.468Z Chiefs K Harrison Butker Called Out For 'Activism' After Horrific Night Outspoken kicker Harrison Butker is struggling this season and missed two field goal attempts in the Chiefs' loss to the Seahawks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebf1f04c506ce1c03ce9 Paul Finebaum Addresses Future at ESPN Following College Football Season te 2026-10-27T00:10:25.383Z Paul Finebaum Addresses Future at ESPN Following College Football Season Paul Finebaum isn't sure about his future at ESPN when the 2026 college football season ends. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebebf04c506ce1c03ce0 Knicks PG Jalen Brunson Reveals Message to Team After 0-3 Start te 2026-10-27T00:10:19.339Z Knicks PG Jalen Brunson Reveals Message to Team After 0-3 Start New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson revealed what he's telling the team following their 0-3 start to the year. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebe5f04c506ce1c03cd7 2 NFC Teams Expected to Make 'Real Noise' Before Trade Deadline te 2026-10-27T00:10:13.955Z 2 NFC Teams Expected to Make 'Real Noise' Before Trade Deadline An NFL insider expects two NFC contenders to be "aggressive" in pursuit of defensive help before the trade deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfebe0f04c506ce1c03cce Rangers' Jacob deGrom Suddenly Linked to AL Central Team te 2026-10-27T00:10:08.378Z Rangers' Jacob deGrom Suddenly Linked to AL Central Team Texas Rangers superstar pitcher Jacob deGrom is being linked to the Detroit Tigers ahead of the MLB offseason. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfe986f04c506ce1c03c83 Illegal alien pleads guilty to staging fake kidnapping to target Border Patrol te 2026-10-27T00:00:06.376Z Illegal alien pleads guilty to staging fake kidnapping to target Border Patrol Federal officials on Monday announced that an illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty to staging a fake kidnapping in 2025, falsely claiming she had been abducted by federal agents or people acting on their behalf. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderón, 43, of South Los Angeles, fabricated her disappearance to stir media outrage and build a case for a lawsuit against Border Patrol before going into hiding, according to the Office of First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli for the Central District of California. "In June and July of 2025, Calderón faked her apprehension by federal agents or surrogates acting on behalf of federal agents," officials said. According to the attorney’s office, Calderón repeatedly contacted individuals using anonymous and blocked phone calls to build a fraudulent narrative. MEXICAN WOMAN IN US ILLEGALLY CHARGED WITH FAKING HER OWN ICE ‘KIDNAPPING’ She falsely claimed federal agents had abducted and detained her at multiple locations, officials said. As she staged her release, she also altered her appearance to make it appear as though she had been mistreated in custody. Court documents show that on June 25, 2025, Calderón falsely told an individual that immigration officials were taking her into custody near a fast-food restaurant and claimed agents had threatened to break her window. Two days later, Calderón reportedly used caller ID blocking to contact a tenants' rights advocate with another false claim. She allegedly lied that authorities had taken her to San Ysidro and forced her to sign deportation papers. AI VOICE SCAM TRAPS MOM IN 5-HOUR KIDNAPPING NIGHTMARE That same day, she reportedly told another individual that she had been moved to an unknown warehouse, where she was being held with other detainees. "As a result of Calderón’s intentional lies, false information was reported to the media and law enforcement that Calderón had been ‘kidnapped’ by masked men in plain clothes driving an unmarked vehicle, who were acting as federal agents or as surrogates of federal agents," officials said. While Calderón "chose to stay hidden in Bakersfield," her false claims prompted community organizers to demand her release, according to officials. On July 3, 2025, Calderón again reportedly used caller ID blocking to contact an individual, falsely claiming she would soon be released because of the media coverage. That same day, she traveled from Bakersfield to Tulare County to stage her release from "Border Patrol" and approached an individual about serving as a witness in her case, officials said. FORMER USCIS OFFICIAL, ACCOMPLICE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $960K CITIZENSHIP BRIBERY SCHEME "Calderón also altered her appearance to make it appear that she had been mistreated while in custody. A co-conspirator took photographs of Calderón’s altered appearance," officials said. For the next two days, Calderón turned off her phones and refused to return calls when she knew law enforcement was looking for her, according to the attorney’s office. Calderón pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to impede, obstruct, impair and defeat the lawful function of Homeland Security Investigations within federal jurisdiction. Her hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8, 2027. She faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfe732f04c506ce1c03c27 Sedona Real Estate Fall 2026 Update te 2026-10-26T23:50:10.233Z Sedona Real Estate Fall 2026 Update The red rocks are starting to pop with color and the market is doing something interesting. As we head into the fall season, the data from September and October is telling a more nuanced story than the headline numbers might suggest — and if you’re thinking about buying or selling in Sedona, there a Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfe72cf04c506ce1c03bda WNBA Champ May Not Celebrate Win at State Farm Arena on Thursday: Report te 2026-10-26T23:50:04.328Z WNBA Champ May Not Celebrate Win at State Farm Arena on Thursday: Report The Dream will host the Valkyries for Game 6 of the WNBA Finals at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, which is not an ideal time slot. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfe72af04c506ce1c03bd1 Giants QB JJ McCarthy Delivers Blunt Reaction to His First Start te 2026-10-26T23:50:02.821Z Giants QB JJ McCarthy Delivers Blunt Reaction to His First Start JJ McCarthy made his first start for the New York Giants on Sunday, leading the team to victory over the Houston Texans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfe4dbf04c506ce1c03b9c ‘They deserve our gratitude’: group rallies behind Arizona election workers te 2026-10-26T23:40:11.378Z ‘They deserve our gratitude’: group rallies behind Arizona election workers An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 05, 2026, in City of Industry, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Faith leaders and an Arizona Supreme Court justice gathered at the state Capitol a week away from the midterm election to call for the respectful treatment of election workers.  Justice Maria Elena Cruz said she empathizes with election workers because, like judges, they endure vitriol from the public. She denounced the harassment of public servants and said Arizonans should appreciate the months of effort that goes into preparing for and carrying out an election.  “When ballots are counted accurately and results are reported faithfully, the public rarely pauses to think about the thousands of careful hands that made it so,” she said.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE The push to back election workers comes as the Trump administration seeks to cast doubt on election security, in a repeat of messaging made during the Republican’s first term that inspired a spate of threats against election officials.  And this election cycle is already seeing a similar result. On Oct. 15, more than 100 elected leaders, including election officials, and political organizations received suspicious letters, many of which contained unknown substances, in a nationwide threat wave. The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office was forced to evacuate after a worker opened a letter containing white powder.  While threats against election workers escalate, a federal task force meant to investigate the harassment against them has gone dormant. The U.S. Justice Department has shifted its focus to ferreting out noncitizen voting — a focus of President Donald Trump’s — even though research shows that election workers continue to struggle with intimidation and harassment. A 2026 Brennan Center for Justice survey found that 1 in 3 election workers have experienced threats, harassment or abuse because of their job and 23% reported a fear of being assaulted.  Arizona, a swing state that has seen tight races in recent years, is no stranger to election threats. Since 2022, the DOJ has pursued and won convictions in 12 cases involving threats against election workers. Half of them were based in Arizona.  The Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan spoke out against the harassment of election workers during Monday’s news conference, urging Arizonans to support them instead.  “No matter who a vote is cast for, they work hard to make sure that every vote is accurately counted,” she said. “Election officials, staff and poll workers dedicate their time and talents and they deserve our gratitude and respect, but unfortunately that is not always what they receive.”  And the Rev. Jeff Procter-Murphy, a member of the Valley Interfaith Project, a community activism group, added that election workers spend multiple hours running the state’s elections and lamented that so many face threats.  “Election workers give long days, they arrive before dawn and often leave after dark,” he said. “They help the first time voter, the elderly neighbor, the tired parent with kids in tow. They do it with patience and integrity and in recent years too many of them have done it under pressure and even under threat.” The most vocal election skeptics have been Republicans, who have modeled themselves after Trump and echoed his claims of election fraud. But Gregg Edgar, who served as the Arizona lottery chief under Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and is now the state lead of Principles First, which advocates for center-right candidates, said that he has complete confidence in Arizona’s elections. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfddcbf04c506ce1c03702 10 jueces del Condado de Pima enfrentan votación de retención en noviembre te 2026-10-26T23:10:03.563Z 10 jueces del Condado de Pima enfrentan votación de retención en noviembre Leer en inglés Diez jueces del Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima piden a los votantes que los mantengan en sus puestos este noviembre, y una comisión estatal de evaluación concluyó que los diez cumplen con sus estándares de desempeño. Los votantes también decidirán si mantienen en sus cargos a jueces del Tribunal de Apelaciones de Arizona y a un magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Arizona. La Comisión de Evaluación del Desempeño Judicial de Arizona encuestó a abogados, litigantes, testigos, jurados y otros jueces sobre cada uno de los magistrados entre febrero y septiembre de 2025. Los encuestados evaluaron a los jueces en cuanto a su capacidad jurídica, integridad, habilidades de comunicación, temperamento judicial y desempeño administrativo. Las puntuaciones presentadas en este artículo reflejan el porcentaje de encuestados que calificaron a un juez como «aceptable» o superior en cada categoría. La mayoría de los jueces obtuvo una calificación del 92% o más en todos los aspectos. Dos de ellos recibieron puntuaciones notablemente más bajas: la jueza Catherine Woods obtuvo entre el 82% y el 89% en cada categoría, mientras que la jueza presidenta Danelle Liwski obtuvo un 88% en capacidad jurídica, pero un 91 % o más en el resto de las categorías. Las tasas de respuesta fueron bajas para varios jueces, lo que significa que un pequeño número de encuestas puede alterar la puntuación. En el caso de la jueza Liwski, solo se recibieron 21 de las 176 encuestas enviadas. Los votantes del Condado de Pima no eligen a los jueces del Tribunal Superior mediante contiendas electorales directas entre candidatos. En su lugar, una comisión de nominación evalúa a los aspirantes y presenta una lista de finalistas al gobernador, quien realiza el nombramiento. Posteriormente, los jueces aparecen en la boleta electoral sujetos a una votación de sí o no; si un juez obtiene más votos a favor que en contra, permanece en el cargo por otro periodo de cuatro años. Los jueces recién nombrados se someten a la votación de la ciudadanía tras sus dos primeros años en el puesto. El Foco de Tucson recibió un premio nacional por su labor de colaboración en el periodismo local. Reciba directamente en su correo electrónico los reportajes que hicieron posible este reconocimiento. En el Condado de Pima, los votantes no eligen a los jueces del Tribunal Superior mediante contiendas directas entre candidatos. Los jueces son designados por el gobernador y, posteriormente, se someten a la decisión de los votantes en procesos de ratificación votos de si o no para su permanencia en el cargo. Caitlin Schmidt / El Foco de Tucson. Sandra Bensley Bensley trabajó durante años como socia en un bufete de Tucson especializado en fideicomisos, sucesiones y derecho de las personas mayores; anteriormente, se desempeñó como defensora pública en el condado de Pima y como fiscal municipal en Glendale. La gobernadora Katie Hobbs la nombró jueza en septiembre de 2024 meses después de que comenzara a ejercer como comisionada judicial y, actualmente, preside el tribunal civil de sucesiones y testamentarías. Esta es su primera elección de ratificación. Obtuvo su título en Derecho en la Universidad Estatal de Arizona y es expresidenta del Colegio de Abogados del Condado de Pima. En las encuestas, recibió calificaciones muy positivas, con puntuaciones de entre el 94% y el 96% en todas las categorías. Se recibieron 98 respuestas de un total de 607 encuestas enviadas. Jeffrey Bergin Bergin fue nombrado juez en 2011 por la gobernadora Jan Brewer, tras una trayectoria en el ejercicio privado centrada en litigios civiles complejos, que incluyeron casos de mala fe en seguros, muerte por negligencia, responsabilidad por productos defectuosos y defectos de construcción. Más tarde, presidió el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima en su conjunto, antes de pasar al ámbito civil. Posee títulos en Negocios y Derecho por la Universidad de Arizona. Bergin obtuvo un 98% en capacidad jurídica y un 99% en todas las demás categorías, situándose entre los jueces con las puntuaciones más altas de este grupo. Su evaluación también registró el mayor número de respuestas de entre todos los jueces que aparecen en la boleta electoral: 184 de 1181 encuestas recibidas. Janet Bostwick La trayectoria de Bostwick hacia la judicatura estuvo vinculada al derecho laboral. Fue socia en el bufete Molloy, Jones & Donahue, dirigió su propio despacho enfocado en la discriminación laboral y trabajó como consultora para la Universidad de Arizona en temas de cumplimiento de equidad. Egresada de la Universidad de Arizona, fue nombrada jueza por el gobernador Doug Ducey en 2016 y, desde entonces, ha ejercido en el tribunal de menores. Bostwick obtuvo un 95 % en capacidad jurídica y entre un 97% y un 99% en el resto de las categorías. Se recibieron 76 de las 463 encuestas enviadas. Randi Burnett Esta es la primera elección de ratificación en la que participa Burnett. Hobbs la nombró en 2023, tras dos años de desempeño como comisionada judicial. Burnett dedicó gran parte de su carrera jurídica al derecho de familia; trabajó durante cinco años como abogada en la organización Southern Arizona Legal Aid y fue miembro fundadora de la junta directiva de Step Up to Justice, una entidad sin fines de lucro con sede en Tucson que brinda asistencia jurídica gratuita a residentes de bajos ingresos. Obtuvo su título en Derecho en la Universidad de Arizona. Fue evaluada mientras presidía el tribunal de familia y, posteriormente, pasó a ejercer en el tribunal civil. Burnett obtuvo una calificación del 98 % en capacidad jurídica y entre el 92% y el 97% en las demás categorías. Se recibieron 53 de las 343 encuestas enviadas. Alan Goodwin Goodwin obtuvo las puntuaciones más altas de todos los jueces de este grupo, alcanzando el 99% o el 100% en cada categoría. Tanto los miembros del jurado y las partes litigantes como sus colegas jueces lo calificaron en el nivel más alto o cerca de él; se recibieron 131 de las 560 encuestas enviadas. Ducey lo nombró en 2020; comenzó en el tribunal de familia antes de trasladarse al tribunal penal. Anteriormente, Goodwin dirigió la Special Victims Bureau en la Fiscalía del Condado de Pima y sirvió durante seis años en el servicio activo como abogado militar en la Fuerza Aérea, alcanzando posteriormente el rango de coronel en la Reserva de la Fuerza Aérea. Posee títulos universitarios y de Derecho por la Universidad de Alabama. Abogados, litigantes, miembros del jurado y otros jueces evaluaron a cada juez que aparece en la boleta electoral; la mayoría obtuvo una calificación del 92% o superior en todos los aspectos. Cortesía del Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima. Cynthia Kuhn Kuhn asumió el cargo de jueza en 2016, tras ser nombrada por Ducey. Anteriormente, ejerció la abogacía en el sector privado, donde se ocupó de disputas comerciales, casos de lesiones personales, sucesiones y asuntos ambientales. También se desempeñó como jueza interina pro tem. Ha ejercido en las áreas de derecho familiar y civil, y obtuvo su título de abogada en la Universidad de Arizona. Kuhn obtuvo un 96 % en capacidad jurídica y un 97% en desempeño administrativo, con calificaciones ligeramente inferiores del 92% en integridad y temperamento. Los litigantes y testigos la calificaron con puntuaciones más bajas que los abogados u otros jueces. Su evaluación se basó en 156 respuestas de un total de 1,094 encuestas. Danelle Liwski Liwski asumió el cargo de jueza presidenta del Tribunal Superior del Condado de Pima en julio de 2024, lo que la sitúa al frente de las operaciones del tribunal. Fue nombrada jueza por Brewer en 2011, tras haber trabajado como fiscal federal adjunta, fiscal del Condado de Pima y funcionaria judicial en el tribunal de menores. Ha ejercido en las áreas de derecho familiar, penal y sucesiones, y participó en la creación de un tribunal de desvío para casos de delitos relacionados con drogas, previo a la formulación de cargos formales. Posee un título de abogada de la Universidad de Arizona. Liwski obtuvo un 98 % en desempeño administrativo, y entre un 91% y un 95% en habilidades de comunicación, temperamento e integridad. Su calificación más baja, del 88%, correspondió a su capacidad jurídica; solo se recibieron 21 de las 176 encuestas enviadas. Kathleen Quigley Quigley trabajó durante más de 15 años como fiscal en la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Pima antes de pasar al tribunal de menores. Fue nombrada jueza por Brewer en 2012, tras casi una década de trayectoria como funcionaria judicial y comisionada. Ha permanecido en el tribunal de menores, donde ejerció como jueza presidenta, y además presidió el National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Obtuvo su título de abogada en la Universidad de Arizona. Quigley obtuvo puntuaciones de entre el 97% y el 99% en todas las categorías, y tanto las partes en litigio como los testigos le otorgaron calificaciones casi perfectas. La evaluación contó con 73 respuestas de un total de 415 encuestas. Laurie San Angelo Ducey nombró a San Angelo en 2020 para ocupar el puesto que dejó vacante Scott Rash al incorporarse a la judicatura federal. Actualmente, ejerce en el tribunal de menores. Antes de su nombramiento, trabajó durante casi tres décadas en la Oficina del Fiscal General de Arizona, donde supervisó a los abogados que representaban a la agencia estatal de bienestar infantil en el sur de Arizona; posteriormente, en 2013, se convirtió en comisionada judicial del Condado de Pima. Es licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Arizona y expresidenta del Colegio de Abogados del Condado de Pima. Sus puntuaciones oscilaron entre el 92% en integridad y el 96% en habilidades de comunicación y desempeño administrativo; los abogados le otorgaron calificaciones más bajas que las partes en litigio o los otros jueces. Se recibieron 61 respuestas de un total de 483 encuestas. Catherine Woods Woods obtuvo las puntuaciones más bajas de todo el grupo, con resultados que van desde el 82% en capacidad jurídica hasta el 89% en desempeño administrativo. Otros funcionarios judiciales la calificaron positivamente, pero los abogados le dieron puntuaciones más bajas. Brewer la nombró en 2011, tras una trayectoria profesional centrada en casos de negligencia profesional y litigios comerciales en el bufete Rusing & Lopez, con sede en Tucson. Es licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Arizona. En el momento de la evaluación, Woods presidía el tribunal de familia, aunque actualmente se ocupa de casos penales. Se recibieron 116 respuestas de un total de 629 encuestas. Los informes completos de desempeño de cada juez están disponibles en jpr.azcourts.gov.  💡 Las elecciones generales son el 3 de noviembre. Los votantes del condado de Pima pueden registrarse, verificar su registro o solicitar una boleta electoral por correo en recorder.pima.gov.  Caitlin Schmidt es editora y directora de Tucson Spotlight. Puedes contactarla en caitlin@tucsonspotlight.org.  Esta nota fue traducida por el equipo bilingüe de El Foco de Tucson. El Foco de Tucson es una sala de prensa comunitaria que ofrece oportunidades remuneradas a estudiantes y periodistas emergentes del sur de Arizona. Por favor, considera apoyar nuestro trabajo con una donación deducible de impuestos. Donar a El Foco Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfdb74f04c506ce1c036c3 Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir te 2026-10-26T23:00:04.404Z Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd920f04c506ce1c0365f Jon Gosselin claims he's 'perfect strangers now' with six of his kids after years of no-contact te 2026-10-26T22:50:08.301Z Jon Gosselin claims he's 'perfect strangers now' with six of his kids after years of no-contact Jon Gosselin hasn't spoken with most of his children in more than a decade. The reality star, who appeared on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" before his divorce from ex-wife Kate Gosselin, admitted that his strained relationships with six of his kids have made them "perfect strangers now." When Entertainment Tonight asked about the last time Gosselin spoke with most of his children, he admitted, "I haven't talked to them." KATE GOSSELIN CALLED A 'MONSTER' IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS AFTER SON COLLIN ANNOUNCES MEMOIR TLC aired "Jon & Kate Plus 8" from 2007-09, when the former couple divorced. One year later, the show was rebranded as "Kate Plus 8," which focused on her life following the split, and ran until 2017. Jon and Kate – who have twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Joel, Aaden and Collin — announced their divorce in a broadcast episode of the show. Collin and Hannah began living with Jon in 2018, when Jon admitted that while Collin went "no contact" with his siblings, Hannah was still speaking with her mother. 'JON & KATE' STAR COLLIN GOSSELIN CLAIMS MOTHER ZIP-TIED AND LOCKED HIM IN BASEMENT ROOM AS A CHILD "I mean, I know Hannah has, but I have not personally talked to them," Gosselin told the outlet before adding, "Of course I want to talk to them. It's not about the book stuff, I just want to know how their life is going." He added, "I mean, we're perfect strangers now. It's been a long time with Mady and Cara ... about 13 years I've been estranged from them." Gosselin noted that he had "no idea why" his two eldest children haven't spoken to him in over a decade. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "And then, the other four, I haven't seen them since before COVID maybe," he said. When asked if he had a message for the six children he lost communication with, Gosselin claimed he's attempted contact in the past, and won't stop trying. HAYDEN PANETTIERE AND THE CHILD STARS WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MOMAGERS TURNED COMPLICATED "I've tried to reach out to you publicly," he said. "In the early days, I tried to reach out to you privately. I hope you understand that I still love you. I hope one day you reach out to me." Gosselin added, "And please read your brother's book, because I think that will explain a lot. Be your own person. You are all adults now. Form your own opinions and try to take in as much information before you talk ill will or anything about anyone in this family." The reality star's plea came weeks after his son, Collin Gosselin, released an eye-opening memoir about his life in front of the camera, "In The Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood." In the book, Collin, 22, accused his mother of restraining him with zip ties, hitting him when he failed to perform for cameras and isolating him in the family’s basement. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I'd like an apology, simply put, an apology and for her to admit, and just take accountability for what she did," Collin told Fox News Digital earlier this month regarding his mother. "And to say, you know, 'I'm sorry that I've soiled your name, and I've made every effort to bury you, to protect my reputation,' I think that'd be very honest and very powerful for her to say that … just show accountability because everything she's done to protect her reputation, it's all been at my cost." Amid the abuse allegations, Kate said that her children know who she "truly" is while responding to fan comments on a birthday post dedicated to her boyfriend, Steve Neild. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Happy Birthday Steve ! Strength isn’t just about enduring—it’s about loving deeply enough to do what is right even when it costs you," one TikTok user wrote in the comments section. "Look at the beautiful life and happily ever after You have found now that You made sacrifices that no Mama should have had to make alone." "When people attack You, it might sting for a moment, but it can never shake who You are. It only confirms that You stood your ground and remained true through it all. God is guiding You two." Kate responded by thanking the fan, before adding, "I know who I am and my kids know who I truly am and to me, that’s all that matters." 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd6c5f04c506ce1c032e4 Deadly security risks prompt updated travel warnings for 13 countries te 2026-10-26T22:40:05.192Z Deadly security risks prompt updated travel warnings for 13 countries The U.S. State Department has updated travel advisories for several Middle Eastern countries, warning of potential armed attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi forces and threats targeting Americans. Five countries — Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen — are listed under the department's highest advisory level, Level 4, which warns Americans not to travel. Eight others, including Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, are designated Level 3, urging travelers to reconsider their plans. AMERICANS WARNED OF KIDNAPPING, EXTORTION AS VIOLENT CRIME GRIPS PARTS OF TOURIST SPOT While the advisory levels largely remained unchanged, all 13 advisories were updated on Friday.  The advisories cited recent attacks by Iranian-supported Houthis, including strikes on Riyadh's airport in Saudi Arabia and "other critical infrastructure," the department said. The attacks have resulted in civilian deaths and widespread travel disruptions, with the State Department warning that the hostilities "have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area." SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND SCAMS PLAGUE TOP VACATION HOT SPOT, PROMPTING URGENT ADVISORY Americans traveling to the region also face additional risks, including health concerns in Iraq and Yemen, officials said. Kidnapping and hostage-taking were listed as additional concerns in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, according to the State Department. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Civil unrest was also cited as a risk in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. The State Department encourages Americans traveling to these countries to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security alerts and updates from U.S. embassies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Americans are also urged to monitor local news, prepare to shelter in place if conditions worsen and have an emergency departure plan that does not rely on U.S. government assistance. Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for additional information. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The updates follow several other recent travel warnings issued by the State Department. Last week, the State Department raised its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2, "Exercise Increased Caution," to Level 3, "Reconsider Travel," citing health risks, crime, civil unrest, kidnapping and terrorism. At around the same time, officials warned Americans traveling to China of the risk of wrongful detention, electronic surveillance and restrictions that could prevent them from leaving the country. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd475f04c506ce1c0329d American tourist falls 1,000 feet to her death while chasing perfect mountain photo te 2026-10-26T22:30:13.633Z American tourist falls 1,000 feet to her death while chasing perfect mountain photo A family vacation in northern Italy ended in tragedy when a 36-year-old American tourist fell down a steep mountain face in the Dolomites, Italy. Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, a marketing and business development professional from the Miami area, died Oct. 17 after stepping off a marked trail, local news outlets reported. Rubio Leiva was hiking near Forcella Pordoi, an alpine pass with an altitude of roughly 9, 000 feet, when she allegedly left the designated path to find a vantage point for a photograph, Italian national newspaper Corriere Della Sera said.  THOUSANDS SWARM STUNNING MOUNTAIN ESCAPE AS SELFIE TOURISM BACKLASH ERUPTS ONLINE She lost her footing and fell an estimated 1,000 feet down the slope in view of her sister, the outlet said. An American woman "lost her life late this morning [Oct. 17] after falling for approximately 300 meters in the Forcella Pordoi area, at an altitude of about 2,750 meters," the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue, a volunteer rescue organization, told Fox News Digital in a statement, which was translated. "The hiker was on vacation with her family when, at an exposed point, she slipped, plunging into the void below," the translated statement continued. The hiking group had been close to the upper cable-car station and originally planned to visit the Maria refuge on Sass Pordoi, local news outlet Il Dolomiti noted.  Witnesses called the emergency number, the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue said. While Italian media cited her attempt to take a picture, the official alpine rescue logs noted only that she slipped at an exposed point on the mountain. The 112 control center dispatched the Alta Val di Fassa team of the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue Service, alongside an air ambulance, according to the Record. A mountain rescuer already in the vicinity went to the scene to provide the helicopter crew with exact coordinates, the rescue team's statement said. Medical personnel were lowered onto the mountainside by 12:30 p. m., where a doctor pronounced Rubio Leiva dead at the scene, according to Fox San Antonio. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Her family members were airlifted to the nearby town of Canazei, Il Dolomiti said. Her body was retrieved by helicopter and handed over to local authorities, News.com.au said. The Brigham Young University graduate worked as a manager for Rubio Contesse Advisors in Florida, according to Corriere della Sera, a major Italian newspaper.  In recent months, the Dolomites have come under scrutiny for the massive crowds stretching through shuttle lines as visitors wait to reach Tre Cime di Lavaredo, one of the most iconic destinations. Viral videos have led to outrage online, with many commenters arguing that visitors were more interested in taking photos than enjoying the mountains, Fox News Digital previously reported. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Tre Cime di Lavaredo draws visitors from around the world with its trio of mountain peaks. The UNESCO-protected mountains are subject to the Enrosadira phenomenon, in which sunrise and sunset turn the rock walls a vibrant pink and orange, according to The Dolomites — UNESCO World Heritage Centre page. Tre Cime di Lavaredo gets over 800,000 visitors per year, per the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Hike Guide. Kelly McGreal of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd474f04c506ce1c03286 James Comey faces new DOJ case over alleged national defense disclosure te 2026-10-26T22:30:12.200Z James Comey faces new DOJ case over alleged national defense disclosure The Justice Department filed a criminal information against former FBI Director James Comey over allegations that he willfully communicated national defense information to an unauthorized person in connection with an alleged 2016 disclosure. Federal prosecutors filed the two-count criminal information in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging Comey communicated national defense information and conspired with others to unlawfully disclose it. The Justice Department said that the filing was made to preserve the allegations before the statute of limitations expired as an investigation remains ongoing. NEW FEDERAL GRAND JURY SUBPOENA ISSUED TO FORMER JAMES COMEY ADVISOR IN LEAK INVESTIGATION: SOURCES "The Department filed a waiverless criminal information to toll the statute of limitations as it relates to allegations concerning former FBI Director Comey," a spokesperson for the DOJ said.  "Filing a criminal information to toll the statute of limitations is a widely recognized practice in federal court and has been approved by multiple Circuit Courts of Appeals. This is an ongoing criminal investigation, and we will not comment further." OBAMA JUDGE RULES TRUMP DOJ ILLEGALLY FIRED JAMES COMEY'S DAUGHTER, REJECTS SWEEPING ARTICLE II CLAIM Prosecutors allege that on or about Oct. 5, 2016, Comey knowingly and willfully communicated information related to the national defense to a person who was not entitled to receive it. Comey denied wrongdoing in an Instagram post Monday, calling the latest action an "appalling abuse of the Department of Justice." "Nothing's changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm not afraid of these people. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary," Comey said. He added that his family and legal team would "stand up in court and fight the latest and whatever comes after this." OKLAHOMA STATE AGENCY FIRES STAFF ATTORNEY AFTER ANTI-ICE SOCIAL MEDIA TIRADE Prosecutors also allege Comey conspired with others to unlawfully disclose national defense information. The case marks the third attempt by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump to prosecute Comey. A previous case accusing him of lying to Congress was dismissed, while a separate case stemming from his "86 47" seashell social media post remains pending. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd470f04c506ce1c03272 Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud te 2026-10-26T22:30:08.732Z Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud It was unclear how the president would pay for the proposal, which fused his campaign trail promotion of financial incentives to help his party win and his unfounded warnings about voter fraud. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd46ef04c506ce1c03256 Trump Offers $1M for Election Fraud Convictions Week Before Midterms te 2026-10-26T22:30:06.608Z Trump Offers $1M for Election Fraud Convictions Week Before Midterms Trump offered $1 million for voter fraud reports leading to an arrest and conviction but did not say how it would be funded. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfd216f04c506ce1c0322b Democrats gain ground in Arizona as Republicans face tough election battle te 2026-10-26T22:20:06.706Z Democrats gain ground in Arizona as Republicans face tough election battle PHOENIX -- Arizonans will learn in slightly more than a week if Democrats' sweep of three top statewide offices four years ago was a fluke or an actual sign that the state is no longer blood red. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcfc0f04c506ce1c031a3 Robert Griffin III says he would '100%' take Baylor's vacant head football coach job te 2026-10-26T22:10:08.740Z Robert Griffin III says he would '100%' take Baylor's vacant head football coach job Could Robert Griffin III be the next Baylor Bears head football coach? If presented the opportunity, he told the "Dan Patrick Show" he would "100%" take it. "If Baylor wants to get back to winning and have a university that isn’t just respectable on the football field, but one the fans can be proud of, they need people who know what it looks like to win at Baylor," Griffin, a Heisman Trophy winner during his 2011 senior year at Baylor, said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "So yeah, I would 100% be interested. I talked with the athletic director, who is a guy in Doug McNamee that knows what it looks like to win at Baylor, know how you have to win at Baylor and recruit to Baylor to make those things happen." McNamee and his staff will be doing an extensive coaching search to find Aranda’s replacement, and it’s unknown if they’d want a familiar face in the building, let alone Griffin himself. However, Griffin makes a point: he knows what it’s like to win at Baylor and how much it means to the university and the community. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Though he went 25-21 during his four years there, Griffin went 10-3 with the Bears in his Heisman-winning season before being the Washington Redskins’ No. 2 overall pick in 2012. Baylor won the Alamo Bowl that season as well. To this day, Griffin remains the only Heisman winner in school history, making him quite the figure in Baylor athletics lore. But Griffin has never been a coach at any level, let alone a Division I football head coach. So, it will be very interesting if his former squad was among their list of candidates. After a rollercoaster career in the NFL, Griffin quickly entered the media realm, joining ESPN at first and landing with FOX afterwards to cover both the NFL and college football. It was right after Griffin’s playing career ended in the NFL in 2020 when Aranda was hired by Baylor. He was a first-time head coach, though he was with LSU for four seasons as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator before being hired by the Bears. Things were looking promising after a 12-2 campaign in 2021, especially considering Baylor went 2-7 during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. It was the most wins by the Bears in school history. Aranda was unable to follow that up in the coming years, but it looks like Baylor was going to compete this season for a playoff spot after going 4-1 to start the year. However, back-to-back losses to TCU and Kansas leaves the Bears 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12. As a result, Baylor decided to part ways with Aranda, leaving defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as their interim head coach for the remainder of the season. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcfbff04c506ce1c0319a Not even sky high gas prices or the Iran war will stop Trump supporters voting MAGA te 2026-10-26T22:10:07.361Z Not even sky high gas prices or the Iran war will stop Trump supporters voting MAGA PORT HURON, Michigan - They're coping with high prices at the gas and diesel pumps and at the supermarket, but the MAGA faithful in this key battleground state remain firmly supportive of President Donald Trump. In conversations with nearly 20 Michigan voters who waited in line for hours to attend a Trump rally in this small city on the shores of Lake Huron, voters made clear they're sticking with Republicans in the midterm elections and view all Democrats as "socialists." "He has our best interests at heart. He loves our country and he is doing the right things for us to get back on track," Carol Mocan of Warren, Michigan told Fox News Digital. As they fight to hold their slim House and Senate majorities, Republicans are fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats during midterm election years. The GOP also faces a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation tied in part to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump's increasingly negative approval ratings. KAROLINE LEAVITT TELLS FOX NEWS DIGITAL TRUMP IS DEFYING MIDTERM HEADWINDS Trump stood at 36% approval in the latest Fox News national poll, his lowest level ever in a Fox News survey. But among self-described MAGA voters, the president's approval rating remained at a sky high 95%. "I know that Trump is always out for America's interests first. And that's what I really like about him," Bay City resident James Blake said. Linda Taggart of Marysville called the current high prices "short term pain for long term gain.... We see the long term goal and we support that." Port Huron resident Bob Kemp said Trump is getting the U.S. back on course following four years of Democratic control in the White House under former President Joe Biden, noting "whenever you're fixing something, it always gets worse before it gets better." Another Port Huron resident, Michael Bacheller, said the affordability issue wouldn't impact his vote in the midterms. "I think it's kind of a small price that we have to pay temporarily, and I think that's how Trump's, you know, putting it, and I can agree with that," he said. Asked if she blamed Trump for high prices, Judith Troy of Port Huron said "yes and no, you know, because he's doing what he has to do. Which causes, you know, prices to go up and that, but he's doing it for a good cause, so, you know, it's expected." Trump touted during his speech at the rally that "we are ensuring that Iran will never have, ever have, ever, ever a nuclear weapon," as he offered his reason for launching the war against Iran. The argument resonates with MAGA voters. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "He's taken the fight to the terrorists over in Iran," James Blake said. Carol Mocan said she doesn't blame Trump for the high cost of living "because Iran needed to be taken care of. And no one else has done it for a long time, and I don't know who else would have, and I really think it needs to be shut down." Ken Gunnels of Clio, Michigan said, "I believe Iran was a genuine threat to this country. If a nuclear bomb went off in one of our major cities, I don't think any of us would have any idea the repercussions...that this country would suffer from that. I think those people are monsters, and I think we had to have a president that would stand up to them." Other MAGA voters said while the war and the economy are important, another issue takes precedence. "My biggest thing is the immigration. If you're here illegally, expect a knock on your door from ICE," Burtchville resident Steve Scouten said. WHO'S UP AND WHO'S DOWN IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS Bacheller, Scouten's longtime friend, agreed. "I'm with Steve. I think if I could pick one thing that Trump should really go down for is the immigration policy," he said. James Blake emphasized that Trump's "shut the borders." He added that the president has "also has advocated for no men in women's sports, which is a huge one for us. Also with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, that's huge, especially for a lot of members of my family." And Port Huron resident Rolande Debell highlighted she's "all for Trump" because "it's all about being American. It's all about our freedom. It's all about our rights. It's all about our Ten Commandments, and that's Trump." DEMOCRACY 2026: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB None of the MAGA voters Fox Digital interviewed said they would vote for a Democrat in the midterms. "I don't like a lot of the things that they believe in," Judith Troy said. Carol Mocan argued that Democrats "don't live in the same world that that the rest of us do. They just don't, they don't think about the people. They think about their careers... whatever it takes to get elected." Asked why he won't consider voting for Democrats, James Blake said, "I'm not in the business of socialism. I don't think that's a good way to go, and I think that's where the Democrats are heading at this time." Meanwhile, Steve Scouten shared that he "used to be a Democrat." "Never again. They're too far to the left," he claimed. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcfbbf04c506ce1c03168 Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprises customers te 2026-10-26T22:10:03.519Z Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprises customers Turns out selling to big companies isn’t about having the shiniest tech: it’s about hitching a ride on a giant’s sales team. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd70f04c506ce1c0314e Coconino County Superintendent seeking applicants for Williams Unified School District Governing Board te 2026-10-26T22:00:16.338Z Coconino County Superintendent seeking applicants for Williams Unified School District Governing Board A vacancy created by the September 2026 resignation of former board member Jenni Rigo has left a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2027 to Dec. 31, 2028. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd6ef04c506ce1c03142 HCH Pet of the Week: Truman te 2026-10-26T22:00:14.596Z HCH Pet of the Week: Truman October 28th, 2025. That was the day Truman was brought to High Country Humane as a stray after being found running loose in the wooded area off of Forest Service Road 222. He was never redeemed by an owner, and… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd6cf04c506ce1c03139 HCH Pet of the Week: Cowboy te 2026-10-26T22:00:12.741Z HCH Pet of the Week: Cowboy Howdy Cowboy! Should we meet up at the OK Corral (aka High Country Humane?) Your fellow ranchers say you are a handsome four-year-old who is looking for a new home. Everyone who visits will be impressed by the fact you… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd69f04c506ce1c03115 DOJ seeks to prosecute Comey over alleged national defense disclosure te 2026-10-26T22:00:09.253Z DOJ seeks to prosecute Comey over alleged national defense disclosure The Justice Department is seeking to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey over allegations that he willfully communicated national defense information to an unauthorized person in connection with an alleged 2016 disclosure. Federal prosecutors filed a two-count criminal information against Comey in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing him of communicating national defense information and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that on or about Oct. 5, 2016, Comey knowingly and willfully communicated information related to the national defense to a person who was not entitled to receive it. The filing alleges Comey had reason to believe the information could be used "to injure the United States" or benefit a foreign nation. Prosecutors also allege Comey conspired with others to unlawfully disclose national defense information. The case marks the third attempt by the Justice Department to prosecute Comey. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd67f04c506ce1c0310c Oregon Ducks' collapse continues, as loss to Illinois puts Dan Lanning on the hot seat in Eugene te 2026-10-26T22:00:07.625Z Oregon Ducks' collapse continues, as loss to Illinois puts Dan Lanning on the hot seat in Eugene Entering the 2026 college football season, the Oregon Ducks were widely believed to be in strong position for the program's first National Championship. Years of elite recruiting under head coach Dan Lanning, sustained success in the Big Ten Conference, and the return of starting quarterback Dante Moore set Oregon up to challenge for a conference championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Instead, the season went off the rails almost immediately. A close season-opening win over Boise State did little to inspire confidence, then the Ducks were demolished by a surprising Oklahoma State team, with the underlying performance far exceeding the final score. Still, Oregon had an opportunity to salvage their season with a trip to Los Angeles to play a then-ranked USC Trojans team. And despite Moore suffering a scary injury on an inexcusable hit from an SC linebacker, they did. DAN LANNING BLASTS USC AFTER OREGON'S WIN, AS LINCOLN RILEY OFFICIALLY ENTERS HOT SEAT IN LA Backup Dylan Raiola was outstanding, the defense did enough to stop Jayden Maiava, and the Ducks came away with an impressive 41-27 win. After the game, Lanning was effusive, saying, "I guess if you're interested in winning football games and you're from this area, you should go to Oregon," referring to high school players from the Los Angeles and Southern California area. "If you want to go to a Chris Brown concert, you should go here." Just a few weeks later, his comments immediately came back to haunt him. Hosting UCLA, the Ducks played arguably one of the ugliest games in program history. Somehow, incredibly, Oregon had seven turnovers in a 17-15 loss to an LA-based opponent. After their head coach proudly said that recruits should be heading to Eugene if they cared about winning games. Not a great look. It got worse this past Saturday. On the road at Illinois, Oregon was once again disappointing. Despite entering the game as 10.5-point favorites, the Ducks had a touchdown on their first drive of the game, only to muster just three points over the remaining 55 minutes. Their next four drives went punt, punt, fumble, missed field goal. All while gaining 22 yards on 16 plays. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE They finally put together a long scoring drive in the second to go up 10-0, only to immediately give up a 75-yard rushing touchdown to Aidan Laughery. Late in the second half, Oregon finally moved the ball more effectively, though were repeatedly forced to settle for long field goals, which they promptly missed. Meanwhile, Illinois put together multiple touchdown drives to effectively end the game. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Yes, Oregon has been forced to start a backup quarterback. Yes, they've had a rash of poor conduct among their wide receiving corps. No, there's no excuse for the season going off the rails this much. To the point where the Ducks didn't receive a single vote in this week's AP Poll. And all of it's raising questions around Lanning's future in Eugene. A 9-3 season, with a big injury to Moore, would be one thing. But the Ducks' schedule doesn't get much easier. They host a rejuvenated, and ranked, Northwestern team on Saturday. They travel to Ohio State on Nov. 7, host Michigan on the 14th, then have to win a rivalry game against Washington to finish the season. Five losses suddenly looks possible, and six isn't off the table either. Lanning's earned quite a bit of the benefit of the doubt with multiple College Football Playoff appearances, and the Ducks won two games in last year's tournament. Including a shutout of a very good Texas Tech team in the Orange Bowl. Expectations in Oregon though, aren't what they used to be. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER The Ducks have one of the most expensive rosters in college football. They routinely spend to bring in big recruiting classes, and have a consensus top-4 class coming in 2027. Along with those investments come championship aspirations, which now seem further away than they did a few months ago. Raiola clearly isn't the answer after Moore leaves for the NFL. The defense, which was a huge strength in 2025, has looked very average in 2026. And the discipline and toughness Lanning seemed to bring to the program hasn't continued in 2026, with some very poor off-field decision making this year. It's unlikely the Ducks make a move this season, but it seems clear that Lanning could go from championship contender to on the hot seat in just a few months. Few things move faster, or change as frequently, as modern college football. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcd63f04c506ce1c030fc The Other Dan Sullivan Fires Back at Trump’s Lawsuit in Alaska te 2026-10-26T22:00:03.840Z The Other Dan Sullivan Fires Back at Trump’s Lawsuit in Alaska Dan Sullivan, a schoolteacher, has the same name as a Republican senator in Alaska. He said that a pre-emptive lawsuit challenging the results was “a gross misuse of the Justice Department.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcb11f04c506ce1c0309e Natalie Portman says being sexualized as a child star forced her to become a 'good girl' as protection te 2026-10-26T21:50:09.359Z Natalie Portman says being sexualized as a child star forced her to become a 'good girl' as protection Natalie Portman learned early that growing up in Hollywood meant protecting herself from the very image that made her famous. The Oscar-winning actress opened up about the lasting impact of being sexualized as a child star, revealing how she carefully crafted a "good girl" image to shield herself from unwanted attention – only to find that the persona followed her well into adulthood. Portman began her career in films featuring dark themes, such as 1994 thriller "Léon: The Professional," "Heat" and "Beautiful Girls." BELLA THORNE SAYS HOLLYWOOD TREATED HER LIKE A KID ON SCREEN AND AN ADULT OFF CAMERA As Portman navigated the pressures of Hollywood at a young age, she and her parents made a deliberate effort to separate her on-screen persona from who she was in real life. Rather than embrace the provocative image associated with some of her early roles, Portman maintained a more reserved public image. She chose conservative, age-appropriate clothing for red carpet appearances while remaining focused on her education and academic success. "I think there was a conscious effort, because I was depicted as this sexualized Lolita, that I wanted to be like, ‘No, I’m serious, I’m a good girl, I’m a prude, I’m smart, I’m a student,’ emphasizing that as almost a safety mechanism," she told Harper's Bazaar. As her career progressed, Portman continued to gravitate toward complex, emotionally demanding roles. She eventually earned an Oscar for her performance in "Black Swan" and another nomination for "Jackie." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE But as her career flourished, Portman found that the serious image she had carefully cultivated, coupled with the demanding roles she continued to play, created a lasting misconception about her personality. "But then, over time, it became like everyone thinks I’m really serious," Portman noted. "I’m very silly, and I love to laugh more than anything, and I love to goof off. People always think I’m a perfectionist, I think, because of 'Black Swan.' I’m the opposite. I’m forgiving with myself. In college, we had a phrase: ‘Done, not good.’" After spending much of her career exploring darker, more complex characters, Portman said her priorities have shifted toward bringing audiences a sense of happiness. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Right now, it’s a lot of joy," she told the outlet of the current phase of her career. "I think it’s both for myself and what I hope to offer an audience, because it just feels … I mean, every time has dark moments, but it feels like there’s a lot of really heavy stuff going on. It’s just ever-present in our face, and so it does feel like the biggest service you can do right now as an artist is to deliver some joy." Portman has also found joy in her personal life, recently welcoming a child with her partner, Tanguy Destable. A few weeks after welcoming her third child, Portman told Harper's Bazaar she's been "full of wonder and joy at this magical little human." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE Portman shares two kids, Aleph and Amalia, with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied. The two split in 2024 after 11 years of marriage. While Portman has been soaking up the early days with her newborn, she said the experience has also reminded her how fleeting those moments can be. "It gives me a whole new attention to my big kids too, as I am reminded of how recently they were these little fresh creations and how quickly they’ve blossomed into incredible humans with their own amazing personalities and senses of humor and ideas," she explained. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcb0ef04c506ce1c0308f Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks te 2026-10-26T21:50:06.017Z Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks Lawyers for Mr. Comey said that the case centers on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfcb0cf04c506ce1c03073 Taylor Swift Producer Backs Macklemore in 'Free Palestine' Controversy te 2026-10-26T21:50:04.326Z Taylor Swift Producer Backs Macklemore in 'Free Palestine' Controversy Jack Antonoff backed Macklemore and criticized Ed Sheeran's handling of the "Free Palestine" tour dispute. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc8b9f04c506ce1c0301a Manhunt Begins After Convicted Murderer Escapes From Tennessee Prison te 2026-10-26T21:40:09.473Z Manhunt Begins After Convicted Murderer Escapes From Tennessee Prison Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was discovered to be missing late Sunday at a correctional facility in Tiptonville, Tenn., officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc8b7f04c506ce1c03000 How Student Loan Default Rates Could Impact Midterm Voters te 2026-10-26T21:40:07.933Z How Student Loan Default Rates Could Impact Midterm Voters Surging default rates and the prospect of wage garnishment could create a larger affordability issue ahead of the midterms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc8b6f04c506ce1c02ff7 Map of States Suing Dollar General Alleging 'Deceptive Pricing Practices' te 2026-10-26T21:40:06.160Z Map of States Suing Dollar General Alleging 'Deceptive Pricing Practices' The FTC and 20 states allege Dollar General overcharged shoppers by charging more at checkout than advertised prices. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc8b4f04c506ce1c02fee El Niño Map Shows Which States Could Be Hit With More Snow This Year te 2026-10-26T21:40:04.047Z El Niño Map Shows Which States Could Be Hit With More Snow This Year Nine states are bracing for more snow than they got last year as El Niño continues to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc666f04c506ce1c02fcd NAU athletics adapting to growing financial divide under new Protect College Sports Act te 2026-10-26T21:30:14.786Z NAU athletics adapting to growing financial divide under new Protect College Sports Act FLAGSTAFF – The Senate has moved to rewrite college athletics rules, but for Northern Arizona University, competing under the new standards could look vastly different than it does for Arizona’s larger collegiate athletic programs. The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act on Sept. 28 in a bipartisan 77-22 vote. It is awaiting approval in the House, which has been in recess since Sept. 16. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a final version into law when it reaches his desk.  The legislation would establish federal standards for athlete compensation, transfer eligibility and protections for non-revenue sports. While Power Four institutions such as Arizona State and Arizona navigate the new era of multimillion-dollar revenue-sharing agreements with athletes, mid-major schools such as NAU must operate with a fraction of their financial resources.  The Lumberjacks reported approximately $27.1 million in total athletics revenue for the 2024-25 academic year, roughly 18% of ASU’s total.  NAU Vice President and Director of Athletics Richard Duran faces the challenge of maintaining a competitive mid-major program while navigating an expanding financial divide, potential transfer restrictions and questions over how much influence smaller schools will have in the NCAA’s future policies. For Duran, who assumed his position in July after nine years at the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas, matching the spending power of the country’s wealthiest athletic departments is not a part of NAU’s strategy. “I don’t think it changes our recruiting philosophy,” Duran said. “We’re not recruiting against the powerful institutions. We’re recruiting against other mid-majors.” The legislation would reinforce the revenue-sharing limits set by the House v. NCAA settlement on June 6, 2025, which allowed participating schools to compensate athletes directly beginning in 2025, dismantling the NCAA’s amateur model.  The current annual cap is about $21.5 million, but the proposed legislation would also allow qualifying schools to spend up to an additional $22.5 million annually to retain athletes, with further allowances for non-revenue sports. For athletic departments such as NAU’s, those figures illustrate the financial disparity that already exists across Division I. “I think it just raises the spending bar the Power Four can potentially reach,” Duran said. “For us at NAU, it’s about being the best version of ourselves and giving our student-athletes the best resources we can, while still being fiscally responsible.” Rather than attempting to match lucrative offers from larger programs, Duran said NAU will continue focusing on recruiting and developing athletes who fit the university’s athletic and financial model. Transfer restrictions present opportunities and challenges Among the legislation’s most consequential provisions is a proposed restriction on multiple transfers. Under the bill, athletes could transfer once between four-year institutions without losing eligibility. A second transfer would generally require an athlete to sit out the first academic year after the move. However, exceptions would apply in cases such as a coaching departure, program discontinuation or pursuit of a graduate degree. For mid-major programs that develop athletes who later attract interest from wealthier schools, the proposal presents competing interests. “I think it’s a double-edged sword,” Duran said. Duran pointed to quarterback Cam Ward, who spent two seasons at Incarnate Word before transferring to Washington State and later Miami. Ward eventually was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. His development illustrates the role smaller programs can play in identifying and developing talent capable of competing at the highest level – even if it means a Power Four program might ultimately reap the benefits. Duran said NAU coaches can follow a similar approach, even when success ultimately leads athletes to pursue opportunities elsewhere. “The coaches at NAU can find and develop the talent, and we will love them and we will pour into them as long as they’re here with us,” Duran said. If an athlete chooses to transfer to a Power Four institution for greater financial opportunities, Duran said he would support that decision. “We are going to wish them all the best,” he said. However, there is still that other side of the sword. The proposed transfer rules could help NAU attract Arizona athletes who initially choose larger out-of-state programs where they don’t find the playing time or educational experience they expected. Or they simply wish to be closer to home where family and friends can watch them compete. Duran believes some athletes who leave Arizona may eventually find that a mid-major program offers better opportunities to play and develop. “We can recruit the high school, and then we can recruit the transfer portal and bring kids from the state of Arizona home,” Duran said. ” I truly believe with our resources, our location, we can win with student-athletes from the state of Arizona.” Protecting NAU’s championship programs While football and basketball dominate discussions about athlete compensation, the financial pressures facing college athletics extend well beyond revenue-generating sports. At NAU, some of the university’s most successful athletes compete in cross country and track and field. The men have won six national championships in cross country. The women’s cross country team is ranked fifth nationally in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, released Oct. 20. The men are ranked 19th. During the 2025-26 academic year, NAU won nine conference championships across men’s and women’s sports, making it one of the Big Sky Conference’s top athletic departments. “We want to compete for national championships in men’s and women’s cross country and football at the FCS level, and I truly believe we can win,” Duran said. The Protect College Sports Act includes provisions intended to preserve opportunities in women’s and Olympic sports. It would prohibit the NCAA from lowering minimum sport sponsorship requirements for Division I membership and establish additional roster and scholarship protections for certain institutions. However, those protections don’t apply uniformly across all athletic departments. Under the PCSA, schools reporting at least $50 million in annual athletic revenue would face additional requirements to maintain roster spots and scholarship opportunities for non-revenue sports. Schools with revenue between $50 million and $80 million would receive four years of those protections, while larger programs would receive nine years – subject to exceptions. Based on its most recently reported revenue of approximately $27.1 million, NAU would fall below the threshold for those specific additional requirements. That leaves Duran emphasizing the importance of strategic investments rather than relying exclusively on federal protections. He acknowledged that competing for national championships in cross country and FCS football, or reaching the NCAA basketball tournament, requires different levels of financial support than succeeding in some of NAU’s other sports. “But we will do as much as we can when we can for all of our sports,” Duran said. “But again, if we’re going to be good stewards of our resources, we’ve got to make those strategic decisions for investments.” Duran said those decisions must balance the pursuit of championships with the athletic department’s and the university’s long-term financial health. Fighting for a voice in Division I Beyond the financial implications, the Protect College Sports Act could change how schools such as NAU participate in NCAA decision-making. In August 2025, the NCAA approved a governance restructuring that gave the four wealthiest conferences, the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC, about 65% of the weighted voting power on many Division I committees. Although championship access and revenue distribution remain subject to separate voting procedures, the broader governance structure has raised concerns about the influence of smaller conferences. The proposed legislation would require adequate representation for mid-sized conferences on NCAA governing boards and rulemaking committees, though it does not specify an exact number of seats. Duran said the current imbalance makes it difficult for mid-major institutions to influence decisions affecting the division as a whole. “When you have hundreds of mid-major schools, but the 69 schools have not only the largest voice, but they’re also carrying … the most weight, it makes it a struggle to get and keep consistent across Division I,” Duran said. He believes increased representation would give programs such as NAU a stronger opportunity to advocate for their interests. “If the mid-majors could get better representation at the table when those decisions are made, it would only help schools like us,” Duran said. The bill has also drawn opposition from athlete advocates and labor organizations. In an Oct. 13 letter to House members, the AFL-CIO argued that its antitrust protections for college sports organizations could weaken athletes’ ability to challenge restrictions on compensation and other rights. For Duran, one of the most important long-term issues remains protecting postseason opportunities for smaller conferences. He pointed to discussions about limiting access for Group of Six conferences in the College Football Playoff as an example of the pressures facing programs outside college athletics’ wealthiest leagues. NAU competes in the Football Championship Subdivision, which has a separate postseason championship, but Duran sees those discussions as a warning about what could happen if smaller conferences lose influence over championship access. He said preserving automatic qualifying bids – which guarantee conference champions access to NCAA championship tournaments – must remain a priority. “At the end of the day, I just want to make sure mid-majors continue to have access to the NCAA championships,” Duran said. As Congress considers the future of college sports, NAU’s challenge extends beyond keeping pace with rising athlete compensation. It is also about maintaining the opportunities that allow smaller athletic programs to compete for championships in the first place. “I think with having a bigger voice at the table, that will allow us to continue to secure our AQs and not be pushed out,” Duran said. “I think that’s one of the things we’d want to protect: our postseason access.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc65ef04c506ce1c02f9b Teen Arrested in Florida Shooting Will Be Tried as Adult, Officials Say te 2026-10-26T21:30:06.154Z Teen Arrested in Florida Shooting Will Be Tried as Adult, Officials Say The 15-year-old suspect will be charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder after the shooting on Saturday that happened after Florida A&M’s homecoming game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc65cf04c506ce1c02f92 What Early Voting Can Reveal About the 2026 Midterm Elections So Far te 2026-10-26T21:30:04.522Z What Early Voting Can Reveal About the 2026 Midterm Elections So Far Millions of early votes tell us less than many would think, but there are key takeaways from results in Texas, Kansas, Georgia and North Carolina. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc407f04c506ce1c02f3c New test could flag which men need aggressive prostate cancer treatment and which don't te 2026-10-26T21:20:07.234Z New test could flag which men need aggressive prostate cancer treatment and which don't A new diagnostic test could improve the prostate cancer experience for millions of men. Researchers at University College London (UCL) analyzed a tissue-based molecular test called Decipher to determine which men with high-risk prostate cancer were most likely to benefit from stronger treatment — and which might avoid unnecessary medication and side effects. The analysis focused on abiraterone, a hormone therapy that was shown in the STAMPEDE clinical trial to cut the risk of death in half among men with high-risk, localized prostate cancer. The findings were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid, held Oct. 23–27. JOE BIDEN SHARES HEALTH UPDATE AFTER PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS WHILE ISSUING WARNING TO OTHERS Not every cancer is alike, and treating someone more aggressively than necessary could have "increased side effects and poorer quality of life," noted a UCL news release. Because prostate cancers differ at the molecular level, not every patient benefits from adding hormone therapy. To determine whether Decipher could help guide that decision, researchers examined test scores from more than 27,000 patients in real-world data and 401 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who had participated in the STAMPEDE abiraterone trial. PATIENTS REMAIN CANCER-FREE NEARLY 3 YEARS AFTER RECEIVING EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOTHERAPY Higher Decipher scores predicted worse outcomes, meaning the cancer is more likely to spread and additional treatment may be valuable. A low Decipher score suggested more intensive treatment may be unnecessary. Lead researcher Dr. Sarah Howlett of UCL Cancer Institute commented in a statement that for men with very high-risk prostate cancer, preventing spread of the disease is "critical." "Understanding who benefits most from additional treatment can make a meaningful difference," she added. The findings suggest that genomic testing could help tailor treatment, according to the researcher. Men with high-risk prostate cancer and low Decipher scores may face a lower risk of spread and could avoid more intensive therapy, while those with high scores may be the strongest candidates for additional treatment. Identifying the same pattern in both a large, real-world dataset and a randomized clinical trial strengthens the findings, Howlett noted. CANCER WARNING SIGNS MAY APPEAR IN DNA YEARS BEFORE BLOOD TESTS DETECT TROUBLE "But further validation in other datasets is needed before the test is used routinely to make these decisions," she said. Elai Davicioni, medical director of urology for Decipher test maker Veracyte, also commented, "We believe this growing evidence gives physicians a stronger reason to use Decipher before making decisions that can affect both cancer outcomes and patients’ quality of life." Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel, who was not involved in the study, also commented on the findings. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Prostate cancer varies from person to person," he said. "Medical science is increasingly aware that it is not one size fits all." Localized prostate cancer, which has not yet spread, may contain mutations that predict how aggressive the disease will be and indicate whether it could respond to targeted therapies, Siegel noted. Certain targeted therapies are being used more with widespread prostate cancer, according to the doctor, as they include "more powerful anti-androgens, which works not just on the testes, but on the adrenals as well." Hormone therapies have "significant side effects," including fatigue, and "don’t always help," he added. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Siegel said the study’s strength was its combination of a randomized treatment group with Decipher testing, which helped identify in advance which patients were most likely to respond to intensive hormone therapy. "This is the personalized, precise approach of the near future," he said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death behind lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in eight American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc403f04c506ce1c02f1c State of the University celebrates doubled endowment and successful wrap-up of Fuel Wonder te 2026-10-26T21:20:03.870Z State of the University celebrates doubled endowment and successful wrap-up of Fuel Wonder State of the University celebrates doubled endowment and successful wrap-up of Fuel Wonder mittank Mon, 26 Oct 2026 - 13:46 State of the University celebrates doubled endowment and successful wrap-up of Fuel Wonder Today The University o Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1b9f04c506ce1c02ef4 The percentage of people without health insurance is growing te 2026-10-26T21:10:17.377Z The percentage of people without health insurance is growing Dr. Navdeep Lehga sets up equipment in the exam room of a mobile clinic in Mendota, California in 2025. The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has grown in the past two years, according to a new report. (Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local) The percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The uninsured rate for adults ages 19-64 rose to 11.2% this year, up from 8.9% in 2024, according to a new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund, a health policy and philanthropic nonprofit. Nearly half of the 7,362 working-age adults who participated in the group’s biennial health insurance survey said they were uninsured, underinsured, or experienced a gap in coverage this year. Half said they delayed or avoided getting medical care because of the cost, compared with 46% in 2022. The subsidies significantly lowered the cost of Obamacare coverage — making it free or nearly free for some people with low incomes. But the aid was designed as a temporary pandemic-era measure, and Congress allowed it to expire at the end of last year. As a result, the percentage of working-age adults with health insurance from the marketplaces created under Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable Care Act, declined to 6% this year, from 8% in 2024. The percentage of working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid also declined, to 13% this year from 16% in 2022, as many states removed people from the rolls at the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in the uninsured rate almost certainly will accelerate in January, when the Republican tax and spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect. That law will require many Medicaid recipients to prove they are working or engaging in approved community service activities for at least 80 hours a month. The law also mandates that states verify enrollees’ Medicaid eligibility every six months. Another factor in the growing percentage of people without coverage is the rising cost of healthcare, which is pushing up premiums for private insurance. “It’s affecting people’s ability to pay off bills right away, and it’s having an effect on health plans,” said Sara Collins, a senior scholar at the Commonwealth Fund and the lead author of the report. Almost a third of the survey respondents, whether insured and uninsured, said they currently had medical or dental bills or were paying off medical debt. And more than 70% of uninsured adults said they had cost-related problems getting care. “I think it’s very concerning,” Collins said. “We know from our survey data that not going to get care isn’t and just generally is not good for people’s health over the long run.” The rise in the uninsured rate comes after a long period of progress: Between 2010 and 2025, the overall uninsured rate in the United States fell by half, to 8% from nearly 16%, largely because of the Affordable Care Act. Stateline reporter Shalina Chatlani can be reached at schatlani@stateline.org. This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Arizona Mirror, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1b7f04c506ce1c02ed4 Dan Rather's withering criticism of CBS 'doesn't reflect reality,' network insider says te 2026-10-26T21:10:15.399Z Dan Rather's withering criticism of CBS 'doesn't reflect reality,' network insider says Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather blasted his former employer that's now under the leadership of lightning rod editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, raising the eyebrows of a network insider who doesn’t think the criticism reflects "reality." Rather, who famously stepped down from his role as CBS’ evening news anchor in 2005 and eventually left the network the following year after reporting a discredited story about then-President George W. Bush, joined a variety of liberal media watchdogs who have spoken out against Weiss over the past year. "What’s happened at CBS News is sad," Rather told Variety. "It is in many ways a disaster, not just for the people who work at CBS News — and there’s still a lot of really good people working there," Rather continued. "But this is a further example of big billionaire corporate power in bed with powerful people and the presidency to get control of these operations for their benefit." SCOTT PELLEY FIRED AT CBS NEWS AFTER BLOWUPS WITH BARI WEISS, NEW '60 MINUTES' PRODUCER Rather also suggested that President Donald Trump has forced change at CBS News, as Skydance Media CEO David Ellison took control of the network last year through a long-planned merger that was approved shortly after CBS agreed to settle an election interference lawsuit with the president. "Donald Trump has expressed his extreme dislike for ’60 Minutes.’ So now, he’s gotten his way," Rather said. "He cleared the way for a consolidation of corporate power, which in turn cleared the way for doing what’s been done to ’60 Minutes.’ The wreckage of CBS News is everywhere and continues to this moment. I don’t see how to stop it." While anonymous CBS News staffers have objected to changes made under Weiss, newsletters aimed at progressive audiences have regularly attacked her. Other former CBS News stars, such as Scott Pelley, have spoken out against Weiss, but not everyone inside the network agrees with Rather. NORAH O'DONNELL URGES LIBERAL BARI WEISS CRITICS TO GIVE 'CBS MORNINGS' A CHANCE AS SHE RETURNS TO PROGRAM "I’d point out that his criticism doesn't reflect reality," a CBS News insider told Fox News Digital. "Going further, ‘60 Minutes’ has done critical stories about the Trump Administration throughout this season," the insider added. Indeed, CBS’ "60 Minutes" has aired several stories that were critical of the Trump administration, including the story of people deported to countries they are not from, a look at the "pardon economy" and a report on the federal government inserting itself in elections. CBS BOSS FUELS LEFT-WING UPROAR AMID REPORT SHE URGED STAFF TO PROBE ALLEGED EL-SAYED, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TIES CBS’ parent company, Paramount, named Weiss the editor-in-chief of CBS News in 2025 following the company’s acquisition of The Free Press for $150 million. The hiring infuriated liberal journalists and media figures, as Weiss’ outlet has made waves for supporting Israel and challenging DEI and gender ideology. CBS News declined comment. Rather also told Variety he wasn’t familiar with Weiss before she took control of CBS News even though he criticized the network for hiring her only days after she landed the gig last year. "The American people will pay the price for this move, as will the journalists of CBS News who can no longer credibly serve as watchdogs because the ones they are meant to hold to account are signing their paychecks and hobnobbing with the president," Rather wrote on his Substack page. "It is a dark day in the halls of CBS News." Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1b5f04c506ce1c02ecb Former Colombian president accused of exploiting dozens of women for presidential parties te 2026-10-26T21:10:13.827Z Former Colombian president accused of exploiting dozens of women for presidential parties Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been accused of trapping and exploiting 48 women for presidential parties, with officials alleging they were hired "just to be with President Petro." Carlos Andrés Ríos, director of Colombia’s Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE), claimed Petro oversaw a system that used service contracts to "systematically" control and weaponize the women, channeling public salaries in exchange for intimate relationships. "We are going to prove to the Colombian people how the Casa de Nariño was unfortunately set up, organized, and tailored for something completely different — not to govern, but to party there every single day, bring in women," Rios said during a congressional hearing last week. COLOMBIAN LAWMAKERS SEEK SUSPENSION OF TRUMP FOE GUSTAVO PETRO OVER ALLEGED MEDDLING IN UPCOMING ELECTION Petro issued a statement Sunday denying that he had used his public office to obtain sex. "I have never given out a contract in exchange for sexual relations. I would vomit on myself if I ever did such a thing," Petro said in a post on X. He argued that while his office provided state-funded aid programs for vulnerable women, he claimed that it is fundamentally different from giving contracts to individuals in exchange for sexual favors. TRUMP-BACKED 'EL TIGRE' LOOKS TO CRUSH CARTELS, END COLOMBIA'S SOCIALIST ERA IN PIVOTAL ELECTION "Helping poor women, female heads of households, and those engaged in sex work so that they have different life options — as I have demonstrated in public administration through concrete and funded programs — is something very different from giving out contracts in exchange for sexual relations. No person who has participated in those public programs will ever be able to say that I have done anything of the sort," he said. Petro also acknowledged in the statement that he had occasionally visited establishments where sex work took place when he was young, saying he regretted the experiences and had stopped visiting such places decades ago. "When I was very young, I occasionally visited places where sex work was practiced. There, I experienced that paying for sex felt dirty to me, and I perceived the sadness of the men and women who attended those places. That is why I stopped visiting them decades ago," he said. The accusations come amid broader criticism of Petro over alleged misuse of public funds, depletion of national budgets and drug trafficking.  Petro has dismissed the allegations as politically motivated attacks by figures including President Donald Trump and Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella. "After attempting to portray me as corrupt and a drug trafficker — an intention expressed by people like Abelardo de la Espriella and Donald Trump, without being able to present a single piece of evidence of corruption or drug trafficking, because I have never stolen a single peso from the public treasury and I have fought for over two decades against drug traffickers, exposing their political ties," Petro said.  Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1b2f04c506ce1c02eae Hinson and Turek Distance Themselves From Their Parties in Bid to Win Iowa te 2026-10-26T21:10:10.527Z Hinson and Turek Distance Themselves From Their Parties in Bid to Win Iowa The open-seat contest to succeed Senator Joni Ernst has emerged as a crucial battleground in the fight for control of the Senate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1b0f04c506ce1c02ea5 Bernie Sanders' Former Spokesperson Accuses AOC of Lying te 2026-10-26T21:10:08.741Z Bernie Sanders' Former Spokesperson Accuses AOC of Lying Briahna Joy Gray says AOC is lying about “Woke 1,” insisting the remark was about abolishing police and prisons. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1aef04c506ce1c02e9c Andrews Chances of Defeating Graham as Former GOP Governor Backs Democrat te 2026-10-26T21:10:06.779Z Andrews Chances of Defeating Graham as Former GOP Governor Backs Democrat The current race emerged following longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's death in July. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfc1acf04c506ce1c02e87 Watch out, YouTube; Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos te 2026-10-26T21:10:04.179Z Watch out, YouTube; Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos As Instagram rolls out long form videos of up to 90 minutes, the platform has an opportunity to challenge YouTube if it plays its cards right. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbf5df04c506ce1c02e27 BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Cover Your First Eagles vs Cowboys, Rays vs Brewers Bets up to $1500 te 2026-10-26T21:00:13.555Z BetMGM Bonus Code FOXNEWS: Cover Your First Eagles vs Cowboys, Rays vs Brewers Bets up to $1500 The sports gods have treated us to a World Series game and Monday Night Football tonight. BetMGM is offering new users the promo code FOXNEWS to wager on either game tonight between the Cowboys and Eagles or the Rays and Brewers. Place a wager using FOXNEWS, and if it loses, you’ll receive up to $1,500 in bonus bets.  Cowboys vs. Eagles | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 ET | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | ESPN Monday Night Football is between the Cowboys and Eagles, with both teams coming into the game with a 2-4 record. Dallas has a major advantage in health in this game. The Cowboys will have Dak Prescott under center, and he has all of his major receiving options. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbf59f04c506ce1c02e09 Raiders Have 'No Controversy,' Make QB Decision Amid Losing Streak te 2026-10-26T21:00:09.787Z Raiders Have 'No Controversy,' Make QB Decision Amid Losing Streak Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak said that the team has "no controversy" regarding who their starting quarterback is. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbf57f04c506ce1c02e00 Mets Get Huge Bo Bichette Prediction Ahead of MLB Offseason te 2026-10-26T21:00:07.475Z Mets Get Huge Bo Bichette Prediction Ahead of MLB Offseason New York Mets star Bo Bichette is being predicted to opt into his contract for the 2027 season with the NL East club. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbd0ef04c506ce1c02dc6 Driving memory lane: Return to Arizona always special for Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr te 2026-10-26T20:50:22.928Z Driving memory lane: Return to Arizona always special for Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr PHOENIX – During the long road trips of a grueling NBA season, stops in Phoenix mean a little bit more for Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.  It’s like a trip through time for Kerr, who has parlayed a lone major college scholarship offer from legendary Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson into an improbable four-decade basketball journey. It has taken Kerr through stops in Phoenix as a player and member of the front office with the Suns, to five NBA championships as a player with the Bulls and San Antonio Spurs, and to four more rings as coach of the Warriors. That winding road brought Kerr to the Valley again when the Suns beat the Warriors 131-122 in the home opener for Phoenix on Saturday at Mortgage Matchup Center, giving him a chance to reminisce. Kerr’s basketball odyssey could soon be coming to an end.  His contract with the Warriors ends after next season. It is also when Golden State star Steph Curry’s contract could end, although he has a player option for the 2028-29 season. And Draymond Green, Golden State’s mercurial big man, will be a free agent after this season. For now, the three remain together to chase another championship. But it all began for Kerr in Arizona. He called his time in Tucson a “catapult” into his life in basketball and his pro career that began in Phoenix. “I always love coming back here,” Kerr said. “Coming back to Arizona, coming back to the arena where I spent three years as (general manager and president of basketball operations) and my original team as a player. The Suns organization always has a special place in my heart.” The Warriors hired Kerr in 2014, but he has continued to maintain friendships with people around the Suns organization and in the Valley. “There are a lot of people still here who I am friends with and look forward to seeing, and it’s always a great stop on the trip for me,” Kerr said. Kerr was recruited by only a few small programs during his time at Palisades High in Pacific Palisades, California before Olson spotted him and extended the only Division I scholarship offer he received.  Building around Kerr and forward Sean Elliott, a star at Tucson’s Cholla High, Olson built the Wildcats into a national basketball power. “I give literally most of the credit to coach Olson,” Kerr said. “My time at U of A was life-changing. He gave me a scholarship when nobody else would, and then taught me everything about the game, being a team and being a part of something special.” Kerr and Elliott led Olson’s Wildcats to their first No. 1 national ranking and the school’s first Final Four appearance during Kerr’s senior season in 1987-88. Kerr shot 57.3-percent from 3-point range that season – the only college season he played with the 3-point line – setting an NCAA Division I record that still stands. It was enough to convince the Suns to select him in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft.  Kerr credits the late Cotton Fitzsimmons, a member of the Suns Ring of Honor, for building a strong basketball culture and said that he learned a lot from Fitzsimmons during his brief time with the team. He vividly remembered one moment from his rookie season that perfectly encapsulates Fitzsimmons’ coaching style, a play when Kerr didn’t gamble for a steal defensively because he was afraid to make a mistake.  Fitzsimmons quickly called out Kerr’s defensive timidness in a line that Kerr still laughs about to this day.  “‘Kerr, you’re so conservative, I bet your parents voted for Goldwater,’” Kerr said, recalling the Fitzsimmons wisecrack about the famously conservative Republican, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.  That memory summarized Fitzsimmons as a person and a coach for Kerr.  “What a great way to use a metaphor to remember a principle of the game and of life with humor,” Kerr said. “But that was Cotton. We all loved him, and we miss him.” Considered too slow to play point guard and too small to play shooting guard, Kerr played sparingly during his first five NBA seasons with the Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. Then he found his niche in the Chicago Bulls’ “triangle” triple-post offense under coach Phil Jackson. Kerr won three NBA championships with the Bulls and added two more during his time with the San Antonio Spurs, where he was reunited with Elliott. He still holds the NBA record for best career 3-point field goal percentage at 45.4. Following his playing career and a stint as a TNT NBA analyst, Kerr joined the Suns front office as president of basketball operations from 2007-10. During his time in the Phoenix front office, Kerr thought he had engineered a deal that would have brought him together with Curry long before they joined forces with the Warriors. Kerr and his staff thought they had an agreement with Golden State the night before the 2009 NBA Draft that would have the Warriors take Curry at No. 7 in the first round, then trade his rights to Phoenix. When Curry was on the board at No. 7, cheers could be heard from the Phoenix “war room” on draft night. It soon went silent when the Warriors informed the Suns they weren’t moving Curry. Nash has said they thought Curry would be the next version of Steve Nash, who won two NBA Most Valuable Player awards in Phoenix. After leaving the Suns and returning to TNT, Kerr was offered the Warriors job. Curry’s presence was a major reason he took the job in the Bay Area, where he has become a likely future Hall of Fame coach who consistently instills confidence in his players.  Warriors center Charles Bassey noted Kerr’s willingness to let his team play through mistakes, where most coaches would be quick to make a substitution.  “He gives each player the confidence to go out there and play,” Bassey said. “He knows that we’re going to make mistakes, but he wants us to just play hard.” Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton, a former Suns player going into his third season with Golden State under Kerr, said Kerr’s experience as a player helps him connect with his players.  “He played before, so I think he understands the nuances of basketball,” Melton said. “Sometimes you’re going to get down on yourself and sometimes you’ll feel on top of the world, but just making sure you maintain a level focus and making sure you’re dialed in on the right things.” For Kerr, whose basketball journey has taken him from a player to a front office executive to the broadcast booth to a legacy as one of the most successful head coaches the game has ever seen, the credit always comes back to the desert where it all started. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbd07f04c506ce1c02d9a ESPN fumbles the Holy War by forcing Utah and BYU into a dreaded early-morning kickoff for fans te 2026-10-26T20:50:15.571Z ESPN fumbles the Holy War by forcing Utah and BYU into a dreaded early-morning kickoff for fans The annual 'Holy War' between Utah and BYU deserves better. Once we get to this part of the season, television networks have to obviously start picking what they think are the most opportune times to broadcast some of the most important games they have under contract. But, that doesn’t mean companies need to sacrifice and give into the pressure of opposing conference games in order to get the better rating. And yes, I understand ESPN has the television rights to SEC and Big 12 football, so decisions like this are not easy for the programming department. LINCOLN RILEY'S TENURE SHOULD END WITH LOSS AGAINST OHIO STATE'S BACKUP QB, WITH A $70 MILLION BUYOUT Though, making Utah and BYU play at 10 a.m. local time feels criminal in this case, given the ramifications around this Big 12 game that has major CFP implications. If you haven’t seen the news yet, here is how ESPN decided what was best for the November 7th slate of games that are filled with must-see showdowns. MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: ARCH MANNING LIKES THE DISRESPECT, BIG 12'S DISASTER AND A CFP RACE IN DISARRAY BYU vs. Utah: 12 p.m ET on ABC/ESPN Texas vs. Missouri: 12 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN Alabama vs. LSU: 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC Kentucky vs. Tennessee: 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN Georgia vs. Ole Miss: 7:30 p.m ET on ABC And, NBC will broadcast the Miami vs. Notre Dame showdown at 7:30 pm ET, while Oregon will face Ohio State at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. So, that left the important Big 12 game between the Cougars and Utes as the odd-teams out of this television equation that will see a plethora of top-25 showdowns take place on the same day. Look, I get that ESPN was put into a spot, but this could have easily been handled by the network putting the anticipated 'Holy War' in the 9:30 pm ET time slot after Kentucky faced-off with Tennessee on ESPN. It should also be noted that the Big 12 essentially gets the 3rd round pick on these weekends, and BYU just lost to UCF this past Saturday. But, make it a 10:00 p.m. ET kickoff on the network, which is essentially what took place this past weekend when Houston played Utah in Salt Lake City. We should be awarding the fans in college football with a better situation than having them walk into the stadium at 8-9 a.m local time for a highly-anticipated rivalry game with so much on the line. This almost feels criminal to make both fanbases wake up this early for a top-25 showdown with CFP ramifications. For this, ESPN should have put this game in the late window, even if they were sacrificing some of the ratings that were undoubtably coming their way. Did the network honestly think a large portion of the college football base would not stay up for a late kickoff that came after Notre Dame played Miami, or Georgia faced Ole Miss in primetime? I also understand the conundrum ESPN was in regarding this kickoff time, but both Utah and BYU deserved better. This one is a loss, no matter how the networks come out of this I'd imagine those within the Big 12 office in Texas are fuming at this decision, and rightfully so. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbd06f04c506ce1c02d91 Dem bucks party over alleged Alaska vote-siphoning effort: 'Neither party should be doing it' te 2026-10-26T20:50:14.122Z Dem bucks party over alleged Alaska vote-siphoning effort: 'Neither party should be doing it' Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand is criticizing an alleged effort by Democrats to "siphon" votes from a Republican senator, calling the tactic "manipulating the political system" as the controversy consumes Alaska's bruising Senate race. Sand was asked by Fox News about allegations that Democrats have boosted unaffiliated Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whose name closely resembles that of incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, in an effort to draw votes away from the senator. "Both parties are doing it and neither party should be doing it," Sand told Fox News in an exclusive interview Sunday. "To me, it's manipulating the political system and it's not a good thing to do." TOP ELECTION SCHEMES ROILING KEY MIDTERM RACES AS BOTH PARTIES ACCUSE RIVALS OF TRICKERY The unusual candidacy has become the center of an escalating legal and political fight in Alaska, where the Justice Department has intervened, arguing that the similarity between the candidates' names could confuse voters. On the ballot, the Republican incumbent appears as "Dan S. Sullivan," identified as a Republican and the incumbent, while his unaffiliated challenger appears as "Daniel J. Sullivan Jr." Republicans argue the similarity could cause some voters intending to support the senator to instead select his unaffiliated challenger, accusing Democratic operatives of helping elevate Daniel J. Sullivan to "siphon" votes from the GOP incumbent. Democrats have blasted the Trump administration's intervention, while Daniel J. Sullivan has denied that he is a Democratic plant. TRUMP SAYS 'WE ARE LOOKING INTO' OTHER DAN SULLIVAN ON ALASKA BALLOT, WARNS ABOUT GOVERNOR'S RACE Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses to his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola. The administration says the lawsuit is intended to address the possible voter confusion, but Peltola called the case "flagrant corruption," while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called it "an outrage." MANCHIN CALLS SCHUMER 'CRAZY' FOR TRYING TO OUST GOP SENATOR IN CRUCIAL SENATE SHOWDOWN "This is an outrage," Schumer said on social media about the suit. "It shows they know they’re going to lose. We will fight tooth and nail. And we will win." Peltola has argued that voters can distinguish between the two candidates and her campaign has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's case. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbd02f04c506ce1c02d76 Pundit Called Out by Panthers Mocks Them After 'Embarrassing' Week 7 Loss te 2026-10-26T20:50:10.978Z Pundit Called Out by Panthers Mocks Them After 'Embarrassing' Week 7 Loss Chris Simms ridiculed the Carolina Panthers, who trolled him a week ago, after Sunday's blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbd01f04c506ce1c02d6d Eagles Getting 2 Key Offensive Weapons Back for Crucial Cowboys Game te 2026-10-26T20:50:09.047Z Eagles Getting 2 Key Offensive Weapons Back for Crucial Cowboys Game Philadelphia Eagles tight ends Eli Stowers and Grant Calcaterra are being activated off IR and will play against the Cowboys. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbcfff04c506ce1c02d64 47 Green Card Holders Charged by Trump DOJ With Illegal Voting: Full List te 2026-10-26T20:50:07.409Z 47 Green Card Holders Charged by Trump DOJ With Illegal Voting: Full List The DOJ charged 47 green card holders with illegal voting and other election-related crimes across five states. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbcfdf04c506ce1c02d5b NBA Makes Ty Jerome Announcement Following Unreal Start for Grizzlies Guard te 2026-10-26T20:50:05.547Z NBA Makes Ty Jerome Announcement Following Unreal Start for Grizzlies Guard The NBA recognized the outstanding play of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ty Jerome with an announcement on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbcfbf04c506ce1c02d52 Banks Get Warning About What Could Happen if Democrats Win Midterms te 2026-10-26T20:50:03.468Z Banks Get Warning About What Could Happen if Democrats Win Midterms Democrats are putting major banks on notice as they prepare for possible investigations into Trump’s Russia diesel deal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbaaef04c506ce1c02d25 JOHN CZWARTACKI: The Bill Is Coming Due For Democrats’ Medicare Overhaul te 2026-10-26T20:40:14.780Z JOHN CZWARTACKI: The Bill Is Coming Due For Democrats’ Medicare Overhaul By John Czwartacki | Democrats have made affordability a central theme of their midterm campaign. In these closing weeks before the election, Republicans should hold them to account for the unsustainable costs of the Medicare prescription drug overhaul they passed in 2022 without a single Republican vote. The Inflation Reduction Act promised lower prescription costs and savings for taxpayers. Its cap on seniors’ out-of-pocket spending helped patients with expensive medicines. But the remaining costs did not disappear. They landed elsewhere in the program, and the promised federal savings have turned into projected losses. The Trump administration can correct flaws in how the law is being implemented. Congress must address the financing problems written into the statute. Democrats should not be left to campaign on affordability unopposed while refusing to address the higher costs their own law helped create. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) originally estimated that the law’s drug-price negotiations, inflation rebates and benefit redesign would reduce federal deficits by $129 billion between 2022 and 2031. It now projects that those same provisions will increase deficits over that period. The promised savings from negotiation and rebates fell short, while the cost of Democrats’ changes to Part D’s coverage and financing blew past projections. Democrats promised to reduce federal deficits. Their overhaul is now projected to increase them. The spending forecast is worse. CBO now projects that Part D will cost about $700 billion more from 2026 through 2035 than previously estimated. Roughly $550 billion of that increase reflected new information from insurers’ 2026 bids. CBO identified Democrats’ benefit overhaul as the leading driver of those higher bids, although it could not isolate the overhaul’s share of the overall spending increase. Seniors are also losing choices. The number of stand-alone prescription drug plans, which serve beneficiaries in traditional Medicare, fell from 766 in 2022 to 360 in 2026. More than half disappeared in four years. Low-income beneficiaries in Florida and Texas had just one benchmark plan available without a premium in 2026. For seniors trying to find affordable coverage for their prescriptions, fewer plans mean fewer places to turn. The remaining plans are also covering fewer medicines in some drug classes. A study of 59 brand-name drugs in competitive classes found that the average share of stand-alone plan enrollees with coverage for those medicines fell from about 47% in 2024 to 36% in 2026. Seniors face fewer plan choices and narrower drug coverage. They are also being asked to pay more before their plans pick up the tab. The average stand-alone plan deductible rose from $425 in 2024 to $544 in 2026. Seniors subject to those deductibles must pay more at the pharmacy counter before their plans begin sharing the cost. Washington, meanwhile, has helped stave off premium increases by sending more of the bill to taxpayers. Before offsets, the law’s premium-growth cap increased direct subsidy costs by $33 billion during 2024–2026. A separate stabilization program added $10.7 billion during 2025–2026. Those subsidies buy time but leave taxpayers footing a bigger bill. Repairing Part D will require action from both the Trump administration and Congress. The Trump administration should start by using its rulemaking authority to change how the Drug Price Negotiation Program sets prices, including excluding generic prices from the calculation of negotiated drugs’ Maximum Fair Prices. But the administration cannot rewrite the statute through rulemaking. Congress must address how Part D divides costs among the government, insurers and manufacturers. The goal should be to protect seniors from catastrophic prescription expenses while preserving competing plans and limiting taxpayers’ exposure. Getting that done in a lame-duck session is a long shot. Democrats would have to help change a law they are still selling as a success. Republicans should make Democrats explain that refusal to voters. Republicans should put Part D’s higher costs and shrinking plan choices before voters now, while ballots are being cast, and demand that every Democrat campaigning on affordability commit to helping repair the program when Congress returns. Democrats sought the credit for overhauling Part D. They should help provide the votes to repair it. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. John Czwartacki is a contributor to The Daily Caller News Foundation, former senior advisor at the White House Office of Management and Budget, and co-founder and principal of Public Policy Solutions. The post JOHN CZWARTACKI: The Bill Is Coming Due For Democrats’ Medicare Overhaul first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfbaa7f04c506ce1c02cfc Brazilian election sends US progressives into online fever as key irregularity stokes result uncertainty te 2026-10-26T20:40:07.903Z Brazilian election sends US progressives into online fever as key irregularity stokes result uncertainty Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory securing a fourth term spurred a social media firestorm Monday morning as progressives in the United States celebrated his win from afar. "Yesterday, Brazil showed the world that the will of the people is stronger than the authoritarians who try to suppress it," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in a post to X. "Congratulations, President [Lula] and congratulations Brazil." Progressives have framed Lula’s victory as a transnational repudiation of what they regard as the core politics of the Trump administration and its allies. But questions about the election remain after one of Brazil's Supreme Court justices granted a last-minute extension of the country's polling hours, prompting Lula's opponent to question the legitimacy of the outcome. In the waning hours of the election, Lula requested a two-hour extension of voting hours from the country’s Supreme Court, citing delayed public transportation services. Less than half an hour before the polls were scheduled to close, Supreme Court Justice Christiano Zanin granted the extension nationwide, prompting an outcry from Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula’s opponent. CONSERVATIVE WAVE HITS ROADBLOCK IN BRAZIL AS LULA HOLDS OFF BOLSONARO CHALLENGE "What happened today was not normal. It was something frankly unacceptable. A Supreme Court justice, for the first time in history — a former lawyer of Lula’s — issues an order at the request of a former partner of his and changes the rules of the game in the middle of the game," Bolsonaro said in a statement. Notably, Bolsonaro's campaign also asked for an extension, citing heavy rain. Election experts in the country, speaking with local media, said the inclement weather and polling extension could provide grounds for a legal challenge to the election. "There is the possibility of requesting the annulment of the election. The deluge that fell in Santa Catarina and Paraná caused harm. The lack of buses and the restriction of public transportation in strategic cities, such as Salvador and São Paulo, harmed the right to vote," Guilherme Gonçalves, an attorney and member of the Brazilian Academy of Electoral and Political Law, told Brazilian outlet GZH. Another expert, while casting doubt on whether a legal challenge would ultimately succeed, said uncertainty over the election would continue. "It is difficult for it to succeed, but the point is that the [Supreme Court] contributed to the instability of the electoral process, which is serious," Guilherme Barcelos, an attorney with a doctorate in constitutional law and specialization in electoral law, told GZH. "The election does not end today. That is the point." In the meantime, several Republican figures back in the U.S. blasted the outcome. Martin De Luca, an attorney representing some of President Donald Trump’s media groups, accused Lula of benefiting from his political connections to the Supreme Court. "Yesterday Brazil showed the world that if you are losing an election and you need to turn it around, you can call on your former lawyer turned judge to give you a lift and you’ll still be congratulated by all who share the cause," De Luca wrote. Donald Trump Jr. echoed De Luca's criticism in a reply to his post. "If a conservative government in Brazil did this, everyone in the mainstream press in America would lose their minds, but I guess they’re just choosing to be silent because it’s all for the cause," Trump Jr. said. BLANCHE WON'T RULE OUT DOJ BLOCKING ELECTION CERTIFICATION IN 'DOOMSDAY' SCENARIO "Brazil did not have an election today. They had their country stolen from them by a criminal band of corrupt hacks who belong in jail," Joey Mannarino, the co-founder of the Overton Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, wrote. During his campaign, Bolsonaro built momentum on promises to increase public safety by expanding prison capacity and drastically cut the size of government through a 25% reduction in government ministries — policies that many Democrats viewed as mirroring efforts by the Trump administration. By contrast, Lula has advocated for anti-poverty programs, minimum-wage increases and expanded assistance for low-income families. The platform drew praise from progressive groups including the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). "It is with tremendous pride that the Democratic Socialists of America congratulate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin … and the coalition of progressive and leftists parties on their victory and re-election in Brazil’s second round of presidential elections this past Sunday," the group wrote in a press release. TRUMP'S WAR ON DRUG CARTELS COULD GAIN POWERFUL NEW ALLY AFTER PIVOTAL ELECTION "We commend the wide range of forces that joined together … to defend Brazilian democracy and secure this victory." Other prominent progressives also celebrated Lula’s victory as a triumph for policies aligned with their own. "Lula has stood up for Brazilian workers and democracy — and will continue to do so in the next four years," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote in a post to X. "People all across the world are fighting back against extremism. With Lula in Brazil, they just won," Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb858f04c506ce1c02cbf Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $200 Bonus for Game 3 of the Rays-Brewers World Series te 2026-10-26T20:30:16.171Z Betr Promo Code FOXNEWS Unlocks $200 Bonus for Game 3 of the Rays-Brewers World Series Game 3 of the World Series takes place tonight in St. Petersburg between the Rays and Brewers. Betr is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS to earn $200 in bonuses for Game 3 of the World Series.  How to Sign Up and Claim the Betr Picks Promo Code FOXNEWS Brewers vs. Rays | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL | FOX These two teams meet for the third time, and both teams need to figure out opposite things. Let’s see what the Brewers need to do in order to win the game, and what the Rays need to do in order to counter.  The biggest key for the Brewers in this game is to see if their bullpen can keep their excellent pitching alive. Aaron Ashby has been lights-out, but the broadcast even brought up how the hitters have seen him multiple times now. Perhaps they can pick something up from him. So, maybe the Brewers need to adjust who he throws to, or who they use from the bullpen in general.  The Rays need to find a way to get a hit when they have a runner in scoring position. Tampa has been great this season, and while they’ve scored reasonably well, they seem like they can’t get that key hit to give them the lead they need. Even if the Rays get the lead, they will need to find the right matchups out of their own bullpen to keep the lead.  Which team will crack the code? The Brewers clearly have the upper hand. 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Officers found the man unconscious on a sidewalk between the resort hotels and a park entrance, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police found no signs of trauma or foul play, and his death appeared to be from natural causes, Anderson said. DISNEY WORLD GUEST WITH HEART CONDITION DIES OF CARDIAC EMERGENCY AFTER ICONIC RIDE The sidewalk where the man was found is on Disneyland property rather than public land. The south entrance is separate from Disneyland's main entrance and was established in an area near resort hotels to provide guests staying nearby easier access to the park. The man's identity has not been released, though Anderson said any identification would likely come from the coroner's office. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Anderson said the Anaheim Police Department's homeless liaison officers regularly make contact with people experiencing homelessness in the area, checking on their well-being, offering assistance and letting them know when they may be violating the law. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB The now deceased 65-year-old had previously come into contact with those officers and was known to them before Sunday's incident. SEND US A TIP Those previous interactions were part of the department's outreach to the homeless population and were not related to arrests or other criminal activity, Anderson explained. GOT A TIP? After the man was found, officers remained at the scene while they waited for personnel from the coroner's office to arrive and remove his body. The coroner's office will also be responsible for determining the cause of death. DISNEY SCARE UNFOLDS AFTER TEEN EXITS LOG RIDE MOMENTS BEFORE 50-FOOT PLUNGE LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST A beer can was found near the man, though investigators did not know whether it had any connection to his condition or death, Anderson said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Photos and video from the scene showed police tape stretched across the sidewalk beneath a large Disneyland Resort entrance sign, while a black privacy screen shielded the area from view as authorities investigated. Disneyland Resort Media Relations confirmed Anaheim police responded but did not address additional questions about the incident, instead referring Fox News Digital to the police department. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb853f04c506ce1c02cad Illegal immigrant accused of beheading Iwo Jima monument granted bond te 2026-10-26T20:30:11.485Z Illegal immigrant accused of beheading Iwo Jima monument granted bond The man accused of using a sledgehammer to behead a Marine figure on an Iwo Jima monument near Quantico, Virginia, was granted bond Monday morning. Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was granted bond in Prince William County Circuit Court. His next court date is expected to be scheduled soon. Maldonado Soriano, a Mexican illegal alien and former Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, is charged with felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage property and felony injury to a monument. ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH FORMER DACA STATUS ACCUSED IN IWO JIMA STATUE ATTACK: SOURCES He was arrested last week after allegedly using a sledgehammer to damage the World War II monument near Marine Corps Base Quantico. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded at about 10:13 p.m. on Oct. 21 and allegedly found Maldonado Soriano striking the monument with a sledgehammer. Authorities said the limestone sculpture sustained extensive damage, including the complete removal of one Marine figure's head.  ANGEL MOM CONFRONTS INDIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER WHO KILLED HER SON, HIS WIFE IN OREGON CRASH Other figures depicted raising the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima were also damaged. Police estimated that the damage would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair. Federal sources previously told Fox News that Maldonado Soriano illegally crossed into the U.S. in December 1999 and was granted DACA under the Obama administration in 2014. ‘BONNIE AND CLYDE’ ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COUPLE ACCUSED OF BRAZEN JEWELRY THEFT SPREE ACROSS FOUR STATES His DACA status was extended under the Biden administration in 2024 before expiring in August 2026 after it was not renewed under the Trump administration. The damaged 9-foot limestone statue depicts the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.  It was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who later created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey and Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb851f04c506ce1c02ca4 McDonald's McRib returns for limited time, but customers in some cities will miss out te 2026-10-26T20:30:09.945Z McDonald's McRib returns for limited time, but customers in some cities will miss out The McRib is making a limited-time return to McDonald's menus, but not every location will be serving the fan-favorite sandwich. Beginning Oct. 27, the sandwich will be available at McDonald's restaurants in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas and others, the company confirmed to Fox News Digital. Customers can check the McDonald's app to see if restaurants near them are offering the celebrated menu item. FORMER MCDONALD'S EXEC SPILLS THE BEANS ON WHY HEALTHIER MENU FAVORITE GOT THE AXE "Welcome back, legend!" McDonald's senior marketing director Guillame Huin said in a post on X. René Arend, a Luxembourgish-American chef, invented the McRib in 1981, Huin wrote. The McRib was discontinued as a permanent menu item in 2012, but it has been brought back annually as a limited-time item since 2020, according to the New York Post. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Last year, the McRib returned to certain areas in mid-November, while it returned nationwide in late November 2024. Some fans are staunch defenders of the polarizing pork sandwich, which consists of a boneless pork patty smothered in tangy barbecue sauce, topped with onions and pickles and served on a toasted roll. "I love them! I've had 6 so far and just can't get enough," a Reddit user said in a thread from a few years ago. "I've had this ever since I was in high school and I still really like it whenever it comes back," said another. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Others don't find it as appealing or are simply indifferent. One Reddit user claimed to eat the sandwich only out of "pure necessity." 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What many don't realize is what happens next. Data brokers also analyze that information. They use algorithms, compare records from different sources and sort people into categories that predict their interests, circumstances and behavior. Those predictions can involve your health, finances, religious beliefs and potential vulnerabilities. WHY CAREFUL PEOPLE STILL END UP ON DATA BROKER SITES Some may be wrong. Others could reveal sensitive details you never intended to share. And depending on the company and the type of information involved, those profiles may be sold or shared with businesses you have never heard of. Here's a closer look at the labels data brokers assign to you, how they come up with them and what you can do to protect your personal information. 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Acxiom, a major data company, developed a segmentation system called PersonicX that grouped households into lifestyle categories. One documented historical category was called "Rural Everlasting." According to the FTC, it described older adults with relatively low income and educational attainment. Other categories included "Urban Scramble" and "Mobile Mixers." These were classifications built from data, not personal descriptions written by the people involved. The FTC also documented how companies used location information to create even more specific advertising audiences. For example, InMarket offered audience categories such as "Christian church goers," "parents of preschoolers," and "wealthy and not healthy." The FTC subsequently restricted InMarket's use and sale of sensitive location data. Then there was Oracle's BlueKai advertising business, which helped advertisers use extensive consumer data for targeting. Oracle shut down its advertising products in September 2024. Still, its history illustrates how sophisticated this industry became. The important point is that a label doesn't have to be accurate to influence how a company views you. Want to see how much of your personal information may already be exposed? Get a free scan to find out what data brokers may have on you at CyberGuy.com. Some of these classifications sound harmless. Others are surprisingly personal. Here are examples of the information brokers have historically inferred or used to create consumer segments. Data broker research and enforcement cases have documented categories involving: A major concern is that these classifications can originate outside the medical system. HIPAA protects health information handled by covered healthcare organizations and their business associates. However, health-related information independently gathered or inferred by other businesses may fall outside HIPAA's protections. For example, searching for information about diabetes doesn't mean you have diabetes. You could be researching the condition for a family member. Yet advertising systems may still use that activity as one of several signals when building a profile. Other federal and state privacy laws may apply, but they don't necessarily provide the same protections as HIPAA. AMAZON ABOUT YOU MAY KNOW YOU A LITTLE TOO WELL Data companies have also offered categories based on estimated income, spending behavior and financial circumstances. These can include people classified as affluent, price-sensitive or likely to respond to certain financial offers. One particularly troubling example comes from the Justice Department's case against Epsilon Data Management. According to federal prosecutors, Epsilon used sophisticated modeling to identify consumers likely to respond to solicitations. The company sold information about more than 30 million Americans to operators of fraudulent schemes, including fake sweepstakes promotions. Epsilon agreed to pay $150 million as part of its deferred prosecution agreement. This is a documented example of consumer data being used to help fraudsters identify potential victims. Data brokers have also inferred people's religious interests and political leanings. These predictions may draw on information such as location patterns, purchases, public records and other available data. For example, the FTC documented the use of a "Christian church goers" advertising segment. A person visiting a church doesn't necessarily belong to that faith. Similarly, someone researching a political candidate doesn't automatically support that candidate. Nevertheless, profiling systems can use these signals to group people into audiences. Another category focuses on what may be happening in your personal life. Data companies have developed segments involving parents with young children, empty nesters and households at different stages of life. These classifications can help businesses decide what products or services to advertise. However, they can also reveal potential pressure points. Someone approaching retirement may receive different financial offers than a young parent. A household believed to be managing health expenses may attract another type of marketing. And when those assumptions are wrong, the resulting profile may still influence what someone sees. Consider what you've done online recently. Maybe you searched for joint pain relief. Perhaps you compared retirement plans or looked up treatment options for a relative. Individually, these activities might reveal very little. However, companies can combine information from websites, apps, purchase histories, public records and commercial databases. Then predictive models look for patterns. For example, a company may consider your age range, estimated income and browsing activity when deciding whether you fit a particular advertising category. These classifications are often called modeled attributes or inferences. They represent predictions rather than verified personal facts. And here's the problem: a company buying access to an audience segment may use the prediction without knowing how accurately it describes each person. Basic information helps a scammer contact you. More detailed personal information can help make the approach believable. For example, someone who knows your name and address could send a convincing-looking financial notice. Now suppose that same person also has information suggesting you're approaching retirement or researching medical expenses. A criminal could use those clues to tailor a fraudulent Medicare offer, investment pitch or fake medical service. This doesn't mean every scammer buys sophisticated consumer profiles. However, the Justice Department's case against Epsilon Data Management shows how targeted consumer information can end up in the hands of fraudsters. The company sold consumer data to operators of fraudulent schemes, helping them identify people more likely to respond. Meanwhile, the FBI reported that Americans age 60 and older lost approximately $7.7 billion to internet crime in 2025, up from $4.9 billion in 2024. While those losses weren't all connected to data brokers, the documented sale of targeted consumer lists shows how personal information can help criminals identify potential victims and make their scams more convincing. Finding every profile attached to your name can be difficult. Unlike a credit report, there isn't one centralized system where you can review all the marketing predictions companies have generated about you. However, some state privacy laws give residents rights to access, correct or delete personal information, including certain inferences. California provides one important example. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, eligible residents can request information held by covered businesses, subject to legal exceptions. California also launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, known as DROP at privacy.ca.gov/DROP/, in January 2026. It allows eligible California residents to submit one deletion request covering registered data brokers. Those companies began processing requests in August 2026. Matching records, including inferences, generally must be deleted unless an exception applies. Other states have different privacy protections, so your options depend on where you live. IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CHANGING WHAT YOU PAY ONLINE? You may not be able to eliminate every prediction about yourself. However, you can take practical steps to reduce how much personal information remains available. Here's where to start: Reducing publicly accessible personal information can make it harder for unfamiliar businesses and scammers to build detailed profiles. However, removal services cannot guarantee that every existing inference will disappear or prevent companies from collecting new information. I've warned you before about data brokers collecting your personal information, but I find the predictions they make about us even more troubling. Think about it. You could search for a medical condition on behalf of someone you love and end up in a category suggesting you have that condition yourself. Someone buying access to that profile may have no idea the assumption is wrong. And when personal information gets into the wrong hands, it can help scammers make their pitches sound much more convincing. What concerns me is how little most of us know about the profiles being built around our names. You may never see every label a company assigns to you, but you can start reducing the information available to build those profiles. I recommend checking what appears when you search for yourself and taking advantage of the privacy protections available in your state. A reputable data removal service can also help by automatically sending removal requests to data brokers and continuing to check when your information reappears. You won't disappear from the internet, but you can make it harder for strangers to assemble a detailed profile of your life. What would concern you more, a data broker accurately predicting something deeply personal about you or selling a completely false prediction as if it were fact? 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/6adfb3abf04c506ce1c02bd8 ROBERT F KENNEDY JR, DR. MEHMET OZ: 250 hospitals join the fight for healthier food te 2026-10-26T20:10:19.769Z ROBERT F KENNEDY JR, DR. MEHMET OZ: 250 hospitals join the fight for healthier food When Americans enter a hospital, they expect to receive care that helps them heal. They trust their doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible treatments and give them the greatest chance of recovery. Yet too often, the food our nation’s hospitals serve contradicts that mission. Patients recovering from surgery, living with chronic diseases, or managing serious medical conditions may be served meals in hospitals meals featuring highly processed foods, refined carbohydrates, added sugars, and other ingredients that do little to support their recovery. RFK JR HAILS FIRST US HOSPITAL TO PROMISE HEALTHIER MEALS: 'WE HAVE A TEMPLATE' It’s a contradiction that should concern every American. And it’s one we’re determined to change. Today, we announce that 250 hospitals across the United States have joined the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, a nationwide initiative the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched to improve the nutritional quality of meals hospitals serve to patients and staff. AOC SAYS MAHA ADVOCATES' FIGHT 'ISN'T PARTISAN' AS SHE BLASTS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR FUELING 'A TON OF ANXIETY' These commitments reflect a growing recognition among America’s healthcare leaders that food is an essential part of good medicine, and that hospitals should demonstrate that through the meals they serve. Under President Trump’s leadership, the Make America Healthy Again movement is fundamentally rethinking the role of nutrition in American healthcare. But transforming American healthcare requires more than changing federal policies; it requires changing the environments in which Americans receive care. Hospitals can help change those environments. They care for our most vulnerable citizens, educate millions of patients and families, and earn their communities’ trust. Nutrition is central to each of these responsibilities. For patients recovering from surgery, fighting infections, or managing chronic illnesses, proper nutrition can support wound healing, preserve muscle mass, strengthen immune function, and improve recovery. Malnutrition, by contrast, correlates with longer hospital stays, more complications, and greater healthcare costs. THIS AMOUNT OF DELI MEAT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER DEMENTIA RISK IN COMPELLING NEW REVIEW Hospitals also have an opportunity to teach patients habits that can improve their health long after discharge. Consider a patient who enters the hospital for complications of Type 2 diabetes. That patient may receive excellent medical treatment and counseling about the importance of healthy eating. But if the meals the hospital serves during their stay contradict that advice, what message are we sending? A hospital meal should reinforce the care plan, not undermine it. There are approximately 6,100 hospitals in the United States, collectively accounting for more than 35 million hospital admissions each year. The broader American healthcare foodservice market represents nearly $20 billion in annual economic activity. That’s extraordinary purchasing power. Hospitals are among the largest customers of major foodservice management companies, food distributors, and manufacturers. Their purchasing decisions influence which products suppliers develop, how suppliers price those products, and what becomes available to other institutions. Imagine what could happen if hospitals across America began sending a consistent message to their suppliers: We want more real food. We want healthier proteins, fruits, vegetables, and minimally processed ingredients. We want fewer products with added sugars and unnecessary additives. The food industry would have a powerful incentive to respond. As demand grows, suppliers can expand production, improve distribution networks, and invest in healthier product offerings. Larger purchasing volumes and more predictable demand can also create economies of scale, potentially reducing costs and making nutritious food more affordable. Other institutions could also benefit. The same foodservice companies supplying hospitals often serve schools, universities, workplaces, and other institutions. Improvements in their product offerings and supply chains could help make healthier food more accessible throughout American society. Hospitals could improve their patients’ health and help transform the nation’s food system. With more than 250 hospitals now participating, we’re beginning to demonstrate what health care institutions can accomplish together. We recognize that hospitals face real operational challenges. Hospital supply chains are complex, and patients have diverse medical and nutritional needs. That’s why the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge is voluntary and collaborative. We are not interested in Washington dictating hospital menus or second-guessing the clinical judgment of physicians and registered dietitians. Hospitals must retain the flexibility to meet patients’ individual nutritional requirements, including those who need specialized therapeutic diets or medical nutrition support. Our goal is to get hospitals across the country to improve the nutritional quality of their meals together. We are grateful for the partnership of the American Hospital Association and the many healthcare systems that have joined this effort. Their leadership demonstrates that change does not always require new mandates, complicated regulations, or additional administrative burdens. Sometimes, it begins with a shared commitment. Hospitals should be places where every aspect of the patient experience supports health and healing. The food hospitals serve on a patient’s tray should support that goal. Two hundred and fifty hospitals have already committed to serving healthier food. Now, we’re calling on the rest of America’s hospitals to join them. Mehmet Oz, M.D., M.B.A. is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb3a3f04c506ce1c02bcd Last Ditch, a Lesbian Bar Whose Mask Policy Made It Famous, Will Close te 2026-10-26T20:10:11.658Z Last Ditch, a Lesbian Bar Whose Mask Policy Made It Famous, Will Close The Massachusetts bar, which catered to lesbians, lifted its Covid mask requirement once a week to attract more patrons. The decision brought criticism and national attention, but did not save the business. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb3a0f04c506ce1c02bb2 Ravens Sign New 10-Year NFL Veteran DB After Embarrassing Bengals Loss te 2026-10-26T20:10:08.701Z Ravens Sign New 10-Year NFL Veteran DB After Embarrassing Bengals Loss The Baltimore Ravens have signed veteran defensive back Rayshawn Jenkins to their practice squad after their loss to the Bengals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfb39cf04c506ce1c02ba9 WNBA Fans Are Furious Over League's Baffling Finals Decision te 2026-10-26T20:10:04.933Z WNBA Fans Are Furious Over League's Baffling Finals Decision “Possibly a deciding game for your championship being played on a Thursday at 12:30pm is a failure of planning,” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaef6f04c506ce1c02b06 Sophie Cunningham's cowboy hat message has fans talking, Holly Rowe's WNBA Finals plan & Is Texas' field gray? te 2026-10-26T19:50:14.210Z Sophie Cunningham's cowboy hat message has fans talking, Holly Rowe's WNBA Finals plan & Is Texas' field gray? 'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news, and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com. Well, we're here, folks. The final week of October. It's an exciting time, right? Halloween in five days. The always enjoyable "Sports Equinox" tonight with all four major sports in action at the same time. Five if you want to count the WNBA. That's up to you, though. It's a fun time to be alive right now. That's my point. October is the best month of the year, and this is our final push until things get really hectic. I'd urge everyone to enjoy this week. Everything shifts gears in seven days. We've got an election next Tuesday. Yuck. That'll be miserable. More importantly (to me, at least), this is the final week until the holidays begin. And by that, I mean at midnight Saturday, everything shifts to Christmas. The commercials. The music. The department stores. It'll happen in the blink of an eye. You're gonna go to bed Saturday dreaming of Michael Myers, and wake up to insufferable Mariah Carey jamming her song down our throats. VOLS FANS SET NOISE RECORD AND TERRIFY ALABAMA'S KALEN DEBOER, TIFF ANN'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME & DANICA STUMPS! And there is NOTHING we can do to stop it. Nothing. So enjoy this week. I surely will. Let's roll. Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham's cowboy hat at yesterday's F1 race fired up all the PATRIOTS across this great country. Sophie never misses. What else? I've got ESPN's Holly Rowe with an incredible idea for the WNBA Finals, I've got a legit question about Texas' field color on TV, and was Dan Campbell's decision to go for it on fourth down yesterday as insane as everyone thinks? I don't think so, and Dan's explanation after the game might sway you, too. It's a thinker! OK, grab you a pumpkin for National Pumpkin Day, and settle in for a Monday 'Cap! We still haven't gotten our pumpkins yet down here, but that'll be coming in the next few days. We can't just carve pumpkins and let them sit on our porch all month in Florida. They'd be rotten before breakfast on Day 3. As for my earlier rant on the upcoming holiday season ... Don't get me wrong, I love the holidays. I love Christmas (although Christmas Eve is the better holiday). I love the whole season. I just think it starts way to soon after Halloween. The radio stations all play Christmas music on Nov. 1. That's insane. Every single commercial has Santa in it all of a sudden. We go from Pumpkin Spice to Peppermint Mocha at every single coffee shop in America. There needs to be a two-week buffer, in my opinion. We wait all year for "fall," and then we're so quick to stuff it all back in the attic on Nov. 1 and jump right into winter. And don't even get me started on the disrespect towards Thanksgiving. That's a battle I've been fighting for years now. Anyway, the holiday season is always welcome here ... I just think it doesn't need to start on Nov. 1. Now, let's get this week started by welcoming Sophie Cunningham back to class! No need to have a two-week buffer for Sophie! "Yee MF Haw!" What a hat. What a message to send to the libs who absolutely lost their MINDS yesterday because big, bad Sophie Cunningham waved the flag at the F1 race in Austin. And yes, they completely lost their minds. Shocking, I know. Especially for such a level-headed group! Yet again the US races proving that F1 is still not a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community with Sophie Cunningham waving the flag and Ted Cruz giving out trophies. Goodness, these people are just the best. They're the gift that "keeps on giving the whole year!" Wait. That's a Christmas movie quote! I just broke my own rule. Not yet! Respect Halloween. OK, let's get back on track and stay in the WNBA with ESPN's Holly Rowe, who has an excellent idea for where Game 6 should be held later this week: Problem solving…. Hear me out. Game 6 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz? Could we pack that out ATL???? @WNBA. I nearly spit out of my Maxwell House when I read that tweet this morning. I thought it was a fake account. I thought it was satire. It was not. Quick, show of hands: Who thinks a WNBA game could sell out Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which holds 72,000 people? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?! Come on. I know there's a lot of debate right now about attendance and ratings for these WNBA Finals. I don't care about either, because, frankly, I'm tired of talking about it. But if anyone here thinks a WNBA (!!!) game could sell out a 72,000 stadium, you're probably also setting aside room in your bank accounts for the $5,000 dividend checks from Trump. Ain't happening. I'm not sure the Atlanta Hawks could sell that stadium out, much less the Dream. Folks, Atlanta couldn't fill up Truist Park last month for the Braves' first two playoff games! And Holly thinks 72,000 people are showing up to watch the Dream? Wild take. It's so wild, I almost respect it. Almost. OK, let's rapid-fire this Monday class into a big HALLOWEEN week. First up? You know who had the Sunday Scaries yesterday? Lions fans. Take a look: Dan Campbell took A LOT of heat for that decision yesterday, and I was baffled at first, too. But I gotta say ... I get it. I agree with it! "I knew we'd get the ball back if it didn't work out," Campbell said after the game. He's right. Think about it. If Detroit punts the ball, Green Bay could very well march down the field, drain the rest of the clock, and kick a field goal to win the game. There's a good chance the Lions never see the ball again. It happens all the time. By going for it, you either A) get it and the drive continues, or B) don't get it, but give them a short enough field that you're pretty much guaranteed to get the ball back with a chance to win/tie. Detroit's defense is terrible. The offense is excellent. Dan rolled the dice and decided he'd rather have his offense end the game with the ball, one way or the other. Chess, not checkers! Finally, on the way out ... I've been thinking about this for years now, and it really came to a head this past Saturday ... Why is the turf at Texas' home stadium so gray for night games on TV? It's baffled me for decades now. So, here's the thing ... I know I dumped on the "alt-casts" last week, but I actually watched the second half of the Texas-Ole Miss game in the alternate "SkyCast" view Saturday night because a reader recommended it. I didn't hate it. Didn't love it, but it wasn't awful. I'd imagine coaches eat it up. Anyway, the field looked pretty normal in that broadcast. It was relatively green. I didn't notice it nearly as much as the regular broadcast. So, is this an ABC/ESPN camera issue? Is the field actually gray? I'm so confused. I know we have Longhorn fans in class. Please, let me know. And then, go have a big final week of October. What's the deal with Texas' field? Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaef4f04c506ce1c02afd Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Eagles-Cowboys on Monday Night Football te 2026-10-26T19:50:12.473Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 on Eagles-Cowboys on Monday Night Football Monday Night Football kicks off at 8:15 ET between the two titans of the NFC East as the Eagles host the Cowboys. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash from a $20 wager. Cowboys vs. Eagles | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 ET | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | ESPN The Eagles will play this game without Jalen Hurts, so they are already at a disadvantage. The Cowboys are known for throwing the ball repeatedly, but they will need to establish the ground game in hopes of getting a few more passing lanes open. Let’s take a look at the running games and opposing defenses for tonight’s game.  The Cowboys are not a running team. They have asked Prescott to throw the ball 246 times this season, compared to the team running the ball just 122 times, and 14 of those have come from Prescott. Javonte Williams is the primary back, and he does get a lot of goal-line work with seven touchdowns this season, but he isn’t a guy who will get a ton of yards at a time for the team. The Eagles are a fairly average running defense, so Dallas could have a chance to get the ground game going. The Eagles are a running team. They don’t really want to throw the ball, but perhaps with Hurts out, they will challenge that idea. Philadelphia has thrown the ball 200 times this season, and they’ve run it 134 times, but that has more to do with them playing from behind than anything. Saquon Barkley is one of the best running backs in the league, but he has played in just four games and had only 36 carries this year.  The Eagles have only scored four rushing touchdowns this season, but Dallas has one of the worst rushing defenses in football. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see the two teams look to establish themselves in the ground game.  New users should use promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash from Fanatics from a $20 wager.  Cowboys vs. Eagles Running Back Comparison Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaef2f04c506ce1c02af4 Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Unlock Play $10, Get $50 Promo for Rays-Brewers World Series Game 3 te 2026-10-26T19:50:10.786Z Underdog Promo Code FOXNEWS: Unlock Play $10, Get $50 Promo for Rays-Brewers World Series Game 3 Game 3 of the World Series is tonight as the series shifts over to Tampa, with the Brewers leading 2-0. Underdog is offering new users $50 in bonuses on a $10 wager when using promo code FOXNEWS.  Brewers vs. Rays | Monday, October 26, 2026, at 8:00 ET | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL | FOX The Milwaukee Brewers are up two games in the series and have looked fantastic in each game. The Rays have looked good too, but not quite as good as the Brewers. Tampa won’t be eliminated with a loss tonight, but they need to get a win to keep realistic hopes alive.  In Game 1, the Brewers took the lead early and never looked back. Milwaukee jumping out to an early lead was all that Jacob Misiorowski needed. The Rays did make the game close, and even had the tying and go-ahead runs on base late in the game, but they couldn’t get the run across the plate.  In Game 2, it was the Rays who took charge. Helped by an error, they put up four before the Brewers even came to bat. Unfortunately for Tampa, Milwaukee answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first. Milwaukee then scored a run in three different innings in three different ways. That allowed the Brewers to take the lead and win Game 2.  For Game 3 of the World Series, the Brewers need to just keep doing whatever they’ve been doing. They get timely hits, they work together, and never give up. The Rays have to find a way to get to the Brewers' bullpen, and they need to get a big hit at key moments.  Underdog is offering new users a chance to wager on the game and earn $50 in bonus bets. Use promo code FOXNEWS and bet $10 on the game to receive the bonus.  Brewers vs. Rays Odds Odds are subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaeeff04c506ce1c02ad8 Calvin Johnson Thinks Jaxon Smith-Njigba Has 'Great Chance' to Break His Record te 2026-10-26T19:50:07.598Z Calvin Johnson Thinks Jaxon Smith-Njigba Has 'Great Chance' to Break His Record Calvin Johnson can see Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba breaking his single-season receiving yards record. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaeedf04c506ce1c02acf Vance Jokes About Trump Noticing 'Physiques of Everybody' at Montana Rally te 2026-10-26T19:50:05.757Z Vance Jokes About Trump Noticing 'Physiques of Everybody' at Montana Rally Vance’s joke referenced Trump’s remarks about the appearances of allies and celebrities, including Jon Husted and Nicki Minaj. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaeebf04c506ce1c02ac6 Jets HC Aaron Glenn Responds to Brutal Fact About His Coaching Tenure te 2026-10-26T19:50:03.549Z Jets HC Aaron Glenn Responds to Brutal Fact About His Coaching Tenure New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn responded to a brutal statistic about his coaching tenure since taking over in 2025. 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Dallas has had the upper hand in the all-time series, and they are 75-59-0 against the Eagles, including four postseason games. The Cowboys haven’t done very well against Philly in eight games, going just 3-5. Dallas did win their most recent match, last November.  Dak Prescott has been successful against the Eagles in his career, going 10-5 against them, but he has only played against them seven times since 2020. He went 5-2 in those games. He has the upper hand today because the Eagles will be without Jalen Hurts, who is on the injured reserve due to blood clots in his lungs.  Tonight brings two teams each searching for a win and a path back to the postseason. Prescott and the Cowboys have struggled on the road, but the Eagles are without many key players tonight.  Underdog is offering new users a chance to wager on the game tonight with promo code FOXNEWS. Bet $10 and earn $50 in bonus bets.  Cowboys vs. Eagles Odds Odds are subject to change Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfac9af04c506ce1c02a7b Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 for Rays vs Brewers Game 3 te 2026-10-26T19:40:10.639Z Fanatics Sportsbook Promo Code FOXNEWS350: Bet $20, Get $350 for Rays vs Brewers Game 3 Baseball is back in action after a travel day yesterday and the Rays host the Brewers in Game 3. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash from a $20 wager.  Brewers vs. Rays | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:00 ET | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL | FOX The Milwaukee Brewers are up 2-0 in the series and now that it goes to Tampa, you have to wonder if the Rays can even it up or take the lead after Game 5. While there are plenty of storylines for the rest of the series, but most importantly for today is the matchup between the starting pitchers. The Brewers are sending out Robert Gasser to make his first start of the World Series. Gasser has made two appearances in the postseason, and both have been very good. Gasser has thrown nine innings, allowed just six hits and one earned run over the two starts. He has also struck out six hitters. He is not quite the power pitcher the Rays have had to face in the first two games, but clearly he’s been reliable. Tampa is sending out a former Brewer mainstay to the hill. Freddy Peralta will take the ball for Tampa, and this is his fourth start of the postseason. He has thrown 16.2 innings for the Rays and allowed just two earned runs. In his work this postseason, he gave up 12 hits and struck out 12 batters. He has also allowed seven walks. Peralta faced the Brewers earlier this season and allowed seven earned runs in 5.1 innings.  Tonight is Game 3 between Gasser and Peralta. Which team will get the edge as the Brewers look to go up 3-0, and the Rays try to get their first victory?  Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS350 to earn $350 in FanCash from a $20 wager.  Brewers vs. Rays Pitching Comparison Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfac94f04c506ce1c02a4d Dogs n Denim brings service dogs to Tucson runway te 2026-10-26T19:40:04.050Z Dogs n Denim brings service dogs to Tucson runway Twenty-five dogs and one cat will model denim coats handmade by University of Arizona fashion students Thursday. Dogs n Denim is a dog-themed fashion show that raises awareness about sustainability and the jobs service dogs perform for their handlers, with upcycled denim coats made by UA fashion students and modeled by service dogs and dogs with disabilities. Every fall semester since 2017, University of Arizona fashion students have put on the Dogs n Denim show. The seven-week course started with nine students and now has 30 students enrolled. Elizabeth Heuisler, an assistant professor of practice in the Fashion Industry’s Science and Technology major, started the show as a way to bring in more community and give students the chance to get out of the classroom. “The more you get a chance to apply that information ... when you get out there in the professional world, you’re ready for it,” Heuisler said. Dogs n Denim receives no funding from the school, and the denim for the dog coats is gathered through donations. Students also leave a box with the show’s information outside places like A Loyal Companion and Rescue Me Marana. In previous years, they’ve used classroom chairs to save money. This year, with $400 left over from last year’s show, they’ve been able to do more, including making trophies for the dogs. The class is split into several committees, including logistics, coat creation, merchandise and more, which work independently until it’s time to craft the show. Tucson Spotlight is free for every reader because donors make it possible. Join them. Students in the seven-week Dogs n Denim course turn donated denim into coats for service dogs. Lily Cottam / Tucson Spotlight. Blake Liddell, 21, a student on the coat creation committee, has a medical alert dog named Jack. During fittings, handlers and designers sit down together and discuss the vision for the piece. For Jack, they decided on a blackjack theme, and the coat will have two large dice sewn onto the side. Making sure handlers have something that represents the bond between them and their animals is crucial, as the coats are given to them afterward as thanks for their participation. The event also aims to highlight service dogs’ skills beyond companionship. One dog, Penny, was assigned to a veteran named Mario who has night terrors. Dogs can tell when someone with night terrors is about to have an episode and wake them. “These are things you can’t explain,” Heuisler said. “It’s just something the dog feels more than we do.” One year, Mario and Penny were in the show together, and the next year Mario was diagnosed with cancer. After he died in January, Heuisler reached out to his family to see if they’d still like to have Penny in the program. His daughter wrote back, thrilled. “I get choked up when I say this. His last wish was that his dog would go to another person who needs a service dog,” Heuisler said. In honor of Mario, the program will include a page called “Penny’s Page.” “It just makes you have a whole new outlook on what dogs do,” Heuisler said. Each year, the event exceeds Heuisler’s expectations. Her next goal is to collaborate with the theater department’s hands-on design classes. Students make the Dogs n Denim coats from donated denim, with each design tailored to the dog and handler who will wear it. Lily Cottam / Tucson Spotlight. She’d also like to find a way to secure parking passes for volunteers. “These people are coming and a lot of them are handicapped or have handicapped dogs,” Heuisler said. “I want to give them passes so they don’t have to pay because they’re coming here for the school event.” One of those volunteers, Sofia Ripstein, 20, is participating with her guide dog, Heather. Ripstein signed up after seeing a request for service dogs on Instagram. She and the designers decided on a pinkish theme to match Heather’s dog tag, one of Ripstein’s favorite colors. “I’m really excited to see what it’s about,” Ripstein said. “And see the other dogs and what they’re like, and see how Heather does.” Ripstein said Heather has always been good in crowds and she’s confident the guide dog will be up for her first “modeling gig.” Heuisler said finishing the show is bittersweet. She’s relieved to be done and able to relax, but she also gets to see the hard work pay off and knows it won’t be the same again. “I see the students, how excited they are, the handlers are so excited,” Heuisler said. “And I hear from people saying, ‘I never knew the dogs could do this.’” Dogs n Denim runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the McClelland Park Courtyard, 650 N. Park Ave. General admission is free and open to everyone, and guests can RSVP online. VIP tickets cost $10 and include front-row seats, a student-made denim tote bag and merchandise donated by local sponsors. Lily Cottam is a journalism major at the University of Arizona and intern at Tucson Spotlight. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaa3ff04c506ce1c02a0a Ravens HC Talks Lamar Jackson's Status for Week 8 Matchup vs Bills te 2026-10-26T19:30:07.407Z Ravens HC Talks Lamar Jackson's Status for Week 8 Matchup vs Bills Lamar Jackson has missed each of the Baltimore Ravens' last three games since suffering an ankle injury in Week 4. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaa3df04c506ce1c02a01 Seahawks Will Get Running Back Help Soon Thanks to This Update te 2026-10-26T19:30:05.489Z Seahawks Will Get Running Back Help Soon Thanks to This Update Seattle's running back room has been hit with multiple injuries this year, but the team could be gaining back two in Week 8. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfaa3af04c506ce1c029ea Uh oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it te 2026-10-26T19:30:02.848Z Uh oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it A small number of early adopters of the much hyped new foldable phone from Apple have complained of screens cracking. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7f8f04c506ce1c029bd Cops called to Florida youth soccer game to deal with parents of 3-year-old soccer prodigy te 2026-10-26T19:20:24.625Z Cops called to Florida youth soccer game to deal with parents of 3-year-old soccer prodigy Cops were called to a Florida youth soccer field Saturday morning and, based on a police report, it's because a 3-year-old is too good for a 5U soccer league. According to Winter Park, Florida, police, an official from the i9 Sports league called cops Saturday morning looking for help settling a "disturbance between league officials and the parents of a player." In audio obtained by the New York Post, league official Thomas Hayes tells a dispatcher that one of the parents was being "really, really disruptive." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "Like following me around, calling me names in front of the whole bunch of people that are here. I want to be done," Hayes explained, before adding, "Can you have someone quickly get here?" What caused the drama in the first place? Based on the reports obtained by the Post, it was Hayes who revealed that other parents were upset over the 3-year-old's playing time. The kid is too good. The report goes on to state that Hayes told the family that their son would no longer be allowed in the league based on their behavior during the "disturbance" and they'd receive a refund. Police say this is all out of their hands. They say this is now a civil matter. SAN FRANCISCO DAD QUESTIONED BY PARK RANGERS FOR TEACHING HIS OWN KIDS TENNIS AT PUBLIC COURT "The league requested the family leave and offered to refund the league cost to family. Shortly after arrival, the officers were requested by the league official to communicate with the family as he did not want to further a disturbance. The family stated the game was over and they were leaving," Winter Park police said in a statement. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Is i9 using the "disturbance" angle as cover for telling the family to move on? It's unclear because i9 has not provided clarification. An attempt to reach company executives on Monday was unsuccessful. OutKick was told to send a message through the company's media inquiry link. Calls to the Winter Park office were unsuccessful and the league's mailbox was full. AMERICA'S SOFTEST GENERATION ISN'T THE KIDS — IT'S THEIR PARENTS The parents contend that the boy was kicked out because he's too good. Based on the video evidence, there's no question that the kid can move the ball with precision. In a league full of beginners, he's Pelé. In an October 10 post, the family claimed their son had 21 goals in two games. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7f6f04c506ce1c029b4 WNBA Finals Game 6, a potential title-clincher, will be held in the afternoon on Thursday te 2026-10-26T19:20:22.768Z WNBA Finals Game 6, a potential title-clincher, will be held in the afternoon on Thursday Game 6 of the WNBA Finals finally has a place to play, as State Farm Arena will be the site for the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries to continue their best-of-seven series. There is one big problem: the game, a potential clincher for the team that wins Game 5 on Monday night, will be held at 12:30 p.m. ET. An afternoon game for a league finals series is interesting in and of itself, but for the 2026 WNBA season to potentially end in the afternoon on a weekday is less than ideal. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks are scheduled to host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 8 p.m. ET now, agreeing to move their start time one hour from its originally-scheduled 7 p.m. tip-off that night in the second half of a back-to-back at State Farm Arena. That’s what caused the scheduling snafu, with Game 6 of the WNBA Finals originally set for 8 p.m. ET on Thursday. ANGEL REESE BLOCKS SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER'S 'MARRIAGE PROPOSAL' AFTER WNBA FINALS GAME So, it appears the WNBA, wanting the much-larger State Farm Arena in terms of capacity (17,000) compared to the Dream's usual Gateway Center Arena home court (3,500), might not have had a choice of where to stage Game 6. The game will still air on USA Network and stream on Peacock. The Dream have been drawing sold-out crowds through these Finals, and as a result, the league has had to maneuver to ensure the most seats are filled in larger arenas. Game 3 was moved from Oct. 22 to Oct. 21 to avoid a concert conflict. Meanwhile, Game 4 was pushed to an afternoon tip-off, though it was this past Saturday to accommodate the Hawks’ home opener against the Houston Rockets that night. A weekend can be justified, but for a weekday to be an afternoon tip-off is mind-boggling even given the circumstances. The Athletic reported the Hawks could’ve moved their Thursday night game to Friday, however that would have created a Friday-Saturday back-to-back for both NBA teams. And the rescheduled matchup would’ve been on opening night of NBA Cup group play. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Then, there was the option of the Dream playing at their normal home in College Park, though thousands of fans wouldn’t be able to enter the arena due to the lack of seats. There were other Georgia-area arenas to think about, though, including Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion and the Georgia State Convention Center, per CBS Sports. Angel Reese, who’s enjoyed a strong Finals performance thus far, did state her wish to stay at State Farm Arena if it could work. "The fan support here has been amazing, and we appreciate the love and support," she said after the Game 4 loss to the Valkyries, which tied the series at two. Reese might not have thought it would be an afternoon tip-off on Thursday, but she’ll be focused on Game 5 in San Francisco on Monday night before she, and the rest of the Dream, can worry about heading home. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7f5f04c506ce1c029ab Colorado pro-life sidewalk counselor battles state 'bubble law' she says curtails First Amendment te 2026-10-26T19:20:21.057Z Colorado pro-life sidewalk counselor battles state 'bubble law' she says curtails First Amendment A Colorado woman who offers abortion alternatives outside clinics is battling a state law that prohibits her from approaching someone too closely, warning the rule has turned what she considers a compassionate conversation into a legal risk. Wendy Faustin, a pro-life sidewalk counselor challenging Colorado's so-called "bubble law," told Fox News Digital the restrictions prevent her from quietly offering women information about pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies and other alternatives to abortion. "If you're within 100 feet of the entrance to an abortion clinic, I can't approach someone within 8 feet to give them any alternative information," Faustin said. Last July, a federal judge rejected her challenge to the Colorado law. Her case is currently on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. CHRISTIAN WOMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO NEW 'ORWELLIAN' CHARGES FOR STANDING AND SILENT PRAYER Colorado state law and a Denver municipal ordinance prohibit individuals from knowingly approaching within eight feet of another person without their consent to distribute literature or engage in protest, education or counseling within 100 feet of a health care facility entrance, including abortion clinics. Violations are classified as a petty offense, which carries with it a fine or even a possible short jail sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Colorado's 1993 law in its 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado, ruling that the restrictions did not violate the First Amendment. The restriction, she said, forces her to speak from a distance about an intensely personal subject, potentially allowing others to overhear conversations she would prefer to keep private. "I would rather be able to just walk up to somebody, offer them alternative information, places where they can get help," she said. PRO-LIFE GROUP SAYS MAIL-ORDER ABORTION PILLS VIOLATE FEDERAL LAW, URGES TRUMP ADMIN TO TAKE ACTION "I believe that every woman who is facing this decision deserves to have all the possible information that she might need," Faustin said. "Sometimes she's feeling kind of backed into a corner by circumstances or maybe by other people, and she may not be aware that there can be help somewhere for her through a crisis pregnancy center, an adoption agency, and so that's all the information that I give is offering her information where she can get help and also information about the development of her baby." Her attorney, Roger Byron, senior counsel for First Liberty Institute, argued the dispute extends far beyond abortion and raises fundamental questions about the First Amendment. DOJ WEIGHS CIVIL RIGHTS PROBE INTO FORT WORTH POLICE OVER ALLEGED FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS "These laws literally make it a crime for Wendy to approach within 8 feet of a woman," Byron told Fox News Digital, describing restrictions he says would not survive constitutional scrutiny if applied to other forms of protest. "These laws would be struck down immediately if they restricted anti-war protesters or union workers on strike outside of their employer's facility," Byron said. "However, because they restrict pro-life sidewalk counselors, they do not. This decision, Hill versus Colorado from the Supreme Court and the statutes that it protects, make sidewalk counselors, because of their pro-life message, second-class citizens. It literally creates two First Amendments. An oppressive one for pro-life sidewalk counselors, and the real one, the good one for everybody else." TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS "What's at stake is the free speech rights of anyone whose message is something other than what the government wants it to be," he said. Byron said the ruling at the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will determine what happens next.  "I suspect either way, this case is going to end up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court," Byron said. Fox News Digital reached out to the office of the Colorado attorney general for comment, and a spokesperson said that the office has no comment beyond its filings. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7ebf04c506ce1c02994 LOCAL ROUNDUP: Coconino girls cross country wins Holbrook Invite te 2026-10-26T19:20:11.497Z LOCAL ROUNDUP: Coconino girls cross country wins Holbrook Invite A look at how local teams fared recently, including Coconino girls cross country winning the Holbrook Invite. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7e8f04c506ce1c0297a Former Baylor QB Interested in Head Coach Job Following Dave Aranda Firing te 2026-10-26T19:20:08.499Z Former Baylor QB Interested in Head Coach Job Following Dave Aranda Firing Former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III would love to be the Bears' next head coach after the team fired Dave Aranda. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7e6f04c506ce1c02971 Minnesota Senate Race Shaken by ICE, Fraud and Ilhan Omar Probe te 2026-10-26T19:20:06.454Z Minnesota Senate Race Shaken by ICE, Fraud and Ilhan Omar Probe Even as Republicans face tough national headwinds, they stand a chance at flipping Minnesota's Senate seat, experts told Newsweek. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa7e4f04c506ce1c02968 Giants HC John Harbaugh Reveals Decision Amid Kicking Woes te 2026-10-26T19:20:04.244Z Giants HC John Harbaugh Reveals Decision Amid Kicking Woes The New York Giants notched a 27-21 win over the Houston Texans on the road in Week 7, despite some notable kicking struggles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa595f04c506ce1c028ec NFL Coach Calls Unbeaten Vikings 'First-Round Playoff Loser' Despite 6-0 Record te 2026-10-26T19:10:13.341Z NFL Coach Calls Unbeaten Vikings 'First-Round Playoff Loser' Despite 6-0 Record One anonymous veteran NFL coach predicted that the undefeated Minnesota Vikings will be a "first-round playoff loser." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa592f04c506ce1c028e3 Trump's Twelve Apostles Are Already Repenting te 2026-10-26T19:10:10.496Z Trump's Twelve Apostles Are Already Repenting The bishops who prayed with Trump may be discovering he understands the political power of religious imagery better than they do. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa58ff04c506ce1c028da Colts Make Daniel Jones Decision After Ugly 16-10 Loss to Vikings te 2026-10-26T19:10:07.465Z Colts Make Daniel Jones Decision After Ugly 16-10 Loss to Vikings Colts coach Shane Steichen addressed Daniel Jones’ grip on the QB job after a 16-10 loss to the Vikings and a 2-5 start. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa58df04c506ce1c028d1 Official Injury Update on Magic’s Jalen Suggs Revealed te 2026-10-26T19:10:05.027Z Official Injury Update on Magic’s Jalen Suggs Revealed The Magic guard left in the fourth quarter of Sunday night's win over the Knicks with a knee injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa35ff04c506ce1c0289d Omar’s menacing message hidden in seemingly-innocent tweet exposed: 'crushed the enemy' te 2026-10-26T19:00:47.594Z Omar’s menacing message hidden in seemingly-innocent tweet exposed: 'crushed the enemy' Amid an ongoing federal criminal probe, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who sources say is actually named Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, sent a menacing message on her public social media. "Less scrolling, more strolling. Enjoying our beautiful Minnesota lakes," the embattled congresswoman wrote on X in a post made at the end of last week. She attached a video of herself and her husband, Tim Mynett, walking on a dock over a lake with vibrant fall foliage in the background. The pair posed, smiled and appeared to chat as they serenely strolled across the dock, looking fondly at each other as the lawmaker running for reelection held a coffee. It ended with a montage of images from their walk. But a loud Somali hip-hop song accompanying the video told a much different story. ILHAN OMAR DOUBLES DOWN ON ‘REAL NAME’ WHEN CONFRONTED AT MALL OF SOMALIA "Let me reveal who I really am. No enemy dares threaten me, wherever I step, they scatter," the lyrics to the song say in Somali, according to a translation obtained by Fox News Digital. "They flee and stay far away. I have always been the source of their distress." The song, "Nimaan Ciilayba Icaaya," is by Ilkacase Qays, whose real name is Muse Abdikadir. His website describes him as a "U.S. based Somali singer, rapper and activist." The duet-style track features Somali singer Hodan Abdirahman. A cultural analysis of the song says it is "a powerful example of Somali lyrical poetry built around pride, bravery, personal dignity and unwavering trust in Allah." "A fool’s words carry no weight," the lyrics say. "Those I have angered now insult me. If the just one had felt anger on my behalf, would he not have crushed the enemy underfoot? With the strength the almighty has given me, If I draw on it late in the afternoon, by evening, I will have taught you a lesson." FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION The analysis describes the artist as using "exaggerated imagery to ridicule his opponents, portraying them as people who would lose sleep, suffer humiliation, and even seek supernatural assistance out of desperation." "You go without sleep, overcome with anguish, weeping in spite," the lyrics continued. "You howl like a demon through the night, because you cannot match me! Swallow your anger and choke on it if the just one had felt anger on my behalf." Omar reemerged in Minnesota on Friday after nearly two weeks out of the public eye following an Oct. 12, 2026, raid on her Washington, D.C., home, conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. Press followed her intently as she cast an early ballot alongside state Attorney General Keith Ellison at a polling place in Minneapolis on Friday. The pair then appeared at the Karmel Mall of Somalia in Minneapolis, where they enjoyed lunch among members of the Somali community and posed for photographs. HOMAN SAYS ILHAN OMAR COULD BE STRIPPED OF NATURALIZATION, DEPORTED IF IMMIGRATION FRAUD IS PROVEN Later in the day, she posted the video to X. It is unclear when it was filmed. The Somali-born Minnesota lawmaker restricted who can respond directly to her social media post, with the only publicly facing comment being from ousted former U.S. House "squad" member Cori Bush, who wrote: "We love this." Omar is being investigated for potential fraud related to immigration paperwork filled out by she or her father when she was becoming a United States citizen. HSI is the main investigatory agency for the Department of Homeland Security (HSI). During the raid, Omar's passport and cell phone were confiscated by federal agents. Her sister, Sahra Noor, was interviewed by federal investigators in the wake of the raid. Federal agents have also obtained Omar's DNA, Fox News reported. If fraud is proven, Omar could be denaturalized, border czar Tom Homan said last week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa355f04c506ce1c02881 Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs Provides Update After Late-Game Injury Scare te 2026-10-26T19:00:37.652Z Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs Provides Update After Late-Game Injury Scare Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs provided an update on himself following his late-game injury scare in Week 7. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa353f04c506ce1c02878 Jaguars Address Brian Thomas Jr's Future as NFL Trade Deadline Nears te 2026-10-26T19:00:35.430Z Jaguars Address Brian Thomas Jr's Future as NFL Trade Deadline Nears Liam Coen weighs in on Brian Thomas Jr.'s role in Jacksonville's offense as trade speculation grows ahead of the deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa350f04c506ce1c0286f WNBA Finals Game 6 Will be Played at Ungodly Hour Thanks to Hawks Game te 2026-10-26T19:00:32.470Z WNBA Finals Game 6 Will be Played at Ungodly Hour Thanks to Hawks Game Okay, big league decisions are no longer allowed to be made on Mimosa Mondays because… how was this even an option? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa34ef04c506ce1c02866 Winless Knicks Are Off to a Historic Rough Start te 2026-10-26T19:00:30.181Z Winless Knicks Are Off to a Historic Rough Start The Knicks have started the 2026-27 season losing their first three games, something that hasn't been seen in over a decade. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa34af04c506ce1c0285d Giants’ Deonte Banks Reveals Key to Shutting Down Nico Collins te 2026-10-26T19:00:26.104Z Giants’ Deonte Banks Reveals Key to Shutting Down Nico Collins Giants CB Deonte Banks held Nico Collins to almost nothing in Houston, then explained what changed under the new staff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa347f04c506ce1c02854 Scientists Gave Breast Cancer Survivors a Supplement—Then Something Changed te 2026-10-26T19:00:23.813Z Scientists Gave Breast Cancer Survivors a Supplement—Then Something Changed Oxaloacetate may reduce chemo-related brain fog and fatigue in breast cancer survivors, offering hope for recovery. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa345f04c506ce1c0284b Michael Irvin Calls for Surprising Vikings Change Amid Undefeated Start te 2026-10-26T19:00:21.578Z Michael Irvin Calls for Surprising Vikings Change Amid Undefeated Start Michael Irving suggested the Vikings could make a major change to seriously boost their chances of getting to the Super Bowl. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa343f04c506ce1c02842 Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers Calls Out NFL Owners With Direct Jab te 2026-10-26T19:00:19.021Z Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers Calls Out NFL Owners With Direct Jab Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers openly called out NFL owners over their focus on the bottom line. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa340f04c506ce1c02839 Fertile New Ground For America's Oil Workers | Opinion te 2026-10-26T19:00:16.120Z Fertile New Ground For America's Oil Workers | Opinion Someone who has spent a career on an oil rig could work on a hydrogen rig, says natural hydrogen exploration CEO Morten Stahl. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa33df04c506ce1c02830 Voters In Illinois To Decide On Push For New State te 2026-10-26T19:00:13.587Z Voters In Illinois To Decide On Push For New State Some 12 counties in Illinois will vote on whether to explore separating from the state. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa33af04c506ce1c02827 Sophie Cunningham Responds to Fever's Major Front Office Shakeup te 2026-10-26T19:00:10.405Z Sophie Cunningham Responds to Fever's Major Front Office Shakeup Sophie Cunningham reacted to the Indiana Fever firing the team president and general manager after an early playoff elimination. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa336f04c506ce1c0281d UA mural honors Tucson activist Lorraine Lee te 2026-10-26T19:00:06.686Z UA mural honors Tucson activist Lorraine Lee A Sonoran desert sunset that turns into waves now covers a wall in the University of Arizona’s Lotus Lounge, honoring Lorraine Lee, the Tucson activist who spent years fighting groundwater pollution in her own neighborhood. The mural was unveiled Oct. 7 and is the final piece of a three-part series of events, “Spaces for Solidarity: Honoring Lorraine Lee.” Funded by the UA’s Campus Sustainability Fund, the series is meant to encourage student well-being and resilience by combining outdoor excursions and histories of activism that tie together environmental and social justice struggles. “(We’re) very honored to bring (her) story to our campus, our community, and really uplift the really hard work that it takes to be in community, to build capacity, to work across communities and cultures, and really leave a lasting impact here in the city,” said Kenny Wong, a lecturer in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning. Born to a father who immigrated from the Philippines and a mother who immigrated from Mexico, Lee was an environmentalist and activist who advocated for change in her community for more than 25 years. Described as outspoken, a lover of Tejano music and a foosball enthusiast, Lee began her advocacy in middle school. Her mentor at St. John the Evangelist Church, Sister Nancy, was involved with the United Farm Workers movement at a time when pesticide spray in the fields was affecting the health of Filipino, Chicano and Hispanic farmworkers. As a member of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, she protested and picketed for farmworkers’ rights. After attending Pueblo High School and receiving a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the UA, Lee earned a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles. Your gift keeps local news free, bilingual and built for real life. Alonzo Morado, Lee’s widower, remembers her devotion to serving her community at the mural unveiling. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. Lee returned to Tucson after graduation, accepting a job with Chicanos Por La Causa in 1983. After a year, Lee was asked to lead the agency. She grew it from a team of three to more than 80 organizers, helped develop three charter schools and established the La Causa Construction Company, which provided affordable single- and multifamily housing. In 2001, Lee was awarded the Maclovio Barraza Award for Leadership, named for her predecessor at Chicanos Por La Causa. She expressed her gratitude for the award in both Spanish and English. “Life hands us a lot of different battles, some by choice, some by desire and some by destiny. And it is looking at those battles that bring us forward, that we must move forward, each and every one of us, for what we do,” Lee said in a recording of her acceptance speech. “There are movements to take away our language, to take away our voice. And those of you who have heard, and not listened, you need to try a little harder … to give us the place that we always fought for … if you want to have us, you have to deal with us.” Lee also advocated for Tucson residents affected by trichloroethylene, known as TCE, a toxic solvent that leaked into the south side groundwater supply from nearby industrial sites overseen by then Hughes Missile Systems Co., now known as Raytheon. The neighborhood she grew up in was one of the areas affected by the pollution. She was appointed to the Pima County Board of Health by then-Supervisor Raúl Grijalva, later becoming president of the board. After Hughes agreed to pay a lawsuit settlement of $84 million on behalf of 1,600 residents affected by the TCE leak, Lee went to Grijalva and then-Mayor Thomas Volgy to advocate for a TCE Subcommittee at the board. She later became one of the chairs for the subcommittee, working alongside Manuel Herrera Jr. of the United Community Advisory Board, advocating in Washington for representatives to investigate the pollution. U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva recalls how her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, asked Lee to join all kinds of committees. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. Lee died in 2007 after an 11-year battle with throat cancer. She was 51. The series also included a February panel of her mentees and loved ones and a commemorative hike on the hiking path named after her. “I think Lorraine did a lot of work because she, in her heart, knew that she didn’t have that much time. As of October 31 … it’ll be 19 years since we lost her,” said her widower, Alonzo Morado. “She never admitted that she got her cancer from the pollution that happened on the south side. Her family lived on Kentucky Street, just north of Irvington. She showered in that water, she drank the water, her parents planted plants and the vegetables [using the water]. It wasn’t important to her. What was always important was to serve her community, and so for that I’m very grateful that that’s who I married.” Ward 5 Council Member Selina Barajas was one of Lee’s mentees through Chicanos Por La Causa and credits her for where she is today. “I remember feeling very seen by her,” Barajas said. “She saw something in people before they could see it in themselves, and then she pushed them for their potential … she pushed our entire community, especially our Southside community, making sure that we fight for what’s right.” Barajas said Lee directly influenced her decision to pursue a master’s degree in urban planning at UCLA. “I credit Lorraine to this day. We even shared the same professor, Dr. Leo Estrada, who always would speak so highly of Lorraine when I would meet with him in his office,” Barajas said. “After spending 10 years in Los Angeles and gaining all that experience and knowledge, I still find myself asking, ‘What will Lorraine think? What will Lorraine do? And sometimes, how will Lorraine vote?’ That to me is the power of a mentor.” Artist Jenn Liv speaks by video at the unveiling of the mural, which pairs a Sonoran desert sunset with waves representing Lee’s fight against water contamination. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / Tucson Spotlight. U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was also present at the commemoration. “My dad, Congressman Grijalva, had a very special connection with Lorraine and bugged her to be a part of all kinds of committees, which she was very giving of her time all the time,” Grijalva said. “Lorraine’s legacy reminds us that community activism isn’t just participating in marches and protests. It is also what community activism looks like in building a home, building a school, protecting a neighborhood, mentoring young people, bringing people together, saying, ‘This community matters, and I’m going to fight for it.’ That was Lorraine.” The artist who designed the mural, Jenn Liv, is an award-winning Chinese Canadian-American freelance illustrator and educator, whose work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR and The Washington Post. She previously taught at the UA School of Art. The mural features a variety of figures to represent the Tucson community and a sunset that transitions into waves, which represent Lee’s commitment to advocating against water contamination. “Getting to know Lorraine Lee’s legacy, and getting to know such a wonderful, compassionate individual who did so much for the local Tucson community as a woman of color serving the Hispanic community …, and being an incredible member of the Asian community as well, it gives me a lot of pride and joy to have the honor and the responsibility of communicating her story,” Liv said. The mural was completed in June. “Love is not an easy feeling to put into words, nor is loyalty or trust or joy,” Morado said. “But Lorraine was all of these. Lorraine loved life completely, and she lived it intensely.” Topacio “Topaz” Servellon is a reporter with Tucson Spotlight. Contact them at topacioserve@gmail.com. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa333f04c506ce1c02809 Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it? te 2026-10-26T19:00:03.998Z Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it? Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa0e6f04c506ce1c027e0 Lincoln Riley’s USC tenure could end with loss against Ohio State’s backup quarterback, and $70m buyout te 2026-10-26T18:50:14.586Z Lincoln Riley’s USC tenure could end with loss against Ohio State’s backup quarterback, and $70m buyout Should Lincoln Riley’s tenure at USC come down to what happens this weekend against an Ohio State team playing with a backup quarterback in what was supposed to be a marquee matchup for the Trojans? Absolutely, and now it's a must win. One way or another, everything could come to a head Saturday night in Los Angeles for a USC team coming off an embarrassing loss to Wisconsin in Madison. This was supposed to be the year for Lincoln Riley to have his team in the college football playoff and compete for a national championship. The pieces appeared to be in place, with quarterback Jayden Maiava leading an offense expected to rank among the Big Ten’s best. MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: ARCH MANNING LIKES THE DISRESPECT, BIG 12'S DISASTER AND A CFP RACE IN DISARRAY Throw in a defense led by Gary Patterson, and the recipe for success was being put together inside the Trojans' football complex. Unfortunately for the USC fans that were praying for some type of return on investment after showing up on a weekly basis, sometimes in the blistering California heat, we are once again on the brink of total implosion for Lincoln Riley. And, the head coach had the nerve to sit at the podium after losing to Wisconsin and discuss a win at Penn State just two weeks prior. "You have to own it, this is the same team that played a way different brand of football at Penn State two weeks ago and we're very capable of doing that again in the coming weeks," Lincoln Riley said after the Wisconsin loss. "But we gotta do it, and it's gonna take all of coaches and players to do it, and that's what we're gonna do." Sorry, that isn’t going to make Trojan fans feel any better that you went on the road and beat a Big Ten team earlier in the month, then to turn around and lose to a Wisconsin team that was not on the same level when it comes to talent. A lifeless effort that saw the Trojans score just seven points in the game. Oh, and if USC fans wanted to feel even worse about the loss, Wisconsin passed for only 58 yards in the win over the Trojans. DAN LANNING BLASTS USC AFTER OREGON'S WIN, AS LINCOLN RILEY OFFICIALLY ENTERS HOT SEAT IN LA The reality is that this experiment feels all but over, and Ohio State could end up being the final nail in a coffin that has been in the process of being assembled for over a year. You wanna see things get contentious around USC? Have the administration get into a standoff with Riley and his agent over the reported $70 million buyout that USC would owe the head coach if he were to be fired. But in this era of college athletics, schools can no longer afford to sit around and pray it gets better. Okay, maybe Florida State can penny-pinch and hold off on firing Mike Norvell until they raise enough money by passing around the offering plate to boosters on a Sunday morning. Not USC, and not during one of the most chaotic times in college athletics. If Lincoln Riley could not win with Caleb Williams slinging the football, what makes fans think he can win now? COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S MEGA ROSTERS AREN’T DELIVERING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT AS LSU, TEXAS A&M AND OREGON PROVE We are also past the point of excuses. There is no conceivable reason why USC should have lost to a football team that passed for a total of 58 yards. And, there's no reason why the Trojans' season should come down to a game against Ohio State this weekend. Remember, the Trojans still have to play Ohio State, Indiana, Maryland and UCLA to finish out the 2026 season, and there is no wiggle-room for a loss thanks to that performance against Wisconsin. So, if things continue trending in the wrong way this weekend and Ohio State rolls into Los Angeles with a backup quarterback to beat the Trojans, it could be time for Lincoln Riley to finally waive the white flag. We all know he's a competitor, but leaving USC for a return to the Big 12 at a school like Baylor might not be the worst thing for a head coach who is hanging on by a thread at his current employer. It's either that or forcing USC to pay the buyout that will undoubtedly be mitigated in some form or fashion. And don't forget, these high-power schools can find a way to make the situation messy in the process. The Trojans have not won more than nine games since the 2022 season, where they finished 11-3. You think this is what USC donors had in mind when they signed Lincoln Riley to a lucrative contract that saw him leave Oklahoma? THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! That's an easy answer. Absolutely not, and I can promise you the Big Ten conference is thinking the same. AFTER YET ANOTHER INEXCUSABLE LOSS TO WISCONSIN, THE LINCOLN RILEY ERA AT USC LOOKS TO BE NEARING AN END A win against Ohio State on Saturday night would obviously keep USC within striking distance of the playoffs. But, they would also have to win out and beat UCLA to end the regular season, while also going on the road to Bloomington in three weeks to face Curt Cignetti's Indiana team that is still in the hunt despite a flaky offense. We have come to the old fork in the road in Los Angeles, and if USC doesn’t win this weekend against the Buckeyes, that highway could lead Riley straight out of California with a nice payday to make up for the embarrassing results he produced. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa0e4f04c506ce1c027d7 Obama judge rules Trump DOJ illegally fired James Comey's daughter, rejects sweeping Article II claim te 2026-10-26T18:50:12.841Z Obama judge rules Trump DOJ illegally fired James Comey's daughter, rejects sweeping Article II claim An Obama-appointed New York federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump Justice Department unlawfully fired former FBI Director James Comey's daughter Maurene, rejecting the administration's sweeping claim of executive authority and warning that its argument threatened the nation's constitutional balance of power. The Justice Department acknowledged in court filings that Comey's firing was not for-cause and was not based on her performance, but argued that the attorney general had the authority to remove her under Article II of the Constitution. "Defendants’ argument that [Constitution] Article II bars Congress from regulating the removal of AUSAs (assistant U.S. attorneys) flies in the face of nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent," Judge Jesse Furman wrote, adding that accepting the administration's argument would "unsettle the very equilibrium established by this nation's constitutional system." TRUMP’S FIRING POWER FACES TWIN SUPREME COURT TESTS, BUT ONE AGENCY MAY GET SPECIAL TREATMENT A DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital the department disagreed with the decision and will appeal it in "due course." Furman ordered Comey retroactively reinstated and awarded back pay through Dec. 20, 2025, when she accepted another job. While federal law gives the attorney general authority to fire assistant U.S. attorneys, Furman ruled that Congress placed limits on that power through the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA), which generally requires cause for termination and procedural protections for government workers. OBAMA JUDGE HALTS TRUMP FIRING BID AS DECADES-OLD LEGAL AUTHORITY TEES UP POSSIBLE MAJOR REVERSAL The judge found that Comey's firing violated those requirements, noting that the government conceded her removal was not based on misconduct or poor performance and that she received neither advance notice nor an opportunity to respond. Comey had served about a decade in the prominent Southern District of New York, where she worked on some of the office’s biggest cases, including the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell – associate and rumored partner of Jeffrey Epstein — as well as the sex trafficking trial of rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Furman also recently rebuked the Trump administration during its efforts to deport pro-Palestinian Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil, leading the federal government to argue for a change of venue to New Jersey. The judge, nominated in 2011, previously served as a federal prosecutor in the same Manhattan U.S. attorney's office where both Comeys worked during their careers. Furman's brother, Jason, served in the Obama administration as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. James Comey served as the top prosecutor at SDNY early in the George W. Bush administration, where he investigated President Bill Clinton’s controversial pardon of financier Marc Rich as well as interior designer Martha Stewart. The younger Comey was the second in her family to be fired under Trump, after the president terminated her father as FBI director in 2017 during the Russia collusion investigation. The elder Comey later came under fire for posting a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to form the sentiment "86 47" – with critics saying "86" was a reference to killing something, such as in restaurant lingo, and "47" referred to Trump, the 47th president. Maurene Comey’s attorneys said in a statement to The Associated Press that their victory was "hard-earned" for both their client and all civil servants. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "As the court correctly held, to accept the government’s argument about unlimited executive power ‘would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this nation’s constitutional system.’ This decision reaffirms our bedrock system of checks and balances: the President is not above the law," they said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adfa0e2f04c506ce1c027ce Haley Stevens ripped by fellow Dems for refusing to explicitly back El-Sayed: 'Stay the f--- off television' te 2026-10-26T18:50:10.812Z Haley Stevens ripped by fellow Dems for refusing to explicitly back El-Sayed: 'Stay the f--- off television' Abdul El-Sayed's former Democratic rival is getting hammered by fellow left-wingers online for failing to explicitly endorse him during a weekend television appearance. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, told CNN's "State of the Union" that she broadly supports her state party's ticket for the coming midterm elections. "Look, I'm on the Democratic ticket. I can't say that I agree with everything that's gone on," Stevens answered. "I'm looking to be on the team to support my next governor, Jocelyn Benson, and frankly, these great Democrats who are working their tails off, who are going to make Hakeem Jeffries the first Black Speaker of the House." BERNIE SANDERS CLAIMS SOME DEMOCRATS MAY WANT THEIR OWN SENATE NOMINEE TO LOSE When pressed about El-Sayed specifically, she said, "Well, look, I would just say, if you had asked me if I'm still on the team, I'm on the team." But that was not enough for progressives, who promptly accused Stevens of undermining her fellow Democrat. "Ridiculous. For all the folks still pretending El-Sayed’s race is the same as [Roy Cooper’s] or [Mary Peltola’s], do they have former Dem rivals refusing to fully endorse them on national TV? ‘Blue no matter who’ was a hypocritical centrist lie and this hypocrisy may hurt Dems in 2028," Mehdi Hasan wrote on X, referring to Democrat Senate races in North Carolina and Alaska. Leah Greenberg, who leads the progressive activist group Indivisible, wrote, "It is late October and people are voting every day, if you cannot give a full-throated endorsement to the Democratic nominee who could be the key vote in flipping the Senate, then stay the f--- off television." MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT WHO LOST SENATE PRIMARY TO ABDUL EL-SAYED TAKES AIM AT BERNIE SANDERS OVER ISRAEL STANCE Former congressional candidate Kyle Blomquist accused Stevens of "practically fawning over Mike Rogers" and said "her only real ideological commitment is to zionism." Progressive commentator Emma Vigeland wrote on X, "There are financial and institutional incentives to remain on the side of genocide. Stevens is sabotaging El-Sayed on national TV, one week before the midterm, to protect her pocketbook and career over democracy." More moderate and establishment-friendly Democrats pushed back on some of the criticism. Strategist Lis Smith responded to Hasan, "People—Democrats, Republicans, Independents—clamoring to support the Peltolas and Coopers is actually a validation of their candidate quality! It’s good to have candidates people want to associate with and that should be a factor when assessing candidate quality!" El-Sayed edged Stevens out by just 1% in the Michigan primary earlier this year, after fellow Democrat Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the race. El-Sayed won 48.5% of the vote compared to Stevens' 47.5%, with McMorrow netting 4%. Stevens was notably the establishment-backed pick with support from top Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. El-Sayed is backed by "Squad" Democrats like Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Fox News Digital reached out to Stevens for comment on the online backlash but did not immediately hear back. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9e8df04c506ce1c02792 Netanyahu fights for political future as Israel heads to polls with Iran threat looming te 2026-10-26T18:40:13.400Z Netanyahu fights for political future as Israel heads to polls with Iran threat looming Ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 national vote, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a sweeping endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid, calling him a "great warrior," an "even greater partner for peace" and an ally in the confrontation with Iran. The backing could give Israel’s longest-serving prime minister a boost ahead of the country’s first national vote since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. The election is widely viewed in Israel as a referendum on whether to grant Netanyahu another term to pursue his war objectives, including disarming Hamas and Hezbollah and countering the nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic. In response, Netanyahu thanked Trump for his "extraordinary endorsement." "Together we will never let Iran’s regime get nuclear weapons," he said. TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB’ AGAINST IRAN ALONE Addressing the endorsement, Doron Spielman, international spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, told Fox News Digital that no personal or professional bond in the history of U.S.-Israel relations compares with the current partnership. "Israel and the U.S. have stood together as the two countries bearing the torch for the West, and that is a direct result of the incredible relationship between President Trump and Netanyahu," he said. He reiterated Netanyahu’s longstanding foreign-policy priority and central campaign promise: ensuring that Iran does not acquire atomic bombs under his watch. "Israel prefers to do this with the U.S., which has been our greatest ally and friend, and who has already entered the front with us twice. But already at the time of Operation Rising Lion, Israel showed that it was willing to act alone. Israel acted for over a week before the U.S. joined," he said, in reference to the June 2025 military mission against Iran. Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, with roughly 20 years in office, Netanyahu began his diplomatic career in 1982 as deputy chief of mission at Israel’s embassy in Washington, D.C. He served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988 before entering politics with Likud. He became the party’s chairman in 1993 and was first elected premier in 1996. After losing the 1999 election, Netanyahu returned to government in 2002 as foreign minister and later served as finance minister. He returned to the premiership in 2009, serving until 2021 and again from late 2022. He is widely credited with liberalizing Israel’s economy and helping transform the country into a global high-tech hub. FORMER ISRAELI ARMY CHIEF GADI EISENKOT EMERGES AS NETANYAHU’S LEADING ELECTION CHALLENGER Netanyahu’s current political allies include Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism-Zehut, and the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism. The newcomer Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, could also join the bloc, although Winter is currently feuding with Likud over concerns that his party, which is hovering near the electoral threshold, could split the right-wing vote and potentially "waste" tens of thousands of ballots. According to most Hebrew-language media polls, neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot currently has a clear path to securing the 61 Knesset seats needed to form a government. If no candidate can assemble a governing coalition, Israel could head to another election, repeating the cycle of political instability that saw the country hold four national votes between April 2019 and March 2021. Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, told Fox News Digital that any incoming government will face the same formidable security challenges as the current one, with few prospects for quick victories. "The major challenge in this election will be what Netanyahu discussed in terms of adjusting the national security concept to prioritize prevention. That means taking very serious, assertive and aggressive military counterterrorism and nonmilitary actions against our enemies," Diker said. The Israeli left, center and even far-right believe Netanyahu has failed to meet the expectations associated with his image as "Mr. Security," according to Prof. Tamar Hermann, a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute. ISRAEL DRILLS FOR SURPRISE ATTACK WITH MASSIVE MILITARY EXERCISE AS EXPERT INVOKES 1973 WAR "He promised to topple the Iranian regime, he promised to dismantle Hamas, he promised to crush Hezbollah. None of it was achieved," Hermann told Fox News Digital. "He gave a green light to not punishing vigilantes in the settlements who act against Palestinians. He also gave too much to the ultra-Orthodox parties, giving up on the idea of universal conscription." Hermann said that Netanyahu’s current term has been his least successful, beginning with the judicial reform push, which triggered mass protests in 2023, and followed by the Palestinian terror attacks on Oct. 7. Netanyahu subsequently faced public anger over his handling of the hostage crisis, although, in coordination with Trump and his envoys, he ultimately secured the return of all the captives. "In the eyes of some, his legacy will be that he inflicted a huge disaster upon Israel in terms of what happened to civilians on Oct. 7 and the deterioration of Israel’s international image," she said. Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, framed the upcoming election in terms of legacy and how Netanyahu will be remembered 50 years from now. "There are two types of leaders: leaders in history and leaders of history," he told Fox News Digital. "There are leaders who go into office and perform as best they can, and there are leaders who go into office and see themselves as transformative, as having a historical role like Abraham Lincoln, Roosevelt or Churchill. Benjamin Netanyahu belongs to this category." Oren said Netanyahu sees his mission as saving Israel from existential threats, foremost among them Iran, a goal he has yet to achieve. "He is willing to endure virtually limitless criticism and condemnation around the world, as well as mass demonstrations against him, to fulfill this one role," he said. "To understand that is to understand Benjamin Netanyahu: He is a leader of history." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9c2ef04c506ce1c02739 Free orchestra concert spotlights new composers in Tucson te 2026-10-26T18:30:06.241Z Free orchestra concert spotlights new composers in Tucson Four early-career composers will hear their music played by a professional orchestra at the University of Arizona on Wednesday, and anyone with a free ticket can listen. The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is partnering with the American Composers Orchestra and the UA for EarShot Readings at Crowder Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. A Q&A session with the four featured composers will precede the concert, beginning at 5:45 p.m. While the event is free, tickets are required for entry and can be secured on Ticketmaster. EarShot Readings gives four early-career composers, chosen through a nationwide application process, the chance to work with mentor composers and hear their new pieces conducted by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s José Luis Gómez. The event will feature new pieces by the four composers, who worked alongside mentor composers Vincent Calianno, Jimmy Lopez and Dan Coleman. This is the third time in four years that the Tucson Symphony Orchestra has partnered with the American Composers Orchestra and the first time that the two are working in collaboration with the UA’s School of Music. “We are proud to provide a home for this concert, and excited to celebrate the creativity and innovation that will shape the next generation of American orchestral music,” said Lia Uribe, School of Music director, in a news release. EarShot Readings is open to composers who have had two or fewer pieces performed by a professional orchestra. There is no age limit, but applicants should be at the beginning stages of their careers. Applicants submit one work shorter than 13 minutes. If selected, composers rehearse a score with a professional orchestra and receive feedback from mentor composers, conductors and performers throughout the process. Your membership pays emerging journalists to cover Southern Arizona the way it deserves. Adam Harrington’s piece “Fireworks” draws on his first night on a Brooklyn rooftop after moving to New York City. Courtesy of Adam Harrington. Composer Adam Harrington said his piece “Fireworks” focuses on the moment of excitement he experienced after moving to New York City to earn his master’s degree in composition. “I wanted to describe the sights and sounds I felt the first night I went up to my roof in Brooklyn and observed the energy of the city. The shared association of these feelings presented themselves as fireworks in my mind,” Harrington told Tucson Spotlight. “This is an exciting and entertaining piece that I think everyone can find joy in.” Harrington’s selected piece earned a top prize at the Mostly Modern Festival’s orchestral competition in June 2025 and won NYC Orchestra Project’s first call for scores in February. “The opportunity given to me by ACO has meant everything to me. It is extraordinarily difficult to get opportunities to work with professional orchestras as a young composer and the opportunity given to my colleagues and I is almost a miracle,” Harrington said. “Fortunately I have had a few chances to hear my pieces by orchestras and it has been a wonderful experience every time.” Fellow composer Aidan Vass’ piece “Spilling” also aims to invite listeners to share in a specific feeling. As a child, he developed a mental mechanism in which he imagined himself turning into water and melting into the ground. “‘Spilling’ is a piece that reflects on this mental state, where motion forward is constantly driven by a desire to find states of low tension, which feels ‘hidden’ from the real world,” Vass said. “I’ve always had a fascination with very ‘organic’ musical gestures, meaning music where each moment is in some fluid continuity with the music that came before it. This creates the effect that the music is a ‘thing’ you almost interact with, instead of a traditional story you sit along for the ride on.” Vass said he has long been interested in the idea, but “Spilling” takes those organic gestures more literally than many of his other pieces. Aidan Vass’ piece “Spilling” reflects on a childhood habit of imagining himself melting into the ground like water. Courtesy of Aidan Vass. Vass’ music has been performed by a variety of soloists and ensembles around the world, including at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Vatican. Vass is also the founder of Cleome, a non-AI generative music company. Both Harrington and Vass believe the program will bring newfound clarity to their work and study of music, since most of their time with mentor composers will happen in Tucson. David Vess’ piece “Perpetual Dream Machine” focuses on themes of endless spaces, dreams and extraterrestrial encounters. Originally written in 2024, the piece premiered with the New Conductors Orchestra in New York City in February. Marie Gabrielle Blix made her symphonic debut with her chosen piece, “Terra Fungorum,” in March 2024, performed by the Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata under Mark Kadin. Blix has composed scores for more than a dozen independent short films and has recently founded SUL, a music services company through which she develops collaborations with companies such as Disney and Netflix. EarShot Readings has been running for more than 35 years and has advanced the careers of more than 360 composers, according to the American Composers Orchestra. More than half report receiving a commission or performance as a direct result of the program. Each piece will be conducted by Gómez, who is celebrating his 10th season as music director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Gómez has led performances at the Frankfurt Opera, Stuttgart Opera, the New National Theatre in Tokyo and many more. Since beginning to work with the orchestra, Gómez has worked to provide outreach activities, education projects and new commissions to help expand its range. The Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s first collaboration with the American Composers Orchestra in May 2022 reinforced its longstanding commitment to developing the next generation of classical music composers, according to a news release. Its Young Composers Project, now in its 35th year, has produced more than 500 works by composers ages 8 to 18. Gabrielle Cotnoir is a University of Arizona journalism alum and freelance journalist based in Tucson. Contact her at gabriellecnews@gmail.com. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99fef04c506ce1c02709 Terri Clark applauds Ella Langley's historic rise but says she 'would not want to trade places with her' te 2026-10-26T18:20:46.073Z Terri Clark applauds Ella Langley's historic rise but says she 'would not want to trade places with her' Country music legend Terri Clark knows a thing or two about making it in Nashville. But even after more than three decades in the business, she's not sure she'd want to trade places with Ella Langley right now. Langley has spent much of 2026 rewriting the record books, with her smash hit "Choosin' Texas" making Billboard Hot 100 history. And while Clark couldn't be happier to see another woman dominating country music, she also knows that kind of success comes with a price. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS "I would not want to trade places with her at all," Clark told OutKick OutDoors in an exclusive interview. In September, "Choosin' Texas" surpassed Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to become the longest-running No. 1 song in Billboard Hot 100 history, logging its 23rd cumulative week atop the chart. Clark, who helped define country music's female-driven era in the 1990s with hits like "Better Things to Do" and "You're Easy on the Eyes," is thrilled to see Langley breaking barriers. But she wishes more women were enjoying that same level of success. "It's like women went from famine to feast all of a sudden, but it's not across the board," Clark said. "I wish there was more of that with other females as well. I wish it was spread out a little bit more as well." Watch Terri Clark's whole interview with OutKick OutDoors here: And although Clark believes women still have a long way to go when it comes to equal representation in country music, she's happy to see Langley leading the charge. "I'm just glad the person breaking all the records and shattering the glass ceiling is a female," Clark said. "I'm glad it's her, you know, and she's so good and she's so deserving." Clark also praised Langley's album, "Dandelion," and said the young star seems like a genuinely good person. "I often when I see her on Instagram and things, I often just want to give her a hug and ask her if she needs to go have coffee and talk because I can't imagine how she's navigating this," Clark said. "It's a lot emotionally and psychologically." Indeed, Langley's meteoric rise has come with plenty of unwanted attention. She's faced online backlash over resurfaced photos of her hunting deer in Alabama, while social media users have also scrutinized her perceived political affiliations and accused her of being an "industry plant" whose success was manufactured by the music industry. CHRIS JANSON HAS A MESSAGE FOR HUNTING CRITICS AS COUNTRY STARS FACE SOCIAL MEDIA BACKLASH None of those controversies was raised by Clark specifically, but they illustrate the kind of public scrutiny that can accompany sudden superstardom. The internet is always looking for ways to take you down. "That level of success is a blessing and a curse at the same time, and you gotta be able to manage both sides of that," Clark said. "And it takes a pretty special person to be able to do that. And I think she can." Clark has sold more than five million albums, earned 13 Top 10 singles and secured membership in the Grand Ole Opry. But despite her accomplishments, she's managed to hang on to something many superstars lose along the way: her anonymity. "I've always been able to go to the grocery store in a ball cap," Clark said. She pointed to country stars like Reba McEntire and the late Dolly Parton, whose fame makes ordinary outings considerably more difficult, and suggested Langley may now be experiencing something similar. "There are some people that, you know, their anonymity has been completely stripped from them, and they either have to embrace it, like I've seen some of them do so well, or it can destroy them." Clark isn't sure how she would have handled that degree of attention herself, especially in an era when social media puts celebrities under a microscope. "I'm not sure what would have happened to me if it had ever gotten to that level," she admitted. But at 58, Clark has found a pretty comfortable balance. She can still tour, make music and enjoy a successful career without sacrificing the simple pleasures of everyday life. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "I'm very grateful to be able to go and make a living doing what I do, and still go to the grocery store, to still go to Bass Pro Shops, and then once in a while somebody will recognize me," she said. "But it's not anything at that level, which I'm grateful for." "I'm too boring and normal to be able to be that interesting to that many people." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99faf04c506ce1c02700 Schiff accuses DOJ of trying to 'subvert' elections as GOP alleges same-name candidate meant to confuse voters te 2026-10-26T18:20:42.851Z Schiff accuses DOJ of trying to 'subvert' elections as GOP alleges same-name candidate meant to confuse voters Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., accused President Donald Trump's Justice Department of trying to subvert elections through its lawsuit over Alaska's unusual Senate ballot, even as Republicans allege Democrats have propped up a Senate candidate with the same name as the GOP nominee to confuse voters. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R- Alaska, is running against Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who has no party affiliation. State courts ultimately allowed the second Dan Sullivan to remain on the ballot. Schiff argued the Justice Department has no business stepping into a matter Alaska's courts have already settled. Republicans contend Daniel Sullivan entered the race to draw votes away from the incumbent and help former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola — a claim the now- Senate candidate and her campaign deny. "They don't have standing to bring this kind of a suit. It's not the federal government's business to run Alaskan elections. It's Alaska's business to do that," Schiff told NBC News on Sunday. "They have already adjudicated this question, and the Justice Department knows this, but it just shows how complicit they are now in the Trump campaign to try to subvert the elections." ALASKA SENATE RACE’S ABSURD NAME PROBLEM GETS EVEN HARDER TO UNTANGLE Schiff has long been one of Trump's most prominent adversaries, serving as the lead House impeachment manager during Trump's first impeachment trial and later sitting on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The Burbank Democrat has repeatedly accused Trump of undermining democratic institutions and election integrity, making his attack on the Justice Department the latest volley in a yearslong political and legal feud. Schiff drew a comparison to Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election, arguing that senior Justice Department officials at the time, including Attorney General William Barr refused to support efforts to overturn the results — while accusing current DOJ leadership of being willing to go further. "This time, with [Attorney General Todd] Blanche, they are all in on this disgraceful campaign," Schiff said, predicting the case in the Last Frontier has "no chance of succeeding." The allegations come as candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg received enough votes in Alaska’s unique primary system to appear beside Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, on the general election ballot — along with Democratic challenger and former Rep. Mary Peltola. COURT KEEPS ‘DECOY DAN’ ON ALASKA BALLOT AS EXPERT WARNS RANKED-CHOICE SYSTEM CREATES VOTER ‘TRAPS’ State election officials initially disqualified the Petersburg Sullivan after raising concerns that his candidacy was intended to confuse voters, citing his requested ballot name, recent party registration and similarities between campaign materials. An Alaska Superior Court judge overturned the state's decision to disqualify Petersburg Sullivan, allowing the namesake candidate to remain on the ballot despite election officials' concerns about voter deception. The Alaska Supreme Court subsequently upheld that ruling, resolving the state ballot-access dispute, though DOJ is now pursuing a separate federal challenge in the event Petersburg Sullivan's candidacy could alter the election's outcome. TODD BLANCHE CHALLENGES DANA BASH FOR ONLY CITING PART OF CONSTITUTION DURING HEATED ELECTION CLASH Blanche’s DOJ filed suit last week after the state proceedings concluded, arguing that the namesake candidacy could mislead voters and seeking to delay certification if votes for Petersburg Sullivan could affect the result. The department's complaint, however, asks the court to prevent certification under a specific scenario: if incumbent Senator Sullivan loses but would have won had votes cast for Petersburg Sullivan gone to him instead. DOJ seeks to delay certification in that circumstance pending an investigation into whether voters intended to support the incumbent. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the lawsuit Sunday, citing federal election law, while Schiff argued that the state had already adjudicated the dispute. "The sole purpose of his candidacy is to benefit the Peltola campaign by reducing the number of votes for Senator Sullivan," DOJ’s filing read in part, while also citing a letter from Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher alleging Petersburg Sullivan’s declaration of candidacy was not properly filed because it was not intended to declare an actual good-faith candidacy. GOP SENATOR, EX-HOUSE DEM EMERGE FROM ALASKA’S ‘JUNGLE PRIMARY’ DESPITE FAR-LEFT MEDDLING The filing also included a side-by-side comparison of Petersburg Sullivan’s dark blue campaign banner featuring a star and Senator Sullivan’s campaign banner featuring the Big Dipper — a reference to the constellation depicted on Alaska’s flag. When reached for comment, the DOJ provided Blanche’s defense of the suit, which highlighted that the agency does "not seek to stop any ballot from being cast or to stop the certification of Alaska's election." "This litigation seeks to ensure that after Alaskans cast their ballots, they are preserved in a manner so that only Alaska's governing officials have the information necessary to make a determination as to whether Alaskan voters were confused or mislead," Blanche said. "The lawsuit was written by Justice Department attorneys and the Department did not coordinate with any campaign or candidate, but rather relied solely on federal law." The case cited the National Voter Registration Act, which expressly identifies protecting election integrity as one of its purposes. When asked about the accusation from Schiff, the White House provided recent comments from Trump saying he "recommended" DOJ file the suit and that Petersburg Sullivan was put "up as a matter of confusion." SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "I think it's a disgrace," Trump said. Peltola placed first in the August primary, followed by Senator Sullivan and Petersburg Sullivan. Palmer drywall contractor Gerald Heikes, a Republican, will appear as the fourth candidate on the ballot after a Democrat who placed ahead of him withdrew. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99ecf04c506ce1c026de Strohman takes wheel as NAU football’s equipment truck driver in retirement te 2026-10-26T18:20:28.486Z Strohman takes wheel as NAU football’s equipment truck driver in retirement Former Voice of the Lumberjacks Mitch Strohman has taken a new role as the football team’s equipment truck driver, where he still gets to be a part of the program on the road. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99e7f04c506ce1c026d5 NAU ROUNDUP: Four Lumberjacks score in home soccer finale against Portland State te 2026-10-26T18:20:23.398Z NAU ROUNDUP: Four Lumberjacks score in home soccer finale against Portland State A look at news and results from NAU, including NAU soccer beating Portland State 4-0 with four different goal scorers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99e0f04c506ce1c026bc AI-Native Companies Are Testing a Leaner Model of Scale | Opinion te 2026-10-26T18:20:16.766Z AI-Native Companies Are Testing a Leaner Model of Scale | Opinion Early startup research points to flatter teams, but their durability, productivity and long-term customer value remain unproven. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99ddf04c506ce1c026b3 Steph Curry’s Warriors Hit With Blunt ‘Outdated’ Label by DeMarcus Cousins te 2026-10-26T18:20:13.247Z Steph Curry’s Warriors Hit With Blunt ‘Outdated’ Label by DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Cousins questions why one Warriors executive still has a job as Steph Curry and Golden State sit at 0-3. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99d8f04c506ce1c026aa Ole Miss HC Pete Golding Shares Discouraging Update on Kewan Lacy  te 2026-10-26T18:20:08.949Z Ole Miss HC Pete Golding Shares Discouraging Update on Kewan Lacy  Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding revealed Kewan Lacy's status for the upcoming game against Auburn. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf99d5f04c506ce1c026a1 Storms Bring Relief to Lake Powell as Lake Mead Hits Record Low te 2026-10-26T18:20:05.483Z Storms Bring Relief to Lake Powell as Lake Mead Hits Record Low Heavy rain appears to have helped lift Lake Powell, while Lake Mead continues to hover around record-low levels. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9798f04c506ce1c02650 Commentary: A classroom-spending mandate could cost students with special needs te 2026-10-26T18:10:32.741Z Commentary: A classroom-spending mandate could cost students with special needs (Photo via Getty Images) What if a plan to increase teacher pay and improve Arizona schools actually hurts our most vulnerable population — our students with special needs? I’m a mom to a child with Down syndrome. I am also an educator with nearly two decades of experience as a teacher and school administrator in both district and charter schools. While the idea of mandating schools spend 60% of their money in the classroom in order to raise teacher pay sounds great — like most people, I agree that teachers deserve more money — the reality is that more state control over our local budgets is not the answer.  While Proposition 320 would impose that mandate, it would not offer one dollar more to school district budgets to increase teacher pay. Rather, it would mean that the state simply will expect them to adjust their budgets.  And how would they do that? By making cuts to critical components that are not “direct instruction” — things like special education services, transportation, facility maintenance, technology, nutrition services, fine arts and sports may experience budget cuts because they are not direct instruction.  The most concerning of those potential cuts would be to special education. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE Students with IEPs (an Individualized Education Program, which are required by federal law) receive specially designed instruction, usually in small groups of five or fewer students. Many also receive related services, such as speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy, and behavioral support.  With many districts reaching a staggering 25% of their students on IEPs, special education is a major expense. Schools can’t cut these services completely as long as students need them, but they can decrease the amount of support they give, or pack more and more students in these sessions. For example, instead of a student receiving speech therapy in a small group, they might receive the services in groups of a dozen or more students, rendering them ineffective.  Class sizes will increase, making the individual attention these students need, even harder to get. We also risk losing our seasoned and talented special education staff due to the increased student case load and additional demands on their time.  Another possible consequence: Bus routes may be cut, causing a student with special needs to be on the bus even longer. Many in rural areas already ride the bus for hours a day. Of course, special education isn’t the only place cost-cutting measures will be enforced. Here are other likely scenarios. Consider, a teacher in Arizona supplements her income with after school tutoring, mentoring new teachers, and sponsoring the yearbook club. These additional duties provide her with extra earnings, while providing valuable support to her school and students. Implementing Prop. 320 may allow her base pay to go up, while the stipends that she depends on are cut. Her total earnings are now less than they were the year before.  Cuts could be made to a school’s maintenance budget. Many of our Arizona schools are in desperate need of repair and remodel. With cuts to their budget, the quality of our facilities and pride in our schools will decrease. Many feel that the salaries of top administrators should be reduced. Reducing the salary of a few individual employees and spreading that money to the teachers of a district will not go far. And it will make it even more difficult for schools, especially rural ones, to recruit the qualified and talented leaders that every district needs. One current trend in American schools is a 1:1 ratio of students to student computers. As the world becomes even more technology-driven, schools have to stay current to compete and can’t move backwards. But that costs money, and districts will have much less budget flexibility to meet those needs under the requirement to spend 60% of money in the classroom. Vice principals, counselors, and school resource officers may be cut, leaving teachers without behavioral support and reducing the safety of our schools.   The public has put a lot of pressure on Arizona lawmakers to increase teacher pay and improve our schools, as well they should! But every school district has different needs, and more government control over each school district’s budget to impose a one-size-fits-all spending model is not the answer.  The actual answer is giving more money to our schools. Lawmakers could have done that. They chose to send Prop. 320 to voters instead. YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9781f04c506ce1c0261d AI Cannot Take Responsibility for Bad Leadership | Opinion te 2026-10-26T18:10:09.341Z AI Cannot Take Responsibility for Bad Leadership | Opinion Companies need accountable human judgment, measurable goals and training pathways—not polished answers mistaken for strategy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9539f04c506ce1c025ee Eric Bauza, 'Looney Tunes' voice actor behind Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dead at 46 te 2026-10-26T18:00:25.295Z Eric Bauza, 'Looney Tunes' voice actor behind Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dead at 46 Eric Bauza, the voice behind iconic "Looney Tunes" characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died, Fox News Digital has confirmed. Bauza died Sunday from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was 46. Beginning in 2001, Bauza amassed more than 400 voice-acting credits in a career that gave voice to beloved characters in animated Looney Tunes series including "Puss in Boots," "Muppet Babies," "Avatar: The Last Airbender," and countless others. The voice actor's family confirmed his death on Instagram, but has not shared any additional details. HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2026 Fox News Digital reached out to Bauza's representative. Bauza's early breakthrough came when he voiced Stimpy in the 2003 series "Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon," taking over the character previously voiced by Billy West. He became one of Hollywood's most recognizable voice talents, particularly for his work carrying on the legacy of legendary Looney Tunes performer Mel Blanc. "I’m a fan first when it comes to this franchise, this band of characters. Mel Blanc will always be the original gangsta, the godfather of voiceover," Bauza told Fox News Digital back in 2020. "He was the first voice actor credited on screen as a voice actor. They never did back in the day. And we’re talking about the ‘30s and ‘40s." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "So he really paved the way to show the importance of vocal performance, not an on-camera one. And the fact that we’re sitting here now talking about his performance just shows you how incredible, impactful and influential his sound is." Bauza's Looney Tunes work included feature films such as "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (2021), "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" (2024) and this year's "Coyote vs. Acme." Bauza won three Children's and Family Emmy Awards during his career. Beyond bringing Bugs Bunny to life on screen, Bauza had a deep appreciation for the character's roots and what made him so beloved by generations of fans. Reflecting on Bugs Bunny's signature personality, Bauza once explained how the character's unmistakable New York accent came to be. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "And if you’re wondering where [Bugs Bunny] got that accent from, they say he’s a rascally rabbit," Bauza told Fox News Digital. "So [Mel] thought, he’s gotta be a tough character. And there’s no one tougher than a New Yorker, that’s what he said. He said it’s either Brooklyn or The Bronx. He mixed the two together, those accents. So that’s why he kind of has that street talk." "I think he represents the everyman, the every rabbit," he added. "He doesn’t have a lot of high demands in life. All he wants is a carrot and a nice afternoon where no one bugs him. And if you get on his bad side, that’s when you gotta look out. That’s when he becomes the trickster. But really, he’s just a simple rabbit, nothing to him. I think that’s why he’s so appealing. And I think that’s why when he gets in trouble, people want him to succeed." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE With hundreds of voice-acting credits across television, film and video games, Bauza built a career introducing classic cartoon characters to new generations while creating memorable performances of his own. His work helped keep some of animation's most enduring characters alive for modern audiences. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9537f04c506ce1c025e5 Major airline delays 150 passengers overnight following serious in-flight threat te 2026-10-26T18:00:23.250Z Major airline delays 150 passengers overnight following serious in-flight threat A disruptive passenger forced a Newark-bound United Airlines flight to make a swift U-turn back to Las Vegas late Saturday night, grounding the cross-country trip until Sunday morning. United Flight 1681 had just departed Harry Reid International Airport when the crew flagged a potential security concern in the cabin.  The Boeing 737, carrying 150 passengers and six crew members, safely touched back down in Vegas at roughly 11:05 p.m. without any reported injuries, several news outlets reported. TRAVEL NIGHTMARE UNFOLDS AS MAJOR AIRLINE SCRAPS FLIGHT AFTER HARROWING 12-HOUR DELAY "United flight 1681 from Las Vegas to Newark on Saturday, Oct. 24, safely returned to Las Vegas to address a potential security concern," United Airlines said in a shared statement with Fox News Digital. "The flight was delayed overnight due to crew timeout, and departed for Newark this morning," the statement continued. While the midair scare was resolved without physical harm, the diversion triggered an overnight delay after the flight crew timed out of their legally permitted working hours. Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for comment. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The aircraft eventually departed for Newark Liberty International the following morning. The FAA confirmed it is launching an investigation into the incident, while airport officials deferred further details to United Airlines and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported. In May, another United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis, Minnesota, made an emergency landing in Madison, Wisconsin, after a passenger allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit, according to air traffic control audio. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The flight, which took off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, "landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger," United Airlines previously told Fox News Digital. The flight landed in Madison's Dane County Regional Airport roughly 90 minutes after takeoff, according to flight tracking data. While United did not reveal the specific nature of the security concern, air traffic control audio from Dane County Regional Airport reviewed by WISN revealed that the passenger made "multiple attempts to breach the cockpit." Robert McGreevy of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9534f04c506ce1c025dc Trump's not on the ballot but swing state voters still cast ballots with MAGA in mind te 2026-10-26T18:00:20.969Z Trump's not on the ballot but swing state voters still cast ballots with MAGA in mind Voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania tell Fox News Digital they are driven at the ballot box by a desire to rein in President Donald Trump and his administration's agenda. While many voting in Tuesday's midterm elections in the Keystone State don't trust Democrats, they are willing to give them a chance to change the trajectory of the country on a myriad of issues — including affordability and rising prices, the Iran war and corruption in Washington, D.C. "I didn't say I trusted the Democrats," Tomas from Doylestown, Pennsylvania said when asked if he felt the opposition party would do better than the current one in power. "I'm just gonna vote for them because [Trump] is just taking us down the tubes." LEAVITT SAYS TRUMP IS DEFYING MIDTERM HEADWINDS AS HE BARNSTORMS COUNTRY Clay, another Pennsylvania voter, told Fox News Digital, "I don't," when asked why he trusts Democrats to tackle affordability better than Democrats. "The party that we're currently working with is so f – – –ed up, we might as well change it. I don't trust the Democrats though," he added. Voters in Delaware County and Bucks County were pressed on the issue of affordability and whether Democrats would be better equipped to address bringing prices down, particularly after inflation surged during former President Joe Biden's administration. "Republicans have showed in the past two years that they really have made things worse," Chris from Doylestown said when asked if he believes Democrats will bring down prices. "Gas is way up, the energy is way up, food's way up. There's nothing that's cheaper, so they can't argue that." "I mean, Donald Trump's in office, how much worse can it get?" he went on. "Telling me that it can get worse than this? It's the worst it's ever been. You think that by having... Democrats in office... that somehow it's gonna make things go even higher? I don't think so." The results in Pennsylvania will play a key role in the battle for control of Congress, with Republicans fighting to maintain their majorities as Trump works to rally voters behind Republican candidates. The outcome of the midterm elections, just eight days away, could have major implications for the remainder of Trump's presidency, with a Democratic takeover of either chamber threatening to complicate his efforts to push his agenda through Congress. FOX NEWS POLL: SQUEEZED BY COSTS, FRUSTRATED VOTERS TURN TO THE DEMOCRATS Many who spoke with Fox News Digital has more broad reasons for why they are voting Democrat in next week's midterms. "We have a mentally ill president," Nancy from Newtown Square, Pennsylvania said. "We have a ball-less GOP party who will not rein him in." "I am voting for the Democratic congressional slate," Tom from Media, Pennsylvania said. "I really think that Donald Trump has not been good for our country, and we sort of need to…slow down what he's doing." "I am voting straight Democrat," a voter Fox News Digital spoke with named Bill said. "And the reason why is because the Republican Party refuses to stand up to the fascist actions of Donald Trump." BERNIE SANDERS ADMITS DEMOCRATS FAILED WORKING-CLASS VOTERS ON ECONOMICS, DRIVING THEM TO DONALD TRUMP Another voter shared that affordability was not one of his concerns heading into the elections, instead citing issues more important to him such as handling immigration and the renaming of the Kennedy Center. He continued, "I'm concerned about things like ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement). I'm concerned about the Kennedy Center. I'm very concerned about Ukraine. Those are the things which make me want to vote for the Democrats." Some blamed COVID-19 for being the reason that inflation was higher during Biden’s presidency, citing the inflation rate trending downward toward the end of his term. "No doubt about it Biden…overshot in trying to orchestrate the recovery from COVID. But he doubled down that despite his perceived errors with a Democrat in office, he believes the Trump administration’s policies pose larger threats to the nation. "I think that the Trump administration is doing more institutional changes in government that are going to be harder to overcome rather than just stopping spending money." Pennsylvania is home to several closely watched congressional races, including in Bucks County, where Fox News Digital interviewed voters. Cook Political Report recently shifted Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's, R-Pa., race against Democratic challenger Bob Harvie in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican," signaling a more competitive contest as election day approaches. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf952cf04c506ce1c025be Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Annie Andrews Over Darline Graham in Senate Race te 2026-10-26T18:00:12.832Z Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Annie Andrews Over Darline Graham in Senate Race Former Republican Gov. David Beasley and Democratic Gov. Jim Hodges recorded a joint video throwing their support to the Democrat in the tight Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf952af04c506ce1c025a3 Donald Trump Holds Mississippi Rally as GOP Anxiety Grows in Deep South te 2026-10-26T18:00:10.055Z Donald Trump Holds Mississippi Rally as GOP Anxiety Grows in Deep South A competitive Mississippi U.S. Senate race no one expected is drawing Trump, Kamala Harris and GOP money. Can the Democrat win? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9527f04c506ce1c0259a Harrison Butker Holds Embarrassing Streak With Missed Kicks te 2026-10-26T18:00:07.217Z Harrison Butker Holds Embarrassing Streak With Missed Kicks The Chiefs kicker seems to be having a case of the yips after missing two field goals on Sunday night. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf92d5f04c506ce1c02552 Angel mom confronts Indian illegal immigrant truck driver who killed her son, his wife in Oregon crash te 2026-10-26T17:50:13.473Z Angel mom confronts Indian illegal immigrant truck driver who killed her son, his wife in Oregon crash An emotional video shows a grieving mother delivering compassion to her son's alleged killer. Video from U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement (VOICE) office showed Elizabeth Carter, the mother of William Carter, speaking to the Indian illegal immigrant semi-truck driver charged with killing her son and his newlywed wife. The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025. "Hello Mr. Kumar, my name is Elizabeth Carter; I'm William Micah Carter's mother," she told Rajinder Kumar, 32, fighting back tears and emotion as he appeared to struggle to meet her gaze. "And I wanted you to know that I pray for you and your family, I know you didn't get up that morning planning to kill two newlyweds. And I know your family is going through something important too." ANGEL MOM PLEADS WITH HER PARTY TO 'GROW UP' ON IMMIGRATION AFTER NEWLYWED SON KILLED IN TRUCK CRASH The interaction took place at the passenger window of an ICE vehicle earlier this month as federal agents prepared to transfer Kumar back to Oregon state custody to face criminal prosecution. Kumar faces two counts of first-degree manslaughter and three counts of recklessly endangering another person in Deschutes County stemming from the fatal wreck. Kumar is accused of killing William Micah Carter, 25, and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Lower, 24, who had been married for just 16 days. The deadly collision occurred on Nov. 24, 2025, when Kumar allegedly jackknifed his commercial tractor-trailer across U.S. Highway 20, blocking both lanes of traffic. The couple’s Subaru Outback struck the semi, killing both passengers at the scene. WATCH: 'LIFELONG DEMOCRAT' ADMITS SHE IS ‘ASHAMED’ OF PARTY AFTER SON KILLED IN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CRASH Kumar was subsequently indicted by a Deschutes County grand jury. While he pleaded not guilty in state court, a jurisdictional battle erupted between federal and local authorities following his release. Court and immigration records show that Kumar entered the United States unlawfully near Lukeville, Ariz., on Nov. 28, 2022, where he was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol and subsequently released into the country under the Biden administration pending removal proceedings. During that period, he was granted federal work authorization and later obtained a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) issued by the State of California. DOJ SUES CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN OVER SANCTUARY POLICIES: 'OPEN DEFIANCE' Following Kumar’s indictment in Oregon, ICE lodged an immigration detainer requesting that Deschutes County Jail notify federal agents before releasing him. County corrections officials declined to honor the federal detainer on April 2, and released Kumar into the community under Oregon’s state sanctuary policies. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Seattle agents tracked down and arrested Kumar in connection with his immigration case on April 22, detaining him at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Wash., while moving forward with federal removal proceedings. EXCLUSIVE: DHS HONORS ANGEL FAMILIES DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK, CALLS CRIMES 'COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE' ICE ERO Seattle announced it has returned Kumar to Deschutes County authorities to ensure he faces a local trial on the felony manslaughter charges before any deportation orders are executed. "Two Americans lost their lives, and their families deserve accountability," ICE ERO Seattle acting Field Office Director Julio Hernandez said. "ICE worked closely with law-enforcement partners to ensure Kumar is returned to state custody to answer for the serious charges against him. "This coordinated action protects the public, supports the victims' families, and ensures that an individual accused of these crimes does not evade justice." Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed that federal deportation proceedings remain paused while Oregon state prosecutors pursue the criminal charges against Kumar, with criminal trial proceedings pending in Deschutes County Circuit Court. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf92cdf04c506ce1c02521 Resilience Turns Dangerous When Leaders Deny Reality | Opinion te 2026-10-26T17:50:05.974Z Resilience Turns Dangerous When Leaders Deny Reality | Opinion Objective financial triggers can force boards to reassess a failing plan before cash disappears and viable options narrow. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf92cbf04c506ce1c0250e This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding te 2026-10-26T17:50:03.305Z This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9095f04c506ce1c024e9 Tennessee inmate convicted of murder escapes from prison, manhunt underway: Officials te 2026-10-26T17:40:37.472Z Tennessee inmate convicted of murder escapes from prison, manhunt underway: Officials A manhunt is underway for a Tennessee inmate serving a life sentence for murder after he escaped from prison. The Tennessee Department of Correction said that Jacob Allen Morley, 28, escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee on Sunday. He was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield three years earlier. Prison staff discovered Morley was unaccounted for around 11:30 p.m. Sunday and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility, according to a Tennessee Department of Correction statement given to Fox News Digital. 'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED' FUGITIVE CAPTURED ON SAILBOAT OFF NJ COAST AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUN Security video showed Morley breaching a fence while still wearing prison clothing. Morley is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he should be "considered dangerous," adding Morley is now on the state's most wanted list. MANHUNT TARGETS ‘ARMED AND DANGEROUS’ MURDER SUSPECT NOW ON STATE’S MOST WANTED LIST In addition to the first-degree murder conviction, he was also found guilty of burglary, vandalism, tampering with evidence and evading arrest. SEND US A TIP Federal and state law enforcement is assisting to help find Morley, according to officials. Birchfield disappeared in early February 2022 after he was last seen in Elizabethton, Tennessee. According to WJHL, investigators from the Carter County Sheriff's Office saw indications that a "violent crime" had occurred inside his house. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST On March 2, 2022, Morley was arrested after a police chase that went to the North Carolina state line. After the arrest, Birchfield's body was found underneath Morley's home. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Morley's former girlfriend, Landree Sheperd, testified at Morley's trial and claimed that the defendant said at one point that "he f—ing killed him." People with information about Morley's whereabouts are encouraged to contact 844-832-3463. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9092f04c506ce1c024e0 US taxpayer dollars allegedly fueled left-wing political causes in Latin America te 2026-10-26T17:40:34.867Z US taxpayer dollars allegedly fueled left-wing political causes in Latin America EXCLUSIVE: U.S. and Latin American officials are accusing the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of using American taxpayer dollars for causes championed by left-wing candidates across Latin America. The allegations come after several countries in the region elected conservative leaders following the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle USAID and shift remaining foreign assistance functions to the State Department. "You have plenty of examples out there of how USAID was attempting to run its own foreign policy," U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera told Fox News Digital. BIDEN-ERA DIRECTIVE FOR DIPLOMATS TO PEDDLE DEI ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS SCRAPPED BY STATE DEPARTMENT Cabrera said USAID’s dismantling has allowed the State Department and U.S. Southern Command to work more closely with partner countries on disaster relief and recovery efforts. "When you look at a post-USAID world where we have forces from the State Department and U.S. Southern Command working together in Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia and now Panama, they’ve had great success in responding to natural disasters," Cabrera said. AP POST ON USAID CUTS BACKFIRES AS CRITICS QUESTION TAXPAYER-FUNDED NEPAL TRANSGENDER JOBS "We’re focused on actual disaster relief and recovery. We’re not focused on these crazy agendas, like failed DEI policies that have nothing to do with foreign policy or disaster relief and recovery," he added. Cabrera also criticized what he described as a lack of leadership during the Biden administration, saying it allowed USAID to pursue programs that promoted left-wing causes in the region. TRUMP ADMIN'S PUSH TO SCRAP DEI IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES LANDMARK STEP WITH NEW HIRING RULE Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian politician and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, made similar allegations in an interview with The Daily Signal earlier this month. Bolsonaro claimed that more than $60 million in U.S. taxpayer funds was sent to Brazil through USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Atlantic Council to support organizations that combat what those groups describe as "right-wing misinformation." LATIN AMERICA’S CONSERVATIVE SHIFT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST YET IN BRAZIL ELECTION Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently positioned his administration as a global champion of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and has used high-profile international forums to criticize what he describes as a coordinated wave of right-wing disinformation." "This is foreign election interference," Bolsonaro told the outlet. "American taxpayer dollars were financing foreign censorship in the name of the left, which is completely contrary to why USAID was even created in the first place." Bolsonaro said President John F. Kennedy created USAID with good intentions but argued that the agency had since strayed from its original mission. "Unfortunately, under the Biden administration, ideological division and polarization diverted that initiative," he added. The Atlantic Council and the National Endowment for Democracy did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9089f04c506ce1c024cf New student member to be appointed to Lake Havasu City Parks & Recreation Board te 2026-10-26T17:40:25.992Z New student member to be appointed to Lake Havasu City Parks & Recreation Board A new student member is set to join the Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, upon approval at Tuesday's city council meeting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9086f04c506ce1c024c6 Contract for asphalt repairs set to be awarded to Pioneer Earth Movers, Inc. te 2026-10-26T17:40:22.722Z Contract for asphalt repairs set to be awarded to Pioneer Earth Movers, Inc. At Tuesday's meeting, Lake Havasu City Council could award a contract bid to Pioneer Earth Movers, Inc. for the fiscal year 2026-27 hot mix asphalt repairs project. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9083f04c506ce1c024bd Turning Point app lets users track neighbors' ballots te 2026-10-26T17:40:19.641Z Turning Point app lets users track neighbors' ballots PHOENIX -- Want to know what a conservative political group thinks of the leanings of your neighbors? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9080f04c506ce1c024b4 Lake Havasu City man shot by police offered plea deal carrying up to 5 years in prison te 2026-10-26T17:40:16.564Z Lake Havasu City man shot by police offered plea deal carrying up to 5 years in prison A Lake Havasu City man wounded by law enforcement gunfire has been offered a mandatory prison plea agreement. Mohave County Superior Court judge Megan McCoy conducted an Oct. 23 settlement conference to make certain that Maurice Trudell, 60, understands the… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf907df04c506ce1c024ab Rain could dampen Halloween plans as cooler weather moves into Lake Havasu City te 2026-10-26T17:40:13.494Z Rain could dampen Halloween plans as cooler weather moves into Lake Havasu City Halloween could bring more than ghosts and goblins to Lake Havasu City this weekend, with rain and thunderstorms threatening to crash the trick-or-treating festivities. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf9075f04c506ce1c02482 Georgia Teams up With Hip-Hop Duo to Launch New Apparel te 2026-10-26T17:40:05.836Z Georgia Teams up With Hip-Hop Duo to Launch New Apparel The Georgia Bulldogs and OutKast have teamed up with Nike to launch a new apparel line. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8e24f04c506ce1c02415 Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Gets Honest About 'MNF' Clash With Rival Eagles te 2026-10-26T17:30:12.470Z Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Gets Honest About 'MNF' Clash With Rival Eagles Ahead of the Cowboys' clash with the Eagles, quarterback Dak Prescott got honest about being "hated" when playing in Philadelphia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8e22f04c506ce1c0240c Sean Payton Apologizes for 'Awful' Play Call That Led to Jaylen Waddle Injury te 2026-10-26T17:30:10.131Z Sean Payton Apologizes for 'Awful' Play Call That Led to Jaylen Waddle Injury Denver Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle exited Sunday's Week 7 win over the Arizona Cardinals with a chest injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8e1ff04c506ce1c02403 Republicans on Defense in Districts GOP Redrew to Win Midterm: Full List te 2026-10-26T17:30:07.724Z Republicans on Defense in Districts GOP Redrew to Win Midterm: Full List Republicans are facing competitive races in seats that were redrawn to become more conservative ahead of the midterms. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8e1df04c506ce1c023fa Arch Manning Predicted to Leave Texas for SEC Rival After Bold Claim te 2026-10-26T17:30:05.476Z Arch Manning Predicted to Leave Texas for SEC Rival After Bold Claim David Pollack predicts Arch Manning could leave Texas for another SEC powerhouse as questions grow about the quarterback's future. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8bd8f04c506ce1c023ca Trump isn't done overhauling the White House — and his next move could hit the media where it works te 2026-10-26T17:20:24.903Z Trump isn't done overhauling the White House — and his next move could hit the media where it works President Donald Trump is considering giving the White House press corps the boot from its longtime briefing room — and has another use in mind for the space that doesn't involve the swimming pool he insists was never on the table. Trump said Sunday he is thinking about relocating reporters to make room for other White House needs, a day after suggesting the press could be moved to a "less obnoxious location." "I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I am thinking about moving the Press, and putting them in a different location, but I will use that location for very badly needed space." The president’s comments come after The New York Times reported on Oct. 20 that Trump had discussed replacing the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool. DAVID MARCUS: KAROLINE LEAVITT’S LASTING LEGACY IS OPENING THE WHITE HOUSE TO INDIE PRESS When reached for additional comment, the White House referred Fox News Digital to Trump's Sunday Truth Social post. In a separate Truth Social post published Saturday, Trump shot down reports he planned to build a swimming pool, insisting he would never consider doing "such a stupid thing." "There is a Fake News report out there that I am going to remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old Swimming Pool, which lies directly underneath," Trump wrote in the social media post. "Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back." TRUMP THREATENS TO ADD NY TIMES' 'TREASONOUS' IRAN WAR COVERAGE TO $15B DEFAMATION LAWSUIT The White House’s indoor swimming pool opened on June 2, 1933, following a New York Daily News campaign to raise funds for a pool for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had polio and regularly swam in therapy pools at his Hyde Park home or at a rehabilitation center in Warm Springs, Georgia, according to the White House Historical Association. To meet the growing demand for television news, President Richard M. Nixon later arranged for a press briefing room to be constructed above the old pool. TRUMP BYPASSES MEDIA GATEKEEPERS AS GOV SANDERS REVEALS LEGACY OUTLETS ARE LOSING THEIR GRIP Trump touted the ongoing renovations to the White House during a rally in Florida last Friday, saying his administration is "building some beautiful things." He also personally paid to install two massive 88-foot-tall American flags at the White House last July. Democratic Party leaders and left-leaning media personalities have blasted Trump over various renovations on Pennsylvania Ave, most notably in October 2025 when ground was broken for the new White House ballroom. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8bcdf04c506ce1c0239c Stephen A Smith Calls Michael Irvin 'Pathetic' When Discussing Cowboys te 2026-10-26T17:20:13.820Z Stephen A Smith Calls Michael Irvin 'Pathetic' When Discussing Cowboys Stephen A. Smith had a big problem with Michael Irvin making a bold claim about the Dallas Cowboys. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8bcaf04c506ce1c02393 New Blood Test Can Find One of the Deadliest Cancers Returning—Before Scans te 2026-10-26T17:20:10.910Z New Blood Test Can Find One of the Deadliest Cancers Returning—Before Scans A new blood test could detect lung cancer recurrence months before it appears on scans, potentially enabling earlier treatment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8bc7f04c506ce1c0238a Alex Cora Bluntly Reveals Real Reason He Believes Red Sox Fired Him te 2026-10-26T17:20:07.865Z Alex Cora Bluntly Reveals Real Reason He Believes Red Sox Fired Him Alex Cora revealed why he believes the Red Sox fired him as their manager in April. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8bc4f04c506ce1c02381 Steelers Linked to Potential Trade for Colts Young WR te 2026-10-26T17:20:04.700Z Steelers Linked to Potential Trade for Colts Young WR The Pittsburgh Steelers are being linked to Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs with the deadline almost here. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8991f04c506ce1c02351 Michael Douglas doesn't 'feel bad' about affair revelations from 'before Catherine' te 2026-10-26T17:10:41.100Z Michael Douglas doesn't 'feel bad' about affair revelations from 'before Catherine' Michael Douglas gave a cheeky response when asked how his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, had reacted to his new tell-all, "One Helluva Ride." The 82-year-old actor's new memoir, published Oct. 6, contained revelations about his life, including his secret affairs with his former co-stars Kathleen Turner and Jeanne Tripplehorn, as well as his past cocaine use and struggles with addiction. During an appearance on the "Happy, Sad, Confused" podcast on the day of the book's release, host Josh Horowitz asked Douglas whether Zeta-Jones, 57, knew "everything" that he revealed in the book. MICHAEL DOUGLAS GETS EXPLICIT ABOUT HOW HE FILMED SEX SCENES BEFORE INTIMACY COORDINATORS "I'll be home to ask her because she just got the book two days ago. I told her this was all, as I say, B.C., before Catherine," Douglas said in the interview, which was published on Oct. 19. "And you know, we have a 25-year age difference, so I'm looking at some of these films, like with Kathleen, and Catherine would have been seven years old," he joked. "I don't feel bad," Douglas added. "I think she understands." In "One Helluva Ride," Douglas confirmed that he and Turner, 72, had an affair in 1983 while filming the hit 1984 romantic adventure movie "Romancing the Stone," a rumor they denied for over 40 years. At the time, Douglas was legally married to Diandra Luker, with whom he shares son Cameron, though he said in his memoir that they were separated when production on the film began, and they were both having extramarital affairs. Douglas recalled that he and Turner continued to deny rumors that they were romantically involved during production of the sequel and even years later when they reunited on "The Kominsky Method."  SALLY FIELD SAYS BURT REYNOLDS WAS ‘WONDERFUL’ BUT ‘FRIGHTENING,’ CLAIMS HE TRIED TO CONTROL HER CAREER The two told the public that while they "had amazing chemistry" and were "both tempted," they never acted on their feelings. "The truth is that during the production of ‘Romancing the Stone,' Kathleen and I fell hard for each other and began a relationship," he wrote. "It wasn’t a fly-by night affair; it grew naturally from how closely we were working together, how much pressure we were under, how much we respected and cared for one another, and how attracted we were to each other. Like every other guy in the world at the time, I was knocked sideways by Kathleen." PHIL COLLINS GETS FRANK ON MARRIAGE FAILURES AND LIFE REGRETS: 'I REGRET MY MARRIAGES FALLING APART' He noted that he and Turner kept their affair a secret for 40 years to protect Luker and Cameron. Douglas wrote that the two decided to end their relationship after Luker visited them on set with Cameron "and made it clear to her [Turner] that we were still married." After reports circulated about Douglas' admission, Turner said in a statement to People, "Good heavens, what a fuss about something 40 years ago! I love Michael, and I look forward to enjoying the book." SHARON STONE SAYS SHE 'NEARLY DIED' AFTER 'BASIC INSTINCT' OPENED THE DOOR TO HOLLYWOOD'S DARK SIDE Douglas also disclosed that he and Tripplehorn, 63, who was almost 20 years his junior, had an affair during the filming of their 1992 movie, "Basic Instinct." "The truth is, I fell very hard for Jeanne despite our nearly 20-year age difference," he wrote. "In fact, I was ready to officially leave my wife for Jeanne. I was crazy about her." Douglas recalled that his "relationship with Jeanne lasted through production," but that they "went our separate ways" once production ended. "But I will always think of her as an amazing actress and a truly terrific woman that I was very fortunate to spend time with," he added. 'CADDYSHACK' STAR MICHAEL O'KEEFE CLAIMS COCAINE WAS BUDGETED ON SET, ADMITS FILMING SCENES HIGH Douglas maintained that he and Luker were still separated at the time. Luker filed for divorce in 1995, and their split was finalized in 2000. Tripplehorn has not publicly commented on Douglas' memoir, though the actor previously said she approved of him including their relationship in the book. During an interview with Page Six, Douglas said, "I talked to her before I put it in the book," adding that "she was fine" with it. The memoir also explored Douglas’ struggles with substance abuse, his complicated relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, and Cameron’s battle with addiction. Zeta-Jones previously confirmed that she had not yet read "One Helluva Ride" during an Oct. 8 appearance on "Today." "As much as I love my husband, when I’m tired at night, I have no intention of reading about him. At all," she joked. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The Oscar winner cited her exhausting schedule, having just wrapped up seven months of filming the third season of her Netflix series "Wednesday" in Dublin, while also working on her new Prime Video show "Kill Jackie" in London and traveling to Bilbao, Spain, before her press tour. "But everyone else should [read it]," Zeta-Jones told the audience. "The book is called ‘One Helluva Ride,’ and I think everyone should hold on to their cowboy hats, because I think it is." During a subsequent appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Douglas was asked if it "was for the best" that Zeta-Jones had not read his memoir. "Oh, yeah," Douglas quipped. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS In an Oct. 7 interview with Page Six, Douglas confirmed that he had already "talked" to Zeta-Jones about the book and expressed his confidence that she would be "very understanding." Douglas first fell head over heels for Zeta-Jones when she caught his eye in the 1998 movie "The Mask of Zorro." He went on to meet Zeta-Jones at the Deauville Film Festival in France. At the time, Zeta-Jones was aware of his reputation as a Hollywood womanizer and wary of starting a relationship with him. In his memoir, Douglas recalled that Zeta-Jones demanded monogamy, and he called five other women that day to end their relationships before committing to her. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE The couple, who share the same birthday, Sept. 25, though 25 years apart, became engaged in December 1999 and tied the knot in November 2000. Douglas and Zeta-Jones, who are parents to son Dylan, 26, and daughter Carys, 23, separated in 2013 before reconciling eight months later in 2014. In "One Helluva Ride," Douglas wrote candidly about their separation and shared that he never gave up hope that they would reconcile. "I love Catherine in a way that I have never loved any other woman," he wrote. "She's my wife, my best friend, and my life partner. I could never lose her." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8985f04c506ce1c02322 Giants Praised After 'Hallmark Win' Over Texans in Week 7 te 2026-10-26T17:10:30.000Z Giants Praised After 'Hallmark Win' Over Texans in Week 7 An ESPN analyst applauded the New York Giants for defeating the Houston Texans on the road in overtime on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8982f04c506ce1c02319 Florida Keeps QB Decision Under Wraps Ahead of Georgia Showdown te 2026-10-26T17:10:26.225Z Florida Keeps QB Decision Under Wraps Ahead of Georgia Showdown Florida beat Texas to build momentum, but Jon Sumrall has yet to name a starting QB ahead of a crucial matchup with Georgia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf896ef04c506ce1c02310 Unemployment Benefits Would Get Boost Under New Bill Linked to AI Fears te 2026-10-26T17:10:06.432Z Unemployment Benefits Would Get Boost Under New Bill Linked to AI Fears The bill would establish new minimum standards for unemployment benefits and broaden the types of workers covered by the system. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8729f04c506ce1c022d7 JJ McCarthy opting not to wear eyeblack in Giants win over Texans likely linked to his hatred for Ohio State te 2026-10-26T17:00:25.288Z JJ McCarthy opting not to wear eyeblack in Giants win over Texans likely linked to his hatred for Ohio State JJ McCarthy led the New York Giants to an overtime win over the Houston Texans on Sunday in what was his first start under center for his new team, and did so in a unique fashion, literally. McCarthy took the field in Houston without wearing any eyeblack on his face. Typically, a player choosing not to wear eyeblack for a game wouldn't be newsworthy, with most folks not even picking up on the change, but there is both history and quite the story involving McCarthy and the eyeblack in this scenario. McCarthy has worn a hefty amount of eyeblack throughout his career, even dating back to his high school playing days at IMG Academy, and did the same throughout his three seasons playing at Michigan. There was a notable exception to the look during his time with the Wolverines, however, as he never wore the eyeblack when they were taking on Ohio State. OHIO STATE MOVES SENIOR DAY AWAY FROM MICHIGAN GAME IN AN EFFORT TO REMOVE 'DISTRACTIONS' As a football player at Michigan, McCarthy simply had to dislike Ohio State, but his hatred for the Wolverines' biggest rival ran a lot deeper. The former first-round pick was offered by the Buckeyes out of high school, but while reflecting on the recruiting process, he told The Athletic in 2019 that he felt like he was misled by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day about what his plans were for the quarterback room. Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the top-ranked recruit of the 2021 class, ended up at Ohio State along with four-star signal caller Kyle McCord. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! McCarthy chose to take his talents to Ann Arbor and went a perfect 3-0 against the Buckeyes during his time at Michigan, making sure Day "could see his face after he kicked his a - -," according to his quarterback coach at Michigan. McCarthy is on record stating that he used to "love" the Buckeyes, but wanted to "kill them" after his recruiting process and landing at Michigan. As for McCarthy ditching the eyeblack for Sunday's matchup against the Texans, it's safe to assume it had everything to do with the quarterback on the other sideline, CJ Stroud, who attended Ohio State. The no-eyeblack look could not have been just some coincidence. Stroud never beat Michigan in his two starts against the Wolverines, and he's still winless against a McCarthy-led squad after Sunday's contest. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf871df04c506ce1c022aa Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Gets Honest About Looming $250k Punishment te 2026-10-26T17:00:13.676Z Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Gets Honest About Looming $250k Punishment New England Patriots leader Mike Vrabel was one of three NFL head coaches fined $250,000 for their behavior toward officials. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf871bf04c506ce1c022a1 Raiders Linked to Pro Bowl WR Amid Brutal Losing Streak te 2026-10-26T17:00:11.559Z Raiders Linked to Pro Bowl WR Amid Brutal Losing Streak The Las Vegas Raiders are being viewed as a top trade destination for Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8718f04c506ce1c02298 Map Shows Ukraine's Battlefield Advances Threatening Key Russian Supply Lines  te 2026-10-26T17:00:08.829Z Map Shows Ukraine's Battlefield Advances Threatening Key Russian Supply Lines  Kyiv's troops made gains in the Oleksandrivka direction, following the success of its Operation Vivaldi offensive. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8715f04c506ce1c0228f Jazz Chisholm Jr Predicted to Leave Yankees for Shocking NL Team te 2026-10-26T17:00:05.990Z Jazz Chisholm Jr Predicted to Leave Yankees for Shocking NL Team The Pittsburgh Pirates are being predicted to sign New York Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. in free agency this offseason. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8713f04c506ce1c02286 Texas Barbecue Restaurant Blames 'Rogue Employee' for Allowing Paxton Event  te 2026-10-26T17:00:03.442Z Texas Barbecue Restaurant Blames 'Rogue Employee' for Allowing Paxton Event  Ownership of Cooper’s in New Braunfels said it was unaware of event it hosted involving GOP Senate candidate. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf84c0f04c506ce1c0222e SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo te 2026-10-26T16:50:08.919Z SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo SpaceX has locked in a binding commitment for roughly $40 billion in financing to pay for AI chips and related data center equipment, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday. In a statement, SpaceX called it the “largest committed GPU financing” ever. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf84bdf04c506ce1c02225 Anthropic’s IPO filing reveals its strategy for keeping enterprise customers hooked te 2026-10-26T16:50:05.334Z Anthropic’s IPO filing reveals its strategy for keeping enterprise customers hooked Anthropic’s S-1 shows more than half of its $100,000-plus customers now use both the Claude Platform and a first-party app, a cross-selling playbook reminiscent of Amazon that’s making enterprise customers stickier. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8293f04c506ce1c021fa Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds te 2026-10-26T16:40:51.215Z Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds Democrats are far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as a core value the nation needs, marking the single widest partisan divide in a new survey examining the country’s values. According to a Gallup and With Honor survey released Sunday, 46% of Republicans ranked patriotism among the top three values the nation needs most, compared with just 6% of Democrats – a 40-percentage-point difference that dwarfs every other ideological disagreement in the poll. "Democrats are far more likely to say the country needs equality, fairness and kindness, while Republicans are far more likely to say the country needs responsibility and patriotism," according to Gallup. ONLY 27% OF DEMOCRATS WILL DISPLAY AMERICAN FLAG ON JULY 4: POLL Overall, Americans on a broad-scale view honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) as the values most urgently needed. Beneath that surface, though, the parties see starkly different remedies for what is most needed in the nation. STUNNINGLY LOW PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS IN US THINK AMERICA STANDS ABOVE EVERY OTHER NATION: POLL Republicans place the highest priority on patriotism (46%), followed by responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%). Democrats as a whole valued equality highest (44%), followed by fairness (34%) and honesty (32%). DEMS PUT ON BLAST OVER POLL THAT SHOWS RECORD-LOW PATRIOTISM IN US: 'TEAR OUR SOCIETY APART' Independents land between both sides, most frequently selecting honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%), with only 15% selecting patriotism. Despite the large disparity between Democrats and Republicans on the value of patriotism, it was one of the most selected values that participants said they believed was shared by most Americans regardless of their political leanings. When given a list of 12 choices, 32% said they believed most Americans shared patriotism as a value, trailing only freedom at 38%. Those 12 values were: freedom, patriotism, service, kindness, respect, equality, fairness, responsibility, integrity, courage, honesty and humility. More than three quarters of Americans (76%) believed people shared at least one of those values regardless of politics, while 59% said at least two, and 46% said at least three. INDEPENDENT VOTERS AREN’T PICKING A POLITICAL TEAM, THEY JUST FEEL PICKED ON Beyond patriotism, the second-largest partisan divide emerged around equality, chosen by 44% of Democrats compared to just 10% of Republicans – a 34-point spread. Fairness similarly split the electorate, chosen by 34% of Democrats versus 15% of Republicans. The findings also reveal an age divide that mirrors the political split. Adults aged 65 and older are nearly three times as likely as adults aged 18-39 to say the nation needs more patriotism (32% vs. 12%). Despite the deep differences in priorities, the survey revealed broad consensus on political tolerance. Nearly eight in ten Americans (79%) – including 84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, and 72% of Republicans – said respecting different values matters more than sharing the same ones. Additionally, 70% of respondents said elected leaders must be willing to compromise across party lines, even at personal political cost. "Perhaps, then, the ultimate shared value is that Americans agree to disagree," the Gallup analysis concluded. The survey was conducted May 12–22 among a nationally representative panel of more than 3,000 U.S. adults. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8282f04c506ce1c021cf James Comey's Daughter Reinstated After Trump DOJ Firing Ruled Unlawful te 2026-10-26T16:40:34.418Z James Comey's Daughter Reinstated After Trump DOJ Firing Ruled Unlawful The judge rejected the DOJ’s expansive argument about presidential power over federal prosecutors. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf827ff04c506ce1c021c6 Texans GM Reveals Future Contract Plans for QB CJ Stroud te 2026-10-26T16:40:31.097Z Texans GM Reveals Future Contract Plans for QB CJ Stroud Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio opened up about the team's contract plans for quarterback C.J. Stroud. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf827bf04c506ce1c021bd The Robotic Voice Was a Safety Feature. Now It's Gone te 2026-10-26T16:40:27.172Z The Robotic Voice Was a Safety Feature. Now It's Gone Block's Dessa laughs, pauses, and interrupts like a person. That's a breakthrough and a disaster. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8277f04c506ce1c021b4 Kyle Whittingham Addresses Potential Coaching Change After Indiana Loss te 2026-10-26T16:40:23.672Z Kyle Whittingham Addresses Potential Coaching Change After Indiana Loss After a 13-6 loss to Indiana, Kyle Whittingham addressed calls for a coaching change as Michigan looks to salvage its season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8274f04c506ce1c021ab LeBron James References Iconic Press Conference Moment After 76ers Loss te 2026-10-26T16:40:20.313Z LeBron James References Iconic Press Conference Moment After 76ers Loss The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their first loss of the 2026-27 NBA season on Sunday, falling to the Detroit Pistons. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8270f04c506ce1c021a2 Disney Ride Closures 2027: List of Attractions Shutting Across Parks te 2026-10-26T16:40:16.754Z Disney Ride Closures 2027: List of Attractions Shutting Across Parks Major Disney rides will temporarily close in 2027, with refurbishments planned across parks in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf826df04c506ce1c02199 Chiefs New WR Trade Target Emerges Following Terrible Seahawks Loss te 2026-10-26T16:40:13.195Z Chiefs New WR Trade Target Emerges Following Terrible Seahawks Loss The Kansas City Chiefs have been named among the top trade fits for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8269f04c506ce1c02190 Zelensky Accuses Hegseth of Delaying Patriot Missile Deliveries For Weeks te 2026-10-26T16:40:09.944Z Zelensky Accuses Hegseth of Delaying Patriot Missile Deliveries For Weeks Patriot systems are deemed the gold standard of air defense, able to intercept even the most advanced incoming weapons. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8265f04c506ce1c02187 Democrats Drop Major Report on Trump's Alleged Ties to Epstein Crimes te 2026-10-26T16:40:05.678Z Democrats Drop Major Report on Trump's Alleged Ties to Epstein Crimes The allegations come against the backdrop of the Justice Department and FBI's July 2025 review. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf801cf04c506ce1c02152 Elon Musk vows to give every US child SpaceX stock te 2026-10-26T16:30:20.470Z Elon Musk vows to give every US child SpaceX stock You probably don't expect Elon Musk to show up in your child's investment portfolio. But that's exactly what could happen next year. The billionaire behind SpaceX has made a remarkable promise. He says he'll give one share of his space company to every kid in America. We're talking about a potential giveaway worth more than $10 billion. Free SpaceX stock for kids sounds appealing, especially when you're thinking about your child's financial future. But before you start looking for a way to sign up, there are some pretty important details Musk has yet to explain. 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. NEW BOOK ON ELON MUSK EXAMINES THE BILLIONAIRE’S MIND, MOTIVATION AND MAKING LIFE MULTI-PLANETARY Musk recently announced on X that he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to every kid in America in 2027. "Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many," Musk wrote. That's a sweeping commitment. SpaceX, which went public in June 2026, operates the Starlink satellite internet network and develops rockets for commercial spaceflight. Now Musk wants millions of American children to own a tiny piece of the company. The promise has already attracted attention because of its enormous potential cost. However, Musk hasn't provided a detailed plan explaining how the shares would reach families or which children would qualify. For perspective, SpaceX shares closed at $147.49 on Oct. 23. There are just over 72 million Americans under age 18. Using that closing price, giving every one of them a share would cost approximately $10.6 billion. For a family with two eligible children, that could mean roughly $295 worth of SpaceX stock based on the Oct. 23 valuation. Of course, that amount could change considerably by 2027. Stock prices rise and fall, and owning a single share offers no guarantee of future profits. Still, there's something intriguing about the idea of a child becoming an investor before graduating from high school. If SpaceX continues to grow, that share could become more valuable over time. On the other hand, families could also watch its value decline. The timing is especially interesting. Just one day before Musk made his announcement, artificial intelligence company Anthropic revealed a major philanthropic commitment of its own. The company behind Claude AI announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval. The fund could support nonprofit organizations or provide direct financial assistance to certain populations, including workers affected by AI-driven economic changes. The company also described a structure that could increase its contribution as its valuation grows, subject to future board decisions. Musk responded to Anthropic's announcement by recommending that companies give shares directly to the public. He then followed up with his own pledge involving SpaceX. This exchange raises an interesting question about the enormous wealth accumulating around AI. As technology companies become increasingly valuable, executives are facing greater scrutiny over how that wealth should benefit the public. SEN DAVE MCCORMICK: TRUMP ACCOUNTS GIVE ALL AMERICANS A STAKE IN PROSPERITY Under the Trump Accounts program, the Treasury Department began automatically enrolling eligible children in tax-advantaged investment accounts on Oct. 1. Parents or guardians must still claim and activate those accounts before managing them. A separate federal pilot program provides a one-time $1,000 contribution for qualifying U.S. citizen children born between Jan. 1, 2025 and Dec. 31, 2028. Families must make an election to receive that contribution. SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell and her husband, Robert Shotwell, previously pledged to donate one SpaceX share to the Trump Account of each of more than 2 million children. Their contribution targets children ages 11 to 17 in areas with lower-than-average household incomes, with additional emphasis on communities near their home in central Texas. New Treasury regulations that took effect Sept. 30 also allow qualifying donations of publicly traded company shares into Trump Accounts. Under those rules, donated shares generally must be held for five years or until the account's special growth period ends, whichever comes first. Musk's proposal could potentially use this system, but he has not publicly explained the exact distribution process. That's an important unanswered question because Trump Accounts have established eligibility requirements and investment rules. Musk's announcement appears to cover a much broader population of children, although he has yet to define exactly who qualifies. A pledge this large naturally comes with logistical challenges. For starters, Musk hasn't clarified whether every child under 18 would qualify or whether the giveaway would be limited to U.S. citizens. It is also unclear how children would receive their shares. If the giveaway uses Trump Accounts, families would need to understand how eligibility and account requirements apply. If Musk chooses another distribution method, parents may need some type of custodial account to hold stock for a minor. But Musk has not identified a specific process for families to claim his promised shares. There are also financial questions. Would families face any tax consequences? Could children sell their shares immediately, or would restrictions apply? And when during 2027 would the transfers happen? For now, there's no confirmed application process for Musk's nationwide pledge. Parents should be cautious of anyone claiming otherwise. UKRAINE'S STARLINK RESTORED AS ELON MUSK CLAIMS KYIV VIOLATED TERMS OF SERVICE 'TO KILL PEOPLE' If you have children or grandchildren, this is certainly a development worth following. A free share of SpaceX could introduce young people to investing and give them a financial interest in a company developing space technology. But I'd encourage parents to be patient. Musk has not announced an official enrollment process for his proposed giveaway. That means you should be especially suspicious of websites or social media messages claiming you can already register your children for free SpaceX stock. We have previously reported on scams using Elon Musk's name to promote questionable products. A high-profile stock giveaway could provide another opportunity for impersonators to target families. Avoid sharing your child's Social Security number, financial information or other sensitive details with anyone promoting an unverified giveaway. For legitimate information about Trump Accounts, visit the IRS website at irs.gov/trumpaccounts directly. That official program already has an established enrollment process, but signing up for a Trump Account does not guarantee your child will receive a share from Musk's pledge. If SpaceX eventually announces a formal process, review the eligibility requirements and any account restrictions before participating. I've seen Elon Musk make some pretty ambitious promises over the years, but offering a piece of SpaceX to every child in America is certainly an attention-grabber. What interests me most is the idea of giving young people an ownership stake in a company helping shape the future of space exploration. There could be real financial value in that over time. Still, I want to see the details before getting too excited. A promise involving billions of dollars and millions of children deserves a clear explanation of how it will work. I also find the timing fascinating. With Anthropic making its own massive commitment to public benefit, we're beginning to see tech billionaires debate who should share in the wealth their companies create. I'll be watching to see whether Musk follows through and how much of that wealth actually reaches American families. Would you trust Elon Musk to give your child a financial head start, or do you think billionaires should do more than promise shares on social media? 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/6adf801af04c506ce1c02149 Mom of 2 who died rescuing sons during Bahamas snorkeling trip is identified te 2026-10-26T16:30:18.365Z Mom of 2 who died rescuing sons during Bahamas snorkeling trip is identified A 36-year-old mother on a family snorkeling excursion in the Bahamas recently died while trying to save her two sons from a strong current, authorities said. The victim was identified as Leanne Gregory, 36, of Nottinghamshire, England, according to The Telegraph. The drowning, which took place on North Bimini Island, was announced by Bahamian authorities last Tuesday. THOUSANDS BOOKED TROPICAL BAHAMAS CRUISE AND ENDED UP IN FREEZING CANADA INSTEAD The Royal Bahamas Police Force said that around 10 a.m. Tuesday, officers at the Alice Town Police Station were alerted to an unresponsive woman at the North Bimini Ferry Dock. The woman had been snorkeling with her husband and two sons when a "strong current" swept the children away, according to the statement. "In an attempt to rescue her sons, the woman was also swept away," police said in a statement.  "She was later rescued and transported to the ferry dock, where CPR was reportedly administered." Both children survived the incident, according to The Telegraph. NURSE IMPALED BY POLE DURING HIKE FORCED TO TREK 10 MILES FOR HELP: 'A FREAK THING' By the time officers arrived, they were told the woman had been transported to a clinic and pronounced dead by a local doctor "despite efforts to save her life," the report added. Authorities added that foul play "is not suspected at this time." "An autopsy will be conducted to assist in determining the exact cause of death," the report added. In a Facebook tribute, Gregory's husband, Nathan, called his wife of 22 years his "childhood sweetheart" and "soulmate," according to the BBC. The outlet reported that on a GoFundMe page, he said she held onto one of their sons until he was rescued, but she "didn't have the energy to save herself." "My boys had to witness something nobody should ever have to see of any age, but they know [their mom] died an absolute hero," Nathan Gregory said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER In an interview with The Telegraph, Gregory's mother-in-law, Kim Jones, said her son had tried to give Gregory the "kiss of life" in an effort to revive her. "It is devastating," said Jones. "They can both swim, they’re good swimmers, but the current was too strong." Jones added, "They were in difficulty, and she went out to rescue them. But the waters were too rough and choppy for her." CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Gregory had reportedly loved traveling to Florida and the Caribbean, Jones said, and had been on a two-week vacation at the time of the drowning. Gregory's mother-in-law told The Telegraph the couple were school sweethearts who had been together for over 20 years. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "She was the best mom in the world, just brilliant — a lovely woman who would do anything for anyone," said Jones. "It’s all such a shock ... I cannot imagine how my son will be feeling." Gregory's death is among several recent vacation tragedies. In August, a Minnesota pastor died after suffering a severe spinal cord injury when he fell into a pool aboard a cruise ship in Italy while celebrating his son's wedding. Earlier in October, a Brazilian university official was killed by falling roofing material while touring a historic Frank Lloyd Wright landmark in Arizona. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8018f04c506ce1c02140 GORDON SONDLAND: France is burning, Europe's broke, and the revolution it really needs isn't violent te 2026-10-26T16:30:16.673Z GORDON SONDLAND: France is burning, Europe's broke, and the revolution it really needs isn't violent Europe is in the streets. From Paris to Brussels, Milan to Lisbon, hundreds of thousands of citizens are protesting rising living costs, stagnant wages, unaffordable housing and deteriorating public services. In France, demonstrations have descended into burning barricades, looted businesses, and attacks on public buildings. Elsewhere, students, workers and frustrated families are demanding that their governments deliver the prosperity and security they have long promised. Most protesters are peaceful, but the unrest reflects a growing anxiety that Europe’s economic and social model is no longer delivering. The immediate grievances vary, but the underlying problem is more profound: too many European economies have become better at protecting yesterday’s arrangements than creating tomorrow’s opportunities. Excessive regulation, rigid labor structures, fragmented capital markets, and slow decision-making constrain the growth necessary to sustain Europe’s generous social promises. Europe has not run out of talent. It has made it unnecessarily difficult for talent to flourish. Having served as the U.S. ambassador to the EU, I have heard this firsthand from executives running the American operations of major European companies, particularly in Silicon Valley. Their message is remarkably consistent: they simply cannot innovate in Europe the way they can in the United States. These are Europeans describing the limitations of their own economic environment. They come to America because our ecosystem allows them to move faster, attract capital, take risks, recruit talent, and turn promising ideas into commercially successful businesses. FROM ARRESTS TO CRACKDOWNS, HOW EUROPE’S LEADERS ARE RESPONDING AS PROTESTS ROCK THE CONTINENT Think about the implications. Europe has extraordinary universities, brilliant engineers, world-class scientists, and sophisticated corporations. Yet many of those same corporations look to America when they want to push the boundaries of innovation. The problem is not imagination. It is an economic and regulatory structure that too often suffocates imagination before it can become commercial reality. There is another uncomfortable dimension to Europe’s predicament. For decades, the United States provided the military security umbrella under which European governments could devote comparatively modest resources to their own defense. While American taxpayers financed enormous military capabilities, many European countries concentrated more of their resources on generous pensions, health care, social benefits, and other domestic priorities. FRENCH CEO WARNS 'PURELY CHAOTIC' RIOTS PROVE THE COUNTRY HAS REACHED THE 'DEAD END OF SOCIALISM' Imagine if European governments had been required to spend 4% or 5% of GDP on defense throughout the past three decades. Would their social safety nets look anything like they do today? Perhaps Europeans would still have chosen extensive benefits, shorter workweeks and lengthy vacations. But those arrangements would have required far more difficult fiscal choices involving taxes, borrowing, spending and economic growth. American military power did not create Europe’s welfare state, but it helped make that welfare state easier to afford. HUNGARY AND POLAND DEFEND TOUGH MIGRATION POLICIES AS FRANCE REELS FROM VIOLENT UNREST The American security guarantee may also have distorted European perceptions of the threats themselves. When someone else bears much of the cost of protecting you, it becomes easier to discount the danger. Why acknowledge the full threat posed by Russia if doing so means telling voters they must sacrifice cherished benefits to purchase tanks, aircraft and missiles? Far easier for Europeans to conclude that Washington is exaggerating the danger, let America spend the money, and enjoy another three-hour lunch. Poland and the Baltic states have generally viewed Russia differently. But across much of Western Europe, American protection made strategic complacency easier to sustain. Now the defense bill is coming due. President Trump has pressed NATO allies to assume greater responsibility for their own security, and European governments have committed to substantially higher defense spending. Those commitments arrive just as their economies struggle to generate the growth necessary to finance them. FROM ARRESTS TO CRACKDOWNS, HOW EUROPE’S LEADERS ARE RESPONDING AS PROTESTS ROCK THE CONTINENT Europe needs an immediate regulatory reset, more integrated capital markets, flexible labor arrangements, faster permitting, affordable energy and an environment in which entrepreneurs can build global companies without crossing the Atlantic. Estonia’s digital government, Denmark’s labor flexibility, Ireland’s technology investment and Poland’s industrial development offer useful examples. What Europe lacks is not another commission or another report. It needs political leaders willing to confront the bureaucracies, vested interests and institutional inertia that prevent meaningful reform. Which brings us to America. We have our own protests, riots, economic inequalities, political dysfunction, and government bureaucracy. We are far from perfect, and we should never pretend otherwise. Millions of Americans struggle with housing costs, health care, education, and the fear that their children may not enjoy the opportunities they once expected. We have communities that feel abandoned, institutions that have lost public trust and political divisions that sometimes seem impossible to bridge. But America’s greatest strength has never been perfection. It is our extraordinary capacity for reinvention. Our system is built around the possibility of constant change. We experiment, fail, learn, improve and try again. Yesterday’s conventional wisdom becomes tomorrow’s obsolete business model. New companies challenge established giants. New technologies disrupt entire industries. Every generation has the opportunity to create something that did not exist before. That process can be messy, disruptive, and sometimes deeply unfair. But it creates something indispensable to a successful society: the belief that tomorrow can be better than today, and that individuals have the power to help make it so. This is the essential difference between American economic dynamism and the more rigid structures that constrain much of Europe. Our system does not guarantee success. It preserves the possibility of extraordinary success, and it gives people repeated opportunities to pursue it. COULD FRANCE'S RIOTS HAPPEN HERE? EXPERTS SEE PARALLELS IN SOCIALISM, IMMIGRATION — AND KEY DIFFERENCES Critics of American wealth inequality frequently point to our growing number of billionaires, and perhaps someday a trillionaire, as evidence of a system gone wrong. But the mere existence of extraordinary fortunes misses a fundamental point. The question is not simply how much wealth the richest American has accumulated. It is whether the next American, starting with little more than an idea, talent and determination, has a genuine opportunity to build something extraordinary. I want to wake up every morning believing the sky is the limit. I want every American to have that same opportunity. Not a government-imposed ceiling on ambition, not a predetermined limit on success, and not a tax system designed to punish exceptional achievement simply because it is exceptional. Why take the risk, invest the capital, work the extra hours or pursue the seemingly impossible if government has already decided how much success is enough? AMERICANS WARNED ABOUT PARIS TRAVEL AFTER VIOLENCE, LOOTING AND TEAR GAS-FILLED STREETS None of this means ignoring inequality. An economy in which wealth and power become permanently concentrated, established businesses suppress competition and children born into poverty have little realistic prospect of advancement would betray the very principles that make American capitalism work. Government has an essential role in enforcing the rule of law, protecting competition, providing education, maintaining a functioning safety net and ensuring that opportunity is not reserved for those who already possess wealth or influence. But there is an enormous difference between government creating the conditions for opportunity and government attempting to dictate economic outcomes. America should respond to Europe’s difficulties with neither arrogance nor indifference. A prosperous, innovative and militarily capable Europe is essential to our own security and economic interests. We should encourage European reform, welcome European investment and insist that our allies assume a greater share of their defense responsibilities. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION At home, however, we must be careful not to import the very economic rigidities Europe is struggling to escape. We should resist the temptation to address every imperfection with another layer of regulation, another barrier to investment or another policy that makes entrepreneurship less rewarding. We should instead ask a simpler question of every major economic policy: Does this make it easier or harder for Americans to work, invest, innovate, start businesses, change careers and recover from failure? And we must make sure that the promise of advancement remains credible. That means better schools, affordable housing, competitive markets, access to capital, effective public institutions and opportunities extending far beyond a handful of prosperous technology centers. America’s protests remind us that economic growth alone cannot sustain public confidence if too many citizens believe the system is closed to them. Peaceful dissent must be protected, violence must be rejected and legitimate grievances must be addressed. A dynamic economy cannot remain politically stable if large portions of its population lose faith in their ability to participate in its success. The answer to inequality is not to suppress exceptional outcomes. It is to prevent inequality from becoming permanent exclusion. The American dream was never a guarantee that everyone would become wealthy. It was the conviction that nobody’s future had to be dictated by the circumstances of their birth. The measure of a successful society is not how effectively it limits the fortunes of those at the top, but how convincingly it keeps the door open for those who aspire to join them. Europe’s unrest should serve as a warning about what happens when expectations grow faster than the economy’s capacity to fulfill them, and when political institutions become better at protecting yesterday’s arrangements than creating tomorrow’s opportunities. America’s greatest asset is not the wealth it has already accumulated. It is the wealth, discoveries, industries and opportunities that have yet to be created. Europe needs to rediscover economic possibility. America needs to protect it. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM AMB. GORDON SONDLAND Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8017f04c506ce1c02137 Trump's brutal Truth Social attack on Bill Maher after dinner sparks confusion online te 2026-10-26T16:30:15.170Z Trump's brutal Truth Social attack on Bill Maher after dinner sparks confusion online President Donald Trump set social media ablaze on Sunday night with a lengthy Truth Social post slamming HBO host Bill Maher on the heels of a recent dinner between the two of them, leaving onlookers baffled at the sudden about-face.  Trump hosted Maher for dinner at the White House earlier this month, marking the second time they have dined together. Afterward, Trump told reporters that the HBO comedian was "great," and that it was a "was a very informative dinner," but the president changed his tune on Sunday night.  "Let’s talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher. He’s got a Low Rated Show on equally Low Rated HBO, which was once, long ago, a Network of Quality and Excitement — But that’s all gone. It’s not 'HOT' anymore!" Trump wrote. Trump also described his past relationship with Maher's "Club Random" show producer Chuck Labella from his days on NBC's "The Apprentice," claiming that LaBella would frequently encourage Trump to appear on Maher's show. BILL MAHER CLAIMS DONALD TRUMP FELT 'BETRAYED' BY HIM WITH 'SILLY' FEUD AFTER CORDIAL 2025 DINNER "When I became President, I agreed to meet, after the first one, and the last one, but never agreed to do his show, which he wants me to do, DESPARATELY [sic] — It won’t happen! When I have watched the show, which isn’t often, it always ends with dishonesty, about me at least, but, who cares?" Trump wrote. He described LaBella and singer Kid Rock arguing in favor of inviting Maher to the White House for a meeting in what ultimately became their April 2025 dinner, though Trump claimed Maher "invited himself." The president also wrote that Maher was in worse condition during their more recent meal.  "Also, I wanted to tell Bill that he’s a major POTHEAD. He’s got to stop, it’s very bad for his health. He looked like hell this time. Bill was drunk and had alcohol in his hand as he walked through the White House. Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock came along with him. Overall, I thought it was a good meeting. It didn’t last four hours, it lasted two hours, maybe less, and everybody was happy. We have the timestamps. I learned nothing, and felt it was a waste of time," Trump wrote. Trump claimed that since their second dinner, Maher's show has become "worse" than before and implored Maher and his team not to reach out to him again in the near future. TRUMP HOSTED A DINNER WITH – WAIT FOR IT – STEPHEN A SMITH, KID ROCK AND BILL MAHER "There were so many other falsehoods Bill spewed, but I won’t waste time in FACT CHECKING him. He isn’t worth it. Bill: Don’t call anymore. It’s useless, and tell Chuck LaBella not to call so much, and say how much you love 'TRUMP,' and want to get together, because you’re a hopeless guy, who is just trying to cater to your small group of 'fans.' You’re also a coward who is afraid to tell the truth about how well our Country is running because of your few 'fans,' and how badly the Dumocrats have done, almost destroying the U.S.A," Trump wrote. He concluded, "You’re not transformative, you’re a Loser! I never watched your show much, but I will never watch it again, because it is nothing more than FAKE NEWS that America, and the World, is unfortunately subjected to." When reached for comment, the White House pointed Fox News Digital back to Trump's Truth Social Post. Maher did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was the longest post Trump has ever sent, according to CNN.  Comedian Tim Young — the Heritage Foundation’s media fellow — feels there is only one explanation for the 1,300-plus word takedown.  "I watched Bill Maher’s show this weekend and can’t figure out what set off Trump more than usual. Maher always regularly criticizes Trump," Young told Fox News Digital.  THE FEUD BETWEEN TRUMP AND MAHER IS HEATING UP AGAIN AS HBO HOST RESPONDS TO THE PRESIDENT’S LATEST DIG "Maybe it’s that Trump watched a full episode for once because Karoline Leavitt was on and realized just how much Maher criticizes him," Young continued. "That’s the only thing I can think happened. The president was friendly and didn’t realize just how much Maher takes cracks at him because he has never seen a full episode until now." Many others took to social media with thoughts on the lengthy post, with supporters basking in the takedown. Some pointed out that Trump casually noted he might move the press to a different location, while others were irked the president would spend so much time bashing a television host.  Maher has previously defended meeting with Trump against liberal critics during the opening monologue of his HBO show "Real Time." "You know what? F--- you. I like these dinners," Maher said Friday. "You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured," Maher said. "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." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8015f04c506ce1c0212e LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman calls herself both a 'capitalist' and 'democratic socialist' te 2026-10-26T16:30:13.535Z LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman calls herself both a 'capitalist' and 'democratic socialist' Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman declared herself both a capitalist and a democratic socialist during an interview Friday, raising questions about her political ideology as the Democratic Socialists of America considers challenging her endorsement from the organization just days before the election. Raman, a Los Angeles city councilwoman and DSA member challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, defended the two labels when Michaelson pressed her about capitalism and the organization's political positions. "I am a capitalist, and I'm also a democratic socialist," she told CNN's Elex Michaelson. "I want the city to work and when the government is doing its job, it needs to work really effectively, and we need to make sure capitalism works without harm to workers, without worker exploitation, without exploitation of poor people. That's what I'm going to focus on." Los Angeles County Republican Party Chair Roxanne Hoge criticized Raman's remarks in a statement to Fox News Digital, questioning how the mayoral hopeful could embrace capitalism while maintaining ties to an organization that advocates replacing it. DEPROGRAMMED: FORMER DSA INSIDER REVEALS ‘FRIGHTENING’ SOCIALIST AGENDA DROVE HIM FROM ‘EXTREME’ IDEOLOGY "It's no surprise that Nithya Raman is confused by two mutually exclusive concepts. Perhaps she was in a fugue state when she agreed to co-govern with the DSA who proudly proclaim their desire to expropriate private property and to abolish the police," Hoge said. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that DSA national leadership was considering action against the Los Angeles chapter's endorsement of Raman over accusations she doesn't fully support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. At a forum last month, according to the LA Times, Raman referred to BDS as a "legitimate form of peaceful protest" without explicitly saying she supports the movement. Lisa Cusack, president of the Don't LA My Burbank PAC, criticized Raman's affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America, pointing to the organization's communist roots and its current political program advocating greater worker control over private industries. "The founder of DSA-LA, Dorothy Rea Healey, was a longtime leader of the California Communist Party in California," she told Fox News Digital. "Her autobiography is titled: 'A Life in the American Communist Party.' The current Democrat Socialist Program for Los Angeles states, 'Capitalists extract massive profits by stealing the surplus value of working-class labor.'" She claimed the program's mantra involves organizing to rebuild worker militancy, expanding union density, dismantling the gig economy, and asserting democratic worker control over municipal and private industries. "This is who Nithya Raman will be expected to co-govern with. When people tell you who they are, believe them," Hoge said. 'DSA JIHADI': LA MAYORAL CANDIDATE TORCHED AFTER DEFENDING 'GENOCIDE' COMMENT DURING JEWISH FORUM Raman's remarks contrasted with the DSA's official description of democratic socialism, which calls for replacing capitalism with an economic system in which workers exercise greater control over businesses and major industries. The organization explicitly rejects capitalism in its explanation of its political philosophy. "Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society," the DSA states on its website. DNC CHAIR KEN MARTIN DEFENDS 'BIG TENT' STRATEGY WHEN PRESSED ON DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS Raman's latest comments also marked a change from how she answered the same question during a July interview with Michaelson. At the time, she declined to directly identify herself as a capitalist, instead emphasizing the existing economic system and the responsibilities of local government. When Michaelson asked whether she considered herself a capitalist, Raman acknowledged the economic structure under which Los Angeles operates. "You know, we are in a capitalist system. It's a city government," Raman said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Michaelson also asked Raman whether she supported abolishing police departments, prisons or the U.S. Senate. She rejected all three proposals. When Michaelson pressed her on how she reconciled her political affiliations with those disagreements, Raman defended the ideological diversity within the organization. "I don't, you know, I think democratic socialism is a big tent," she said. "The DSA is a big tent organization, and I'm in part of that tent and I think a lot of Angelenos are in that tent with me." Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA, Raman and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf8013f04c506ce1c02125 Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds te 2026-10-26T16:30:11.952Z Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds Democrats are far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as a core value the nation needs, marking the single widest partisan divide in a new survey examining the country’s values. According to a Gallup and With Honor survey released Sunday, 46% of Republicans ranked patriotism among the top three values the nation needs most, compared with just 6% of Democrats – a 40-percentage-point difference that dwarfs every other ideological disagreement in the poll. "Democrats are far more likely to say the country needs equality, fairness and kindness, while Republicans are far more likely to say the country needs responsibility and patriotism," according to Gallup. ONLY 27% OF DEMOCRATS WILL DISPLAY AMERICAN FLAG ON JULY 4: POLL Overall, Americans on a broad-scale view honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) as the values most urgently needed. Beneath that surface, though, the parties see starkly different remedies for what is most needed in the nation. STUNNINGLY LOW PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS IN US THINK AMERICA STANDS ABOVE EVERY OTHER NATION: POLL Republicans place the highest priority on patriotism (46%), followed by responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%). Democrats as a whole valued equality highest (44%), followed by fairness (34%) and honesty (32%). DEMS PUT ON BLAST OVER POLL THAT SHOWS RECORD-LOW PATRIOTISM IN US: 'TEAR OUR SOCIETY APART' Independents land between both sides, most frequently selecting honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%), with only 15% selecting patriotism. Despite the large disparity between Democrats and Republicans on the value of patriotism, it was one of the most selected values that participants said they believed was shared by most Americans regardless of their political leanings. When given a list of 12 choices, 32% said they believed most Americans shared patriotism as a value, trailing only freedom at 38%. Those 12 values were: freedom, patriotism, service, kindness, respect, equality, fairness, responsibility, integrity, courage, honesty and humility. More than three quarters of Americans (76%) believed people shared at least one of those values regardless of politics, while 59% said at least two, and 46% said at least three. INDEPENDENT VOTERS AREN’T PICKING A POLITICAL TEAM, THEY JUST FEEL PICKED ON Beyond patriotism, the second-largest partisan divide emerged around equality, chosen by 44% of Democrats compared to just 10% of Republicans – a 34-point spread. Fairness similarly split the electorate, chosen by 34% of Democrats versus 15% of Republicans. The findings also reveal an age divide that mirrors the political split. Adults aged 65 and older are nearly three times as likely as adults aged 18-39 to say the nation needs more patriotism (32% vs. 12%). Despite the deep differences in priorities, the survey revealed broad consensus on political tolerance. Nearly eight in ten Americans (79%) – including 84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, and 72% of Republicans – said respecting different values matters more than sharing the same ones. Additionally, 70% of respondents said elected leaders must be willing to compromise across party lines, even at personal political cost. "Perhaps, then, the ultimate shared value is that Americans agree to disagree," the Gallup analysis concluded. The survey was conducted May 12–22 among a nationally representative panel of more than 3,000 U.S. adults. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf800cf04c506ce1c02108 House Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Scrutinize Trump’s Ties to Epstein te 2026-10-26T16:30:04.055Z House Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Scrutinize Trump’s Ties to Epstein The request comes as Democrats are working to paint Republicans as corrupt and highlight their plans to investigate Trump should they win the midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dcaf04c506ce1c020d1 Fines coming after Green Bay Packers put NFL officiating on blast for questionable calls in loss to Lions te 2026-10-26T16:20:26.789Z Fines coming after Green Bay Packers put NFL officiating on blast for questionable calls in loss to Lions After a short reprieve in which NFL officiating did not beclown itself for a couple of weeks, we saw the return of questionable and borderline unprofessional work by the league's men in stripes during the Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions game on Sunday. And as the most curious calls went against the Packers, it doesn't surprise that team's postgame media session was replete with a withering review of the poor officiating work – led by safety Xavier McKinney who called the officiating "bulls–t." Yes, McKinney should expect to be fined for sharing his opinion, but he definitely got his money's worth during a one-minute rant on one controversial call in particular. NFL'S DUMBEST MOMENT OF WEEK 4 GOES TO A REFEREE NOW ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF ANGRILY JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS "I don't know how the NFL [is] going to treat it, but I'm not a big fan of the refs right now," McKinney told reporters in the locker room. "I don't think it's great officiating if I'm being completely honest. I think it's bulls–t a lot of the times." McKinney pointed to an obvious third-quarter situation in which Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was wrapped up in what seemed like a tackle, but because he was on top of his tackler, he apparently decided he wasn't actually down. So, St. Brown got up and going as if the play wasn't dead. There had been no audible whistle. So, defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt tackled St. Brown. While these hijinks were going on, St. Brown's leg whipped upward and hit approaching umpire Terry Killens Jr. in the groin. Killens Jr. went down and proceeded to throw a flag while on his back. Unnecessary roughness on Wyatt. SEAN MCVAY SAYS NFL HAS ADMITTED OFFICIALS MADE MAJOR MISTAKE THAT PROBABLY COST THE RAMS A LOSS VS DENVER The Lions used the penalty to draw closer to an eventual touchdown that gave them a 17-14 lead. "I think there are drives where they make calls that don't even make any sense," McKinney said. "We tried to get him down and then their player hit the ref and he falls. He gets mad on the ground and he just throws the flag. He don't even know who hit him. "So it's just like, it just be bulls–t that's going on, bulls–t calls." Yes, fine incoming because the NFL has a strict policy that says public criticism by players or club employees of game officials or officiating is prohibited and may result in a fine and/or suspension. That includes comments in press conferences, interviews, broadcasts, livestreams and social-media posts. The league can discipline someone when the criticism concerns a specific call or the general quality of officiating. NFL REVIEWING INCIDENT AFTER LINE JUDGE JEFF SEEMAN APPEARED TO HURL PROFANITY AT CARDINALS' TREY MCBRIDE But the discipline isn't the major point. The questionable officiating is. The NFL has had something of an officiating problem this year. The league recognized that when it suspended two officials in separate incidents Oct. 5. Also, penalty flags are near a historical high. And while commissioner Roger Goodell said last week that more flags does not necessarily equate to bad officiating, the league is concerned at some level. The league recently told officials to stay away from holding calls on the backside of plays, but the plays that draw attention have been a concern. NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent last week discussed the suspension of the two officials and said the league is currently dealing with "the consequences of a grievance" filed by referee Adrian Hill, who was suspended for one game for the manner he dealt with a player while unaware of the circumstances behind his reaction after being knocked down. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! NFL'S MOST DEBATED WEEK 3 CALL HAS PEOPLE WONDERING HOW TO DEFY GRAVITY WHEN HITTING PATRICK MAHOMES Killens Jr. seemed to find himself in a similar circumstance as he lay on the turf while throwing his flag. Packers coach Matt LaFleur treaded carefully about the officiating at first, but left no doubt he was unhappy his team was penalized when there was no clear whistle to end the play. "There was no whistle blown, and the guy continued to run, and our guy didn't hear a whistle. He continued to play too, and then we get called for a penalty," LaFleur said. "So, I don't know. They were trying to tell me the play was obviously dead. I'm like, 'How do you know if you don't hear a whistle?'"  Referee Alex Moore didn't hear a whistle, either. But in a pool report after the game, he stated the play was over as if it was a known fact to everyone. "We ruled that the play was over," Moore said. "I can't honestly hear if there was a whistle or not, but the tackler made the tackle, the play was over. Then, there was an additional action, and he basically tackled him again with force after the play was over." This was the most controversial call in a game with multiple questionable calls, several of them resulting in eyebrow-raising flags against the Packers for roughing the passer. Defensive tackle Karl Brooks, who was called for one of those roughing penalties, declined to speak with reporters after the game. He's one of the few Packers players victimized by questionable calls on Sunday that knows he's not going to fined by the NFL for ripping the officials. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dc9f04c506ce1c020c8 Shot 12 times in ambush that killed his partner, Philadelphia officer leaves hospital to cheers te 2026-10-26T16:20:25.243Z Shot 12 times in ambush that killed his partner, Philadelphia officer leaves hospital to cheers A Philadelphia police officer who survived being shot 12 times in an ambush that killed his partner was met with cheers over the weekend as he left the hospital to continue his recovery. Officer Hector Rodriguez III was released from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center just over two weeks after the Oct. 10 attack that killed his partner, Officer Shane Seiber, and led to more than 70 criminal charges against suspect Eric Lewis. Photos and video posted by the Philadelphia Police Department show Rodriguez sitting upright on a stretcher as he was wheeled through an entryway packed with cheering supporters before an ambulance carrying him pulled away. EMBATTLED SOROS-BACKED DA BLAMES ‘CRIMINAL’ POLICE MISCONDUCT IN ACCUSED PHILLY COP KILLER’S PRIOR MURDER CASE "This morning, we clapped P/O Hector Rodriguez out of Penn Presbyterian as he left to continue his recovery," the Philadelphia Police Department wrote on X. "Thank you to his medical team and everyone who has supported Hector, his family and our PPD family. We'll be beside him every step of the way!" Rodriguez, 33, has served with the Philadelphia Police Department for nine years and has been assigned to the 19th District since December 2018. DOJ SENDS GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS TO PHILADELPHIA DA KRASNER AFTER JUDGE'S REFERRAL, SOURCES SAY Rodriguez and Seiber were called to a residence in West Philadelphia at about 12:17 a.m. on Oct. 10 for a report of a man with a gun. Police said the officers found a man on the porch before a struggle broke out and both were shot. Other officers arriving at the scene found Rodriguez and Seiber unresponsive on the porch and rushed them to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER KILLED, PARTNER SHOT 12 TIMES IN AMBUSH; SUSPECT FOUND HIDING IN TREE Seiber, 40, died from his injuries later that morning. Additional gunfire followed the initial encounter, prompting police to declare a barricade before SWAT officers ultimately took Lewis, 35, into custody. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Lewis, an employee of the Philadelphia Water Department, faces more than 70 criminal charges in connection with the attack, including murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and terroristic threats. He is being held without bail. Lewis had been expected to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing, but the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office told Fox News that the hearing would be continued. A new date has not yet been set. SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS Lewis also faces federal charges in connection with the shooting. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB He was indicted Thursday on charges of interstate commerce by robbery, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, theft of a firearm that has moved in interstate commerce, and possession of a stolen firearm and stolen ammunition. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST If convicted, the federal charges carry a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison and a minimum of 10 years. SEND US A TIP GOT A TIP? "Under federal law, Eric Lewis is not allowed to possess a firearm. He is a convicted felon under federal law. He is certainly not allowed to steal a firearm, and under federal law, he is certainly prohibited from using any firearm to rob, shoot, and kill a police officer, as a result of those actions," David Metcalf, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, said when announcing the charges Thursday. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "No one attacks law enforcement without facing the consequences," Metcalf said. Seiber was an Air Force veteran who served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 10 years. He left behind his wife, a 7-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. Fox News’ CB Cotton and Adam Sabes contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dc2f04c506ce1c020ac Swing State Republican in a Razor-Thin Race Tries to Outrun Trump te 2026-10-26T16:20:18.884Z Swing State Republican in a Razor-Thin Race Tries to Outrun Trump Joe Lombardo, the governor of Nevada, was favored to win a second term. Now he’s in one of the nation’s tightest contests. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dc0f04c506ce1c02096 Seahawks Savagely Troll Travis Kelce With Taylor Swift Jab After ‘SNF’ Win te 2026-10-26T16:20:16.881Z Seahawks Savagely Troll Travis Kelce With Taylor Swift Jab After ‘SNF’ Win The Seahawks used a clever Taylor Swift jab to troll Travis Kelce after the Kansas City Chiefs lost in "Sunday Night Football." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dbff04c506ce1c0208d Vikings Get Positive Injury Update on RB Aaron Jones: Report te 2026-10-26T16:20:15.179Z Vikings Get Positive Injury Update on RB Aaron Jones: Report Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones left Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts with a knee injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dbdf04c506ce1c02084 Affordability Could Decide the Midterms. These States Have Most at Stake te 2026-10-26T16:20:13.482Z Affordability Could Decide the Midterms. These States Have Most at Stake Each state faces its own affordability challenges, whether it's rising fuel, child care prices or high housing costs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7dbbf04c506ce1c0207b Transformer Shortages Are Straining America’s Power Grid | Opinion te 2026-10-26T16:20:11.402Z Transformer Shortages Are Straining America’s Power Grid | Opinion Long equipment lead times can delay grid projects and raise their costs, but they are only one factor affecting household bills. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7db9f04c506ce1c02072 Ravens Get Major Lamar Jackson Warning Ahead of Crucial Bills Game te 2026-10-26T16:20:09.614Z Ravens Get Major Lamar Jackson Warning Ahead of Crucial Bills Game Lamar Jackson faces mounting pressure to return as the Ravens struggle without him following a disastrous loss to the Bengals. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7db7f04c506ce1c02069 Mavericks Receive Intriguing Cooper Flagg Injury Update Before Heat Clash te 2026-10-26T16:20:07.533Z Mavericks Receive Intriguing Cooper Flagg Injury Update Before Heat Clash Cooper Flagg takes an encouraging step toward a return as the Mavericks prepare to face the Miami Heat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7db4f04c506ce1c02060 Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Thanksgiving Weather Forecast te 2026-10-26T16:20:04.399Z Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Thanksgiving Weather Forecast The Farmers’ Almanac has outlined what Americans can expect from the weather this Thanksgiving, from sunshine to possible snow. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7b6ff04c506ce1c02028 College campus rocked by two alleged attacks in just weeks as second student arrested at dorm te 2026-10-26T16:10:23.160Z College campus rocked by two alleged attacks in just weeks as second student arrested at dorm A student at Wichita State University was arrested on Saturday on a charge of rape, marking the second alleged sexual attack on campus in one month. A spokesman for the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital that James Vandenberg was arrested Saturday on campus at a Wichita State University dorm hall by university police. Vandenberg was released from jail on Sunday after securing a $100,000 surety bond, the spokesman said. More details about what led to the charges weren't available. STUDENTS AT TOP PARTY COLLEGE ON EDGE AFTER RAPE, STRANGULATION REPORTED IN CAMPUS HOUSING Wichita State University campus police are investigating the case, according to the spokesman. SEND US A TIP On Oct. 12, 18-year-old Aaron Christian was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and rape. He was released the next day after securing a $100,000 surety bond. The Wichita State University Police Department is handling that investigation. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST After Christian's arrest, a university spokesperson said that the school "takes all reports of sexual assault seriously." GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "The university takes all reports of sexual assault seriously. Sexual violence has no place in any campus community, and we are committed to following all applicable laws, reporting, investigative and student-support processes," the spokesperson said. Before the two alleged sexual assaults in October, the last reported allegation of sexual assault was on Feb. 28 at The Flats, which is an apartment complex on campus, according to campus police records. A sexual battery allegation was also made on Feb. 18 at Shocker Studios on campus, which is where the school of digital arts is housed. A 20-year-old man was arrested in that incident, according to campus police records. Fox News Digital reached out to Wichita State University, Vandenberg and Christian for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7905f04c506ce1c01fc7 Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees, reports say te 2026-10-26T16:00:05.703Z Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees, reports say The buyout offers mark Microsoft's latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf76b7f04c506ce1c01f37 Fox News Channel's Jesse Watters to host town hall with Vice President JD Vance ahead of midterms te 2026-10-26T15:50:15.920Z Fox News Channel's Jesse Watters to host town hall with Vice President JD Vance ahead of midterms Fox News Channel will air a town hall event with Vice President JD Vance on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET during "Jesse Watters Primetime," the network announced on Monday. Jesse Watters will moderate the pre-taped, one-hour event in Fort Worth, Texas, allowing Vance to speak directly to Americans ahead of the midterm elections. The town hall will focus on critical issues affecting the nation less than one week out from Election Day. The town hall comes as Texas hasn’t gone blue in a statewide race in more than 30 years, but that streak could face a serious test this year as Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are in a highly contested battle to replace longtime Sen. John Cornyn, who lost the GOP primary to Paxton. FOX NEWS UNVEILS EXTENSIVE 2026 MIDTERM COVERAGE PLANS WITH CONTROL OF CONGRESS AT STAKE Texans will also choose between incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa. In 2024, President Donald Trump won the Lone Star State by nearly 14 points, continuing a lengthy GOP winning streak in the state. A Democrat has not won a Texas U.S. Senate seat since 1988 or the state governor's race since 1990. FOX NEWS POLL: TEXAS SENATE RACE GALLOPING TOWARD A PHOTO FINISH "Jesse Watters Primetime" drew 2.8 million viewers in the 8 p.m. ET hour during the third quarter of 2026, dominating all of cable news and outdrawing a variety of broadcast programs to finish as the most-watched cable news program during primetime. Watters is also co-host of "The Five," which is consistently the most-watched show on all of cable news, regardless of time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Watters has interviewed everyone from Trump to Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during his tenure at Fox News Channel. Fox News Digital’s Victoria Balara contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf76b6f04c506ce1c01f2e Milwaukee Brewers' dominant bullpen and clutch offense put the Tampa Bay Rays on the brink te 2026-10-26T15:50:14.190Z Milwaukee Brewers' dominant bullpen and clutch offense put the Tampa Bay Rays on the brink Weekends in fall are typically dominated by football. College Football owns Saturday, and Sunday is taken over by the NFL. That's not a complaint, but it does overshadow a bit of the other stuff happening, like the beginning of the hockey and basketball season. And, more importantly, the World Series. Tonight brings us Game 3 of the World Series between the Brewers and Rays. The Milwaukee Brewers are going to win the World Series. I really don't think there is any way to look at this series other than with that view. Their bullpen has been ridiculously good, and their offense has gotten key hits at every turn. Whenever they do give up runs, the team almost immediately responds. I genuinely believe that the Brewers could've lost to the Padres, but this team never says die. Whenever another team does get the best of them, they don't step on their throat. Milwaukee just keeps themselves alive at every turn. Tonight, they look to get one step closer to their first-ever World Series trophy. The team is sending out Robert Gasser to the mound in hopes of delivering them a good start. Gasser went 5-5 in the regular season with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. In the postseason, he has allowed just one earned run on six hits and two walks over nine innings. Gasser has only faced Liam Hicks from the Rays, and he has held Hicks to no hits in the two at-bats. BREWERS RALLY PAST CHAOTIC LATE-GAME REPLAY, PREMATURE CELEBRATIONS TO WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES GAME IN 44 YEARS The Tampa Bay Rays have to win tonight's game. There is no chance in my mind for them to win the World Series if they go down 3-0. I already said I think this series is over anyway. It isn't that Tampa is playing all that poorly; it is just that the Brewers are playing that much better. The Rays took advantage of the mistakes from Milwaukee in the first inning of Game 2, but Milwaukee kept chipping away at the lead. The Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the first and then just kept scoring a run at a time over the course of the game, eventually winning 5-4. Tampa's bullpen was fine-ish in the game, but Drew Rasmussen wasn't good enough. Tonight, the Rays turn to a former Brewer, Freddy Peralta. I've brought this up a ton, but the most impressive thing about Milwaukee over the years is how they improve by removing their best player. Peralta was a mainstay in their rotation for years, but they shipped him to New York over the offseason. He didn't have a great year and was traded to the Rays. He has been awesome in the playoffs for them. He has pitched 16.2 innings in the playoffs and allowed just two earned runs. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Peralta will need to be elite today if the Rays want to get a win. However, the Brewers rocked Peralta in the lone start he made against them this season. He was with the Mets, and it was in Milwaukee, so perhaps there were some emotions. He went 5.1 innings, allowed seven earned runs on eight hits, and struck out six hitters. I like both teams in this one, but I'm not fading the Brewers at this point. Milwaukee has been amazing this postseason, and their bullpen has been unhittable. Give me the Brewers at -101. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf76b4f04c506ce1c01f25 Trump-appointed judge slams door on DOJ as court losses pile up days ahead of midterms te 2026-10-26T15:50:12.261Z Trump-appointed judge slams door on DOJ as court losses pile up days ahead of midterms A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump has handed his administration another loss in its quest to tackle alleged illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections. District Judge David Barlow on Friday dismissed a case the Department of Justice brought against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, a Republican, demanding that she turn over state voter data. The administration sought to compel Henderson, the state’s top election official, to hand over a complete list of Utah voters, including their names, birthdays and addresses as well as their driver's license numbers or the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. The Justice Department’s defeat in Utah is one of more than 25 voter-roll litigation defeats the Trump administration has suffered since beginning its campaign to address alleged illegal voting. TRUMP-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE TOSSES DOJ LAWSUIT SEEKING ARIZONA VOTER DATA Federal lawyers initially sued Henderson, arguing that the Civil Rights Act of 1960 requires her to make certain voting records that "come into" her possession available for federal inspection. Barlow, however, cited a ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that found "an ordinary English speaker would not say that she has come into possession of something that she created, established and maintained," a reference to the broad dataset the DOJ was seeking to obtain. The DOJ countered that line of argument by asserting that, even if the precise language of the law didn’t require the data to be surrendered, the purpose of the law in question was to serve as enforcement tool for federal election laws, so it would make little sense to interpret it as excluding the statewide voter-registration database that states use to carry out voter-list maintenance. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS DOJ ACCESS TO NJ VOTER ROLLS AMID STATEWIDE CONTROVERSY Barlow rejected this line of argument, stating that judges have "no warrant to elevate vague invocations of statutory purpose over the words Congress chose." Trump tapped Barlow to serve on the federal bench in 2019. Before being nominated, Barlow served as a Republican congressional lawyer, a federal prosecutor and a private attorney. TRUMP-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AGAINST ADMIN ON MAINE VOTER ROLL DATA Barlow dismissed the administration’s complaint with prejudice, meaning that the DOJ cannot simply refile the same claim, though the department can appeal the ruling to a higher court. While the Trump administration has charged a number of individuals with illegal voting since coming to power, it has yet to uncover evidence of widespread voter fraud. The DOJ still has three pending cases related to voter rolls in the states of Hawaii, Idaho and Delaware. It is also appealing losses in California and Oregon. "We appreciate Judge Barlow's ruling dismissing the Department of Justice's lawsuit that sought to force us to disclose the private data of every Utah voter," Henderson wrote on Threads. "Our office will continue to uphold the rule of law and safeguard the fundamental right to free, fair and secure elections for the people of Utah." The White House and DOJ did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf76adf04c506ce1c01ef7 What the Supreme Court Has Said About Third-Country Deportations te 2026-10-26T15:50:05.468Z What the Supreme Court Has Said About Third-Country Deportations The Supreme Court will weigh the legal limits of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy in December. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf76abf04c506ce1c01eee Patriots Release Veteran Punter Days After Bad Bears Loss te 2026-10-26T15:50:03.195Z Patriots Release Veteran Punter Days After Bad Bears Loss The New England Patriots have released punter Bryce Baringer following their Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7453f04c506ce1c01e7a Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny te 2026-10-26T15:40:03.628Z Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7237f04c506ce1c01e43 Bull rider's final ride turns deadly when beast throws him off and stomps on his chest te 2026-10-26T15:31:03.893Z Bull rider's final ride turns deadly when beast throws him off and stomps on his chest A man is dead after a brutal bull-riding incident where he was thrown off the animal then stomped on at a rodeo. It happened at the Fox Hollow Rodeo in Waynesville, Ohio on Saturday evening. Police say Justin "Blake" Saylor, 35, who was wearing a protective vest, "suffered a traumatic chest injury" as a result of the incident and was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to FOX 19 Cincinnati. BULLFIGHTER SUFFERS PERFORATED RECTUM AFTER BEING GORED IN COMEBACK FROM RETIREMENT Following the tragedy, Fox Hollow Rodeo said in a post, "There are no words to express the sadness we are feeling. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS A woman named Lindsay Marie, who appears to be his girlfriend, said in a post in part, "Knowing you've always said that when it's your time to go you hope it's doing what you love the most, riding bulls! I just wish I could hold you one last time and tell you how much I love you." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST A few months before his death, Saylor claimed to have suffered a broken collarbone following a bull-riding incident at another rodeo event. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL SEND US A TIP He made a post on social media showing a picture of a fractured collarbone and some photos of him on the ground inside the ring. Police are investigating the incident as an accidental death. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7236f04c506ce1c01e3a Ilhan Omar joins 'polarizing and dangerous' streamer at campaign event despite Democratic backlash te 2026-10-26T15:31:02.439Z Ilhan Omar joins 'polarizing and dangerous' streamer at campaign event despite Democratic backlash Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is set to share the stage with far-left streamer Hasan Piker on Monday night despite mounting opposition from fellow Minnesota Democrats, some of whom have publicly urged the congresswoman to cancel the appearance just eight days before the midterm elections. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., has called Piker's rhetoric "polarizing and dangerous" and said embracing him is "a mistake," while Sen. Amy Klobuchar's gubernatorial campaign called a number of his past statements "reckless and unacceptable." Other Democratic officials and party groups have gone further, calling on Omar and state Sen. Omar Fateh, who is hosting the sold-out Minneapolis event, to cancel the appearance. The controversy is exposing a divide among Minnesota Democrats in the closing stretch of the midterms over whether Piker's enormous following among younger progressives outweighs the political liability of his past rhetoric. University of Minnesota political science professor Larry Jacobs told FOX 9 the event would "create a split within the DFL," arguing it could distract statewide Democrats from their closing message and put candidates in a difficult position with moderate and Jewish voters. WHO IS HASAN PIKER? MEET THE FAR-LEFT STREAMER WHO IS STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY AND DIVIDING DEMOCRATS Piker, who commands millions of followers across social media, has faced backlash over remarks involving the Sept. 11 attacks, Hamas, Israel and Jewish people. He later apologized for saying in 2019 that "America deserved 9/11" and has rejected accusations of antisemitism. Omar's campaign, however, has defended her decision to participate by pointing to Piker's appeal among the younger voters Democrats are trying to turn out ahead of Election Day. DEMOCRATS CONDEMNING HASAN PIKER AS BACKLASH SPREADS THROUGH PARTY "Early voting among people under 40 is down, and we need to do everything to get young people to the polls," Omar's campaign told FOX 9. "The Congresswoman knows the Democratic Party is a Big Tent party, and she's excited to join Senator Omar Fateh's event to mobilize young voters and get them to vote in this critical midterm election." During an appearance on "Pod Save America" earlier this year, Piker said he would "vote for Hamas over Israel every single time." He has also described Orthodox Jews as "inbred" and faced renewed criticism this summer over remarks warning that continued American Jewish support for Israel could provoke someone to "take action." "People don't f--- with Israel any longer. And if Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they're singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone will come around and take action not against Israel, mind you, but against American Jews," Piker said in August. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER Fox News Digital reached out to Omar's campaign, Fateh and Piker for additional comment on the mounting criticism and calls to cancel Monday night's event but did not immediately receive a response. Fox News Digital's Brian Flood and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf722df04c506ce1c01e27 The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future te 2026-10-26T15:30:53.008Z The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future The left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives in addition to liberals. That theory will be put to the test in a series of competitive races on Election Day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf722af04c506ce1c01e19 The Storm Wrecked Their Bridges. ‘All That Red Tape’ Left Them Stranded. te 2026-10-26T15:30:50.297Z The Storm Wrecked Their Bridges. ‘All That Red Tape’ Left Them Stranded. Hundreds of households in North Carolina remain without a private bridge two years after Hurricane Helene. Many are frustrated by a state program’s progress. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7226f04c506ce1c01e0f Coconino County Treasurer’s Office warns residents about third-party payment services te 2026-10-26T15:30:46.316Z Coconino County Treasurer’s Office warns residents about third-party payment services Coconino County has no partnership, affiliation or authorized payment arrangement with DOXO or DOXO Bill. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7224f04c506ce1c01e06 Twin Arrows Navajo Casino to create world's largest hogan made of gingerbread te 2026-10-26T15:30:44.527Z Twin Arrows Navajo Casino to create world's largest hogan made of gingerbread The Hogan will also be submitted to Guiness Book of World Records as the largest Gingerbread Hogan in the world. The hogan will officially go on display with a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7221f04c506ce1c01dfd Resilience Is a Survival Skill, Not a Life Purpose | Opinion te 2026-10-26T15:30:41.517Z Resilience Is a Survival Skill, Not a Life Purpose | Opinion Resilience helps us survive, but shouldn't define us. AmiLynne Carroll argues for agency, support and self-discovery in our lives. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf721ff04c506ce1c01df4 Thunder Coach Reveals Tough Reality After Jalen Williams Injury Update te 2026-10-26T15:30:39.832Z Thunder Coach Reveals Tough Reality After Jalen Williams Injury Update Mark Daigneault and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander share emotional reactions after Jalen Williams suffers a frightening injury. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf721ef04c506ce1c01deb Thunder Players Share Emotional Messages After Jalen Williams' Injury te 2026-10-26T15:30:38.101Z Thunder Players Share Emotional Messages After Jalen Williams' Injury Thunder players share emotional reactions to Jalen Williams' devastating injury as the team awaits further updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf721bf04c506ce1c01de2 Giants HC John Harbaugh Names 2 Most Important Games After OT Win te 2026-10-26T15:30:35.300Z Giants HC John Harbaugh Names 2 Most Important Games After OT Win After a 27-21 OT upset of the Texans, John Harbaugh flagged 2 games that will set the direction of the Giants’ season. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7219f04c506ce1c01dd9 Giants’ Cam Skattebo Says He’ll ‘Play for Free’ After Career-Best Day vs Texans te 2026-10-26T15:30:33.573Z Giants’ Cam Skattebo Says He’ll ‘Play for Free’ After Career-Best Day vs Texans Giants RB Cam Skattebo’s 124-yard redemption game ended with a sideline clash and a pointed message for the NFL. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7217f04c506ce1c01dd0 Patrick Mahomes Sends Blunt Message to Chiefs After Ugly 'SNF' Loss to Seahawks te 2026-10-26T15:30:31.715Z Patrick Mahomes Sends Blunt Message to Chiefs After Ugly 'SNF' Loss to Seahawks Patrick Mahomes sent a blunt message to the Chiefs after their disappointing "Sunday Night Football" loss to the Seahawks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7215f04c506ce1c01dc7 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Does Something No Super Bowl-Era Player Has vs Chiefs te 2026-10-26T15:30:29.762Z Jaxon Smith-Njigba Does Something No Super Bowl-Era Player Has vs Chiefs Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 150-yard night vs. the Chiefs put Calvin Johnson’s record in play and drew Hall of Fame talk. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7213f04c506ce1c01dbe Wizards Receive More Bad News on No 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa te 2026-10-26T15:30:27.928Z Wizards Receive More Bad News on No 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa Wizards rookie AJ Dybantsa will miss his fourth straight game with a left ankle sprain, further delaying his NBA debut. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7211f04c506ce1c01db5 Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Homework Over AI—How Teachers Are Adapting te 2026-10-26T15:30:25.987Z Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Homework Over AI—How Teachers Are Adapting Universities are embracing oral exams and other assessment methods as AI raises questions about traditional assignments. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf720ff04c506ce1c01dac The Best 2026 Halloween Food Deals: Krispy Kreme, Shake Shack and More te 2026-10-26T15:30:23.990Z The Best 2026 Halloween Food Deals: Krispy Kreme, Shake Shack and More Restaurant chains across the U.S. are rolling out seasonal menu items, freebies and discounts through October. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf720ef04c506ce1c01da3 LeBron James Addresses Unexpected Role Without Joel Embiid in 76ers' First Loss te 2026-10-26T15:30:22.106Z LeBron James Addresses Unexpected Role Without Joel Embiid in 76ers' First Loss LeBron James addressed his different role in the starting lineup after the 76ers' first loss of the season to the Pistons. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf720cf04c506ce1c01d9a Packers’ Sean Rhyan Gets Good News, Bad News on Ankle Injury Ahead of MRI te 2026-10-26T15:30:20.345Z Packers’ Sean Rhyan Gets Good News, Bad News on Ankle Injury Ahead of MRI Packers center injuries pile up before Panthers game as Matt LaFleur leans on a little-used lineman. See who’s next. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf720af04c506ce1c01d91 Mets React to Francisco Lindor Receiving Huge MLB Honor te 2026-10-26T15:30:18.563Z Mets React to Francisco Lindor Receiving Huge MLB Honor MLB announced New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor as the first-time winner of a prestigious award on Monday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7208f04c506ce1c01d88 Raiders QB Kirk Cousins Gives Honest Answer on Fernando Mendoza Taking His Job te 2026-10-26T15:30:16.877Z Raiders QB Kirk Cousins Gives Honest Answer on Fernando Mendoza Taking His Job After a fourth straight Raiders loss, Kirk Cousins and Klint Kubiak address the Fernando Mendoza question head-on. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7206f04c506ce1c01d7f What Is FORTRESS? Pentagon's 90-Day Plan to Keep US Military Bases Running te 2026-10-26T15:30:14.993Z What Is FORTRESS? Pentagon's 90-Day Plan to Keep US Military Bases Running Under the new plan, U.S. military bases must operate independently for 90 days amid global supply chain and security threats. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7205f04c506ce1c01d76 Dan Orlovsky Names Three Star WRs Chiefs Could Target Before Trade Deadline te 2026-10-26T15:30:13.172Z Dan Orlovsky Names Three Star WRs Chiefs Could Target Before Trade Deadline After the Chiefs' loss to Seattle, Dan Orlovsky urges Kansas City to pursue a star wide receiver before the NFL trade deadline. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7203f04c506ce1c01d6d Patriots' Mike Vrabel Not Concerned About AJ Brown's Sluggish Start te 2026-10-26T15:30:11.165Z Patriots' Mike Vrabel Not Concerned About AJ Brown's Sluggish Start New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel isn't worried about wide receiver A.J. Brown after their Week 7 loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf7201f04c506ce1c01d64 FBI Captures Six Most Wanted Fraudsters After Combined 4,000 Days on the Run te 2026-10-26T15:30:09.342Z FBI Captures Six Most Wanted Fraudsters After Combined 4,000 Days on the Run The FBI captured six Most Wanted Fraudsters linked to over $2 billion in alleged fraud after more than 4,000 days on the run. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf71fff04c506ce1c01d5b Family Businesses Survive When Leaders Learn to Let Go | Opinion te 2026-10-26T15:30:07.153Z Family Businesses Survive When Leaders Learn to Let Go | Opinion Succession should preserve capable leadership and institutional knowledge instead of merely transferring ownership to a relative. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf71fcf04c506ce1c01d52 Map Shows States With Most Early Voters So Far te 2026-10-26T15:30:04.669Z Map Shows States With Most Early Voters So Far Data shows where early voting is happening, and who is casting the votes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6d5af04c506ce1c01cf2 Libs melt down after Sophie Cunningham gets checkered flag-waving honors at F1's United States Grand Prix te 2026-10-26T15:10:18.293Z Libs melt down after Sophie Cunningham gets checkered flag-waving honors at F1's United States Grand Prix Sophie Cunningham has a way of making lefties start sputtering with rage, and that happened on Sunday when she was given the honor of waving the checkered flag at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. The race itself wasn't the most exciting USGP we've ever seen, with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli leading pretty much from lights to flag. As with most F1 races, especially on US soil, there was an influx of celebrities, including Cunningham, who was hanging out with the Cadillac F1 team at their home race. There's nothing unusual about a celebrity hanging around the paddock. Teams invite all kinds of guests to these races. However, not all of them get the honor of waving the checkered flag, and this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, that honor went to Cunningham. TRUMP SHOUTS OUT 'BEAUTIFUL' SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM AT OHIO RALLY: 'WOULDN'T MIND HER ON THE TEAM' Isn't it odd how once again another sport has recognized the star power of a WNBA player before the WNBA did? A lot of folks were digging the USGP organizer's call to have Cunningham wave the flag as championship leader Antonelli crossed the stripe. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM COMMENDS WASHINGTON STATE GIRLS WHO WALKED OFF CROSS COUNTRY RACE OVER MALE TEAMMATE Of course, it did not sit well with some that Cunningham — who dared to say she believes women's sports should be reserved for women of the biological variety — was given an opportunity like this. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Cunningham owns so much left-wing brain real estate that she sets them off by not saying a word and doing something cool she was invited to do. F1 moves on to Mexico City this weekend and then Brazil the next weekend. The series will then return to the United States for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 21, before rounding out the season with stops in Qatar and Abu Dhabi (assuming they go on as planned; January's Dakar Rally just got moved out of Saudi Arabia, so who knows?). Maybe the folks in Vegas are up for doing the funniest thing ever and have Sophie Cunningham flex those flag-wavin' muscles again. Hey, she has some experience now. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6d57f04c506ce1c01ce9 Major school district's pledge with teachers' union sparks racial discrimination complaint te 2026-10-26T15:10:15.393Z Major school district's pledge with teachers' union sparks racial discrimination complaint FIRST ON FOX: One of Colorado's largest school districts is facing a new federal civil rights complaint over a pledge it made with its teachers' union to recruit, retain and advance educators of color. Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint Monday, which was first obtained by Fox News Digital, with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that CCSD is discriminating on the basis of race in employment. CCSD is notably Colorado’s fourth-largest school district, and serves 52,000 students and more than 300,000 residents in the southeast Denver metropolitan area, according to the district’s website. At the heart of the complaint is the district's June 2023 "Educators of Color Declaration," which commits Cherry Creek School District and its teacher’s union to recruiting, retaining and advancing educators of color, even as a separate provision in the same agreement calls for recruitment, hiring and advancement to be based on qualifications without regard to race. "Cherry Creek Schools has written racial preferences directly into its teachers’ contract. The district’s ‘Educators of Color Declaration’ commits it to recruiting, retaining, and promoting teachers based on the color of their skin — which means other equally qualified teachers are passed over for the same reason," Sarah Parshall Perry, Vice President and Senior Legal Fellow at Defending Education, told Fox News Digital. "That's not diversity; it's discrimination, and it is precisely what Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment forbid. The Supreme Court could not have been clearer in Students for Fair Admissions: the law is colorblind, and a school district cannot cure a race-based hiring policy with generic 'equal opportunity' language." Title VI prohibits race discrimination in federally funded programs under specified conditions, while Title VII more directly governs employment discrimination, leaving the legality of Cherry Creek's teacher recruitment and advancement commitments dependent on how those policies are implemented. OBAMA-APPOINTED JUDGE CLEARS WAY FOR WHITE EMPLOYEE TO CHALLENGE SEATTLE'S DEI POLICIES The "Educators of Color Declaration" also commits the district and its teachers' union to intentionally recruiting highly qualified educators of color while making a concerted effort to retain those already employed by the district and help them advance into leadership positions, according to the district's negotiated agreement. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES TITLE VI INVESTIGATION INTO DEI PROGRAMS AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Additionally, the policy says that "to fulfill these goals, all policies in this agreement shall reflect Cherry Creek School District core values by grounding the work of negotiations in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)," according to the school district's 2026-2027 Negotiated Agreement. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HIT WITH FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION OVER RACE, SEX-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS "Cherry Creek is under no obligation to accept federal funding, but because it has, it cannot run a racial balancing scheme for its own workforce and still adhere to federal law," Perry continued. "We are asking the Office for Civil Rights to open an investigation and put an end to it." Defending Education's latest complaint comes after the Department of Education announced a separate investigation on June 8, into allegations that Cherry Creek School District sponsored racially discriminatory programs involving students, teachers and parents. "These allegations of racially discriminatory conduct in this District seem to permeate almost every aspect of the school community, affecting students, teachers, and parents alike," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement at the time. "Federal law prohibits racial discrimination, which means that race cannot be a factor in how the school educates its students or trains its teachers." The Trump administration has been cracking down on DEI efforts across the nation's education system, including proposing new regulations in September that would revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that consider race in admissions, scholarships or other school-administered programs. CCSD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Monday.  When reached for comment, a Department of Education spokesperson told Fox News Digital that "the Department does not confirm complaints." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6d53f04c506ce1c01cdd As pivotal midterms approach, nearly half of US families can’t afford the basic costs of living te 2026-10-26T15:10:11.656Z As pivotal midterms approach, nearly half of US families can’t afford the basic costs of living General Manager Brian Horak walks down an aisle at Post 60 Market in Emerson, Nebraska. A new national report shows how everyday costs have increased for Americans. (Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline) Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections. Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country. As the political environment continues to sour for Republicans, a new analysis released by the Urban Institute on Monday underscores just how expensive everyday life has become in America: Gas and electricity prices are rising much faster than paychecks. Housing, childcare and healthcare are becoming a bigger strain for millions of people.  And affordability pressure is worsening in once-affordable havens such as Atlanta; Louisville, Kentucky; and Rochester, New York, where costs of housing, groceries and healthcare are increasing faster than the national average. The latest installment of The American Affordability Tracker from the left-leaning think tank details how costs of food, housing, energy and healthcare have changed across all 50 states over recent years. High prices are pinching people across income brackets, with an estimated 49% of families unable to afford the basic costs of living. That’s according to Urban Institute’s true cost of economic security calculation, which measures how much is needed to live securely. “We’re not saying that 49% of people are poor. We’re saying that they’re not secure,” said Gregory Acs, an Urban Institute fellow who worked on the research project. “Even if they’re paying all their bills, they’re paying all their bills at best.” He said the analysis confirms that the economic angst so many people feel is justified — despite strong national economic indicators such as low unemployment and growing gross domestic product. “They are not crazy. They’re not making it up,” Acs said. “They’re not being marketed into feeling bad. They really do have struggles.” Among other findings, the report shows that average annual childcare costs for two young children have risen $6,600 over the past decade. Since January 2025, gas prices have risen by 33% — an average increase of $1.02 per gallon nationally. And premiums for benchmark plans on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace are up 22% since last year, now averaging $611 per month. Affordability politics Those struggles have become a political liability for Republicans, who control the White House, both chambers of Congress, most state legislatures and a majority of governor’s offices.  All midterm elections, as a referendum on the sitting president, are difficult for incumbents in the majority. But this cycle is particularly charged because of Trump’s promises to improve the economy during his 2024 campaign, said Todd Belt, a professor of political management at The George Washington University. “He hasn’t done that. In fact, in a lot of ways, he’s made things worse,” Belt said, citing Trump’s unilateral war in Iran and tariff policies — both of which have driven up costs. “And so Donald Trump is bringing down the Republican ticket.” Some Democrats have proposed new policies to help lower costs, following the lead of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani whose winning campaign last year promised free buses and childcare. But many others are simply benefiting from the sinking approval ratings of the president — driven largely by high prices.  “For the Democrats, it’s enough to not be Donald Trump,” Belt said. “People are feeling it, and you can’t out-message it. You can’t out-message what people are feeling in their finances and what they know prices to be as they go to the gas station every week, as they see it in the grocery store.” Republican officials have recognized the political drag of rising prices.  Vice President JD Vance has publicly acknowledged Americans’ growing frustration with high prices, particularly for gas, telling voters “we’re working on it,” during a CBS News town hall in Michigan earlier this month.  But Trump has often downplayed such concerns, calling affordability “a hoax” promulgated by Democrats. Campaigning for Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall last week in an unexpectedly competitive race, Trump blamed previous President Joe Biden for rising prices. Trump pledged that the war in Iran would end soon. “And when it does, you’re going to see the biggest drop in oil that anyone’s ever seen,” he said.  Wide-ranging impacts Rising prices are hitting consumers and businesses alike. Earlier this month, Small Business for America’s Future, a coalition of business owners across the country, released results of a new survey that found many small employers are struggling with high costs of utilities, fuel, business supplies and employee healthcare. Nearly two-thirds of the 1,171 businesses owners surveyed said they had recently cut or skipped their own pay to keep their operations afloat. Nearly half said customers are spending significantly less, and more than two-thirds said they had delayed, canceled or scaled back investments because of uncertainty about federal economic policy.  Walt Rowen, co-chair of that coalition, said in a news release his own business exemplified the challenges facing Main Street operations across the country. He’s the president of the 116-year-old Susquehanna Glass Company in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Tariffs have disrupted supply chains, he said, and driven up heating oil costs. “We’ve lived through the Depression, wars, and recessions,” his statement said. “Heating my factory in this current economy is some of the hardest math I’ve ever had to do, and I’m expecting the bill to jump 30% to 40% this winter.” High prices are hitting consumers across demographic and geographic borders. Acs, the Urban Institute researcher, said rising prices squeeze more than just the poorest Americans. Many middle income earners are struggling to cover the costs of healthcare, higher education and housing, “feeling like they’re on a treadmill at best,” he said.  The Urban Institute’s recent analysis also highlighted rising price challenges in regions long considered affordable.  In Arizona, gas and electricity price increases are outstripping other parts of the country: Arizonans pay an average of $219 per month for electricity, the highest in the U.S. and nearly $50 more than the national average.  In the battleground state of Wisconsin, where gas and electricity costs are well below the national average, parents face disproportionately high costs for childcare: Parents there spend an average of $30,800 per year for care for two young children — $6,900 more than the national average. “I think there is an old story that affordability really is a coastal problem,” Acs said. “What we’re trying to illustrate is that it’s not just high-cost areas where costs are an issue. Costs are an issue throughout the country.” Stateline reporter Kevin Hardy can be reached at khardy@stateline.org. This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Arizona Mirror, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6afff04c506ce1c01ca9 'Dandelion' keeps delivering as Ella Langley scores a sixth No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay chart te 2026-10-26T15:00:15.747Z 'Dandelion' keeps delivering as Ella Langley scores a sixth No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay chart Ella Langley's impressive run continues to roll on. As our loyal readers know, Ella Langley has absolutely captivated the country music world over the past couple years. There's no question she's currently sitting at the top of the mountain. The "Choosin' Texas" singer had a monster 2025, and then kicked things into a new gear in 2026 with songs that are dominating the charts and racking up awards. COUNTRY SUPERSTAR ELLA LANGLEY PULLS OFF INCREDIBLE CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT ON THE MUSIC CHARTS Now, she can add another achievement to her growing list. Langley has had several songs blow up in 2026 following the release of her latest album, "Dandelion." Now, she can add a sixth to those that have hit a number one spot. 'CHOOSIN' TEXAS' TURNS ONE AS ELLA LANGLEY REFLECTS ON THE SONG THAT MADE HER COUNTRY'S BIGGEST STAR Billboard reported a few days ago that Luminate data shows that "Loving Life Again" hit the number one spot on Billboard's Country airplay chart. It's her sixth song to hold the spot, and she is the fastest female artist to achieve the accomplishment of six number ones on the chart in the 36-year-history of it existing, according to the same report. 'GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME': ELLA LANGLEY REACTS TO INCREDIBLE NINE CMA AWARDS NOMINATIONS It is also her fourth song from "Dandelion" to hit the number one spot on the chart. It's only the third album from a female artist in history to have four songs peak in the number one spot, according to Billboard. The other three from Langley's latest album are "Choosin' Texas," "Be Her" and "I Can't Love You Anymore." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER "Choosin' Texas" previously set the record for most weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 with 24 weeks in the top spot. Langley's unstoppable run continues to roll on, and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6afef04c506ce1c01ca0 Former Israeli PM emerges as wildcard in high-stakes election with Middle East's future at stake te 2026-10-26T15:00:14.013Z Former Israeli PM emerges as wildcard in high-stakes election with Middle East's future at stake Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seeking a political comeback with an ambitious vision for the Middle East: expanding the Abraham Accords, building economic partnerships with Arab nations and rebuilding Israel's strained international relationships, particularly with the United States. For Bennett, whose American parents moved to Israel from San Francisco, the U.S. connection is both personal and political. The 54-year-old former technology entrepreneur, a familiar face on American television, believes his business background could help him work with President Donald Trump to advance regional diplomacy. "He was a businessman, not a career politician, same as me," Bennett told The Times of Israel in June, referring to Trump. "His worldview is, let's get stuff done. Let's look at results, not process. And that's precisely my view." TRUMP CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO SIGN ABRAHAM ACCORDS Bennett said he would aggressively pursue regional agreements through economic cooperation, seeking to build on the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. But while his ambitions overlap with Trump's regional agenda, the president endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection on Oct. 18. Bennett also faces an unusual political challenge at home. His joint Beyachad, or Together, party with former Prime Minister Yair Lapid is polling behind both Netanyahu's Likud and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party. A Channel 12 poll published Oct. 23 projected 23 Knesset seats for Eisenkot, 21 for Netanyahu and 15 for Bennett and Lapid. Yet Bennett knows better than most Israeli politicians that leading the largest party is not necessary to become prime minister. In 2021, he took office despite his Yamina party winning just seven of the Knesset's 120 seats, demonstrating the power of coalition negotiations in Israel's parliamentary system. FORMER ISRAELI ARMY CHIEF GADI EISENKOT EMERGES AS NETANYAHU’S LEADING ELECTION CHALLENGER Born in Haifa to American immigrants, Bennett served in Israel's elite Sayeret Matkal and Maglan military units before co-founding cybersecurity company Cyota, which was sold for $145 million in 2005. He entered politics as Netanyahu's chief of staff, later led the Yesha Council representing West Bank settlements and served as economy, education and defense minister. A religious Zionist and longtime opponent of Palestinian statehood, Bennett stunned Israel's political establishment in 2021 when he formed a coalition spanning right-wing, centrist, left-wing and Arab parties, ending Netanyahu's 12 consecutive years in power. The coalition collapsed in 2022, leaving many former supporters accusing him of betraying his electoral promises. WHO IS ITAMAR BEN-GVIR, THE ISRAELI FIREBRAND RISING WITH THE POPULIST RIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE? Einat Halevy Levin, a strategic advisor who has known Bennett for years, described a politician who has spent his time outside office preparing for a second opportunity. "In 2021, he wasn't prepared. He hadn't built a governing party; he had built another election campaign," Halevy Levin told Fox News Digital. She said she met Bennett at his home in November 2023, following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack, when he had decided to return to politics. This time, according to Halevy Levin, Bennett spent years building a political organization, carefully screening candidates and developing the infrastructure needed to govern. "I've known him since he was economy minister. He was always daring and full of creative ideas, but was more inclined to stick to his own views," she said. "He has undergone a transformation." IS ISRAEL REALLY ISOLATED? POLLS AND DIPLOMACY POINT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Bennett's regional ambitions reflect an approach to diplomacy shaped by his business experience, according to Halevy Levin. She recalled attending a meeting with a senior official from a neighboring country who appeared astonished by Bennett's detailed knowledge of its economy and priorities. "He wasn't looking at the country through a military lens," she said, describing Bennett's focus on identifying shared economic interests rather than approaching every regional relationship primarily as a security challenge. In an interview with Israel's Channel 13 on Sunday, two days before the election, Bennett pointed to his meetings as prime minister with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Jordan's King Abdullah II and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed as examples of the diplomacy he hopes to revive. He argued that Israel needs to present a new vision of a Middle Eastern renaissance and identified extremist settler violence in the West Bank as a major source of damage to its international standing. "We need to eliminate Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria, and I say this precisely as a supporter of the settlement movement," Bennett said. "They do not represent the overwhelming majority of settlers, but right now this is the problem causing us the greatest damage internationally." Bennett said he would direct Israel's senior police, military and intelligence officials to produce a plan within three days to crack down on extremist violence. His foreign policy, however, remains firmly on the Israeli right. On Iran, Bennett has promoted his "Octopus Doctrine," advocating direct action against Tehran rather than focusing exclusively on Iranian-backed groups. "If Hezbollah fires at us, we strike Iran," he declared at an Aug. 19 policy conference. On Gaza, Bennett opposes Palestinian statehood and supports maintaining Israeli security control until Hamas is disarmed. He has also proposed excluding Qatar and Turkey from Gaza's future arrangements while involving Egypt. TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB’ AGAINST IRAN ALONE Those positions raise questions about how significantly his government would depart from Netanyahu's policies. Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies and former head of the Iran branch in Israeli military intelligence, argued that restoring Israel's diplomatic standing requires more than a change in leadership. "If Bennett thinks he can support annexing E1 (an area east of Jerusalem where planned Israeli settlement construction could further fragment the West Bank), oppose a Palestinian state, continue the occupation of Gaza and simultaneously meet with Sisi and Abdullah and attract investment to Israel, he simply doesn't understand the depth of the international crisis," Citrinowicz said. Citrinowicz argued that without a fundamental change in Israeli policy toward the Palestinians, replacing Netanyahu would not be sufficient to restore the country's international standing. His warning comes amid changing American public attitudes toward Israel. A February 2026 Gallup survey found 36% of Americans sympathized more with Israelis, compared with 41% who sympathized more with Palestinians, a statistically insignificant five-point difference but a significant shift from the longstanding pro-Israel advantage. Beyond foreign policy, Bennett is promising a sweeping domestic overhaul. In an October 25 manifesto, he pledged to redirect 30 billion shekels in government benefits toward families who work and serve in the military, reduce food prices by 30%, establish a state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7 and introduce an eight-year term limit for prime ministers. His alliance with Lapid gives him an established political organization, but he faces competition from Eisenkot and continuing attacks from Netanyahu, who has warned that a future opposition coalition could depend on left-wing and Arab parties. With Israel's fragmented parliamentary system requiring at least 61 seats to govern, coalition negotiations could prove as consequential as the election results themselves. Bennett has already demonstrated that political reality once. Now, four years after his first government collapsed, he is seeking to convince Israelis that the unconventional politician who became prime minister with seven seats has returned better prepared — and with a vision that could reshape Israel's place in the Middle East. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6afcf04c506ce1c01c97 Cowboys favored by 4.5 points as injury-ravaged Eagles face 'Monday Night Football' crisis te 2026-10-26T15:00:12.226Z Cowboys favored by 4.5 points as injury-ravaged Eagles face 'Monday Night Football' crisis It was a solid Sunday for me in the NFL with a sweat-free cash on Sunday Night Football between the Chiefs and Seahawks. It was potentially one of the most boring games I've ever watched, but it still was an easy cash. That's more important to me than watching a fun game anyway. Tonight we have Monday Night Football as the Cowboys take on the Eagles. My victory lap will stop here because I have been dead wrong about the Dallas Cowboys. They were the team I expected to win this division, and I thought Dak Prescott would be the league's MVP. That doesn't seem to be the case, as the Cowboys are just 2-4 for the season, and they are 1-2 on the road this year. They've suffered some embarrassing losses this season, and need to turn it around quickly if they want to assure themselves of a spot in the postseason. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The Cowboys have lost the past two games and three of their past four games. They dropped in an almost improbable fashion to the Ravens a few weeks ago. They found a way to beat the Texans on the road, and that was a bit of a shootout - their preferred style of play. They hosted the Buccaneers with a backup quarterback and got nothing going, losing 24-16. Then they lost to the Packers 23-13 last week. It wasn't a shootout; it wasn't a well-played game. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl two years ago, and while you can't really go higher in success, it has been a steep drop since. Last year, the team had issues with their receiver A.J. Brown. Even Saquon Barkley struggled most of the year. It was a disjointed year, but the team still found a way to make the postseason. They lost immediately, and their quest for a repeat was put to an end. In the offseason, they traded away Brown and added some receivers, but it hasn't translated to much more success for the team. This year has been a disaster for the team both on the field and off. Jalen Hurts, their star quarterback, was playing with a blood clot, and apparently the team knew about it and let him play (or worse, encouraged him). Looking at the Eagles' team leaders, Hurts is on the IR, likely out for the season; Barkley is questionable for the game and has just 182 rushing yards on 36 carries this year; DeVonta Smith is out for the game; and Nolan Smith Jr., their sack leader, is also out for the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE I'm not really sure where the Eagles will get any type of offense from in this game. Essentially, they are starting a second-string team against the Cowboys, who need a win. Philadelphia is also 2-4 and needs a win, but I think this is way too much to ask of them. Philadelphia is too banged up, and this is a rivalry game. No game is easy to win in the NFL, but the Cowboys should be licking their chops, looking to get on the field and tear up the Eagles. Give me the Cowboys -4.5 on the road. I think they win this by 10 points or more. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6af4f04c506ce1c01c85 In Maine, an ‘Oyster Thug’s’ Struggle to Get Over Graham Platner te 2026-10-26T15:00:04.360Z In Maine, an ‘Oyster Thug’s’ Struggle to Get Over Graham Platner A Platner superfan’s reluctance to support the Democrat now running against Senator Susan Collins reflects the party’s challenges navigating left-wing passions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6655f04c506ce1c01c0d Suspect trio faces 33 charges te 2026-10-26T14:40:21.092Z Suspect trio faces 33 charges What started as an eviction call over a short-term rental guest reportedly refusing to leave led Sedona police into an alleged organized interstate counterfeiting operation. A search of a Brewer Road short-term vacation rental in the 900 block on Sept. 3 uncovered what police described as an “organi Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6650f04c506ce1c01bee Inside House GOP's unprecedented push to monitor midterm elections and prepare for legal fights te 2026-10-26T14:40:16.717Z Inside House GOP's unprecedented push to monitor midterm elections and prepare for legal fights House Republicans are deploying "dozens and dozens" of staff across the country next Tuesday to ensure the midterm elections are being run cleanly and fairly as both parties fight tooth and nail for control of Congress. The Committee on House Administration, which has jurisdiction over federal elections, runs an annual election watcher program aimed at adding additional oversight in districts where races are anticipated to be particularly close, and in some cases, paving the way for legal challenges if improprieties are found. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., the panel's chairman, told Fox News Digital that this year's program will be "the most robust program the House has ever done." "We're building on the success that we had last cycle and recognizing that a large number of House races are likely to be close," Steil said. "The balance of power in the United States House of Representatives is at stake, and we wanna make sure that we have eyes and ears on the ground in close races across the country." BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE BLOCKS VOTER-FRAUD PROBES IN BATTLEGROUND STATES JUST DAYS BEFORE MIDTERMS How that plays out will vary from state to state depending on varying election laws, he explained. But many of those observers are potentially in for lengthy shifts. SENATE REPUBLICANS PUSH ELECTION DAY DEADLINE FOR CALIFORNIA'S MARATHON BALLOT COUNTS "Some jurisdictions that run their elections well, like Florida, their shift may end early in the evening. States that have kind of poor election policies, like California, those shifts go on for days on end until the counting is done," Steil said. "Two years ago, I went to Los Angeles County — about 10 million people — counts all their ballots at one location. And of course, we know California has bad election policy. They allow ballots to arrive after the polls have closed. And so I went to Central Count, met with our election observers as we watched ballots arrive days after the election. We want eyes and ears on the ground, recording what is occurring, and documenting what's happening, and making sure that the rules are followed." Steil also recalled an instance in Milwaukee where an issue arose during tabulation "where ultimately thousands of ballots would have to be recounted." But those poll watchers, trained under the jurisdiction of Congress, will often stay the entire time votes are being cast on Election Day. In some cases, they observe votes being counted as well. MAP IT: DOJ ILLEGAL VOTING CRACKDOWN SWEEPS 17 STATES AS RAZOR-THIN ELECTIONS FACE SCRUTINY "These are long days. I mean, polling locations are often open for a full 12 hours. They're arriving, they're staying often until the early evening or late evening, in some cases as the ballots are actually tabulated, but they play an absolutely essential role in verifying ... our elections are run freely and fairly," he said. It is all part of a process to build a case in the event the results need to be re-examined. Their documentation could potentially lead to recounts in close races or even lawsuits. "Not only are they documenting what they're seeing, but they're in direct contact with myself and the committee on Election Day, so that we're in a position to deploy additional resources, if necessary, to make any court challenges if that was required," Steil explained. "They are the first step in identifying if there is a problem, and then they notify our team and we get to work immediately." Election observers' jobs are federally protected under the Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act, which was enacted by Congress in 2024. The program is open to any staffer of the House of Representatives, save for interns. Democrats are free to run their own program under the law, but they do not do so in coordination with Republicans. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf664ef04c506ce1c01be5 Cam Young was out the door to LIV Golf, wind cuts PGA Tour event short, and gearing up for Mexico te 2026-10-26T14:40:14.966Z Cam Young was out the door to LIV Golf, wind cuts PGA Tour event short, and gearing up for Mexico The PGA Tour returned this week, kind of, which means Par Talk is also back to its regularly scheduled programming as we gear up for four straight weeks of action to close out the Fall Swing. The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is sneakily one of the most entertaining events of the fall, with players competing for status on an island in some of the windiest conditions they'll ever play in. Unfortunately, the PGA Tour deemed the wind on Sunday and Monday to be too much and cut the event to 54 holes. There were eight players within three shots of the lead heading into the final round, but ultimately, the Tour let 54-hole co-leaders Austin Smotherman and Seamus Power duel it out in a Monday playoff at Port Royal. As for the biggest news out of the golf world from the past week, it involves bankruptcy, Cameron Young, and his signature on an agreement to join LIV Golf years ago. Welcome to Par Talk, a weekly read to get you caught up on all the happenings that took place in professional golf that you should know. Be sure to follow Mark on X @itismarkharris or email him at mark.harris@outkick.com. Cameron Young was open about having interest in potentially joining LIV Golf during its inaugural season in 2022. The American openly stated at that year's Tour Championship in Atlanta that he was interested in making the jump to the then Saudi-backed circuit. Recently revealed court documents revealed that Young's interest in a move wasn't just a thought he was tossing around in his brain, but one he took legitimate action on. JON RAHM WON'T PARTICIPATE UNDER LIV GOLF'S 'UNACCEPTABLE' NEW TERMS AMID LEAGUE'S BANKRUPTCY, LAWYERS SAY As LIV Golf is going through proceedings after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, documents revealed that the circuit paid $15.6 million in retention payments to executives before filing. Not lost in the shuffle, which showed that LIV CEO Scott O'Neil received a retention of more than $6 million, was Young previously signing a document of intent to join LIV following the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews. The 2022 Open Championship, while a classic finish with Cameron Smith edging out Rory McIlroy, was already remembered as 'The One With The LIV Distraction,' but even more so now. Smith joined LIV shortly after hoisting the Claret Jug, and with Young signing his intent dated July 24, one week after the final round, he was ready to follow suit. The speculation about Young jumping ship from the PGA Tour continued to gain steam for another four weeks before he ultimately grew tired of the questions and shared he had decided to stay on the Tour following the final round of the 2022 Tour Championship. Young was ranked 17th in the world at the time with zero wins on Tour to his name. Since then, he's moved up to No. 4 in the world, won three times, including the 2026 Players, and has represented the United States at both the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. The PGA Tour was scrambling on Monday. Pun absolutely intended. With wind gusts over 50 mph coupled with rain on Sunday, the Tour was hopeful for a Monday finish, and while it got one, it was about as unique as they come. With the weather an issue again on Monday, the final round was scrapped, and Smotherman and Power went to the Par 3 16th for a playoff to determine a winner. Then they did it again, and again. The pair shared pars on the first and second times around playing the 16th, the staff then moved the pin placement, and Smotherman's third par in a row was enough to get the job done after Power couldn't get up and down from an awkward spot in the rough. It wasn't exactly the most exciting of finishes – players having to gut their way through 18 holes of pure hell in the wind certainly would have been – but when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate, and another event starts in less than four days' time, the Tour wasn't exactly left with another choice. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE As for Smotherman, that's two wins in his last two starts after winning the Bank of Utah Championship at the beginning of October. For a player who had just two Top 25 finishes dating back to May, that's a big-time run for the 32-year-old. Oh, Vidanta Vallarta, how we've missed you. The 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, which was held in February, was one of those events that the golf sickos out there may never forget, and finally, after 20 months of waiting, we are back. If, for whatever reason, you forgot one of the greatest finishes we may ever see, let's take a look back at what went down early last year. Aldrich Potgieter, the South African whose superpower is being one of the longest hitters in the game, found himself in a playoff with Brian Campbell, who finished 161st out of 162 players in average driving distance this season. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! The sudden-death playoff was held on the Par 5 18th hole, so advantage Potgieter. The two each made pars the first time around, and then came the tee shot heard 'round the world. Campbell ended up hitting the block of all blocks off the tee, with his ball entering what is a legitimate jungle guarding the right side of the fairway. His ball should have disappeared, and it did for a brief moment, before jumping back into play and into the right rough. Potgieter followed up Campbell's tee shot by hitting a 321-yard rocket into the fairway, leaving him 218 yards to the hole, while Campbell had 311 to the pin. Despite the almost 100-yard difference, Campbell was the one who made birdie while Potgieter missed a six-footer to extend the playoff. It was cinema, made practically no sense, and was a win for all short hitters around the globe. Campbell and Potgieter are in the field this week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf664df04c506ce1c01bdc NYPD detective stabbed 10 times in Bronx robbery recalls chasing attackers while bleeding out te 2026-10-26T14:40:13.088Z NYPD detective stabbed 10 times in Bronx robbery recalls chasing attackers while bleeding out An NYPD detective stabbed 10 times during a robbery in the Bronx revealed how he struggled to call 911 while tracking his fleeing attackers before recognizing the severity of his own injuries and the extent of his blood loss Sunday on "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade." Detective Jose Mercedes said in an exclusive interview with Fox News that he couldn't unlock his phone as he tried to report his attackers' whereabouts. Realizing that he was bleeding badly, he stopped following them — recalling cases he had investigated involving victims who suffered significant blood loss. "Suddenly, I grabbed my phone again, and it's completely filled with blood," Mercedes said. "And at that point is when I stopped running." Mercedes said his police training kicked in when two masked men approached him while he was retrieving belongings from his car's trunk on his day off work. One displayed a knife and attempted to grab the gold chains around his neck. ‘BONNIE AND CLYDE’ ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COUPLE ACCUSED OF BRAZEN JEWELRY THEFT SPREE ACROSS FOUR STATES "The first thing that went through my mind was fear," Mercedes recalled. "The next thing that went through my mind was action." Mercedes said he managed to unmask both suspects during the struggle, despite fearing they might have additional weapons. He also said he would have tried to escape the confrontation if he had seen the men approaching. "The fear that comes upon you and your body turns cold," he told host Brian Kilmeade. "Thereafter, your adrenaline kicks in. And now it’s action time, and now I have to defend myself with all my might or die." ILLEGAL SUSPECT IN NYPD DETECTIVE STABBING DENIES INVOLVEMENT AFTER EXTRADITION FROM MASSACHUSETTS Police identified the alleged attackers as D'Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24. Both are Dominican nationals living illegally in the United States and were arrested in Massachusetts after allegedly fleeing New York, Fox News Digital previously reported. Scott Munro, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, criticized immigration enforcement policies during the interview, blasting what he described as a lack of respect for law enforcement. MULLIN CALLS MAMDANI'S ANTI-ICE RHETORIC 'DANGEROUS' FOLLOWING NEW YORK SHOOTING "They're taking politics before public safety right now," Munro said. "They're taking politics before law enforcement." Mercedes, who suffered wounds to both arms and his back, said the stress of the attack caused him to overlook a critical lifesaving measure despite his decade of police experience. "I did a lot of things tactically correct, but I also forgot a few things," he said, expressing gratitude to the officers who arrived and applied tourniquets to both his bleeding arms. "I thought I was going to die at a certain point. My skin changed colors, I became pale. My lips also became pale, and I cannot thank enough the — first of all, God — second of all, the 911 caller, the [52nd Precinct] officers that responded… they just assisted me with so much urgency. And the emergency service unit — they completely brought me back to life." Fox News Digital's Eric Mack and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6643f04c506ce1c01bc2 Anthropic officially files for its public debut te 2026-10-26T14:40:03.566Z Anthropic officially files for its public debut Anthropic has officially filed for an IPO, revealing soaring revenue, mounting losses, major enterprise adoption, and an unusual governance structure designed to preserve founder control and its AI safety mission. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf63eaf04c506ce1c01aaf Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip te 2026-10-26T14:30:02.585Z Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip The new iPad mini features a thinner and lighter design than its predecessor. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61bbf04c506ce1c01a81 Mamdani message to residents on how to deal with ICE results in viral internet backlash: 'Treason' te 2026-10-26T14:20:43.297Z Mamdani message to residents on how to deal with ICE results in viral internet backlash: 'Treason' New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced viral backlash on Friday after posting instructions in Spanish on how residents should handle interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know," the socialist mayor of the nation’s largest city posted on X on Friday in a message that quickly racked up over 7 million views. Mamdani explained "what every New Yorker should know" if they "encounter ICE," adding that ICE "cannot enter private spaces like your home, school, hospitals, or private areas of a workplace without a judicial warrant signed by a judge." Mamdani reminded New Yorkers they have the right to remain silent and gives tips on best practices for interacting with ICE, saying that "these are very frightening times for many people." MAMDANI CALLS ICE A 'ROGUE' AGENCY AFTER NYC SHOOTING, CLAIMS AGENTS VIEW LAW AS 'MERELY A SUGGESTION' Mamdani’s post was quickly criticized by conservatives on social media, with many characterizing the video as the mayor encouraging obstruction of federal law enforcement and encouraging illegal immigration. "It should be insulting to every American that the mayor of our largest city is a guy who became a citizen less than a decade ago and now spends his time coaching illegal aliens in a foreign language on how they can avoid being lawfully deported," Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, posted on X. MULLIN CALLS MAMDANI'S ANTI-ICE RHETORIC 'DANGEROUS' FOLLOWING NEW YORK SHOOTING "Unless you're here illegally, you have no reason to fear ICE," actor Dean Cain posted on X. "This wanker is dangerous." "At no point in this video is anyone urged to abide by the laws of the United States," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, posted on X. "Because it was not made for the benefit of the people of the United States." "If you're here illegally, you're not a New Yorker," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., posted on X. "Period." "Treason," Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, posted on X. "Here we are in 2026 with foreign born Democrats instructing illegals how to evade the law and remain in our country to suck off our system and best case scenario free load off our hard work," Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren posted on X. "Dangerous incitement full of disturbing falsehoods by communist terrorist supporter @NYCMayor," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton posted on X. "This statement could put lives in danger." Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment. Mamdani has repeatedly positioned himself against ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement agenda. During his campaign and after taking office, he called for abolishing ICE and said the NYPD would not assist the agency with civil immigration enforcement. He has also described ICE operations as harmful to immigrant communities. As mayor, Mamdani signed an executive order strengthening New York City’s sanctuary policies. The order directs city agencies to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, protect personal information and establish protocols for handling ICE requests to access city property or records. It also called for expanded "know your rights" materials and training for city employees. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61b5f04c506ce1c01a6a What to Know About Trump’s Rally in Mississippi te 2026-10-26T14:20:37.552Z What to Know About Trump’s Rally in Mississippi President Trump will stump for a senator in a state he has won three times by double digits, and as Democrats see a path to victory. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61b3f04c506ce1c01a61 Ted Cruz Booed by F1 Crowd in Texas te 2026-10-26T14:20:35.907Z Ted Cruz Booed by F1 Crowd in Texas "Midterms are coming up. People are already voting with their voice," one TV commentator said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61b2f04c506ce1c01a58 The Future of American Power Runs Through India te 2026-10-26T14:20:34.425Z The Future of American Power Runs Through India How the U.S. manages its relationship with the rising titan will determine America’s influence and prosperity in tomorrow's world. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61b0f04c506ce1c01a4f Trump Admin Posts Map of America With No Vermont te 2026-10-26T14:20:32.851Z Trump Admin Posts Map of America With No Vermont The graphic shared by the Department of Energy prompted questions when the glaring omission was spotted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61aff04c506ce1c01a46 Hidden Innovations Are Making Infrastructure Greener te 2026-10-26T14:20:31.326Z Hidden Innovations Are Making Infrastructure Greener Lower-carbon concrete, recycled asphalt and smarter plastics are ready to transform infrastructure. So why is adoption lagging? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61adf04c506ce1c01a3d Map Shows Scale of Russia's Growing Internet Crackdown te 2026-10-26T14:20:29.906Z Map Shows Scale of Russia's Growing Internet Crackdown Russian VPN data reveals 80 internet disruptions across 36 Russian regions in just over a month, as restrictions intensify. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61acf04c506ce1c01a34 How Many Jobs Do Data Centers Create? What Communities Need to Know te 2026-10-26T14:20:28.193Z How Many Jobs Do Data Centers Create? What Communities Need to Know While many projects generate large workforces during construction, the number of permanent operational jobs is often far smaller. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61aaf04c506ce1c01a2b Social Security Payments: Up to $5,181 Coming This Week te 2026-10-26T14:20:26.665Z Social Security Payments: Up to $5,181 Coming This Week A final round of October Social Security payments is due this week, with amounts varying based on earnings and claiming age. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61a9f04c506ce1c01a22 Do You Live in the Rent Belt? Check Our New Midterms Index te 2026-10-26T14:20:25.071Z Do You Live in the Rent Belt? Check Our New Midterms Index According to Newsweek's new Rent Belt Index, rent swallows more of a paycheck than it does nationally in 182 House districts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61a6f04c506ce1c01a19 Ohio Venues Cancel Vivek Ramaswamy Events as Backlash Grows  te 2026-10-26T14:20:22.430Z Ohio Venues Cancel Vivek Ramaswamy Events as Backlash Grows  The cancellations come as Vivek Ramaswamy faces criticism over an advert featuring his rival Amy Acton's estranged mother. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61a4f04c506ce1c01a10 Will Benjamin Netanyahu Win Israel Election? What Polls Show  te 2026-10-26T14:20:20.757Z Will Benjamin Netanyahu Win Israel Election? What Polls Show  Surveys show the premier faces a difficult path to get the coalition he needs to retain power. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61a2f04c506ce1c01a07 Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj’s Relationship in Photos te 2026-10-26T14:20:18.913Z Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj’s Relationship in Photos Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump at a Michigan rally, adding to their growing number of public appearances together. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf61a1f04c506ce1c019fe Security Compliance Is Not the Same as Protection | Opinion te 2026-10-26T14:20:17.305Z Security Compliance Is Not the Same as Protection | Opinion Our security standards are not keeping up with the industry’s evolution, writes consultancy founder Mitch Lawrence. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf619ff04c506ce1c019f5 Chris Brown Handed Suspended Sentence for London Nightclub Attack te 2026-10-26T14:20:15.579Z Chris Brown Handed Suspended Sentence for London Nightclub Attack The singer has been given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, following a 2023 nightclub attack in Mayfair. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf619df04c506ce1c019ec Zelensky Adviser Slams Musk Over Claims Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms te 2026-10-26T14:20:13.785Z Zelensky Adviser Slams Musk Over Claims Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms Starlink is run by Musk's SpaceX firm, but the billionaire said the military version is controlled by the U.S. government. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf619cf04c506ce1c019e3 Abdul El-Sayed Turns Muslim Attacks Back on Trump, Calls Out Qatari Jet te 2026-10-26T14:20:12.008Z Abdul El-Sayed Turns Muslim Attacks Back on Trump, Calls Out Qatari Jet "I don't care how he pronounces my name...he can just go on and call me senator after November," says El-Sayed Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf619af04c506ce1c019da Ilhan Omar’s Marriage Timeline: What Public Records Show te 2026-10-26T14:20:10.393Z Ilhan Omar’s Marriage Timeline: What Public Records Show The Minnesota representative's relationship history is part of ongoing scrutiny of the congresswoman's personal background. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6198f04c506ce1c019d1 Students Are Revolting Everywhere. Here Are Their Chances of Success, Ranked te 2026-10-26T14:20:08.683Z Students Are Revolting Everywhere. Here Are Their Chances of Success, Ranked From street riots to election victories, young protesters are shaking governments. Can they actually change anything? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6197f04c506ce1c019c8 Israel's Election Divides Immigrants Over Netanyahu and the Future te 2026-10-26T14:20:07.023Z Israel's Election Divides Immigrants Over Netanyahu and the Future As Israel's election nears, immigrants divided over Netanyahu reveal deep disagreements about the country's leadership and future. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6195f04c506ce1c019bf Rumors Swirl Packers Could Move on From Starter After Lions Loss te 2026-10-26T14:20:05.135Z Rumors Swirl Packers Could Move on From Starter After Lions Loss Rumors swirl about the job security of Packers kicker Trey Smack after multiple missed kicks in their Week 7 loss to the Lions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf6193f04c506ce1c019b6 Ilhan Omar Deleted Father's Day Message Comes Under Scrutiny  te 2026-10-26T14:20:03.208Z Ilhan Omar Deleted Father's Day Message Comes Under Scrutiny  A deleted Ilhan Omar post referring to her father as "Nur Said" has resurfaced amid scrutiny of her former marriage. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f5ff04c506ce1c0144a Christian singer Natalie Grant urges fans not to 'ignore your body' after fall led to emergency surgery te 2026-10-26T14:10:39.201Z Christian singer Natalie Grant urges fans not to 'ignore your body' after fall led to emergency surgery Christian singer, Natalie Grant, is opening up about a crazy health scare. During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 54-year-old singer discussed what it meant to her to honor Dolly Parton at the Dove Awards, and how she ended up in the hospital with internal bleeding. Grant explained that after moving her daughter into her dorm room at college, they went out to dinner together with her husband, and on the way her foot "caught this brick on the ground" and she "belly flopped" onto the ground. "I thought, 'Oh, maybe I broke a rib' or 'Man, that's gonna leave a bruise' or 'I kind of knocked the wind out of me,'" she said. "But then I got up and I kept walking to dinner. I'm like, I'm sore, but I'm gonna be okay. It wasn't until I realized that I was bleeding internally. And when I realized that it was an emergency, got to the emergency room. And they were like your bladder could rupture, because my kidney was bleeding, and I wasn't able to pass urine." She explained that when she initially arrived to the emergency room, doctors "were kind of confused about what was going on," and it wasn't until she was admitted into the ICU when they realized how serious her condition was. "I had a catheter so you could see the blood kept filling. I wouldn't stop bleeding and I think that's when they were like we've got to get you in for surgery and figure out what's going on. But they all let me know like if you wouldn't have come in, like I talked about maybe going to a bigger hospital, and they said 'No you were really smart to come as fast as you could and get here as quickly as you can,' because if I didn't my bladder would have actually ruptured and I wouldn't have known it." WATCH HERE: NATALIE GRANT SUFFERED INTERNAL BLEEDING AFTER SHE ‘BELLY FLOPPED’ ON HER WAY TO DINNER The singer went on to say that even through all her pain, she was thinking about her children and how they were feeling, noting that as moms, "we're always concerned about everybody around us," even when bleeding internally. While in the hospital, she was thinking of her daughter in the hospital with her, who "faints at the side of blood," as well as her other two daughters back home in Nashville, and how she was going to tell them. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I was in pain, but I didn't want to miss the moment. I was like, 'No, we are celebrating the fact that she has finished college, and we are going to dinner together, and we're going to make this memory,'" she said. "And I'm kind of like hurting and limping and not able to fully eat my meal. And I was, like, I don't think I can ignore this anymore, but that was just such a picture of what moms do." After her incident, Grant urges her fans not to "ignore your body," saying, "God created our body in such a way that it gives us signs" and too often those signs go ignored until "it's too late." WATCH HERE: CHRISTIAN SINGER NATALIE GRANT IS 100 PERCENT HEALED FROM HER INTERNAL INJURIES SUSTAINED AFTER A FALL Months after the fall, Grant said she has completely healed, and that, "funnily enough" she did actually break a rib in the fall, and that has been the most painful part. WATCH HERE: DOCTORS WERE INITIALLY CONFUSED WHEN NATALIE GRANT CAME INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HER FALL "I just last week had my final had a cystoscopy which checked inside my kidney and my bladder and everything looks fantastic. It's a hundred percent healed. You actually can see a scar from where it was and there's I'm like, there's a sermon in that. It's all healed, we still have the scar, but it's healed. And then I just had an ultrasound as well. So internally, everything is 100%. And I just, I thank God because that could have gone 100 different directions. But I'm very, very grateful for good medical care and for the faithfulness of God took care of me." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE The Christian singer recently honored Dolly Parton at the Dove Awards earlier this month, telling Fox News Digital "the most emotional moment for me came in the planning season of it." The 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards took place on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, hosted by Tauren Wells. When putting together the tribute, Grant was left wondering how to honor someone who made such an impact in not just the music industry, but the world, noting, "I'm not gonna sing nine to five or some of her greatest hits, like how do we make this work?" WATCH HERE: NATALIE GRANT PAID TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON AT THE DOVE AWARDS "And it was really in looking and reading and remembering and knowing the story of Dolly's faith and how much her faith mattered to her, guided her, led her to the way she lived her life, to the ways she loved people, to the that she was sure of who she was," she said. "And I think finding that video of her singing ‘How Great Thou Art,’ that was probably the most emotional moment for me was going, wait, this is the anchor of her, the anchor of who she was, was the songs of the faith. And I think that that was really beautiful to get to tell that part of her story." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f4ef04c506ce1c01438 The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future te 2026-10-26T14:10:22.471Z The 11 Midterm Races That Could Shape the Progressive Movement’s Future The left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives in addition to liberals. That theory will be put to the test in a series of competitive races on Election Day. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f49f04c506ce1c0142f Democratic Attorneys General Have Defied Trump. Some May Fall on Nov. 3. te 2026-10-26T14:10:17.325Z Democratic Attorneys General Have Defied Trump. Some May Fall on Nov. 3. Democratic attorneys general have spearheaded state resistance to President Trump’s policies. But some face tight election races despite polls showing broad voter support for Democrats. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f46f04c506ce1c01426 In Fight for the Senate, Democrats Face a Once-in-a-Generation Test te 2026-10-26T14:10:14.353Z In Fight for the Senate, Democrats Face a Once-in-a-Generation Test Democrats are targeting G.O.P. strongholds that could set them up for new majorities. But if they don’t win those races now, it could be a long time before they have another chance. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f42f04c506ce1c0141d Who’s Winning the Race for Congress? te 2026-10-26T14:10:10.604Z Who’s Winning the Race for Congress? It’s Oct. 26 — eight days from the midterms. Here’s the state of play. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5f3df04c506ce1c0140d Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform te 2026-10-26T14:10:05.033Z Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5a91f04c506ce1c0138c Riley Green's acoustic version of 'Bartender in Destin' goes viral on YouTube with fans loving it te 2026-10-26T13:50:09.485Z Riley Green's acoustic version of 'Bartender in Destin' goes viral on YouTube with fans loving it Riley Green continues to drop viral moments online. The "Jesus Saves" singer has become one of the most famous men in all of country music, and he's responsible for several major hits. His music covers a wide chunk of the genre's spectrum. It's great for a college football Saturday with your buddies, and he can also give people an emotional gut check. RILEY GREEN DROPS ACOUSTIC TIKTOK PERFORMANCE OF 'BARTENDER IN DESTIN' AND FANS CAN'T GET ENOUGH Now, he's going viral on YouTube. Green dropped an acoustic version of his hit song "Bartender in Destin" last week on YouTube, and it's exactly what fans have come to love from the talented country music artist. It's one of Green's most popular songs, and has a low-stakes fun vibe. The acoustic version takes things to a new level. Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. As always, people were quick to pop off in the comments with plenty of reactions. One viewer wrote, "Love the song." Another added, "Love this one Riley 🎸❤️✨." RILEY GREEN REVEALS HOW HE BUILDS HIS CONCERT SETLIST WITH FANS ALWAYS AS THE TOP PRIORITY A third commented, "These stripped back acoustic versions are country at its finest." SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER There's no doubt that Riley Green's acoustic performances are incredibly popular. What do you think of Green's performance and music? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf55e3f04c506ce1c0131d NASCAR should be fuming over embarrassing 'Dega race, drivers are livid & controversial finish raises doubt te 2026-10-26T13:30:11.692Z NASCAR should be fuming over embarrassing 'Dega race, drivers are livid & controversial finish raises doubt Monday Morning Pit-Stop is a weekly NASCAR column that runs on OutKick.com and Fox News Digital. If you're looking for a normal NASCAR recap, go check out insufferable ESPN ... assuming they still know NASCAR exists. I'm not even sure a great finish like that is gonna save NASCAR this week ... Lordy. What a day at Talladega. It had everything. It usually does. Cars flipping. Cars going airborne. One of the hardest hits I've ever seen. Kyle Larson going from 11th to first in about 10 seconds to win at the buzzer. NASCAR'S JOEY LOGANO RIDES ON HIS ROOF, RILEY HERBST NAILS WALL AT FULL SPEED IN DANGEROUS TALLADEGA WRECK Did he go below the 'yella line? Maybe. Maybe not. A tale as old as time at Talladega. In between all that mayhem, we had — arguably — the most embarrassing sequence in NASCAR history. It was certainly the most embarrassing at a superspeedway. Drivers were so annoyed by it, they were openly mocking it over the radio ... as it happened! As they participated! It was pathetic. This Next Gen car is so pathetic, and so broken, and so far from what this series used to be, I don't even know where to go from here. Neither does Denny Hamlin. There's "fuel-saving," and then there's whatever the heck THAT was in Stage I yesterday. You'll see. Four tires, enough fuel to get through the final two races and crown Kyle Larson the champion (it's a wrap, folks), and maybe a Tylenol for Riley Herbst and Joey Logano ... Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Gee, I Wonder Why Ratings Are In The Toilet?' edition — is LIVE! Look, we got a great finish yesterday as you can see — and we desperately needed one after the dud that's been the playoffs. There's been no drama over the past eight weeks, beyond Carson Hocevar stuffing Ryan Blaney in a locker. That's it. And we finally got some yesterday in the closing laps at Talladega. That's what I WANT to to start class with, but I can't. Can't do it. Not when crap like this is going in the opening stage: For those who can't tell what's going on, the entire pack — minus the RFK boys (MAHA!) — decided to save fuel during the opening stage so they wouldn't have to pit because this current car, combined with the stage lengths, make it almost impossible to run the race without running out of gas. CHASE ELLIOTT SAYS NASCAR'S GRUELING 10-MONTH SEASON CAN 'EAT YOU UP' WITHOUT AN ESCAPE As Denny Hamlin said after the race, "it’s a sports car not meant to be running 200mph." Correct. That's what NASCAR has created with this car + stage combo at superspeedways. Basically, if you don't run slow, stay in the draft, and save as much fuel as possible, you're gonna pay for it when it comes to pit stops. Drivers hate it, but they don't have much a choice. They were MISERABLE yesterday. Just listen to what Denny said during the race! "This is some crazy s–t," he said. "This is like the Richard Petty Driving Experience at a race!" I've done the Richard Petty experience, and Denny is 10000% right. When you do that, they basically cap the cars at 175 MPH. That's what we had yesterday at 'Dega. Cars going as slow as possible to save enough fuel so they wouldn't have to pit. That should not happen at Talladega or Daytona. Those two are, easily, your best tracks, NASCAR. Trust me. You don't want to screw them up ... And you are screwing them up. Big time. It's pathetic. It's embarrassing. Folks will turn the channel. Hell, they already have! Take a look: Lordy. Last Sunday's Cup race at Phoenix drew an audience of just 1.2 million viewers. That number is alarming, folks. I've seen a lot of bad TV numbers for NASCAR over the years. Believe me. That's really, really, really bad. You don't want to live in a world where the WNBA outdraws NASCAR, and we're teetering on that right now. It's unfathomable. It's unacceptable. It's also not surprising. Some thoughts on why, in order of importance: OK, give me YOUR thoughts on this — and don't hold back! Zach.Dean@OutKick.com. Gulp. Now, let's get to a couple quick-hitters on the way out. First up? Congrats to Kyle Larson! He won yesterday in thrilling fashion, and will most likely be your champion here in two weeks. But ... did he do it legally? Thoughts? It's really close. Like, really, really, reaaaaaaallllly close. I think NASCAR made the right call, and I HATE siding with NASCAR. But fair is fair, and I do think Larson's tires stay on the line, albeit barely. Again, it was CLOSE: Does that angle change anyone's minds? Nope?! We're all just gonna be stubborn and set in our ways and argue till we're blue in the face? Okeedokee! Sounds good! Moving on ... I know Joey Logano flipping and landing on his hood gets all the clicks and the attention, but the hit Riley Herbst takes here is the most violent hit of the 2026 NASCAR season. Goodness: Just a massive hit for Riley Herbst, who is OK. I know NASCAR seemingly took forever to get over to him (listen to how frustrated the team is over the radio), but he spoke after the race and all seems well. But that was a massive hit. Ryan Blaney's taken a couple of those over the years, and they scare the bejesus out of me every time. When I saw this wreck happen in real time, my attention immediately went to Herbst over Logano. Cars that flip and go on their hoods are generally OK. Cars that go into the wall at 190 MPH are usually not. Feel like we dodged a bullet here. OK, that's it for today. Good work, everyone. On the way out, here's Jesse Love's girlfriend, Georgia Kryssing, enjoying a pumpkin patch as we start the final week of October. See y'all at Martinsville. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf55ddf04c506ce1c0130e Turning Point app tracks likely conservative voters who haven’t returned ballots te 2026-10-26T13:30:05.483Z Turning Point app tracks likely conservative voters who haven’t returned ballots Key Points: A new mobile app from Turning Point USA shows people who are likely to vote conservative and have not returned their ballots Anyone can download and use the app as it’s intended A similar app from Democratic organizations needs more authorization to use A map on a Turning Point app telling volunteers who they should contact in any given neighborhood to get out the vote — and return early ballots — for candidates the organization supports. (Screenshot by Howard Fischer) PHOENIX — A publicly available app provides insight into who a conservative group sees as people likely to vote with their side. Designed by Turning Point USA, the organization founded by Charlie Kirk to promote conservative candidates, the TPAction mobile app is specifically meant to aid volunteers who “chase” ballots. They use it to find people in a given neighborhood who have asked for early ballots but have not yet returned them, according to county election records. But not just anyone with an unreturned ballot. “It identifies who we want to vote,” said Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of Turning Point USA, when asked about it. And how does the organization do that? “Why would I tell you that?” he responded in a chat on social media, followed by “LOL” — laughing out loud. “I mean, it’s basic logic who would determine our targets.” But Bowyer declined to answer any more questions. There’s nothing illegal about all of this, as voter registration records are public. And lists are available regularly of those who ask for and have returned early ballots. That’s why those emails, text messages and phone calls people get on behalf of candidates and issues tend to stop once the ballot is returned. Democrats have a similar program called MiniVAN that enables campaign organizers to send out volunteers — just like Turning Point — to find those voters it has identified as likely supporters whose ballots may be sitting unopened on the kitchen table. But there’s a key difference. While the MinVAN app can be downloaded to cell phones, actual voter information becomes available only when the user is linked to a specific list. And that list is not publicly available, but is under the control of the organization that controls the list. That’s not the case with TPAction. It takes only a name, address and phone number to sign up and activate the app once downloaded from either Google Play or the App Store. And one option on a menu that appears when you sign in and click the arrows in the upper right is to “chase ballots.” Click on that and you get a menu that tops off with “voters near me.” That first turns up a list of neighbors within a couple of hundred yards — at least those who Turning Point believes is worthy of their attention — complete with their names, addresses and whether they’ve returned their early ballots. You may or may not be on that list. There’s also an option to click on the map to show you exactly where they live from your position. But you’re not limited to snooping about just the folks in your area. At the bottom of the map is a button labeled “done for the day.” That not only releases the list back to Turning Point but clears the map for the next time. And, more to the point, you can then reopen the app — and the map — from wherever is your new starting point. And that produces a list of people in that area who Turning Point wants to pursue. The app also has other options to allow users to make phone calls directly to those on the list. It even provides information like the target’s gender, age and party, and whether that person is on the early voting list — meaning someone who asked for a ballot by mail. And even direct texts are an option. The post Turning Point app tracks likely conservative voters who haven’t returned ballots first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5390f04c506ce1c012d9 Kylie Cantrall's World Series national anthem being called best since Whitney by some, NFL memes & Ric update te 2026-10-26T13:20:16.779Z Kylie Cantrall's World Series national anthem being called best since Whitney by some, NFL memes & Ric update Welcome to Screencaps, "America's Best Daily Column," as named by the readers. Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world. This column isn't for the coastal elites. Give us a week to steal your heart. Our track record is pretty good. Let's have some fun. Before this morning, I'd never heard the name Kylie Cantrall. No clue who she is. Now? We're talking about a potential breakout star after Saturday night's national anthem performance before Game 2 of the World Series in Milwaukee where she belted out a rendition that's being called the best "since Whitney." We're talking the best performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" since Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991. I'm not saying it, but others are. Let's go to the comments where this praise is being heaped on Cantrall. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps As I'd written going into the state race, the goal for Jr. was 11:teens on a course that's notoriously fast in a race filled with some serious competition. His official time was 11:10:00 (2 miles), good for 22nd place (377 runners) and just one-tenth of a second behind his teammate who finished 21st. Jr.'s time is now the 9th fastest time in the history of the junior high program, which is unfathomable considering where he was just a year ago when his PR was 12:14. As for the team, the boys won a state title for the school with 1st, 21st, 22nd, 78th and 85th place finishes. The final total was 156 points for Perrysburg to 178 points for Kings Junior High out of Cincinnati. If we go back 14-15 months ago, you guys were teaching me everything about cross country and explaining that it's more than just running. There's actual strategy. Now I study split times and point systems. I watched as Jr. was 64th at the quarter-mile mark, to 40th at the mile, to 29th at the 1 3/4 mile post and then he picked off seven more spots in a helluva kick to the finish line. Last night, at dinner, I reiterated to Mrs. Screencaps that I never thought in my wildest dreams I would enjoy spending a Sunday watching kids run these races. I think it's the festival atmosphere that's so relaxing. People eating quesadillas at picnic tables. Some people bringing in their dogs. Sun shining. What a life pivot this has all been. • Michael P. in Allons, TN says: Out on McAfee but in his defense that goes for all pregame shows. CFB NFL MLB (don't watch the NBA). The only one I might watch is NHL on TNT. ALL NFL pregame shows are useless drivel and College Game Day is so scripted they might as well read off a tele-prompter. If anything watchable happens there’ll be a 30 second clip on X. • Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston says give him more McAfee and more of Herbstreit's dog: There is indeed alot of McAfee on ESPN and I am good with it. He is generally very positive and celebratory of whatever sport he is covering, and I like his energy. He has a fun different way about him than the typical talking heads. I also like that he doesn't have much of a filter, calls it bluntly like he sees it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE I understand that his schtick is not for everyone and that's fine too. Those people have the power of their remote control to watch Big Noon Kickoff instead. I am also good with Herbstreit, his dogs, and the Mannings too. I'd stay in my seat and watch. Quick Hitters: THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! • David W. says: If a person wished to check scores or minor information on the NFL Web Site, it goes to a subscription page, I have a problem with that for public information. Why don't they say unless you give us money then we don't want you. It just gets better and better every year, not. Multiple streaming, international games, subscriptions only viewership, not to mention the lecturing of social issues on and off the field. That is the short rant for now, just another nameless no account who can find other things to do anyway. Oh wait, maybe I am wrong, game scores or information is a secret, and they want to be like the government and soak a person for every penny.  Ric's definitely feeling better after that fall on Friday. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER #################### That is it this morning. The sun is still shining in NW Ohio. The weather is great. October weather has been one for the history books. Let's go have a great week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf538df04c506ce1c012cd Reduce Home Fire Risks: 5 Items to Avoid Plugging into Power Strips te 2026-10-26T13:20:13.648Z Reduce Home Fire Risks: 5 Items to Avoid Plugging into Power Strips Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf538cf04c506ce1c012c4 How to Manage Symptoms of Heart Failure te 2026-10-26T13:20:12.029Z How to Manage Symptoms of Heart Failure Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf538af04c506ce1c012bb How to Manage Symptoms of Heart Failure te 2026-10-26T13:20:10.290Z How to Manage Symptoms of Heart Failure Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf5387f04c506ce1c012b2 4 Tips for Efficient EV Charging at Home te 2026-10-26T13:20:07.859Z 4 Tips for Efficient EV Charging at Home Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4edef04c506ce1c01230 Ex-NFL star says police aimed gun at him in front of his daughters amid incident with alleged reckless drivers te 2026-10-26T13:00:14.512Z Ex-NFL star says police aimed gun at him in front of his daughters amid incident with alleged reckless drivers EXCLUSIVE: Former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant says a police officer aimed a gun at him in front of his daughters Sunday after a confrontation with a man he alleges threatened to shoot him following an encounter with two men who he accused or reckless driving. The incident resulted in Bryant receiving an assault citation. Footage provided to OutKick by Bryant showed an officer aiming a gun in Bryant’s direction. Bryant is also seen lying on the ground in handcuffs alongside the two other men in Southlake, Texas. Bryant acknowledged knocking a phone from one man’s hand during their argument, but disputed how police handled the encounter and questioned why he received a citation after reporting that he had been threatened. ARIZONA STATE CHEERLEADER CHARGED AFTER CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE CAUGHT ON VIRAL VIDEO "I was really more so concerned about my children, you know, looking at their dad, you know, being on the ground with a gun pointed at me," Bryant said. The citation reviewed by OutKick lists "Assault by Contact" and identifies the incident location as 2251 E. Southlake Blvd., the same address listed for Chiloso Mexican Bistro. It marks "Arrest: No" and instructs Bryant to appear at Southlake Municipal Court on or before Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. Bryant said the confrontation began after he encountered two vehicles whose occupants appeared to be interacting with one another at a traffic light. He accused the drivers of cutting him off and continuing to drive recklessly as they arrived at the restaurant, where he was also headed. Bryant said he told them to stop, acknowledging that he used profanity. He said an argument followed with one of the men, whom the former wide receiver described as a young adult. TITANS COACH PASSIONATELY DEFENDS JORDAN ELLIOTT AFTER GUN-RELATED INCIDENT LED TO RELEASE "He go to threatening me and basically saying, um, he’ll insinuate that he’ll, you know, he’ll shoot me or whatever," Bryant said. Bryant said he responded with a warning of his own. "You pull that gun, I’m telling you right now, you better use it because if you don’t I’m going to do something to you," he recalled telling the man. Asked whether the man actually drew a weapon, Bryant said: "No, he didn’t pull a gun out on me." Bryant said the man instead pulled out his phone and began recording him. "I told him, you know, get the phone off me," Bryant said. "So what I ended up doing is I knocked the phone out of his hand." The man then said he would call police, according to Bryant, who said he encouraged him to do so because he believed officers would investigate the alleged threat. Bryant said a responding officer drew a gun and ordered them to the ground. He said his girlfriend arrived with his two daughters and began recording the encounter. ICE SHOOTING ROCKS AUSTIN AS DEMOCRAT DEMANDS BODYCAM VIDEO, INDEPENDENT PROBE "I get on the ground," Bryant said. "My lady pulled up, she got my children, and they seen everything that’s going on." According to Bryant, officers handcuffed the men, questioned them separately and placed him in a police vehicle before releasing him with the citation. He said the other men were allowed to leave. Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it. He said he asked officers to review surrounding surveillance footage, including any available video of the driving that led to the confrontation. "I would rather you guys take us all down to the police station and do the proper investigation instead of just taking somebody else, you know, side," Bryant said. "I felt like it was very one-sided." Bryant also claims an officer told him that he had to be "the bigger person." Under Texas law, assault involving offensive or provocative physical contact is generally a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. The citation does not identify a specific statutory subsection. Bryant repeatedly described his actions as self-defense. Texas law makes that determination dependent on the circumstances, including whether someone reasonably believed force was immediately necessary to protect against another person’s use or attempted use of unlawful force. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Bryant emphasized that he has longstanding positive relationships with individual Southlake officers, including one associated with his son’s Southlake Carroll football team. "Every time I see him, we talk ball. We just talk about the regular things," Bryant said of that officer. "It’s always been good. This situation was just extremely unfortunate." Bryant played eight seasons with Dallas, earning three Pro Bowl selections and All-Pro honors in 2014. He finished his Cowboys tenure with 531 catches, 7,459 receiving yards and 73 receiving touchdowns. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! He said his standing in the Southlake community, particularly among children who look up to him, motivated him to speak publicly about the encounter. "My reputation mean everything to me," Bryant said. Asked what he wanted from law enforcement moving forward, Bryant called for fairness and a thorough investigation. "Treat everybody fair. Treat everybody fair. Treat everybody with respect," he said. "Do your due diligence on what’s actually going on." OutKick has reached out to the City of Southlake for a comment on behalf of the police department. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4ed3f04c506ce1c01218 Tesla turns to Turo to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) te 2026-10-26T13:00:03.459Z Tesla turns to Turo to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Eligible Turo hosts will also get a one-month free trial of Tesla's FSD software. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4c82f04c506ce1c011e4 Alaska Dem Senate candidate suffers minor injuries in car crash, forcing her to skip campaign events te 2026-10-26T12:50:10.574Z Alaska Dem Senate candidate suffers minor injuries in car crash, forcing her to skip campaign events Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola and members of her family were involved in a two-vehicle collision in Anchorage on Saturday night, prompting her campaign to adjust upcoming schedule commitments in the final stretch of the midterm race. The crash occurred Saturday in the vicinity of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention, where candidate events and campaign appearances had been underway over the weekend. It happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said. The family was on their way to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet. "Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits," campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement. "Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover." "Mary is disappointed that the accident is delaying the start of her Alaska Always Tour, and she is eager to get back on the campaign trail to speak directly with Alaskans about her plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families," Bruce added. TODD BLANCHE CHALLENGES DANA BASH FOR ONLY CITING PART OF CONSTITUTION DURING HEATED ELECTION CLASH The pause comes at a pivotal moment in Alaska’s high-stakes Senate contest between Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, as both campaigns scramble across the state to mobilize voters and secure turnout ahead of the November midterm vote. DEMOCRAT'S DEBATE 'CUE CARDS' STEAL SPOTLIGHT IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE CLASH Peltola, an Alaska Native and former congresswoman, is hoping to become the first Democrat in nearly two decades to represent the state in the Senate. Both she and Sullivan have tried to rally support from Alaska Native voters, a key constituency in the high-stakes race that has become one of the most watched in the nation. ALASKA HAS A VOTING SYSTEM LIKE NO OTHER STATE; REPUBLICANS WORRY IT COULD COST THEM IN NOVEMBER President Donald Trump — who held a rally in support of Sullivan earlier this month — said Friday he told his administration to sue to block certification of the race if the incumbent loses. The lawsuit cites potential confusion with another candidate who is listed on the ranked choice ballot as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. Alaska allows voters to rank their top picks rather than choosing a single candidate. Voters will have four choices, including Sullivan, Peltola and the other Dan Sullivan, a candidate Republicans have called a decoy in what they believe is a Democratic effort to confuse voters. COURT KEEPS ‘DECOY DAN’ ON ALASKA BALLOT AS EXPERT WARNS RANKED-CHOICE SYSTEM CREATES VOTER ‘TRAPS’ "I revealed what everyone knows, that the Ranked Choice Voting Ballot is a TOTAL DEMOCRAT SCAM meant to confuse the Voter, so that Senator Dan Sullivan will lose Votes to a man who has never participated in Politics before, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.," Trump wrote early Sunday morning on Truth Social. "He is only there because the Democrats want to steal the Election." It is a reason to vote out ranked-choice voting, Trump added. "The Democrats are trying to steal this important Republican Seat and, if that happens, everything we’ve done for Alaska will come to an immediate hault [sic]," Trump concluded. "VOTE 'YES' AGAINST RANKED CHOICE VOTING, on Ballot Measure 2. SAVE ALASKA!" Peltola has outraised Sullivan through October, $33 million to nearly $14 million, but Sullivan reported having more campaign cash, $5.1 million to Peltola 's $3.2 million. Republicans have outspent Democrats in the race, $42 million to $38 million. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4c7ef04c506ce1c011d6 4 Tips for Efficient EV Charging at Home te 2026-10-26T12:50:06.822Z 4 Tips for Efficient EV Charging at Home Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4a27f04c506ce1c01097 Nikole Hannah-Jones laments 'pretty brutal' response to viral essay on sending daughter to public school te 2026-10-26T12:40:07.388Z Nikole Hannah-Jones laments 'pretty brutal' response to viral essay on sending daughter to public school New York Times journalist and 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones reflected Wednesday on what she called the "pretty brutal" responses she received for her viral New York Times Magazine essay on sending her daughter to predominantly Black public schools. A decade after defending her choice, Hannah-Jones admitted in an essay last month that she regretted aspects of her decision to send her now-16-year-old daughter to these schools in an effort to combat school segregation, after her child informed Hannah-Jones that she did not receive the education she wanted. "Now I felt overcome with regret. Najya deserved better," Hannah-Jones wrote in her September essay. "They all did. But she was mine. This girl, my only child, looked to me to protect her, to give her what she needed to thrive. And I had not chosen her." KAROL MARKOWICZ: 1619 PROJECT FOUNDER NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES LEARNED THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT SCHOOLS Hannah-Jones' admission sparked intense backlash from critics who accused her of sacrificing her daughter's education for her progressive values. The pushback was strong enough for Hannah-Jones to question if she should have written the essay. "I know it would sound crazy if I say none of the critique was valid, but I’m like, what is the critique?" Hannah-Jones told The New York Times during an interview on Wednesday.  "There was some online discourse that was pretty brutal. And, you know, I have experienced some brutal discourse through the years, but usually not about, like, me as a parent," Hannah-Jones said. "That was hard. And for a minute I’m like, ‘Man, should I have written this?’ And I’ve actually never, ever, as a journalist, questioned, 'Should I have written something?' And there was a moment where I was just like, ‘I did not have to subject myself to this. Should I have done this?’" However, Hannah-Jones concluded that she ultimately did not regret her actions despite the impact the essay had. NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES' FRIEND SENDS BLACK SON TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AFTER NYT WRITER HAS EDUCATION REGRETS "You know, in the end, I’m fine. I will be fine. My feelings got a little hurt because I’m a human being. But, in the end, like, people are talking about these kids who don’t have a platform, who don’t have a choice. The mayor of New York has been forced to respond. He’s now promised to release a plan to address it. That doesn’t happen without me writing a piece like this," Hannah-Jones said. She added, "And so, yeah, I have to remind myself that, like, my little bruised feelings in the end are meaningless. It is the power of what we can do with our platform, and what I would argue is our responsibility to do." Fox News Digital reached out to Hannah-Jones for comment, but did not immediately hear back.  DENVER MOTHER FIGHTS FOR HER DAUGHTER'S EDUCATION AS ADVOCATES MAKE NATIONWIDE SCHOOL CHOICE PUSH Corey DeAngelis, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and longtime school choice advocate, accused the journalist of minimizing education concerns. "Calling the backlash 'brutal discourse' misses the point. People reacted because she publicly used her child as a prop for a political experiment, and the results were horrible," DeAngelis told Fox News Digital. He added, "School choice exists so parents can leave schools that don't work. You don't fix these schools by trapping more kids inside them and hoping your presence changes the system. Hannah-Jones tried that. It didn't work. Her daughter knows it. Parents across the country already knew it. Give families the money and the freedom to leave." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf47cff04c506ce1c00fa9 Tallahassee police arrest 15-year-old suspect after shooting near Florida A&M football stadium te 2026-10-26T12:30:07.815Z Tallahassee police arrest 15-year-old suspect after shooting near Florida A&M football stadium The Tallahassee Police Department on Sunday night arrested a 15-year-old suspect in connection with a Florida A&M shooting Saturday near the university's Bragg Memorial Stadium. "What should have been a weekend of celebration in our community instead became a night of fear and violence for the victims and their families," Chief of Police Lawrence Revell said in a Monday morning statement. "While this arrest marks a significant step forward, our work is far from over. We remain committed to holding those responsible accountable and getting answers for every family impacted by this tragedy." The teen is facing 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, police said. This is a breaking news story. Check back here for updates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf4321f04c506ce1c00f26 Dem Senate hopeful rejects Schumer but benefits from millions in spending by his allies te 2026-10-26T12:10:09.152Z Dem Senate hopeful rejects Schumer but benefits from millions in spending by his allies WICHITA, Kan. — National Democrats are pouring millions of dollars into Kansas to bolster Adam Hamilton, who has spent much of his campaign arguing that he would not be beholden to the top Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C. Tens of millions are flowing into Kansas to boost Hamilton, with a sizable chunk coming from Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC closely aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., whom Hamilton has repeatedly said he would not support as the Democratic leader should he win in November. But his opponent, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., questioned how he could benefit from "$30 to $40 million from Chuck Schumer and not be beholden to him in some way?" THUNE MAKES BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT REPUBLICANS' SENATE CHANCES AS GOP PULLS MILLIONS FROM KEY RACES "Regardless of what he says, if we lose this seat, then it's going to give the Senate control to the Democrats," Marshall told Fox News Digital during an interview on the campaign trail. "Chuck Schumer would be the leader of the Senate." "Look, if he's going to denounce Chuck Schumer, let's denounce him with his money as well," he continued, "Look, we're going to be outspent five to one, and we knew that." Candidates, notably, can’t directly accept outside funding from independent groups like the Senate Majority PAC, given the guardrails are established by federal election law, according to the Federal Election Commission. SCHUMER WARNS OF REPUBLICAN ADVANTAGE THAT COULD CHANGE THE BATTLE FOR SENATE CONTROL The Schumer-aligned group teed up $5 million in advertising spending in Kansas earlier this month, a sign that Democrats are bullish about flipping the seat in a contest that has gotten closer than Republicans expected. Hamilton's campaign pushed back on Marshall, arguing that the first-term senator has been given a lifeboat by national Republicans. Hamilton has vastly outraised Marshall, scoring nearly $14 million compared to Marshall’s almost $6 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings. "Adam has said repeatedly he believes it’s time for fresh leadership in Washington," Tyson Brody, a Hamilton campaign spokesperson, told Fox News Digital. "Adam will always put Kansas first. Meanwhile, Roger Marshall is totally dependent on Washington money to save his campaign because he has abandoned Kansas to support D.C. corruption, endless war, and high prices." KANSAS DEMOCRAT BEGS KAMALA HARRIS NOT TO CAMPAIGN WITH HIM, ‘PLEASE DO NOT COME TO MY STATE’ In all, national Democrats and their affiliated groups — combined with spending from Hamilton’s campaign — are slated to dump $38 million into the race, according to AdImpact. National Republicans, along with Marshall’s campaign, are putting $32 million into the contest. Marshall has sought to tie Hamilton, who is running as a moderate in ruby-red Kansas, directly to Schumer, a point he made several times during their final debate before Election Day this week. Hamilton pushed back, arguing that Marshall had mentioned Schumer "maybe 20 times so far." "I’ve already said I wouldn't support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader if the Democrats took control of the Senate," Hamilton said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf431ff04c506ce1c00f1d Medieval hospital built for victims of feared disease gives up long-buried secrets te 2026-10-26T12:10:07.762Z Medieval hospital built for victims of feared disease gives up long-buried secrets Archaeologists in England have uncovered new remains at one of the country's oldest and largest medieval leprosy hospitals, hundreds of years after the disease ravaged communities across Britain. The recent excavation, reported by British news agency Jam Press, centered on South Common in Lincoln, a historic English city roughly 140 miles north of London. The site was once home to the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, which was founded between the late 11th and early 12th centuries. MYSTERIOUS SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED AFTER RESIDENTS SEEMINGLY PACKED UP AND VANISHED During a three-day excavation, archaeologists from the British television program "Time Team" uncovered traces of medieval walls and possible living quarters. The hospital operated for nearly 500 years, housing up to 20 leprosy patients at a time, officials said.  The findings build on an excavation that took place last year, when volunteers unearthed walls, building surfaces and artifacts linked to the former hospital. This time, researchers identified traces of small, square features that may have served as individual living quarters or enclosed yards for patients. The structures have never been excavated before, researchers said, according to Jam Press. SHOCKING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT BONES TURNS COUPLE'S KITCHEN RENOVATION INTO 'CRIME SCENE' The findings offer a rare glimpse into how leprosy patients may have lived during the Middle Ages, including who could afford to receive care. "You'd need to have resources to get in here," Professor Carenza Lewis of the University of Lincoln said, according to Jam Press. "If you had enough money and could buy your way into a leper hospital, it's a bit like getting a place in a private care home or something like that." Historical documents suggest the hospital accommodated up to 20 patients, who may have lived in separate structures with small yards, Lewis said.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "We know that they had little sorts of curtilages [enclosed plots of land], which implies they're separate little buildings, little houses with a little yard, perhaps," she said. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic bacterial infection that primarily affects the skin, nerves and eyes. Although the disease can cause severe disfigurement if left untreated, it is curable with antibiotics and still exists today. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS The excavation is part of a three-year research project led by Anglia Ruskin University, which aims to learn more about the people who lived, worked and died at the medieval hospital. Tim Taylor, the creator of "Time Team," said the site could reveal more about Lincoln's archaeological past. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Lincoln has an extraordinary archaeological story, and this site promises to give us the opportunity to uncover a fascinating part of it," Taylor said, Jam Press reported. The findings come after a similar discovery last year in York, England, where a sinkhole in a city street exposed the remains of one of northern England's largest medieval hospitals. The remains were believed to belong to St. Leonard's Hospital and date back to the 12th or 13th century. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf3e6ef04c506ce1c00ea0 ESPN star calls out Jets head coach following team's loss to winless Dolphins te 2026-10-26T11:50:06.631Z ESPN star calls out Jets head coach following team's loss to winless Dolphins It’s unclear if a loss to the previously winless Miami Dolphins was a rock bottom moment for the New York Jets, but it feels as close as a team can get. Miami won the game 28-25 and outgained New York 377-360. The Jets put pressure on the Dolphins in the fourth quarter, outscoring them 11-7, but a crucial three-and-out led to a Dolphins touchdown on the team’s next drive, which only took just over a minute. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! ESPN’s Mike Greenberg, a noted Jets superfan, took issue with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn’s explanation for not using his timeouts at the end of the first half. New York’s second quarter included an interception, a punt and one play to end the half. The Dolphins had two possessions – a punt and a 15-play, 91-yard touchdown drive. "Maybe we should've called our timeouts to get it back, but at that point, we just felt like we were going to stop them and be able to get the ball back," Glenn told reporters. But Greenberg wrote on X that Glenn’s answer about game management was "inexcusable." CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE "This answer is inexcusable," Greenberg wrote. "Game management is the most important part of this job and he is as bad at it as any coach I’ve ever seen. "There may not be any point in making the change now, but it’s over, it’s just a matter of when." New York is only 2-5 on the season. The Jets started with a win over the Tennessee Titans, nearly beat the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and then topped the AFC North-leading Cleveland Browns. Other losses were against the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots. There have been highs but the lows have been almost too much to handle if you’re a Jets fan. The Jets have not made the playoffs since 2010 and it looks like the unfortunate streak is going to continue this season unless something really changes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf39bef04c506ce1c00e35 Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens and more top headlines te 2026-10-26T11:30:06.477Z Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens and more top headlines 1. Trump escalates attacks on El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race tightens 2. 'If you run again': Nicki Minaj makes bold pledge to Trump at Michigan rally 3. Israel drills for surprise attack with massive military exercise as expert warns of 1973 repeat MIDTERMS ON THE MAP — The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before Election Day. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf3511f04c506ce1c00dbf People living past 100 in one tiny village share 3 daily habits te 2026-10-26T11:10:09.008Z People living past 100 in one tiny village share 3 daily habits National Geographic researchers believe they may have discovered a new "blue zone." A blue zone is a geographic region where residents show unusually high rates of longevity and survival into old age. The newest blue zone candidate is a small village called Bolotana, located on the Italian island of Sardinia. In a 2024 snapshot, 10 of the village's 2,262 residents were at least 100 years old, according to National Geographic — roughly 10 times the Sardinian average and 11 times the U.S. average. PEOPLE WHO LIVE TO 100 HAVE 3 DRINKS IN COMMON, LONGEVITY EXPERT SAYS A team of researchers, including Dan Buettner — founder of Blue Zones, a company focused on longevity, and a National Geographic Fellow — set out to investigate Bolotana’s exceptional lifespan. The findings were published in Frontiers in Aging. Buettner highlighted three lifestyle habits that are common among Bolotana’s long-lived residents. The study did not establish that these habits directly cause longevity, but researchers are examining how the village’s environment and traditions may contribute to its unusually high survival rates. "The international team of demographers, their population scientists … were able to examine the birth records, death records and baptismal records and see that this is probably the richest, most complete data on centenarians in the world," Buettner told Fox News Digital. AMERICA'S LIFESPAN HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1776 — EXPERTS REVEAL WHAT CHANGED "For those of us who want to make it into our 90s and 100s in full health, this place does it better than anyplace else in the world." The strongest longevity advantage appeared among Bolotana’s women, who ranked second only to Hong Kong for life expectancy at age 70 and survival from age 70 to 100. The original Sardinian blue zone was identified in the late 1990s and formally described in research published around 2000. Located in the mountainous region roughly 68 miles from Bolotana, it is known for unusually strong male longevity, according to Buettner. Although Bolotana remains partly pastoral, it is also an agricultural community. Buettner suggested that this may mean men spend more time at home helping with household responsibilities, potentially reducing the burden on women. "In the original blue zone in the highlands, the [women] worried about the finances and raising children and the leaky roof," he said. "They're all alone. Here, men are participating more, and that could explain why women are doing better, because they're only bearing half the stress load instead of almost all of it." Buettner believes the village’s strong social connections may be one factor behind the women’s longevity, although the study did not establish a cause. GEORGIA WOMAN CELEBRATES 112TH BIRTHDAY, REVEALS HER SECRET TO A LONG LIFE "We see women gathering in the library, baking bread together, making sweets together and going to church together," he said. "So, you see a much more socially connected society among the women in Bolotana than in the other blue zones." As in many parts of Italy, Bolotana has a strong Catholic tradition. Buettner said church attendance may provide residents with faith, social connection and a sense of belonging. "It’s a sense of community, but it's also people proactively understanding that sitting down with a friend and talking about your troubles and your day with somebody who cares about you is a much more powerful drug than a pharmaceutical," Buettner said. "The human species has shown this over and over, and Bolotana is a perfect example." Diet varies among blue zones, but Bolotana’s traditional fare is largely plant-based, with a focus on beans, vegetables, wheat, olives and olive oil, along with some cheese and meat. DOCTOR'S 10 RULES FOR LIVING LONGER, CELEBRATING MORE BIRTHDAYS AND MAKING EXTRA YEARS COUNT "About 90% of a centenarian's diet has been all plant-based," Buettner said. "Not protein, by the way. These aren't protein loaders. These are complex carbohydrate loaders." A Bolotanese breakfast might consist of a piece of bread or cheese with local olives and a cup of coffee. Lunch, the biggest meal of the day that starts in the early afternoon, is "almost always" a minestrone soup made with locally grown seasonal vegetables and lots of beans. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "Beans are the cornerstone of the longevity diet here," Buettner said. "Garbanzo beans, lentil beans, pinto beans, cannellini beans — these are really the all-star of the diet." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER Traditionally, residents ate meat about five times per month, usually as a celebratory food. In the highlands, people traditionally cooked with lard, Buettner said, while Bolotana residents use olive oil from ancient trees. Researchers are studying whether the oil’s unusually high levels of odd-chain fatty acids could be relevant to longevity. Bolotana residents are not deliberately pursuing longer lives, the longevity researcher noted. The region has little emphasis on gym culture or biohacking. "These are real humans with an average set of genes," Buettner said. "These aren’t superhumans with superhuman discipline or better genes." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "They’re not chasing longevity," he added. "It is the product of their environment." Because Bolotana’s streets are steep and residents rarely drive within town, they typically walk to shops, cafés, workplaces and friends’ homes, Buettner said. "It’s this sort of unconscious walking that’s far more important for longevity than going to the gym." Buettner said Bolotana is an example of how daily routines and surroundings can encourage movement without requiring residents to schedule formal exercise. Residents of walkable American communities have a three- to five-year life-expectancy advantage over those in less-walkable areas, he said. "If we want a healthier America, we have to start thinking about shaping our neighborhoods and our cities so people can unconsciously move and not rely on heaping another obligation on their busy lives to remember to go to the gym," the expert said. "Most of the things that lead to Bolotana longevity are also pleasant and make the journey a joy," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf3510f04c506ce1c00db6 What will we leave our children? The American Dream demands more than comfort te 2026-10-26T11:10:08.208Z What will we leave our children? The American Dream demands more than comfort As Americans prepare to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, much of the national conversation centers on which party will control Congress and what the next two years will mean for the country. Those are important questions, but a more consequential one reaches beyond the next election and our own lifetimes: What kind of America are we leaving to our children and grandchildren? For much of our history, the American Dream was rooted in the conviction that the next generation should inherit greater freedom and opportunity than the one before it. Men and women crossed oceans, endured hardship, established communities and sacrificed their own comfort because they believed their children could enjoy opportunities they might never experience. They understood that the measure of a generation was not simply what it accumulated, but what it preserved for those who followed. Consider the early settlers who crossed the Atlantic seeking religious freedom. They knew their journey would demand sacrifice, yet they believed the freedom to worship according to conscience was worth securing. Their convictions helped shape the American understanding that faith and conscience belong to the individual, not the government. ARKANSAS TAKES HOME TOP RANKING FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AFTER GOV SANDERS EXPANDS KEY PROTECTIONS In his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, President Thomas Jefferson affirmed the constitutional protection of religious conscience against government interference. Religious liberty was never intended to remove faith from public life. It was intended to protect the right of every American to freely exercise their religious beliefs and worship without government subjugation. Later generations of immigrants came seeking economic opportunity. They worked difficult jobs, built businesses and raised families hoping their children might achieve more than they had. Their circumstances differed from those of the early settlers, but they shared a fundamental understanding of the American Dream: sacrificing something in the present to secure something greater for the future. SEN TIM SCOTT: MY FAMILY'S JOURNEY SHOWS AMERICA'S FOUNDING PROMISE IS ALIVE AND STRONG Somewhere along the way, we began losing that generational perspective. The American Dream increasingly became a question of what we could acquire and enjoy during our lifetimes rather than what we could build for those who followed. We became more concerned with protecting our immediate comfort than confronting the difficult decisions necessary to preserve our children's future. Our national finances illustrate that shift. The federal government continues operating with enormous annual deficits, adding to a national debt future generations will inherit. Reasonable people disagree over spending priorities, taxation and government's proper role. Yet every American should consider whether we are willing to make difficult decisions today or are content to pass their consequences to children who have no voice in making them. AMERICA’S DEBT CRISIS THREATENS OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE. WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO FIX IT This is ultimately a question of stewardship that extends far beyond government spending. A free society cannot survive indefinitely on previous generations' sacrifices while refusing to make sacrifices of its own. Religious liberty, economic opportunity, strong families and healthy communities require more than appreciation for what we inherited. They require the conviction to preserve those blessings for people we may never meet. Christians should understand this responsibility. Scripture calls believers to care for others and pass the knowledge of God from one generation to the next. In John 13:34, Jesus commands His disciples to love one another as He has loved them. That love is demonstrated through what we are willing to give of ourselves for others. AMERICA’S NEXT 250 YEARS DEPEND ON PASSING FAITH AND FREEDOM TO OUR CHILDREN Yet I wonder whether we have become so accustomed to inherited freedoms that we have forgotten what preserving them requires. Previous generations endured persecution and extraordinary hardship to secure religious liberty. Today, Christians sometimes hesitate to express their convictions because doing so might cost them their reputation, influence or standing within their circles. We should consider what that reveals about our understanding of sacrifice. Pastors and Christian leaders know the pressure to avoid controversy. Biblical teaching can offend cultural sensibilities, challenge prevailing assumptions or invite criticism. Yet Hebrews 4:12 (KJV) reminds us that "the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword." SOUTHERN BAPTIST PRESIDENT CALLS ON PASTORS TO 'STEP UP' AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS Scripture was never intended to conform to the prevailing opinions of the culture, but to penetrate the hearts and consciences of those who hear it. The temptation is to soften the message, avoid difficult subjects and preserve comfort through silence. Yet Christian leadership has never been about making faith comfortable. It is about proclaiming biblical truth without compromise, equipping believers to live faithfully and preparing the next generation to understand the convictions entrusted to them. The church cannot fulfill that responsibility by retreating from questions shaping American life. Christian communicators, whether standing behind a pulpit, speaking into a microphone or reaching audiences through digital media, must communicate truth with clarity and courage. The platforms may change, but our responsibility to pass on what we have received does not. EXCLUSIVE: NEW CHURCH CAMPAIGN SAYS AMERICA'S FAMILY CRISIS WON'T BE SOLVED BY POLITICS, BUT BY PASTORS November's elections will determine who holds political power for a season. They will not determine whether parents teach their children the value of freedom, pastors faithfully proclaim Scripture or Christians sacrifice their comfort for future generations. Those responsibilities cannot be delegated to Washington, nor do they disappear when an election ends. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The American Dream was never meant to be a purely personal arrangement, a private guarantee that each of us, in our own lifetime, could claim "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" for ourselves alone. It was always a longer promise: a commitment to build and keep a country in which those same freedoms and opportunities would remain available to the generations who follow. We enjoy the possibility of that dream because earlier Americans treated it as something worth protecting beyond their own lifetimes. They understood that the real measure of the work was not only what they could enjoy, but what they left standing for those who had not yet arrived. In that sense, the dream was never finished in any single generation; it was entrusted, again and again, to the next. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf350ff04c506ce1c00dad $800-a-day penalty threatens to bleed investigative reporter dry as explosive legal fight escalates te 2026-10-26T11:10:07.395Z $800-a-day penalty threatens to bleed investigative reporter dry as explosive legal fight escalates Former Fox News investigative reporter Catherine Herridge is asking the Supreme Court to protect her confidential sources after a federal court ordered her to identify who helped expose a woman's alleged ties to China's military. The outcome of the case could dramatically reshape the legal protections afforded to journalists working in the U.S. under the First Amendment. Herridge was held in contempt and ordered to pay $800 per day for refusing to reveal sources behind her 2017 reporting on Yanping Chen, a Chinese American businesswoman who operated a university attended by U.S. military personnel. Her reporting raised questions about Chen's alleged past as a colonel for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the potential exposure of sensitive information about American service members. The Department of War subsequently cut off military tuition assistance funding to Chen's university following a national security review, according to a filing by Herridge's legal team. The school had been receiving approximately $200,000 a month in taxpayer-funded tuition assistance. NEW YORK TIMES BLASTS ‘ABUSIVE’ TRUMP SUBPOENAS TARGETING REPORTERS’ SOURCES Now Chen, who was investigated by federal authorities but never charged with a crime, is pursuing a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that officials improperly disclosed her private records to Herridge in violation of the Privacy Act. She has sought to compel Herridge to identify her sources as part of that litigation. The dispute has reached the Supreme Court, where Herridge's attorneys are asking the justices to reconsider the legal standard used to force journalists to disclose confidential sources in civil cases. Her legal team argues that the lower courts failed to adequately weigh the broader circumstances of Chen's lawsuit, including the Pentagon's national security findings and whether Chen can ultimately prevail in her claims against the government. The case also exposes a longstanding disagreement among federal appeals courts over the scope of the reporter's privilege, an issue the Supreme Court has not comprehensively addressed in more than five decades. Herridge's original investigation, published while she was working at Fox News in 2017, examined Chen's background and her operation of the University of Management and Technology in Arlington, Virginia, which enrolled U.S. military personnel using Defense Department tuition assistance. The reporting included photographs appearing to show Chen in a Chinese military uniform and examined allegations that she had concealed her previous military service when applying for U.S. immigration benefits. It also raised concerns about the university's collection of information on American service members, including details about their military training and professional backgrounds. A whistleblower interviewed for the investigation alleged that information stored on the school's computers could be accessed remotely from China. WASHINGTON POST BOASTS IT STARED DOWN ‘UNWARRANTED’ JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUBPOENA Federal authorities had previously investigated Chen over potential immigration violations and counterintelligence concerns, but prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to bring charges. Following Herridge's reporting, the Pentagon completed a review of Chen's university and terminated its eligibility for military tuition assistance funding, according to her filing. Chen subsequently filed suit against the federal government, alleging that confidential information from government records had been improperly disclosed to Herridge. She contends that identifying the officials responsible for the alleged disclosures is necessary to establish her Privacy Act claims. Herridge refused to identify her sources, arguing that compelling disclosure would undermine the ability of journalists to obtain sensitive information from government officials and whistleblowers. A federal judge ultimately ordered Herridge to disclose the sources and held her in civil contempt when she refused. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the order, prompting her appeal to the Supreme Court. Fox News Media has continued to support Herridge's legal fight, including covering her legal fees, despite her departure from the network in 2019. At the center of Herridge's petition is a disagreement among federal appeals courts over how judges should evaluate a journalist's claim of privilege when confidential sources are sought in civil litigation. The filing argues that the D.C. Circuit applied a narrow test focused primarily on whether Chen needed the information to pursue her lawsuit and whether she had exhausted alternative means of obtaining it. They contend that courts should also consider the strength of the underlying lawsuit and the consequences of compelling disclosure, particularly when confidential national security sources may be involved. The distinction could prove significant for journalists reporting on sensitive government matters. Under the standard challenged by Herridge, a plaintiff could obtain a reporter's confidential sources even if other deficiencies in the lawsuit would ultimately prevent the plaintiff from recovering damages, according to the petition. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf350ef04c506ce1c00da4 Jonathan Taylor's wife knows things so dire family is on 'Colts transaction watch' expecting trades or firing te 2026-10-26T11:10:06.529Z Jonathan Taylor's wife knows things so dire family is on 'Colts transaction watch' expecting trades or firing The 2027 NFL offseason has seemingly begun for the Indianapolis Colts and the most stunning part of it is people within the organization understand that's true. That's how things are following a loss to the previously winless Tennessee Titans last week, the firing of general Chris Ballard one day later and a follow-up loss to the punchless but somehow undefeated Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. That is definitely the way things are when the wife of the team's biggest star is talking openly about her husband getting traded. SEASON IS ALREADY OVER FOR THESE FOUR NFL TEAMS AFTER WEEK 5, YOU CAN WRITE THEM OFF NOW Yes, you read that right. Jonathan Taylor's wife Ayanna Taylor over the weekend posted two videos on Instagram saying "players that once seemed untouchable," like her husband, "may now be on the table" in potential trades. Want the most depressing part of this for Colts fans? Jonathan Taylor agreed with his wife's videos that make it clear their family is on what she called "a Colts transaction watch." "I think it's been out there already so her adding doesn't really change anything," Taylor said after Sunday's loss. "Everybody's on TikTok these days so we just have to come in to work and focus." MYSTERY TEAM IN MARVIN HARRISON TRADE STEPS FORWARD, AS TEXANS DEMECO RYANS CONFIRMS REUNION WITH CJ STROUD Ayanna Taylor posted about the dire situation facing her husband's team by painting in her second video the truly depressing picture of what's next. "Look at the situation that they put themselves in," she said. "They have a losing record, they just fired their 10-year GM, and they have no draft picks. How are they going to get new leadership to come in when they really have no options for new leadership to transform the team? "Let's think about it: What do you do when you don't have what you need and you don't have the money to pay for it? ... You trade. That's what brings us back to my husband." FROM THE CHARGERS TO THE COLTS AND FALCONS, WHICH OF THE NFL'S EIGHT WINLESS TEAMS ARE ALREADY IN PANIC MODE Taylor, who scored a touchdown and averaged 5.3 yards per rush against the stifling Vikings defense, is obviously a trade chip for interim general manager Ed Dodds. If Dodds can move Taylor, or right defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, or left defensive tackle Grover Stewart or guard Quenton Nelson, or anyone not named Tyler Warren, before the Nov. 10 trade deadline, then it is a good bet he's going to consider it. That, of course, is going to make coach Shane Steichen's life a little tougher. But maybe Steichen should have considered that before his team lost 12 of its last 14 games dating back to last season and is the only one in the NFL to lose to the Titans this season. Besides, Steichen has bigger problems. Bigger problem No. 1: Whether or not to bench quarterback Daniel Jones who has been a bitter disappointment. Jones threw another interception in a key situation on Sunday when the Colts were trying to rally for a go-ahead touchdown. Jones has thrown four touchdown passes and seven interceptions in seven games and he's completing passes at a career-low clip of under 60%. "I have not thought about a quarterback change," Steichen said after the game.  Well, Steichen should be thinking about it and problem No. 2: Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon put him and Ballard on notice at the end of last year that the expectations for this year would be high. Ballard is gone, so if the current trend continues firing Steichen is the next logical move. Maybe Steichen can survive the looming garage sale of players over the next couple of weeks. But Steichen would be wise to also put himself on "Colts transaction watch." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf32b6f04c506ce1c00d65 NFL's dumbest moment of the week once again welcomes Jets coach Aaron Glenn, who is on the hot seat te 2026-10-26T11:00:06.248Z NFL's dumbest moment of the week once again welcomes Jets coach Aaron Glenn, who is on the hot seat When it was over, Aaron Glenn was blaming and second-guessing himself after another New York Jets loss. And this has become perhaps too familiar for the team's coach this season. The Jets lost to the previously winless Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and while that can happen because the other guys get paid, too, the Dolphins had been getting paid without winning before this one. In fact, the Dolphins had been getting paid without even leading a game all season. WINLESS DOLPHINS END HISTORIC DROUGHT AND THEY DID IT AGAINST THE ALMOST-AS-HAPLESS JETS But against Glenn's team, the Dolphins looked like a playoff contender. That left Glenn disappointed. And defeated. "When it comes to this game, highly disappointed," Glenn lamented. "Disappointed in myself, first and foremost." NFL'S DUMBEST MOMENT OF WEEK 2 GOES TO JETS COACH AARON GLENN WHO PLAYED NOT TO LOSE AT END OF REGULATION Glenn is familiar with losing this season, but when the head coach is blaming himself for his clock management, that familiar spot is problematic. And that's exactly where Glenn was for the second time this season — guilty of the dumbest moment of the week. That Week 7 moment: The Dolphins held a 14-7 lead with 8:44 left before halftime, and then they went on the Earth's longest drive. They marched from their own 9-yard line to the Jets 32-yard line with only two minutes remaining until half. Holding all his timeouts, Glenn stood idly on the sideline like a spectator. 'I LOST US THAT GAME': NICK SIRIANNI MAKES DECISION THAT OPENED DOOR TO A JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS COMEBACK WIN "Yeah, I think that's one they were already down in the red zone, correct?" Glenn asked reporters who wanted an explanation. "That’s the one you’re talking about?" Well, the Dolphins weren't in the red zone. They were at the New York 25 with 1:16 to play. But Glenn saved his timeouts for use in the year 2037, when he maybe gets his next head coaching opportunity. So the clock ticked, and ticked and ticked, and the next time Miami ran a play, there were only 35 left on the clock. The Dolphins eventually scored again, and the moment passed, but the clock management from the coach was curious. "Man, we felt like we were going to stop them," Glenn said. "And maybe we should have called our timeouts to get it back, but at that point, we just felt like we were going to stop them and be able to get the ball back. "That's something that we should have done is use our timeouts." Yes, correct. Glenn's explanation actually makes zero sense because if the Jets had done as he thought and held the Dolphins scoreless, using the timeouts would have given the Jets the football back with more time remaining on the clock. As it was, the Jets got the ball back with six seconds remaining in the first half, which New York used to merely take a knee. The second half witnessed something of a Jets rally before the Dolphins eventually prevailed 28-25, but that made the failure to a call time out more glaring because the Jets might have used that extra time in the first half to manage a field goal — which eventually was the difference in the game. The Jets, by the way, are 2-5 and Glenn is in serious trouble. His teams are terrible just before halftime, having been outscored 107-6 in the coach's 24 games. And owner Woody Johnson has not given Glenn a vote of confidence like he did at this stage in the 2025 season. Johnson declined to speak with reporters at the League Fall Meeting last week. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! "We all have to get better, from coaching to playing to everything that we’re doing, we have to get better," Glenn said. "... We know what’s going to happen from the outside in, we accept that, and it is what it is. "This is a time where our guys, we’ve got to lock arms to make sure that everything that we get as far as energy and connection is going to be built from within, and we understand that. "But we’ve got to play better, and our fans deserve better than that, and that starts with me." If Glenn continues to mismanage the clock, a coaching change is going to start with him. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf2e08f04c506ce1c00cec WWE star Drew McIntyre offers sobering reminder amid spate of deaths to hit pro wrestling world te 2026-10-26T10:40:08.655Z WWE star Drew McIntyre offers sobering reminder amid spate of deaths to hit pro wrestling world The pro wrestling world has been hit hard with deaths over the last few weeks. Benjamin Satterley, the former WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star, Rick Achberger, a WWE superfan lovingly known as "Rick the Sign Guy," and former "Saved by the Bell" star Dennis Haskins, who was involved in some WWE storylines, all died within weeks of each other. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE WWE star Drew McIntyre, who is in the micro-drama series "Agent of Shadows," told OutKick Dropkick to "remember to tell the ones you love, you love them" as he mourned the loss of all three men. "I remember him as the best of us," McIntyre said of Satterley. "He was so positive all the time to everybody around him in an industry where you can be negative at times. He was unbelievable in the ring. He never ever changed. I've seen him from day one of his career, fresh out the backyard, in a company called 3CW in Carlisle, England, he'd literally just started wrestling there fresh in the backyard, and I was told wait till you see Pac, and I was a teenager at the time, and my mind was blown. I'd never seen anyone so precise, so accurate, so unbelievable, and such a nice guy, and we traveled to Ireland together, went to London together. "We used to tell each other, hey, I was like man, you're the one that's going to break out from the U.K., he'd tell me the same thing, and to see how far he came, the career he had, and, most importantly, the person he was the whole time was amazing and you've seen the response online that tells to the character of the man." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! McIntyre spoke with OutKick Dropkick before he put out his video tribute of Satterley. He added that Satterley’s legacy extended beyond the ring because of the man he was. "I've tried to write things, I even tried to do a video and it just, I don't know, nothing felt right, it's just shocking, 40 years old," McIntyre said. "But to leave that kind of legacy, the body of work's one thing, you know, a lot of guys have got an incredible body of work in wrestling, you Google their name, not good people. I think the most important thing, Ben gets looked back on, it's crazy to think about him in the past tense, it'll be with positivity and that he really made an impact on people personally." "And I'd have to mention my guy Rick as well." he continued. "I tried to write something about him again. He was part of our WWE family or one of our super fans. And when I was 22, came to America, get put straight on TV and live events with people like The Undertaker and Triple H and Shawn Michaels, I was terrified. The crowd did not care. "He would get them going every time. He would get them booing me if I was a bad guy, cheering me if I was a good guy, until eventually I found my feet and then he would abuse me every time and I loved every second of it. Yeah, it's been a hard week in our industry and Mr. Belding as well, Dennis (Haskins). I used to call him Mr. B all the time. I just looked at a picture of us flipping the camera off together, it's, it's been a hard week and yeah, just remember to tell the ones you love, you love them." Nothing hits harder than losing a loved one in your circle and no one knows that more than the pro wrestling world – especially lately. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf2e05f04c506ce1c00cda Our View: Reward tourists who support our park communities te 2026-10-26T10:40:05.821Z Our View: Reward tourists who support our park communities There's nothing unreasonable about asking foreign tourists to pay more to visit America's national parks. After all, American taxpayers help support these natural treasures year-round. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf2700f04c506ce1c00add Man says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times te 2026-10-26T10:10:08.039Z Man says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times A loyal Texas Roadhouse customer is going viral after claiming he repeatedly got a cheaper cut of steak than what he ordered, leaving him wondering if he was being ripped off. Kenneth Card took to TikTok in early October to warn other customers that he received a sirloin instead of a filet mignon three times at a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois. His post has since gotten over 30,000 views. Card told Fox News Digital that his experience working in hotel and restaurant kitchens preparing and cutting steaks made him confident he could tell the difference. MEAT EXPERT SHARES THE MISTAKE MOST AMERICANS MAKE WHEN COOKING STEAK "I know what types of meat I get whenever I receive it," Card said. Card said he has been going to the Texas Roadhouse location about once a week for over a year, and had even built a rapport with staff. The first time it happened, he told staff he thought he had received the wrong steak and they gave him a filet. On his next visit, he said, he ate the steak without raising the issue. When he ordered filet mignon again on a third visit, Card said, he spoke with a manager. EXPERTS REVEAL HOW TO SPOT FAKE 'WAGYU' SO YOU DON’T GET RIPPED OFF ON PREMIUM BEEF "I was like, 'Look, this is the third time that y'all tried to sell me a sirloin or whatever else kind of steak it is besides a filet,'" he recalled. The restaurant took the steak away to get a second opinion, Card said, and staff told him it was not what he had ordered. He said he waited for a new one, asked for it to go and posted his video after getting home. "I just wanted to get the word out that, 'Hey, you're getting ripped off if you're ordering this and they're selling you this,'" Card said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The 8-ounce sirloin costs about $20 at the restaurant's Forsyth, Illinois, location, according to its website, while the filet mignon costs about $30. He said he was surprised by the attention and just wanted to make sure people are getting what they pay for. Some commenters said it was likely just an issue with that specific location, while others admitted they wouldn't know the difference between the two cuts.  "For those of us who don't know the difference, they would get by with that," one man said. "Fortunately, you happen to know the difference." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "[A filet] melts in your mouth. It's very tender," Card said, while the sirloin is "a little grittier, a little chewier." The chain said it was aware of Card's post and looked into the allegations, confirming one mix-up to Fox News Digital, saying management corrected it by providing Card with a filet. A spokesperson for the company said it has "not been able to track that this occurred on three occasions," but confirmed it was corrected onsite once. Management "quickly made it right," the spokesperson said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES It added that team members double-check food for quality and accuracy as it is expedited from the kitchen. Customers who believe they received the wrong steak or were charged incorrectly should alert their server at the time, a spokesperson said, so the issue can be addressed by the restaurant team. Card, however, said he does not expect to return to the Forsyth location.  "I think I'm done going in there," he said. "I'll try somewhere else." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf26fff04c506ce1c00ad4 Candy prices surge beyond inflation, but Americans still plan to spend billions on Halloween staples te 2026-10-26T10:10:07.213Z Candy prices surge beyond inflation, but Americans still plan to spend billions on Halloween staples Trick-or-treating, like most expenses recently, will come with a bigger price tag this Halloween. The increase is hitting as families prepare for a holiday built around candy. Shoppers, however, still plan to spend billions on Halloween treats, even as rising prices make affordability part of the seasonal calculation. Candy prices rose 7.7% over the year through September, more than twice the overall inflation rate of 3.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure tracks candy and chewing gum broadly, rather than Halloween-specific products. But higher prices haven’t pushed candy out of the Halloween budget. The National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend $4.1 billion on candy this year as part of a record $13.5 billion in overall Halloween spending. Its survey found that 96% of Halloween shoppers plan to buy sweets. "Consumers continue to make Halloween a spending priority, but they are also approaching the season with affordability in mind," NRF Vice President of Industry and Consumer Insights Allison Zeller said. THE FAMILY BEHIND AN ICONIC AMERICAN FAIR FOOD REVEALS THE SECRET TO ITS STAYING POWER The NRF found that 31% of shoppers plan to comparison shop if prices are higher than expected, while 26% will look for coupons or sales. Retailers are offering products across a range of price points to help shoppers celebrate within their budgets, Zeller said. NIQ said rising costs for housing, transportation and everyday essentials are shaping spending decisions, but Halloween remains an occasion consumers are willing to protect. That resilience showed up in last year’s sales. Halloween confectionery sales rose 7.6% in 2025 even as unit sales fell 2.5%, suggesting shoppers spent more while taking home fewer items. Chocolate had the largest average unit-price increase among the confectionery categories NIQ tracked, at 11.5%. YOUR SUMMER BBQ IS ABOUT TO COST MORE – HERE’S THE SURPRISING REASON WHY "Consumers continue to make room for Halloween. What’s changing is how they participate," said Chris Costagli, NIQ’s vice president of food and beverage thought leadership. Shoppers are starting earlier, spreading purchases across more trips and evaluating items more carefully, he said. The National Confectioners Association said candy makers and retailers offer seasonal promotions and different package sizes to give shoppers options at various price points. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf26fef04c506ce1c00acb Prince Harry making 'big mistake' that could destroy chance of royal reconciliation: expert te 2026-10-26T10:10:06.314Z Prince Harry making 'big mistake' that could destroy chance of royal reconciliation: expert Several royal experts believe Prince Harry is making a "big mistake" that could ruin his chances of reconciling with his family. In his first major interview since returning to the U.K. with his family, the Duke of Sussex told GQ he wants to make peace with his father and brother. However, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Harry's willingness to publicly discuss his strained family relationships only makes the royals more reluctant to extend an olive branch. "The peace offering is already undermined as it is public," said Fitzwilliams. "That continues to be his big mistake. He cannot be trusted. [The Sussexes] had already launched brutal attacks on the royal family [with their tell-alls]. Family disputes are bitter. But numerous interventions from 'friends' and interviews like Harry's in GQ make this highly unlikely." PRINCE HARRY SAYS ‘MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO RECONCILE’ WITH ROYAL FAMILY Speaking about the family rift, Harry told GQ: "Some people don't want it to work out. I want it to work out. With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that's the key point." "Scars stick around forever," Harry continued. "But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, letting go of the past. That’s something that I would encourage everybody to do: If there’s certain things from the past that are still affecting you every day, that’s harder to let go of. But, for me, there’s enough drama in the world and enough drama in people’s lives to continue with issues with family." Harry also told GQ that he has been "really criticized" for sharing his side of the story. WATCH HERE: KING CHARLES URGED TO BRING PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE BACK INTO FOLD: EXPERT "I find it fascinating because everybody else is allowed to tell their version of my story, but God forbid I should be able to tell the other side of it." Royal broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that although Harry may yearn for reconciliation after years of the Sussexes publicly airing their grievances, "the palace doesn't trust Harry and Meghan." Chard said Harry's decision to speak publicly "proves Prince William's fear — anything said in private will end up in print." "Vindication on Megxit and absolution without apology do not equate to reconciliation," Chard added. Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their roles as senior royals in 2020, citing intense media scrutiny and a lack of support from the palace. After moving to California that year, the couple discussed their struggles in interviews and documentaries. Harry's 2023 memoir, "Spare," further strained his relationship with the royals. Several experts told Fox News Digital that Harry and William are still not on speaking terms. On Oct. 15, the Sussexes attended a series of charity events in Nottingham, marking their first major joint outing since their reported return to the U.K. The appearances drew attention from royal experts, many of whom compared them to official royal engagements. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE In January 2020, Queen Elizabeth II made clear following the Sandringham Summit that there would be no "half in, half out" role for the Sussexes. They couldn't remain working members of the royal family while pursuing independent, income-generating ventures. "Following conversations with the duke, the queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Feb. 19, 2021. In response, the couple issued a statement of their own, saying: "We can all live a life of service. Service is universal." Shortly after the couple returned to the U.K., Buckingham Palace released a letter from the Lord Chamberlain, written on behalf of King Charles III, stressing that there was "no change" to their status. The letter stated that Harry and Meghan are "no longer working members of the royal family" and that their charitable work "is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity." "In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests," the letter added. A source close to the Sussexes then pushed back against the description of the couple as "private citizens." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "They are public figures," the source told People magazine. "Members of the public know who they are. The idea that they can live a normal, 'private' life is sadly not realistic." Another friend of the couple told The Times that Harry and Meghan "hate" the phrase "working members of the royal family." "'Working members of the royal family' is a really lazy phrase," the friend told The Times. "He hates it, she hates it. They are not 'working' for the institution, but they are members of the royal family, and they work." The friend said the Sussexes also dislike the term "former royals." "Things like Nottingham aren't done in the name of the institution or the crown, but Harry is the son of the king, he is still a member of the royal family, he's just not a member of the institution. It's misleading to call them 'former royals.' It has an impact on how they're perceived and the way people talk about them." A friend of the Sussexes told Hello! magazine that Harry and Meghan never agreed to the late queen's decision to prohibit a "half in, half out" arrangement. PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE "It doesn't trouble them," the friend said. "They never agreed they wouldn't be half in, half out. That was what was decided and foisted upon them." "They’re just living their lives and they can, because they’re financially independent," the friend added. Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell for comment. British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that former palace courtiers were appalled by the unidentified friend's remarks. "Harry publicly declared he'd accepted the agreement with his grandmother, the queen," Fordwich said. Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital that the royal family, often referred to as "The Firm," made "a mistake" by not allowing the Sussexes to resume their royal duties and support the king. "Harry and Meghan are not private citizens — this was decreed by King Charles in the letter created by the Lord Chamberlain which, in my view, was humiliating for the couple," Turner said. "What that means is that Harry and Meghan can do whatever they want right now. … It just goes to show at the moment that whoever is advising the royal family [is] constantly making mistakes. Because if they really wanted to control Harry and Meghan, they would invite them back so that they can be part of the royal family and could actually control what's going on." "Yet the same accusations are levied against Meghan and Harry when they apparently have decided to do an event for themselves in Nottingham," Turner said. "What is the difference? I ask. Because, in reality, they are allowed to do whatever they want to do now to actually promote their charities and good causes." Fordwich also suggested there was a "divide" between King Charles III and Prince William over how to handle Harry's return to the U.K. "The divide is as follows: The king craves family united, keeping the door open and aiming to facilitate some sort of way back, while he is though completely united with Prince William that the Sussexes will never again represent the royal family," Fordwich explained. "Obviously, from both his actions and words, Harry is rather desperate for reconciliation," she said. "But with every public statement and action, rather ironically, he's actually thwarting any remote chance now of even a familial thawing." PRINCE HARRY RISKS 'LOBBING A GRENADE' AT PRINCE WILLIAM AS CHANCE TO HEAL YEARSLONG FEUD EMERGES: EXPERT Fordwich doesn't believe Harry will reconcile with his family anytime soon. "Writers of 'The Crown' must be sitting with pens poised at this now ridiculous situation escalating," Fordwich said. "Although Harry and Meghan wish to build proper bridges. the king apparently refuses to even discuss the subject." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf26fdf04c506ce1c00ac2 Teen accused of stepsister’s cruise ship murder buys time to consider plea but won’t get ‘sweet’ deal: expert te 2026-10-26T10:10:05.294Z Teen accused of stepsister’s cruise ship murder buys time to consider plea but won’t get ‘sweet’ deal: expert The federal high-seas murder case against a teenager accused of sexually assaulting and strangling his own stepsister aboard a cruise ship has reached a pivotal juncture. Court filings reveal the defense has requested more time to consider reaching a plea deal. Timothy Hudson, who was 16 at the time, is accused of the sexual assault and strangling death of Anna Kepner, 18, aboard the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 7, 2025. He is being charged as an adult in the federal case in Florida. The plea deadline was originally Friday, Oct. 23 but that has now been extended to January to give the defense team more time. A judge granted this extension earlier this month. TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING STEPSISTER ON CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP ORDERED DETAINED BEFORE MURDER TRIAL Read the motion here: A federal grand jury indicted Hudson in April, to which he initially entered a not guilty plea. He is currently being held in a federal pre-trial detention center after a judge made an order in June remanding him to federal custody. TEEN STEPBROTHER ACCUSED OF KILLING ANNA KEPNER ON CARNIVAL CRUISE REMAINS FREE BEFORE TRIAL He was previously in the custody of his family, with an ankle monitor. With the new changes and extended plea deal deadline, it's possible that Hudson's defense team is trying to iron out a plea deal for the teenager. ANNA KEPNER’S STEPBROTHER CHARGED AS ADULT WITH MURDER, SEXUAL ABUSE IN FLORIDA TEEN’S CRUISE SHIP DEATH "For a case like this, you’re talking about whether or not the defendant gets life or not," Anthony Strazza said. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Strazza, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who practices in federal and state courts, is not affiliated with the case. ANNA KEPNER’S SUSPECTED CRUISE SHIP KILLER CARRIED OUT ‘BARBARIC, INTENTIONAL, THOUGHTFUL ACT’: PROSECUTORS SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS He said Hudson’s defense team could be negotiating a guilty plea in exchange for prosecutors not recommending life without parole. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB "There’s not going to be any sweet plea deal, regardless of whether or not they take a plea. The numbers [years in prison] are going to be large," Strazza said. SEND US A TIP Because Hudson is so young, Strazza said even if he is found guilty and sentenced to decades behind bars – there is a possibility that Hudson could serve his time and get out of jail in his 30s. PROSECUTORS WARN ANNA KEPNER’S STEPBROTHER SHOULDN’T ROAM FREE AFTER ALLEGED CRUISE SHIP MURDER GOT A TIP? "You’re talking about a defendant who’s 16 years old, so there’s a huge difference between life and, let’s say, a 30-year sentence," Strazza said. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Strazza said Hudson could be expected to serve "at least 85 percent" of any federal prison sentence. ANNA KEPNER’S DAMAGED CELLPHONE BECOMES KEY CLUE IN CRUISE SHIP MURDER CASE AGAINST STEPBROTHER: FILINGS GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL "Even if he does get big numbers, 20, 30 years, he is still going to be relatively young when he completes that time." Hudson's defense attorney, Eric Cohen, declined to comment on the case when reached by Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf18f4f04c506ce1c00960 AI is changing everything. Universities must teach Americans how to keep up te 2026-10-26T09:10:12.611Z AI is changing everything. Universities must teach Americans how to keep up A century ago, when universities wanted to mold students into highly "literate" graduates, they exposed them to the greatest works of literature, assigned analytical essays, and held classroom debates. As the internet age dawned a few decades ago, colleges recognized the need to update their curricula and teaching methods — to ensure that students didn't merely master the great books, but also acquired the digital literacy skills to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. Now, another seismic shift is underway. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how people learn and work at every stage of life. This time, universities will not only have to update what and how they teach, but also how long they teach it. In a world where AI evolves faster than any four-year degree can keep pace, universities have a unique opportunity and a responsibility to redesign their offerings and programs to ensure their students — past, present, and future — are AI literate. CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AIMS TO PRODUCE 'IRREPLACEABLE' GRADUATES AS AI RESHAPES HIGHER EDUCATION Americans are adopting AI faster than any other technology in history. According to Pew Research Center, roughly half of U.S. adults now use AI in their everyday lives, up from one-third in 2024. People of all ages are turning to these tools for everything from financial advice to travel planning and healthcare information. But there is a big difference between simply using AI and using it effectively. THERE IS NO AI IN ARMAGEDDON. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS A TOOL, NOT AN APOCALYPSE A landmark experiment by researchers at Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group illustrates this distinction. The study found that consultants using leading AI models produced higher-quality work and completed tasks faster — but only when they recognized the technology's strengths and limitations. When they relied on AI for tasks outside its areas of competence, their performance was actually worse than that of a control group of consultants who weren't allowed to use AI at all. The researchers described this uneven boundary as AI's "jagged frontier" — it is superhumanly competent at certain tasks, while surprisingly incompetent at others. As a result, AI can boost productivity in areas where we have expertise, but we must be wary that it can mislead us in areas where we don’t. As the models become more and more capable, that frontier will continue to shift. But it will always exist. And understanding where that frontier is — and how to leverage the technology's strengths without turning a blind eye to its weaknesses — is the essence of AI literacy. THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST HIGH-TECH AI SCAMS IS LOW-TECH SKEPTICISM, EXPERT WARNS And this literacy is increasingly important at any age. Recent college graduates may use AI to build software or analyze data. A mid-career manager may use it to automate routine work, summarize reports, or test new business ideas. A retiree may use it to navigate healthcare information, manage medications, or compare Medicare options. Each of these tasks requires more than knowing how to open an app or coding harness. People must also know which questions to ask, how much confidence to place in the answers, and when independent verification or expert advice is required — no matter whether they're filling out tax forms, comparing loan terms, or reviewing legal documents. Mastering those skills will require continuous learning, especially as AI becomes more capable and more deeply embedded in our lives. That is precisely where colleges and universities have an important role to play. Universities already have the basic infrastructure to meet that need. After all, many institutions maintain relationships with alumni through continuing education, professional certificates, executive education, and lifelong learning programs. Programs aimed at lifelong AI literacy — and, ultimately, AI fluency — belong alongside those offerings. These might take the form of short courses, stackable certificates, alumni refresher programs, community workshops, or employer partnerships. For example, MIT offers professional courses in AI prompt engineering. And my organization recently launched a free Applied AI microcredential for alumni. The program helps graduates across industries keep up with AI in real-world contexts — covering everything from common AI terminology to AI bias. Beyond career-focused instruction, universities could offer practical AI education for every stage of life. A new parent could learn how to evaluate AI-generated health advice for their child, while a retiree could take a workshop on spotting AI-powered financial scams. In the years ahead, AI literacy will become as essential as digital literacy is today. Universities have long helped people adapt to transformative changes in society. In the AI era, higher education should continue to embrace that responsibility by becoming lifelong partners in AI education. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf18f3f04c506ce1c00957 California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in debt te 2026-10-26T09:10:11.800Z California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in debt California has a housing affordability problem. Homes are expensive. Down payments are enormous. Young families are struggling to buy their first house. So, what's California's latest idea? Get into the mortgage business with $25 billion in borrowing authority. Apparently, when housing becomes too expensive, the answer is to help people borrow even more money. BILLIONS SPENT BY KEY FEDERAL AGENCY HASN'T MADE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP ANY EASIER: REPORT Welcome to Proposition 37. On November's ballot, California voters will consider a proposal allowing the California Housing Finance Agency to issue up to $25 billion in revenue bonds to finance down-payment assistance. Here's how it works. Buyers put down as little as 3%. The state-backed program provides a second mortgage covering up to another 17%. The buyer finances the remaining 80% through a traditional mortgage. WE MUST HELP MORE PEOPLE BUY A HOME. IT’S KEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM Sounds terrific. Except there's one little detail. The 17% isn't free money. It's another loan. And by the way, isn’t this the kind of strategy that sparked the last Great Recession of 2008? By offering people more and more money they couldn’t afford? And this distinction matters enormously. THE AMERICAN DREAM NOW COMES WITH A ZIP CODE: HERE'S WHERE STARTER HOMES ARE STILL WITHIN REACH Imagine buying an $800,000 California home. With a traditional 20% down payment, you'd need $160,000 upfront and borrow $640,000. Under Proposition 37, you could potentially put down just $24,000. The state-administered program would lend you another $136,000. Your first mortgage would still be $640,000. You've reduced your upfront cash requirement by $136,000. But you've also increased your total mortgage debt by $136,000. Assume a hypothetical 6.5% interest rate on the first mortgage and 7% on the second, both over 30 years. Your monthly principal and interest payments would increase from approximately $4,045 to $4,950. That's roughly $900 more every month. Property taxes, insurance and maintenance aren't included. Congratulations. You got into the house with less cash. AMERICA'S HOUSING MARKET COULD RUN OUT OF SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOMES Now you have a bigger monthly bill. Actual program interest rates haven't been established, so those numbers are illustrative. To be fair, Proposition 37 isn't a $25 billion taxpayer-funded giveaway. The proposal uses revenue bonds intended to be repaid through borrowers' mortgage payments, not California's general fund. The state's independent legislative analyst estimates no direct state or local government costs. Supporters argue that helping buyers finance newly constructed homes could encourage builders to increase supply. That's a legitimate economic argument. But it raises a bigger question. Does helping people borrow more money make houses cheaper? Not necessarily. It could actually make prices go up. We just saw this during COVID-19. Imagine a neighborhood with 100 families trying to buy 80 homes. Now give more families access to larger financing packages. How many homes are available? Still 80. Unless builders increase supply, additional purchasing power can put upward pressure on prices. That's basic economics. California needs more homes, not simply more creative ways to finance expensive ones. Make it easier to build. Reduce unnecessary permitting delays. Address construction costs. Allow more housing where people actually want to live. Those measures attack the underlying shortage. More borrowing primarily attacks the down payment. Those are not the same problem. There are families with excellent incomes who can afford monthly mortgage payments but struggle to accumulate six-figure down payments. A carefully structured loan program could help some of them become homeowners sooner. But helping buyers qualify for debt shouldn't be confused with reducing the price of housing. And the second mortgage still has to be repaid. California's proposal illustrates a question every homebuyer should ask before accepting financial assistance: Am I buying a more affordable home, or am I simply finding another way to afford the home? CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Because those are two very different financial outcomes. And no matter how creatively California packages the financing, one rule of personal finance never changes. Borrowing more money doesn't make something cost less. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TED JENKIN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf18f2f04c506ce1c0094e Trump restored the Department of War. Now it’s up to Congress to finish the job te 2026-10-26T09:10:10.983Z Trump restored the Department of War. Now it’s up to Congress to finish the job I led a platoon of infantrymen in the 10th Mountain Division in Bermel, a rugged district in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on the Pakistan border. Our mission was the one American infantry carried for generations: close with and destroy the enemy. We protected the Afghan people by doing exactly that: waging war against the enemy who would have harmed them. Their safety was the result. War was the job. Every soldier in my platoon knew it. In combat, the fog of war settles over everything. Plans break. Radios fail. Young leaders make life-or-death decisions with no time to ask for guidance. What carries them through is a mission so clear that no one has to wonder what it is. TRUMP DELIVERS $1 BILLION TO MARINES TO RELIEVE DECADES-LONG SUFFERING OF AMERICAN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES That is why the name matters. "Department of War" states the mission from the very top: our military exists to fight and win the nation’s wars. President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had the conviction to say so plainly. Many in Washington would have left the name alone. The president chose clarity over convenience when he signed the executive order authorizing the Department of War name. Hegseth has made that mission the standard for everything the department does, from restoring the warrior ethos to ensuring our warfighters remain the most lethal fighting force in the world. US ARMY HITS 2026 RECRUITING GOALS FOUR MONTHS EARLY, PETE HEGSETH ANNOUNCES AT WEST POINT COMMENCEMENT This is a restoration, not an invention. The War Department was established in 1789 under President George Washington. For more than 150 years, it carried America’s military through its most consequential conflicts, from Union victory in the Civil War to Allied victory in two world wars. The National Security Act of 1947 reorganized the military, and in 1949, the military leadership became the Department of Defense. The world has changed since then. The mission has not. When the nation calls, our warfighters must be ready to fight, win and come home. Washington understood this. In his first annual address to Congress in 1790, he declared, "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." Critics call the change symbolic, even unnecessary. They have it backward. Words define the mission, and the mission drives everything else. As for our allies, we owe them a clear statement of our core mission: to fight and win wars. Full stop. Clarity strengthens alliances. Ambiguity invites adversaries to test them. The president has acted. Now Congress must finish the job. The House and the Senate Armed Services Committee have both backed restoring the Department of War name in this year’s defense bill. Lawmakers should keep it in the final version and send it to the president’s desk. The name of the institution that sends Americans to fight belongs in law, not just in an executive order. Of course, a name alone does not make a military stronger. The name is a commitment, and the department must earn it every day. Every acquisition decision, training exercise and strategic investment should answer one question: Does it make our warfighters more capable of defeating any threat? From superintelligence and autonomous systems to advanced weapons and a revitalized defense industrial base, the United States must keep building the advantages to deter its adversaries and, if necessary, defeat them. HEGSETH UNLEASHES TRUMP'S 'ARSENAL OF FREEDOM' WITH WARNING TO DEFENSE GIANTS Fortress America, inspired by Trump’s historic and unconventional view of the world and his approach to national security, challenges traditional thinking and reimagines how America must defend itself in an increasingly dangerous world. The initiative aims to make our military bases able to function independently. They will have their own power sources, secure communications and critical supplies available even if civilian infrastructure breaks down. Under Fortress, we will boost manufacturing, create important reserves and ensure that all of our bases remain completely operational even during an attack. None of this diminishes the military’s other responsibilities. Our forces will still respond to disasters, support allies and carry out every lawful mission. And the name changes nothing about the constitutional roles of Congress or the president. But the possibility of war remains the defining reason America maintains a military. For the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Guardians and civilians who dedicate their lives to this mission, that distinction is not symbolic. They volunteer to stand between this country and its enemies. When called, they risk everything. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The men I led in Bermel did exactly that. They deserved leaders, from the platoon to the Pentagon, who told them plainly what their mission was and made sure they were ready to accomplish it. Every warfighter serving today deserves the same. The goal of American military strength has never been perpetual war. It is lasting peace, secured by a force whose ability to prevail is beyond question. We prepare for war so that our adversaries never doubt the cost of starting one. 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Its first bet is on Ms. Graham, a Republican in an unexpectedly tight race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf0adef04c506ce1c00778 Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test te 2026-10-26T08:10:06.582Z Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test President Donald Trump's political influence is reaching far beyond America's borders as several Latin American countries shift toward right-leaning leadership, with Brazil emerging as the next major test of the region's changing political direction. For Argentina-born Trump rally attendee Marcelo Sandrin, who has lived in the U.S. for roughly three decades, the shift is unmistakable — and Trump deserves substantial credit. Speaking to Fox News Digital outside the T. Ed Garrison Arena near Clemson, Sandrin pointed to Argentine President Javier Milei and the prospect of another rightward shift in Brazil as signs of what he sees as Trump's growing influence. The trend comes as the Trump administration has also asserted U.S. power more directly in the region, most dramatically through the capture of Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. "[Trump deserves] a lot of credit," Sandrin told Fox News Digital, adding Milei is a very forceful libertarian, right-wing/small-government figure, and that during the Trump era, South America has moved "more and more to the right." LATIN AMERICA’S CONSERVATIVE SHIFT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST YET IN BRAZIL ELECTION In Argentina, Milei has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent ideological allies in the hemisphere, pursuing sweeping economic reforms and challenging the left-wing political establishment that dominated much of the country's recent history. "Brazil is almost going to be [moving] to the right again. It's only Mexico and Uruguay for now [on the left]. The problem in my country is one side or the other, they have to steal, stop stealing. That's the number one thing." Brazil could provide another test of the region's political direction, with allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro seeking to return the country to right-wing leadership. The country's political future remains contested, however, underscoring the limits of describing Latin America's political trajectory as a uniform rightward turn. The Trump administration's impact on the region has also extended beyond electoral politics. Venezuela underwent a dramatic change following the U.S. capture of longtime socialist leader Nicolás Maduro, an operation that Venezuela native and Manhattan Institute researcher Santiago Vidal Calvo argued reinforced Washington's influence across the hemisphere and weakened the political order Maduro represented. COAST GUARD FIREFIGHT PUTS US, MEXICO AT ODDS DESPITE COORDINATED BORDER OPERATIONS "I have no doubt that President Trump has had a good influential policy towards making governments more right-leaning in Latin America," Calvo said. "I think that got exacerbated with the capture of Maduro," he added. "A lot of people saw that the United States was again an influential force in the continent, that China was being kicked out in many fronts." Calvo argued that Trump, Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele have helped inspire right-leaning movements across the region, with implications extending beyond elections to immigration, trade, Chinese influence and national security. He also pointed to China, arguing that Beijing expanded its influence in Latin America through loan agreements that differ from conventional North American banking transactions and can give it leverage in countries' domestic affairs. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER The regional shift is far from uniform. Mexico remains governed by the left-wing Morena movement, making it a political counterpoint to Trump's network of right-leaning regional allies. Uruguay also remains on the left, another exception to the trend Sandrin described. Calvo also singled out Secretary of State Marco Rubio for praise, arguing that the administration's Latin America strategy has been an underappreciated foreign-policy achievement. "I think one of the highlights of this Trump administration has been a good example of foreign policy in Latin America, especially at the hand of [Marco] Rubio," Calvo told Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital's Reagan Schroeder contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf0632f04c506ce1c00706 Spill sends 1K to 5K of sewage into Oak Creek along SR 179 te 2026-10-26T07:50:10.803Z Spill sends 1K to 5K of sewage into Oak Creek along SR 179 The city of Sedona’s Public Works Wastewater Division was notified at approximately 5:30 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 25, of a sewer spill at 671 SR 179, a shopping complex. “City Wastewater staff immediately went to the area and determined the problem appeared to have begun from a restaurant grease clog t Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf062ef04c506ce1c006e2 Rep. Abe Hamadeh Says Democratic Party Is Turning Communist te 2026-10-26T07:50:06.714Z Rep. Abe Hamadeh Says Democratic Party Is Turning Communist By Staff Reporter | Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) says the Democratic Party is becoming the party of communists.  Hamadeh made the accusation in an interview with “The Afternoon Addiction” last week. He encouraged Americans to “fight” against the communist policies of the Democrats “at every level,” citing California as the prime example of a “paradise” destroyed by communist policies.  “You can’t name a city or state that’s more affordable that’s run by Democrats. Look at California. Only a Democrat could turn California, which was once paradise, into the place it is now, where you have homeless on the streets, you’ve got needles on the streets,” said Hamadeh. “We have to understand when we’re out there what we are fighting. The Democrats are turning much more communist. This is the march towards Marxism that we’re facing.” The Democrats are running on affordability. What a joke. You can't name a city or state that's more affordable that's run by Democrats. Look at California. Only a Democrat could turn California, which was once paradise, into the place it is now, where you have homeless on the… pic.twitter.com/Uci17ydSur — Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) October 22, 2026 Since party can be predictive of affordability, Hamadeh said that local and state races also matter for quality and cost of living. Data on affordability generally supports Hamadeh’s assessment. U.S. News ranking on affordability, which includes the cost of living and housing affordability, ranks Arizona 35th in affordability: 35th in cost of living and 36th in housing affordability. Arizona has a Democratic triplex — meaning Democrats control the governor’s office, the attorney general’s office, and the secretary of state’s office — while Republicans control both chambers of the legislature.  California ranks 50th in affordability: 50th in cost of living and 50th in housing affordability.  The top ten states for affordability according to their rankings were:  #1: Mississippi, ranked 2nd in cost of living and 2nd in housing affordability; #2: Arkansas, ranked 1st in cost of living and 3rd in housing affordability; #3: West Virginia, ranked 9th in cost of living and 1st in housing affordability; #4: Oklahoma, ranked 4th in cost of living and 5th in housing affordability; #5: Louisiana, ranked 5th in cost of living and 6th in housing affordability; #6: Iowa, ranked 3rd in cost of living and 8th in housing affordability; #7: Alabama, ranked 7th in cost of living and 4th in housing affordability; #8: South Dakota, ranked 6th in cost of living and 9th in housing affordability; #9: Kentucky, ranked 12th in cost of living and 7th in housing affordability; #10: North Dakota, ranked 8th in cost of living and 13th in housing affordability. Of these top 10 most affordable states, all but one has a Republican trifecta, meaning Republicans control both the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature, and a Republican triplex. Kentucky has a Democratic governor while Republicans control the attorney general’s office, the secretary of state’s office, and both chambers of the state legislature.  Of the 10 least affordable states, all but two have a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. Florida, ranked 9th, and New Hampshire, ranked 10th, have Republican trifectas and triplexes.  The most affordable state with a Democratic trifecta and Democratic triplex is New Mexico, which ranked 13th for affordability overall. The next most affordable state with a Democratic trifecta and Democratic triplex is Maine, which ranked 24th.  AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Rep. Abe Hamadeh Says Democratic Party Is Turning Communist first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adf03d7f04c506ce1c006a0 Education Secretary McMahon Praises GCU’s Efforts To Address National Workforce Shortages te 2026-10-26T07:40:07.701Z Education Secretary McMahon Praises GCU’s Efforts To Address National Workforce Shortages By Ethan Faverino | U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix on last week, highlighting the university’s commitment to workforce development, affordable higher education, and preparing students for careers in high-demand industries. McMahon was joined by Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) during the visit, which included discussions with university leadership, faculty, and students, along with a tour of GCU’s campus and business incubator. The visit provided an opportunity for GCU President Brian Mueller to showcase the university’s academic programs, Christian mission, and efforts to address workforce shortages in Arizona and across the country. During her visit, McMahon praised the university’s campus culture, educational approach, and emphasis on preparing students for employment in critical industries. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited GCU yesterday, praising the university's servant leadership and Christ-centered worldview. Read more: https://t.co/8Roquzy2Oc — GCU News (@GCUNews49) October 23, 2026 “I’m coming away from Grand Canyon really understanding servant leadership,” McMahon said. “But also the understanding that there is certainly a very Christ-centered theme that you hear throughout the university, which I think is incredibly refreshing.” McMahon also emphasized the importance of making higher education more affordable while ensuring academic programs align with the nation’s workforce needs. “We certainly want to make sure that more and more colleges are affordable, and that we really are addressing the needs of the country,” McMahon added. The visit highlighted workforce shortages in nursing, education, construction, manufacturing, semiconductor production, and electrical trades. As part of the visit, McMahon met with university deans and students at GCU’s nearly completed Sheila and Mike Ingram Honors College building. Students discussed their academic experiences and opportunities to gain practical skills through university programs. McMahon also toured Canyon Ventures, GCU’s business incubator, and Lux Precision Manufacturing, where university representatives highlighted entrepreneurship initiatives and opportunities for students to gain hands-on industry experience. According to GCU, student-founded businesses associated with the incubator have generated millions of dollars in revenue while providing students with professional development and employment opportunities. Canyon Ventures Director Connor Vicary, CityServe Director Nathan Cooper, and Lux Precision Manufacturing founder and CEO Weston Smith participated in the tour, explaining how the university supports business development and workforce training. Mueller said the visit allowed federal education leadership to better understand the university’s growth and the impact of its educational model. “You can’t explain that to people when you’re 2,000 miles away. You have to be here, and you have to experience that,” Mueller said. “For her to take the time to do this and then to recognize us the way that she did at the end, we’ll always remember that.” GCU Vice President of Government Relations Dana Drew Shaw also emphasized the significance of having a senior federal education official observe the university’s programs firsthand. McMahon concluded the visit by commending the university’s educational environment and its approach to preparing students for the workforce. “I’ve now been to 47 states. I’ve been to many universities and schools. You get a feel pretty quickly from the general vibe and culture of campus, and this is A-1, A-plus,” McMahon said. “This is an incredibly marvelous institution,” she added. “I’m very happy. Thank you very, very much for being an example for other universities throughout the country and throughout the world.” Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Education Secretary McMahon Praises GCU’s Efforts To Address National Workforce Shortages first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeff29f04c506ce1c005dd Midterms unleash what may be the nastiest barrage of attack ads yet te 2026-10-26T07:20:09.796Z Midterms unleash what may be the nastiest barrage of attack ads yet It’s last-minute garbage time as the midterms are just over a week away, with candidates uncorking their dirtiest ads, their filthiest charges and their ugliest rhetoric.  This barrage is fueled as never before by social media, and a surging public interest since any one of a dozen states could tip the battle for Senate control.   I feel like taking a shower.  The chairman of Montana’s Democratic Party, Shannon O’Brien, just resigned, underscoring the extreme sensitivity to national politics. The party, she said in an MS NOW essay, "is more divided than ever not because of our values but because of the race for the U.S. Senate… The winner of this race will almost certainly vote on a nominee to the Supreme Court." THE NINE KEY RACES THAT WILL DECIDE WHO CONTROLS THE SENATE, AND WHERE THEY STAND O’Brien said there are "real questions" about the Democratic candidate’s views on such issues as abortion and poverty. Virginia’s Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas was just indicted on federal charges including racketeering conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, related to her co-ownership of a cannabis business. The probe predates the Trump administration, but Lucas vowed to fight back: "I grew up under Jim Crow. I’ve seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them." It’s like an echo chamber. President Trump has already nationalized the election by saying people should vote as if he’s on the ballot–and barnstorming with increasingly tough talk about the Democrats. A local council member in suburban Des Moines, Shellie Flockhart, appeared in an ad ripping a Democratic candidate as "just plain dangerous" for kids–but the Washington Post reported that she once pleaded guilty to child endangerment after driving drunk with two of her children.  A splashy piece in Vanity Fair, containing allegations against Jared Kushner, just happened to come out now, prompting Kushner’s lawyer to put the magazine on notice of a potential lawsuit.   The attorney for the president’s son-in-law argued that Vanity Fair had failed after repeated requests to produce "a single bank statement, wire transfer record, account number, or other verifiable evidence supporting these extraordinary accusations." DNC LAWSUIT ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF DIVERTING $20M IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 'PROPAGANDA' ADS The article, which Kushner calls "completely insane," is based on a forthcoming book claiming that Russian security services hacked his phone, disclosing $700 million in secret foreign transactions, and that his signature is on an account set up by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.  The timing sounds more than coincidental. After decades of political coverage, I immediately knew that the toxic ad by Vivek Ramaswamy–featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s long-estranged mother calling her a liar–would be more than just an issue in the Ohio governor’s race. I sensed that it would quickly become a national referendum on sleaziness. The mother, Donna Arthur, sided with her second husband, even though Cledith Arthur was indicted for raping Amy Acton when she was 12 years old. The couple disappeared, and the stepfather was never tried before his death. Acton has had no contact with her mother since 1978.  To their credit, many Republicans, led by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, have denounced the ad. Trump has defended it as fair game, saying he doesn’t know anything about a stepfather and that Democrats would certainly use such an ad against him. In far lesser-known races, the mudslinging grows by the day. In Texas, Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz is sending a torrent of emails about her opponent, saying "Bobby Pulido is unfit to serve in Congress." When his fellow bandmate "was arrested on a child rape charge, Bobby went to his uncle, the crooked district attorney, and the charge disappeared along with three other felonies. Gone." ‘CAN’T TRUST AMY ACTON’: VIRAL AD DISTRACTS FROM WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE IN CRITICAL RACE, GOP STRATEGIST SAYS Pulido told Politico that he never knew about his onetime accordionist’s child molestation charges more than a decade ago.  "I’ve apologized for everything that I’ve ever joked about that offended anybody… There’s a lot of tweets in there that I’m embarrassed of. There’s jokes that I’ve told that I apologize for," he said. But the Washington Free Beacon says Pulido "has given shifting stories and conflicting information surrounding his child molester bandmate."  In the more prominent Senate race in Texas between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, the attorney general has been running an AI-generated spot saying his Democratic opponent "voted for an income tax" and "Texans can’t afford Talarico’s radical agenda." Fact-checkers call the income tax charge false, and Talarico’s response ad says, "I don’t have to use AI, because the truth about Ken Paxton is bad enough." But how many voters, in Texas and across the country, will take the time to sort out such charges and counter-charges? How many will just tune out the high-decibel attacks? How many will hit the mute button?  Personally, I feel numb after scrutinizing the seemingly endless barrage on the airwaves. I fact-checked ads for five presidential cycles, but this is dirtier and more unhinged than ever. And the crucial question for 2026: How many voters will just stay home? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeff28f04c506ce1c005d2 Government Waste Watchdog Endorses Four Arizona Republicans te 2026-10-26T07:20:08.657Z Government Waste Watchdog Endorses Four Arizona Republicans By Ethan Faverino | The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) announced its endorsement of four Arizona Republicans, including three incumbent congressmen and a gubernatorial candidate, citing their voting records on federal spending, government accountability, and fiscal responsibility. In an October 23 announcement, CCAGW endorsed 12 candidates for the U.S. Senate, 123 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, and six gubernatorial candidates nationwide based on their lifetime ratings, as reported in the organization’s 2025 Congressional Ratings. The Arizona endorsements include Representatives Eli Crane (R-AZ-02), Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09), and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08), along with Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05), who is running for governor. According to CCAGW, Hamadeh received a lifetime rating of 100%, followed by Crane at 98%, Biggs at 97%, and Gosar at 93%. “During their tenures in the Senate and House, these members of Congress have been strong and reliable votes to curb government waste and reform Washington,” said CCAGW President Tom Schatz. “On top of their impressive voting records, they fought for increased accountability and transparency while opposing efforts to increase federal spending and adopt burdensome new regulations,” he added. Since 1989, CCAGW has evaluated congressional roll call votes involving federal spending, taxation, transparency, and government accountability to assess lawmakers’ records on fiscal responsibility. The organization’s 2025 Congressional Ratings examined 25 votes in the House of Representatives and 31 in the Senate during the first session of the 119th Congress. Lawmakers are scored on a scale of 0% to 100%, with those receiving scores between 80% and 99%  designated as Taxpayer Heroes. Members earning a perfect score of 100% receive the organization’s highest designation, Taxpayer Super Hero. Based on their lifetime ratings, all four endorsed Arizona candidates meet the organization’s criteria for its two highest categories. Nationwide, 38 House members and four senators earned perfect scores in the 2025 ratings, compared to one representative and one senator in 2024. An additional 102 House members and 40 senators earned scores between 80% and 99%, qualifying them as Taxpayer Heroes. At the opposite end of the rankings, 172 representatives and 42 senators received scores of zero percent in 2025. The ratings also revealed substantial differences in average scores between the parties. Senate Republicans averaged 85%, compared to zero percent among Senate Democrats and Independents. House Republicans averaged 83%, while House Democrats averaged 2%. The organization reported that Republican averages increased in both chambers compared to 2024, while Democratic averages declined. CCAGW said its endorsements recognize candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to limiting government spending, opposing additional regulations, and promoting greater accountability in Washington. Ethan Faverino is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send him news tips using this link. The post Government Waste Watchdog Endorses Four Arizona Republicans first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adef81ef04c506ce1c00509 Nicki Minaj pledges to support Donald Trump again during Michigan Republican campaign rally te 2026-10-26T06:50:06.028Z Nicki Minaj pledges to support Donald Trump again during Michigan Republican campaign rally Rapper Nicki Minaj doubled down on her support for President Donald Trump during a Republican campaign rally in Michigan on Sunday, telling the president she would back him again if he ever sought another term. Minaj was invited onstage at the Port Huron rally by Trump, who was campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and gubernatorial candidate John James. "President Trump, it is an honor to stand with you every single time," Minaj said. "And I will continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you again." Trump, who is serving his second term, is barred by the 22nd Amendment from being elected president to a third term. TRUMP BRUSHES OFF REPORTER QUESTION ABOUT RUNNING FOR THIRD TERM IN 2028: 'THE LAW IS VERY STRONG' The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star has increasingly voiced support for the president and recently served as a celebrity judge for the Small Business Administration on the Small Business Administration's Million Dollar Pitch Competition, serving as one of the celebrity judges. "I am so honored to be working with this president. He represents resilience," Minaj told the crowd. "Since he's come back, he's changed the energy of our country. And he's given us a future to look forward to, a brighter future for us and our children." She added, "I love him so much." Minaj also urged support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, as the party seeks victories in two major Michigan races. She described the upcoming vote as a "major turning point for our country." NICKI MINAJ OFFERS CAREER ADVICE TO YOUNG AMERICANS, DELIVERS BLUNT RESPONSE TO TRUMP CRITICS "We really need all of these great people to be elected," Minaj said. Minaj also addressed transgender-related issues involving children. "We don't want our children to be bombarded with sex changes, right?" Minaj said. "We don't want that for our children. We want people to leave the children alone. Leave them out of it." Trump introduced Minaj as the "queen of rap" before joking that he did not like someone stealing the spotlight. "I don't like being overshadowed," Trump quipped. "And this woman overshadows me, and I'm angry about it." NICKI MINAJ BLASTS GAVIN NEWSOM'S SILENCE, JAY-Z'S ALLEGED SABOTAGE IN SCORCHED-EARTH BREAK FROM DEMOCRATS As the crowd cheered her on, the president observed, "They're going crazy over her." After Minaj wrapped up her remarks, Trump praised her again, saying, "You see why everybody likes Nicki." "She is a very, very special person. She gets it." Minaj's appearance on the campaign trail comes after the "Super Bass" and "Starships" singer recently said in a Fox News interview with Lara Trump that young Americans should participate in the midterms and urged them to "vote red now." White House communications director Steven Cheung also weighed in on Minaj's growing political involvement, the next White House press secretary in a post on X. "Ladies and gentlemen, I think we may have found the new White House press secretary! @NICKIMINAJ," he posted on X. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6aded043f04c506ce1bfff93 Travis Kelce Climbed Up Impressive NFL List on Sunday Night te 2026-10-26T04:00:03.022Z Travis Kelce Climbed Up Impressive NFL List on Sunday Night Kelce caught four passes for 44 yards on Sunday night, but the receptions were major in the grand scheme of his career. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adecdeef04c506ce1bfff5f Seattle Seahawks dominate Chiefs 20-3 as Sam Darnold silences critics in potential Super Bowl preview te 2026-10-26T03:50:06.309Z Seattle Seahawks dominate Chiefs 20-3 as Sam Darnold silences critics in potential Super Bowl preview After a bizarre 2025 season, the Kansas City Chiefs are right back at the top of the NFL in 2026 and already well on their way toward yet another Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship game. But last year's Super Bowl Champions, the Seattle Seahawks, have been far less convincing. After opening the season with two wins over the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, Seattle entered the weekend just 1-3 since. The surprising loss to the Commanders was followed by a win over the hapless LA Chargers, then two frustrating losses to the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in overtime. Last weekend's loss was ugly enough that speculation started immediately afterward that Sam Darnold might be in danger of losing his starting job to Drew Lock. From Super Bowl winner to backing up Drew Lock in six games? It sounds crazy, but that's what going 27/51 with no touchdowns and two interceptions, in a losing effort to a quarterback with 107 passing yards, does in the NFL. DENVER BRONCOS SURVIVE UGLY OFFENSIVE NIGHT TO BEAT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 17-14 IN OVERTIME Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was adamant, however, that he'd stick with Darnold. "Sam's played great football for us this year the majority of the time," he said in an October 16 radio interview. "There's other times he needs to take care of the football, but I think these are solutions we can find with Sam as our QB. I believe that." "I think we have a lot of faith in Sam," he added in a news conference that same day. "Sam’s played great football for us. He’s done a lot of great things this year. We’ve obviously turned the ball over more than we want to. I feel like there’s things on our end that can help him play better football. And I think he’s definitely part of the solution, rather than the opposite." He, and Seahawks fans, are probably glad Macdonald stuck with him. Despite some further, back-breaking struggles with ball security. After a punt-filled first quarter, the second provided a lot more action. While Patrick Mahomes uncharacteristically struggled, with an interception killing a Chiefs' drive, Darnold was on fire for Seattle. On the Seahawks' first scoring drive, he threw for 71 yards, including a 33-yard completion to Jaxson Smith-Njigba. The very next drive, after Mahomes' interception, Darnold found Smith-Njigba again, connecting on a 28-yard touchdown pass thanks to some impressive strength from the 24-year-old wideout to stay in bounds. In the waning seconds of the second quarter, though, Darnold's ball security issues crept up again. After yet another big 28-yard completion to Smith-Njigba to put the ball at the Kansas City 2-yard-line with 30 seconds left in the half, the Seahawks tried a George Holani run that went backwards. Darnold, under pressure, tried to find Rasheed Shaheed in the endzone, only to get picked off by Noah Williams. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Williams added a lengthy runback, seemingly setting up the Chiefs for an unlikely, last-second score. But Harrison Butker, not off to his best start thus far, missed the 58-yard field goal to end the half. In the third, Darnold was back at it again, completing passes of 17, 12, and 19 yards to help Seattle add three points and make it 13-0. And the typically dominant Chiefs offense just didn't ever get on track. Mahomes was frequently hurried, and with Rashee Rice once again out, there was little separation from the Kansas City receiving corps. Kenneth Walker couldn't get much going on the ground either. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Mahomes was far from his best either, nearly losing a fumble in the third quarter, and mostly dinking and dunking his way down the field. Even when the Chiefs finally put together a solid drive in the fourth, Butker missed his second kick of the game, just a 45-yard try, that would have narrowed the score to 13-6. Seattle took advantage, putting the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run from Emanuel Wilson on third-and-4. While Lumen Field is a tough place to play, the level to which Seattle dominated Sunday night's game was still surprising. Prior to garbage time, they had a 388 to 210 yardage advantage with 22 first downs to Kansas City's 11. The Seahawks went 11/15 on third downs too, compared to just 3/11 for Kansas City. Kenneth Walker, coming off a game in which he had 19 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns, went just 14 for 36 against Seattle. And the three points for KC entering the fourth quarter was tied for the fewest of any game in Mahomes' storied career. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER It was the type of suffocating defensive performance that's become a hallmark of the Seahawks' run the past few seasons. And perhaps even more encouraging, a much better outing from Darnold, awful second quarter interception aside. The Seahawks stay home to host the Chicago Bears on Monday night, while the Chiefs travel to Denver to take on the Broncos at Empower Field. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adec93bf04c506ce1bffe78 NFL Analyst Asks the JJ McCarthy Question Giants Fans Don't Want to Answer te 2026-10-26T03:30:03.950Z NFL Analyst Asks the JJ McCarthy Question Giants Fans Don't Want to Answer After an impressive performance by Giants QB J.J. McCarthy, the hard question is already being asked about his future in New York. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adec6e8f04c506ce1bffe20 Thunder star Jalen 'J-Dub' Williams stretchered off court after gruesome left leg injury leaves him stunned te 2026-10-26T03:20:08.581Z Thunder star Jalen 'J-Dub' Williams stretchered off court after gruesome left leg injury leaves him stunned Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams was stretchered off the court against the Los Angeles Clippers after a gruesome left leg injury that appears it could end his season Williams elevated near the hoop with Clippers defenders around him to attempt a shot when he landed in a very awkward position and seemed to fall with his left foot and ankle underneath him. Williams’ reaction said it all, as his foot was not in the correct position. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE As Williams put his head in his hands out of pure disbelief, his Thunder teammates couldn’t believe what they saw as well. Trainers quickly made a circle around him and assessed the situation following the brutal injury, which below is quite graphic to look at as a fair warning. Williams was placed on a stretcher and wheeled off the court, where the Thunder faithful were chanting his name. He delivered a thumbs-up to the crowd to acknowledge their support, but everyone including Williams knows this injury isn’t going to be something he comes back from anytime soon. The injury details still need to be disclosed by Oklahoma City, and yes, not all gruesome injuries lead to a season-ending one, but considering what the video showed, there’s a high likelihood that Williams’ 2026-27 NBA season is done before it really got going. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Williams entered his fifth NBA season, where he wanted to continue his role as one of the main stars on this loaded Thunder squad. The former All-Star averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists across 33 games last season. Unfortunately, Williams dealt with nagging injuries last season as the Thunder were trying to repeat as NBA champions. He dealt with a right wrist injury on his shooting hand, followed by right and left hamstring strains that caused him to be out for much of Oklahoma City’s postseason run to the Western Conference Finals. While the Thunder won this battle with the Clippers to remain undefeated in the early season, they will need to find answers for the loss of Williams. What also doesn’t help is guard Cason Wallace suffered a left shoulder injury in the first quarter of this contest before Williams went down. So, that’s two starters dealing with injury woes. Alex Caruso, the versatile veteran who comes off the bench for the Thunder, and Jared McCain are likely the next men up for Oklahoma City. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adec6e4f04c506ce1bffdee Christian McCaffrey’s Self Injury Update Is Not What 49ers Want to Hear te 2026-10-26T03:20:04.104Z Christian McCaffrey’s Self Injury Update Is Not What 49ers Want to Hear The 49ers running back suffered a thigh injury in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Falcons, but he kept playing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adec6e2f04c506ce1bffde5 Pat McAfee Sides With Tom Brady Over Controversial Packers-Lions Officiating te 2026-10-26T03:20:02.803Z Pat McAfee Sides With Tom Brady Over Controversial Packers-Lions Officiating Tom Brady blasts a controversial roughing-the-passer call during Packers-Lions, prompting Pat McAfee to praise the NFL legend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adebfdef04c506ce1bffca3 Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally te 2026-10-26T02:50:06.731Z Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul as a "puppet" of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a campaign rally Sunday. Speaking at the event in Yorktown Heights, New York, Blakeman, the current Nassau County executive, accused his opponent of embracing the democratic socialist mayor's agenda while failing to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. "Kathy Hochul, she was out campaigning with Mamdani this week," Blakeman said, according to the New York Post. "And I say that’s great." "Please take him everywhere you go, Kathy, because I want to remind people that this un-American, antisemite, anti-Christian mayor is running the Democratic Party and Kathy Hochul is nothing more than his puppet," he continued. HOCHUL DEFLECTS WHEN PRESSED ON TIES TO 'ANTI-CHRISTIAN' MAMDANI IN FIERY DEBATE MOMENT: 'SHAME ON YOU' Hochul has been campaigning alongside Mamdani, including at a recent rally in Brooklyn. The political alliance between the mayor and the governor, who is seeking reelection to a second full term, comes as democratic socialists have gained greater influence in New York politics. Along with Mamdani's victory in last year's mayoral election, candidates aligned with Mamdani and New York's democratic socialist movement scored major victories in congressional primaries this year, including the defeats of two Democratic incumbents. Blakeman has previously targeted Hochul and Mamdani over public safety, accusing both Democrats of failing to address crime in New York City. FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS During a campaign appearance on the city's subway system earlier this month, Blakeman described Hochul as the "most pro-criminal governor" and accused both leaders of failing to keep commuters safe. Mamdani has also publicly criticized Blakeman, accusing the Republican gubernatorial candidate of engaging in "bigotry and racism" following a debate between Blakeman and Hochul earlier this month. "I think the governor did a good job," Mamdani told reporters when asked about Hochul's response to Blakeman's criticism. "And I'll never fault someone for not being able to catch all of it because that is a fool's errand when it comes to Bruce Blakeman." Hochul and Mamdani have emphasized affordability and child care while campaigning together, arguing their policies are aimed at lowering costs for working families. Fox News Digital has reached out to Hochul's and Mamdani's offices for comment. Fox News Digital's Eric Mack and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this story. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adebd83f04c506ce1bffbd8 Thunder's Jalen Williams Carted Off Court With Gruesome Injury te 2026-10-26T02:40:03.633Z Thunder's Jalen Williams Carted Off Court With Gruesome Injury Jalen Williams landed on his ankle awkwardly and had to be stretchered off the court, sparking an emotional reaction in the arena. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adebd82f04c506ce1bffbcf Raiders Urged to Trade Maxx Crosby After Ugly Rams Loss te 2026-10-26T02:40:02.336Z Raiders Urged to Trade Maxx Crosby After Ugly Rams Loss The Raiders' losing streak fuels trade speculation around Maxx Crosby, with Vegas urged to consider moving its star pass rusher. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adebb2cf04c506ce1bffb87 In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan te 2026-10-26T02:30:04.538Z In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan The president contended that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, would “invite hordes of jihadis to our shores” as he sought to bolster the G.O.P. candidate in a tight Senate race. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adebb2af04c506ce1bffb6b NFL Taunts Packers About Officiating With Savage Troll Post te 2026-10-26T02:30:02.906Z NFL Taunts Packers About Officiating With Savage Troll Post The NFL made a post poking fun at a call that went against the Packers and for the Lions in Sunday's game in Detroit. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeb8d9f04c506ce1bffb40 Cam Skattebo takes aim at NFL after controversial call in Giants win: 'Guess I’m going to play for free' te 2026-10-26T02:20:09.328Z Cam Skattebo takes aim at NFL after controversial call in Giants win: 'Guess I’m going to play for free' Cam Skattebo has lowered his shoulder numerous times in his early NFL career, delivering bone-rattling thuds into opponents to help his New York Giants. In Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans, though, Skattebo was flagged for unnecessary roughness after officials deemed he crossed a line when he laid the boom on safety M.J. Stewart, sending him to the turf after a big gain on the ground. Skattebo was livid at the call, as was head coach John Harbaugh , who had to hold his running back behind him on the sideline before displaying his own displeasure at the flag being thrown. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE After the game, where Skattebo’s 42-yard run in overtime helped set up Devin Singletary’s 30-yard touchdown to seal victory for New York, the second-year running back didn’t mince words as he took a shot at the league as a whole. "Yeah, I’ll keep that conversation between us," Skattebo said when asked what was said to the official following the unnecessary roughness call. "I will say, man, the NFL loves to post me when I do stuff like that, but then also wants to take stuff from me. So, I mean, I’m going to run the ball like I want to run the ball, and if I’m going to continue to get flagged or it or fined for it, man, I guess I’m going to play for free. "I’m going to do what I can to be on this team, to give everything I got. If they’re going to punish me for that, I’m just going to keep doing it and keep playing hard." To Skattebo’s point, the NFL has enjoyed his bulldozing style of running that turns back the clock to old-school running through the tackles. THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! At the same time, the league has been trying to crack down on helmet-to-helmet contact for years, and referees believed Skattebo led with the crown of his helmet in this case. However, looking back at the video, Skattebo’s run here appeared no different than others he’s had in the past. It’s why many NFL fans were in an uproar along with Skattebo, calling the call "soft," "bizarre" and more on social media. It is very rare for officials to throw flags on an offensive player in those situations, which made it seem bizarre in the moment. The video replay almost confirmed as such, but nonetheless, as Skattebo pointed out, a fine might be coming his way from the league due to the unnecessary roughness call. Controversial penalty call aside, Skattebo’s play in Week 7 was redemption after he did not get a single carry the game prior, as Giants fans believed Harbaugh had him in the doghouse following a costly overtime fumble against the Washington Commanders. The Giants ended up with a tie in that contest, but if Skattebo hadn’t fumbled, New York could be 5-2 today, given it came in field goal range, where the next score won the game. "It wasn’t by design for him not to carry the ball," Harbaugh said after the tie to Washington. "Just when he was in there, we didn’t call any runs. You’re not thinking about which back is in the game and how many runs they’re getting. It’s we were going to give them all an equal shot, give them a chance, see who got a hot hand maybe, see who could get going with it. We weren’t planning on being down by 24, that’s for sure." This week, Skattebo had a chance to change the narrative surrounding his early-season fumble woes, and he put up 124 rushing yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown in the second half. The Giants had four rushing scores, but Skattebo may have perhaps separated himself a bit as the lead back once again. The Giants have a bye next week, but when they return to face the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, Skattebo doesn’t seem like he’ll be changing anything about his play style. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeb8d3f04c506ce1bffb0d Packers Star Unloads on NFL Officials After Controversial Loss to Lions te 2026-10-26T02:20:03.693Z Packers Star Unloads on NFL Officials After Controversial Loss to Lions Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney didn't pull any punches in his expletive-filled rant about the NFL officials. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeb680f04c506ce1bffae2 College homecoming party turns to chaos as deck collapses, leaving at least 28 people injured te 2026-10-26T02:10:08.394Z College homecoming party turns to chaos as deck collapses, leaving at least 28 people injured A college homecoming party took a frightening turn Friday night when a back deck collapsed at a Virginia home, leaving at least 28 people injured and sending emergency crews rushing to the neighborhood. William & Mary confirmed students were among those injured at the off-campus residence in Williamsburg. All reported injuries were non-life-threatening, according to city officials. Dispatchers received a report of a structure collapse around 10:07 p.m. on the 200 block of Matoaka Court. Responding police and firefighters found the home’s back deck had collapsed, the city said. TERRIFYING SCENE UNFOLDS AS METAL CABANA FRAME CRASHES INTO PACKED CASINO POOL AREA Emergency crews took 13 people to hospitals, while another 15 reportedly sought treatment on their own, according to the city’s Saturday morning update. Neighbors told WAVY that a homecoming party was underway when the deck gave way. One described emergency vehicles stretching through the neighborhood. "All the way down the street and wrapped around just ambulances and fire trucks," the neighbor, who asked not to be named, told WAVY. "We saw a lot of hospital gurneys coming out of ambulances. At least nine ambulances kind of wrapped around the street." WATCH: VIRGINIA COPS CRAWL THROUGH BURNING HOUSE TO SAVE MAN TRAPPED IN FIRE Joshua Wise, who lives next to the home, told the outlet some of his classmates were involved. He returned after emergency crews had finished responding but learned his housemate had been helping people get home. "Word was traveling pretty fast," Wise told WAVY. "By the time I got back here, the emergency response was over, but I had a housemate who was helping people, trying to help out as much as possible, drive people home, get people where they needed to be." Wise credited neighbors with coming together after the frightening incident. "We did everything we could to help each other out and I think that that’s beautiful," he said. 5 VICTIMS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SHOOTING, 1 REMAINS CRITICAL In a Saturday message to the campus community, William & Mary’s senior vice president for student affairs and public safety, Ginger Ambler, said the university was still gathering information. Additional students may have sought care beyond those initially counted, she noted. "We are grateful that none of the injuries were life-threatening," Ambler wrote. She said staff across the university’s health, academic and student support offices were working to assist affected students. "We recognize that such an experience may affect our students deeply and in different ways," Ambler wrote. Wise also praised the emergency response. "Thank goodness for the emergency responders," he told WAVY. "They were great. The ambulances and everything got here pretty fast." Local police and firefighters responded, and city officials were working with area hospitals to confirm the total number of people treated. The city’s Codes Compliance Division is evaluating and inspecting the site. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeb67bf04c506ce1bffaaf Trump Unloads on Bill Maher in 1,300-Word Post After White House Dinner te 2026-10-26T02:10:03.170Z Trump Unloads on Bill Maher in 1,300-Word Post After White House Dinner Trump told Maher not to call him again after the comedian defended their White House dinners while continuing to criticize him. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeb422f04c506ce1bffa50 Matt LaFleur Makes Decision on Kicker Trey Smack's Future After Misses te 2026-10-26T02:00:02.995Z Matt LaFleur Makes Decision on Kicker Trey Smack's Future After Misses The rookie kicker missed two field goal attempts from 35 yards or less on Sunday during the loss to the Lions. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeaf76f04c506ce1bff9cf Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots te 2026-10-26T01:40:06.651Z Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots A federal appeals court on Sunday scrutinized the Trump administration's emergency effort to force California to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots tied to people the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens ahead of the midterm elections. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raised questions about both the government's legal arguments and whether the court has jurisdiction to intervene during a hearing in which attorneys representing the Trump administration and California argued for nearly two hours, Fox News' Matt Finn reported. The federal government asked the panel to rule immediately, arguing that hundreds of thousands of California ballots could be tabulated each day while the dispute remains unresolved. The hearing comes after the Trump administration filed an emergency request involving roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people it suspects are noncitizens. CALIFORNIA MUST RESPOND TO DOJ'S EMERGENCY REQUEST OVER BALLOTS MAILED TO ALLEGED NONCITIZENS, COURT RULES The DOJ wants California election officials to set aside ballots associated with individuals on its list while their eligibility is reviewed, rather than allowing the ballots to be processed alongside other votes. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett, a Trump appointee, questioned whether the administration's requested injunction could be reconciled with the Constitution's Elections Clause, which gives state legislatures authority over the times, places and manner of congressional elections, subject to congressional regulation. "It seems to me that you want us to issue an injunction that is entirely inconsistent with the law that the California legislature has adopted pursuant to the Elections Clause," he told Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly. BLANCHE WON'T RULE OUT DOJ BLOCKING ELECTION CERTIFICATION IN 'DOOMSDAY' SCENARIO "How can we do that?" The panel also questioned whether the Ninth Circuit has jurisdiction to intervene at this stage. Judge Gabriel Sanchez, a Biden appointee, questioned why the Ninth Circuit should weigh in when the district court has yet to rule on the DOJ's request and a hearing before U.S. District Judge David Carter remains scheduled for Tuesday. Judge Patrick Bumatay, another Trump appointee, focused more heavily on the government's concerns about potential noncitizen voting and questioned California's handling of challenges involving suspected ineligible voters. The Justice Department sought emergency relief from the appeals court after Carter did not rule by a deadline previously requested by the department. California, meanwhile, has argued that the Ninth Circuit should not intervene before the lower court has ruled. The Justice Department initially filed the suit Oct. 15, roughly two weeks after California began mailing ballots. TRUMP SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN IN ELECTION INTEGRITY FIGHT AS STATES GAIN NEW VOTER ROLL TOOL Before oral arguments, the Trump administration accused California of having a history of "mishandling voter rolls." California has disputed the federal government's underlying data while emphasizing that it has robust safeguards against noncitizen voting. Los Angeles County officials have said a preliminary review of a portion of the federal government's list identified apparent discrepancies, including people who were born in the United States or were not registered to vote. In a filing this weekend, California argued that the federal government's theory would "turn the Constitution on its head." "When it comes to rules of elections administration, the federal government has no power to interfere with the States unless Congress passes a law governing the time, place, or manner of elections," the state contended. More than 3 million people have already cast ballots statewide, including more than 500,000 in Los Angeles County, according to figures cited during the litigation. The Justice Department has emphasized the urgency of its request, arguing that each day without a ruling risks allowing additional ballots to be processed before the citizenship dispute can be resolved. Bennett said the three-judge panel would try to issue a ruling as quickly as possible. Reuters contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adead1ff04c506ce1bff974 JD Vance sees Bengals making 'a run' but that's understandable because he's a fan, especially of Ja'Marr Chase te 2026-10-26T01:30:07.739Z JD Vance sees Bengals making 'a run' but that's understandable because he's a fan, especially of Ja'Marr Chase We know by now that Vice President JD Vance is a big fan of the Cincinnati Bengals so, of course, he had something to celebrate on Sunday when his team beat the Baltimore Ravens. Vance did not attend Sunday in Baltimore, but the Bengals punished the Ravens by scoring all their 35 points in the second half, mostly thanks to four touchdown passes by quarterback Joe Burrow. JD VANCE VISITS CINCINNATI BENGALS PRACTICE AND QUARTERBACK JOE BURROW IS CONVINCED IT WAS MOSTLY ABOUT HIM It was the type of performance from the Bengals that everyone expected from a potential Super Bowl contender and particularly the offense. And that had Vance feeling pretty good about his club. "Huge win for Cincinnati," Vance posted on X. Can you imagine? The second-most powerful man in the country posted on X about his NFL team. Let that sink in a second. Anyway, the Veep continued ... "It's early, but I think the Bengals are going to make a run. Who Dey!" The Bengals have won two consecutive games, but they do indeed need that run Vance is predicting. They've been a roller coaster of a team, winning two in a row after losing two in a row after winning two in a row. If they continue that pattern, you know what comes next — some frustrating football. But Vance, the fan, apparently doesn't buy that. Speaking of being a fan, Vance loves Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. JA'MARR CHASE THROWS HELMET AS FIGHT BREAKS OUT ON FIRST DAY OF BENGALS TRAINING CAMP During Vance's visit to the Bengals training facility last week, Chase apparently noticed that Vance's six-year-old son, Vivek, was holding Bengals football gloves. "Nice gloves, man," Chase told Vivek as he filed into the locker room. That got the VP's attention. "Special shout out to Ja'Marr Chase, an amazing talent, who made my little six-year-old's year by noticing his football gloves," Vance posted. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! There were, by the way, "reports" that the Bengals were generally unmoved or even unfriendly during Vance's visit to their training facility. But, as Vance's boss would say, fake news. Vance shook hands and talked with coach Zac Taylor and other players and assistant coaches. Anyway, back to the "run" that Vance is predicting. The Bengals play four teams in their next five games with losing records. Two of those teams, the Washington Commanders and Tennessee Titans, have won only once each. The Bengals do play division co-leader Pittsburgh during that looming five-game stretch, so that matchup will help determine what kind of run they can put together. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeaac5f04c506ce1bff8ef Lakers Star Luka Doncic Joins NBA Legends With Historic 52-Point Game vs. Jazz te 2026-10-26T01:20:05.849Z Lakers Star Luka Doncic Joins NBA Legends With Historic 52-Point Game vs. Jazz Luka Doncic made Lakers history with his 52-point performance, matching a rare feat accomplished by two NBA legends. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adeaac3f04c506ce1bff8e1 The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books te 2026-10-26T01:20:03.398Z The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea87df04c506ce1bff8b2 NFL fans put on brave face in Paris as Steelers beat Saints with chaos in the city te 2026-10-26T01:10:21.420Z NFL fans put on brave face in Paris as Steelers beat Saints with chaos in the city The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints in the NFL’s first-ever game in France that went off surprisingly well despite the protests and civil unrest all week in Paris leading up to the matchup. The NFL was questioned throughout the week after seeing violence, looting, vandalization and more occurring in Paris over widespread anger regarding public living costs, deteriorating public services and more. Even President Donald Trump admitted he was "worried about it," talking about the Steelers-Saints matchup. But the league, despite beloved soccer team Paris Saint-Germaine postponing its Saturday match to Monday due to the unrest, didn’t blink. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Neither did its fans. OutKick caught up with several fans who braved the potential of being caught in the middle of the protests in Paris, and though there were some inconveniences, it didn’t go any further than that for these football goers. "If I’m being honest, I have not seen enough. I’ve seen some graffiti everywhere, but I haven’t seen anything myself," one fan said outside Stade de France. NFL OVERCOMES CIVIL UNREST, TRUMP CONCERNS AND CALLS TO POSTPONE AS STEELERS AND SAINTS KICK OFF IN PARIS Another added: "For the most part, it hasn’t been a problem. There’s been a few delays and disturbances, but it hasn’t been that big of a problem." One fan that caught up with OutKick came all the way from Mexico, where protests due to violent crime, working conditions, and housing costs are nothing new for him. "[It] don’t matter. Mexico is almost the same," he said when asked about France’s widespread protests. "We have a bad government. I don’t care. I don’t care [about] the problems in France. It’s OK for me. I came for the game." Fair enough. There were, of course, heightened security measures, as the NFL worked closely with Parisian police, French national authorities and the U.S. State Department to ensure the safety of all attending the game and the surrounding area. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Saints owner Gayle Benson and Steelers owner Art Rooney II all met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to go over safety plans as well before the game. As for fans experiencing one of the most iconic cities around the globe, it wasn’t ideal to say the least. "There are some stores I want to go to that are boarded up a little bit, or have cracks in their glass," one fan explained. "But other than that, the city seems great. It’s not as bad as I was expecting. "There’s a lot of really beautiful things that they’re hurting for no reason. I understand they want to speak their voice, but they’re doing things that shouldn’t be done – vandalizing monuments and stuff. It’s not worth it." Another fan believed that protesters have been going too far when it involves the destruction of property and more violent acts. "Have they gone too far, the protestors? When they start tearing stuff up, yes sir. When they start burning vehicles and stuff, yeah, that’s too far." Goodell said the game would go off without a hitch, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed as much to OutKick, and that was the case in the end. There are five international games still left on the 2026 NFL schedule, with the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons playing in Madrid, Spain in Week 9. The New England Patriots and Detroit Lions will play in Munich, Germany in Week 10, while the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers travel to Mexico City, Mexico the following week. SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea87bf04c506ce1bff8a4 Havastroke 10-24 (246).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:19.191Z Havastroke 10-24 (246).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea87af04c506ce1bff89b Havastroke 10-24 (225).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:18.010Z Havastroke 10-24 (225).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea878f04c506ce1bff892 Havastroke 10-24 (202).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:16.841Z Havastroke 10-24 (202).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea877f04c506ce1bff889 Havastroke 10-24 (172).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:15.703Z Havastroke 10-24 (172).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea876f04c506ce1bff880 Havastroke 10-24 (65).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:14.544Z Havastroke 10-24 (65).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea875f04c506ce1bff877 Havastroke 10-24 (36).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:13.434Z Havastroke 10-24 (36).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea874f04c506ce1bff86e Havastroke 10-24 (30).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:12.302Z Havastroke 10-24 (30).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea873f04c506ce1bff865 Havastroke 10-24 (26).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:11.066Z Havastroke 10-24 (26).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea871f04c506ce1bff85c Havastroke 10-24 (130).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:09.802Z Havastroke 10-24 (130).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea870f04c506ce1bff853 Havastroke 10-24 (1).JPG te 2026-10-26T01:10:08.662Z Havastroke 10-24 (1).JPG Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea86cf04c506ce1bff826 Raiders Consider Making Extreme Fernando Mendoza Move After Loss to Rams te 2026-10-26T01:10:04.268Z Raiders Consider Making Extreme Fernando Mendoza Move After Loss to Rams The Las Vegas Raiders are considering making a big move on Fernando Mendoza after losing a fourth consecutive game. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea86af04c506ce1bff81d Aaron Glenn's Jets Tenure Hits Embarrassing New Low After Dolphins Loss te 2026-10-26T01:10:02.532Z Aaron Glenn's Jets Tenure Hits Embarrassing New Low After Dolphins Loss The Jets' loss to Miami raises more questions about Aaron Glenn, who now faces mounting pressure after another AFC East defeat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea3c2f04c506ce1bff78f Israel drills for surprise attack with massive military exercise as expert invokes 1973 war te 2026-10-26T00:50:10.312Z Israel drills for surprise attack with massive military exercise as expert invokes 1973 war The Israeli military launched large-scale domestic military exercises on Sunday to counter surprise border infiltrations and ground raids across northern and central Israel, mobilizing multiple divisions and air assets amid rising regional tensions. The drills, set to continue over 48 hours, came as an Israeli security expert invoked the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Egypt and Syria used exercises to disguise preparations for a surprise attack, warning that escalating tensions in the region could in fact trigger what he described as a "dangerous miscalculation." The large-scale maneuvers, the IDF said, involve the Northern Command’s 210th Division, the West Bank Division, and the Central Command’s 98th and 96th divisions, alongside the Israeli Air Force. IRAN TARGETS US WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE CAMPAIGN TO MANIPULATE AMERICANS, EMBARRASS TRUMP: EXPERTS The exercise, scheduled just ahead of Israel's elections Oct. 27, aims to "maintain the forces’ alertness and readiness, strengthen the ability to defend communities, and make full use of aerial capabilities for defense in the area," according to the IDF. On Friday, the IDF said troops would practice "a variety of scenarios, including a surprise attack and infiltration into Israeli territory by air and land," incorporating lessons learned from the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. "This exercise is mostly about non-state actors with or without Iranian support," Israeli national security analyst Dr. Ehud Eilam told Fox News Digital. "It's aimed at those in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan who might try to infiltrate into Israel or send ground raids. Some are supported by Iran; others are not. It could be planned by Iran or be a local initiative." NETANYAHU PRAISES TRUMP'S 'WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR,' DEFENDS IRONCLAD ALLIANCE AHEAD OF HISTORIC ISRAEL VOTE "This is a massive exercise, the biggest one in recent years, aimed at protecting the borders," the former Israeli Ministry of Defense researcher added. "It's all about making sure that the election day on October 27 will run smoothly. It's also a message to Iran and others: don't try to provoke us during election day, so nothing will be disrupted." The Israeli drills followed a show of force by Tehran days earlier, during which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired roughly 30 ballistic missiles across two distinct weapon classes, according to reports. That live-fire display highlighted Iranian strike capabilities and sparked renewed alerts about commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and prompted the Israeli military to heighten its alert level while maintaining maximum readiness for a targeted strike against Iran. TRUMP IS DISMANTLING IRAN’S WAR MACHINE, BUT AMERICA STILL NEEDS AN ENDGAME During a visit to the IDF's Central Command on Wednesday, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that the risk of escalation was growing. "Given the numerous warnings across all fronts and the sensitivity of the current period, the potential for escalation has increased," Zamir said. "To ensure better operational control on the ground, we have reinforced our troop deployments across all sectors, including moving the 98th Division into the area to strengthen security and stability." "Part of mutual deterrence: a few days ago, Iran had their own pretty big exercise, and that was actually more intimidating as far as Israel is concerned because they launched missiles and prepared for a war with Israel," Eilam said. "This exercise on Sunday and Monday is against Iran's proxies and allies at the border of Israel." Sunday’s Israeli drill also followed an Oct. 19 mission in which Israeli fighter jets and aerial refueling tankers flew 800 miles across Syrian and Iraqi airspace to Iran’s border. FROM INTELLIGENCE SHARING TO MISSILE DEFENSE, HOW ISRAEL'S PARTNERSHIP PROTECTS AMERICAN SECURITY Washington was notified in advance and viewed the maneuver as a non-kinetic show of force following the postponement of a broader strike package earlier in the month. Despite the deterrence signals, Eilam warned that large-scale military exercises carry the "risk of miscalculation" and particularly when troop movements could be mistaken for preparations for an attack. "During the Cold War, every time the Soviet Union or NATO carried out a major drill, having so many troops in the field meant they might attack if that was the intention," Eilam said. He pointed to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Egypt and Syria used military exercises to help conceal troop buildups along Israel's borders. Israeli intelligence largely dismissed the movements as routine drills, allowing the two countries to achieve strategic surprise when they launched a coordinated, two-front attack on Yom Kippur. TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB’ AGAINST IRAN ALONE "The classic example in Israel is 1973, when Egypt and Syria conducted a major exercise just before the war that turned into the actual attack," the analyst said. "Israel and Iran are now watching each other very closely and both sides suspect the other might strike first," Eilam added before stating that there is the chance of what they call "miscalculation — that each side suspects the other and strikes first by mistake." "It's all about sending messages to each other." "It remains uncertain whether there will eventually be an Israeli attack on Iran because it depends on U.S. authorization," Eilam concluded. "Right now, both sides are signaling: 'We are ready, don't mess with us, but we don't want to start a war right now.'" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea3bcf04c506ce1bff753 Country Music Superstar Luke Bryan's QB Son Commits to SEC Powerhouse te 2026-10-26T00:50:04.633Z Country Music Superstar Luke Bryan's QB Son Commits to SEC Powerhouse Bo Bryan has been described as “a coach’s dream.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea3bbf04c506ce1bff74a Matt LaFleur Reacts to Controversial Penalties in Packers-Lions Game te 2026-10-26T00:50:03.134Z Matt LaFleur Reacts to Controversial Penalties in Packers-Lions Game There were plenty of controversial calls on the Packers during their loss to the Lions on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea169f04c506ce1bff71f Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off Bolsonaro challenge te 2026-10-26T00:40:09.109Z Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off Bolsonaro challenge Incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated conservative Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to The Associated Press. The deeply polarized nation returned to the polls for a second round runoff on Sunday. Bolsonaro narrowly won the first round on Oct. 4, with 47% of the vote, to Lula's 45%, but fell short of the 50% majority required to win the election outright. BRAZIL BECOMES NEXT TEST FOR LATIN AMERICA’S SURGING CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT The victory marks an unprecedented fourth presidential term for Lula, and a remarkable comeback victory. The result is even more surprising given that Bolsonaro had led, albeit by tight margins, in recent polling, and Brazil had recently elected a conservative congress aligned with the Bolsonaro agenda. Earlier in the day, Lula voted in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, while Bolsonaro voted in the north of Rio de Janeiro, the state he represents in the Senate. The first vote tallies came in from Brazilians living overseas, where Lula won a decisive victory in Germany, and Bolsonaro won an overwhelming victory in Japan. BRAZIL’S RAPID ELECTION COUNT PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON VOTING SECURITY AHEAD OF US MIDTERMS While Bolsonaro performed well in his southern electoral strongholds, winning by comfortable margins in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, he won those states by smaller margins than in the first round. His turnout in the south was not enough to overcome Lula's famed Northeastern firewall; a reflection of the Workers Party dominance in the country's populous "Nordeste" region. Bolsonaro also turned in a disappointing performance in Minas Gerais, which geographically and politically straddles the Brazilian north/south divide. Often referred to as the nation's quintessential bellwether state, it is fair to say that as goes Minas Gerais, so goes the nation. While Bolsonaro won Minas Gerais by 5% in the first round, in the second round it was essentially tied. Bolsonaro had received endorsements from other first round candidates: best-selling author Augusto Cury, former Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema, and former Goiás Governor Ronaldo Caiado. LATIN AMERICA’S CONSERVATIVE SHIFT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST YET IN BRAZIL ELECTION However, they were not enough to overcome the much-respected electoral machinery of the Workers Party. Lula has now appeared on the presidential ballot 7 times, winning 4 of those elections. Heading into the first round, Flavio Bolsonaro was effectively able to make the case to working-class and middle-class voters that the Lula's economic approach was driving up their cost of living. He painted the Lula administration as bloated, tax-heavy, and given to racking up debt and tied this to inflation and kitchen table economics. Additionally, his message of hardline law and order appealed to a Brazilian public where voters routinely suggest that violence is the most pressing issue. Nonetheless, these economic and security concerns were not enough to overcome a generation of loyalty to the Workers Party and its social programs, particularly in the North and Northeast of the country, where Lula won by wide margins. While Lula will be riding high heading into a historic fourth term in office, he will face a Congress with a center-right and right-wing majority that has been described as one of the most conservative in history. While Flavio Bolsonaro lost the 2026 election by a narrow margin, the Bolsonaro movement is certainly not going away, and arguably remains an influential force in modern Brazilian politics. The Lula victory also brings to an end a long string of victories for Trump-backed right-wing candidates across the region. While Trump had not officially endorsed Flavio Bolsonaro, he made no secret of his preference, and enjoyed a close relationship with the Bolsonaro family. Looking forward to 2030, all eyes will turn to Bolsonaro clan ally Tarcisio de Freitas, who stepped aside this election cycle, in order to clear the way for Flavio Bolsonaro's run. Will the Brazilian right back another Bolsonaro in four years time, or will the popular São Paulo governor also mount a bid? In addition to the presidential election, voters in five states, as well as the federal district of Brasília, were also selecting governors in runoff elections. Bolsonaro-aligned candidates appeared poised to win most of those races. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea163f04c506ce1bff6ec Russell Wilson Sends Dak Prescott Blunt Message Ahead of Cowboys-Eagles Clash te 2026-10-26T00:40:03.933Z Russell Wilson Sends Dak Prescott Blunt Message Ahead of Cowboys-Eagles Clash Russell Wilson sends a strong message to Dak Prescott as the Cowboys look to seize control of the NFC East against the Eagles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6adea162f04c506ce1bff6e3 Jonathan Taylor's Wife Breaks Silence on Colts Trade Rumors te 2026-10-26T00:40:02.490Z Jonathan Taylor's Wife Breaks Silence on Colts Trade Rumors Colts RB Jonathan Taylor's wife Ayanna shared her honest thoughts about seeing her husband's name circulating in trade rumors. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6ade9f10f04c506ce1bff6b3 Todd Blanche challenges Dana Bash for only citing part of Constitution during heated election clash te 2026-10-26T00:30:08.590Z Todd Blanche challenges Dana Bash for only citing part of Constitution during heated election clash Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday after the network highlighted only the first portion of the Constitution's Elections Clause during a heated exchange on "State of the Union" over the Justice Department's lawsuit concerning two candidates with similar names in Alaska's closely watched Senate race.  Blanche pushed back as Bash referenced the Alaska Supreme Court's earlier ruling allowing Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares a name with incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, to remain on the ballot. The attorney general demanded that CNN display the remainder of the constitutional provision, which grants Congress authority to make or alter regulations governing congressional elections. "Conveniently, you put up the Constitution on your screen, but you highlighted only the first clause. Why don't you show the next clause to your viewers, which says that Congress is allowed to pass laws to make sure that that happens? Put that back up there," Blanche said. BLANCHE WON'T RULE OUT DOJ BLOCKING ELECTION CERTIFICATION IN 'DOOMSDAY' SCENARIO The exchange centered on Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, which gives state legislatures authority to establish procedures for congressional elections while permitting Congress to enact or modify those regulations. Blanche argued that the second half of the provision supports the federal government's intervention under existing federal statutes. "The second clause says that the Congress may at any time by law, and we have a law, and that's the law that we're relying on when we filed suit earlier this week," Blanche said. The Justice Department’s lawsuit relies on the National Voter Registration Act, arguing that allowing a candidate who, according to the DOJ, intends to confuse voters to remain on the ballot undermines election integrity. The complaint asks the court to delay election certification if votes cast for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. could alter the final outcome. The DOJ's complaint accused the challenger of deliberately attempting to mislead voters by using a name similar to the incumbent's. DOJ OFFICIAL DEFENDS TRUMP'S NONCITIZEN VOTER PROBE ON '60 MINUTES,' ACCUSES SHOW OF EDITING OUT HER ANSWERS Media Research Center President David Bozell criticized Bash's presentation of the constitutional language in a statement to Fox News Digital, accusing CNN of failing to provide viewers with the complete provision. "An anchor who hands viewers half a provision on election integrity is running a magic act, and the trick fell apart on live television. Bash's job is to give the audience the full text up front. CNN owes its dozens of viewers the whole clause, and a better editor," Bozell said. The DOJ lawsuit follows a June ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court allowing the challenger to appear on the ballot despite objections from state election officials. The court left the question of how his name should appear to the state's Division of Elections. "Daniel J. Sullivan decided to run for Senator in 2026 as a Republican with the intention of misleading supporters of Senator Sullivan into voting for him," the complaint states. BLANCHE ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST 10 PERMANENT RESIDENTS ACCUSED OF MINNESOTA VOTER FRAUD Republicans have accused the challenger, a retired teacher from Petersburg, of attempting to siphon votes from the incumbent. Daniel J. Sullivan has denied those accusations and maintained that his candidacy is legitimate. President Donald Trump also addressed the controversy Friday while speaking to reporters in Florida, acknowledging that he personally encouraged the Justice Department to pursue legal action. "I'm the one that said, do it," Trump said. The federal challenge faces opposition from voting rights groups and the campaign of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola, both of which filed motions to intervene in the case. The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the National Voter Registration Act establishes voter-registration procedures and does not authorize blocking election certification over candidate placement. 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DONNA MILLS DOES 100 SIT-UPS A DAY, PLAYS TENNIS FIVE TIMES A WEEK AT 85 BUT WON'T QUIT DORITOS When asked if she believes that most of the OnlyFans users who are engaging with her are men, Mills said, "I think so. Yeah. Sometimes you don’t know." While Mills drew the line at brushing her teeth on camera, she appeared more open to sharing racier content with her subscribers. However, she explained that she does not believe full nudity is necessary to be sexy, pointing to one of her past Playboy shoots as an example. PLAYBOY'S CELEBRITY-DRIVEN RELAUNCH FACES CREDIBILITY TEST IN ONLYFANS ERA, EXPERT SAYS "I think it’s sexier to be not just totally naked, you know," she said. "And have a little imagination about it." "One of the pictures in ‘Playboy,’ which I think is one of the sexiest things, is me in the shower, in a dress," Mills added. CRYSTAL HEFNER FELT 'ABSOLUTELY BRAINWASHED' DURING HUGH HEFNER MARRIAGE, REVEALS STRICT PLAYBOY MANSION RULES The "Play Misty for Me" star said she believed that the never-before-seen "Playboy" outtakes could be particularly enticing for her OnlyFans subscribers. "I think the probably the most appealing would be the ones that weren't in the magazine, right?" she said. "Because they're from the shoot, the same shoot, but they weren't in the magazine." 'HARRY POTTER' ACTOR SAYS ONLYFANS VIDEOS EARNED HER MORE THAN HER ENTIRE ACTING CAREER After Whitworth asked how much she might charge subscribers for one of the previously unseen photos, Mills floated a potential price. "Boy, I'm not sure," she said. "Maybe I'm not sure — $100." "$100?" Whitworth replied. "More?" Mills asked. DREA DE MATTEO SAYS ONLYFANS BECAME ‘POLITICAL STATEMENT’ AFTER FINANCIAL STRUGGLES THREATENED HER HOME "We're thinking you could go up a little higher," Whiteworth told her. Mills surprised her fans when she announced that she had launched an OnlyFans account in July. WHY WWE LEGEND DAWN MARIE IS HEADING TO ONLYFANS AT 55 The actress, who became a television sensation playing the glamorous and ruthless Abby Cunningham on "Knots Landing" from 1980 to 1989, said the platform would give her a chance to connect with fans in a more personal way. Mills said fans were hungry for a behind-the-scenes look at her life, which she noted wasn't possible during her TV heyday. 'KNOTS LANDING' STAR DONNA MILLS ISSUES URGENT WARNING ABOUT AGING "They want to know me," she told Variety at the time. "They want to know what I do during the day when I’m home. They want to see my home. They want to know much more about my personal life than we ever experienced back in the ’80s and the ’90s that, you know, the fans were cut off from." "I've always appreciated the incredible support and encouragement I've received from my fans over the years," Mills said. "Social media has been a wonderful way to stay connected, but I'm excited to join OnlyFans because it offers the opportunity for a more personal and direct connection," However, Mills emphasized that she planned to approach OnlyFans on her own terms. "It’s simply another platform to spend quality time with the people who’ve supported me throughout my career while staying true to who I am," she said. Andy Bachman, CEO of Creators, Inc., the talent agency that manages Mills' OnlyFans account, noted that the Hollywood veteran isn't switching up her image. "This is not about changing who she is. It is about giving her longtime fans more access to the personality, style and behind-the-scenes moments they already love," Andy Bachman, CEO of the talent agency Creators Inc., said. "Donna has always been fearless and ahead of her time," Bachman added. "She told me, 'YOLO — let's do it,' and that perfectly captures her attitude. She is approaching OnlyFans on her own terms and creating a space that feels authentic, personal and completely true to her." During an appearance on "TMZ Live" shortly after launching her account, Mills said that she wasn't planning to pose nude but didn't entirely rule out the possibility. "Who knows? My first answer would be, oh, no, I won’t do that," she said. "But then my second answer is, I don’t know." "I don’t want to do anything that’s salacious, you know what I mean?" Mills added. "That isn’t my personality. That isn’t what I feel good doing. But if it’s cute and sexy … we’ll see." In August, Mills appeared on "Creators Inc. Podcast," less than a month after launching her account. At the time, Bachman, who hosts the podcast, shared an update on her page's performance. "I can say that you are doing incredibly well," he said. "Many six figures, and it’s been early." Bachman noted that Mills had already received some unusual requests, including "foot kink people" who asked to see the actress "stomping on grapes" with her bare feet in her vineyard. "I’m gonna do it," Mills said. "I tried to shoot it myself. But you can’t shoot something while you’re stomping, it just doesn’t work." "I'm going to uh… I'm going to do that very soon… and do it right so that you know people can… really enjoy it," she continued. "I think it's really funny and fun and uh it's the kind of thing that I want to be able to share with the fans." In an interview with Fox News Digital last month, Mills teased what fans can expect from her future content. GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I think what the page will be, will be spicy. That’s kind of always been my thing, to be a little spicy," Mills said. "I think they’ll react to that, they’ll like that, and also it’s my chance to communicate with them through the videos and things like that and talk to them." Mills also explained that part of her motivation for launching her OnlyFans was to prove that getting older doesn't mean life gets smaller. "When I kind of looked at it a few years ago and said, 'What do I want to do with this portion of my life, this chapter in my life?' I said, 'I’d like to be an inspiration,'" she emphasized. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I’d like to show people, and particularly women, that it doesn’t have to be over. It’s just a new chapter. It’s not the end... It’s just something you can enjoy. You should enjoy. It’s part of your life." PUT YOUR ENTERTAINMENT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST AND SEE HOW YOU SCORE After playing one of television's most famously ambitious villains, Mills already knows exactly how Abby Cunningham would react to her latest move. 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